5 reasons Titans can win the Super Bowl this year

3. Ryan Tannehill is a highly effective quarterback and the system maximizes his talents

The Titans offense from the outset of the 2019 season was geared towards former starting quarterback Marcus Mariota. While Tannehill was brought in to compete for the job, it was evident that there was not an emphasis placed on game-planning for the significantly different signal-caller. As a result, Tannehill was not terribly effective early on upon taking over.

But, as the season progressed, and he got more comfortable in the offense, and more importantly the offense got more comfortable with him, Tannehill’s play drastically improved as he led the team to a 7-3 record in his 10 regular-season starts, and a Pro Bowl birth rewarded him for his efforts. On the season, the eighth-year veteran completed 70 percent of his passes, for 2700 yards, and had a 22-to-6 touchdown-to-interception ratio. In all, he posted a career-high 117.5 passer rating en route to his first Pro Bowl, and first playoff appearance.

With an improved offensive line, a more balanced offensive attack, and a scheme built exclusively around him as the day one starter, we should expect for Tannehill to be even better in 2020 than he was a season ago. And the Titans believe he will, signing him to a lucrative extension worth up to $118 million this offseason. While he’s unlikely to find himself in the top three of AFC quarterbacks, but he could easily find himself in the top five by season’s end; and a top-five quarterback paired with a top-three running back means very good things for a Titans offense that merely need stay competitive, as the team is firmly built around its’ suffocating defense.