NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- New coordinator, new quarterback coach and passing game coordinator, new running back coach, new tight ends coach, new offensive line coach.

It's a new offense for the Titans.

And while we've heard about it and seen some glimpses, the bigger features have been behind curtains that won't be opened until Sunday at noon in New Orleans.

How do the Titans feel about what they are unveiling and how different can it be?

That's where the latest edition of The Paul Kuharsky Podcast begins but we go much deeper than that, of course.

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     💥How life changes for Malik Willis and Will Levis with the Titans in regular-season mode.

     💥 The great the Titans did with the salary cap through what could have been an awful offseason.

     💥 Kearis Jackson's training camp turn-around.

     💥 Teair Tart met the conditioning challenge, now can he get pass-rush snaps?

     💥 Winning respect the Tyjae Spears way.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Four days ahead of a season opener with more questions than any since 2018, we gathered Wednesday evening to discuss the ones most important to you.

We discussed the Titans' election of seven captains including Azeez Al-Shaair (pictured), Treylon Burks' knee (I have no doubt he playing in New Orleans) and the key position group to this and many games to come.

I'm was curious about how you felt heading into a game against a sold defense considering the new offense is one of Tennessee's biggest questions, particularly up front.

We also delved into the current spending strategy at cornerback and offensive line and considered if that may be the long-term strategy for the franchise at those two positions.

You can rewatch the conversation at the private Facebook page or on YouTube below. Thatks to those of you who were part of it.

By MIKE HERNDON, columnist

The 2023 NFL season is upon us, and after an offseason that sometimes seemed to be veering in multiple directions, we’ll finally get to see what Ran Carthon’s first version of the Tennessee Titans looks like when it kicks things off in New Orleans on Sunday.

The Saints represent an interesting measuring stick for the revamped Titans squad. New Orleans finished 7-10 last season, Dennis Allen’s first as head coach following Sean Payton’s temporary retirement. Defensively, Allen’s group was stout, allowing just 20.3 points per game, good for ninth-best in the NFL, but they were even better down the stretch as they didn’t surrender more than 20 points to any team over the final eight games of the season.

Their 5.0 yards per play allowed was sixth-best in the league in 2022 and they ranked top-five in virtually every pass defense statistic. The run defense, however, took a big step back from their league-best ranking in 2021, allowing opponents to rush for an average of 4.5 yards per carry, the ninth-highest rate leaguewide.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Harold Landry attacks Ryan Crow, who’s wearing arm pads, edging tightly around his position coach. The edge rusher takes on his coach, over and over, working with great care, precision, attention.

While large groups of their Titans teammates participate in special teams sections of practice, players who are uninvolved typically take advantage of the time to work on specifics on their own, with their position coach and sometimes some teammates who may not be involved in the special teams' work either.

“I feel like get a lot out of those periods because in individual and all the drills we are working as a group, we’re working on what Crow thinks we need to work on collectively,” Landry said. “But during those special teams’ periods is a chance for me to really hone in on what I need to work on individually."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans are coming off a season in which they fell apart.

Injuries headed the list of their issues, but it was not just the number of guys being scratched and heading to IR that undid 2022 when a 7-3 season ended with a seven-game losing streak and a 7-10 record, a game out of the playoffs.

Are they fixed?

They certainly feel that they’ve addressed the problems that were at the core of the unwinding.

“I think that was the No. 1 thing coming in here and being in this role was to address the things that we felt needed to be addressed,” said Ran Carthon. “I felt like we did that. Again, the work's not done. So we'll continue to do that.”

Things have looked pretty good in practice, but what is the confidence level that the Titans turn that into game success?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Happy Labor Day Weekend.

Here's to our final weekend without NFL games.

I hope to catch some bass with my boy, spend some family time at the neighborhood pool, do some reading and watch some soccer and college football. Maybe a few innings of the Yankees though it's harder and harder to stay interested.

Much appreciate your questions as always. It's exciting to know we'll be building up to a game and a road trip so soon.

Do we know or truly feel this offense will be different or is it the same madness we suffered through last year? New OC and a vet receiver can’t shift philosophy that much right?

— CP24 (@Cp24Dawg) September 1, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --  Nick Folk makes field goals from 40 yards and in. He tried 60 in the last four years for New England, and he made all 60.

So the Titans should feel great about their new kicker in that department.

He was also 36 of 40 from 40-49 and 12 of 17 from 50 and over.

But Folk will turn 39 on Nov. 5. His kickoff leg has been poor for the last four years when his punter has not handled the duties, with just a 12.2 percent touchback rate. Also, oddly, he missed 11 extra points.

He spoke on Thursday about these issues, and that's where we begin this week's edition of the podcast.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thomas Odukoya is on the Titans practice squad, but he's still earmarked as an international exemption which means he's not eligible to be called up.

That means he's the 17th player on their practice squad. Their original list included 15 others, and not Cade York, the former Cleveland kicker who's reportedly on his way.

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— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) August 30, 2023

That designation means Odukoya is ineligible to be called up to play in games. He is  also frozen with the team, as he is not allowed to sign with another franchise.

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