1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 1: This is the OTP. I'm Amy Wells, and the Tennessee 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: Tecans are getting ready to go back on the road. 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: A little less snow, little more sunshine. We hope they're 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: heading to San Francisco to take on the forty nine ers. 5 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Did I introduce you? 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: Taylor's are not yet, but that's okay. 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: Well, I'm really excited too. We have a special guest today. 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: It's Taylor's Oarzer. We've got to recap a win. We've 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: got to talk about the forty nine ers. Yes, we've 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: got to talk about a great interview that you did 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: with Peter Skronsky. We've got a lot happening on this program, 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: So I guess my brain just flipped over the pleasantries 13 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: and went straight to business. 14 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: Oh no, I was fine with it. It's fine. I 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 2: was just looking at the forecast because I was excited 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 2: about the forecast as you were saying, we don't have 17 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 2: any snow in the forecast. I love a snow game, 18 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 2: by the way, and it was a lot of fun. 19 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: But the temperature is going to be sixty degrees in 20 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: Santa Clara, California on Sunday, and I'm excited for that. 21 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: That feels balmy to me. Right now, it is chilly 22 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: pups here in Nashville, So sixty is gonna feel wonderful. 23 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: Then you're all gonna come back. It's gonna be wicked 24 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: cold this weekend and into the start of next week. 25 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: Y'all are gonna land. It's gonna be three degrees here. 26 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: Everybody's gonna get a cold. So congratulations, enjoy your truth. 27 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: Is it really gonna be really cool? 28 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 3: It's gonna be. 29 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: Really cold here like Sunday into Monday, and I think 30 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: by Wednesday it's supposed to go back up and be 31 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: kind of nice. So there's your weather report here on 32 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: the Official Titans Podcast. It's been about thirty seconds and 33 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: you already know the weather in two states. 34 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: Not bad, very good. 35 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: That's efficiency. We don't see the forty nine ers that often, 36 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: so I myself have had to do a lot of 37 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: like extra reading and prep to just familiarize myself with 38 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. Is up in your experience this 39 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: week as well? 40 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, certainly, as a guy that loves the National Football League, 41 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: I'm familiar with them. They've been in the Super Bowl 42 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: a couple of times in the last handful of years. 43 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: Kyle Shanahan, and their offense is prolific. They have a 44 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: I feel like there's a couple of times amy where 45 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: they've had the best team in football and they just 46 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: have not won the Super Bowl. I think that a 47 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: big issue the forty nine ers have had in recent 48 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: years are injuries, and they're going through it again this year, 49 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: especially on the defensive side of the football. As you know, 50 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: I lived in Charlotte for a long time. He didn't 51 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: stay there as long as maybe some other great players 52 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 2: that have come through Charlotte have, But Christian McCaffrey was 53 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: unbelievable in the four or five years that he was 54 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 2: with the Carolina Panthers. So I've always kind of paid 55 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: more attention to him than maybe some other players in 56 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: the league. But you're right, we don't get to see 57 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: them very often. This is only the second time the 58 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 2: Titans have ever been to this facility. Yeah, you know, 59 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: they used to play wait for it, in San Francisco. 60 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: WHOA what an idea? 61 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: Now they play over an hour away in Santa Clara, 62 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: where the Super Bowl is going to be at Levi's. 63 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: But these Titans have only been to that facility one time. 64 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 2: You were there, I'm sure, I was there twenty seventeen. 65 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, we we stayed out on the West coast, so 66 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: we played Arizona and then we played the forty nine 67 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: ers and we stayed in Phoenix for the week in 68 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: between the two games. It didn't lose any of them, 69 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: and after a lot it's never fun to lose a game, 70 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: and when you come home on a plane after a game, 71 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: it's just really quiet and kind of murrhor and it's 72 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: not fun being in a hotel room after you lose 73 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: a game for a week. Yeah, and being stuck with 74 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: everybody is just not a great happy time. It was 75 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: kind of frustrating. But it was great to be out 76 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: in Phoenix in like later in the season because it 77 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: was beautiful and we did a lot of hiking and 78 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: I saw coyote for the first time and that was 79 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: really exciting and a little bit scary because I was 80 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: by myself and didn't know what to do. But yeah, 81 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: so that but that's the last time we were out there, 82 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: and I can't believe that as much time has passed 83 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: as it has, but we just we we don't really 84 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: hit that NFC kind of realm very often. 85 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 3: I know. 86 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,839 Speaker 2: And one thing that I love that the NFL has 87 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 2: done in post COVID is this extra this seventeenth game, 88 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: and it's against a team from the other conference, you know, 89 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: so your chances of minimizing that what we've just gone 90 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 2: through with the forty nine ers. They were here four 91 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 2: years ago, we were there eight years ago. But that's 92 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 2: gonna that's gonna start being like, oh, well, actually we 93 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 2: were there two years ago. Yeah, you know, you're gonna 94 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: have more of that because of that extra game that's 95 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 2: been added. And so I do like that. But you're right, 96 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: these are infrequent trips to the Bay Area, where Mike 97 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 2: McCoy is from. 98 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: Well, there you go. Maybe he'll get to see some 99 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: people he knows. 