As QB Jake Locker continues to raise more questions than provide answers regarding the future of the QB position in Nashville, the Titans have found a rare silver lining in a lost season from the two first-round picks that preceded Locker, DE Derrick Morgan and WR Kenny Britt, both of whom put forth easily their best performances of the season in the Week 14 loss to the Colts.

With only eight career starts under the belt of Locker, who strangely seems to have regressed since rejoining the starting lineup in Week 11, following a shoulder injury that cost him almost six full games, it is far too soon to write him off. Sure, it is concerning that he made less mistakes right out of the gate than he is making late in the season, but there have been enough great flashes to warrant patience.

In the case of Morgan and Britt, patience has worn thinner, making their excellent showings in Indianapolis all the more important.

Britt maintains his knee is still bothering him, yet his eight-catch, 143-yard outburst looked an awful lot like the receiver who was dominant prior to a season-ending knee injury early in 2011. Our sources thought a more active approach to get Britt the football also contributed to his success, but whatever the reason, the way he builds on his first 100-yard receiving day since Week Two in 2011 will be a key situation to monitor down the home stretch.