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4 backup QBs the Tennessee Titans should target in free agency

By Michael Moraitis

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: Case Keenum #8 of the Washington Redskins warms up before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: Case Keenum #8 of the Washington Redskins warms up before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 15: Blake Bortles #5 of the Los Angeles Rams flips the football in his hands before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 15: Blake Bortles #5 of the Los Angeles Rams flips the football in his hands before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

Blake Bortles

The Titans know quarterback Blake Bortles well. He was drafted by Tennessee’s division rival, the Jacksonville Jaguars, with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft and is one of the mid-tier backup choices for Tennessee on the open market.

After five up-and-down (mostly down) seasons in Jacksonville and just one winning campaign, the Jags let Bortles walk and he moved on to the Los Angeles Rams to be quarterback Jared Goff’s backup in 2019. Bortles attempted just two passes all season.

What Bortles does have is starting experience and two playoff wins under his belt. In fact, he probably should have had three and a Super Bowl appearance if not for a major collapse in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots during the 2017 season.

I know there will be more than one Titans fan rolling their eyes at this choice, but the Titans could certainly do worse in a backup. Bortles should be someone the Titans target, and Tennessee could be a team Bortles is very interested in with Tannehill’s aforementioned injury history.

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