The Tennessee Titans are just a few weeks away from a massive free-agency period.
This team has several needs all across the board, especially on offense, where they could have potential holes at left tackle, both guard spots, center, and at receiver.
As you can see, the offensive line in particular desperately needs to be revamped this offseason, and even more so if the team ends up losing Nate Davis on the open market and/or possibly Ben Jones to retirement.
Regardless if those two are back or not, it’s a safe bet that Tennessee tries to make some type of notable move upfront over the coming weeks.
Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus recently discussed his top landing spots for some of the top offensive tackles in free agency, and he has the Titans landing a relatively big name.
Spielberger has the Titans ultimately luring Falcons offensive tackle, Kaleb McGary, to Tennessee. He states that the team needs offensive tackle help in a “bad” way and he believes the former first-round pick can be the one to “save the day.”
Here is what he had to say:
McGary’s career arc is similar to Jack Conklin, as he was a first-round pick whose fifth-year option was declined by the team that drafted him before posting the best season of his career in his contract year. McGary recorded a 91.6 run-blocking grade (second) and an 86.6 overall PFF grade (fourth-best).
The Titans struggled across the offensive line in 2022, and their blue-chip left tackle of the last decade, Taylor Lewan, was one of the first cuts of the offseason. Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith can put in a good word to his former club, where he served in various roles from 2011-20, and likely focus his offseason efforts on a major extension for Atlanta’s other 2019 first-round pick, Lindstrom.
In total, the 28-year-old lineman, who has spent his career playing right tackle, allowed a total of 19 pressures, six sacks and three quarterback hits, while also committing six penalties in 2022.
Per Spotrac, McGary’s market value is estimated to be a four-year deal worth $70.9 million, which works out to $17.7 million annually.
The Titans have 2022 third-round pick Nicholas Petit-Frere set to man right tackle once again in 2023, but after NPF struggled, and now that the Titans have a new general manager, he isn’t as safe as he otherwise would be.
Barring a highly unlikely move to left tackle, signing McGary would mean the Titans are giving up on NPF, which would be surprising after one season. Still, as is the case with everything else this offseason, we can’t rule it out.
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