Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans SHOPPING T'Vondre Sweat at Trade Deadline, Chad Brinker & Mike Borgonzi Optimism

Episode Date: November 3, 2025

The Tennessee Titans are expected to be active before the trade deadline on Tuesday and that is no surprise, but what has been a bit of surprise is the availability of second-year defensive tackle T'Vondre Sweat. Sweat being on the trading block is a rejection of Ran Carthon and his type of player, but it isn't a rejection of the draft and develop mantra. Sweat isn't the only player on the trade block as the Titans are looking to dump multiple players like Calvin Ridley, Arden Key and Dre'Mont Jones. Finally, while most are at their lowest, Tyler is here to say he believes in what Chad Brinker and Mike Borgonzi are doing for the time being and want to give them a chance to build their vision. Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videos Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BILTTurn your rent into rewards and start earning points around your neighborhood by going to https://joinbilt.com/lockedonnfl.Supply HouseJoin the free TradeMaster program today and score serious perks like priority shipping, lower prices, and a dedicated support line. Visit https://SupplyHouse.com to sign up for free and use promo code SHNFL5 for 5% off your first order.PelotonLet yourself run, lift, flex, and push forward. Explore the new Peloton Cross Training Tread+ today at https://www.onepeloton.com.PrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use code LOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNFLGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app.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) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The trade deadline is here and the Tennessee Titans need to sell, sell, sell. And it sounds like Tavondres sweat, maybe first to go. We'll discuss all the trade possibilities on today's edition of Locked-on Titans. You are Locked-on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast is brought to you by Fandall. Right now, new customers can bet just $5.

And if your bet wins, you'll get $300 and bonus bets to use across the app. Titans fans, the trade deadline is here. And the Tennessee Titans have a lot of irons in the fire. We're going to talk about why I still believe. and Mike Borgonzi and Chad Brinker go over all of the different trade options that the Tennessee Titans will have to get rid of, including Calvin Ridley, Chigacanquo, Tony Pollard, some defensive guys as well. But we start with what I think is the biggest and most surprising name that we've heard on the trade block

and it's Tavondre Sweat. Before we dive in, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans. Your first listen each and every day. Remember Monday through Friday Tennessee Titans content. all year round always for free make sure that you get subscribed stay subscribed it's your team every day here on the locked on titans podcast speaking of every day shout out to my everydayers out there tuning in monday through friday couldn't do it without you guys if you aren't an everydayer you need to be one we're gonna have a lot of news to

discuss on tomorrow's show as well as i'm expecting two trades from the tennessee titans between now and the trade deadline and i'll be honest with you guys always a very scary proposition to do content and this this time, these kinds of times around the NFL, because the Titans could make a move at any moment in time, the 30 minutes after we get done talking about all the different trades, the Titans could finally make their first trade deadline trade and it just ruins the entire conversation.

So you always live in fear at these times, but the reality is I'm more fearful right now than normal because the Titans have so many different players that they could possibly trade away. And I want to talk about who those guys are, what the Titans could get back. But the biggest one, and we talked about it at the end of yesterday, show after we talked about the game.

But Tavondre Sweat's name has been out there a ton over the last week or so. Multiple big name reporters like Diana Rusini and Albert Breer talking about Tavondre Sweat's name saying the Titans are taking calls on him having some folks locally who cover the team

mentioned things about Tavondre sweat and they may not be enamored with him or this isn't a shock if you're paying attention and all these different little breadcrumbs for the Tavondre Sweat conversation and I know to most people it sounds absolutely insane but at the end of the day when we talk about the Titans making trades here they need to get real value back and the reality is all these players that you know everybody wants to trade

every week after they have bad games other teams are looking at these players and say why would we trade for them if they're terrible so the Titans only have a couple of players that are actually even good so it would make sense that those are the players that have the opportunity to be traded now with Devonre sweat with him just being drafted you know a year and a half ago that makes it a bit of a shock to some people but as I said yesterday if you look at what Mike Borgonzi and Chad Brinker have done so far there's two different paths that they've walked down with these trades one Jarvis brownie junior that's a culture trade that's hey

this guy isn't on an expiring contract this guy isn't going to be a free agent at the end of the year. He's just somebody we don't want around as we build our team. Roger McCreary on the other hand was a tank trade. That is, you're going to be a free agent at the end of the year. You're not going to be around after the season. Let's get something of value for you while we can't. So those are two different trades that both happen with cornerbacks, but they tell us the paths that the Tennessee Titans could go down here. There are plenty of tank trade candidates that we're going to talk about. Tony Pollard. you know, uh, Draymont Jones and Arden Key and these guys who aren't going to be around after the year.

