Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - What If...Tannehill Balls Out in 2023 & More Mailbag Questions!!

Episode Date: May 24, 2022

It is time to open up the mailbag and answer all your Tennessee Titans questions & more!! What do the Titans do if Tannehill balls out in 2023?? What is the Titans best strategy with Dillon Radunz on the offensive line? How can Zac Cunningham be used in 2023?? Tyler answers all of that and then some on this Twitter Tuesday!!Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitansSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland. Titans fans, it is a Twitter Tuesday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. On today's show, I am answering your questions like, what happens if Ryan Tannehill balls out in 2022? What happens if Ryan Tannehill balls out in 2022? Also, how are the Titans going to handle Dylan Radins and his spot on the offensive line? I'm answering those questions and even more on a Twitter Tuesday edition of the Locked On Titans podcast.

Let's get it. You are Locked On Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. I am going to get into the mailbag, answer your guys' questions. I got a ton of stuff from the folks over on Twitter. Thank you for sending those in. I'm going to dive into your questions, but I'll also be taking some questions from the live chat on YouTube as well. Before we dive into today's Twitter Tuesday,

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And I got a really good question here that I want to start with. And I teased it at the beginning. But it comes from my guy Tua Marino on Twitter. Dolphins fan, actually, but thank you for following the show and everything like that. But he says, you have already shown you are a huge Malik Willis stan. I'm going to object.

I'm excited about what Malik Willis could be, but I've also been very open about the fact that he needs a ton of development. So I don't know about that, but all right, fair enough, fair enough. I'll accept your pretense to move forward. What happens when Tannehill has a great year? Leads them to the playoffs? Wins a few playoff games? Possibly takes them to the AFC Championship or Super Bowl?

What then? Do the Titans trade him? Or offer him a contract extension? This is pretty simple to me. Alright. If Ryan Tannehill falls out, if he looks like he did in 2019 and 2020,

that's a good thing for the Titans. That's a good thing. And here's what I would do. If he wins a playoff game, wins a couple playoff games, well, he's under contract in 2023. So you just keep him. You just keep him. It's that simple.

If he balls out, you keep him. Now, the other aspect to this is, how good is Malik? So if Tannehill balls out in 2022, but Malik is ready to go in 2023, well, then that's great for the Titans. You could probably trade Ryan Tannehill at that point in time. So Ryan Tannehill balling out for the Titans would be a great thing, either for his trade value or, hey, like I said at the beginning,

Malik has some things he's got to work on. There's no guarantee that he's ready to go in 2023, no matter how much we hope. So if Tannehill's so good in 2022 that you keep him for the last year of his contract in 2023, well, that's great. Then you get rid of him after 2023. You have no dead cap on your books,

and you gave Malik two years to get ready to go. So yeah, that would be great if Ryan Tannehill did ball out for the Titans, led in some playoff victories. But of course, also the other factor that is how good Malik is. If Malik is good enough, then you trade Tannehill after a good 2022 and you get some draft

compensation back. If Malik isn't ready to go, then you keep Tannehill. Either way, the best version of this is Tannehill is inspired by the competition and plays well. That'll never be a bad thing for the Titans. And all you do is you keep him around. You don't have to offer him a contract extension.

You don't have to trade him. Just keep him around for a year or two. There you go. And that'll be the last year of his contract. So that would be smooth and easy. Kind of a similar question. My guy Tim Owen said, When do you think Malik takes over as quarterback

and do you believe truly he will be a top 10 quarterback? Your gut feeling about Malik, I think he has a chance on being a top 5 quarterback. So, for me, I think like we were just talking about, it all depends on how Tannehill plays and how Malik develops. But I think the realistic odds are that Malik takes over as quarterback in 2023 just because of the financial aspect. Do I truly think that he will be a top 10 quarterback? I think top 10 is right where he has the potential to be,

kind of the Lamar Jackson, Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray range. I do think that that would be a realistic landing place for his talents. Now, if he goes into the Josh Allen, and maybe Lamar Jackson deserves to be in here. Maybe my personal beliefs are just coming in. But Lamar, if you look at Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, that type of guy, maybe Malik Willis can get there. But I think it's most likely that he ends up at the back end of the top 10 of the quarterback group in the NFL

if he reaches his realistic potential. So that would be my answer to that. Brett said, Tyler, excuse my ignorance. Oh, you're fine, man. Just ask your questions. When are the Titans expected to change the style of their jersey? Let's say it's your choice. What would you change or keep? Boom. And shout out to my UK Titan there. So the Titans just changed their jerseys in 2018. You have to keep your jerseys for five years before the NFL allows you to change them. So I

guess after 2022, the Titans could change their jersey, but I don't think they should, Brett. I like the Titans jerseys right now. I think they're great. I like the color combinations. I like the style of the jersey. The only things that I would ever say is I'd like to officially incorporate some more red other than just a Nike sign, maybe red pants, maybe a red jersey. I just, I've always wanted to see that a little bit.

