1 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: The gang is all back together for this week's OTP. 2 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: Mike Keith amy Wells. That's kind of sweet. I like 3 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: that the gang is all back together because we've got 4 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: the great Jim Wyatt here from Titans Online dot Com 5 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: senior writer editor back from Atlanta, dropping his microphone. But 6 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: he literally he literally dropped the mico closer dropped the 7 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: mic at the end. Make you make a big statement, 8 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: and then Jeff Harding is coming in to adjust the 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,959 Speaker 1: microphone chaos. I think Jeff set me up on that one. Yes, 10 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: he's the print guy. Jeff Wyatte, welcome back. You drove down. 11 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: I did, Yeah, drove down late Tuesday, got back earlier 12 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: than expected. Uh, after the big announcement on Wednesday because 13 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: it happened earlier in the day, which made a lot easier. 14 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: So it was a pretty easy trump. Amy Wells was there, 15 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: Ashley Farrell was there, You were there. I guess just 16 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: overall this town, this state, everybody just buzzing about the 17 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: news that Nashville gets the twenty nineteen draft. What jumps 18 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: out to you? And I'll start with you, Amy, about 19 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: your Atlanta experience with these owners meetings and this announcement. 20 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: There were so many people from the NFL, from other 21 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: media groups and other cities that were so genuinely excited 22 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: to see Nashville get this opportunity. It was crazy to 23 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: me the amount of people who came up and said 24 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: congratulation to me. I mean, I didn't do anything. I 25 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: was just there covering it, but congratulated us for having 26 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: that opportunity. We're saying they were excited to see what 27 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: Nashville does with it. Nashville is I mean, we all 28 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: know this and have known it for a while. Nashville's 29 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: and it's city. Nashville's cool, the its city, amy it is, 30 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: they say, the it's well, I mean, but really it is. 31 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: And people are so excited to have the chance to 32 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: see this city shown off in such a huge way. 33 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: So I'm just I'm excited that everyone else is excited 34 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: for us. Yeah, and I'll piggyback on that because you know, 35 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: I've got buddies of mine, like Sam Farmer from the 36 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: La Times who was saying, hey, I've already booked a hotel. 37 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: He's asked me, you know, where's this Marriott location where 38 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: he's booked a room, and other buddies of mine across 39 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: the league who look forward to coming to Nashville. I 40 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a great party. Obviously, the people 41 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: in the city are excited. I grew up here and uh, 42 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: you know, love Nashville. Proud to see where this city 43 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: has come. Still, remember I worked another job at the courthouse. 44 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: I used to walk across the bridge over the Cumberland 45 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: River back when you know, there was no Nissan Stadium, 46 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: and I watched it come up back the end as 47 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: a young young man and now not a young man anymore. 48 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: Best in the city grow and uh, I think it's great. 49 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: I mean, and I can't wait to see what it 50 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: looks like next year. Jim, you remember this. When this 51 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: city became an NFL city, people scoffed, yeah, oh what 52 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: do we do? And covered wagon streets aren't paved, walking 53 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: around barefoot. I'm serious. And then they would come here 54 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: and they would go, hey, this is really a great place. 55 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: That's the key is getting people to come here, because 56 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 1: you know, some people from that have never been here 57 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: before still want to make wise cricks about Nashville. But 58 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: the people who have come here, and that's fans from 59 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: other teams, that's media that's come covering other teams. Uh, 60 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: you know, we've seen so many players who have come 61 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: here with the Titans back in the early days who 62 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: have elected to stay here and make their home here. 63 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: All it takes is to come to the city, uh, 64 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: you know, hang out for a long weekend and you 65 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: realize it's a pretty special place and it's got a 66 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: chance to do the draft in a different way than 67 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: than the Chicago's and the Philadelas in the Dallas is 68 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: the places that we've been to in recent years, just 69 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: because it's everything's such close proximity to one another, and 70 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a great walking city for the draft 71 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: to bounce from one place the next excitement in the 72 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: downtown area is going to be off the charts. And 73 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: people who have not been here that are coming here 74 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 1: for the draft. You know, you're here about one hundred 75 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:26,799 Speaker 1: people a day moving to Nashville, that number could double 76 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: well and even jumping off of what Jim said, we've 77 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: become a road game for people that they circle on 78 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: their calendars. Whether it's players who are excited to come 79 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: and play here because it's a good game, whether it's 80 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: staff and support staff and media members