Winning with a rookie QB, Callahan almost fired and other Titans bullets

Jeremy Fowler and Turron Davenport have a really good article about the difficulty of winning with a rookie quarterback. Something I didn’t realize, Andrew Luck is the only number one pick in the “common draft era” to have a winning record.
The article also mentions that the last two coaches who started a number one draft pick at quarterback in their rookie season, Frank Reich (Bryce Young) and Matt Eberflus (Caleb Williams), have been fired before the season ended.
On that front, the article mentions that there was serious consideration to fire Brian Callahan after last season, but the front office ultimately decided to give Callahan “the opportunity to grow as a head football coach.” We will see if that ultimately pays off.
The Tennessee Titans added journeyman defensive tackle T.J. Smith to the roster yesterday. He takes the spot of defensive lineman Philip Blidi, who was waived on Sunday.
Rookie RB Kalel Mullings has an opportunity to make the roster with Tajae Spears currently injured. He will need to get better in pass protection to secure that spot, according to Paul Kuharsky.
It will be interesting to see what is said about the shoving match between Jeffery Simmons and Cam Ward yesterday. It’s not the biggest deal in the world that it happened, but Simmons has got to stop losing in training camp practices.