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Tennessee Titans: examining the new quarterback depth chart

By Crissy Froyd

Aug 23, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (8), Alex Tanney (11) and Zach Mettenberger (7) prior to the game against the St. Louis Rams at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 23, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (8), Alex Tanney (11) and Zach Mettenberger (7) prior to the game against the St. Louis Rams at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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As of Monday morning, Zach Mettenberger is no longer a Tennessee Titan. The way the Titans quarterback depth chart currently stands is with undisputed starter Marcus Mariota at No. 1, veteran Matt Cassel at No.2, and a re-signed Alex Tanney at No. 3.

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There is no question that Cassel will play second fiddle to Mariota this season, and Alex Tanney is predicted to play third string. But of course nothing has been set in stone yet. Tanney is definitely a worthy candidate. He played an excellent game in the season finale, going 10 for 14, and completing a touchdown pass to Dorial Green-Beckham. But that doesn’t mean he’s got the position totally locked up.

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    • The Titans still have plenty of time to introduce a new quarterback if they wish to do so, going forward with head coach Mike Mularkey’s “exotic smashmouth offense”.  This particular type of offense was one Mularkey used with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he believes that the Titans can benefit from the scheme. From what Mularkey has said, we can infer that the offense will require a quarterback who can run and who can stand to potentially take hits. In fact, more blockers will be added in order to ensure more running quarterback plays. If the Titans do decide to go this route, they may pursue mobile, tough quarterbacks that fit the scheme.

    It has also been suggested that the Titans may not even hang on to a third quarterback. The team’s Jim Wyatt claimed ‘whether the Titans were to keep all three quarterbacks remains to be seen, however’, and included this statement from the Titans GM.

    “That’s a big picture question,’’ Robinson said. “It depends upon, A, the progress of the third quarterback. Do we see the potential there for him to develop into more than a third quarterback? It depends on other positions on the team, whether we need to keep a fifth safety, a sixth corner, an extra d-lineman, an extra offensive lineman. Whatever it is, we just have to do what we think is best to get the best 53 on the team that will get us through the course of the season.”

    At this time, we can gather that Mariota and Cassel are for sure keepers at QB, but Tanney may not be quite out of the woods yet.

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