It’s logical for teams to sign free agents their coaches have worked with in the past, but execs thought the Titans took this to an unhealthy extreme, especially when reuniting new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll with receiver Wan’Dale Robinson and cornerback Cor’Dale Flott, who both played under Daboll on the Giants.
“They signed two really high-level players in free agency: John Franklin-Myers, who (head coach Robert) Saleh did have a relationship with, and they signed Alontae Taylor, who they did not have a relationship with,” an exec said. “But then you bring in Wan’Dale Robinson and Cor’Dale Flott for a lot of money, and it’s like, what are you doing? I did not get that.”
Multiple execs were surprised by how much Robinson commanded.
“Wan’Dale stepped up for the Giants when (Malik) Nabers went down,” one said. “He’s really small, but he is quick, and he’s tough. I liked him, but he is really like a No. 3. He got paid the same as Rashid Shaheed, another small guy who is explosive and competitive. This is the GM (Mike Borgonzi) giving Daboll what he says he needs to develop the young QB.”