On Wednesday, with talk on his job status ramping up, Callahan called in captains Calvin Ridley, Tony Pollard, Jeffery Simmons, Amani Hooker, Cody Barton and Morgan Cox for an extended conversation on the state of the team. He let them air grievances and look for deeper investment in what the Titans are doing. He also took personal responsibility for a team that was playing competitively, but lapsing too often and allowing games to slip away.
“We all had to do better—of coaching, of playing,” Callahan told me postgame. “It’s everybody. I have to do better. Our best players have to make plays. It doesn’t have to be perfect. We aren’t looking for perfection. We are looking for precision. I think the precision part of it is critical.”