Nearly every team in the NFL could stand to benefit from the addition of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to the roster, but that possibility is much more realistic for some teams in comparison to others.
The Tennessee Titans are one of those teams considered not likely to be in the running — largely because it’s simply not in their best interest.
And what Chris Simms seems to believe.
…I’m sick of it. I hear it too much right now. ‘Oh, Tom Brady, Tennessee Titans, yeah.’ You’re crazy. Tom Brady is not as good as Ryan Tannehill right now,” Simms said on NBC Sports. “I’m just sorry. I know Tom Brady is arguably the greatest quarterback ever, certainly the most accomplished, but that doesn’t mean he’s the best in 2020. Ryan Tannehill was great last year. I don’t think the Tennessee Titans would have had the same results if Tom Brady was in the game for the Tennessee Titans. The Titans weren’t a team where we were going, ‘Oh, they got weapons galore.’ They didn’t have great weapons, too. We didn’t really know about A.J. Brown until Ryan Tannehill got in there. How many times did we make tapes and talk about where guys weren’t open and Tannehill was just hitting the bullseye forty years down the field, thirty years down the field? Then, of course, his athleticism to go with it. He was arguably, other than Derrick Henry — he would be the second guy you would say would’ve been the MVP of the team. So I just don’t understand that.”
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Simms makes a decent point.
Tannehill is roughly 11 years younger than Brady, meaning he’s got more life left in him, and led the league in multiple catgories this season, finishing out with the best passer rating (117.5)
He also led in yards per attempt (9.6), adjusted yards gained per pass attempt (10.2), yards per completion (13.6) in 2019.
The Titans have plenty of options to explore at quarterback before a new season, but don’t consider replacing Tannehill with Brady to be one of them.
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