1 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: Don't get sacked by the high cost of healthcare. Make 3 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans your first line of protection. They've 4 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: been protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen forty seven. With Aby Wells. 5 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: I'm Mike Keith, welcoming you to this edition of the program, 6 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 1: which we are recording on Friday afternoon, July the seventeenth. 7 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: There may be things that happen after we are done, 8 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: Amy Wells, that we are unaware of, but we are 9 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: going and we are going strong. How are you, hello, Mike. 10 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: I'm so good. I think it's important that you established 11 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: the date today because it feels like there's more news 12 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: every second. But we had to get OTP in this 13 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: week felt important. So we're picking a time and we're 14 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: going with it. We're going with it. We're making a plan, 15 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: we're executing the plan, and that plan is to talk 16 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: about Derek Henry's contract. Were you surprised when the news 17 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: came down? Absolutely, I was very surprised. I was holding 18 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: out hope for a very long time that a contract 19 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: would get done, and then Adam Schefter reported what was it? 20 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: Forty eight hours thirty six hours before the deadline that 21 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: the team was not going to get something done. And 22 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: I believe Adam Schefter, I mean, he seems to be 23 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: pretty plugged in. So that was kind of the assumption 24 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: that I was operating under. We'll still have Derek Henry 25 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: Hill still have the tag. Like it doesn't change that much, 26 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: but you know, you like to see a guy get 27 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: a deal, and then it all kind of happened at 28 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: the end and it was very exciting. I'm happy for him. 29 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: I think that he's a guy who I mean, he 30 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: works so hard and he plays hard, and that's what 31 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: you want to see. And John Robinson continues to reward 32 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: guys who perform, and so I'm happy for him. Let 33 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: me say something about the Adam Schefters story, because people, 34 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: you know, it seems like delight when the national guys 35 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: are quote unquote wrong. I believe when he reported that 36 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: he was not wrong, I get that. I think at 37 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: that moment, I don't think there was any movement on it. 38 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: I didn't think any I don't think anybody thought there 39 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: was going to be any movement on it, and then 40 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: it happened. Sometimes stories like that change and the circumstances 41 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: changed dramatically, and I think that's what happened. I think 42 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: everybody got very not that they hadn't stayed in contact 43 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: all along, but I think everybody got busy at the 44 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: last minute and made it happen, made this deal happen, 45 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: And so I was surprised. Of course, I had the misfortune. 46 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: So this is the period of time where all of 47 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: us who work in the NFL are normally off and 48 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: we're we're either on vacation or we're just working a 49 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: little bit. It's a it's a calm time. So this 50 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: is the period of the year that all of us 51 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: go to the dentist, go get our annual physicals, go 52 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: see the eye doctor. Anything that you've got to do, 53 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: you've got to get it in now. And that's what 54 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: we all, almost all of us at least normally do. 55 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: So I went to the eye doctor and at one 56 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: o'clock I had my eyes dilated. Do you know where 57 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: this is going? Okay, So, in less than two hours 58 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: after my eyes have been dilated, the Henry story hits. 59 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: So my phone goes off like over and over and 60 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: over again, and people are texting and all this stuff. Well, 61 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: I look at my phone, I can't read it because 62 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,839 Speaker 1: my eyes are dilated, and so all I can make 63 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: out is I can make out Dereck Henry contract, and 64 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: I'm like, did the did the deadline pass? Did he 65 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: sign a contract? What's happened? So I had to call 66 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: somebody and ask him, and dialing the phone was even 67 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: a trick. So, yes, I was surprised, and h it 68 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: was hard to It was hard to get that information. 69 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: This is the only happens to you, nobody else. That's 70 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: not true, but I mean, that's the that's the type 71 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: of stuff. It just seems like that if something like 72 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: that is going to happen, it happens on the one 73 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: day you go to the eye doctor, you know, and 74 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: when I go to the dentist next week, there's no 75 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: telling what's going to happen. That's probably when the clowney 76 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: thing is. Yeah, probably, I'll tell you what it's. You 77 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: try not to plan anything, especially during football season. You 78 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: try to keep yourself wide open because anything is possible. 