A New Backup QB Should Be A Free Agency Priority

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by The Hammer, Dec 27, 2015.

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  1. TitanUpB4UGO

    TitanUpB4UGO Starter

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    Exactly. Alex Tanney came in during the Colts game and showed how decent a backup could actually play....if they had any skill. Mettenberger doesn't.
     
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  2. 520

    520 2020 GOAT CHAMP from 3-7 to champ

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    Gawd these threads gonna be gold.when Metta starting somehwhere in a few years and were still 3-13 with mariota "but it's a competitive 3-13!!" Lmmfao. It's fairly obvious this staff rightfuly, put every egg in the mariota basket. Mett was out there running read options for Christmas sakes. Put.him on a team w half decent coaches and half decent talent and no reason he can't be a viable starter
     
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  3. 520

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    In fact ill.make any kind of bet with anyone that mett is in this league much longer than tanney.Noone remembers when mett got a Lil time as a rookie and was the best backup in the league and many analysts were saying he's a starter and should be traded...a few bad games running mariotas offense won't change anything in the long run. Other teams don't have the confirmation bias yall do
     
  4. SalmonSlayer

    SalmonSlayer Pro Bowler

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    Wow man, the 7 talk don't stop. We still won't understand the undying love for this way below mediocre backup QB.

    This is like saying a 2013 Civic is just as good as a 2015 Porsche 911 turbo.
     
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  5. The Playmaker

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    We have the 1st pick in the draft. It doesn't matter how close a game is if the end result is still a loss, because we had a lot of them. What was a better backup QB going to do last year? Move us from 1st to 8th? Doesn't matter. The title says "priority", this is one year after drafting a QB 2nd overall and still in the rebuilding process. If Mariota goes down at anytime, it's a failure until we're actually contending. If Mariota goes down in week 4 next year then the season is over. You have to think big picture, no one is going to care about that one extra win during a time your franchise is on the sideline and you're in top 5 pick territory. A quality back up QB comes in handy when they know the system well and may have to come in for a team expected to compete for the division title and make a run in the playoffs, because their wins actually mean something. We're not there yet. Maybe next off-season it's a priority, not now.
     
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  6. Ontario Titan

    Ontario Titan Pro Bowler

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    Titans sign Cassell, I guess a new backup was a priority

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  7. Alex1939

    Alex1939 Space Invaders Champion

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    Yeah wondering what the Hammer thinks. I did not really think this was a priority at all, considering all our needs. But I'm glad to have Cassell even though he sucks.
     
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  8. JBC

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    Agreed.
     
  9. TitanUpB4UGO

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    A quality backup is absolutely NECESSARY. We learned that when Fitz was here. He was so erratic, and prone to throwing Pick 6's. If we had gotten a better backup, through the draft the year before, or so...we could have had a much better season. Look at Dallas. They are probably in the playoffs again, if Romo stays healthy. But because they had crap for backups, they suffered mightily.

    It's a contingency that we should take VERY seriously, seeing this is a league where injuries are part of the job description.
     
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  10. The Hammer

    The Hammer Ace Degenerate

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    Nice to have a backup who can win a game so the team does not go into the toilet if Mariota goes down. Granted, we could have done better.
     
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