We got our first look (and listen) at the kind of energy new Tennessee Titans defensive backs coach Chris Harris brings to the team during the offseason program via a mic’d up clip that was shared on social media.
Since then, multiple Titans defensive backs have pointed to Harris as a nice new addition to the coaching staff during training camp, including Titans safety Kevin Byard and cornerback Elijah Molden.
“One thing I would say, just having Chris Harris around, our DB coach, he’s a really good coach,” Byard said, according to Kayla Anderson of 104.5 The Zone. “Really like his energy, love the things we’re doing, as far as in the secondary, some different things we’re going to do.
“Brings me a lot of confidence, honestly. Me and Amani (Hooker) talk about it a lot, some things that we’re doing. We see a lot of plays being made on that back end, and we’ve set lofty goals for ourselves,” Byard added.
“As bad as we were last year, we can’t do nothing but go up, and we plan on going really, really, really high.”
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DB coach Chris Harris with the @Whataburger SoundBites 🍔 pic.twitter.com/odEwZAoCAf
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) June 9, 2023
“We love having him, we have a lot of fun. I’ve learned a lot from him, just football stuff,” Molden said, per ESPN’s Turron Davenport. “He’s a great leader, so I can’t wait to continue to be coached by him.”
So far in training camp, Tennessee’s defense has stood out more than the offense, with the secondary playing a part in that.
As Byard pointed out, the Titans have nowhere to go but up from here after sporting the league’s worst pass defense in 2022 based on passing yards allowed per contest.
Harris should help to improve that, but health will really be the determining factor in how much better this unit is in 2023.