79 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: But there are some things in life you've just got 80 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: to do. You've got to go to the eye doctor, 81 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: you got to clean your teeth. There are some things 82 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: that just have to happen, and sure enough. No matter 83 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: what you plan, something will drop at the exact moment, 84 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: Well that's it. But if you don't, but you try 85 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: to do it in the spaces where you think you're 86 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: the clearest. It's like, if if we plan to do 87 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: something in season, I'm going to generally try to do 88 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: it on Thursday morning because that is the least likely 89 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: time of an NFL week that news is going to 90 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: be made because Monday's Monday. I mean, anything can happen, 91 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: the coaches press conference is there, Tuesday's the player's day off, 92 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: but that's also when people sign folks, or waiver claims 93 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: are made, or you know, if you're going to make 94 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: a big change in the lineup, that story starts to 95 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: leak out. Wednesday's the first day of the practice week 96 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: and usually the most busy day, the most busy day 97 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: because you're finding out about the injuries. And then Thursday 98 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: morning before practice, that's generally your safe space. So if 99 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: you've got to meet with a teacher at school because 100 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: one of your kids is in trouble, or you know, 101 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: something like that, that's generally when you try to do it, 102 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,239 Speaker 1: and it just never fails that you can't plan anything 103 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: this life we've chosen to lead. I'm so happy about 104 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: Derek Henry though, and I think I'm so happy based 105 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: on the reaction in the locker room. Though you've been 106 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: around this team now this is your eight for you. 107 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: Can you ever remember a player in your time with 108 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: the Titans who was more more respected? There have been 109 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: some who probably match it, but have you ever known 110 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: a player who was more respected in the locker room 111 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: than Derrick Henry? I don't think so. And he's a 112 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: quiet man. Derrick Henry is a man of few words, 113 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: and honestly, if you just see him on the street, 114 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: you don't get a lot of facial reaction. A lot 115 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: of times, he's just kind of a chill fella. He 116 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: just kind of hangs out. But guys see him work. 117 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,239 Speaker 1: Guys see the way that he behaves on the field 118 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: and the intensity that he plays with, and they respect that. 119 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: And I think that for someone who's not as outspoken 120 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: and gregarious, I guess as like a Taylor Milan or 121 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: even a Kevin Byard or something like that, a guy 122 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: who's real just quiet and grinds. To see the team 123 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: also rally around someone like that and be so excited 124 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: for him I think that that says a lot about 125 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: this organization as a whole, and this team and the 126 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: fact that they respect hard work and production and consistency, 127 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: and that's the kind of team you want to be 128 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: a part of. I agree. And the respect factor, I 129 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: think Steve McNair probably had more, But I don't think 130 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: there's anybody compares to Steve McNair, and I don't know 131 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: that there ever will be. The overall love and respect 132 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: that teammates had for him was otherworldly. But Derrick Henry 133 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: is close, and you know, it's funny because they're similar 134 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: personalities that you know, Steve never said anything, Steve never 135 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: complained Steve I mean, and that's why Derek is. Derek 136 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: is that figure that those guys just respect so much. 137 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: And when they see his crazy workout videos, they act 138 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: like they've just seen a superhero too. You know, it's 139 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: hard to impress an NFL player, right because they're world 140 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: class athletes. They're all world class athletes, and yet they 141 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: see him and gop dude, well, some of the things 142 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: he's doing are legit crazy, I know, right, Yeah, it's nuts. 143 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: His Instagram. If you only follow one person on Instagram, 144 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: it should be Derrick Henry just to see his offseason workouts. 145 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: They're bananas. Yeah, well, that's why when he went back 146 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: to college and wasn't here for part of the off 147 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: season after his rookie year, the staff wasn't terribly worried 148 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: about it because they knew he was going to be 149 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: doing the work and he wanted to finish his degree. Now, 150 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: you know, you can debate whether or not that's the 151 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: time to do it. A lot of times they would 152 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: prefer you do it after your third year or your 153 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: fourth year because you're still learning the system. But that's 154 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: what he did. He wanted to finish. That was important 155 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: to him, and they were like, Okay, we would rather 156 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: you be here probably, but we know you're working. Because 157 00:09:55,400 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: he's nuts when it comes to the whole workout program. 