1 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. Don't 3 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: get sacked by the high cost of healthcare. Make Farm 4 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans your first line of protection. I am 5 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: My Keith with Amy Wells, and we are recording this 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: edition of the OTP at midday on Friday, November thirteenth. 7 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: Amy Wells, it feels very much like Friday the thirteenth 8 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: today if you love the Tennessee Titans. After a performance 9 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: last night that, at least for the final twenty minutes 10 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: of the game, most Titans fans would like to forget. Yeah. 11 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if Friday scaries are a thing, but 12 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: I definitely have them. That was not my favorite, my 13 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: favorite Titans game I've ever been to. I've enjoyed some 14 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: more than that. But you know, there's a lot of 15 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: room for growth here, Mike Keith and I am choosing 16 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: to focus on the positives, and that is the positive 17 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: room for growth. Your positive is room for growth. Take 18 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: me there. Where is the room for growth that you 19 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: specifically see over the last seven weeks where the Titans 20 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: could could make that progress? Well, pretty much anything on 21 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: special teams that feels like a good jumping off point. 22 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: We've got to get this kicker punter thing figured out. 23 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: I don't think that it's not figured out. To clarify, 24 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: I don't think that anyone had confusion about what was 25 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: going on going into the game against the Colts, but 26 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: I do think that maybe there's some part of this 27 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: recipe that doesn't seem to be jibing super Well, well, 28 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: let's talk punter for just a second. Can we do that? 29 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: I would love to, okay, because I want to throw 30 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: out a little clarification on the whole punter thing. So 31 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: Brett Kern is hurt, he can't punt. He's gonna go 32 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: on ir They COVID test a bunch of punters and 33 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: they have to go through the five day process. The 34 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: story that John Robinson told is one of the guys 35 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: that they COVID tested, it's Trevor Daniel, and Trevor Daniel 36 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: thinks he's being prank called when they get him on 37 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: the phone. He's been he's been out of football. He's 38 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: been still training and still working and everything, but he 39 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: hasn't gotten, you know, a sniff at any point in 40 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: a while. And so he's gone to work for FedEx 41 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: driving a delivery trick. He's gotten a job so great 42 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: eight months and so they say would you like to 43 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: come try out? He's like, yes, I would, and so 44 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,679 Speaker 1: Trevor Daniel drives in. He makes his last two drops 45 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: of the day for FedEx. He drives to Saint Thomas 46 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: Sports Park, comes in the gate in his FedEx truck 47 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: and goes to the COVID. What is it. It's like 48 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: a trailer. Yeah, a trailer trailer. That's what I was 49 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: looking for and starts the testing process and so he clears. 50 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: Other guys clear. Ryan Allen is another guy who clears, 51 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: and on Saturday they can come into Saint Thomas Sports 52 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 1: Park and basically have a tryout. The most impressive guy 53 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: in the tryout is Trevor Daniel, and so they want 54 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: Trevor Daniel. But they play the next day against Chicago. 55 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: Ryan Allen is the guy who has held for Stephen 56 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: Gaskowski for six years, and Trevor Daniel is going to 57 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: have no chance to practice with the Kickers. So they decide, 58 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: we'll sign Allen to the active roster, We'll sign Daniel 59 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: to the practice squad. So Alan punts eight times in 60 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: the first game, nearly has a couple blocked in that game. 61 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: His were pretty good. He hit a couple a little low, 62 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: a couple of off target where they were supposed to be. 63 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: But they were going to go to Daniel after the 64 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: fact anyway, once they had time to prepare, and so 65 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: once it became obvious on Monday and Tuesday that he 66 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: could hold for Gaskowski and they'd had some practice, they 67 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: were making the switch to Daniel. So it was not 68 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: as if they made a switch to Daniel based on 69 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: how Alan performed against Chicago. Is this making sense? This 70 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense. It was predetermined that the 71 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: switch was going to be made, that Allan was the 72 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: person for Chicago, and then we were going to move 73 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: on to Daniel. That's what they thought would happen. If 74 