Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans Roster Predictions: Life on the EDGE, Keeping SIX Backers & Secondary Depth Issues
Episode Date: August 20, 2024The Tennessee Titans are less than a week from cutdown day and the picture is still unclear at edge rusher. The Titans could keep five players, but should be looking in free agents and roster cuts for... more answers. At inside linebacker, the Titans actually have a lot of developmental depth, but the status of rookie Cedric Gray could complicate things. In the secondary, the Titans have a nice top four, but who gets the fifth spot or whether there will be a fifth spot remains to be seen. Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitansTicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=ascFollow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videosFor your next listen, check out the Locked On Fantasy Football podcast. Get daily insight to the best Fantasy draft strategies so you can win your league this season. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotors.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDON today to get 10% off your first month.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms Apply.FanDuelFanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook. As playoffs wind down, the sports stop sporting like we want them to. But this summer, FanDuel is hooking up ALL CUSTOMERS with a boost or a bonus, DAILY! That’s right, there’s something for everyone, every day, all summer long! Visit FANDUEL.COM/LOCKEDON and add a big win to your summer bucket list!FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)
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The Tennessee Titans are living on the edge, at edge.
I'll tell you why I don't think the answer is on the roster
on today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast.
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On today's show, it's going to be part two of my final 53-man roster predictions.
On yesterday's show, we took a look at the offensive side of the ball.
I had 24 players making the roster there.
Now we're going to flip to the defensive side of the ball and special teams,
and I'll get us to 53.
We're going to talk about the edge, where I think the Titans aren't done adding to the
roster at the position.
Then we'll talk about the middle of the defense, the interior defensive line and the linebacker
spot and why there are so many good linebackers on this team.
And then finally, we'll look at the secondary, where I think the depth is very much lacking.
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Let's talk about the edge group.
So talk about who's going to make the roster.
For me, it was difficult because I don't know if the Titans have
more than four edge rushers
that I would feel comfortable
saying need to make the roster.
We have the top two in Harold Landry and Arden Key,
although you guys know I've talked about Arden Key
and I think that Arden Key is more of a rotational player
than he is a true starter,
but he definitely is the second best edge rusher
that the Titans have.
And then, of course, you have Jalen Harrell,
Rashad Weaver, Shane Ray, Caleb Murphy, Thomas Rush, and Khalid Duke.
All right.
So to me, outside of the top two who are locks to make the team,
you go after, I think that Rashad Weaver is going to make the team.
Now, I don't think that Rashad Weaver has progressed in the way that I had hoped.
I had high hopes for Rashad Weaver.
I really did.
After that five and a half sack season, I thought, okay, I didn't expect Rashad Weaver to maybe be a fantastic
starter, but maybe he could be a low end starter for the Titans at minimum, be a good rotational
pass rusher. And I just don't know. I don't know if Weaver is there now. I think he's good enough
for the Titans to keep him on the team. I don't think we're really in any kind of risk of,
I wouldn't even call it risk because, you know,
it's not that big of a deal.
But I don't think that we're looking at Rashad Weaver
not making this team.
I think Weaver's going to make this team.
And then right with him, I think Jalen Harrell
is an absolute lock to make this team.
The rookie seventh rounder out of Michigan
has been incredibly impressive.
He had two sacks, had three pressures in the game against the Seahawks.
He has impressed the coaching staff.
I mean, Brian Callahan called him a strong rotational player.
Like, there is a good chance that Jalen Harrell is edge number three
on this team over Rashad Weaver.
I feel actually pretty confident saying that that will be the case by midseason
if it's not the case already.
I think Jalen Harrell may already be a better player
than Rashad Weaver.
But I think those four players are going to make this team.
Really, the question is,
would the Titans keep a fifth-edge rusher
out of Shane Ray, Caleb Murphy?
I don't think Khalid Duke or Thomas Rush are making this
team. I think you can kind of, Duke I'd like to have on practice squad, but I don't think either
of them have a chance to make this team. To me, it's down to Shane Ray, Caleb Murphy. I don't
think the Titans keep six edge rushers. I don't think that's happening no matter what. So would
they keep five? You know, this goes back to Brian Callahan's comments earlier this week that they're not
just going to check the box and just
have a number of guys at this position
because that's what you should
do. They're looking to keep the best
53 players.
