Tennessee Titans SIGN JAMAL ADAMS, Adams Fit in the Defense & Titans Safety Spot Complete

the Tennessee Titans make a huge move signing former All Pro safety Jamal Adams but I can't say I'm a big fan of the decision I'll explain why on today's edition of the lock on Titans [Music] podcast you are locked on Titans your daily Tennessee Titans podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team everyday welcome to the locked on Titans podcast I am your host Tyler Roland Titans fans today's edition of the locked on Titans podcast is brought to you by Game Time download the game time app create an account use the code locked on NFL for $20 off your first purchase terms apply the Tennessee Titans have added a safety we have been waiting for this moment throughout the summer and it's finally happened the Tennessee Titans have signed Jamal Adams former All Pro safety I'm going to get into Jamal Adams as the player Jamal Adams fit in the defense and explain throughout the show why I'm just not a big fan of this move before we get into it though do want to thank you for making locked on Titans your first listen each and every day remember Monday through Friday Tennessee Titans content all year round always for free make sure that you get subscribed stay subscribed it's your team every day here on the locked on Titans podcast we are just a few weeks away from Tennessee Titans training camp kick it off you're not going to want to miss any of the daily coverage that I have for you guys but with that being said let's talk about this signing because I can't say that I am a big fan of this move now let me think about it in two different ways the move itself Jamal Adams former allpro 28 years old on a one-year low money contract very little risk involved with that so the move itself is fine with me it's a fine move to make for the Tennessee Titans because of the low risk of the signing but when we talk about Jamal Adams as a player I can't say I'm a big fan of Jamal Adams as a player and people talking about him as an all proo and he's 20 that's all great that he's 28 and he's a former allpro and in a vacuum that would make you think oh you know that's a good move but he has just not been a very good player the last few years and even worse than that he hasn't been on the field that's the biggest issue is the health here with Jamal Adams so the move itself one-year deal veteran player they needed a safety okay I get why they're doing it I don't hate the move in a vacuum but Jamal Adams as a player I cannot say that I'm a big fan of now Adams is 6'1 2113 lbs again still only 28 years old guy out of LSU was a top 10 draft pick phenomenal college player he's played Seven Seasons in the NFL played 80 games in the NFL 494 tackles so basically 500 tackles has had four interceptions seven force fumbles 36 pass breakups 21 and a half sacks 50 tackles for loss has made three Pro bowls and has made three all pro teams one first team All Pro and then two second team all Pros but that was a long time ago he has not played Jamal Adams has not played more than 12 games in a season since 2019 2019 is when I started covering this team and doing the locked on podcast for the Titans so it has literally been five years since this guy played more than 12 games and his last three seasons he's only played 22 games 12 games one game in 2022 and only nine games last year so it's just a guy who does not play football games and when you consider ammani hooker has missed a lot of time recently Elijah molden has missed a lot of time recently your top three safeties are all injury-prone guys so that is despite the production early in his career it's it's tough it's tough to look at Jamal Adams as the player that he is right now and get excited about the signing that's just the reality again it's a lowrisk move it's going to be a one-year deal very little money low risk I admit that the move itself is not terrible but Jamal Adams as a player if we're being honest is washed up he's just completely washed up and when you have fans of other teams saying oh the Titans are the retirement home B it's hard to push back against that with this move all right Jamal Adams is washed and he's never on the field and even if he's his best even if he is healthy this current version of Jamal Adams is not really a safety he's a linebacker or even a defensive lineman and I've been saying that all summer long that I did not want Jamal Adams because he's not actually a safety all right we'll talk about his fit in the defense but I don't think that he's a starter I would play Elijah molden over Jamal Adams at safety so to me this is a a a purely ad depth signing hoping that you strike lightning in a bottle you know because again Jamal Adams you look at where he's lined up in his career 2800 snaps he's played in the Box in the Box he's not a safety man he's only played a th000 snaps in the slot he's only played 1,400 snaps at free safety and most most of that came in his first three years in the league a long time ago so to me this is more of a linebacker this is more of a dime package guy than it is an actual starting safety like Jamal Adams does not check the box that all of us were hoping would get checked this summer he is not a safety okay he cannot cover anybody you want to look back since 2020 here are his coverage grades per Pro Football Focus 52.5 4 37.4 he had an 81 coverage grade on eight snaps in 2022 he played eight snaps in coverage and then last year he had a 50.7 the guy cannot cover a traffic cone all right period he can't and you want to talk about him being a physical safety he missed 25% of his tackles last year and gave up an 82% completion rate when he was