Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Kevin Stefanski TOP CHOICE in Tennessee Titans Head Coaching Search & Don't Forget Kliff Kinsbury

Episode Date: December 31, 2025

The Tennessee Titans coaching search is a week away from really picking up steam and over the next week, there could be some current head coaches in the NFL who get fired. If Kevin Stefanski happens to be one of those names, the Titans should run to steal an excellent coach away from the Cleveland Browns. The Titans could of course pick from the pool of offensive coordinators, but the best one available also happens to check a lot of boxes for the Titans. Kliff Kingsbury seems to be a forgotten man, but he shouldn't be. Finally, the Titans also seem interested in young defensive coordinators and Chris Shula from the Los Angeles Rams seems like the top pick. Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videos Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans.Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclubSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. So before tip-off, check the FanDuel app and see what’s dropping during NBA Happy Hour — every Friday from 6 to 7:30 PM Eastern.A little basketball, a little action, and a whole lot of Friday energy. PrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use codeLOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNFLGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFLfor $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Tennessee Titans absolutely must hire Kevin Stefansky if the Cleveland Browns are dumb enough to fire him. And I'll explain why on today's edition of Locked on Titans. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast

is brought to you by prize picks. Download the Price Picks app today. Use the code Locked on NFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup. Now, typically it would be crossover Thursday. My guy Tony Wiggins from Locked on Jackson, feeling a little under the weather. So it gives us a perfect opportunity

to go over three different kinds of head coaching candidates so I can tell you who I think is the best of each group. We're going to talk about the guys who are currently employed, right now as head coaches who could become available. And again, Kevin Stefansky is a must-hire option if he is there for the Titans. Also, I'm going to tell you why you shouldn't forget about Cliff Kingsbury as an option among the current offensive coordinators the Titans could look at. And we'll look at the young hotshot defensive coordinators that the Titans seem to have their eye on.

And I'll tell you which one of them I am very, very in on. Before we get into all of it, I do want to thank you for making Locked-on Titans. Your first listen each and every day. through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free. Make sure that you get subscribed, stay subscribed. It's your team every day. Speaking of every day, shout up to my everydayers out there. Tuning in Monday through Friday, couldn't do it without you guys. If you aren't an everydayer, you need to be one again.

This head coaching search is about to take off after the game on Sunday. Tomorrow's show I'm going to get you ready to go for the game. Sunday will break down the game and then it's time to move on to how to get this team ready for 2026. So make sure that you stay locked in with the Locked on Titans podcast. With that being said, again, Kevin Stefansky must be hired if the Browns are dumb enough to fire him. Kevin Stefansky would immediately rocket to the top of my list with the bullet. No question about it. He is by far the best candidate for the Titans because he checks every single box

that I want for the Tennessee Titans next head coach and he does it in spades. Look, here's a reality that everyone needs to. to understand. This is not a great head coaching cycle in terms of the candidates. Now, that doesn't mean that there won't be great head coaches to come out of this hiring cycle. That's not the case. It's like with the draft. There are not a lot of high first round prospects in this draft just based on draft grade. Does that mean that there won't be any superstars? Does that mean that, you know, none of these players were turning to big time all pro players.

No, that's not what it means. It just means based on on paper analysis of the head coaching candidates, this is not a great group. It's not a very impressive group. It definitely doesn't have Mike Rabel and Ben Johnson. You know what I mean? Like it's not that kind of group. These guys aren't as proven.

They aren't as exciting. They aren't home run hires like those guys. So with that in mind, a guy like Kevin Stefansky being available, again, immediate must hire have to do it. Titans have to bring them in. and here's why he checks all of the boxes. Number one, experience. I don't want the Tennessee Titans to go with a first-time head coach.

I think that is dangerous. That is just, listen, it may be an overcorrection from Brian Callahan, but the Titans cannot afford to have a coach come in here who doesn't know how he's going to run practice, who doesn't know what he wants to do with his off-season program, who has to hire a head coaching staff, and doesn't know who he's going to pick, and all of the things that come with being a first time head coach,

the Titans cannot afford to go through those growing pains with someone like that right now. They need to win. They need to get better. They need to establish a serious professional culture right away. And it's most likely that you're going to do that with a guy with experience. And Kevin Stefansky has been the head coach for the Cleveland Browns for six seasons now.

