1 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: Welcome you to the Official Titans Podcast. This is the OTP. 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: My name is Mike Keith amy Wells. Hello Mike, Happy 3 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: New Year, Happy New Year to you. Dave McGinnis from 4 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: Titans Radio, Happy Happy new Year. Jim Wyatt, Titans Online 5 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: dot Com Senior writer editor, better known as the Great 6 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt, Happy New Year, Happy new You're glad to 7 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: be here. On to seven, the thirty first. We're working. 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: We're working big week, playoff week, and it only seems 9 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: fitting that in a playoff week, the ot people take 10 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: over with the otp qes. They have submitted their questions 11 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: and so today's program is totally dedicated to the listeners 12 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: of the OTP. Amy Wells. Tell them how they submitted 13 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: these questions. Well, these nice ot people went to Titans 14 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: Online dot Com slash otp q and submitted questions. There 15 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,639 Speaker 1: was also one or two from the Twitter machine, which 16 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: I'll allow, she'll allow it. I'll allow it. So, yeah, 17 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: response was huge the ot people of things to say, 18 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: Mike Keith, they're very fired up. Amy Wells, this is 19 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: your show, take it and go. I like when it's 20 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: my show. All right, Coach mc We're gonna start with you. 21 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: And this is from Parker from Nashville, and he asked, 22 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: with Belichick having a history of shutting down impact players, 23 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: I expect him to have a plan to limit AJ 24 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: Brown's targets. Who other than AJ should the Titans have 25 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: ready to make those big time plays? Well, really, Parker, everybody, 26 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: because then he's gonna he will focus. He's gonna focus 27 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: on two players. He's gonna focus on A. J. Brown 28 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: and he's gonna focus on Derrick Henry. And he's gonna 29 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: do that in various ways. And you know, if if 30 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: you want to take a receiver out of the game. 31 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: The last time we played these people, you know they 32 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: focused on Davis. Okay, you know they matched Davis up. 33 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: They trailed him all across all across the field. They 34 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: can do it in several different ways. You know. With 35 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: AJ Brown, the production that he's put out, they'll they'll 36 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: either put their best corner, who they think is the 37 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: best cover corner on him and play defense with the 38 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: other teen against us. Or they'll double him with their 39 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: second corner and then put let their other corners cover 40 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 1: our other receivers. Now the front, what they're going to 41 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 1: do with the front, I mean They're going to move 42 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 1: people around quite a bit. They are going to try 43 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: to confuse the blocking points in this outside zone run. 44 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: That's the issue with two really prominent players on our offense, 45 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: and Bill Belichick is going to have a definite plan 46 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: for both of them. Jim Drew from Youngstown, Ohio. He says, Honestly, 47 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: I feel like the AFC is wide open this year, 48 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: and every team that made it does something exceptionally well. 49 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: I feel like this is the Titans best chance to 50 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: make a run since the nineteen ninety nine Super Bowl run. 51 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: Do you guys agree or do other past teams stick 52 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: out to you guys as teams that have better chances. 53 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: I think both the two thousand and two and the 54 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: two thousand three team had really good chance. They're really 55 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: three teams since that ninety nine season. The two thousand team, 56 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: I contend, and I think a lot of people agree, 57 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: was the best Titans team and didn't win. Lost in 58 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: the playoff game here against Baltimore on a day when 59 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: the kicking game had trouble and they just couldn't score 60 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: enough points. I thought the two thousand and two season 61 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: that ended with an AFC Championship Game loss in Oakland 62 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: was built to win a Super Bowl, and if you 63 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: fight a way to win that game, I think they 64 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 1: would have beaten the Tampa Bay Buccaneers down the road 65 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: in San Diego. And then in two thousand and three, 66 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: the Titans team that went to Foxborough and lost after 67 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: getting a playoff win against the Ravens a week before 68 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: was a really talented team. So this team has had 69 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: some really good opportunities. This is a big challenge. I mean, 70 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: you're going into face the defending Super Bowl champions. If 71 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: you find a way to win this game, you got 72 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: to face the number one seed in the conference. But 73 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: to get there, I mean, he's got a big challenge 74 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: right out of the gate. And as this team heading 75 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: in with some momentum, yes, as a team I think 76 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: is capable winning, yes, but still in a little bit 77 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: of a proven mode compared to some of those other years. 