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Seahawks hire Charles London as QB coach

Seahawks hire Charles London as QB coach

The Seattle Seahawks continue to fill out their coaching staff under Mike Macdonald. On Saturday morning, a new hiring update was announced. According to KPRC 2 Houston’s reporter Aaron Wilson, the Seahawks are hiring Charles London as their new quarterback coach.

London was previously with the Tennessee Titans as their passing game coordinator under head coach Mike Vrabel. Now he will be in the Emerald City working with Macdonald and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb.

London, age 48, has bounced around the NFL for the last several years, but he has something the other Seahawks coaches don’t have: experience in the NFL at this position. Macdonald, Grubb, as well as defensive coordinator Aden Durde and special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh, will all enjoy their first year in the NFL at their current positions. London was a quarterbacks coach most recently in Tennessee last year, as well as in Atlanta from 2021-2022.

The Seahawks’ coaching staff continues to hold plenty of intrigue and excitement for this coming year.

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Seahawks hiring ex-Titans QBs coach Charles London to same role

The Seahawks are reportedly hiring former Titans quarterbacks coach Charles London to the same role.

Former Tennessee Titans quarterbacks coach and passing-game coordinator Charles London has found a new home.

According to Aaron Wilson of Click2Houston.com, the Seattle Seahawks are hiring London as their quarterbacks coach.

London was hired by the Titans in 2023 but was not retained by the team after the firing of former head coach Mike Vrabel, who was replaced by new head coach Brian Callahan.

While Tennessee’s passing attack struggled last season, that was mostly a result of terrible pass protection and a receiving corps. that had issues with separation.

London did have success in when it came to the development of rookie quarterback Will Levis, who was impressive during his first season, considering the circumstances.

Prior to his stint in Nashville, London served as the quarterbacks coach of the Atlanta Falcons for two seasons. He also worked as a running backs coach with the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans.

Assuming Seattle doesn’t draft a quarterback, London will enter a very different situation with the Seahawks, who have a veteran starter in Geno Smith.

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Titans’ Charles London available to seek other coaching opportunities

It appears Titans QBs coach Charles London may not be back with the team in 2024.

Tennessee Titans quarterbacks coach and offensive pass-game coordinator Charles London is one of the few coaches from Mike Vrabel’s staff who many believe the team should keep.

After all, London was instrumental in the development of rookie quarterback Will Levis, and in the process of preparing him to start. He’d also provide some stability for Levis with a new coaching staff coming in.

However, it appears London may not stay in Nashville, as CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reports the veteran coach is available to seek other opportunities around the league.

London is still under contract after being hired in 2023, but the Titans can’t block him from interviewing for jobs that are considered a promotion, like offensive coordinator.

But if he was to pursue the same job he has now with another team, the Titans would have to give him permission, which clearly they have.

Prior to joining the Titans for a second stint (he was an offensive assistant in 2011), London had coaching experience in both college and the pros. He served as the running backs coach for the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears, and as the quarterbacks coach with the Atlanta Falcons.

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Two Titans coaches listed among potential OC candidates for 2024

Two Titans coaches were listed among those to keep an eye on for potential offensive coordinator jobs around the league in 2024.

In a recent article naming some of the top offensive coordinator candidates for openings around the league in 2024, two Tennessee Titans assistant coaches were listed among them.

According to NBC Sports’ Peter King, Titans quarterbacks coach and pass-game coordinator Charles London and running backs coach and run-game coordinator Justin Outten are coaches to keep an eye on for offensive coordinator vacancies.

Here’s what King said about London:

Charles London, 48, QB coach/pass-game coordinator, Tennessee. A student of the run game who now has coached quarterbacks in Atlanta and Tennessee. Probably unfair to judge Tennessee’s passing game this year in a season of immense transition, but London’s work with Will Levis to get him to play well early is a credit to him. Well-respected as a teacher and idea person.

And here’s his write-up on Outten:

Justin Outten, 40, running backs coach/run-game coordinator, Tennessee. Interesting career path after being a center for Syracuse two decades ago. Entered the league in 2016 as a coaching intern under Kyle Shanahan in Atlanta, then worked for Matt LaFleur, also off the Shanahan/McVay tree, in Green Bay for three years before Nathaniel Hackett hired him as OC in Denver last year. Now rebuilding his rep under Mike Vrabel. Bright and experienced.

