After consecutive 3-win seasons, Tennessee's leadership wants urgency inside the building without allowing expectations outside it to get ahead of reality.

By PAUL KUHARSKY

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans spent an offseason building hope. Mike Borgonzi opened training camp by applying the brakes.

Not because he said the Titans can't be good. But because he and Robert Saleh made it clear Tuesday how much they still have to figure out before they'll say what this team can be.

“We’re so far away, we’re just worried about having a good day tomorrow in practice,” Borgonzi said, referring to the regular season. “We have all these new faces in here, we’ve started to lay the foundation at OTAs. We feel good about the guys that we do have here, but we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

Mike Borgonzi and Robert Saleh
Mike Borgonzi and Robert Saleh of the Titans

In a 31-minute press conference to kick off training camp, Borgonzi and Saleh fielded several questions about the Titans’ outlook.



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