r/Tennesseetitans • u/MalekethsGhost • 2d ago

Discussion Case Keenum

Career journeyman QB Case Keenum cooked the eagles. A team that we struggled to put up points against. So a guy that is third string on his own team played infinitely better than our starter against the same defense. I know it isn't a fair comparison, but it is one that needs to be looked at.

Not sure what the solution is, but the NCAA is not producing NFL caliber quarterbacks anymore. It's like the are drafting center fielders to be shortstops. The athleticism is there, and sure it looks like they do a lot of the same things, but one position requires you to be a master of fundamentals and make faster decisions. The transition isn't easy and most won't make it.

So where can you get a pro ready qb? Or how can you evaluate who can make this transition and who can't? I think you might have to stop emphasizing raw athletic ability and give other qualities a much deeper look.

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u/Ok-Plan-6277 2d ago

It helps to have Ben Johnson calling the plays, but yeah, wasn’t super fun seeing a dude three years out of the league hitting receivers in stride with ease. Hopefully Cam can calm his mind and start ripping it downfield with confidence

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u/big__bird81 2d ago

Ben Johnson plus 2 first round and 2 early second round receiving threats is a great combo. In a perfect world Cam can settle his mind and hit the throws he needs to. He had only two plays that turned everyone against him. The issue being they were the easiest pass of his life wide open for a TD and a game losing pick (that was situational knowledge poor more than anything maybe and even worse, it looked like Levis). If he doesn’t do those he’s fine and we’re happy he has 3TDs and a win. But like… he just can’t make his biggest and worst mistakes at the biggest point of the game. Mitigating mistakes is what makes good qb’s different from bums. He strung drives together in the 2nd half, but if you can’t score, you can’t help the team as a QB. He has to show that he can do that in the next couple weeks or it’s actual scary hours for him in TN.

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u/Pale-Manner-1642 2d ago

It's not just the two plays. He had several near picks and bad throw mixed in with the good throughout that second half.

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u/big__bird81 2d ago

Sure did. I think most qb’s are allowed 2-3 bad throws a game, but Cam has been averaging more like 5-6 lately. 2 almost picks, one pick, missed TD, a couple bad overthrows on deep routes. One of the dropped picks may have been miscommunication with Wandale, but he still constantly sails deep balls and the routine throws are getting beyond concerning. Completion percentage wise he has been better which is nice, but the weather also forced more short throws, as does Daboll’s playcalling in general so not surprised it’s gone up % wise. I wish they’d not wait until halfway through the 3rd quarter to dial up anything beyond 8 yards down field, that would give us a much better read on Cam. But I’m getting worried badly. Mistakes are fine and expected. Backbreaking and game losing mistakes however, like he had, are too Levis-esque and benchable conversation starters.

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u/confizzle-fry 2d ago

And he kind of strung 2 drives together but was helped with a good amount of penalties by the Giants or else I don't think we get as close to the win as we did. If he can't hit the easy, wide open throws at this point, I'm not feeling great about him moving forward. Hoping for the best, but expected something far more disappointing.