Building a franchise typically begins with finding a franchise quarterback, which the Tennessee Titans did in 2015 with second overall pick Marcus Mariota. However, Mariota was drafted by GM Ruston Webster (formerly of the Seahawks organization) and head coach Ken Whisenhunt (formerly a Super Bowl coach-turned-dude with a 3-20 record in Tennessee) and the direction of the organization had already begun to change courses seven games into Mariota’s rookie season.
That’s when Whisenhunt was fired and replaced by interim (formerly interim, now as permanent as any head coach can be considered permanent) coach Mike Mularkey.