Tennessee Titans pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Charles London may be a newcomer to the Titans coaching staff in 2023, but London is a veteran when it comes to developing QBs. 

Prior to landing his job in Tennessee, London was the quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons where he worked with Matt Ryan, Marcus Mariota, and most recently Desmond Ridder. 

London already has experience at developing an athletic, rookie quarterback with Ridder in 2022 and the lessons he learned along the way are now serving him well in Nashville. With a complex Titans QB situation and all eyes on both Will Levis and Malik Willis, London is well equipped to get the most out of his young quarterbacks.

Prior to Titans OTAs on Wednesday, London spoke to the media and shared the key to helping young quarterbacks along. 

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"Really what I learned from a rookie quarterback perspective is that you've got to push the envelope with them," said London when asked what his experience in Atlanta taught him about rookie development. "You've got to throw as much information at them and let them grow from there. There's going to be some struggles and there's going to be some hiccups along the way, but I don't think you can baby them."

As the Titans continue to install a new offense under Tim Kelly and bring their quarterbacks up to speed on the system, it's clear that London and the staff will not be holding anything back. The best way to spark real growth is with a real challenge.

"I think you just throw as much at them, see if it sticks, and have them grow each day,"  said London. 

That day-to-day and week-to-week improvement London talks about is exactly how things played out with Desmond Ridder last season. Ridder, like both Levis and Willis, was a Day 2 draft pick expected to unseat the current starter in Atlanta. After beginning the season as the backup to Marcus Mariota, Ridder improved enough to force the issue late and earn his first NFL start in Week 15 against New Orleans.

In total, Ridder made four starts in 2022 and got better each week. Ridder's total quarterback rating for the season was 86.4, and each game saw a higher rating than the previous game. While things were not perfect for Ridder as a rookie, Atlanta went a respectable 2-2 in his starts and.it is undeniable that he improved every week.

London hopes to see the same continual growth from Tannehill, Willis, and Levis in 2023, but does not expect to use different teaching methods for Tennessee's three quarterbacks. Learning the new offense is going to "start at the 300 level" with extra meeting time available if needed.

To this point, London says that every QB in the room has handled things well despite having the playbook thrown at them in the first few weeks of the summer.