78 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: If you asked me now a question that I was 79 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: asked a lot, and I just want to get it 80 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: out of the way because literally every person wanted to 81 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: know this in some form or fashion. What is the 82 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: status of a Dory Jackson, Adam Humphreys, calif Raymond YEA, 83 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: A Doria is as tough to really figure out and 84 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: U and without seeing the first practice this week, we're 85 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: not gonna know. Uh. We saw him briefly a couple 86 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 1: of weeks ago for a practice Mike Rabel mentioned he 87 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: could potentially be involved in maybe third down packages. Then 88 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: we didn't see him again. And you know, Dorry was 89 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: walking around the locker room. He hasn't had a boot on, 90 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: and he he seems to his spirits seemed to be improving. 91 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: But I talked to him as recently as Friday before 92 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: we left for Houston. He was a little bit frustrated 93 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: h not coming along as quickly as he hoped. He said, Hey, 94 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm you know. The plane is to try to get 95 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: me in a position to play at some point again 96 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: the season. When that is, um, I guess we'll have 97 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: to see how this practice week goes. Humphreys coming along, 98 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: I mean, and I think with Raymond too, who was 99 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: in concussion protocol last week, I would think he's probably 100 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: going to clear that and have a chance. But the 101 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: injury reports this week will tell the story. And uh, 102 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: and I'm very curious myself to see who's out there 103 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: when the practice week starts. All right, This question is 104 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: from Laylor to one, which seems fishy to me. In Knoxville, Tennessee, 105 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: Mac Disen's for you the secondary. Notwithstanding, our defense seems 106 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: to have taken a step back this year, especially the 107 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: run defense. What is the difference, especially since it's more 108 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: or less the same group on defense. Well, you can 109 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: point to the fact and really this defense was playing 110 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: right up to what we have seen this defense play 111 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: too in Dean pieces times here until he lost both 112 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: starting corners. Now, when you lose both starting corners, it 113 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: makes a difference, and you're gonna say, well, coach Mike, 114 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm talking about the run defense. That makes a huge difference. 115 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: When you have your two starting corners, Amy, you can 116 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: lock up your corners man to man outside and then 117 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: the other nine people can help you on the run. 118 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: All right. If you don't have your starting corners, then 119 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: you have to start doing some things structurally to be 120 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: able to help those corners because you can't lock them 121 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: up man to man all the time. And once you 122 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: start taking units out of that front, and by the front, 123 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: I mean when you drop your safeties down, you start 124 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: doing some things like that, then clearly you're going to 125 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: be playing with a lighter box box being from the 126 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: tackle to tackle. That's what's been going on quite a bit. 127 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: All right, Layla, there's your answer, but we're on to you. 128 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: Tyler from California says, with the amount of carries that 129 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: Henry has had against the Texans, does that hinder the 130 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: health of his hamstring? He looked great, but I worry 131 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: about the health of his hamstring going into the playoffs. 132 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 1: I don't think saw. I mean, I think people should 133 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: be encouraged by what they saw from him, you know, 134 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: going for two eleven three touchdowns, had the breakaway run. 135 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: I thought the week practice last week is very encouraging, 136 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: and I think his mood was very encouraging. You can 137 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: kind of tell when Derrick Henry's feels good because he 138 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: kind of wears it on his face a little bit. 139 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: He's in a surly mood when he's not healthy and 140 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: can't play and doesn't feel like himself. He was bounced 141 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: around the practice field last week. He was in a 142 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: great mood after the game on Sunday, after after winning 143 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: the rushing title, and I think he feels good. I mean, 144 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: I think he uh, I think he's in I don't 145 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: know if he's back to one hundred percent, but I 146 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: think he's certainly a lot closer than it was a 147 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago. To me, it looked when you 148 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: looked at them at the game. In the Texans game, 149 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: he still wasn't one hundred percent completely there, but he 150 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: was so much better. I mean, he made a fifty 151 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: three yard touchdown run. And I'm not telling anybody anything 152 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: they don't know, but he ran away from Dbs. Now, 153 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: he didn't dust to Dbs, which he's done in the 154 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: past when he's been one hundred percent. And I don't 155 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: get into percentages, but just watching him physically, he was 156 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: so much better, very much improved. It's not shocking that 157 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: he was in a good mood after that game. I 158 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: would be too. Mac. This one's for you. What do 159 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: you think has been the root of the inconsistent play 160 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: of the offensive line this year? Is it matchups? Is 161 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: it experience? Is it something else? Well, I think this 162 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: offensive line has been playing very well es basically the 163 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: you know, the last ten weeks, and the root of 164 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: the problem early was Taylor Lauan wasn't here. I mean 165 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: you and then you had injuries. You had injuries to 166 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: Nate Davis, a young player that you wanted to incorporate 167 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 1: into that. We had Kevin pam Field also was injured. 