1 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: The OTP, presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Don't get 2 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: sacked by the high cost of healthcare. Make Farm Bureau 3 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: Health Plans your first line of protection. They've been protecting 4 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. We're glad to have 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: you with us on Friday, September the eighteenth. Amy Wells 6 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: as always alongside me, Mike Keith, Glad you're here for 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: the OTP. Miss Wells, good to be here, Mike. All right. 8 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt from Tennessee Titans dot Com, Senior writer editor, 9 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: just off the practice field, just off the press conferences. 10 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: How are you, Jim? I'm doing great. Hope everybody's do 11 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: well today on this Friday, beautiful Friday in Nashville, got 12 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: the fall field to it. It sure does. Sunday gonna 13 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: have a fall field, Coach Dave Beginners from Titans Radio. 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: And that's kind of exciting considering that one year ago 15 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: we played Indian Applace in the hottest game ever at 16 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: Nissan Stadium, and this weekend twenty degrees cooler, maybe even more. 17 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: I remember that game last year that was warm. This 18 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: weather right now perfect. What's not perfect? Jim Wyatt is 19 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: the announcement this afternoon that wide receiver A. J. Brown 20 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: is out for this game. Were you surprised that Mike 21 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: Vrabel went ahead and said that number eleven won't play 22 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Jags. Well, I mean usually you do, 23 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: as coach Mike knows. I mean, any competitive advantage you 24 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: can get the coach is usually taken. A lot of 25 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: times he is a little bit more hesitant to clear 26 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: a guy out, but he gave it up. I don't 27 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: think any of us were surprised without announcement, based on 28 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: what we've seen in practice. But he's offistal have been 29 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: ruled out, which obviously means you know, Corey Davis and 30 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: he's to rosy the occasion again along with a lot 31 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: of other guys. Darrenson Devon's another guy who's officially out 32 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: right out of gate with a Friday injury report. Dave 33 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: McGinnis from a coach's end point, why say, now, you 34 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: know what, because it's he probably you know, really wasn't 35 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: worried that much about it right now, the other guys, 36 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: he was gonna have to activate some other guys anyway, 37 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to step up. And so I mean, 38 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: really at this point, I mean, just go ahead and 39 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: put it out there and the other guys know they've 40 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: got to step up and play. If you're active in 41 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: the National Football League, you've got to be able to play. 42 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: And that's what's got to happen for us on Sunday. 43 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: In some ways, Coach Macket, it almost is a message 44 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: to those guys, Hey, look, everybody knows now it's on you, fellas. 45 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: I think that's a good point, Mike, that's a very 46 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: good point, and that might might have been some of 47 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: his motivation to do that. But the reality of the 48 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: National Football League is this. The chance for you being 49 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: injured as a National Football League player sometimes during the 50 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: seventeen week season is one hundred percent. And so that's 51 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: why you have a number of people on the squad. 52 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: They need to step up and play, Amy Wells, the 53 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: news about Darrenton Evans not being able for a second 54 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: straight game should not be totally overlooked. This was a 55 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: player we were very impressed with early in camp. Titans 56 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: would love to have him back to be able to 57 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: spell Derrick Henry again not available this week. Yeah, Titans 58 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: fans should be excited about him returning to the field 59 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: at some point, because he had a great camp and 60 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: he was really kind of on his way. But I 61 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: think you want him healthy instead of partially healthy. There's 62 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 1: a long season ahead of us. It's week two. We've 63 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: got a long way to go here, so you want 64 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: to get people as healthy as possible. And if he's close, 65 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: give him another minute, let him be get him back 66 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: to the field. Stephen Gaskowski will be kicking for the 67 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: Titans again on Sunday. Dave McGinnis from a head coach's standpoint, 68 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: are you reluctant to send him out there? Does it 69 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: change your strategy or do you look for an opportunity 70 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: maybe to get him out there early in the game 71 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: and make a kick. How do you approach as the 72 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: head coach? You approach it just like he would in 73 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: any other ball game with your kicker. Make a football 74 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: decision and send him out there. I mean, he's got 75 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: enough of a history of being successful. You know last 76 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: week on Monday Night that was a complete aberration of 77 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: what he has done throughout a storied career. I'd put 78 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: him out there at any time, at any moment, right 79 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: from the jump, Mike Jim when he impressed everybody with 80 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: the way he handled everything. Post game in Denver, he did. 81 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: And I didn't see that coming. I mean, based on 82 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: