Tennessee Titans

Scenarios abound for Titans with 2nd pick

Published Apr. 22, 2015 1:31 p.m. ET

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It's good to have options and for the Tennessee Titans, who hold the second pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the options are plentiful.

Do they take USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams and help shore up the defense or do they take Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota of Oregon and get a player they hope will develop into a franchise quarterback?

Or, do they trade the pick for an established veteran signal-caller, like San Diego's Philip Rivers?

These are some of the scenarios the Titans are running through as the team approaches the draft on April 30.

"From what I hear, there seems to be a (few)," coach Ken Whisenhunt said, according to the Tennessean's Jim Wyatt. "I think the only thing that matters — whatever happens — is that we get better as a football team. … Whether it's taking that pick or whether it's something else that could potentially happen, we have to do what we feel like is best for our football team."

Whisenhunt declined to weigh in on the much talked about possibility of swapping the No. 2 pick for Rivers, who may not be long for San Diego.

"I can't talk about players on other teams," Whisenhunt said, according to the Tennessean. "I'm going to defer."

As for the possibility of selecting either Marcus Mariota or Jameis Winston, in the event Tampa Bay passes on him with the first pick, Whisenhunt said the Titans have done their homework on both players.

"We have a lot of time with those guys and we are comfortable with both of them," Whisenhunt said. "They are both good football players, they have a good understanding of how to play the position and have had success."

Whatever happens next week in the draft, the Titans, coming off a 2-14 aim to be in a better situation next year at this time.

"You would like to think we won't be picking this high again for a while," Whisenhunt said. "It is important. Every draft pick is important, that's why you put so much work in it. Where we are as an organization, we want to get better. We want out fans to be proud of us and we know we have work to do from that standpoint."

(h/t The Tennessean)