100 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 2: I'm sure. 101 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: I love a homecoming trip. 102 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 3: Now. 103 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: I want to get into the forty nine ers a 104 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 1: lot more. But before we do that, we need to 105 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: put a little bow on the Titans win over the Clevelands, 106 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: because when we win a game, we're gonna celebrate it 107 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: here on the OTP and I have been doing a 108 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 1: lot of reading and just looking through things, and I've 109 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: compiled a list of potentially duh stats as I called them, 110 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: that contributed to the win in Cleveland, because there are 111 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: a lot of things that the Titans did it. For example, 112 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: the Titans scored thirty one points, which is the most 113 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: points that they have scored all season, and it's the 114 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: first game in twenty twenty five with more than twenty 115 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 1: five points scored. Duh, scoring more points means you're going 116 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: you have a better chance of winning a football game. 117 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: So like, that's that's kind of the list that I 118 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: have here, and so people listening ot people may think 119 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: that this is a stupid exercise because I'm going to 120 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: explain the most basic principles of football to you. But 121 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting the amount of things that 122 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: happened in one game that led to six sss. So 123 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: just kind of walk with me here. So cam Ward 124 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: was only sacked one time. That was the first time 125 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: all season that he was only sacked once. 126 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 2: That'll help, duh. 127 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: If your quarterback is standing up and able to make 128 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: more plays and the offensive line is protecting him, well, 129 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: he is going to have more success typically, duh, but 130 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: very helpful. I mentioned the points thing that is a 131 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: good one first game with multiple passing touchdowns also interesting 132 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: because duh, if there's more ways that you are able 133 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: to run the offense, and you're able to have some 134 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: versatility and score multiple ways, you are going to be 135 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: more effective. 136 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 2: Just real quickly. The fact that that first touchdown came 137 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 2: on the first drive, Amy is the four straight game 138 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 2: that the Titans have scored on that drive, but it's 139 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: the first time they scored a touchdown instead of a 140 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 2: field goal. That gets you off to a great start. 141 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 2: And by the way, you have a rookie quarterback throwing 142 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 2: to two different rookie receivers too for those two touchdowns. 143 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 2: Cam's first multiple game multi first game with multiple touchdowns. 144 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: Which duh. If you're scoring more touchdowns, you might win 145 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: the football game. There you go, wa it works. See 146 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: isn't this a sun game? You just actually get into 147 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: it a lot. 148 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 2: I'm enjoying it. Yes. 149 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: So Cam's final stat line, just for everybody so that 150 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: we can remember, he was completed fourteen of twenty eight passes, 151 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventeen passing yards, two passing touchdowns, one interception, 152 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: and he was sacked one time. So that is productive. 153 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: That is not the best stat line that we have 154 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: seen from him all season. But when your team is 155 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: playing well and you are able to do multiple different things, 156 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: typically you're going to have some success. 157 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I thought that his ability, especially early in 158 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 2: the game to extend drives on third down. But you're right. 159 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,119 Speaker 2: The biggest thing that he did that the offense did 160 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 2: in this game was protect him. And one of the 161 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 2: big issues that Titans have had this year, Amy is 162 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 2: they've been, as coach McCoy said, in this very studio, 163 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 2: had way too many third and lungs. They weren't in 164 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: a lot of those situations this past week because of 165 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: what you have already referenced with the lack of sex. 166 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 2: So that was a big. 167 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: Duh, but a good duh. This is all good stuff. Okay, 168 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: we had the first punt, or for excuse me, we 169 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: had the first blocked punt since twenty twelve by James 170 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: Williams Senior. This has gotten a lot of publicity, especially 171 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: the tim straw of it all, and what a great moment. 172 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: That created a couple great moments actually where they celebrated 173 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: him in the locker room. They gave him the game ball. 174 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: Awesome to be able to do that for him, But also, duh, 175 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: if you're able to block a punt and make big 176 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: plays on special teams, that is what we like to 177 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: call complimentary football. 178 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 2: The fact that Tim Shaw comes to every practice and 179 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 2: is out there and a lot of people are familiar 180 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 2: with his story and what Tim has been through, but 181 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 2: that makes it even more powerful. And the fact that 182 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 2: Tim had such a big smile on his face that 183 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 2: it happened to was just outstanding. So yeah, that that 184 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 2: was a really special moment for Titans fans. It was 185 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 2: a special moment for Tim because it brought some more 186 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 2: attention to what he did thirteen years ago too. So 187 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 2: James William Senior, I still can't believe that the punter 188 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 2: tried to punt it because there was a chance James 189 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 2: is just gonna take the ball away from him or 190 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 2: tackle him, and he was all over that play. That 191 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 2: was great. 192 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 3: Yep. 193 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, And you're right. Tim is at every practice regardless 194 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: of weather. Like he's a real one. He'll go out 195 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: in anything, and I won't do that. I'll just like 196 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: text him through the windows and be like, looks like 197 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 1: looks like it's chili out there, buddy, good luck. 198 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: Like yeah, and Coach McCoy immediately go I mean sorry, 199 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 2: Coach McGinnis. Coach mack immediately goes and talks to him 200 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 2: every single time, every single. 