The Titans were able to structure and re-sign Henry in order to afford Clowney.
The love between he and Vrabel is a bit much at times but what players doesn't want to play for a coach that thinks he hung the moon?
The GM keeps talking about Clowney
Lots of Titans started following Clowney on IG the other day
For a team weak at DE/OLB, they just cut a special athlete that needed time to get it together in Amani Bledsoe. (Good for him, he needs to go to a 4-3 team and all you IDP folks need to put him on your radar)
Any tryouts, reported interest, etc have not been for OLB, nickel end types.
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I don't want him! I think the addition of Beasley was stupid if Clowney signs and adding Clowney + Beasley is not better than Ryan and Casey.
The Titans love their depth and are built very well in that regard. They can put speed out there, coverage ability, hustler, gamer....you name it, the depth at LB is well built. They just need a special starter at a position that demands it in the NFL.
I doubt they can trade Beasley with that new big contract, but I wouldn't be surprised if Landry is traded (if) after Clowney is signed. Or maybe this is how the former LB turned coach wants his team, to have an extra stud backer? The next two years will bring Jayon Brown and then Rashan Evans' new contracts so that would be a ton of coin spent on backers, not to mention adoree's new deal and butler being expensive, Byard got paid....The Titans had some success last year and oh so many teams in NFL history have overspent and had to eat it for a few years. They gotta be real careful to keep this winning window open and not mess it up.
I am super afraid that Clowney slams that window shut. He makes too much, plays too little, and appears to also get too much attention for a unit that should be screaming team unity.
The Titans don't have stud starting OLBs but they added LB/S tweeners and brought back Lebeau's 3 safety set that does a nice job of bending but not breaking. Yep teams will run there and throw short outside to the TE and it's a gimme play, but they're ready for it and nail em'. The extra wheels on a safety don't hurt when facing a running QB either. It was manageable and they did real well with it last year.
Casey was OMG solid and should be a HOFer by opposing players and opposing coach speak. If anyone played the Titans honest and ran up the middle, he could fend off blockers and make it so difficult. He was such a gem, so underappreciated elsewhere, but such a gem. Simmons looked real good at times, real tired other times. He came off an injury and may turn out to be a stud, you can see it's possible, but that was another reason teams ran outside- good luck blocking Casey and Simmons. I think it's totally different and now Simmons has to see if Casey left his cape in his locker for him to use. The other lineman perk up every now and then, but are essentially good to below average. None special. They'll be exposed plenty with just one 'name' for OLs to deal with.
For so long, the Titans struggled to get a nose and they had quite a few solid to excellent MLBs that were asked to do way too much and fend off a lineman while making a play where as on most teams the NT can occupy one, at least one. Now, they have some big tough guys with some fight to em' but not special NTs. If their (true) base becomes a 3-4 rather than the nickel, what's Simmons gonna do as a nose? It's totally different with a nickel and two gems inside. We got to see Evans and Brown blossom where they could just play the game and not have to deal with OL and it was so much better.
I oh so much think adding Clowney is a bad thing and keeping Casey would have been eons better
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