2. Will the pass-rush improve?
If the Titans don’t end up landing Jadeveon Clowney in free agency, there will be a big question mark regarding the team’s pass-rush in 2020.
Tennessee’s downfall last season was its inability to get consistent pressure on the quarterback, which led to the loss in the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
To help that, the Titans signed Vic Beasley in free agency, who has shown flashes of being a dominant pass-rusher but has failed to do so consistently during his career.
Getting pressure off the edge isn’t the only concern, though.
The Titans’ defensive line also failed to get to the quarterback consistently enough, and now that same unit will be without Jurrell Casey, who was traded to the Denver Broncos earlier this offseason.
Jeffery Simmons should make a leap in his second year, but it remains to be seen who will play alongside he and DaQuan Jones, and if that player will provide sufficient pass-rush to change things upfront.
If the Titans are really going to turn the tide in the pass-rush in 2020, signing Clowney or the next best pass-rusher in free agency between now and the start of the season could be the true difference.