While the Titans’ offense struggled overall in 2023, the job London did in the development of rookie quarterback Will Levis, who was impressive in his first season, is a big reason he should be considered a strong candidate.

As far as Outten is concerned, the Titans’ run game wasn’t at its best, no doubt, but Derrick Henry still managed to break 1,000 yards despite a horrendous offensive line.

Adding to that, rookie Tyjae Spears came along nicely and put together a strong rookie campaign, putting him in line to be the lead back in 2024.

Considering how important it is to keep things consistent for a rookie signal-caller like Levis, losing London would be the much bigger blow.

Tennessee should be doing all it can to keep him, but at the end of the day the Titans might not have a say in the matter, barring them firing offensive coordinator Tim Kelly and offering the job to London.

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Charles London’s philosophies are just what Titans’ offense needs

If implemented, Charles London’s pass-game philosophies are just what the doctor ordered for the Titans’ offense.

One of the biggest issues Tennessee Titans fans and media had with the Todd Downing-led offense in 2022 was the fact that it ignored the team’s best playmakers far too often.

When I say best playmakers, I am of course talking about wide receiver Treylon Burks and tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo, the only two pass-catchers to show any semblance of life in what was a putrid pass attack.

However, they simply weren’t given enough opportunities.

Granted, Burks did miss six games due to injury, but in the 11 he played he only saw 4.9 targets and 3.3 receptions per game, which is astounding when you consider how badly Tennessee needed help.

It might have been even worse for Okonkwo, who was even more impressive than Burks when the ball was in his hands.

Chig saw just 2.7 targets and 1.8 receptions per contest, mostly because Downing apparently didn’t know he existed over the first seven games, a span that saw Okonkwo get just eight targets, five of which were caught.

Thankfully, Chig and Burks both saw more action as the season progressed, but again I stress how that wasn’t enough given the struggles of Tennessee’s offense through the air.

Knowing that and everything else that went wrong, it was no surprise to see the Titans make significant changes on the offensive side of the ball, with Tennessee hiring a new offensive coordinator, among other moves.

One of those other moves was the hiring of passing-game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Charles London, who recently revealed his “Pass Game Philosophy” at the NFL Quarterback Coaching Summit.

Among his points of emphasis was a simple yet important one that is great news for the Titans’ offense: “F.T.S.” or “Feed The Studs.”

“‘F.T.S’ …. ‘Feed The Studs’ …. Get the ball to your best players,” London’s presentation slide read, per Aaron Wilson of Click2Houston.

Because you might need a magnifying glass to read it from the pictures above, I’ve gone ahead and listed each of the bullet points from London’s presentation below, along with some thoughts on some of them.

All in all, you’re going to like what you read from London’s presentation.

Watch: Titans coach Charles London was mic’d up at minicamp

Listen to what Titans QBs coach and pass-game coordinator Charles London said while mic’d up.

The Tennessee Titans made several changes to their coaching staff this offseason, one of which included hiring Charles London, who is the team’s quarterbacks coach and passing-game coordinator.

London brings a wealth of knowledge with him to the Titans and will be tasked with developing a pair of young signal-callers in what is his second stint in Nashville after he served as an offensive assistant in 2011.

Like cornerbacks coach Chris Harris, London was mic’d up during practice. London isn’t as energetic as Harris, but then again, few people are. Check out what London had to say while he was mic’d up during minicamp last week.

London previously served as quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons under Arthur Smith, but the addition of the pass-game coordinator title with the Titans presents a promotion for the 47-year-old coach, who hopes to be considered for offensive coordinator and head-coach jobs in the future.

2 Titans coaches taking part in NFL Coach Accelerator program

Two Titans coaches will be taking part in the 2023 NFL Coach Accelerator program.

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A pair of Tennessee Titans coaches will be taking part in the NFL Coach Accelerator program this year.

According to NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe, Titans pass-game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Charles London, and tight ends coach Tony Dews will be in attendance.

They are two of 16 coaches returning after taking part in last year’s event. Here’s more on the program, per NFL.com:

The Coach Accelerator aims to increase exposure between owners, executives, and diverse coaching talent, providing ample opportunity to develop and build upon their relationships. In a change to the nomination process this year, clubs were able to nominate those from outside of their organization.

The 40 participants this year are attending based on their high potential to be considered for a head coach position in the future. Sixteen of the participants will be returning from the May 2022 Accelerator cohort.

