1 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Far Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: Get the home field advantage with healthcare coverage from Farm 3 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen 4 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: forty seven. Welcome to Saturday, and welcome to good news. 5 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: More clean tests as far as COVID nineteen for the 6 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans. So on this Saturday, the Titans will reopen 7 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: Saint Thomas Sports Park and will gather to practice getting 8 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: ready for a Tuesday evening game with Buffalo and Mike 9 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: Keith amy Wells is on the horn as well. And 10 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: it was so nice to awaken this morning and over 11 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: a sixth cup of coffee, waiting and waiting and waiting, 12 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: Lucy did not pull the football away from Charlie Brown. 13 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: We got the good news and the Titans are moving 14 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: forward with football activities. Absolutely, it was great news to 15 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: wake up too. Have you really had six cups of 16 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: coffee this morning? I was up very early and was 17 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: just awaiting it. I set my alarm, But at the 18 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: same time I knew that I woke up two hours 19 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: before my alarm because honestly just waiting hopeful that we 20 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: would get this news that we could get back at 21 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: it and that the game on Tuesday with Buffalo would happen. So, yeah, 22 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: it's true. Six cups of coffee. I mean, that's very impressive, Mike. 23 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: I too have been anticipating this moment for a long time, 24 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: but I was too lazy to even make coffee this morning. 25 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: There's mountain dew in my mug or so, I mean, 26 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: proud of you for being a good go getter on 27 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: a Saturday morning. But it's exciting, nonetheless. It's exciting nonetheless. 28 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: So here's what we know. The Titans will get gather 29 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: for a short practice today. They will obviously be able 30 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: to do some sort of practice tomorrow and then do 31 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: some sort of walk through on Monday. The game is 32 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: at seven eastern sixth Central on Tuesday. The game will 33 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: be nationally televised by CBS. Tom McCarthy and Jay Feely 34 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: will have the call. Tom McCarthy's a very good announcer, 35 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: by the way, so that you know CBS has got 36 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: a crew in here. They're going to be doing the game. 37 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: It'll be national. You'll be able to hear it on 38 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: Titans Radio. Titans Countdown begins at five Central for the 39 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: six o'clock Central time kickoff in Nashville. Our flagship station 40 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: one oh four five The Zone will start their coverage 41 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: at four o'clock. So that's what's going to happen towards Tuesday. 42 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: The other thing we're waiting for today, Amy, is we're 43 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: looking forward to what will be the final, the final, actual, 44 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: actual injury report leading into this game. And it's been 45 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: very strange because the Titans have had to put out 46 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: a virtual injury report due to the fact that they 47 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: have obviously not practiced to this point. So for Wednesday, 48 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: they listed Malcolm Butler, Jadivian Clowney, Darnton Evans, Chris Jackson, 49 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: and Taylor to One as estimated full participants. The only 50 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: person who was limited was A. J. Brown. The last 51 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: two days, the estimation has been that he would be 52 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: limited and that all of those guys were full participants. 53 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: The good news in that, even though it is just 54 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: estimated and we'll get the final injury report today, is 55 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: that Tailor to One and Chris Jackson would appear to 56 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: be tracking towards playing Tuesday night against Buffalo. Absolutely, you 57 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: have to think with those estimated injury reports that they're 58 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: going with what would happen and the idea is these 59 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: guys haven't actually been doing that work, so it's that 60 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: much more rest So, ultimately, it's a great sign for 61 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: the Titans. It's a very good sign. And again, the 62 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: final injury report comes out today. That doesn't mean somebody 63 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: can't be downgraded, that doesn't mean that things can't change. 64 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: But the Titans are going to need all hands on 65 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: deck against the Buffalo Bills because the Buffalo Bills will 66 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: be a rested and very healthy team coming into Nashville 67 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: for this ball game on Tuesday evening. The Titans right now, 68 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: and this will be the next thing we'll start to 69 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: see is who comes back on the COVID list. On 70 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: the COVID nineteen reserve. In the secondary, Christian Fulton is 71 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: on that list, along with practice squad defensive backs Brion 72 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: Borders and Greg Mabon. At outside linebacker, Kamala Korea is 73 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: on the COVID list, and in the defensive line, de 74 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: Quan Jones and Jeffrey Simmons. A big issue for the 75 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:11,119 Speaker 1: Titans in terms of personnel groupings would be that carry 76 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: blasting game. The fullback is on the COVID list and 77 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: now Michael Pruett, the latest addition to the COVID list, 78 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 1: which would seem to be an indication he won't be 79 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: back for Tuesday night. Well, if blasting games out amy, 80 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: you would figure that Pruett would be the one to 81 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: play that fullback or to play that age. So that's 82 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: a double whammy for the Titans, right and the Titans 83 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: are going to need all the help they can get, 84 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: especially on the offensive side of the ball. It'll be 85 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: interesting to see what they end up doing in practice 86 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: the next couple of days. Okay, and so at receiver 87 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: Adam Humphries is on the COVID reserve, as is Corey 88 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: Davis and Cameron Batson, who's a practice squad player, but 89 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: we know Batson has played with the Titans and has 90 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: been called up to the active roster at different points 91 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: and then also waiting to see on bow Brinkley. So 92 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: the Titans, if you look at the real injury report 93 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: counting COVID, the Titans are hard hit right now. So 94 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: who comes back from injury? Do they get a Dory 95 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: Jackson back from the IR Is he able to do something? 