who are excited 81 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: to spend some time in Nashville. We are one of 82 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: those cities now and that's just so cool. And that's 83 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: part of the reason you're probably always going to have 84 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 1: opposing fans inside of Nissan Stadium now right. Maybe not 85 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: to the numbers of the Packers or the Steelers those 86 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: fan base, but it's always because people who like to say, hey, 87 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: I like to go to one road game a year, 88 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: many of them are gonna pick Nashville, yep. Because it's 89 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: an easy city. As you guys are saying, it's easy 90 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: to get around. You fly in here, you stay downtown, 91 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: you can do everything downtown. There's the music, there's the food, 92 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: there's the nightlife, there's it's just a great city to 93 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: spend a full weekend. I guess it's just such validation too. 94 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: And Jim has spent his whole life here. I've spent 95 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: the majority of my life here. The view that people 96 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: had of Nashville for years and years and years was 97 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: based on He Hall. I mean it really was. That 98 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: was their vision of Nashville because He Hall was a 99 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: television show that people saw and I loved He Hall. 100 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: I still watched the Rebots. I think it's hilarious. It 101 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: was a great. It was a great, well done show, 102 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: but that was kind of the the vision that people had. 103 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: That's true. Yeah, and I remember he Hall and uh, 104 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: you know that's what led to some of the wastes crack, right, 105 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: any of the jokes are still about, you know, Grandpa 106 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: Jones and all those sorts of things. Yes, so we've 107 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: come a long way. You wonder what did the pedal 108 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: taverns or the bathrette parties? Did they still go on 109 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: during the draft week? And you think, because that's what 110 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: a lot of people say that now when they come 111 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: to town, that's obviously the bachelorette parties, the bathrette, you know, 112 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: party capital of the World, the whole thing with the 113 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: the ladies riding around on the pedal taverns. So explain 114 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: this to me. I can't explain it to you. Maybe 115 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: this is they're your friends, but they're sorry. Some of 116 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: them probably are, okay, But the point is, why do 117 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: you want to exercise while you drink beer? I'm assuming 118 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: it makes you feel as though you are doing something, 119 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: even though like you're not just sitting. You get to 120 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: see the city, you trick yourself into thinking that you're 121 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: working out. I get that. My question is how dangerous 122 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: are these things? You're just sitting on a stool and 123 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: drinking and this thing's rolling down the road. How many 124 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: people a year just tip over off the back? Well, 125 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: I've never seen one. I've got the barges now, the 126 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: party barges that the people are on, They've got the 127 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: wagons that people are dancing on them. They've gone, They've 128 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: graduated from you know, I guess the pedal taverns to 129 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: some of these other bigger vehicles. That factors. But what 130 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: we've seen though, and what we're discussing right here is 131 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: exactly why the draft in twenty nineteen, April twenty five, 132 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: twenty six, and twenty seven is going to be so awesome. 133 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: Here we're gonna make all of the first round picks 134 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: pedal tavern up to the stage. It's fun. Broadway is 135 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: a fun place to see any night of the week. 136 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: Every once in a while I'll get a free pass 137 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: from the wife to go out and people. I know 138 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: some people that will say, you know why you want 139 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: to be down? I love I love it. I mean, 140 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: when I grew up in Nashville, there was a place 141 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: called Asa Clubs. I don't know if you remember that 142 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: that was about the only place to go that in 143 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: the old Spaghetti Factory was on The Spaghetti Factory was 144 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: a treat, Yes it was, and there were a couple 145 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: of other birthdays graduations got to eat. It was big. 146 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: I think you could eat inside the you knows of 147 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: a caboose or maybe something like that. For so, those 148 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: are the places a big pictures batten up here by 149 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: when when Fountain Square opened right over here before that 150 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: fell apart, the Hungry Fisherman was right over here. Oh wow, 151 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: that's appetizing. Had a sixteenth birthday meal up here at 152 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: the Hungry Fisherman, free hush puppies for everyone. But but 153 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: you'll went from having a handful of places to go, 154 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: kid went from having a handful of place to go, 155 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: whether it's a Fountain Square where there was also a 156 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: place called the Heartthrob Cafe I used to go to. 157 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: And I see Jeff harding and shaking his head. I 158 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: think he probably had all those cards they used to 159 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: give out, those plastic cards if you were had a 160 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: membership to it. But those are the places to be 161 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: Now Downtown Nashville's pack with not only places to go 162 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: to have a good time to drink, drink a cold beard. 