AFC Notes: Brian Callahan, Devin White, Jaguars, Texans, Titans

Jaguars

Jaguars HC Doug Pederson could see a scenario where they use LBs Foyesade Oluokun and Ventrell Miller at the same time.

โ€œYou want your best 11 on the field, whatever that looks like,โ€ Pederson said via Mia Oโ€™Brien. โ€œDoesnโ€™t necessarily have to be the โ€˜best football playerโ€™ โ€” it can be who does the most โ€˜rightโ€™ the most. But I still think thereโ€™s enough of a rotational piece with those guys. I think its one of those positions thatโ€™s gotten better. Devin [Lloyd]โ€™s gotten better. Ventrell has improved.. youโ€™ve got your combination back that you want.โ€ 

Texans

The Texans recently signed LB Devin White as a free agent after he was cut loose by the Eagles a couple of weeks prior. 

โ€œExcited to get Devin in here. Weโ€™ll work with him and see where he is,โ€ Ryans said, via PFT. โ€œTry to get him caught up to speed to see if he can help us. So, itโ€™s an opportunity for Devin to compete. Come in, learn how we do things, and see how he can fit in, and how he can help us.โ€

Ryans called White a โ€œno-miss playerโ€ and is taking things one day at a time with him to fold him into their system. 

โ€œHe was a no-miss player,โ€ Ryans said. โ€œHe went top 10 in the Draft, I mean, he was an exceptional talent. So, what happened and why heโ€™s here, no one knows. Life happens to us all. You just have to keep punching, keep attacking each day with the right mindset and [the] opportunity for Devin is to come in here and compete. Again, nothingโ€™s promised. We donโ€™t know what the future holds. Itโ€™s just one day at a time, compete every day and weโ€™ll see where we end up.โ€

  • According to Aaron Wilson, the Texans signed White to a one-year, $1.125 million season rate contract with an actual cash value and salary cap of $687,500. 

Titans

Titans HC Brian Callahan expects the team to have some more roster movement ahead of the deadline after their slow start.

โ€œItโ€™s the reality of the NFL business, and when youโ€™re in a spot that weโ€™re in โ€” one that we didnโ€™t want to be in โ€” when you get to these juncture points in the season, things like this happen,โ€ Callahan said, via ESPN. โ€œThatโ€™s just the cycle, how it works. And weโ€™re in a spot right now trying to find a way to dig out.โ€

Veteran DB Quandre Diggs, who is on a one-year deal with the Titans, would likely be moved ahead of the deadline as well if the team continues to throw in the towel on the season.

โ€œIโ€™ve been traded before so I understand the business,โ€ Diggs said. โ€œI control what I can control; how I come to work, how I handle my attitude. Itโ€™s an expectation when youโ€™ve been doing it for a long time. Come to work and have a standard of play.โ€

Callahan said the organization wanted to get a solid evaluation of Will Levis as a starting quarterback this season. The team recently traded WR DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs, who caught seven of Levisโ€™s eight touchdown passes last season.

โ€œI know that him and Hop have been a good connection together for the early part of Willโ€™s career and aided in his development for sure,โ€ Callahan said. โ€œThatโ€™s part of that process, and you have to find ways to get comfortable with whoever youโ€™re throwing to.โ€

  • The Titans have struggled to get WR Calvin Ridley involved this season. OC Nick Holz thinks itโ€™s because the offense is โ€œpressingโ€ and they need to take the game as it comes: โ€œI think weโ€™re all kind of pressing. Weโ€™ve all kind of taken a deep breath and just let the ball go where it needs to go.โ€ (Terry McCormick)
  • Callahan said they will have to decide whether to activate LB Cedric Gray for Week 8 or not. (Turron Davenport)

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