201 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: One of the time. Oh, good old tim Shaw. All right, 202 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: another duh stat that I think also contributed. Tony Pollard 203 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: had a great game. He had one hundred and sixty 204 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,319 Speaker 1: one rushing yards versus the Cleveland Browns. He had twenty 205 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: five carries and two rushing touchdowns. When you are able 206 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: to have a solid run game performance, duh, you are 207 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: going to have some success on offense. And that is 208 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: what we saw. 209 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 3: Man. 210 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 2: That was just awesome to watch him have those two 211 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 2: long runs, explosive runs sixty five yards, the longest run 212 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 2: of his career, also adding a thirty two yarder later 213 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 2: in the game. But to see how effective he was 214 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: running the football. We have been hearing everyone in this 215 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 2: building talk about how important it is to establish the run. 216 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 2: So it's great to see in the sky's the limit 217 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 2: for the Titans when they're able to do that. But 218 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 2: there were a lot of fired up people in the 219 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 2: locker room because of how effective Tony in the ground 220 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,439 Speaker 2: game was against Cleveland. And what I thought was really cool, 221 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 2: amy was they ran right at Meles Garrett. Yep, you know, 222 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 2: one of the Honestly, I think he's best player in 223 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 2: the National Football Ague. In twenty twenty five. Just individually, 224 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 2: I think he's, like, right now, should be the MVP 225 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 2: of the league. And I thought it was a brilliant 226 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 2: game plan to keep running at him. You know, uh, 227 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 2: don't run away from him because chances are he's gonna 228 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 2: come over there and get you, but run just right 229 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 2: at him. I thought the Titans did a great job 230 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 2: of that. 231 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: The last thing that Stigns stands out to me on 232 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: my dues stats that contributed to a win was Jeffrey 233 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: Simmons have won half sacks and three quarterback hits. He 234 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: now has the second most sacks in a season in 235 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: his career. Eight and a half is his career best. 236 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: He is currently sitting at eight, so he is just 237 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: half a sack away from hitting that mark. And we 238 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: still have some football left to play. So I have 239 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: a feeling that Jeffrey Simmons is going to set a 240 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: new career best this season. We hope, we hope. But 241 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: when Jeffrey Simmons is playing well and he is getting 242 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: pressure on the quarterback, duh, the other quarterback is not 243 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 1: going to be able to make the plays he wants 244 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: to make. 245 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 2: Oh my man, Jared Puffer, who works in our communications team. 246 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 2: Puff is such a popular guy in these parts. He 247 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 2: gives me these stats on Monday. I'm sure he brings 248 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 2: them by your office too. Jeffrey Simmons eleven pressures in 249 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 2: that game a career high. But you just said it 250 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 2: pressure like on a play by play basis, And I 251 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 2: think to and Andre Sweat. If you're a great nose 252 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,079 Speaker 2: guard in the league, Amy, all these duh stats you're 253 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 2: gonna give aren't typically typically going to include a nose guard. 254 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 2: The nose guard position just doesn't get a lot of stats. No, 255 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 2: It's kind of like a guard or a center in 256 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 2: the NFL. If you're in the middle of the field, 257 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 2: you're just not gonna get as many stats. But I'm 258 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 2: telling you a big reason for Jeffrey Simmons having all 259 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 2: that is because Tamandre Sweat and Simmons lining up next 260 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 2: to each other. Man alive what a duo they are. 261 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,719 Speaker 1: It's phenomenal. It's it's just a thing of beauty to 262 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: watch when it works. And again, when the Titans defense 263 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: and the defensive line is playing at a high level, 264 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: I hate to say duh again, but you're going to 265 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: have some success because say what you want defense wins championships. Friends, 266 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: all right, do you have any other du stats that 267 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: stick out to you? I know I compiled a pretty basic. 268 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 2: List, but I think that Miles Garrett's lack of stats, yeah, 269 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 2: would be a duh, duh. That would be one more 270 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 2: just you see each and every game the impact that 271 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 2: he has. His stats are usually similar to what you 272 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 2: just read off about Jeffrey Simmons. They weren't even in 273 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 2: this game, and that really speaks to how great the 274 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 2: offensive line played in this game. It was a beauty. 275 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 2: It was a beautiful thing. 276 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: It really was. Speaking of beautiful things, Christy Cookie is 277 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: a beautiful thing, and I think it's time for a 278 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: cookie break. Although somebody ate up my staff at all 279 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: my cookies. There's no cookies in there. I don't know. 280 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: I don't know where they went. The people here at 281 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: Ascension Saint Thomas Sports, my fellow teammates, I mean, the 282 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: audassy of it. They ate all the cookies. They are gone. 283 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: So I will show you this ten and say you 284 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: two could have one, and also say maybe someone send 285 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: me some cookies for Christmas. Please fresh out Christycookie dot 286 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: com is the place that you can do that, and 287 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: you can get all kinds of different things, but nothing 288 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: says Merry Christmas like some Christy cookies. Happy Holidays, Christy 289 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: cookies for your boss. Maybe you want a promotion, Maybe 290 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: you have a coworker that you want to say thanks 291 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: for putting up with me all season long, and so 292 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: you send them some Christmas cookies. 293 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: Somebody, by the way, the OT people, somebody at the 294 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 2: Nissan Stadium came up to me and asked me, are 295 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 2: those Christy cookies really that goodness? 296 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: They're so legit? 297 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh. 