If Tom Brady does indeed leave the New England Patriots this offseason, Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner believes the Tennessee Titans are the team he should go to.
Warner spoke to USA Today Sports and said the future Hall of Famer should not go to an AFC West team like the Los Angeles Chargers or Las Vegas Raiders because he’d have to contend with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I still don’t look to go to the Raiders or the Chargers and have to compete against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs twice every year just to win my division. I don’t want to have to go through the other great quarterback in the AFC right now twice a year and then possibly have to be the wild card.”
Instead, Warner thinks the Titans would be a better fit. He points to their run to the AFC Championship Game last season as the reason that’s the case.
“Just from that standpoint alone, I probably look at a team like the Titans, and I say to myself, ‘Well, they were right there last year, and they’ve got some pieces we can build off of.’ That’s probably, in my mind, the best situation of those three that I’m hearing about.”
It’s true that the Titans are in a much better position to win now and have an easier division to navigate in the AFC South, as opposed to the Chargers and Raiders in the AFC West.
As long as the Titans re-sign some of their big free agents like right tackle Jack Conklin (or Dennis Kelly instead) and running back Derrick Henry, there’s reason to believe Tennessee can make another run.
Tennessee not only has an elite ground game, solid offensive line and a young, talented defense to support Brady, but it also has an impressive group of receivers with A.J. Brown, Corey Davis, and slot man Adam Humphries.
And we all know how much Brady loves to throw to tight ends; well, the Titans are good there also with Jonnu Smith, Anthony Firkser, and Delanie Walker if he doesn’t get cut entirely this offseason.
Adding to all that, there’s a comfort level with Titans head coach Mike Vrabel for Brady, as the two are good friends and were teammates years back with the Patriots.
If Brady leaves New England and there is a mutual interest between he and the Titans, the man many call “the GOAT” could end up in Nashville next season.