Luke Falk was a luxury pick that could work out short and long term for the Tennessee Titans.
When the Tennessee Titans selected Luke Falk with the 199th pick most of yall were disappointed, its alright you can be honest here.
There were a lot of reasons to like the pick, he was productive, spent time in an offense with very little around him, flashed the ability to move the ball efficiently, etc. I don’t think he is a star in the making, but when has that ever stopped anyone from creating buzz around QB prospects.
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Guys like Matt Flynn, Charlie Whitehurst, Matt Cassell, Brett Hundley, and others have all gone out and made the most of limited opportunities and turned that into huge career earnings.
So, any time you can get a quarterback late in the draft that you think could flash in the preseason I think you should. Not because those guys are likely to hit, but because they can be sent out for better compensation.
In fact, for Falk it may not even take a few years to build up hype. Compared to the 2019 NFL Draft class, there is a chance that trading a mid round pick for Falk is looked at as a smarter decision than drafting a bad QB high.
Look at what Matt Miller heard from a scout recently:
"“There’s maybe three—[Justin] Herbert (Oregon), Drew Lock (Missouri) and the Auburn kid (Jarrett Stidham)—who look like dudes. But there are a lot—a lot—of issues here. I’m terrified of this class. I hope everyone got their guy last year.”"
Take a team like the New England Patriots. There is more concern now than ever that we are close to an NFL without Tom Brady. Who is the big backup behind him? ….Brian Hoyer.
That is not a long term answer, and Jon Robinson knows that. I am not saying that he specifically targeted Falk because of his potential fit with New England but there are several situations like this around the NFL.
The Titans don’t need an heir apparent to Marcus Mariota, he is one of the youngest starting QBs in the NFL despite being a 4th year vet. What they need is stability behind him, and that is why they brought in Blaine Gabbert.
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Gabbert has a lot of critics because of his past attempts to be a starter, but over the last three years he has had a 59% completion percentage 21:19 TD:INT ratio and 3 rushing TDs.
There are about 15 worse backup QBs in the NFL right now, so there is no reason to think that position needs a huge investment.
So with depth at the most valuable position in the NFL and a shortage coming around the corner, could the Titans think about trading Falk for a top-100 pick to a QB needy team?
It could happen and it would be just like Trader Jon to find another way to accumulate quality picks in a year where the Titans have seemingly plugged all of their roster holes.
At the very least, looking down the road it would make sense for the Titans to put a little bit of extra time into developing Falk and showing him off in the preseason. It limits the damage to your top-2 QBs and it gives you another asset on your roster.
Win-win.