NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Not every coach has to have played in the NFL to have success, and not every coach who had a good career as a player makes a good coach.
Count Tennessee Titans defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend among those who think his ability to coach is enhanced by playing experience.
“My job is to make sure that they understand what to do and how to do it and to get it out of them,” Townsend told me. “I think that’s the biggest thing of how can I relate, how can I push them to be the best player they can be.