1 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Get the home field advantage with healthcare coverage from Far 3 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: forty seventies. I'm Mike Keith joined by Amy Wells for 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: maybe the most anticipated edition of the OTP. Ever. That's bold, 6 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: but I like it, Mike Keith, I think this is 7 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: going to end up being one of the greatest installments 8 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: of this podcast. And Coach Dave McGinnis is with us 9 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: Coach Mack. Welcome to the OTP, Mike Keith and Amy Wells. 10 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: The OTP is always good. That's a lot to live 11 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: up to, right there. Well, I say it's the most 12 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: anticipated because we laid out the challenge to Titans fans, 13 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: our friends at far Bureau Health Plans, our good friend 14 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: Randy Wilmore produced Coach Mac bobbleheads. It's an incredibly hot item. 15 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: It's an amazingly hot item, and so they gave us 16 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: twenty and so normally our most responded two editions of 17 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: the OTP revolve around the OTP qs. You go to 18 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans dot com slash OTPQ and you submit a question, 19 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: and we do these periodically. We certainly enjoy doing them 20 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 1: with Coach Mac and with Jim Wyatt, and sometimes we 21 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: do them with other people. We've done them with John 22 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: Robinson and Mike Vrable. It's a lot of fun. In 23 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: this edition, we decided to pick twenty questions for Coach Mac, 24 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: and each person whose question is selected receives a Coach 25 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: Mac bobblehead courtesy of Farm Bureau Health Plans. The response 26 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: has been overwhelming. It has been up to Amy Wells 27 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: to sort through the questions there have been. I don't 28 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: know how many there ended up being, but it was amazing. Amy. 29 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: What did you use as your criteria to select the 30 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: twenty that will here? Asked an answer today, Well, Mike Keith, 31 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: just to answer your sort of question there, we had 32 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: over one hundred people submit questions. This has been unbelievable. 33 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: So I had to come up with a little bit 34 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: of a strategy, and beyond just having my dog picked 35 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: the best ones out, which I thought about doing, I 36 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: tried to find ones that covered a lot of topics 37 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: that would be informative and for the most part, centered 38 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: around Titans football. I want to make sure that the 39 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: ot people are getting the most information that they can 40 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: possibly glean out of Coach Mac. They all had to 41 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: be for Coach Mac and they couldn't ask. You know, 42 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: I have a bubble hood because that's Lane Well. And 43 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: it makes a lot of sense because as we're taping 44 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: this on December twenty third, and people will be able 45 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: to listen to this with it having great insight up 46 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: until kickoff seven twenty Central time at Green Bay throughout 47 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: the holiday weekend. It makes sense that football, football, football 48 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: is what this is all about because you're talking to 49 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: the guy who knows more football, football football than anybody. 50 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: Coach Mack is a wealth of knowledge and I wanted 51 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: to make sure that we were able to cover as 52 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: much ground as we could and teach the OT people 53 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: something I think that's important too. Twenty questions asked and 54 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: answered with Dave McGinnis. Each one of these questions selected, 55 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: the person will receive a Coach Mac bobblehead from Farm 56 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans Amy Wells. The floor is yours, take 57 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: it away and let's let it roll, all right, Coach Mac. 58 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: Our first question is from Stuart in Memphis, Tennessee. He 59 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: asks Coach Mack when you watch practice. What are the 60 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: most important things that you are looking for? Stuart, Thanks 61 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: for the question and congratulations on being the first one 62 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: that Amy Will selected for the bubblehead Coach Mack look 63 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: depends on what time of year. If I'm watching practice 64 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: during the year, the first thing I'm looking at is 65 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: to see which players are on the field during the drills, 66 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: because during the season you're going to have different players 67 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: that are going to be out for a period of time. 68 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: Especially in this COVID time, you can bring up certain 69 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: people from your practice squad. It's important and enlightening for 70 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: Mike and I to be able to see who is 71 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: working into some spots on special teams and then on 72 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: offense and defense, and what particular spots they are working in, 73 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: just so we'll have an idea when we start doing 74 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: our broadcast, you know of what to expect. Mike Vrabel 75 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: and John Robinson are very gracious with Mike and I 76 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: and you Amy letting us watch practice so that we 77 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: can bring the best broadcast that we can. The next 78 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: thing I look at and I really concentrate on what 79 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: they're doing in walkthrough because during walkthrough, you know, all 80 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: my years of coaching during the season. Your walkthroughs are 81 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: exactly what your game plan is and what you've gone 82 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: over in the meeting room. And so again, I like 83 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: to watch their walkthroughs, and I like to be able 84 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: to see and get an idea. Maybe here's what they're 85 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: going to do different this week in the red zone 86 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: on third down, here's what they're going to do different 87 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: out on the field offensively, take a look at and 88 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: to see if they're doing anything unusual with their formations 89 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: or their personnel. So really, and you're there with us, 90 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: we really, we really watch the practice. There's not a 91 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: whole lot of idol chatting going on. We're watching the 92 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 1: practice because we're trying to enable the broadcast to be 93 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: as good as it can be for our listeners. All right, Mac, 94 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: thatot with thorough I like it. This is another question 95 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: about I'm a personnel. Chris from Greenville, Tennessee, says, when 96 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: you're looking at running back tandems, why is it always 97 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: a hammer like Derrick Henry and then a quicker, smaller 98 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: change of pace. Guy, Seeing how Derrick Henry wears on 99 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: a defense, why not have another large powerback similar to 100 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: his size to continually punish the opposing defense throughout the 101 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: duration of a game. Like the question, the first reason 102 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: that there's not many other running backs like Derrick Henry 103 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: out there, I mean, you're not You're not gonna you 104 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,239 Speaker 1: can't replicate that. I mean that is that is something 105 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 1: that we haven't seen in this league come along for 106 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: quite a while with that size and speed. But the 107 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,239 Speaker 1: good Darrington Evans you if you, if you will, remember 108 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: when we took Darrington Evans uh coming out of app State. 