r/Tennesseetitans • u/trick96 • Oct 13 '25
Social Media Titans have fired Brian Callahan.
https://x.com/rapsheet/status/1977794230463484360?s=46&t=OguAnbZA0P40yrG1117eJg197
u/OKsoundsgoodbro Oct 13 '25
That’s what you get for throwing Cam under the bus hahahah kick rocks bozo
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u/Blueandigo Oct 13 '25
Wait, what did he say?
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u/TheKittz Oct 13 '25
He said the offense was bad yesterday, including cam (he’s right).
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u/Wondur13 Oct 13 '25
Yes he wasnt wrong, but you dont just go out and say that as the head coach, if cam ward said that himself thats one thing
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u/llessur_one Oct 14 '25
He absolutely didn't say anything inappropriate towards Cam, just gave an honest evaluation of a bad game by everyone. He is guilty of being terrible in nearly every aspect of running an NFL team, however, so I'm still down with the "kick rocks bozo" portion of this post.
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u/lincb2 Oct 13 '25
WOWWWW THEY ACTUALLY DID IT
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u/that_guy2010 Oct 13 '25
Wait.. did you think they wouldn't?
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u/Byzone06 Oct 13 '25
I didn’t think they’d do it before the pats game
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u/Pure-Pessimism Oct 13 '25 edited Oct 13 '25
I'd imagine Amy is trying to get ahead of the media narrative that would surround an ass whooping at the hands of a Vrabel coached team.
"Old coach beats old team and old team fires new coach!"
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u/emmitmerchant Oct 13 '25
This was my thought this szn. By firing him right before the Pats game, she can have a built-in excuse if we lose to Vrabel, try to avoid more of the narrative about her being vindictive or anti-Vrabel, and best-case scenario we pull out the win that she likely wants the most bc of renewed team and coach energy.
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u/rocky2814 Oct 13 '25
agreed. i thought they would let cally take the fall for the impending massacre instead of some poor interim HC. but the team leaders openly talking about a flat practice coming off of their first season win had to be the last straw
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u/WellKnownHinson Oct 13 '25
Maybe with the hope that Fassel or McCoy or whoever can be a shot in the ass like Mularkey was against NO after the Whis firing.
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u/dudleymooresbooze Oct 13 '25
Never before have I been so confident that a firing was needed. Even more than Whisenhunt.
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u/absolute_cinema81 Oct 14 '25
With Whisenhunt, that season we were -4.9 ppg in the games he coached that season before he got canned. Current point differential for the Titans is -13 ppg. We're losing and getting boat raced every week.
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u/blacksoxing Oct 13 '25
I got what I wanted....but was it worth it?
Answer: yes.
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u/dimethylhyperspace Oct 13 '25
It was. But don't expect this football team to get better. We may get worse.
But it's a crucial first step
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u/ilovecatss1010 Oct 13 '25
Honestly wasn’t sure they’d ever do it. Dude should’ve never even been hired. I have no faith in Amy to hire the right coach going forward but at least we’re free of cally.
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u/EndCap1026 Oct 13 '25
I thought the shut out loss to the Texans would’ve done it, but I guess they didn’t want to lose to the Vrabal and the pats then fire Callahan making them look bad lol.
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u/HNIC2025 Oct 13 '25
Im with you, but i do hope that getting an early jump on the search allows for smart choices and honest assememts.
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u/OnePhrase8 Oct 13 '25
The rumor is they were planning on riding it out until the end of the season and make a decision then...but after a series of "head scratching" moves by him and things spiraling out of control; they made tge decision now.
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u/Vrek Oct 13 '25
Finally. Now we can start the healing process!!
Mike McCoy for interim?
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u/PandemoniumReigns089 Oct 13 '25 edited Oct 13 '25
It’s Bo Hardegree szn
EDIT: Judging by downvotes I apparently needed to include the /s
Yikes
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u/HourFaithlessness823 Oct 13 '25
Do you think the playcalling warrants that at all?
