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Questions the Titans start to answer at the combine

CombineBannerNASHVILLE, Tenn. – The NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis gets underway tomorrow as nearly half the leagues’ coaches and GMs will take a few steps up to a podium and spend 15 minutes taking questions.

Mike Vrabel and Jon Robinson will take their turns Wednesday and they will cover a slew of stuff, giving us a bit of new information and dodging a lot of other questions.

The important developments will come behind the scenes where they will begin to gather answers to questions like these:

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Considering the Titans' No. 2 free-agent priority, Ben Jones

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Harold Landry is the Titans’ high-profile, high-cost free agent to-be, and because of that he’s created the most speculation and most concern.

No. 2 on the list is more veteran than Landy and shares some of the same traits. Ben Jones is durable, dependable and reliable.Ben Jones

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In his six seasons with the Titans, he’s been a stalwart in the middle of the offensive line though he's hardly the strongest center you'll find.

Mike Vrabel has called him a glue guy for the Titans.

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Money matters: How the Titans can find salary-cap dollars

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Money, money, money.

Your most popular questions when I asked for them were about the finance of the Titans going forward and about how they get under the cap and create room for a potential Harold Landry tag or deal and any other moves on the horizon.Janoris Jenkins

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Let’s use numbers from Over the Cap. They have the Titans currently top site when it comes to such matters.

OTC has the Titans most expensive 51 salaries currently coming in at $7.87 million over the cap.

Here are the scenarios for them to get under the cap and to create some significant money to make moves if they want to.

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Mailbag: Overpaying Harold Landry, most impactful spot for an addition and the future of ILB

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Welcome and hello.

I called for mail and you game me some good questions. Many were about salary-cap moves the Titans should make, so I will dive back into that in a separate post very soon. 

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Here are the best of the rest. Thanks for taking the time to send them.

Joe Scutella Landry’s production this year is directly tied to the others around him, especially Simmons. He is not a singular disruptive talent, like TJ Watt for example. Yet someone will overvalue and overpay him. Will it be the Titans and should it be?

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Questions and thoughts about a potential new stadium for the Titans

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Amy Adams Strunk expecting a new stadium being part of her plan for the Titans in Nashville.

She said that in the summer of 2019 and it was clear as the Titans started talking about stadium renovations with the city.NissanStadiumNight

But as talks between the team and Nashville advanced, per Thursday's report from Nate Rau of Axios, it became clear that a renovation the scope of what’s necessary for Nissan Stadium would be so expensive that an entirely new stadium may be the way to go. [Unlocked]

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The Titans need to think about A.J. Brown the way the Rams think about Cooper Kupp

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – En route to becoming Super Bowl MVP, Cooper Kupp was force fed the football during the Rams' great run.

Matthews Stafford threw him the ball seven times in the Wild Card-round win against Arizona, 11 in the divisional round at Tampa Bay, 14 in the NFC Championship game against San Francisco and 10 in the Super Bowl win over Cincinnati.A.J. Brown

Kupp completed what ranks among the greatest receiving seasons of all time by hauling in 45 of those passes for 625 yards and seven touchdowns, including the game-winner in the title game.

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Titans broadcast rewatch: What's next?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- We were due for a get-together to catch up on some of the most recent developments and a look forward at what's ahead in the short term for the Titans.

Titans MuralSo I decreed a broadcast meeting of the membership to be held Tuesday evening to sort through all these matters. 

We covered a great deal, with a lot of angles regarding Ryan Tannehill, how the Titans compare to the champion Rams and some of their clearest paths to improvement for the upcoming season.

You can rewatch on the private Facebook page or below.

If you're not set up for the text alerts that come before such a show, head below to do so.

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