The Tennessee Titans entered the offseason in want of a beginning quarterback. Armed with the primary general decide within the upcoming draft there was a rising consensus across the league that the crew would take Cam Ward. However cryptic feedback from Titans’ GM Mike Borgonzi known as that technique into query.
Now head coach Brian Callahan is including to the uncertainty. When requested if Tennessee deliberate to unravel its quarterback downside by means of the draft, Callahan issued an surprising response.
“I do not suppose you may make that assumption… And I do not suppose individuals have sufficient respect for what Brandon Allen is. I feel Brandon is an efficient quarterback. I feel you watch him play and what he has completed in his profession, he is a man that may play. He is an efficient quarterback,” Callahan stated, per Jim Wyatt of the Titans’ official web site.
“Finally, Brandon has performed 10 years for a cause,” he added.
Do the Titans view Brandon Allen as a viable beginning quarterback?
Tennessee handed on the veteran sign callers accessible in free company this offseason, selecting as an alternative to signal profession backups Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle. The one different quarterback on the Titans’ roster is Will Levis.
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Allen spent three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals backing up Joe Burrow whereas Callahan was the crew’s offensive coordinator. Though Allen has solely made 10 profession begins since coming into the league as a sixth-round draft decide in 2016, six of them got here with the Bengals, together with a five-game stint in 2020 after Burrow suffered a season-ending harm.
Allen threw for 925 yards with 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, incomes a 82.0 passer score in 2020, his most prolific season. For his profession he has a 56.7 completion proportion with 1,810 passing yards, 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 18 appearances.
The Titans have made it clear they aren’t keen to enter the 2025 season with Levis because the unquestioned QB1. The truth is, the crew want to commerce Levis however a marketplace for his companies hasn’t materialized.
Tennessee despatched a big group to Ward’s Professional Day in Miami, showing to sign their curiosity within the younger passer. However the public feedback made by the crew’s head coach and GM since then have solid doubt on the Titans’ intention to draft Ward.
A transfer again within the draft may nonetheless be an possibility. Borgonzi stated every thing stays on the desk for the crew. However would the Titans actually go into the 2025 season with Levis, Allen and Boyle as their high three quarterbacks? That appears… insufficient, no matter Callahan’s fondness for Allen.