That's a ton of experience. He was the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings before that. And that leads into the next box that gets checked. Offense. He is an offensive coach. He has run two top 10 offenses during his time in Cleveland, and think about what he has worked with in Cleveland during that time. Young Baker Mayfield, who he took to the playoffs and won a playoff game with young Baker Mayfield

for the first time in a decade in Cleveland. Like we're talking about the Cleveland Browns. Kevin Stefansky has taken them to the playoffs twice in the last six years. And he did it with a young Baker Mayfield. And then took the corpse of Joe Flacko to the playoffs at 11 and 5. And it wasn't just, hey, we planned on going with Joe Flacko and we had a good season. Deshawn Watson fell apart, got injured. They had to bring Flacko in and they adjusted in the middle of the season.

Still went 11 and 5 and went to the playoffs. And then people want to look at Kevin Stefansky as of late and say the Browns haven't been good the last two years. You know what? You're right. The Browns have not been good. the last two years. But the Brown's organization sabotaged Kevin Stefansky

trading for Deshawn Watson. That is the worst trade in the history of the NFL. They gave him a fully guaranteed deal. They traded multiple first round draft picks for him. And for what? He's been terrible. He was terrible. And they got him after the scandal with the massages

and Watson was never the same. Imagine if they would have let Kevin Stefanski keep Baker Mayfield. So he's had to deal with Deshawn Watson, he's had Joe Flacko, and this year he's been dealing with Dylan Gabriel and Shador Sanders, who statistically might be two of the worst rookie quarterbacks of all time. And you want to tell me that this guy is a bad coach? I'm sorry.

Let another man's trash be the Tennessee Titans treasure. Kevin Stefansky would be a great choice and the number one choice. And we're already hearing there was an article by Jeremy Fowler from ESPN that came out. on Wednesday that had a bunch of coaching information and it not a lot about the Titans but some little nuggets that we'll talk about but Kevin Stefansky is already at the top of the New York Giants list. Kevin Stefancy is going to be hired in a second

if the Cleveland Browns fire him. If not this year immediately, immediately next year Kevin Stefansky will get another job. This is a really good head football coach. And he knows how to hire on defense as well. He understands what a good defensive coordinator is going to be. so it would just be no questions asked if the Browns are dumb enough to fire Kevin Stefansky

the best head coach that they've had in forever then the Titans would be lucky to swoop him up now he's not the only current head coach who could be available there's some conversation about John Harbaugh potentially being available that would be an immediate yes for me I would immediately say yes to a guy like John Harbaugh he may not be the offensive coach but he is a Super Bowl winning coach

who can establish a culture right away and raise the floor of this organization. A serious football man in the organization. That's exactly what the Titans need. Mike Tomlin ain't going anywhere, but I've heard some people talk about Mike Tomlin as a potential option. Look, if Mike Tomlin gets fired by the Steelers, which he isn't, then sure. I would be all in on Mike Tomlin too. I don't care about, you know, the downfalls.

That's exactly what the Titans need. It's somebody like that. other options that could be fired Rahim Morris that's a no for me Pete Carroll no for me Todd Bulls

no for me Mike McDaniel no is a head coach but I'd love to have him in as an offensive coordinator there are some rumors right now that Kevin Stefansky might get fired

for the Browns to hire Mike McDaniel that's who they want that was part of the and I'm just like what what What? What? Please do that, Browns. I'm begging the Browns to fire Kevin Stefansky so they can hire Mike McDaniel as head coach. Please do that. Now, I'll put Mike McCarthy in this bin. And again, Mike McCarthy has been my number one choice throughout the process so far. Offensive coach, tons of experience, professional who can establish a culture, has tons of experience working with young quarterbacks and turning them into absolute superstars, getting their mechanics right and all that. I would love Mike McCarthy.

