We'd pick #10. http://www.nfldraftforecast.com/draft/order.shtml

Looks like only 2 teams have a higher opponents winning %, which I guess can make us a little prouder. And with the upcoming schedule, it probably won't get any better. So the tiebreaker may not be nice to us :hmm:

well that sucks, i just hope that calvin johnson can fall down to us

he should take up spitting on women.

His value will plummet and Reese will definatly develop a man crush and probably trade up for him.

I dunno why everyone loves CJ so much, he's a top 5 college player yes, but how will him coming benefit the team, more than a top level defensive lineman/ LB, or safety...

I dunno why everyone loves CJ so much, he's a top 5 college player yes, but how will him coming benefit the team, more than a top level defensive lineman/ LB, or safety...
It gives Vince a goto guy he can grow with. Like a Manning/Harrison thing. Right now he is spreading the ball around very nicely but he doesn't have someone the drop it off to. We could fill other positions with later picks, the second and third rounds are great spots for drafting defensive players.

because we need a gamebreaking wr. it's hard to go 70-80 yards in the nfl without getting a big 'chunk" play in there. right now, i dont think we have anyone who can do that on a game to game basis.

I dunno why everyone loves CJ so much, he's a top 5 college player yes, but how will him coming benefit the team, more than a top level defensive lineman/ LB, or safety...

I'd rather see a top DE, but maybe one isn't worth our pick and CJ is. If we can't trade down, you don't want them to reach to much for a need position instead of taking the best player. Now if the guys rate close, I think I'll take the DE.

Just at this point, it looks to me like CJ vs Gaines Adams. Doubt a S gets taken as high as we'll most likely pick, and same for MLB. CJ looks to me like a better prospect than GA, but maybe it's close.

I'm tired of getting all into the draft this early in the season :hmm:

I'm tired of getting all into the draft this early in the season :hmm:
You must not be too tired of it, considering you started this thread.:))

touche

I think it's pretty ridiculous to start being too specific this early... Once we're in december, and have a better idea of where we'll pick, it's easier to think about. At this point, we could be picking anywhere from 1-3 to 12-18... Too much space, strategies would change completely. I think just talking directly about players and where they should project, and what positions are most important for us to address at this point...

Thanks. I like being ridiculous.

Trying to project ahead on how teams are going to finish is hard, but the Titans certainly do have one of the toughest remaining schedules because they don't play a home game against a bad team. They play 2 road games against bad teams in the Bills and Texans. The Skins are the only other team that doesn't have a home game against a bad team.

We could easily just win 2 more games and if that happens then looking back at past drafts usually only 4 teams have 4 or fewer wins. Last yr was a major exception when 7 teams had 4 or fewer wins.

If we do indeed end up picking in the 6-10 range, a guy to look out for, if he declares, is Alan Branch, but probably only if we decide to not bring Al back next year. Branch is 6'6, 330 lbs, is extremely strong, and has the athleticism to penetrate. And, unlike Big Al, he's not a headcase and has a high energy motor.

Like I said though, I'd only go after him if Albert isn't back next year. If he is, I'd obviously look at CJ and Gaines as my top 2 candidates.

Btw, Darrelle Revis is going to be the best corner in this class when all is said and done. Remember who said that when I'm right :))

If AH is gone then I have no problem taking Branch, but I'd much prefer a true game changer which is very rare from the DT position.

Fact is, our defense is soft up the middle, where it needs to be the strongest. Randy Starks has not shown that he can hold up against the run, and while Robaire is ok, he's not a stuffer. I posted this in another forum, but I wouldn't mind nabbing Branch and keeping AH as well.

Why not take the Jaguars approach? Get two massive, dominant DT's to clog up the middle, and let Tulloch (or any other MLB we get for that matter) be a sideline-to-sideline MLB, cut in the mold of Mike Peterson. Our defense needs to be built up to stop the run, or we're never going anywhere. I don't actually think this scenario will happen, but it's something I'd look at.

Why not take the Jaguars approach? Get two massive, dominant DT's to clog up the middle, and let Tulloch (or any other MLB we get for that matter) be a sideline-to-sideline MLB, cut in the mold of Mike Peterson. Our defense needs to be built up to stop the run, or we're never going anywhere.
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I agree completely Pitbull. However, we might keep AH at a cheap price and restock the Dline through FA. Maybe snatch a CB off the FA market. That would allow us to draft a true #1 wide reciever in the first and from there address MLB, OG, C and defensive depth. Probably won't happen, but it's an idea.