I know a lot of people are against that, and I get it too. But also, I would like more use of the secondary logo, just the sword T. I think the flaming T is solid, but I like the secondary logo a lot. So if the Titans could incorporate more secondary logo, incorporate some more red, I think I'd be pretty happy about that. But that's going to do it for the first set of mailbag questions here. I got a lot of mailbag questions to go through. So we're

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Not another Titans content creator that's going to be able to say that. So I see you guys in the comments here. Jared Wells, I get it. More aggressive with the red. I agree. Matt Levy, tighten up from Oakland, California. We got fire image, tighten up from Nevada, tighten up guys. I appreciate it. Coming live to you all over the country. Thanks for tuning in, but we're going to dive back into some mailbag questions here and you guys always bring it with the mailbag questions. So I do appreciate it. Next, my guy, John Porter has been around these parts for quite some time. Shout out to you, Johnny said, uh, Des Fitzpatrick and Racy McMath did not have a good last season.

Uh, what are your expectations for them in 2022? What is realistic best case scenario for them in 2022? Also people forgot about Cunningham. What's your expectation for him? And how do you think he'll be used in 2022? So I'm going to go at this backwards. Number one, Zach Cunningham. Cunningham is a physical guy, big body, with good athleticism. I think he's going to be the Titans inside linebacker along with David Long on early downs.

I think on third downs, I think the Titans would rather have David Long out there than Cunningham. But I think Cunningham will be a primary player for the Titans on first and second down. He'll obviously be a starter as well, and he's going to have to play a major role. My expectations for him are to come close to leading the Titans in tackles, to be one of the best sideline-to-sideline linebackers in the NFL, and for the Titans to have one of the best sideline to sideline linebackers in the NFL and for the Titans to have one of the best inside linebacker duos in the entire league. I think that's a likely expectation and scenario for Cunningham.

Now as for Des Fitzpatrick and Ray C. McMath, I think a realistic best case scenario for them is to make the roster. I think with Reggie Roberson, I think with Kyle Phillips added to the team, Nick Westbrook-Akina being on there, I don't think that their roster spot's guaranteed. So I think getting a roster spot is a realistic best-case scenario

for either of them. I think it's more likely for Dez than it is Racey at this point. But I think more likely than not, both of those guys find a way onto the practice squad with a couple of call ups here and there throughout the year. Hope hoping for more, but that's what I see.

Patrick Crawford said, do you see Traylon Burks and Robert Woods combining for more yards than Julio and Brown who amassed under 1400 yards combined last year? How about Cooper outperforming Burke and other tight ends? I think, I think you mean Austin Hooper. I, the Cooper Hooper thing happens to me all the time on my phone, so I know it happened,

Patrick. But I think Austin Hooper significantly outproduces the tight end group last year, probably by himself. I'm expecting 400 to 500 yards with about 50 to 60 catches. I think that with the increased

production from the tight end and with Burks being new to the NFL and not being able to play all three positions right away, with Robert Woods coming off of an ACL tear, I think that Robert Woods and Traylon Burks get right around there, 1,400, 1,500 yards. The Titans need more production from their tight ends. They need more production from a guy like Kyle Phillips and Nick Westbrook-Akina as well, and the running back out of the backfield

throwing some passes to Dontrell Hilliard or Hassan Haskins. So I don't think that Berks and Woods get too much higher than 1,400 yards combined. I think right around there is where they ultimately will be. Jared Farmer said, have you seen Multiverse of Madness yet? And if so, was it good? Jared, I have seen the movie. I would give it a solid B. I don't think it's quite as good as I was hoping that it was. There are some, I don't know, I don't know spoilers here, but there are just some parts in the movie, the dialogue.

