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I'm Tyler Rolin, host of the Lockdown Titans podcast. I'll be your host for this divisional preview. Joining me are my fantastic colleagues from the Lockdown Podcast Network. First, we have Cody Davis from Lockdown Texans. We have Zach Hicks from Lockdown Colts, and then the OG himself. We have Tony Wiggins from Lockdown Jaguars. Today, we are going to look at the contenders. What makes a successful season for each team? Early hot seats. What one thing could derail each team season wind totals, MVP candidates, and we're going to give each other some flowers as well before we enter a season-long battle for the division against each other. Let's start with the end of the season. Who is going to win the AFC South? Cody, your Texans won the division last year. I'll start with you. Who wins the AFC South this season? Of course, the team right here in the city of Houston, the Houston Texans, man. I mean, look, I know a lot of people like to, when they say the Houston Texans, of course, the first thing that comes to mind is CJ Stradd. I think we all can agree that entering year two, CJ is a top 10 quarterback in the league. But for me personally, I believe in the Houston Texans because of the guys that's calling the shots on the sideline, head, coast to me, co-wives, offensive coordinator, Bobby Floyd. For me, I just look at what they did in their first year as the primary plate callers. The first year at the helm of this franchise, and I'm thinking to myself, look, that they was able to have that success as first years and as rookies, they only are going to just get better with their plate calling and everything else in between. And now they have experience. That's the main reason why I believe in the Houston Texans to repeat as AFC South champs. Yeah, and look, I think you make a great point. And you have really good stuff there in Houston. But let's remember, the Colts were 15 yards away from taking this division last year. And Shane Steichen was essentially entering a gunfight with a water gun, with Garner Mintch as his quarterback. That's essentially what we had here last year. Our starting quarterback going down after only having four games played last year. Jonathan Taylor on one leg last year still ran for 200 yards against the Houston Texans in that final game and caught the Colts. Again, 15 yards away from that division title. Look, we're optimistic right now. Indianapolis Colts are taking this division. Anthony Richardson's going to finish a season. He's going to finish the season. And we're going to take this division. Everyone's going to stay healthy, no more injuries. And we're going to take this division here this year. I won both of y'all. Last year, we came off of a 9 and 8 season and everybody thought they were ascending. And guess what? They finished 9 and 8 again and had to go in the week 17, worrying about who was going to win the game. And they lost here in Jacksonville. So what I'm telling you is, be very careful when the rabbit has the gun, things change. So you have to mentally prepare yourself. Now, unlike the Jaguars, you guys didn't stand pat. But here's what happened. The Jaguars didn't either this off season. I think the Jaguars going to win it because all I think they have to do is be two games better than they were last year. And I think with the skin change on defense, with some of the additions that they've had, I think they listened a lot on Jaguars because they did a whole bunch of stuff that I wanted to do. So my thing is, I do believe that the Jacksonville Jaguars will win because now the target is in Houston as opposed to being in Jacksonville. - That's fair. I mean, it is different when you're the team with the expectations. That's something that Jacksonville learned. Obviously the Titans had a good season. 2021 followed that up in 2022 with a not so good season. So things do change when you get that target on your back. I think it's interesting that all three of you guys think that your team is going to be the team that comes out on top. I know that my Titans fans will not like to hear this, but I am not going to continue that trend. I am not going to have the Titans winning the AFC South in a shocking move. Look, I got to go with Houston too. I think at the end of the day, the best quarterback in the division isn't Houston. Sorry, Tony. I do like Tamiko Ryan's as a defensive mind and keeping Bobby slow, it can keep in that continuity. I think is good. Now, while I'm not as high on some of the moves that the Texans made on defense, this all season as the general consensus, we can maybe get into some of that stuff later when we talk about what can derail the season. I still think that Houston overall is the best roster. I trust their coaching staff the most. And ultimately, I trust CJ Stroud the most. So I'm going to say that the Houston Texans win the division. But how many games? How many games are these teams going to win? I think we have a good idea of what some of you guys are going to say about these win totals here, but let's go over to FanDuel America's number one sports book and look at some win totals. The Houston Texans, nine and a half. Cody, do you think they're going over or under nine and a half wins? - That's so disrespectful. I mean, once again, you