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: Daniel worked out with Gaskowski in practice, Okay, that was 75 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: the switch they were gonna make. When he did, they 76 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: decided to make the switch now, so they called Daniel 77 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: up from the practice squad along with Matt Overton the snapper, 78 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: and Alan is made inactive. So as we speak, you know, 79 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: the two punters are there, and I mean, we'll see 80 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: what happens from here. But I would contend for people saying, well, 81 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: this change in punter caused the problem. No it didn't. 82 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: Now it did not cause the problem was the problem 83 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 1: Alan had against Chicago and the problem that Daniel had 84 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: against the Colds, and that is people coming flying up 85 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: the middle. Alan could have had. If you go back 86 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: and watch it, and you see the problems that Alan 87 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: was having with people coming up the middle, and then 88 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: Daniel had the problem. And unfortunately we called the block 89 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: punt on Titan's radio. We called it Coach Max said, 90 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: they're coming. I said, here they are. When I saw 91 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: the result of that amy watching it back. Daniel barely 92 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: got the ball off his foot so much so that 93 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: he kicked EJ Speed with the ball in the neck. 94 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: Usually when someone blocks a punt, they get a finger 95 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: tip on it or they get a hand on it. 96 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: I mean he fully he nearly impacted Daniel's foot before 97 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: he had kicked the ball. And on the one that 98 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: he shanked, and it was a shank, there was so 99 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: much pressure coming up the middle, he just mishit it. 100 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: For people to think this is a punter problem, I 101 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: think they're incorrect. That's so that was the punter issue, right, 102 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 1: and I think I think it's very easy for people, 103 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: myself included, because I started off this conversation by doing this, 104 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: so I am contributing to the problem. People are very 105 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: quick to say this kicker isn't working, this punter isn't work. 106 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: They blame the people that you see doing the most. 107 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: I guess exciting activity in what that play is. What 108 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: you forget about is that there's more people involved in 109 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: this recipe. There's not just a kicker standing there with 110 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: a ball. There's also a group of people who are 111 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: blocking for him and who are helping to make that successful. 112 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: So I guess it's bigger than just those two positions. 113 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: Special teams as a whole needs to correct some of 114 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: the mistakes that are being made. Someone on Rabel's press 115 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: conference this morning referred to it as punt coverage, the 116 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: proper term, where the Titans punt coverage is fine, the 117 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: Titans punt protection not so great. I mean, when you've 118 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: got guys, the whole thing is, punts are rarely blocked 119 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: from the outside, okay, if somebody's coming from the outside, 120 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: because punters get punts off so quickly today that that 121 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: there used to be three step punters and then they 122 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: became two step, two and a half step whatever. I 123 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: mean they get. They get the punts off so much 124 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: faster than they used to The snappers are so much 125 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: better than they used to be. That the only way 126 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: you really block a punt is coming up the middle, 127 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: and that is if you are more or less unabated. 128 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: If somebody misses their block. As a punter, if you 129 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: take the snap and you have a guy coming straight 130 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: at you full speed, that's not fantastic. You will just 131 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: hit a punt and and I mean it throws you 132 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: more than anything else because there is nothing you can 133 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: do because when that guy comes up the middle, you 134 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: can't even really run from him. If somebody's coming from 135 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: the outside, you can cut around them or whatever. But 136 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: if they're coming straight out at you and you've committed 137 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: to punting the football, there's nothing you can do. And 138 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't know what happened. I just 139 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: know that punt protection has been a big issue for 140 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: the Titans in the last two games, more so than punter. Now. 141 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: The kicker thing with Gaskowski's a different issue, and he 142 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: when he missed the kick, and Vrabel said this morning. 