One of the greatest dramas in the history of television was first greenlit in 2002 when Donald Bellisario proposed NCIS, starring Mark Harmon, to CBS. The franchise has shows in its anthology set in D.C., Los Angeles, New Orleans, Sydney, Hawaii, and, soon to be, Budapest. The AFC South, created in 2002 as well, is to the NFL what NCIS: Cleveland would be to that fantastic lineup of TV series.
Right now, the lowest-rated team in the division is not the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the Tennessee Titans. The franchise in the Volunteer State had a horrendous 3-14 record last year, and 9-25 since 2023, having been outscored by 211 points. Shows at the bottom of the Nielsen Ratings usually get pulled from the air, but that won't occur to the Titans, but it could happen to their second-year Head Coach Brian Callahan.
Callahan, who started as a coaching assistant with the Denver Broncos at the age of 26, became an OC with Cincinnati at 35, and was named the head man in Nashville at the age of 39. But in the impatient world of professional football, time could be running out for Ryan soon.
On a recent episode of his podcast, Jaguars on SI Beat Writer
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