take a look at what they did in your one, the rookie quarterback, rookie defensive anchor in Will Anderson, Jr. I mean, a lot of your young guys were still trying to find their way. There is single junior Nico Collins. You take all of that and look what they was able to add in the off season. There's no way in the world that Houston Texans will win less than I have them at 12 wins maximum for this year. Because look, I understand that schedule is hard, especially the back half of that schedule. Once again, they now have the experience needed in order to win those battle tested games that's going to come during the second half of this 2024 season. - I know Zach doesn't believe in it, but first place schedule, first place schedule, might be more difficult for Houston this year. Anyway, Zach, I know that you're not a believer in the schedule thing like me, but you tell us Colts eight and a half wins, are they going over or under? - Look, unlike Cody, I'm going to be respectful to our friends over at Vanderbilt. I think that's a perfectly fine thing for the Colts, because look, the Colts, I admit, the Colts are the most volatile team here. We could be the worst team in the division or the best team in the division. It comes down to whether Anthony Richardson finishes the full season. That's really what it comes down to. But I think the Colts, if they can survive their tough early season stretch, they have a very, very easy finish to the season. They can coast, and not coast the end, but they can finish strong at the end of this year and make a late run. So I'm going to go over on that. I think the Colts go over eight and a half. I definitely could see a world where they go below that, but I'm being optimistic here. Unlike you, Tyler, not picking the Tennessee Titans that win the division. Come on, we're going to go on more and more here. - Throw realism out. Tony, eight and a half for Jacksonville as well. I find it very interesting that Houston, nine and a half. Jacksonville, eight and a half. Indy, eight and a half. Like, I think it's pretty clear, the books aren't 100% certain. What's going on? Fandall doesn't know 100% who to believe in and who not to believe in. They're all jumbled up. Do you have the jacks going over eight and a half wins? I am guessing that you do. - I absolutely do, but I respect Fandall. I love Fandall. That's America's sports book in my opinion. But the thing is, is look at that plug. Y'all see that shameless plug, but no, it's for real. Here's the thing, they're going over eight and a half. They did nine the last two years, they're better. I believe they're a lot better. And I want to respect those other opponents, but I really do believe that they are a team that is ready to make that next step. I mean, we're the only team that has a coach that has won a Super Bowl somewhere else, right? And if he wins one in Jacksonville eventually, he'll be the first coach to win one in two different places. So I think he has a keen understanding of how to get there. I do believe they have improved their roster to the point where a lot of the things that didn't enable them to get over the hump out of that nine win area, I think they get over that hump now. Now, we don't know about injuries, none of us do, but I do believe that a year of being the team with the target on your back and not actually, they didn't decrease their wins, they stayed the same. I think they learned a valuable lesson. And for that, I believe that Jacksonville jack bars will definitely get more than eight and a half wins. - All right, listen, I don't think that any of your guys's answers are controversial in any way. I, you know, I could absolutely see all these teams going over depending on how things break. But this one might be the Titan six and a half wins. I have them going over as well. All right, I have the Titans going over. And here's the thing, the Titans won six games last year and had one of the worst rosters in the NFL. The Titans have added so many players that make the quality of the roster so much better. I believe Mike Rebel was a good football coach and he should get another opportunity. 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So we've talked about maybe our high level thoughts on what these teams are gonna do this year, who's gonna win the division over under on the win totals. But let's kind of zoom in a little bit. What are your more general expectations for your team and what's one thing that could derail those expectations? Obviously, Cody is our division winner. You'll lead us all. - Man, my expectation for this team, look, I say it a lot on lockdown Texans. