Quoted from Deaconblooze:Exercise the 5th year and target a replacement in the draft? I haven't paid too much attention, but I'm pretty sure this year is pretty lean on QB prospects.
I can't see a scenario where the Titans will select a QB early in the draft. I expect them to finish 9-7 and pick somewhere around 20, so any top QB prospects will be long gone, and the cost to move up is brutal. Plus this GM values pass rushers above everything else.
They could take a flier in the mid rounds. They drafted a QB in the 6th this year but he didn't make the final cut.
Anyways Mariota is the most frustrating Titans QB for me. Unlike Vince Young he's mature. Unlike Locker he can pass. Unlike Mettenberger he's not stupid. He actually can and has played at a high level, but I don't think his body is built for the pro game. I'll guess he leaves after next year and goes somewhere like the Chargers (closer to Hawaii!) and get a shot as Rivers's successor.