Despite having arguably the worst situation in the NFL, the Tennessee Titans have done nothing up to this point in free agency to address wide receiver.
General manager Ran Carthon recently touched on the situation, saying the Titans needed to “exercise patience” in the process. And he noted that while he is open to adding a wide receiver in free agency, he’s also not going to force such a move.
Head coach Mike Vrabel also spoke about wide receiver while down at the NFL owners meetings this week, saying the team will “have to find some guys to get open and catch the ball,” per Jim Wyatt of Titans Online.
“I think we are trying to put the right pieces in place,” Vrabel said. “Whether it’s a big, fast guy, a small, fast, guy. (Whether) it’s a smaller, quicker player. You’re trying to find what the fit and the value is at every position. Ran and I and everybody on the coaching staff, personnel side, we all understand we are going to have to find some guys to get open and catch the ball, that are hard to tackle after we catch it. So, we are going to continue to do that.”
As far as the Titans’ remaining options on the open market are concerned, it’s a big yikes.
The only player who remotely intrigues me outside of Odell Beckham (that’s not happening) is 25-year-old Atlanta Falcons free agent Olamide Zaccheaus, who would add the speed and deep threat Tennessee needs. He also fits the mold of young, high-upside players Carthon and Vrabel have been signing.
The Titans will add a wideout in the draft, and quite possibly multiple if they remain inactive in free agency. And, the first could come as early as No. 11 overall, with my preference in that spot being Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