163 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: But they've got restaurants up and down the street, and 164 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: it's a fun place to be any night of the week. 165 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: Here's the wild thing about your any night of the 166 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: week deal. Occasionally I get to work for Sirius XM 167 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 1: NFL Radio, and their studios are in New York, Washington, 168 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: and Nashville, and it's in the Bridgetone Arena in that tower, 169 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: and the majority of their country stations are out of Nashville, 170 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: as you would guess, And so occasionally I get to 171 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: work there, do a six to ten shift on a night. 172 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter what night it is. You look out 173 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: the window, thousands of people, thousands of people having a 174 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,839 Speaker 1: great time. It doesn't have to be a concert or 175 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: some happening down there. It's just this is Tuesday night 176 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: in February. People just like to come. I'm not from 177 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: a city that has anything like that at all. So 178 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: I'll go downtown sometimes just to get dinner or something. 179 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: Be like, what's going on? Is there something happening all 180 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: the time? What is this? And it's like, oh no, 181 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: we just kind of live in a destination city. Now, Well, 182 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: I think you get what Jim and I are talking 183 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: about and that is the pride we take in seeing 184 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: people embrace where we're from, knowing from whence it has 185 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: come yea. And to see what Phil Bretteson's vision was 186 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 1: of downtown and starting to build the arena, to build 187 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: the stadium and all of the other people who have 188 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: had a vision to work so hard, the great convention 189 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: center that's down there and all it just fits together 190 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: so well. And I think the League saw that vision 191 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: at the Jersey unveiling, that this city, the county, the metro, 192 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: whatever could could pull it off. And the venues were 193 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: in such coordinated places. It's perfect. It's great. Yeah, it's great, 194 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 1: and it's gonna have a music theme. I know downtown 195 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: me just in the last couple of years, I know 196 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: Florida Georgia House is opened up. Agains Derk's Billy has 197 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: a place downtown. Blake Shelton has a place down just open. 198 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 1: I think Jason al Dean has opened up a place downtown. 199 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: So there's more and more to do, uh with each 200 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: passing month. I thought it was interesting here Amy talked 201 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: with Amy and Ashley. Yes, Amy, I'm struggle just about 202 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: her her daddy as she calls him, Just what it 203 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: was like when he moved the team to Nashville and 204 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: how it was a different city back then in the 205 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: late nineteen nineties, and to see how far it's come 206 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: now to see, uh, this city home of the twenty 207 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: nineteen NFL Draft, it's just going to continue to grow. 208 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously it leads to questions about, uh, well 209 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: it's the super Bowl next, Well, that's that's down the road. 210 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: But the fact that Nashville is now in the conversation 211 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: for some of these big events is Uh. I think 212 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: it's great and and the more of the mary if 213 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: you asked me, the only bad thing about all the growth, 214 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: uh is the traffic. But you know I can deal 215 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: with that because uh, like you said, as a lot 216 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: of pride that goes into seeing what the city has become. 217 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: Well that and you have a driver. Yeah, I just 218 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: live on the west side of town, all right, hang 219 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: out with me. So let's talk about Amy Adams Strunk 220 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: for just a minute. Does it this finally convince the 221 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: world if they weren't already convinced outside of Nashville, because 222 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: I think people in this region in the mid South 223 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: have been convinced for quite a while. Isn't this Finally, 224 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: she's the real deal. She gets it. If there was 225 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: any question outside of here about her from the league 226 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: and anybody else, that's out the window now without a doubt, 227 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: because she's handled herself, you know, beautifully, you know, every 228 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: step of the way in these interviews, and she had 229 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 1: to kind of weather the storm, I guess, sort of 230 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: speak at the beginning, you know, by design. She has 231 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: said that she kind of stayed out the spotlight when 232 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: she first took over in March of twoy fifteen. I mean, 233 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: she she knew that there were going to be changes 234 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: on the horizon. She had a vision for what she 235 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: wanted to do. She's made, you know, multiple changes that 236 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: head coach to get it to where she has it 237 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 1: today with Mike Vrabel and the way she had to 238 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: change a general manager to get you know, to get 239 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: John Robinson, who has helped change this franchise. She made 240 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: a lot of changes obviously in the building at the stadium, 241 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: just you know, the the organization, the staff throughout. She's 242 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: changed a lot of things up and now she's at 243 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: a point where the team has now turned the corner 244 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: back to back nine win seasons. She's got the right 245 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: people in place, and now I think she feels like 246 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: she's at a good place with the other thirty two 247 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: owners as well. So she's got a confidence about her. 248 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: She's got a little bit of a swagger about her. 249 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,199 Speaker 1: I think now by the because of the way things 250 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: have played out, and I'm glad to see that everything 251 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: has turned. Everything on social media now, he'y time I 252 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: tweet a story out, anything time you read the comments 253 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:47,959 Speaker 1: at the end of a story, anytime you hear other 254 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: people talk about her from a national perspective, it's all positive. 255 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: And you know, we talk about Nashville coming along the way, 256 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: just the ownership and where things have gone at the 257 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: top has come a long ways. We've been fortunate to 258 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: follow her for every step of her journey as the 259 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: Titans controlling owner. And so the conversation very early on 260 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: in her career was being the new guy and wanting 261 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: to find her role and be very careful about what 262 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: she did and just take time to learn. And so 263 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: I asked her the other day, I said, do you 264 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: feel like you're not the new guy anymore? Do you 265 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: feel like you've solidified your role in this boy's room? Really? 266 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: And she said, oh, absolutely, She said this shows that 267 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: I mean business, that I'm here to do something and 268 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: I'm going to get it done. And I think that's 269 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: just been so exciting to watch and to have her 270 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: representing the Titans the way that she does, and to 271 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: really show fans that she cares when for a while 272 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: people were questioning whether she did just because she wasn't 273 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: around as much or out in the spotlight as much. 274 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: It has been so cool to see her really take 275 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: ownership and really get that recognition in a group of 276 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: people who it is kind of a hard room to 277 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: win over. I would imagine you were both with her 278 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: as she did her media in Atlanta. What was it 279 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: like behind the scenes to see Amy Adam Strunk working 280 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: with the national media for a change. It was awesome. 281 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: It was she was so excited to talk to people, 282 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:22,239 Speaker 1: and I know media isn't something she's always been incredibly 283 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: comfortable with, but she she wanted to talk to everybody. 284 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: She was on NFL network, she was doing radio, she 285 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: was talking to us. It was great to see her 286 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: working the room and she was excited about the draft 287 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: and she was excited to talk about it, and people 288 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: were so receptive to her and her energy and her 289 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: excitement level. And I mean she's very well spoken, and 290 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: so people enjoy having those conversations with her. It was 291 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: fun to watch, Yeah, and it's cool to see her 292 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: standing there with Roder Goodill, you know, posing with the 293 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: with the NFL draft helmet. And then you know, she 294 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: she knows everybody. I thought she does a good job 295 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: of recognizing people, kind of connecting with people who was 296 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: a younger. I guess news reporter from Channel seventeen there 297 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: that she had not met. She introduced him herself to him, 298 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: and then she knew all the other reporters down there 299 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: by name. I thought that was pretty impressive. It's kind 300 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: of the way she is when she walks to buildings. 301 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: She she knows everybody here and uh, and she is uh, 302 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: you know, she's proud of of where this franchise is now. 303 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: She's proud to see the city of Nashville gets such 304 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: a big event. She just wants to make people happy 305 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, she's she is all about pleasing people. Uh, 306 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: not only the work for her, but but fans. I 307 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: mean you watch her, uh and you've seen her on 308 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: these roads when we go on the road or when 309 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: there's an event at the stadium. She shakes hands with 310 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: everybody that comes across her and signs autographs, takes pictures 311 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: with him. She's she's a woman of the people and 312 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: uh and that even shows it big events like this, 313 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: And Stuart Spears said it well in the press conference 314 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: that was held down by the River. The organization much 315 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: like we're talking about being proud of Nashville and proud 316 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: to see the recognition that Nashville is getting. The people 317 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: in this organization are proud that she is getting that 318 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: kind of recognition. Oh yeah, absolutely. Jim and I were 319 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: sitting at this press conference, like our daughter was about 320 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 1: to go off to prom We're taking all of these 321 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 1: pictures of her shaking hands with Goodell, imposing with Goodell. 