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First & Tenn
by Nashville Post
Dive deep into the heart of Titans football with First & Tenn, the premier weekly podcast brought to you by the Nashville Post. Hosted by seasoned Titans experts John Glennon of the Nashville Post and David Boclair of the Nashville Banner, who have covered the Titans since Day 1, this show is your go-to source for everything Tennessee Titans. Every week, John and David break down the latest news, big plays, and pivotal moments from Titans games. From analyzing game successes and slip-ups to offering exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and key figures around the team, First & Tenn delivers comprehensive coverage and insider perspectives that every Titans fan craves. Listeners can look forward to engaging discussions, listener Q&A segments, and exciting giveaways throughout each episode. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just getting into Titans football, First & Tenn is here to kee
Episodes
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The Safety Dance
The Tennessee Titans fell to 2-12 on the season with a 37-24 loss at San Francisco on Sunday. In that game, three different safeties went down with injuries, and early this week, all three were placed on injured reserve. That means that a secondary that was already something of a patchwork unit...
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Critiquing a Win
The Tennessee Titans ended their losing streak with a victory at Cleveland. The offense, defense and special teams all delivered big plays, and then everyone held on at the finish. The offensive line was surprisingly good and was effective in both the run and pass game. Running back Tony Pollard...
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Rookie Quarterback Showdown
The Tennessee Titans were officially eliminated from playoff contention with Sunday's 25-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The defeat capped a rare run of four straight home games — the Titans didn't win any of them — but was far less competitive than the other three. It also guaranteed the...
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Receivers Wanted
After a 16-13 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, the Tennessee Titans are 1-9, and there is plenty of evidence to suggest that in the nearly three decades since the franchise relocated from Houston, this is as bad as things have been. Things went from bad to worse for the Titans wide receivers...
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Back to Work
The Tennessee Titans had their open date last week, but somehow things managed to get worse. Two other teams won, which left the Titans as the only NFL team with one win. They are not, however, the only team playing a rookie quarterback. While Cam Ward was the clear choice among nearly everyone…
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Trade Deadline Reaction
The Tennessee Titans compiled a combination of things Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers that typically add up to a victory, yet they lost 27-20. They are now 1-8 as they enter the open week on their schedule, which is a time for players and coaches to reflect on what they have done and to...
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The Goodbyes Continue
The Tennessee Titans are now 1-7 following a 38-14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. A day later, they traded cornerback Roger McCreary to the Los Angeles Rams in the first of what is likely to be several moves in the final week before the NFL's trade deadline. Quarterback Cam Ward's...
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A Change Makes Little Difference
A coaching change made little difference Sunday as the Tennessee Titans lost 31-13 to the New England Patriots. There were some positive signs early, but ultimately the Titans could not maintain their first start. Any positive feelings that were building within the fan base vanished in the…
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A New Beginning
The Tennessee Titans fired coach Brian Callahan on Monday, just six games into his second season. Callahan coached just 23 games, the same number as the last coach to be fired in-season, Ken Whisenhunt, and led the team to just four victories, one more than Whisenhunt. The timing of the move is...
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A Streak-Snapping Win
The Tennessee Titans got their first win of the season Sunday when they took advantage of an Arizona Cardinals' blunder and scored the final 16 points of the contest. As memorable as it was, the comeback was hardly a thing of beauty, and there is little reason that it represents a significant...
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It’s Just Getting Worse
The Tennessee Titans fell to 0-4 with a 26-0 loss at Houston on Sunday. It was one of the most lopsided shutout losses of the Titans era (1999-present) and the first time since Week 6 of the 2019 season they failed to score. Then, the coaches made a big change that carried the Titans through the...
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Shaking Things Up
The Tennessee Titans fell to 0-3 on the season with an all-too-familiar performance Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Then on Tuesday, they decided to make a few changes. Coach Brian Callahan said he is going to give up play-calling duties so he can focus on larger in-game issues, and...
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A Home Opener Spoiled
The Tennessee Titans are 0-2 for the third time in four years. Franchise history suggests that is not a good thing. The offensive line continues to struggle, committing too many penalties and allowing too many sacks. One notable difference from Week 1 to Week 2 was the fact that the offense…
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Disaster in Denver
The Tennessee Titans did a lot of things that often lead to victory Sunday in Denver. Yet they still lost. Four takeaways, a big play on special teams, stout defense and more were not enough to overcome a whole lot of penalties, three dropped passes and at least one questionable move by coach…
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The Opener Awaits
The start of the 2025 NFL season is here, and for the Tennessee Titans, it is time to kick off the Cam Ward era. The rookie quarterback and the rest of the team face a tall challenge when they travel to Denver for a Week 1 matchup with the Broncos, a team that returns many meaningful contributors...