what we had seen in practices, he looked good. I 83 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: watched him in the warm ups and he was kicking 84 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: him from fifty yards out. But somewhere along the course 85 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: of that game, he just kind of, you know, lost 86 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: his confidence and admitted himself that things kind of snowballed 87 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: on him. You know, he just didn't look himself ended up. 88 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,559 Speaker 1: You know, as we know now, he took a sock 89 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: off his right foot just because it gave him a 90 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: familiar feel from the offseason when he prepared and he 91 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: made the final kick, and then he stood, I mean, 92 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: you don't have to, I guess, make yourself available post game. 93 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: And I think in the locker room, in a normal year, 94 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: he would have been standing in front of his locker 95 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: to answer these questions and when with the zoom availabilities, 96 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: he sat there and answered one question after the other 97 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 1: about what a bad night he had and said, hey, 98 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: this is on me. I was embarrassed. You know, I'm 99 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 1: glad my teammates built me out. I didn't deserve to 100 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: get a chance to win this game and be considered 101 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: a hero on a night when I missed three kicks 102 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: in an extra point. So he handled it perfectly. And 103 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: now I just don't think you want to play that 104 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: game of going back and forth with a field goal 105 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: kicker or putting any doubt in any further doubt in 106 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: Stephen Gakowski's mind. I think he's got to get out there, 107 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: as coach Mike setting kick and just work himself through 108 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: it because there's a guy who's done it for so long, 109 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: for so well, Coach Mack, you made it clear to 110 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: us though the block kick was not his fault. Yeah, 111 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: I didn't think it was a low kick at all. 112 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: I thought they had a little bit of little bit 113 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: of penetration. And again, knowing how the battery and the 114 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: operation works, a kicker is always going to take it 115 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: upon himself. He really is, because he is going to 116 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: he's going to stand behind his guys. But I thought 117 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: that even if it was a little bit the trajectory low, 118 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: they had a little bit of penetration too. All right, 119 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: so let's go through this list. I'm gonna give you 120 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: all a crack it. This most surprising from week one 121 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: to you, Aby Wells overall penalties per game down nearly 122 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: seven from slightly over nineteen to slightly over twelve. That's one. 123 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: Number two holding penalties from eighty two to eighteen from 124 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: last year to this year, so that's a major drop off. 125 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: Or number three field goals made down thirteen percent to 126 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: seventy one point six percent, one of the lowest in 127 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: any sort of memory. Which of those stats rises you 128 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: the most about Week one league wide? Um, I think 129 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say the first one. Just overall penalties being 130 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: down a little bit. I think that that is surprising 131 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: to me because everybody's so rusty, you know. I mean, 132 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: even after our game, everybody talked about, oh the rust. 133 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: We had so much rust to knock off. And so 134 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: the fact that I don't know if that is something 135 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: you attribute more to officials or more to people just 136 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: really playing with a sound technique. But I think that's 137 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: surprising to me because I assume there would be a 138 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: lot of flags thrown in these first couple of games 139 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: while everyone kind of gets their feet under them. Again, Jim, 140 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say the holding penalty account specifically, And what 141 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: scares me about that is when there's that low, there's 142 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: always going to be a correction. I think so this weekend, 143 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: I would expect some of you, know, after hearing from 144 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: some of the people on the defensive side of the 145 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: ball about how few penalties there were from an holding standpoint, 146 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: that they will go up. I say double this weekend, 147 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: coach back, We'll go with a field goal percentage because 148 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: you know, basically you know your field goal of people 149 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: even without preseason. I mean they but they're basically working 150 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: a three man battery unit. You know, as far as 151 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: practice and being able to kick, that surprises me a 152 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: little bit there. Of course, I know that Goskowski's missus 153 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: didn't help the average, but that surprises me a little Mike, 154 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: I mean seventy two percent when you consider that the 155 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: NFL average was eighty three eighty four percent makes, and 156 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: the numbers of makes have gone down in recent years. 