I would love. But in that article by Jeremy Fowler did mention that maybe he's not quite as hot of a candidate as some may think. He may not get a third opportunity to be a head coach in the NFL. Most guys don't get a third opportunity to be a head coach in the NFL. So maybe Mike McCarthy not quite as hot of a candidate or as high of a priority for the Titans as maybe I was thinking or maybe I'm hoping, I guess.

But Mike McCarthy's still at the top of my list. But again, Kevin Stefansky becomes available. Or, you know, this isn't happening, Kevin O'Connell from Minnesota. There was some people talking in Minnesota like he should be on the hot seat. That's absolutely ridiculous, in my opinion. You got to have a little bit of perspective and nuance. When you look at coaches, it can't just be, oh, they had a down year,

that coach is terrible now. You know, a lot of you guys look at players week-to-week. Player has a good game, he's good. Next week, bad game, he's bad. Next week, good game, he's good again. Next week, bad, he's bad again. A lot of you guys just go with, you know, whatever happened last. and that happens with coaching, too.

Like, whatever happened this season is who that coach is and just forget everything else. But I'm sorry, we can't do that. And Minnesota's not going to do that either. They're not going to let Kevin O'Connell out of the building. And if they do, again, like Kevin Stefansky, Kevin O'Connell and Kevin Stafansky would immediately become, forget everyone else and go get them.

That's the kind of candidates that they are to meet. Now, the Titans may not take a current head coach and these guys who I like may not be fired after all. So who could they look at from the offensive coordinator ranks? Don't forget about Cliff Kingsbury. Do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by Robin Hood. Nobody knows your money goals better than you. Robin Hood puts you in control of your money with tools that work just as hard as you do.

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It's your money, your move. Titans fans, let's continue today's edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast looking at a ton of head coaching candidates for the Tennessee Titans. We talked about the current head coaches who could be options for the Titans. Now, I want to get into some offensive coordinators who could make sense for the Titans and I think there's one in particular that people are forgetting about before we get into it. I do want to thank you again for making Locked-on Titans your first listen each and every day. Remember Monday through Friday Tennessee Titans content all year round always for free

Make sure you get subscribed stay subscribed It's your team every day But with that being said again There is a particular offensive coordinator who I think is being undercover and under discussed as an option for the Tennessee Titans and it's Cliff Kingsbury the offensive coordinator for the Washington commanders and look Last year the Washington Commanders

had an incredible season everybody was freaking out blah blah blah and then you come into this year and they have a down year they don't make the playoffs things are stuck in the mud they don't look as good they have a rough season and now nobody

nobody is talking about Cliff Kingsbury and I'm sorry but look at what happened in Washington this year with all the injuries not only to Jaden Daniels but to Marcus Mariotta as well they've had to deal with third string quarterbacks at time. Terry McLoran, I mean, they went out and got

Trailing Berks because they had no wide receivers. Zach Ertz out for the season. They've had injuries on the offensive line. They have had a disaster season from an injury standpoint in Washington. And I'm sorry, but Cliff Kingsbury didn't overnight turn into a

bad offensive coordinator or bad play caller. I think Cliff Kingsbury would be a great choice to pair with Cam Ward. And not only that, but again, he checks the box of experience. He is an experienced head coach. So not only do we get an offensive whiz kid, but we get somebody with massive experience from coaching Arizona.

He's been under Dan Quinn, call and plays. He is a guy who has had a ton of experience and I just think he would be the perfect fit, the perfect fit for what the Tennessee Titans are trying to do and again he would check a million boxes and his name was loosely connected to the Tennessee Titans in this Jeremy Fowler article and Dan Graziano as well a part of this article

but here's something that was said in that article by Jeremy Fowler. He said, one thing this cycle has in spades is defense it's a lacking a bit on offense. I'm expecting Kansas City offensive coordinator Matt Nagy to be in the mix in Tennessee and possibly elsewhere. Seattle offensive coordinator Clint Kubiag

Buffalo offensive coordinator Joe Brady have earned interview chances but aren't considered runaway prospects at this point. Stafansky, who I mentioned earlier, and Cliff Kingsbury might be involved. Okay, I think that the Titans would be fools to not go take a look at Cliff Kingsbury.

