Jonboy Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Pretty sure we've heard this before, but thought I would post considering it's the offseason. The decision to take Mariota will likely go down as one of the few triumphs of Webster/Whiz...even if it was a no-brainer. big2033 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post socaltitan Posted June 28, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) I agree that we were never going to actually trade the pick. It was just posturing and media speculation I totally disagree about Mariota being a "no-brainer" pick. Talk about revisionist history. A lot of people either didn't want to pick him or wanted to trade the pick. Spread offense, has to play under center, gimmick offense, running qb, prior Titan QB failing etc were among the many reasons Mariota was a divisive pick to make at the time Edited June 28, 2017 by socaltitan TitansGuru, Pragidealist, Number9, and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 11 minutes ago, socaltitan said: I agree that we were never going to actually trade the pick. It was just posturing and media speculation I totally disagree about Mariota being a "no-brainer" pick. Talk about revisionist history. A lot of people either didn't want to pick him or wanted to trade the pick. Spread offense, has to play under center, gimmick offense, running qb, prior Titan QB failing etc were among the many reasons Mariota was a divisive pick to make at the time True dat Number9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bink Posted June 28, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 16 minutes ago, socaltitan said: I agree that we were never going to actually trade the pick. It was just posturing and media speculation I totally disagree about Mariota being a "no-brainer" pick. Talk about revisionist history. A lot of people either didn't want to pick him or wanted to trade the pick. Spread offense, has to play under center, gimmick offense, running qb, prior Titan QB failing etc were among the many reasons Mariota was a divisive pick to make at the time This may be true for fans, but for the scouts and the teams I imagine it's a lot easier to get dialed in hard on a QB. Jonboy, Jamalisms, MadMax, and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
socaltitan Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 I remember it was talked about that the Titans should trade for Rivers. Anything to get out of taking Mariota. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LOhunter Posted June 28, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 21 minutes ago, socaltitan said: I agree that we were never going to actually trade the pick. It was just posturing and media speculation I totally disagree about Mariota being a "no-brainer" pick. Talk about revisionist history. A lot of people either didn't want to pick him or wanted to trade the pick. Spread offense, has to play under center, gimmick offense, running qb, prior Titan QB failing etc were among the many reasons Mariota was a divisive pick to make at the time Left out that the team already had Mettenberger abenjami, Iffy61, TeamBass, and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big2033 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 The Mariota pick is proof that sometimes the media/fans outsmart themselves. It's was obvious Whiz and co. liked and wanted Mariota after the combine and coaches meetings. But people kept calling it smoke. Mythos27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Chip is lying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboy Posted June 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 1 hour ago, socaltitan said: I agree that we were never going to actually trade the pick. It was just posturing and media speculation I totally disagree about Mariota being a "no-brainer" pick. Talk about revisionist history. A lot of people either didn't want to pick him or wanted to trade the pick. Spread offense, has to play under center, gimmick offense, running qb, prior Titan QB failing etc were among the many reasons Mariota was a divisive pick to make at the time I would say roughly a month before the draft, the majority of media and fans alike were pretty certain the Titans would take Mariota or Winston. They were widely regarded as the 2 best QB prospects we'd seen since Luck/RG III and we haven't had any QB prospects on their level since. Sure many of us liked Mett, but even most of us here at TR came to realize the Titans had to take Mariota considering the massive gap in talent. Mythos27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titansfb Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 1 hour ago, socaltitan said: I agree that we were never going to actually trade the pick. It was just posturing and media speculation I totally disagree about Mariota being a "no-brainer" pick. Talk about revisionist history. A lot of people either didn't want to pick him or wanted to trade the pick. Spread offense, has to play under center, gimmick offense, running qb, prior Titan QB failing etc were among the many reasons Mariota was a divisive pick to make at the time Really just Titans fans cuz they're idiots and bc, Mett. And some other idiot fans. He was always gonna be the #2 pick and the titans would have been dumb to pass him up. Coaches, scouts and GMs were way high on the kid. Don't think it was you but a lot of titans fans let media pundits - Cosell and Brooks cloud their judgement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 17 minutes ago, Jonboy said: I would say roughly a month before the draft, the majority of media and fans alike were pretty certain the Titans would take Mariota or Winston. They were widely regarded as the 2 best QB prospects we'd seen since Luck/RG III and we haven't had any QB prospects on their level since. Sure many of us liked Mett, but even most of us here at TR came to realize the Titans had to take Mariota considering the massive gap in talent. I honestly don't think that at the time many Titans fans thought that there was a major gap in talent. In fact there were several of us, including me, who preferred Mettenberger to either guy. But I think most of us certainly understood that if they felt that Mariota was even slightly better that they had to take him. However, it became apparent after just one practice with the 2 of them throwing side by side that they made the right move. And obviously they were able to see the difference during the entire process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 54 minutes ago, Jonboy said: I would say roughly a month before the draft, the majority of media and fans alike were pretty certain the Titans would take Mariota or Winston. They were widely regarded as the 2 best QB prospects we'd seen since Luck/RG III and we haven't had any QB prospects on their level since. Sure many of us liked Mett, but even most of us here at TR came to realize the Titans had to take Mariota considering the massive gap in talent. Wasn't there even talk that the staff wasn't planning on taking him at first then fell in love with him through the process? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
japan Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: Wasn't there even talk that the staff wasn't planning on taking him at first then fell in love with him through the process? I haven't heard that one. I have never been sure how much Whiz wanted him, at least at first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post abenjami Posted June 28, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Call me crazy, but doesn't this seem to contradict bongo's inside information that the Titans had actually traded the pick? StephenIsLegend, scine09, Mythos27, and 10 others 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 I'm sure that there weren't any official trade talks but I bet "unofficially" Chip Kelly made an offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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