Many, including Titan Sized’s Will Lomas, expected the Titans to be waiting on a position coach from one of the remaining playoff teams in order to hire an offensive coordinator. However, after weeks of speculation, the Titans and GM Jon Robinson ended up promoting tight ends coach Arthur Smith to be the team’s new play caller in the wake of Matt LaFleur’s departure to Green Bay.
Smith has been the TE coach for the Titans since QB Marcus Mariota’s rookie year and has found success under three different head coaches. His enduring success and consistency is something that Robinson likely respects in a Titans organization that has seen a ton of turnover and changes in the offense that have stunted Mariota’s trajectory as a passer.