Preseason survey time!

Good morning, >followers. It's Sept. 4, I’m Nick Suss and that is Talkin’ Titans. Right here’s what we’re discussing at this time:

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The way you feeling, Titans followers?

An important factor to know proper now’s that it's time to breathe. Soccer is nearly right here. The Titans play a recreation subsequent weekend. Nothing they do between every now and then is more likely to change their destiny. That is the group the Titans are rolling with, and all of the months of hypothesis and protection informs how we really feel about that.

So … how do you are feeling about that? I've received 5 easy questions that I need to ask you all, and you’ll be at liberty to answer by way of e-mail (m). I'll compile our solutions, as at all times, for our season preview newsletters subsequent week.

1. On a scale of 1-10, the place 1 is want-to-throw-up horrible and 10 is giddy-with-uncontainable-glee nice, how do you are feeling in regards to the Titans proper now?
2. Which of the next phrases describes how you are feeling in regards to the Titans heading into Week 1 of 2026 in comparison with the beginning of the 2025 season: Considerably worse, mildly worse, about the identical, mildly higher, considerably higher?
3. What number of years do you suppose Robert Saleh would be the head coach of the Titans?
4. What number of video games do you suppose the Titans will win in 2026?
5. What 12 months do you suppose the Titans will make the playoffs subsequent?

A fast information merchandise to debate

Robert Saleh confirmed this week that rookie Fernando Carmona Jr., would be the Titans' starter at proper guard within the opener. The truth that Carmona received the job, and did so outright by taking part in above his standing as a fifth-round choose, is a big win for the Titans. If Carmona blossoms into an above-average starter, it'll be an enormous win for each GM Mike Borgonzi and the scouting employees, and OL coach Carmen Bricillo and the developmental employees.

I've develop into keen on writing about the concept that the group you see in 2026 will, basically, be the group you see in 2027, and the 2027 group goes to be the one with expectations on it. 12 months 1 in a brand new stadium. 12 months 2 below Saleh's regime. 12 months 3 for Cam Ward. That needs to be the 12 months the Titans begin seeing actual outcomes.

So Carmona's worth goes to be large this 12 months, stepping in as a rookie and probably taking part in properly. But when we're already forecasting forward to 2027 when the stakes get a bit larger for this Titans rebuild, having a 12 months 2 guard taking part in subsequent to a proper deal with in JC Latham who'll be in 12 months 4 and taking part in for a possible huge contract, that's a whole lot of well-motivated beef.

Rating the video games

This primary month of the Titans season is loaded with storylines. By the point the Titans are preparing for Week 5, they'll have already got performed video games in opposition to Saleh's former group, OC Brian Daboll's former group, the group that symbolized the tip of the Vrabel-Robinson period in Nashville and the group that employs arguably the best participant in Titans historical past.

So earlier than we get too into the nitty gritty, right here's how I'm rating the narratives from least enjoyable to most enjoyable.

• No. 4: s ― This'd be much more enjoyable if this was the Gabbin' Giants e-newsletter. However there's simply not as a lot of a motive for Titans followers to care about how the Giants really feel about Daboll.
• No. 3: Philadelphia Eagles ― Every thing's been depressing in Titansland for the reason that 2022 loss in Philly that marked the tip of Jon Robinson's GM tenure and accelerated the downward spiral into being the league's worst group. Even when A.J. Brown's not there anymore, the reminiscence of that commerce defines what the Titans have develop into.
• No. 2: Baltimore Ravens ― Derrick Henry's the defining participant of recent Titans soccer. He figures to be the primary Corridor of Famer really raised by the s. Seeing him on the alternative sideline is surreality that may't be in contrast.
• No. 1: New York Jets ― It's an ideal Week 1 narrative. Your new head coach will get to exorcise some demons in opposition to the group that's by no means been nearly as good as they had been when your coach was deemed not ok. The 2 rosters are suffering from gamers who've switched sides. And it's the beginning of one thing new for the Titans. What a recreation to sit up for.

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