Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MUST PROTECT Cam Ward, L'Jarius Sneed Must Play More & Brian Callahan Bounce Back

Episode Date: September 9, 2025

The Tennessee Titans dropped their first game of the year against the Denver Broncos and while Brian Callahan got all of the attention, the "improved" offensive line did not show the progress that fan...s were hoping for. While you could say it was against a great defensive line, the Titans face another in the Los Angeles Rams this week and JC Latham's status is the biggest question of the week. The Titans defense did show up on Sunday, but to beat the Rams, they will need more snaps from L'Jarius Sneed and more domination from Jeffery Simmons. Finally, Brian Callahan had an awful game and the entire world is talking about it, but Callahan ain't dead yet and he needs a bounce back performance against a Super Bowl winning head coach in Sean McVay. 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 Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTee up that trip! Enter for a chance to win a dream golf trip for two to any golf tournament* in the USA. Visit https://5HEWIN.com for full rules and entry. No purchase necessary. Excludes the Master’s tournament. Ends October 31, 2025.DoorDashWith DoorDash Streaks, you save every Saturday you order — stack it up all season and you could save up to $250. Order this Saturday. Keep the streak alive. Fuel your gameday — only with DoorDash. Terms apply. Promo period through 11/18. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNFL at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnfl for 50% off your first year. UpsideDon’t let this offer drive on by, download the free Upside app now using my limited time promo code TOUCHDOWN for a limited time 25 cent per gallon bonus! Offers vary by user and location, Go to upside.com for terms and conditions.Click Here to download the app: https://getupside.onelink.me/zlLr?af_xp=custom&pid=barrington&c=barrington_lockedon25&deep_link_value=promo&deep_link_sub1=lockedon25&af_dp=upsideapp%3A%2F%2F Yahoo FantasyPresented by YahooFantasy #YahooPartner. Draft now at https://yahoofantasy.com/lockedonnfl.PrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use code LOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup. GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app.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)

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Cam Ward's protection against the Denver Broncos might have been as disappointing as the coaching for the Titans. And that's why the offensive line is my biggest question mark heading into week two. I'll break it down 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
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Starting point is 00:00:50 I want to take a look at the biggest questions for the Tennessee Titans heading into week two against the Los Angeles Rams and number one on my list is not the coaching staff, but the Titans offensive line was a massive disappointment in week one.
Starting point is 00:01:06 Also, can the Tennessee Titans defense continue to play the way they did against the Denver Broncos? And yes, we do have to address the coaching, but I'll tell you why Brian Callahan has a big time chance here to bounce back. Before we get into all of it, do want to thank you 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 that you get subscribed stay subscribed it's your team every day here on the locked on Titans podcast speaking of every day shout it 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
Starting point is 00:01:45 I'm gonna be discussing film I'm gonna be discussing data I'm gonna be discussing all the big talking points all season long you're not gonna get better more informed Tennessee Titans content than you're gonna get right here with me on the Locked on Titans podcast so make sure that you stay locked in with the Locked on Titans podcast, your team every day. With that being said as the data
Starting point is 00:02:06 continues to come out from the entire week one around the NFL, I think one of the things that stands out to me the most is the performance of the Tennessee Titans offensive line. It was incredibly disappointing out there, especially after the entire offseason
Starting point is 00:02:22 we had hoped We had hoped that the Tennessee Titans' offensive line would be massively improved. And I felt pretty confident that the Titans' offensive line would be super improved. But you come out of that game and you start to look around at some of the data here, and it's incredibly disappointing from the offensive line. And it's just another example of why you absolutely cannot blame Cam Ward for what happened to the Titans. Cam Ward handled his business in this game and everything else around him.
Starting point is 00:02:54 really let him down and again it's one thing to say that and it's one thing for me to watch the film and be able to tell you man the offensive line was super disappointing but if you don't want to believe my opinion if you don't want to believe what I saw on tape then simply look at the numbers going around the NFL right now you go to pro football focus and the Tennessee Titans
Starting point is 00:03:13 had the second lowest the second lowest 31st in the NFL and pass block grade at 33.9 Think about that. Think about that. It's absolutely terrible. You want to go to ESPN's metrics? You say, oh, pro football focus, blah, blah, blah. Screw PFS.
