While it is generally believed that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will select Jameis Winston with the No.1 overall pick, the Tennessee Titans are still doing their due diligence with the No. 2 pick. As such, the Titans will be working out the Florida State quarterback.
"The Tennessee Titans will have a private workout and will also bring in Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston for a visit to Nashville, 247Sports has learned," Terry McCormick wrote.
"Winston's pro day at Florida State is scheduled for March 31, and the Titans private workout will come around that time frame."
Head coach Ken Whisenhunt has also said that he will meet with Oregon QB Marcus Mariota in April. The team hosted Mariota for a private workout shortly after his pro-day session.
Although the Titans are expected to select USC defensive end Leonard Williams, they have an interesting choice on their hands as the Bucs have not committed one way or the other to either QB.
"I've been among those thinking Tampa Bay would use the first overall choice for Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, but the case for the Buccaneers selecting Marcus Mariota is an intriguing one," ESPN NFL Insider Mike Sando wrote. "As a former team administrator put it to me, it requires understanding how the broader context could lead Buccaneers ownership away from Winston and toward Mariota. This line of thinking holds that ownership in Tampa is still stinging from an ill-fated spending spree in free agency last offseason. Before that, those same owners endured a tumultuous and sometimes embarrassing run under former coach Greg Schiano. Winston would represent another gamble as a player with some red flags off the field. Mariota would represent the safer play. Figuring out what general manager Jason Licht, coach Lovie Smith and offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter might prefer in a quarterback is obviously important. It also might be naive to think Buccaneers ownership will not factor in on a decision of this magnitude."
