It’s been a wild start to the week that precedes free agency. On the heels of releasing veteran wide receiver Adam Humphries, general manager Jon Robinson made back-to-back moves on Tuesday and Wednesday that have greatly altered the state of the team’s secondary.
Much to the chagrin of an expert Titans analyst that I am close with (me), the team announced the release of cornerback Malcolm Butler on Tuesday, despite the 31-year-old being the Titans’ best defensive player in 2020.
It makes sense; Butler was getting long in the tooth and was a cap casualty in the wake of the pandemic.
The team released safety Kenny Vaccaro on Wednesday, a move we all saw coming. The move cleared $3.9 million in cap space and gave the Titans more fluidity heading into the legal tampering period on Monday.
Assuming the Titans can bring back at least one of their key free agents — please be Corey Davis — and they bag one of the top edge rushers on the open market, the following mock would make a ton of sense for the club.