Drew Beatty’s Titans Simulation Builds Around Cam Ward With Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll

By DREW BEATTY, film analyst

With a despondent 2025 season mercifully in the rearview mirror, the Tennessee Titans now embark on a franchise-altering offseason. In a year where rookie quarterback Cam Ward gave the front office reason to believe he can be the organization’s franchise quarterback, Tennessee must look to surround him with the most resources possible.

After firing former head coach Brian Callahan after Week Six of the 2025 season, the Titans journey into the offseason with the fourth overall pick in the NFL draft, over $100 million in projected cap space, and an all-important head coaching vacancy.

Titans Offseason Simulation — Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll/ ASSOCIATED PRESS, Daboll Instagram

So, at the starting line of such a vital offseason, I assume the role of second-year general manager Mike Borgonzi in a full 2026 offseason simulation. In this exercise, I will go through every facet of an NFL offseason, and make the (realistic) decisions that I see fit for the Titans based off of an unhealthy number of hours of film study.

Projected coaching staff

Login or signup to view the full article

Membership includes access to everything on the site – articles, videos and podcasts as well as additional analysis from Mike Herndon, Blake Beddingfield, Drew Beatty and Braden Gall. You’ll be notified when podcasts go live, have a spot on a private Facebook page, get priority placement in mailbag posts and enjoy a 5 percent discount from Tennessee Tickets.