Are the Titans changing Ryan Tannehill with Malik Willis?
By drafting Liberty Flames quarterback Malik Willis, Ryan Tannehill may finally be challenged within the Tennessee Titans quarterback room.
The Tennessee Titans added a promising prospect at quarterback in Malik Willis on Friday evening, one who may push incumbent Ryan Tannehill in Nashville.
Willis may have gone as excessive as No. 2 to the Detroit Lions on Thursday evening. As an alternative, he plummeted to the Titans choosing at No. 86 general within the third spherical. Of all of the quarterback prospects within the 2022 NFL Draft, Willis has maybe the very best ceiling. Whereas degree of competitors and dimension may result in him busting, does he have what it takes to switch Tannehill long-term?
Tannehill is under contract for the next two seasons in Nashville, with two dummy years constructed into his four-year cope with the Titans signed again in 2020.
Tennessee Titans draft Malik Willis to finally substitute Ryan Tannehill
As a result of the Titans are anticipated to contend within the AFC South for the subsequent a number of seasons, they don’t seem to be going to possible be ready to choose a famous person quarterback popping out in a future draft down the road inside the highest 10. With Tannehill beneath contract by the 2023 NFL season, that aligns fairly nicely for Willis to take over the reins of the offense both in 2023 or in 2024.
In concept, this transition of quarterbacking energy does line up nicely for the Titans. Nonetheless, let’s bear in mind two necessary issues about this franchise. The primary is Tannehill was not anticipated to take the beginning quarterback job away from Marcus Mariota mid-season in 2019. The opposite is the Titans are led by a defensive-minded head coach in Mike Vrabel, which means the offense can change.
Since coming to the Music Metropolis, the Titans have drafted greater than their justifiable share of quarterbacks. Although Willis has the potential to be higher than most of them, let’s pump the brakes only a second about him being the second coming of the late, nice Steve McNair. If he turns into a Gen-Z model of McNair, then that’s implausible. Nonetheless, Willis has a steep studying curve forward of him.
Willis has the potential to switch Tannehill, however a lot can occur earlier than the 2024 NFL season.
