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Brandon Weeden Signed By Titans, Not Kaepernick

Written by Will Brinson at CBS Sports.com

Do you like people getting angry and screaming on the internet? Well you’re in luck, because there are going to be people screaming about the Titans decision to try out some quarterbacks and eventually sign Brandon Weeden in the wake of Marcus Mariota’s hamstring injury.

Those quarterbacks that got workouts were quite decidedly average, with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reporting Tuesday that the Titans “kicked tires” on Brandon Weeden, Matt Barkley, Matt McGloin and T.J. Yates.

Field Yates of ESPN reported Tuesday afternoon that the Titans ultimately decided to ink Weeden.

Again: none of those guys are named Colin Kaepernick, who is a quarterback that, despite some struggles on the field, has led a team to a Super Bowl (49ers in 2013) and looked fairly competent last year.

The aforementioned quarterbacks all have some kind of a pedigree in terms of playing well at the college level or being a high draft pick at some point. Weeden was a stud at Oklahoma State and a former first-round pick but he’s been a disappointment in the NFL and his last stop with the Texans went poorly. Barkley was a star at USC and has spent time starting for the Bears but is 1-6 as a starter and has not looked like he is going to take the top off on offense. McGloin started a playoff game for the Raiders last year! They lost it! Yates has lots of NFL starting experience, mostly with the Texans, but, again, not taking the top off.
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