Titans hire OL coach Munchak to replace Fisher

Feb 07, 2011

The Titans have hired Mike Munchak as the team's second head coach since moving to Tennessee, deciding to promote from within to replace Jeff Fisher.

Owner Bud Adams Monday called the move a special day for the franchise; Munchak becomes the first former player to coach the team. He becomes the 16th head coach in Titans/Oilers franchise history.

"Mike has been successful at everything he has been associated with at our franchise and I have no reason to believe that he won't be successful as our head coach," Adams said in a statement. "He earned Hall of Fame distinction as a player and yearly he has been one of the best offensive line coaches in the NFL. He understands where we have been and knows where we need to go."

Munchak, a favorite of Adams, was the first man interviewed to replace Fisher and had been considered the top candidate.

This will be the first head coaching job for Munchak, who turns 51 in March, with the only franchise the offensive line coach and Hall of Fame lineman has ever played or worked for since being selected eighth overall by the then-Houston Oilers in 1982.

Fantasy Impact:

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Fantasy Impact:

At 2-11, the Raiders would be silly to not see what they have in McCormick, with 31-year-old Abdullah and Mattison, who is on a one-year contract, only there to give the former UDFA a breather. Consider McCormick a volume-based RB3.

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Fantasy Impact:

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Bills WR Keon Coleman, TE Dalton Kincaid return to practice ahead of Week 15

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Fantasy Impact:

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