No quarterback has been more scrutinized by the Titans than University of Washington signal-caller Jake Locker, and they spent time with Locker at the Senior Bowl, the NFL Combine, his pro day, a private workout and for Locker's visit to Nashville. In assessing Locker's skills, the Titans have to ask themselves if Locker is worth the eighth pick in the draft, if he's not, then is he worth dealing back into round one to take, and if that's not the case, are they comfortable with a guy like Texas Christian's Andy Dalton instead of Locker. How and when the Titans grab their quarterback will depend upon the flow of the draft. I think its going to be fascinating to watch, to see when the run on the quarterbacks start, general manager Mike Reinfeldt said. Theres a lot of good ones that are worthy of first or second rounds. If it starts early, its going to drive some teams to kind of jump into the first to get their guy. If it starts late, then maybe some teams hang on and hope they can pick up their guy in the second round. So thats going to be the fun of watching the draft. As draft day nears, this much appears to be at least somewhat clear: Unless Missouri's Blaine Gabbert somehow falls into their lap at No. 8, the Titans quarterback of the future probably comes down to a choice between Locker and Dalton. The Titans have no real interest in Cam Newton, even if he fell to them at eight, Ryan Mallett has too many question marks and lacks mobility, even as a second-round fit, Christian Ponder of Florida State is better suited for a West Coast-style team, and Nevada's Colin Kaepernick, while he has tremendous upside, probably is too much of a project for the Titans' current needs.
Source: Titans Insider
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