158 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: And I mean that in the best way. I'm not 159 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: saying he's doing anything dangerous or whatever. I'm just saying 160 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: he is. The better word is he's committed. He's super 161 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: committed to doing things to make himself better. Committed. It's 162 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: a good word because insane has a negative connotation. I suppose, well, no, 163 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: but I think people who are listening to the OTP 164 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: presented by far bureau health plans. I think they know 165 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: what we mean. I mean, I think they get that 166 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: and they but I mean, listen, if you're a fan 167 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: of the team, you love that about one of your 168 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: main dudes, right, Oh yeah, absolutely. And the things that 169 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: have been playing on a loop, the highlights that we've 170 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,079 Speaker 1: been seeing in the last couple of days after he 171 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: has signed his contract. The stiff arms, the crazy runs, 172 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: the just mauling of people. It's so good. And that's 173 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: that's what he's training for in the offseason. And you 174 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: know what I'm you know what I'm most excited about. 175 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: I'm most excited about seeing him and Darnton Evans together 176 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: because I think that combo. I think it's gonna be 177 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: really exciting. I don't want to overhype this kid, but 178 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 1: I just I love that the Titans got a guy 179 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: who and Henry doesn't play third down a lot unless 180 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: it's third and short. He's coming out of the game. 181 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: So the Titans had to get a back who could 182 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: do some other things. And the fact that you've got 183 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: this guy, this big monster, two hundred and fifty pound monster, 184 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: and then you're gonna come with the faster guy who's 185 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 1: two hundred and ten pounds roughly, who's got a few 186 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,599 Speaker 1: other things? I mean as a one two punch. I 187 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: can't wait to see how Arthur Smith is going to 188 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: choose to use it. I love the drafting of Evans 189 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: No Seek, and have gone on and on about it. 190 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: But the reason that I love it is I love 191 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: the combo and the fact that they're going to keep 192 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: this combo together for a period of time I think 193 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: will give Arthur Smith the comfort level to figure out 194 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: how to use them both together well. And I think 195 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 1: that that is what this offense has been attempting to 196 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: do for a couple years in that backfield is put 197 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: together some players who can do different things, and so 198 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: we've seen some pieces moved through there as a compliment 199 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: to Derrick Henry. We might have actually found the piece 200 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: finally in Darrnton Evans, who can be there be a 201 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: solid weapon on his own that is different from Derek 202 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: and have both of them together. If that makes sense, 203 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: It makes total sense. The Dion Lewis thing was a 204 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: good idea. And the reason the Dion Lewis thing didn't 205 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: work in twenty eighteen was because Henry didn't play well 206 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: for two months and d and they had to make 207 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: Dion Lewis the starter, right, And it would have been 208 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: interesting to see if Henry had played well from the 209 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: start and Lewis would have been the backup all year, 210 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: how that would have gone together. And then last year 211 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: Lewis was not as effective as he was in twenty 212 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: eighteen because Lewis was a changeup, I mean, and I 213 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: hope he plays well for the judges. He's a pro, 214 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: he's a good guy. He's a changeup. The Titans had 215 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: to make him the main guy early in twenty eighteen 216 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: because Derek Henry wouldn't playing well. And it's one of 217 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: the things that I admire so much about Derek is 218 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: I mean, the revisionist history of all of the Dion 219 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: Lewis stuff. It's like, well, he never played well for 220 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: the Tits, Like, no, that's not true. He was not 221 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: ever able to be used in that. He didn't play 222 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: that well in twenty nine, that's true, but he was 223 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: not able to be used in twenty eighteen. How they 224 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: hoped to use him because twenty two, I mean, we 225 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: had the Monday night game in Dallas, and after that 226 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 1: Monday night game in Dallas, they put David Flewellen in 227 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: at running back to give him reps, trying to figure 228 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: out if they could get something else because they weren't 229 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: getting it from Henry, and Derek just kept battling, he 230 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: kept working, he kept practicing. He got It's one of 231 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: the great stories that I've seen with the Titans is 232 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: this guy who fought his way with hard work to 233 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: become what he has become. Because I mean, if you'd 234 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: have told anybody on that what was it, November fifth, 235 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen where he played Monday night football in Dallas, 236 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: that he was going to get this contract, they wouldn't 237 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: have believed it at that point. But his hard work 238 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: and his commitment to improvement has put him here and 239 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: has made him one of the stars of the league. 