But if they were to trade to Vandre Sweat, that would be another culture trade. That is more like Jarvis Brownlee Jr. That is we do not want you in our building. We do not want you around our program. We do not believe that you are the right type of person to be the foundation of what we're trying to build going forward. It would be a personal thing. would be a referendum on Tavondre Sweat behind the scenes.

And if you've listened to my show this year, I try to be as chill about Tavondre sweat conversations as possible because I didn't like the Tavondre sweat pick coming out. I thought they overdrafted a run stuffing two down a defensive lineman who didn't utilize his power and had conditioning concerns and weight concerns and off-field concerns. I just thought he was way overdrafted. He wasn't a guy who I wanted to draft at all, period. And he's been better than what I expected. So I try to be real chill about the Tavondre Sweat conversation.

But the reality is at some point, I can't just completely ignore all the stuff like, I mentioned it before. Jim Wyatt in the all season said Tavondre Sweat looks just okay. If you have the team beatwriter who is an employee of the team who is going to be more, optimistic about certain things than other writers and other people who cover the team. That is something that's going to make me raise my eyebrows at.

You have Kaharski talking about him a couple of weeks ago, say, eh, you know, are they that happy with them behind the scenes? I've talked to a few people close to the team that I don't think should qualify as sources. I'm not going to be like, per sources, I've heard that, but it's not like that. It's more casual conversation, but there are people who have been like, I don't know if he's a guy who always shows up to the training room on time. I don't know if he is a guy who's super locked in in the offseason.

I don't know if he's a guy who takes his training super serious. So I've had people telling me that. And then you hear that he's in trade conversations and guys, whether you want to hear it or not. And I think Sweat's an okay player. He's good. He's not terrible. But I also don't think that Tevondre Sweat looks like the next Vita Vaya or the next

Dexter Lawrence or that Tavondre Sweat is ever going to be more than a glorified Tire Tart. Like that, we haven't seen that yet either. That's being too complimentary as well to act like Sweat shown that he's one of those type of guys. So if you're Mike Borganzi and you're Chad Brinker

and you didn't fly to his grandma's house to make sure that you liked him and his family and multiple times and doing all this vetting and you truly don't believe that Tavandre Sweat is the type of guy who needs to be in your locker room going forward, then of course you would deal that player. Now, like I said yesterday, I do not think that trading Tavondre Sweat is the wise move for the Titans. I don't think that they should do that.

But if they are going to do that, they need to get a third round pick back. He was a second round pick, a high second round pick just yesterday, yesterday, just last year. Just last year, you cannot go from the number 38 pick and trade that asset away to get back a fourth rounder, to get back 120, 130. You know what I mean? You can't do that.

So while I understand the logic that would lead them to trading to Vandre Sweat, I don't want the Titans to actually do that unless they get a third round pick back. You get a fourth round pick back, I won't hate the deal. You get a fifth round pick back, you have failed entirely. What a waste. Tavondre Sweat as a player is worth more than a fifth round pick. Like, I think he was overdrafted.

But I think a fourth rounder would have absolutely been fair. So I think the Titans should try to get a third round pick back, a late third round pick from a contending team. But if not, it better be a fourth. And if you're not getting that, then don't trade him. There's no one saying that you have to trade him. There's no, you know, gun to your head saying you must trade to Vandre Sweat. But let me just say this.

If they do, that is a complete rejection of everything that Rancarthon did. And I think that complete rejection of everything that Rancarthon did kind of informs my theory on Chad Brinker and now Mike Borgonzi. And it also, just to be honest, still gives me faith in Chad Brinker and Mike Borgonzi. And I'll tell you why we would all say that this is better than purgatory and why I still have faith in Borgonzi and Bringer to get this thing on track. But outside of Tavondre Sweat, there are some players who I do think absolutely need to be traded. Let's talk about those and what the Titans should get back for.

