While that type of talk resembles the all-gas-no-brakes mentality he’s well known for, Saleh disclosed one big change that will happen under his direction in Tennessee: calling defensive plays, which is a different than the set up he had in New York.

“When I didn’t call plays, I felt like I was the timeout and red flag guy,” he said candidly. “I had the greatest seat in the house as a fan.”

Saleh is tasked with turning around a Titans defense that finished in the bottom half of the NFL in most categories, most notably points allowed per game (28.1, ranked 28th), takeaways (14, tied 29th). His aggressive defensive scheme has a stellar player to build around in All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons.

But the focus in Nashville is centered around quarterback Cam Ward, last year’s No. 1 overall pick.

“Cam, from everything that I’ve gathered, just all the discussions I’ve had throughout the building and throughout the league, comes with an elite work ethic, elite character, and (is) an elite person,” Saleh said. “The biggest thing that we’re gonna work with Cam is just going all the way back to the beginning. We’ve got a whole off season to work with them, take him back to the very, very beginning, both on the field, off the field, the process, what it looks like to not only be a professional with regards to preparation in his body, but as a professional with regards to preparation in his body but as a professional in regards to preparing from a game planning standpoint or a playbook standpoint.”

Brian Daboll, who was Giants head coach during a majority of the time of Saleh’s tenure in New York, will be tasked with directing the offense and furthering the Ward’s development in Year 2.

Saleh believes Daboll is the “perfect” coach for Ward, referring to the coach’s successful past of developing quarterbacks, including that of Josh Allen in Buffalo.

“Talking with Dab’s over the course of the last few weeks, he is the perfect man to match up with Cam and to maximize who he is,” Saleh said of his offensive coordinator. “So, again, we’re really pumped to get to work with Cam and get him to where we all know he can be.”

Ward suffered a right shoulder injury in the final game of his rookie campaign and his rehab has been going “well” according to Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi, who was flanked to Saleh’s right during the news conference.