The Music City Audible: A Tennessee Titans Podcast

Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are back to dive deeper into the Tennessee Titans Week 5 win over the Arizona Cardinals and discuss what it means for Cam Ward, Brian Callahan, and the rest of this Titans team. First, we run through just how highly improbable a victory it truly was. Then we cover the impacts on Brian Callahan's job security, tying it all into Cam Ward's performance.

0:00 Victory Monday celebration

5:37 A most improbable win

17:38 Brian Callahan’s job security

34:18 Wrap Up

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Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are LIVE to recap the Titans Week 5 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, Cam Ward's first career win!

Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are back for a deep dive preview into the Week 5 Titans at Cardinals matchup. We start with the reaction from Brian Callahan and Titans veterans to Cam Ward's Sunday comments before giving out our grade for Ward's Week 4 performance. Then, we hit our Lingering Questions that will be answered by Sunday evening. After that, we run through some notes for the Titans-Cardinals game, and finally, we wrap up the show with our final score predictions for this contest.

0:00 Titans Week 5 Preview

1:38 Reactions to Cam Ward’s Comments

10:09 Grading Cam Ward’s Week 4 Performance

17:07 Lingering Questions for Week 5

33:03 Cardinals vs Titans Notes

38:21 Final Score Predictions

41:42 Wrap Up

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The Music City Audible is presented by Sinker's Beverages in East Nashville and Bluegrass Beverages in Hendersonville. Join the Sinker's Beverages In Crowd: https://sinkers.storebyweb.com/s/1000-1/register

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Order Justin Melo's book "Titans of the South" here:

https://shop.adventurewithkeen.com/product/titans-of-the-south/

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Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are back to talk through veteran players the Titans should look to move ahead of the November 4th trade deadline to maximize draft capital and accelerate the team's rebuilding process.

0:00 Fire Sale in Nashville!

3:10 Non-Expiring Trade Candidates

24:58 Expiring Trade Candidates

39:26 Wrap Up

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The Music City Audible is presented by Sinker's Beverages in East Nashville and Bluegrass Beverages in Hendersonville. Join the Sinker's Beverages In Crowd: https://sinkers.storebyweb.com/s/1000-1/register

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Order Justin Melo's book "Titans of the South" here:

https://shop.adventurewithkeen.com/product/titans-of-the-south/

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Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are back to theorize the reasons that Tennessee Titans upper management, including Amy Adams Strunk, Chad Brinker and Mike Borgonzi, have not yet fired head coach Brian Callahan. Are they worried about Cam Ward's development, the optics of the organization, or something else?

0:00 Intro

1:02 Brian Callahan has not been fired yet

4:51 Theories on why

22:41 Wrap Up

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The Music City Audible is presented by Sinker's Beverages in East Nashville and Bluegrass Beverages in Hendersonville. Join the Sinker's Beverages In Crowd: https://sinkers.storebyweb.com/s/1000-1/register

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Order Justin Melo's book "Titans of the South" here:

https://shop.adventurewithkeen.com/product/titans-of-the-south/

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MCA YOUTUBE CHANNEL: youtube.com/@musiccityaudiblepodcast

Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are back wondering if the 2025 Tennessee Titans are the worst football team since the franchise left Houston ahead of the 1997 season. We run through some numbers to show just how bad Sunday's loss was before diving into more numbers and questions as we attempt to answer the big question: is this the worst Titans team ever?

0:00 Worst Titans team ever?

3:12 Sunday was really bad

11:32 Actually the worst team in Titans history?

32:02 Wrap Up

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The Music City Audible is presented by Sinker's Beverages in East Nashville and Bluegrass Beverages in Hendersonville. Join the Sinker's Beverages In Crowd: https://sinkers.storebyweb.com/s/1000-1/register

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Order Justin Melo's book "Titans of the South" here:

https://shop.adventurewithkeen.com/product/titans-of-the-south/

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Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are LIVE to recap the Titans Week 4 matchup with the Houston Texans.

Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are back for a deep dive preview into the Week 4 Titans at Texans matchup. We start with a brief aside about the fanbase's tendency to pile on Brian Callahan before hitting our Lingering Questions that will be answered by Sunday afternoon. After that, we run through the injury report with players to monitor before Sunday. Finally, we wrap up the show with the winning game plan for the Titans and our final score predictions for this matchup.

0:00 Intro

2:17 On the idea of piling on Brian Callahan

5:37 Lingering Questions that will be answered on Sunday

13:40 Injury Report

18:41 Gameplan: How to beat the Texans

31:34 Final score predictions

32:44 Wrap Up

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The Music City Audible is presented by Sinker's Beverages in East Nashville and Bluegrass Beverages in Hendersonville. Join the Sinker's Beverages In Crowd: https://sinkers.storebyweb.com/s/1000-1/register

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Order Justin Melo's book "Titans of the South" here:

https://shop.adventurewithkeen.com/product/titans-of-the-south/

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MCA YOUTUBE CHANNEL: youtube.com/@musiccityaudiblepodcast

Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are back for a deep dive on Bo Hardegree's brief history as a play-caller and what to expect from the Titans offense with him taking on that role in Tennessee. Before that, we give out our weekly Cam Ward grade for his Week 3 performance and share more info we've learned about the Titans decision to trade away cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr.

0:00 Intro

3:34 Grading Cam Ward’s Week 3 Performance

8:47 More thoughts on Jarvis Brownlee Jr. trade

14:28 Why make a play-caller change?

25:22 Expectations for Bo Hardegree as play-caller

45:47 Wrap Up

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The Music City Audible is presented by Sinker's Beverages in East Nashville and Bluegrass Beverages in Hendersonville. Join the Sinker's Beverages In Crowd: https://sinkers.storebyweb.com/s/1000-1/register

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Order Justin Melo's book "Titans of the South" here:

https://shop.adventurewithkeen.com/product/titans-of-the-south/

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MCA YOUTUBE CHANNEL: youtube.com/@musiccityaudiblepodcast

Justin Melo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin Graver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are back to talk through a long list of potential head coaching candidates the Titans could look at to replace Brian Callahan when he is inevitably dismissed at some point during or after the 2025 season.

0:00 Head Coach Candidates

7:05 Generally Popular Names

22:47 Candidates with a connection to Mike Borgonzi

33:22 Candidates with a connection to Chad Brinker

42:19 Wrap Up

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The Music City Audible is presented by Sinker's Beverages in East Nashville and Bluegrass Beverages in Hendersonville. Join the Sinker's Beverages In Crowd: https://sinkers.storebyweb.com/s/1000-1/register

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Order Justin Melo's book "Titans of the South" here:

https://shop.adventurewithkeen.com/product/titans-of-the-south/

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MCA YOUTUBE CHANNEL: youtube.com/@musiccityaudiblepodcast