The Tennessee Titans may have fooled some by spending a ton of money in the offseason on names like L'Jarius Sneed, Calvin Ridley and Tony Pollard, but this is still a rebuilding team. The only question that needs to be answered is if the team will be conducting that rebuild with Will Levis as the quarterback.
With every move the Titans make, it seems as though Brian Callahan is preparing for a future without No. 8 as the long-term signal-caller. The trade of DeAndre Hopkins early on Wednesday morning further illustrated how far down in the dumps Tennessee is willing to sink this season.
Not only was Hopkins traded for a fifth-round pick that could eventually turn into a fourth-rounder, but they likely aren't done sending some of their top veteran assets away. Linebacker Ernest Jones IV was traded for additional draft capital hours after Hopkins was dealt away, If this continues, it's not unreasonable to expect them to compete for a top-five pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
If that happens, a GM in need of a star quarterback and a head coach who did not draft Levis will find it very difficult to pass up the temptation of taking a possible franchise quarterback at thay point. The end of the Levis era seems to be speeding towards Tennessee.
And so the unbeaten, two-time Super Bowl champs now will get better with the addition of DeAndre Hopkins, who will go from playing with Will Levis and Mason Rudolph to playing with Patrick Mahomes. https://t.co/68uDtiIalX
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 23, 2024
Titans signaling move away from Will Levis after DeAndre Hopkins trade
By any measure, Levis has been a disappointment in his second season. The uptick in his completion percentage has been offset by the fact he's thrown more interceptions (seven) than touchdown passes (five) and has led the Titans to just zero wins in which he played the whole game. Mason Rudolph finished the Dolphins win.
The fact Levis has seemingly flatlined or regressed across the board despite a fairly interesting skill position group has been very disappointing. While Ran Carthon is seemingly entering a rebuild, he likely won't tear it all down to the studs as he starts his third season.
If the Titans decide to give Levis a third season, the results could be so disastrous that they once again find themselves rooted to the bottom of the AFC South standings. In what will be the third season of Carthon at the helm, such a result would rightfully be decried as an unacceptable showing.
Levis can reverse all of these talks by lighting it up and leading the Titans to wins, but what indication has he shown yet that hints he is capable of such a feat? Things are looking a bit more grim in the short-term after the Hopkins move.