When Alontae Taylor was brought to Nashville this offseason on a three-year, $58 million deal, nobody expected the highly touted CB to be benched in Week 6. More than likely, nobody expected the Titans to bench him at all. But the Titans did, and then the Titans won.

In Taylor's first game fully on the sidelines, Tennessee's secondary came down with two interceptions. Amani Hooker, who filled in for Taylor in covering Indianapolis Colts' WR1 Josh Downs, had what may have been the best game of his career.

Naturally, discussions about Taylor's role in Robert Saleh's defense caught fire. It seems clear now that Saleh sat him for football reasons (which paid off), but talks of a potential midseason trade picked up and haven't let off since.

Nobody wants to see one of Tennessee's premier offseason pickups give way to a trade that would likely see the Titans settle for mid-to-late-round draft compensation.…