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TZ how do you see that 323 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: impacting this game? Now that they have had the opportunity 324 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: to have a very late season by they are coming 325 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: off of that week thirteen rest, they will have hopefully 326 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: a couple people who are healthy, but I mean still, 327 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: they've been switching personnel all season long. 328 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think it's had an impact on them. 329 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 2: I mean, I got to tell you they've done an 330 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 2: excellent job to be at this mark. To be at 331 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 2: nine and four in the season, it's kind of wild. Amy, 332 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 2: nine and four is the worst record for a playoff 333 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 2: team in the NFC. Wow, if you're eight and five, 334 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: you're not in the playoffs right now. Nine and four 335 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 2: is at the end of the row, hope for the 336 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 2: wild card picture in the NFC. They're in third place 337 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 2: in their division at nine and four. We have played 338 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: the ten and three Seahawks and the ten and three Rams, 339 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 2: and then they're the forty nine ers at nine and four. 340 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 2: They've done a great job to be nine and four 341 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 2: with those injuries that have really hit them. On defense, 342 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 2: you look at them statistically, they give up a ton 343 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 2: of yards in the pass game. They sort of hold 344 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 2: up in the rush game compared to say, some of 345 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 2: the best defenses in the National Football League. Offensively, they 346 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 2: have struggled to score. They have struggled to really throw 347 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 2: the football down field this year. But the one thing 348 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 2: this to me is the critical element to the game. Amy. 349 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 2: On Sunday, you have got to get whoever Brock Purty 350 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,959 Speaker 2: throws the football to on third down, you've got to 351 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,959 Speaker 2: force an incompletion or you've got to get that player 352 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 2: on the ground so that they don't convert it. They 353 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 2: are really good on third down, second in the league, 354 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 2: forty eight percent on third down. And to me, the 355 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 2: thing that I can hear coach saying when we get 356 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 2: in the booth on a third and six for the 357 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 2: forty nine ers, you know, at their own thirty eight 358 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 2: yard line, watch out for McCaffrey, Watch out for twenty three. 359 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 2: Watch out McCaffrey out of the backfield here. I can 360 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 2: hear Coach Mack saying it, and I think that that's 361 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 2: going to be a critical part of the game. Cedric 362 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 2: Gray is one of the best tacklers in the National 363 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 2: Football League. It'll be so important that our number thirty 364 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 2: three tackles their number twenty three on those critical third nouns. 365 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 1: Tell me a little bit about Christian McCaffrey. As you 366 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier, you've been watching him a lot. He didn't 367 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: have a spectacular game against the Browns two weeks ago. 368 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 1: Should we be concerned that there is like a redemption 369 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: game on the horizon. 370 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 2: Well, on top of the fact that he's had that 371 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 2: week off, and I think that him being rested and 372 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 2: healthy is the critical part to his success. But this 373 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 2: is the craziest thing. So this guy, you could argue, 374 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 2: is the best pass catching running back that's ever played 375 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 2: in the NFL. Marshall Falk would be on that list, 376 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 2: Roger Craig, there are a number of others. But here's 377 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 2: the craziest thing. You could say that Christian McCaffrey this 378 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 2: year is having the best year of his career. Yeah, 379 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 2: he is one hundred and fifty one yards away amy 380 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 2: from a thousand yards rushing. He's a one hundred and 381 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 2: ninety four yards away from one thousand yards receiving. Crazy, 382 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 2: he's he has a real chance. I mean, you would 383 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 2: predict he's going to do he's going to do it 384 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: if he's healthy for these last four games, that he's 385 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 2: going to have over one thousand yards rushing and receiving. 386 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 2: That's incredible. But he is. I mean, despite all of 387 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 2: those injuries that the forty nine ers have had, not 388 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 2: just on defense, but also I mean in the backfield, 389 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,959 Speaker 2: Uschik the great fullback that they have, Brandon Aiyuk. We 390 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 2: thought that he'd be a big difference maker it's really 391 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 2: George Kittle missed a bunch of time this year. They're 392 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 2: great tight end. McCaffrey has been perty missed some time. 393 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,120 Speaker 2: Mac Jones started a bunch of games. They've had McCaffrey though, 394 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 2: and he is I think the most important player to 395 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 2: their team and he'll be out there on going against 396 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 2: the Titans. 397 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: Brock Purdy had that turf toe injury early, but awful 398 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: he has since he's been back. He hasn't really seemed 399 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: super limited in the way that he's been playing. He 400 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: hasn't had the best last say year, year and a 401 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: half that you expected him to have, but he is 402 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: still serviceable and overcoming that injury and maybe starting to 403 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: get a little bit more mobile now that he will 404 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: be on the other side of that by as well. 405 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, I think you're right. That's a good point 406 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: is you could see him playing even better football in 407 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 2: these last four games, and that combination that he has 408 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 2: with George Kittle, it's kind of like Mahomes and Kelsey 409 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:43,199 Speaker 2: and what the Titans will see the following week with 410 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 2: the Kansas City Chiefs. And then a name that many 411 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 2: people that are OT people are familiar with is Juwan Jennings, 412 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,239 Speaker 2: one of the great volunteers that has become more of 413 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 2: a stretch the field vertically a threat for the forty 414 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 2: nine ers as well. So got to watch out for 415 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 2: those guys this week. 416 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: Tell me about their defense. What sticks out to you 417 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: about the forty nine ers defense. 418 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 2: That they've been hurt, Yeah, I mean yeah, I would 419 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 2: say that there's two things that stick out to me. 420 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 2: They've had a lot of injuries, and yet they still 421 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 2: have found a way to get off of the football field. 