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if they are representing the AFC in New Orleans come February 2025, but my realistic expectation has to be conference championship. But the one thing that concerns me about this team is the lack of depth. Look, I understand that Houston Texans have a lot of big names, but they are a little bit top heavy. And the one thing that I've learned watching them throughout training camp, watching them throughout preseason is if an injury take place anywhere with this team excluding the D line, it's gonna cause some problems, especially if those injuries come out on the offensive line 'cause Nick Brabroker is not the answer. If Joe Nixon isn't healthy, they don't really have a running back that I'm 100% healthy. I mean, 100% positive and saying, I trust them to go out there and feel that empty voice. So they are top heavy. And I think they definitely need to do something to add depth around this team. - Yeah, I think with the division this tight, again, the wind totals are so close from Van Gogh there, whatever, like we're a really, really, really tight division. All of us are terrified of injuries right now, especially when it comes to our quarterbacks and other things. And I've already mentioned it with my quarterback a couple of times here. So if I'm gonna be realistic on terms of what could really derail this team without injuries, it's the cold secondary. Very, very young secondary. Jalen Jones, a former seventh round pick, starting on one side. Juju Brents, who can't go a week without getting injured on the other side. And then you have Nick Cross, another young player starting there at safety. These are young players, unproven players. And while that could lead to some great things for the cold, it could also lead to some scary things and some really low floors for the secondary. So that could derail the team. But ultimately, I expect this team to obviously win this division like I predicted at the top of the show. And I think they're a team that can push for a playoff win or two. I don't think they're quite there with what Cody's saying with the Texans being a Super Bowl representative. But I do think this can be a young team that can make some noise come playoff time. - In terms of the Jaguars, the thing that could derail them is we all study football, the offensive line. Now, the offensive line can, you could have all the talent in the world, the offensive line to make that whole team look mad because you can't convert on third down, you can't keep your defense off the field. The thing is, that is the biggest problem in Jacksonville right now. Here's the other side of it. They only had their offensive line that is going to be the same offensive line intact for one game last year. So they're depending on health, health to be the reason why and strength and condition and all of that stuff off the field to be the reason why those guys can perform together on the field. Now, through the preseason, guess what? They ain't been together. I don't know how you can go into the season doing something you ain't done in the offseason yet and that you didn't do last year. So that is the biggest issue. But even with that concern, they still won nine games. And the offensive line has been my major concern for two years. If they can be even close to what that coaching staff thinks, that's why I think you got two more games in them and 11 games, I believe wins this division. - Tony, do you think Jacksonville could win a Super Bowl this year? Do you think the team's good enough for that? - I didn't think the Eagles could win a Super Bowl with Nick Foles, so sure they can, right? But everything has to happen. I think it decreases. I think that the fact that the offensive line is a big question, it decreases your chance to win because remember, even in Philly with Nick Foles, they had what I believe are three Hall of Fame offensive linemen, Jason Peters that left tackle, Jason Kelsey at center and Lane Johnson at right tackle. That gets you through a whole bunch of problems that you don't see. And I don't think that a bad offensive line can get you out of problems that you do see the same way that those guys did for problems that you don't. - Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Speaking of offensive line issues, Tennessee Titans, I mean, one of the worst in the NFL for a few years running now. I think the expectations for the Titans is just to get back to winning football and hopefully exciting football. The Titans have been on the downswing for the last two years. Things have been trending down. So I think the expectation is things start trending up again. I think the Titans can make the playoffs if things go well, like I could see them making the playoffs, maybe winning one game if they get a good match up. I don't think the Titans are gonna be going to a conference championship or a Super Bowl or anything like that, even if things do go well. Now, I thought that as the Titans were two and four in 2019 and then they went on one of the craziest runs in team history. So you're right, Tony, anything's possible. But I think my realistic expectations for the Titans are I really think they should win eight games at minimum. Seven could happen. Like I said, I think the range is seven to 10, but the Titans should be able with all the talent they've added to win eight, maybe nine games, even if they just miss out on the playoffs 'cause the AFC's competitive with a nine win season, you just start to build. It feels like you're starting to build back in the right direction. Now, I could sit here, like I already mentioned, the offensive line and say if the O line is still bad, JC Latham struggles as a rookie, which rookie offensive line men struggle when they're thrown into the fire. That's just a reality. I mean, Zach, I'm gonna talk about this in a second, but the Colts have some young players on the offensive line that maybe didn't look too great early on. And, you know, Will Fries and