109 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: There the one thing that impressed me about him, even 110 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: with his his height is not what Derrick Henry is, 111 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: but he's not a small scat back and he can 112 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: run the inside and outside zone. He's a two hundred 113 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: plus pound back that can that can move inside the 114 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: tackles also. And then also what you have seen us, 115 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: uh the Titans do lately is is they're rotating some 116 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: backs in there. And the point that you make about 117 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry wearing people down, that's a great, great point, 118 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: and it's also a good point for the offensive line 119 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: when they start to wear on people and that third 120 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: and fourth quarter. Really you want backs that can hit 121 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: the hole with the same type of speed that Derrick 122 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: Henry does. And when you've already started to decrease that 123 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: defensive line. In the third and fourth quarter, you may 124 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: get extra yards, even just blockyardage because the defense is 125 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: worn down, all right, Coach mac. Our third question is 126 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: from Lewis in Cheshire, Connecticut. He says, does being a 127 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: coordinator up in the booth help a team out more 128 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: by giving a better overall perspective view over the field 129 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: versus what you can see from the sideline. So this 130 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: is a question about in game when you're a coordinator, 131 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: does it help to have someone up in the booth 132 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: in addition to having someone down on the field. When 133 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: the bubble head Coach Mac goes to Cheshire, Connecticut, we 134 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: need to put a code on him because I know 135 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: it's probably a little bit chilly out there right now, 136 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: so we need to dress him up warm when he 137 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: goes out there. Great question, and it really depends on 138 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: the coordinator. Some coordinators really like to be on the 139 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: sideline and like to be able to be with their 140 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: players where they can talk to them when they come 141 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: off the field. There is no doubt I've done it. 142 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: I've done both during my coaching career in the National 143 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: Football League. There's no doubt the view upstairs is much better. 144 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: But what you miss being upstairs is all of the 145 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: booths are sealed up there, so first of all, you 146 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: don't get any of the atmosphere, and then being on 147 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: the sideline, you can kind of get a feel for players. 148 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: You get a feel for what's going on, and if 149 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: you're going to be in the booth amy something that's 150 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: very important is you have to have somebody you implicitly 151 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: trust to relay your messages to your players on the sideline, 152 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: especially between series. When I was a coordinator, I like 153 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: being on the sideline because I like being able to 154 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: talk to my guys, but I had somebody that I 155 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: could implicitly trust up there in the booth to give 156 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: me the information that I wanted. But it's the reason 157 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: that Mike Keith does all of his broadcast and we 158 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: always do with the windows open and our broadcast booth 159 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: wherever we are. You get a feel for what's going 160 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: on during the game. If you've got it open and 161 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: you can feel what's happening, you're involved in the vibe 162 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: of what's going on. The coaching booth is pretty hermetically sealed, 163 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: so it's a different perspective from both spots now. Coach mac, 164 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: you've been around for a while, so you might be 165 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: able to speak to a little bit of this, and 166 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: might Keith might be able to chime in with some 167 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: technical specifics here. Number four is from Derek in Sacramento, California. 168 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 1: He said, I've always had a question about the schedule 169 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: and how it's made, and how games are picked for 170 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: the Titans, and how they determine what division we play next, 171 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: all of those things. Does it seem like there are 172 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: some games that we play more often because we have 173 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: rivals with them, such as the Bills for example. Coach Mack, 174 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: in your experience, do you notice that there are teams 175 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: that you'll continue to play over and over again because 176 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: there's some sort of a rivalry or an excitement in 177 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: that matchup. Well, if you want to talk about the Bills, 178 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: they're in the AFC and we when you are playing 179 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,719 Speaker 1: your opponents, you are scheduled. If you're not playing the 180 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: entire division. If if the Bills are the division and 181 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 1: you finish the same as they did the year before, 182 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: then that's that's that's where their schedule. The NFC is 183 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,599 Speaker 1: a for your rotation, it's all. It's all a for 184 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: your rotation. Everything and everything is determined, but they wait 185 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 1: for the schedule. They wait for the schedule until after 186 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: everything is pretty much settled. Even after the draft, you 187 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: can see where they'll start to put it together. But 188 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: there are some people that may seem like that you 189 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: play on a regular basis, But most of the time 190 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: those are the teams that are either finishing the same 191 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: as you do or they're in the same conference. It's 192 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: it's the conference teams that you're playing. Mike Keith, you 193 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: can come in on this a little bit. You've hit 194 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: it perfectly coached. There is no randomness to it in 195 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: terms of anything other than what the rotation is. So 196 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: nobody sits down in New York and says, oh, wouldn't 197 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: it be fun to see so and so play so 198 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: and so one time. There's none of that. It's all 199 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: about divisional rotations, and then rotations determined by where you 200 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: finish in your own division, based on who you're scheduled 201 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: to play. For example, we know an overall rotation as 202 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: it's scheduled now through twenty twenty two, which is why 203 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: we know the majority of the opponents for next season already. 