Titans London Shares Philosophy And A Preview Of What We'll See This Season

Charles London is a name fans of the Tennessee Titans, and the media have been talking about since he arrived in Nashville.

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NASHVILLE - Charles London joined the Tennessee Titans coaching staff following the conclusion of the 2022 NFL season, assuming the role of passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He has been a hot topic ever since. 

London was one of the most covered coaches by the media during the recent OTAs' and minicamp the Titans conducted at St. Thomas Sports Park as part of their offseason program. 

Speaking at the NFL Quarterback Coaching Summitt this week, London shared some of his philosophies on the passing game, as Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 television Houston reported in a series of tweets on social media. 

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— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) June 22, 2023

Among the philosophies London talked about was to 'Make the defense defend every blade of grass on the field,' meaning that the field is 100 yards long and 53.3 yards wide, and the defense should be ready to cover it all.     

Then there is the concept of "FTS," an acronym for 'Feed the Studs.' Getting the ball in the hands of the best players is an easy thing to understand, and it doesn't take a football coach to comprehend. 

London used a slide show as part of his presentation, sharing some of his most basic concepts.

• Get the ball out of the quarterback's hand quickly.
• High-percentage throws get drives started.
• Take advantage of one-on-one matchups on the perimeter. 
• Mirrored route concepts on both sides.
• A quarterback can pick a side based on (leverage/defender is soft or off coverage).
• Allow the skill players to catch and run in space.   

Other philosophies London addressed included using bunch sets to get receivers a free release, leverage to help receivers win the routes, and the use of motion to force the defense to communicate. 

Then there is perhaps the most important one, trust.

The quarterback must trust that the receiver will be where he is supposed to be when he's supposed to be there. Trust builds confidence and belief between a quarterback and his receivers. 

We witnessed all these things during the practices open to the media during the OTAs and minicamp. Ryan Tannehill, Malk Willis, and Will Levis all worked on getting the ball out of their hands quickly with short passes that put the ball into the hands of the receivers and running backs in space.    

Getting the ball to playmakers in space benefited Treylon Burks and Derrick Henry. But perhaps even more so for Tyjae Spears, who repeatedly flashed his electric playmaking skill during those sessions.  

While there are no guarantees as to how efficient this will be with this Titans offense, part of what it will do is help relieve some of the pressure off the offensive line early on while they will seemingly still be working to build their cohesion and communications. 

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