96 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: Does Dan Crookshank come back from the IR Is he 97 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: able to help the ball club right now? Safety is 98 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: not really a problem, but he certainly is a very 99 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: good special teams player. I think the question is what 100 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: is the path to forty eight forty eight active man 101 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: at six o'clock Central on Tuesday Night. The other part 102 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: of it, too, is so you play Tuesday night, that 103 00:06:51,200 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: means Wednesday is Monday, Thursday is Tuesday, and then Friday 104 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: is your Wednesday practice forty eight hours before the game. 105 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: In essence, in terms of preparation, it's like the Titans 106 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: are playing back to back Thursday night games in terms 107 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: of being able to get ready for Buffalo, and then 108 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: they'll have to turn around and get ready for Houston. 109 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: So my question, Amy is how careful do John Robinson 110 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: and Mike Vrabel have to be knowing that somebody who 111 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: plays Tuesday night may not be able to come back 112 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: and play on Sunday if they were to get a 113 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: little dinged up, or they were to be sore, somebody 114 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: might get hurt in the game Tuesday night, and then 115 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: you've got depth problems for Sunday. How do they handle 116 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: both games in five days? Well, Mike Keith, I was 117 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: thinking that you would bring this up because that is 118 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: an interesting puzzle and making sure that Okay, obviously you 119 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: want to win both games, like that's what everybody is 120 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: trying to do. Houston's a division rival, though, but Buffalo 121 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: is a very good game. You know, they're undefeated. That's 122 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: obviously a big contest, so you're thinking about that. Of course, 123 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: you're thinking about the quick turnarounds. So do you play 124 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: a guy who's maybe eighty five percent this week or 125 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: do you hold him and hope that he's closer to 126 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: one hundred percent the next week? But you also have 127 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: to think about time is going to be a big 128 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: factor for the Tennessee Titans right now, because as long 129 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: as everyone is staying healthy and continuing to become healthy, 130 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: players are going to start to come off of that 131 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: COVID list as time passes and more negative tests happen. 132 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: So we're slowly going to start to see it. I mean, good, Bravey, Mike. 133 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: We've been doing this for a while, so days have passed, 134 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: guys have had time to start healing. So hopefully, as 135 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: more negative tests start to pile on top of each 136 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: other and more time passes and guys are able to 137 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: get their bodies back on track and really be healthy 138 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: and come back, we're going to start to see our 139 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 1: roster numbers continue to grow. So yet, this is a 140 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: very interesting time for the Tennessee Titans. This is a 141 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: lot of moving parts and puzzle pieces, and I think 142 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,719 Speaker 1: ultimately we've just got to make sure that we've got 143 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: eleven guys on the field every time we go out there. 144 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: But let's just talk good news. This is good news 145 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: that the Titans are going back into Saint Thomas Sports 146 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: Park for the first time since everything hit a week 147 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: ago Tuesday. So what is that eleven days? They have 148 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: not been in the facility to practice as a team 149 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: since before the Minnesota game. They have not had a 150 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: chance to access the facility since a week ago Monday, 151 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 1: and they shut it all down on Tuesday as the 152 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: outbreak hit. What we do know as well, is they're 153 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: actually going to be fans at these three games. For 154 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: Buffalo Tuesday night, eighty two hundred fans, for Houston on 155 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: Sunday ninety eight hundred fans, and then for Pittsburgh, it 156 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: looks like the number is just under fourteen thousand fans. 157 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: Under the Safe Stadium Plan, the Titans, you know, going 158 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: to require you to wear a mask at all times 159 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: if you're a season ticket member. You've got a complimentary 160 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: mask in the mail, so you want to wear that 161 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: one or another one. Great, but you got to wear 162 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: a mask. Tickets and parking are fully mobile, so you're 163 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: gonna want to make sure you've downloaded the Titans mobile 164 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: app and add your parking pass and your tickets to 165 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: your mobile wallet for faster entry. Turnstiles have been added 166 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: at the gates. You'll self scan your tickets for a 167 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: contactless experience. And then what they're asking you to do too, 168 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: Amy is if you're going to the restroom or you're 169 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: going to the concession stand, maintain social distance, being cognizant 170 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: of the people around you, be considered of the people 171 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: around you. It's gonna be good to have fans back 172 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: in the stands for these ball games, which begin Tuesday 173 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: at six against Buffalo. Oh gosh, Mike. As someone who 174 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: spends my entire game experience in the stands kind of 175 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: by myself, it's gonna be great to have people around. Finally, 176 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: to look around a stadium and to hear interaction and 177 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: to see humans. It's gonna be great. I'm so excited. 