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Tennessee Titans to have private workout with Marcus Mariota

By Andrew Ross

Feb 21, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota throws a pass during the 2015 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 21, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota throws a pass during the 2015 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tons of NFL teams are still looking for their franchise quarterback, and Marcus Mariota might be that for the Tennessee Titans.

The 2015 NFL draft starts on April 30th, and Marcus Mariota will be drafted in the hopes of being the next great quarterback in this league.

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The Tennessee Titans are locked in with the second overall pick in the draft – and while most people believe the Titans will take pass rusher Leonard Williams from USC – it looks like they are still interested in Mariota.

Jameis Winston going to Tampa Bay with the first overall pick seems about as certain as certain gets right now, and that leaves Mariota as the next best thing for those wanting a quarterback. The Titans have a pretty awful situation at quarterback right now with Zach Mettenberger as their quarterback, so they are definitely one of those teams that need a real stud.

So, naturally, it was reported today that the Titans would indeed have a private workout with the former Oregon star after his Pro Day workout on Thursday.

Now, does this the Titans are seriously considering him or is something else going on? All the noise around Mariota and the draft has been connected with the Philadelphia Eagles and his former coach Chip Kelly on how they want to move up in the draft to steal him. There has been a lot of smoke around that idea, and perhaps this is the way for the Titans to actually start the fire. The Eagles could see this and feel threatened that they are going to lose their guy, and then consequently offer a large deal to Tennessee to get him.

Regardless of the Eagles or not, taking a chance on Mariota seems like the best thing they can do. They have had to put some pretty poor teams out on the field for the last couple of years, and a pass rusher like Williams isn’t going to chance that – but a great quarterback will.

Who knows, maybe Mariota will be a bust who is out of the league in five years, but what if he isn’t? That’s for the Titans or some other team to roll the dice on.

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