Like, he is a cutting edge offensive mind. He has probably learned a lot from his first experience in Arizona and then going to Dan Quinn. Just a much better option than any of the other offensive coordinators in my opinion. Clint Kubiak from the Seattle Seahawks would be a great option.

I like Clint Kubiak. I think the Titans need to interview him. He makes a lot of sense. He will be a head coach soon in the NFL. But here's the problem. We had Corbin Smith on from Locked on Seahawks on the crossover episode, what a month ago. I've talked to people who cover the Seahawks or Seahawks fans who say, a lot of people don't think Clint Kubiak is ready to be a head coach.

He's not quite a leader personality. He's more of a laid back, more of a reserved personality is not really a guy to inspire the locker room to lead a group of men. He's just not necessarily ready for that right now. He's an offensive coordinator right now. Maybe those people in Seattle are saying that because they want to keep him around

and they think that if they hype him down instead of hype him up, that he won't get poached. But I tend to believe the people that I've talked to in Seattle and believe what you've heard about Clint Kubiak, I do not think he's ready for the big chair yet. Now, maybe the Titans want to take a risk on a guy who may not be 100% ready yet. He's called plays.

He's let explosive offenses. You know, it wouldn't quite be exactly a Brian Callahan situation. But at the end of the day, when you hire an inexperienced young coach with a legacy name, people are going to say, oh, that's just Brian Callahan all over again. Again, not fair because Kubiak has called plays and multiple stops where Brian Callahan had never called plays before, which looking back on that, think about how crazy that is that the Titans hired Brian Callahan and he never even called plays

before. Crazy, crazy. No wonder it didn't work out. But anyways, hindsight, 2020, of course. But the point is, I like Clint Kubiak. I think he's going to be a head coach in the NFL soon. I just don't know if he's ready right now and I don't know if the Titans would be the team that would take the chance on him, even if he were interested. But interview him and see what he has to say about Cam Ward and the roster. nonetheless. Same thing with Joe Brady. Joe Brady may be more ready than Clint Kubiak.

He is considered a leader-type personality. He's fiery and everything. But Buffalo has just had some inconsistency. They haven't been able to. The bills thought that they could get rid of Stefan Diggs and that Josh Allen and the offensive scheme would be good enough to prop their offense up and keep it to where they needed it to be for them to win. And that's just simply not the case. Joe Brady has done a good job but I've seen a lot of games where it's just Josh Allen is carrying the offense

and if James Cook isn't going in the run game they can't get anything going in the passing game and I don't really know if that's that's where I want to make my bed so I would interview Joe Brady I wouldn't be angry if the Titans picked a guy like Joe Brady but I just don't know like Mike McCarthy

Cliff Kingsbury if Stefansky is available I like those options a whole lot more Now, the last two names that I want to mention who are current offensive coordinators are Matt Nagy and Arthur Smith. I talked about Matt Nagy a ton on yesterday's episode. You guys know I'm out on Matt Nagy, not a guy who I think would be a good choice. I understand the reasons why he would be the choice with the connection to Mike Borgonzi and he's an offensive guy and he has previous experience. and some people want to romanticize his experience with the bears

and try to make that be more than what it was, in my opinion. So that's an option, but I would take Clint Kubiak or Joe, I would take a risk on a young offensive guy who might be a whiz kid that you, you know, the next Sean McVeigh, I would take a risk on a guy like Kubiak or Brady to be that next guy before I would go with Matt Nagy or Arthur Smith. Smith honestly might be even worse to me than Matt Nagy. Like I do not get it at all.

The Steelers offense has been a disaster for most of the year. The personnel deployment for the Steelers, the way they utilize their running backs, their wide receivers, the way Arthur Smith deployed personnel in Atlanta using Tyler Algier more than Bijon Robinson, barely getting Kyle Pitts involved. Drake London didn't become what he was until last year and when he got away from Arthur Smith. Arthur Smith is where good offensive players go to die. He will treat Anthony Furkser like he is Rob Grankowski.