And I just don't know that Shane Ray
or Caleb Murphy are that. This
has continued to be a position at edge
where I think the Titans need to add somebody.
Titans need to add a free agent.
Now, that could be in a couple
of different ways. I've mentioned
names like Charles Harris
or Shaq Lawson as
options for the Titans.
But maybe what the Titans want to do with this position
is not necessarily add
somebody who's in veteran free agency
right now, but
but
they could be looking to take somebody
off someone else's roster.
I know that some people hear that and they're like,
oh, they're going to take somebody else's trash.
But the reality is that some teams have more talent
at certain positions than they can keep.
All right, that's not the case for the Titans at edge.
The Titans don't have so many edge rushers
that they got to cut a good player. alright that's not the case for the Titans at edge the Titans don't have so many edge rushers
that they gotta cut a good player
but
that's probably the case at wide receiver
like if the Titans cut Kyle Phillips
or cut
Kiaris Jackson those players probably
get picked up by somebody else especially Kyle
Phillips like somebody
will probably say hey we don't have six
good wide receivers or six
wide receivers that we like.
Let's bring in Kyle Phillips.
I think Kyle Phillips would get picked up by another team
on their 53-man roster if the Titans cut him,
which I think is what happens
based on what I said yesterday in my offensive roster prediction.
So there could be teams out there that are strong at edge
that have to let go of a good player
and then the Titans can add that player
and that can be their fifth edge rusher
that they keep rather than Shane Ray or Caleb Murphy.
You know what I mean?
So for me personally, for my predictions
without knowing that that's going to happen,
I do have the Titans keeping Shane Ray
as their fifth edge rusher,
putting Caleb Murphy and Khalid Duke on the practice squad.
That's what I have them doing.
But again, this is a position where I wouldn't be surprised if Shane Ray got cut.
The Titans only kept four that they have right now,
and then they add their fifth rusher in a different way.
That's something that's going to keep coming up as we go through here
because I think a lot of these positions on defense, the Titans
could stand to add
someone else. You know what I
mean? So that's what I'm looking
for. That's life on the edge.
I think the Titans do need to add another body
there. I don't know that Shane Ray or
Caleb Murphy are guys that you
want to keep on the roster anyway. So
will be interesting to see how they operate
there. But linebacker, interior defensive line,
a lot of question marks there,
especially on the interior defensive line,
where I think Titans could look at that like they do edge.
And, I mean, in the secondary,
the last few spots,
definitely, definitely not certain
about who should take those.
So, we're going to go over that.
That's five edge rushers, though though as we continue to build our way
to 53. So 24 on offense, five edge.
We're to 29. We'll continue looking at the defense now.
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Titans fans, let's continue today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast,
doing part two of my 53-man roster predictions.
Did offense on yesterday's show, 24 players over there.
Go check that out if you missed it. On defense now, we got five positions down or five spots down
with the five edge rushers that I kept,
although I could see the Titans making some changes
at the bottom of the depth chart there.
Now let's talk about the interior.
The interior defensive line.
The inside linebackers.
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and we'll start at linebacker. I don't think the Titans can afford to get rid of any of their
linebackers. I think that the Titans have a, somehow,
the Titans have a good little group of developmental linebackers right now.
I may not feel great about the starting linebackers for the Titans
and Jack Gibbons and Kenneth Murray.
Like, I don't think the Titans have a,
I think linebacker is one of the struggle spots on this roster.
But all the young guys that can develop,
Otis Reese, Cedric Gray, James Williams,
like that's a solid trio of young linebackers
that the Titans can develop.
And again, I have said that roster building wise,
I don't want to spend a lot of money at off-ball linebacker.
If I'm on defense and I'm spending money,
I want to spend it on pass rush and secondary. Off-ball linebacker, inside linebacker is kind of like running back
or tight end, in my opinion. It's just not a position I want to spend a lot of resources at,
okay? So having that is good. You got those young three guys, and that's why I got to keep six
linebackers for the Titans.
It seems like a lot, I know.
But I'm keeping six. I'm keeping Kenneth Murray and Jack Gibbons, obviously.
They're locks. They're the starters.
