Tennessee Titans: Why the Titans Shouldn't Take a QB in the Draft (with one exception)
If the Tennessee Titans fall in love with one of the quarterbacks available in the 2022 NFL Draft, they should pull the trigger. If they don't, though, they shouldn't force the issues. Finding good QBs is difficult, and if you're convinced someone can come in and be a difference-maker for your franchise at the position, […]
If the Tennessee Titans fall in love with one of the quarterbacks available in the 2022 NFL Draft, they should pull the trigger.
If they don't, though, they shouldn't force the issues.
Finding good QBs is difficult, and if you're convinced someone can come in and be a difference-maker for your franchise at the position, you should, of course, always take that player. They don't come around often, after all.
Sometimes, though, it makes sense for a team to draft a quarterback they aren't completely in love with.
If you desperately need a quarterback, you're picking high in the draft, and you like one of the options available despite not being head-over-heels for them, you should still probably pick that player.
Or, if a developmental QB prospect with elite traits falls to the point where their value is equal to the value of the draft pick, nabbing said QB would also be a sensible move. That's how the Ravens wound up with Lamar Jackson.
The Titans, however, don't figure to be in either of those positions when the draft commences at the end of the month.
Objectively, the Titans do not desperately need a quarterback. Ryan Tannehill, though limited, is a more-than-capable starter whose 30-13 regular-season record with the Titans proves just how effective he can be.
Tannehill is aging, and his consistent inability to provide a spark during the postseason has been alarming. But he's leaps and bounds away from being any sort of liability, and he's going to be the Titans' guy in 2022.
Additionally, none of the more raw 2022 QB prospects who figure to slide in the draft bear anything close to the levels of intrigue and excitement Jackson did in 2018.
The closest options are probably Matt Corral from Ole Miss or Kenny Pickett from Pitt, but both have significant flaws and neither has the kind of "wow" factor to their games that makes them interesting enough to invest in.
Jon Robinson may become enamored with a specific QB during the draft process and believe he's capable of taking Tennessee to the promised land. The team is visiting with multiple signal-callers, after all.
Assuming that doesn't happen, the Titans should roll with Tannehill and find him some assistance, not a replacement.
- Corral image: Chuck Cook/USA Today
- Robinson image: Kirby Lee/USA Today