322 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: I was like, oh my gosh, I look like a 323 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: crazy person. But I wanted to make sure that we 324 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 1: captured that moment. And I was so excited for fans 325 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: to see that interaction because that's such a neat opportunity 326 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: and it's something that we don't get to see very much. 327 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: And so but oh man, we looked crazy cakes. I'm 328 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: like leaning over to make sure I get the right shot. 329 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: I don't do that very often, but I was proud, 330 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: and I was excited and Jim way to back me up, buddy, Yep, 331 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: well I was. When my daughter went off to prom. 332 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: It was, you know, probably a lot more nervousness than 333 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: you know, Yes to die. Definitely a ralid moment when 334 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: you send your daughter off to prom. Was probably a 335 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: little more misty eyed, I guess yesterday. And then I 336 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: was gonna say, if you're saying that you're looking for 337 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 1: a race, we'll talk about what's going on right now 338 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: at Saint Time of Sports Park here on the OTP. 339 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 1: And those are OTA's well done. So we're talking OTA's 340 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: on the OTP. I love it all right. So you've 341 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 1: had a chance to watch this football team a bit. 342 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: I want to start with you, Jim White, what has 343 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: grabbed you? I don't want you to give a column 344 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: away with your five things or your ten things, or 345 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: your six pack or they're twelve things. What I's making 346 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: fun of you? No, I'm not really making fun, but 347 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: I don't want him to give away all his good stuff. 348 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: But what's grabbing you so far? Watching this team for 349 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,959 Speaker 1: a week, Well, I didn't and I did do an observation. 350 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: I'm allowed to do observations. Out of practice that are 351 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: open to the media, and then we have obviously other 352 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: OTAs that are uh that are not open for cameras 353 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: to see. Uh, but I didn't did one early in 354 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: the week, and uh, you know, I think I mentioned, 355 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, Corey Davis looking good, you know, and being 356 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: uh looking healthy and one hundred percent. Uh. You know, 357 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: he's a lot more confident. Uh, and he's gonna having 358 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: a whole offseason going the same page with Marcus Marioda's 359 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: great as he Taiji's sharp out there. He's made plays 360 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: already on I think the defenses look good. I mean 361 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: the offense is going through an adjustment period here as 362 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: everyone gets to gets familiar with Matt Lafleur and the 363 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: new scheme, and that includes Marcus Mariota the guys around him. 364 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: I think the defenses have been impressive to me, just 365 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: with coverage and uh and and just the personnel on 366 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: that side of football. I mean, we've got some returners here, 367 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: so Pro Bowl returners we've added to the group that 368 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna make that a pretty pretty good group. Mike 369 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: Vrabel is captivating to watch as a head coach. There 370 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: there are so many opportunity or different points during a 371 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: practice where I will just notice myself watching him work 372 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: with these players and really get into coaching. You and 373 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: I have talked about it a little bit, Mike, just 374 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: how fun it is to watch him as a coach. 375 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: You can tell that he is so passionate about that, 376 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: and he is so excited to be teaching these guys. Finally, 377 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: you know, we're not just talking about it anymore. We're 378 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 1: not just well, it'll be cool when the guys get 379 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: in here. He gets to teach, and he's so gifted 380 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,719 Speaker 1: at it, and he's such a just a compelling guy 381 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 1: to watch. I've really really enjoyed watching Mike very will 382 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: become a head coach. The biggest thing that has jumped 383 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: out to me is all of the teaching. They are 384 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: spending this time doing a lot more with fundamentals and 385 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 1: teaching how they want things done rather than working situationally 386 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 1: and listen, I'm not saying one way is better than 387 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 1: the other. It's the NFL practices are different everywhere, but 388 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: this is to me a change, and it seems to 389 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: be something the players are enjoying. I think, so. I 390 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: mean some do it different. I mean Kirey Combs you know, 391 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,680 Speaker 1: speaking of guys who get your attention on the practice field, 392 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: I mean he's an intense guy, yeller, screamer and coourager though, 393 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: and I think he's I like his style, and I 394 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: think his fans come out here and watch training camps 395 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: are gonna get a kick out of watching him. But 396 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: it is a young staff, and it is a young staff. 