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Possible Head Coach Candidates for the Tennessee Titans

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Recently, many fans have been calling for Mike Mularkey’s job with the Tennessee Titans. Many believe the only reason he was handed the job was because of his personal relationship with Amy Adams Strunk. I even found myself in a little fun conversation on Facebook of who could/should replace him. So I thought it would be fun to look into some of these names being thrown out.

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Josh McDaniels

Let’s get Mr. Obvious off the board. Last offseason, many fans wanted Josh McDaniels to get the job. McDaniels is the coordinator for the high powered New England Patriots offense, and has a past relationship with current Titans GM Jon Robinson. Before being offensive coordinator for the Patriots, McDaniels was head coach of the Denver Broncos. In his first season (2009) the Broncos started that season 6-0, but stumbled to an 8-8 finish. The next season they started with a 3-9 record and McDaniels was fired. Here’s the good news: he’s a better coach today than he was then and the Titans have more talent than the 09-10 Broncos whose quarterbacks were Jay Cutler and Kyle Orton. And the Titans play in a weaker division than what the Broncos played in back then.

Kyle Shanahan

Another obvious choice is the son of possible Hall of Fame coach Mike Shanahan. Kyle’s first coaching job came with the Houston Texans, where he was a wide receivers coach before being promoted to quarterbacks coach, so he should know Andre Johnson pretty well. He was hired by the Cleveland Browns to be an offensive coordinator in 2014, but resigned in 2015 over a disagreement with the front office forcing him to start Johnny Manziel. Currently, he’s the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons who lead their division while quarterback Matt Ryan and receiver Julio Jones are breaking franchise records.

Darrell Bevell

This one is a little more out of the box. Darrell Bevell is the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks. Although the Seahawks offense isn’t considered high-powered, they are proficient and their personnel matches up well with the Titans ( Russel Wilson/ Marcus Mariota, Marshawn Lynch/ DeMarco Murray). The receiving corps is also very similar and the Titans offensive line is better.

Todd Haley

Todd Haley is the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers have what could possibly be the most talented offense in the NFL. They’ve set a goal to score 30 points a game, which is looking quite possible early in the season. You may say he has nothing to do with the talent, but Antonio Brown, the league’s leading receiver two years in a row, was a 6th round pick and coaches do some work as scouts in the offseason as well.

Honorable Mentions

Jim Bob Cooter- offensive coordinator (DET)

Wade Phillips- defensive coordinator (DEN)

Edgar Benett- offensive coordinator (GB)

Harold Goodwin- offensive coordinator (ARZ)

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