Once Tennessee Titans fans found out that head coach Brian Callahan did not know securing a ball with your elbow in bounds was enough to constitute a legal catch, his credibility with the majority of the fan base was lost. Admitting such a mistake, which had a potentially significant effect on Sunday's 20-12 loss versus the Denver Broncos, was never going to fully erase those brutal optics. But denying it would have been far worse.

Callahan indeed took the former route, accepting accountability for not challenging an incomplete ruling on a third-down play late in the third quarter that saw quarterback Cam Ward launch a 20-yard pass to fellow rookie Elic Ayomanor along the sidelines. The wide receiver's elbow appeared to land in the field of play when he obtained possession of the ba

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