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New coaches for the Patriots and Titans focused on winning now and not 2025 draft

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jerod Mayo and Brian Callahan are going through the challenges first-year NFL coaches usually face.

Balancing the need to win now with the patience needed when developing young quarterbacks. It’s not easy, and Mayo brings his New England Patriots to Music City on Sunday to play Callahan’s Titans with both near the bottom of the NFL standings.

That has fans either seeing a tank job in progress or clamoring loudly for more losses for a better draft pick next April. That’s not a coach’s top priority as the calendar flips to November.