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This is just my ruminations/opinions/predictions about this year. But if I was GM of the Titans, this is what I would do:

Free Agents:
DE Mario Williams
C Scott Wells

Draft:
1st Round - David DeCastro, OG - Stanford

-We have close to 30 million in cap space, and that is plenty to sign both Williams and Wells. Wells has made it known that he would love to come back to his home town in Nashville, which would be a HUGE upgrade over Amano at Center. It is no secret that our interior offensive line was hot garbage last year. That as it is, I would see us signing Wells, moving Amano to left guard (where he did very well when he played between Roos and Mawae), and then draft DeCastro to play right guard (where he played in college) from day 1. We let Jake Scott walk in free agency with the obvious upgrades. A line with Roos-Amano-Wells-DeCastro-Stewart would arguably be the best line in the NFL and get us on the fast track to running the ball better with CJ. This would make us a truly dangerous offensive team in 2012-13.

-If we sign Mario Williams, our pass rush problems are over. Period. We have three DE's that are free agents this year, but I believe with Williams, Morgan, and signing back 2 of the 3 FA's, we will have a formidable pass rush next year. We have terrific young talent at the DT and LB position. I can't emphasize how rare it is that a 27 y/o who is possibly the #1 4-3 DE is a free agent in his prime. In the NFL, this simply does not happen, as these guys are locked up before their contracts are up. We MUST take advantage of this, especially since it will be a zero-sum move against the Texans. If we do not at least get into the race for him, I will lose faith in the Titans front office. Not to do so is inexcusable, and shows a substantial lack of intelligence and/or will to become better as a franchise.

-We can go after good LB, CB, and S talent in rounds 2 through 7, possibly adding another WR and OT prospect along the way.

-Lastly, I just want to say that the Titans as a team are not that far away from being a REALLY GOOD if not GREAT team with the pieces we have right now. We have young and proven CB's, great young D-lineman, Pro-Bowl level tackles on the o-line, a good QB with a possibly great one waiting in the wings, a potentially good/great running game, and a bona fide #1 WR in Britt along with good #2 and #3 WR's in Nasty Nate Washington and Damien Williams. ALL of the pieces are there, combined with the moves above, to make the Titans a contender next year.