The Tennessee Titans signed a player the Houston Texans may regret passing up

The Houston Texans have a few positions that concern us. This isn’t surprising if you’ve been following the news. The Texans are a team with underdeveloped positions on the offensive and defensive lines, as well as at linebacker and safety. Most of those positions have young prospects who could take their respective positions to new heights, but relying on young players in a year when you have championship aspirations isn’t exactly the most reassuring thing.

The Texans would do well to shore up the safety position sooner rather than later, as the starters are doing well at best. They could improve their play this season and provide a real lesson in defensive production behind a new and hopefully improved group of cornerbacks. If that’s the case, then ignore us. However, as much as we wish that were the case, we believe in allowing for the possibility that new cornerbacks won’t significantly improve the defensive secondary.

We were hoping that one of the top free-agent safeties would come along to help us out, but it may not happen at this rate. The Tennessee Titans, of all teams, just took a piece off the board by signing former All-Pro safety Jamal Adams. Adams, who was released from the Seattle Seahawks after a trade to the New York Jets, was a guy many of us were hoping to see.

While he has lost some of his effectiveness with the Seahawks, there is hope that he could return to form if he recovers. It appears that he is healthy, or at least healthier than he was in 2023, as the Titans are expected to start him in the regular season. That is, assuming he hasn’t completely regressed.

Losing Adams, who is only 28, to the Titans is going to be a problem for any team. The Titans are an underdog team in many people’s eyes, and if their offense is better in 2024 than it was in 2023, then the Titans could be a team that’s close to .500. If not more. Assuming Adams can return to his Pro Bowl form, the Texans could end up having to deal with a stronger-than-expected secondary, all backed by a player who could have been an asset in the pursuit of a Super Bowl.