There's a bit of poetic symmetry in the Tennessee Vols hiring an offensive coordinator on the same day the Tennessee Titans officially begin their search for a new play caller.

It's almost as if the universe won't allow tranquility when it comes to sports in the state of Tennessee, but I digress.

Though the Titans didn't have a stellar season offensively in 2018, they definitely didn't want to see Matt LaFleur leave after just one year.

With LaFleur moving on to take the Green Bay Packers head coaching job, it means Marcus Mariota will have his fourth offensive coordinator in five years.

That's not exactly a recipe for success.

While the Titans aren't in a desirable position, they can still turn this into a positive.

Maybe the Titans can find someone who is a better fit with Mariota.

There are certainly several quality options out there for general manager Jon Robinson and head coach Mike Vrabel.

Here are a few of those options.

Potential candidates to replace Matt LaFleur –>>>>

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Zac Taylor — Los Angeles Rams QBs coach

The Rams seem to have it all figured out these days. And the Titans stole Matt LaFleur from Los Angeles last year, so they might as well go back to the well, right?

Taylor, who played college football at Wake Forest and Nebraska, is a young coach (35) who already has offensive coordinator experience.

In 2015, Taylor took over as the Miami Dolphins' offensive coordinator when Bill Lazor was fired. In 2016, he served as the Cincinnati Bearcats' offensive coordinator.

During Taylor's lone partial season as the Dolphins' offensive coordinator, Ryan Tannehill had the best season of his career, passing for 4,208 yards, 24 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions (Taylor was Tannehill's quarterbacks coach from 2012-15, Tannehill threw for over 3,000 yards each of those seasons).

Taylor took the job at Cincinnati after he wasn't retained by Adam Gase in Miami. He recently interviewed for the Arizona Cardinals' head coaching vacancy (Arizona hired Kliff Kingsbury instead).

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Mark Helfrich — Chicago Bears OC

This is a combination that makes too much sense. Helfrich was Mariota's offensive coordinator/head coach at Oregon, so the two are clearly familiar and comfortable with each other.

NFL analyst Greg Cosell recently suggested that a college like system could benefit Mariota.

.@GregCosell on @Midday180: Best offense now for Mariota with new OC may be more like a college system. Defense not as important. They call and run their plays. Wonder if MM might fit more into that kind of system, than one with premium on timing/structure/design. #Titans

— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) January 9, 2019

I can't think of anyone better to run that system than the guy who successfully ran it with Mariota at the college level.

Of course, there's the question of why would Helfrich leave Chicago?

I'm guessing the chance to work with Mariota again would appeal to Helfrich. But the Titans aren't exactly tying themselves to Mariota just yet. 2019 will be a prove it year for the former Oregon signal caller. And if Mariota isn't the guy in 2020, there's a good chance Helfrich would be ushered out the door as well.

The job security that Helfrich currently has in Chicago (not that any job in the NFL is all that secure) might prevent him from leaving the Bears for the Titans.

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Todd Monken

Todd Monken is a bright offensive mind that helped Tampa Bay put up some solid offensive numbers this past season, though it wasn't enough to keep the staff from getting the boot.

Scoring points wasn't a problem for the Bucs in 2018 (they were No. 12 in the league), it was their lack of defense (No. 31 in the league) that prompted a coaching change.

Monken has interviewed for head coaching jobs in recent days, so it's clear that he's highly respected in the NFL.

I think Monken will have his choice of offensive coordinator gigs. As someone who made their name in the college game in a spread system (he's from the Mike Gundy coaching tree), I think he'd be a good fit to work with Mariota and the Titans' offense.

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Jim Bob Cooter

Matthew Stafford was a huge fan of Jim Bob Cooter. And so is Peyton Manning.

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia, however, wasn't.

Cooter should easily get another job as an offensive coordinator. Especially with endorsements from Stafford (who found consistent success with Cooter) and Manning.

Perhaps the Tennessee native wouldn't mind moving closer to home.

There is one problem, however, I can envision. I'm not sure Cooter would want to work with another version of the Patriots. It didn't work out with Patricia, so how can he be certain it would work out with Robinson and Vrabel?

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Brian Daboll — Buffalo Bills OC

This is a hire that wouldn't move the needle much, but it wouldn't surprise me, either.

Daboll's first job in the NFL was as a defensive assistant with the New England Patriots from 2000-01. He was moved to wide receivers coach from 2002-06. So his time in New England overlaps with Vrabel and Robinson.

The problem here is that Daboll has been fairly unremarkable during his career as an offensive coordinator. He's bounced around a lot. In 2009, the Browns had the No. 32 ranked offense in the league with Daboll calling plays.

This past season, the Bills had the No. 30 ranked offense in the league with Daboll as their offensive coordinator.

Of course, Daboll does have a college football national championship to his credit. He was the offensive coordinator for Alabama in 2017.

Again, I wouldn't like this hire for the Titans, because I don't think Daboll can help Mariota get to the next level. But I wouldn't be shocked if they go in this direction.

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Wild card options

Options that aren't quite as likely, but worth noting

Kevin O'Connell (Redskins QBs coach): O'Connell is a young coach from Knoxville, TN. He's only been a quarterbacks coach for two seasons and he doesn't have any play calling experience. But hiring young coaches is currently the trend in the NFL.

Press Taylor (Eagles QBs coach): Taylor is even younger than O'Connell, but again that's the trend. Taylor got his start in the NFL as a quality control coach under Chip Kelly.

Bill Lazor: Lazor was mostly recently the Bengals' offensive coordinator, but he's unlikely to be retained by a new staff. Lazor was Chip Kelly's quarterbacks coach in 2013 in Philadelphia. He has play calling experience with the Dolphins and Bengals.

Hue Jackson: He has plenty of experience in the NFL. But I'm not sure he's a good fit with the Titans, especially with the negative press that's went his way after getting fired from Cleveland.

Todd Haley: Haley clearly knows what he's doing when it comes to the offensive side of the ball. But he comes across as someone that can be difficult to get along with.

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