Last offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles made a simple move that ended up being more successful than anyone predicted.
The Eagles found backup help by trading for former first-round Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett. The move bolstered eventual Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts' backup position, proving a valuable insurance boost.
Pickett saw his one start for Philly in Week 17 last season, completing 10 of 15 for 143 yards and a touchdown in the blowout 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys. He was also solid the week before when subbing in for Hurts despite a last-second loss to the Washington Commanders.
This gave the Eagles front office a soothing relief that they would have confidence in turning to a backup quarterback if need be ... but now they are searching for that feeling again after trading Pickett to the Browns.
Bleacher Report assembled a list of each team's Top 5 biggest roster needs and their best trade asset. A backup quarterback ranks fifth on the Philadelphia wish list.
The Tennessee Titans, meanwhile, feature quarterback Will Levis as their best value asset, mostly because the team just spent the No. 1 overall pick on Miami quarterback Cam Ward in this year's NFL Draft.
This has led to B/R wanting to bring the two franchises together by urging Philadelphia to pursue Levis in a trade to fill a backup role similar to Pickett.
Levis, like Pickett, is a young gunslinger who had a highly-criticized start to his NFL career and got shoved out of a starting spot. Pickett was able to perform well and move on to another team with a much greater chance at returning to a starting lineup.
The same fate could fall on Levis, but it isn't always that easy.
Writer Tony Adame claims Levis to be an "upgrade" at the backup spot over Pickett, despite having a much poorer start to his career.
In his two seasons with the Titans, Levis has a 5-16 record as a starter with at 61.0 percent completion and just under 3,900 total yards passing. Through his first two seasons as the Steelers starter, Pickett had a 14-10 record, was more accurate, threw for 500 more yards, and had less interceptions than Levis.
Philadelphia has plenty of draft capital to offer in a trade, but the suggestion says Levis would be worth a somewhat-valuable fifth-round pick and possibly more. We're not sure on that, either.
This silly prediction also contradicts the Eagles' offseason moves. Along with promising youngster Tanner McKee, Philadelphia drafted late-round quarterback Kyle McCord to join the room with Dorian Thompson-Robinson who came in the Pickett trade.
Other than more reps under his belt, it is hard to argue Levis as a clear "upgrade" at the backup position over a guy like Pickett. Philly could certainly be searching for that person, but they may also be comfortable turning to one of the up-and-comers behind Hurts if needed.
It's also safe to assume Levis won't be moved in the first place. Tennessee could want to give their rookie QB relief when things go south.
In that case, if Levis is a good fit to backup the Eagles, he can be just as good a fit for the Titans.
