It’s clear, Titans fans: Will Levis is not the answer at the quarterback position in Nashville.
Sure, Levis has technically only had four complete games this season, but what we’ve seen so far will be hard, if not impossible, to return from.
The Titans are sitting at 1-4, and Levis is at or near the bottom of the league in almost every passing category. Last year, it was easy to give Levis the benefit of the doubt. The Titans had a terrible offensive line and an uninspiring group of pass-catchers.
That’s exactly why the Titans spent more money in free agency than any other team this offseason. Calvin Ridley, Tyler Boyd, Tony Pollard, and Lloyd Cushenberry were brought in to alleviate some of these issues. How has Levis responded to the improved talent? The QB has played even worse.
Is Will Levis holding the Titans back?
Much of the discourse around Levis in 2023 was that the poor roster was holding him back. Could it be the exact opposite in 2024?
Looking at the Titans’ offense, this is not a roster that should have one of the league’s most anemic offenses. The Titans are 21st in points per game, 31st in passing yards per game, and 22nd in passing touchdowns per game.
Levis averages just 5.6 yards per attempt, putting him behind QBs like Skylar Thompson, Spencer Rattler, Daniel Jones, Andy Dalton, and Drake Maye. The QB is 30th in passing yards with just 699 through four complete games.
Putting up numbers like this with the weapons at Levis’ disposal is inexcusable. DeAndre Hopkins is a future Hall of Famer, who is barely making an impact. In the past, Calvin Ridley has been a 1,000-yard WR who didn’t record a single catch in Week 6.
Finally, Levis’s major problem has been turnovers. Levis leads the league with seven interceptions, even as the quarterback has played two fewer complete games than some passers.
Every game, there’s a head-scratching turnover by the QB. This hasn’t gotten better as the season goes on. It cannot be blamed on the offensive line either, considering Levis wasn’t sacked a single time on Sunday.
Barring the turnaround of a lifetime, it’s clear that Levis is not the answer at QB. The choice now is does the team keep trotting Levis out and hope to land a top pick in the 2025 NFL draft? Or does the team turn to Mason Rudolph and try to salvage a season with a ton of money invested?