8 potential trades the Tennessee Titans could make if they are “sellers”
By Will Lomas
Marcus Mariota, QB
Let’s start with the most obvious player on this list.
Marcus Mariota is going to be in the NFL for a few more years and could have a decade left in his career if he can find the right team.
If I was a team with the habit of collecting QBs or tradeable assets like the New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints or Seattle Seahawks then I am calling the Titans and trying to figure out if there is a deal to be made.
Right now the Titans are out on Marcus Mariota and know that they are waiting for what will probably be a 4th round compensatory NFL Draft pick in 2021 if they just let him walk as a free agent.
Specifically, if the New Orleans Saints traded a 4th round pick to the Tennessee Titans for Marcus Mariota then I think that deal works out for everyone. This offseason the New Orleans Saints are probably going to trade Teddy Bridgewater for a haul to a team that needs a new QB after he has gone 4-0 as the starter.
While conventional wisdom says to keep the guy doing that well, I would imagine the Bridgewater is going to ask to start or for a much better deal to stay in New Orleans. As great as that would be, it just doesn’t make sense to pay two starting QBs.
So while you lose a 4th for Mariota, you gain a solid backup QB with long term potential and the option to trade Bridgewater for a top-40 pick. Win-win.