204 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: Thank you, Mike Keith. You got to bring in Mike 205 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: Keith for the mathematical parts of any question. That's kind 206 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: of his thing. All right, coach mac, we are moving 207 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: right along. We have more questions from the ot people. 208 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: Question number five is from Rashad in Smyrna, Tennessee. He 209 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: says for us that listening read Titans News on a 210 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: daily rotation, we often hear about the injury and practice reports. 211 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: Can you give us an understanding of what the status 212 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: is like limited participation and did not practice actually mean? 213 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: If a guy does not practices, that mean that they're 214 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: not around the team at all? Or does limited participation 215 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: mean that they didn't tackle? What does some of those 216 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: words that we see all the time really mean? Rashad, 217 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: great question and thank you, Thank you very much for 218 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,719 Speaker 1: that question from Smyrna. Look, the designations are put out 219 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,559 Speaker 1: so that everybody in the National Football League. You have 220 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,239 Speaker 1: to be you have to be transparent to a point 221 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: as to how people practice. Now during the season, Here's 222 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: what I would say. If you want a little insiders 223 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 1: on it, don't pay any attention to Wednesday's practice. Do 224 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: not because what happens is as you get later on 225 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: in the season, coaches will give veteran players or players 226 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: are that are nursing, you know, maybe something that's not 227 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: an injury that's debilitating, but they just may give them 228 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: days off. You know, they may give them active rest 229 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: and days off. So your Wednesday practice report, don't pay 230 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: any attention to. Limited means is that they have gone 231 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: probably gone through individual and and maybe have done a 232 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: little bit of team, or maybe have gone in after 233 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: individual and haven't done any team yet to continue to 234 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: work on whatever their injury is. The practice report you 235 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: need to pay attention to that makes a bearing that 236 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: has a aring. Now this year is different because all 237 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: the COVID call up rules where you can call people 238 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: up from the practice squad. It's something different than anything 239 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: I've experienced in my thirty five years in the National 240 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: Football League. But if you want to, if you want 241 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: to try to find out who you think maybe and 242 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: get a pretty educated guest, pay attention to the Friday 243 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: practice report. The Friday practice report. Most coaches are a 244 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: little wary, except in limited cases of playing somebody that 245 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 1: hasn't practiced all week. All right, now there's you know, 246 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: we've got a player that didn't practice all week last week, 247 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: that played and played very well. Roger Saffil. Roger Saffil, though, 248 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: is a veteran player. He knows what's going on, and 249 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: so at this time of year, it was more important 250 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: for him to be able to get the active rest 251 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: and then be ready to go on Sunday rather than 252 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: come out there and take some reps and not only 253 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: possibly you know, aggravate whatever his issue was. But when 254 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: you've got twenty two bodies out there and you're practicing 255 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 1: in team, no matter what, there's always a chance somebody's 256 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: gonna get stepped on, somebody's gonna get bounced, somebody's gonna 257 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: get tripped over, and so it's really Mike Vrabel does 258 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:11,079 Speaker 1: a wonderful job of knowing where his players are, you know, physically, 259 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: and getting them to the game healthy. I'm very impressed 260 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: with a great feel that he has for that. But 261 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: Richard pay attention to the Friday practice report, Wednesday and 262 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: Thursday not so much. Well, Mac, let's talk about some 263 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: of Mike Vrabels players, because Andrew from Murfreesboro asks will 264 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: getting a Dory Jackson and Christian Fulton back allowed the 265 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: team to play more man coverages or will it help 266 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: improve their zone coverages. Well, I mean, anytime you get 267 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: speed in the back end, it helps you. But now 268 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: Dori Jackson and Christian Fulton are two separate cases. Dori 269 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: Jackson's a veteran player, and now what's he has to do, 270 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, is just physically getting back up to speed. 271 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: You know, watching him in practice, the watching the twenty 272 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: seven plays that he played last week against Detroit, you 273 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: can see he's working himself back in. But this is 274 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: a veteran player that has played. Christian Fulton, you know, 275 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: is a rookie and has not played very much at all, 276 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: and so his practice time is really really important for him. 277 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: And so it's going to be very different the way 278 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: they deploy a Dory when they feel like that he 279 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: is completely ready to go, which they're starting to work 280 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: back in, or Christians a field yet very much as 281 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: a player in the National Football League. So they both 282 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: have speed, but they are distinctly different in the way 283 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: they're going to bring them back from whatever their injuries were, 284 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: just because of the different points they are in their careers. 285 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: The Titans fans get a kick before kickoff with Duncan 286 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: d d Perks. Members can score four times. The points 287 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: on any beverage. Purchase every Titans game day during the 288 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: regular season when you order ahead on the Duncan app. 289 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: Download the Duncan app today and order ahead for in 290 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: store carry out or drive through pickup. 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Who is the seventh? All right, Coach Mac, 301 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: take a sip of your dunking coffee here, because you're 302 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: gonna like this question. We're talking straight ball right now. 303 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: This is from Justin in Bethpage, Tennessee, and he says, 304 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: Coach Mack, I hear on Sundays you say the team 305 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: is set up in different personnel, and you say a 306 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: number to designate it. Do you explain what those numbers 307 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: correlate to eleven men, twelve men, etc. I love the question. 