157 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: Do you attribute some of this to the mental part 158 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 1: of the longer extra point and kickers and this has 159 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: been a theory kickers feel more stressed overall since the 160 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: extra point is no longer automatic. Do you buy that? Well, 161 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: the extra point is not automatic, and I can I 162 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 1: can sense I can sense a little bit of that. Now, 163 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: as far as as the field goal percentage, you know, 164 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: I don't know what to attribute that too. But if 165 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: it's a league wide as you said, and that's a 166 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: pretty good percentage drop, Mike that you just pointed out, 167 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: that surprises me some I ask a question about kicker 168 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: stress levels, sure, like who is measuring this? Who's measuring 169 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: how stressed kickers are across the league? Are we are 170 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: we measuring the stress of all positions or are we 171 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: just worried about are we just worried about the mental 172 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: health of our kickers? Out? Like, you know, what's stressful? 173 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: Having a three hundred pound guy run at your face? 174 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 1: I know that is stressful. I just pointed out. I know, 175 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: I know that you don't buy this obviously, but I'm 176 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: saying you've You've had kickers grow much more accurate, to 177 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: the point that they're almost automatic. That's the way it 178 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: had gone. So then they change the extra point and 179 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: now all of a sudden, not only have extra point 180 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: percentages dropped in terms of accuracy by five percent, but 181 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: field goals have started to drop again. And I mean 182 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,479 Speaker 1: the goalposts have it narrowed, the hash marks have it changed. 183 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 1: There's there's no there's not the removal of a T. 184 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 1: But I mean they tend to be pretty stressed individuals 185 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: in terms of the I mean they are. They are 186 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: normally a little more what's the right word affected than 187 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: a guy who plays guard. Would you not agree with that? 188 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, I get what you're saying. It's a 189 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: very mental part of the game, but like the whole 190 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: game is stressful. I'm not interested in one individual person's 191 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: stress level. I don't take you a bubble bath. Figure 192 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 1: it out, okay, kick it through the upright again, just 193 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: throwing it out there with a theory. Uh, coach Mac, 194 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: can you help me out here any at all? Because 195 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: I'm not doing well with Amy Wells Is digs into 196 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: something like that, I can't help you, and uh, thank 197 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: you coach. Once she threw the bubble baths in there, 198 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: I'm done, all right. Jim Watt, anything you'd like to 199 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: get in on with this? Would you like to be 200 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: a part of this at all? I think that's a 201 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: drop the mike moment for Amy Wells. I think we 202 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: just gotta let her have it all right? So Amy 203 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: Wells does not buy that theory? No, I just maybe, 204 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: I mean it's a song. Maybe I just don't care. 205 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: I think everybody is stressed. We need to start taking 206 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: care of everybody's mental health out on the field then, 207 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: not just kickers. Amy, how's your mental health in the moat? 208 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: So good? So now do this explain to the OT 209 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: people exactly what the moat is because they may not 210 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: have been listening to Titan's radio because it was so 211 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: late Monday night. I get that. So the moat is 212 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: the walkway in front of the first row of seats 213 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 1: in the stadium. So they have a tarp over those 214 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: first eight rows, but the walkway in front of said 215 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: tarp is free for people like me to roam freely. 216 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: I love the moat. I may never leave like anybody 217 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: who has a first row seat. In twenty twenty, I 218 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: might be standing or twenty twenty one, I might be 219 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: standing in front of you because I love it up there. 220 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 1: I can see so much better because there aren't tall 221 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: humans standing in front of me. Visually, the whole kingdom 222 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: is something I can see. All of a sudden, I 223 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 1: can see the entire field. The whole thing about being 224 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:35,119 Speaker 1: on the sidelines is vastly overrated from a viewing standpoint. Agree. Agree, 225 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: It is cool one time for about a quarter to 226 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 1: be on the sidelines of a football game. You're in it. 227 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: You can hear everything, you can smell everything. It feels 228 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: very three dimensional, like you are there for it. But 229 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: then you realize you can't actually see the football game. 230 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: You have no idea what's going on, and you're watching 231 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: it on the JumboTron because you can't see the actual 232 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: like you just don't have the best vantage point. You 233 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: really can't see anything, you know, Jim, It's funny because 234 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: some radio teams used their sideline reporter as another analyst, 235 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: and so many times they'll throw theyll go, let's go 236 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: down to Charlie down there, and Charlie tell us what 237 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: happened on that play. Charlie's you know, Bob Fred whatever. 238 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: I really have no clue because I couldn't see. Yeah, 239 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: you can't see it. Yeah, it's It's why coach mack 240 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: says when he coached, he liked to be in the booth, 241 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: the worst seat in the house, the worst seat in 242 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: the house. Amy was in a great spot on Monday night. 243 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: I watched with my binoculars. I was checking the style. 