Bernard Raymond, who have turned out to be okay players. So, you know, young offensive line men struggle in the NFL, and I could say the offensive line and that'd be fine. The right side's still bad, but let's just all be honest. What really could derail the Titan season is if Will Levis isn't good. That's the real answer. Whether Titans fans wanna hear that or not, I know, but Will Levis has shown signs of great play, but there are signs of recklessness. Even in the preseason game, he's lower in his shoulder, getting smacked by linebackers. Like, he's been hurt a lot over the last few years, whether it be college or the NFL, foot injury, toe, ankle. Like, he's just a guy who takes a beating. He was a former running back in linebacker, so it makes sense he plays that way, but the reality here is everything rests on whether Will Levis is good or not, whether it's a good season or a bad season, is whether or not Will Levis is good or bad. That's where the Titans are at right now. Do you have the guy or not? That's all that matters. So, for me, it's pretty clear the expectations are just getting a positive direction, but Will Levis is gonna be the guy who can take 'em there or derail that possibility as well. Real quick, we'll go through because I would imagine it's just gonna be a quarterback love fest at this point. Is there an MVP candidate on your team? And if you don't think that there's a guy on your team that can win NFL MVP, who do you think could be the MVP of your team? So, Cody, obviously, we start with you. - It's a easy answer, CJ Strow, but outside of CJ, the one guy that I look at that could probably be MVP of this division is actually Tank Dale. And I call Tank Dale the most dangerous X factor in the league because, of course, the opponents, when you take a look at how you're gonna slow down is why I received in court, Nico Collins, 1300 yards last year, Stefan Dees, don't know about you guys. I've always considered him top 10 at that position for about a decade now, but when you throw in Tank Dale, a guy who has shown how explosive he was prior to the injuries and the little all-field issue that he got himself into. A lot of people still don't know what to expect, but I'm telling you, watching him doing OTAs, mandatory training camp in pre-season, Tank Dale is ready to play. And I think he is going to be the one that's gonna make this offense possibly, if not the best offense in the league, no lower than second best. - You know, I had Tank Dale in fantasy football last year, so I completely agree, fantastic player, fantastic player until the injury happened, fantastic player. - And I'm gonna take a note from Cody's book here, and I'm gonna go away from quarterback too, 'cause I think it's just more entertaining to not talk about the quarterback for this. - Right, exactly. - I think the air around Jonathan Taylor and Indy this year is similar to what it was when he had that dominant season a couple years ago. I know he's had two horrible seasons in terms of health the last two years, but the way that he finished last year, it looked like Jonathan Taylor again. I mean, Cody, you were there. You saw him. - Oh my goodness. - You saw him. - It was nasty. - Grime, Jonathan Taylor, and that was with Gardner Minchu not being able to throw the football in that game, whatsoever, you knew the run was coming, but it was Jonathan Taylor back with Carson once again, where it didn't matter if you knew it was coming, 'cause Jonathan Taylor was that dominant in that game, and I think the vibe around it is, look, this guy's under contract, he's healthy, he's getting a quarterback who's gonna take some of the pressure off of him in terms of his own running ability, and Jonathan Taylor's gonna have lighter boxes for the first time in years. So I think Jonathan Taylor is poised to have a massive season, maybe not as massive as a couple years ago, but it's gonna be something crazy, I think. As long as he stays healthy, I think Jonathan Taylor's gonna be fantastic this year for the Colts. - All right, so y'all went away from quarterbacks, I will do none of that nonsense. I'm gonna tell you right now, if the Jaguars win, everybody's gonna put the prince that was promised, or whatever they call him on the national TV, Trevor Lawrence. However, I will tell you this, I personally believe that the defense will be the thing that kinda pokes the Jaguars to the other level, and that means defense coordinator Ryan Nielsen, who if he does what I think he's gonna do, he's gonna be here for one year, but that's fine. And he has had success with power pass rushes in down in New Orleans, whether it be Trey Hendrickson before he went to Cincinnati, and of course, Cam Jordan. I think the biggest impact he's gonna have is gonna be on Trayvon Walker. And the reason why I say that is because Mike Tomlin raved about him before their game last year. See, this is the difference between coaches and fans. Coaches, Mike Tomlin called him a game worker. That happens to be the same thing that two SEC defense coordinators told my friend, Danny Thompson, about Trayvon Walker, when everybody wanted to talk about Jordan Davis and all the rest of these dudes at Georgia when they were there. If this team wins and Trayvon gets 12 sacks and seven tackles for loss, and he is just this disruptive