The Facts: Count NFL Films executive producer Greg Cosell among those that don't believe the Titans should draft a quarterback in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. The club already has a QB better than the best one available in the draft. Yes, as Cosell sees it, the Titans are better off with their sixth-round pick from 2014, Mettenberger, than with the presumptive No. 1 overall pick this year, Florida State's Jameis Winston.
Diehards Line:
"You look for traits. When you do that with Winston. ... He's a pocket QB for the most part. His strengths are anticipation. Mettenberger, by the way, is a pocket QB who is very good at making anticipatory throws, arguably better than Winston at making anticipatory throws. Mettenberger actually has a bigger arm than Winston," Cosell told Nashville radio station 104.5 The Zone. "In many of the traits, and I'm just scratching the surface by the way, but in many of the traits that you look for, you would say that they're similar and that Mettenberger is a little bit better. ... They're not that different. When Zach Mettenberger came out of LSU and Jameis Winston's coming out of Florida State, there's not a whole lot (of) difference when you just look at traits and attributes." Indeed, HC Ken Whisenhunt and GM Ruston Webster believe Mettenberger was a draft steal a year ago. As NFL.com summed up, "If he turns out to be a better pro quarterback than Winston, he'll either be a steal, or Winston will be a flop."