143 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: There was not a whole problem with that. When he 144 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: missed the kick. I mean, that was the ball game 145 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: right there. That was it, because if he makes that, 146 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: it's what, it's a seven point game with how much 147 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: let me look up how much time remaining. I think 148 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: it's around eleven minutes. I've got it right in front 149 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: of me right here. Yeah, twelve eleven left in the game. 150 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: Plenty of time. It's a seven point game. Ye, not 151 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: saying you win it, but you certainly keep playing it 152 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: at that point and the game is still on. When 153 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: he the kick, even though there were less than fourteen 154 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 1: thousand people in the stadium, you could feel the air 155 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: go out of Nissan Stadium. Yeah, that was the moment 156 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: that everyone went. You know, it's the collective like sigh 157 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: of defeat. And just to speak on Nissan Stadium for 158 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: per minute. When that game started, it was rocking and rolling. 159 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: It was not a full stadium, of course, because of 160 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: the times that we're in, but the people who were 161 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 1: able to be there were fired up. It was it 162 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: was a really cool atmosphere. And so to swing from 163 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: that to kind of that deflated, Oh no, feeling is hard, 164 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: all right, So of the stats. What is the stat 165 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: that concerned you the most about the game. Oh, Mike, um, 166 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: let me look here. Can I don't mean to go first? Yeah, 167 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: I want you to go first, debating between like three, 168 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: so you go first. The stat that concerned me the 169 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: most was the Titans in the passing game. Yeah, that 170 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,679 Speaker 1: was one of mine. So I'm glad I waited. There's 171 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: some on defense that are obviously concerning, but those are 172 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: kind of obvious. I'm going with the fact that the 173 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: Titans through for one hundred and thirty seven yards and 174 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: then this past week overall just weren't very good in 175 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: the passing game, and in watching it and looking at it, 176 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: it does not feel like it's Ryan Tannehill. It's it's protection, 177 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: it's it's drops, it's guys not winning in certain situations. 178 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 1: Tannehill has thrown a couple of bad balls. Don't get 179 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: me wrong, He's not been perfect, but they are just 180 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,239 Speaker 1: not in sync right now. That's the one that concerns 181 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: me the most. And while Derrick Henry nineteen carries under 182 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: three yards is his thing, it's almost as if the 183 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 1: Colts would say, Okay, Derrick Henry, as long as you 184 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: don't break a ninety yard run and go for two 185 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty yards rushing. We'll give you one hundred 186 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: and three because we think we can stop your passing 187 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: game right well. And to that, I think the one 188 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: the step that I'm willing to pick that stands out 189 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: to me is the Titans third down efficiency three for 190 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: ten on converting third downs. Get out of here, like, 191 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: you need to stay on the field longer. You just 192 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: have to. You can't get any sort of rhythm started 193 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: if you're not on the field sustaining long drives. You 194 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: just can't do it. And so, yeah, the offense has 195 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: seemed a little disjointed. It hasn't been that cohesive, solid 196 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: kind of train that we thought in the first part 197 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: of the season. And I think a lot of that 198 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: is because they can't stay on the field long enough 199 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: to establish any sort of rhythm and kind of find 200 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: their group of Every offense in the league when you 201 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: start a game has to find kind of that rhythm. 202 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: And you can see as a fan, you can see 203 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: when an offense is just firing on all cylinders and 204 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: they've kind of hit their stride together. These guys aren't 205 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: on the field long enough to be able to establish 206 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: that three times they converted third down three that's not enough. 207 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: They've been pretty good on third day. That probably directly 208 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: relates to the passing game too. Yeah. You know, this offense, 209 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: when it's really rolling under Ryan Tannehill, it's gonna have 210 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: some chunk plays. It's gonna have a deep throw to 211 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: Calif Raymond and you know, some sort of deep shot. 212 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: I mean they had one in a situation to John 213 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: new Smith and Tannehill just overthrew him. They had a 214 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: deep shot to a j. Brown that he should have 215 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: caught that he did not catch, which would have been 216 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: a big play. Yeah, they've got to have some of 217 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: those chunks to make their offense work the way they 218 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: wanted to. Yeah, let me move to something else real quick. 