A Draft Prospect Sends a Warning

A former Tennessee Titans quarterback, Zach Mettenberger, has been named the football coach at a Nashville high school. It is the latest move in a long and winding (and not always successful) career that shows how much Mettenberger loves the game. ... A potential future Titans quarterback, Miami's Cam Ward, said this week that any team that does not draft him will regret that decision. Ward also talked about why he played only one-half of his team's bowl game. His quotes made headlines, but were they really noteworthy? And did they reveal anything about Ward that the Titans should consider as they weigh who to select with the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft. ... The end of the current contract year is fast approaching, and the Titans have 20 pending unrestricted free agents. None of them are big-time contributors, as was the case a year ago. In fact, none might be considered irreplaceable, particularly for a team that only won three games.