Starting point is 00:03:33 Some of you guys feel like that. I don't feel like that. Everything is a good piece of data. Nothing is gospel. But you want to go by pass block win rate from ESPN? The Tennessee Titans had a pass block win rate of 52%. That's 26th in the NFL. Whereas the Minnesota Vikings were number one in the NFL at 88.
Starting point is 00:03:54 Like, it's bad, folks. It was bad for the Tennessee Titans in this game and it's incredibly disappointing again because the expectation coming into the season is that the Tennessee Titans offensive line would be improved. We talked about how they have to be. You have two first round picks,
Starting point is 00:04:12 you have three free agent veteran contracts and the reality is outside of Peter Skoronsky nobody played all that well. Skoronsky was incredible. He had an 88 pass block grade per pro football focus, gave up zero pressures, gave up zero sacks, and 34 dropbacks.
Starting point is 00:04:32 36 snaps, to be honest with you, if you want to count that, if you want to go just based on regular pass plays, pure dropbacks, true pass set. As PFF would call it, Skoronsky had 15 snaps and 100% pass block win rate. Didn't lose a single rep in pass blocking. but after that J.C. Latham 41.3 in pass blocking gave up two pressures in a sack
Starting point is 00:04:59 and then got hurt and we'll talk about Latham more in a second Lloyd Cushingberry gave up two pressures 37.8 pass block grade Dan Moore 26.4 pass block grade gave up four pressures
Starting point is 00:05:14 on the day and got eaten alive and is lucky that he didn't give up a sack in the end zone and a holding in the end zone that almost was a safety for the Titans. I thought they were about to throw the flag there at the end of the first half. So, just an utter disappointment from the Tennessee Titans offensive line. And look, we do got to consider the reality here that the Denver Broncos led the NFL in Sacks last year. They have an absolutely fantastic offensive line with Nick Benito and Jonathan Cooper and Zach Allen.
Starting point is 00:05:45 Like, they have a very good defensive front. So, you know, maybe the offensive line isn't as bad as it. seemed. But here's why the offensive line is my biggest question because they're about to go against the Los Angeles Rams defensive line. The Rams defensive line is pretty freaking good. I mean, they have Jared Verse who I think might be one of the best defensive players in the entire NFL. They have Braden Fisk on the interior as well in his second year playing very well. You look at the pass rush grades on pro football focus. Los Angeles Rams were second in the NFL and pass rush grade at 76.1.
Starting point is 00:06:30 Like this is a team that's going to get on you. Okay, Byron Young at edge, very good player as well. Kobe Turner, Puna Ford. Like this is an absolutely loaded defensive front. And a familiar face, former Titan legend Larel Murchison also on that defense. line. Now, I'm not quite as worried about him as I am others, but, you know, the point is, just because you say, oh, the Titans' offensive line had to go against the Broncos defensive front, that's the, well, the Rams might have one of the other top five defensive fronts in the NFL.
Starting point is 00:07:08 It's not selling down, and that's why I thought it was always silly when people said, well, Dan Moore had to play in the AFC North. Every single week in the NFL, you were going to face high level. pass rushers, especially when you play for the Titans so you don't have to play the Titans who don't have any good pass rushers. You know what I mean? Like, it's not going to get easier.
Starting point is 00:07:32 Okay? And now a major concern is J.C. Latham's injury. His hip injury has lingered throughout the end of the preseason process. He looked really banged up after he hurt his hip. And once Ali Udo came in folks, things got scary
Starting point is 00:07:52 really, really quickly for the Tennessee Titans once Ali Udo came into the game. He had an 18.5 past block grade and gave up two pressures and a sack and a quarterback hit and he played 11 snaps. Okay?
Starting point is 00:08:08 So, I know we all wanted to hope that the Titans' offensive line was better, but they didn't show it in week one and I'm worried that if the Titans' offensive line doesn't perform better and J.C. Latham isn't out there. How are they going to protect Cam Ward? Some crazy stuff coming out about Cam Ward.
