Tennessee Titans With the third pick in the
1995 draft, the Houston Oilers found what everyone in the league needs, Tennessee
Titans A quarterback who developed into a reliable starter and could lead a team
to victory. Steve McNair was unconventional in many ways Tennessee Titans He had
unsurpassed toughness, Tennessee Titans combined great ability to throw and run
and won the respect of his team with his ability to lead it. Tennessee Titans He
had shortcomings, for sure, but ultimately, after the franchise relocated and was
reinvented as the Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Titans he took it where every team
wants to go. He took the Titans to Super Bowl XXXIV. In 2003, he shared the league’s
MVP Award with Peyton Manning. Tennessee
Titans Since his football fade and subsequent trade to Baltimore after the 2005 season, the Titans have
not found a long-term answer at quarterback. They spent the third pick in 2006 on
Vince Young. They went 13-3 in 2008 with Kerry Collins at the helm. They spent the
eighth pick in 2011 on Jake Locker. But none of them has proved a long-term guy
with the capabilities of McNair or any of the league’s current top quarterbacks.
The biggest issue regarding the potential for the Tennessee Titans over the next
three years is quarterback. They have to find, develop and build around a guy. Maybe
they already have him. Maybe they don't. Perhaps Locker stays healthy and goes to
new heights under new coach Ken Whisenhunt. If he does, the franchise would be in
far better shape than conventional opinion says. Plenty of league insiders would
be surprised if Locker emerges as more than he’s shown so far, which is a player
who has the ability to play well in stretches but has spotty poise and a propensity
for getting hurt. Tennessee Titans The Titans spent a sixth-round pick on a big,
big-armed pocket passer, Tennessee Titans LSU's Zach Mettenberger who could be an
ideal fit for Whisenhunt and develop into that long-term solution. Tennessee
Titans However, Mettenberger was coming off a serious knee injury in his final year
at LSU. He also has a character question, Tennessee Titans as he pleaded guilty
in 2010 to two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery for groping a woman at a bar
while he was a student and quarterback at Georgia. If Locker isn’t the answer,
Tennessee Titans the Titans have hope for Mettenberger. Tennessee Titans But sixth-round
picks who turn into solid starters are a rarity. In the next three seasons, Tennessee
Titans the Titans simply have to identify a quarterback who can give them a chance
to win and have him leading their huddle, end is it.
