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Grading the Tennessee Titans biggest free agency moves

By Brady Akins

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 11: Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans and Derrick Henry #22 talk on the field during the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 11: Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans and Derrick Henry #22 talk on the field during the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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The Tannehill Deal:

Maybe Tom Brady will come out next season and kill it for the Buccaneers, a sentence that, no matter how many times I say it out loud, is still weird to say.

The Patriots dynasty builder was looking for a new place of employment this offseason, with the New England dynasty killing Tennessee Titans being rumored at the top of Brady’s list. Whether that’s true or not doesn’t really matter anymore.

The Titans have decided to trust their championship-window to Ryan Tannehill after the six-year stalwart of the Miami Dolphins ascended to a new level as the starting quarterback in Tennessee. Whether you look at the decision to bring Tannehill back from a monetary, talent, or consistency perspective, resigning him after the season he had is a slam dunk for the Titans.

Tannehill didn’t just have his best season last year with Tennessee, he had one of the best seasons of any quarterback last year. He doesn’t possess the upside that a Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson type player has, but he doesn’t need to. The Titans needed an athletic, reliably accurate player at quarterback, and that’s what they got in Tannehill.

The 118 million dollar contract Tennessee signed Tannehill sounds like a lot on the surface, but it’s about on par with the rate most teams are paying the quarterbacks they expect to lead them to a Super Bowl. With how the Titans played with Tannehill last year, a Super Bowl ceiling isn’t out of the question.

Grade: A

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