With the Tennessee Titans getting ready for another season that will likely be spent on the fringes of the Top 10 in next year's NFL Draft, it's important for new GM Mike Borgonzi to be well aware of the impacts of losing. This could cause even more online blow-ups from defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons.
Simmons, who has made Pro Bowls in three of the last four seasons and been named a Second Team All-Pro twice, has been collecting criticism from both journalists like Paul Kuharsky and Titans fans on social media and posting them to his public page. The reasoning for this post is unclear.
Simmons, who is not even a year removed from an infamous moment when he confronted radio show host Buck Reising live on air, may just be finding ways to motivate himself for the upcoming season, but ti's not easy to misread this as Simmons' thin skin getting in the way once again.
Titans star Jeffery Simmons continues sharing criticism of himself on social media.
Simmons is still one of the best defensive tackles in the league, and an already suspect defense will be unable to provide much resistance against some of the best quarterbacks in the AFC if Simmons doesn't perform up to what the back of his football card says he can do.
While the Titans have likely designated Simmons as the most untradable player on this roster, there's no telling what could happen if Simmons has to endure another season where Tennessee is closer to the top pick than a playoff spot, he may be well within his rights to ask for a move away.
In an offseason that has been all about finding stability and trying everything to rid themselves of the ill-fated Ran Carthon era, Borgonzi and the rest of the front office could have probably done without a player like Simmons putting critiques from fans on his Instagram in an attempt to either put them on blast or pump himself in a very strange way.
As is always the case with any social media escapades or hostilities between player and media member, however, Simmons can put all of this nonsense to bed by playing well in the fall.