397 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: I do think that's a good point about the teaching 398 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: element of it. Uh. You know, you look at the 399 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: veterans out there, like a Combs and and Dean Peace, 400 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: you know, but but you see a lot of younger 401 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: guys that leading other position groups, and uh, you know, 402 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: the enthusiasm has been great. I think guys have been 403 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 1: flying around out there. Uh you know, things will pick 404 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: up even more as we get closer to the mini 405 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: camp next month. But it's gonna be a fun training 406 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: camp to watch. I can guarantee you that. Oh absolutely, 407 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: guys are already talking about how like are we in 408 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: training camp? What's happening? We're exhausted. But I mean the 409 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: pace is fast. It's a fast, high energy practice, and 410 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: I think that's really cool. I think that's fun to watch. 411 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm glad, I'm not doing it, but because 412 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: it's hot out there. Man. We were doing the Nashville 413 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: Sports Council luncheon yesterday the Cooper Steel Speaker series and 414 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel and John Robinson were on the podium. And 415 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: the thing that has stood out to practice, or stood 416 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: out to me about practice is it looks like exactly 417 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: how Mike Vrabel would want it to be when he 418 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: was a player, the conditioning, the attention to detail, all 419 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: of the technique things, because those were areas that were 420 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 1: big parts of his game where he excelled. And so 421 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,239 Speaker 1: I made that point to him that that was how 422 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 1: it looked, and essentially I was met with no dub, 423 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: and he did, after sort of mocking me, kind of 424 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: hurting my feelings, he did confirm that that's exactly what 425 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: it is. You want to be able to be in 426 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: good enough condition and to be able to maintain your concentration, 427 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 1: that you keep your technique into the fourth quarter, that 428 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: you're still playing with the same speed and technique in 429 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter that you're playing with in the first quarter. 430 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: And I think it makes it makes tons of sense 431 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: from who he is and what he is. He hadn't 432 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: hearing about him so much. I mean when he was 433 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: first hired, you heard the stories about it from Houston. 434 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: I'm remembering here here you speak U talking to Matthew 435 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: Slater at this last year's Super Bowl about Rabel as 436 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 1: a player, and he remembers when he was a rookie 437 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:29,120 Speaker 1: and he would screwing a drill up and he said 438 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 1: that Rabel was riding about it, and eventually Rabel stepped 439 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 1: in and say, hey, if you can't get it done right, 440 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: I'm a step in there and do it for you 441 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,440 Speaker 1: and kind of show you how it's done. And really, 442 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: when you'll watch practices, he's not afraid to call a 443 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: guy out. I mean, I don't care if it's a 444 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: it's an undrafted free agent, or a guy you know 445 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 1: who's made the team after a trialt or it's a 446 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: veteran who's been around here for a while. I mean, 447 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: if he wants it done right, these guys respect him. 448 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: He played fourteen years in the league. He's got three 449 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: Super Bowl rings to his name. It wasn't that long 450 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: ago that he was out of here on this field 451 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: as a football player. And I think that, you know, 452 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 1: gives him a lot of moxie going into these practice 453 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: and that's why you get so much. These guys are 454 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: paying attention to doing what you always do, what your 455 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: head coach says. But it means a lot coming from him, obviously, 456 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,159 Speaker 1: But the point also needs to be made he's not 457 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: running the junction boys practice out here. Either there's not 458 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: a bunch of crazy hitting or they're not fistfights. He 459 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: takes periods at the end and he says, hey, guys, 460 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: get an extra gatorade, your pros. We want to just 461 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: take a little break here and be ready for the 462 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: next period. I mean, it's still very much while it's 463 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: a different tempo, it's still very much pro football, absolutely, 464 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: but you can tell, as you were saying before, that 465 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: it's designed by someone who has done it before. Right. 466 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: He's not a coach who's like, well, this is how 467 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: we've done it my whole time coaching, and so that's 468 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: what we're going to do. He's been through those types 469 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: of practices, knows what his guys need. He seems very 470 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: intuitive as to where they are and when to push 471 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: and when to pull back, which is a neat thing 472 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: to see this early in the season. I agree, yeah, 473 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: and you know, and not only has a perspective as 474 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 1: a as a player who played for so long, but 475 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: so long, but he worked under Bill Belichick, and he 476 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: worked under Bill Kauer, and he's and Coach O'Brien in 477 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: Houston and Urban Meyer at Ohio State. I mean, he's 478 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: seen some of the best in the business do it, 479 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 1: and I'm sure he's taken some of that, you know, 480 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: into his coaching style. You know, he said that yesterday 481 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: at that luncheon exactly that that he's taken something from 482 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 1: everybody that parts of it. Played for a great high 483 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: school coach, you know, a legend Jerry Reardon, or a 484 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: legendary high school coach. He played for John Cooper who 485 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: is in the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach, 486 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: and so all of those things. I think you're absolutely right. 