Time to weigh in on the cornerback situation…again. Probably not much of a surprise, but the play of Valentino Blake, Brice McCain and Perrish Cox has been criticized with regularity at Titans365. Although the promotion of Kalan Reed was appropriate, the Titans should have kept and sat Cox instead of releasing him.
Cox Release
With all the issues Cox has had this season, he is still a better coverage option than Blake who is a liability across the board. His salary ($5M) and lack of special teams ability may have played a part in the decision, but a defense with Cox & Reed (as backups) would seemingly trump one with Reed & Blake (as backups).