Tennessee Titans Confident in Zach Mettenberger or Lack Confidence in Marcus Mariota?

The Tennessee Titans have the No. 2 pick in the draft this year and no one would be surprised if they opted to go with a quarterback. Charlie Whitehurst is definitely not the answer and it is up for discussion on whether Zach Mettenberger can be either. According to the online rumor mill it sounds as if the team has confidence in Mettenberger going forward even though he failed to lead the team to victory last season.

You kind of have to wonder if it is confidence in their current QB or a lack of confidence in Marcus Mariota.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the current holders of the No. 1 pick in the draft, are expected to take Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston leaving Oregon's Marcus Mariota as the next best quarterback option available. For a team that has not had a reliable option at quarterback since Steve McNair you would think that the Titans would be dying to draft someone with Mariota's resume.

However, as impressive as his college credentials are success on Saturdays does not always translate to success on Sundays. Many critics believe that Mariota's success was as much a product of the system as his talents. They don't see him being able to take the ball from under center, drop back, and still have his eyes down field tracking his receivers.

Many compare him to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick--which can be both good and bad. He has the speed and acceleration like Kaepernick to be a true dual threat quarterback, but at the same time it can be feast or famine.

Both tend to need time to warm up and find their groove, In college that is a lot easier to cover for than in the NFL as the 49ers discovered last season.

So while the public face of the Titans is calling it confidence in Mettenberger it may very well be a lack of confidence in the so-called best available option, Mariota.

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