Zach Mettenberger has almost no chance with another team

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Zach Mettenberger is available and you’ve heard of him and you think/hope/pray he’ll provide an upgrade to the quarterback depth of your team.

So goes a common and understandable reaction to the kind of micro-news we had Monday morning, when the Tennessee Titans announced they had waived Mettenberger to make roster space for an undrafted player signed off a rookie minicamp tryout.

Could the Dallas Cowboys claim him as competition for Kellen Moore and rookie Dak Prescott? What about the San Diego Chargers, whose offensive coordinator (Ken Whisenhunt) played a key role in drafting Mettenberger for the Titans in 2014?

It’s almost unfair to write off a quarterback before his 25th birthday. Almost. The truth is that what you’ve heard about Mettenberger has very little to do with his actual performance or potential. History tells us his chances of further development are slim, and we’ve actually got a pretty sizable body of work with which to judge his skill as well.

The Titans waived Zach Mettenberger to make roster space for an undrafted player signed off a rookie minicamp tryout. Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Sports

NFL teams selected 62 quarterbacks in the six drafts between 2010-14. Of that total, 21 were waived before the start of their third seasons. Only one — Brandon …

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