This is no teardown. This is no starting over. The Tennessee Titans want to win right now. Their move to acquire cornerback L'Jarius Sneed from the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs reinforces what has been the prevailing theme of the Titans' offseason.

The team is finalizing a deal to trade for Sneed — who the Chiefs had franchise-tagged this offseason — and sign him to a massive contract extension, per multiple media reports. The Titans now can plug the 27-year-old Sneed into a cornerback room that already features slot defender Roger McCreary and former Cincinnati Bengals ace Chidobe Awuzie, who the Titans signed in free agency this month.

With Sneed, Calvin Ridley and Lloyd Cushenberry, there's an argument to be made that the Titans have acquired the best cornerback, wide receiver and center who have changed teams this offseason. Throw in Awuzie, running back Tony Pollard and linebacker Kenneth Murray, and the Titans have added six players in or approaching their primes and ready to boost the team back into the ranks of the contenders.

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Here are three immediate takeaways about the Titans' blockbuster move.

In L'Jarius Sneed, the Titans have their aggressive, attacking CB

Sneed doesn't shy away from anything. He led all NFL cornerbacks in penalties drawn last season with 18, but he also ranked fifth in pass breakups and sixth in passer rating against when targeted. New defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson has used words like "attacking" and "violent" and said his defense will never "compromise for competing" when describing how he wants his players to operate. Well, that's Sneed.

Wilson's secondaries generally have been penalty averse, especially the past two years with Philadelphia and Baltimore. His Ravens were flagged for only 19 pass interferences, defensive holdings and illegal contacts last season across all position groups. With Wilson's coaching, Sneed's number can come down.

But Sneed's crucial ability is his knack for breaking up passes and forcing incompletions. Those are the hallmarks of Wilson's defenses, and the Titans now have a star capable of doing just that.

The silver lining of bad NFL drafts

The Titans are investing a lot of money in prime-age free agents this offseason, especially in players like Sneed, Pollard and Ridley, who play positions that don't exactly have the longest shelf life. This plan runs counter to most modern team building strategies, but the Titans are in a unique position for two reasons.

First, general manager Ran Carthon doesn't really have anyone he needs to pay. The Titans needed to add so many pieces this offseason in large part because of how poorly Carthon's predecessor fared in the 2020 and 2021 NFL drafts. Because the Titans aren't exactly preparing massive extensions for Isaiah Wilson and Caleb Farley right now, the money is there.

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Second, the Titans don't have to worry about paying quarterback Will Levis, usually a team's largest expense, until 2027. Three more seasons of getting to pay Levis like a second-rounder on a rookie deal means the Titans can afford to take big swings in the short term and make his life as easy as possible. Instead of spending money on the quarterback, the Titans can spend money to help the quarterback.

The Titans' list of NFL draft needs is getting shorter

Now that the Titans can cross cornerback off their list of major needs, that leaves offensive tackle and pass rusher as must-address problem areas for the NFL draft in April. The Titans don't have a third-round pick because of the trade to snag Levis last year, so trimming the list of pressing needs down to two means the Titans can focus their goals on two positions for two picks.

Sure, there are other areas the Titans could use some help. Depth is needed just about everywhere on defense, but particularly at defensive tackle, inside linebacker and safety. The offense could use an extra receiver or tight end, too. But for the most part, the Titans seem to have 20 starters in place with two top-40 draft picks.

Provided the draft board falls correctly and the Titans hit on their picks, there's a solid argument to be made that they may be able to completely rebuild their roster and be competition-ready for Brian Callahan's first game as coach.

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Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.

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