Brian Callahan\u2019s job as head coach of the Tennessee Titans may not be long for this world, but while he\u2019s here, he\u2019s gonna make it crystal clear how much he dislikes beat reporter Paul Kuharsky.<\/p>\n
In his second season as the Titans\u2019 head coach, things could not be going worse for Callahan. After a 3-14 rookie season, the team is off to an 0-4 start, including a 26-0 drubbing this past weekend at the hands of the Houston Texans. Starting quarterback Cam Ward summed up the situation simply on Sunday, stating, \u201cWe ass<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Callahan took questions from the assembled media on Monday and was presumably not in the best of moods. That\u00a0sentiment doubled when Kuharsky, a\u00a0former ESPN reporter<\/a> who has covered the franchise since its Houston days and now covers them for his site<\/a>, asked a tough but fair question about the Titans\u2019 self-stated themes of resilience and relentlessness.<\/p>\n he is DYING to throw hands https:\/\/t.co\/W5N5o4rvyX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yximeb6dcF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cDo you think this is a resilient and relentless football team?\u201d asked Kuharsky.<\/p>\n \u201cI know what you\u2019re doing there, Paul,\u201d responded Callahan. \u201cI know what you\u2019re doing. And I\u2019m not gonna answer that sh*t right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Kuharsky attempted to clarify and stress why he felt it was a necessary question, noting that \u201cResilient\u201d and \u201cRelentless\u201d are written on the meeting room wall inside Nissan Stadium, and whether or not the team is showing those characteristics, but Callahan cut him off.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just gonna compose myself before I say something I\u2019d regret,\u201d added Callahan. \u201cBut yes, I think this team is resilient. I think it is relentless. We haven\u2019t played good enough football, and I think those are two very different things.\u201d<\/p>\n He then launched into some classic coachspeak about working harder and coaching better, and the situation was diffused.<\/p>\n Brian Callahan kind of came alive during his press conference when I asked him if there was a hopelessness permeating the building.<\/p>\n He said he doesn\u2019t feel that and hopes it\u2019s not the case. Said coming back from a situation like this is a great element of sports. That the other\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first time this season the coach and reporter have clashed at a post-game press conference<\/a>. Following Tennessee\u2019s Week 1 loss, Kuharsky asked Callahan to explain why the team was throwing the ball horizontally instead of vertically, which touched a nerve about the play-calling.<\/p>\n it\u2019s only Week 1, and Brian Callahan is already on the verge of asking a reporter if they want to take it outside pic.twitter.com\/KdwIvPVbHk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Callahan\u2019s seat couldn\u2019t possibly be hotter, so it\u2019s understandable why he\u2019s so frustrated with the state of things and having to constantly explain why his team can\u2019t win. However, that\u2019s the job, and Kuharsky\u2019s questions aren\u2019t even that harsh. Unfortunately for the Titans\u2019 coach, these instances reflect the trend<\/a> that has characterized his short tenure so far<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t