1 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Official Titans Podcast, better known as the OTP. 2 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: My name is Mike Keith. This is Amy Wells. Hey Mike, 3 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: how are you here? Again? Every week? Absolutely, we are 4 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: recording this on a non ot A day OTA OTP. 5 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: It's a little confused. OTA is Organized Team Activity, thought 6 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: is Official Titans Podcast. That's correct. Malcolm Butler is number 7 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: twenty one, sixty year man out of West Alabama, Titans Corner. 8 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to the OTP on a non ot A day. Yes, sir, 9 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: thanks for having Thanks for having all right, I want 10 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: to ask you now. Some of the guys on the 11 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: non OTA day as part of their workouts doing yoga. 12 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: Now that I remember when Eddie George used to do 13 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: yoga and everybody would freak out because it was like, 14 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: Eddie George is doing yoga. Well, for a while, yoga 15 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 1: was like this weird outside of your brain, like odd 16 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: meditating experience. Eddie George was like the first guy to 17 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: do all of this kind of stuff around here, right 18 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: back when everybody just ate steaks and baked potatoes and 19 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: big things of ice cream. Life has changed. Now, do 20 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: you do you like to do the yoga? Yeah? I 21 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: like to do it. You know, it's relaxing. You know, 22 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: you scratch all your muscles, loosing up all your joints, 23 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: and uh, it's just it's just good to have that 24 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: that piece of mindful at that moment. So let's go 25 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: back to Vicksburg, Malcolm Butler. If I'd have told you 26 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: coming out of high school, Hey, you're gonna be doing yoga, 27 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: would you have believed it would? Would Vicksburg, Mississippi, Malcolm 28 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: Butler ten years ago, eleven, twelve years ago have believed 29 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: that you'd be doing yoga? No, I don't think so. 30 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: I do not think so. Man. I I would agree 31 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: with like basketball or football or something like that. But yoga, 32 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: that's that's far from the list. Is that the I 33 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: don't even want to say weird because yoga is not 34 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: weird at all. But is that the kind of most 35 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: different from football activities type of workout that you do. 36 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: I know, guys are doing pilates, guys are boxing. There's 37 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: all different things you can do to train. What are 38 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: some of the more outside the box things that you do? 39 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: I most definitely say yoga is one of them. Um, 40 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: sometimes I swim, um, you know pretty much everything else. 41 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: You know, basically football related. You know, it's not too 42 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: much I don't do outside of football that you know 43 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: helped me with football. Like I don't do the pilates, 44 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: but you know, yoga is one of them. Swimming, I 45 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: don't know too many guys that do that. You know. 46 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: I rode bikes sometimes, so us. It's multiple things you 47 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: can do, and there's a lot of things I don't do. 48 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: So you believe the story when they talk about James Harrison, 49 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: the Steeler great supposed he spent like three hundred grand 50 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: of his own money, which he had, I mean, he 51 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: had good contracts, but he spent like three hundred grand 52 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: on different kinds of fitness, on people who did massages 53 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: for him, all sorts of different things to condition his body. 54 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: So that doesn't shock you in the least, Malcolm, Yeah, 55 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: I actually had a talk with James about that. He 56 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: told me. He told me the same thing. You know, 57 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: he spent like three hundred and thirty thousand dollars on 58 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: his body, and I'm still looking forward to him to 59 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: be playing right now. But I mean, your body is 60 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: a you know, it's very important. But you know, I 61 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: just don't see myself spending that much. No, I don't 62 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: now he was your teammate briefly with the Patriots. Yeah, yes, sir. 63 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: That must have been fascinating to meet a guy like 64 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: that that you've read about and that you know from 65 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: the outside, who is not only sort of a legendary 66 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: figure as a player, but it's sort of transformational in 67 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: terms of the fact that he was not typical size, 68 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: he wasn't undrafted. He was a Ravens practice squad guy, 69 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: and he, like Tom Brady, is one of these guys 70 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: that does all these things because he feels like this 71 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 1: is the job and this is how you do it. 72 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: Almost definitely, you know, almost definitely, you know, took a 73 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: look at his story. He most definitely wanted the one 74 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: of the guys I looked up to, you know, you know, 75 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: giving guys, undrafted guys motivation, and um, you know, we 76 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: got similar traits. You know, works hard, you know, always 77 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: trying to do extra, you know, and be the best 78 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: he can be. So, uh, James a good guy and 79 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: his story is very inspired. He's friendly, look friendly friendly. 