The day after the Titans fired Brian Callahan and introduced Mike McCoy as interim head coach, Jared Stillman breaks down where the Titans go from here — and who’s really to blame for this ongoing dysfunction.
Jared starts by asking the hard question: is this really about Brian Callahan, or is it about Amy Adams Strunk?
While
Chad Brinker faced the media and Amy remained silent, the fanbase split into two types — what Jared calls
systemic thinkers (who see the pattern of failure from the top) and
attributional thinkers (who just blame the coach).
Why the Titans’ organizational structure — Brinker, Burke Nihill, Bryce Wasserman — all tie back to the same problems
Why the next hire will likely come from a very limited pool (Matt Nagy, Arthur Smith, Jeff Hafley, Mike McCarthy, Steve Spagnuolo, Robert Saleh, Todd Monken)
Why firing Callahan doesn’t mean progress if the system itself is broken
And why the “Great Mike Vrabel” narrative ignores the bigger picture
Finally, Albert Breer (Senior Reporter, The MMQB) joins the show (1:01:45) to discuss the state of the Titans, Amy Adams Strunk’s leadership, the coaching search, and what other options might open up around the NFL.
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