240 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: And it's one of the reasons I'm such a fan 241 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: of Derrick Henry well In that twenty eighteen year was 242 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: the year that he took his film to Eddie George 243 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: and they sat down and went through it. And that's 244 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: one of my favorite friendships in all of the National 245 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: Football League is Derrick Henry and Eddie George, because I 246 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: think there are so many similarities between the two. They're 247 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: both these larger than life individuals just physically and kind 248 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: of have similar interests in the entertainment industry and all that. 249 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: I love their little friendship. It makes me so happy. 250 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: So the fact that Derek was able to have the 251 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: production that he was able to have after sitting down 252 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: with someone great like Eddie George who is able to say, listen, 253 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: this is what you need to start doing. And it worked. 254 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: I mean along with the practice and the reps and 255 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: everything else that goes into it, but having the insight 256 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: from someone like Eddie and then he was able to 257 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: perform the way that he was in that last chunk 258 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: of the season. I mean, that's pretty incredible. And the 259 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: friendship lives on. But you know what, Amy, a lot 260 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: of stars don't handle slumps, right. They never a lot 261 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: of stars when they go into a slump, they never 262 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: come out of him. And here here's a guy. He 263 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: sets the high school record for rushing. He goes to Alabama, 264 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: he has to wait his turn, He wins Eisman Trophy. 265 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: He comes in, he plays really well as a rookie 266 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: for the Titans. His second year, he does such a 267 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: nice job that they say, okay, we're going to let 268 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: DeMarco Murray go because it's your team. They bring in 269 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: Dion Lewis to be his backup, and then I mean, 270 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: he can't find daylight and suddenly he's in a slump. 271 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: And yet, and yet he chose to go to Eddie George. 272 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: He chose to run with the scout team. You don't 273 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: have to run with the scout team. And he chose 274 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: to run with the scout team because he was trying 275 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: to get his angles right and how he needed to 276 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 1: do it. And he brought himself out of a slump 277 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: and went to a new level. That's a that's a 278 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: great sports story, but that's a great personal story too, 279 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: because a lot of human beings don't have that about 280 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: them in order to go to that next level. Yeah, 281 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: and he's an impressive guy. He really is an impressive guy. 282 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: But I'm interested. There are three things on offense I'm 283 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: really interested to see. I think Adam Humphries is gonna 284 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: be a bigger factor in this offense because I think 285 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: he's gonna be healthy and he's gonna be the slot 286 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: machine that they that they signed him for. I think 287 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: John H. Smith's gonna do more because I think John 288 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: who has a lot of capability. And then I like 289 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: this combo at tailback because I think they're gonna get 290 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 1: more out of the combo than what they got a 291 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: year ago. And again I'm not I don't mean to 292 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: demean Dion Lewis, but he just wasn't productive. You know. 293 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: That's the fact. I think if every thing else stays 294 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: the same relatively, and you get more out of those 295 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: three areas, I think the offense can go to an 296 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: even different level, which is really exciting. Having the consistency 297 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: with Ryan Tannehill is the piece of that puzzle that 298 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: makes all of this a little bit sweeter because it's 299 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: a redemption story for him too, So having him kind 300 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: of as the leader of this group of weapons who 301 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: we've seen flashes of, but now we get to see 302 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 1: all together kind of in the main roles. It's gonna 303 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: be an exciting season. Well, the Tannehill thing. And everybody's 304 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 1: talking about the one seventeen passer rating and nine point 305 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: six per attempt, and I mean his numbers were phenomenal. 306 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: I don't think Ryan's numbers have to be phenomenal for 307 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: him to run an offense or as phenomenal those numbers. 