Popular Post Carpy Posted January 1, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 2019 Roster Analysis - OFFENSE QB Mariota and Gabbert are both under contract for 2019. Mariota on his 5th year option and I fully expect him to be back as the team’s starting QB. They obviously can’t sign him to a long-term deal before the season, so he is playing for his future next year. Gabbert has one year remaining on his contract, but could be let go with minimal Cap impact. They will sniff around for a similar (and upgraded) backup, but they aren’t plentiful. After having a crack at the draft with Falk last year, I’d expect them to have another shot at a mid-round QB this year. FA CHANGES – Potential backup to compete with Gabbert DRAFT – Potential mid-round pick to develop RB Henry proved he is worth building around in the last month. He is a building block going forward. Dion Lewis proved that he can only handle a 3rd down back load and that he doesn’t have enough speed to complement Henry as a runner on outside plays. He is still a valuable player on 3rddowns as a receiver, but they need to add a true speed back to share the load with Henry that can also be used as a receiver (think Nyheim Hines type). Tevin Coleman would be ideal, but he will command too much money (and touches). Rookie is the likely path here. FA CHANGES – Unlikely DRAFT – Early to mid-round pick (priority) WR The weakest unit on the team by some disctance. Taylor and Sharpe didn’t make any sort of leap and Davis remains shy of being a true #1. The potential is there, but he needs more consistent QB play, as well as some natural maturation of his own to be considered a #1. Best case scenario this offseason is that we upgrade at WR to a point that Taylor and Sharpe are battling for reps as a #4. J-Rob has shown a willingness to make a big splash here as it was rumoured we have pursued both Cooks and Cooper over the last 18 months before missing out. I would expect us to be players again if any big-name free agents become available. We need a peed guy and a true slot-guy. Would also want one of them to double as a punt returner! FA CHANGES – Likely to be active if any really good fits become available, but don’t expect us to chase every name in the market. DRAFT – Very high priority and expect at least one of top 3 picks to go to WR. TE Presuming Walker comes back for one more season. And presume Jonnu fully recovers. With Walker, Smith, Stocker, Firkser and Pruitt we have good depth. Jonnu showed enough development in my view to put faith in him being our TE1` of the future. The rest of the guys are all “upgraded Supernaws”. Good depth that can play in a pinch and serviceable blockers. If Walker can’t come back that may change things, but I would be happy going forward with this group as is. Can wait another year before investing in a replacement for Delanie FA CHANGES – Unlikely to be a player DRAFT – Unlikely to be a priority O-Line Tackles are set again with Lewan, Conklin and Kelly. Interior is a question mark. I don’t think Spain comes back. He was the first OL benched when they gave Levin some snaps earlier in the year, so it probably shows where coaches see him. Both Jones and Kline have contracts that we can get out of. Jones in particular has very little dead money, so if there is an upgrade available, I could see them moving him on. Kline has a bit more of a cap hit, so may stick (even as depth). I think they see Levin as ready, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he opened the season as our starting C. But we would definitely be in the market for Gs. Takes some time to develop rookies on the interior (with some exceptions), so planning for the future probably means we look late in the draft at O-Line. And try and find starters in Free Agency FA CHANGES – Expect us to add at least 1, probably 2 Gs to compete for starting spots. DRAFT – Late round only big2033, titanskick8851, drewnwon, and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle021 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Sign a C in FA to replace Jones and either move Jones to LG or let him walk and relate him via draft. Retain Pamphile and Kelly. Let Stocker walk. Keep Pruitt and Firkser. Attempt to get a boring TE in FA like Paulsen who is a great blocker and let Smith and Walker be pass catchers. Sign a vet WR like John Brown. Lamar Jackson drove his price down right after Flacco was driving it up. If you don’t want Brown which is a major mistake then settle for Chris Conley from KC or Tyrell Williams from LA draft KJ Hill or Bryan Edwards in the draft in rounds 3-4 RB? With the way Henry ran, and an upgrade to OL I’m not worried. But if that boy Henderson is available in 3 and we already got us a vet WR I take him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post notsolegato Posted January 1, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 An early round pick on a RB would be horrible... oldschool, Starkiller, ctm, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanDuckFan Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 I would assume nothing at TE. If the right opportunity presents itself that's one position JRob should look to upgrade. A beast of a TE and a #1 WR would do wonders for this passing game. You gonna do one of these for the coaching staff