We finally got our first in-game glimpse at the Tennessee Titans’ quarterback battle on Saturday, as Malik Willis and Will Levis both made their preseason debuts against the Chicago Bears.
Unfortunately, their debuts came in a losing effort, but there was undoubtedly a lot to take away from preseason Week 1 matchup.
Tennessee ultimately chose to go with the alternating approach, allowing each quarterback to come in every series or two. This replicates the job of a backup because they’re often thrown into the game at random times, but it also prevented the offense from getting in a real rhythm, as the unit constantly had to adapt to a different guy.
In total, I charted seven drives for Willis and six for Levis. The Liberty legend completed 64 percent of his passes (16-of-25) for 189 yards and one interception, while also adding three carries for 22 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
Levis also completed 64 percent of his passes (9-of-14), totaling 89 yards and one interception while also adding six rushing yards on one attempt.
But let’s go beyond the numbers a bit and look at the good and bad of each quarterback. It should be noted that without the All-22 angle, it’s hard to do a proper evaluation on each of these guys since we don’t get to see the entire picture from the broadcast angle.
With all that said, let’s dive right into it.