Titans fire Ken Whisenhunt after only one win in 2015

Ken Whisenhunt will not get a chance to further oversee Marcus Mariotta’s development as an NFL quarterback. The Tennessee Titans fired the head coach after guiding the team to just one win in seven games this season.

While the Titans won their season opener, the team hasn’t won since, falling to a 1-6 record. On Sunday, they lost to the Houston Texans 20-6. They haven’t scored more than 13 points since week three when they lost to the Indianapolis Colts 35-33.

“After thoughtful consideration, the decision has been made to relieve Ken Whisenhunt of his head coaching duties,” Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement. “We have expected more progress on the field, and I felt it was time to move in a different direction. I would like to thank Ken for his efforts with our team, as he worked very hard to try to move us forward.”

Mike Mularkey, the assistant head coach/tight ends coach under Whisenhunt, will serve as interim head coach. Mularkey was head coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2004 and 2005 and head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2012.

While head coach for the Titans, Whisenhunt earned just three wins and 20 losses after signing a five-year deal in January 2014. He was considered a good hire since he lead to the Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII and won a Super Bowl in 2005 as offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Whisenhunt is the second head coach to lose his job during the season. The Miami Dolphins fired Joe Philbin after their loss in London early last month.

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