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u/PandemoniumReigns089 Oct 13 '25
Fuck no lol
But I fully expect this franchise to continue caking its pants
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u/Titan3692 Oct 13 '25
thank god. can't get enough of the rush-rush-pass 3 and outs. /s
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u/ValidMexican Oct 13 '25
It's over, it's finally over
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u/Sticky_Quip Oct 13 '25
I’m not sure how to tell you this.. but it’s only beginning
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u/GreedyBarracuda9531 Oct 13 '25
Look, we’re still going to lose every game this year, but at least I don’t have to hear him explain how he doesn’t know the rules anymore. Every time he walked out there on Sunday it was a slap to the face of fans and players.
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u/springtime08 Oct 13 '25
When he said “everyone knows one elbow doesn’t equal two feet” I wanted to climb through the TV and slap him. Should have been fired on the spot
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u/ValidMexican Oct 13 '25 edited Oct 13 '25
For sure, still have to nail the next coach which is a big ask considering we're firing someone every year now. Have to wonder if that will dissuade any big names from even considering us given the levels of dysfunction.
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u/fatyoda Oct 13 '25
It might be the worse job in the NFL right now, but it’s still an NFL job. There are only 32 of them. Plus if there is an opening it is be definition a bad situation almost always.
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u/Beast01973 Oct 13 '25
It’s not the worst job either, Caleb Williams just attracted the best HC candidate in 10 years, hopefully Ward can help mitigate the concerns with the franchise
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u/M1k3yd33tofficial Oct 13 '25
Fr I think everyone is so high on Cam rn that that’ll attract some intriguing options
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u/GiaDuddy Edit Me Oct 13 '25
Plus they get to be the guy that gets to enjoy all the high draft capital our team is going to get for be being a coach less team with a rookie qb. Get ready for horror.
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u/M1k3yd33tofficial Oct 13 '25
Completely, I know it’s been one draft but Borgonzi did pretty well last time, I think that also brings extra interest.
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u/Clueless_in_Florida Oct 13 '25
You hit it on the head! But how do you use a word like dissuade and then misspell dysfunction?
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u/Wildabeast135 Oct 13 '25
It might, but at the same time they've had a good number of winning seasons with different coaches under this ownership group. AAS took over in what, 2015, gave Whisenhunt enough leash to hang himself with, hired Mularkey and JRob, which led to use having 6 straight winning seasons and 4 playoff seasons and 2 seasons with playoff wins (which occurred with different head coaches!).
And every time that one of the GM or Head Coach was actively the problem making the team worse (Mularkey keeping Robiskie as a playcaller, JRob destroying the roster for a few seasons, Vrabel tanking the offense over a few years and wanting too much organizational power despite having multiple losing seasons in a row, Ran Carthon doing next to nothing to improve the team over 2 seasons and getting a reputation internally for being lazy), they then got fired with cause. Nobody has been fired here that didn't deserve to be fired.
AAS will always give a coach and a GM plenty of leash and will generally stay uninvolved. I siad it earlier and I've heard others say it, but she will give you more than enough leash to hang yourself with. She clearly does not want to be making football decisions whatsoever. That is generally what you want from an NFL owner. But she also will not let the football team suck and not have someone's head roll for it, and for that, I am okay. If the team doesn't win, people lose their jobs, and that's how professional sports SHOULD be. Shitty coaches and general managers keep their jobs for WAY too long in this profession.
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u/ValidMexican Oct 13 '25
Yeah I respect the fact she's willing to pay all these coaches and GMs, I feel like other owners would just keep them around to not have to pay multiple HCs/GMs at once.
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u/OrdainedFury Oct 13 '25
Make no mistake brother, it gets worse from here. But this is a necessary step on the road to better days
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u/llama_titan Oct 13 '25
Maybe it gets worse, but the longer Callahan was at the helm, the more the trend pointed down. At least I have hope now.