targeted this is not a good football player he's just not a good football player you know his name you've heard of him and that's why people think that he's good because they've heard of him and you're casual football fan if they've heard of the player well that's already exciting but Jamal Adams is not a good football player anymore he's simply not now can he fit into this system yes but I think his fit is going to be different than what a lot of people are acting like and what people are expecting him to do now I will say this there is a connection here that led to this signing okay this is my final piece of information on what you need to know about Jamal Adams as a player he played with dard Wilson for the New York Jets from 2017 to 2020 did have his best years under dard Wilson with the Jets that's real okay he also his father played with ran carthon's father so there's a connection there too also worth noting that Rand carthon's agent as a player is the same agent that reps Jamal Adams now so there are a ton of connections all over the board and that's why this happened but look guys I'm just gonna be Point Blank honest I don't like Jamal Adams as a player the move is low risk sure the move itself is fine but him as a player again never healthy misses a ton of games when he is healthy he's not good so you may recognize Jamal Adams name but that does not mean that he's the player that he once was so in a vacuum the move is fine the Titans needed safety depth it's low risk but Jamal Adams isn't a starting safety in the NFL and he's not even better than Elijah molden so I don't know that it really fixed a big need for the Titans like say Justin Simmons would have but let's talk about how Jamal Adams can fit into this Tennessee Titans defense and how he can make a positive impact on the team before we do though do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by eBay Motors passion Drive patience the formula for winning championships is also what keeps your ride or die alive eBay Motors has everything you need to maintain your vehicle and level it up to Peak Performance from Super Chargers to roof racks to exhaust kits LED headlights and more whether you're into speed power or style eBay Motors has you covered with over 122 million parts for your number one ride or die you'll always find exactly what 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Titans training camp is like a little over 10 days away man you don't want to miss any of the daily free content I am bringing your way here on the show there's a reason this is the number one Tennessee Titans podcast in the world so make sure you get subscribed stay subscribed but talking about fit within the defense look Jamal Adams is a gifted Blitzer he is a physical downhill player which is why I've made jokes that he's a linebacker or a defensive lineman at this point in his career because if there's one thing Jamal Adams can do well it's get downhill okay and it reminds me of the other free agent signing that I didn't like for the Tennessee Titans and that was Kenneth Murray Kenneth Murray is a guy who can't cover a traffic cone who has terrible awareness but he can get downhill and hit somebody okay and Jamal Adams is the same way terrible awareness can't cover anybody but he can get downhill and Blitz so it continues to to paint the picture of what the Titans are going to do under dard Wilson on defense they are going to be blitzing like it's going out of style okay they are going to be sending the house from different directions and different levels and different angles all game long that is obvious because you don't go out and sign a guy like Kenneth Murray you don't go out and sign a guy like Jamal Adams if you don't have the intention to send those guys downhill if you aren't trying to use Jamal Adams as a Blitzer consistently then you are failing to use Jamal Adams correctly okay so to me that it it's clear what his skill set Jamal Adams skill set should be doing within this defense I've seen some people compare it to Kyle Hamilton for the Ravens look he is not going to be playing a Kyle Hamilton role for the Titans he is not able to cover well enough to do that he needs to be a linebacker for the Titans and that brings me to Dime sub packages nickel packages if you wanted a sub packag linebacker Jamal Adams is the guy for you the Titans have used Elijah molden in the past as their sub packaged linebacker where they would have Kevin byard and Amman hooker back deep or it would be Kayon Wallace and Amman hooker back deep last year at the end of the year after byard was traded and then they would have Elijah molden basically playing as a linebacker in dime packages that's what you can do with Elijah molden but or with Jamal Adams but the problem with that is Elijah would also cover tight ends or cover running backs out of the back field while doing that Jamal Adams cannot do that Jamal Adams cannot cover anyone so that makes it a little bit tougher but I'm sure that the Titans playing for Jamal Adams will be using him as that box linebacker in passing situations let me say this though and this may be a bit a bit controversial to people who there's a there's a a phrase or a saying in NFL media that casual fans or two years behind what's really happening so a casual fan thinks about who this player was two years ago instead of who they were last year because it takes some time for the fan opinion to catch up with what's happening out on the football field that is 100% going to be in play with Jamal Adams 100% Going people are gonna say oh Jamal Adams and think about who he was years ago rather than who he is now okay so when I say this keep that in mind Jamal