An 0-2 start is all it takes to force some fans to jump off a bandwagon in the NFL and stop believing in a team, and we see every week on television when they beat us over the head with the stat of only 11.5 percent of 0-2 teams recovering to make the postseason.
One analyst is jumping off one team’s bandwagon after a shaky 0-2 start that has been marred by offensive blunders that have overshadowed a couple of punishing defensive performances.
CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones is done with the Tennessee Titans and said “Will Levis has fooled me” and added that he is off the bandwagon after they gave away two games due to being a -4 in the turnover department.
.@jjones9 is jumping off the Tennessee Titans bandwagon ✌️ pic.twitter.com/UWC0jC8e00
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) September 22, 2024
Jones pointed out that the Titans will be facing off against Malik Willis and likely Skylar Thompson at quarterback over the next two weeks, so a path back to .500 is clear, but it won’t happen unless Levis can stop making costly mistakes.
Tennessee lost both of its matchups so far 24-17 and squandered two dominant defensive performances by getting a punt blocked in each game, with one being returned for a touchdown.
Levis had a game-losing interception returned for a touchdown on a backhanded, bone-headed toss toward the sideline in the Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears and an incomprehensible fumble inside the red zone on a rolled lateral on third down to avoid a sack in the Week 2 loss to the New York Jets.
Many people are out on the Titans after seeing those mistakes from Levis, but it’s still early and the easier QB matchups leave some reason for optimism.
