The Tennessee Titans entered the 2025 campaign desperately wanting to achieve reason for continuity. Heading into the season, owner Amy Adams Strunk had fired three general managers or head coaches in as many years. The most recent example, Ran Carthon, was fired as GM earlier this offseason after two short (but bad) years on the job.
That's partially why head coach Brian Callahan returned for a second season despite going an NFL-worse 3-14 in 2024. With a new GM in Mike Borgonzi and the No. 1 overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Titans possessed the opportunity to align Borgonzi, Chad Brinker, and the head coach, but instead opted to keep Callahan, whose track record with quarterbacks made him a potentially exciting candidate to help develop Cam Ward.
Continuity is ideal, but it must be justified through results. Nothing about the job Callahan is currently doing justifies continuity. Callahan's weekly incompetence doesn't warrant the Titans sticking the course simply because that's the outcome they were badly hoping for.
Titans can't afford to keep head coach Brian Callahan for sake of "continuity"
The latest example that proved Callahan is unfit to continue as head coach occurred near halftime of Sunday's uncompetitive Week 3 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Indecisive regarding whether or not his Titans should kick a field goal or attempt to convert a 4th-and-1, Callahan was given ample time to weigh his two options. Despite the Colts and Titans calling back-to-back timeouts, the special teams unit was late to replace the offense on the field and took a delay of game penalty on a 57-yard attempt before Joey Slye missed the 62-yard kick.
It was an untimely error by Callahan, who went viral in Week 1 for allegedly not understanding the catch rule, and also bundled a near-halftime offensive sequence. Callahan is now 3-17 through 20 games in charge. His 15% win percentage is third-worst in franchise history (Houston Oilers included), better than just Ken Whisenhunt (13%) and Bill Peterson (0.053%).
Callahan's Titans are completely inept and uncompetitive. They're tied for the worst point differential (-43) in the league with the New Orleans Saints. Callahan's offense has been outgained by 454 yards, and ranks 32nd in passing, 31st in yards, and 28th in points.
The Titans are the only team in the NFL to lose all three of their games by more than seven points. Their 31 accepted penalties against is a league-high amount, per NFL Penalties, and what's even more ludicrous is they also lead the league in penalties declined with eight. Their sloppiness is an embodiment of their head coach.
The Titans possess various in-house options on staff if they choose to fire Callahan in-season and name an interim coach. Whenever the inevitable decision is made to fire Callahan, Adams Strunk should let Borgonzi and Brinker decide who will succeed him. She'll have a better chance of achieving the continuity she craves that way.