too? titanruss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1TitansFan Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Get Golden Tate to come home; he's great after the catch and can play inside and out and provides veteran leadership in the room; something that's been in short supply and would help the young guys. enigma, titanruss, cal titan, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mctitan53 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 I think we take an interior offensive lineman in one of the first 3 rounds. ctm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 The OL and WR are the clear priorities here. Plus backup QB. Hopefully Conklin will be better with a full year off the torn ACL but the interior needs help. They need someone who can contribute across from Davis and they need a slot guy. Simple as that. There’s no talent outside of 84. Dump Gabbert. Try to sign Bridgewater to be the backup. What young backup wouldn’t want to be behind Mariota? You are all but guaranteed to see playing time and can potentially audition for the starting job in 2020. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
code Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 All the right spots covered again. Titans really need to upgrade on both lines as Carpy has indicated. Need much more quickness up front. I like Taylor more than most. High octane guy would be helpful at wide out. Lastly, please, no more Adoree returning punts. Whomever we draft to play WR need have some special team skills, particularly on the punt return unit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Upgrading the interior o-line is the highest priority IMO..it's fun to speculate how JROB will accomplish this.. IMO, except for rollouts, the days of MM running are over, mostly to avoid injury, not because he can't run..and we have to build a solid pass blocking pocket for him to throw from..so think agility at the interior of the o-line.. Spain is gone, it is possible we move Kline to LG as he played well there for the Patriots, but more likely he stays at RG, until Conklin has demonstrated he is all the way back from his injury..I suspect Levin moves in at C and Jones moves to LG.. Stinnie will be the main backup , but we will draft a LG/C for back up 2019 and start at LG in 2020.. think 4th round.. As for TE, I'm thinking the Patriots way is to let Walker go, a year too early .. I don't see us drafting a TE high, with all of the needs we have, but if a decent blocking TE becomes available, there might be an upgrade there .. As for WR, I can see a splash for a WR in FA.. and draft another speedster early.. oldschool 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Nash said: Upgrading the interior o-line is the highest priority IMO..it's fun to speculate how JROB will accomplish this.. IMO, except for rollouts, the days of MM running are over, mostly to avoid injury, not because he can't run..and we have to build a solid pass blocking pocket for him to throw from..so think agility at the interior of the o-line.. Spain is gone, it is possible we move Kline to LG as he played well there for the Patriots, but more likely he stays at RG, until Conklin has demonstrated he is all the way back from his injury..I suspect Levin moves in at C and Jones moves to LG.. Stinnie will be the main backup , but we will draft a LG/C for back up 2019 and start at LG in 2020.. think 4th round.. As for TE, I'm thinking the Patriots way is to let Walker go, a year too early .. I don't see us drafting a TE high, with all of the needs we have, but if a decent blocking TE becomes available, there might be an upgrade there .. As for WR, I can see a splash for a WR in FA.. and draft another speedster early.. I think you are onto something with Walker. Everyone assumes he'll be back as a playmaker but its likely his best days are behind him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaOiler Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Yeah, TE is a serious need. I was more impressed with Firkser and Pruit than Jonnu. That was a bad pick, IMO, and it needs to be rectified. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryBoats Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, IowaOiler said: Yeah, TE is a serious need. I was more impressed with Firkser and Pruit than Jonnu. That was a bad pick, IMO, and it needs to be rectified. He was consistently producing before he was injured. Nearly as much as we were getting out of Walker. And every coach and player loves him. He's going nowhere. Edited January 1, 2019 by abc2330 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaOiler Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, abc2330 said: He was consistently producing before he was injured. Nearly as much as we were getting out of Walker. And every coach and player loves him. He's going nowhere. That's what concerns me. He is not good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryBoats Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, IowaOiler said: That's what concerns me. He is not good. We'll see. Coaches usually don't gush about someone who they think will amount to nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big2033 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 @Carpy props to this balanced writeup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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