Starting point is 00:08:26 Cam Ward was the third best quarterback in the NFL and on target percentage of his throws. 87% of his throws were on target. According to I think it's NGS stats, next-gen stats. Cam Ward, if you go look at Cam Ward's time in the pocket, how much time he had in the pocket versus his average depth of throw like him attacking downfield. Cam Ward was right in there with like Jaden Daniels, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes. Incredible company to be in.
Starting point is 00:09:02 Cam Ward had the most pressures in the NFL in under two seconds. Cam Ward was pressured the second most in the NFL 52% of the time. And I think after the Monday night game, it might be last in the NFL. so we can talk about the coaching and I know every we've been focused on the coaching we've been talking about Brian Callahan but if we're honest with ourselves the offensive line play might have been just as disappointing as the coaching because the offensive line had higher expectations than I had for Brian Callahan I expected the offensive line to take a big step forward I didn't necessarily expect Callahan to do so so look at that Again, my biggest question, and let me know your biggest question for the Titans heading into their week two match up against the Rams. But my biggest question is, can this offensive line be what the Titans paid for and protect Cam Ward and allow him to be the special player
Starting point is 00:10:03 that he showed us that he could be on Sunday? That's what I'm worried about. But hey, on the defensive side of the ball, I have a big time question about what Legerius Sneed is going to be able to do in week two and whether the Titans' defense can keep things rolling. Do want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook. The NFL season is here and Fandle is making sure you're ready for kickoff with a can't miss offer. Right now, new customers can bet just $5 and if your bet wins,
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Starting point is 00:12:58 We talked about the offensive line, the concerns there, J.C. Latham's injury, a bad matchup with the Los Angeles Rams defensive line. But now I want to move it to the defensive side of the ball and look. The defense was able to force three turnovers. the defense was able to do some really good things against the Denver Broncos when the offense was giving them absolutely nothing. But I don't think that we can expect the defense to force three turnovers every single week.
Starting point is 00:13:25 And quite frankly, we can't expect Matthew Stafford who might have had the best game of any quarterback in the NFL this weekend. We can't expect Matthew Stafford to be as bad as Bo Nix was in that game. So the question is for me, can the Tennessee Titans defense once again be spectacular? And I think there are two players that we really have to focus on to answer the question of whether that's possible. Okay?
Starting point is 00:13:54 Now, before I tell you who I'm looking at, do want to thank you again for making Locked on Titans your first listen each and every day. Tomorrow we'll have crossover Thursday with my guys from Locked on Rams. Friday I'll have my preview episode telling you exactly how the Tennessee Titans can win this game. And spoiler alert, I actually feel a little confident in the Tennessee Titans this week. It's a scary feeling to feel.
Starting point is 00:14:16 But with that being said, again, number one, Legerius Sneed. So, last week, Legerius Sneed played 20 snaps, essentially, in the game. I think 16 past snaps overall for Legerius Sneed. And Dernard Wilson and Brian Callahan talked about this. I didn't think that their answer was bad. They said Legerius Sneed played 21 snaps in the game because they're trying to ease him back in. He had a pitch count.
Starting point is 00:14:47 And like I said yesterday, I'm not mad about Legerius Need having a pitch count. Sometimes you've got to protect players from themselves and you've got to make sure that you're not letting them push themselves too hard because the players are always going to want to play. But Legerius Need has to play more. Okay?
Starting point is 00:15:08 And the thing is, I had someone asked me, I know Sneed didn't play a lot, but how did he play? And the reality is, Legerius Sneed actually played pretty solid. I mean, he had an 83.3 coverage grade on the day. He gave up zero catches for zero yards. Like, Legerius Sneed was actually good. He got involved in run defense. I thought he was a solid tackler. He had one tackle in particular where I thought he was really physical.
