In an unexpected development in what already has been a turbulent offseason in Tennessee, the Titans and Jeff Fisher, the NFL's longest-tenured head coach, are preparing to part ways, SI.com learned Thursday afternoon.
The Titans officially confirmed the news in a one-sentence press release Thursday evening.
While it's not known what prompted the change regarding Fisher's status in Tennessee, league sources say Fisher was not happy to lose a pair of his longtime defensive coaches last week. Fisher fired defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil, one of his closest friends, and saw well-respected Titans defensive line coach Jim Washburn accept a similar position on Andy Reid's staff in Philadelphia.
The Titans are concentrating on in-house candidates early in the process of replacing former coach Jeff Fisher, even as their pool of potential in-house candidates dwindles.
Offensive line coach Mike Munchak interviewed Monday, and offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger is set to sit in front of General Manager Mike Reinfeldt and Executive Vice President Steve Underwood today.
Meanwhile, Fred Graves became the fifth member of the 2010 staff to leave the Titans since the end of the season. The wide receivers coach accepted a multiyear contract to coach the same position for the Panthers.
Where do you think he'll land?
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
I have to agree with RDF, take off a year and hope some better jobs open up. And it wouldn't be bad to take a TV job to keep his name in the spotlight.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
