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CONFIRMED: Norm Chow to Tennessee Titans??

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osugrad21 said:
Report: Chow will take Titans job

By Scott Wolf
Staff WriterThe Tennessee Titans are expected to offer their offensive coordinator's job today to USC assistant coach Norm Chow, according to sources close to the situation. Chow flew to Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday and formally interviews for the position today. He will receive an offer of approximately $1million per season, sources said. The Titans' offer means Chow must decide if he will leave USC following four successful years as offensive coordinator.
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If he takes this job then -- Here endeth the "USC Dynasty" touted after their most recent NC game victory.

And if the Titans and take Chow do get happily wed it'll be interesting to see if he then chooses his own QB prodigy by way of the draft.
 
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Philip Rivers attributes his success at QB to Chow, and stormin Norm only worked with him for 1 year. Carson Palmer was who before Chow arrived at USC. No doubt Carroll will take credit for Leinart. Chow, Orgeron, the QB coach, and a few other staff. That's going to hurt.
 
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jimotis4heisman said:
they have the #6 pick
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True enough and that gives those Titans plenty of clout on Draft day.
Trade up if a QB "star" is on the horizon, trade down with a late 1st or 2nd rd. pick for next year thrown in if Chow sees a protege in the wings. Could Chow go German and look to lock in Berlin for instance? I'm not sure as much can change between now and Draft Day but I believe Berlin may be a late 1st or 2nd round pick. I also think he's the kind of wunderkind in waiting that Chow loves to take to the next level.
 
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With McNair still there and Billy Volek their backup? I'd be surprised to see them take a QB. They're set at QB, WR (Drew Bennett and Derrick Mason), RB (Chris Brown) and TE (Ben Troupe). I think they might take a LT (Alex Barron?) as Brad Hopkins is old, or someone on D, likely Antrell Rolle. Samari and Antrell back there together is scary.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
McNair is nearing the end of the road. I doubt that Volek is their "QB of the future".
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I think that's right Mili. Though doubtful, McNair has left open the speculation that he may retire this offseason. While he'll probably be back for 2005, the fact that he's already thinking about retirement, and the punishment he's taken while playing for the Titans, all add up to the likelihood that he isn't going to be playing for too much longer.

Also correct is your doubt about Volek being their QB of the future.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
McNair is nearing the end of the road. I doubt that Volek is their "QB of the future". If anyone can spot and develop young talent, it's Chow.
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Volek was awesome at the end of the year filling in. He outplayed McNair, who has at least a good 3 years left. Volek is real good, and McNair is just talking because they're losing. See Brett Favre, honestly, he does the same thing.
 
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Plus, Volek was playing behind almost all backups on the OL.

According to today's Tennessean, Chow had a good interview, was not offered the OC job (yet), and Fisher will meet with him after Chow wraps up some personal matters.

Both Nashville radio stations and some USC message posters (see Wild West board) are saying it's a done deal.
 
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From today's Tennessean

Fisher says Chow's visit just first step

By JIM WYATT
Staff Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Titans Coach Jeff Fisher picked up Norm Chow at a Nashville hotel yesterday morning, then drove him to the airport last night.

Soon, Fisher could give Chow the keys to Tennessee's offense.

The offensive coordinator for back-to-back national champion Southern California spent all day with Fisher and other Titans officials at Baptist Sports Park.


He met with Titans quarterback Steve McNair, members of the offensive coaching staff and discussed what life would be like in the NFL.

But Fisher said he did not offer Chow the offensive coordinator job left vacant by Mike Heimerdinger's departure to the Jets just more than two weeks ago.

''This is the first step in the process, and the process will continue,'' Fisher said last night. ''I was impressed with everything that took place. We had a very good visit.''

All indications are that Chow is Fisher's top choice. Fisher has also had lengthy discussions with assistant head coach/offense George Henshaw and quarterbacks coach Craig Johnson, however, and said there's a chance he could interview more candidates.

Chow, 58, has never coached in the NFL but left the impression with friends in California that he's very interested in making the jump to the Titans.

Fisher, a former USC player, and USC Coach Pete Carroll spoke several times about Chow before his visit to Nashville was arranged, but Fisher agreed to wait until after college football's National Signing Day this past Wednesday to bring Chow to Nashville.

Chow might have stayed longer, but Fisher said he had some ''personal commitments that he has to tend to. When those are over I would expect to be getting together with him again.''

Chow, USC's offensive coordinator since 2001, is regarded as one of the premier offensive minds in college football. He's coached Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks Matt Leinart and Carson Palmer for the Trojans and spent a year at North Carolina State coaching quarterback Philip Rivers, who was a first-round pick last year.

Chow also spent 27 seasons at Brigham Young, where he coached quarterbacks Steve Young, Ty Detmer and Jim McMahon.

The Titans might be willing to offer Chow, who reportedly makes $500,000 at USC, a contract in the $800,000 to $900,000 range. The Titans offered Heimerdinger approximately $800,000 before he took New York's offer of $1 million.

''There's another step,'' Fisher said. ''I am going to continue to discuss things with George and Craig next week, and we'll go from there. It's been a productive week.''

Jim Wyatt covers the Titans for The Tennessean. Reach him at 259-8015 or [email protected]
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First Step in a Process
 
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imo, this was a necessary step by Carroll. The future health of the program just could not be held up to the whim of Chow and ADs from other schools. We'll miss him, and his absence will be felt, but this is the best time for the program to move on.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
McNair is nearing the end of the road. I doubt that Volek is their "QB of the future". If anyone can spot and develop young talent, it's Chow.
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If Chow is the Titan OC, what about the Titan's trading up for the SoCal QB. There would be a short learning curve when McNair's body gives out.
 
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