Why make an early-season move in Tennessee?
A year ago, Callahan’s club struggled mightily with consistency. It was mostly excused by poor quarterback play, which led to the Titans earning the No. 1 draft pick.
A year later, the same concerns remained. Callahan regularly made avoidable coaching errors. The onset of the season portended the epic failures that would dissolve the Titans’ season before it got off the ground.
In Week 1, Callahan failed to challenge an incomplete ruling in a close game in Denver, after which he didn’t seem to understand the rules. In Week 3, he mismanaged an end-of-half field goal situation by taking too long to decide on a plan, which caused a delay of game and a blocked attempt.
Even handing off the play-calling to quarterback coach Bo Hardegree did not help the Titans offense or Callahan’s management.
The coach had poor responses when rookie quarterback Cam Ward chided his own team’s play. Then this week, the rotten cherry on top came with veteran Jeffery Simmons, the club’s best player, admitting after Sunday’s loss in Las Vegas that the Titans had a terrible week of practice.
If a coaching staff can’t get its players ready after a win, there is no future.
