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USAT: Titans Wire

Jan 23, 2022

After tossing three interceptions in the Tennessee Titans’ divisional-round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, questions about Ryan Tannehill’s ability to take the Titans to where they want to go are very valid. - But, if you are in the camp of wanting the Titans to part ways with Tannehill to find another quarterback, there’s a big problem: the money. - Tannehill has dead cap hits of $57.4 and $18.8 million the next two seasons, so the Titans can’t cut him. The Titans signal-caller also has cap hits of $38.6 and $36.6 million over the next two years, thus he isn’t really tradable, either. - At bare bones minimum, Tannehill is locked in for at least one more season, and really, two more. - At this point, all the Titans can do at quarterback specifically is to bring in a better backup as an insurance policy, and/or draft one to be Tannehill’s successor. - However, Tennessee can make some changes to help their quarterback situation out, and that starts with the play-caller. - While Todd Downing wasn’t solely to blame for the offense taking a step back in 2021, he was certainly a detriment and deserves to be under the microscope at least. - Adding to that, the Titans need to beef up their offensive line and improve pass protection after Tennessee gave up 47 sacks, the seventh-most in the NFL. - Granted, pass protection wasn’t an issue against the Bengals, but the Titans do have a right tackle in David Quessenberry who gave up more sacks than any other offensive lineman in 2021. - Another area to address is at tight end, where Tennessee didn’t have a true every-down player. It also wouldn’t hurt to add another receiver who can stay healthy. - Of course, none of the aforementioned changes guarantee that Tannehill will win the big game next time around, but they at least put him in a better position to do so. That’s all Titans fans can ask for right now. - - RelatedMike Vrabel: Titans' loss to Bengals isn't about one personTennessee Titans' divisional round Player of the Game: A.J. BrownBud Dupree reflects on career of former Steelers teammate Ben Roethlisberger - - List - - Titans' winners and losers from divisional-round loss to Bengals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Titans Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Titans Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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