Which free agents should the Titans try to obtain?

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by TitanJeff, Dec 29, 2014.

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  1. Just Win Baby

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    Exactly the scenario I see playing out. They have to make cap space to tag Houston and Hali has one of their top cap #s.
     
  2. titanbaknedkly

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    Unfortunately I have written off getting Houston. They will franchise him if they don't come to an agreement and will tag him again the following year if necessary upon continuing his production. As much as I would like to have him he is not going anywhere.

    We need to get Knighton or Williams. My preference is Knighton but I will take Williams as 1b. Then I would go hard after Suh just because we need skilled players and not just bodies. Suh would give some validation to our defense and the titans would actually have a player whose name is known outside of TN. I am tired of the "nice guys" on our team. The saying that nice guys finish last is all you need to see with our team. We need players with attitude on D that say I don't give a s#^t about you. We are going through you. That is what the Titans used to have and use to be during our playoff times. People had chips on their shoulders ala KVB. Fat Al was wrecking havoc and stomping helmets. Titans are to be feared. They were in Greek Mythology so the same can be done here in TN.

    Add Pernell McPhee as OLB and use the draft to upgrade the offense then. If we can't get anyone then the draft is going to be D based. A line with Knighton, Casey, and Suh up front with McPhee, Brown, Williamson, and draft (Danielle Hunter in the 3rd) looks pretty good. On passing downs Knighton comes out and Casey moves to the NT with McPhee playing DE. That is how Baltimore uses him to great success.
     
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  3. ImATitan

    ImATitan Pro Bowler

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    Signing a 31 year old Hali sounds a lot like signing Wimbley, Phillips, Hutchinson, etc.. I don't know where to stop? a player on the wrong side of 30 who won't be as productive.
     
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  4. xpmar9x

    xpmar9x The Real Slim Shady

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    Agree with you there man, we need to get a guy looking for that first big contract after their rookie year. Get those prime years!
     
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  5. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    Thats actually a good point. Hali did turn in another good year, but he's not half what he once was, still would be better than what we have, but Im gonna say youre probably right he'd suck here.
     
  6. Finnebosch

    Finnebosch I am vengeance.

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    A name I haven't seen mentioned yet is Jerry Hughes from Buffalo. He has had 20 sacks in the past two season playing as both an OLB in Mike Pettine's 34 defense and as a DE in Jim Schwartz' 43. He is only 26 and seems to be entering his prime but the main question is would he be as productive without Mario Williams opposite him?
     
  7. titans1839

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    I would be very happy with a FA class of:
    McCourty
    Orakpo
    Dan Williams
    Randall Cobb
    Ryan Mattews
    Bulaga


    We have plenty of money, lets get creative and make it work. None of these guys should be expecting massive money. With this class, I am going Copper in the first and olb in the second, CB/G/mlb in the 3/4/comp pick.
     
  8. Gut

    Gut Pro Bowler

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    Houston will be hard to franchise unless they cut Hali AND Bowe. But do they really want to? Is Houston better than Hali AND Bowe? They drafted Dee Ford to replace one. But do they wanna pay Houston Clay Matthews type money? I'm not so sure.

    What great tangible difference do you expect to get by upgrading from SLH to Knighton? And THEN you wanna sign Suh to JJ Watt money and THEN you wanna sign McPhee? This is a waste of money. Yes, Suh could be great at DE opposite Casey, but it looks very likely we draft Leonard Williams with our first pick so why sign Suh? Suh, knighton and McPhee together are a LOT more than signing Houston...even if we gave him Clay Matthews money. Heck, Suh might want more money than Houston! And why do we want McPhee and his 7.5 sacks? He is a product of having Suggs and Dumervill on the outside and Ngata on the inside. We already have a McPhee. His name is Karl Klug. Put some pass rushers around him and he'll have that kind of impact.
     
  9. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    Dwayne Bowe is terrible, he's a candidate to cut.
     
  10. Clark

    Clark #ShoutboxAlley4Life

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    Hey everyone thinking we are going to get the Mccourty twins on the titans...

    No. He will be franchise tagged in NE. Just write that one off.
     
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