Is Marcus Mariota the franchise guy for Tennessee Titans?
By Adam Bowers
Let’s look at the stats
Steve McNair (after 2 years of sitting and learning, only his first 4 years as a starter)
Games Started: 58
Games Missed: 6
Touchdown Passes: 56
Interceptions: 44
Passing Yards: 10,919
Completion %: 57.45
Rating: 78.075
Passing Attempts: 1,634
Passes Completed: 940
Rushing Yards: 1,973
Rushing TDs: 20
Overall Record: 37-21
Playoff Games: 5
Playoff Record: 3-2
SB Appearances: 1
4QC: 6
GWD: 8
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Marcus Mariota (started since day 1)
Games Started: 55
Games Missed: 9
Passing Touchdowns: 69
Interceptions: 42
Passing Yards: 12,004
Completion %: 63.2
Rating: 89.4
Passing Attempts: 1605
Passes Completed: 1015
Rushing Yards: 1,270
Rushing TDs: 11
Overall Record: 27-28
Playoff Games: 2
Playoff Record: 1-1
SB Appearances: 0
4QC: 9
GWD: 11
There are a few things I take away from looking at these stats. The first thing is with it being consensus that nowadays in the league it is considered more of a passing league rather than when McNair played, McNair has more passing attempts but less completions.
Marcus is more efficient in completing passes and overall rating. McNair has a better record, but also came into a better situation as he had stability in ownership, GM, and HC, something Marcus didn’t fully experience until last year, which was statistically his worst year.
I was surprised that with the overwhelming notion that Marcus is not a good passer. Comparatively, he is better in just about every category in passing according to these stats, but McNair was a better runner. Marcus has played in less games, but has comparable stats.
The Super Bowl appearance obviously looms large in comparing their first 4 years starting, but we know that McNair was surrounded by a much better roster than what Marcus has had up until this year. This is just the initial comparison of their stats, but I want to look a little bit further and see where they ranked in team stats.