80 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: He's not a friendly like that, but you know he's 81 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 1: a good guy to talk to him. Is it because 82 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: you run defense with him? Probably? So so I think so. 83 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: I think so, man. But you know, it's funny he 84 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: talked about Brady and how much he admired Brady, and 85 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: I mean it was kind of like, is that just 86 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: because the two guys are so alike professionally? I think so. 87 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: I think they got similar traits. You know, they eat healthy, 88 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: you know they take care of their bodies. You know, 89 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: they always the last one leaving leaving work, the first 90 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: one there. So I'm I understand what he's saying right there, 91 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: pro pros like pros. I wonder how much of things 92 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: like that, like having such a strict regiment and doing 93 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: some of those kind of different things helps you mentally 94 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: as well as physically. Do you think that there's that 95 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: aspect to it as well? Most definitely, Um, you can 96 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: have all the physical parts of the game, but you 97 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: got to be mentally strong also. So, um, I really 98 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: think those things, you know, calculating to your game play, 99 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: you know, from eating right, from studying to having a 100 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: clear mind, you know, the yoga, the meditation. So um, yeah, 101 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: I most think I most definitely think it's a factor 102 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: into the game. What has your offseason been, like, Malcolm Butler, Um, 103 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: it's it been. It been bitter sweet. You know. Um, 104 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: you know, I've been doing a lot of vacation, but 105 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: I've mainly been, you know, focusing on football, even though 106 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: football is not here. It wasn't there here, It wasn't 107 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: there then, but it's here now. So I'm just pretty 108 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: much doing the same thing. But you know, spend time 109 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: with the family. Um. Took a couple of trips, you 110 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: know that I deserve, you know, got my mind off 111 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: of football for the most part. And um, you know, 112 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: I just do the same thing every year, you know, 113 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: try to have the best year I can. And you 114 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: know it's been great. I'm glad we're back. I wanted 115 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: to be back. Best trip, um, I said. I went 116 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: to Cancoon. You know, yeah, I like the water. You know, 117 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: the sun was real spicy, but you know that that 118 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: was good. Do you work out while you're run one 119 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: of those trips? Most definitely, I go to the sand 120 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: pit and you know, just run some routes. If they 121 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: don't have well, just run some footwork drills and things 122 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: like that. Unless they got a lot of rocks in 123 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: the sand and I had to come up all there. 124 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: That's stuff in the sand is no joke too, I 125 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: mean it works your muscles differently, right, most definitely, it 126 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:07,119 Speaker 1: most definitely worked in muscles better than grass. Holy smoke. 127 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: See here's the thing. It's hard for me to work 128 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: out myself that I want to go do it. I 129 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: mean it takes like everything I've got to get on 130 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: a bike or whatever. For you, Malcolm Butler, I wonder 131 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: does it take everything that you have to not work 132 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: out because it's such a huge part of your life. 133 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: Um to take a day off? Can you take a 134 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: day off? I mean, it depends on how hard you work, 135 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: and it depends on what kind of day you take off. 136 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: So if you if you're busting your tail like every 137 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: day through the week when you don't have to, I 138 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: mean you deserve you know Satday and Sunday y'all. You know, 139 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: at least you can do some productive on those weekends 140 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: like scratch or ride a bike or do some yoga, 141 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Uh, there's really no days 142 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: off if you want to be good and accomplish everything 143 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: you want to come you so, Um, it's just it's 144 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: just bearies. You know. Some guys can take days or 145 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: some guys can't because you know, two days off, you know, 146 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: it's like you're going back down the drain. You know, 147 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: everybody doesn't have it the same body, so it depends 148 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: on who you are. The other part that was always 149 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: emphasized that it's still really emphasized to you guys, is 150 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: when the season ends, they say, don't do anything for 151 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: a while, let your body just rest. How do you 152 