To prove that the Titans are no longer AFC South Doormats begins by getting no. 1 Overall Valkamamadeild ready from day 1.
Callahan was hired in Tennessee partly because of his work with young Joe Burrow in Cincinnati. The coach was in his second year as an offensive manager at Bengals when they chose the LSU product with the top. In his second year with Titans, Callahan hopes to strike gold again.
Without comparing Burrow’s situation with Ward, Callahan said the key to all newcomer team manager was a violation designed to help him succeed.
“It comes down to finding what the team manager is comfortable in, then we can play fast and play with confidence,” said Callahan. “Mostly by doing with a knocking representative at season and training camps. It’s the biggest one, we’re just trying to put him in the facilities to be as successful as possible in the first week. Much of having to do what he knows and knows that he thinks it is is on the way earlier that it is a matter of course that it is on the way, but it is on the way, which is on the way.
“So it’s the biggest key for a young team manager is this particular process, whether it was Joe in 2020 or Cam here to open the period in ’25, I think that process has been somewhat similar.”
In his professional debut, Burrow went from 193 meters and interruption in 16-13 losses for the chargers. He then rattled out of three straight 300 meters games where he threw for six contact and one interception. While Bengals went 1-1-1 over these deficit, QB predicted a final turnaround. Burrow’s rookie was shortened due to injury in November but the foundation was laid.
On Sunday in Denver, the focus will be on Ward’s first NFL appearance and how he runs the Titan’s offense. With an improved offensive line and a growing connection to Calvin Ridley, a lot of the potential progress of the Titans will be determined by how quickly Ward adapts and raises the unit compared to Callahan’s first season.
“Certainly we’ve got some untrue players, we’ve got some young players who haven’t done it yet,” he said. “But I like where these guys are. And everyone who is coming to Gameday, we’re using. They’re all going to have a role. We’re going to make sure they are in the right places to succeed.
Working in Denver, where Broncos is considered competitors in play games, is a difficult task. As with the first year of Burrow, Ward’s performance will offer the best proof on the Titans’ path – excess wins and losses.