244 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: As many times there was one person that was standing 245 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: behind the bitch right in front of the tarp and 246 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: it was Amy Wells. She had the whole section, the 247 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: whole son to herself, it seemed like, And I don't 248 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: blame her from liking that. Now, Um, we'll see how 249 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: that is. Obviously, if fans start coming back, I wonder 250 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: what they're gonna do with them. Well, I guess it's 251 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 1: still going to be a thank all season, isn't it. Yeah, 252 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: that's where they're putting sideline reporters all season long, because 253 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 1: they're still going to have those eight rows closed off. 254 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: So there's separation, of course, for fans from the team 255 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: to keep them saved. Their separation for me from the 256 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: team and for me from the fans, so everybody is 257 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: distanced enough that we can all be saved and still 258 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: do our jobs and enjoy the game respectively. It was 259 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: nice in Denver because it was also I mean, there's 260 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: no fans there, so it's rather quiet, which is eerie 261 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: during a football game, and it's strange, but I could 262 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: still hear what was going on on the sidelines, so 263 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: I still had the ability to kind of know what 264 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: the mood was like for the team and kind of 265 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: get those vibes. I was afraid I was going to 266 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: be a little too far away to be able to 267 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: kind of pick up how people are feeling about certain things. 268 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: So really, yeah, yeah, I mean I think people from 269 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: space knew that the Kicker wasn't having on. Um. Yeah, 270 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: you didn't need to be close to know that. But 271 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: I really did enjoy kind of being up higher. There 272 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: are cup holders up there, so I could like put 273 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: my drink down, I could write on the side. It 274 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: was like I had a little office. I mean, the 275 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: accommodations in the moat are five star. I loved it. 276 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: What do we think that over under is for the 277 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: down in fronts? You're gonna hear on back or do 278 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: you think you're far enough down that you won't be 279 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: Jim White, I have a headset on. I will never 280 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: hear that. No club, Nope, can't hear you. So sorry 281 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: working on the radio. You know what you're gonna have 282 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: in Nissan Stadium this Sunday. Those You're gonna have a cutout. 283 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: There is an Aby Wells cut out, There is a 284 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: Jim White cutout, there is Coach Mac bobblehead cut out, 285 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: and there's actually even a cutout of me. Where are 286 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: the cutouts in the stadium? Are they in the end zones. 287 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: They're in the end zones. Yep, are we on the 288 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: front row of the end zone? I'm clear. I haven't 289 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: entirely gone over and scoped us out. I wanted to 290 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: be surprised. I know the four of us are together, 291 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: and anyone who sees the cutouts will be able to 292 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: find us, because I mean Coach Mac of course, is 293 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: a bobblehead. Jim Wyatt looks like he's feverishly working, and 294 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: Mike Keith is in the greatest photograph I think that 295 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: has ever been taken of him, So they will all 296 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: be proudly displayed. You can't miss him, you really can't. 297 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: How long did it take you to pick out your photo? 298 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: About thirty five seconds? You lie, no, because I've used 299 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: it on Instagram like five times. Okay, so it was 300 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: just at the top of the heap. Jim Wyatt, are 301 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: you very excited about your cutout in the stadium? Will 302 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: you be pictured with your cutout? Dot put Amy with 303 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: her cutout in the mode with her standing give a 304 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: little bit of company. I think that would be well done. 305 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: But I'm looking forward to seeing all the cutouts. I've 306 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: seen a callball. I really need one thing, I know 307 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: if some of the former players are going to be 308 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 1: featuring the cutout, including because someone sent me a picture 309 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: of it the other day. Josh Evans, the former Titan 310 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: who yeah picture, is going to have a cutout there 311 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: along with Tim Shaw, and I know Chris Johnson is 312 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: in that group, and I've seen an Eddie George cutout, 313 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 1: so they're going to be featured. In addition to I've 314 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: seen a couple others listed as cutout that will include 315 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: Tim McGraw, Claywalker, Old Dominion, Lindsay l Ray Lyn Chase, 316 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: Rice Branley, Gilbert among the country music stars, and I 317 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: think some more surprises in there. I thought that I 318 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: saw Justin Timberlake's cut out behind me, and I was 319 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: going to ask to have my cutout moved next to his, 320 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: but it turns out that wasn't the case. We do 321 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: have a Titans fan that looks very similar to Justin 322 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: timber Lake. So if you're listening to the OTP shout out, 323 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 1: I almost asked to have my cutout placed by yours. Amy. 324 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: That hurts my feelings because you're next to my bubble head, 325 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: I know, but I also have the bubble head right 326 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: here on my desk, So Coach Mac, I'm just wondering, 327 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: you know, just myself. And as I show the bubble 328 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: head here on the OTP and you can't see it 329 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: because this is audio only, are you satisfied that you 330 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: went ahead with the bobble head for your cutout or 331 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 1: are you now regretting that you didn't have a photo? 