WEBVTT - The OTP | Week 15 with Brian Callahan 0:00:12.520 --> 0:00:15.880 This is the OTP presented by Far Bureau Health Plans. 0:00:16.239 --> 0:00:19.200 When it's game day for your health coverage, trust Far 0:00:19.320 --> 0:00:22.480 Bureau Health Plans to draw up a winning play for you. 0:00:23.000 --> 0:00:28.080 They've been backing Tennesseeans for nearly eighty years. We're glad 0:00:28.200 --> 0:00:32.080 to welcome Titans head coach Brian Callahan back to the 0:00:32.120 --> 0:00:33.640 studio and back to the show. 0:00:33.800 --> 0:00:34.960 Welcome on this Monday. 0:00:35.120 --> 0:00:38.440 Thank you, Brian. Sometimes when you watch the game tape, 0:00:38.440 --> 0:00:41.880 it confirms what you saw. Sometimes it presents different things 0:00:41.920 --> 0:00:46.640 that you didn't suspect, maybe some surprises. After watching Sunday's 0:00:46.680 --> 0:00:48.920 game tape, what did you see? 0:00:49.200 --> 0:00:49.440 Well? 0:00:49.479 --> 0:00:52.279 The old adage is usually it's never as good as 0:00:52.320 --> 0:00:54.720 it seems, and it's usually never as bad as it seems. 0:00:56.320 --> 0:00:58.120 I would say that a lot of the things I 0:00:58.200 --> 0:01:03.400 felt during the game were confirmed in watching the game. 0:01:03.440 --> 0:01:03.720 Again. 0:01:04.560 --> 0:01:06.240 What I mean by that is there's a lot of 0:01:06.800 --> 0:01:09.240 a lot of really strong performances from a lot of 0:01:09.240 --> 0:01:14.640 different groups on the tape, and particularly on defense. I 0:01:14.680 --> 0:01:17.000 thought of special teams as well. I think those those 0:01:17.040 --> 0:01:20.040 areas at a really really nice game. Offensively, we ran 0:01:20.120 --> 0:01:23.240 the ball really well, we moved the line of scrimmage, 0:01:23.240 --> 0:01:26.240 we were the more physical team for most stretches of 0:01:26.240 --> 0:01:29.600 that game, and it just it comes down to, just 0:01:29.640 --> 0:01:31.200 like a lot of games come down to, but this 0:01:31.200 --> 0:01:33.960 one in particular, a set of like really really critical 0:01:33.959 --> 0:01:37.240 plays that you make and you win or you don't 0:01:37.280 --> 0:01:39.080 and you lose. And there was probably three or four 0:01:39.120 --> 0:01:42.319 of them, those two fourth down low red zone plays 0:01:42.360 --> 0:01:46.479 for sure that you you convert one of those for sure, 0:01:46.520 --> 0:01:48.960 and two of them you can almost guarantee yourself you're 0:01:48.960 --> 0:01:51.560 gonna win. Those are very high leverage spots that that 0:01:51.600 --> 0:01:54.840 we didn't come away with the points that we wanted. 0:01:54.840 --> 0:01:57.240 But there's a lot of things about how we played, 0:01:57.760 --> 0:02:01.480 some of the individual performances the linebackers and particular the 0:02:01.520 --> 0:02:03.520 way that our guys covered on special teams with a 0:02:03.520 --> 0:02:06.720 bunch of young players playing. I just there was a 0:02:06.760 --> 0:02:08.760 lot of things that I was encouraged about. If you're 0:02:08.840 --> 0:02:14.200 just stepping back from the the loss, there's things that 0:02:14.240 --> 0:02:16.240 I that I can point to that that are what 0:02:16.280 --> 0:02:19.079 we want to be about and that that's encouraging. 0:02:19.800 --> 0:02:24.600 The loss is not Are there specific things that the 0:02:24.639 --> 0:02:28.200 Titans are doing or not doing well that are leading 0:02:28.240 --> 0:02:29.840 to the problems in the red zone. 0:02:31.280 --> 0:02:33.840 Yeah, I mean we didn't execute down there very well. 0:02:34.280 --> 0:02:36.040 We had you know, I think it's the hard part 0:02:36.080 --> 0:02:37.880 is when you when you have open guys down there 0:02:37.919 --> 0:02:40.760 that we just don't get to. I thought that the 0:02:40.800 --> 0:02:42.960 first fourth down, you know, is chick is open and 0:02:43.040 --> 0:02:46.240 the balls should go damn And that's just that's that's 0:02:46.360 --> 0:02:48.760 red zone football. And you know, those are the things 0:02:48.760 --> 0:02:50.639 that happened sometimes. And then the second one was a 0:02:52.040 --> 0:02:54.280 really pretty decent throat at the n w I and 0:02:54.639 --> 0:02:55.880 you know, he goes up in the air to go 0:02:55.919 --> 0:02:57.800 get in. It's a catch that I bet he makes, 0:02:58.560 --> 0:03:01.480 you know, seven six, seven out of ten times. You know, 0:03:01.480 --> 0:03:03.520 it's a degree of difficulty is high. It's not an 0:03:03.560 --> 0:03:06.800 easy catch, but he's a big, strong, physical receiver and 