South Notes: Titans, Colts, McAfee, Saints

During Wednesday’s press conference, commissioner Roger Goodell indicated that the Titans need to figure out their ownership situation and appoint one individual who will be in charge of all decisions (Twitter link via Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com). He also noted that they have been in violation of this policy in the past. For more highlights from Goodell’s presser, check out Wednesday’s post to see his comments on Ezekiel Elliott, Josh Brown, and more.

Here’s more from the AFC and NFC South:

  • Punters don’t typically get a lot of credit for what they do, but Pat McAfee‘s retirement leaves a significant void for the Colts to fill, Mike Wells of ESPN.com writes. For his career, McAfee averaged 46.4 gross yards per punt and 39.8 net yards per punt. He also had 33.6% of his 575 punt attempts land inside the 20.
  • Many would say the Saints‘ biggest need is at defensive end, but edge rusher Cameron Jordan would rather see New Orleans put their focus in the secondary. “I’ll take a corner,” he said (link via Josh Katzenstein of The Times-Picayune). “I’ll take two corners.” In 2016, the Saints’ nine interceptions were tied for 27th in the league. Meanwhile, they only had 30 sacks, which also placed them No. 27 in the NFL. Jordan, personally, seemed to be pulling his weight as he notched 7.5 sacks, 58 total tackles, and one forced fumble in 2016.
  • This week, Texans owner Bob McNair said that he hopes to hammer out long-term deals with both wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and cornerback A.J. Bouye this offseason. Bouye is scheduled for free agency in March.
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