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Thursday, November 12, 2026Nov 12

Titans, Dolphins both have plenty of new parts for 2018

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, center, talks with quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (8) and Blaine Gabbert during a preseason game.
Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, center, talks with quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (8) and Blaine Gabbert during a preseason game. Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, center, talks with quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (8) and Blaine Gabbert during a preseason game.

MIAMI – It’s easy to wonder which quarterback will make the biggest impact in today’s season opener between the Tennessee Titans and the host Miami Dolphins.

Dolphins starter Ryan Tannehill?

Titans starter Marcus Mariota?

Luke Falk?

Yes, Falk – a fourth-string rookie and sixth-round draft pick out of Washington State who won’t even play in this game – has altered preparations by both teams. Miami signed him last week after he was released by Tennessee on roster cutdown day, and the Dolphins undoubtedly picked his brain about the Titans’ scheme under rookie coach Mike Vrabel, the former New England Patriots linebacker and Houston Texans assistant.