178 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: But you're absolutely right in highlighting all of those safe 179 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: stadium things. That the Titans have done. I mean almost 180 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: everything that you can do is contactless now, which is great, 181 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: down to concessions being individually packed so that there's not 182 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: a lot of messing with condiments and things like that. 183 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: Everything is individually packed and safe. So excited to get 184 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: people back and to just be able to celebrate these 185 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: Titans victories with Titans fans. There you go. All right, 186 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: So that's what we know as of Saturday, October what 187 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: is it the tenth. As of this time, the Titans 188 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: are headed back to Saint Thomas Sports Park. We always 189 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: do a post by review. We did not expect to 190 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: buy this early amy, but we got with Dave McGinnis 191 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: and we got with Jonathan Hutton and we went over 192 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: some specific things, just as we would do in a 193 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: normal year coming off of the bye trying to sort 194 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: of look at this three and oh team, and right now, 195 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: it's almost like people have forgotten some of this because 196 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: it seems like so long ago that the Titans actually 197 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: played a football game. Yep, it feels like a while. 198 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: But the Tesnsee Titans are still three and oz as 199 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: we sit right now. This team has not lost a 200 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: football game, So there's a lot of really good stuff 201 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: about this team to talk about and break down, So 202 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: it was a lot of fun to do it with 203 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: Jonathan and coach Man. Let's start with Coach mac. Titans 204 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: are still three and oz. What did Mike Vrabel do 205 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 1: that impressed you in the month of September to get 206 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: the Titans steady hand on the wheel? You know, starting 207 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: with the preseason, a lot of different things. We were 208 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: behind in every football game that we've played so far. 209 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: Steady hand on the wheel. No panic. When there's no 210 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: panic at the top, there's no panic throughout, and you 211 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: could see that Mike Vrabel has a very good grasp 212 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: of what this football team is, who this football team is, 213 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: and what they need and what they needed the first 214 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: three weeks Steady hand on the wheel. Jonathan, what has 215 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: surprised you the most about the Titans three and oh start? 216 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: I think it's the fact that there hasn't been a 217 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: formula that I would have predicted that has them three 218 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 1: and oz. Derreck Henry's not running for a boatload of yards. 219 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: He's getting the job done and doing it well, but 220 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: not to the extent we saw in the postseason. They're 221 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: not very good consistently on third down and that goes 222 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: for defense, offense, you name it, and coach mc just 223 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: mentioned it. They're trailing in games, they're not running with 224 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: the lead or have the lead where they can run 225 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: clock and the four minute offense. They're doing it the 226 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: non traditional Titans way. And I think that's what's most surprising, 227 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: because once they do crank up and get going, sky's 228 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: a limit for this group. Yeah, there's room for approvement 229 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: on this football team. All right. So, Jonathan, you've been 230 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: with Titan's radio for fifteen years? Now, does that make 231 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: you feel old a little bit? Okay? But before that 232 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: you were at MTSU, and before that you grew up 233 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: in mcmaniel. So you've seen the whole twenty plus years 234 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: of the Titans. Do you ever remember a story like 235 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: the Stephen Goskowski story from Denver to Minnesota? If I 236 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: don't remember it, you will, But no, I don't. I 237 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: mean that he misses his first four kicks in Denver, 238 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: handles the post game like a pro. We had just 239 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: been through last season where luckily they didn't have to 240 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: make a field goal until Kansas City, which is remarkable. 241 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: And you knew the history of this team and what 242 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: the hump they were trying to get over and the 243 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: success rate that they have had with kickers here in 244 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: the past. And Goskowski after missing four hits the game 245 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: winner field goal game against Jacksonville and then hit six 246 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: kis on the road in Minnesota, including a fifty five 247 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: yard or for the win. I haven't seen anything like it. 248 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: So after missing his first four kicks, he's the Special 249 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: Teams Player of the Month for the first month of 250 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: this Titan season. Crazy guys, never had a disaster in 251 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: his entire career, and he has a disaster in his 252 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: first game with the Titans, and then he's the hero 253 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: in all three games. It's amazing. He's the storyline. He's 254 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: the best free agent acquisition to this point as we 255 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: sit here today. Well, we're talking about comeback players. He's 256 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: been the comeback player of the first quarter of this season. 257 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill was the actual comeback player of the year 258 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. Coach Mack, what has impressed you about 259 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: the start of Ryan Tannehill's twenty twenty season. Non pulsed. 260 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: He's just he's continued right where he was from last year. 261 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill is really not affected nor impressed by what 262 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: he's doing and by what other people are saying. He's 263 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: just playing quarterback. He's been a starting quarterback for a 264 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: long time in his life. He understands what he has 265 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: and I love the way that he handles his football team. 266 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: And a big thing amy is this football team trust him. 267 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: And that's not something they just say. They firmly believe it. 268 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: You can see it. He's earned that. That's really really 269 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: important when your quarterback earns the respect of his team. 270 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: In all cases, a ton of play action success, but 271 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: they haven't completed many passes of twenty or more yards, 272 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: just nine of those so far. So the big chunk 273 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: plays again going back to that formula of being three 274 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: and oz that was the formula of Tannehill when he 275 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: took over last year that we haven't seen yet pushing 276 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: the ball down the field and he's still having success 277 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: in those key moments because the composure is there. It's 278 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: a complete package with him. All right, Jonathan Hutton, let's 279 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: go to you now and let's get into Derrick Henry 280 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: a little bit. Team's been loading the box on Derrick 281 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: Henry and yet he's got two one hundred yard games. 