He sees no difference whatsoever between Derek Henry and Tyler Algier. Like he just does not utilize personnel in a, he thinks that he is the smartest man in the world. He thinks that he is the wisest, cleverest, smartest guy in the world, and he is not that guy. so Arthur Smith honestly is less appetizing to me than Matt Nagy and I don't want Matt Nagy either now this guy isn't an offensive coordinator

but Nate Shellhouse or Shellhaus however you want to say it who's the passing game coordinator from the Los Angeles Rams he makes a ton of sense as a guy to get interviews he's like a younger guy that I think will be in a couple of years a real hot candidate but he could be a great offensive coordinator to go with my favorite young hot defensive coordinator candidate Chris Shula. Do want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by prize picks. Whether you're starting a new routine or you're jumping into player projections for the first time,

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We talked about offensive coordinators that make sense for the Titans. Now, we've got to dive into the young defensive coordinators that the Tennessee Titans seem particularly interested in. Again, young, inexperienced head coach, defensive coordinator sounds about the opposite of what I'm looking for. But according to recent reports, you know, a lot of the guys that we've heard connected to the Tennessee Titans have been those types.

So, I think it's something that we just have to acknowledge is a real possibility. And there are some guys who do make sense to me. Now, before I get into it, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans, your first listen each and every day. Thank you for making the Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network.

But at the top of the list for me is Chris Shula, the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams. Not only has he been an excellent defensive coordinator and gotten the most out of that defense, but he also has a connection to the Sean McVeigh Rams' coaching situation. And like I mentioned with a guy like Nathan Shohas, he could be an up-and-coming Sean McVeigh. acolyte. They could be the Titans

offensive coordinator and get the best out of Cam Warden. You could have him for a couple more years under Chris Shula. Eventually, yeah, he would probably get poached and get hired. But here's the thing. When you have a guy like Chris Shula, and I mentioned this as an option with Robert Sala, who I'm going to talk about

here in a moment when we talk about the veteran defensive coordinators, but we'll stay on the young and experienced ones for right now. But Chris Shula is a guy who could always have access to the next up and coming Sean McVey, Kyle Shanahan type guy. And that is one way

to hack the offensive coordinator issue when you hire a defensive guy. And here's the reality. The Titans need a culture as well. And if Chris Shula is the next Domeko Ryan's, the next Mike McDonald from the Seattle Seahawks,

if he's that next defensive guru cutting edge and they're an opportunistic defense, he creates opportunities to make turnovers happen really good at tricking offenses into doing stuff. And I will say this, he's got a guy like Jared Verse on the defensive line. The Tennessee Titans could very well have a guy like Ruben Bain on their defensive line here very, very soon.

And the way that the Rams defensive line is set up, you've had Aaron Donald, you got a guy like Kobe Turner, you've got a Braden Fisk. Well, Titans have Ruben Bain. Maybe you add an edge rusher in free agency. You got Jeffrey Simmons, Tavondre Sweat, bring Jihad Ward back, add Femiola-Dazio into the mix in this second year. Like, I think Chris Shula could feel very comfortable with the talent that the Titans have on the defensive line

and get the absolute best out of that to get the best out of the defense. So Chris Shula is my favorite of the young, hot defensive coordinators. I think Jeff Hathley from the Green Bay Packers will be hired this hiring cycle. He will get a head coaching job. Now, I've heard that Jeff Hathley is the number one guy for the New York Giants right now

so he could make sense to go there. There are some ties there. Boston College, so ties to the area being up in the northeast and everything like that. I think that could make a ton of sense. Anthony Campanelli, who is the defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars, held the Titans to three points last time. He is a Jeff Halfley acolyte. They worked together in Green Bay before Campanelli got hired to be the DC for the Jags.

I think stealing a guy like that who's a young, fiery, passionate, smart defensive mind and stealing him away from a division rival, which could give you inside intel on Liam Cohen's offense for years to come. I think that could make a ton of sense. Now, I don't like Campanelli as much as I like a guy like Brian Flores or as much as I like a guy like Chris Schuller or Jeff Haffley, but he definitely deserves to be mentioned. Anthony Weaver from the Minnesota, or from the Miami Dolphins makes sense.