308 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 1: Those numbers may go down a little bit that's okay. 309 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: I mean, he's the basketball player that was shooting out 310 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: of his mind last year. You know, Okay, if his 311 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: percentages go down a little bit, Listen, the Titans can 312 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: still win if he has a one hundred passer raid. 313 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: You know, if he if he throws a couple more interceptions, 314 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: that's okay. As long as he's efficient in what he 315 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: does with everything else, they can they can be a 316 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: playoff team and can be a contender to do something 317 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 1: even greater. He doesn't have to be, you know, that 318 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: bigger show. And I don't think Derek Henry has to 319 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 1: lead the league in rushing for the Titans to be 320 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: an effective offense because I think they have more things 321 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: they can take advantage of, and by sort of spreading 322 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: that out, they you know, the the some of the 323 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: parts can make the whole even more exciting, which is 324 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 1: what I'm fired up about. Can I ask a quick 325 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: question about your use of the friend a slot machine? Yes? 326 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 1: Is that's something that lots of people say or was 327 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 1: that a Mike Keith ism that we can No, No, 328 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: that's been said. That's that's been said. It was good. 329 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: I really liked it. I wanted to give you no, 330 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: it's not mine. I mean, there's nothing that I do 331 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: that's original. You know that everything is stolen. Um story 332 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: of a career. But this is a mean But that's 333 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: what you really want him to be. You want him 334 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:31,719 Speaker 1: to be that Wes Welker, Julian Edelman Um, who's another 335 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: great example of that super slot receiver. I mean, lots 336 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,880 Speaker 1: of guys have done it, right, I think I think 337 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: Edelman was the one who was referred to as the 338 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: slot machine. That's what they brought him in to do. 339 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: I mean, if this offense is working the way that 340 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: it should and people stay healthy, he probably ought to 341 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: lead the team in receptions. Humphreys, because you're because now 342 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: he's not gonna gain fifteen hundred yards receiving because he's 343 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: gonna catch a lot of short passes and things of 344 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: that sort. He was on track. I mean, he only 345 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: played eleven games. Yeah, he was having a fine season. 346 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: He was doing just fine. I mean, it's it's not 347 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: those guys are not always spectacular like a J. Brown, 348 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: make the spectacular plays like Corey Davis. Those guys keep 349 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: the chains move. You feed him the ball, they get open, 350 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: you feed them the ball. Six yard Game seven, yard game, 351 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: third and five, you get eight yards. The chains move. 352 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what you want humphriests to do, and 353 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: I think Tannehill will take advantage of that like crazy. 354 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see while just while we're talking about 355 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 1: wide receivers, and I have a depth chart in front 356 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 1: of me, so I'm kind of looking at names and everything. 357 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see which one of these receivers because 358 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: per every offseason, there's always a lot of receivers on 359 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: a roster. You need a lot of guys to take 360 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 1: training camp reps and you know, you bring a lot 361 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,479 Speaker 1: of people go through just to see where all these 362 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: pieces are going to fit. I'm excited to see which 363 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: one's going to be the surprise receiver. Every year there's 364 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: a surprise receiver who's very exciting and everyone gets all 365 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: fired up about. I'm excited to see who it's going 366 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: to be this year. If that's the stuff I like 367 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: in training camp, doesn't somebody have to beat Caliph Raymond 368 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: out for that role? I mean didn't, I know, but 369 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: saying what he did at Indianapolis and what he did 370 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: at Baltimore, and you know those sorts of things. I mean, 371 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: camp Batson had done it in the preseason, he had 372 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: put himself. You know, everybody thought, all Cam Batson, I'm 373 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: talking about the offseason. He had won the Offseason Award, 374 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: and everybody's all excited about Cam Batson and then he 375 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: gets hurt. Cody Hollister is the guy that you're saying, 376 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: how could he be? You know, could he take over 377 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: that Taja Sharp role or Rashad Davis? You know, could 378 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: sweet feet? Could he be the guy who who sort 379 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: of fills in because he's some returnability as well. I 380 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:06,360 Speaker 1: think Evans has a great shot to be the kickoff returner, 381 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: which almost isn't that big a deal anymore because nobody 382 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: kicks it. You know, there are no kickoff returns, right 383 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: the punt the punt returner thing is a big deal 384 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: to me. Yeah, I'm just excited. I'm excited for all 385 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: of these battles to start happening. I'm excited to watch 386 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: the offensive line. I'm excited to watch some of the 387 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: receivers in those skill positions on offense kind of shake 388 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: out and see who's kind of surprising everybody. I'm ready 389 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: for this. Mike Antsy, I know me too, all right, 390 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: So we do the otp q's and if you go 391 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: to Tennessee Titans dot com, slashq is otp Q. Okay, 392 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: if you if you go to that, then you have 393 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: the ability to send in questions. And I think we've 394 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: got some questions. We do have some questions. Mike, I 395 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: sounded the alarm and the people responded, And so this 396 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: first question is from Edward in Port Lavaca, Texas. Yeah. 397 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: I might not be saying that correctly, but Edwards from Texas, 398 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: he says a lot can happen between now and week one. 399 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: But with that being said, are you excited about our 400 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: current pass rush as it stands right now? I feel 401 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: pretty good about the pass rush because I think the 402 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: Titans are going to get more done. With Simmons and 403 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: with Beasley and with Korea and with Landry and Roberson 404 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: and Walker. I think They're in pretty good shape to 405 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: be improved in that role. I'm hoping they figure out 406 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: how to get some of that blitz pressure out of 407 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: the slot. That's something Logan Ryan did very well. Two 408 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: things about replacing Logan Ryan that jump out to me 409 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: that aren't talked about his tackling ability in the run 410 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,360 Speaker 1: game and his ability to rush the pastor because they 411 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: like to bring people when they're in the five defensive backpackage. 412 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: So I'm going to be interested to see who that 413 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: is and can they get after the quarterback like logan run. 414 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 1: You got the whole thing about covering the receiver. That's understood, 415 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: but there are bigger parts of that specific job. You 416 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: got to be physical and your timing has to be excellent. 417 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: So I think that's part of the past rush equation 418 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: that maybe doesn't get talked about, is who can blitzwell? 419 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: And can Jayon Brown blitzwell? Can Rashaun Evans blitzwell? Do 420 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: they have some people who can get there in the 421 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: blitz packages and make some things happen. Here's another question 422 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: while we're talking about defense. Josh from North Manchester, Indiana asks, 423 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: will that Davis Clowney? I don't know it's north of 424 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: Indiana Nchester. Yeah, it's north of Manchester. I don't know 425 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,959 Speaker 1: it has North in it, so I assume it's up high. Um. 426 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: The question that Josh asked is will Jenavion Clowney become 427 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: John Robinson's top priority now that King Henry is fine, 428 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: matters what he wants. I mean, that's what it comes 429 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: down to um. You know, there's there's gonna be some 430 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: reckoning with the owners and the players as they continue 431 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: the talks about what they're going to do with lost 432 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: revenue and how it's going to affect the twenty twenty 433 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: salary cap and the twenty twenty one salary cap. I 434 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: think that's probably going to determine if all things are equal, 435 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: If if we're just going on with life next year 436 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,160 Speaker 1: and the cap, we know the CAP's gonna go up 437 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: ten million dollars. I think John Robinson would bid a 438 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: little bit. I think he would do more, but I 439 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: think I think he's waiting right now to see because 440 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: I mean, their talks about the cap going down this year, 441 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 1: there's talking about the kepp going down next year or 442 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: just staying the same, and I think everybody has cold 443 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: feet at this moment about that. So I think it's 444 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: going to come down to what Clowney wants. Listen, we 445 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 1: get the whole Clowney thing with the Titans fans, we 446 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: get it. Amy wants Clowney. I want Clowney. Actually, Farrell 447 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: wants clown I mean we all want that. We would 448 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: like this to happen. Derrick Henry wants Clowney. Taylor wand 449 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: wants Clowney. I mean, it's it's a big thing. But 450 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: that's the that's the fan part of it. That's the 451 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: fan part of it in me going back to remembering 452 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: when Clowney was the number one high school player in 453 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 1: the country. I've been intrigued with with JD. Clowney for 454 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 1: ten years, you know, because I've known who he was 455 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: that long since he was you know, all the way, 456 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 1: all the way going back to high school. But then 457 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 1: there's the adult part of it, which is John Robinson. 458 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: John Robinson's like Dad, you know, you go through the 459 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: drive through and and you're supposed to order dinner and 460 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: instead all you want to order as a shake, get 461 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 1: the biggest shake that you can possibly get. And Dad's like, no, 462 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: you have to have dinner before you can have your dessert. 