NewUniformsComingNASHVILLE, Tenn. – You are obsessed with uniforms.

Particularly with the Titans' new uniforms, to be revealed in April, probably right before the draft.

My gauge of you tells me that this is a bigger reveal than any free agent or draft pick will be.

The web is already rampant with rumor and speculation.

Cronos, aka Titan Man, has the Titans' T and three stars on his back, but not in the flames that surround the regular logo but in a circle of a pattern that you might see on an ancient Greek vase.

So some have concluded that is a preview of what’s to come.

Others see the somewhat-altered flametack logo on the floor of the weight room, heavier on light blue, that was redone last year and see hints in it. (Pictured below.)

One guy claims to have a connection at Nike and spilled details from that.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The play-action the Titans want to use will be built off schemes we’ve seen in recent years from the Texans, the Falcons, Washington and the Rams.

And that will include a heavy dose of zone-blocking by the offensive line.

“I don’t want to fit us into a shoebox, but I would say we will definitely run zone,” said new offensive line coach Keith Carter, pictured below. “We’ll be multiple though, we’ll run zone, we’ll run gap scheme and all of that stuff.”Henry2KC

“From an outside zone standpoint, it’s a big transition, you do a lot more running and a lot more second level running, first level hitting wider landmarks. At the end of the day it’s still just football, knowing what you are doing and doing it a certain way.

The overall change may not be as dramatic as we tend to envision when we hear the term.

Hall of Fame finalist Kevin Mawae, as good a pulling center as the league has seen, said the Titans can “easily” transition into a heavier zone blocking team.

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pickers vodka 847x63NASHVILLE, Tenn. --Welcome to a big, post-Super Bowl Titans mailbag, brought to you by Pickers Vodka.

Before we dive into questions, here's Friday's Periscope session.

At the bottom is this week's edition of the podcast.

Now onto a good batch of quality questions. Thanks for writing. You can tweet questions to me any time -- @PaulKuharskyNFL, please use "#PKMail."

PK: April 2 is the start of the team’s offseason program. Teams with new head coaches get a bit of a head start. This is from the collective bargaining agreement between the players and the NFL:MariotaLewan

“If a Club hires a new head coach after the end of the prior regular season, that Club may schedule or conduct an offseason workout program for no more than nine total weeks, with eight of the weeks required to be consecutive and subject to Article 22, Section 3, to be completed over a twelve-week period. All other Clubs may schedule or conduct offseason workout programs for no more than nine consecutive total weeks, to be completed over a ten-week period.

“Each year offseason workout programs cannot begin prior to the first

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Episode 4 of our podcast-only podcast is ready for you.

Part 1, like podcast versions of my public Periscope and Facebook Lives, is available through iTunes, here, or directly through the Vokal website, here.BlevinsPodcast

If you're a member of the site, Part 1 and Part 2 are together, and all you have to do is head below the line.

Wih the help of Madison Blevins, I cover early impressions of the Titans’ coaching staff; expectations for Marcus Mariota with Matt Lafleur; Mike Vrabel splitting up the linebacker coaching; lessons the Titans can learn from the Super Bowl; final thoughts on what unfolded in the Hall of Fame selection committee room; and Nashville SC's coming debut.

As always, we welcome your feedback.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans have never had separate coaches for insider and outside linebackers before.

But among the coaches introduced to the local media Wednesday were outside linebacker coach Shane Bowen and inside linebacker coach Tyrone McKenzie.BowenMcKenzie

Former NFL linebacker Mike Vrabel, who played both inside and out, will officially look at the two jobs in a base 3-4 as different ones.

For the first time, the Titans will split their linebackers, with Bowen coaching outside linebackers (he’s on the left in the picture) and McKenzie coaching inside linebacker.

Both spoke of how the two spots might share a name but qualify as different positions.

It seems a smart move considering just how dissimilar Jayon Brown’s job is from Brian Orakpo’s.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Marcus Mariota is at a career crossroads as he heads into his fourth year.

He’s got new, better coaching resources who are going to rebuild his mechanics and build an offense around him.

Offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur said he doesn’t want Mariota to hold back in speaking up about what works for him and what doesn’t.MariotaThrowKC

That is something all the top quarterbacks do, as they graduate to being a stakeholder in their offense.

The mild-mannered quarterback has to accept that invitation.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Titans coach Mike Vrabel stayed true to a promise not to fill his staff with buddies.

TyroneMcKenzieOf the dozen coaches the Titans introduced to the media Wednesday, eight didn’t previously know Vrabel personally before they connected with him for their new jobs.

Those seven: Offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur, special teams coach Craig Aukerman, offensive line coach Keith Carter, running back coach Tony Dews, inside linebacker coach Tyrone McKenzie (pictured), wide receiver coach Rob Moore, tight end coach Arthur Smith and defensive line coach Terrell Williams.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Steve Watterson, who’s been with the Tennessee Titans since their days in Houston as the Oilers, is officialy part of Mike Vrabel’s first staff.TitansWeightRoom

Watterson joined the Oilers in 1986 and will head into his 32nd season working for his seventh head coach.

The Titans had great luck on the healthy front over the last two seasons.

I had one source who told me he thought Mke Mularkey worked the team too hard.

Whether he did or didn’t, some fans took a string of a couple foot injuries in 2016 and a few hamstring issues in 2017 as a big deal.

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