New Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is about as anonymous as someone of his rank can be in the modern 24-hour a day NFL media era. Few outside of Tennessee likely know his name, much less anything about him. Even casual Titans fans probably wouldn’t be able to pick him out of a lineup.
However, his story is one of the most unique among NFL coordinators. Smith took an unconventional route to the offensive coordinator position. A former captain on the offensive line for the University of North Carolina, he started as a defensive assistant before moving to the offensive side of the ball, eventually becoming the Titans full time tight ends coach in 2016.