General Manager Ran Carthon will hold a press conference at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park on Tuesday afternoon. Amy Adams Strunk, the majority owner of the Titans, issued the following statement on Tuesday: “I notified Mike Vrabel about my decision to make a change at head coach earlier today.
I told Coach Vrabel that this was the hardest choice I had ever had to make in my capacity as Controlling Owner. Mike has given the Tennessee Titans a lot, both on and off the pitch, and I appreciate that. His genuineness and commitment are evident to everyone who has met him, and he has been a pillar of the Nashville community.
We hope the best for Mike, Jen, and the Vrabel family going forward. I think the teams that empower a united and collaborative team across all football departments will be the best positioned for sustained success as the NFL innovates and changes.
In order to carry out that objective, we started a change in our philosophy of football leadership last year and made a number of personnel adjustments. My assessment of our team’s condition led me to the conclusion that a new coaching staff would bring new ideas and perspectives to the table. think the Tennessee Titans have the potential to be one of the best teams in the National Football League.
There will be tough choices along the way, but it’s what our supporters deserve. In addition to expressing my unhappiness with our previous two seasons, I have decided to make this change in order to completely realise our ambition. I have unabashedly high expectations for the football squad and the entire Titans organisation, and I will never hesitate to admit that.
Our goal is to consistently contend for championships, not only to generate more victories than defeats. Despite how terrible this season was, I think there are early indications of improvement. We recruited a young, skilled quarterback and a few other players to our roster last year.
This summer is more significant than any in our history because of our top-10 draft position, ample cap flexibility, and coaching search. The upcoming days, weeks, and months thrill me. We’ll cross paths at that precise moment.” On January 20, 2018, Vrabel was appointed head coach of the Titans, a position he held for six seasons.
In his first two seasons, the Titans finished 9-7, then in 2019 they made it to the AFC Championship Game. After finishing 11-5 the previous year, the Titans were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs. The Titans were the top seed in the AFC going into the 2021 postseason, however they were defeated at home by the Bengals in that game. The team has faced several difficulties recently.
The Titans finished the 2022 season with a 7-10 record after losing seven straight games. The Titans concluded this season with a 6-11 record, good for last place in the AFC South. The group’s record versus division rivals was 1-5. In 2023, the Titans were 18th in total defence and 28th in total offence among NFL teams.
Craig Aukerman, the special teams coach, was replaced by Vrabel earlier in the season. The Titans have lost six of their last eighteen games, dating back to the previous season, under Vrabel’s direction. Including the postseason, Vrabel’s final career record with the Titans was 56-48. The process of finding Vrabel’s replacement will now start.