NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The next coach is typically opposite the guy he replaces.
A hard-nosed defensive alpha generally gets replaced by a softer, more agreeable guy with an offensive background.
The Titans moved into the next phase of their search for Mike Vrabel’s replacement Monday, with in-person interviews of coaches under contract and not still alive in the playoffs now allowed.
Reports say Brian Callahan of the Bengals and Thomas Brown of the Panthers will visit with the Titans right away, the first candidates who had remote interviews to now meet with team executives in person. They cannot talk to Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald or Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn until next week, with their teams either out of the playoffs or on the bye week ahead of the Super Bowl.
I’ve been thinking about the qualities the team needs the next guy in the head coach’s offense to have.
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