282 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: So are you surprised he's even been able to reach 283 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: one hundred twice this year with what opposing teams have 284 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: been doing. You know, going into it, we knew they 285 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: were going to stack the box. He faces the eight 286 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: man boxes quite a bit. He did last year and 287 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: had a ton of success down the backstretch of the season, 288 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: so that part doesn't surprise me. He gets yards after 289 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: contact among the best in the league. But to me, Mike, 290 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: the key is the volume of carries. That's the key. 291 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 1: In the numbers that he has right now, he's starting off. 292 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: Last year there were games where he's having thirteen carries, 293 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 1: seventeen carries. He is the go to guy. Even when 294 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: they're down twelve points in Minnesota, the offense still uses 295 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: Dereck Henry like they're up twelve. And I think that's 296 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: the key for Henry is the volume. Back is getting 297 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: the carries in the second half just like he would 298 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: in the first, and that's leading to success on the ground. 299 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: I think it also goes back to we talk about 300 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: steady hand on the wheel. This is their formula. This 301 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 1: is the horse that we're riding. This is really really 302 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: important because you cannot go away from your formula. You 303 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: don't need to. And again, as I said, don't worry 304 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: about the volume of carries right now, as bum Philip said, 305 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: that ball is not real heavy. Just keep giving it 306 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: to the big guy. Coach Mac is the guy who's 307 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: been the surprise. Who is the least surprising John U. 308 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: Smith to this point, I don't think any of us 309 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: are surprised, and Titans fans should not be surprised either. 310 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy's a good football player. If he 311 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: doesn't hurt the knee on the ninety nine yard run 312 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: against Jacksonville, I mean he's on his way that season 313 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: to really doing some things. You've got a big athlete 314 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: that is a combat catcher, but also he can make 315 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: He can run the whole route tree. We have seen 316 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 1: him in the end zone. He's a favorite target in 317 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: the end zone for two reasons. He uncovers and he 318 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 1: catches the ball. John WHO Smith is a really nice player. 319 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: You're seeing these tight ends all across the league. If 320 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: you're going to be successful in the National Football League today, 321 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: you need one. He's ours. Now. Here's another guy that 322 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: may have flown under the radar with some Titans fans. 323 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: Dennis Kelly, Coach Mac, how has he done at that 324 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,959 Speaker 1: right tackles position so far? The season solid, so solid, 325 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: and we have not had to help him a bit. 326 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith in the three ball games has not chipped 327 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: that way, He has not turned the line that way. 328 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: He has done nothing to help him. Now that's important. 329 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: That's as important to an offensive coordinator amy not having 330 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: to help your edges as it is to a defensive 331 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 1: coordinator not having to help your corners. When your edges 332 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: are secure, both on defense and on offense, you've got 333 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: nine other guys you can play with. That's huge. Dennis 334 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: Kelly was the only newcoming starter this year for the Titans. 335 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: They returned ten guys. He's the only new one. The 336 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: one who had the most question though, was Corey Davis. 337 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: Jonathan a guy who did not have a spectacular year 338 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: a year ago. We learned that he had a toe problem, 339 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: and yet he battled through it. And here's Corey Davis 340 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:33,120 Speaker 1: fifteen catches for over two hundred yards. What have you thought? 341 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 1: He's been very good in his contract year. Fifteen catches 342 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: on nineteen targets. He's averaging two more yards per reception 343 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 1: than he did last year. Just going back to the 344 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: comparing the two players, if you will. I think a 345 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: couple of things. First, he's more physical at the point 346 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: of attack, attacking the football. He's winning the fifty fifty 347 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: balls his way, fighting for it. I like the aggressive 348 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: style that Corey Davis is bringing to the football field 349 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: through three wins. Also, he would admit this, he was 350 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: very tough on himself over the last couple of years, 351 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: and I think that comes with some of the pressure 352 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: that's being the number five overall pick. He's not the 353 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,360 Speaker 1: number one guy. A J. Brown is the number one 354 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 1: receiver within this offense, and I think that alleviated some 355 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: of the pressure there, and he's not being as hard 356 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: on himself. That leads to production on the field because 357 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: I think he's more relaxed as a player and personally, 358 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: I like receivers In contract ears there's I mean, he 359 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: says he wants to put up numbers. So far he's 360 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: doing just that. What Corey Davis still brings it and 361 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 1: what's so important to know, you know, let's talk some 362 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: football here. Yeah, he's a Z receiver, which means he 363 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:37,719 Speaker 1: can be in motion quite a bit if people are 364 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: going to stack the box, as we've talked about putting 365 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 1: eight people up there. That means you got the middle 366 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: of the field closed. That corner's by himself until Corey 367 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: Davis gets to the middle of the field. He's a 368 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: long strider. He can run away from guys that are 369 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: tailpiping him across the middle. And you're right, Hut. He's 370 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: reaching out with his hands and he's made some real 371 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: collision catches. I'm not talking about contested catches. I'm talking 372 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 1: about big time catches where somebuddy hits him like a 373 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: truck bumper as soon as he catches it and he's 374 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: hanging on. I like that. I'm glad that coach Mack 375 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: finally got us talking some football on the that's right, 376 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: I mean and mentioned truck bumper. Of course, he's getting 377 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: better and better. Speaking of things that coach Max likes 378 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball, Jonathan Kenny Vacaro. Is 379 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: he the most underrated player so far the season? He's 380 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: among them. I mean, he's played all of the one 381 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: nine nine defensive snaps. He doesn't come off the field defensively. 