The Tennessee Titans have undergone some major changes this offseason both in terms of the personnel leading the charge and the direction of the franchise.
After three consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance, the Titans finally hit rock bottom when they earned the No. 1 overall pick. They used the opportunity to change front office regimes, bringing in first-time general manager Mike Borgonzi.
Looking to establish a new direction for the franchise, Borgonzi spent the entire offseason building around the No. 1 overall pick, which eventually turned into quarterback Cam Ward.
Even with a new sense of direction for the Titans, Kyle Soppe of Pro Football Network isn’t buying a major jump from the unit in 2025, ranking them at No. 28 in the NFL.
In 2020, the Tennessee Titans produced the third-best offense — not for the season but for our six-year records. To say they’ve been able to sustain that is undershooting what has happened; they haven’t ranked better than 26th in three consecutive seasons.
We learned it again last season that a dynamic quarterback can flip the offensive fortunes in a hurry, and the Titans are hoping that’s the case with top overall pick Cam Ward.
Ward doesn’t profile as the type of versatile threat that Jayden Daniels was last year, nor does he have that level of support in skill-position players. Ward might be the man to lead Tennessee’s rebuild, but counting on him to get this team into the middle third of these rankings in 2025 isn’t wise.
Ward may not have the dual-threat abilities that Daniels did when he vaulted the Washington Commanders to the NFC Championship game. However, Ward is certainly better than any quarterback who was under center in Nashville last season.
The Titans will need some of their big-ticket players to step up for the rookie quarterback. Specifically, left tackle Dan Moore Jr., who signed an $82 million deal this offseason, and wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who signed a $92 million deal last offseason.
Expecting a major jump from the Titans offense would be unrealistic, but the NFL has shown just how much of a difference improved quarterback play can make.
