In a recent survey asking the opinions of NFL agents, Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson received a vote as one of the most trusted general managers in the NFL.
The results of the survey were courtesy of Ben Standig of The Athletic, who asked 30 agents their opinions on front office executives. Robinson was one of 19 general managers to get a vote as the most trusted general manager.
This is good for the Titans, as it shows Robinson does business in good faith, which can sometimes help land talent in free agency.
Another Titans executive mentioned in this survey was Vice President of player personnel, Ryan Cowden. He received a vote as a future GM to watch.
Overall, Robinson is having a pretty good week. On Wednesday, he signed running back Derrick Henry to a four-year, $50 million contract extension. The deal was widely praised as a good one for Tennessee in an age when giving running backs big money can be risky.
But the contract was also great for optics. It shows the Titans are taking care of their players who most deserve it, something that can be an attractive trait for future free agents considering Tennessee.
It also further proved Robinson’s trustworthiness after he delivered on his stated desire to keep the team’s best player for the long haul.
Since taking over in Tennessee in 2016, the Titans have kept moving in the right direction under Robinson’s leadership.
Yes, the team hasn’t done better than 9-7 in any of the four seasons, but they have made the playoffs twice and won three postseason games in that span, something a lot of NFL franchises can’t say.
That’s a far cry from where this team was in the two seasons prior to Robinson taking over.
In 2019, the team that Robinson has built Tennessee took a huge step in the right direction by making a deep playoff run all the way to the AFC Championship Game.
The only reason the Titans even had a chance to do that was because of the move Robinson made to bring in Ryan Tannehill, who started out the season as a backup but eventually became the starter and elevated the offense.
And the countless sensational draft picks Robinson has made (See: Derrick Henry, Kevin Byard, A.J. Brown, Jayon Brown, Jeffery Simmons, and many more) help make up a young and talented roster that has the Titans set up for success in 2020 and beyond.
The Titans couldn’t have asked for much better than what Robinson has given them in four years. Now, all that’s left is for the franchise to deliver a Super Bowl in a season where Tennessee has realistic aspirations to do so.
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