I'm keeping Chance Campbell as well as the primary backup linebacker.
A guy you can trust.
Alright?
Otis Reese, Cedric Gray, James Williams.
I am obviously keeping those guys.
Now that leaves Garrett Wallow
out for the season finally placed on
injured reserve Luke Gifford
has been banged up a little bit and been at
the end of the depth chart a guy that was signed
last year more of a special teams player
than a linebacker though Jojo Doman
also got hurt earlier this year
the Titans actually brought in
a new linebacker Mikel Jones
after they officially put Garrett Wallow
on injured reserve, but I don't think that Mikkel Jones is going to make the team.
He's a body to get them through these last week of practice.
Somebody's got to play. They played Chance Campbell all game long
in basically both the preseason games so far. They probably want to get him out of there
and let somebody else take those reps, and I think Mikkel Jones is the guy who will be doing that.
But I think the Titans keep six linebackers.
Here is where things get a little interesting.
And it's kind of like what we were talking about at edge,
but just with a little different touch on it.
So I was talking to one of my friends in the Titans community.
He's also a content creator.
Will Lomas from Titan Size.
And we were kind of just talking about our 53-man roster projections
and who we think makes it.
He sent me his list and we were talking about mine
and why we disagree at certain spots.
Shout out to you, Will.
Always good conversation.
But he made a great point
that what the Titans may do at inside linebacker
because Cedric Gray has been hurt.
He's been out with a shoulder injury,
and we don't know if he's going to return this week.
We don't know if he's going to be able to play in the final preseason game,
and a lot of times what happens is in these situations
is the team will put a player on injured reserve,
but they have to do it after the 53-man roster is set.
Okay?
So if you put a guy on injured reserve before the season starts,
there are rules out there where you can't bring all those guys back.
Okay?
It's not like in the regular season where you put a guy on IR
and you can bring him back after three weeks, after four weeks.
You know what I mean?
Now, there's a limit on that now.
The NFL changed the rules a little bit recently.
There is a limit, but there are still, I think,
the old locked-on NFL around the NFL podcast,
which is dead now, RIP.
But they claim the term IR boomerang.
Like, you have a number of guys that you can place on IR
and bring them back, but in the preseason,
those rules are different.
And often, the guys that get put on IR
before the regular season, before the
53-man roster is set, those guys
don't come back. So if the Titans think that
Cedric Gray is still going to be out a while
with his shoulder injury, what they could do is
they could put him on the 53-man
roster,
but then immediately place him on
injured reserve, which would then
open a roster spot on the 53-man roster,
which they could bring back somebody that they already cut,
or they could bring back somebody at a different position
from a different team, like we talked about with Edge.
Like the Titans could get a guy who was cut by a different team,
who had a surplus at a certain position.
So that could be a place where it makes the roster rules funky, even though Cedric Gray did make the team, they would immediately place him on IR, and then they would add somebody else at either linebacker or a different position. I think it would be a different position, probably, but that is a possibility that I want to at least mention, but since I don't know, again, good credit to Will, Good idea there on how the order of operations could work.
But since I don't know that that's going
to happen for sure, I'm just going to say the
Titans keep six linebackers. The six
guys who I think will stay with the team.
Kenneth Murray, Jack Gibbons, Chance
Campbell, Otis Reese,
Cedric Gray, James Williams.
So that's six. So we had five edge,
six linebackers.
That's 11 guys.
We got 26 spots on defense.
All right?
So we filled 11 of them.
Moving to the interior defensive line.
Again, I go back to the quote that Brian Callahan said.
We're not just checking boxes with numbers here.
We're going to keep the best players on the team.
And I just, I have said it all summer long.
I've said it all training camp long.
I've said it all preseason long. I do not like the interior defensive line depth for the team. And I just, I have said it all summer long. I've said it all training camp long. I've said it all preseason long.
I do not like the interior defensive line depth
for the Titans.
I do not.
So you got Jeff, you got Sweat,
you got Sebastian Joseph Day.
I think they are locks.
Keiondre Coburn, who's also a nose tackle.
He's the direct backup to Devondre Sweat.
I think the Titans keep Keiondre Coburn.
Not only did he have a good preseason,
but he could be a babysitter for Tevondre Sweat.