219 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: Speaking of wide receivers, let's talk about Corey Davis for 220 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: a second and what he did last night, win or lose. 221 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: It would have been a courageous performance. Regardless his brother dies. 222 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: He does not practice on Wednesday. His brother, Titus was 223 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: I believe twenty seven, dies of a very rare form 224 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: of kidney cancer. He had been diagnosed just back during 225 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: the summer, so this was not an extremely long fight 226 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: for him. Their background seven children total Wheat and Illinois. 227 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: The parents trying very hard but don't have enough to 228 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: provide for all seven children, and so Titus Davis goes 229 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: to live with the Hall family, their legal guardians, but 230 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: stay in touch with the parents with the biological parents. 231 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: Corey Davis goes to live with the Graham family in Wheaton. 232 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: They become the legal guardians, and yet Titus and Corey 233 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: stay unbelievably close. Titus goes to Central Michigan, breaks all 234 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: of Antonio Brown's receiving records. Corey Davis goes to Western Michigan, 235 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: sets all of their records, sets the MAC records for receiving, 236 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: plays against his brother twice in college, becomes the fifth 237 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: overall pick. Titus has a cup of coffee in the 238 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: NFL trying to make rosters and eventually decides he's going 239 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: to retire from the game. And then this happens. And 240 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: Titus Davis was Corey Davis's big brother. They shared a 241 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: room when they were young. He was his football mentor. 242 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: He was his overall mentor, as it was described to me. 243 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: He meant everything to him. And the end for Titus 244 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: Davis sort of the last part of his battle lasted 245 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: multiple days, Amy, I mean multiple days. Corey has the 246 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: great game against Pittsburgh and flies to Houston, where his 247 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: brother is receiving treatment with Amy Adam strung. She takes 248 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: him to Houston because they think they're afraid this is it. Yeah, 249 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: and eventually he realizes Titus does that treatment is over, 250 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: and so he goes back to Illinois. But Corey has 251 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: been dealing with this for weeks and dealing with the 252 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: finality of what is going to happen, that his brother 253 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: is not going to make it, and so all of that. 254 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: What incredible stress, what courage under pressure he shows and 255 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: he always shows courtesy and kindness to everyone. But while 256 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:03,239 Speaker 1: so many people have enduring so many things during this pandemic, 257 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: he's dealing with this added burden of his brother having 258 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: a terminal illness that has hit him way too young 259 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: and so hard, and trying to balance everything out and 260 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: then going out and playing last night because he felt 261 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 1: like that's what Titus would have wanted. I think it 262 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: shows a lot about why we feel the way we 263 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 1: do about Corey Davis. Yeah, nobody would have known that 264 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: Corey was struggling with something, or that Corey had something 265 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: going on in his personal life. He always stays even keel. 266 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 1: He's very cool, he's very calm, never gets super high 267 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: or super low. And I think that's why he's been 268 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: so successful. I think that being able to kind of 269 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: keep everything kind of in check is what makes him 270 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: a good receiver. I think that this lot, you wanted 271 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 1: Corey to have a big game today. You wanted this 272 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: team to get a win for Corey and everything that 273 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,239 Speaker 1: he has been going through and the amount of just 274 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: stress and weight that has been on his shoulders. It 275 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: is unimaginable. And then to have a job where everyone 276 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: evaluates you based on such a finite amount of time 277 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: and to feel like you need to perform in this 278 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: three and a half four hour window or you're going 279 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: to hear about it for a week. And yet you've 280 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: got all these other bigger things, like you have the 281 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: actual world on your shoulders. You know. It's it puts 282 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: so much football in perspective in that way that this 283 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: is a guy who I mean, did he have the 284 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: day that he wanted to have against the Colts? Probably not. 285 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 1: Does it matter to him right now? Also probably not. 286 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: You know, there are way bigger things that we're dealing 287 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: with and you know, you see that he doesn't play 288 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: well against the Bears. After he's played well against the 289 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: Steelers and he's played well against the Bengals, he doesn't 290 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 1: play well against the Bears. And you don't know. I mean, 291 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 1: that's the whole thing, is you. It's often been said 292 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: you never truly know what somebody is going through in 293 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: their life at a certain moment. But this is a 294 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: person who is grace under pressure exhibited. I've defended Corey 295 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,719 Speaker 1: Davis at different times because I think he's a good player. 296 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: I'm glad he's part of the Tennessee Titans. But the 297 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: truth is, I just like him. I like him as 298 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: a human being. I like how he goes about his business. 299 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: I like how he represents the organization. I've been thrilled 300 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: for him when he scores TI touchdowns and when good 301 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: things happened for him. You know, he played last year 302 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: hurt and you know, maybe didn't have the numbers he 303 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: did before. And AJ becomes a star, and that's okay too, 304 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: and he's happy for AJ becoming a star. I think 305 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: the Titans will certainly be better if we could have 306 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: seven games down the stretch where Corey AJ and Adam 307 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: Humphries are on the field together. Agreed that would be 308 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: a huge help. Hopefully, you know Adam can get back 309 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: from concussion protocol with this extra time, because we sure 310 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: need him against Baltimore if he can play, absolutely, But 311 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: on the other hand, you want Adam to take care 312 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: of himself in this instance, Amy, this is not something 313 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: that would have been done twenty years ago. Adam Humphries 314 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 1: would not have set out two games. I'm glad for 315 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: his long term health that they are taking care of him. 316 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that he recovers to the point where he 317 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: can bounce back and get out of protocol and come back. 318 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,719 Speaker 1: But back to Corey, I don't see how he functioned 319 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: last night. I don't know how he got out of 320 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: bed yesterday morning. I don't like. That's not something I 321 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: can wrap my head around. So I'm having a hard 322 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: time even putting into words how impressed I am by 323 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: him and how proud I am of him, because I 324 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: can't even it's not a scenario that I can even 325 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: wrap my mind around having such a huge loss in 326 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: my life and then going out and performing on this 327 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: incredible stage and doing what I need to do. I 328 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: wouldn't be able to eat a sandwich, Like, arguably the 329 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: most important person in your life passes away, and he 330 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 1: says the biggest reason that he is where he is 331 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 1: today and that he is how he is, And there 332 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: were a lot of people, I mean, the family at 333 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: Western Michigan certainly cared for him. The Graham family took 334 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: good care of him, like I said, they've had In 335 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: spite of the fact that it was better for the 336 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: children to be raised in other households, that family stayed connected, 337 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 1: which is which is an amazing story and a credit 338 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: to those children realizing the parents were doing the very 339 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: best they could. And it's hard, and it's hard when 340 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: you know the people involved, like we've gotten to know 341 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: Corey over a period of time. So five catches sixty 342 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 1: seven yards great. Whatever the fact he was out there, 343 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: all pro all world, all life, I mean, whatever you 344 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,719 Speaker 1: want to call it, many props to him. Now moving 345 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: back to where we are this game and how it 346 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: was lost and the fact that the only thing that 347 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: the Titans have to hang their hat on from the 348 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: night I think in terms of statistical performance was Derek Henry. 349 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: I'd say that's about it. But let's take it, Mike, well, 350 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: I did. I mean, it doesn't feel good because there's 351 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: nothing that you come back and say, Like the Steeler game, 352 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: you said, well this happened, dude. You know whatever. I mean. 353 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 1: Sometimes you lose games you say, well, you can draw 354 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: some positives. It's hard to draw positives out of this. 355 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: The only positive that I can draw is the sun 356 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: came up this morning. There are seven games left. The 357 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: Titans are six and three. And here's the thing. Let 358 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 1: me read this to you. The Colts played green Bay 359 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: this week, Okay, then they played Tennessee November the twenty ninth. 