168 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: I mean, so they had no continuity, continuity in the 169 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: offensive line. People don't like to hear it, but it's true. 170 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: It's truer than any unit on the football field. They 171 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: have to work together. They have to be together, not 172 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: only to play together, they have to be together to 173 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: identify fronts. They have to be able to be able 174 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: to switch things at the line of scrimmage. But they 175 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: have to be together. You know, the fact now that 176 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: they were able to be together for this long, this group, 177 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: you're seeing a much improved play. I mean they just 178 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: they just had the leading Russia in the National Football 179 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: League run behind this group, and that all started germinating 180 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: from you know, when they were all put together for 181 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: a while, once Taylor Lawan came back. That's important. And 182 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: I think you know one guy who really struggled early 183 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: and admitted he's a first guy he admitted was Roger Saffold, 184 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: and he had all kinds of issues at the beginning 185 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: of the season. He stood at his locker and say, hey, 186 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: I've got to get things cleaned up. This is not 187 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: why they brought me here and I think he I mean, 188 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: you don't have not heard his name much here in 189 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: recent weeks, so he's improved. Some other guys have been 190 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: in consistent. I mean, I don't think Taylor Juan played 191 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: very well the week prior against the Saints, but I 192 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: thought he played well again on Sunday. I mean, I 193 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: think some of it has been consistency. But now groups 194 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: locked in and and that's a heck of a reward 195 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: to have be able to say you blocked for a 196 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: rushing title winner. Just and to the Saffold, I mean, 197 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: I've seen Roger Saffold go through this. I was with 198 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: him for five years with the Rams, and we moved 199 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: him around a lot. But the fact when they brought 200 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: Andrew Whitworth in there and put him there next to 201 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: him other than Greg Robinson, who was the first round 202 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: pick that was next to him, that he had to 203 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: cover for a lot. Greg Robinson proved to be a 204 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: huge bust in this league. Once Taylor Lawan and he 205 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: started working together for a while, that left side has 206 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: been really, really strong. It really has been. Here's a 207 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: question for the entire group. I would like to get 208 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: everyone's thoughts on this. Cameron from Commerce Township, Michigan says, 209 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: thanks for reading my question and for all of Elle's 210 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: hard work. Also shout out to coach Rabel and the 211 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: players for all of their hard work. Anyway, we know 212 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of differences between this Titans team and 213 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: the one that made the playoffs two years ago. What 214 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: do you think is the biggest difference between these two teams? 215 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: Offensive firepower? Yeah, I mean, it's bottom line is this 216 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: team goes in doing so much more offensively than that 217 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: team did two years ago. I think it's mean statistically 218 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: it's vastly different. But this team can go score and 219 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: I mean being able to take advantage of all of 220 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: the weapons. It gives you a chance to win. Two 221 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: years ago, every game was basically gonna have to be 222 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: the same sort of game the Titans won in Kansas 223 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: City twenty two to twenty one. It was gonna have 224 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: to be that low to mid scoring game. This team 225 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: has the ability if they get in a high scoring game, 226 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: to go win. In some cases, Coach mcket might even 227 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: be to their benefit if they got in a high 228 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,599 Speaker 1: scoring game because of the type of offense they have. 229 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: But you're one hundred percent right, Mike, and you and 230 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: I did a lot of you know, a sweeth holder, 231 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: ticket holder things before the year started, a lot of 232 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: Q and A with a lot of our people, and 233 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: that question was ask you early on and your first answer, 234 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: which was one hundred percent correct. They ask you, what 235 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: does this team have to do to be able to advance? 236 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: And then you said score points and you were one 237 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: hundred percent correct, and that once the Tannehill started getting 238 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: in there. I mean, you've seen a massive difference, and 239 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: you've seen a massive difference in a lot of things. 240 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: But in the National Football League today, you need to 241 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: be able. If you're going to be in everything, you 242 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: need to be able on a consistent basis to score 243 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: twenty four to twenty seven points a game. I mean, 244 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: you just have to be able to do it. And 245 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: that used to be a struggle. It's not a struggle anymore. 246 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: And they can they can play any kind of game 247 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: you want to play now. They can play the physical 248 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: in your face. You know, here you go, put as 249 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: many people in the box and we'll run right at 250 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: you and we'll run through you. Or they can they 251 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: can compete in a make it, take it game, which 252 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: is important and I agree him. I think it's the offense. 