Starting point is 00:15:35 He ended up with three tackles on the day. When Sneed was out there, he looked good. And look, against this Los Angeles Rams team, when you have Pooka Nakua and you have Devonte Adams, like, the Titans can't afford to have Daryl Baker out there a ton instead of Legerius Sneed. I know that they're trying to work him in and they don't want to overwork him too early, but at some point, this is the exact kind of matchup
Starting point is 00:16:07 that Legerius Sneed got paid to dominate it. The reason the Titans paid Legerius Sneed, the reason that the Titans traded a third round pick for Legerius Sneed is because they needed him for matchups like this against high-level players and high-level wide receiver groups. And here's the thing. If the Titans stand a chance of slowing down the Los Angeles Rams passing game, it's going to be because Ligeria Sneed eliminates one of those players.
Starting point is 00:16:35 Now, we see this philosophy quite often in the NFL. I think we saw it with the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles. What the Eagles did was they took their number one cornerback, Quignon Mitchell, and they put him on George Pickens. And they said, we're going to have our number one cornerback shut down your number two wide receiver, and then everybody else on defense is responsible for C.D. C.D. Lamb. Now, that plan didn't work.
Starting point is 00:17:09 Well, I guess you could say the Eagles won the game, but C.D. Lamb was open. He had seven catches for 110 yards and dropped three passes that would all been huge. I mean, C.D. Lam should have had like 15 catches for 170 yards if he simply catches the football. So you could say like, hey, that didn't work for them. Why would we do that? But that's a classic Bill Belichick move too. Belichick used to do that all the time. He'd take his top corner like a Malcolm Butler, for example. And he'd say, you're guarding the number one wide receiver and we're going to shade the coverage
Starting point is 00:17:38 and roll the coverage to the other guy and have multiple people on him. I think the Titan should do something similar. I think Legerius Sneed should play one-on-one with Devante Adams. And then you should let the rest of the defense deal with Pooka Nakuwa. Have Jarvis Brownlee Jr. jam Pooka Nakua at the line of scrimmage. Have Xavier Woods, Amani Hooker, Kandre Diggs behind him. have Roger McCreery in a zone waiting for him to cut across the middle?
Starting point is 00:18:08 I think the Titans need to employ that and they need Legerius Need to play in this entire game or at minimum he has to play more or at minimum the Titans have to do a better job of how they deploy Legerius Sneed on the snaps that he's going to be able to play because he played 21 snaps last week and I could swear to you that all of them came in the first half and then he never played again. Like, that's not the answer.
Starting point is 00:18:36 I want to see him play the first drive of the game. I want to see him play right before halftime. I want to see him play on the opening drive after halftime. I want to see him play on the last couple of drives of the game. If you know, it's like it reminds me a peewee basketball growing up, there was rules. Every player had to play two quarters. At least three minutes of two quarters. Well, you're not going to play your best play.
Starting point is 00:19:01 in the three first quarters of the game and then be stuck having to play your scrubs in the fourth quarter. That's not the way to do it. You play your scrubs at the very beginning of the second quarter and at the very end of the third quarter so that your best players can finish both halves. That's not a groundbreaking idea. You know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:19:27 So, Ligerius Need is the number one question on the defense, how much is he going to be able to play? Are the Titans going to start to ramp him up even more? Because in this matchup with these two wide receivers, they absolutely must. And then Jeffrey Simmons. Jeffrey Simmons is going to be the number one player that I'm watching for in this game. And you know why? Because the Rams have some massive injuries on the offensive line.
Starting point is 00:19:55 Both, both of their interior offensive linemen are banged up. Both of them, including Steve Avila. I think it's Kevin Dodson as well. They both have ankle injuries, I believe it is, lower body injuries nonetheless. And they're weak to week, not even day to day. Yeah, Kevin Dotson is the other guy. Okay, sometimes my brain is like, is that right?
Starting point is 00:20:23 And then I freak out about it. But I know this stuff. Okay, I know. But anyway, do you guys, remember when Jeffrey Simmons had that three sack performance against the Rams in 2021. Kevin Byard had the interception. It was one of my favorite Tennessee Titans games of all time. I said sit everybody. They're not going to win and everyone got mad at me. But I'll never forget it. But in that game, I remember Jeffrey Simmons getting that sack
Starting point is 00:20:46 rubbing his belly and going one, two, three. He dominated that game. Outright dominated. That's what the Titans need from Big Jeff this week. If the Rams are missing, one or both of those interior offensive linemen? They have to take advantage. They have to. I mean, Bo Limmer is in there right now. Coleman Shelton, who the Titans played against last year, I think he was with the Bears.
