Music City Miracles
Brian Callahan knows that he is coaching for his job every week at this point. While it is true that the Tennessee Titans have been in every game into the fourth quarter this year, there have just been too many moments of incompetence for him to be the coach of the Titans in 2026. According to Albert Breer in today’s Monday Morning Quarterback, Callahan called a meeting with the Titans’ captains last Wednesday. From the above-linked article:
On Wednesday, with talk on his job status ramping up, Callahan called in captains Calvin Ridley, Tony Pollard, Jeffery Simmons, Amani Hooker, Cody Barton and Morgan Cox for an extended conversation on the state of the team. He let them air grievances and look for deeper investment in what the Titans are doing. He also took personal responsibility for a team that was playing competitively, but lapsing too often and allowing games to slip away.
“We all had to do better—of coaching, of playing,” Callahan told me postgame. “It’s everybody. I have to do better. Our best players have to make plays. It doesn’t have to be perfect. We aren’t looking for perfection. We are looking for precision. I think the precision part of it is critical.”
Callahan hasn’t done many smart things this year, but this was an extremely smart move. He gave the leaders of his team a voice to let him know how he needed to be better, and told them what they needed to do better. It paid off this week. Now, let’s see if the positive feelings in that building right now can translate to the Titans going on a winning streak.
