Titans hope subtle Will Levis tweak will reap major rewards in his second season

Ben Arthur

AFC South Reporter

The decision to make a change came from collaboration. 

Will Levis knew he didn’t throw at his best as a rookie. The ball wasn’t coming out of his hand as he would’ve liked it to. That led to conversations with the Titans’ new offensive staff — specifically with head coach Brian Callahan, offensive coordinator Nick Holz and quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree — about why that may be. 

After “messing around with things,” as Levis put it, the strong-armed quarterback feels he’s in a good spot entering his second season.

“Quarterbacks are weirdos,” Levis said. “We’re always tweaking with something. We always feel like something might be off.” 

Levis has made a small change to his lower-body mechanics, positioning his feet in a way that Callahan says will allow him to better play on time within the progressions of the passing game. The goal is to take advantage of his arm strength to create more big plays. 

According to Pro Football Focus, just 22% of Levis’ throws last season were “big-time throws” (defined by the website as “a pass with excellent ball location and timing, generally thrown further down the field and/or into a tighter window”). That ranked 26th of 40 qualified quarterbacks. 

Of the 31 quarterbacks who dropped back at least 292 times last season, Levis also had the lowest completion rate (58.4%) and completion rate above expectation (-3.2%), according to Next Gen Stats. 

Levis’ base, Callahan said, was emphasized during the offseason program. 

“All the really great quarterbacks play with a great base and are able to take a really short first step and the ball comes out,” Callahan said. “So you tie those mechanical things with an already really natural quick release that Will has, I think it’s only going to help him. But a lot of it is more the discipline and the footwork leading into the base at the top of the drop, where he can generate even more power than he’s…

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Publish date : 2024-06-25 16:07:32

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