"There's no 'I' in 'team but there is in Rusty Smith. Actually, it's the reverse. The Tennessee Titans' rookie quarterback has been in the 'I' for all of his formative football years, which has a lot to do with the fact that he is just the second quarterback drafted by Tennessee in the past 11 years. "My entire playing career I've been in a pro style offense," he said. "A lot of high school and college teams are going to the spread. In high school I was in an 'I' and in college I was in an 'I.' So I'm used to taking drops from under center. I'm used to having to read coverages while dropping back. So it's all natural to me because I've done it for so long." Smith, a three-year starter at Florid Atlantic, became the ninth of 15 quarterbacks taken in the recent 2010 NFL draft when the Titans chose him in the sixth round (176th overall). That made him the first player in his school's history ever selected. His presence also added a different element to the Titans' rookie orientation last weekend as compared to recent ones. Two years ago, the team did not have a rookie quarterback to work during passing drills. Last season, they had free agent only Alex Mortensen, who threw for fewer than 400 yards in his career and did not play as a senior. Two of this year's nine draft picks were used to select wide receivers – Damian Williams in the third round and Marc Mariani in the seventh round – and it figured that they – as well as two free agents – had a better chance to showcase themselves during three workouts in two days with someone who understood the basics of the pro style offense." http://nashvillecitypaper.com/conte...pick-proves-there-are-benefits-being-i-player