308 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: I should let Amy Wells answer this question because when 309 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: I first got here, we had sessions for two years 310 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: on personnel. She is an expert. Great question, and let 311 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: me let me tell you. Everybody in the National Football 312 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: League matches up versus personnel. So here's where it is. 313 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: And write this down if you're listening, if you're if 314 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: you're not listening live, do the podcast and write it down, 315 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: because here it is. Every offensive snap, there are five 316 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: eligible players that are eligible to receive a pass. There 317 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: are six if the quarterback is in shotgun. If the 318 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: quarterback is under center, he is not an eligible receiver. 319 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: But for matchup personnel reasons, you don't include the quarterback ever. Okay, 320 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: so there are five, and so here's what you do. 321 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 1: The first number the first number that you if I 322 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: say twenty one, okay, twenty one. The first number that 323 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: I say is how many running backs are in the game, 324 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: So there are two running backs in the game. The 325 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: second number is how many tight ends are in the game. 326 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: So twenty one means there's two running backs and there's 327 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: one tight end. Now you only say that for you 328 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: only say two numbers. For this reason, it's quicker to communicate. 329 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: It's easier to call in and tell your signal caller 330 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 1: who's in. It's easier to tell your players who's in. 331 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: You see the boards that they hold up, they had twenty. 332 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: So if there are two running backs in the game 333 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: and there's one tight end and there's you're only trying 334 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: to get to five. I grew up in West Texas. 335 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: They did. They taught us this high, at least in math. Okay, 336 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: you've got two running backs, you've got one tight end, 337 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: and so twenty one personnel is two running backs, one 338 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: tight end, two wide receivers. Okay, that basis is you 339 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 1: go with everything. So if I tell you Amy Wells, 340 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: if I tell you there are there is twenty two 341 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: personnel in the game, there are how many two running backs, 342 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: two tight ends, how many receivers are there in the game? One? One? 343 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: Just one mac? You can go through. So now when 344 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: I say that, I say, hey, look the Titans right now, 345 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: they're in thirteen personnel. Well, you already know they got 346 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: Derek Hinder in the game, one running back, three tight 347 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: ends in the game and then one wide receiver. And 348 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: so when a defensive signal caller sees these matchups, he 349 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: has to match his personnel. Am I gonna play bass. 350 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: Am I gonna play nickel? Am I gonna play big nickel? 351 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: Am I gonna play dime? And so it's all a 352 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: matchup game. But when I do that, I do that 353 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:41,239 Speaker 1: so that our listeners can envision what is on the 354 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 1: field and what the matchups are. Man, Mac, that just 355 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 1: made my heart so happy. That was a great explanation 356 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 1: and everybody just got a little bit smarter listening to 357 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,679 Speaker 1: the OTP. All right, Question number eight is from Peter 358 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and he says, our offense right 359 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: now is probably the best that I have ever seen. 360 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith gets a lot of credit for this, 361 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 1: and rightly so, how much credit does head coach Mike 362 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: Grabel deserve for the Titans offense? Mike Grabel deserves all 363 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 1: the credit in the world for hiring Arthur Smith, you know, 364 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: and hiring him as a coordinator. And you remember when 365 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur left to go to Green Bay as the 366 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 1: head coach, you know, there was you know, some question 367 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: as to as to as to who would be the 368 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: next coordinator, and I will say this, and I will 369 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: say this, you know, with with with all honesty, you know, 370 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: Mike Keith and I and you also at the time 371 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: said Arthur Smith is probably going to get heavy consideration. 372 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: Smith personally as a coach. You know, when I was 373 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: coaching with the Titans and when he first came here, 374 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: to me, it was one of the best football decisions ever. 375 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: So Mike Grabel deserves all the credit in the world 376 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: for making that hire and bringing Arthur alone. Arthur Smith 377 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: deserves credit for as diligent as he's been his entire career, 378 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: you know, preparing for this opportunity. The entire offensive staff 379 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: deserves a lot of credit. John Robinsons, Look, when you 380 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: start talking about credit in the National Football League for success, 381 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: it's got to be an organizational credit, because that's what 382 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: happens in football. Nobody is ever a singular entity that 383 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: is solely responsible for success in the National Football League. 384 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: It's too much team oriented, and so everybody deserves credit 385 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: for it. But if you want to go back to 386 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: the start, you know, I give myself a lot of 387 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 1: credit for working with Arthur Smith when I was first here. 388 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: How's that. I think that's good. You deserve all the 389 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 1: credit in the world coach Matt. Question number nine is 390 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: from Ben A. Lexington, Kentucky, and he says, the Titans 391 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 1: are playing the Packers on Sunday night against former offensive 392 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: coordinator Matt Laflour. What kind of game planning happens for 393 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: both clubs? Seeing as there is some familiar between the 394 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: coaching staff, you know, A great question, and and there's 395 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: a there's from look this what are we in? We're 396 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: in the sixteenth week now, so familiarly, everybody is familiar 397 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: with everybody because everybody has all the tape. You know 398 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: that you can see you clearly, you clearly know you 399 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: know these both of these offenses had their original germination 400 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 1: with Mike Shanahan in some form or fashion, but everybody 401 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: has taken those branches of it and has tweaked it 402 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: to what their personnel can do. You know, what they're 403 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: how they how their quarterback responds, how their people respond, 404 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: and then everybody adds their own particular touch to it. 405 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: So there really is no advantage as as to having 406 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleuur having been here for one season as the 407 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: as the offensive coordinator. At this point in time, Aimy, 408 