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Top Titans Storylines Heading into Training Camp

By Chris Clark

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 13: Marcus Mariota #8 of the Tennessee Titans walks onto the fieldl in the second quarter of the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 13: Marcus Mariota #8 of the Tennessee Titans walks onto the fieldl in the second quarter of the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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4. The Coaching Staff

Mike Vrabel is a loud, funny, and a player’s kind of coach. His former players raved about him, saying he is a great coach, great leader, and great mentor. Those are qualities you need in a coach, especially when your team’s stars are young, like the Titans’ case. There is one quality that we still yet to know if he has: Can he lead the Tennessee Titans?

Let’s face it, I am a nice guy, I think I am kind of funny too, and I definitely could do the mentor thing. But, that does not necessarily mean I can lead a team. Not to compare myself to Vrabel or anything.

The Titans fired a decent coach in Mike Mularkey. It is not bad to say that was a bold move. Mularkey was a great players’ coach. You could tell right from when he was hired as interim head coach that the players were willing to run through a brick wall for him.

The following two seasons, Mularkey and his crew went 9-7, giving Mularkey a 18-14 record in two full regular seasons. The Titans seemed to be headed in the right direction, but Titans’ ownership thought they needed to go a different route.

In came Vrabel. Vrabel is basically a younger and upgraded version of Mike Mularkey in terms of the type of coach he is. He is a players’ coach. The players will want to also run through a brick wall for him.

But can Vrabel meet the pretty mediocre, but good, bar set by Mularkey? Or will this risk hurt the Titans and set them back a few years? We will find out something this coming season, but one season does not answer those questions.

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