Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans Will Levis is the X-FACTOR, Tyjae Spears Breakout & Treylon Burks Make or Break

Episode Date: June 30, 2024

The Tennessee Titans head into 2024 with a wide range of outcomes possible and most of them will hinge on the performance of Will Levis who is clearly the team's X-Factor. Next, plenty of players are ...primed for a breakout this season, but none more than Tyjae Spears who can become a household name in 2024. Finally, it is make or break time for a few Titans, but Treylon Burks is at the top of that list and is fighting for his NFL future. 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!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. 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. 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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Starting point is 00:00:00 The biggest X factor for the 2024 Tennessee Titans is the performance of Will Levis, and there isn't a close second. I'll explain why on today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. 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 Roland, Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast is brought to you by FanDuel. Make every moment more.
Starting point is 00:00:42 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 slash LockedOn to get started. It's top five week here on the LockedOn Titans podcast. I'm going to be doing top five lists all week long. We're going to start today's show. The top five X factors for the Titans this year.
Starting point is 00:01:11 The top five potential breakout players for the Titans this year. And the top five make or break seasons ahead. Can't wait to dive into all of that. Before I do, thank you for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen each and every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free. You're not going to beat that anywhere else. Make sure
Starting point is 00:01:34 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. It's going to be a great week here on top five week tomorrow. We're going to look at cut candidates. We're going to look at trade options. We're going to look at potential first time pro bowlers. As we get through the rest of the week,
Starting point is 00:01:56 I got a lot of great stuff planned for you guys as well. And at the end of the month, training camp begins. So make sure again that you get subscribed, stay subscribed, throw a thumbs up on the video. If you're watching on YouTube, help support the channel. With that being said, my number one X factor for the Titans is by far Will Levis. I mean, there really is no other good answer if you ask for the number one X factor. Look, if Will Levis makes the leap, if Will Levis takes a big jump, if Will Levis goes from the B-level quarterback that I talked about a couple of weeks ago to being an A- level quarterback, one of the top 12
Starting point is 00:02:30 quarterbacks in the NFL, the Tennessee Titans are going to hit their ceiling. They have put, Rankarthon and the front office have put together a good enough roster to do that. Yes, there are some holes on defense, which we have discussed at length. The right side of the offensive line
Starting point is 00:02:47 could be better, of course. Those are absolute factors. This isn't a stacked roster, but the roster is good enough for the Titans to be a division winner, for the Titans to make the playoffs. All of that is going to depend on how good Will Levis is this year, how well he performs. And on the flip side depend on how good Will Levis is this year, how well he performs. And on the flip side of it, if Will Levis does not play well, if Will Levis plays terrible, if Will Levis does not get the job done, the Titans could be awful.
Starting point is 00:03:18 The Titans could be as bad as all of these things that we see where they're last in the power rankings or second worst odds for the Super Bowl or all these different things that really irritate Titans fans right now because of the lack of faith. If Will Levis is bad, then that's what will happen. So a lot of this, of course, there are other X Factor players I'm getting ready to dive into, but a lot of this, a lot of this hinges on Will Levis. Now, I'm curious what you guys think.
Starting point is 00:03:43 Who are the other X Factor players on the Tennessee Titans this year? Let me know down below in the comments on YouTube or hit me up on Twitter at Tic Tac Titans. Let me know what your thoughts are on the other X Factor players. But the next one for me is JC Latham. I know Latham is a rookie, so that maybe makes it low hanging fruit to pick him as an X Factor because we simply don't know what we're going to get. But the reality is the Tennessee Titans have had the worst left tackle position for the last two years, maybe two and a half years running.
Starting point is 00:04:13 Okay? So if the Titans can get just average NFL left tackle play, it is going to fundamentally change what they can do on offense. It is that big of a deal. So if J.C. Latham is good, that gives the Titans the ability to hit their ceiling and it gives Will Levis the ability to be the X factor in a positive way that the Titans need. If J.C. Latham is bad though, and maybe we look at it at the end of the year like, oh, he's got to go over to right tackle.