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On to the Regular Season
The Tennessee Titans made their roster cuts this week to get to the NFL's regular-season limit of 53 players. Then they promptly used their position as the first team in the league's waiver order to make a handful of roster adjustments a day later, with a clear focus on one unit. Additionally…
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One Preseason Game Remains
After two preseason games on the road, the Tennessee Titans will close out their preparation with a home game against the Minnesota Vikings on Friday. The practice week leading up to that game included the return of cornerback L'Jarius Sneed, who had not played or practiced since last October…
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Game Ready
The Tennessee Titans headed south this week for two days of joint workouts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers followed by the preseason opener for both teams on Saturday. Before that, though, they brought back a player who knows a little something about the defense as well as the most notable member…
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The Last of a First
The first full week of training camp, which included some practices in pads, was a mixed bag for some recent Tennessee Titans' first-round picks. Wide receiver Treylon Burks (2022) was released after he sustained another injury, this one a fractured shoulder. Quarterback Cam Ward (2025) had a…
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Training Camp has Started
The Tennessee Titans did not have one of their quarterbacks when they opened training camp this week -- and they won't have him at any other point this season either. Will Levis was placed on injured reserve and will miss the entire 2025 season after he opted to have shoulder surgery. The…
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Training Camp is Coming
It is a week before the start of training camp, and CBS Sports ranked Brian Callahan as the worst coach in the NFL. Truth be told, based on his one season on the job, it is tough to argue in favor of a higher rating. ... Second-round pick Femi Oladejo remains unsigned and might miss the start of...
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A Quarterback Comparison
Cam Ward is the latest quarterback the Tennessee Titans have selected early in the draft, following the likes of Vince Young, Jake Locker and Marcus Mariota. The others had their moments, but none measured up to the standard established by Steve McNair, the only quarterback to take the franchise…
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A Roster Short on Respect
As training camp approaches, there is not a lot of respect for the Tennessee Titans' roster. Pro Football Focus recently released its rankings of the top 32 players at each position group, and more than half of those groups did not include any of the Titans. Also in recent days, a bookmaker said...
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Next Stop: Training Camp
Coach Brian Callahan opted for a maximum minicamp in his second season with the Tennessee Titans. Many NFL teams cut the final day from the mandatory three-day session that concludes formal offseason work as a reward for the players' work over the preceding weeks (the Detroit Lions canceled their...
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A Friendship in the Making
In the final week of organized team activities, veteran wide receiver Calvin Ridley shared his first impressions of rookie quarterback Cam Ward. In short, it was a glowing review with Ridley praising Ward's preparation, his competitiveness and his give-and-take approach to working with pass...
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Speaking Up From Out of the Spotlight
Will Levis almost certainly has lost his job, but the Tennessee Titans' starting quarterback for most of the past two seasons has not lost his candor. Out of the spotlight since Cam Ward was taken with the first overall pick in this year's draft, Levis finally spoke to the media during this…
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The 2025 Schedule is Here
The 2025 NFL schedule has been released. The Tennessee Titans will open on the road (Denver) and finish on the road (Jacksonville). In between, however, they will be at home for all of November, when they play four games at Nissan Stadium in five weeks. Their open date comes after the first of...
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The Picks Are In
The Tennessee Titans made nine picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, which is one more than they had going into it. The first was quarterback Cam Ward. Five of the next eight were on offense, including three potential pass catchers in the fourth round. All of that followed the free agent addition of…
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Cam Ward's Words Speak Volumes
With a week to go before the 2025 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans made a number of roster moves. The most notable transactions were the release of one veteran offensive linemen and the corresponding additions of three others. An analytics exercise by The Athletic has determined that the Titans…
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There's a Catch -- A Lot of Them, the Titans Hope
As the Tennessee Titans continue their preparations for the 2025 NFL Draft, the focus is on individual visits, which happened at the combine and continue to happen at pro days, in person and via video. Based on reported videos, the Titans seem to have a particular interest in wide receivers…
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Zeroing In On No. 1
Tennessee Titans executives continue to talk about the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and continue to sound like a group that expects to use that pick on a quarterback. The latest comments to that effect came from general manager Mike Borgonzi and coach Brian Callahan at this week's NFL...
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The Cam Ward Show
The Tennessee Titans put on a show of force for Cam Ward's pro day at the University of Miami with an army of scouts, personnel people and others on hand. The question is: Does it show that the Titans have made up their mind to draft Ward, a quarterback, at No. 1 overall, or are they putting on a...
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Clarity at Quarterback (Not Really)
The Tennessee Titans signed a veteran quarterback in free agency, but their plan at that position is still not clear. The Titans signed a veteran wide receiver, but their depth at that spot looks insufficient and their plan is unclear. The Titans cut a veteran quarterback, which opens the door…
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The First Deals of Free Agency
The Tennessee Titans did not agree deals with any big-name free agents in the days leading up to the start of the NFL's new contract year, but the deals that did get done indicate there is one trait that the team's brain trust, led by Chad Brinker and Mike Borgonzi, values above all others.
