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Tennessee Titans new OC Todd Downing: 6 things to know

Downing has over two decades of coaching experience.

The Tennessee Titans will reportedly promote tight ends coach Todd Downing to be their next offensive coordinator after Arthur Smith left to become the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons recently.

This hire certainly isn’t the flashy one that some of us were hoping for, but it fits with the usual approach of Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, who likes to promote from within and stick with coaches he knows.

Downing will now take the reins of an offense that has been among the league’s best since quarterback Ryan Tannehill was named the starter in Week 7 of the 2019 campaign.

In 2020, Tennessee finished with the No. 4 scoring offense, No. 2 rushing attack and saw Tannehill have yet another impressive season despite naysayers expecting him to regress.

Can Downing pick up where Smith left off, or even take this offense to another level?

That remains to be seen, but with the core of the unit all under contract in 2021, he has a good shot to have success. For now, we’ll take a look at six things to know about the Titans’ newest offensive coordinator.

Report: Titans to promote TEs coach Todd Downing to offensive coordinator

The Titans have found their new offensive coordinator.

The Tennessee Titans have reportedly chosen their replacement at offensive coordinator for Arthur Smith.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Titans are set to promote tight ends coach Todd Downing to offensive coordinator.

This will be Tennessee’s second straight offensive coordinator who has been promoted from the tight ends coach job, as Smith held the same position before getting his opportunity.

Downing served as the team’s tight ends coach for the past two seasons, overseeing a group that made major contributions both as blockers and pass-catchers.

Downing will have enormous shoes to fill, as his predecessor, Smith, called the plays for a Titans offense that was among the league’s best since Ryan Tannehill took over in Week 7 of the 2019 season.

In 2020, the Titans finished with the No. 4 scoring offense, No. 2 rushing attack, and Tannehill had another stellar campaign despite many experts predicting regression.

We’ll have to see if Downing can continue all of that success, or quite possibly build on it and elevate Tennessee’s offense to a new level.