He pretty much has to be fired. Today. You can't let Cam Ward waste an entire year of development under this type of coaching.
I don't disagree.
As the radio said this morning, at this sack rate they could wind up with the next bust like David Carr or HOF like Drew Bledsoe. I'm of the opinion Ward should sit and I don't wish to discuss survival as a QB trait all season. We discussed the pros and cons of him playing or sitting and I think it shifted to sitting seems more logical now.
I don't think this happens but as long as this is a radio topic it twists the risk of keeping Callahan on.
Continuity is a huge thing with young QBs and ...well what do you do here?
I think the season should be run like a lost high school season and all the freshmen and sophomores play.
They're oh so likely to clean house before the deadline anyway and there's a good number of young players that looked good in camp and aren't playing.
The continual problem for this team is the constant 60% roster turnover for multiple years in a row. First and second year players have a high chance of sticking with a new regime. They gotta know what these players offer. Are they depth? Development? Surprise production? They tend to go into an off-season with the same questions as the year before.
I do think the current staff and Callahan could be the people to know what each young player does best and how to involve them.
However, after the defensive mess there is a big conspiracy theory growing of Callahan doing bad things on purpose. I have not been to gamepass to verify. Supposedly on third and long, he went to the new play caller, had a discussion, and they called an (obvious fail) run play. Hardegree was supposedly shaking his head like that was crazy to do.
On Sirius last week, I think Pat Korean, they discussed don't miss these teams needing a scapegoat. If they fire someone too early then there will be time to look at others.
Titans pres Chad Brinker has been the head of the triumvirate thru this mess for a few years. So if I follow Pat's logic, Brinker needs to keep Callahan so the focus doesn't go to him.
The initial reaction to fire him is so strong and so obvious but it's the whole "then what" that is highly debatable.
Mike McCoy was a common replacement recently but it seems to have shifted to Fassel the ST coach. I agree on this because the guy advising this offense and hired to help Callahan should hardly be put in the HC position.
We already have DC Denard, Monken, Eddie George, and Mike McCarthy discussed as candidates for next year.
I do not know why teams do not hire an interim coach from outside the organization. I have long thought this was a fundamental flaw similar to McCoy above.
I would hire Stoops or Gundy in a second to finish the season. Why? Because they are quite experienced and not the least bit quiet. I would bet $ they see some things and shed some light on some things. FWIW I would take any long time coach that's vocal. It's too repetitive. Tell us what's wrong. I bet we're missing the forest for the trees somehow
and winging it