360 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: The Titans played Baltimore this coming week, November twenty, second 361 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 1: week from Sunday, and then they go to Indianapolis. Amy, 362 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: if the Titans win that game, regardless of what they 363 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: do in Baltimore and regardless of what the Colts do 364 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:01,880 Speaker 1: against green Bay, then the Tight control their own destiny 365 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: in the AFC South. I like that. That is something 366 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: that is encouraging to me. Mikeith See, you're finding it 367 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: the silver lining. So if they're both seven and four 368 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: at the end of that day, if Tennessee beats Indianapolis 369 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 1: on November the twenty ninth, they are in control because 370 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 1: of this, because Indianapolis lost in Week one at Jacksonville. 371 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: Indianapolis has a loss in the division. Okay, two teams 372 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: would split, but Indianapolis has at the Titans have beaten 373 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: Jacksonville and they've beaten Houston. Indie still has to play 374 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: Houston twice, they have to go to Las Vegas, they 375 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: have to play at Pittsburgh in Week sixteen, and then 376 00:24:55,040 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: they finish against Jacksonville. So, I mean, bottom line, it's 377 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: still there. Right. It was a ball game that was lost. 378 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: It was a bad loss from how it felt and 379 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,479 Speaker 1: from how it came down, particularly the last twenty minutes. 380 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 1: But the season is not lost. Now. If the Titans 381 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: played like they did last night against Baltimore or at 382 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: Indianapolis or whatever they've got left to do, that ain't good. 383 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: I mean, none of this matters. But if they get 384 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: the ship righted, they can still win the division. Well, 385 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: and if you think about it, Mike, given the choice, 386 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: I would rather be the angry team coming into the 387 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: second matchup with the Indianapolis Colts then the team that 388 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: thinks they are somebody. You know, I want to go 389 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: into that second matchup at their place at Lucas Oil, 390 00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: angry and with something to prove, because that when this 391 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: team plays the best when they're mad, and they have 392 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 1: a point to prove. Again, division tiebreaker with two teams 393 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: head to head record is one. If the Titans win 394 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: that game on November twenty ninth, it's a split, right correct. 395 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: The second tiebreaker. The second tiebreaker is division record, And 396 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: so if the Titans could finish five and one in 397 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:30,880 Speaker 1: the division, then they are in a position where they 398 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: could win a tiebreaker if they finished with the same 399 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: overall record as the Colds. So it's still there. It's 400 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 1: still there, I mean, and I'm sure I would have 401 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: to think I'd be interested to know what you think, 402 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: because you know Mike Vrabel as well as I do, 403 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 1: he's gonna say that at some point, right he's gonna say, look, guys, 404 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 1: this stump, this was bad. We're gonna look at it, 405 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna break it down, we're gonna make changes. But 406 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: it's all still out there for us to do this. 407 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: That sounds to me like the Monday Morning message. You know, 408 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: this team has the unique opportunity to take a couple 409 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: of days recollect our thoughts, reflect, heal our bodies, a 410 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: little bit like these are all things that can be 411 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: accomplished over this weekend where the team's not playing, So 412 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 1: in that time, it gives you a chance to kind 413 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: of recalibrate some things. And so to your point about 414 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel's message, I think that that would be a 415 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:40,679 Speaker 1: pretty on brand Mike Rabel Monday morning message of hey guys, 416 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 1: this was not great, but we still have the world 417 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: in front of us. But we've got to get back 418 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: on track and it needs to happen. Now. There's a 419 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: sense of urgency. Now sure, well, I'm not doing sunshine 420 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: and lollipops. I'm not doing rainbows and unicorns. I don't 421 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: think anyone listening to this podcast we're doing sunshine and lollipops. No. 422 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: But but that's my point is that may be how 423 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: it feels. This is accurate, This is on a piece 424 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: of this is what it is right, and if you 425 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: just want to dismiss, well, they can't do that because 426 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: they played bad in one game. Listen, I've seen Titans 427 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:24,119 Speaker 1: teams bounce back from bad games too, you know, to 428 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:28,160 Speaker 1: come back. I mean, this happens, and there will be 429 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: things changed and there will be things fixed. And I 430 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: have a feeling that after the harsh reality of the 431 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: film breakdown, then you go on the other thing too. 432 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: There are people who think, well, they play bad, they 433 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: need to practice all weekend. It's like, no, not how 434 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: that works. Not how that works, but also not what 435 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 1: I believe they need. I think they've got to get away, 436 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: you know, for at least Saturday and Sunday. You've got 437 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 1: to They'll have to continue to COVID test, by the way, 438 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: you know, they so they It's not like they can 439 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: leave town or whatever without you know, doing They have 440 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 1: to COVID test every day. But they they got some 441 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: guys who desperately need to heal up. I mean, you 442 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: saw it on the sidelines last night, guys coming off, 443 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: you know, so many guys hobbling both Sunday against the 444 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 1: Bears and then into this game. I mean we're sort 445 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: of into hobble time where when you get towards mid 446 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: to late November, everybody's hurting. Everybody's hurt, and it feels 447 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: like guys are just dropping like flies, when in reality, 448 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: everybody's dealing with something. These guys just have it a 449 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: little bit harder. I mean, nobody is healthy in November 450 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: in the National. If you have played at all in 451 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: the first half of the season, you are not healthy 452 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: in the second half of the season. That's football, That's 453 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: how this works. But yeah, it seems like the Titans 454 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: are getting hit a little harder with the old injury 455 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: bug as of late. And I don't think that's unusual. 456 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: I don't think that there's some sort of bad juju 457 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 1: in the air. I just think that it is what 458 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: it is. And the more that we can start getting 459 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: some guys back, getting a Dory Jackson back on the field, 460 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: getting Adam Humphreys out of the concussion protocol, giving Roger 461 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: Saffel the chance to really heal up, giving Jadavian Clowney 462 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: a chance to really heal up. There are guys that 463 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: are playing at about fifty percent. If we can get 464 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 1: them to eighty percent, we'll be in a better spot 465 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: as a team, all right. So we're going to wrap 466 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: up this edition of the OTP a happy, fun episode. 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They've been protecting Tennessee and since ninety seven. 474 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: Do want to mention one happy thing for sure, and 475 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 1: that is Tuesday at eleven Central, Amy Wells and I 476 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: will be revealing the finalists for the Tennessee Titans twenty 477 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: twenty Mister Football Awards. It's the most wonderful time of 478 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: the year. Mike Keith. I love Mister Football. I think 479 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: it's so fun. I love the event. I like that 480 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: everybody is just so happy and optimistic and we get 481 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: to celebrate these guys who have had awesome seasons, and 482 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: I mean some of them have had some kind of 483 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 1: wacky seasons, you know, with COVID and all the changes 484 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: that different schools have seen. So this one's going to 485 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: be an extra special one. I think that the guys 486 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: who are going to end up being finalists are going 487 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: to be guys who really deserve it. And we've got 488 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 1: some great players in Tennessee man who So five semifinalists 489 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: cut to three finalists. They will come to Nissan Stadium 490 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 1: for what will be a different looking Tennessee Titans Mister 491 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: Football Awards banquet, not as many people. That is December 492 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 1: the eighth, so it's a week later. It's actually after 493 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: the Blue Cross Bowl weekend, which is different, and it's 494 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: on a Tuesday, So we will have that and we're 495 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: excited about that. That Amy and I will announce the 496 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 1: cut from semifinalists to finalists. Those will be the people 497 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: invited to the dinner and you can go to Tennessee 498 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 1: Titans dot com and watch it Tuesday morning at eleven Central. 