Titans Gambling on Brian Orakpo Headlines Attempt to Rebuild Broken Defense

March 17, 2015   ·   Rivers McCown   ·   Jump to comments

After an ugly first year under defensive coordinator Ray Horton, the Tennessee Titans have spent the bulk of the offseason retooling the unit. In came "mutually parted" Pittsburgh Steelers castoff coach Dick LeBeau to oversee the unit in theory if not in title. And, as the opening salvo of free agency came to a halt, the Titans brought back outside linebacker Derrick Morgan and imported outside linebacker Brian Orakpo as well as defensive backs Perrish Cox and Da'Norris Searcy. 
Tennessee's defense finished 29th in Football Outsiders' DVOA metric last season. The Titans were one of only three teams to rank 25th or worse against both the run and the pass. Simply put: It's hard to be critical of any move Tennessee made here.
The talent deficiency was so glaring and the cap space so ample that it would be hard not to improve on what the Titans had last season. Assuming the No. 2 overall pick falls like most expect it to and USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams j...

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