Starting point is 00:04:40 He can't be a left tackle in the NFL. If that's the way it turns out, the Titans are going to be in the dumps. There's just going to be no way for the offense to recover. And likewise, on a lower scale, obviously this is my number three, where Latham is number two, but Nicholas Petit-Ferrer, the two offensive tackle spots are so, so critical. I mean, they need Latham to be the No. 7 overall pick, and they need NPF to just be an okay starter. I don't even think he needs to be an average level starter. He could be slightly below average and still be decent. He just can't be the abomination that he was
Starting point is 00:05:17 when he played in those few short weeks last season. Excuse me. Just thinking about NPF's tape from last year when he played, obviously it does something to me, and it's hard to continue. If he plays like he played last year before injury, after the suspension, I have a hard time believing that the Titans can make the playoffs
Starting point is 00:05:38 with that bad of a right tackle situation. Now, in the past, you know, they've had Dennis Kelly and Quisenberry and other guys man that spot and they weren't able to fight through it, but the other spots on the O-line were much more solidified, I guess, is the way to put it. So, for me,
Starting point is 00:05:56 looking at the two offensive tackles, can they play well? Can they hit their ceiling as a player? Can they at least give decent play to this offensive line? Because I feel pretty confident about Peter Skronski at left guard, Cushenberry at center. Even if Sadiq Charles is your fifth best player on the offensive line, I think you can make that work. But if NPF is terrible and
Starting point is 00:06:19 Latham is not a left tackle and is a right tackle, that will doom the Tennessee Titans season. And even if Will Levis plays decent, it may not be enough because of the pressure that he's going to be under. So, Will Levis, J.C. Latham, NPF, the entire output on the offensive side of the ball really relies on them, in my opinion. On the defensive side, my last two X-Factors doing top fives this week.
Starting point is 00:06:45 So, Will Levis, JC Latham, NPF. My final two are on defense. We got to start with Imani Hooker. So, the Titans obviously haven't picked up a free agent safety yet. And Pickens are getting slim there. And it's making me think that maybe they'll just go with Elijah Molden as the other starting safety. Well, if that's the case,
Starting point is 00:07:07 then Imani Hooker has to be special. I mean, he has to be. He has to be his 2020 self where he's getting four interceptions and naked pass breakups. I expect the cornerback play to be good with Roger McCreary in the slot and Cheeto and Snead on the outside. If Imani Hooker has a good season,
Starting point is 00:07:25 like close to Pro Bowl level season, the Titans are going to create so many turnovers. It's going to be so difficult to throw the ball with the cornerbacks. And then one really good safety that could totally change the defense on the back end. And all the concerns that we have about safety are still going to be there until they sign somebody.
Starting point is 00:07:42 Or if they don't, they'll persist. But Amani Hooker could really limit that if he has a good year. So I think on defense, you know what you're going to get from the cornerbacks. You know the linebackers aren't very good. You know that Jeffrey Simmons and Harold Landry are going to do their thing up front. It's Imani Hooker at safety. Can he control the back end? Can he create turnovers based on the pressure they're getting up front and the lack of space for wide receivers? Imani Hooker, big year coming for him
Starting point is 00:08:11 to see if he's able to be an X-factor for this team. It's really that simple. And then finally, my fifth X-factor is Tavondre Sweat. And simply because of the boom or bust nature of Tavondre Sweat. If Tavondre Sweat hits, pick hits hard, he's Dexter Lawrence. He's Vita Vella.
Starting point is 00:08:34 You know what I mean? He's that level of player that can rush the passer, that can collapse a pocket, that can't be double teamed. But if things go bad, and he's a guy who can barely play 30 snaps a game, purely a two-down run stuffer, standing up high, getting knocked off in his pass rush,
Starting point is 00:08:53 it's going to be tough for the Titans. So, Levis, Latham, NPF, Hooker, Sweat, we got to talk about the breakout candidates next. Before we do, though, I do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook. Look, I love sports.
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Starting point is 00:09:56 That's FanDuel, official sports betting partner of Major League Baseball. league baseball. Titans fans, let's continue today's first top five episode of top five week. We did X factors for the Tennessee Titans with Will Levis at the top of that list. Curious to see what you guys have to say about the X-Factors. Again, let me know down below or hit me up on Twitter at TicTacTitans. Thank you for making Locked on Titans your first listen each and every day. It's the number one Tennessee Titans podcast in the world for a reason.
Starting point is 00:10:41 Make sure that you get subscribed, stay subscribed. We're going to have a lot of fun over the next few weeks. We're going to do some roster previews, 53-man roster projections, and then training camp is right around the corner. But right now we're talking about breakout candidates for the Tennessee Titans, and no one is at the top of that list other than Tajay Spears. All right. I think that Tajay Spears is the best running back on the team.
