Hot Topics With Titans HC Mike Vrabel

-Vrabel offered a great deal of praise for center Ben Jones, who is scheduled to become a free agent later this month.

“Ben does a great job of always being available,” Vrabel said. “Whatever his level of play is, his availability and his durability has been something I have respected the most. Obviously, the husband that he is and the father that he is, and the teammate that he is, is exceptional, but just judging from his performance on the field, his durability and availability is something that I will always admire.”

-Vrabel was asked if offensive lineman Dillon Radunz is ready to start for the Titans in 2022.

Right now, Vrabel said the answer is no. But the plan is for that to change in time.

“Dillon is not ready today,” Vrabel said. “But my charge to Keith (Carter) and everybody that is going to help him … that is all of our jobs, and most especially Dillon. He is going to have every opportunity to start.”

Vrabel said it’s going to be a huge offseason for Radunz, and he’s confident he’ll make great strides.

-Vrabel said he remains confident in quarterback Ryan Tannehill, while acknowledging he made some mistakes in the team’s playoff loss to the Bengals.

“Ryan has won too many games for us, has been a part of too many huge victories for us, has done too much for us,” Vrabel said. “Now we have to be better. That’s unacceptable, Ryan knows that — he’ll tell you that. You can’t make some of those mistakes. But he’s not the only one out there making mistakes.”

Vrabel said there were a “lot of contributing factors” to the team’s 19 interceptions in 2021.