Music City Miracles
Earlier this week, I wrote a post that was kind of defending Brian Callahan. I stand by the statement that a lot of things that have gone wrong with the Tennessee Titans are out of his control, but this year he is making terrible in-game decisions. Take for instance today when, by his own admission, he couldn’t make a decision about whether or not to go for a 4th and 1 even after the Indianapolis Colts took a timeout and he took a timeout. The Titans got a delay of game following the two timeouts because the field goal unit was late getting on the field. That’s unacceptable.
You could also point to the play he challenged in the fourth quarter when the Colts were given a first down on a first down pass. Now, he ended up winning the challenge, but the risk there far outweighs the reward. The Titans were down 41-20 with about 8:30 left in the game. The timeout that is at risk there is much more valuable than the half-yard that he gained by winning the challenge, especially when you consider that Jonthan Taylor gained five yards on the next play.
The process to hire Callahan wasn’t a bad one. He was a very hot candidate when he got the job. He interviewed for multiple jobs and was on the short list for at least one other team. The problem is that the actual job has proven to be too much for him. He probably won’t get fired this week, but we are now at the point where Chad Brinker and Mike Borgonzi should be making plans for who they will hire before the 2026 season.
