Kevin Byard in 2021

I'll reserve my judgements on his "regression" of 20' until after I see how he plays in 21'.
This may just be a case of a "down year" for him. Lot's of players have 1 year that is worse than the bulk of their career.

That said, we know scheme was crap, pass rush was crap, the rest of the secondary was crap, so it may not have just been him.

 

Jonnu just trying to get resigned

 

I'm not sure it is possible to look good as a safety that "plays center field" on a terrible defense.

 

I doubt he’s too worried about that. There will be more than one suitor for him.

 

Seems like a coaching issue to me, lots of players regressed especially Byard!

 

Players regress or have down years, but an entire D? Thats on coaching
Clowney and Beasley didn't work out..but you can't tell me Evans, King, Landry and Byard couldn't step up?
But hey let's make Bowen the DC and see if that makes things better smh

 

Tennessee Titans
1st AFC South · 11-5, 0-1 playoffs
The Titans must: get Mike Vrabel more help on defense.


Vrabel has been a defensive coordinator or head coach in four NFL seasons. In two of those four seasons (with the 2017 Texans and 2020 Titans), his defenses have been among the very worst in football. The other two seasons, the Titans' defense was mediocre. It's clear that Vrabel's coaching isn't providing a tremendous advantage; in fact, there's an argument to be made that he's providing a disadvantage. It's not for lack of trying -- the Titans have spent tons of money and draft capital on defense. Their free agent signings last season (Vic Beasley and Jadeveon Clowney) did not work out, but the Titans have also struggled to draft difference makers. Still, there were enough quality individual performances (Jeffery Simmons, Kevin Byard, Malcolm Butler, Jayon Brown) to make the Titans' defensive collapse perplexing. Whether it was the loss of old defensive coordinator Dean Pees or Vrabel's coaching, Tennessee's pass rush was non-existent. Promoting Shane Bowen from linebackers coach to defensive coordinator, when Bowen called the plays last year, doesn't feel like much of a change. What Vrabel and GM Jon Robinson have done on defense through three seasons hasn't worked, so they need to try something different.

 

Byard out here like a headless chicken but it's not his fault. What lol

 

He complained about communication issues then a week ago praised Bowen?? WTF LOL

 

i think that's two different things and the order may not have become public correctly.
Him complaining about the scheme is fair considering how bad the D was last year BUT once Bowen was selected as DC, its a smart move to just agree with the move to avoid unnecessary conflict even if he really doesn't agree with it.