Will Brian Daboll and Cam Ward work for the Titans?
Will Brian Daboll and Cam Ward work for the Titans?Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and fantasy analyst Matt Harmon breaks down his concerns about the Daboll-Ward pairing in Tennessee - questioning whether Daboll's track record of only three positive-EPA offenses in 12 seasons should worry Titans fans despite Ward's promise as a passer. Check out the full conversation on “Football 301” - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.2:58Now PlayingPausedSeattle Mariners Recall Right-Handed Reliever From Triple-A0:53Now PlayingPaused
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Will Brian Daboll and Cam Ward work for the Titans?
Nate Tice·Matt HarmonTue, June 30, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTCYahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and fantasy analyst Matt Harmon breaks down his concerns about the Daboll-Ward pairing in Tennessee - questioning whether Daboll's track record of only three positive-EPA offenses in 12 seasons should worry Titans fans despite Ward's promise as a passer. Check out the full conversation on “Football 301” - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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I love this question.
I, I love this question, because just in how it's asked.
Like, it'll work, right?
that's a great- Right that's the type of mailbag question you need to ask.
Like, clearly Clark has already kind of at least 85% got himself there, and he's looking- Yeah for the last push, really confirmation here.
So I'm gonna be super unhelpful here, Clark, and say maybe.
I think maybe it could work.
I think it will work better than what we saw last year.
Last year was atrocious by multiple levels.
So that also, like, I'll an- answer the question with a que- with, with a question here.
AdvertisementAdvertisementLike, what, what's, what, what is work to you, Clark?
What is work to you and to us, Nate Tice?
Like, what does that mean?
Because I think it will be better than last year.
what ceiling are we shooting for here?
Not just for Cam Ward, but just the Titans offense as a whole.
I know you're really excited about, what you I think you're, you're-- it's fair to say you're excited about Cam Ward and feel better about what we saw last year, as we talked about, I think, previously, 100 years ago now it feels like to me.
We talked about these years, you two quarterbacks, there's like no stat you can point to with Cam Ward whatsoever, but pretty much everybody I trust with quarterbacks watches the guy play last year and says, like, "There's more than enough promise to go here."
AdvertisementAdvertisementI think going back and watching the Titans receivers, there's a lot of reasons why they're, you know, we can give Cam Ward a pass.
I just am very mixed on the whole Brian, on Brian Daboll, honestly, I think is the way I would- Yep I would say this, is that And that's honestly more of the-- Even though he's the more, quote, "proven commodity" of the two, I think he's the bigger variable in terms of defining that what, what is works here, because I think he, he's more than good enough to be a NFL offensive coordinator.
I think actually hi- him designing a pretty spread and shred shotgun-based attack actually can probably be good for getting Cam Ward on base, 'cause right now, based on what we saw last year, I think he's not on, he's not on base yet.
We can't say that based on just the results from last year.
AdvertisementAdvertisementBut I think that Brian Daboll's good enough to do that.
Getting him, you know, having, h- helping him round third base, I don't know that Daboll's the guy that, just with what I've seen so far, and especially what we saw in New York, is the guy I would pick there.
And it also kinda worry, too, if I was a Titans fan, and it, this is a, a stupid thing to worry about, because if it, if it happens, it means it went really well this year.
If Daboll and his offense is good this year, is he out of the door for a head coaching job?
'Cause he pretty clearly still carries himself as, like, a head coach.
You know, he has a lot of say about who they brought in personnel-wise clearly this year.
AdvertisementAdvertisementSo it's like, he out the door for a head coaching job after one year?
If that happens, it means things went well this year for the Tennessee Titans, but it would also be kind of a, "All right, now we're starting over with Cam Ward's third offensive coordinator in three years," and not even, like, third play caller, because he had multiple play callers in his first year.
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Blue Jays Announce Troubling Vladimir Guerrero Jr. News After Exiting Starting Lineup
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Gavin GroeTue, June 30, 2026 at 9:35 PM UTC·2 min readToronto Blue Jaysfirst basemanVladimir Guerrero Jr. is in the middle of a career-worst season. The 27-year-old superstar has posted a .268 batting average, .347 on-base percentage, .695 OPS, four home runs and 34 RBIs across 81 games.
The Blue Jays have had a disappointing season after last year's dream run to the World Series, and it is hard to point the blame at anyone more than Guerrero.
AdvertisementAdvertisementHe is the face of the franchise and only in year one of his massive 14-year, $500 million contract. He is a five-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger and Gold Glove award winner, so the expectations are naturally high, and he has fallen well short of them this year.
Guerrero has not been at full strength this season, which may be contributing to his struggles. He has continued to deal with back tightness throughout June, missing multiple games due to the injury. However, he had been trying to push through it, and it had not flared up in over a week.
AdvertisementAdvertisementUnfortunately, it flared up again before Tuesday's game against the New York Mets. Guerrero was originally included in the starting lineup but was scratched hours before game time.
Luis Urias entered the lineup in his place, stepping in defensively at second base, with Ernie Clement shifting to the hot corner and rookie Sean Keys taking over the vacant spot at first base.
Moments later, the Blue Jays confirmed the reason for his removal. "UPDATE: 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was removed from tonight's starting lineup with back tightness," the team wrote on X.
AdvertisementAdvertisementManager John Schneider will likely provide further updates on Guerrero's condition after the game.
It is still unclear whether this is a day-to-day situation or, given that this is the third time the back has flared up this month, whether the Blue Jays may be forced to place him on the 10-day injured list.
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