Quarterback Situation

The lockout appears at least to be nearing its end. When that happens from what I have heard there will be what could be a very short free agent signing period. possibly as short as 48 to 72 hours before the start of training camps. This will produce a mad dash as teams try to fill in the holes that have been left open since the end of last season. During this time the Tians have decided to part ways with Vince Young, drafted Jake Locker (but have been unable to even talk to him let alone sign him to a contract) and our fall back plan of possibly resigning Kerry Collins to a 1 or 2 year deal fell apart when he decided to retire a feww weeks ago.Is it possible that he may change his mind, I don't know maybe we can ask Gary Anderson. However I believe the Titans would only try that as a last resort. That leaves two options for the Titans (that is going on the word from Mike Munchak that Vince Young is gone, do not pass go collect $200 from some other team).The first option is the scary one in my opinion, especially with a shortened off season) and that is start Locker on Day 1. Now it is difficult in today's NFL for a rookie QB to come in and start and be successful. Is it unheard of no. but it is unusual. That is with getting signed and into the minicamps, meeting with coachs and players, and doing all the normal off season stuff. This off season has seen none of that and it is still not assured that camps will even start on time (as of this posting). So this option in my opinion is not really what I think the Titans will want to do. I believe they will want to go with signing a veteran QB to come in and assist in getting Locker ready to be successful in the NFL. Which leads me to option 2 and that is fighting with 31 other teams in what could be a very shortened Free Agent period. At least shorter to get them in before camp starts, which is always what you would like to do. The downside to this option is that as I ponder of the list of Free Agent QB's I am for the most part underwhelmed (and downright frightened at some) of most of the names on the list. That is not to say that there are not any good quality QB's on that list because there are (at least three have been to the Super Bowl). Now calm down because even if the new CBA changes the franchise rules (which i am not sure it will) Peyton Mannning and Michael Vick are not going anywhere. I am not sure Vick is not a one season wonder anyway. There are four names on the list I feel could come in, give us quality play, and assist in the development of Jake Locker. Those names are Matt Hasselbeck, Marc Bulger, Chad Pennington, and the last one is not on my list but i believe will be available Donovan McNabb. I know what everyone is saying right now, I said that we should not sign McNabb because he would be a band-aid. In all fairness i would have said the same about anyone of those QB's. However that was only the case as a replacement for VY. When we drafted Locker that changed the whole situation. This is also going to be a sticking point for any QB you try to sign. They will know that this is going to be a temporary situation for the TITANS until Locker is ready to start. The person the Titans sign will have to be at least willing to understand that as a possibility from the start. We are not looking for a long term solution, but only a temporary caretaker. It may sound bad but i believe we all hope that it is the case. I think that under those conditions any of the above QB's would a good fit. But when you start throwing out names like Alex Smith, Brady Quinn, Trent Edwards and Rex Grossman I get really scared. For one thing these QB's are going to be looking to start long term for some team. Second the times they have started (at least those that either have started or I have heard of) have been as I said earlier...underwhelming I believe is putting it nicely. So that is my opinion (which with that and a nickel will give you a...ah..well a nickel) is that we need to be looking at an older veteran with a good track record who is looking for a place to finish up at (possibly moving to back-up in a year or two). Someone like one of the QB's I mentioned above or maybe...I don't know...maybe someone like say...Kerry Collins. Even more important hope that there are not four other teams or more that are looking to do the exact same thing. As a final thought, as I read over this post or blog or whatever it is actually called. I have noticed some typos that I normally would correct before posting. However my editing skills are not really up to par as of yet. so please forgive any of those you see, and i promise i will get better.