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The Titans have signed 29-year old DT Shaun Smith. Smith played in 16 games for the Chiefs last year and he had 56 tackles, 1 sack and 2 tackles for a loss. He has now played in 79 games in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has 208 tackles, 7 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and he has defensed 4 passes. This was a good signing for the Titans as Smith will help them out on the interior of the defense.
The Tennessee Titans have signed 35-year old QB Matt Hasselbeck to a multi-year deal. Hasselbeck played in 14 games (all starts) for the Seahawks last year and he completed 266 of 444 passes (59.9%) for 3,001 yards with 12 TD passes and 17 INTs (73.2 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 23 times for 60 yards (2.6 ypc) with 3 TD runs last year. Hasselbeck has now played in 170 games (131 starts) in his first 12 years in the NFL and he has completed 2,572 of 4,279 yards (60.1%) for 29,759 yards with 176 TD passes and 128 INTs (82.2 QB Rating). Hasselbeck has also carried the ball 306 times for 1,139 yards (3.7 ypc) with 8 TD runs in his NFL career. Hasselbeck is a classic dropback passer, so I look for the Titans’ passing game to really improve in 2011. Hasselbeck has a 69-62 (52.7%) record as a starting QB in the NFL and he has been to 3 Pro Bowls. Hasselbeck will start at QB until the Titans deem rookie Jake Locker ready to go, and he will also mentor him. I really like this move for the Titans.
The Titans have signed 30-year old QB Chris Simms. Simms played in 3 games for the Broncos last season and he completed 5 of 17 passes (29.4%) for 23 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (15.1 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 3 times for -4 yards (-1.3 ypc) last season. Simms has now played in 23 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has completed 297 of 511 passes (58.1%) for 3,117 yards with 12 TD passes and 18 INTs (69.1 QB Rating). Simms has also carried the ball 33 times for 48 yards (1.5 ypc) with 1 TD run in his career. The Titans better hope that Rusty Smith stays healthy because Simms is one of the worst QBs in the NFL, period.
The Titans have signed 33-year old DE Marques Douglas. Douglas played in all 16 games for the Jets last season and he had 64 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble. He has now played in 120 games in his NFL career and he has 436 tackles, 10 passes defensed, 20.5 sacks and 7 forced fumbles. This was a good signing for the Titans as Douglas knows all the tricks and he will help the depth along the D-Line. To make room for Douglas on the roster the Titans waived 29-year old DT Amon Gordon. Gordon played in 3 games for the Titans this year and he had 2 tackles.
The Titans have signed 28-year old DT Amon Gordon. Gordon last played in the NFL in 2008 with the Titans. He played in 2 games for the Titans in 2008 and he finished up with 6 tackles and 1 forced fumble. Gordon has played in 13 games in his NFL career and he has 29 tackles and 1 forced fumble. Gordon will likely join the rotation inside at tackle.
The Titans have signed 27-year old RB Samkon Gado. Gado played in 15 games (0 starts) for the Rams last season and he carried the ball 14 times for 26 yards (1.9 ypc). He also caught 3 passes for 25 yards (8.3 avg) last year. Gado has now played in 41 games (8 starts) in his five years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 268 times for 972 yards (3.6 ypc) with 11 TD runs. He has also caught 43 passes for 292 yards (6.8 avg) with 1 TD grab in his NFL career. This was a good depth signing for the Titans.
The Titans have signed 32-year old DE/DT Raheem Brock. Brock played in 16 games for the Colts last season and he had 32 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 3.5 sacks. He has now played in 120 games in his 8 years in the NFL and he has 288 tackles, 16 passes defensed, 28.5 sacks and 11 forced fumbles. The Titans plan to only use Brock at DE due to his lack of size to play inside. I really like this signing for the Titans as Brock is a decent player.
The Titans have signed 29-year old QB Chris Simms to a 1-year deal. Hopefully this doesn’t mean that the Titans are going to cut Kerry Collins and go with Simms behind Vince Young because that would be a HUGE MISTAKE! Simms played in 3 games for the Broncos last season and he completed 5 of 17 passes (29.4%) for 23 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (29.4 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 3 times for -4 yards (-1.3 ypc) last year for the Broncos. He has now played in 23 games in his NFL career and he has completed 297 of 511 passes (58.1%) for 3,117 yards with 12 TD passes and 18 INTs (69.1 QB Rating). He has also carried the ball 33 times for 48 yards (1.5 ypc) with 1 TD run. I don’t like this signing for the Titans as they would have been better off drafting a QB than signing a proven stiff like Chris Simms.
The Titans have signed 27-year old cornerback Tye Hill to a 1-year deal. Hill played in 9 games for the Falcons last season and he made 7 tackles, defensed 1 pass and he had 1 interception (he returned it 62 yards for a TD). Hill has now played in 37 games in his NFL career and he has 112 tackles, defensed 17 passes, he forced 1 fumble and he intercepted 5 passes (1 returned for a TD). Hill will help out the depth in the secondary and he will likely help out on special teams for the Titans in 2010.
The Titans have signed 29-year old DE Jason Babin to a 1-year, $1 million dollar offer sheet. The Eagles will have 7 days to match his offer. Babin played in 12 games for the Eagles last season in which he made 16 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and he had 2.5 sacks. Babin has played in 64 games in his NFL career in which he has made 172 tackles, defensed 7 passes, he forced 2 fumbles and he has 17.5 sacks. I don’t think the Eagles will match the offer the Titans made for Babin.
UPDATE: The Eagles have declined to match Babin’s offer sheet making him a Tennessee Titan for 2010.