Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan stays noncommittal about Will Levis’ future with the workforce, each for the following three weeks and past.
Callahan and the Titans coaches benched Levis within the third quarter of Sunday’s 37-27 loss in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals. After the sport, Callahan stated he did not wish to decide within the second about whether or not Levis can be reinstalled because the Titans’ beginning quarterback for the ultimate three weeks of the season.
Talking to media Monday, Callahan stated he’ll use the following two days to undergo the method and ensure the choice he makes is what’s greatest for the group. He’ll revisit the choice later within the week.
“I am going to take the time right here that I’ve to undergo all of it and ensure we’re doing the suitable factor,” Callahan stated. “To me, while you begin speaking long-term stuff, these are all postseason questions. We’re in a week-to-week battle proper now. We’re looking for the easiest way we are able to to win a soccer recreation, looking for the very best efficiency we are able to put collectively. We have got three extra weeks to play, in order that’s actually what our focus is on is how can we greatest assault these three video games and end the season on hopefully a excessive be aware.”
Levis threw three interceptions and misplaced a fumble in his last 5 drives Sunday. He was benched after throwing an interception that the Bengals returned for a landing and changed by veteran Mason Rudolph. Rudolph led the Titans on two landing drives to finish the sport, however he additionally threw an interception and was on the sphere for a collection the place working again Tony Pollard misplaced a fumble.
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The Titans (3-11) have three video games remaining, all in opposition to AFC South foes. Callahan has stated all year long that the principle goal of this season is figuring out what sort of participant Levis is and his viability because the workforce’s franchise quarterback of the longer term.
“The fellows on the soccer workforce wish to really feel like we’re all held to the identical normal. That is the most important challenge you face is there is a locker room part to all these items and a workforce part to it. You attempt to do greatest by all of the gamers concerned and the fellows on the brink of go play video games on Sundays wish to really feel like we’re placing them in place to win. That is in the end my job as a coach to try this. So far as one singular participant’s growth versus all that different stuff, these issues aren’t what we’re centered on.”
Callahan says he does not really feel as if Levis’ teammates have misplaced confidence in his means to information the workforce to wins. Relatively, he says he needs to indicate the workforce that everybody is accountable to the identical normal. He factors out positions like proper deal with, linebacker and punt returner the place gamers have been benched for efficiency points, and his choice to bench Levis Sunday was rooted in the identical motivation.
That stated, Callahan says he hasn’t misplaced confidence in Levis. He says dangerous video games occur and he does not imagine that getting pulled from one recreation means a season is essentially over for a participant.
“There’s numerous issues that Will’s performed nicely,” Callahan stated. “I believe he is improved. There’s numerous enjoying of the quarterback place that I believe he is performed lots higher job of. He had a extremely poor outing yesterday and that does not essentially imply it is the top for him. That is simply a part of enjoying within the league. There’s loads of guys which have gotten pulled from video games after poor performances they usually get higher for it and are available again higher from it. These are the issues I am taking a look at.”
Levis is underneath contract for 2 extra years with the Titans. Rudolph is signed to a one-year contract and can be a free agent once more within the spring.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat author for The Tennessean. Contact Nick atnsuss@gannett.com. Comply with Nick on X, the platform previously referred to as Twitter, @nicksuss.