DETROIT (AP) — When a team's head coach has to defend the performance of his special teams coordinator, it probably wasn't a very good day. That's what first-year Titans coach Brian Callahan had to do after Tennessee repeatedly gave up long returns to the Detroit Lions in Sunday's 52-14 embarrassment . The Titans allowed 262 yards and a touchdown on returns, sinking any hope Tennessee had of keeping the game close.
Earlier this season, Tennessee had punts blocked in consecutive weeks. It's a terrible look for first-year special teams coordinator Colt Anderson, who spent the previous four seasons as an assistant special teams coach with Cincinnati. Callahan was asked about Anderson's job status after the game.
“I think Colt’s a good football coach,” he said. “We haven’t played well enough, we haven’t coached well enough. There’s really nothing else to be said about that.
” The Titans' offense and defense certainly contributed their share to the lopsided defeat. The offense committed four turnovers and didn’t force any, erased some of its own big plays with penalties and came up empty on four straight plays from the Lions 1-yard line. The defense didn't force any turnovers and couldn't get stops in the red zone.
It's no wonder the Titans are 1-6. “We’ve got to do a lot of things a lot better,” Callahan said. “Right now, it’s not a product people are excited to watch.
That’s the way it is. We’ve got to do something about that.” Still, the perfo.