During the pre-draft process, many wondered how the skills of Marcus Mariota would translate from the spread offense he worked in at Oregon into a pro system.
The Titans aren’t worried — and are prepared to adapt and adjust their offense to fit Mariota’s skill set and strengths.
Speaking on NFL Network’s Path To The Draft on Monday, Titans general manager Ruston Webster reiterated that coach Ken Whisenhunt and his staff have already begun the process of tailoring their offense to fit Mariota’s strengths.
“Our coaches have been working on a plan for quite some time now for Marcus,” Webster said. “Really to adapting our offense to his skill set — he has a special skill set. There’s really not much he can’t do from physical standpoint and he’s very bright. That combination is going to allow him to do his own adapting to the NFL game but our coaches have worked very hard on coming up with a system within our system for Marcus. I think it will work well.”
The Titans believe Mariota’s intelligence and memory will serve him well.
1 reason Titans think Mariota can start Week 1? “Spacial memory,” Whisenhunt says. Sports' equivalent of photo memory. Will ease transition.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 4, 2015
Whisenhunt said, during draft process, Mariota could recall exact scenarios (when, where, how) from games three years ago in perfect detail.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 4, 2015