NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Setting nickelback aside, where we know given a healthy group of corners the Titans will have choices with Elijah Molden and Kristian Fulton, let’s look at some of the role-players and key depth pieces on the Titans that we have not discussed much.
Let’s go in reverse order of expected reliability.
Write comment (4 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Welcome to the wondrous holiday weekend. I hope you've got giant, or lazy, plans ahead.
Here's some Titans' reading for you along the way. Thanks for the contributions. Tweet them to me using #PKMail or post on my public Facebook page.
I'm hoping for no rain to preserve three days of 11-year old baseball to see some hitting lessons put into practice and then to get some pool time after some games.
Pool photo: Alison McNabb, Tennessee Titans
And we're off...
Write comment (4 Comments)What are Henry’s chances of reaching 10K career rushing yards? I feel like he will get it but it will be tough because of the first 2 seasons under Mularkey and might be with another team.
— Preston Arnyek (@gr1ndhouse) June 30, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the bulk of his time in the NFL, Kevin Byard has been really good as a free safety.
Sure, it’s entailed time in the box and plenty of plays stepping up to stop the run. The 2017 First-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler is a versatile player.
He’s coming off his worst year and a terrible team defensive season, one during which the Titans deployed him and Kenny Vaccaro/ Amani Hooker as left and right safeties far more often than they did in prior years.
Byard was on the left side of the field a lot, though matchups, formations and calls could change things. Sometimes, of course, being on the left side and being the free safety were not mutually exclusive.
Pool photo George Walker, The Tennessean
What’s ahead for Byard in his sixth season?
Write comment (2 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans had a lot to sort through in the offseason. There was a bit of a turnstile for the defensive roster because the unit was so bad in 2020, and some keep pieces moving in and out because that side of the ball was quite good a year ago.
They also signed Matthias Farley and Ola Odeniyi expecting premium special team contributors and three draft picks who will be looked to on those units– Monty Rice, Racey McMath and Brady Breeze – with Breeze no lock for the roster.
Tucker McCann pool photo: George Walker, The Tennessean
Morgan Cox is the new long-snapper.
But for the third offseason in a row, the franchise has been utterly nonchalant about kicker.
Write comment (5 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans' best front four has been reformulated, and there is cause for optimism about Bud Dupree, Jeffery Simmons, Denico Autry and Harold Landry as a group.
But as with Jonnu Smith, the Titans didn’t make a move to replace DaQuan Jones, who played a lot of snaps on the defensive line over his seven years with the franchise.
I think you’ll be surprised at just how often the Titans had three linemen on the field in 2020.
Even if they are in nickel more often or if their front multiplicity leads to less use of three-linemen, there are snaps to be filled. The candidates to take them are either inexperienced or unproven or were on the street not long ago.
Write comment (2 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – He plays a problem position for the Titans, where their record of developing players is poor.
So Harold Landry is at a crossroads as his fourth NFL season approaches.
Pool Photo: Tennessee Titans, Alison McNabb
As a second-round rookie out of Boston College in 2018, he had a couple of true pros to model his game after in Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan.
Since then, he’s been part of a thin position and while he’s tracked upwards, he’s not become a standout pass rusher.
Write comment (3 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Greetings and welcome to an overdue edition of the mailbag. Good to hear from some of you.
I'm always open to your questions and will stockpile the good ones for the next time I answer, so hit me on Twitter or the public Facebook page.
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Now onto the best stuff you sent in...
Write comment (1 Comment)What can we expect/speculate to be the biggest change in offensive scheme, with a new OC and the addition of Julio?
— Nick Grace (@NLgrace) June 21, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --Welcome in people.
We had a lot to talk about with minicamp concluded, the roster largely set and a good sense of who this team will be heading into training camp.
So I invited you to head to the private Facebook group or below the line as we dove into the Titans' offseason which has wrapped outside of some remaining rookie work.
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