382 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: The Jacksonville game comes to mind, ten solo tackles where 383 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 1: he has the fumble recovery in that game. A couple 384 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: of pass breakups. He was all over the place. And 385 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: Vacaro is one of those players where he needs to 386 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: make a big hit to get into rhythm, and he 387 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:48,120 Speaker 1: did that against Jacksonville. Leaviska Chenault took a carry and 388 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: I can't remember what the game was, Mike, it was 389 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: up four or five yards and Vaccaro came up and 390 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: laid the wood to him and from that moment on 391 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: it just switched for him where he was one of 392 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: the go two players. And the other thing. I really 393 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: think that he benefits from his plane next to Kevin Bayer. 394 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: They're interchangeable and the versatility that this defense has as 395 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: a tandem makes Vacaro that much more valuable. Vicaro is 396 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:14,199 Speaker 1: a heat seeking missile, Yes, and when you call him that, 397 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: he's like, yeah, that's who I am. So to your point, yeah, 398 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: that's what he likes to do. When he lights somebody 399 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: up early in a game, you know he's gonna go. 400 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: It's a good point, Coach Mac. We know that the 401 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: Titans defense needs to improve against the run fundamentally, What 402 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 1: do they need to do to improve in that area? 403 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: Just for you, Amy Wells, I love talking football with you. 404 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 1: This is just for you. Yeah, exactly when I'm breaking 405 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: down my run defense. When I'm watching the tape after 406 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: the game, it's easy to identify the problems because you 407 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: get end zone view. Everybody's there. I mean, it's live 408 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: and in color. Here's the issues they've been having. They've 409 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: been having fit issues from the second level with counterplays. 410 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: When people run counterplays, they're always blocking down and so 411 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 1: you're people that are setting your anchors or your edges inside. 412 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: They have to force it a little wider. And then 413 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: your second level people, whether they be linebackers or secondary people, 414 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: they have to jump gaps and fit. What we've been 415 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: having problems of we're either not setting the edge, we're 416 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: getting out of our gaps up front so that the 417 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: guys coming behind have to stop they don't know exactly 418 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: where they're fitting. Or we've missed our fits and then 419 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 1: we've missed tackles. You know that ball game and we've 420 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: had one ball game where we've had double digit miss tackles. 421 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: You're never going to play good run defense with double 422 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,239 Speaker 1: digit miss tackles. They can get all of that cleaned up. 423 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: It's easy to identify. It's also easy to fix. Harold 424 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 1: Landry Jonathan outside linebacker does not have a sack yet, 425 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: and yet whenever something good has happened for this defense 426 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty, he's been around, he's playing well. Do 427 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: you get the idea he might explode. I'm waiting for it, yeah, 428 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 1: because eventually he's going to all of that hard work 429 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: going to pay off. He's around the quarterback too often 430 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 1: for it not to. I think that it also is 431 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 1: dependent on how much does Clowney come along within this 432 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: defensive front. We expect him to do some big things 433 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: down the stretch of the season here. I think Landry 434 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: benefits from that, and also Beasley, because Beasley is interchangeable 435 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: style wise with what Landry does. I think there's a 436 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: rhythm to his pass rush. And I also think Shane 437 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,479 Speaker 1: Bowen's onto something when he says less is more right 438 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: now he's paying playing ninety six percent of the snaps 439 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: due to the depth at the position. I hope that 440 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: comes down a bit Landry. I'm not saying he's out 441 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: of shape. He gets after it. I love his work ethic, 442 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: but I do think a couple extra rest periods will 443 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: benefit him, especially down November and December. As we're talking, 444 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: how has Jadevian Clowney fit so far, coach, And what 445 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: do you expect him to do with Clowney the rest 446 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: of the way. Well, he's continuing to get into football shape. 447 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: Let's be honest. I mean, you can push as many 448 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,239 Speaker 1: sleds around a gym as you want to, you can 449 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: jump over all the balls in the bags you want to. 450 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: You've got to get in football shape. And that's what 451 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: he's doing right now. But when we've talked about the 452 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: word disruptor with him, it is an adjective that describes 453 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: him to a team. We've already seen that. Now we've 454 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: seen him were down too. Jonathan's talked about the number 455 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: of snaps he's played up into the ninety percent of 456 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: snaps too, and so when that starts to come down, 457 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: his productivity will start to come up. But he, Mike 458 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,919 Speaker 1: Vrabel knows how to use him because he's already his 459 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: first ball game. He was on both edges. He also 460 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: stood up as a joker in the middle. We're going 461 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: to see a lot more out of him. I