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: know when it's time to start back to work. Well, 153 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: you know, um, you know, since I'm a veteran, now 154 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: you know, I got years under my belt. You know, 155 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: when I first got into the NFL, first first three years, 156 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: I used to take probably like wait until like a 157 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: month until we start back doing something. But now you know, 158 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: I do like some twice a week, you know, just 159 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: so I won't have to work that hard when it's 160 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: time to get back. Started out at least be in 161 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: some kind of shake. So as you get more experience 162 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: of the game, you are start to understand that it's 163 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: not just just resting the whole time. How long did 164 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: it take you to realize that there's gotta be a 165 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: better way than what you were currently doing. You just 166 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 1: you know, you get older and it's just the smartest 167 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: it's just the smartest thing to do. You know. You 168 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: don't want to like they're just like studying for a 169 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: test at the last minute. So you always want to 170 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: be prepared before you head into any kind of situation. 171 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: Who taught you that? Who is the player who got 172 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: or a coach or a trainer who got that across 173 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: to you? Well, you know, I've been knowing to do 174 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 1: those things, but um, you know, I get on social media. 175 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: I could see Logan Ryan and Kevin Bayer always doing 176 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: things like that, you know, even though I knew of 177 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: those things before I met those guys, but you know, 178 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: just hearing from coaches and then sending my actual teammates 179 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: doing it also, So I'm like, yeah, I need to, 180 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: you know, step my game up. Pros respect pros, same 181 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: same deal. Let me ask you about Frank Parino, the 182 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: new strength coach here. He was at Boston College. Did 183 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: you know him when you were with the Patriots where 184 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: you're aware of him? Um? I did not. I did not. 185 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 1: What has he brought to the Titans so far just 186 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: in the short time you've been working with him as 187 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: the new strength coach here? Um? I say, Frank brunk 188 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: accountability in the in the in the weight room. You 189 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 1: know he gonna make sure you're doing everything right. He 190 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: gonna try to make sure you're doing it the right way. Um, 191 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 1: he shows no favoritism. You know, he gonna be who 192 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: he is. He gonna be uh, straight up with you, 193 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: and you know it's it's a good program. You know, 194 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: I feel stronger, lighter, faster, and I think everybody else agrees. 195 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: I know I agree one hundred percent. So I think 196 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: he's a good addition to the team. As you're going 197 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: through a new kind of regiment with a new conditioning 198 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: coach or a strength coach, how long does it take 199 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: you to kind of feel like you're on the same 200 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: page with him? You know you talk about coaching staff 201 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: and needing to get used to a new culture. Is 202 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: that the same in the weight room? Well, at first, 203 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: I know every body was looking at each other when 204 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: we first worked out with what is we doing this 205 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 1: camp already? But you know, after doing it so many times, 206 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 1: it got easier and easier, and that just let me know. 207 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: And I think my teammates know that. You know, it's working, 208 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: and you know, hard worked on the payoff and we're 209 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: just getting used to it and we're dominating his system. 210 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: So I hope it's for the best, you know, so 211 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: we can be better and win two or three more 212 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: games or you know, everything counts. You know, we was 213 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: short of game last year. I'm pretty sure that his 214 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: program can get us another game or so, you know. 215 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: But you know, you can't predict the future. But that's 216 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: the mindset you gotta have. That is an interesting thought 217 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: process though, that this right now is almost stacking building 218 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: blocks that can maybe get you one step higher or 219 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: one play higher. And the way that that kind of 220 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: stacks on top of each itself is really interesting most definitely. Um, yeah, 221 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: it's just like build the momentum. It's just like keep 222 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: putting money in your bank account. You know, at the 223 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: end of the day, you already know you stack those 224 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: chips and you're gonna have that stamina or that last 225 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: play drive or that that step of inches that you 226 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: need to knock a ball down or make a tackle, 227 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: and you know it adds up, and you know, just 