Houston Oilers great and Hall of Famer Warren Moon believes the Tennessee Titans can indeed win a Super Bowl with Ryan Tannehill at quarterback.
Of course, Tannehill has come under fire recently after his putrid showing in the divisional-round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, which has led many fans to call for his ouster because they don’t believe this team can win a Super Bowl with him under center.
Moon disagrees, according to Jim Wyatt of Titans Online:
“I think they can get to the Super Bowl with Ryan, because they have all the other pieces,” Moon said. “Now if their defense plays like it did in 2020, probably not. But the way their defense stepped up this year and the way they’re playing, he doesn’t have to be as dynamic as he maybe was previously, scoring a lot of points, because they are not allowing as many points.
“He can be a Super Bowl-winning quarterback with that team, and they are more of a run-dominated team anyway with Derrick (Henry) and (D’Onta) Foreman. They will still have to get big plays out of the passing game, and I still think he can do that, and he can also still move around. I think he is definitely good enough to get them to the Super Bowl they just have to get back on the same page and have all their pieces in place so he can function and be the type of quarterback he was a few years ago.”
Moon isn’t the only franchise great to show support for Tannehill, as Titans great Eddie George had the same opinion about the embattled signal-caller last month.
“I think they can. You see (Jimmy) Garappolo is doing his thing there, they’re (the 49ers) right on the cusp of winning a Super Bowl, they’re still in the thick of things,” George said. “He’s (Tannehill) just got to cut down on the turnovers and find a way to come back.”
As much as we’d love to see the Titans upgrade by making a big splash for someone like Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, chances are Tannehill will remain the starter for Tennessee in 2022.
Part of that has to do with his contract situation, but having the clear support of general manager Jon Robinson has helped us come to that conclusion, also.
“Ryan’s a pro,” Robinson said. “He knows how much he means to us. Traded for that guy. Gave him an opportunity to start. New contract. I think it’s pretty apparent where he stands with us. He’s our quarterback. I don’t know how many more times I gotta say it.”
The most we expect to see this offseason is for the Titans to bring in a better backup and/or draft a quarterback of the future in the 2022 NFL draft.
