Pretty natural for the QB to be a captain but this was a vote of the teammates.
Mariota was named a captain late last season, but he suffered a knee injury and missed several games. Casey also served as a captain in 2014 and 2015, and Orakpo was a captain in 2015.
“I don’t think (being a captain is) an automatic because you’re the quarterback,’’ Mularkey said of Mariota. ”I believe it is because you’ve earned it, and (Marcus) has done everything to earn that right to be voted by his teammates. In most cases quarterbacks (are captains), but I don’t think it’s a given. He represents everything we stand for and I think that is why this team voted him one of the offensive captains.”
Mariota one of six Titan captains
http://www.titansonline.com/news/ar...Mariota-/f74bd73c-12af-4988-9de6-93e822a2a73d
Mariota was named a captain late last season, but he suffered a knee injury and missed several games. Casey also served as a captain in 2014 and 2015, and Orakpo was a captain in 2015.
“I don’t think (being a captain is) an automatic because you’re the quarterback,’’ Mularkey said of Mariota. ”I believe it is because you’ve earned it, and (Marcus) has done everything to earn that right to be voted by his teammates. In most cases quarterbacks (are captains), but I don’t think it’s a given. He represents everything we stand for and I think that is why this team voted him one of the offensive captains.”
Mariota one of six Titan captains
http://www.titansonline.com/news/ar...Mariota-/f74bd73c-12af-4988-9de6-93e822a2a73d