We'd pick #10. http://www.nfldraftforecast.com/draft/order.shtml

Looks like only 2 teams have a higher opponents winning %, which I guess can make us a little prouder. And with the upcoming schedule, it probably won't get any better. So the tiebreaker may not be nice to us :hmm:


Wow, according to the above link Bobo provided, the Titans seem to have the toughest schedule out of any NFL team so far. Talk about getting shafted.

After 10 games the Titans would draft 8th.

I believe our opponents strength of schedule is the toughest right now, and has a good chance of being that way at the end of the season.

I know this topic was made some time ago,but as of right now i believe if the draft were lets say tomorrow,we'd be picking 8th...and the likes of Calvin Johnson and Adrian Peterson would be long gone.However there would possibly be Dwayne Jarrett,LaRon Landry,and Tedd Ginn Jr. still left.

And Id rather go with one of the WR's because this WR class is more top-heavy where the talent level of safety is spread through out the draft,but both positions seem to be very deep this year if the juniors expected to come out do.

My Ideal Mock:
Rd1(8)-Jarrett(WR,USC)/Ginn JR(WR,OSU)-We need a WR,its actually becoming more than a need.Bennett is a UFA and im not sure if he even wants te re-up here.Wade is so inconsistent catching the ball,and Brandon Jones hasnt shown the promise he did last year.We need a WR who can be our number 1 for years,and develope great chemistry with Young as well as becoming a game changer and a dynamic playmaker.

Rd2(40)-Reggie Nelson(S,Florida)-He is a very good safety prospect,and this is probably the only draft you would see him fall to the second round.He is going to be good at the next level he has that certain "it" to make it.He's athletic,pretty tall,very fast,has great speed into his backpedals and make-up speed.Shows great range,and very good tackling.Also is a great special teams player much like Ed Reed in terms of blocks and even being reliable in crunch situations to field the tough punts.Was slated to play Corner at the begining of the year,so he is a good man-to-man guy,but Florida wanted him to make more of an impact and thought he would beable to do that more from the Safety position.

Rd3(72)-Anthony Spencer(DE,Purdue)/Aaron Ross(CB,Texas)-Its hard to actually do a mock before the season is over and FA is done.Because we have "41 million" to work with this year,and i no we'll be active in the off-season,and we could easily get a starter at both of these positions in FA,but we could still use the depth at either CB or DE.

In FA there are some very interesting prospects we could look at to sign,but the the thing that ticks me off the most is that I'm not sure if we'll get a S or not because noone knows what Lowry looks like,because Fisher is so darn loyal,we'll never get a look at him till that bum with the really long dread(lol) gets cut.So hopefully we'll get a better look towards the end of the season.

Some players that look like interesting pick-ups to me:
Eric Steinbach G,Bengals
Nate Clements(CB,Bills)/Asante Samuel(CB,Patriots)
Justin Smith DE, Bengals*
Adalius Thomas ATH,Ravens

*I'm not sold on get a big money DE yet,i mean i dont like LaBoy and Odom cant stay healthy enough to even play,but i like Brown and Scott looked pretty good last week,but was that a fluke....We'll know by season end if this is a high position of need..As of right now I say yes

This is how i see it all going down if the draft were today...

Bud fires Floyd and Schwartz (thank god), then gets Fisher to be GM as well as Head Coach.

Robeast, Bennett and Henry all go in FA.

Clements, Fred Taylor and Terrell Suggs all come in FA.

Ratbirds win the Super Bowl, which sucks, but that means Suggs joins us and McNair retires, then becomes part of the coaching staff, because he likes Fisher, and that idiot Reese is gone. We trade Chris brown to some schmuck who is willing to give up a 5th/6th rounder.

So now our main holes are: #1 WR, FS and DT. We also need backups for O-Line and secondary.

Say we are drafting at #10, all the players we want like Johnson, Adams and Peterson will be gone so we draft Ted Ginn to be our hot-shot receiver, Brandon Merriweather, FS, because Fisher sees his talent and thinks he can coach the nastiness out of him, DeMarcus 'Tank' Tyler, DT, to team with KVB, Suggs and Al for a sick D-Line.

On day 2 we hunt for guys to eventually replace Mawae and Olson. Best OG available, and Ryan Kalil of USC if he's available. With the 6th rounders we search for a backup QB and another running back to spell LenDale. And as we've done the last two years, use the 7th on a CB, who will have an awesome rookie season just like Reynaldo and Finnegan.

