The Titans’ Week 6 switch at quarterback will carry over to their Week 7 game. Ryan Tannehill will start against the Chargers, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.
Mike Vrabel benched Marcus Mariota against the Broncos, and the former No. 2 overall pick will stay as the backup for at least one more game. This is obviously a key move for a Titans team that has Mariota in a contract year. Mariota, 25, and Jameis Winston are the first quarterbacks to play a season on a fifth-year option; neither has done much to justify an extension in 2019.
Mariota threw three touchdown passes against the Falcons’ bottom-end defense in Week 4 but has struggled for the better part of the past three seasons. After throwing 26 TD passes in 2016, the Oregon alum has just 21 in his past 35 games. He posted a 50.6 QBR figure in 2018 but exits the Titans’ starting lineup with a 30.8 number — 29th out of 30 qualified quarterbacks.
Tannehill will return to a starting lineup for the first time since Week 17 of last season. The former Dolphins first-rounder, taken three years before the Titans’ Mariota investment, came to Tennessee via trade. Speculated to be a threat to Mariota’s job upon arrival, Tannehill will attempt to stop a Titans skid. The Titans have scored just seven points since their Week 4 win in Atlanta.
Tannehil, 31, fared better than Mariota in Denver, completing 13 of 16 passes for 144 yards in Tennessee’s shutout loss. He did not live up to the Dolphins’ expectations, seeing knee problems play a key role in his Miami exit, but will have another chance to prove himself. The Dolphins agreed to adjust Tannehill’s contract, as a result making this a contract year for the longtime starter. Tannehill is now in a contract year as well.
This is what happens when you hire a defensive coach to coach a qb that needs help with development he’s never developed
Well his OC was hired to coach Aaron Rodgers so he had someone to learn from and didn’t
Only one QB from that draft is a Super Bowl champion. Trevor Siemian lol
Long overdue move.
It seems like Marriota never really recovered from his first big injury. You know you are being put on notice when you get benched for….”Oh Tannehill, oh Tannehill, your passes are so awful…”
Luck and Griffin, Winston and Mariota, Goff and Wentz next? None have lived upto full expectations thus far 4 due to injury.
Even if Wentz doesn’t live up to exactly what people expect. I imagine that the eagles make that trade and draft him 10 times out of 10. He wasn’t there for the super bowl, but before he was injured that year, he lead them to an 11-2 record which helped them get the bye and home field advantage in the NFC. The eagles don’t win the Super Bowl that year without Wentz
You mean… without Foles.
I am not at all discounting what Foles did. But had Wentz not had an MVP worthy season before the injury, the eagles would not have been in the position for Foles to do what he did.
Yes Foles is the MVP of the Super Bowl and he gets the credit for that every day of the week. But Wentz played a big part too.
My point was, the eagles traded and drafted for Wentz and won a Super Bowl with his help. They would make that trade over and over again.
Luck lived up to expectations. Just not for as long as should have.
Tell me how a four time pro bowler and elite qb didn’t live up to expectations? Because he retired young? He outplayed that rookie contract and delivered high end results on a regular basis. Luck should not be on this list. Goff went to a super bowl and wentz was the clear cut mvp before he got hurt and his team went to the super bowl. What is your benchmark for success/living up to expectations? Winston, mariota, and griffin are not in the same class as the other three. Add Blake bortles, Jonny Manziel, Paxton Lynch, and EJ Manuel as first round QBs that failed to deliver. They are better comps than Luck/Goff/Wentz
Crazy.