Titans’ front office has plenty of work to do

By Marc Hudgens  |   Tuesday, January 15, 2008  |  Comments( 3 )

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With Tennessee in for an action-packed offseason, Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt is a busy man these days. But if you had to pick which is the top priority for the team, you'd be hard-pressed to choose anything other than re-signing Albert Haynesworth.

Of course, Reinfeldt & Co. have until March 5 to retain the All-Pro defensive tackle; in 2007, Haynesworth was such a disruptive, double-teamed menace to every offensive line he faced that his work allowed comrades Kyle Vanden Bosch, Travis LaBoy and Antwan Odom to work more freely in wreaking havoc. No one in Nashville would dare say that Haynesworth was not the top reason for the team's fifth-ranked defense.

Almost as important as Haynesworth in 2007 was kicker Rob Bironas, an All-Pro who racked up 133 points and single-handedly kept the Titans from losing multiple games. If not for Bironas, Tennessee certainly would have missed the postseason.

To make the mad scramble that much madder is trying to keep defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz from jumping into a head coaching position. To date, Schwartz has interviewed for the Atlanta and Miami vacancies, and he is rumored to have piqued the interest of the Redskins' brass, too.

Throw in that offensive coordinator Norm Chow was fired Tuesday after three seasons with the team, and Reinfeldt's headaches are becoming increasingly, well, titanic. However, Tennessee's offense finished 21st in the league this past season, so there is some justification for the termination.

To sum things up, if Murphy's Law strikes and the team ends up losing its top player and both coordinators, you can safely say there is something seriously amiss in Tennessee. And should that take place, don't look for the Titans to revisit the playoffs next January.
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About Marc Hudgens

Marc Hudgens has been with RealFootball365 since 2007, covering college football, specifically Clemson and Oregon. He also writes for SouthernPigskin.com covering the ACC. He enjoys the acidic wit of Hunter S. Thompson, is a freelance graphic designer and has written several screenplays. He ...
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No.1
James Tyler		12:00 AM
01/16/2008
Dealing with Pacman Jones is also high on the list for the Titans. They missed him in the secondary all last season and they need ...
No.2
Shao Sosa		03:47 AM
01/16/2008
You are nuts. Pacman Jones is a plague, a disease I wish we as Titans fans would never have been affiliated with. Here is a ...
No.3
James Tyler		11:54 AM
01/16/2008
Pacman Jones is way better than Rolle. You can't really compare based on 2007 because the NFL wouldn't let Pacman play. Pacman ...
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