Bleav in Titans podcast<\/a> dropped by the \u2018Valentine\u2019s Views\u2019 podcast on YouTube to discuss all of this craziness. Listen to the full episode above. Some of the major takeaways are below.<\/p>\nBrian Callahan in a \u2018great spot\u2019<\/p>\n
[NOTE: You can hear most of this starting at the 7:06 mark]<\/p>\n
Former Giants head coach Brian Daboll is now in Tennessee as offensive coordinator. There, he will work with Cam Ward, the quarterback the Giants tried and failed to move up for in the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
Former Titans head coach Brian Callahan is now the Giants\u2019 quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator. in New Jersey, Callahan will help guide Jaxson Dart, the quarterback Daboll was largely responsible for the Giants trading up to select after they could not get Ward.<\/p>\n
It is a bit weird. Could it be, though, that both coaches are now in roles more suitable to their skillsets?<\/p>\n
Belcher told me he believes Callahan is in a \u201cgreat spot\u201d with the Giants.<\/p>\n
Callahan has been an assistant coach on teams quarterbacked by Peyton Manning, Matthew Stafford, Derek Carr, and Joe Burrow.<\/p>\n
Belcher said he \u201ccould not agree more\u201d that quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator, a role where he can work directly with quarterbacks, might be what Callahan is best-suited for.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou look at his track record of working with Peyton Manning, Joe Burrow, Matt Stafford, etc., etc., and we don\u2019t exactly know what his role was with those quarterbacks. We know that he wasn\u2019t exactly calling plays. We know he was essentially the offensive analyst slash quarterback\u2019s coach slash work with the offensive coordinators, work with the play callers, what have you at various stops,\u201d Belcher said. \u201cBut we know that those quarterbacks have had lots of success over the years. So Callahan has talent when it comes to that, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Belcher said Callahan was \u201cway too far in over his head\u201d as a head coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one thing that always stood out in my mind about Brian Callahan\u2019s introductory press conference with the Titans is the point he drove home [about] the importance of his relationship with the quarterback. He wants to be in lock in step with that quarterback every every minute of every day. Off the field, on the field, doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d Belcher said. \u201cSo, I think removing the head coach responsibilities allows him to invest in an already explosive Jaxson Dart.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the table is set nicely for Callahan\u2019s situation in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dennard Wilson \u2018is going to be great\u2019<\/p>\n
[NOTE: This section starts at 21:56]<\/p>\n
There are Giants fans who wonder what John Harbaugh was thinking when he hired Dennard Wilson to be the team\u2019s defensive coordinator. After all, the Titans went 3-14 last season and finished 28th in the NFL in points allowed. They did not exactly have a great defense.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Titans had a really good defense in 2024. And a lot of people just look at their record and look at the points that they gave up in 2025 and say they had a crappy defense. They didn\u2019t have a crappy defense,\u201d Belcher said. \u201cI think what hurt the Titans the most, and there is clear evidence, go look it up, the injuries. They couldn\u2019t keep guys healthy. They lost four starters in the secondary in a half of a football game this year. Halfway through the season, lost two starting safeties and two starting corners in the first half of a ball game, and they were out for the whole year.<\/p>\n
\u201cDennard Wilson can\u2019t get out there and play for them. He can only coach the guys that are available.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson worked for Harbaugh with the Baltimore Ravens in 2023, and Belcher defended Harbaugh hiring him to run the Giants\u2019 defense.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want to let Dennard go because he he made a lot of lemonade out of what he was given,\u201d Belcher said. \u201cAnd I think he\u2019s going to be great in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb Downs a \u2018no-brainer\u2019<\/p>\n
[NOTE: Belcher\u2019s comments regarding Downs begin at 27:30]<\/p>\n
Wilson was a safety as a player. John Harbaugh has coached Brian Dawkins, Ed Reed, and Kyle Hamilton. We ended up discussing whether or not Ohio State safety Caleb Downs was a fit for the Giants at No. 5.<\/p>\n
\u201cKyle Hamilton in four years has arguably become the best safety in the NFL and he did that under under a guy who knows a thing or two about being a great safety in the NFL. So I think Caleb Downs has all the talent in the world. I previously worked for CBS and I worked a lot in the high school recruiting and followed guys into college and Caleb Downs even in high school was just off the charts. This guy\u2019s going to be insane, and then he got to college and he proved everybody right.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I think if if you\u2019re looking for a spot in the secondary and you marry that with a Dennard Wilson, former safety, you marry that with that defensive coordinator, I think it\u2019s a no-brainer for the Giants.\u201d<\/p>\n
