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There is no doubt that the 2025 regular season didn’t meet expectations for the Tennessee Titans, who stumbled to a 3-14 record and earned the fourth-overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Titans stumbled out of the gate under Brian Callahan and never truly recovered. Mike McCoy took over, and the team grew under his guidance, but the hole dug early in the season doomed their season. There were some positive strides throughout the season: Jeffery Simmons was dominant, Cedric Gray surprised and came into his own, and Cam Ward flashed franchise potential, but their lack of depth and a depleted roster haunted them all season.
While there were some positives, there were also some major disappointments throughout the season. Here are five of the biggest disappointments of the 2025 season.
Tennessee made a significant investment in the offensive line prior to the start of the season, and that unit was expected to ascend under the tutelage of Bill Callahan, but that never happened. The Titans' offensive line struggled for most of the season, and truly did not get in sync until weeks after Callahan departed.
JC Latham battled injuries early on, and after his return, he struggled with penalties and focus. Dan Moore was up-and-down, and Kevin Zeitler was steady, but he, too, was inconsistent, and those factors combined to stifle Cam Ward's development early on.
The unit played better down the stretch, but it was too little, too late.
When Ran Carthon traded for Sneed, the move seemed like a positive step for the organization, but it hasn't panned out. Instead, Carthon is gone, and Sneed could be following him out of Nashville.
Sneed played in only seven games in 2025 and looked like a shell of the player who signed a four-year, $76 million contract. Opposing teams targeted him, and he consistently gave up big plays in crucial moments, which directly cost the Titans on multiple occasions before landing on injured reserve.
Now, with two disappointing seasons under his belt and some mounting off-field legal issues, Mike Borgonzi may decide to move on.
After a hot training camp where Ward and Ridley flashed tremendous chemistry and created a buzz, Ridley fell flat when the regular season kicked off.
The veteran wideout struggled with drops early in the season, and just as he appeared to turn the corner, was struck down with multiple injuries that tanked his season. Limited to only seven games, Ridley pulled in only 17 passes for 303 yards and never hit his stride as Tennessee’s top wideout.
Tennessee has significant questions in its wide receiver room heading into the offseason, and Mike Borgonzi will have to decide what to do with Ridley. The veteran is under contract and is only one season removed from a 1,000-yard year, but after an injury-plagued season, can the Titans afford the risk of not landing a true No. 1 wideout?
It didn’t matter who the head coach was; the Titans lacked on-field discipline and repeatedly suffered from self-inflicted penalties all season. Every game, Tennessee dug itself holes, and it continually showed up on critical downs.
For something that was called out as a point of focus for the season, the Titans failed miserably.
For all the talk during the offseason about team building and improvement, neither Brian nor Bill Callahan proved capable of seeing it through, and ironically, improvement and growth didn’t begin until both were out of Nashville.
Overall, the Titans regressed under Brian Callahan and looked worse in 2025 than they did early in the 2024 season. The offense was a mess, there was no running game, and Cam Ward was running for his life behind a porous offensive line. There was a slight improvement after he relinquished play-calling, but the undisciplined play, poor time management, and questionable decisions still did them in.
While Brian Callahan proved to be overwhelmed as a head coach, the lack of offensive line development under Bill Callahan might have been an even bigger issue. Early in the season, Tennessee’s offensive line was atrocious. Yes, there were some injuries at the start of the season, but their performances were below average, and many of the same issues from 2024 returned in 2025.
This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Tennessee Titans: 5 biggest disappointments from 2025 NFL season
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The Titans stumbled out of the gate under Brian Callahan and never truly recovered. Mike McCoy took over, and the team grew under his guidance, but the hole dug early in the season doomed their season. There were some positive strides throughout the season: Jeffery Simmons was dominant, Cedric Gray surprised and came into his own, and Cam Ward flashed franchise potential, but their lack of depth and a depleted roster haunted them all season.
While there were some positives, there were also some major disappointments throughout the season. Here are five of the biggest disappointments of the 2025 season.
Offensive line play
Tennessee made a significant investment in the offensive line prior to the start of the season, and that unit was expected to ascend under the tutelage of Bill Callahan, but that never happened. The Titans' offensive line struggled for most of the season, and truly did not get in sync until weeks after Callahan departed.
JC Latham battled injuries early on, and after his return, he struggled with penalties and focus. Dan Moore was up-and-down, and Kevin Zeitler was steady, but he, too, was inconsistent, and those factors combined to stifle Cam Ward's development early on.
The unit played better down the stretch, but it was too little, too late.
L’Jarius Sneed looks like a bust
When Ran Carthon traded for Sneed, the move seemed like a positive step for the organization, but it hasn't panned out. Instead, Carthon is gone, and Sneed could be following him out of Nashville.
Sneed played in only seven games in 2025 and looked like a shell of the player who signed a four-year, $76 million contract. Opposing teams targeted him, and he consistently gave up big plays in crucial moments, which directly cost the Titans on multiple occasions before landing on injured reserve.
Now, with two disappointing seasons under his belt and some mounting off-field legal issues, Mike Borgonzi may decide to move on.
Calvin Ridley
After a hot training camp where Ward and Ridley flashed tremendous chemistry and created a buzz, Ridley fell flat when the regular season kicked off.
The veteran wideout struggled with drops early in the season, and just as he appeared to turn the corner, was struck down with multiple injuries that tanked his season. Limited to only seven games, Ridley pulled in only 17 passes for 303 yards and never hit his stride as Tennessee’s top wideout.
Tennessee has significant questions in its wide receiver room heading into the offseason, and Mike Borgonzi will have to decide what to do with Ridley. The veteran is under contract and is only one season removed from a 1,000-yard year, but after an injury-plagued season, can the Titans afford the risk of not landing a true No. 1 wideout?
Lack of discipline
It didn’t matter who the head coach was; the Titans lacked on-field discipline and repeatedly suffered from self-inflicted penalties all season. Every game, Tennessee dug itself holes, and it continually showed up on critical downs.
For something that was called out as a point of focus for the season, the Titans failed miserably.
The Callahan’s
For all the talk during the offseason about team building and improvement, neither Brian nor Bill Callahan proved capable of seeing it through, and ironically, improvement and growth didn’t begin until both were out of Nashville.
Overall, the Titans regressed under Brian Callahan and looked worse in 2025 than they did early in the 2024 season. The offense was a mess, there was no running game, and Cam Ward was running for his life behind a porous offensive line. There was a slight improvement after he relinquished play-calling, but the undisciplined play, poor time management, and questionable decisions still did them in.
While Brian Callahan proved to be overwhelmed as a head coach, the lack of offensive line development under Bill Callahan might have been an even bigger issue. Early in the season, Tennessee’s offensive line was atrocious. Yes, there were some injuries at the start of the season, but their performances were below average, and many of the same issues from 2024 returned in 2025.
This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Tennessee Titans: 5 biggest disappointments from 2025 NFL season
Continue reading...
