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18. Tennessee Titans: There’s a damn good chance they’ll have a rookie quarterback, and a rookie quarterback has never started a Super Bowl. One isn’t about to buck that trend with a team that won three games in 2024.
17. Cleveland Browns: There’s a damn good chance they’ll have a rookie quarterback, and a rookie quarterback has never started a Super Bowl. One isn’t about to buck that trend with a team that won three games in 2024.
16. New York Giants: There’s a damn good chance they’ll have a rookie quarterback, and a rookie quarterback has never started a Super Bowl. One isn’t about to buck that trend with a team that won three games in 2024.
15. Las Vegas Raiders: Bottom eight on both offense and defense in 2024, and no obvious solution at quarterback. Forget it, even if they have plenty of money to spend.
14. Indianapolis Colts: They’ve managed to go 17-17 the last two years, but that still feels like a ceiling and quarterback Anthony Richardson has a long way to go. Even if they do everything right this offseason, this is a one-and-done playoff team at best.
13. New Orleans Saints: Same with these guys. Even if they don’t finally commit to a full rebuild, there’s only so much an aging Derek Carr can do with depleted talent on both sides of the ball.
12. Carolina Panthers: I guess you never know what Bryce Young might be capable of in Year 3, but this was still the worst defense in the NFL in ’24 and they’re not exactly loaded with draft capital or salary-cap room.
11. New England Patriots: At least they have a promising sophomore quarterback. Still, the rebuild will require at least another year for a team that ranked in the bottom 12 on both sides of the ball in 2024.
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