NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Happy Fourth of July Weekend.

I hope you've got a giant three days ahead.

I've got a dream where my puppy helps calm down my older dog in the face of fireworks, but I know it will not work out that way.

At some point reading your phone or iPad here's a dose of Titans' reading for you.

David Jackson There was an ESPN article ranking the rosters of all NFL teams that had the Titans roster ranked 20th. Do you think that’s accurate? If it is it would seem to imply Vrabel is a better coach than he gets credit for, and if it’s not accurate where do you think it should be ranked?

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The A.J. Brown trade has taken us back to a familiar place, one where we are left to wonder about the Titans’ ability to find and develop receivers.

The Titans drafted 30 receivers since 1999, with Brown really the lone home run. I detailed the long and ugly history here.

For years, wide-receiver struggles masked another position where the Titans often failed to find production, though not on the same level: pass rusher.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans may have their most talented group of cornerbacks in a while. They definitely have their youngest group of cornerbacks in while.

Their top four covermen are third-year, second-year, first-year and second-year players – that’s Kristian Fulton, Caleb Farley, Roger McCreary and Elijah Molden.

Kristian Fulton/ © Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

The team is not looking to experience as much as skill, though Fulton is the No. 1 guy and he gained a good deal of experience last season when he played very well.

While the defending Super Bowl champion Rams had one of the league’s best and highest-priced corners in Jalen Ramsey, we’ve seen inexpensive and inexperienced cornerbacks help win a title.

Fourteen months after initially facing a simple assault charge in Pittsburgh, Titans outside linebacker Rashad Weaver has a trial date.

At Weaver’s pretrial conference Friday morning before Judge Anthony M. Mariani, his jury trial was set for Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 am CT.

Simple assault is a second-degree misdemeanor. If he's found guilty the maximum sentence is not more than two years but the likely scenario is probation.

Pool photo/ George Walker, The Tennessean

That falls between the preseason opener at Baltimore on Aug. 11 and just before joint practice are likely to commence in Nashville against the Buccaneers ahead of their Aug. 20 matchup at Nissan Stadium. 

Postponements for such trials are common in Pittsburgh's magisterial court.

The charge stems from an April 18, 2021 incident outside the Foxtail bar in Pittsburgh during which the alleged victim, Demetria Navjelis, told police Weaver “grabbed her by the throat and pushed her to the ground, where she ultimately hit her head.” [Unlocked]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Awaiting camp there is reason for confidence at some spots and concern at others for the Titans.

I thought it would be a good time to run through a positional confidence index, from best to worst.

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1) Outside linebacker – Bud Dupree (pictured) and Harold Landry are excellent pieces of the front four and while Denico Autry starts off inside in base he’s technically an OLB who works out of their position room. The depth after that isn’t great, with Rashad Weaver as a bit of a wild card. But the depth doesn’t matter so much when the top three cover so many snaps. If they stay healthy, they are elite as a trio and they will be on the field together in pass-rush situations. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After Covid-19 and construction kept fans out of Tennessee Titans' training camp practices the last two years, this year's summer schedule will include open practices at their headquarters.

The official schedule will be released sometime in the coming weeks. Players report to training camp on July 26.

The team has traditionally held a training camp practice or two at Nissan Stadium and even at a local high school. [Unlocked]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ryan Tannehill has a regular season to play, with less explosive weaponry than he’s had in the past and protection that remains a question.

Perhaps as a group, Robert Woods, Austin Hooper and Treylon Burks do better to offset A.J Brown seems reasonable to expect right now.

And perhaps Aaron Brower makes up for his lack of size with his speed and smarts as first in line to replace Rodger Saffold at left guard and Dillon Radunz grows to live up to his draft slot at right tackle, or third-rounder Nicholas Petit-Frere passes him and upgrades the spot and the line is solidified.

There are question marks for sure, but the AFC South is still not strong, Mike Vrabel and the Tennessee defense are and this team will have a path.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- We've made it to another weekend and this one came fast for me. Hope it was similar for you.

Please do not be alarmed. This coyote is one of a small team assigned to keep geese away from the Titans' practice fields, as they border a small lake in MetroCenter. He did not bother me as I approached.

Let's dig into a few questions on your mind as the team heads into quiet time.

.#Titans #PKMail Am I getting too excited about the early returns from Okwonko? Also, what is you favorite kind/flavor of cake?

— DeWayne Gee (@dewaynegee) June 17, 2022