228 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: put it all in the bank and whenever it's time 229 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: to be spent all you put it out there. So 230 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 1: is it safe to say that you can tell that 231 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: Frank Parano is absolutely Mike Vrabel's strength coach. Um, See, 232 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: I don't I don't know that much, but as I know, 233 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: he's there with us every day, okay, and you know 234 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: he's our leader in the weight room. Man, you know 235 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna do what he says. So um, I say, yeah, Well, 236 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: the reason I was asking you because you can definitely 237 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: tell Dean ps is Mike Vrabel's defensive coordinator. That's exactly 238 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: the style he wants. Arthur Smith's the offensive coordinator, that's 239 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: the style he wants. It feels like just from the 240 00:12:55,520 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: outside that Frank very much fits the head coach's personality 241 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: in that role as well. Almost definitely. That's just like 242 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: me owning, you know, a wing spot. You know, I 243 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: feel like you can't run the fries. I'm not gonna 244 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: let you run the fries. You can't. You can't do 245 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: the bread. I Am not gonna let you do the bread. No, 246 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: I don't. I was just trying to make I might. 247 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: I might. You know, I still just got to focus 248 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: on this schoolball right now. But yeah, you most definitely 249 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: want to have your staff the way you the way 250 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: you want them. So you know it's his team. You 251 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: know his decisions. So I'm gonna rock whatever he goes with. 252 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 1: I'm gonna hit that for just a second though, because 253 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: you you worked at Popeyes, right almost definitely? All right? 254 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: So it was this in back in Vicksburg, Yes, sir, 255 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: all right? So did that get you interested in the 256 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: restaurant business for somewhere down the line to do some 257 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: sort of franchise or something of that sort, um so, 258 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: or interested in staying away from it the most define? 259 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: I love Popeyes, but um, you know, after all the 260 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: you know when I first hit the scene, you know, 261 00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 1: made a big play. You know, Popeye sent me a 262 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: let him in jacket, and you know, my management guy 263 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: he was just like, you should start a franchise or whatever. 264 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: But you know I was like, yeah, I'm gonna do it. 265 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: But I was just really focused in locked in on football. 266 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: So like like I said, man, once I get done 267 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: playing ball, you know I might step into those type 268 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: of things. All right. Well here's the question though, So 269 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: you're talking about different people being good at different things. 270 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: What were you the best at doing? And Popeyes? Um, 271 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: so I was running the drive through. But you know 272 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: I was like, like I all started Pope Eyes. You know, 273 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: I can I can go put the letters up on 274 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: the billboard, I can go do the parking lot. I 275 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: can do the fries, the chicken. So you know, I 276 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: was I was the handy man. I could do a 277 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: lot round. I was there for about three or four years, 278 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: So were you really Yeah, a little bit of consistency, 279 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: so I lowed to keep a job at least try 280 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: and um, yeah, I've always been a hard working man. 281 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: That's hard work, yes, sir. I mean the people who 282 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: worked the rest trunk business, whether it be a chain 283 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: or a standalone or whatever. I mean, food service is 284 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: tough work. You're on your feet, You're having to hustle, 285 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: You're you're having to be part of customer service because 286 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: you get some people who are just like aby you 287 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: cranking and wrong order all that. Yes, sir, I understand. 288 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: What is it about that experience that you take into 289 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: your pro football experience every day that you think you 290 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: use well, I thought of this, you know. Sometimes you know, um, 291 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: a little pressure get to you sometimes, you know, the 292 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: big contract. I'm coming from the Super bowlhole situation. I'm 293 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: on a new team, big contract, and I just told myself, 294 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go back to my you know, first and 295 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: second and third year. You know, when I was making 296 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: Popeye's money. So this year I make seven twenty five. 297 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: So that's the mindset I have. And you know that's 298 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: just just get to the old U when nothing else matters. 299 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: That's who Malcolm Butler is exactly. It's your heart and soul, 300 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: putting the checking account aside. This is what you do 301 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: and this is who you are. Yes, sir, most definitely. 