Cam Ward’s rough showing against the New York Giants has pushed an uncomfortable idea into the spotlight for the Tennessee Titans: is it already time to talk about Mitch Trubisky?
That question feels early, and it is early. It’s only Week 4, and Ward was the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft.
But the Titans are 0-3, the offense has sputtered, and the more this season unfolds, the more the quarterback spot looks like the problem. Ward’s lone fourth-quarter scoring drive Sunday was quickly wiped out by the game-sealing interception that helped spark this debate in the first place.
Trubisky, at the very least, gives Tennessee a different option to consider.
The 32-year-old’s last start came in January of 2025, when he filled in for Josh Allen in a home game against the New York Jets near the end of a strong Buffalo Bills season. The game didn’t carry much weight, but Trubisky delivered anyway, going 22/29 for 259 yards and four touchdowns while posting a 142.1 QBR.
His longer track record as a starter is a lot less encouraging. In five scattered starts for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2023, Trubisky threw four touchdowns and five interceptions, finished with 632 passing yards, and completed 62.6% of his attempts.
The recent preseason sample doesn’t move the needle much either. He went 9/12 for 72 yards across two preseason games, which basically leaves him where he’s been for a while now: a veteran backup who can manage a game, but only within a pretty narrow lane.
That’s the real tension here. Trubisky has been in the “game manager for hire” phase since leaving Chicago after 2020, and that version of him has generally held together.
The concern, of course, is turnovers. But Ward’s own ball security only matters if he’s actually threatening defenses, and right now he’s not doing that often enough downfield.
The bigger issue for Tennessee is what a switch would mean. Going to Trubisky could feel like giving up on the Ward plan, and that’s the part the Titans have to wrestle with. But it doesn’t have to be framed that way.
There’s a version of this where Trubisky steps in for a midseason stretch, or even the rest of the 2026 campaign, and helps Robert Saleh settle in early. It would also give Tennessee a chance to get past the three-win mark that has crushed the franchise for two straight years and reward veterans who signed on this past summer to help.
Ward was brought in as the urgent answer in 2025, but with more stability around him and a new system on the sideline, he doesn’t have to carry that burden right now.
Through three weeks, the Titans’ offense sits near the bottom of the league, according to John Glennon, while the defense ranks 10th overall. If Saleh believes Trubisky could have helped win even one of the first three games, then he has to be part of the conversation now.
Not as the future. As the emergency option.
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