Ben Arthur
AFC South Reporter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brian Callahan didn’t want the message to get twisted: His team will pride itself on physicality in the run game.
The new Titans coach knows it’s long been part of the team’s identity. He wanted to stress that the ground game will continue to be part of the equation to win football games.
But when asked about his offensive philosophy, the former Bengals offensive coordinator first discussed the aerial attack.
“We want to be of great detail in the passing game,” Callahan said at his introductory press conference Thursday. “Route definition, route spacing. We want to be able to complete balls at a high percentage. That’s always going to be the goal.”
The remarks show how Callahan’s hiring marks a significant shift in philosophy for Tennessee.
As the 39-year-old first-time head coach alluded to, the franchise has a history of running the ball successfully. It was that way during the Mike Vrabel era, with Derrick Henry being the focal point of the offense the past six years, including Henry’s 2,000-yard rushing season in 2020. This is a franchise that has also built offenses around Eddie George and Chris Johnson, who, like Henry, is one of eight players in league history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a season.
But the Titans/Oilers franchise has never been known to have an explosive passing attack for a sustained period of time, at least not in Tennessee. There’s just one 4,000-yard passer in franchise history: Warren Moon, who threw for more than 4,600 yards in back-to-back seasons with the Oilers (1990-91).
That could change with Callahan. Asked about offensive balance, he explained that he’ll do whatever it takes to win a game.
“There are games where you may end up running the ball for a bunch of yards and you’re lopsided in the run,” Callahan said. “There are games where it’s hard to run the football and you may push it in the pass game.”
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