Offseason Priorities -- With Cap and FA Analysis

Winston has started exactly one game this season. He is a depth tackle and nothing more. Their starting OTs are Whitwerth and Smith

 

I do not know much about how the cap stuff works. Do we still have to take on the dead money for Levitre after trading him?

 

THAT SUCKS

 

Well, after another week we still have the same needs IMO... RT, LG, C, CB, FS, RB, & WR. Great, half the team.

 

The Titans don't have a ton of money to spend this offseason so it needs to spent wisely and where it is most needed. By that I mean at positions where we obviously need an upgrade and where a rookie would need longer to have an actual impact. As much I would love to sign Wilkerson, Miller, Norman, Jeffery, etc., I just don't think its smart to spend most our FA money on one player and there is virtually no chance any of those guys hit the FA market. I'll give a list of positions and players I think we have an actual chance of upgrading in FA and then where we could go in the draft:

FS - Eric Berry: great player, great story, and went to Tennessee. Has played SS and adapting extremely well to FS. Hard hitting/rangy safety that Lebeau (if he is here next year) would love. Second option would be Eric Weddle, who is a little older but extremely talented. I know a lot of people want to draft safety early in the draft but I think the FA pool is good enough we can upgrade in FA and draft else where.

T - Cordy Glenn: One of the best pass blockers in the NFL. Can play both RT & LT and very little chance of Buffalo resigning him. Only 26 years old and with him and Lewan at the ends, Mariota should be well protected.

Those are my two big signings in FA. Per OTC (after cutting Griffin) we will have about $28M to sign players so roughly $21M after signing next years draft class. I think we can sign the two above players for around $15M. My second tier FA signings with the remaining $6M would be:

NT - Damon Harrison: Great run stopper and underutilized by the Jets. Judging by last year's NT signings I wouldn't expect him to be very expensive.

WR - Marvin Jones: Great compliment WR and when we hire Hue Jackson it will be an even more perfect fit.

RISK vs REWARD signings - WR - Josh Gordon: Extremely talented but comes with a ton of baggage. Should be cheap but who knows what kind of shape he's in.

OLB - Aldon Smith: Again a ton of baggage but has played decent for the Raiders. Only if he's inexpensive.

DRAFT: My perfect first 3 round of the draft would be:
1. Vernon Hargreaves
2. Scooby Wright
3. Max Tuerk

Some things that could change my options above:
1. DGB doesn't show any more potential to be a true #1
2. David Cobb doesn't show we can be a workhorse.
3. Jeremiah Poutasi doesn't work out at LG.

 

Titans have a lot to spend FTR

 

I am just going off of overthecap.com. It shows us having $22.8 going into the off season which ranks 15th.

 

I doubt thats including carryover from 2014