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,479 Speaker 1: and for the ot people, everybody is pretty much dialed 409 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: in on what's going on with everybody else, just because 410 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: there's so much tape and film out there, and at 411 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: this time of year, if you're successful, as both of 412 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: these clubs have been, the Green Bay Packers and the 413 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans, you're going to go with what you've been 414 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 1: doing because that's been successful. That's what your guys are 415 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: in the groove with. Then it comes down to being 416 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: able to execute it all right, Coach Mack, Let's talk 417 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: a little defense and winner number ten of a Coach 418 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: Mac bobblehead is Carl from Hermitage, Tennessee. He says, Coach Mac, 419 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: I love when you break down the personnel groupings during 420 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: the Titans radio broadcast, which we learned about earlier. Well, 421 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: you please explain the challenges for a defense when an 422 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: offense uses motion with its skill positions before snapping the ball. Carl, 423 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: I love that question. I love that question from Hermitage. 424 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: That is an outstanding question. We need to sit down. 425 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: We need to have him sit down and watch tape 426 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: with us. Amy, we do down. I love the question. Yeah. Motion, 427 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: first of all personnel groups is one thing, but motion 428 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: and alignment is huge. Do you hear me talk a 429 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: lot about, first of all, nine ball stacks where three 430 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: receivers are stacked together at one time, you know, trying 431 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: to confuse the defense if they're playing man to man 432 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: and trying to get natural rubs on routes. But motion, 433 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 1: here's what motion. Motion does two things. Motion first of all, 434 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: helps an offense to decide whether the defense is in 435 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: manner zone. That's number one. And depending on the splits 436 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 1: their receivers have with the motion, then once you see 437 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: what they're deployed in, whether they're in manner zone, then 438 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: you've got to be able to figure out before the 439 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: clock runs out. Are they in three deep zone? Are 440 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: they in quarters? You know, are they in quarter quarter halves? Now, 441 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 1: if they're in man, are they in man free? Are 442 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: they in man with a robber in the middle? Are 443 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 1: they in man? Are Are they gonna slice or double 444 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: this receiver that's in motion? Who is my single receiver 445 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 1: that's left uncovered on the other side. But motion helps 446 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: you declare a lot of things. You'll hear me say 447 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 1: a lot of times that it's Mike Keith will say 448 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 1: they's got an empty backfield, as he says in his broadcast, 449 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: and then they bring the running back back into the backfield. Well, 450 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: that's for a man's own declaration. Also, here's a little tip. 451 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: If you're watching on television, they put a running back 452 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: outside and a linebacker walks out on him, they're in 453 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: man demand. If they put a running back outside and 454 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 1: the corners just widen and the defense widens out, they're 455 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 1: in some sort of zone. Okay, So all of those 456 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 1: things make means something. You know, formations, personnel, groups and motions. 457 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: They tell you something. They know they but you have 458 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: to understand how to read the book because Mack. Here's 459 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: another defense question. This is from Robert from Colombia. He says, 460 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,400 Speaker 1: the defense isn't playing well on third down. My question 461 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: is has this become a mental problem for this defense 462 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: or is it still a lack of execution. That's a 463 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: lack of execution, and you've got to win one on once. 464 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: And let me just say this, third down success in 465 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: the National Football League is directly related to first and 466 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: second down success. The issues that the defense was having 467 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: early in the season. They were getting people to third 468 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: and seven plus, which is hard to do In the 469 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: National Football League, third and seven plus should be a 470 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: percentage win for the defense. People were converting third and 471 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: double digit against US at two high of a rate. Okay, 472 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: So when it comes to that, the issue with that 473 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 1: is is if it's third and seven plus, they need 474 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: time for these routes to get to the sticks and 475 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 1: get open. So the pressure is an issue, and most 476 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: all of the pressure it's it doesn't come down to scheme, 477 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: and it doesn't come down to tricking anybody, whether you 478 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,239 Speaker 1: blitz or whether you have a base rush. Amy and 479 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: for our listeners, you've got to win your one on ones. 480 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: We have not been winning enough one on ones consistently 481 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: in those pressure type situations. Question number twelve, This is 482 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 1: from Jeff from Fairview, Tennessee. He says, with our struggles 483 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: on defense and our current players abilities, would you try 484 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: to blitz a lot and try and create offensive mistakes 485 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: or do you just play more coverage? Well, they's a 486 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,959 Speaker 1: it's a good question. It's a legitimate question. They've blitzed 487 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: and played coverage both. I mean, you've got to mix 488 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 1: it up. You can't be either or you know, in 489 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: the National Football League, you can't just be fish or fowl. 490 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: In the National Football League defensively offensive. If league offenses 491 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 1: are too smart, they can understand, they can work their matchups. 492 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 1: So you've got to be able to mix it. And 493 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,879 Speaker 1: here's what you have to be able to do defensively. 494 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: It sounds very simple. When I first came into the league, 495 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, and it's they would tell me, you know, kid, 496 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: here's what I want your defense to do. Just make 497 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: them punt, make them punt, find a way to make 498 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: them punt, steal us a possession. And then when you 499 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,920 Speaker 1: really start rolling, then you start making the explosive plays 500 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: on defense with your sacks, what your turnovers, you know what, 501 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: you're being able to score on defense. But you've got 502 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: to play a mix of both. You can't just be either, 503 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: or you can't just be blitz and man. Now the 504 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: issue with blitz and playing man to man, and let 505 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: me just touch on that a minute. If you blitz 506 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 1: and don't get there, man to man is the worst 507 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: thing you can be in because you've got one guy 508 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: with the entire field I have to cover. And it's 509 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 1: just it's so you have to be able to do both. 510 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: It's a must. In the National Football League, defensively, you 511 00:27:55,520 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 1: have to be able to do both. Number thirteen who 512 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: has won a Coachmac bobblehead is Howard from Lincoln, California. 