332 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: No I presented. I presented a photo and a bubble head, 333 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: and the people in charge were very excited about putting 334 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: the bubble head in there, and I'm more than fine 335 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: with it. I am more than fine with it. I'm 336 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: just very proud to be included in the stadium this week. 337 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: There we go. We're gonna be all year. I'm told 338 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: you're a permanent fixture. They're saying the cutouts are gonna 339 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: be there all year. I'm all for that. Like that 340 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: so much. And then at the end of the year 341 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 1: if they're not there for the playoffs. If they're there 342 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: for the playoffs, I'm fine too. But when we're completely 343 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: done with them, I'm gonna get it and put it 344 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: in my front yard. I thought you had already auctioned 345 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: it off for charity. We might do that. They can 346 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: come pick it up. In the front yard. My neighbor 347 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 1: wants to put mine in their garden. Oh man, get 348 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: off the deer, get off the crows. Yes, all right, 349 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: So let's talk about this week's opponent, Jacksonville. Now, I 350 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,959 Speaker 1: know it's been a very short week with us getting 351 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 1: back at midday on Tuesday. Who in this group has 352 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: had a chance to watch the Jacksonville Indianapolis game? I have, 353 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 1: I coach Mac. So let me let me kind of 354 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: hit you with a couple right off the bat. Indianapolis 355 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: had every chance to win this ball game, had every 356 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: chance to take advantage, had a chance to go up ten, 357 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: nothing early, went on fourth and goal at the one, 358 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: didn't make it, had a couple of bad interceptions, missed 359 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: thirty yard field goal, And this group in Jacksonville won 360 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: a game in a way that I think they would 361 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: have not won a game over the last three years. 362 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,239 Speaker 1: Would you agree? I agree with that one because you know, 363 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: and again, stats are the most overrated thing in football, 364 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: especially yards. But you look at the yardage, and you 365 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: look at everything, possessions, anything, it all would point to 366 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: an Indianapolis victory. But the huge thing, and you pointed 367 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 1: it out all of us that have done this are listeners, 368 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: you know, the great OTP listeners are NFL fans. They 369 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: understand there's a good Philip Rivers, there's a bad Philip 370 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: Rivers has been his whole career. That was bad Philip 371 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: Rivers up there three very untimely interceptions and they weren't 372 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: able to complete some drives. Yes, and I agree with 373 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: what you're saying too. And it looked to me like 374 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: a little bit Mike. That Indianapois went in there, and 375 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:03,959 Speaker 1: they took Jacksonville a little bit lightly also because that 376 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: rookie running back jumped up on him very very quick 377 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: and Gardner Minshew and I know we'll talk about this. 378 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: This will probably be some of your other questions. But 379 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: he diced them up and didn't throw the ball very 380 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: far down the field. Jacksonville played smart. Absolutely they did. 381 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: I mean, they played exactly what they were trying to do. 382 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: And here's what they else. They did it. Getting a 383 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: turnover is only half of the battle. Capitalizing on turnovers 384 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 1: is finishing it. They capitalized on their turnovers. Jim Garner 385 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: Menshew is seven and six as an NFL starter. He 386 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: beat the Titans last year and he was in control 387 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: of that game much more than Marcus Mariota was what 388 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: do you like about Garner Minshew? I just think, you know, 389 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 1: his emotion and his energy are just contagious. I mean, 390 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: sometimes guys get sick of seeing a guy jump around 391 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: the sidelines and getting excited and being animated. Happened like 392 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: seeing that, and I think it inspires teammates and you know, 393 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: it's fun to watch him play. But I think when 394 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: I look at Jacksonville, you know, it looks like a 395 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 1: you know, it's a young team that's got everybody energized 396 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: and is pulling in the same direction. You know. Obviously 397 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,199 Speaker 1: they had to make some tough decisions. They got rid 398 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: of some players, some maybe guys who were pulling other 399 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: people around them down, some attitudes that had been on 400 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: that team in years past. And now they've got a 401 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: young team and everybody seems like they bought in. I 402 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: think when I watched what they did, it's a team 403 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,959 Speaker 1: that just kept falling behind but kept coming back and 404 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: kept responding. And I think a lot of that because 405 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:46,199 Speaker 1: Minshew gives them, you know, some confidence, a little bit 406 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: of a swagger, and the Titans you got to figure 407 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: out a way to kind of quash that earlier on Sunday, Mike, 408 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 1: let me say this to that point, I don't think 409 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: those were hard decisions for them to make. Those people 410 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: did not want to be there, you know, they did 411 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 1: not want to be there, and sometimes you got to 412 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: eradicate that, regardless of the ability, because if if you're 413 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: prostituting the team thing to ability, a lot of times 414 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: you end up in big trouble. And I think the 415 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: point being is those that team played like they were together. 