Palmer Hired to Develop Quarterbacks

Palmer Hired to Develop Quarterbacks

After a week's vacation (pardon my absence), I caught up today with Titans head coach Mike Munchak at the NFL Combine.

New offensive coordinator Chris Palmer has an outstanding knack for developing young quarterbacks, Munchak toldTitans Insider.

"A lot of people know that Chris coached Eli Manning to a Super Bowl," said Munchak. "What many people don't know about is all of the other young quarterbacks that Chris has developed.

"Chris was responsible for gettng Mark Brunell's career off to such a great start," Munchak said. "Brunell passed for what, over 30,000 yards? He also did a great job with Tim Couch, before he got hurt, and performed wonders with David Carr too.

"Carr did some really good things for Houston, despite their problems with the line. We can only speculate how much better he might have been with a good line and a running game."

Munchak will be depending on Palmer to develop the quarterback the Titans are expected to select in the draft. It's one reason why Munchak hired Palmer, he said.

"Chris will do an outstanding job with our quarterbacks, and that includes Rusty [Smith]," said Munchak.

Asked if Palmer would have made a difference if he had coached Vince Young, Munchak replied, "Yes, absolutely."