302 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: It's that kind of what you did it mid year 303 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: last year when you got reset. I mean you had 304 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: fantastic second half of the season. It's that kind of 305 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: how you approached it, Yes, sir. You know I just 306 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: let everything go man, and just started ignoring the noise 307 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: and you know, start learning the deepness more and start 308 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: focusing more than just start getting comfortable with my coaches 309 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: and my teammates in my environment, and you know, things change. 310 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: So I'm looking to build off that. Well, let's talk 311 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: about your teammates a little bit, because you are in 312 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: a very special room here at the Tennessee Site. Special room. 313 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 1: Rowdy feels too harsh, but you'll have a lot of 314 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: fun together. And it seems like you guys have really 315 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: jelled both on the field and off the field. How 316 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: nice is that for you to be around guys? That 317 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: you can actually be the real Malcolm Butler with It 318 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: feels great. You know, it's most definitely didn't feel this 319 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: way last year. You know, I had to ease my 320 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: way into it, you know, let people learn who I 321 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:15,479 Speaker 1: am and learn who they are. But this year, you know, um, 322 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: I really just don't care. I'm just I've just been 323 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: being me, you know, throwing a couple of hoops up 324 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,919 Speaker 1: in the locker room, joking with the guys. You know, 325 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: somebody gets a wrong question wrong in the meeting room, 326 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: were laughing at each other. So we most bumped, most 327 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: definitely bunded and jail together. And it's great, man, and 328 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,120 Speaker 1: I got a great group of guys, young guys. I'm 329 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: the oldest guy, but are you really Yeah, yeah, I'm 330 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: the oldest me and Kenny. But it's a great group, man, 331 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: And we also feel special about each other, and we 332 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: know what we capable of doing this year since we 333 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: are That room has to me the most different personalities. Yep, 334 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: I agree with that. I mean, because the old line 335 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 1: you've got Lwan, who's Lawan, and then everybody else is 336 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,679 Speaker 1: kind of the same, you know, they're kind of the 337 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: same sort of guy. The linebackers are kind of the 338 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: same dudes, the d backs. I mean, you've got a 339 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: Kevin Byard was in here with us a couple of 340 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and he's different from Logan and Vicaro's different 341 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: from you know, from anybody else, and it really is. 342 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: It's a fascinating group of guys. What's it like with 343 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: Carrie Combs for a second year now that you're used 344 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: to him? Um, it's great, you know, Um we learned 345 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: each other, he learned us. You know, we building trust. 346 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: We had to build trust. Everyone trusts him and you know, 347 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: I believe he trust is us. So, Um, he was 348 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,239 Speaker 1: a rookie last year. You know, I'm pretty share he 349 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: was going through different things and different experience, you know, 350 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 1: dealing with grown man, with some grown man because you 351 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: know some of us. But uh uh yeah, so I 352 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: know it's a big chance from him from college students 353 00:18:56,440 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 1: to grown man, and um, you know, I think he's 354 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: he's getting comfortable and he's doing a great job with 355 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: us and everybody buns with him and he's just a 356 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: great coach to be around. How long did it take 357 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: you to get used to his style of basically chasing 358 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: you guys down the field. I mean he has he's 359 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: a very high energy coach. Um, I got used to 360 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 1: it right away. You know, it feels like he wants 361 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: to play and um, you know it's similar to Brave. 362 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: You know he's like that too. But you know, he's 363 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: just a fireball of energy and we love that man. 364 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,199 Speaker 1: We love to make our coach excided when we make plays, 365 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: and um, we need that energy. We need all the 366 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: energy we can have. How did carry Combs help you 367 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: through the difficult times last year, Malcolm Butler? Oh, we 368 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: just have one on one meetings. You know, I should 369 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,919 Speaker 1: look at my iPad. He'll have a section of plays 370 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: that you know I could have been better on and 371 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 1: section of plays that I was good on. And um, 372 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: I just started saying things differently, and you know, just 373 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: a little details and you know, and especially having some 374 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 1: someone that really cares about you know, just not you're 375 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: not performing well, but your state of mind too. So 376 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: you know, he helped me out of a lot and 377 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: I appreciate. I'm glad. I'm glad I'm one of his players. 