Outside of star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, the Tennessee Titans’ pass-rush left much to be desired last season.
Simmons logged a career-high 11 sacks, 64 pressures, 42 hurries, and 10 QB hits, but no other player had more than five sacks or 47 pressures, which is why the team traded back into the end of the first round to grab Auburn edge-rusher Keldric Faulk.
But the Titans could use more pass-rush help than just Faulk, which is why Tyler Sullivan of CBS Sports believes they should go all-in on trying to sign former Buffalo Bills defensive end Joey Bosa.
“Tennessee did trade into the back end of the first round to select Auburn edge-rusher Keldric Faulk, but I don’t think that move blocks any sort of pursuit of Bosa,” Sullivan wrote.
“The Titans could still stand to add another body to help pressure the quarterback, and Bosa is at a stage of his career where he is best served as a rotational piece. There’s also an obvious link here between Bosa and the Titans thanks to defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, who coached Bosa for four seasons with the Chargers.”
Bosa may not be the five-time Pro Bowler he once was, but he proved last season with the Bills he still has plenty left in the tank. The 30-year-old Ohio State alum logged 29 tackles, nine tackles for loss, five sacks, five forced fumbles, 54 pressures, 36 hurries, and 13 QB hits.
With the offseason additions of John Franklin-Meyers (42 pressures, 26 hurries, nine QB hits, 7.5 sacks) and 2022 first-round pick Jermaine Johnson, who totaled 56 pressures, 40 hurries, 7.5 sacks, and seven QB hits during his last healthy season in 2023, adding Bosa could put the Titans’ front seven over the top.
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