mean, 462 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 1: I'm so happy he's on this team because, as a 463 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: former defensive coordinator, when I have a piece like that 464 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: that I can move around. There are things I can 465 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: do to create matchups that the opponent doesn't like. I 466 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: can't believe we've made it this long without talking about 467 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: Brett Kern. Brett Kern has had such a great season, 468 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: Coach Mac. What makes him so good at his job? 469 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: He's a pro. He's all the way of pro. I 470 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: was here on the coaching staff when we brought him in, 471 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,880 Speaker 1: and here from Denver, you know, and he learned from 472 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: Craig Hendrick. But he studies his craft. I mean he 473 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: is like a golfer, a professional golfer that immediately goes 474 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: to the driving range after he gets through playing. I mean, 475 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: that's that's him. And he knows exactly what he's doing. 476 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: He knows exactly what is wrong or what is right. 477 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: And this guy is one of them. He's got all 478 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: the clubs in the bag. I mean, he can hit 479 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 1: the ninety yard wedge, he can hit the bomb off 480 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: the team, he can place it where he wants to. 481 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: I love Grett Current, but he's a professional through and through. 482 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: All Right, I've got to ask this question both of you. Jonathan. 483 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: I'll start with you, who is the player that you 484 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: are most excited about seeing throughout the rest of the 485 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. You're going to name him so Coach macan 486 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons, hands down for me, I can't wait to 487 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: see his athletic ability, meek technique, We're already starting to 488 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 1: see that. But man, he was rag dalling some players 489 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,119 Speaker 1: up front against Minnesota and now we're seeing him become 490 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: a true star within this Titans defense. He will be 491 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: a talk amongst the league by December with the way 492 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: he's playing right now. In September, fantastic player and now 493 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: we get to see him become a true star within 494 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: this lineup. Derry toon Evans, I want to see this 495 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: kid healthy. I want to see this kid healthy and 496 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: into the offense the way I know Arthur Smith wants 497 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: to use him. There are so many ways that we 498 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: can use this guy, and people are really keen on 499 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry right now. Well, what I want to see. 500 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: I'd love to see both those guys in the game 501 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,679 Speaker 1: at the same time. Let a defensive coordinator try to 502 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: match up against what we call twenty personnel, and then 503 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: let's I want to really see this kid put into 504 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: the offense now when he's healthy. Amy Special thanks to 505 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: coach Dave Beginnis and Jonathan Hutton for taking time with 506 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: us to give us a post by review of the 507 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans. We remind you you're listening to the OTP 508 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Look to the folks 509 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: at Farm Bureau Health Plans when you need someone who 510 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: understands the exes and ohs of healthcare coverage. What we 511 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: understand two is that the Buffalo Bills are really good, 512 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: really good YE four and O elite, one of the 513 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: top passing teams in the NFL. Josh Allen through for 514 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: two hundred eighty eight yards last weekend and a win 515 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: at Las Vegas. Prior to that game. If you had 516 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: if you had said that was his first game of 517 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, the two hundred eighty eight yards would have 518 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: been the highest passing total of his entire career. But 519 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: it's the lowest passing total of his twenty twenty season, 520 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:28,399 Speaker 1: which shows you how much this guy has improved from 521 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: his first two years with the Buffalo Bills. But it's 522 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:36,919 Speaker 1: not just Josh Allen. It's a defense that makes things happen. 523 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: It's additions in the passing game, specifically a big trade 524 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: that they made in this offseason to improve their personnel. 525 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 1: It's a good coaching staff. It's a really, really good team, 526 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: and so Amy and I had a chance to get 527 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: with Vic Caruci, one of the best in the NFL. 528 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you're talking about an all time legend. He's 529 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: with the Buffalo News, he's with serious X NFL Radio, 530 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: he covers the Bills. He knows this team, and he 531 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: can spot the real thing from a fake. I think 532 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: what Vic Carucci knows right now is the Buffalo Bills 533 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: are for real. I want to start off asking about 534 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: some of the Bills offseason editions, Guys like Stefan Diggs 535 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 1: and Josh Norman and Quentin Jefferson. How have they impacted 536 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: their respective positions so far in twenty twenty. Yeah, I 537 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: mean they've made a huge impact. Let's start with Stefan Diggs. 538 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: He leads the NFL in receiving yards and that's exactly 539 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: the kind of guy the NFL. The Bills were looking 540 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: to get a top NFL receiver, a true number one, 541 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: which they did not have last year with John Brown 542 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: and Cole Beasley. Solid editions last year, but both probably 543 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: fell into that number two category. As far as the 544 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: other players that they've added. I would say, now, Josh 545 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 1: Norman didn't play his first game until Sunday, he had 546 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: a hamstring issue, and I honestly think he was seen 547 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: more as the veteran backup to Levi Wallace at the 548 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 1: cornerback position opposite Tredavious White. He gets in last week 549 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:25,600 Speaker 1: after Levi Wallace suffers an injury and makes a huge play, 550 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: makes a big turnover on a day when the defense 551 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: was doing a lot of bending and maybe some could 552 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: say some a little bit of breaking, But they needed 553 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: that spark that that turnover, cause that he forced that fumble, 554 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: recovered the fumble, and just showed his veteran presence. So 555 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:42,719 Speaker 1: I think you're going to see more of him and 556 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: then Mario Addison and some of the other editions. I 557 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: would say he is the right guy for what they need, 558 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: but they need more in the way of a pass rush. 559 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: If you had to identify one area that would be 560 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: a concern for the for a foreign no team, it's 561 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: that they're probably not get enough pressure on the quarterback. 