Giants free agents to Tennessee?<\/p>\n
[NOTE: This part of our discussion began at about the 30:57 mark]<\/p>\n
With coaches criss-crossing from Tennessee to New York and vice versa, it makes sense that a few free agents will do the same. Belcher and I discussed the three main Giants\u2019 free agents \u2014 right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, wide receiver Wan\u2019Dale Robinson, and cornerback Cor\u2019Dale Flott.<\/p>\n
Here are Belcher\u2019s thoughts on those three players:<\/p>\n
Belcher said Eluemunor \u201csounds interesting,\u201d but admitted that JC Latham is the right tackle and the Titans are unlikely to move him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWould Jermaine be able to switch inside? Would he play guard at this point in his career?,\u201d Belcher asked.<\/p>\n
The answer is that he could as he has played guard before. The question is whether we would. He has been against that idea in the past and told me during the season that he had no interest in moving inside to allow the Giants to play Marcus Mbow at right tackle.<\/p>\n
Eluemunor feels right tackle is his best position, and he feels he has earned the right to play where he is best-suited.<\/p>\n
Would he play guard for Bricillo? The ex-Giants coach\u2019s presence in Tennessee might be the only thing that would entice Eluemunor to do that. Eluemunor and Bricillo have been together in New England, Las Vegas, and New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a Kentucky fan, Wan\u2019Dale Robinson sounds lovely to me,\u201d Belcher said. \u201cBut I feel like that position is sort of filled with Chimere Dike, who was a Pro Bowler in his rookie season and led the NFL on all purpose yards.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs much as I would like Robinson, I don\u2019t think they go for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Belcher thinks there is a chance Tennessee would be interested in Flott.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s always a chance because the Titans need corner help obviously. Because they need help everywhere, especially if they cut L\u2019Jarius Sneed from this crazy, ridiculous contract [four years, $76 million] that they signed him to. Then we\u2019re going to need some help. Now, because the defense the defensive minds from the Giants aren\u2019t necessarily coming to Tennessee I wonder if they would take a look at that, but corner is certainly a spot of need and I\u2019m open to any and all suggestions, any and all talent that you might be able to throw at me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Titans free agents to New York?<\/p>\n
[NOTE: This section begins at 38:40]<\/p>\n
I was particularly interested in Belcher\u2019s thoughts on Tennessee tight end Chig Okonkwo and defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day.<\/p>\n
Belcher said Joseph-Day, who will be 31 this season, is a \u201cprime candidate\u201d to join Wilson in New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a lot of his production came because of how good Jeff Simmons was playing. How many double teams that Jeff Simmons drew and just the attention that he was getting really opened up the game for Sebastian Joseph Day,\u201d Belcher said. \u201cI think he\u2019s a really good defensive lineman and I think you pair him with Dexter Lawrence and you put him on the same defense with Abdul Carter and Kayvon Thibodeaux and I think he can he can make noise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel Bellinger and Chris Manhertz are free agents, and Theo Johnson is tantalizingly talented but frustratingly inconsist.<\/p>\n
\u201cDude moves and looks like Kyle Pitts without being called Kyle Pitts,\u201d Belcher said. \u201cDude is one of the fastest tight ends in the NFL. Dude has just incredible moves, can get off the ball, and why doesn\u2019t he getthe attention that other guys get? Because he plays in Tennessee. That\u2019s why.\u201d<\/p>\n
Okonkwo has more than 50 receptions in each of the last three seasons.<\/p>\n
Belcher said he believes the Titans will try to keep Okonkwo, who is entering his age 27 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a nice dynamic weapon for New York if you can if you can bring him in,\u201d Belcher said. \u201cI know that Callahan did some nice things with him. I know that the previous regime did some nice things with him. He just needs the right situation to be able to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Giants and Tennessee Titans are having a crazy, mixed-up, intertwined NFL offseason. Former Giants\u2019 head…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":763138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[7,519,1917,56,1870,19079,2321,2469,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-763137","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-giants","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-giants","12":"tag-new-york-giants-analysis","13":"tag-new-york-giants-podcasts","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkgiants","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116099230163044996","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763137","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=763137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}