The Tennessee Titans have some decision-making to do at the quarterback position as they face a long offseason.
The writing has been on the wall for Marcus Mariota, who could be starting elsewhere next season.
Former Miami Dolphins signal-caller Ryan Tannehill was a huge asset on offense, recording one of the best seasons of his career after taking the reins in Week 7.
Whether or not the team choose to extend Tannehill or franchise tag him remains to be seen, and they could also make the move to pick up a free agent quarterback to draft a rookie this year.
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If they go the latter route, Utah State quarterback Jordan Love could be an appealing option.
The Titans could very well be in the running to draft Love, according to a report from Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller.
Interesting stuff from @nfldraftscout. He has heard connections between the #Titans and Jordan Love. pic.twitter.com/Jo9JY4I5eo
— Titans Tape (@TitansTape) February 1, 2020
He ended off 2019 with a 61.9% completion percentage, throwing for 3,402 yards with 20 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.
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That’s five more interceptions than the first two years of his career combined.
In the previous year, he completed 64% of his pass attempts for 3,567 yards with 32 touchdowns and just six interceptions.
While he’s been knocked for this apparent “regression” we have to consider that Love lost his starting offensive line, strongest running back, top wide receiver, on top of his head coach resigning and being forced to learn an entirely new offense between those two seasons.
You’d be pressed to find a quarterback who would have handled those circumstances better than Love did.
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“I don’t really know what other people think,” Love told me after the Senior Bowl. “I’ve got confidence in myself, and I know I’m going to end up in the best situation for me. I’ve probably got doubters out there somewhere. Everybody’s got haters.”
It will be interesting to see what the Titans do in the first round in April, but Love will be a big get for whichever team he lands with, regardless of where that may be.
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