Titan Sized

The Ringer's NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay launched a new podcast and over the last few months, he has provided interesting insight into everything from college football to behind-the-scenes happenings in the NFL. Recently, McShay looked at recent rebuilds around the NFL and provided a blueprint for how the Tennessee Titans could rebuild their roster, even though there isn't an elite quarterback option in the draft or free agency. As counterintuitive as it might sound, McShay says that the best NFL teams emphasized drafting defensive players and offensive linemen early and often when they don't have their quarterback in place. McShay's evidence was the work of general managers like Howie Roseman (Philadelphia Eagles) and Ozzie Newsome (Baltimore Ravens). Roseman has been with the Eagles since 2010, and in the first decade of his career, he only spent two of his first-round picks on players who weren't offensive linemen or defensive players. Those picks were Carson Wentz and Nelson Agholor. Also during that time, the majority of Roseman's draft capital was spent on defense. That team would eventually go on to win a Super Bowl with Nick Foles at quarterback, despite missing on Wentz.