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2015 DBN Mock Draft: Tennessee Titans Select QB Marcus Mariota at No. 2

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With the second pick in the DBN 2015 NFL Mock Draft, the Tennessee Titans select...

Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

The selection and write-up were made by scott tizzle:

In a perfect world if I am GM Ruston Webster and HC Ken Whisenhunt I am doing all I can to move out of this pick.  Mariota has plenty of potential suitors and the Titans would be foolish to not look to move down and acquire assets as they have plenty of holes on the roster.  While QB is the major need, there is still needs at DL, OL and LB.  There have been rumors of a potential deal to try and acquire Philip Rivers but I believe those are pipe dreams.

As for the pick, I really wanted to take Leonard Williams here as I believe he is the most can't miss prospect in the draft and he fills a need, but as I was scanning through and dissecting the Titans roster, one thing stood out to me:

ZACH METTENBERGER IS THEIR STARTING QB

With all due respect to Zach Mettenberger, he does not scare anyone in the NFL.  So that is why with the 2nd pick I am selecting Marcus Mariota.  The Heisman Trophy winner has all the physical tools to be a very good QB in the NFL.  He has size, speed, a very strong arm, and has none of the character concerns that surround the #1 pick Jameis Winston, but there are a few concerns scouts do have with Mariota and that is why this could be a boom or bust pick.

Mariota will be instantly slated in as the starting QB and I believe he could have success if OC Jason Michael tailors his offense to best use Mariota's skill set.  This would be to design his offense with QB rollouts and getting Mariota out of the pocket where his speed would scare the crap out of NFL defenses.  While the Titans don't have great receivers they do have speed and could use Kendall Wright and Justin Hunter to get the best out of Mariota.  And that doesn't mention Delanie Walker who could be the young signal-caller's best friend.

The Titans need to get the QB situation figured out or they could be picking one spot higher in the 2016 draft.

With Locker retiring and Mettenberger as the primary quarterback on the roster, it would seem pretty crazy to me if the Titans stayed at No. 2 and passed up on Mariota. As scott tizzle states, they might have a lot of suitors for the No. 2 pick via a trade, which always makes it difficult to do a mock draft that doesn't allow trades. For staying at No. 2, though, this is the right decision.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are up next, led by Legoman0721.

2015 DBN Community Mock Draft Results (so far)

Pick Team Player Position School Username
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jameis Winston QB Florida State BuenosAires_Dawg
2 Tennessee Titans Marcus Mariota
QB
Oregon
scott tizzle
3 Jacksonville Jaguars


Legoman0721
4 Oakland Raiders


makeaplay59
5 Washington Redskins


michael.hamper
6 New York Jets


aszabo1
7 Chicago Bears


Barnestorm
8 Atlanta Falcons


OhioCityBrownsBeliever
9 New York Giants


Bizono
10 St. Louis Rams


Ted Washington's Belly
11 Minnesota Vikings


MConley17
12 Cleveland Browns


Adam Rice
13 New Orleans Saints


TuckJob
14 Miami Dolphins


Brocolis154033
15 San Francisco 49ers


Manly and Loving It
16 Houston Texans


troy145
17 San Diego Chargers


Crawford_T
18 Kansas City Chiefs


JamesPowell
19 Cleveland Browns


Royce Groff
20 Philadelphia Eagles


Matt Wood
21 Cincinnati Bengals


styrofoamboots
22 Pittsburgh Steelers


Marquess of Rockingham
23 Detroit Lions


tmptplayer
24 Arizona Cardinals


a2342432a
25 Carolina Panthers


PaduaDSP
26 Baltimore Ravens


unoservix
27 Dallas Cowboys


Twilightcall06
28 Denver Broncos


Maverick Hunter X
29 Indianapolis Colts


Mudville
30 Green Bay Packers


syndrome
31 New Orleans Saints


pt_999
32 New England Patriots


stravaille