Adams is not a starting safety Jamal Adams cannot be a starting safety all right to me this cements what we've talked about a little bit here recently that Elijah molden Elijah molden is going to be your starting safety next to Amman hooker okay Elijah molden is a better football player than current Jamal Adams Elijah molden is better at football right now than Jamal Adams is so like to me we all wanted to starting safety we wanted to see Justin Simmons you know a high level safety who got votes for being in the top 10 of safeties in the NFL we all wanted Justin Simmons I was hoping for because Justin Simmons is a real safety okay and I've been talking about this safety situation for a while so to me this just solidifies and confirms that Elijah molden will be a starting safety on this team and then you have Jamal Adams as your third safety your dime safety think about the way Dane crook shank was used multiple years ago as a dime safety who basically played linebacker on passing Downs here's the issue though you think about Dan krook shank he would man up on tight ends remember that year in 2021 where he was a tight end stopper Jamal Adams cannot cover tight ends he can't he cannot cover tight ends so like he's gonna have a basically all you can get out of Jamal Adams is being a dime package linebacker and let him Blitz up the middle or Blitz off the edge that that is all he can do literally the only thing he can do on a football field now so that's how he would fit within the defense in my opinion he's not the starting safety Elijah molden is the starting safety but he can be a dime package linebacker who the Titans basically use as a smaller Kenneth Murray but again I'll just say this I didn't like the Kenneth Murray signing for the same reasons I don't like the Jamal Adams signing again the move itself whatever you know one year low risk that's fine but the player the player I just don't think is very helpful to the team and he's not a great Locker in personality either he is a Mal content and I am not a fan of Jamal Adams as a human being do not like him so like you know I get why it could fit how it could fit the lowrisk nature of the deal but with Justin Simmons out there quandre Diggs out there Eddie Jackson out there you know I would have preferred Marcus may even though I wasn't very high on Marcus May either I just you know you guys want me to be positive about every single move and that's just not reality that's not reality so we could see how Jamal Adams could fit in the team as a third safety and as a box Defender you look at him as a player over the last few years it's definitely concerning uh with the injuries and the quality of play when he is healthy but at the end of the day again yes it is a lowrisk deal and the problem with a lowrisk deal like that is it doesn't really solve the problem either the problem that the Titans had at safety Still Remains they do not have two starting safeties on the team so that problem's not fixed even if you like the deal you can't tell me that that problem is fixed because it's not so with that being said I do want to move forward and just talk a little bit more about the reaction to the signing so we'll get into that now Titans fans let's cap off today's edition of the locked on Titans podcast an emergency LIVE edition reacting to the signing of Jamal Adams the Tennessee Titans bring in Jamal Adams on a oneyear deal we've talked about Jamal Adams as a player and his recent history in the NFL we talked about how Jamal Adams could fit within the Tennessee Titans new defense under dard Wilson now I want to talk a little bit about the reaction to the signing okay because that's something that that has just been on my mind before I get into it though do want to thank you again for making locked on Titans your first listen each and every day do want to tell you as well though that locked on has launched the first ever National Sports 24/7 streaming channel it's on YouTube and now it's also available on Amazon Fire TV it's called locked on sports today locked on sports today is here for you 247 covering the top sports stories of the day uh you get local experts from locked on you get cover coverage of every League from our national shows find locked on sports today now available on the free Fire TV channels app so as a quick recap here I understand the move it's low risk but it's also low reward in my opinion it's not a lowrisk high reward signing it's a lowrisk low reward signing is what it is um Jamal Adams has not been a good player for four years now he's been terrible uh he doesn't stay on the field but he does have connections to dard Wilson uh connections to ran carthon and his family he can be a third safety in the defense but really what I want to talk about here before we go is just the reaction to the signing so obviously you all have been listening I am not a big fan of Jamal Adams I don't think the signing really solved anything at safety and I've put that out there cuz that's my reaction and I see a lot of people a lot of people oh you're always negative this guy hates on everything is this guy even a fan of the team bah B this and that let me just say this if you're keeping score at home okay the Titans have fired Mike Vel promoted ran carthon promoted Chad Brinker added to the analytics staff add added to the sports science staff and the training staff and the strength and conditioning staff they hired an entire new coaching staff okay an entire new coaching staff they've signed Calvin Ridley Lloyd cushenberry Mason Rudolph Sebastian Joseph D Kenneth Murray now Jamal Adams Tony Pard t uh Tyler Boyd Nick vanet the Titans traded for lerus sne the Titans drafted