562 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: Has running back Devin Singletary impressed you in year two, Vic, Yeah, 563 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: Mikey Has. I think he's learning more about running with 564 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: better vision, running with a greater feel for what he 565 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: needs to do at that second level and even the 566 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: third level. I think he's still a guy finding his way. 567 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: It would help, probably to have another consistent back playing 568 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: for them now. Zach Moss was hurt, had that toe 569 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: injury the rookie, and I think the vision they have 570 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 1: and it's a good one. Moss the power guy, Singletary 571 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: the speed guy, and getting outside. So I think when 572 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: you get that balance in there, that complimentary running game, 573 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: you'll you'll see more of it. But I do think 574 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 1: Devon has progressed from his rookie year. Now, there's no 575 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: question that Josh Allen has had a strong start to 576 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty season. What differences have you noticed in 577 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: him in his third year with the National Football League? Yeah, Amy, 578 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 1: and really this has been the story of the Buffalo 579 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: Bills in twenty twenty. Josh Allen has taken his game 580 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: to an incredibly high level. And I'm surprised. I mean, 581 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: I expected the guy to be a better quarterback in 582 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: year number three. I didn't think he'd be this good, 583 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: this fast in his third year, but he's exceeded a 584 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: lot of expectations. And it starts with the fact that, 585 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: of course he has more weaponry with the addition of 586 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 1: digs that has helped open things up for the whole 587 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: receiving corps. But it goes beyond that. His poise, his accuracy, 588 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: his touch, his feel for throwing the football, all things 589 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 1: that were questionable going right down to his last game 590 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: of the twenty nineteen season, which was that wildcard playoff 591 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 1: loss at Houston where he lost his poise and did 592 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: a lot in the way of mistakes to help blow 593 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 1: a sixteen point lead against the Texans. He's come a 594 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 1: long way since then. Running is a big component of 595 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: his game. Some would argue maybe too much, but you 596 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: haven't seen as much of it more recently than you 597 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 1: did in the first game against the Jets. And it's 598 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: a real threat because he can motor like anybody, great 599 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: speed for his six foot five frame. But he's also 600 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: i think mastering the accuracy on the long ball. And 601 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: you saw that forty nine yard throw he dropped that 602 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: dime to Stefan Diggs, a contested catch. More of those 603 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: types of passes with accuracy are showing up this year. 604 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 1: That's been a big difference, and that is why he's 605 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: number two behind Dak Prescott in passing yards in the NFL. 606 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: He's three and passer rating and three in touchdowns in 607 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: the entire league. And these aren't just flash numbers. I 608 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 1: think this is sustainable, and I think Brian dave Ball, 609 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:01,480 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator, has really harness a lot of what 610 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: we're seeing with Alan and again working with receivers that 611 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: get I mean, they all get open somehow. If you 612 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:11,360 Speaker 1: if you're gonna worry about digs, Okay, there's Cole Beasley, 613 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: there's John Brown, there's Dawson Knox the tight end, or 614 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:18,240 Speaker 1: Tyler Croft, who was the hero of that game against 615 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: the Rams. So somebody's usually open, and Alan's finding the 616 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: guy and making you know, not forcing the throw, but 617 00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: making the right throw at the right time. Vic. I 618 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:35,440 Speaker 1: know the defense hasn't played overall quite as well as 619 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 1: what the Bills had hoped so far in twenty twenty. 620 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,680 Speaker 1: But who individually has stuck out to you in the 621 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:44,399 Speaker 1: first quarter of the season on the Buffalo defense. Yeah, Mike, 622 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,359 Speaker 1: it's not been easy to get a gauge on the 623 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 1: whole defense because first of all, it's and I'll answer 624 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: your question about who's who's stuck out. But in terms 625 00:34:56,160 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: of injuries, right you've had Tremaine Edmunds, Matt Milano hurt 626 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:06,840 Speaker 1: and now Milano, according to Sean McDermott, is week to 627 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 1: week with an injury, so the health has been a 628 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: question mark for sure. Tredavious White, though, is earning I 629 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 1: believe every bit of the big contract extension he got 630 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,360 Speaker 1: right before the start of the season, and you'll remember 631 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:23,799 Speaker 1: he gave serious consideration to opting out and that would 632 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: have posed a massive problem for this defense, which is 633 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 1: getting some criticism and maybe rightfully so, for too much bending. 634 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 1: I also think a factor is star La Tula, the 635 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:40,960 Speaker 1: defensive tackle opting out. That's affected ability to play the 636 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: run effectively, and they should have great concern with Derrick 637 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 1: Henry coming up this week in that middle of the 638 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:51,160 Speaker 1: defense being a little soft. I still think the biggest 639 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:55,000 Speaker 1: problem is just not consistently getting pressure on the quarterback. 640 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:59,600 Speaker 1: They gave Derek Carr far too much time to operate 641 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 1: this past Sunday in Las Vegas, and it of course 642 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:07,799 Speaker 1: showed the results showed he was making plays, made that 643 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:11,359 Speaker 1: game probably closer than it needed to be before those turnovers. 