Starting point is 00:11:05 I have continued to say throughout the offseason that regardless of the Tony Pollard signing and Tony Pollard's contract number, Tajay Spears is RB1. Okay? Spears has such great explosiveness. For a guy his size, he runs strong with power. People look at Tajay Spears as a small guy
Starting point is 00:11:23 who can't help in the red zone or on the goal line or short yardage. Tajay Spears was statistically one of the most effective short yardage running backs on third and fourth down last year in the NFL. So he's a guy who's slippery. He's strong. And I think more importantly than anything,
Starting point is 00:11:39 he just has elite football character. I mean, look at the twinkle in Ran Carthon's eye when he talks about Tajay Spears. Look at it. Just watch it. He loves him. Ran Carthon loves Tajay Spears like he's his son. For real, he loves Tajay Spears because of the type of person
Starting point is 00:11:57 that he is. And I think that that mentality shows out on the field. He's never going down on first contact. He's always fighting for more yards. For a guy his size, he runs so hard-nosed. He is not afraid of anything. I think it's smart to have good balance. You don't want Tajay Spears being like a Derrick Henry in terms of usage. You don't want Tajay Spears to be a bell cow back. But as I've said all along, Spears to be a bell cow back. But as I've said all along, Tajay Spears can be your primary running back as part of a committee. So Tony Pollard, good player, bigger bodied guy. I think he's going to be
Starting point is 00:12:34 very helpful to the Tennessee Titans. Very excited about Tony Pollard in the backfield. But Tajay Spears, Tajay Spears is one of those names right now where fantasy football players are like, yeah, Tajay Spears. I like Spears, blah, blah, blah. I got my dynasty friends reaching out like, man, Tajay Spears, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But I think Tajay Spears' name is going to burst onto the scene for the national conversation,
Starting point is 00:12:59 not just the fantasy football conversation. So love some Tajay Spears as a breakout candidate. Peter Skowronski. So everybody who listens to the show or has watched the show for a while knows that I'm a big Peter Skowronski fan. All right, I'm a score guy. I really do love me some Peter Guns
Starting point is 00:13:18 as he was dubbed by one of my commenters on Twitter. Love that name, especially with how big he looks this year. Last year, he's a rookie. He is surrounded by garbage on the left and right side of him with Aaron Brewer at center. Look, Aaron Brewer is a good run blocker,
Starting point is 00:13:36 but he is truly garbage in pass protection. He's just small. There's nothing he can do. He tries hard. He seems like a good guy, tougher than a $2 steak, but having Aaron Brewer on your right side, and then Jalen Duncan, Andre Dillard,
Starting point is 00:13:49 this version of NPF on your left side, I mean, that's a tough situation for a guard to be in, let alone a rookie guard in a bad offense where people are not afraid to bring pressure downhill. And not only that, but we have the midseason appendectomy where he loses 15 to 20 pounds of muscle. He's talked about how that affected him. He is a guy, he said, I don't want to make excuses.
Starting point is 00:14:15 But, I mean, obviously that's a big deal. And with how much bigger Peter Skronsky looks this year, I think that he can break out to being one of the top five guards in the NFL. Like when you talk about young interior offensive linemen who are at the top of the game, I think Peter Skowronski's name will be on that list by this time next year. All right. And then also a quick one, Josh Wiley. We talked about Josh Wiley. I think that Chigakonkwo and his production lately is pretty close to what his production will be for most of his career. I don't think Chigaconquo is ever going to be a 1,000-yard receiver,
Starting point is 00:14:50 800 receiving yards, stuff like that. Five, 600. I think that's a good range. Josh Wiley could be the tight end one this year. And, like, I think he has the potential with his mismatch capabilities his body size all that I think that he has the potential to be that 800 yard receiver a big red zone threat I think those two guys together could be absolutely fantastic so very excited for that I think that Tajay Spears and Peter Skowronski could be like pro bowl level players. I'm not saying that Josh Wiley is going to break out in that way,
Starting point is 00:15:27 but based on what we saw from Wiley last year to where I think we could be talking about him next year, it would be considered a breakout season. Okay? On defense, Roger McCreary. I've been talking about Roger for two seasons now. Saying how great of a player he is. Like,
Starting point is 00:15:47 now that he doesn't have to play on the outside, hopefully people stay healthy, there's more depth, he needs to be on the inside. If he can stay on the inside all year, where he's supposed to be, he's just gonna ball out. And with an improved cornerback group in general, that should help Roger McCreary out matchup-wise, confidence-wise, and his mates. I think that Roger McCreary is a guy who, I've been saying this the last few weeks,
Starting point is 00:16:15 but the national conversation, the national media, is starting to pick up on how good Roger McCreary is. I think he could be considered a top five slot cornerback in the NFL, bar none, by the end of the season. Honestly, I think he's probably right outside of that right now. I think he's probably top eight, top ten. But people will really know about Roger McCreary because he'll make more big plays this year
Starting point is 00:16:40 now that he's able just to focus on his assignment and isn't worried so much about everything going on around him. And he could just play in the slot where he's supposed to be. The last name that I have for you here, it is a bit controversial. I know it is a bit controversial. Jack Gibbons. Now, I talked about this at the end of last week, but a lot of Titans fans don't like Jack Gibbons. And I get it. He's not the most athletic guy. When you watch him run, chase, blah, blah, blah, you're like, man, he's slow.
