Smith said he wants a balanced attack on offense, but emphasized running the football will be a big part of what they do.

The Titans finished 25th in total offense in 2018 – 7th rushing, 29th passing. The Titans finished 27th in the NFL in scoring last season.

"If you can look aesthetically pleasing, people like that in the short term," he said. "But at the end of the day, we have to win games, and it will always come down to that. You can lead the league in points, and certainly we're going to try and score as many points as we can, but at the end of the day we are going to try and win as a team in all three phases. Coach Vrabel does an excellent job of mapping that out, and we'll take advantage of that. Certainly we want to improve in the red zone, which will help. Just to be aesthetically pleasing, that is not the end goal. The end goal is to be the best offense we can be, and to win that game.

"… We are certainly going to try and get explosive, and I think that is always your goal, to get explosive plays."

Smith just wrapped up his eighth season on the Titans coaching staff, and his third full season in charge of tight ends after taking over the group for the final nine games of the 2015 season.

During his time in Tennessee, Smith has worked under four different head coaches. Smith began under head coach Mike Munchak, and he was also hired by Ken Whisenhunt before Mike Mularkey promoted him when he took over. When stepping in last January, Vrabel kept Smith, and he thought enough of him to promote him.

Smith said the Titans want to be physical, and knock defenders back on offense.

He wants the physical play to be evident in the run game, and the passing game.

Smith said he'll lean on others as he prepares to call games for the first time in 2019.

He made it clear he's not nervous.

"I don't' consider it daunting," Smith said. "Any time you take a new job, there is the unknown. So I haven't called a play in the National Football League yet, so I have to get those reps in. Coach Vrabel did a great job with Matt last year – Matt hadn't called a play until he got here. The way we go through practices in the spring (we'll) put myself in situations to call it, with the play clock, and the four preseason games certainly help."

But Smith is excited.

"You go back, and you have goals for yourself when you get in this profession," Smith said. "You hope to have a chance to do this, in a place you want to be, with the players you've been around and you really want to coach.