416 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,640 Speaker 1: That team last year played like they were burdened with 417 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 1: a lot of issues other than between the lines on 418 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: the field. Well, I think we also have to think 419 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: about the Jags had a lot of bad pub over 420 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: the off season. They did not have a ton of 421 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: fun when it came to different comments that were made, 422 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 1: different things that came out, YadA, YadA, YadA, all the 423 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: big headlines that we heard about the Jags over the 424 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: off season. When it comes to football, it's a completely 425 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: different story that doesn't necessarily have any bearing on what 426 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: type of team you're going to see on the field. 427 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,719 Speaker 1: And I think to Jim's point, because everybody on that 428 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: team has bought in, they all seemed to be pulling 429 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: in the same direction, working for the same cause, playing 430 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: more like selfless football than we've seen out of them 431 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: in previous years. I think that that negates a lot 432 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: of the stuff that is making teams overlook them. If 433 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: that makes sense. It does. At thirteen of the forty 434 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: eight players they had suited up on Sunday were rookies, 435 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:25,239 Speaker 1: So they had thirteen rookies play in the ballgame. You know, 436 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: part of the way to get rid of attitudes is 437 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 1: get younger. Because you bring in the young guys, they 438 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: don't know any different. And you know, Jason's excited, Chanalts 439 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: excited CJ. Henderson coach Mack. I mean, how many times 440 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: did Mike Vrabel mention the cornerback out of Florida's CJ. 441 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: Henderson this week? Well he did for a reason. I 442 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 1: mean that gout and he had an interception, but the 443 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: interception was not his best play. The three pass breakups 444 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: and the tackles he made were his best play. You 445 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: remember doing the draft, Mike, we talked a lot about 446 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: whether we thought in our minds and our evaluations whether 447 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: he are Akuta out of Ohio State, we're one two 448 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: or two one. This guy's a really good football player 449 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: and his first outing was legit Jim two and oh. 450 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: What an opportunity for the Tennessee Titans. What a chance here? Yeah, 451 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: I mean it's hard to believe. It's only happened two 452 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,159 Speaker 1: other times since the team has been the Titans. I 453 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: mean in Super Bowl season obviously was one of them. 454 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: The other season was two thousand and eight when the 455 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 1: Titans started ten and oz. So to have a chance 456 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: to get to two and oz, to knock off a 457 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 1: team in your division, you know, with the schedule that's 458 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 1: coming up, Yeah, it needs to happen. And this is 459 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: a game that the Titans are going into with some injuries. 460 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: We'll have to overcome that. But I expect the team 461 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 1: to show up ready to play and has had some 462 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 1: success against Jacksonville and years passed here at Nissan Stadium 463 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: and need to find a way to keep that trend going. 464 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: Coach Mack two and o two and oh in the conference, 465 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: I mean, if you lose that game Monday night, you're 466 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: kicking yourself in December and then you've got you've got 467 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 1: a home game against the division rival in September. I mean, 468 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 1: this is one that you've got circled probably a little 469 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: more than they do. The Jags have the game circled 470 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: at their place later in the year. But you got 471 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: to hold serve at home, whether you have fans or 472 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: not not if you're going to be a really good team. No. Absolutely, 473 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 1: And then when we've talked about it as an organization, 474 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 1: you know all summer, I mean, you if you want 475 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,080 Speaker 1: a home if you want a home game in the playoffs, 476 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 1: and we're way away from the playoffs right now, you 477 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 1: need to win your division. This is a division game 478 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 1: at home early in the season. I mean, this is 479 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: a game you would love to be able to put 480 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: in your pocket. You're gonna have to work for it, though, 481 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: And we talk about success against Jacksonville in the past. 482 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: Just for your point, Mike, this is a new Jacksonville team. 483 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 1: And I will say this after having been a long 484 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: time coach in this league too and having been a 485 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: head coach, Doug Brone is probably coaching a little freer 486 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: than he has been without Tom Coughlin looking over his shoulder. 