Titans see good future with Munchak off 9-7 season

Chris Johnson ran for a career-low 1,047 yards after missing the preseason before getting his new contract extension. He has plenty of incentives in that deal to spend plenty of time working in the Titans' offseason program, and he said the Titans simply need to improve their execution.

A full offseason will help Jerry Gray's defense too.

"We were limited in what we could do because guys were learning it on the run," Finnegan said. "That'd be huge for this defense."

A fourth rookie, Karl Klug, led Tennessee with seven sacks, and the Titans ranked eighth in the NFL in points allowed per game. But Tennessee still must find a way to tighten up a run defense gashed for big runs far too often, leading to a No. 24 ranking giving up 128.3 yards per game.

Notes: The Titans will pick 20th in April's draft. ... The Titans' 2012 home schedule features visits from Houston, the Colts and Jaguars in the AFC South along with the Patriots, the Jets, the Steelers, Chicago and Detroit. Tennessee will visit its AFC South divisional rivals along with trips to Minnesota, Green Bay, Miami, San Diego and Buffalo after finishing second in the division.