The Tennessee Titans have won the Regression Olympics -- Ryan Tannehill's franchise quarterback status has stood the test of 16 games. This is something that doesn't often happen, it's something we were skeptical about in Football Outsiders Almanac 2020, and it clearly means a lot that it happened. The Titans are 5-2 and they are the team getting upset in this column rather than the plucky team pulling off miracles. That says a lot about how things have been upgraded in Nashville under Mike Vrabel and Jon Robinson.
What the Titans have not done a good job of is replacing defensive coordinator Dean Pees and long-time interior disruptor Jurrell Casey, whom they shipped to the Broncos this offseason.