A Look at the Tennessee Titans Pro Bowl Secondary

Last season, the Tennessee Titans' defense was ranked among the best in the nation. They were top ten in stats such as yards allowed, points per game, interceptions, forced fumbles, and defensive touchdowns.

Many people attributed this success on defense to star defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. It was the pressure that Haynesworth put on quarterbacks that led to the success of the secondary.

So with Haynesworth now in Washington, how will the Titans' secondary fair?

Last year when Nick Harper was hurt, four year veteran Eric King stepped in and made some crucial plays before breaking his forearm. Kick Returner Chris Carr then stepped in and was targeted as the weak link in the defense.

At the end of the year when Jim Schwartz was given the job as the new head coach for the Detroit Lions one of his first moves was to grab King to start rebuilding their defense.

A few weeks later the Baltimore Ravens signed Chris Carr leaving the Titans with starters Cortland Finnegan, Nick Harper, and seventh round draft choice Cary Williams.

Though there were some holes to fill at cornerback, the safety positions are solid. Michael Griffin and Chris Hope both made it to the pro bowl last year for there excellent play.

The Titans managed to grab former nickelback for the Houston Texans, DeMarcus Faggins to begin to add depth at cornerback. Faggins will battle with safety Vincent Fuller to play nickelback for the Titans this year. Fuller is the favorite for this position as he has played it for the last couple of seasons.

Third round draft choice Ryan Mouton and sixth rounder Jason McCourty will try and earn their spot on the depth chart.

The four starters are all solid tacklers with 70 tackles each last season. Three of the starters had over four interceptions with Griffin leading the group with seven interceptions.

Look for the Titans' secondary to play well again this season and don't be surprised if they are in the the top 10 for interceptions once again.