0:03:06.840 --> 0:03:08.280 the ball was put in a spot where he get 0:03:08.320 --> 0:03:10.440 a chance to get it. And then there's also other 0:03:10.440 --> 0:03:12.040 guys in the progression that had a chance if he 0:03:12.040 --> 0:03:13.800 didn't get that ball, that they could have got it. 0:03:13.840 --> 0:03:17.040 So it's just the passing game down there is all 0:03:17.080 --> 0:03:20.320 about timing. It's all about accuracy. Because the windows are tight, 0:03:20.400 --> 0:03:23.320 the field shrinks, there's no threat of anything vertical. Everybody 0:03:23.720 --> 0:03:26.800 is right there, so it can be challenging and you 0:03:26.840 --> 0:03:30.760 have to be really disciplined with your decision making process. 0:03:30.840 --> 0:03:33.800 You're really disciplined with your accuracy where you put the 0:03:33.800 --> 0:03:36.560 ball to have a really good red zone and then 0:03:36.600 --> 0:03:37.960 things break down, you got to be able to make 0:03:37.960 --> 0:03:39.840 a play. And most red zones, I think if you 0:03:39.840 --> 0:03:42.880 watch over the league the red zone scores, I bet 0:03:42.960 --> 0:03:45.640 you about half of them are just off schedule plays. 0:03:45.640 --> 0:03:48.760 It's just players making plays. It's quarterback extending, it's receivers 0:03:48.880 --> 0:03:51.640 working in a scramble drill. Those things are all part 0:03:51.680 --> 0:03:55.760 of that process. And disappointing to come away at too 0:03:56.480 --> 0:03:59.480 for two down there when we had opportunities to win 0:03:59.480 --> 0:03:59.800 the game. 0:04:00.120 --> 0:04:04.080 Will Levis's shoulder injury been through this once before. He 0:04:04.120 --> 0:04:07.000 came back and played against Indianapolis and then you sat 0:04:07.080 --> 0:04:10.840 him for three games. So with having had that experience 0:04:10.880 --> 0:04:15.320 with Will and that injury, will you do anything differently 0:04:15.400 --> 0:04:17.839 this time in terms of how you handled him and 0:04:18.120 --> 0:04:19.640 or your decision to play. 0:04:19.920 --> 0:04:21.760 Yeah, if he's not healthy enough to do a job, 0:04:21.800 --> 0:04:23.960 I won't put him out there. I don't think this one, 0:04:24.920 --> 0:04:27.000 at least as of right now, felt like it was 0:04:27.320 --> 0:04:31.960 It's anywhere near as bad as the Miami initial injury. 0:04:32.760 --> 0:04:35.160 I think it hurt. I think it didn't feel very good, 0:04:35.160 --> 0:04:37.839 but I don't know that the effects are going to 0:04:37.839 --> 0:04:39.960 be the same. We'll find out. I don't know for 0:04:40.000 --> 0:04:42.000 sure how he's going to come back, you know, tomorrow 0:04:42.000 --> 0:04:44.920 and then in a Wednesday. Usually guys are really mother 0:04:45.000 --> 0:04:47.520 most sore the second day after the game. It's tomorrow's 0:04:47.520 --> 0:04:51.039 where you really find out what it feels like. But yeah, 0:04:51.080 --> 0:04:52.800 I'll have the same process. If you can't go out 0:04:52.800 --> 0:04:56.159 and do it, you know, I'll make sure that that 0:04:56.200 --> 0:04:57.719 we don't put him in arm's way, because that's not 0:04:57.720 --> 0:05:00.359 fair to him or for the team to to go 0:05:00.400 --> 0:05:01.800 out there and not be able to perform the job 0:05:01.839 --> 0:05:04.599 to the level you're required. So I'll have to be 0:05:04.920 --> 0:05:07.000 smart about that. We'll be smart with him, and then 0:05:07.040 --> 0:05:10.400 how we evaluate where he's at. I feel pretty good 0:05:10.440 --> 0:05:13.159 right now that there shouldn't be an issue, But again 0:05:13.200 --> 0:05:16.920 I've spoken too soon before, so I'll uh, well, we'll see, 0:05:17.160 --> 0:05:18.920 well we saw her, we'll see. 0:05:18.839 --> 0:05:21.880 Well from watching the tape, was there any sign that 0:05:21.880 --> 0:05:24.520 that injury limited the way that he was able to 0:05:24.520 --> 0:05:26.159 play within the offense on Sunday? 0:05:26.360 --> 0:05:28.400 No, there was nothing that That's why I didn't I 0:05:28.400 --> 0:05:31.480 don't feel as you know, he couldn't throw the football 0:05:31.520 --> 0:05:33.480 in Miami when he got hurt, and he couldn't even 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:38.360 he couldn't really do much of anything, So it was different. 