The Tennessee Titans are trending towards hiring a retread head coaching candidate
The Tennessee Titans are reeling from the John Harbaugh news. Mike Borgonzi, Chad Brinker, and owner Amy Adams Strunk were scheduled to fly to Harbaugh’s private residence on Thursday for a meeting. Well, he canceled the meeting and agreed to join the New York Giants.
The Titans must circle back to their other 18 head coaching candidates. Borgonzi is still in the process of conducting first-round interviews with several candidates this weekend. The Titans will then advance to a second round of interviews, in-person sitdowns, per Paul Kuharsky.
The way the winds are currently blowing, you should probably prepare for the Titans to hire a retread candidate. They are interviewing Mike McCarthy and Brian Daboll in person this weekend. They recently conducted an in-person interview with Mike McDaniel as well.
Jonathan Gannon will interview in-person on Sunday. Robert Saleh has his first virtual meeting with the Titans on Sunday, one day after coaching the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Titans have already interviewed Kevin Stefanski and Matt Nagy, both of whom feel like strong options to advance to the final round of interviews. Kuharsky says Vance Joseph made a strong impression.
All eight candidates just mentioned are retreads. It wouldn’t be surprising if the Titans are prioritizing experience. They are still reeling from the Brian Callahan disaster, and Strunk may be unwilling to take a similar risk.
A retread isn’t guaranteed, however. The Titans have put in requests to interview three first-timers in Chargers DC Jesse Minter, Rams DC Chris Shula, and Packers DC Jeff Hafley. Minter has a league-leading eight interview requests. Shula has six, and Hafley has been strongly linked to the Miami Dolphins’ vacancy.
The competition for Minter feels real. Kuharsky does mention that Shula could advance to the Titans’ final round of interviews. League-wide, Shula is considered a strong candidate due to climbing the ladder with the Los Angeles Rams.
Saleh, McDaniel, McCarthy, Nagy, and Stefanski appear to have the most momentum in the Titans’ head coaching search.
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