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Tennessee Titans: Kevin Dodd’s position switch does matter

By Will Lomas

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 10: Outside linebacker Kevin Dodd #92 of the Tennessee Titans on the field during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 10, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Titans 12-7. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 10: Outside linebacker Kevin Dodd #92 of the Tennessee Titans on the field during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 10, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Titans 12-7. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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The Tennessee Titans have made a last ditch effort to salvage Kevin Dodd.

Kevin Dodd was never a stand up EDGE player in the NFL, you and I knew it and know so do the Tennessee Titans.

Mike Vrabel and his staff have come in and started putting their finger prints on the team already.

Matt LaFleur has started implementing the zone run and emphasized the ability to do a variety of different things from the same look.

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Meanwhile, Dean Pees has seemingly put Kevin Dodd where he belongs which is on the defensive line. At this point, it looks like instead of competing for a backup position at EDGE, he is competing to be the fifth or sixth defensive lineman.

This is the right move, Dodd is a player who hasn’t been able to win with speed or flexibility in the NFL. At his best, he has shown some power and the ability to attack half a man and get into the backfield.

I think right now, he is going to be a guy that the Titans look for as a complimentary interior pass rusher in their diamond package if he makes the team.

However, outside of Dodd himself this move has implications on the whole team. Suddenly, this team really only has 3 guys that you could consider EDGEs who aren’t either 7th round picks or UDFAs:

-Derrick Morgan

-Brian Orakpo

-Harold Landry

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That is a real issue. While Josh Carraway, Aaron Wallace and Sharif Finch all have the potential to make the roster, I am not sure that Jon Robinson is going to be comfortable with that depth moving forward.

There aren’t a lot of EDGEs out there that Robinson can call up, so I expect him to be prodding and trying to find a player on the trade block to see if the can make a move without giving up too much.

With depth at defensive back, maybe the Titans make a move and send a depth guy for a depth guy. Or maybe it is just a matter of him scouring the waiver wire and hoping someone he likes makes it.

Either way, I really would keep an eye out for anything on players like Terrell Suggs, Brooks Reed, Brian Robinson, and Trey Flowers to see if there are any rumors about them being available for a trade.

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