Titans’ biggest winners from the offseason program

After a rough rookie campaign, Willis has looked better so far this offseason and, more importantly for him, has been outperforming fellow quarterback and 2023 second-round pick, Will Levis, who he’s competing with for the Titans’ No. 2 job.

“I’ve seen improvement from [Willis] this off-season,” Jim Wyatt of the team’s official site wrote. “I mentioned in Thursday’s minicamp observations he’s been more decisive this offseason, and he’s getting the ball out quicker as a result…. Malik is still working through some inconsistencies, and his technique. But he’s making progress.”

“Malik has grown a lot,” Ryan Tannehill said, per Wyatt. “He put a lot of work throughout the offseason. I was able to throw with him a few times during the offseason before we started here and saw his growth, saw him pushing himself.

“He has only continued that as we’ve gotten out here,” Tannehill added. “I’m proud of him and the work he’s put in, and it’s fun to see a guy grow, and see his hard work pay off.”

“I thought he continued to get better,” head coach Mike Vrabel said. “His attitude, his demeanor, making little coaching points with him and seeing that immediately translate… He is very receptive [to coaching].”

Granted, nobody is saying Willis has turned a corner or anything, and OTAs and mandatory minicamp are never rock-solid evidence of anything. But Willis needed at least a small victory this offseason, and he got it.

Now, Willis has to keep this going through training camp and the preseason if he wants to force the Titans to keep a third quarterback, something the team hasn’t done in recent years.