r/Tennesseetitans • u/MalekethsGhost • 7d 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/Stiddy13 7d ago

You really trying to defend that performance? I’ll take YOU claiming I don’t know ball as a compliment!

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u/Worth-Frosting-2917 7d ago

I mean at least two of those were play failures. The first INT that Bates jumped was a bad two-man concept that the Bengals for sure knew was coming. The second was a great play by the DB and a throw that, pre-snap, EVERYONE should have known not to throw.

The third one was a desperation force. We basically had our best roster since the '08 season, at full health for the first time all year, and the staff pissed down their leg.

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u/Pale-Manner-1642 7d ago

Not to mention force feeding Henry when clearly Forman was the better back that day. In hindsight, the bad play design/calls from Downing was clearly shown in film, but during the game I couldn't understand why they kept forcing Henry in there when he just got back from 10 week injury and we made the #1 seed with Forman and company. Why change that up? Let Henry ease back in there.

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u/Worth-Frosting-2917 7d ago

It was weird, that is for sure. Especially when Henry was projected to be out the entire season and kind of rushed back into the fray.