253 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you've got so many weapons and so many guys. 254 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,839 Speaker 1: If the Patriots are able to take somebody away or 255 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: focus on taking somebody away, this team is capable of 256 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: finding other guys. And I'm looking at the starting lineup 257 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: on offense from that game in twenty seventeen, the receivers 258 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: Rashard Matthews, Corey Davis, and Are Decker. I think this 259 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: team's better at that position, certainly this year. Delaney Walker 260 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: was a tight end that day. Obviously he had a 261 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: heck of a career. John Nu SMITHO was stepped up 262 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 1: and added another dimension. Derrick Henry's are running back that 263 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 1: day and had really just started a couple of games 264 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: to Marco had been hurt a couple of weeks prior. 265 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: And now we've got to Derrick Henry, who's again just 266 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: won the rushing title and is in a groove. So 267 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: the running backs in a better spot. Office a line 268 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 1: that night, Tale of One Quentin Spain, Ben Jones, Josh Klein, 269 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: Jack Conklin. So three of the five are back, but 270 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: then you've got two other guys that have stepped in 271 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: and done a good job. So it's a different team 272 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: that's going up there a couple of years ago and 273 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: one that's built to built a score. Jaron from Dallas 274 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: would like to know, why do you think our defensive 275 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: backs play so far off their man on the line 276 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. I would like to think that pressing more 277 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: would help them not give up so many yards, especially 278 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: if it can mess up the timing of the quarterback 279 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: and wide receiver. Your thoughts, well, here's my exact thoughts. 280 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,559 Speaker 1: When you're playing defensive back in the National Football League. 281 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: The first thing you need to learn, and you learn 282 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: it week to week to week, is you ability aligne. Now, 283 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: it sounds all good if you want to jump up 284 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: there in press, but if you miss somebody on the 285 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: press and you don't have the foot speed to catch up, 286 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: then you are you are going to put your offense 287 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: and make it take it all right, So you have 288 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: to and a lot of things have to happen is 289 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: and there are certain points where you want to playoff you, 290 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you want to make spot tackles, you know, 291 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: on people. Plain corner on the National Football League is 292 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: not about keeping people from catching every pass that they throw. 293 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: Plain corner on the National Football League is encompasses several things. 294 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: It encombs is being able to bogie and disguise your 295 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: coverage to the quarterback so that sometimes he doesn't know 296 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: where he's throwing when he comes out and his back 297 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: foot hits the ground. It encompasses being able to know 298 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: who you are playing against, not giving them easy throws. 299 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: And especially the worst thing that can happen to a 300 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: defensive back in the National Football League is for the 301 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: ball to go over your head. Because when the ball 302 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: goes over your head, than the other ten people on 303 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: the field can't play. They cannot play, and so all 304 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: of that stuff figures into it. Sometimes you're in zone defense, 305 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: you want them, you encourage them to catch it in 306 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: front of you. Then that's where spot tackling becomes paramount. 307 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: Joshua from Middletown, New York says, my question is did 308 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,239 Speaker 1: we actually stumble into a better matchup for the playoffs? 309 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: Weird to say, but the Patriots seemed to be more 310 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: beatable than the Chiefs. Their defense has cooled off their 311 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: offenses and as potent, and they don't have a deadly 312 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: wide receiver like the Chiefs do to attack are banged 313 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: up secondary, your thoughts. That seems to be a popular 314 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: line of opinion, and I certainly get it because the Chiefs, 315 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: you know, seem to have it going offensively. They can 316 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: do a lot of things and have been better on 317 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: offense than the Patriots. We you know, this team beat 318 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: the Chiefs not only this year, but they are a 319 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. They got a lot of incentive 320 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: to beat the Titans. I'm not gonna say, I'm not 321 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: going to sit here and say this is a better 322 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: matchup because this is the defending Super Bowl champions. They 323 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: always seemed to rise to the occasion in the playoffs. 324 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: It's gonna it's gonna be a challenge to go up 325 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: there to win. The Titans are capable of winning this game. 326 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: But I'm never gonna say I'd rather a face the 327 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: Patriots than anybody else in AFC until somebody knocks them off. 328 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: Avery from Clifton, Tennessee. The Titans used Marcus Mariota's athletic 329 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: ability on several option plays and the big third down 330 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: reception against New England a season ago. Could we see 331 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: Mariota again this week in some packages to keep New 332 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: England on their toes? Yeah, stick around, just pay attention. 