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What's up with the Titans and low-Wonderlic-scoring quarterbacks? Vince Young had a 6, and we see what came of that: failure to perform at the high level required to be an NFL starting quarterback. Granted, Jake Locker has a 20, but his was the lowest Wonderlic score amongst the Titan's possible QB selections...

Brock Huard offered his reaction in Thursday's Blue 42:

"I think what's most important here - and unfortunate for Jake - is that he's last amongst his peers. This is all a competition. This is all a grading. This isn't the end-all, be-all. It's still 80 percent about his play on the field and his accuracy.

"But unfortunately for him, what you do through this process is you look at these guys, you look at the five, six, seven prospects - Ponder, Dalton, Mallett, Newton, Gabbert - OK, how do you all stack up against each other? What's your height? What's your weight? What's your 40? How far can you throw it? What's your film look like? And unfortunately for Jake, you just don't ever want to be last in that race. You don't want to be behind Mallett and Newton and Dalton, which he is.

"He's a 20. Is that awful? No. Have there been Pro Bowl quarterbacks, one in particular, that got a nine on that score? Yes there was. I played against him when I was in Indianapolis. That is concerning. I remember (other guys had scores of) nine, 10, 11. Those are concerning numbers. (But) 20 is definitely not ideal."

He's got a cannon for an arm (as we've seen from Kerry Collins); he's a bit quirky and not very consistent (a factoid that would've cost him if the Titans had read the NFL's commentary), and is prone to injury (because he's so athletic, and runs hard...much like we're used to seeing from McNair and Young).

This is a big "WOW!" pick. A big chance you've taken, GM Reinhardt.

But he's not had any thuggery or legal run-ins on his record...right! Right?

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