Do you think Tennessee will be a particularly attractive destination for head coaching candidates?
November 26, 2025
Do you think Tennessee will be a particularly attractive destination for head coaching candidates?
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I think Miami would be more appealing, but depending on the personality, I think we’re a better spot than NY.
Less headaches, more cap room and Nashville is the shit.
I want Matt Stafford to retire, and for us to trade for McVay. I think Cam is very similar to Stafford, and McVay would cement his legacy as an All timer if he could make the Titans relevant.
Yes, they will be. They’re going to potentially have the top pick in the draft, and Ward has shown enough flashes that with the right staff and team building, he could be your franchise guy.
Yes.
Bright young QB. Tons of cap space. Very likely the top overall pick.
Particularly attractive? No, and that’s less to do with Ward than perception of ownership.
Fortunately there are only a few openings a year, so I don’t think that matters than much unless you’re hoping for the hottest candidate any given season
Yes but, also keeping Callahan in the first place was malpractice.
There are only a few circumstances off the top of my head that warrant keeping a coach that delivered a #1 overall pick and they’re not “it was his first season.”
The giants job is one of the best in recent memory. That team could easily win 10+ games next year
But Terribly Ran Front Offices
Is the young QB in the room with us right now?
The Giants job is more attractive to a casual fan. The Titans job is more attractive to a real life NFL head coaching candidate.
Not to mention titans cap situation, ton of potential in our rookies so whats not to like?
I think the league will look quite favorably upon this position and I am totally projecting but I’d also hazard a guess that most people think higher of this position than fans in this sub think they will. A lot of it might have to do with how Ward finishes the season, if he continues to show growth that’s going to be really intriguing, if he stumbles to the finish line it might make some candidates a little concerned they’re being tied to someone that gives them pause.
We have fewer franchise pieces than a team like the Giants even outside of Dart, but there is more room for a new coach to sort of shape the team the way they’d like with Borgonzi/Brinkers support.
Everyone talks here about our toxic and volatile ownership, and I think some of it is overblown. Before these past couple of years, we gave JRob and Vrabel each like 6 years in their respective positions. If you look at current HC tenures, only 6 in the NFL have been at their job for more than 6 years. From a GM perspective, everyone acknowledges Robinson’s time had run out and he was running the team into the ground, and firing him was the correct decision. Ran didn’t have it either, but the only thing worse than making the wrong hire with Ran is keeping the wrong hire on board once it was clear his vision and strategy wasn’t in the best interest of our long-term success. We always say in our industry: hire slow, fire fast. We just have to hope we give Borgonzi the time he needs to rebuild this team. Now there are some people that will forever cry themselves to sleep in their Vrabel pajamas but there is enough drama on both sides of that story that I think candidates can get over that. And same as with Ran – we made the wrong hire with Callahan. He showed us enough that it was probably the right time to move on. I really don’t think that is going to scare candidates away. I think Borgonzi was a really high profile GM candidate that came here because it is actually a good position with an exciting future, a new stadium, an owner that wants to win even if a bit chaotic.
I think the Giants is a better job if you believe in Dart, because they have way more elite talent surrounding him and are further along than us, but if you also believe in Ward, you have a lot of ammunition to work with and so many positions ready to be replaced with guys they like to play their way. Gonna be really fun to see where we land with this search
It’s a head coaching job. Opportunity to create a career. Young qb. Who wouldn’t want the opportunity and get paid.
Better question what would change your mind that it isn’t a destination team?
Yes as much as sub and some of the Titans media likes to pretend the Titans are a toxic waste dump a lot of candidates will want this job.
Attractive in the sense you only have 32 of them and of those, maybe 5-9 available yearly? Yes
Attractive in a sense they are loaded with talent and solid front office? Hell NO!
Let’s not forget.. State of the Art stadium coming.. and NO income tax. So yeah. Its attractive
Every year the media treats every team as if they’re all choosing from the same pool of candidates. Borgonzi’s primary pool could be wildly different than Joe Schoen’s. But I guess playing “would you rather” is more fun.
It’s one of 32 top jobs and you get millions for it. It’ll be popular enough.
Yes, why wouldn’t it be!?
Yes. People around the league look favorably on Cam Ward, and that’s the most important element. You get a lot of cap room, an early pick, and a 2nd year QB who looks like he could become a franchise QB. Plus, rich people like living in Nashville, it’s one of the easiest media markets for a coach to be in, taxes weather whatever.
It’s certainly going to be an attractive spot. Obviously, if a top candidate simply doesn’t personally like what he’s seen from Ward, he’ll be less interested in the job. But, overall, I’d expect this to be one of the top spots for most any candidate.
I heard Brian Callahan is available
I think the Giants job is more attractive but I see Tennessee being attractive as well. Young QB with a cannon attached to his shoulder, a lot of cap space, high draft picks and no state income tax on that NFL Coaching salary.
Yeah, the most cap space of any team in the league. Extremely talented young QB, top 3 pick (likely a 1OA), GM who came from the Chiefs dynasty, plus there’s no state tax here so even if all that other stuff wasn’t the case we’d still get some lookers.
I know there’s things that I want to say yes for, but the turnover rate for coaches and higher ups is so great here, I’m not sure how it can be.