333 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: Pay attention. You saw a little bit of taste of 334 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: it last week. And uh, you know in that play 335 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: last week when Marcus came in and then they moved 336 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: Handy Hill out to the wide receiver. Marcus checked that 337 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: play because he checked that play because he got quarters coverage. 338 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: They were in quarters coverage. He checked the play. The 339 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: play was initially going to be a run. They were 340 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: going to run it into a light box. And then 341 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: you know, because they had if you you know, Tannehill's 342 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: split was numbers plus five. He was way out. They 343 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: had him spread out. But when they got when he 344 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: saw quarters coverage, he knew that that deep dig on 345 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: the safety that was playing twelve yards deep was wide open. 346 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: Just yeah, pay attention, stick around, you might see some more. 347 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of people in the press box 348 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: were like, where's Tanneyhill. Some happened to as helmet as 349 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: he hurt. You can imagine the Texans were doing the 350 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 1: same thing. And it does give New England something to 351 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: think about going into Saturday. Jacob from Brentwood asked, as 352 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: a season ticket member, I love the Sunday afternoon kickoffs. 353 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: Do the Titans request that or is that a decision 354 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: made strictly by the NFL. Strictly by the NFL, you 355 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,679 Speaker 1: know from game times. They set all of that. I 356 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: told the story on an earlier OTP that when we 357 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: started this in the late nineteen nineties, we thought we 358 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: would be a three o'clock market. That was initially the 359 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 1: indication that had been given, because there was some worry 360 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: for a lot of reasons that we wouldn't draw as 361 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: well at noon. Some of those had to do I 362 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: think initially with beer sales. There was some concern that 363 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 1: they wouldn't be able to sell beer before the games, 364 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: and that change. Some of it was due to church. 365 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: There were concerns in that way, so we thought that 366 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: was going to end up being the case. It didn't. 367 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: We're basically a new market, and that's set by the league. 368 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: Michael from Nashville this one specifically for coach mac He said, 369 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: with the twenty nineteenth season being impacted more than ever 370 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: by questionable officiating, does a coach ever look at the 371 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: tendencies of certain officiating crews and prepare their game plan accordingly, 372 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: or prepare their coaching staff in the booth to be 373 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: on the lookout for a higher probability of successful challenges. 374 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: Great question and the answers absolutely, Yes, you go through 375 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: you you study officiating crews just like you study your opponent. 376 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: And at the answer that is one percent. I mean 377 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: I have charts in charts, in charts from years of 378 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 1: my presentations. You know, when I was in assistant coach, 379 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: when I was a head coach, to my staff, we 380 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: would always would normally do it on the on the 381 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 1: Wednesday meeting, you know that we would have about what 382 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: the officiating crew was, what their tendencies were, what they 383 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: like to call, which position. You know, it's not just 384 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: the referee, it's all of his other officials as to 385 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: what they are inclined to call. How you can play, 386 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 1: you can maybe you can be a little more grabby 387 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: this week. This week you gotta be you gotta be 388 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: hands off. The answer to that is one hundred percent. Yes, 389 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: There's a lot that goes into that. Tyler from Omaha, 390 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: I'm a huge believer in Corey Davis. His size, athleticism, 391 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: work ethic, and unselfishness are all impressive. In his third season, 392 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: he's on pace to regress in yards and receptions from 393 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 1: last season. What do you guys see why isn't he 394 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: statistically performing like a number one receiver because A J. 395 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: Brown's getting a lot of those balls, and because Johnny 396 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: Smith's getting those balls, and because Ryan Tannehills spreading the 397 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,239 Speaker 1: ball out to other players. I don't think you can 398 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 1: just look at numbers. When you look at Corey us, 399 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 1: I mean, I think you got it. And as he mentioned, 400 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: I mean I think you got to pay attention to 401 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,919 Speaker 1: his blocking, some of the tough catches he makes across 402 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: the middle. So when one guy's having a one thousand 403 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: yards season something that A J. Brown's done, You're just 404 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 1: not gonna get as many targets. And I think that's 405 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: what's happened to Corey Davis. That is what's happened to 406 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: Corey Davis. Will from Barry Hill asks, are we going 407 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: to get the OTP year round? There's going to be 408 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: lots of draft and contract chat to be had. Can 409 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: we all just say yes, yes emphatically? Yes, ah, yes, 410 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 1: we will be around all year. You can't shut us 411 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: down all right. This final question, in the spirit of 412 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: the new year, I would like everyone's opinion. Alan from Jackson, 413 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: Tennessee says, what was everyone's favorite memory in Nissan Stadium 414 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: this season twenty nineteen. Reflection guys beating the Chiefs, the 415 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,640 Speaker 1: drive at the end, everything that went on, the fact 416 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: that the Chiefs couldn't convert the field at thirty two 417 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: to twenty seven, the fact that Tannehill ran the way 418 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,959 Speaker 1: that he did and led the team back down the field, 419 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: the two point conversion by Tannehill, Joshua Calou's blocked field 420 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: goal to end the game. It was an improbable victory. 