an entire draft class I have literally liked every single thing the Tennessee Titans have done this year except three moves I didn't like the Kenneth Murray signing I didn't like the draft pick of tandre sweat and I don't like the signing of J Jamal Adams three moves three moves all offseason that I haven't liked three moves I have said that Titans have the best running back group in the NFL I have said that the Titans have a top five wide receiver group a top five cornerback group I've hyped up will Levis I've hyped up the offensive line I hyped up the entire organization when everybody was killing him for firing Mike Vel like I have been positive my reaction has been overwhelmingly positive to 47 out of 50 moves but yet everybody tells me I'm negative and I hate on everything and I'm always complaining three moves that I haven't liked this this entire offseason so you tell me think about it right now if you have a 100% approval rating for every single move the Tennessee Titans make always every move they every pick every signing every trade every hire every fire everything if you like every single thing the Tennessee Titans do 100% you're either insane a or a liar one of the those three things one of those three things so I just wanted to take a moment and defend myself here to say that I am negative about everything is just an outright lie and what happens in today's society is everyone wants to complain everyone wants to be outraged everyone wants to be mad so if I don't like one move the Titans make people use that as a jump board to be outraged I have disliked three moves out of the 50 the Titans have made this offseason so I'm just saying if you want to say that all I do is complain all I do is hate all I do I'm negative BL You're simply lying to make your point because it's not true it's actually overwhelmingly the other way I am overwhelmingly positive and F my buddies who don't like the Titans call me a homer because I think the Titans do so well with all their moves only Titans fans say that I'm negative about the Titans everyone else says I'm a homer so I just get sick of it I'm sorry that I'm taking time to complain about how people talk to me but it's just so annoying it's just so annoying I I disliked three moves this allseason three out of everything they've done but yet I'm painted as some Negative Nancy okay it's it's absolutely absurd is what it is but what comes next for the Tennessee Titans uh Juan G says what's wrong with Jamal Adams besides injuries well in the last four years his coverage grade is 52.5 47.4 50.7 he had an 81 on eight snaps in 2022 so he's garbage in coverage can't cover anybody he missed 25% of his tackles last year gave up 82% completion rate what I I don't what do you mean what's wrong other than the injuries the guy is terrible I you know I don't know like I don't know what else to say he's just not good at football anymore so anyways the Titans still need an edge rusher in my opinion a big bodied physical Edge rusher who can stop the run I would like to see some interior defensive line churn I don't like the interior defensive line the Titans currently have right now I would like them to churn a little bit as we get into training camp and as other Cuts happen elsewhere uh I would like to see some new face is there but uh I mean for the most part the team is set this was the big move that we were all waiting on and now we're you know 10 days away from training camp starting so this is the team I don't see any other big signings coming uh hopefully they again they do add a physical Edge rusher to be someone who can play against the run on early Downs I would like to see that but this was the move we were waiting on and now it's here Jamal Adams so I don't think the Titans what about when he played for the Jets Wan G he hasn't played for the jet since 2020 it's been four years like you know it's it's been four years so oh man I just I I wish I liked it guys I really wish I liked it the move again the move itself a one-year low money deal is not that big of a deal it's not the move itself is fine it's the player that I'm not a fan of I don't think Jamal Adams is good at football I don't think he's a starting level safety I don't think he is a significant Improvement on the group he's just a player that's at it so um hopefully dard Wilson could get the best out of him hopefully he can Blitz up the middle and hit some quarterbacks and add a physical tone but uh I still think the Titans need a starting safety I still think it's a it's a a bad spot one of the worst spots on the team this signing doesn't really change my view of the Titans safety group in any way and Zach you're 100% right he's going to be used like Kenneth Murray but I didn't like the signing of Kenneth Murray either and just being able to Blitz and go downhill isn't enough to make me like a a player I need a a little bit more you know I just need a little bit more but hopefully those cornerbacks are able to guard everybody because Elijah molden and Jamal Adams is two of your top three safeties you are playing with fire folks that's all there is to that but with that being said that's going to do it for me today on this emergency reaction addition of the Jamal Adams signing it's going to do it for this week of locked on Titans next week defensive positional previews for our training camp positional preview SE series I did offense all this week if you missed it quarterback running back wide receiver tight end offensive line all that go check it out again defense next week I'll be back to talk about that but that's going to do it for me today folks as always I am your host Tyler Roland and this was locked on Titans [Music]