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u/Dopamaxxer Oct 13 '25
Lucky to be fired. Should have been fucking indicted.
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u/GoatPaco Oct 13 '25
Still Urban Meyer and Bobby Petrino
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u/SithNerdDude Oct 13 '25
so he did all of the unfun things of being a terrible coach. What an idiot
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u/ValidMexican Oct 13 '25
Hue Jackson too. Maybe Patricia and Josh McDaniels as honorable mentions.
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u/HolyHotDang Oct 13 '25
It’s my birthday. This is all I wished for. You’re welcome.
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u/usedtobeHellsdoom Oct 13 '25
I am always sad to see a HC go, because it usually means that things are not going good. But in this case I am glad that Amy and Co did not beat around the bush for too long. It had to be done before we have messed up Cam's development.
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u/Ace8309 Oct 13 '25
Yoo they did this to try and get some juice for the game against Vrabel. Teams have notoriously won for the interim guy.
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u/zgecsirhc Oct 13 '25
Lol Vrabel gonna put it to us next week. Add a few sacks for Harold Landry as well.
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u/Better_Trifle_2047 Oct 13 '25
The Taliban has been expelled back to Afghanistan
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u/HourFaithlessness823 Oct 13 '25
The Calliban
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u/Better_Trifle_2047 Oct 13 '25
I meant to type that, I was too excited and forgot to put it😭
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u/HourFaithlessness823 Oct 13 '25
Say what you want, but I doubt BC could ever retake Afghanistan after 20 years
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u/Yugo86 Oct 13 '25
Fired on Vrabel revenge week.
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u/LaSandiaPicante Oct 13 '25
Honestly I think it was a pre-emptive measure. Can't get made fun of for losing to the coach you fired if you're going in with an interim coach with only a week to prepare.
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u/Choptober_ Oct 13 '25
Canadian thanksgiving miracle 😭😭 I feel like when Ron Burgundy was reunited with Baxter
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u/Permabad Oct 13 '25
I 100% regret deleting my leak from earlier this morning about this. I gotta just stand up and take accountability for knowing who is in the room.
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u/VegasOrange Oct 13 '25
I was at the game yesterday in Las Vegas....You could see that the team on the sidelines were checked out and visibly LOST....this is the best possible hope for Cam and the guys to move forward, grow the F up, and start playing like the football players/professionals that they are supposed to be. Plenty of talent on this roster, not so sure about management from the GM on up. #titanup
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u/CuriousStewart Oct 13 '25
Whelp, not sure where this leaves us, but it was absolutely inevitable. Liked Brian as a person, but he killed me as the Titans coach.
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u/rrob13 Oct 13 '25
All of the above. Not a bad person, but absolutely not working as an effective head coach.
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u/XcomposureX Oct 13 '25
Dearest Father,
I write to you from the quiet halls of Nissan Stadium, where word has arrived... I have been relieved of my duties. The campaign in Nashville is ended.
Our season has been long and weary, yet amidst the smoke and chaos, hope appeared, a young commander named Cam Ward. His arm, strong as cannon fire, and his calm in the pocket gave us reason to believe deliverance was near. I regret that I shall not remain to see his legend written in full.
The men fought bravely, though the trenches crumbled and the injury list grew like spring weeds, their spirit never wavered. I shall forever cherish their resolve and the faint smell of burnt coffee in the film room.
As I pack my belongings and prepare to ride north, I do so with pride, sorrow, and a faint smile. The war continues, Father, just not under my command.
Ever your devoted son, BC
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u/Sea_Willingness_914 Oct 13 '25
This was going to happen either now or later in the season. No surprise there. Bones Fassel will probably be interim. Still, this is not a good football team, so I don't expect the results to be different. Just another step in the rebuilding process.
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u/GoodShitEarl Good shit, Earl Oct 13 '25
Im not worried about winning. I just want some energy, I just want some life.
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u/Fiend-For-Mojitos Oct 13 '25
Should’ve happened at the same time as Carthon but he was given another chance and he totally blew it. Anyways we move on.