422 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 2: They still have found a way to force turnovers. Robert Sala, 423 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 2: their defensive coordinator, is really regarded as one of the 424 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 2: best defensive minds in the National Football League, and you 425 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 2: can tell he just has this great connection with all 426 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 2: of the people that are on the field, whether it's 427 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 2: somebody that is a first time starter that what you 428 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 2: thought was going to be a backup, or it's somebody 429 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 2: that you're expecting to be a big time contributor all year. 430 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 2: Their level of play has not fallen off that much 431 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 2: with honestly a ton of guys that were on the 432 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 2: second string to start the year. So I would just 433 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 2: say they're really well coached. I mean, for my lens, 434 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 2: I see sala is one of the best defensive minds 435 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 2: in the game, and he's gonna I mean, it's going 436 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 2: to be a big test, no question, but I would 437 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 2: But by the way, I would say that Jim Schwartz, 438 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 2: former Titan defensive coordinator, who I think is one of 439 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 2: the best defensive minds in the game. I was very 440 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 2: concerned about the Titans going up against him. And the 441 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 2: Titans gashed the Browns last week. It doesn't mean that 442 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 2: the Titans can't do that. And Amy, if you were 443 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,479 Speaker 2: to ask me who is the toughest opponent the Titans 444 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 2: have had on their schedule all year, given where the 445 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 2: game was and who the game was against at this point, 446 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 2: I'd probably say Week one at the Denver Broncos. 447 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. 448 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 2: The Titans were in that game for the entirety of it, 449 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 2: all sixty minutes, which leads me to think they can 450 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 2: compete with anyone, and they can compete at the Santa 451 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 2: Clara forty nine ers. 452 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: Oh that's so confusing to me. 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The matchup that I 469 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: am watching is the Titans running backs core against the 470 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers defense. And I will tell 471 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: you what the Titans running backs group as a whole 472 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: and led of course by Tony Pollard and what he's 473 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: coming off of in Cleveland. But Taja Spears Julius Chestnut. 474 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: There's all kinds of guys who can contribute, but they 475 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: need to have more of a presence in this game 476 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: than what we saw in the first half of the season. 477 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: We need to establish the run game early and often, 478 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: and we need to keep this offense on the field. 479 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: When the San Francisco forty nine ers offense is able 480 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 1: to convert the way that they are and stay on 481 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: the field for as long as they can, the only 482 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 1: way to combat that is to keep your own offense 483 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: on the field. Another duh, I know, but it's real. 484 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: You got to stay on the field, and a lot 485 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: of that is having success in the run game. Being 486 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: able to dominate the game on the ground first and 487 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: foremost is very important. So that is the matchup that 488 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: I will be watching in this game. Titans fans get 489 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 1: fifteen percent off your little Caesars order of fifteen dollars 490 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: or more at participating stores using code Titans one five 491 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: at checkout. That of course excludes taxes and other fees. 492 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: Pizza pizza all right, t Z. Part of getting the 493 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: running game going is having a really solid performance by 494 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:18,080 Speaker 1: the offensive line. And you had the opportunity to talk 495 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: with our friend Peter Schronsky, would you guys talk about. 496 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 2: Well, we went through it a bunch of different things. 497 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 2: We just talked about what you said coming off a 498 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 2: really good performance against the Cleveland Browns, coming off of 499 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 2: your best running performance of the season, and how they 500 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 2: blocked them up against the Cleveland Browns. But we also 501 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 2: really got to know Peter first and foremost, we need 502 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 2: to know how he's he introducing himself. Yeah, but we 503 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:47,679 Speaker 2: talked about his background, is the legacy player that he is. 504 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 2: His grandfather was such an incredible player in the National 505 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 2: Football League as well. And then of course we had 506 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 2: to talk about food. I have to do that with everybody, 507 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 2: so we got to that as well. 508 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: All right, well, here's Taylor Zarzer literally introduced sing himself 509 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: to Peter Skronsky. 510 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 2: All right, here we are with Peter Scarronsky of the 511 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 2: Tennessee Titans. First of all, did I say that correctly? 512 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 2: If you were to introduce yourself to me, would you 513 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 2: go by Pete or Peter or something else? 514 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 3: Either works. I'm not preferential at either one. 515 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 2: All right, Well, let's try this. I'm Taylor's arser Peter. Okay, Well, 516 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 2: there's our answer, But you. 517 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 3: Can say either. I wouldn't be upset if you said, Peter, 518 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 3: I don't care. 519 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 2: And I did write down that some people call you custard. 520 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 3: Some people, yeah, mainly my brother and sister. 521 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 2: And how do we feel about that? 522 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 4: It's fine, it's it's a child the childhood nickname. But okay, yeah, all. 523 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 2: Right, you just live with it because it's your brother 524 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 2: and sister. They're doing it. Got it. Third year in 525 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 2: the league, man off to a great start, at least 526 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 2: from our lens. Everybody else that watches you feels like 527 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,400 Speaker 2: you're one of the best guards in the National Football League. 