RELOADED: Titans’ New Era Begins—Will Cam Ward, Carnell Tate, Tony Pollard DRIVE a Playoff Push?

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🗓️ 16 July 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Tennessee Titans retool around Cam Ward—can new faces and bold moves spark a playoff push in 2026? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs spotlight the Titans’ revamped offense, featuring rookie standout Carnell Tate, slot threat Wan’Dale Robinson, and veteran playmaker Calvin Ridley. With Tony Pollard anchoring the backfield and questions swirling around the offensive line, how will Tennessee handle fierce defensive lines in the AFC South? On defense, Jeffrey Simmons continues to dominate up front, joined by new additions John Franklin-Myers and Jermaine Johnson to bolster Robert Saleh’s aggressive scheme. Cedric Gray and rookie Anthony Hill headline an athletic linebacker group, while the secondary’s depth remains under scrutiny. The hosts debate pivotal position battles and strategic upgrades, setting expectations around Vegas’ 6.5 win total. Do the Titans have enough firepower and stability to exceed expectations—or is another building year on tap in Nashville?

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0:00.0	The Tennessee Titans have new uniforms, a new head coach. They had a busy offseason adding to their roster, but do they have enough for a playoff run in 2026 or exploring that right now?
0:17.8	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting.
0:26.6	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:32.5	What's better than this?
0:34.2	It's guys being dudes.
0:36.5	I'm Joe Marino.
0:37.7	He's Kyle Crabs on today's episode.
0:40.5	It's all about the Tennessee Titans.
0:42.9	We're putting them under the spotlight.
0:45.3	We're going to break down their offense, their defense, identify their best players.
0:49.9	We'll talk about their projected win total and get our expectations set for the Tennessee Titans.
0:54.3	In the year 2026, Kyle, welcome. Happy Titans Day to you.
0:59.3	Happy last team day. This is our 32nd franchise that's getting the deep dive in the last
1:09.3	nine weeks, right?
1:11.5	Yeah.
1:11.8	We had a week break there.
1:14.1	And this is a really interesting team to finish with.
1:16.5	Tennessee, as you mentioned, a lot of new, a lot of change, a lot of spending.
1:25.0	No shortage of storylines here.
1:27.0	We'll look at both the offensive defense.
1:29.1	We'll do the win total courtesy of you and Fandul.
1:33.2	You'll start on offense.
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