463 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 1: Well that's kind of what John Robinson is in this. 464 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, I get it, but and he gets 465 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: it and I and I think he wants Clowney too. 466 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:30,239 Speaker 1: I think there's no doubt. But what's the number? And 467 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: those are the things we don't know. I hope that 468 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: right after we finished taping this podcast, we read that 469 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: the Titans have agreed to terms with Clowney. That would 470 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: be swell, but I think it may take a little 471 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: more time. Well, maybe we'll dilate your eyes to get 472 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: the juju flowing. Whatever it takes, man, Um, the news 473 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: is the important news. Is my eyes no worse than 474 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: last year? So really good? Hey, congrass Mike, thank you, 475 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: thank you. That is great news. Um. You do you 476 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: want to continue to talk about you a little bit. 477 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: Some of the questions are about you in your life. 478 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: Well whatever, Well here's one. David from Thompson Station wants 479 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: to know what are your hobbies or interests away from football. 480 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: I work in I work in my yard. I'm I'm 481 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: big into working in the yard, cutting grass, trees, shrubs, all, 482 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, just all kinds of basic things. That's the 483 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: way I kind of get the leaves up, get the 484 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: walnuts up in my yard when they all fall in 485 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: the fall. That's you know, that's the truth. You know, 486 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: you know it is Oh my gosh. Yes, I am 487 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 1: very familiar with your love for your yard and those 488 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: darn walnuts. And I watch thousands of them, and I 489 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: watch HGTV and I watch every date Line. I'm huge 490 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: into life crime shows. Which makes a lot of people nervous. 491 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: I don't know Dateline as a crime show, is it? Well? 492 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: I mean it's about thirty eight hours cold Justice. I 493 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: like all those kinds of shows. I like crime dramas. Mike, 494 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: it's good that you share. Yeah, it's nice. Yeah. Um 495 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: do you want more? Yeah, I just have one more. 496 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: Jeremy from Twitter. This is from Twitter actually, but you 497 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: can also send questions to Tennessee titens dot com slash 498 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: o t p Q. Jeremy would like to know what 499 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 1: made you want to go into broadcasting in the first place. 500 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: What you know, It's what I always wanted to do. 501 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: I started in second grade and I started doing a 502 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: class newscast. In second grade. There used to be like 503 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: a show. So I know you're laughing, but now there 504 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 1: used to be a show called Kids Are People Too, 505 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: and so it it was a thing. It was terribly compelling, 506 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: and so it got everybody wanting to do like news 507 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: class newscast. So I started doing it in the second 508 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: grade and and got interested it's in sports at the 509 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: exact same time, and so those two things came together 510 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 1: for me at that moment. It's it's literally all I 511 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: ever wanted to do. I had no I had no 512 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: backup point. I sold shoes for Jenesco, Johnston and Murphy Um. 513 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: But that was the only I would probably be selling 514 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: shoes working in the shoe business, because I'm intrigued. But 515 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: that was the only other thing that probably would have happened. 516 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 1: You have a lot of good shoes too, well, thank you. 517 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: I'm kind of a kind of sewer of shoes you are. 518 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: So it's a sing Okay, are we done? Yes, we're done. 519 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: The people just like to get to know you, Mike. 520 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: It's not okay, that's great. So the thing that we 521 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: need to do those we need to do a whole 522 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: show of otpqs, and we need to get Coach Mac 523 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: back in here. Let's do this. Let's put out the 524 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 1: call and see if we can't get a bunch of questions, 525 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 1: and next week we'll get Coach Mac back on and 526 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: we'll answer every question we can for Coach Mac. Tell 527 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: people how to submit their otpques, and we'll do like 528 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: a mailbag edition. How about that to start. I love 529 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: a good mailbag. Kick things off right for the twenty 530 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: twenty season. Okay, Tennessee Titans dot Com slash otp Q. 531 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: Al Right, so I got some I got a text 532 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: during the course of the program, and I mean, this 533 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: is literally breaking news. Are you ready. I didn't know 534 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 1: we were allowed to have our phones when we did 535 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: this show. Okay, go on. The training camp hats are 536 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: in at the Titans locker room shop. Oh are they 537 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: They are? Yeah? So Aaron at the Titans Locker room 538 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 1: shop at Nissan Stadium has said the training camp hats 539 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: are there. Quick thoughts on the training camp hat, Navy 540 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 1: white and Visor. Which of those do you like the best? Oh? Well, 541 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: I like the Navy when the best the Navy hat. 542 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: And I like them because I think they're sleek and 543 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: they're simple, and that is my favorite thing. There's not 544 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 1: a lot of flash. It's not like a couple of 545 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: years ago when everything was like plastic, weirdly and like shiny. 