Read the tea leaves guys. Farmer is going to make a play on Mariota.
Johnny is in rehab and Pettine says he's out of the starting QB equation in 2015. Shaw is practice squad fodder.
Our only other QB is now a questionable starter journeyman who Farmer's first scripted press release words described this way: "Josh is your consummate professional. He’s known to be a great guy in the locker room and will be great for the quarterback room." He's here to be a mentor and stop-gap.
Either Farmer is an idiot and is resting his job on a journeyman and a guy currently in rehab who was horrendous last year or he has other plans... and given that most of the guys in the draft are big projects (Petty/Hundley/Grayson, etc.), there's only one name that fits the bill.
Farmer loves Mariota. Our QB coach was intentionally allowed to finish working with Mariota. We have multiple assets to make a trade up happen without selling the future. The stars are aligning.