It was a great 2019 season after years of mostly painful average finishes for the Tennessee Titans, and the team is poised to make another Super Bowl run in 2020.
Tennessee headed into this year’s free agency with a need to lock down quarterback Ryan Tannehill and running back Derrick Henry, and they did just that, among other moves that could pay dividends in the future.
Touchdown Wire’s Mark Schofield ranked the team at No. 6 overall in his mid-free agency power rankings. This puts the Titans ahead of the Buffalo Bills and behind the Green Bay Packers.
“The Titans are largely looking to just run it back from a season ago. They signed quarterback Ryan Tannehill to a four-year, $118 million extension, which freed up the franchise tag to be used on Derrick Henry, their workhorse running back,” Schofield wrote. “They also signed another contract extension with Dennis Kelly, who likely slides into the right tackle spot vacated by Jack Conklin.”
Schofield listed defensive end Vic Beasley as a notable acquisition for the Titans as they looked to fill the void left by releasing veteran Cameron Wake.
“They made the decision to release Cameron Wake defensively, but adding Vic Beasley was a nice move to replace what they lost off the edge,” he wrote. “Beasley might be a few seasons away from his career-high 16.5 sacks in 2016, but he still had 36 total pressures a season ago and nine sacks, his highest output since that 2016 campaign. Pairing him with Harold Landry is likely an upgrade to their pass rush unit.”
The Titans also landed at No. 6 in NFL.com’s latest power rankings.
One of the next orders of business coming up for the Titans and the NFL’s other 31 clubs is the 2020 NFL Draft.
Only time will tell how things shake out in April, especially given how much wheeling and dealing general manager Jon Robinson has done in past years.