546 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: There's none of that. It's just a classic hat that 547 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: says Titans on it, like it should be. I love them. 548 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: I think they're great. You know who's gonna be the 549 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: happiest is Jim Wyatt and Derrick Henry Because anybody who 550 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: likes a visor, the training camp visor is really sharp. Yeah. 551 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: I'm not a visor. Guy, I can't wear it. I 552 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: can't do it. I can't wear a DVisor. I'm a 553 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: hat guy. I prefer the Navy because of the dirt factor. 554 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: This is the best looking white training camp hat I've seen. 555 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: But my problem is I would get it so dirty 556 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: so fast. Yeah, white is really hard, especially with like 557 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:27,719 Speaker 1: sunscreen and bug spray. And yeah, I get that. I 558 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: do like it. Okay. So the Titans Locker Room shop 559 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:37,360 Speaker 1: at Nissan Stadium is open Wednesday through Saturday ten am 560 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:41,719 Speaker 1: to six pm. That's Central time. They're actually open Sunday 561 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: noon until six pm Central So Wednesday through Saturday ten 562 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 1: am to six pm. Sunday noon to six pm Central time. 563 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:58,959 Speaker 1: They are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. And of course 564 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:02,359 Speaker 1: you can you can serve order online. That's another way 565 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,240 Speaker 1: you're able to order. But we wanted to give people 566 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: the news that the training camp because we people care 567 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 1: about this stuff, and the training camp hats are even 568 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: going to be more valuable because they are also going 569 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:20,400 Speaker 1: to be the September hats who were told, oh I 570 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: didn't know that. Well, see, I have a little information 571 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 1: here on the OTP for you. Because of the pandemic 572 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen and everything being behind, they are not going 573 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: to switch into the regular season hats until October and 574 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 1: you will look yes, so are you still looking this 575 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: up to make sure you like it? I'm looking at 576 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:46,759 Speaker 1: it right now and it occurred to me that this 577 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,240 Speaker 1: is kind of that I don't know the words for it, 578 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:53,040 Speaker 1: but it's kind of like a puffy or fabric. It's 579 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 1: got the little square so it's kind of got some 580 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: puff like last year's. Last year's had some puff. It 581 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 1: felt almost quilted. Love that. So don't get the hats 582 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 1: so you know what I'm talking about. If you get it, 583 00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: you'll know immediately like, ah the puff. Yes, I get it, 584 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,880 Speaker 1: but it's so weird. It's a very comfortable, nice fabric. 585 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:17,919 Speaker 1: I'm excited. Yes, Okay, so the hats. The hats are 586 00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: there at the Titans Locker Room shop. They're open until 587 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 1: six o'clock Saturday and Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday, and 588 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:32,719 Speaker 1: then back opened ten until six starting Wednesday. So you 589 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 1: can go in there and get him at them. Tell 590 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 1: them you heard about it on the OTP. That would 591 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: really make us look good. You can also tell our 592 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: friends at far Bureau Health Plans thank you. For sponsoring 593 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: the OTPP. Look to the folks at far Bureau Health 594 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,279 Speaker 1: Plans when you need someone who understands the xs and 595 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 1: o's of healthcare coverage. They've been protecting Tennessee and since 596 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:54,200 Speaker 1: nineteen forty seven. And remember, go to Tennessee Titans dot 597 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:59,240 Speaker 1: com and submit your question for Dave McGinnis because Coach 598 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,800 Speaker 1: Wack doesn't know this yet, but we're going to drag 599 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:06,800 Speaker 1: him back in to do OTPQ mailbag at the start 600 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,359 Speaker 1: of what we hope is training camp. The only thing 601 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:12,680 Speaker 1: better than having coach mac on the OTP is having 602 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 1: him not know that he's going to be on the 603 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:17,399 Speaker 1: OTP until it's too late for him to back out. 604 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: I like he cares, Yeah, he loves. What else is 605 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 1: he doing? Well, I mean he's doing like everything. I mean, 606 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:28,839 Speaker 1: you know coach Mack, He's everywhere. Yes, that's what he does. 607 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:34,120 Speaker 1: He's busier than all of us combined, all of us combined. Correct, 608 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: anyone was a good job. Excited about Derrick Henry, excited 609 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 1: about football, excited about this offense, and always excited about 610 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:45,319 Speaker 1: the OTP. Thanks for joining me. Hopefully we have some 611 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:49,960 Speaker 1: exciting news and have to do an OTP more quickly 612 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: than what we had planned. We always, we always love 613 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:56,360 Speaker 1: it when we have to go. Yes, I'm I'm sitting 614 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:59,080 Speaker 1: here with my fingers crossed hoping that there is a 615 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:03,880 Speaker 1: need for a bone so OTP the BB Yeah, the 616 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 1: bonus OTP but B O T P TP, Yes, OTPV 617 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 1: is better. I think No, I think that's where you 618 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:17,759 Speaker 1: go to bed on horses. We've evolved. It's happening very 619 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:21,160 Speaker 1: good to bet on horse race. Raby Wells. Mike Keith 620 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:23,960 Speaker 1: says thanks for joining us once again for the oh 621 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:25,120 Speaker 1: TP