SEASON PREDICTION 

The Titans are entering the 2026 season with new faces all around the facility. They are the only team this offseason (besides the Giants) to replace their head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator. All three changes were needed, and I feel they improved at every single spot. Robert Salah gets another chance at a head coaching opportunity after he failed with the Jets in his first tenure. Brian Daboll, a great offensive mind, didn't work out as a head coach but there's no doubting his play calling ability, which will be a huge boost to Cam Ward's development. On the defensive side of the ball Salah added Gus Bradley one of his former colleagues in San Francisco which is already promising as he is a fruit of the Shanahan tree. And most importantly they are all bald, which gives them a sense of camaraderie as the bald headed trio, and it will be electric to see them rub heads together.  

Tennessee had a lot of money this free agency and they went out and spent it. Their cornerback room ranked 29th last year and opposing quarterbacks were salivating to pad their stats against that weak secondary. However, this year will not be the same story as they went out and signed Alontae Taylor to a 3 year, 58-million-dollar deal and Cor'Dale Flott, to a 3 year, 45-million-dollar deal. Now while it may be a bit of an overpay for these two corners, Tennessee is just looking for league average stability at the position to combat, their terrible pass defense last year which allowed seven yards per complete third worst in the league. Due to an abundance of cap space, Tennessee was able to make another move signing John Franklin Myers to a 3 year, 63-million-dollar deal to bolster their pass rush. Pair these new signings with a defensive oriented head coach and a defensive coordinator coming from the San Francisco it makes me interested in seeing the jump this unit will take.  

As for the offensive side of the ball, Tennessee spent their #4 draft pick on the number one receiver prospect Carnell Tate. The hope is that Tate ends up like his fellow stud Ohio State wide receivers such as JSN, Chris Olave, and Emeka Egbuka. Moreover, Tennessee signed Wan'Dale Robinson to a 4 year 70-million-dollar contract, which is quite an overpaying in my opinion but when you have an affluence of cap space and a young QB, it's worth it to overspend to give him more weapons. Cam Ward showed flashes last year but ultimately had a disappointing rookie campaign. I can't put any blame on him considering his WR1 was Elic Ayomenar and his coach got fired halfway through the year. Entering 2026 he's going to have two quality weapons to throw the ball to which I feel will drastically improve his numbers. Even though Tennessee made all these great moves, I'm still concerned about their offensive line. The O-line ranked 23rd in 2025 and this offseason they address that weakness by adding two mediocre players for less than 8 million combined.   

I see a great deal of improvement for the Titans this year, and they're going to be a fun team to watch. However, they're still in rebuilding mode and there will be growing pains. The offensive line concerns me for Tennessee as Ward struggled with the blitz last year, and I don't see them holding up to protect him this year. The defense shows promise with all their new additions, but they still are a tier below the elite defenses in the AFC such as the Texans, Jaguars, Broncos etc. A lot of this year's success is going to depend on the Cam Ward, Carnell Tate connection which I believe will be a success. Hence why I have them improving from last year and finishing 7-10. Steady improvement but not yet ready to compete with the big dogs in the AFC.