Now that the worst-kept secret of Mike Munchak being named the Tennessee Titans’ next head coach has finally become a reality, it’s time to re-shift the attention towards filling the team’s other gaping hole: finding themselves a quarterback.
In recent weeks, we’ve discussed several veteran signal-callers who may be available via free agency or trade once the NFL labor situation gets resolved.
With Jeff Fisher leaving the building and Mike Munchak serving as the new sheriff in town, there’s another veteran QB out there that hasn’t been mentioned who is a free agent and could serve as a stop-gap solution if the Titans decide to spend a high draft selection on a youngster.
His name, you ask? Former Tennessee Titan signal-caller Billy Volek.
Most of us remember the horrible ending to the relationship between Volek and the Titans that took place almost five years ago.
Entering the 2006 season, Volek was thought to be the team’s starting QB, holding down the fort until newly drafted Vince Young was ready to take over. However, just before the end of the preseason, Volek and the Titans (in particular Jeff Fisher) had a fallout, leading to the team and the veteran QB parting ways.
Since then, Volek hasn’t played much, but has served as a valuable backup QB to Philip Rivers in San Diego. A few years ago, with Rivers dealing with a knee injury, Billy stepped up with some solid play against Indianapolis that helped the team advance to the AFC Title game that year.
Volek, who is a free agent, has expressed interest in returning to San Diego as a backup but is also intrigued about getting another opportunity to start in the NFL. At the age of 34 and with little wear and tear after mostly riding the pine since 2006, Volek could end up as a solid stop-gap solution or at the very least, a valuable backup QB with the ability to step up when his number is called.
With Fisher no longer out of the equation, Volek could emerge as a solid veteran QB option for the Titans. For the icing on the cake, glancing at an old article copied and pasted in a San Diego Chargers’ forum, according to Billy, with the exception of Fisher, the Titans’ former QB had the backing of most of the coaching staff, including Mike Munchak.
So what do you think guys? Could the once-unthinkable occur…..Billy Volek returning to the Tennessee Titans?
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