He could be a mentor, if you like that term better.
They played together at Texas.
You got Jeffrey Simmons' locker, Sweat's locker, Coburn's locker.
So those two veteran guys are right next to him.
Coburn was Tevondre Sweat's big at Texas,
like his older brother, his big brother in the football program.
So you have Coburn, who's proved that he's good enough
to make the roster this preseason.
I give him credit there.
And then you have Sweat as your two nose tackles.
And then you got Jeff and you got Sebastian Joseph Day,
which means that your next interior defensive lineman
has to be someone with a little bit of versatility
who can play the three technique behind Jeffrey Simmons, but also kick out and play a little defensive end in the Titans base five-man
set, which is what Sebastian Joseph Day has been doing in the limited amount that we've seen him
in the preseason. So I'm going to keep TK McClendon. All right. I'm going to keep TK McClendon
who can be that versatile guy and do both of those. Now that means I'm cutting Isaiah Iton, the rookie out of Penn State,
put him on the practice squad.
Really would like him on the practice squad.
I'm going to cut Abdullah.
He was just added when the Titans put Marlon Davidson on IR.
That's a camp body.
Quentin Bohanna is the guy who,
if the Titans keep six interior defensive linemen
that are currently on the roster,
Quentin Bohanna would be the guy
who would be added, who I'm cutting.
But again, I don't like the interior defensive line
for the Titans.
I think even a guy like TK McClendon could be cut
and the Titans could add somebody
from someone else's cuts.
So I think that there could be,
like, perfect example,
there could be a sixth interior defensive lineman
so the Titans have a direct backup
at every spot on the IDL.
And then Cedric Gray placed on IR.
So I say six linebackers with Cedric Gray
and five interior defensive linemen,
but the Titans could ultimately put Cedric Gray on IR,
leaving only five linebackers,
and then use his spot to add a sixth interior defensive lineman
from another team, which I think is a possibility of happening
because I want the Titans to churn a little bit there.
So that's what could happen.
But for right now, my official predictions,
six linebackers, five interior defensive linemen,
Jeff Sweat, Sebastian Joseph Day, Keiondre Coburn, TK McClendon.
Really hope the Titans do prove me wrong and add something else there, though.
But we got to talk about the secondary,
where the Titans look good in the front four spots.
But after that, things get awfully hairy.
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doing part two of my 53-man roster predictions.
These are my final predictions.
All right, I did offense yesterday.
Check that out if you missed it.
Doing defense today.
So far, we have 16 spots out of the 26.
So we have 10 spots left.
We have six inside linebackers, five interior defensive linemen,
five edge rushers.
We'll go to safety.
We'll go to cornerback.
Again, 10 spots left.
All right.
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Could have been even better, too, if he got the ball when he was open every time.
So, I hope you guys will enjoy that.
And then Jalen Harrell will come out on Thursday.
But looking into the secondary, we'll start at cornerback.
The top four is easy, right?
Sneed, Chito, Roger, Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Simple, plain, easy, flat out, no questions.
Okay?
So that simple.
But after that, what do you do?
And I am a firm believer that you need at least five cornerbacks.
You got to have five cornerbacks. Honestly that you need at least five cornerbacks.
You got to have five cornerbacks.
Honestly, I would lean towards six cornerbacks if I could have my perfect roster.
But the Titans don't have six players worth keeping.
So if you have the front four of Snead, Chito, Roger, JBJ,
who is the fifth?
All right.
I'm curious to hear what you guys have to say down below.
My pick, my pick would be Gabe Judy Lawley.
I think Gabe Judy Lawley's had a good training camp.
We've heard good reports.
He's an undrafted free agent rookie.
So there's potential there.
You can develop him.
But here's the reality.
Every opportunity this offseason,
Trey Avery has played over Gabe Judy Lawley.
When the Titans are in the first team defense
and they don't have Sneed and they don't have Chito out there,
which has been the case for most of training camp,
it's Trey Avery.
So at some point,
you would think that the Titans would put Gabe Judy Lawley out there
over Trey Avery,
but they haven't.
So I hope that Gabe Judy Lawley gets the fifth spot,
but my prediction is going to be Trey Avery.
