{"id":681866,"date":"2026-01-16T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/681866\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:49:13","slug":"titans-will-probably-end-up-with-a-retread-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/681866\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans will probably end up with a retread head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Titans must circle back to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musiccitymiracles.com\/tennessee-titans-news\/63703\/ranking-the-known-titans-coaching-candidates-1-19\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">other 18 head coaching candidates<\/a>. Borgonzi is still in the process of conducting first-round interviews with several candidates this weekend. The Titans will then advance to a second round of interviews, in-person sitdowns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulkuharsky.com\/news\/titans-second-round-of-coaching-interviews-likely-to-include-3%E2%80%934-candidates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">per Paul Kuharsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The way the winds are currently blowing, you should probably prepare for the Titans to hire a retread candidate. They are interviewing Mike McCarthy and Brian Daboll in person this weekend. They recently conducted an in-person interview with Mike McDaniel as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jonathan Gannon will interview in-person on Sunday. Robert Saleh has his first virtual meeting with the Titans on Sunday, one day after coaching the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Titans have already interviewed Kevin Stefanski and Matt Nagy, both of whom feel like strong options to advance to the final round of interviews. Kuharsky says Vance Joseph made a strong impression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">All eight candidates just mentioned are retreads. It wouldn\u2019t be surprising if the Titans are prioritizing experience. They are still reeling from the Brian Callahan disaster, and Strunk may be unwilling to take a similar risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A retread isn\u2019t guaranteed, however. The Titans have put in requests to interview three first-timers in Chargers DC Jesse Minter, Rams DC Chris Shula, and Packers DC Jeff Hafley. Minter has a league-leading eight interview requests. Shula has six, and Hafley has been strongly linked to the Miami Dolphins\u2019 vacancy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The competition for Minter feels real. Kuharsky does mention that Shula could advance to the Titans\u2019 final round of interviews. League-wide, Shula is considered a strong candidate due to climbing the ladder with the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Saleh, McDaniel, McCarthy, Nagy, and Stefanski appear to have the most momentum in the Titans\u2019 head coaching search.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Titans must circle back to their other 18 head coaching candidates. 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