The Tennessee Titans knew this season would be tough, but they really didn’t think it would be this tough. The backslide is somewhat expected under a new coaching regime, but they aren’t showing any signs of improvement or that things will change.
Head coach Brian Callahan knows he has a problem with the offensive line and with second-half collapses. But does he know just how bad his team is this season? Two interesting and somewhat crazy stats have been circulating lately.
You can’t make this stuff up. The #Titans are a disaster.
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— AtoZ Sports Nashville (@AtoZSports) October 21, 2024
Derrick Henry has more scrimmage yards (935) than the Titans have passing yards (875). ☠️ #TitanUp #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/XKzSWkBE9v
— Tommy R. Callahan III (@yalltitanup) October 22, 2024
That first one, zero net yards on every single first down for the rest of the game after going up 10-0 against the Buffalo Bills in Week 7. Zero. How does Callahan let that happen? That’s not a player issue, that is a coaching issue.
The second one, well, the Titans are probably getting tired of hearing how well Derrick Henry is doing in a different uniform, but this one has to be a gut punch. The Titans’ quarterbacks have less than 900 net yards passing, combined. That’s less than 150 yards per game.
Some of the problem is with Callahan’s play calling, some of it is protection, some of it is decision making, plus other game-day factors not mentioned here. Brian Callahan has to figure out what he can control and fix those things. But one way or another, he has to start fixing this offense.
