Whisenhunt was hired by the Steelers to coach their tight ends in 2001 and he became the team’s offensive coordinator in 2004, which was quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s rookie season. Byron Bell, who’s been the starting left guard, said he saw practice time at right tackle. In 23 games leading the Tennessee Titans, Whisenhunt won only three games, boasting an appalling. Two years later, after Warner had retired, most expected Leinart to regain his role as the team’s quarterback, but over the course of the offseason Whisenhunt soured on the former Heisman Trophy victor, instead choosing to cut him and go with a combination of Derek Anderson, Max Hall and John Skelton.
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According to Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com, assistant coach Mike Mularkey will serve as the interim head coach. It’s just one of the reasons ownership decided to make a change. That is one of the biggest reasons why the Tennessee Titans chose to let him go.
The Ken Whisenhunt Era in Nashville was disastrous for the Tennessee Titans. He missed the Titans’ last two games after suffering a sprained MCL in the team’s October 18 loss to the Miami Dolphins in which he was sacked five times. With Mariota out the last two weeks, however, it has given people a chance to see just how bad this team really is (many, including myself, thought they were the worst in the league last year), which makes what Mariota has done more impressive for sure.
After thoughtful consideration, the decision has been made to relieve Ken Whisenhunt of his head coaching duties.
News of the Ken Whisenhunt firing played like music to the ears of one of his former quarterbacks. Whisenhunt struggled with how to effectively use Mariota, a dual-threat quarterback who was primarily a pocket quarterback under Whisenhunt.
It looks like Titans’ ownership has decided it wanted someone else to develop No. 2 overall pick Marcus Mariota. Mike Mularkey would have to pull off a historic comeback of a season.
Clearly, the Colts (3-5) have not lived up to the Super Bowl hype they started with this season. Adams Strunk made the decision.
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Underwood said he and general manager Ruston Webster told Whisenhunt they were making a change Tuesday morning. Whisenhunt might not be the only person jettisoned before the start of next season.