513 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: He says, I've heard you and Mike say the seasons 514 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: played in quarters. Now you can't compare what a team 515 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: does in September to how they play in December. If 516 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,879 Speaker 1: a team runs the table in the final quarter of 517 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,199 Speaker 1: the regular season and wins a playoff game, do you 518 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 1: believe their momentum is an equalizer to the talent level 519 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: of a team like Kansas City. Would you rather have 520 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: a better complete team or have the team that's riding 521 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 1: the momentum going into a big game. That's a thought 522 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: provoking question from Lincoln, California. I like that, and there's 523 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: some merit to both sides of it. Clearly, a team 524 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: like Kansas City that's been very, very solid throughout the 525 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: year has been winning ball games. That has probably that 526 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: is going in as the number one seed more than 527 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 1: likely in the AFC. They have their body of work 528 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: has earned them that spot and so they want to 529 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: continue what they're doing now. The playoff are really an 530 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: unusual thing in professional sports. In the National Football League 531 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: for this reason, there is no other league that their 532 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: playoffs are one and done. There is no other league. 533 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: Everybody else plays series. Everybody else plays you know, three 534 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: out of five or four out of seven, and so 535 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: the National Football League. If you have done enough at 536 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: some point to get into the playoffs, and then and 537 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: then in one game, in one sixty minute stretch, in 538 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: one three hour and fifteen minute stretch, you are able 539 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: to put together enough plays and a game plan to 540 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: be able to win a game, regardless of how well 541 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: your opponent has done to that point. If you win 542 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: that game, you advance, they go home. And so the 543 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: question has gotten merit on both sides of it. The 544 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: key is amy is get in the tournament. That's what 545 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: you fight for, is to get in the tournament. Look 546 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 1: to the folks at Fire Bureau of Health Plans when 547 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: you need someone who understands the ex zose of healthcare coverage. 548 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: They've been protecting Tennessee since nineteen forty seven. You're listening 549 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: to the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans, who 550 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 1: produced Coach Mac bobbleheads. They gave us twenty to give away. 551 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: We ask you for OTP qes. We have selected twenty questions. 552 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: Coach Mike has received thirteen of those questions he has 553 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: answered thirteen. Seven are left to come Amy Wells. Who 554 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: is winner number fourteen? Winner Number fourteen is Jonathan from Dixon, Tennessee. 555 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: He says, coach, can you give me an example of 556 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: how changes for this COVID twenty twenty season may have 557 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: benefited teams, players and coaches? You know, Jonathan, the question 558 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 1: is legitimate for this reason. Here's the big benefit. Sixteen 559 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: man practice squad, that's a huge benefit. And being able 560 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,479 Speaker 1: to call them up on game day that is huge. 561 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 1: I mean, when you really start to think about having 562 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: those extra players and then having to put and then 563 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: they're then being able to revert back to the practice 564 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: squad without going through waivers at least three, you know, 565 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: three times. That is huge to me. That's been the 566 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: biggest change. And I'm going to go out on a 567 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: limb and say that when COVID is gone, you know, 568 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 1: and it's when COVID's out of here and we're back 569 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: and we're back to running normal in our society and 570 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, some of that may still 571 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: be in place, because that has been a very very 572 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: interesting facet of the COVID new rules that we've used 573 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 1: this year. I like the positive spin on the twenty 574 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: twenty season. I thought that was nice, So good job 575 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: Coach Mac. Number fifteen, our winner is John from Simpsonville, 576 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: South Carolina, and he says, Coach Mac, is it harder 577 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: to get in sync run blocking or pass blocking for 578 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: an offensive line? The Titans have had a lot of 579 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: change this season on the line and it doesn't appear 580 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 1: to have missed a step. We got some questions, Amy, Amy, 581 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 1: great questions from the OT people. You have picked great questions. 582 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: The senior accounting firm of Wells, Wells and Weller have 583 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: done of picking question well. Thanks Matt. Technically, technically it 584 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: pass protection is much more difficult because of this. Defenses 585 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: don't stay static when they're rushing the passer. It's different alignments, 586 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 1: it's different games. It's it's bringing more people than you 587 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: can block. At certain times you have to identify who 588 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: they are bringing. Run blocking offensive lines. They love to 589 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: run block because there's two things they're They're big physical dudes. 590 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: They're physical by nature. They love to be able to 591 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: come off in unison, lean on people and it just 592 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 1: it really it really gets them going. Into the game. 593 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 1: You can our offensive line and the question and the 594 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: answer that they answered themselves has done a tremendous job. 595 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: This year. This offensive line has been so impressive, as 596 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: has the entire blocking unit when you really break it 597 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: down and start watching it. But the pass blocking is 598 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 1: much more difficult just because of all the variations that 599 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: you have to identify when you are pass protecting. Number 600 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:19,479 Speaker 1: sixteen is Austen from Greenbrier, Tennessee, and he kind of 601 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: speaks to you. We mentioned the changes in the offensive line. 602 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: He says, is the injury bug biting the Titans recently 603 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: a potential blessing in disguise, as it gives younger players 604 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: the chance to step up and show what they have 605 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: to offer. You know what, you can look at it 606 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: both ways all the years that I was coaching. No mean, 607 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,719 Speaker 1: you never want injuries. Okay, you never count injuries as 608 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: a blessing. You want your best players healthy the entire time. 609 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: But the chance of somebody being injured during the course 610 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 1: of a seventeen National Football League season is on and 611 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: so it does give other people a chance, and you 612 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,800 Speaker 1: have players. Mike Rabel has said this, and he's so right. 