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NASHVILLE – The Titans are on the field this week for organized team activities.
By this time next week, we ll be into June – and closing in on training camp.
Questions about the team continue to pour into the mailbag.
Let s tackle another batch in this Tuesday s edition…
Here s the link to ask questions: CLICK HERE.
Pernell Windom from Arlington, Tennessee
Question: Hi Jim. I hope all is well with you and your family. I have one question: What are the chances we sign Julio Jones? I hope the rumors are true I think we would definitely be a true contender then with what we got right now with the defense improved. I definitely think this would be a good fit for us alongside A.J. Brown and Derrick Henry and company.
Sometimes collaboration works. Other times it does not.
The Tennessee Titans surely hope that the latter does not become a reality as it has in the past.
Coach Mike Vrabel has made it clear that Shane Bowen will be the defensive coordinator this season. Bowen, who spent three seasons as outside linebackers coach, effectively had that role last season despite not having the official title.
But roughly two months after that
promotion, the Titans made a notable addition to their defensive staff.
A well-regarded defensive mind and long-time coordinator in his own right, Jim Schwartz will be a senior defensive assistant. That means he will work closely with Bowen, with whom he has no prior experience.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Finding an impact pass-rusher has been near the top of Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson s list since he took over in 2016. Robinson s attempts to address it have included selecting Kevin Dodd with the 33rd overall pick in the 2016 draft, signing 37-year-old outside linebacker Cameron Wake to a three-year, $23 million contract in 2019, and investing more than $20 million in Vic Beasley and Jadeveon Clowney last year.
None of those moves panned out. That’s one thing that we’ve got to do better is affect the quarterback. That comes in a myriad of ways, Robinson said in a virtual news conference in February. It’s rushing the passer, it’s coverage, it’s blitzing, there’s a lot of ways to affect the passer, but yeah, that’s something that is high on our list. I think we would love to have that guy. We want all of our players to be successful, including the edge-rush guys. We’re looking for those kinds of players, willing to invest resour