Will Levis could not have drawn up a worse start to his sophomore campaign. The Tennessee Titans quarterback was roughed up again in Sunday’s loss to the Green Bay Packers as the team dropped to an 0-3 record.
The former No. 33 overall pick in 2023 completed 26-of-34 for 260 yards and two touchdowns. However, Levis threw two interceptions, including another pick-six and was sacked eight times.
While Sunday’s loss was not entirely on him, Levis has shown little through the first three games that would convince first-year head coach Brian Callahan that he is the long-term answer under center.
While the completion percentage is up from last year, Levis has already thrown more interceptions and been sacked half as many times this season than in nine games as a rookie.
Despite the struggles, Callahan will stick with Levis for now.
“We got to play better around him,” the Titans head coach said via Paul Kuharsky. “I’m not going to overreact to an interception, those things happen. Guys throw picks. We just can’t give it to the other team. We keep giving up points the other way. It’s killer; it’s hard to overcome. We’ve not played a complete game in any phase at any point yet. We’re capable of way better than what we’ve put on the field the last three weeks. No one’s coming to save us, so we gotta figure it out.”
We knew this year would be predicated on the development of Will Levis. So far, the Titans have not seen the progression they would like from the second-year quarterback, who has made killer mistakes in all three games.
If Levis continues to play this way, you have to wonder if Callahan will give backup quarterback Mason Rudolph a look to try to win a game or two, which would mean the end of Levis’ time in Nashville.
Still, if the offensive line does not show much improvement, it likely will not matter who is under center.
