{"id":228570,"date":"2025-07-23T02:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/228570\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T02:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:30:11","slug":"the-fatal-flaw-titans-must-address-in-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/228570\/","title":{"rendered":"The fatal flaw Titans must address in training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post The fatal flaw Titans must address in training camp<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s good news for the Tennessee Titans<\/a> with the signing of their second-round pick, but bad news that they lost their backup quarterback<\/a> for the season. But here is the fatal flaw the Titans must address in training camp.<\/p>\n

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Unlike many NFL teams, the Titans don\u2019t have one area that\u2019s of major concern. That sounds like a good thing, right? Unfortunately, it\u2019s not. The Titans don\u2019t have just one area of major concern. They have multiple ones.<\/p>\n

An untested rookie will start at quarterback. That\u2019s for sure with Will Levis out for the season with an injury. Their linebacker group is questionable, as is the depth at the receiver position.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the fatal flaw is \u2026<\/p>\n

Titans have a weak overall roster\"Steve<\/p>\n

Steve Roberts-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Yes, to fix this fatal flaw in training camp, the Titans will have to grab, scoop, and collect more talent when teams start trimming their rosters down to 53 players.<\/p>\n

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When ESPN ranked the rosters across the NFL, things didn\u2019t go well<\/a> for head coach Brian Callahan<\/a> and the Titans, according to espn.com. The Titans landed at No. 28.<\/p>\n

ESPN liked the Titans\u2019 interior defensive line. But it found problems with the rest of the front seven.<\/p>\n

\u201cEdge Harold Landry III (second among Titans defenders in snaps last season) and linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. (fourth) were among Tennessee\u2019s notable offseason departures,\u201d Mike Clay wrote. \u201cThat leaves Arden Key (career-high 6.5 sacks last season) as the team\u2019s top edge, with a host of newcomers (Dre\u2019Mont Jones, Lorenzo Carter, and second-round rookie Oluwafemi Oladejo) competing for a prominent workload.<\/p>\n

\u201cLinebacker Cody Barton is on his fourth team in four years, but he has registered 100-plus tackles in each of the past three seasons. Though Barton could solidify things, no other LB on the roster played more than 140 snaps last season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s more with Calvin Ridley leading the wide receiver room. Whether Ridley can be a true WR1 at this stage of his career remains to be seen. Tyler Lockett is past his prime, and Van Jefferson has never shown much prime. Treylon Burks hasn\u2019t lived up to his billing. So if rookies Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor don\u2019t pan out, things look iffy for the Titans.<\/p>\n

Callahan is under pressure to take this roster and win NFL football games. That\u2019s a tough chore. But at least he has a plan,<\/a> according to tennesseean.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Callahan has changed a lot with his approach,\u201d Jim Wyatt wrote. \u201cAnd I think he learned a bunch from his first NFL season. This offseason, he put a big emphasis on building a more competitive and closer team. I think the vibes heading into the year are really good. And, I think he\u2019ll be a lot more prepared heading into his second NFL season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waytt said he didn\u2019t want to speculate about whether Callahan had to produce a lot of wins in year two.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDo I think last year\u2019s 3-14 record was all on him?\u201d Wyatt wrote. \u201cNo. There were a lot of factors that contributed to last year\u2019s dreadful season. And there were a lot of changes in the offseason because of it. I also know this is a results-based league, and Callahan knows that. The team needs to show improvement and win.<\/p>\n

At least the Titans have hope on their roster. If rookie quarterback Cam Ward can be dynamic, stealing wins here and there might be doable. Defensive tackle Jeremy Simmons said he\u2019s excited about playing<\/a> on the same team with Ward, according to Good Morning Football via sportingnews.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was after a play, we stopped him, and I think I ended up getting a sack,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cAll of the sudden, we\u2019re talking smack and Cally (head coach Brian Callahan) is giving him the dang play, and I\u2019m still talking smack to him, I\u2019m jawing because that\u2019s my game. I want to talk smack, I want to get in your head.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t faze him. He\u2019s still talking smack while Cally\u2019s getting the play to him. He\u2019s giving the play to the offense, still talking smack to me. When they gave him that play and came to the line, the next play after the smack talk, he threw an 80-yard bomb to Calvin Ridley. So, that right there showed me we got us one. He\u2019s legit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: Warren Moon wants Ex-NFL QB to ditch HS coaching job to mentor Titans\u2019 Cam Ward<\/a><\/p>\n

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