NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The frustration is constructing for Tennessee Titans followers after one other disappointing loss — a 41-20 loss to the Indianapolis Colts — put the crew’s report at 0-3.
Followers started to chant, “Fireplace Callahan,” as coach Brian Callahan and his crew went into the locker room down 20-6 at halftime. It was unimaginable for Callahan to not hear the chants accompanied by boos as he approached the tunnel. However Callahan mentioned he is not fazed by it.
“I do not actually fear about that to be sincere,” Callahan mentioned after the sport. “My focus is on attempting to verify our soccer crew is in pretty much as good a spot as attainable 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 onerous sufficient as it’s to place these different issues and take into consideration that. It would not do anyone any good. So, I simply go to work and work as onerous as I can. I put as a lot effort as I can into this and that’s what it’s.”
Callahan, in his second season because the Titans’ coach, has a 3-17 report.
Callahan’s offense was going through a fourth-and-1 on the Colts’ 39-yard line with 46 seconds left within the first half. Indianapolis known as a timeout to cease the clock so they may try so as to add to their lead earlier than halftime. Callahan was uncertain if he needed to go for it or kick a subject objective, so he known as a timeout when play resumed.
The indecisiveness led to a delay of sport penalty that price Tennessee 5 yards, stretching Titans kicker Joey Slye’s subject objective try from 57 yards to 62. Slye missed the kick, and the Colts took over on the Titans’ 38-yard line. Indianapolis drove 30 yards in 37 seconds to arrange Spencer Shrader’s 36-yard subject objective to finish the six-point swing.
“I hadn’t determined but for the time being what we’ll do,” Callahan mentioned. “We had been going backwards and forwards and needed a minute to consider it. I used to be going backwards and forwards between the fourth down name and the sector objective and determined to go take factors in that individual scenario, and the operational a part of it to kick it on time did not occur.”
The Titans have fired a head coach or normal supervisor in three consecutive seasons. Callahan is in peril of being the fourth if he would not get issues circled shortly. The Titans have three consecutive away video games beginning with the Houston Texans subsequent week, adopted by West Coast journeys to face the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders. Former Titans coach Mike Vrabel, who was fired after the 2022 season, will lead the New England Patriots to Nashville the following time Tennessee is at dwelling.
The Titans have now been outscored 94-51 by three video games. Titans quarterback Cam Ward has lobbied for stability, defending Callahan and mentioned he needs to play for his present coach for years to return. Ward shares Callahan’s unbothered method to the group response.
“I am not likely too anxious about that,” Ward mentioned in regards to the boos. “We ain’t try this sufficient to win the sport immediately. If I used to be them, I would be mad too. I am attempting to win soccer video games the identical as them. So, if that is what they’ll do, we have got to lock in as a bunch within the locker room and proceed to inspire one another, push one another, and attempt to get a win.”