Injuries
This is the most obvious of the bunch. The Titans will never fully realize the team they can be on either side of the ball if key players can’t stay healthy for an entire season.
Tennessee was hit particularly hard with injuries in the secondary last season, as Jackson missed a handful of games and Butler was lost for the season after Week 9.
There’s no question both of those injuries had an adverse impact on the team’s secondary, and one can only wonder if things might have been a bit different in the playoffs if Butler was still around.
Losing Wake was another big blow. Sure, he didn’t tally a lot of sacks when healthy, but he was still getting consistent pressure and opposing offenses has to account for him and couldn’t focus squarely on Landry.
The Titans have a talented roster, but they’re going to need all hands on deck if they want to unseat the Chiefs, or beat whoever is in their way in the playoffs.