378 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: I want to ask one more in retrospect, as you 379 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: look back at the tape, what did you do better 380 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: physically during November and December than September and October. What 381 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 1: were you Why was your play so much better from 382 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: a physical standpoint? What? What did you what did you 383 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,919 Speaker 1: really focus upon that way? Well, I can remember, you know, 384 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: I started off kind of hot the Miami game, and 385 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: I know I gave up a no probably well along 386 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: passed that game too, So, um it just took my 387 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: confidence down a little bit. But um I learned that, 388 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: you know, failure cannot you know, you can't let failure 389 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: humble you. You You know, you gotta keep that same energy. 390 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 1: You still gotta believe in yourself. You're gonna have failure, 391 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: but you need to keep the same attitude each and 392 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: every day, each and every play. And I just thought 393 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: believing in myself and you know, just just not caring, 394 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: just not caring, just going out there and playing football 395 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: and just laying it out on the line. And it 396 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: came through from them. Yeah, did you know? Amy? The 397 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: interesting thing about Malcolm is when he really took off 398 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 1: in the second half of the year, returning the interception 399 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: for a touchdown at the end of the Washington game. 400 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: That's right. I don't know that I've ever seen guys 401 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: more happy for another player than the guys were happy 402 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: for Malcolm Butler. Absolutely I agree with and that was 403 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: really there was really special to witness how they how 404 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: strongly they felt about you and and a teammate in 405 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: that way, and it kind of let me know there's 406 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 1: something sort of special going on in that locker room overall, 407 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: not just with number twenty one, but with everybody. Absolutely, 408 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:59,120 Speaker 1: it seemed like in those moments in that time where 409 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: you were kind of getting your groove back. Yeah, I 410 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 1: thought that was kind of a nice set. I thought 411 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 1: that was good. That stays. Um No, during that time, 412 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: it really felt like that's when that bond started forming 413 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: for you guys. Do you agree with that? Oh? Most definitely. Um. 414 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 1: You know, we all get excited for each other when 415 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 1: we make plays. You know, I can remember another play 416 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 1: when the the Jets game. I call an interception and 417 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,239 Speaker 1: the first thing I see is by your fire up 418 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,679 Speaker 1: like he called the pick. So you know, that shows 419 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,880 Speaker 1: me a lot that my teammates care about me. And 420 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: you know, people care about people that care about them 421 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: and care about the team. So oh that's just a little, um, 422 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: a couple of bragg imports for me. So um, yeah, 423 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: it's just it's just great to have this group of guys, 424 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: and you know, we all love each other, We all 425 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 1: excited about each other, and we got each other's back 426 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: man no matter what. And I'm just glad to be 427 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: a part of the secondary. It seems like the consistency 428 00:22:56,160 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: on defense, from the personnel to the coaching staff, everything 429 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,439 Speaker 1: is going to be really good for the Titans defense 430 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: as a whole. But do you think it's been even 431 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: better for Malcolm Butler individually? Uh? Most definitely. Um. I 432 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: know I came here for one reason, only to make 433 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: plays and be a good player. And you know, I 434 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: see myself merging that way, emerging that way. And you know, 435 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: I know I started started slow, but you know I 436 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: was coming off a big roller coast from jingling a 437 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,959 Speaker 1: big contract, and you know, it was a lot on 438 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: my plate. And then everything was fresh. And I'll say 439 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: it's fresh again, but it's not that fresh. So I'm 440 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: already comfortable. I'm already in rotation to the momentum I love. 441 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: So things will be better this year. All effort, no luck. 442 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: As we wind down, give us a young guy in 443 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,239 Speaker 1: the secondary we need to keep an eye on that 444 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: you feel really has done a nice job through last 445 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: year and continued it on into this year. Um, I'll say, uh, 446 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: I'm money hooker, know you know, I you know, I 447 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: don't like to speak on players and you you know, 448 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 1: talk about their player. I used to let them do 449 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: what they do. But this guy, he's coming. He sit 450 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: right beside me. You know, he doesn't say too much. 451 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: You know, he always in this play, but which a 452 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: rookie should do. And he just go out there and 453 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 1: make plays. You know, Kenny busted at him another day. 454 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: He didn't say anything. He just went to the sideline 455 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: and did his job. So that's one of the guys. 456 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: And you know, we got plenty of other guys, but 457 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: you know, he's right there beside me. And I noticed 458 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: things like that because I was a rookie with five 459 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: six years ago. So, um, he's doing the right thing. 