We are proud to be among the first, if not the first, to publish full projections for the upcoming season, going live just days after the Super Bowl. Publishing detailed projections in early February comes with trade-offs, not the least of which is a near-total lack of clarity on how free agency, cap transactions, and the NFL draft will reshape rosters.
We've been updating our projections in near real time, including during the recent onslaught of free-agent transactions. This version will remain largely stable until we can layer in the April NFL draft, but stable projections don't mean settled debates.
We have a staff of sharp analysts with sharp takes of their own, so I thought it would be worthwhile to solicit their views on the key coin-toss situations that will shape each team's outlook in the coming months. These are important questions where reasonable, informed people can credibly land in very different places. I asked my colleagues to weigh in with one assumption: they were answering strictly through the lens of a standard 0.5-PPR redraft league.
Tennessee Titans Coin-Toss Questions
- Can Brian Daboll Save the Titans' Offense?
- Is Ward Even Draftable in 12-Team Leagues?
- Will the Titans Draft a Rookie RB?
- Will Pollard Repeat as a Top-24 RB?
- Is Robinson the WR1 and Undervalued?
- Last-round Dart Throw: Ridley, Ayomanor, or Dike?
Brian Daboll had great success as the offensive coordinator in Buffalo with Josh Allen. He's been largely unsuccessful in all of his other play-calling situations. After a 28th-place finish in 20215, where do you expect the offense to rank this year?
Maurile Tremblay: I'd expect Tennessee to finish somewhere in the low 20s on offense. Cameron Ward should take a step forward; Wan'Dale Robinson adds a reliable target; a healthier Calvin Ridley should help; Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears make a solid backfield; and they're deeper at tight end. But the offensive line still looks shaky.
Andy Hicks: The addition of Wan'Dale Robinson is the only notable move so far, and it does little to elevate the group. An exciting prospect could arrive via the draft — someone like Jeremiyah Love — but as it stands, this unit looks well below par. Brian Daboll should be afforded some patience to develop the offense, but it's difficult to have much confidence without a true game-breaker or even a reliably fantasy-relevant option. Regression feels like a real possibility. If this group finishes anywhere near 24th in the league, it likely says more about the overall standard of play declining than it does about this unit truly turning a corner.
Jeff Haseley: I expect the offense to jump from 28th to somewhere in the 18-20 range. Daboll has shown progress with young quarterbacks, but this roster is still a work in progress.