Starting point is 00:17:13 But national people who watch all the teams have a different viewpoint of Jack Gibbons. Okay? Gibbons is a guy who is always in the right place, has great awareness, understands route concepts, can get his teammates lined up. He may not be an elite athlete, but as Brian Callahan said, you don't have to be an elite athlete to be a good off-ball linebacker in the NFL. And this ties into my positional value conversation about inside linebacker. If you've been listening throughout the draft season
Starting point is 00:17:51 and throughout our roster conversations, how I feel about the inside linebacker position from a value and from a roster building standpoint, this ties right into that. Gibbons could take a step forward to where instead of us having these conversations of is Cedric Gray going to replace
Starting point is 00:18:11 him? Is this going to happen? Is he going to make the team? I think it could be one of those things where most people are like, yeah, Jack Gibbons is a starting linebacker in the NFL. He's our starter. We want to improve. We want to build. But we know that Jack Gibbons is a starter.
Starting point is 00:18:27 I think he can be that consistent. And all he needs to do is make some more plays. And I think having better secondary, better up front around him will allow him to do that. So I think we could see a breakout year where Jack Gibbons goes from, you know, overlooked, underrated, surprise starting linebacker for the Titans to,
Starting point is 00:18:47 oh, Jack Gibbons is a starting linebacker in the NFL. Period. No question about it. So I think that's what we could be looking at for some breakouts. So again, Tajay Spears, Peter Skowronski, Josh Wiley, Roger McCreary, Jack Gibbons. Let me know your breakout candidates down below. Now we got to talk about guys who
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Starting point is 00:20:43 Titans fans, let's cap off today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast. It is the first episode in top five week. So I'm doing all the top fives that I did today. Now you guys have an understanding what this is going to look like. Tomorrow, top five cut candidates for the Titans. Top five first-time pro bowlers. Top five trade options. Then next episode, my top five best players on the Tennessee Titans right now, my top five best Tennessee Titans of all time,
Starting point is 00:21:09 and then my top five personal favorite Tennessee Titans. On Thursday, I'm going to do a top five episode with your top five questions from Twitter. So I put out a post on Twitter asking for your top five list. It could be Titans. It can be anything. And then on the last episode of the week, I'm going to get some top five lists from you guys on YouTube. So make sure that I give my
Starting point is 00:21:32 two favorite platforms their day. But send me your top five requests if you want me to answer your top five question. I can only pick three per day, so keep that in mind. But just do want to let you guys know what this week is going to look like. Also want to let you know to check out Locked On Sports today.
Starting point is 00:21:50 It's 24-7. It's streaming on YouTube. It's on Amazon Fire TV. Get rid of ESPN and Fox Sports 1. Just throw on Locked On Sports today 24-7 and get your sports background noise, all right? But as for make or breaks, obviously, we got to start with Traylon Burks. I feel like that is not a hot take. That Traylon Burks is in a make or break year.
Starting point is 00:22:13 I would say not only for his Titans career, but for his NFL career. Okay? Burks has been an utter disappointment. And not only that, but there are questions about his work ethic off the field, how much he loves football, questions about his conditioning, how hard he's willing to work. All those questions are swirling right now.
Starting point is 00:22:34 The coaching staff is saying, well, we think Burks has been exceptional. He's worked really hard, blah, blah, blah. But then they're also saying, hey, he's got to work to find a spot on the game day roster. He's got to be on special teams and be a gunner and blah, blah, blah. But then they're also saying, hey, he's got to work to find a spot on the game day roster. He's got to be on special teams and be a gunner and blah, blah, blah to, you know,
Starting point is 00:22:50 find a spot on the roster. I think that Traylon Burks is going to have another opportunity with another team eventually. But if he doesn't show up this year in some capacity, the view of him is going to be way down. It's going to be in the dumps around the NFL. He's going to get veteran minimum contracts. These Tyler Boyd up to $5 million, but it's $3.5 million guaranteed.
Starting point is 00:23:23 If Burks doesn't do something this year, that's what he's going to be looking at for the rest of his career. And he may not even be on the Titans next year. So, I think this season, whether Burks is, he may be in the NFL for a few years after, but whether he's ever going to live up to that first round billing or not, some of you have already given up on that. But if he is, it's going to start this year.