460 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 1: Kenny can fuss it some guys because he's I mean, 461 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: it's a lot of cloud. Oh yeah, most definitely. He 462 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: he get on me sometimes. You know, I say something back, 463 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: but you know, you know it's all respect. Man. How 464 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: is Vabel different than the year two? I think he's 465 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 1: pretty much the same, But I think he's more comfortable 466 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: because you know, he was he was with all fresh players. 467 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: I think unless it's some player that he came that 468 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: came from with him, but um, I think he had 469 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: to earn that trust from us and we had to 470 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: trust him. And I think it's better now and this 471 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: his second year with us with his scheme or whoever 472 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: schemes it is, so things should be, you know, quite smootherer. 473 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,679 Speaker 1: And he's just a great coach players coach. He understands us. 474 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 1: You know, he might say, hey, I was a player too, 475 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: I did this, I did that, And you know, we 476 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: believe him because he wasn't played three times super Bowl 477 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: champion and um, you know, even Dean brags on about 478 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: how you know, he used to have him in the 479 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: classroom and he was a high effort guy and he 480 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: did everything right. So, um, I hope things, you know 481 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: go well this year. Well they will go well this year. 482 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:47,879 Speaker 1: And you know Bray was doing a great job with us. 483 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: So funny story. DeAndre Walker, the outside linebacker just drafted 484 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: from Georgia. M He just did the rookie event with us, 485 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: and he was talking about when he met Rabel at 486 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: the mine. He didn't know Vrabel had played, really didn't 487 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: have any clue that, and so Vrabel was saying stuff 488 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: to him, and in the workouts and stuff, you know, 489 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: he'd pad up and this guy's big had no idea 490 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: that he was an All Pro, had no idea that 491 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: he'd won three Super Bowls. Hadn't right. I hope that 492 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: doesn't get back to the head coach. It. Yeah, there's 493 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: there's no question because to be an outside linebacker under Vrabel, 494 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 1: just like Harold Landry found out last year, you were 495 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 1: going to be identified every single day. I think DeAndre 496 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,200 Speaker 1: Walker is going to be that guy. Yeah. I think 497 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,640 Speaker 1: if you come to a Titans practice and you see 498 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: number forty two, the head coach is going to be 499 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,479 Speaker 1: talking to him continuously. When the head coach used to 500 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 1: play a position, he's always going to find those guys right. 501 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 1: Most definitely he wanted to put his input. But being 502 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: on the defense, I'm sure that he has some comments 503 00:26:56,640 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: for you as well, just as a defensive player. Oh definitely. 504 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: You know Raves always in our in our dB room. 505 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: You know, it comes in there and shares what he 506 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 1: has to say and you know, probably some things we 507 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 1: need to clean up, and you know, he know we 508 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: got great leaders in there. We're gonna have our business anyway, 509 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: but it's really his job as a head coach to 510 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 1: make sure, you know, every coach is teaching us the 511 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: right things and make sure he's involved in every position 512 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: group and you know he does that. Well. Thank you 513 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: for taking time with us, Yes, sir, thank you for 514 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: having me, and keep up the great work. As I 515 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 1: said to Amy and we said to you, everybody was 516 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: just so excited to see things work out so well 517 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: for you down the stretch. You're you're one of the 518 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: good guys, and you kept working through all the stuff 519 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: that was going on. You kept the noise away and 520 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:50,959 Speaker 1: played absolutely fantastic football. More of that in twenty nineteen. 521 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: Oh from the start to the end. That's going to 522 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 1: start to the end. That Malcolm Butler with us on 523 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: the OTP for Amy Wells, I might Keith, and thanks 524 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,880 Speaker 1: for joining us for the Official Titans Podcast. I'm going 525 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 1: to Popeyes for love. That sounds good.