I'm a big dialogue guy. I like words, as you can tell. But there are just some parts in the movie that kind of are so corny and cheesy that they take me out of it, and there was one specific instance in the final scene, the final battle, where Doctor Strange just said some stupid

stuff, and it made me like, it took me out of the movie. It took me out of the movie because it was so cheesy and corny, so I would say it's a B, and I gotta tell you guys, if it wasn't a Marvel movie, it wouldn't, it would not have done, uh, anywhere near as good as it's doing in the box office. The Batman was a far better film than Dr. Strange, but solid B that's what I'll give it. Uh, Russ, Russ Zillman said, are you a busing with the boys fan? Zillman said, are you a bussing with the boys fan?

Russ, I gotta tell ya, it's not that I dislike bussing with the boys or anything like that, but no. And here's my thing. I'm not, you know, not to offend anybody. Everybody likes different stuff.

But for me personally, I find myself now whenever I listen to a podcast, whenever I watch a show, whenever I look at a YouTube video, I want information. I've had certain people in my past talk to me about the spiritual aspects of this, but I'm an information seeker. I'm a knowledge seeker at my core. I want to get smarter. I want to learn something. And certain podcasts I've realized throughout, because I'm a big podcast guy, not just making one. I listened to 20 podcasts a week before I ever did my own.

I found myself that as I get older, my time is more valuable and I have less of it. If I'm going to listen to a podcast, it needs to be something that I feel makes me smarter, not just purely entertaining. Some podcasts are purely informational. Some podcasts are really just more entertainment. Okay. And I would say that anything barstool, anything barstool, including busing with the boys is purely entertainment. You don't get much smarter. There are some good stories but they're not talking about tape. They're not talking about film. They're not talking about analytics.

I don't feel I get smarter about football or about anything when I listen to anything Barstool. It's just purely an entertainment. It's the difference between a blockbuster movie and a documentary. You see what I mean? I'm not saying one's better than the other. They're just different things. And for me

personally, in this analogy, I really just want documentaries. I don't really have any use for blockbuster pictures when it comes to sports podcasts. Make me smarter or I won't stay. Now, I realize for some people that's the complete opposite. They don't want to be dumbed down by all the nonsense. They want a fun time. They want good stories. They want cracking jokes. They want kicking around with the boys, having a beer, blah, blah, blah.

And I have no problem with that. But I can't say that that's what I want. So it's not really hate or anything. It's just different strokes for different folks. And the content that Barstool puts out including Bustin' with the Boys it's just not what I'm looking for when I sit down to listen to a podcast.

So, you know, no offense to them. They do a great job. They're hilarious and entertaining and Barstool has built an empire and Taylor and Will are hilarious and they put out good content. It's just not what I'm looking for when I sit down to listen to a podcast and that's just personal preference

more than condemnation of the product itself. But I spent way too much time on that because I know there are a lot of Bustin' with the Boys fans who listen to my show and I don't mean to put anybody down or anything. It's just not necessarily what I have time for. Chance Campbell's season on Twitter says, what is the best strategy in your opinion?

The Titans play Dylan Radins at left guard and then eventually kick out to tackle or take over for LeJuan and play him at right tackle then flip sides in a year or two. Okay, I get it. So do you play him at left guard and then it makes it easier to keep him on the left side and kick him out right tackle, then flip sides in a year or two. Okay, I get it. So do you play him at left guard, and then it makes it easier to keep him on the left side and kick him out for Taylor LeJuan,

or do you play him at right tackle and then flip him over to play left tackle if you need to do that? For me, tackles need to play tackle. So I would play Dylan Radins at right tackle this year, and then I'd flip him over to left tackle if needed. Or you could insert Nicholas Petit for rare at left tackle, or you can have flip him over, to left tackle, if needed, or you could insert, Nicholas Petit Ferrer, at left tackle, or you can have, move Dylan Radins,

to left tackle, and put NPF, at right tackle, either way, but let a tackle, play tackle, that would be my answer, to that,

Garrett Cole, says, who is, what is your favorite, sports video game, or just favorite video game, in general, well,

if you mean like, right now, I would say, my sports video game is NBA 2K. I think that's the best quality sports game out right now and has been for quite some time. FIFA is right there too. But now EA just lost their partnership with FIFA and I don't know. EA has gone in the dump since we were kids. But obviously like the man with Marshall Falk on it,

the man with Mike Vick on it, the man with Ray Lewis on it, which Vick is 0-4, Ray Lewis is 0-5. I think Marshall Falk is 0-2 or 0-3. Those are, like, the best video games I'll ever play in my entire life. Like, with the EA tracks, the minicamps. I mean, I was never more captivated than that. NBA Live 2005 where they had the light-up

logos for your special tricks for each player underneath their feet. Just a dynamite game. I'll love it forever. MVP Baseball 2005. Absolute fire. NBA 2K8 with KG on the front. What a game.