421 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: If the Titans lose that game, they're not in the playoffs. 422 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 1: Real chance they may finish with a losing record because 423 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: they would have been four and six going into the 424 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: buy and momentum would have gone the other way. Instead, 425 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 1: they win what I think was one of the more 426 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: significant games in recent Nissan Stadium history. It was why 427 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: you pay to see an NFL game. It was everything 428 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: it had. It's my favorite memory at Nissan Stadium. The 429 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: Chargers game is mine. The goal line stand. I mean, 430 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: they're just too much defensive coach in my DNA. That 431 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: goal line stand was fabulous, I mean, and that you 432 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: talk about a victory that you had to have. You know, 433 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: that was a football team that was very capable that 434 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: the Chargers were they had gotten in scoring position to 435 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 1: make those types of plays defensively, I just know from 436 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: all the years I've done this, how hard that is 437 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 1: and how and they never ever gave up. And that 438 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: to me, I love that moment that made me really happy. 439 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: The Chargers game, I must say, the jersey retirement of 440 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: Steve mcnerny and Eddie George, even though it came on 441 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 1: a day when the team lost, just to see Eddie 442 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: George and knowing how much that meant to him and 443 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: h and said his voice kind of cry because as 444 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: he kind of went down memory lane, and then to 445 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 1: see Steve McNair's wife and his sons there and in 446 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: the number nine cloud form above the stadium as it 447 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: on that day. That was a special day, even though 448 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: the game didn't go so well. It has been a 449 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: really good year to be a Tennessee Titan, especially when 450 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: you consider starting with the draft and everything that went on. 451 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: I mean, the last twelve months have been so exciting 452 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: to build up to the draft, the draft itself, everything 453 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: leading up to the season, and the season certainly took 454 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: some turns, but winning seven of the last ten and 455 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: making the playoffs and having a chance to go play 456 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: the division champions. That's pretty good, pretty great. Oh, it's 457 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: been a it's really been a really good year. And 458 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: there's been a lot of things that have happened this year. 459 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: But the biggest thing has happened is you can see 460 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: that this organization and this football team is on the rise, 461 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: and that's important. You had some really young players show 462 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: up in big spots and that's always good for your franchise. 463 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: All right, So you're through with the questions. I'm through 464 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: with the questions. But keep sending them, keep sending questions. 465 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 1: We will continue to answer them. Titans Online dot Com, 466 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: slash otpq, otpq. 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As rod Tannehill finishes 485 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: as the IF as the NFL's top rated passer, will 486 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: he be the NFL's come back player of the Year 487 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: in two thou nineteen. I think Jim mcgaroppolo, Cooper Cup, 488 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 1: some of those g maybe some of the guys I'm 489 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: not thinking about will gut some push. But I can't 490 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: imagine Ryan Tanneyhill, who not coming off an injury but 491 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: just kind of had a rebirth in his career. It's 492 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: hard for me to imagine somebody that's that's risen to 493 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 1: the scene like he has this year for the Titans. 494 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: So does he win that award? That's brown in my mind, 495 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 1: Amy Wells, what's brewing with you? One of the hardest 496 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,120 Speaker 1: things about this time of year is all of the 497 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,239 Speaker 1: changes that happen with coaching staffs and things like that. 498 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: It's never fun for anybody. But this seems like it's 499 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,959 Speaker 1: been kind of an odd year with all of the 500 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: rumors that have been swirling. And is this one of 501 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: the stranger years that we've had in end of the 502 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: season coaching changes. It's always strangest time of year, always 503 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,719 Speaker 1: strange this time of year, this time of year. As 504 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 1: I said, I've been one of those black Monday coaches. Look, 505 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: this happens in the National Football League. So it is strange, 506 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: but it's normal and it's not over. Ye was out 507 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: the door, and now Doug Marone has been announced was 508 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: coming back, and over the weekend he was reportedly out. 509 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: That didn't have reportedly been told he was out right. 510 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: I mean, that's a strange thing to have happened. Well, 511 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 1: there's that. There's all the will they won't they in Dallas. 