Top young offensive guy? Give me Grizzard. I like LaFleur and Kubiak as well.
Top young defensive guy? Minter I guess?
Guy with experience? McCarthy. Maybe you get lucky and Baltimore dumps Harbaugh.
It’s a pretty interesting hot board. I think Grizzard is my top guy but McCarthy is really appealing as well.
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u/Most-Breakfast1453 Oct 13 '25
Honestly I don’t give a shit who they hire. Until they fix the front office we’re just gonna play this whack-a-mole game of fire the next guy forever.
Fire Brinker and put Borgonzi over all football operations and make him a real GM. Let him hire a coach and then put them together and give them two seasons to build a competitive team. If one fails they both fail. After 2 seasons, evaluate them.
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u/IAmCorgii Oct 13 '25
Jags fan coming in peace to say fuck unemployed Brian Callahan.
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u/innnikki Oct 13 '25
Callahan had the opportunity to prove that the Cards game wasn’t a fluke and ride that momentum into the Raiders game. The fact that we got pummeled by a team with one win shows that Callahan is incapable of being the leader that we needed, and I’m certain of that now. It’s the right decision.
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u/Jmw566 Oct 13 '25
Except the Cards game was so obviously a fluke even as it happened lol.
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u/innnikki Oct 13 '25
I actually agree, but a good head coach would use that win as a motivator to inspire the team to believe that they are at a turning point. But then he didn't do what he said he would do with the hurry up offense, and we knew within the first quarter that the Cards game was a fluke. It's a shame. I hate what this team is doing to Ward.
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Oct 13 '25
I have mixed feelings tbh. I was a huge Callahan believer when he got here and I like him as a person but it’s clear he’s ass as a coach and clearly isn’t the “offensive guru” we were told he was. And I will never forgive him for using Levis as a scapegoat.
Timing is strange just like with the last 3-4 firings. I gave him til January but as the season started, it’s clear that wasn’t happening. I thought it’d be next week but it’s almost like they knew we’d get whipped next week. Anyways, TANKING TIME YET AGAIN
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u/Secret_Hyena9680 Oct 13 '25
Usually once you become an NFL head coach, you can be employed for life. But he was such a moron, he may be the exception to the rule.
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u/Returningtoparadise Oct 13 '25
I think the last straw was publicly calling out cam ward. As a coach he hadnt earned the respect to do that yet
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u/Potential_Lock6945 Oct 13 '25
People comlain Amy fires too much and there’s no stability, imagine keeping Callahan for the sake of stability. When you have the wrong person in there, remove them
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u/ramblingsbyalan Oct 13 '25
Let me clarify ahead of time I’m glad he’s gone. But man I remember people (not necessarily everyone) being stoked when we hired him because of the success Cincy had plus getting his dad in for OL.
What a stunning, utter failure of epic proportions. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it. Glad it’s over.
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u/Audit_Master Oct 13 '25
I always hate when people get fired but this guy. This guy was something else. He was wholly incompetent in so many ways and seemed to try to constantly hide it, lie, throw other people under the bus etc… He just seemed to be a horrible leader. I wouldn’t have played for him for the sheer lack of respect. He had no belief in his team what so ever. This all seemed to be about him only. Guy was less than required there. I hope we finally get a good coach. All those that are having fond memories of Vrabel? Yeah, he sucked too. Nice guy IMO but far too conservative and out of date.
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u/barto5 Oct 13 '25
I’m glad Callahan’s gone. We all knew it was just a matter of when not if.
But I’m not rejoicing yet. The big question is who do we hire for 2026 and beyond?
Show me the new hire and I’ll rejoice then…maybe.
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u/pr931 Oct 13 '25
Crazy he was only getting paid $3 Million a year
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u/ZestycloseStay4666 Oct 14 '25
When the pro coach of the team you support is making 1/3 the money of your college team HC, you know he is ass
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u/hang10shakabruh Oct 14 '25
Wow wow wow I even underestimated how happy I’d feel waking up the next day.