person, if the defense gets more credit than the offense, then I think they'll go to the best defensive player on that defense. And that means I think Trayvon Walker has a chance to be the MVP. - Oh, wow. Okay. All right. I'll keep it short. Titans don't really have an MVP candidate. In my opinion, Jeffrey Simmons deserves some love. I think Simmons with Tavondre Sweat next to him, taking up double blockers. I think Jeffrey Simmons is poor. They shut Simmons down last year. Yeah, I know, I know. Listen, I told everybody, I told everybody that it was gonna rain and guess what? Just sunny outside and Tavondre Sweat. - You like Sweat now? - That's been fantastic. - Tavondre Sweat. - Tavondre Sweat. - Yeah, got to give him the credit and he's looked fantastic. But I think that helps Jeffrey Simmons. And Simmons has, I think the top interior defensive lineman in the NFL is kind of open. Chris Jones is the favorite with Aaron Donald-Gorn. I think Jeffrey Simmons can take that role and be looked at as the best interior defensive lineman in the league. If he gets a double digit sack season with a little more help. But with that being said, that's our expectations, what could derail teams, our MVPs, X-factors from our teams. Now, we're gonna give each other some flowers. All right, we're about to enter a grueling 18-week season where we all want the team that we cover to come out on top before that battle begins. Again, let's give each other some flowers here. It's the 2024 locked on NFL season preview of the AFC South. 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We're gonna be friendly here and give some flowers to our division rivals and what we like from their team. So Cody, I'll let you go first here. What is something about another AFC South team that you like, you admire, you wanna give some flowers to? - I hate that I'm doing this knowing that me and him had a rival over the last four, five years, but it's the Jacksonville Jaguars, man. And we're, you know, I've told you this before, like I've always been a fan of Trevor Lawrence. I'm still a fan of Trevor Lawrence and I just don't understand why so many people was, you know, making fun of his contract extension. I was like, he deserves the contract extension and I cannot name 10, 11, 12 quarterbacks. That's better than Trevor Lawrence. And not only that, I've said this, look, I know we are sitting here raving AFC South divisional round and all this other stuff, but I said this, if the Jacksonville Jaguars stay healthy, especially Trevor Lawrence, they don't go, what was it, like one in five, one in six, those last couple of games, this whole entire conversation we just had will be completely different. So shout out to the Jags, man. I have them as a dark host to really make some noise this year. - I just want to say, Cody, I do not think that Trevor Lawrence is a top 10 or 11 quarter. I think I can name 10 or 11. - Oh, I can't do it, I can't do it. - I can't do it, see, I can't do it. - I tried it, I can't do it. - I'm sorry. - I'm sorry guys, I couldn't hold myself too low. I thrive off negativity, okay, I thrive. - You set the standard for this segment. - I know. - I'll be nice to everyone now. - Tyler, I love what the Titans are doing with revamping that entire roster, that needed a massive revamp, they brought in a lot of players. Now, I don't know if it's going to work out, but you know what, I appreciate a team actually trying to revamp an entire roster. Cody, CJ Stroud, oh my gosh, she is so good. So, like I was losing faith in pocket passers, and then I saw CJ Stroud doing what he's doing. And then Tony, this is the one I really wanted to get to. I'm so jealous of Ryan Nielsen. I'm so jealous that you guys got him as DC. I am terrified of him, more than any other coach in this division that's not on the Colts, because I saw what he did to the Colts last year with the Falcons, and it was the most brutal beat down the Colts had in terms of a defense just taking away. Now, they didn't have Michael Pittman Jr. in that game, but still, it was just suffocating type of team there. And Ryan Nielsen's been great for years. So, I think there's great things about all of you. I don't feast on negativity. I love all of you guys the same. You're like my children. Now, Tony, you're not like my child, but everyone else here is like my child here. I love all of you guys. - So, you tell them to hold to be your baby? - No, I mean, I can be a baby now. Don't worry, I can turn into a kid real quick, but no. Let me go and order the people's team. Tyler, let me tell you something. Y'all needed to change the direction, even though I'm a huge Mike Vable fan, as you know. And the reason I'm that way, I'm gonna tell you this real quick, is because this whole new way of Shanahan went in and all of that stuff, the only one that's done it is the coach in LA. The other times, all the old school coaches keep winning. And every time I turn around and call this football, it's curvy and it's Nick, it's the old school way. It's not the coach at USC. So, I'm still saying we need to start adapting to stuff when it finally wins something, as opposed to trying to get ahead of the curve. But I still think your coach has done a really good job of coming in and changing things. Cody, y'all done a lot of things, right. The