One NFL analyst believes that the Tennessee Titans will set themselves up for struggles with questionable decisions. Perfection, while a goal, is at best a Sisyphean task that few reach. As a result, organizations need to focus on the day-to-day personnel operations that could mean the difference between winning and losing.
At the same time, the Titans, who have been down for the last couple of seasons, need to break free of the issues and decisions that initially led them to pick first overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. However, one self-inflicted error remains one that they will not correct.
Tennessee Titans’ In-House Mistakes Could Lead to Immediate Issues, Proclaims NFL Analyst
When the Titans drafted University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward, that should’ve immediately cleared up any question about the present and future. However, through a fault that completely resides with them, the franchise persists in failing to fix manageable situations.
In this case, the front office entered OTAs with quarterback Will Levis still on the active roster, even though Cam Ward, his replacement, is also in camp. “Pro Football Talk” host Mike Florio offered up his take on the issue.
“That’s so weird about this. You can find backup quarterbacks. Why are you insistent on keeping Levis around? We always look for whispers and whiffs and signs of dysfunction. That keeps you in the dysfunctional category. When you have two years with a young quarterback and it hasn’t worked out, and your team has bottomed out.
“And you earned the number one pick, and you drafted a quarterback. Most functioning teams would get rid of the guy that is being replaced. Because it’s just a weird environment. It just adds weird and awkward into your mix.”
It doesn’t take Neil DeGrasse Tyson to point out the galaxy of struggles the Titans endured under Levis. With a career record of 5-16 alongside a 61.1% completion percentage, the team trudged through losing stretches. With 2.5 seconds of pocket time, the opportunity to scan and find a wideout does not seem like that much of a stretch.
Slow progressions hurt Levis throughout his time in Nashville. Instead of throwing with the ability to generate yards after catch, the ball often trailed behind or into the hands of a defender. Ran Carthon, the team’s general manager, failed to see this. The moment the NFL commissioner said Ward’s name, that looked to be the moment that you either see what you can obtain in a trade for Levis or outright cut him and eat the dead money.
Meanwhile, the team fosters a tense locker room. Without a doubt, inside the locker room, Levis possesses a contingent of allies. On the other hand, the franchise earned the top pick in this year’s draft based on its consistent failures on the field. Regardless of how this situation resolves itself, it sets the locker room up for division and a lack of buy-in.