Starting point is 00:21:18 We know that he's not a great player. The Titans have to take advantage of the interior offensive line. So can this Tennessee Titans defense do that? Will Lagerius Sneed play more in a big matchup? Will Jeffrey Simmons be able to continue his high-level play from week one? That's my second question for the Titans heading into week two. But now, my final question is, can Brian Callahan bounce back? And I got to tell you guys, my answer is sure, he can.
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Starting point is 00:23:35 who I think have to have a good game and whether or not they'll deliver. But now I do want to talk about Brian Callahan. All right. And I just want to say this. Brian Callahan can bounce back. I know that it seems insane. I know that it seems insane to say that.
Starting point is 00:23:54 But Brian Callahan can absolutely bounce back. let me just say this I like to play this game close your eyes just close your eyes for a moment walk with me as the kids say if the Titans go out and beat the Rams
Starting point is 00:24:11 let's say the Titans win 23 to 17 or 23 to 20 over the ramps Cam looks good defense is making plays they win the ball game the pressure on Brian Callahan drops
Starting point is 00:24:27 insanely. It jumps off the mountain. At the end of the day, I have said all offseason Callahan's the biggest question mark. We don't know that he's an NFL head coach. And then when he comes out in week one and delivers the coaching performance that he did,
Starting point is 00:24:47 it basically confirms all of that concern, right? But the reality is winning cures all. I said this on the Tennessee Titans squad show on Tuesday morning with the legend Brad Hopkins and my guy Julian Misenone, but winning cures everything. The Titans play the Colts in week three. They play the Texans in week four.
Starting point is 00:25:13 I feel more confident right now that the Titans can win those games, especially the Texans one, than I did before the season. I thought the Titans would beat the Colts. in that game. I thought they lose to the Texans. I still think the Titans beat the Colts. I'm sorry.
Starting point is 00:25:33 You guys can buy it if you want. I do not buy the Indianapolis Colts being good. The Dolphins just suck. They're a soulless, rudderless, lifeless team. All right? And Mike McDaniel is
Starting point is 00:25:48 an endangered species. Okay? He's going to be the first head coach fired if he if Brian Callahan doesn't do anything else crazy. Like, I'm still betting on Mike McDaniel to be the first head coach fired in the NFL this season. Brian Callahan has the second best odds, though. But my point is,
Starting point is 00:26:08 if the Titans beat the Rams at home, which, again, I have a little confidence. They might be able to do it. And then they go to Indianapolis and win. And then they take on the Houston Texan, well, the indie game is at home at first. but they go to Indy and win then they beat the Texans
Starting point is 00:26:32 who the Texans scored nine points yeah the Texans defense is incredible but like we said all all season and I know most of you guys agree the Texans have the worst offensive line in the NFL maybe and I don't trust their new offensive coordinator Nick Cayley either
Starting point is 00:26:48 I think the Texans got worse over the all season I didn't pick them to win the division I picked the Jags to win the division I don't think the Texans are as good as people I've thought they've been the last couple of years they're due for a regression here so I know it's hard right now
Starting point is 00:27:05 but if the Titans go through the first month of the season and they leave 3 and 1 with a win over the Rams and two division wins the Callahan hot seat talk vanishes overnight so I just want to say
Starting point is 00:27:22 and what's frustrating to me is and it's not most of you guys so I don't mean to insult the people who listen to my stuff you know what I mean because the people who are saying these dumb things to me probably don't even listen to my stuff they could be trolling for all I know but
Starting point is 00:27:41 I've seen people say stuff like you know Brian Callahan has to be fired right now and and that's just it's just not going to happen Brian Callahan isn't going to get fired after one game. He's going to be given an opportunity
Starting point is 00:28:00 to show that he can bounce back from his own mistakes. We want players to bounce back. Brian Callahan is going to be given an opportunity to bounce back and show, hey, that was a terrible performance. I messed up, but I am competent. I am ready to go, and I can be the future of this football team
Starting point is 00:28:16 at the head coaching spot. Whether he does bounce back or not is the big question. but let's not pretend like Brian Callahan is cooked already and also frustrating to me is that when I say that I say Brian Callahan should not give up play calling duties we don't know that Nick Holes or Bohard agree or any better than Brian Callahan and if Brian Callahan doesn't call plays
Starting point is 00:28:45 then why is he the head coach in the first place he's not a good leader he doesn't have anything to do with the defense He doesn't have anything to do with the special teams. That's why he hired Bones Fossil and why he hired Dynard Wilson so that they could just handle that for him. So what's he doing? Just sitting there twiddling his thumbs on the sideline
Starting point is 00:29:04 why Nick Holes calls plays? And let me say this. Brian Callahan isn't the only person involved in deciding what plays get called. Like, it's a group effort on offense with Bill Callahan, his dad, who's the run game coordinator, with Nick Holes, who is the offensive coordinator. with Bo Hardegree, who is the quarterback coach, with Mike McCoy, who is a senior offensive assistant.