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And the biggest name for the Tennessee Titans to be on the trade block is to Vandre Sweat. We talked about that. Now, I want to move forward to the other players I think could, would, should be traded and how much the Titans should get back for them. Again, I'm going to answer your guys' questions, plus explain why I still have optimism and Chad Brinker and Mike Borganzi at the end of the show. So get those questions into the comment section. right now. It's a live episode here.

Again, it's a very scary time of year for me. New news could break at any moment time rendering the content useless. So you gotta live in fear at this time. But no trade yet. As of this recording, it's about 6.15, Eastern, 612 Eastern time. And we haven't seen anything come out

but we're hearing about some deals. The Dallas Cowboys have made a trade. But the trade is not going to come out until tomorrow. and it makes you wonder are a lot of the deals that we're going to hear about tomorrow actually done today but the NFL wants them to be announced tomorrow

to make the trade deadline a bigger deal and at this point keep the nation's attention on the Monday night football game the NFL doesn't like to split their pot they don't like to have a bunch of people paying attention to stuff other than the football They try to hold certain news

until days that there aren't news so they can keep their thumb on the national news cycle and we heard about the Jalen Phillips trade to the Philadelphia Eagles for a third round pick there's a Dallas Cowboys trade that is completed that we don't know about but anyways

with that being said Calvin Ridley is a name that has continued to come up in trade conversations now Calvin Ridley hasn't played in a few weeks so you wonder if that's going to actually prevent a deal from happening, but I think like Tevonre Sweat, Calvin Ridley is the guy who could get the Titans the most possible value. I think you could get a fourth round pick for Calvin Ridley. You could

attach your fourth round pick, get a third round pick for Calvin Redley. I think that's all possible for the Tennessee Titans. And at this point, Calvin Ridley hasn't played for multiple weeks. Calvin Ridley didn't make a difference for the Tennessee Titans in terms of wins and losses. So if he can get you, the most return, I think you absolutely, absolutely ship Calvin Ridley. Now, Tehran Davenport came out with a report saying that the Titans aren't shopping. Calvin Ridley, as some reports are saying, they have, however, received calls about Ridley and other players. I think that is to me just kind of like trying to make Calvin Ridley feel better if he doesn't get traded.

Like, hey man, we weren't out there shopping you. You know what I mean? like we're not out there shopping you but people called and we just listened that's like hey we don't want to get rid of you but you know people are calling I don't know to me Calvin Ridley is a guy who has tremendous value

and again I think I think that if the Tennessee Titans were to trade Calvin Ridley that would be the best possible return that they would get on any of their players outside of Jeffrey Simmons and I don't think that the Tennessee Titans are going to trade Jeffrey Simmons

but with Calvin Ridley I mean, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been on the hunt for a wide receiver. I think that would make a ton of sense for them. He fits very well with a big physical player like D.K. Metcalf, I think, and remember, Pittsburgh's made some moves recently. Would they have the draft capital to make a move like that? I don't know whether they would be willing. But again, I think Calvin Redley makes a ton of sense.

The New England Patriots are looking for another wide receiver. And Kasham Booty is going to be going on IR that he announced on his own on something called Discord. makes me feel old but either way the Patriots have been sniffing around wide receivers and I think Calvin Ridley can make some sense there so Calvin Ridley is a name that I would be more than willing to trade away because he's going to get you a good return

Tony Pollard is another name on offense that everybody is wanting to get rid of I think it makes a ton of sense Taj Spears is the better more explosive player right now the Titans aren't going to keep Tony Pollard after the season they're going to let him go so if you could trade him to maybe the Chargers who need some running back help.

There are plenty of teams out there. Maybe the Giants could use some running back help. The Patriots apparently are still looking for some running back help. But the problem with Tony Pollard is compared to Calvin Ridley is Tony Pollard ain't getting you anything close to what Calvin Ridley would get you. I think Tony Pollard would get you a sixth round pick. That's what I would expect for Tony Pollard. Now, if you want to attach a sixth round pick and Tony Pollard

and move up for a fifth round pick like what we just saw with the Roger McCreary trade I'm all on board for that the player in a pick to move up some I'm okay with those kind of swaps but at some point the Tennessee Titans need to just get pure picks back a pick

you know like it can't just be swaps at some point they need to increase their ammo not just improve their bullets like that has to be a thing for the Titans too but I think Tony Pollard would be an easy player that they could get rid of. Chigacanquo is on that list as well. Tucker Craft just got injured in Green Bay. Maybe Chigacanco would make a concoe would make sense for the Green Bay Packers.

