By MIKE HERNDON, columnist

An early bye week is generally not a good thing on an NFL schedule. Though opinions on the matter may vary slightly, the consensus says that having a later bye week allows for players to recharge and get healthy heading into the stretch run and the playoffs.

Brian Callahan
Brian Callahan checks his play sheet/ Angie Flatt

That said, I’m not sure the bye week could have come at a better time for the 2024 Tennessee Titans. No, they’re not too banged up – Jeffery Simmons and Chidobe Awuzie are the only current starters who missed their pre-bye game in Miami – but a mental reset for quarterback Will Levis and other struggling members of the offense feels much needed.

I also think it’s fair to say that Brian Callahan getting a week to self-scout and look at some of the things that he needs to adjust as both a play-caller and a head coach is valuable to have now as opposed to later in the season.

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