Trey Lance might have hinted that he wanted to follow Ran Carthon’s lead to the Titans.
It’s the offseason, which means anything and everything a player says or does will be scrutinized even more than normal. We have quarterback Trey Lance in the worlds the Tennessee Titans or the San Francisco 49ers.
Ran Carthon, a former Niners director for player personnel, was hired by the Titans in the wake of Ran Carthon being promoted to their position. new general managerThe former No. The No. 3 overall pick for 2021 made a post on social media that raised some eyebrows.
On Instagram, Lance posted a photo of Carthon to his story, and on it he has fingers crossed emojis, which some are taking as a sign that he’d like to join Carthon in Nashville.
I’m not sure I’m 100 percent sold yet on this being what many are making it out to be, but let’s have some fun with it just in case.
The Titans are facing major questions at the quarterback position.
Ryan Tannehill isn’t sure to be back in 2023, and 2022 third-round pick Malik Willis didn’t exactly instill confidence for his future in his rookie campaign. Adding to that, Carthon didn’t draft him.
In San Fran, the Niners are one of the strongest contenders for a Super Bowl, and that’s despite having a seventh-round rookie under center in Brock Purdy, who is playing surprisingly well, and better than Lance did in his small sample size.
If that continues and Purdy, the Niners achieve great things, he might be their long-term starting pitcher.
Lance would most likely look for a new home if that happened. And what better place to start than with a general manger who Lance seems to like and who is familiar with him?
Lance is not without his doubts. We really don’t know how good he’ll be yet thanks to just eight games played (four starts) over two seasons.
Adding to that, he’s coming off a broken ankle He will be a draft capital cost in a trade. However, that price will likely come down after the injury and if the league knows the Niners must trade him should Purdy stay.
While the questions about Lance are certainly valid, there’s no question the upside he possesses as a 22-year-old quarterback who has the potential to be an elite solution at the position for the next decade-plus.
The Lance-Carthon-Titans connection is certainly a logical one to make with all things considered, but at this point it’s just based on pure speculation off a social media post.
Take it with a grain of salt for now, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least intrigued about the possibility of this becoming a reality.