They've been dealing with some injuries with their wide receivers, and we know that Chigacanquo can kind of do a little bit of both. Matthew Golden is a little bit banged up. Jaden Reed's still out. Now Tucker Craft out. I think Chica Concoe to the Packers would make some sense. And you look for connections there. We know that the Titans and the Packers,

have a previous relationship because of Chad Breaker's connections to that organization and they did the Malik Willis trade. So you look at teams that have gotten things done before and you think, hey, they could probably get something done again. So I think that would make a ton of sense. One of those three players on offense, Calvin Ridley, Chigacanquo, Tony Pollard,

I'd like to see one of those players get traded. And then one of the players on the edge, Arden Key, Dremont Jones, who I think is the most likely now. Jihad Ward I think those players would make a ton of sense I'd like to see one of those guys traded

The problem with Arden Key is he's been injured Is somebody gonna take Arden Key Being injured when he hasn't played In a while is that something that a team would be willing to do But San Francisco They don't have Nick Bosa They just lost their first round pick Mikel Williams That would make a ton of sense

The Cowboys are looking for edge help That would make a ton of sense The Patriots are looking for edge help That would make a ton of sense. The Chicago Bears. Dio Dengbo, one of their free agents that they just signed this year, torn Achilles, which he started his NFL career with the torn Achilles. You do feel bad for Dio Dengbo.

But nonetheless, that's an opportunity where the Tennessee Titans could take advantage and make a trade with the Chicago Bears. I think that would make a ton of sense. And with the way that Dremont Green has been playing, four straight games with the sack, been a good player against. the run. Dremont Jones is playing really good football. He's on a one-year deal, so it's not a big

financial commitment. Also, the Titans may not want to bring him back. I think that is the player that makes the most sense. I think to me, if I had to predict who gets traded, I think Tony Pollard and I think Draymont Jones are the guys who ultimately get traded. I think the Tennessee Titans get two sixth round picks back for those players. One of them I think, well, let's say it like this. I think one of them will be the player in a sixth for a fifth and one of them will just be a pure sixth round pick.

That's my expectation. It's not going to be as exciting, as thrilling as this and that. I don't think sweat gets traded. I don't think that Calvin Ridley gets traded. I don't think that Arden Key gets traded. I just don't see those things happen. not against them, and I'm perfectly fine with being wrong about it. It's just a trade prediction.

But at the end of the day, that is my expectation. I don't think it'll be, you know, four or five, six trades or something like that. But worth noting, Mike Borgonzi, Titans General Manager, will talk with the media on Wednesday going over all the trade deadline moves. So it'll be interesting to hear what they have to say about whatever takes place. But with that being said, again, I know that a lot of people disagree with me. I understand it, but I still have faith in Mike Borgonzi and Chad Brinker

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So head to fandle.com to sign up and play your game with Fandle, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. Titans fans Let's cap off today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast We talked about Tavondre Sweat being on the trade block We talked about the other names that could potentially be gone for the Tennessee Titans

and what they could get back Now I just want to do a quick just kind of a quick Roland's rant you could call it on my optimism for Chad Brinker and Mike Borgonzi and why I don't think that those guys are terrible already

or anything like that before I dive in, thanks again for making Locked on Titans you first listen each and every day anyways here's the reality and I go back to the Tavondre Sweat conversation.

Some people blame Chad Brinker for the moves that got made while Rancarthon was the general manager. And I get that and I understand

Rancarthon hired Chad Brinker. He was a part of you know, the process in 20-23's off-season. Chad Brinker promoted last year above Rancarthon, so now how can you blame anything on Rancarthon, this and that. But I think it's obvious. I'm sorry, I think it's obvious.