613 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: I used to say this. We don't have people on 614 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 1: this team just to be on the team. If you 615 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: are on the football team and you're practicing, you are 616 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 1: expected to practice and prepare as if you were going 617 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,719 Speaker 1: to play the entire snaps on that side of the 618 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,520 Speaker 1: ball in a National Football League game. It's just why 619 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: you're there. It's why you're there, and it's why it's 620 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 1: a very select group. We have gone pretty deep into 621 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:23,319 Speaker 1: our depth this year at certain positions, and right now 622 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: you know we're sitting at ten wins, which is a 623 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 1: huge accomplishment. And so the thing that I would point 624 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,080 Speaker 1: out is this, if you are on a National Football 625 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: League team, either as on the active roster or on 626 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: the expanded practice squad this year, you better be ready 627 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,440 Speaker 1: to play it and be paying attention and be preparing 628 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:43,479 Speaker 1: every week because you're going to play. Coach Mac, we've 629 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,759 Speaker 1: talked a lot about Mike Rabel on this show and 630 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 1: we're going to continue doing that. Question number seventeen is 631 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 1: from Gary in Antioch, Tennessee. He says, when evaluating coach 632 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: of Rabel this year, what has he done in coaching 633 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: this team that you would give him a thumbs up for? 634 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: First all, I mean I'm a big Mike Grabel fan, 635 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 1: and and and not because I have to be. You know, 636 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 1: I've been coaching long enough that you know, if I 637 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: can say whether it's good or bad, I know good 638 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: from bad. And here's here's here's what I love about 639 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,480 Speaker 1: Mike Grabel. He is a hands on coach, and he 640 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:19,560 Speaker 1: understands that. He understands the tone and the timber and 641 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: the temperature of his team at every time. He just 642 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 1: gets it. He gets it. He knows, he knows what 643 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: they're thinking, he knows where their bodies are. He knows 644 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: how to get a team read because he's done it. 645 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,439 Speaker 1: He's done it as a player at an extremely high level. 646 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:36,799 Speaker 1: And the other thing, when you watch practice like you 647 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:38,879 Speaker 1: and Mike and I get to do, he is so 648 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: hands on and he is so spot on, and it 649 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,319 Speaker 1: to me he is the embodiment of what you need 650 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 1: in the National Football League as a coach. He reminds 651 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 1: me a lot of And I don't throw these compliments 652 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,560 Speaker 1: out very easy. I work for one of the all 653 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,760 Speaker 1: time greats in Mike Difka. That was a great player also, 654 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 1: but the way that Mike Difca coached on the field 655 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 1: players immediate respect what he's done in the past, and 656 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 1: then when he starts to talk and he starts to 657 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,840 Speaker 1: be able to, you know, to get down and to 658 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,839 Speaker 1: relate to them with what's getting ready to happen this 659 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,480 Speaker 1: week and how what I am telling you will help 660 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:16,400 Speaker 1: you this week on this play in this game that 661 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 1: might make the difference. I love watching it because I 662 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: worked on a staff with a head coach like that 663 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: when I first started. It's invaluable. Question Number eighteen is 664 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: from Matthew from Knoxville, Tennessee, says coach Mack, who would 665 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:36,840 Speaker 1: you say has improved the most from earlier in this season? Two? Now? 666 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:41,479 Speaker 1: Player wisey will player wise? Are you talking Mike Keith 667 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:44,319 Speaker 1: and I on the broadcast? Are you in the moat? 668 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 1: Are we talking now? Player here? Player? Player wise? What 669 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:52,799 Speaker 1: I would say is Nate Davis. I think I think 670 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,800 Speaker 1: that player he has done a marvelous job that in 671 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 1: that you know, we just talked about the offense he 672 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 1: lying a little earlier, Amy and the other earlier questions. 673 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: This center guard triangle, to me has played really good 674 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 1: football all year and it is vital to the inside 675 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:10,920 Speaker 1: and outside zone because that's where your double teams start. 676 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,360 Speaker 1: That's where your work up to the second level starts. 677 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,760 Speaker 1: That's the second level blocks are what get Derek Henry 678 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:19,240 Speaker 1: to his fourth and fifth step. But that center guard 679 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 1: triangle of Saffold, Jones and Davis have been outstanding this year. Outstanding. 680 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 1: Nate Davis is the youngest of that trio, and he 681 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,879 Speaker 1: had the further to come. I've been really impressed with 682 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 1: his development and his play. Now, you and Mike Keith 683 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: also continue to improve on your broadcast. They have funnier 684 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: and funnier every game. They really do. They're very entertaining. 685 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 1: Good job, guys. All right, question number nineteen, we are 686 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: approaching the end here. This is Allen from Jackson, Tennessee. 687 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 1: He is just one of Coach mac Bobblehead, and he says, 688 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:56,040 Speaker 1: Coach Mack, if you could choose only one, would you 689 00:37:56,200 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: rather see a J. Brown and Corey Davis get one 690 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: thousand yards each or Derrick Henry hit the two thousand 691 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: yard mark. I'm going to choose one, real big one. 692 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: I would like to see all three of them with 693 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 1: a Lombardi Trophy in their hands. That's what I achieve. 694 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 1: You're cheating the game. I don't like it when you 695 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,800 Speaker 1: cheat the game. That is a that is a coach. 