Will Levis and Titans are doomed with current offensive line performance
It is no secret that Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis is taking a beating so far this season. Since replacing Ryan Tannehill at signal caller, Levis has seemingly never gotten the necessary protection in front of him to give him a fair chance to shine. He's shown impressive flashes when it's happened in spurts. […]
It is no secret that Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis is taking a beating so far this season.
Since replacing Ryan Tannehill at signal caller, Levis has seemingly never gotten the necessary protection in front of him to give him a fair chance to shine. He's shown impressive flashes when it's happened in spurts.
In just three games, Levis has been hit 25 times.
That's 8.3 times per game. In today's NFL, that number is gargantuan.
For comparison, no other QB hit that many times or more has started less than eight games this season. Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has been hit once less in six more games.
Levis is truly getting pressured at an unbelievable rate that would set records if he'd been the Titans starter since Week 1.
Additionally, according to Pro Football Focus, Levis has been pressured 59 times on 118 drop backs this season. That's 50% of his drop backs. Another unacceptable realization for the Titans offensive line.
All in all, Levis hasn't been given a fair shot as the Titans starting QB so far this year, but the OL won't see any major changes for the rest of the season. The players in the building will most likely be what the Titans deal with for the rest of 2023.
Tennessee just has to hope that different position combos may be able to help, and Levis can avoid any injury.