512 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 1: There's it's just it feels like everywhere you turn there's 513 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 1: some odd rumor that's unsolved right now, and it just 514 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: seems strange there was there weren't just seven firings, right, 515 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,919 Speaker 1: just boom boom boom boom boom. Yes, no, let me 516 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 1: just real quick personally, just hitting this first of all, 517 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: you're we're playing Bill Belichick. You remember when Bill Belichick 518 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,679 Speaker 1: stood up and wrote on a piece of paper, I 519 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: am no longer head coach of New York Jets. Boom. 520 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 1: That was odd, handed hand a piece of paper. I 521 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: was a head coach of Chicago Bears for six hours 522 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 1: and didn't know it for three That's fairly odd. Is odd? 523 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: That was odd? That is odd? All right? I guess 524 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:53,479 Speaker 1: I was talking to the wrong guy with that one. 525 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: Fair all right, Coach Mac, what is brewing with you? 526 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith as the first year offensive coordinator and his 527 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: offensive staff, what they have done after the quarterback change, 528 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: to me has been a really really monumental thing for 529 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: this franchise because now all of a sudden, you've got 530 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: an offense that is a strength of your football team. 531 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: Where for years you know this, you know, other than 532 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 1: when number nine was here, this football team has been 533 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,640 Speaker 1: a really a defensive centric football team. You've got an 534 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: offense now that is with some young players that has 535 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: shown some things that they're you know, just with a 536 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: point production. To me, that's a big, big thing that 537 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: brewed this year, and I think it's very significant. What's 538 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: brewing with me? Please stop, seriously, please stop, Please stop 539 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 1: with the whole thing that the Patriots aren't any good. 540 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:51,120 Speaker 1: Please stop with the whole thing that, oh goodness, we're 541 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: so happy to be playing the Patriot Please stop with that. 542 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: There it happens every year. Every year they're supposed to 543 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: lose in the playoffs. Every year is supposed to be 544 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: the year the dynasty ends. A friend of mine who's 545 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: a Patriots fan sends me something and says, oh, congratulations 546 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:11,160 Speaker 1: on being the ones to end the dynasty. Please stop. 547 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: There has been no team in the recent history of 548 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:18,919 Speaker 1: sport that has been better at winning at the moment 549 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: that you least expect it, by finding a way to 550 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: do it, by being ready to play, by playing well 551 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: in the situation, by altering a game plan, by having 552 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: an all time great player come through. There's been no 553 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: team that has done it better than the New England Patriots. Listen, 554 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: I think the Titans have a real shot this week 555 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: because I think they're playing good football, but they're gonna 556 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: have to go up there and win. They're gonna have 557 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 1: to go up there and play well. It's not because 558 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: somebody's gotten older they don't know what to do. These 559 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: guys are the best of the best. To beat the King, 560 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: you got to knock them out. It's what they used 561 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: to say when I watched heavyweight boxing when I was 562 00:28:56,480 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: a kid. Muhammad Ali wasn't losing by decision. You had 563 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: to knock out the champ. That's what you have to do. 564 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: If you're gonna win this football game Saturday night at 565 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: seven to fifteen is you've got to go play and 566 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: play well. Don't buy this stuff that keeps being thrown out. 567 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: Tom Brady's old or this, or that they lost to 568 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: the Dolphins, big deal. You know why they weren't that 569 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: interested because they're the Patriots. They play for January and February, 570 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: the last game of the season against the Dolphins. Yes, 571 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: they normally win it. They didn't. It doesn't mean anything. 572 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: Please stop with all the stuff about the New England 573 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: Patriots being done. They're the Patriots, they're the champs. It's 574 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: a great opportunity for the Titans to go play the champs. 575 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: The Titans are good enough to win this game, but 576 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: they have got to win it. So all the stuff about, 577 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: oh they've lost it. Listen, if you want to pick 578 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 1: the Titans, fine, pick them because you think they're gonna win. 579 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: Don't give me the stuff that it's because the Patriots 580 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: have run out of gas. That won't be determined until 581 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: they actually have at some point. And I I'm not 582 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: convinced they've run out of gas, because they find ways 583 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 1: to make it happen week in week out. They are 584 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: the best of the best period in any sport. The 585 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: Celtics and the Lakers didn't do it. The Yankees and 586 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: the Red Sox haven't done it. It hadn't been done 587 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: in NASCAR, it hadn't been done in the NHL. You 588 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: think about this era of sport, what Belichick has done 589 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: over this twenty years is the most incredible thing that 590 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: we have seen over this era. It started off with 591 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: Rabel and Bruski and that whole bunch of guys who 592 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: ran out on the field as a team because they 593 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: wouldn't be introduced individually. You didn't even know who Brady was. 594 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: And then they evolved into this fabulously talented team that 595 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: went undefeated, and then they've moved into this thing where 596 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: the pieces keep changing. But every year there's something different, 597 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: and the constants are Brady and Bilichick and winning, and 598 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 1: that's what they are. They're amazing. You gotta beat them, 599 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: So please stop with the stuff about how they ain't 600 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: got it anymore. I don't buy it. I'm sorry. I've 601 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: had a little duncan this morning. That's the best what's 602 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 1: brilliant I've ever heard in my life. That is a great, 603 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: great what's brilliant? To end twenty nineteen And guess what, 604 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: he's one hundred percent correct? Do you think he practiced 605 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: that though? Like, did you rehearse that in the mirror? 606 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: Be honest? No? With hand gestures? No, I mean people 607 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: couldn't see the hand gestures. Well, that's true, but I 608 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: mean that was quality, Mike. He's right though, That's all 609 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: I've heard since that game ended. They're not And a 610 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: lot of people had the pagers done when they left 611 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: Nashville last year, and Brady was old and that they 612 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: were done, and then they went another trophy. So the 613 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: Rams were going to run them off the field on 614 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. Yep, you realize they're giving up twenty 615 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: four percent third down conversions. On defense, this was a 616 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: defense last year that gave up over three hundred and 617 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: fifty yards and this year they're a defense that gives 618 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: up eighty yards less. The opposing quarterback has a sixty 619 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: two point eight passer rating against the New England defense. 620 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: Tannehills has one seventeen something. But opposing quarterback, they're really 621 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: really could and they've got Tom Brady and they've got 622 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 1: maybe the greatest coach in the history of this game. 623 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: That is not an overstatement when you look at his 624 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: number of wins, his championships, and the era in which 625 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: he's done it. He wouldn't play in eleven teams, you know, 626 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: and he and five of those teams didn't have any money. 627 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: He's playing thirty one teams, all of whom have the 628 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: same amount of resources. OTP should stand for Official Truth Podcast, 629 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 1: That's the Truth. I think I'm going to clip that 630 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: out and listen to it on game day, get myself 631 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 1: fired up. Well, Titans win it. Hey, if the Titans 632 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: win it Saturday night, it's an accomplishment. It's a because 633 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: these are the playoffs. This isn't Week ten in Nashville. 634 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: That's why Brady, he gave him that little trophy, gave 635 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: Rabel that little trophy because he's saying, here's your little 636 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: trophy for week ten. Week ten counts zero to New 637 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 1: England counts zero. Week seventeen against the Dolphins counted zero. 638 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: Did they want to buy yes? Does it matter to 639 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: them now they're playing for the championship. You're stepping in 640 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: the ring right now with Muhammad Ali and his Prime 641 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:26,960 Speaker 1: Official Truth podcast. And you know what, people did beat him? 642 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 1: It happened, didn't I see somewhere that the Patriots have 643 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: never won a Super Bowl when they don't have a buye. 644 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: That's true. Okay, just a little tidbit, just a little something, okay. Well, 645 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: the best, the best, what's brilliant ever? Great taste plant 646 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: based beyond sausage sandwich from Duncan is here, with ten 647 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: grams of beyond sausage plant based protein in between a 648 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: toasted English muffin and delicious egg and cheese. You're a 649 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: little late, but pretty good. You didn't give me the 650 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 1: cue good. Duncan has created a brand new way to 651 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 1: start your day, so you can add a plant based 652 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 1: boost to your morning's America runs on Duncan Jim Watt, 653 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 1: how do we follow you on the social media into 654 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: the new decade at j Wyatt Sports same in two 655 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: thousand nineteen, is will be in twenty twenty. That's outstanding. 656 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: Amy Wells at Titans Amy Amie, And how can people 657 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:25,319 Speaker 1: submit questions for our otp Q shows Titans online dot 658 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:28,960 Speaker 1: com slash otp Q And remember you can hear Dave 659 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:32,760 Speaker 1: McGinnis on eighty seven different radio shows and Titans Radio. 660 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: This Saturday night, we're on the air at sixth Central 661 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,440 Speaker 1: Time with Titans Countdown from Foxborough where it's not supposed 662 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: to be four degrees. No, it's going to be delightful. 663 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 1: I don't know about Delifa. I saw some writing in 664 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: the forecast. It's early, but I saw some rain rain 665 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,399 Speaker 1: in the forecast. But the last time we were there 666 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: tat Chile, yes, it was yeah, yeah, I hope the 667 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: rain gets out of there. Indeed, all right. Well for 668 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 1: the great Jim Watt, for Amy Well and for coach 669 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis. Mike Keith wishes you a happy New Year 670 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:06,920 Speaker 1: and thanks you for listening to the O T T