What a game. I enjoy the MLB The Show games. Or just favorite video game in general. Well, outside of sports, man, I loved The Ghost of Tsushima. That game was awesome.

The 2018 Spider-Man PS4 game, absolutely fantastic. Those are some of the best games that I've played in quite some times. In Battle Royale-style content, I'm an Apex Legends guy. Fortnite's okay, but Anthony said, you're dressed like you're going to go golfing after this. Sadly, Anthony, I am not going golfing after this. I do love to golf, but I'm just a polo

guy. I just wear polos all the time. Yeah, I golf in them too, but just a polo guy. Can't help it. Anyways, we're going to continue with the mailbag. You guys sent in a ton of great questions as always, so going to continue moving forward through those. Before we get into it, I do want to tell you guys about the best tasting protein

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This third segment is always a long one, ladies and gentlemen, because you send in a lot of great questions. But I saw Matt Levy asked a question here. What do you expect Robert Woods to make a big impact game? I would say that by the second month of the season, end of October, we should see the best of Robert Woods. Shannon Albrecht said, could Ferrer leapfrog Raidens in year one? I'm going to say no, just because Mike Vrabel and his staff have shown that they have a strong reluctance to rely on rookies in positions like that.

So I'm going to say no, but can't rule it out. If it does, though, that would not be good for the Titans, you know, long term. Just no way around it. That would not be a good thing. But moving forward here. Cody Weath. Cody, what's up, man? He said, Ryan Tannehill will be our 2022 quarterback.

Yes. So, in your opinion, does that mean that Willis will play in 2023 and we move on from Tannehill while bringing in a cheap vet? Or do we keep Tannehill and let Willis wait till end of 2023? Well, this is kind of like what I was talking about earlier. If Ryan Tannehill plays his best football again and forces the Titans hand, then you keep Tannehill in 2023.

It's all about who is going to be the better option in 2023. If Tannehill is playing such good football this year, then yeah, you keep Tannehill in 2023. He's under contract, so why not? But again, if Tannehill doesn't play his best year and he doesn't rise to the occasion, then you absolutely cut bait with Tannehill after the year. Save $18 million. Use that $18 million to make the offensive cast even better,

and then you let Willis play. But again, Tannehill has the ability to stave off Malik Willis for two seasons if he plays incredibly well in 2023. Or if Willis just develops that slowly, then you can just keep Tannehill around in 2023. It's a great fail-safe for the Titans. Cody also says this.

First, I want to say Commanders is a better name than Pigskins. Not a chance, Cody. Cody also says this. First, I want to say Commanders is a better name than pigskins. Not a chance, Cody. Agree to disagree. He says, second, given one more year under Shane Bowen and adding a few more people this offseason with our injured players back, how good do you think the Titans defense can be week in and week out? I think the Titans can be a top five defense.

I really do. But guys, looking at the defense, Bud Dupree is going to be hopefully healthier and more consistent and in the lineup more often. But other than that, all the Titans did was change out Jackrabbit Jenkins for Caleb Farley. And I know a lot of you,

Jackrabbit was the most underrated player on the Titans last year. Just no way around it. He was good. Jackrabbit was the most underrated player on the Titans last year. Just no way around it. He was good. Jackrabbit was pretty good. I got stats to prove it. Don't make me do it. Jackrabbit was pretty good.

He was a solid veteran starting corner in the NFL. Caleb Farley may not be that. Caleb Farley may not be that. Caleb Farley may not be that. So, be careful what you wish for, everybody. Jackrabbit's so underrated, man. You guys, you guys are haters, okay? Not you, Cody, but just the general fan base. Moving forward, though, Kenneth says,

one football, one non-football. Awesome. If Debo Samuel goes back to the 49ers on a new deal, was it still the correct decision to trade A.J. Brown? We got to see what the money is. Because in my opinion, A.J. Brown should get a deal very similar to Debo Samuel. And we got to see what the deal is. But if Debo Samuel gets a reasonable deal, $ to Debo Samuel, and we got to see what the deal is. But if Debo Samuel

gets a reasonable deal, $25 million or less, then I'm going to say this forever, guys. Well, until I'm proven wrong by the facts, which the best part about sports and making opinions about sports is we do kind of get to see things play out. So you get to know whether you were right or wrong. Titans should not have traded AJ Brown. It's a terrible decision. So we'll see what the contract to Deebo Samuel is, and that'll either affirm or make me change my mind about what the Titans did. But the non-football question is, in honor of the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series,

starts on May 25th, I believe, what is your favorite scene in Star Wars that has Obi-Wan Kenobi? Dueling of the Fates, the battle between Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Excellent. Where Qui-Gon's killed.