644 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:16,320 Speaker 1: And if look if Carr had all of his receivers healthy, 645 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 1: all those targets who weren't in there, Henry Ruggs and 646 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:21,279 Speaker 1: so forth, it's could have been a different game. So 647 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 1: they do need to get pressure. And they're not a 648 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: team Mike as you know that. They don't Leslie Frasier 649 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,360 Speaker 1: doesn't do a lot of dialing up of blitz is 650 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:34,920 Speaker 1: of manufactured pressure. It's not their way, Sean McDermott. They 651 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,839 Speaker 1: like to play coverage. They like to get as much 652 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: pressure as they can from that defensive line. So you know, 653 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 1: it's up to Jerry Hughes, it's up to Trent Murphy, 654 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:48,160 Speaker 1: it's up to add Oliver Harrison Phillips to get that 655 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:53,320 Speaker 1: interior pressure going. And of course I mentioned Mario Addison 656 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 1: coming in and the expectation is that he'll get some 657 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 1: heat from the edge. I think he's done a nice job, 658 00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:03,320 Speaker 1: but he needs more help. We've covered a lot of 659 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 1: ground in this conversation, so let's just narrow it him 660 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 1: for a second. What player are you going to have 661 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:12,399 Speaker 1: your eyes on when the Bills take on the Titans. Yeah, 662 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:17,279 Speaker 1: I'm going to give the predictable, cliche, boring answer. I'm sorry, Amy, 663 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:20,879 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be Josh Allen. It has to be 664 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:25,120 Speaker 1: because every's he and this offense are driving this engine 665 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:28,879 Speaker 1: he is. If you take him away, it would be 666 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:33,280 Speaker 1: impossible for me to see this team at four and oh, 667 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they couldn't win a game or two 668 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:38,080 Speaker 1: of these last four, but they wouldn't be where they are, 669 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:41,720 Speaker 1: and certainly those numbers, how does he stack up against 670 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: this Mike Vrabel defense? And again, just a bigger question 671 00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:50,240 Speaker 1: to me too, is how does this play out when 672 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:54,840 Speaker 1: you're a team Buffalo facing another team that had this 673 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:59,240 Speaker 1: unexpected by that has has had If there's a benefit 674 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:02,200 Speaker 1: from what I know was a scary situation for all 675 00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:05,480 Speaker 1: of you there, and certainly our thoughts are with everybody 676 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:09,840 Speaker 1: in that building, But if the extra rest is a plus, 677 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 1: the less pounding, Hey, Buffalo just played a game their 678 00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:16,280 Speaker 1: quarterback and you want to talk about putting a scare 679 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,920 Speaker 1: into people. When he took the hit or hit the 680 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: ground hard and his left shoulder was injured and he 681 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:24,880 Speaker 1: was wearing a bit of a harness on that left shoulder. 682 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: It's not it's his non throwing shoulder, and he felt 683 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:30,600 Speaker 1: that that was why it was maybe less of a 684 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: concern for him, but it's still an injury, right, And 685 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:39,080 Speaker 1: I mentioned Matt Milano and I mentioned Levi Wallace being 686 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,960 Speaker 1: hurt the other corner. So look, they played, they just 687 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 1: played a game. They're turning around to play another one. 688 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:47,839 Speaker 1: The Titans have had again, it's not a situation they 689 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:50,840 Speaker 1: wanted to have a benefit. But if rest means anything, 690 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:53,440 Speaker 1: you know that that's something to watch for me too. 691 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 1: That's Bick Carucci from the Buffalo News and Serious x 692 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:02,479 Speaker 1: M NFL Radio. Amy Wells. Great to visit with him 693 00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:06,879 Speaker 1: and a chance to talk to a legendary figure. Absolutely, 694 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:10,359 Speaker 1: he clearly knows his stuff. I mean that man knows 695 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:13,360 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. It's great. We had a blast and 696 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 1: we're going to see the Buffalo Bills Tuesday night. We're excited. 697 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:21,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna have Titans football again. Five o'clock airtime for 698 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:24,200 Speaker 1: Titans Countdown. We will have the Mike Vrabel Radio Show 699 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:29,400 Speaker 1: on Monday night Monday night at six o'clock Central time 700 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: on one oh four five The Zone and all Titans 701 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:35,439 Speaker 1: radio affiliates. Coach Dave McGinnis will sit in for coach 702 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel on that show, and if you're interested, the 703 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel TV show, which normally airs on w k 704 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:46,000 Speaker 1: r N in Nashville Channel two Tuesdays at six thirty, 705 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 1: is being moved to Wednesday at six thirty so we 706 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: will have a chance to review the game, and thanks 707 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:55,800 Speaker 1: to our good friends at w k r ND Channel 708 00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:59,279 Speaker 1: two for being flexible enough to allow us to move it. 709 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:05,200 Speaker 1: With only the second Tuesday night game in modern NFL history, 710 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:09,440 Speaker 1: only the third of all time. You're part of history again, 711 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:12,200 Speaker 1: Amy Wells. I feel like every day I'm a part 712 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,920 Speaker 1: of history. Mike. Look at you. You know, there's always 713 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:18,880 Speaker 1: something going on. Very excited to be playing on Tuesday 714 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:23,400 Speaker 1: night football. Here we go, Undefeated's three and O Tennessee 715 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:26,919 Speaker 1: four and oh Buffalo and back to ball. And that's 716 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 1: all any of us have wanted. With all of the 717 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:35,080 Speaker 1: different situations that have arisen out of this with the Titans, 718 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,640 Speaker 1: I think all Titans fans everywhere can agree on one 719 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:40,919 Speaker 1: thing and that is, man, do we want to see 720 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 1: some football on Tuesday at sixth century? Absolutely? Absolutely. Indeed, 721 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:50,799 Speaker 1: thanks to Farm Bureau Health Plans for their sponsorship of 722 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:54,440 Speaker 1: this the Official Titans Podcast for Amy Wells, Mike Keatsas, 723 00:40:54,520 --> 00:41:01,480 Speaker 1: thanks for listening to the O Te Big Show, where 724 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 1: the legends go. Everybody knows it's our house, fighting for Tennessee, 725 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:12,759 Speaker 1: making history. Greatness is meant to be ours now. We 726 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:14,960 Speaker 1: got tight and butter running through a v