499 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: One of the things that mister Adams loved it. The 500 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: guy who got us into it was Bob Hyde, who 501 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: ran who was our VP of community relations for years. 502 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: It was a great move. Mister Adams was very excited 503 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: about it. He liked it. Kenneth Adams loves it because 504 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 1: I think he understands just how special it is. And 505 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: it's been embraced up down the line by coaches, by 506 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 1: our general managers, our former players are current players. When 507 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: we talk about this, people say that is so cool 508 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: that as a high school kid you get to come 509 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 1: to the Titan Stadium and you know, experience what it's like. 510 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: And we try very hard to make it as special 511 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: as possible for the young men and their families and 512 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 1: their coaches, the administrators, because we truly do love high 513 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: school football because it's awesome, but also it's sustaining, you 514 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: know it. We've had a lot of mister Football winners 515 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: who become great NFL players, right, so it is so special. 516 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 1: I hope you'll follow it if you're a football fan, 517 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: I hope you'll learn these names. And we're very proud 518 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 1: of it. And I just wanted to mention that Tuesday 519 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 1: we will reveal the finalists. So if I talked enough, well, 520 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I could listen to you all day, Keith. 521 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: I really could nice you to say, yeah, I know, 522 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 1: I'm feeling pretty nice this morning. Yeah you're better. I'm better. 523 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of football in front of us, 524 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 1: might Keith. The sun is still shining. It's a little chilly, 525 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 1: but I can handle it. Football is in front of us. 526 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 1: We're gonna be okay. I'm not better yet. Maybe tomorrow. 527 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: Maybe tomorrow. It's gonna take a whole day. Yeah, that 528 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:32,359 Speaker 1: was just I thought. When we stopped him on fourth down, 529 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 1: I thought, we're going down the field right here, We're 530 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: gonna drive ninety nine yards. We're going to drive a 531 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 1: stake through their heart. Yep, we're winning this ball game 532 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 1: because that's just I just believe that would happen. And 533 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people were like me, and 534 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: I think Rabels like that. I think John Robinson. I 535 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 1: think that's who that's who we expect to be as 536 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 1: a football team. And when we didn't do that, it hurts. 537 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: And and if you're caught up in it, you know, 538 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 1: I get it. I mean, you have some Mondays that 539 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: are worse than me. I do have Mondays that are 540 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 1: worse than you. I yes, this one, I like. I 541 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:17,600 Speaker 1: think I feel encouraged that we get another crack at 542 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: them so much. That's fair. That is I think what's 543 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:24,359 Speaker 1: helping me through this whole process, besides the therapy, that 544 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,279 Speaker 1: is the OTP. I think that we get to turn 545 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:29,719 Speaker 1: around and get right back to these guys. That's fair. 546 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,400 Speaker 1: That makes me feel good. Gotta get ready to go 547 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 1: to Baltimore too, Okay, that's fair. The thing about the 548 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:38,920 Speaker 1: NFL is you have the highest of highs and the 549 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 1: lowest of lows. Why we do this As we go 550 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: to Baltimore, we remember the highest of highs from January 551 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 1: winning the playoff game, and today feels like the lowest 552 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:52,319 Speaker 1: of lows for for this moment. I tell people, I said, 553 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 1: I've been to the super Bowl, and I've been two 554 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:58,400 Speaker 1: and fourteen, so you know, I mean you you you 555 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:00,239 Speaker 1: find the range. What you have to learn to do 556 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 1: if you're really good at it, you got to learn 557 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 1: to flush it. You've got to learn you have to 558 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: flush it. And the great teams flush it and get 559 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:11,920 Speaker 1: on with it. And that's and that's what we're going 560 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,319 Speaker 1: to find out now is can they flush it? Yep? 561 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: Will be the true test for this team, absolutely all right. 562 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 1: So that does it for this edition of the OTP. 563 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:24,440 Speaker 1: For Amy Wells, I, Mike Keith, we thank you for listening. 564 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 1: We thank you to Farm Bureau Health Plans for their sponsorship, 565 00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: and to all of you, we appreciate you being with us. 566 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: For the teams, people where the legends, everybody knows it's 567 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: our house making three. Greatness is we got Side and 568 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:47,800 Speaker 1: Bud running through a bea