The Tennessee Titans have never seemed to be on the right track as much as they are now, considering the team’s recent history — but there was one position that was a consistently glaring need last season that still hasn’t been fully addressed.
Tennessee needs a reliable placekicker, and in a bad way.
The team went through Ryan Succop, Cody Parkey and Cairo Santos before arriving at Greg Joseph, who made his lone field goal attempt last year but is still far from proven.
Here’s a look at three names the Titans could target in free agency to remedy the situation, or at least give Joseph some competition in camp.
Stephen Gostkowski
Gostkowski should be at the top of any team’s list currently in the market at the position.
Over 14 seasons, he’s made 87.4% of his field goal attempts, recording a success rate of 90% or higher in five instances.
Health could be a concern, considering he had hip surgery last season and was limited to just four appearances. Even so, a healthy Gostkowski is one of the league’s best and he’s every bit worth jumping on right now.
Greg Zuerlein
Zuerlein was one of the best in the NFL in 2017 and 2018, but his inconsistency last season and a lack of cap space could ultimately drive the Los Angeles Rams to part ways with him, meaning he’s up for grabs.
The veteran made just 72.7% of his field goal attempts in 2019 and went only 5-for-11 from 40-49 yards.
There’s a risk factor with Zuerlein, but he has one of the biggest legs in the NFL and if he can bounce back from last season, he’ll prove to be a good pickup during this free-agency period.
Nick Folk
Gostkowski isn’t the only former Patriot teams in need of a kicker will be eyeing in free agency.
Folk nailed 82.4 percent of his field goal tries last season, but did have some issues with range, averaging 34-yard field goals.
Still, Folk will be a cheap option that could be used to compete for the starting job and push Joseph in training camp.