487 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: He's he's learned so much from so many different people 488 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: that you're watching it be applied. And I'm like Amy, 489 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: and I think Amy made a really good point and 490 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: how interesting it is to watch him. But the feeling 491 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 1: that I have is I never think I'm watching a 492 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: first time head coach. He definitely has a presence about it. 493 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: He has a presence, and it looks like it has 494 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 1: looked like from the start that he is very much 495 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: in command of what he wants to do and knows 496 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: what he wants to do. People who have been talking 497 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: about Mike Vrabel having a presence since high school. We 498 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: went and talked to coach Ruden and he was talking 499 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 1: about the presence that Mike Vrabel had just walk in 500 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: the halls at his high school. And we've spoken to 501 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: his college coach and he talked about the presence they 502 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 1: had on the field and with his teammates in the 503 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,639 Speaker 1: locker room. He's just one of those guys, you know, 504 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: one of those people who has something a little extra. 505 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's Moxie because I wanted to 506 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: use that word, well, good, thank you, or if it's 507 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: just some he has some sort of innate quality that 508 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: just makes him fill up whatever space he's in, and 509 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: guys seem to really be responding to that. Speaking of 510 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: Moxie in a presence, we're going to end this show, 511 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: we all said, Moxie, we did going to end this 512 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: show by talking about someone who has a presence. Abe 513 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: Wells has been with this organization for five years today. 514 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 1: That's true. You remember, do you remember your first interview? 515 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: I do. It was with Mark Mariannie. That was my 516 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 1: first interview with a player. My first interview ever was 517 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: on caravan with you. Is that right? Yeah? Do you 518 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: remember that? It was near Cookville, wasn't it? I think so, yes? 519 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: Or was it in Cookville? I don't know where. You 520 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: were so excited, terrified. I was so scared. Day two 521 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 1: in a new job, they said, pack a bag, you're 522 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 1: getting on a bus. You're going to be gone overnight 523 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: with these strangers. And Mike says, well, we should probably 524 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,119 Speaker 1: introduce you to Titans fans. So all right, go interview 525 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: with all these kids. That's what happened. You interviewed Titans fans. 526 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,439 Speaker 1: You talked with Titan. Did you walk up and say, 527 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: do you know who I am? Kid? No? I didn't know. 528 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: I don't even I don't know what you do now. 529 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 1: I don't even know what I said. Honestly, it was good. 530 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:00,080 Speaker 1: I blacked out. I remember that, Garrett, you were, you 531 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: were very, very excited. How would you characterize the last 532 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: five years of being part of and covering this organization 533 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: from the inside, Oh my god, bananas. But in the 534 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 1: best possible way. It has been the most terrifying yet 535 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 1: rewarding experience. Of my entire life. I've walked into all 536 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: kinds of things I never ever imagined that I'd be 537 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: able to do. Whether it's being on a TV show, 538 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 1: whether it's having this podcast, whether it's doing things on 539 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 1: the radio, the people I've been able to interview, hanging 540 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 1: out with Amy Adams Strong, hanging out with Amy Adams Strong. 541 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: It's been a remarkable couple of years. I am so 542 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 1: grateful for the years that I've had, and I'm so 543 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: excited for where we're about to go. It's gonna be crazy. 544 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: It's better than two and fourteen. It's right now is 545 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: a lot better. Well. By virtue of the company handbook, 546 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: you're supposed to have a cake, Yes, and in the 547 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: handbook you can't see it's there. It is. I'm so excited. 548 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: There it is, and you can't see it on the radio, 549 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: but there is a cake. I'm sure there will be 550 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: a picture at some point. Congratulations on five years. Thanks guys, 551 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: Thanks for all you've done. You know, and you can 552 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: keep going if you want to. Thank you. I get 553 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 1: my job for another year. We would like for you 554 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: to keep it. I'll stay Jim when you hit five years. 555 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to that. You get a cake. Yep, 556 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: you get a cake. You can have some of this 557 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: cake if you want. I'll give this dog all right. 558 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: For Jim Wyatt and Aby Wells celebrating your fifth anniversary 559 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: with the team. Also Ashley Farrell and Jeff Harding. Mike 560 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 1: Keat says thanks for being with us on the O T. Pete. 561 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: You guys are nice.