That\u2019s probably not a coincidence. The Titans have also satisfied the Rooney Rule requirements, according to Paul Kuharksy. That means Saleh could hire a defensive coordinator whenever a decision is reached. We\u2019ve ranked the four candidates from best to worst.<\/p>\n
Al Harris is the current Chicago Bears defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator. He helped former Titans safety Kevin Byard lead the NFL in interceptions this season. Harris interviewed for the Packers and Cowboys DC vacancies, but ultimately lost out to other candidates. He\u2019s viewed as a rising coach around the league. He spent years alongside Borgonzi in Kansas City.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old Dino Vasso is currently the Houston Texans\u2019 defensive backs coach. He\u2019s helped develop a number of young DBs in Houston including Derek Stingley Jr, Jalen Pitre, Calen Bullock, and Kamari Lassiter. Vasso\u2019s mentors include Jim Schwartz, Matt Burke, and DeMeco Ryans. That\u2019s impressive! He worked with Borgonzi (2013-15) in KC, and the Titans would be stealing a good coach from their rival Texans.<\/p>\n
Atlanta Falcons defensive passing game coordinator Mike Rutenberg is probably a very serious candidate. He worked with Saleh in three different stops with the Jaguars, 49ers, and Jets. Rutenberg currently works under Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich, who was Saleh\u2019s DC with the Jets. There are significant ties here.<\/p>\n
Aaron Whitecotton was the first known candidate. Like Rutenberg, he worked with Saleh in three different stops with the 49ers, Jets, and Jaguars. Whitecotton, currently employed by the Dallas Cowboys, also coaches with Borgonzi\u2019s brother and Cowboys linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"That\u2019s probably not a coincidence. The Titans have also satisfied the Rooney Rule requirements, according to Paul Kuharksy.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":707687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[7,6,526,394,88576,87013,2413,2411,527],"class_list":{"0":"post-707686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-tennessee","11":"tag-tennessee-titans","12":"tag-tennessee-titans-analysis","13":"tag-tennessee-titans-coaching-staff","14":"tag-tennessee-titans-news","15":"tag-tennesseetitans","16":"tag-titans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/707687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=707686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=707686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}