It's obvious. That Rancourtthon hated the stuff that, or that Chad Brinker hated the stuff that Rancar Thon did. It's obvious. He hated it. And I think that Chad Brinker hating Rancourton's moves and Chad Brinker being right about that is why he got promoted

it's why Chad Brinker is the liaison for Amy Adam Strunk right now we're looking at it and we're like oh Chad Brinker was involved in all of this it's still his fault but Amy Adam Strunk is looking at it and saying well Chad was the one who told me he didn't want to do the Legerius Sneed trade

Chad was the one who said that we should tear it down and we need to trade some players and not spend a bunch of money in free agency. Chad was the one who said that Jarvis Brownlee Jr. and Tavondre Sweat were bad character guys and they didn't want them in the locker room. And then Chad Brinker turned out to be right.

And Amy Adams-strunk is like, well, this guy has been right about all these things not being good moves. And then they fire Rancarthon after one year on his own. And Chad Brinker is now hiring the next general manager. Why would

if Chad Brinker was on board for Ligeria Sneed, Calvin Ridley, the draft picks, blah, blah, blah, if he was on board for all that stuff, why would Amy Adam Strunk give him more power and promote him? See, I know why you guys are frustrated

when you think about it like that. But if you think about it in terms of, it is clear that Rancarthon and everything that he did is being thoroughly rejected by Chad Brinker and Mike Borgonzi. If you look at it from that sense, then it's clear what happened. Rancarton did a bunch of stuff. Chad Brinker didn't agree with it. He went to Amy Adams-strunk and said,

I don't agree with what we're doing right now. The moves didn't work just like Chad Brinker, and Amy Adam Strunk said, you do know what you're talking about, you're in charge. Seems pretty clear to me that that's the way that it went. And the actions of what they are doing right now are telling you that that is what is happening behind the scenes. Getting rid of Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Putting Calvin Ridley out there.

Shopping to Vondre Sweat. like it's obvious to me what's happened here we could see what happened now that doesn't mean that you should or shouldn't believe in whatever but I am not going to lie that is what leaves me optimistic there is at least a non-zero percent chance

that Chad Brinker was actually right about all this stuff all along and that's why Amy Adam Strunk went to him that's why she trusts him that's why she's letting him be in charge the rest of the way. And Mike Borgonzi has actually done a decent job with the things that he's done and his draft class

is the only positive thing that this team has going for it right now. So I don't, I guess, forgive me but I am not going to judge Chad Brinker vicariously through the moves that Rancarthorn made and I'm certainly not

going to give up hope in Mike Borgonzi in eight months of him being on the job when there's a lot of good that he's done as well he signed Dremont Jones

who's been doing very well. The only good stuff on the team is stuff that Brinker's brought in, essentially other than Jeffrey Simmons. So, you know, I'm just saying, I understand the frustration, the team sucks, everybody's terrible,

fire everyone all the time, but I guess I still have faith in Chad Brinker and Mike Borgonzi to turn this thing around, and I think that their plan may require walking on eggshells, trading Jarvis Brownlee Jr. sucks. The losing sucks. If they trade to Vondre sweat, that's not going to go over well with the fan base. All of that. I get all of that. But sometimes you've got to take some steps back before you take steps forward.

And I am not going to let the failures of Rancarthon taint how I feel about Mike Borgonzi going forward. Right now, what it seems like is the Titans are simply trying to undo what Rancart Thon has done to the team. They're trying to undo that stuff before they can even begin to build forward. You can agree with it, you can disagree with it if you want.

But at the end of the day, it is obvious that they're rejecting everything that Rancarthon did and also at the end of the day. I remember when the Tennessee Titans were stuck in the middle. And all anybody said was This is purgatory Me included This is purgatory

The Titans are not good enough to be a real contender But they're not bad enough to get high draft picks And get good players They're just stuck in the middle Well folks They aren't stuck in the middle right now So just keep that in your back pocket That if the Titans were

3 and 6 or you know you go to four and five and you have a chance but if they finish the season 6 and 11 7 and 10 5 and 12 you would all just be mad that they weren't bad enough

to get a high draft pick and they weren't good enough to actually compete well we don't have to worry about that right now but again it's a scary time for for me you never know when someone's going to be traded and ruin the content but at the end of the day

if something happens I'll be out here to tell you guys exactly what went down I'm thinking we're going to see at least two trades for the Titans on Tuesday. But again, I'll be here to break it down when it happens. That's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.