528 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this question, how would Peter Skeronsky 529 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 2: evaluate his own level of play? 530 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 4: I mean, I think that's something I'm always thinking about 531 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 4: in terms of level of play. But I mean, I 532 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 4: feel like I've built more consistency this year, and I 533 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 4: feel like, you know, there's less of the highs and 534 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 4: lows and more just like real consistent play, but still 535 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,399 Speaker 4: lots to work on, lots to get better at. You 536 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 4: want to be a part of an offense that you know, 537 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 4: it's bed a little more productive than we've been this year. 538 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 4: So that's the disappointing And you know, everyone plays a 539 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 4: role in that, including me, so you know, definitely have 540 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 4: to work on but you know, I feel like I've 541 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 4: made strides, you know, from every year that I've been 542 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 4: in the league, and happy with that. 543 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 2: However, your offense is coming off of a game where 544 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 2: you consistently ran the football best rushing output of the season, 545 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 2: Tony Pollard had the best running day of his career, 546 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 2: and you limited one of the best players in the NFL. 547 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 2: How did you guys do that? 548 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 4: I think I think it's just a start with the 549 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 4: run game and committing to that and going out there 550 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,119 Speaker 4: and wanting to run the ball as much as we 551 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 4: could and feel like, you know, our our line is 552 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 4: a run blocking unit as a strength for our team, 553 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 4: so just relying on that and just continually going at 554 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 4: him and attacking them in different ways in the run game, 555 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 4: and when he's stay in that mode, you know, you 556 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 4: don't let the guys like Miles Garrett kind of tee 557 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 4: off on you and getting pass rush mode and go 558 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 4: sack the quarterback, which he's done a bunch of times 559 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,439 Speaker 4: this year. So it really just started with that and 560 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 4: being efficient there and then Tony taking a little bit 561 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,360 Speaker 4: and just going a mile with it and making those 562 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:26,440 Speaker 4: explosive plays that he did. 563 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 2: In fact, a Pro Football Focus came out and said 564 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 2: it was Garrett's most ineffective day of the year so far. 565 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 2: What do you think you guys did a good job 566 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 2: with upfront to make that happen. 567 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 4: Well, we definitely gave him a lot of attention, There's 568 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 4: no doubt about that. A player like that, you definitely 569 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 4: have to game plan for a little bit. So no 570 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 4: doubt that his ability caused us to just start playing 571 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 4: a little bit. 572 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 3: But we did. 573 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 4: And whether that be chipping him or you know, having 574 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 4: two guys on him whenever we could, or just staying 575 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 4: out of those modes where he could sack the quarterback, 576 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 4: I think a combination of all those things. 577 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 2: And it sounds like you were inspired because you told 578 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 2: people you didn't want to be on NFL films. 579 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 3: Correct. 580 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 2: Can you explain what that means? 581 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 4: Well, obviously he's close to the sack record. Yes, I 582 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 4: can picture, you know, Michael Strahan sack and Brett Farr. 583 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 4: I think we've all seen that clip and there's kind 584 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 4: of you know, far you gave it to him. Whatever 585 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 4: I thought to myself, I think Saturday before the game 586 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 4: I was like, I cannot, I'm not going to be 587 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 4: that lineman who's in that clip for the next you know, 588 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 4: twenty forty years of oh this. 589 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 3: Is what my was. 590 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 4: Garrett brought the record and there's seventy seven on the Titan. 591 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 4: So I was just said, I said this to Dan, 592 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 4: and I said it too for other guys. So we 593 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 4: cannot let that happen. It cannot be us. So thank 594 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 4: god it's it's not us. But that definitely, you know 595 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 4: if sometimes fear is a good little bit of a 596 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 4: good motivator. So I think it all worked out. 597 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 2: Peter, What do you think can carry over from that performance? 598 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think you just you feel real confident after 599 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 4: run the ball like you did against a defense like that, 600 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 4: you know, offensive line. We love to be in that 601 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 4: mode that run the ball, moved the ball in that way. 602 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 4: So I think that just gives us a lot of 603 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 4: confidence that we did some been doing what we do 604 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 4: best and staying in an offensive line friendly kind of mode. 605 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 4: And so I think that just builds up just a 606 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 4: lot of confidence and good feelings going forward and feeling 607 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 4: like we can do that to a lot of teams. 608 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:19,719 Speaker 4: We did it against you know, a really good defense. 609 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 2: What did Peter Skeronsky want to be when you grew up? 610 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 4: Oh man, there's a lot of different ones. I had 611 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 4: a lot of different careers. I wanted to have lifeguard, 612 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 4: crossing guard. I really wanted to be like a valet guy, 613 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 4: and I don't know why that was my desired career 614 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:39,719 Speaker 4: for a while. 615 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 3: I had a lot of desire careers. 616 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 4: Football player was definitely one of them for at least 617 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 4: a time period in my childhood. 618 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 2: It sounds like you've always wanted to help people and 619 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 2: you're doing that. I mean, I always wanted to be 620 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 2: a protector, and the word guard is in there a 621 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 2: couple of time. 622 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 4: True, I didn't even think about that. It was more 623 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 4: just like me fixating on something totally random. So I 624 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 4: definitely had a lot of careers. Probably if you asked 625 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:06,719 Speaker 4: my mom or dad or my sibblings, they probably mentioned 626 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 4: like twenty more things. 627 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 3: But I had a lot of different desired careers. 628 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 2: Because I think it's obvious from the outside. Peter Skearansky 629 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 2: grandson of the great Bob Scaransky. He was a five 630 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 2: time champion with the Green Bay Packers. Offensive lineman like 631 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 2: you that you would have wanted to follow in your 632 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 2: grandfather's footsteps. So when did that become a realistic goal? 633 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 3: I mean it was always a goal. 634 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 4: I don't know about realistic for you know, most of 635 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 4: my child that I'm not sure everyone anyone really knows 636 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 4: if that's realistic for a while, but yeah, I always 637 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 4: wanted to follow in those footsteps since I was a 638 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 4: little kid, and since I could basically comprehend what my 639 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 4: grandpa had done for in his career. So from then on, 640 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 4: I definitely had that desire to follow in his footsteps. 