Tennessee Titans best move of the offseason: Honorable mentions

Promoting Arthur Smith

This is a move that really takes time to appreciate. I wanted to see an OC come in with a proven track record for increasing the productivity in the passing game. If we are honest, the offense has been boring for the last decade and even when it is working it doesn’t have any of the same pop that the top offenses have.

A lot of this is due to an over reliance on the running game so you can understand why promoting a tight end coach isn’t the kind of move I wanted to see. But, then you look closer.

Well, Sean McVay was a TE coach before becoming the OC in Washington and then revolutionizing offense in Los Angeles. So, maybe a TE coach can be progressive.

There is no one on this planet more familiar with this roster or the strengths of this team than Arthur Smith. He doesn’t have to put together a rushed presentation on what he wants to do and then figure out the changes he needs to make after training camp.

No, Smith has been with the Titans for 8 years. Just in case you need a reference for how long that is:

-The starting QB for this team was Matt Hasselbeck

–Jason Jones was the most proven front-seven player that the Titans had

–Barrett Ruud was the starting MLB

–Rob Bironas was the kicker (RIP)

–Cortland Finnegan was a year away from leavin

-It was Jurrell Casey‘s rookie year

So, not only has he been able to see the entire Tennessee Titans career of every single player on the roster right now, but he has seen past successes and failures and should be able to blend some new stuff in with some of the stuff that has worked in the past.

This offseason you really got to see how much value Jon Robinson and Mike Vrabel place on past experience working with a coach or a player. Nearly every addition included some connection to the Titans current coaching staff or roster, and instead of looking outside the Titans tried to establish a culture of working your way up a franchise with Smith.