Starting point is 00:23:46 It is a make or break year for who he is going to be as a player the rest of his career. Period. All right. On that same note, I don't have to spend as much time on it, but Kyle Phillips. Kyle Phillips was a fifth round pick who was entirely overrated by Titans fans
Starting point is 00:24:03 because of what he did week one against the Giants his rookie year. That one game alone has led to so much unnecessary hype for Kyle Phillips. Like we all wanted it to work out. We did. But
Starting point is 00:24:19 he's just not sturdy enough. Not explosive enough. The punt return fiasco has really hurt his career. That was something he had to be good at to find a long-term career in the NFL. I think there's a chance Kyle Phillips doesn't even make the team this year. Like, I think he might get cut after training camp. So, it's clearly make or break for him.
Starting point is 00:24:47 I would say training camp is make or break for Kyle Phillips. Not even the regular season. Training camp. Also, NPF. I've talked about NPF. We talked about him, the X Factor. If he wants to be considered a starting level offensive lineman in the NFL, he's got to put in the work this year.
Starting point is 00:25:02 He's got to prove it this year. He's going to be given the opportunity. He's got to put in the work this year. He's got to prove it this year. He's going to be given the opportunity. He's going to be, I mean, they're basically giving him the starting right tackle job at this point. If he's ever going to be healthy and get out on the field. So, NPF, like Traylon Burks, the way he's viewed, the perception of him as a player, and then in turn the money that he's going to get going forward, will be determined by how he does this year.
Starting point is 00:25:28 Period. Period. On defense, two guys who are from the same draft class, who were drafted by John Robinson, who are not Rancarton, Brian Callahan guys, Rashad Weaver, and Elijah Moulton. I'm going to talk about them a lot in a lot of these discussions
Starting point is 00:25:49 because they are interesting players. Weaver looks slimmed down. Maybe he does take that next step this year. But there is a chance. The average NFL career is three years. So there is a chance, the average NFL career is three years. So there is a chance that neither of these players are even in the NFL after the year. It's their fourth year now.
Starting point is 00:26:13 There's a chance that neither of them are in the NFL next year. So not only is it make or break for them in their role with the Titans, that's obvious. It's a contract year. But it's make or break for their NFL lives. Similar to NPF. Similar to Burks. Similar to Phillips. Like it's make or break for them with the Titans. But it's make or break for them period as professional football players. Can Elijah Molden who right now if things stay in and the Titans don't sign a safety is being handed the starting safety
Starting point is 00:26:43 spot. Can he take advantage of that where he wasn't able to take advantage of it last year and ended up getting passed up by Kayvon Wallace? And I think a healthy Mike Brown could have bit into those snaps too. And then with Weaver, had the five and a half sack season when Harold Landry was out and got way more opportunities,
Starting point is 00:27:02 but can he do something against the run? Can he quit being so undisciplined in his pass rush and getting too far up the field, opening avenues for quarterbacks? Like, can he be a more disciplined player in year four? Can he be a guy who can hold up against the run? I mean, look at Weaver. He's huge. He's 6'4", you know, 250-something.
Starting point is 00:27:22 Like, he is big enough and strong enough to set that edge in the run game. One thing I will say, Mike Vrabel is not a bad football coach. He's a good football coach. He wasn't the right football coach for the Titans, but he's a good football coach. And his philosophy in run defense of edge, wall, swarm. That's a great coaching phrase right there. You create the edge, then you wall up the interior,
Starting point is 00:27:47 and then you swarm to the ball carrier. Rashad Weaver was never able to set that edge. If he can do that this year, and is more explosive, and in better shape, and is more disciplined, then he can make a big impact. If not, and we see what we saw from him last year, again, Rashad Weaver could be out of the NFL by this time next year. I think that Molden and Weaver will get another shot with another team next year, but
Starting point is 00:28:15 still, it's going to be non-guaranteed money, training camp tryout type status. So, again, my make or break guys, Traylon Burks, Kyle Phillips, Nicholas Petit Ferrer, Rashad Weaver, Elijah Molden, basically all the guys who were drafted by the previous regime who haven't really lived up to it so far. So, let's see it.
Starting point is 00:28:39 But I'll be back with you guys tomorrow for another day of top fives unless Big Titans news happen, then I'm going to pivot and make sure that we talk about that. But we are in the dead period, so there is a good chance that we don't get any news. But would love to see a Justin Simmons signing, Carl Lawson, Emmanuel Ogba, Edge, something like that. Would be nice. Knowing the Titans, they'll just sign another offensive tackle
Starting point is 00:29:00 from Bill Callahan's past, right? Anyways, that is going to do it for me today, though, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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