NASHVILLE — Much debate resulted as to what does and does not matter at Tennessee Titans OTAs. Tight end Gunnar Helm’s response to one question, however, gave some insight into offensive coordinator Brian Daboll‘s staff.

Filed under: let’s revisit this in a year’s time.

Robert Saleh will always have questions on offense

Daboll only just arrived with the Titans only five months ago.

Tennessee hired Robert Saleh as the head coach this year. That addition moved the needle less than the Daboll acquisition. An experience offensive play-caller was one of the things Tennessee needed to truly have a chance to succeed.

That’s Daboll.

Daboll, whose coaching days began in 1997 at William & Mary College, has a proven track record of quarterback development. Former head coach Gus Bradley as defensive coordinator fortifies Saleh and his expertise. With Daboll overseeing quarterback Cam Ward and veteran special teams guru John Fassel retained from former coach Brian Callahan’s staff, the Titans have their best collection of coaches since the franchise employed Jeff Fisher, Mike Heimerdinger and Gregg Williams. Borgonzi and Saleh nailed the most essential hire.

If Tennessee takes a jump offensively this year, another team likely scoops Daboll up.

“The succession plan comes from my seat in terms of what our plan is for each individual coach and how we develop them,” Saleh said in January. “I’ve talked about it before, the most cliche statement a coach can make is that it’s our job to develop players. It’s like, ‘Well, no kidding Of course that’s our job, but who are the people developing the coaches who are asked to develop the players?’

“You can have a coach in the stone age that’s developing his player, but his players never going to leave the stone age. So how are we keeping our coaches up to date, evolving, staying ahead of the game so our players are constantly evolving and staying ahead of the game? So we have a program for that to make sure that our coaches are constantly evolving and pushing the envelope of what they’re capable of. No different than we’re going to ask our players to push the envelope with what they are capable of.

Gunnar Helm gives a glimpse into potential Titans future

Helm, a tight end heading into his second professional season, gave some insight into one such post-Daboll option.

Tight ends coach Luke Stocker was one of six offensive and defensive coaches retained by Saleh from former coach Brian Callahan’s staff. Continuity is huge for any player in the NFL, but especially those who have just arrived in the league. Helm, a fourth-round pick out of Texas in 2025, will feature prominently this season as long as he’s healthy.

His praise for his position coach comes as more than just lip service.

“I mean, that was one of my first phone calls,” Helm said of his Stocker’s return under Saleh. “(Stocker) called me. So I was fired up. Obviously, you saw what he was able to do with me throughout a whole NFL season last year. I feel super confident coming into this offseason. He’s really broken down the new offense for me. He’s a football wizard, so it’s been great to be in his room again”

The Titans tight ends coach is a name to watch.

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