The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... The positivity pouring from Tennessee about Mettenberger's potential continues to flow.The latest comes from Titans veteran TE Delanie Walker, who praised the young signal-caller for organizing practice sessions and believes the team's party line: Mettenberger can be a franchise quarterback. "He's a very young quarterback and for him to do that shows a lot of leadership," Walker saud. "I think that he can be the franchise QB that the Titans are looking for."

Diehards Line:As NFL.com's Kevin Patra notes, Walker's analysis falls in line with some members of the organization who view Mettenberger as a poor man's Tom Brady. All of the pre-draft talk feels like an organization that is bracing for the fact that it might not have a better option than the second-year signal-caller under center, so they might as well start the PR blitz now as opposed to mid-June. On the other hand, Walker pointed to the struggles of the entire team to combat those of us who weren't impressed with the tape Mettenberger put down during his time as a rookie. Walker believes, given the full benefit of being a starter, the quarterback can flourish. "Now he's got the opportunity -- if we don't draft anyone or trade for somebody -- he's got the opportunity to go in and show everybody what he can do, by having minicamp, training camp and then the starter, doing it with the first team, getting the reps he needs," Walker said. Next week's draft will obviously be a determining factor in that. Stay tuned.