Tennessee Titans Backup Qb
Tennessee titans fans know all too well about the significance of a backup quarterback.
Tennessee titans backup qb. The tennessee titans seem to have found their match at quarterback in former miami dolphins signal caller ryan tannehill but history has shown the backup position also holds a lot of weight for. Many people were excited when the tennessee titans drafted hawaii quarterback cole mcdonald with their seventh round draft pick. 2020 tennessee titans depth chart for all positions. Tennessee s first round pick in this year s draft has been on the covid 19 reserve list since sept.
The tennessee titans have a solidified starter at the quarterback position with ryan tannehill but who will back him up is still very much up in the air the backup quarterback battle was expected. The value of a viable backup quarterback is too often overlooked across the nfl. Hopefully the titans won t have to depend on a backup qb in 2020 because they might be in trouble if they do. The last time the titans backup quarterback had no regular season experience was 2011.
The team made their trust in the former miami dolphin who was previously plagued by injury and inconsistency abundantly clear inking him to a four year 118 million extension. The tennessee titans ranked 31st in league with its backup qb situation and there s an easy fix for the titans to move up in that ranking. It was only four years ago in 2016 when a chance at a playoff berth was squashed when then backup quarterback matt cassel couldn t beat the lowly jacksonville jaguars and the houston texans backups when marcus mariota went down. 2 in more ways than one over the.
Backup quarterback ryan tannehill took the field with 4 25 left in the first quarter as mariota put on a baseball cap. Usa today ranked all 32 nfl teams on their backup qb situation a situation that gave the tennessee titans new life last season. The tennessee titans were expected to have 2020 seventh round draft pick cole mcdonald compete for the backup spot but he s been unexpectedly cut.