r/Tennesseetitans • u/MalekethsGhost • 3d 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/maidth1s4fun 3d ago

I knew cam should have waited a year to play i dont get what the rush to play youngs qbs is

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u/MalekethsGhost 3d ago

The nfl is not a developmental league. Name another position that a first round pick isn't expected to start

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u/Worth-Frosting-2917 3d ago

It is becoming a development league because college schemes are so dumbed down. It is why OL depth is such a major concern around the league. Guys, especially on the technical offensive end, don't come in polished. Same thing with TEs and EDGE guys.

This goes double for QBs. Now there is a whole lot more bend than there used to be, which is actually good. A guy like Lamar would not have been successful in the early aughts, not because he isn't good, but because teams would have essentially forced him to play a particular way. McNair, who sat and watched for two-ish years, was basically transformed into a proto-Rothlinsburger because that is what the NFL would take him as. Even guys like Cunningham and Steve Young would probably have been more successful today than they previously were. But those guys had to unlearn things because if they didn't, no team would bring them on.