While Mike McCoy is the interim head coach for the Tennessee Titans, it’s safe to assume he will not be calling the shots in 2025. After entering the season with Brian Callahan hoping to bounce back from a disappointing 2024, the team parted ways with the head coach midway through the season. McCoy had a chance to prove himself for the remainder of the 2025 season, but he’s 0-6 so far and has not done enough to develop first-overall pick Cam Ward.
The future of the Titans lives and dies with Ward, so it makes sense for the team to focus on offensive-minded coaches. With that in mind, Sports Illustrated‘s Albert Breer reports Tennessee is strongly considering Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy for the vacant position, although interviews cannot officially begin until the end of the regular season.
REPORT: 2 Favorites Emerge As Titans Next Head Coach
Based on Breer’s report, it appears as though the Titans are looking for someone with previous head coaching experience. This makes sense, as Callahan was a first-time hire, and it can’t be enjoyable watching him fail while old friend Mike Vrabel has the New England Patriots atop the AFC with an 11-2 record and an MVP-caliber quarterback in Drake Maye.
McCarthy is the bigger of the two names and comes with a longer resume. A longtime head coach, McCarthy won a Super Bowl with Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the 2010 season. While he never returned to the game’s biggest stage, he remained a productive coach throughout his time in Green Bay and Dallas. He’s had the benefit of working with great quarterbacks, but he still owns an impressive 172-112-2 record in the regular season and has gone 11-11 in the postseason.
A Second Chance For Matt Nagy
Nagy, meanwhile, had a less successful tenure with the Chicago Bears. Originally joining the team in 2018, the Andy Reid disciple started his tenure on a high note, going 12-4 with second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and winning Coach of the Year honors. Sadly, this success couldn’t last, as the Bears spent the next three years battling mediocrity before firing him.
On the one hand, nobody should blame Nagy for Mitchell Trubisky’s lack of success. He was already with the Bears prior to Nagy’s arrival, and his shortcomings in Pittsburgh suggest he wouldn’t have panned out no matter where he went. On the other hand, the Kansas City Chiefs offense has not looked like its unstoppable self over the past few seasons, and Nagy bears some responsibility for the passing attack’s shortcomings. Maybe he could become a successful head coach in the right environment, but the Titans should keep their options open as they search for their next head coach.
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