Music City Miracles
Look, most of you who are reading this are really smart people. That means you already know what I am about to lay out here, but for the rest of the world that is going to try to make a declaration on these two quarterbacks based on this game, it needs to be said. The Tennessee Titans are playing the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Yes, Cam Ward is the quarterback of the Titans, and Shedeur Sanders is the quarterback of the Browns, but the result of this game says nothing about what those two quarterbacks are going to become.
You also already know that this game is probably not going to go well for Ward. The Browns’ defense is really good. They rank 2nd in total yards allowed per game, 3rd in passing yards allowed per game, 10th in rushing yards allowed per game, and 14th in points allowed per game. They have Miles Garrett, who is the best defensive player on the planet. He already has 19 sacks on the season. That is only 3.5 behind the single season record. He might break the record on Sunday.
When the Titans signed Dan Moore this offseason, there was talk that he was pretty good when not facing Garrett. Well, guess what, he faces Garrett on Sunday. Last season, when Garrett had four sacks in two games against the Moore and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
All of that to say, it would be shocking if Sanders didn’t put better numbers than Ward on Sunday. The Titans’ defense has been playing well for the personnel that they have, but the personnel that they have isn’t very good. Sanders also has a better offensive line and better weapons than Ward.
There is a long way to go with both Ward and Sanders before anyone knows what either of them will be as an NFL quarterback. In two years, this game will be nothing more than a blip on the radar. Don’t be one of the people who make it more than that on Sunday night.
