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By Brady Akins

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 21: Darrynton Evans #3 of the Appalachian State Mountaineers celebrates with the MVP trophy after defeating the UAB Blazers during the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 21, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 21: Darrynton Evans #3 of the Appalachian State Mountaineers celebrates with the MVP trophy after defeating the UAB Blazers during the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 21, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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Cole McDonald:

QB2 with some fun preseason highlights

For the second straight season in Nashville, there’s a quarterback controversy brewing. The only difference is that this time, that controversy isn’t completely made up, and has nothing to do with the starting quarterback spot.

That’s right, just as the Logan Woodside for backup quarterback bandwagon began to shift into maximum overdrive, a new challenger emerged for that QB2 spot– the seventh-round rookie out of Hawaii, Cole McDonald.

Woodside has been kicking around the Titans locker room for a couple of seasons now and has built up something of a cult following between fans and a handful of outwardly supportive teammates. But that backup quarterback spot isn’t his to take anymore. The addition of McDonald shows, at the very least, that the Titans don’t trust Woodside enough to not bring in a little competition for the job.

But McDonald’s play in college shows he can grow into something more than just training camp competition. Not that he’ll be pushing for Tannehill’s job come September, but the Hawaii quarterback ranked in the top ten in the FBS in passing yards and touchdowns last season. He may never see the field as a day one starter, but McDonald won’t be out of place in the NFL either.

For the Titans, this is a win-win situation. Either Woodside has developed into a good enough player to beat McDonald for the backup spot, or McDonald comes into the league with a leg up on Woodside from the get-go. But for McDonald, the best-case scenario would be him getting that backup spot and developing a nice highlight reel through the preseason.

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