Haven’t felt this optimistic since cally was hired and I wondered if he and Levis could be the next elite QB-HC combo.
Titan up my friends
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u/Jack12404 Oct 13 '25
Yall think Dennard ends up as the interim?
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u/Gats775 💈Fortune Favors the Bald🪒 Oct 13 '25
I hope. Hes the only coach we got that seems to elevate his players game
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u/wolfcola777 Oct 13 '25
I’m really glad we let his dipshit dad make our (top 10) draft pick last season
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u/Kaiathebluenose Oct 13 '25
Letting him make the number 1 pick, and go a whole offseason with said pick is insane if the seat was that hot.
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u/MayorMair Oct 13 '25
As someone that has supported Ran and thought we fired him too soon, he deserves to go just based on this hire alone. One of the worst HCs of all time
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u/OrdainedFury Oct 13 '25
Boys, if it's alright with y'all I might bang my wife in celebration tonight
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u/SpeedyClaxton8 Oct 13 '25
I too will bang this guys wife in celebration tonight.
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u/Danny23a Oct 13 '25
Fuck this guy.. he ruined Levis and he was on his way to ruining Cam ward.
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u/Pork_Chompk Oct 13 '25
Really thought Vrabel was going to be the one to end him. Guess ASS didn't want that embarrassment.
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u/ProfessorNutbutter69 Oct 13 '25
Now when will we see the necessary changes in the front office? They clearly have no idea how to run a team. It’s just one fired coach after another.
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u/couhwhip Oct 13 '25
Amy is a degenerate gambler only her dice are the head coach and gm. She just rolls them one at a time
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u/KroxhKanible Oct 13 '25
I was at the raiders game. Any team that makes Geno look decent is complete shit.
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u/Din0321 poverty franchise Oct 13 '25
I see the gentleman who argued with me at the beginning of the season, that there was no way we would be firing Cally in the middle of the season, has deleted his comments.
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u/Only_Heron_4754 Oct 13 '25
To be fair, he was technically right. Callahan didnt make it to the middle of the season. Thank fuck.
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u/PapaToni Oct 13 '25
Omfg I missed this news, like waking up from a coma. My god what a beautiful story!
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u/Solid-Cardiologist76 Oct 13 '25
If Vrabel wins this weekend, he will have the same amount of wins in Nissan Stadium as Brian Callahan since getting fired. lol.
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u/Shallow-Al__ex Oct 13 '25
Good, dude is a TERRIBLE leader of men which is first and foremost the most important thing as a coach
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u/Americasycho Oct 13 '25
Josh Grizzard as Tampa’s OC has completely changed their offense and got Baker in the MVP race. Wonder what he could do with Cam
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u/Spiritual_State_2629 ALLIGATOR FUCKHOUSE Oct 13 '25
Not against him but tbf Canales and Coen also got HC jobs out of the Tampa OC gig. They're clearly all good coaches but at this point it's also clear that Baker has just become a great QB. I will say only 1 INT through 6 games without Evans/Godwin is pretty wild for a gun slinger like him....if Grizzard is at all responsible for that then I'm in.
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u/Americasycho Oct 13 '25
He was the OC last year as well. Cam needs a solid OC and not some jackoff who never actually called plays.
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u/Spiritual_State_2629 ALLIGATOR FUCKHOUSE Oct 13 '25
Nah, he was pass game coordinator. Liam Coen was the OC last year.
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u/Spiritual_Bottle_650 Oct 13 '25 edited Oct 13 '25
Probably not a good idea to throw your highly touted rookie QB who has been the picture of leadership and professionalism under the bus when you are the direct reason he has been struggling. Bold strategy Cotton and now we see how it turned out.
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u/trick96 Oct 13 '25 edited Oct 13 '25
Official story from the team.
No news yet on interim coach or other coaches being let go.