641 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 4: And then it just kind of kept growing from high 642 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 4: school football, then getting recruited in college, and then getting 643 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 4: to college and then starting playing them on college and 644 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 4: say hey, I might have a shot at the NFL. 645 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 4: I kind of just became a reality through that. But 646 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 4: was definitely a dream from day one and just been 647 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 4: a blessing to be able to have that come to fruition. 648 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 2: And obviously as a high school player in Parkridge, Illinois, 649 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 2: you became an incredible offensive lineman. A bunch of different 650 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 2: schools wanted you to come play for them. I know 651 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 2: now you're a professional in Nashville, Tennessee. How close were 652 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 2: you to being a college player in Nashville, Tennessee. Not 653 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 2: very close, okay, because I saw that Vanderbilt was. 654 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 4: I did come to visit Vandy and they did not 655 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 4: offer me, So how about that. They'd offered me later 656 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 4: but not when I was in So after that I 657 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 4: kind of was not interested. 658 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 2: Was it Northwestern or bust? Was it a hard decision? 659 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 3: It was? 660 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 4: Northwestern was definitely the early, you know, the favorite out 661 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 4: the gate, and obviously I ended up going there. But 662 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 4: you know, a lot of schools that I was interested in, 663 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 4: her name, Stanford, Wisconsin, so like it was not an 664 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 4: easy decision, but Northwestern was definitely always the favorite and 665 00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:58,960 Speaker 4: glad I went there. 666 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 2: Okay. Now, there a lot of big transitions a football 667 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 2: player can make if they go from offense to defense 668 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 2: or vice versa, if they go from say wide receiver 669 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 2: to running back or vice versa. What's the transition like 670 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 2: Peter going from being a tackle to a guard from 671 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 2: college to the pros. 672 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 3: Well, I haven't gotten that question about two years since 673 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 3: Markie year. But I mean it was difficult at first. 674 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 4: I just felt like, you know, there's already a transition 675 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 4: from college NFL in terms of speed of the game. 676 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 4: You know, ability of players, and that's difficult enough to handle. 677 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 4: But then there's like that moving inside and the different 678 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 4: pace of the game and the inside and the different 679 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 4: techniques that it require. And I felt like the way 680 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 4: I played tackle a little bit in college was like 681 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 4: just not technically was not very conducive to moving to 682 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 4: guard at the time in terms of my technique and 683 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 4: where it was at. So I had to learn a 684 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 4: lot technique wise, and felt like, you know, the past 685 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,600 Speaker 4: two years were good for development in terms of learning 686 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 4: that speed and learning the technique that takes to play 687 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 4: on the inside. And yeah, I feel like I've grown 688 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 4: a lot, took a lot, definitely an adjustment, definitely some 689 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 4: bumps in the road, but. 690 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, and and look, I mean the outside world doesn't 691 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 2: know what anyone else does for a living, really, but 692 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 2: they would think, oh, just move over, right. It's not 693 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:13,760 Speaker 2: as simple as that. It's a big transition, no doubt. 694 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 3: The personnel is way different. 695 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 4: You know, what you're seeing from a schematic when the 696 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 4: defense shows you and what that is is way different, 697 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:28,080 Speaker 4: just like playbook wise different too. So communication wise, you've 698 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 4: got to deal with the center and the tackle. So 699 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 4: it's you know, a lot of times with tackle, it's 700 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,359 Speaker 4: just it's really hard, but it's just by the end 701 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 4: and but that's a hard job. But guard it gets 702 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,719 Speaker 4: a little bit more challenging schematically, So I think that's 703 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:44,480 Speaker 4: definitely a difference. So yeah, there's tons of there's tons 704 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 4: of difference that's going just from you know, two feet 705 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,760 Speaker 4: to three feet inside. It's a lot. 706 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 2: I know we've spent a lot of time so far 707 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 2: talking about you individually, but being around you the last 708 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 2: few months. You want to win, you want the Tennessee 709 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,240 Speaker 2: Titans to win. How much time do you spend thinking 710 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:04,480 Speaker 2: about turning this team into a winner compared to how 711 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 2: much time you spend thinking about your own technique? 712 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:12,400 Speaker 4: Man, I hate that's a great question because I definitely 713 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:16,240 Speaker 4: think about a lot about you know, better days ahead 714 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 4: and hopefully, you know, turning this around and being more successful. 715 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 4: I think we all kind of dream about that a 716 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:24,440 Speaker 4: little bit and what takes. But I also feel like 717 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 4: there's only so much one guy can do, and the 718 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:28,719 Speaker 4: best thing I can do is focus on being the 719 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,200 Speaker 4: best player I can be, and that's thinking about my 720 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,959 Speaker 4: own technique, my job, and so I try to start 721 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,680 Speaker 4: there and then and just try to be the best guy. 722 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 4: I can be the best player I can be for 723 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,920 Speaker 4: the team and do my part and let everything, you know, 724 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 4: the pieces fall where they may. 725 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 2: I think that's the best way to do it. All right, 726 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 2: we've got some fun questions to wrap up with your 727 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 2: best moment in football. 728 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 4: Best moment just for me or for me okay, my 729 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 4: senior or high school. I the only touchdown in my career. 730 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:58,880 Speaker 4: I recovered a fumble and ran it for a touchdown. 731 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 4: That's my best football moment. 732 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 2: How about that. I mean we had something similar to 733 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 2: that in Arizona earlier this season, with a recovery for 734 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:08,439 Speaker 2: a touchdown. Maybe you'll get one of those one day. 735 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,399 Speaker 3: Yes, I'd rather just our guys just score it, keep 736 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:12,960 Speaker 3: it simple. 737 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:15,720 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, but you had one like that in high school. 