Pollard wants (and is) out

Good first post and welcome.

I think the tank was on early last season but that was more about playing rookies. I do think Whiz called quite a few low-percentage plays in an effort to make something big happen (and change momentum) or trying to catch up. No doubt he abandoned the run early but I agree that the run game didn't merit more opportunities. Blame the OL. Blame the RBs. It was simply bad after the KC game.

I think PK reads a bit into Whiz's comments. Mularkey is probably the best person on the staff to get the run game going again. The guy was named the OC of the year in '12 with the Falcons who ran the ball extremely well that season. His short time with the Jags wasn't anything special but he only got one season to show anything.

His success with Walker was about the only positive thing going for the Titans last season. It's possible he was being looked at by another team so the Titans gave him the new title.

The point about Whiz not accepting enough blame for last season's results are valid, IMO. I didn't like the hire when it happened and nothing has changed yet to make me think it was the right decision. I hope to be eating crow on this topic as I believe Whiz has to get three seasons to turn it around.

 

Bud was from a different time when loyalty and length of relationship meant more than recent success. At least that is what I tend to believe led Bud to making that hire.

With the late firing of Fisher, it was clear the timing limited Bud's choices (and he was the reason for the limit). That limited Munch's options but I thought he genuinely thought he'd made good hires. After the first season, it looked like Munch was turning things around even with the late start coming off the strike with a new QB.

For me, Munch's undoing wasn't his demeanor on the sidelines but that Jake Locker didn't work. He went all in with Jake. Without QB stability and, at least, decent play from the position, you get rotating OCs which was the last thing Jake needed. Add the injury issues to the mix and few HCs in the league can make a playoff run.

The same thing has to happen now. Whiz has to find stability at QB even if it's a guy with limited upside. It's the one cog in the machine which has to be consistent. Without it and I don't think it's possible in this day and age of the NFL for a playoff run.

 

Based on the limited amount we saw last season, I don't think we can know. He flashed at times so I think he might be named the #1 and have a full off-season and camp to lose the job. Hopefully, Whiz is a good evaluator of QBs and knows whether or not Mett is worth investing in.

I personally think he has limited upside but a big arm can take the Titans a long way if they can get some talent around him. Take the pressure of him with a decent running game and defense and the Titans won't need Mett to put the offense on his shoulders every week. If Mett dedicates himself to learning the game, he might become a Flacco-type of QB which gets the job done.

If Whiz goes this route and Mett flops, he's pretty much back to where he is now. The only difference being he's guaranteed one of the top two coming out and he might not get that luxury next draft. Again, whether or not he should draft Mariota or Winston goes back to his ability to evaluate QBs. I personally don't think Mariota would be a good fit and Winston isn't worth the risk. Drafting either means rolling with them from day 1, IMO. Like Munch, Whiz's future is tied directly to hitting or missing if he goes QB at #2.

Luck was considered the best QB prospect to come out in a decade because he has the total package. He can make every throw, has mobility when needed, is hard to take down, is smart, dedicated, etc. He ran a more Pro Style offense so scouts could see how his skills would transfer to the NFL. He was about as sure a thing as the NFL gets anymore.