US EditionTracing Robert Saleh's Journey From Ex-Banker to Titans Coach
Saleh, hired to rebuild Titans after consecutive 3-14 seasons, emphasizes leadership, accountability, and culture change while supporting young quarterback Cam Ward and new coordinator Brian Daboll.
- On Thursday, Robert Saleh was introduced as the Tennessee Titans' head coach after a 10-team search, and the Titans said they believe they have found the man to lead the franchise.
- Saleh's background includes respect as San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator and an unsuccessful Jets head-coaching stint, where he was fired five games into the season and said Thursday he learned from the experience.
- Saleh immediately hired Brian Daboll, offensive coordinator, to develop rookie quarterback Cam Ward, who was fourth in pass attempts as a rookie, and plans to ease Ward’s pressure with defense and run support.
- The Titans, coming off multiple losing seasons, are banking that Saleh can turn around a franchise that has fired a coach or general manager in four consecutive seasons, with All‑Pro Jeffery Simmons and more than a dozen Titans players urging leadership change.
- Raised in a hospitable household, Saleh hosted about 65 people after a college game, and he said, `I’ll say it a million times that the objective of life is to go to bed better than when you woke up.
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Titans Introduce Robert Saleh as head coach
Earlier today the Tennessee Titans introduced Robert Saleh as their new head coach. Saleh served as the defensive coordinator in San Francisco where they made it to the NFC divisional round this past season. The Titans signed Saleh to a five-year contract in hopes that he can guide this team in the direction of winning after having back to back 3-14 seasons. Coach Saleh spoke on that today and what it will take to get things turned around. “Yo…
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By TERRY McCORMICK NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (AP) — Robert Saleh believes that the Tennessee Titans were the best choice for him among the ten teams looking for a coach in this cycle. And Saleh, who has enjoyed a lot of success as a defensive coordinator but failed in his first experience as NFL head coach, said Thursday that he has learned from his experience with the New York Jets. “There’s no manual for the first time you do something, you kn…
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