The Tennessee Titans turned away from rookie quarterback Malik Willis in Week 17 against the Dallas Cowboys and went with Josh Dobbs, a guy who had been with the team for basically a week but has been in the hearts of Tennessee residents for nearly a decade.
Dobbs most certainly played better than Willis has this year, but there were still a lot of downs to go with the ups.
It has been a toxic week in the Titans community. Arguments about how to develop Willis, how to judge Dobbs’ performance, and what the team should do from here have swallowed Titans Twitter whole.
Some will tell you Dobbs should be on the bench so Willis can develop, and some will goes as far as to say Dobbs is better than Ryan Tannehill (Vols fans are WILD).
The reality is, the truth is somewhere in between. Yes, Dobbs is better than Malik at this moment and it is not particularly close.
However, saying a journeyman QB who has spent most of his career on practice squads is better than a top-12 QB in the NFL is just as asinine.
How do we cut through the narratives and agendas to find the truth on Dobbs? If you know me, you know the my answer will be the film.
You’ve heard the old phrase, “Women lie, men lie, but the tape don’t!”
Well maybe I made that up, but it is true. So, as we always do, let’s take a look at the tape to see all the good and the bad that Dobbs offered.