Titans’ Brian Callahan responds to followers calling for his firing

Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan heard boos and chants of “fireplace Callahan” from members of the house crowd throughout what grew to become a 41-20 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday that dropped the Titans to 0-3 on the season. 

Following that defeat, Callahan insisted he will not be dropping any sleep about paying prospects calling for his dismissal. 

Brian Callahan not apprehensive concerning the outdoors noise

“I do not actually fear about that to be trustworthy,” Callahan mentioned concerning the hot-seat chatter concerning his standing, per Turron Davenport of ESPN. “My focus is on making an attempt to verify our soccer workforce is in nearly as good a spot as potential, and the remainder of that stuff is what it’s. I do not take into consideration these issues, and you actually cannot. I imply, that is laborious sufficient as it’s to place these different issues and take into consideration that. It does not do anyone any good. So, I simply go to work and work as laborious as I can. I put as a lot effort as I can into this, and that’s what it’s.”

An August report shared that Titans proprietor Amy Adams Strunk thought-about “cleansing home and sending Callahan on his manner together with” former normal supervisor Ran Carthon, following Tennessee’s 3-14 season this previous January. Callahan, as a substitute, was given a chance to work with and develop rookie quarterback Cam Ward after the Titans made Ward the primary general decide of this 12 months’s draft. 

In complete, Callahan now has a woeful 3-17 document as Titans head coach. In the meantime, Professional Soccer Reference exhibits that Ward started Monday ranked final within the league amongst certified gamers with a 19.8 adjusted QBR and a 54.5 % completion share for the season. He tossed two landing passes and one interception over the marketing campaign’s first three weeks. 

Cam Ward echoes Brian Callahan

“I am probably not too apprehensive about that,” Ward mentioned about followers voicing their frustrations at Nissan Stadium on Sunday afternoon. “We ain’t do sufficient to win the sport right this moment. If I used to be them, I would be mad too. I am making an attempt to win soccer video games the identical as them. So, if that is what they are going to do, we have got to lock in as a gaggle within the locker room and proceed to encourage one another, push one another and attempt to get a win.”

As of Monday morning, ESPN BET had the Titans as 6.5-point highway underdogs for this coming Sunday’s matchup on the 0-3 Houston Texans. Such a line suggests sure NFL insiders really feel issues will worsen for Callahan and Co. earlier than they presumably enhance.