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Tennessee Titans: Marcus Mariota ‘not a lock’ to be Week 1 starter?

Is it possible the Tennessee Titans will go against everything they’ve said all offseason long and decide to switch out starting quarterback Marcus Mariota for backup Ryan Tannehill prior to Week 1?

If you believe ESPN reporter Dianna Russini, it could be possible.

On the ESPN show “Get Up!” on the morning following the Titans’ first preseason game, Russini reports that the “tone” in Tennessee is that the coaching staff is really just interested in putting the best quarterback out there.

While that’s obviously the aim of any coaching staff, Russini says that Mariota being the starter “is not a lock,” and she even went as far as to say Tannehill could become the starter as soon as Week 1.