But I think if the Titans go defense, again, an experienced guy, Robert Sala, is my number one option. Not only do you get a culture setter. You get a guy who I think did a good job in New York with what he was presented with, with the Aaron Rogers situation, and then Zach Wilson and ownership for the Jets and all of that. You're going to have an elite top tier defense with Robert Sala. You know that. And like I mentioned with Chris Shula, Robert Sala gives you the option to get an offensive coordinator

from the Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVey area of the world. So that's why Robert Sala is my number one. defensive coordinator. That's the one that I would hire. But it sounds like Robert Sala may not take a job. He may just stay with San Francisco until he gets a job that he really, really likes. And he may not really, really like the Tennessee Titans job. I don't think the Titans job is a bad job. I don't think it'll be the worst job on the market.

But I think it's fair to say that the Titans job isn't as good as the Giants. Cam Ward may be better than Jackson Dart, but Jackson Dart doesn't look bad. And they have Malik neighbors. They have Andrew Thomas on the offensive line. they have a great defensive line in place. You know, the problem with the Giants job is Joe Shane may be a lame duck general manager

and do you really want to tie yourself to a one-year general manager some coaches may not want to do that. So that's going to be something. But the point is, I think that the Titans job will be coveted. I just don't know if Robert Sala is going to be compelled to do that. So if the Titans go with an experienced defensive mind that isn't Robert Sala, I think Brian Flores makes a lot of sense, but since he is in ongoing litigation with the NFL,

he sued the NFL at one point in time. He betrayed Stephen Ross, one of the owners. The owners are in a boys club. I know Amy Adams-strunk as a girl, but, you know, for lack of a better phrase, it's a boys club. And, you know, if somebody betrayed your best buddy, are you going to hire that person, even if they're good for the job? No, probably not.

Because loyalty is actually what's most important. when you're in these high leverage, high pressure situation. So I don't know that Brian Flores gets an NFL head coaching job at this moment of time. I think it would be somebody who was opposed to Stephen Ross and would hire him almost in spite of Stephen Ross. But Brian Flores, I think, is certainly qualified. And if the Titans hired Brian Flores,

I personally would be fired up about it. I just don't know if it's realistic. And the Titans have some history as a team where I don't know if Brian Flores would even give them an interview. You know what I mean? based on what he's been through. But Vance Joseph from the Broncos, another guy who could get some look.

I'm just not interested in Vanjof at all. It's very Rahim Morris, in my opinion. You know, very Steve Wilkes, in my opinion. Very good defensive coordinator who just can't lead and can't handle the offensive side of the ball enough to be a good head coach, which, heck, being a great defensive coordinator in the NFL is an awesome career

and you should be proud of it. but, you know, just not a head coach. That's where I'm out on that. So the only other guy, I guess I didn't mention here, is Matt Burke, the defensive coordinator from the Houston Texans, but I'm out on that. They can't get, you know, their offensive coordinator higher right in Houston. I know they've been good as of late,

but the offense is still skeptical, and we'll see what happens in the playoffs, but I'm just out on Matt Burke. He doesn't do enough to excite me. And one thing that really disqualifies guys, in my opinion, now with offensive coordinator, If you're tied to an offensive head coach, it's impossible to beat this. But Matt Burke isn't the top defensive mind

in his organization. It's like Matt Nagy with Andy Reid. Matt Burke is Demiko Ryan's lackey. So how can I give him enough credit for that? Like it just doesn't... You know, like Kevin Stefanski got hired because he was a great offensive coordinator under Mike Zimmer in Minnesota.

Stephansky was the top offensive mind. in the organization. So I want to hire someone who is the top offensive mind in the organization like Cliff Kingsbury, like Kevin's Defancy, like Chris Shula on defense for the Rams. That's what I want. The head mastermind.

But with all of those names out there now, let me know who your favorite names are. One current head coach, one offensive coordinator, one defensive coordinator. Again, season's about to end, folks, and the coaching search is going to ramp up big time. But with that being said, that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.