NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A former player with ties to the agency that represents Derrick Henry tweeted that the Titans' running back is heading to the Eagles in a trade and the internet went crazy the Saturday before the draft.

There’s just one problem.

The Titans and Eagles have had zero conversations about a trade for the running back who’s heading into his eighth season, his last under contract with Tennessee. [Unlocked]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A weekend off is upon us before a big Thursday-Friday-Saturday when the Titans will add key people to their roster.

You know I love digging into the mail and we go pretty deep here and this week is no exception.

First comes the podcast plug: Please find it on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and YouTube.

Below you'll also find this week's members' chat.

Let's get to it.

Jim Belaskie With all the Cap space next year and the Cap situation this year, I don't understand why we would not extend Tannehill?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- We're a week away from further transformation of the Tennessee Titans. 

Hopefully, they will have added a blue-chip player by the end of the first round.

It's hole-punching season, and I've been a big part of that and may have fallen victim to finding issues with prospects more than ever. I've had particular trouble falling in love with players at the team's two biggest positions of need: Offensive line and receiver for the No. 11 pick.

Many came and discussed that and whatever else was on your mind as we draw close to actual Titans news.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- We've heard various things about Ryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry and Kevin Byard during this offseason, three key players for the Titans who are getting older and who carry three of the team's top four 2023 cap numbers.

A week before the draft is a good time to reconsider the status of each.

That's where this week's edition of The Paul Kuharsky Podcast starts. Please find it on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and YouTube, which is below.

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Subjects I dive into:

💥 The state of the team's cap now without any action on Tannehill, Henry or Byard.
💥 Draft lists as opposed to guides or mocks.
💥 The meaning of the Chris Moore signing.

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By MIKE HERNDON, columnist

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about what a trade-up might look like for the Titans if they decided that they wanted to pull the trigger on a quarterback from this year’s class. That possibility remains as rumors of the Texans looking to either trade out of the second overall pick or even take a defender continue to grow.

However, there is an argument to be made that the Titans should be looking to move down, not up, in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft.

By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

The Titans have obvious needs on the offensive line and at wide receiver but there are other players at need positions that can help the team right now.

So let's take a look at tight ends, inside linebackers, running backs and edge rush prospects who might be attractive to the team.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It took two trips to the mailbox to get it all to my desk this week. 

But I got it all here and opened it and sorted it and got into some pretty good stuff, I think.

First, we plug the podcast, in which I defend Ryan Tannehill, complain about Will Levis and consider Jeffery Simmons' mindset.

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Is the fact that Tannehill hasn’t been extended yet telling in any way? Teams usually have that decision done well before the draft.

— The General (@mac9nj) April 13, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ryan Tannehill is not an elite quarterback, which means he has deficiencies. But his demonization by many Titans fans has been too extreme.

So I lead this week's podcast with a rundown of some stuff from his 12 games last year that was actually encouraging considering the line he worked behind, the targets he threw to and the coordinator who called his plays.

The Titans will hardly be doomed because Tannehill is their QB if he's their QB, at least until the playoffs if they make the playoffs.

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Subjects I dive into:

💥 The reasons we're over-discounting Tannehill and the prospects for a bounce-back.
💥 Why Will Levis is a risky prospect and the scary comps analysts are placing on him.
💥 Jeffery Simmons' mindset after his new deal.

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