In addition to networking, further development of the participants is a critical component of the accelerator, with curated content sessions scheduled that will further engage each participant on the advancement of their executive leadership skills and business acumen.

“It was a great experience to be a part of the first Accelerator, and I’m excited to continue this journey,” London said. “I look forward to networking and growing my professional development.”

The program will take place during the Spring League Meetings and will run from May 21-23 in Minneapolis.

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Arthur Smith expects Charles London to be ‘very beneficial’ for Titans

Falcons head coach Arthur Smith spoke very highly of his former assistant coach and new Titans pass-game coordinator, Charles London.

During what is sure to be a lengthy schedule at the NFL owners’ meetings, Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith found some free time to sit down with the media on Tuesday to answer a wide variety of questions.

Turon Davenport of ESPN was one of the reporters in attendance and he got to ask Smith a couple of Tennessee Titans-related questions, one of which had to do with new passing-game coordinator and former Falcons coach, Charles London.

The Falcons head coach gave London a rave review and says that losing him wasn’t easy, but he would “never want to hold someone back.”

“Charles is a fantastic football coach,” Smith said. “He’s as good as anybody in the way he breaks down protections, which is really valuable for a quarterback, understanding from different perspectives.

“He’s a great teacher and a great staff guy, so I think he’ll be very beneficial. We hate to lose him, but I would never want to hold somebody back from an opportunity that I can’t immediately provide them, so we’re sorry to lose Charles, we wish him well and he’s in a good place.”

London will be tasked with helping to fix what was the most broken aspect of Tennessee’s team in 2023. Based on what Smith said, he sounds like the right man for the job.

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Getting to know Titans’ recent coaching-staff hires

The Titans made several new additions to their coaching staff this week. Here’s some more information on each.

The Tennessee Titans made several changes to their coaching staff recently, with the hire of new offensive coordinator Tim Kelly leading the way as the most notable.

Tennessee not only hired a handful of new coaches, the team also re-assigned others to new positions. Here’s a full rundown of the newest additions:

-Tim Kelly hired as offensive coordinator.

-Charles London hired as QBs coach/offensive pass-game coordinator

-Chris Harris hired as CBs coach/defensive pass-game coordinator

-Lori Locust, Justin Hamilton hired as defensive quality control coaches

Now, a look at which coaches changed spots:

-Pat O’Hara from QBs coach to pass-game analyst

-Tony Dews from RBs coach to TEs coach

-Luke Steckel from TEs coach to run-game analyst

-Jason Houghtaling from assistant OL coach to OL coach

In all that shuffling, the Titans did not name a new running backs coach, but that position should be filled in due time.

Since we’re mostly familiar with the latter four, let’s turn our attention to the newbies coming to Nashville in 2023, with the exception of Kelly, who we already did a bit deeper of a dive on here.

I’d also highly suggest checking out this article on Kelly from Broadway Sports Media’s Zach Lyons. It’s one of the most comprehensive deep dives you’ll find on Kelly on the internet.

Now, more information on the newest coaches.

Charles London’s work at Senior Bowl helped him land Titans gig

Charles London’s work at the Senior Bowl caught the attention of Titans head coach Mike Vrabel.

Among the many changes to the Tennessee Titans’ offensive staff announced on Tuesday, former Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks coach Charles London was one of the new additions and will serve as the team’s quarterbacks coach and offensive passing-game coordinator in 2023.

London was one of the original three who the Titans reportedly requested interviews with for their offensive coordinator vacancy, but it isn’t clear if that interview ever happened.

Nonetheless, London was clearly at least on Tennessee’s radar going into the cycle, but his work at the Senior Bowl might’ve sealed the deal for his new boss, Titans head coach Mike Vrabel.

Vrabel explained that seeing London work with the young players while serving as the offensive coordinator for the American Team convinced him that London was the right guy for his staff.

London’s positive work with young players is especially important to note in this situation, as one of his tasks will be getting 2022 third-round pick and quarterback Malik Willis on track.

As far as what London’s role will be as passing-game coordinator, Vrabel says it’s an “assist role” and that the veteran coach will be “helping Tim [Kelly] and everybody involved work through the weekly game plan,” according to Jim Wyatt of Titans Online.

Of course, London is taking the reins at pass-game coordinator from Kelly, who was promoted to offensive coordinator.

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