738 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,439 Speaker 3: Yes, I was a defensive player. 739 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, so all right, gotch all right, recovery touchdown, 740 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 2: got it? All right? Very good? All right. 741 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, we don't want that. We don't want a defensive 742 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 4: recover I unless it's our guys. 743 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 2: But of course, best meal of your life. 744 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 4: Oh man, I don't know. I'm passing on that one 745 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:39,800 Speaker 4: because I've had a lot of good meals. 746 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 2: Okay, here's one that maybe you can get more specific 747 00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 2: on best offensive line meal in Nashville on a Thursday night. 748 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 4: Oh, great question. I'm a big fan of Harper's when 749 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 4: we go there. It's a great spot. Yeah, man, I don't. 750 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:57,960 Speaker 4: I mean, we have a lot of really good ones. 751 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,239 Speaker 2: We are on a third day as we're talking right now. 752 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:02,320 Speaker 2: Do you know where you're going tonight? 753 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 3: We're actually going to We're actually going to the Preds 754 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 3: game tonight. 755 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 2: Oh good, Okay, So that's our meal at the State. 756 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, okay, I mean excited for it. But that's probably 757 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 4: not the best culinary experience. But I'd say harper Is 758 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 4: probably it's probably my favorite line dinner spot. 759 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,319 Speaker 2: Peter Scarnsky, were you more of an avid Green Bay 760 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 2: Packers fan as a kid Northwestern fan now or Tottenham 761 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:26,759 Speaker 2: Football Clubs fan? 762 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 3: Oh? 763 00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm a fan of a fan of the previous, 764 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:34,479 Speaker 4: the last two now, But I it's definitely the most 765 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:36,399 Speaker 4: avid Green Bay Packers fan growing up. 766 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 2: As a kid. That that's when you got like as 767 00:37:38,239 --> 00:37:41,440 Speaker 2: crazy as you could get about about sport, no doubt, Okay. 768 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 3: No doubt. And I love Northwestern. 769 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,319 Speaker 4: I follow Todd and I'm not as not as die 770 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 4: hard as I did the other two, but. 771 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:49,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, finally, and you can finish the sentence for us, 772 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:52,240 Speaker 2: the Titans are turning this around because. 773 00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:57,400 Speaker 3: I think we've got some really exciting pieces. You know. 774 00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 4: I think you've seen what Cam can show. He has 775 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 4: shown he can do. You've seen the young guys on offense, 776 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 4: chim Ellick and you know, guys who can really be 777 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:08,799 Speaker 4: great players in this league, and and go from there. 778 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:10,880 Speaker 4: I think those are some of those bad rock pieces 779 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:12,359 Speaker 4: that you need to be great. And then you still 780 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 4: have some really great players on this roster, Rid and 781 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 4: Jeff and Amani and you know, guys who are doing 782 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 4: a really good job. So I think you have some 783 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 4: foundational pieces, young pieces, old guys who can really be 784 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:24,480 Speaker 4: a part of a turnaround. 785 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 2: You're off to a great start individually, that's for sure. 786 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:31,959 Speaker 2: And you're a legacy player in the National Football League. 787 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 2: You have to be awfully proud of that. I know 788 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:37,839 Speaker 2: your grandfather, Bob sure would be certainly. Congratulations on all 789 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,400 Speaker 2: your success so far. Thanks Peter, Thank you TZ. 790 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:42,640 Speaker 1: That was a very interesting interview. You guys would have 791 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:46,400 Speaker 1: covered like a wide breadth of information. I learned many 792 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:47,399 Speaker 1: new things. 793 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 2: Well, and I want to peel the curtain back. You 794 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 2: didn't go far. You just you gave Peter your seat, 795 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:53,160 Speaker 2: which is very kind of you, and you just went 796 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 2: and sat over in the in the seat over there. 797 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:57,960 Speaker 1: Yeah. I kind of like being a little mouse when 798 00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: other people are doing interviews because I want to learn, 799 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,600 Speaker 1: like I want to Yeah, I want to hear. 800 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 2: So what did you learn? 801 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 1: I like watching people work. I learned many many things. 802 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:10,759 Speaker 1: I think my favorite thing that I learned is that 803 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:15,240 Speaker 1: he was interested in so many bizarre careers as a child. 804 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:18,919 Speaker 1: I think that's so funny because it is true though, 805 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: like every kid, it's like what do you want to 806 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 1: be in there? Like, uh, that guy over there's parking cars. 807 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 1: I want to do that. I want to do that 808 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:26,920 Speaker 1: when I grow up. 809 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:29,680 Speaker 2: He wanted to be a valet, and you know, I 810 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,600 Speaker 2: should have pressed him on were you ever a lifeguard? 811 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,640 Speaker 2: Were you ever a valet? But that was that was 812 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:36,160 Speaker 2: kind of cool. 813 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 1: I wanted to be a mailman for a really long 814 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:40,080 Speaker 1: time because I thought it would be so fun to 815 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:44,600 Speaker 1: put letters in different slots. Like I really I get 816 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: the fixation thing, like I understand it. So I feel 817 00:39:47,239 --> 00:39:51,560 Speaker 1: a little closer to him now. Anyway, that's enough about me. 818 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:54,359 Speaker 1: The Titans are getting ready to take on the San 819 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:58,880 Speaker 1: Francisco forty nine ers. This Sunday kickoff is three twenty 820 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:02,000 Speaker 1: five Central time. That is different. Friends. We have all 821 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,759 Speaker 1: been used to noon games, and it will be noon 822 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:09,080 Speaker 1: in California. Here it's three twenty five kickoff. Actually it'll 823 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:10,200 Speaker 1: be one o'clock in California. 824 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,600 Speaker 2: What the game show is going to start? A twelve 825 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:13,879 Speaker 2: thirty local. 826 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:17,160 Speaker 1: That's the thing, which is thirty Central here in Nashville. 827 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:20,200 Speaker 1: Titans countdowns on the air to thirty Central times. So 828 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:23,920 Speaker 1: don't miss it. I will be there in spirit. Tz 829 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:28,880 Speaker 1: will be there, mac Rhett, Joseph will, the whole gang. 830 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,319 Speaker 1: We're taking them all. Kevin, Kevin, Kevin will be there. 831 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:35,000 Speaker 1: Kevin wouldn't miss this one. Wouldn't miss it for the world. 832 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:38,880 Speaker 1: Well for Taylor Tarzer, I'm Amy Wells, thanking you for 833 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 1: listening to the