Thoughts? i heard that Suggs and Taylor are off contract, i am assuming this is true.

No I dont think Suggs is a FA....That would be Adalius Thomas....You cant trade Chris Brown,simply because he will be a UFA...Fisher isnt going anywhere...Travis Henry and Robaire Smith arent going anywhere,but Drew Bennett can go and for all i care he can let the door hit him on the way out...

but todays obvious big needs were a CB opposite of Pac,someone to replace lamont thompson....some more beef on the O-Line...and someone on D that can put more pressure on the QB from any where on the field(which is why i like Adalius Thomas)

I think we should sign these players:
Adalius Thomas DE/LB/ATH from Baltimore
Asante Samuel CB from Patriots
Eric Steinbach G from Bengals

That fixes our pass rush problems on D,it also replaces Benji Olson,and beefs up our pass protection and run blocking...And also gets Reynaldo Hill out of the lineup,and we now would have 2 very talented young corners on the outside.

Then in the draft we take BPA at either S or WR in round 1 and in round 2 take BPA of the position you didnt take in round 1..
I would like this the most

Rd1-Dwayne Jarrett WR,USC
Rd2-Reggie Nelson S,Florida

and from there out I think we should just go BPA and beef up our D and Oline some more as well as some extra depth at LB and CB.

Reggie Nelson is not going to fall to Rd 2, at this rate anyway. And I reckon Samuel will be like Pats WRs, good in New england but crap outside the system.

Exactly how I see it Pass Rush. I think several members of the press have pointed out that Samuel would be best served to return to New England, but chances are some team is going to ill-advisedly give him a bunch of money as a FA. Hopefully that won't be us. As I've pointed out in several threads, Reggie Nelson is an absolute beast. This draft is deep in several positions, and safety is one of them, however I don't see a playmake like Nelson dropping into the second round. However, if he does.... If anyone saw the FSU game, Nelson had an interception, knocked the FSU FULLBACK out of the game with one of his hits, and chased Lorenzo Booker (a 4.3 guy) down before he got to the endzone. Landry may go first, but Nelson is going to be one heck of a player for whoever takes him.

tedd ginn, calvin johnson, and i like the sound of that Nelson guy

I know this topic was made some time ago,but as of right now i believe if the draft were lets say tomorrow,we'd be picking 8th...and the likes of Calvin Johnson and Adrian Peterson would be long gone.However there would possibly be Dwayne Jarrett,LaRon Landry,and Tedd Ginn Jr. still left.


Dwayne Jarrett, please. :hmm:

after that one handed catch against ND and us winning I believe Jarrett might be the only true option at receiver left if we decided hold off the D for the second round

This guy (smittyjs) on nfldraftcountdown.com has made an excellent 7 round mock draft for the titans, here it is up until the 4th round...

[quote="smittyjs"]1st round pick: Dwayne Jarrett WR USC-Bennett haven't showed he is worth a Big Contract and Young Needs a big target, He is also part of that USC connection.
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9341/jarretgf0.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUU_A9ZTmyk

2nd round pick: Josh Beekman OG Boston College Benji Olson isn't the future, we have a pretty good line with Roos, Bell, Stewart, and Mawae(Need a future Center also).
http://espn-att.starwave.com/photo/2006/0706/ncf_bc_beekman_275.jpg

3rd round pick: Brandon Meriweather S Tha UWe need a safety to pelace LT, he might be there or he may not, if he is he will be a HUGE steal.
http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/36/363236.jpg

3rd Round pick(From Ravens):Daniel Bazuin DECMUWe need a pass rusher, that is what he will give us.
http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_action/463505.jpeg

And here is the rest of the mock...

4th round pick: Leroy Harris C NCST We need a future Center, good pick here.
http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/899/248502.jpg

5th round Pick: John Talley CB DukeCB talent is really there, i expect the titans to go after a FA during the offseason, but Hill have been terrible. Michael Waddell haven't done anything this season and Woolfolk has also been trash.
http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/duke/sports/m-footbl/auto_action/92939.jpeg

6th Round Pick: Thomas Brown RB GeorgiaCB is gone we need a speedster IMO, he will be a good exchange from two powerbacks like Lendale White and Henry.
http://images.dawgsports.com/images/admin/Thomas_Brown_v_Wisconsin.jpg

7th Round Pick: Jeremy Clark DT BamaIf he here in the 7th round he would be a good pick here, Fat Albert i'm hooing he will be a titan next year, but Randy Starks could be gone, same with Smith and Long is coming back from injury.
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we don't get the Ravens 3rd pick.

we don't get the Ravens 3rd pick.Correct.

