One thing Titans fans must remember about GM Mike Borgonzi as he begins his second year in charge
NASHVILLE — Mike Borgonzi was hired by the Tennessee Titans because of the plan he outlined for the club’s present and future needs throughout the course of the interview process. 16 years (and three Super Bowl victories) with the Kansas City Chiefs before coming to Nashville taught him the necessary discipline to help build a […]
NASHVILLE — Mike Borgonzi was hired by the Tennessee Titans because of the plan he outlined for the club’s present and future needs throughout the course of the interview process. 16 years (and three Super Bowl victories) with the Kansas City Chiefs before coming to Nashville taught him the necessary discipline to help build a franchise for sustainable success.
Correct process often comes with progress that is incremental.
Titans understand what salary cap space is really for
Borgonzi knows he has plenty of room to work under this year’s $301.2 million salary cap.
“I think you need to be disciplined through the process,” Borgonzi said told The Insiders on NFL Network at last month’s NFL Scouting Combine. “It’s another avenue, free agency, but we always want to draft and develop. That’s really how you build a culture and a locker room. We’re going to use free agency, of course. No matter what the cap number is, you want to be disciplined to the strategy that you have. We’re always looking to draft young guys that we can develop.”
Fourth-year guard Peter Skoronski and All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons are two such players Tennessee will try to use that cap space to retain.
Where Borgonzi does regularly say his staff will go above and beyond to invest is in the trenches. Left tackle Dan Moore, Jr. was the Titans big ticket item in Borgonzi’s first offseason as GM. Soon-to-be free agent center Tyler Linderbaum will become the NFL’s highest player at his position with Tennessee poised to make a competitive offer. What other positions Borgonzi chooses to invest in when the new league year begins will teach us much more his philosophical approach to building a contender.
“I think it’s imperative that we build the right 53 on this roster as well, and not just collect talent,” said Borgonzi when he first took the job. “We need the right mixture of talent and character in order to build a championship-caliber team. We want a big, physical team in the trenches that is fast and violent on the football field.”
Substance over flash is the key to raising this Titanic.
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