Titans: Full Position Breakdown and Analysis @ Wide Receiver

[UofMGrizFan]

Tennessee Titans: Full Position Breakdown and Analysis at Wide Receiver

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...reakdown-and-analysis-at-wide-receiver/page/2

None of the undrafted wide receivers are currently standing out this offseason for the Titans, so it's safe to pencil in Marc Mariani as a fifth receiver for now.

That's not to say that his roster position is safe. Simply being a respectable kick returner is not enough to reserve a roster spot.

However, Mariani's kick-returning abilities make him versatile, but his limited experience as a receiver hurts him. His nasty leg injury was a major setback to his development as a NFL wide receiver.

This training camp is extremely critical for Mariani. He has a lot to prove to a coaching staff that has no ties to him like the previous staff. Mariani has to show that he can be the route-runner and reliable slot receiver that he will have to fit in as to make the team.

Mariani's major competition will be the physically gifted Michael Preston, but I think there is room for both of them to round out the depth behind Kendall Wright, Justin Hunter and Nate Washington.

 

[kemajic]

This from a Nashville resident and Titan season ticket holder:

Considering the fact that the Titans didn't draft a receiver this year, I think he's got a good shot to make the team if he stays healthy. Both of the last two training camps he had been making strides at WR and the general consensus was that he was going to earn playing time on offense before he got hurt. There's been a lot of talk about how we have both Dexter McCluster and Leon Washington as competition for the return job, but returner wasn't Marc's only special teams contribution. He was also on the kick off team and had played a bit as a gunner on the punt teams as well. Also Ken Wisenhunt has been pretty amendment that they signed McCluster to play offense, not to return kicks. If he is making plays at receiver, I think his versatility earns him a spot on the team. If he's on the bubble, he's in trouble, because the contract he signed was a one year minimum deal with no signing bonus, so the Titans lose nothing if they cut him.