487 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:08,360 Speaker 1: Let me just interject that too, and Dave Calwell's back 488 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 1: picking the players again. Absolutely, so, I mean, I think 489 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: you've got a different vibe down there, and when you 490 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: look at it, I mean, it looks like a different vibe, 491 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: and your point is well taken. They've got new blood 492 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 1: in there, and they've got some people they believe in 493 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: this quarterback. I mean they believe in this quarterback. He's 494 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: what you call a dealer. I mean he is a 495 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: dealer because he deals that ball in a lot of 496 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: different directions. And again, you brought this up, Mike, and 497 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: I brought this and I watched this twice and was 498 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,119 Speaker 1: looking at that ball is coming out so much quicker, 499 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: and you had a tremendous point. And Jay Gruden has 500 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: always been like this since he's been in this league, 501 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: and I think it goes back to not only the 502 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,879 Speaker 1: type of offense that he runs, it goes back to 503 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 1: what you said is to the arena league, you know, 504 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 1: because that you have to get the ball out quick then. 505 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: And that was the point that you made on one 506 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: of the one or four or five of his own shows, 507 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: and it's a very valid point. Well thanks for bringing 508 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: that up. The kids, good player. I think Jim All 509 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: to talk about them tanking, it's just ridiculous. I think 510 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: it is. It is crazy talk to think that that's 511 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: what Jacksonville is doing. Because listen, if they go one 512 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: in fifteen, the coaching, the general manager aren't gonna make it. 513 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: Why would they tank? Why why would they do that 514 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 1: to themselves? It doesn't make any sense. Yeah, I mean, 515 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: tanking is people will talk about that every year and 516 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: it's just not a thing. I mean, you've got coaches 517 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: coaching for their jobs. You've got players who are putting, 518 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: you know, putting themselves on tape to try to show 519 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 1: themselves to not only their teammates, but other people around 520 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: the league. Does you know, no, No one tanks in 521 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 1: the NFL. Some teams are just better than others. Some 522 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: teams aren't good enough to win, but every team is 523 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: going out to win every Sunday. And I think you know, 524 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: of guys, I'm sure motivated by talk of that and 525 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 1: now kind of people kid about the Colts tanking after 526 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: losing nothing. That's not happening either, But that's just not 527 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: the way it works in the league. Just think about 528 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: think about the logic behind tanking. You mentioned coaches and 529 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: front office people think about a player. If you're a 530 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,239 Speaker 1: player and you're you're playing as if you're tanking, you 531 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: think that new staff is gonna want to keep you 532 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: when they come in makes no sense. That's not the 533 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: National Football League. I'm just telling you that, No, people 534 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: don't make thirty million dollars a year in most cases 535 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: like a baseball player does or an NBA player does, 536 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: and your shelf life is so much shorter. I mean, 537 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: what you're putting on tape is trying to keep you 538 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,719 Speaker 1: in the league, to make as much money as you 539 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: can for as long as you can. It just makes 540 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: no sense. I've never I was watching the show recently 541 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: and they were discussing it like it were a thing, 542 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: and I'm like, buddy, I'm no expert on anything, but 543 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: I can tell you this that doesn't happen when we 544 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: stunk it up, and we did for a couple of years. Jim, 545 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: you were covering the team, amy you were around the team. 546 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: They weren't tanking, they were trying to win. It wasn't 547 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,479 Speaker 1: no gosh no, Yeah, I mean, I guess it was 548 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: the two thousand and four season. The Titans go into 549 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: that finale. You know, if you lose, you're the number 550 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: two pick in the draft. Yeah, by beating the Lions 551 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: that day, end up turning out to be a number 552 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: six pick. If I'm not mistaken, and I'm pac Man Jones. Yeah, 553 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: worked out great. But yeah, you think that taking that day, 554 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: I mean I think it was Brad Castle, you know, 555 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: one of the coach Mike's favorites, that made a key 556 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: interception late in that game. If I member right on 557 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: that coach Mac, he had nineteen tackles in that game. Okay, 558 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: he had nineteen tackles in that game of Keith Bullocks 559 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: scored a touchdown, took the ball away from the quarterback, 560 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: so that Titans team wasn't taking and that's they really 561 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: didn't have anything to play for that day, but but 562 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: pulled out a win that that costs him a draft 563 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: spot and regrettable draft pick, but it's still the people 564 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: that were there that day were excited and uh that 565 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: they ended the season and showed a lot of pride 566 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 1: in doing so. Yeah. Although if any teams are planning 567 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: on tanking, just going forward, beating the Colts first is fine. Like, 568 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: beat the Colts then you can tank, That's fine, do 569 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: whatever you need to do. Just beat the Colts or 570 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: any AFC division rival. For me, Ay, maybe this is 571 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: your show today. I bow before you. I mean, you 572 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: are you are on fire. It's just well, is crushing 573 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: this today. I mean it is just, uh, this is 574 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: like a Charles Barkley Shaquille O'Neal performance on the NBA 575 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: pregame show. I mean, this is phenomenal. I mean, the 576 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: Colts don't think the Jags are tanking, and I think 577 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: that if they would like to start, this feels like 578 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 1: it would be a good time. Yeah, and uh, thank 579 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: you for beating the Colts. See you later. Enjoy your thinking. 580 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 1: I think all of these great insights and all of this, 581 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: these uh attitudes that you have today comes from the 582 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 1: cap you're wearing. That says fan of the team. You know. 583 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just trying to keep it. What is it? 584 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: The youth say keeping it one hundred. That's what I 585 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: used to say, keeping it real. Yeah, but now there's emojis, Mike, 586 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: and so we talk about our emojis. I'm keeping it 587 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 1: one hundred. You are keeping something, keeping it on and 588 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: ten that's not an emoji. Okay. This is the OTP 589 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. They're keeping it one 590 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: hundred as they get you the home field advantage with 591 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: healthcare coverage from Far Bureau Health Plans. They've been protecting 592 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven, we're on the air 593 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 1: at eleven am Central on Titans Radio with Titans Countdown. 594 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: Coach Dave McGinnis will be there. Amy Wells will be 595 00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: in the moat. Jim Wyatt will be covering it for 596 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans dot Com. Amy and I have actually a 597 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: live look in. Now tell everybody where they watch the 598 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 1: live look in, Amy Wills And what time will we 599 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:14,160 Speaker 1: do that? Well, we do it approximately ninety minutes before 600 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: kickoff if you want to do that math and we 601 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: picked that time because that's when the inactives are typically released. 602 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: So we want to give you the most up to 603 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: date information, including the people who are not playing that day. 604 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: So you can catch us on Tennessee Titans dot com. 605 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 1: We are on the Tennessee Titans Facebook account if you 606 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: would like to check us out there, Titans Twitter. I 607 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: believe we are also there, so check us out on 608 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: all of those places. We will have up to the 609 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: minute information. I guess we're on the Titans out on 610 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:50,000 Speaker 1: the app, We're everywhere. Yeah, we're big on application. Yes here, 611 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: I'm a big app guy, Tensey Titans. But yeah, the 612 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: live look in ninety minutes before kickoff before every single 613 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: game home and away, and Mike Keith and I will 614 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: run through all the latest updates and information so that 615 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: you are ready to go. All right, So, Amy, any 616 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: final thoughts, since this has been your edition of the 617 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 1: OTP today, anything you would like to leave the ot 618 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:16,720 Speaker 1: people with as we depart. Well, I was just thinking 619 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 1: it's weird when you say keeping it one hundred. Maybe 620 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: do that, okay? Other than that, I'm excited about this game. 621 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:27,880 Speaker 1: I'm excited to be back in Nissan Stadium. Well miss fans, 622 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:30,439 Speaker 1: but it'll be fun to see your cardboard faces. Coach 623 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 1: Mac final thoughts. Yeah, I mean this is a big game, 624 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:35,760 Speaker 1: and this is really a big game for both teams, 625 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: you know, because we expected to be here at one 626 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 1: to Oh I'm not sure Jacksonville you know, did early on, 627 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,080 Speaker 1: but they sure played like they wanted to be. This 628 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: is an AFC South Division game, big game. Can't wait 629 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: to broadcast it with you, all right, Jim Wyatt. Final thoughts, Well, 630 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: final thoughts, Just to keep it the theme of the 631 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:55,439 Speaker 1: what the young kids are sending these days. I'm looking 632 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 1: forward to pulling up the Nissan Stadium my whip I'm 633 00:34:58,080 --> 00:34:59,839 Speaker 1: gonna keep it one hundred all game, and I think 634 00:34:59,880 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 1: it's it's gonna be lit, even if it won't be 635 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 1: fans in the stands gonna be lit. Yes, it will be. 636 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt wins. And you can't tell me that it 637 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:15,320 Speaker 1: doesn't sound stranger him saying that stuff. Now, it sounds 638 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,959 Speaker 1: really good when Jim says it. Wow, she is down 639 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,759 Speaker 1: on me. Man. All right, Well that's gonna do it. 640 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,720 Speaker 1: For this edition of the OTP presented by far Bureau 641 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: Health Plans for Jim Wyatt if Tennessee, Titans dot Com, 642 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:31,240 Speaker 1: for Titans Radios, Dave McGinnis, and for the on Fire 643 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,840 Speaker 1: Amy Wells. Mike Keith says, thanks for joining us for 644 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:36,800 Speaker 1: the O T T