Starting point is 00:29:29 They all sit down and talk about which plays would be good to run. So it's not like if you change play callers to Nick Holes or Mike McCoy or Bo Hardegree or whatever that all of a sudden the Titans are going to run totally different plays and sequence things totally different and the opening script is going to be totally different. All of those dudes that you want to call plays, they're involved too. So I hate hearing that. It's annoying to me, quite honestly, because it doesn't make a lot of sense. But also, when I said that,
Starting point is 00:30:03 I had people in my comment saying, oh, so you're backtracking already. Brian Callahan sucked against the Denver Broncos. He blew it. He lost the game. It's almost 100% his fault. That is a separate statement entirely from, I still don't think Brian Callahan should give up play calling duties. Brian Callahan lost the Titans the game
Starting point is 00:30:26 is a totally different sentence and thought than Brian Callahan should give up play calling. At no point in time during my criticism of Brian Callahan coming out of that game did I say I think he should give up play calling duties? No, he just needs to be better at that. He just needs to be better. That's what he needs to do.
Starting point is 00:30:47 If you're going to strip play calling duties from him and emasculate him to the entire team and coaching staff, just fire him then. And if you're in the comment section right now saying, sure then, Tyler, fire him then. Okay, I at least respect that. I at least respect that. But the idea to strip play
Starting point is 00:31:05 calling duties from him, like that's going to make him a better head coach or more valuable to the Titans, it's just asinine. You know? It's not like Brian Callahan would have challenged that or Brian Callahan wouldn't have wanted to be aggressive. Nicole's even said they wanted to get aggressive on the
Starting point is 00:31:20 goal line. So again, it's not like what we saw that annoyed us with the coaching on Sunday will change just because Nick Holes is calling plays instead of Brian Callahan. And just because I was critical of Brian Callahan, rightfully so, against the Broncos, doesn't mean that I think that he should be fired right now and that they should take play calling duties away from him.
Starting point is 00:31:45 No, they should give Brian Callahan to the Patriots game. They should give Brian Callahan to the bye week and see if he's able to bounce back. he? This is a tough matchup but I don't think it's insane to think that the Titans could pull off an upset here against the Rams and as a matter of fact I might be leaning there
Starting point is 00:32:02 so my three biggest questions by far for this team heading into week two as we start to get ready and preview this Rams game over the next few days will the offensive line correct themselves quickly against another tough test
Starting point is 00:32:17 will the Titans two best defensive players Jeffrey Simmons and Legerius Sneed keep their level of play and will Sneed play more? And can Brian Callahan bounce back and not hurt his football team the way that he did? And I think it's hilarious how the national media has caught on to Brian Callahan. He is under so much pressure
Starting point is 00:32:36 to deliver over the next couple of weeks. You got the number one overall pick. You got what you wanted. My guy Julian Misanone said this. You got what you wanted in your number one pick. But now the attention's all going to be on you, Callahan. So what are your biggest questions for the Titans heading into week two against the Rams?
Starting point is 00:32:52 That's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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