You gotta put in I have the high ground Anakin! The final battle there in the early 2000s trilogy with Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker before he makes a complete turn to Darth Vader. You were my brother, Anakin!

Love it. And then one of the things that I loved as a kid when my dad first showed me the Star Wars movies that I'll always love is just the... These are not the droids you're looking for. I do that like multiple times a week with like other things. It's a joke I make when I'm trying to influence people. I want them to do what I want and they know that I'm trying to get them to do something. I'll be like,

you know, you will get me some water when I say to my girlfriend or something like that. So I got to go with, I got to go with those three things, but very excited for Obi-Wan, the series. It's going to be awesome. Taiseifu, I hope I said your name right, Taisei. If J-Rob chose to move on from Tannehill next offseason, could we see Tannehill getting traded next offseason rather than cut? What are the cap implications of a trade versus the $18 million saved by a cut? Okay, so it depends on when the trade would take place.

The only thing that could really save the Titans money, if they kept Ryan Tannehill past June 1st of 2023, and then they traded him, the dead cap would only be $9 million instead of $18 million. So if the Titans trade Tannehill after June 1st, 2023, then it would only be $9 million in dead cap. But personally, if they're going to move on from Tannehill, and they know that at the beginning of the offseason,

you just cut bait with them early and move on from there. Next, Dylan says two questions. God forbid, if Henry isn't the same as he was and falls off this year, how do you think the Titans offense is going to evolve from power run to Malik and Traylon? Okay, I'll answer that first before I get to your second question, Dylan, because it's funny. Okay, so for me, I think the Titans need to incorporate more stuff that we see

in Baltimore and Philadelphia, more quarterback run, more quarterback counter, more read option. Traylon Burks is great with the ball in his hands on gadget plays. You'll incorporate some more jet sweep action. I think that would all be the key for the Titans offense to continue to be a run, a dominant run team, but have to do it in different ways when you don't have a stud power running back like Derrick Henry. His second question, though, is when are you leaving the flaming dumpster fire of that Lakers team and joining us Grizzly fans? All right, Dylan. So the heart wants what it wants. So here's the best part about it all.

I'm never going to leave the Lakers. Just like I'm never going to leave the Titans, man. Just like I'm never going to leave the Reds. I'm in this for life, for better or for worse. All right? It is what it is. Plus, you say that, but the Lakers have given me six championships in my life. Titans have given me none.

Okay? I ain't leaving the Lakers for nothing. They're what kept me going. With the freaking Reds and the Titans. But, I do love the Grizzlies and I love John Morant and here's the thing. I don't have to abandon the Lakers to love watching the Grizzlies

play and for them to make me happy when they win and for them to make me sad when they lose. So, I'm with you Grizzly fans, for them to make me happy when they win and for them to make me sad when they lose. So I'm with you Grizzly fans, but I'll never leave. I'll never leave the Titans. The Grizzlies are just my mistress. So, uh,

Aiden Shaw said, what are the odds of a guy like Mason Kinsey making the final roster? I got to tell you, I think they're pretty low after the addition of Kyle Phillips. While I like Mason Kinsey, big fan. I want him to do well. The reality here is Kyle Phillips gives you everything that Mason Kinsey

does, but he's bigger. He's faster. The writing's kind of on the wall with that. I was hoping Mason Kinsey could break through on special teams last year, provide some value as a returner, but the Titans seem very reluctant to go with him in that regard.

