NFL insider breaks down Chad Brinker's departure from the Titans

Just last week, the Tennessee Titans were the talk of the NFL after President of Football Operations Chad Brinker surprised many by stepping down from his position and leaving the organization. While some took this decision as a sign of dysfunction, those closer to the organization understood it as a move Brinker made to return to the personnel world, away from the analytics and business aspects within the organization. After some pointed, misplaced claims, one NFL analyst, Albert Breer, offers a great explanation that captures everything taking place inside the Titans' facility.

Tennessee Titans I think the Titans might finally have things straightened out. That isn’t a shot at now-departed president of football operations Chad Brinker. His departure last week, as I understand it, was more the result of a symptom of what has taken place in Nashville over the last 40 months.

Which has basically been Band-Aid after Band-Aid after Band-Aid. The story all this tells is one of scattershot decision-making, failed hiring processes and a general lack of vision for an organization. A lot of it lands at the feet of Strunk, and we’ve been over that plenty here the past few years.

But looking forward? There’s reason for hope … Borgonzi has stocked his personnel department with ex-GMs (assistant GM Dave Ziegler and VP/football advisor Reggie McKenzie) and guys on the rise (VP of player personnel Dan Saganey and director of player personnel Jon Salge, the one holdover from past regimes at that level). Meanwhile, Saleh has former head coaches Brian Daboll and Gus Bradley as coordinators and veteran assistant John Fassel running his special teams.