ESPN's Paul Kuharsky is in town today covering the beginning of the off-season program at Baptist Sports Park, and what kind of reporter would he be if he didn't ask around about the possibility of the Titans bringing in Torry Holt.  The National Football Post reported we almost got him in a trade before he was cut, and most observers expect the Titans to be one of the most interested teams when Torry gets back stateside.

So what do our leading QB and WR think?

Collins on Holt:

I've never crossed paths with him over the years, but I've obviously been a big fan of his. He's a heck of a receiver, he's been one of if not the most productive receiver in the last seven or eight years and is a guy who with his ability to play the game could help us. Whether that works out, we certainly would like to have him, but if it doesn't I feel great about the guys we have here.

Gage on Holt:

Torry Holt is a veteran receiver, very experienced, he's been around, he's been on Super Bowl teams, he knows what it takes to win, he's been playing at a high level for years. I think he'd be an addition that could do nothing but help our offense. ...Myself and Torry are two different types of receiver, but being the veteran that he is he could still teach me some of the things that help me out. He's a little bit smaller than me, but he's a quicker guy. He runs sharp, crisp routes, he gets in and out of his break. He stays low, and being a taller receiver that's something I need to work on, when you're a tall guy you usually have a tendency to stand up coming in and out of breaks. He's still playing at a high level, so I definitely think he's going to get into a good situation.

I was shocked when the news broke earlier this offseason that the Titans were trying to make a trade for Torry Holt at the trading deadline last season.  Now with the news today that Holt was released, there is little doubt in my mind that the Titans will at least have him in for a chat, as well they should.

Holt would be an immediate upgrade to the receivers that are currently on this roster.  As I mentioned on the MCM podcast earlier this week, he is just one year removed from a season where he caught 93 passes for 1,189 yards and 7 touchdowns.  Even last season when Holt had a down year for him, his 64 catches for 796 yards would have made him the leading receiver on the Titans by a pretty good margin.

The biggest question mark with Holt is his knee.  His production did drop off by 29 catches from 2007 to 2008, but it is really impossible to tell if that was because of his knee or because of the Rams terrible offensive line and inconsistent play of Marc Bulger.  

As with any deal, the terms would have to be right.  Ryan Sax has a FanPost that says the Titans were working on a deal, but it fell through because Holt did not want to restructure his deal.  I would imagine the Titans would offer him a 1-2 year deal with decent guarantees and some heavy incentives.

As long as the money is right, there is no reason why the Titans wouldn't take a flier on him.  Holt would be the best receiver the Titans have had on the team since Derrick Mason left even if he is 75%.

Paul Kuharsky has the news and gives us his thoughts in its wake:

Whether they sign Ramsey or not, I am reading into the visit: With Chris Simms gone to Denver as a free agent, Young is not entrenched as the No. 2 and his future with the team, or at least his standing as a Titan, remains very much up in the air.

I'm not fully going with PK on this one.  I think bringing Ramsey at this point in isn't much different from Ingle Martin or Tim Rattay, even if Ramsey was once a 1st round pick.  Whatever potential Ramsey had  as a starter appears to have been beaten out of him by playing behind Steve Spurrier's dubious pass protection schemes.  If the Titans were bringing in Jeff Garcia or Byron Leftwich, it wouldn't be a stretch to call this an indictment of VY.

Still, it's hard to call this a ringing endorsement...

(hat tip to thelogic who got this first in the fanposts)

The KSK kids just made this morning interesting for very trusting Titans fans:

EXCLUSIVE: Third-hand information you won’t find at PFT or NFP. Thanks to Mase Dog (presumably his real name, via reader Randy) for sending along a tip that Terrell Owens and Drew Rosenhaus were spotted at the Nashville airport at around 7 o’clock this morning. Could Eldorado be headed to the land of Titans? We say (without the slightest hint of journalistic credibility), YES! I mean hell, it’s not like they were there to check out the Grand Ole Opry with Peter King. TO will probably be a great influence on Vince Young, and a move to the Titans would bring him back to Tennessee, the state where he played his college ball.

There is absolutely no reason to believe this report unless you just really want to believe the Titans would try this.  I don't believe it for a second, but there's no way I could deny you guys a report this fun.

***Update: Paul Kuharsky doesn't think much of this rumor, and makes the same joke I did with a co-worker when the blind item came out:

If Terrell Owens and Drew Rosenhaus were, in fact, spotted in the Nashville airport, then they had a layover or they are visiting friends in Music City.

As Rhino mentioned, Chris Simms agreed to a contract today with the Denver Broncos to back up Jay CUTLER!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111!!!!!!!!!.  IMO this is good news for Titans' fans.  Simms is a servicable back-up, but while you can't question his toughness after playing with the ruptured spleen, I have serious doubts that he will ever be much of an NFL quarterback.  The Texas fans are probably going to kill me for this, but he really wasn't that good of a college quarterback. It would have been a terrible mistake to count on Simms being the QB of the future.

Now it will be interesting to see if the Titans go after another quarterback or if they are content with Vince Young being the backup.  That will go a long way in proving if Jeff Fisher really thinks Vince will ever play for this team or not.

There will be a lot of news about visits and signings all day long.  Let's use this thread to discuss all non-Albert related free agency news.  There is plenty of Albert discussion going on here and here.

Last week, both sides exchanged ideas and the Titans didn't rule out paying Haynesworth's potential $12 million plus a year price considerations. Because he's considered the best impact defensive tackle on the free agent market and could be paid in line with a top defensive end such as Jared Allen. It would be Haynesworth's preference to work out a deal with the Titans, the team that drafted him into the league

From Paul Kuharsky via John Clayton.

There is still a lot of work to be done, but this shows that there are talks going on between Haynesworth's people and the Titans.  Albert has said numerous times that he wants to be here so get this done Mike.  Don't let him get too close to free angency or he will start hearing the cash registers go off.