With that in mind, I think they're pretty slim, probably 5% to 10% at best. Kevin Schestventer says, rank these 2023 Titans free agents in order of who you'd most want the Titans to re-sign. Amani Hooker, David Long, Nate Davis, Austin Hooper, T. Air Tart, Nick Westbrook-Akina, Aaron Brewer, Ola Dainey, Naquan Jones,

Torrey Carter, Logan Woodside. Hilarious, Kevin, Logan Woodside. For me, the list stops with the first four, Hooker, Davis, Long, and Hooper. And for me, with Zach Cunningham, I could use to lose David Long. Austin Hooper, hopefully Chiggy Conquo makes a play, but I think you can get an Austin Hooper in free agency every year, as we've seen. Amani Hooker and Nate Davis is where I come down. And at the end of the day, I see a more viable replacement for a money hooker and a guy like Elijah

Molden. Then I do Nate Davis. There is no replacement for Nate Davis. The Titans have so many issues on the offensive line already, or I think I'd have to say Nate Davis would be my answer. Varney Vale says, what's your best lineup using the four teams left in the NBA playoffs. I'm going to have Steph at point garden.

I'm going to have Luca. I'm going to have Steph at point garden. I'm going to have Luca. I'm going to have Jason Tatum. Uh, I am going to have bam at a bio. Steph, Luca, Tatum, bam.

So I'm represented with all four teams with somebody on all four teams. So who's my fifth guy? Luca Bronson. For me, it's Jalen Brown, Andrew Wiggins, or Jimmy Butler. If I was starting a team from scratch and I had to pick one of those guys to win me a playoff game, I'd take Jimmy Butler first.

But with my team is currently constructed, already having Steph and Tatum and Luca as ball handlers, give me Jalen Brown. So Tatum and Brown from Boston, Steph, Luca, and Bam Adebayo. That would be my lineup. And then he says, and thoughts on your best lock NFL bets,

aka over-under wins, division conference, MVP, Titans at plus 140 to win the South, which I think is great value since who knows what Matty Ice will do. Yeah, I do think it's great value. I don't have the over-unders directly in front of me right now, but I think that the New York Giants have a good chance to go over their win total. I think they'll be a little bit better.

I think the same thing with the Detroit Lions. I think they'll go over. So those are two overs that I'm banking on. Teddy Vegas says, Tyler, now that you've gone through your third or fourth draft process covering the Titans, what have you learned through that process and the way and the techniques John Robinson scouts and picks players? Well, here's what I think that we've noticed. John Robinson, through his mistakes,

has learned that he's going for guys from big-time conferences and he's going for guys who are productive. That's what it comes down to. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, to me, that's yeah I mean to me that's pretty simple I would go there

I would say that John Robinson has learned he needs to go with power 5 conferences big college football guys and guys who are productive at his I guess at I don't want to say non-essential. That's not what I'm looking for.

But let me just say this, I guess, at like high upside positions, like wide receiver, quarterback, or corner, I could see John Robinson going for uber talented athletic guys. But I think at lunch pail positions, like D-line and linebacker, offensive line, tight end, stuff like that, he's just going for productive guys from big schools. I think that's the smart way to go. I do want to mention here the Titans have reached agreement

with Chika Konkwo on his contract. Also, with Nicholas Petit-Ferrer, the only guys who haven't signed yet are Roger McCreary and Malik Willis. So, seven out of the nine Titans rookies have been accounted for. Also, my last mailbag question here is from Ronid on Twitter. He says, watching 2019 highlights and the Titans were different that year. Do you think if Houston didn't blow that huge lead in the divisional round against the Chiefs, the Titans win the Super Bowl

that year, even if you don't include it in the mailbag, I still want your opinion on it. Oh, well, I'll include it in the mailbag, no problem. I'm going to say yes. I'm going to say if Houston does beat KC and holds on, the Titans beat Houston and

yeah. Yeah, and I think they would have beat Houston. And, yeah. Yeah, and I think they would have beat San Francisco in the Super Bowl. Yes, I do. I do. I'm with you there. But, I mean, if Rashawn Evans makes a tackle on Patrick Mahomes scrambling down the sideline because he's a first-round linebacker and that's what he's supposed to do, then, yeah.

Yeah, I think that game could have gone a lot better. But anyways, guys, that's going to do it for all the mailbag questions. Appreciate all you guys sending in your questions and all that. Wanted to put a big focus on the Twitter questions this time and your mailbags. One more.

Higher odds. Jonathan Tool, literally, you got in right at the buzzer. Higher odds. Malik Willis is Allen Mahomes. Rogers tier, or is a bust? I know what my opinion is. Okay, higher odds that Malik Willis is one of the top three quarterbacks in the NFL or is a bust? Probably a bust. I mean, if we're logical about that.

But either way, that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.