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Five most important Titans for 2025 not named Cam Ward

I was listening to Robby and Rexrode on 102.5 this morning, and they did a list of their five most important Tennessee Titans for the 2025 season not named Cam Ward. We all know that the most important thing for the Titans this season is to see Ward progress and hopefully become the franchise quarterback this team has been searching for since Steve McNair.

Here are my 5 most important Titans for 2025:

Dan Moore​

The Titans have had a problem with at least one of their offensive tackles for a long time now. They signed Moore to a 4-year $82 million contract this offseason. Signing Moore allowed them to move last year’s first round pick, JC Latham, to right tackle, which is the position he played in college. The best way to help Ward succeed is to protect him.

Calvin Ridley​

The Titans don’t have a lot of weapons on offense. Ridley has the ability to be one of the ten best receivers in the league. His chemistry with Ward has been really good. If the Titans are going to have a chance to be good on offense this season, they need Ridley to be healthy and good. The second best way to help Ward succeed is to surround him with weapons.

Jeffery Simmons​

Just like on offense, the Titans don’t have a lot of great players on defense. Simmons is supposed to be a great player, but he hasn’t produced like that in the last couple of years. He showed up to camp this year in “the best shape of his life.” Now we need to see that translate to All-Pro level production in the pass rush. The Titans are bad at EDGE. If they are going to pressure quarterbacks this season, they are going to have to do it from the interior.

Femi Oladejo​

As I said above, the Titans are bad at EDGE. They spent a second round pick on Oladejo, who has all the tools, but is raw as a pass rusher. How quickly can this staff help him use those tools to get the quarterback on the ground? They’d better hope it’s sooner rather than later.

L’Jarius Sneed​

Of the 5 on this list, I have the least confidence in Sneed, who missed the majority of last season with a quad/knee injury. He also missed the majority of the offseason recovering from a procedure on his knee. If the Titans’ defense is going to have any chance to stop anyone, they are going to have to cover well. Sneed is the most talented corner on the team. Will he be available?

Who would you add to the list?

Source: https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/t...-important-titans-for-2025-not-named-cam-ward

 

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Titans sign Amani Hooker to contract extension

The Tennessee Titans announced today that they have signed safety Amani Hooker to a three-year, $48.6 million contract extension:

The #Titans and S Amani Hooker have a deal, his agent @jackbechta announced. pic.twitter.com/0z7lkRj9nm

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 6, 2025

Hooker has been a really good player for the Titans. Last year, he led the team with 5 interceptions. The only thing that has held him back has been injuries. He played in 16 games in his first two seasons, but has not played a full season since.

Hooker was a fourth-round pick by the Titans back in 2019. He has played in 80 games over his six years with the team and has 12 interceptions.

The Titans have a really solid safety room right now with Hooker, Quandre Diggs, and rookie Kevin Winston as the headliners. Winston is doubtful for tomorrow’s game with a hamstring injury. He is also recovering from a torn ACL from last year when he was still at Penn State. The Titans are really high on Winston, and extending Hooker gives them the opportunity to be really good at safety for a long time.

Source: https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/t...itans-sign-amani-hooker-to-contract-extension

 

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Brian Callahan apparently doesn’t know the rules

Brian Callahan was asked in his press conference after the Tennessee Titans’ 20-12 loss to the Denver Broncos why he didn’t challenge this deep pass from Cam Ward to Elic Ayomanor that was ruled incomplete:

One elbow equals two feet

This was a catch#Titans pic.twitter.com/BypVY4sVmA

— Wes Wisley (@TitansStats) September 8, 2025

He said it was because Ayomanor only got an elbow in bounds and that he needed to do more for it to be a catch. That is factually incorrect, as Paul Kuharsky laid out here:

#Titans coach Brian Callahan said Elic Ayomanor's sideline catch required not just an elbow in bounds but also a foot.

That's factually incorrect.

From the rulebook, "A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) in the field of play, at the…

— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) September 8, 2025

To summarize: One elbow equals two feet.

It is really inexcusable for Callahan not to know that is the rule. I have been rooting for Callahan to succeed as the head coach here, but he had a horrible game today. From not knowing this rule to some of the playcalling today – especially the series right before halftime.

With that being said, there is still time for Cally to rebound here. This is just one game in what is a long season. There is still plenty of time for him to prove that he can coach, but he is not off to a good start.

He needs to get it together soon. With the reports that the front office considered a fresh start last offseason, there isn’t much room for Callahan to have games like he did today.

Source: https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/t...ian-callahan-apparently-doesnt-know-the-rules

 

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Pissed off for greatness: Titans week 1

(Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

This year, after a loss, I am going to try an article where I gather some #takes from around the internet where people are just losing their minds. There will probably be some that I agree with and some that are just flat out crazy. This week, we will start with the #FireCally movement that is really gaining steam on Twitter.

Idk if it’s an exaggeration to say Callahan’s the worst coach in the NFL since Urban Meyer. I am not kidding I would fire him tomorrow.

Get him as far away from Cam as possible and let Dennard Wilson finish out the season running the show.

— Jake (@JakeAndBall) September 7, 2025

It’s tough to argue with anything he said there.

I mentioned this on the Livestream yesterday but again, another reason why Im out on Brian Callahan is the he often admits HE IS THE PROBLEM.

How in the world does he tell Kristina Pink that he, the OC/HC, was getting plays in LATE to Cam?? Literally making it harder on Cam. pic.twitter.com/ZbZz4upDvA

— Section240 (@Section_240) September 8, 2025

Brian Callahan is the opposite of Mike Vrabel in that he is an open book. He just puts it all out there. Maybe he is trying to help out Cam Ward here by pointing the blame at himself, but come on, man. You are the playcaller tasked with putting your rookie first overall pick quarterback in a position to succeed.

Sure, he called a horrific game offensively, his team committed 131 yards worth of penalties, and he outed himself as not understanding NFL rules, but congrats to Brian Callahan for covering the spread for the third time in his 18 games as head coach!

— Mike Herndon (@MikeHerndonSk1) September 8, 2025

We can always count on Mikey Sunshine to point out the bright side.

pic.twitter.com/V2Fyr0QagT

— No Context Tennessee Titans (@NoContextTitans) September 7, 2025

No lies detected.

Next, we move onto the narrative that the outcome of the game would have been different yesterday if Xavier Restrepo.

Restrepo Makes Those Catches. #Titans pic.twitter.com/T0gLqWf252

— Jake Robertson (@GloryDaySports) September 7, 2025

It wasn’t just Jake pointing this out. I heard a caller on the radio saying the same thing this morning. There’s a reason Restrepo didn’t make the roster, and no one claimed him after he was cut. I’m not saying he will never be good, but he wouldn’t have made one bit of difference in the outcome of the game yesterday.

The Titans snatched defeat from the jaws of victory today.

— Stoney Keeley (@StoneyKeeley) September 8, 2025

Yep, they sure did.

Cam Ward’s dad is every #Titans fan in the world today. pic.twitter.com/YbscUsz8pI

— AtoZ Sports Nashville (@AtoZSports) September 7, 2025

Cam Ward’s dad is all of us!

And finally:

In case you missed yesterday’s Titans game, here’s a handy recap: pic.twitter.com/4l3CVBM1Bx

— Mike Herndon (@MikeHerndonSk1) September 8, 2025

Source: https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/tennessee-titans-news/61489/pissed-off-for-greatness-titans-week-1