The Tennessee Titans enter the 2022 offseason in a bind financially, as the team is sitting around $7 million over the salary cap, which means general manager Jon Robinson will have to free up cap space.
On Sunday, we shared a great article from Over the Cap’s Nick Korte, which broke down the Titans’ contract restructure potential and showed that Tennessee is capable of freeing up plenty of money.
However, before making cuts and/or restructuring contracts, Tennessee isn’t in a great spot, but there’s more to it than just the team’s lack of cap space.
Over the Cap looked at three different categories for offseason resources — effective cap space, draft capital, and potential snaps lost to free agency — and Tennessee’s average rank in those categories was 21.7.
In all, the Titans landed at No. 25 in the rankings.
“The good thing for the Titans is they rank 15th in potential snaps lost so they have a decent enough chance to come back with a quality roster. The problem is the quality roster seems to have hit a ceiling and may not break through it without some changes. They rank just 24th and 26th in cap room and draft capital. They remind me a bit of the Vikings a few years ago and probably need to consider remaking the team rather than doubling down again on the roster.”
The good news for the Titans is that they have several starters on both sides of the ball returning in 2022 — especially on defense — so they won’t have to break the bank in free agency.
When it comes to draft capital, the Titans could have upwards of seven picks with two projected compensatory selections, but they are missing a second-round pick thanks to the trade for Julio Jones.