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Combine Conversations and Player Opinions
General manager Mike Borgonzi and coach Brian Callahan spoke this week at the NFL scouting combine. Predictably, quarterbacks were a prominent topic of conversation, and the general tone was that the Tennessee Titans could draft a quarterback this year, add one in free agency -- or both. In…
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A Draft Prospect Sends a Warning
A former Tennessee Titans quarterback, Zach Mettenberger, has been named the football coach at a Nashville high school. It is the latest move in a long and winding (and not always successful) career that shows how much Mettenberger loves the game. ... A potential future Titans quarterback…
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The Offseason Starts Now
With the completion of Super Bowl LIX. the Tennessee Titans (and the rest of the NFL) officially can turn their attention to the future. Jalen Hurts' performance for Philadelphia in that game was the latest reminder that a team does not need a quarterback named Brady or Mahomes to be champions.…
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A Full Front Office
The Tennessee Titans finally did what had been expected for so long. They fired special teams coordinator Colt Anderson after one year on the job. His replacement, John Fassel, has a long and productive history as an NFL special teams coordinator and looks -- by any measure -- to be a serious...
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Gonzo for Borgonzi
The Tennessee Titans hired Mike Borgonzi to be their third general manager in the last 25 months. ... Borgonzi comes from the Kansas City Chiefs, where he was most recently assistant general manager, and continues a recent trend of the Titans hiring their top personnel man from a franchise with...
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General Manager Candidates A-Plenty
The Tennessee Titans wasted no time in their search for a new general manager. Less than a week after Ran Carthon was fired, 10 candidates were interviewed virtually and six of those were selected to come to Nashville for a second, in-person interview. The only two of the 10 who previously worked...
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Ran Carthon Takes the Fall
The Tennessee Titans finished the 2024 season with a 3-14 record and the opportunity to pick first in the 2025 NFL Draft. Ran Carthon, the general manager who built the roster that won just those three games, will not get to make that selection to start this year's draft. Two days after a...
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1999 Seems So Long Ago
A rainy day in Jacksonville stirred memories of when the Tennessee Titans played there early in the 1999 season, but the comparisons began and ended with the weather. Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Jaguars was a far cry from 25 years ago when a Titans' victory got the ball rolling on what turned out…
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Will Levis Lost More Than a Game
Will Levis set a franchise record when he threw his fourth pick-6 of the season during Sunday's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. It was the last thing he did in that game. Mason Rudolph replaced him for the final four possessions of the 37-27 defeat, and afterward coach Brian Callahan did not…
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A Tough Loss, Some Hard Truths
Following a 10-6 loss at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars, a game in which they failed to score a touchdown against the NFL's worst defense, it's impossible to feel good about the current state of the Tennessee Titans and increasingly difficult to feel good about the future. ... Coach Brian...
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Still Seeking a Win Streak
After an encouraging victory at Houston, the Tennessee Titans were whipped 42-19 by the Washington Commanders on Sunday. It has now been more than two years since Tennessee won consecutive contests. ... The loss to the Commanders was a game that featured many familiar problems such as penalties…
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Titans get a win against Houston; Defense is strong; Who wins game against Washington?
In a game that featured plenty of dramatic momentum swings, the Titans knocked off the AFC South-leading Houston Texans 32-27. It was a game that featured the best and worst of quarterback Will Levis. On the positive side, he had his third straight productive outing, throwing for 278 yards and…
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Even in Titans losses, is Will Levis improving? NWI is setting himself up for a big payday; predictions and more
In a game that left Titans players, coaches, and fans angry and frustrated, the team fell 23-13 to Minnesota on Sunday. The Titans, as they have during most of the season, continued to pile up penalties – flagged 13 times for 91 yards. But some of the most crucial calls were also the most…
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Will Levis returns, Titans have no turnovers but fall to Chargers, listener questions, picks
The Titans fell 27-17 to the Los Angeles Chargers, but welcomed quarterback Will Levis back to the lineup after he’d missed the previous three games. Levis did some good things, throwing a couple of touchdown passes to Calvin Ridley and keeping the ball out of the Chargers’ hands. But he was also...
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Titans get a win, but it might have come with a cost
The Titans finally got back in the win column by beating the Patriots 20-17 in OT, and showed some resiliency in the process. Tennessee could easily have fallen apart after Drake Maye’s last-second TD pass tied it up on the last play of regulation. But both the Titans’ offense and defense made…
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A Very Special (Teams) Podcast
We look back at Sunday's 52-14 loss to the Detroit Lions and wonder how much of a future special teams coach Colt Anderson has with this franchise after another disastrous performance by his units. Sub-par special teams play has been all too common this season. ... The performance came days after...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Dive deep into the heart of Titans football with First & Tenn, the premier weekly podcast brought to you by the Nashville Post. Hosted by seasoned Titans experts John Glennon of the Nashville Post and David Boclair of the Nashville Banner, who have covered the Titans since Day 1, this show is your go-to source for everything Tennessee Titans.
Every week, John and David break down the latest news, big plays, and pivotal moments from Titans games. From analyzing game successes and slip-ups to offering exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and key figures around the team, First & Tenn delivers comprehensive coverage and insider perspectives that every Titans fan craves.
Listeners can look forward to engaging discussions, listener Q&A segments, and exciting giveaways throughout each episode. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just getting into Titans football, First & Tenn is here to kee
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