I think we’re the second most attractive destination after the giants tbh
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I think Miami would be more appealing, but depending on the personality, I think we’re a better spot than NY.
Less headaches, more cap room and Nashville is the shit.
I want Matt Stafford to retire, and for us to trade for McVay. I think Cam is very similar to Stafford, and McVay would cement his legacy as an All timer if he could make the Titans relevant.
Yes, they will be. They’re going to potentially have the top pick in the draft, and Ward has shown enough flashes that with the right staff and team building, he could be your franchise guy.
Yes.
Bright young QB. Tons of cap space. Very likely the top overall pick.
Particularly attractive? No, and that’s less to do with Ward than perception of ownership.
Fortunately there are only a few openings a year, so I don’t think that matters than much unless you’re hoping for the hottest candidate any given season
Yes but, also keeping Callahan in the first place was malpractice.
There are only a few circumstances off the top of my head that warrant keeping a coach that delivered a #1 overall pick and they’re not “it was his first season.”
The giants job is one of the best in recent memory. That team could easily win 10+ games next year
But Terribly Ran Front Offices
Is the young QB in the room with us right now?
The Giants job is more attractive to a casual fan. The Titans job is more attractive to a real life NFL head coaching candidate.
Not to mention titans cap situation, ton of potential in our rookies so whats not to like?
I think the league will look quite favorably upon this position and I am totally projecting but I’d also hazard a guess that most people think higher of this position than fans in this sub think they will. A lot of it might have to do with how Ward finishes the season, if he continues to show growth that’s going to be really intriguing, if he stumbles to the finish line it might make some candidates a little concerned they’re being tied to someone that gives them pause.
We have fewer franchise pieces than a team like the Giants even outside of Dart, but there is more room for a new coach to sort of shape the team the way they’d like with Borgonzi/Brinkers support.
Everyone talks here about our toxic and volatile ownership, and I think some of it is overblown. Before these past couple of years, we gave JRob and Vrabel each like 6 years in their respective positions. If you look at current HC tenures, only 6 in the NFL have been at their job for more than 6 years. From a GM perspective, everyone acknowledges Robinson’s time had run out and he was running the team into the ground, and firing him was the correct decision. Ran didn’t have it either, but the only thing worse than making the wrong hire with Ran is keeping the wrong hire on board once it was clear his vision and strategy wasn’t in the best interest of our long-term success. We always say in our industry: hire slow, fire fast. We just have to hope we give Borgonzi the time he needs to rebuild this team. Now there are some people that will forever cry themselves to sleep in their Vrabel pajamas but there is enough drama on both sides of that story that I think candidates can get over that. And same as with Ran – we made the wrong hire with Callahan. He showed us enough that it was probably the right time to move on. I really don’t think that is going to scare candidates away. I think Borgonzi was a really high profile GM candidate that came here because it is actually a good position with an exciting future, a new stadium, an owner that wants to win even if a bit chaotic.
I think the Giants is a better job if you believe in Dart, because they have way more elite talent surrounding him and are further along than us, but if you also believe in Ward, you have a lot of ammunition to work with and so many positions ready to be replaced with guys they like to play their way. Gonna be really fun to see where we land with this search
It’s a head coaching job. Opportunity to create a career. Young qb. Who wouldn’t want the opportunity and get paid.
Better question what would change your mind that it isn’t a destination team?
Yes as much as sub and some of the Titans media likes to pretend the Titans are a toxic waste dump a lot of candidates will want this job.
Attractive in the sense you only have 32 of them and of those, maybe 5-9 available yearly? Yes
Attractive in a sense they are loaded with talent and solid front office? Hell NO!
Let’s not forget.. State of the Art stadium coming.. and NO income tax. So yeah. Its attractive
Every year the media treats every team as if they’re all choosing from the same pool of candidates. Borgonzi’s primary pool could be wildly different than Joe Schoen’s. But I guess playing “would you rather” is more fun.
It’s one of 32 top jobs and you get millions for it. It’ll be popular enough.
Yes, why wouldn’t it be!?
Yes. People around the league look favorably on Cam Ward, and that’s the most important element. You get a lot of cap room, an early pick, and a 2nd year QB who looks like he could become a franchise QB. Plus, rich people like living in Nashville, it’s one of the easiest media markets for a coach to be in, taxes weather whatever.
It’s certainly going to be an attractive spot. Obviously, if a top candidate simply doesn’t personally like what he’s seen from Ward, he’ll be less interested in the job. But, overall, I’d expect this to be one of the top spots for most any candidate.
I heard Brian Callahan is available
I think the Giants job is more attractive but I see Tennessee being attractive as well. Young QB with a cannon attached to his shoulder, a lot of cap space, high draft picks and no state income tax on that NFL Coaching salary.
Yeah, the most cap space of any team in the league. Extremely talented young QB, top 3 pick (likely a 1OA), GM who came from the Chiefs dynasty, plus there’s no state tax here so even if all that other stuff wasn’t the case we’d still get some lookers.
I know there’s things that I want to say yes for, but the turnover rate for coaches and higher ups is so great here, I’m not sure how it can be.
I think we’re the second most attractive destination after the giants tbh