Starkiller runs a mock draft contest every year and I've seen better mocks from some of our forum members than what that guy smittyjs put together. But none of them are ever close to what the picks turn out to be, since it's all no more than educated guesses with too many variables.

Merriweather lol.

Yeah, I know Merriweather was a bit of a reach, I wouldn't pick him...

I want jared gaither.

Only saw DE Dan Bazuin in one game....but he wasn't even on LaBoy's level in that one game. He looked slow.

I hope that the management leave CB until the 7th round, then that guy will kick *** in his rookie year just like Reynaldo and Finnegan. And if Marcus Thomas is available 6th or 7th round, I'd take him, even if he is a pothead.

The way it's going, we're going to win a couple more, and we may even be picking outside the top 10. In that case, Jarrett would probably be gone, so the player I think we should get is Reggie Nelson, FS. This guy has had a monster season and I've heard he'll probably be better than Laron Landry. If we don't get a CB in FA, we should take one 2nd round.

we don't get the Ravens 3rd pick.

It's their 4th we got (for Mac).

I wouldn't mind one bit getting reggie nelson in any round.

I hope that the management leave CB until the 7th round, then that guy will kick *** in his rookie year just like Reynaldo and Finnegan. And if Marcus Thomas is available 6th or 7th round, I'd take him, even if he is a pothead.

If Marcus Thomas is available at any point on the second day, I think you take him. Thomas was actually kicked off the team for not showing up for curfew, not for pot smoking. He was of course on probation for smoking pot. But he actually only tested positve once, admitted that he had been smoking, then was tested roughly two weeks after the original test and of course tested positive again. Anyone who knows drug tests knows that pot will stay in your system for at least 30 days. The NCAA and UF looked at it through appeals commitee and decided that this was a bad test, and Thomas did not test positive since that date so he was reinstated. The reason he was kicked off was e was out after curfew on Halloween. He was on a date at an amusement park. After getting kicked off the team, he actually sent a letter of apology to the team, to Meyer, to the AD, gainsville sun, and Florida's scout.com and rivals.com sites. In my mind that's a pretty stand up move.

Also the fact that he's a good football player, who would be a great player off the bench or starter if we don't keep smith or albert, would make him an easier pill to swallow.

Anyone who knows drug tests knows that pot will stay in your system for at least 30 days.

Not necessarily. He's good, but I don't think this team can handle many more bad apples.

Albert will be hear no doubt he's to much of a vital part of our D and everyone couldn't wait to get him back from his suspension. Hopefully robaire is back to but if he isn't he definetly replaceable but I would like him here. Thomas is a first day pick if he's stays off weed so why nt take a chance on a guy with his talent and he did apologize like stated before and the one test was bad so maybe it was a one time thingtake a chance the guy can ball especially second day.

How long is Smith's contract? I get the feeling he'll leave in FA again.

Robaire Smith? He got a one year deal.

we shouldnt let him go, we need to try and keep him cheap, same with tony brown

Keep him cheap? :ha: :nono: It won't be that easy, I think. Not saying he'll get as large a contract from us, but Robaire left us for a decent deal from the Texans. Something like six years, $26.3 million. The $1M we gave him this year is not indicative of what he'll earn next year. The Titans and Smith both did each other a favor this year.

Does anybody remeber what we got for Volek?

I think it's a conditional 6th, rises to 5th depending upon game time.

which is nil

we wont get calvin unless we trade up to get him, he will be gone by the 5th pick

then we need to trade up cause he is darn good

No we don't need to trade up because we need all the picks we can get I'd rather trade down and pick up Nelson late first and pick up an extra second or third round pick thats would be great if we get the player we want plus a high draft choice it's a win-win situation.

I'm not saying we need all the picks we can get like its a bad thing but the more influx of young talent will only help rather than trade up for a top 5 pick ant get stuck without a second or third. I would love to see us also package those extra 6th and 4th rounders for maybe a third or something like that.

Nelson won't last til late first. At this stage the only way we trade down is if Landry, Nelson, Revis, Jarrett and Ginn are all gone.

By the way, if that situation indeed occurs, what are your thoughts on selecting a DT in the first two rounds. Maybe an NT, so Haynesworth can pass rush more?

If we go DT in the first I want Branch if he declares or Amobi Okoye for Louisville he's a 19 year old senior but is dominating lineman and can pass rush as well as stop the run with his stout frame loook him up on footballsfuture.com