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McNair has been hurt since 2002. What makes this game any different?
If you remember before the start of the season, the press and the Titans reported that McNair was in the best shape of his career. Put your mortgage on it, before thursday of this week, the Titans will mention that McNair, "Did not practice this week, but will start against Jacksonville".
It's time to move on.
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As much as I hate to admit it, it's become clear to me, after today's game, that McNair can't keep it together anymore. The problem now is, who's going to be QB next season? Mac and Volek can't get it done.....
 
I'd keep Steve for another year or 2 and let him mentor a young QB. Any QB they draft high shouldn't start as a rookie anyway, so someone has to start. Might as well be Steve. Volek clearly isn't starter material.
 
If he was hurt, no reason for him to play other then some sort of personal pride. Dumb move on the coaching staff's part, and partly Mac's.
 
mcnair was having a bad day... with or without the pec problem... if it was too bad he wouldnt have played anyhow. i think we just tried to throw in volek to get his trade value up... looks like the opposite happened
 
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I'd keep Steve for another year or 2 and let him mentor a young QB. Any QB they draft high shouldn't start as a rookie anyway, so someone has to start. Might as well be Steve. Volek clearly isn't starter material.

I totally agree. I'd like Steve to hang around another year or two also; maybe he'll get that ring if we can right this ship quickly. :winker:
 
You'll expend a lot of valuable cap space keeping McNair around. He's due at least 10M next year unless he agrees to a straight pay cut, which rarely happens in the NFL.
 
I really don't think McNair is as motivated by money as most other NFL players are. I think McNair mentoring a new young QB is an excellent strategy, and if it were to unfold that way I think McNair would take his compensation in a way that leaves as little impact on the club/cap as possible. I think Steve would hang around to actually give something back to the Titans. I know that may sound crazy but that is the type of guy that I perceive McNair to be.

Although, I really do think McNair is more or less done. Volek has proven that he sucks (that was a pretty bomb to Drew though) and Matt Mauck is an unknown quanity...Might as well be McNair...I don't really have alot of hope for our Titans to make the playoffs next year anyway. It's time to get the next great franchise qb.

Here's a pre-draft news story from april. 04/08/05 -interesting stuff.
'Franchise' QB attracts Titans' eye
 
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It has been reported on a couple of occasions that Steve McNair actually occupies more cap space than Peyton Manning. Does Steve's performance over the last 2 seasons justify this? No.
On the other hand, I don't believe #9 is finished, either. Considering his supporting cast, I think he's still a top-10 NFL QB (granted, around the bottom of the top 10), and could continue to be for 2-5 more years.
So it comes down to a business decision, by the Titans and by McNair. The Titans need to accurately (as much as is possible) compute Steve's true value and offer it; Steve needs to decide if this is the best situation for him.
I don't think Billy Volek is the future of the franchise; if some teams think he is an NFL starter, more power to them. I don't think he is a starter for us.
 
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