(Photo : Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JANUARY 07: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans waves to followers after the sport towards the Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium on January 07, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee.
After an abysmal 6-11 season, the Tennessee Titans discover themselves retooling the group after lacking the playoffs for the second time in a row.
The Titans franchise, being within the up and coming AFC South Division, will certainly look to reinvent themselves in an try and meet up with the remainder of the division.
Tennessee Titans: Mike Vrabel Out, New Coach In
The Titans made waves yesterday by surprisingly firing their head coach Mike Vrabel, after six seasons with the group.
Vrabel was employed by the Titans again in 2018 and coached the group to 3 playoff appearances and a visit to the AFC Championship sport in 2019, falling to the eventual Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs.
Despite the early success, Vrabel could not maintain a successful tradition as his group didn’t make the playoffs in again to again seasons.
The franchise determined to go in one other course and reset the clock after two seasons of lacking the playoffs and no actual reply on the quarterback place.
Related Article: NFL Seahawks: Pete Carroll to Move on From Seattle as Head Coach
Tennessee Titans: Who’s the Quarterback?
The beginning quarterback job for the Titans could also be up within the air after Ryan Tannehill talked about he might have performed his final sport in Tennessee.
“I understand the business side of things, and obviously, we all know what happened this year. So, it doesn’t take much foresight to see that (I won’t be back),” mentioned Tannehill, in response to reporter Paul Kuharsky.
“It was a fun day,” Tannehill had instructed Buck Reising of AtoZ Sports. “For a lot of different reasons, but to be able to finish the season out, finish my time out here with a win, was a lot of fun and felt really good.”
His departure from the franchise might result in a race to see who would be the man beginning in Week 1 of the NFL 2024 season.
Over the previous two seasons, the Titans took two younger quarterbacks within the NFL Draft, Will Levis out of the University of Kentucky within the 2023 NFL Draft and Malik Willis out of Liberty within the 2022 NFL Draft.
The Titans leaned extra towards Will Levis being the quarterback going ahead, getting the beginning nod for them in Week 8 this season. Throughout the 2023 season, Levis threw for 1,8081 passing yards, eight touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.
However, it’s nonetheless too early to rule out the potential for Malik Willis presumably successful the job over him later down the road.
Tennessee Titans: Future Without Derrick Henry
After a number of sturdy seasons with the Titans, working again Derrick Henry could also be on the best way out of Tennessee.
Shortly after the Titans’ epic win towards their division rival, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Derrick Henry despatched a heartfelt message to the Titans trustworthy within the enviornment, presumably alluding to his time with the franchise being over.
Henry arrived in Tennessee as a 2016 second-round choose after his collegiate years having performed for Nick Saban in Alabama.
Throughout his time with the Titans, Henry has established himself as probably the greatest working backs within the NFL. King Henry grew to become the eighth participant in NFL historical past to cross the two,000 dashing yards mark in a single season. He additionally has hit the 1,000 dashing yards mark in 5 out of his eight seasons with the Titans, as Henry has been the center and soul of the group’s offense.
It is evident that Henry has quite a bit left within the tank and might nonetheless produce at a excessive stage within the NFL. Despite being in his 30s, the colossal working again nonetheless put up a productive 2023 season. Rushing for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns whereas solely lacking two video games over this previous season.
If that is the tip of Derrick Henry’s time with the Tennessee Titans, he shall be strolling away with a ultimate win in addition to being positioned within the franchise’s lore as one in every of their greatest working backs of the last decade.
© 2023 Sportsworldnews.com All rights reserved. Do not reproduce with out permission.
