Tennessee Titans hot board for new defensive coordinator

By Will Lomas | Jan 20, 2020

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 09: Wade Phillips defensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos celebrates on the stage as the Super Bowl 50 Champion Denver Broncos are honored at a rally on the steps of the Denver City and County Building on February 9, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

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Tennessee Titans list of names as the search for a defensive coordinator begins.

You wouldn’t think that hiring a defensive coordinator would be a big deal for the Tennessee Titans given that they have a former defensive coordinator as the head coach in Mike Vrabel. You would be wrong.

Unlike a lot of coaches (and more like Bill Belichick) Mike Vrabel views himself more as a CEO than some of the other coaches around the league. What I mean by that is that he defers a lot of the play calling to his coordinator only chiming in to push for an aggressive play.

That means that while Mike Vrabel had a hand in developing the playbook in the offseason, it was really Pees who was the mastermind and the play caller on that side of the ball.

So, finding someone that Vrabel can mesh with but who also is a completely capable play caller in their own right isn’t an easy thing to do. These are the names that interest me the most as potential replacements going forward.

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