696 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 1: That's how bubble Head Coach Mac would have answered. This 697 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 1: is all for the team. Those three players you just mentioned, 698 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 1: they could care less. They just want the wins, Keith, 699 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:37,600 Speaker 1: but if Derrick Henry gets two thousand yards, it probably 700 00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:41,759 Speaker 1: means the Titans won both of the remainder That's an answer, 701 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 1: that's a legitimate answer. I want the Lombardi Trophy. I'll 702 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:52,240 Speaker 1: turn my mic off again now, thank you. The final 703 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:56,520 Speaker 1: question and the final winner of a Coach Mac Bobblehead 704 00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:01,800 Speaker 1: is Carlos from Asheville, North Carol Lina, because I love 705 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,359 Speaker 1: this question. This is probably my favorite question of all 706 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 1: of them, and they were all phenomenal. Coach Math, if 707 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: you had to feel the team of one cloned Titan 708 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:17,319 Speaker 1: at every position, who would it be? Who would you 709 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:23,359 Speaker 1: clone fifty three of and feel the team clone fifty three? 710 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:27,399 Speaker 1: Would it be all the same? They would be all 711 00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: one player at every position. Who was that player? Let's 712 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 1: go with the big man, Derrick Henry. He's fast, he's big, 713 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:40,799 Speaker 1: he's tough, he's team oriented, he's he's extremely mean. He 714 00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 1: hurts people with a stiff arm and then just walks 715 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:46,160 Speaker 1: away like it's an everyday occurrence. Uh, let's put that. 716 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:49,280 Speaker 1: Let's put that. And he's and he's so team oriented, 717 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:52,080 Speaker 1: you never hear him talk about himself. Let's let's let's 718 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:55,720 Speaker 1: let's take all those attributes of the big man, Derrick Henry, 719 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:58,400 Speaker 1: Mike Keith. Do you have an answer? I would probably 720 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,239 Speaker 1: go with Derrick Henry. Mysel I can answer would be 721 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons fifty three. Jeffrey Simmons getting off the bus 722 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:09,759 Speaker 1: would make other teams forfeit. Yeah, but I don't think 723 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:11,799 Speaker 1: you've scored a ton of points. Well, I think you 724 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:16,920 Speaker 1: would because he's such He's an amazing athlete too. I mean, 725 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:19,839 Speaker 1: the guy is just phenomenal. But I would say Derrick 726 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,560 Speaker 1: Henry as well. That's a great answer. Coach and coach. 727 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:27,880 Speaker 1: This was incredible. I mean, twenty questions and answers, great questions, 728 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:32,319 Speaker 1: fantastic answers from you, really fitting of a bobblehead of 729 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:35,880 Speaker 1: the coach Mac bobblehead, which is the finest bubblehead that 730 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:39,640 Speaker 1: I have ever seen. And for these twenty winners, we 731 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:44,880 Speaker 1: will be contacting you in order to get your address 732 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:47,360 Speaker 1: so that these can be mailed to you from our friends. 733 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:50,000 Speaker 1: At Farm Bureau Health Plans. Again, thank you to our 734 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:53,840 Speaker 1: great friend Randy Wilmore, and we are very thankful that 735 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau sponsors the OTP. We are very thankful that 736 00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:01,319 Speaker 1: all of you subscribe to the OTP. If you are 737 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:06,520 Speaker 1: new just because of this OTP QES edition with Coach Mack, 738 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:10,680 Speaker 1: please subscribe, Please tell your friends, please pass it on. 739 00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:13,200 Speaker 1: We've had a chance to do a lot of exciting 740 00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:16,799 Speaker 1: things in twenty twenty in spite of all the craziness, 741 00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:20,279 Speaker 1: and we planned to do even more in twenty twenty one. 742 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:23,200 Speaker 1: So Coach Mack, thank you so much for this, and 743 00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:27,160 Speaker 1: thank you for allowing them to do the bobblehead. Oh 744 00:41:27,239 --> 00:41:31,880 Speaker 1: please say guys for everybody, Farm Bureau Health Plans, Randy Wilmore, 745 00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:35,240 Speaker 1: clearly you guys, the ot people. This has been wonderful. 746 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:40,560 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas, Happy holidays. This was so much fun. Amy Wells, 747 00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:44,600 Speaker 1: excellent job selecting the questions. I know you were very 748 00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:47,560 Speaker 1: stressed about it, but I think you did a fine job. 749 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:51,200 Speaker 1: I wanted to make sure that we had a good show. 750 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:55,440 Speaker 1: I think this exceeded even my expectations. This was remarkable. 751 00:41:55,560 --> 00:42:00,000 Speaker 1: We all learned something. We got to have some stimulating conversations. 752 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:02,879 Speaker 1: I am so excited and so thankful to the ot 753 00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:06,960 Speaker 1: people for sending so many questions. I would wager that 754 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:08,440 Speaker 1: we will find a way to get all of the 755 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:11,879 Speaker 1: other ones answered as well. Don't you worry, guys, more 756 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:16,240 Speaker 1: answers are coming. Well, We're gonna do more OTPQ shows 757 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. This has been one of the 758 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:22,080 Speaker 1: things that we've done this year that has been best received. 759 00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:25,200 Speaker 1: Anytime you want to submit a question, go to Tennessee 760 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:36,640 Speaker 1: Titans dot com slash otp Q for official Titans podcast question. Hey, hey, 761 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:40,640 Speaker 1: you just submit a question, leave them there and we 762 00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:43,400 Speaker 1: gather them together from time to time. Get the group 763 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,399 Speaker 1: together again. We've done it with Coach Frabel, We've done 764 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,319 Speaker 1: it with John Robinson, and we will continue to do 765 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:53,560 Speaker 1: more of those in twenty twenty one. So Merry Christmas, 766 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:57,879 Speaker 1: and thank you for being so good to us. And 767 00:42:58,040 --> 00:43:01,160 Speaker 1: when we get on that plane, let's be eleven and 768 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:05,400 Speaker 1: four coming back from Green Bay. How about that. Yeah, 769 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:09,440 Speaker 1: it has to happen. Whether it's one thousand yards for 770 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:14,200 Speaker 1: AJ and Corey or Derek or throwing for eight thousand 771 00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:18,520 Speaker 1: yards for Ryan Tanniel doesn't make any difference when the 772 00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:21,879 Speaker 1: game and Amy, good luck to you and the moat 773 00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:25,200 Speaker 1: with it being fifteen degrees, I'm gonna be so warm 774 00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:27,920 Speaker 1: and snuggly. You guys don't even understand. I'm ready for 775 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:31,720 Speaker 1: bringing On. You're gonna have to instagram the moat coat. 776 00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:36,319 Speaker 1: I will instagram the moat coat because everybody's gonna on 777 00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:38,759 Speaker 1: to see how you're decked out for this one. Oh, 778 00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:42,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be abut for Coach Mac, for Amy Wells, 779 00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:46,920 Speaker 1: for Ashley Farrell, for Jeff Harding and our entire staff. Again, 780 00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:50,879 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas to everyone, thanks for listening. Thanks to Farm 781 00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:54,160 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans, you've been with us for the holiday 782 00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:59,680 Speaker 1: edition of the OTP, typing up everybody well the legends. 783 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:05,680 Speaker 1: Everybody knows it's our house, fighting for Tennessee, making us 784 00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:10,400 Speaker 1: to read cleanness is meant to be ours Now. We 785 00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:12,840 Speaker 1: got tighting butter running through our fis