Welcome to Tennessee: Recapping the Titans' off-season acquisitions and addressing the rumors of a reunion tour.

Obviously the biggest headline of this off-season just happened when Donovan McNabb was traded to the Washington Redskins. However, there have been some other teams that have been making acquisitions as well; just not as high-profile as the McNabb trade.

One of those teams are the Tennessee Titans. Not exactly a free-spending team like the Redskins or Dallas Cowboys, the Titans usually stick with signing journeymen to above-average players to fill their weak spots. So far this off-season has been no different.

Will Witherspoon is probably the biggest signing so far this off-season for the 2008 AFC South champions. At 29, he's younger than injured outside linebacker Keith Bulluck - who I expect will not be a Titan in 2010 - and should start with Stephen Tulloch and David Thornton/Gerald McRath. He's had a couple good years with Carolina and St. Louis before getting traded to Philadelphia last season.

Another Eagle in Jason Babin became a Titan this off-season. The former first-round pick is considered a bust in mostly everyone's eyes, but at 28, he still has some upside to him. With Jim Washburn's coaching, he could make an impact as a rotational defensive end.

And finally Tye Hill, another former first-round pick, singed with the Titans just over a week ago. He adds cornerback depth and is a very explosive player when he has the football in his hands. Out of Clemson, he ran a 4.41 at the NFL Combine just four years ago and provides returning abilites as well.

Eugene Amano and Rod Hood were both re-signed, and Kevin Mawae is looking for a one or two-year deal with Tennessee to back-up Leroy Harris.

But let's address the biggest rumor of them all - which also ties into the introduction of this article - the reacquisition of Albert Haynesworth.

I know what you're thinking; didn't the Titans let him go because they didn't want to dish out the money to retain him? That is 100% correct and I felt like it was the right move during last year's off-season period. However, with the details of the McNabb trade coming out and the revelation of the Eagles denying a McNabb/Haynesworth straight-up swap, the rumors started to spread that the two-time All-Pro defensive tackle was on the market.

Redskins new head coach Mike Shanahan is reluctant to move Haynesworth to the nose tackle spot in his 3-4 defense. His sort of prima-donna attitude wouldn't welcome the change either and their first meeting together didn't go very smoothly.

I'm pretty sure you know what I'm getting at right now. Could Haynesworth be wearing two-tone blue next season again? Absolutely.

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I'm a little indifferent about acquiring Big Al again. We all know the talent's there; watch his highlights from 2008. The question that should be asked is if he will exert the same effort as he did that year.

That's my main concern. I felt that when I saw Haynesworth struggle with Washington this season, he only played to his potential the previous year to make a big pay day. Now that he has his money, will he return to 2008 form if brought back to Nashville? I can't honestly tell.

The positives out-weigh the negatives, in my opinion. First off, Washington already paid off his $21 million roster bonus, so there's less money for Tennessee to pay if he were acquired.

Then you have to look at the Titans' coaching staff; if there's anyone out there that can bring the best out in Haynesworth, it's going to be Jeff Fisher and Washburn. We already saw what they did with Kyle Vanden Bosch a few years ago when he signed as a journeyman defensive lineman.

And finally, even if he doesn't play 100%, he still will force many double-teams and make the defense better. Besides Tony Brown and Jason Jones - who was injured most of last year - the Titans don't have many defensive tackles that can go out there and get the job done. Jovan Haye was a bust his first season as a free agent signing, so even if you can get something out of Big Al, it'll be better than most interior linemen in the league.

So although I might regret this, let's not make the same mistake that we did when dealing with the Antonio Cromartie rumors; let's bring back Big Al and shore up this defense.