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Grading the Tennessee Titans biggest free agency moves

By Brady Akins

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 11: Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans and Derrick Henry #22 talk on the field during the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 11: Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans and Derrick Henry #22 talk on the field during the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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BONUS: Not Trading An All-Pro Receiver for A Backup RB

God bless ya, GM O’Brien.

Thanks to years of smart drafts and signings from Robinson and months of unforgivable, inexcusable moves from Houston Texans head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien, the Titans are now poised to take over as the class of the AFC South.

That title, rightfully, belonged to the Texans before this offseason. Four division titles in five years comfortably earned Houston the honor of ‘team to beat’ in regards to the AFC South. But, boy oh boy, how things change.

Let’s get one thing straight here. Football fans aren’t shy in their use of hyperbole, but it may be necessary in this case. I would make a better general manager than Bill O’Brien. YOU would make a better general manager than Bill O’Brien. My grandmother who hasn’t watched football since the ’70s and still thinks Joe Namath is in the league would make a better general manager than Bill O’Brien.

Because it doesn’t take any measurable football knowledge to know that you don’t trade your best offensive player for a guy that played backup on a five-win team.

I could use this space to break down why the Cardinals’ new receiver and former Texan DeAndre Hopkins is one of the best players in the NFL. I could talk to you about how Houston’s new running back David Johnson hasn’t even been marginally effective since 2016. And I could use all that to explain why this trade is so lopsided and tie this slide up in a neat little bow.

But none of you need me to do that. You all know this trade is dumb. You know how brutal it is to the Texans playoff chances, and how it stunts the development of an up-and-coming quarterback by taking away his All-Pro safety net.

If only Bill O’Brien knew all that.

Grade: A+ For Robinson. F- for O’Brien.

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