NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Can the Titans afford to keep their top four free agents?

This is one of the most popular questions I’m getting right now, so I want to give you a snapshot off the information currently available.

Collectively, Ryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry, Logan Ryan and Jack Conklin are going to cost quite a bit of money.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Greetings for the first mailbag of the offseason. These will only get better!

Let's dive right in. 

From an organization standpoint Brady would bring a massive amount of attention to the Titans. Something fans yearned for. Night games, Merchandise, season tickets , etc. He’s 1 year removed from a Super Bowl and coming off 4K yards.What would you do if you were the Titans?

— Hoosierdaddyx3 (@hoosierdaddyx3) January 24, 2020

PK: We’re going a bit crazy with Tom Brady's 4,000 yards in 2019.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  -- With the Titans' season concluded and so many decisions ahead, I called on my old friend David Boclair, now of SI.com, for a thorough chat about the team's roster and the decisions ahead for the franchise.

We went position-by-position bouncing our thoughts about the progress of people and the moves to be made off one another for a podcast I think you will enjoy.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jack Conklin is in an unusual situation.

A year removed from not having his fifth-year option picked up by the Titans, he’s in line for unrestricted free agency and a longer deal with way more money when he signs.

“Definitely from that situation yeah; I took a chance on myself,” Conklin said, not that he had a choice in the matter. “It’s paid off here and hopefully everything works out the way I hope it does. Definitely, in a perfect world, I would love to be here and working with this team.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – We tend to make it sound too easy, I suppose.

All the Titans need is a major impact pass rusher to really throw their defense over the top.

But whoever the new coordinator is needs the same missing ingredient that’s held the defense back for too long: A premier pass rusher that regularly puts pressure on the quarterback and demands attention that helps free up other people.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans' two best offensive linemen unsurprisingly want the NFL’s rushing leader back doing his work behind them, and they hope Tennessee will pay what it costs to keep Derrick Henry.

“He’s done tremendous things, so he’s earned every dollar that he gets and I hope that it’s with this team because I think that we know exactly how to block for him to continue to make him successful,” Rodger Saffold said.

.⁦@KingHenry_2⁩ didn’t talk today. This was his response to a contract question after Sunday’s loss in KC. #Titans. pic.twitter.com/SiL08E6zp0

— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) January 20, 2020

Henry ran for a league-high 1,540 yards in the regular season with 16 touchdowns, adding two more on receptions. In the postseason he upped his average per carry to 5.4 with 446 more yards.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A day after losing in the AFC Championship Game, Mike Vrabel has two holes on his defensive staff, neither as a result of his own wishes.

Veteran defensive coordinator Dean Pees, 70, announced his retirement at the press-conference podium before Vrabel discussed the end of the season.

“I talked him out of retirement once,” Vrabel said of Pees, for whom he played in New England. “I didn’t have the heart to do it a second time.”

Also leaving is secondary coach Kerry Coombs, who returns to Ohio State, where he will be the new defensive coordinator. [Unlocked]

By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It was going to take a well-executed game plan by the Titans to beat the high-scoring Chiefs, but the Titans were not able to adjust when their offensive identity was taken away.

The second-half game plan of the Chiefs was similar to what the Titans did to the Ravens and Patriots.

Lack of offensive plays (23 for Titans vs. 37 for Chiefs) in the second half, kept the Titans offense on the bench and the Chiefs defense resting on their sideline.

Once the Chiefs took the lead the Titans had to adjust from run-heavy to more of a passing attack.