Marcus Mariota Named Titans Starting Quarterback

[BusSport]

"Marcus Mariota Named Titans Starting Quarterback over Zach Mettenberger"

Surprising no one, but it's confirmed by the HC now.

 

[Cave_Johnson]

I give it two games before the fans are chanting for Mettenberger.

 

[Rock Strongo]

"wait. THIS shits snow? why is it so god damn cold?"

marcus in november

 

[Uhsplit]

There is nothing quite like having an open QB competition.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

I give it two games before the fans are chanting for Mettenberger.

No comment till @HammerDown chimes in...

 

[eaglesnut]

What if Mettenberger plays better in preseason?

The Titans did this backwards. LOL

 

[Uhsplit]

What if Mettenberger plays better in preseason?

The Titans did this backwards. LOL

Absolutely.
Wiz is a dumbass for anointing MM this early.

 

[HammerDown]

I give it two games before the fans are chanting for Mettenberger.

They'll want to but they can't because they've all anointed Mariota as the Titans Messiah. It's comical to watch.

 

[HammerDown]

What if Mettenberger plays better in preseason?

The Titans did this backwards. LOL

Nooooooo! Not the Titans!!!

 

[Sportsguy9695]

really surprised here with this. I say he will only last a few weeks

 

[redseat]

Marcus Mariota Named Titans Starting Quarterback over Zach Mettenberger | Bleacher Report

Per John Glennon of the Tennessean,when asked during a press conference about his pecking order at quarterback, Whisenhunt simply smiled and asked, "[You mean] after Marcus?"

While the coach said he is pleased with Mariota's progress to this point, he noted that the quarterback still has to get acclimated to theNFL level, per Glennon:

It's more about seeing what he can do in the live situations – with the pads on in the pocket. When you're out there in shorts and helmets, you don't really get a sense of a real pocket.

He did a lot of nice things, moving in the pocket, stepping up (during OTAs). But now when you have bodies around you, it's a little different. This is where we get a chance to see that. But we feel really good about it.


@HammerDown you happy about this?

 

[Tgann69]

This is going to get interesting.

 

[MIKE75]

Mariota's Mindset: Take Care of the Football

He has went three days without a turnover in practice...

In his first week of training camp with the Titans, Mariota has continued to prove he’s good at keep-away. In his first three practices, Mariota hasn’t thrown an interception in nearly 60 attempts. That’s including 7-on-7 and team drills.

“For all of us, the ball is the most important thing,” Mariota said on Sunday. “If we can take care of it and secure it, hopefully we can have successful drives and score points.”

At Oregon, Mariota wasn’t known for giving the ball away.

• In 2014, he threw 42 touchdowns vs. only four interceptions.

• From 2012 to 2013, Mariota set the Pac-12 record with 353 consecutive passes without an interception. He became the only player in league history to put together multiple interception-free streaks of 200 attempts or more.

• His college TD to INT radio: 105 to 14.

• Mariota’s college interception percentage was 1.20% (14 of 1,167 attempts).

 

[MIKE75]

I like Mettenberger a lot myself and wanted to trade our first round picks for multiple picks and start Mett however the team had other ideas in mind and decided to draft Mariota. I hope this is one time where i get proven wrong and that Mariota ends up being really good.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

They would basically be admitting they made a huge mistake (which they did) by not starting Mariota.

 

[NEhomer]

Man, I hope this young fellow works out for you guys MIKE75. You're always just concerned about the too much too soon with a starting rookie but it looks like the kid may be the real deal.

 

[Rex Racer]

Mariotta > Flacco

 

[Iggloo]

By all accounts he has looked darn good early in camp.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Didn't you know? Hammer went to the Chargers.

 

[RobBase]

Mariota vs. Winston week 1 if Winston starts.