Titans' draft pick proves there are benefits to being an 'I' player | Nashville City Paper

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….

Nice read, nothing we havent heard before form the coachs but I'd say he's looking to endear himself and stick in Tennesse.