Neil Hunter, all of that stuff. I still say it's gonna be different when the rabbit guy's the gun, but I do think Houston has been very, very intentional with who they get, how they get them. And I think they know who they are. They have a self-identifier, real. They have that down pack. Zach, y'all have been steady at it. I mean, the team that everybody keeps writing off, they keep being right in the thick of things at the end of the season. So, that means they're doing something right. And you should know about hanging around because Tony Dungeons did that for years until he got a championship. As far as the Jaguars are in concern, look, y'all can hate all you want to, man, but the real deal is the real deal. Trevor Lawrence is the top 10 quarterback because you can't play behind that offensive line that everyone knows has been trash and still win nine games. If they get him the protection, and I don't know if they have it yet, but if they get him the protection, he can be really, really good. - Well, I'll rock quickly because this being nice stuff, just maybe isn't for me. (laughing) I would say that-- - No, it's not. It's not, trust me, it's not true. - Talk about the laundry sweat first real quick. - I know who I am. All right, I know who I am and I know who I'm not. All right, but anyways, the edge rushers for both Houston and Jacksonville, I think the Titans are really missing a high level edge. Harold Landry is a good, very good edge rusher, but I think you need like an elite edge rusher and then the Titans would have a nasty front, but they're missing that. Arden Key is not that like, I just wish the Titans had one other starting level edge rusher and Houston has like three, Jacksonville has two, like I'm just jealous of that. And then obviously the Colts offensive line, like I mentioned earlier in the show, you know, even the guys who look like they're not gonna pan out, you lift your head up two years later and they're quality starters, like maybe fries or maybe Bernard Raymond isn't, you know, all pros, but I mean, like they're very good starters in the NFL now. - Not weaknesses. - Not weakness. - Right, right. - Right, they're not weaknesses. And as a guy who's been watching Dennis Dailey and Andre Dillard play offensive tackle for the last few years, it just makes me jealous. But real quick, we'll go through this. How do you think the teams finish in the division one to four, Cody, you lead us off? - I got the Texans followed closely by Jacksonville. - Oh, okay. - And for number three, I'm gonna go on the lemme say Tennessee and I got the Colts finishing last. I think, I think Anthony Richardson was gonna struggle this year. Not only is he gonna try to get himself back to game speed with his health and stuff, but I think just losing his first, basically his entire rookie season is gonna hurt him in the long run. - We'll see, we'll see Richardson in games that him and Stroud have started against each other, Richardson's wanna know. So, I mean, we're already doing great, right? (all laughing) I got Indy one, Jacksonville two, Houston three, Tennessee four, let's go, Tony backed me up here, right? Come on, come on, we got this. - You know you're my boy. But I gotta tell you the truth, I'm a tough love. So y'all call me old, you said I couldn't be your baby. So now I'll get it off. - You can be my child, it's fine. - So, right, so here's the thing. Jacksonville one, Houston two, and then I believe it's Tennessee and Indy. I don't think they're 500, I think they're below 500. I think everybody thinks this is the old NFC or AFC North. I don't think it's quite there, but I do believe that both of those teams could beat anybody on any given day, but I just think there's gonna be a lot of stuff working against them. So, it's Houston and Jacksonville's division to win. Jacksonville obviously gonna win it because I don't really like Cody very much. And so, I'm just gonna say that those other two teams will be seven, eight, one teams. - All right, I'm gonna back you up, Zach. I feel like we're like polar, you're like very nice, and I'm like very harsh, you know what I mean? So we're a good balance here. So I'm gonna back you up as kind of my partner in that tandem. I'm gonna go Houston number one. I'm gonna go Indy number two. I'm gonna go Tennessee number three, and I'm gonna go Jacksonville. - Oh, oh! - I don't believe in the Jagzo line. I don't like Gabe Davis the signing. There are a couple of things I like which Tony will get into our crossovers. I know that we'll get into it. But yeah, I'll put Jacksonville last in the division and let Zach have his moment at number two. But this sounds like a real thing. - So, don't wonder if I'm gonna say it because I always say it. Do I think Tyler's a hater? You damn right, I think he's a hater. There you go, look at this. That's my thing that I always say, you damn right, you hater. - Every year, man. I was wondering when he was coming this year. You got me, you got me anyways. - With that being said, of course, we have Cody Davis from Locked On Texans. We have Zach Hicks from Locked On Colts, Tony Wiggins from Locked On Jaguars. I am Tyler Roland from Locked On Titans. Thank you for listening to the 2024 Locked On NFL season preview with the AFC South. 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