And I know that he's been getting cooked,
and I know that a lot of people out there don't think he's very good.
And I'm not going to argue with you about that. But I think that the team and the coaching staff
likes Trey Avery a lot more than
we all do. All right. So just got to keep that in mind, but I'm going to go with the five
cornerbacks again, Snead, Cheeto, Roger, JBJ. And then finally I'll give the fifth spot to Trey
Avery. I think that Gabe Judy Lawley goes to practice squad. I think that Eric Gerwar goes
to practice squad. That way you have an outside corner and an inside corner on practice squad. I think that Eric Gerrard goes to practice squad. That way you have an outside corner and an inside corner
on practice squad. Robert Javier,
Tay Gowen, Caleb Farley
of course, and then Anthony
Kendall I think all get cut.
So that's where I'm at on that.
Maybe Kendall comes back
on the practice squad. I don't know.
He's been banged up. He's been injured.
So who knows if that's even possible or what they're looking at.
But five corners there.
So five spots left.
I'm going to safety.
All right.
You have the top four that we know.
Amani Hooker, Quandre Diggs, Jamal Adams, Elijah Moulton.
That's your top four.
Feel comfortable with that.
But again, I want to have a fifth safety for special teams purposes. I want to have a guy who's a key member
of my special teams unit. And when you're looking at
who remains, you have Mike Brown, you have Shai Carter,
you have Matt Jackson, you have Keaton Ellis, the undrafted free agent rookie.
I know that most people in this position would
take Matt Jackson.
He's made some splash plays in camp, like some interceptions.
People have heard his name.
He's a young guy, and I think Matt Jackson's in his second year.
I think he was an undrafted free agent last year.
But here's the reality.
Mike Brown has played over Matt Jackson all offseason long
and any opportunity that we got to see the team
Mike Brown has played over him
I think that Mike Brown might even be better than Elijah Moulton
Mike Brown is an underrated player
he can also be a dime backer
he's also good on special teams
he can be the personal protector on punt
I think that Mike Brown is a
guy, Mike Brown is one of the most underrated
players on the roster, not in terms of
he's so good and people don't see it,
but in terms of he's solid
and Titans fans don't talk about
him at all. Okay?
Mike Brown, I think is the fifth
safety who makes this team.
So, six inside linebackers,
five interior defensive linemen, five edge rushers,
five cornerbacks, five safeties.
That's 26 players on defense to go with the 24 players on offense.
That makes 50. And then the final three spots,
Ryan Stonehouse at punter, Nick Folk at kicker,
Morgan Cox at long snapper.
That's 53.
So, curious to hear your guys' 53, man.
If you want to do a full roster prediction in the comments
or hit me up on Twitter and send me yours,
at TicTacTitans, that's cool with me.
That's fine.
I always find it interesting to see who people think
are going to make the roster and why.
And, you know, these sort of things,
this is a great example of there are some fans out there
who will tell you why even discuss this stuff.
You're not in the building.
You have no control.
You know, the team doesn't listen to you, blah, blah, blah.
But, like, this is a perfect example of this is what being a football fan is all about.
Like, this is fun, right?
Like, having these discussions,
disagreements about whether to keep five linebackers
and six interior defensive linemen
or seven wide receivers, four tight ends.
Malik Willis is a third QB.
Having these discussions among ourselves
and sharing a passion and sharing an interest
in this football team,
that is what it's all about.
That's why I enjoy football so much.
The game itself is fantastic.
I love the game of football.
But I also love all the discussion
and all the camaraderie
and just all of the conversation
that comes along with being a football fan.
So never let people tell you that, you know,
you shouldn't be discussing these things.
This is exactly what we should be discussing.
And this is why the NFL is so popular.
Because people love to talk about it in their free time.
So, anyways, with that being said, I'll get off my soapbox.
But, yeah, that's 53.
Let's see what really happens next Tuesday.
The cuts happen and I'll be here on Tuesday night
to break down everything that happened
and talk about how right or how wrong I was.
So can't wait for that.
Can't wait for some answers.
But first, we got a football game,
and we got football practice,
and I'm going to be bringing those to you guys this week.
So remember, throw a thumbs up on the video.
Throw a Titan up down in the chat.
That is going to do it for me today, folks.
As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.