0:05:38.440 --> 0:05:40.920 It wasn't maybe as I think I said, I could 0:05:40.920 --> 0:05:42.240 get hurt pretty good, but I don't know if it 0:05:42.320 --> 0:05:44.680 was as severe of an actual injury as it was 0:05:44.720 --> 0:05:47.760 just the way it felt. So didn't see anything in 0:05:47.760 --> 0:05:49.240 the game that would have let me believe it was 0:05:49.800 --> 0:05:52.280 his effectiveness had had Wayne and we were ready to 0:05:52.279 --> 0:05:54.279 put Mason in, and he came out of her halftime 0:05:54.279 --> 0:05:56.960 and said he's good to go, and Todd gave him 0:05:56.960 --> 0:05:59.640 the all good athletic trainer gave him the all clear, 0:05:59.680 --> 0:06:02.599 And so I trust those guys, especially in those moments. 0:06:02.600 --> 0:06:04.240 And then we'll see, you know, when we get into 0:06:04.240 --> 0:06:06.680 the rhythm of the week in practice with what that looks. 0:06:06.480 --> 0:06:09.039 Like, does Will Levice need to be running more to 0:06:09.080 --> 0:06:10.000 help this offense. 0:06:10.400 --> 0:06:13.920 I wouldn't say there's a lot of opportunities in the 0:06:14.000 --> 0:06:16.800 in the game on Sunday, but there's been times we 0:06:16.880 --> 0:06:19.159 pointed out on one and where you can you can escape, 0:06:19.160 --> 0:06:21.000 and I thought it was one third down where he 0:06:21.000 --> 0:06:24.240 he escapes left, moves himself out of the pocket, gets 0:06:24.279 --> 0:06:26.520 in position to be a runner, and then Tyler Boyd 0:06:26.520 --> 0:06:28.520 does an excellent job of working up the field and 0:06:28.560 --> 0:06:30.760 coming back downhill for the first down. It's a really 0:06:30.880 --> 0:06:32.920 nice throw on the run. That's you know, that's that's 0:06:32.960 --> 0:06:35.039 where the plays, the bigger plays can be created. You 0:06:35.080 --> 0:06:38.160 can create some and there's a balance between trying to 0:06:38.160 --> 0:06:42.120 get him to play the position the sort of right way, 0:06:42.160 --> 0:06:45.000 and then it's it's awkward how it works. Sometimes it's like, here, 0:06:45.080 --> 0:06:46.800 learn how to do this right, and then when you 0:06:46.800 --> 0:06:49.200 feel really good about that, you know, then go do 0:06:49.240 --> 0:06:50.919 it all the way. You know, there's right, it's a 0:06:50.920 --> 0:06:52.719 weird progression, but that's sort of how it works, is 0:06:52.720 --> 0:06:56.080 that you you you find these opportunities to extend a play, 0:06:56.440 --> 0:06:58.159 to use your legs, and we've worked a bunch in 0:06:58.200 --> 0:07:03.360 practice with Escape the Pocket with the intent to extend, 0:07:03.520 --> 0:07:05.680 you know, that's sort of the next step is, you know, 0:07:05.720 --> 0:07:07.160 when you pull up, don't just run right down the 0:07:07.160 --> 0:07:08.880 middle of the pocket. See if you can find a 0:07:08.920 --> 0:07:11.880 side door scape and get out on the perimeter. And 0:07:11.920 --> 0:07:14.080 then if you can run run, if you can create 0:07:14.080 --> 0:07:15.760 exposive played on the field to create it that way 0:07:15.760 --> 0:07:17.760 as well. So it's a fine line in a balance, 0:07:17.760 --> 0:07:19.280 but it's something that we're definitely working on. 0:07:19.600 --> 0:07:21.840 Let's switch over to defense for a minute. How did 0:07:21.920 --> 0:07:24.080 Luke Gifford play at middle linebacker. 0:07:24.400 --> 0:07:27.120 I thought he played really well. There's a lot going 0:07:27.120 --> 0:07:29.040 on there with him, you know, first time probably playing 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:32.360 that many steps at linebacker in a long time, having 0:07:32.360 --> 0:07:34.560 the green dot, and being the communicator on game day 0:07:34.560 --> 0:07:37.560 with the with the calls of the defense. I really 0:07:37.640 --> 0:07:39.560 thought that was a smooth process. It was one that 0:07:39.560 --> 0:07:42.320 we were concerned in the sense that he just hadn't 0:07:42.360 --> 0:07:44.600 done that very often, and so there's always a concern. 0:07:45.520 --> 0:07:47.360 But he did a great job. And I thought he 0:07:47.400 --> 0:07:50.480 played physical. I thought he played fast. I thought him 0:07:50.520 --> 0:07:53.560 and Otis really did a nice job, you know, stepping 0:07:53.680 --> 0:07:56.160 up in the moment. And I you know, I think 0:07:56.160 --> 0:07:57.800 I give a lot of credit to Get doesn't probably 0:07:57.840 --> 0:07:59.360 get as much as he should as Frank Bush. I 0:07:59.360 --> 0:08:01.720 think Frank Bush is one of the premier linebacker coaches 0:08:01.720 --> 0:08:02.880 in football. And I think you see that with the 0:08:02.920 --> 0:08:04.600 amount of guys he's had to get ready to play 0:08:04.600 --> 0:08:08.120 and the young players he has, He's he's as good 0:08:08.160 --> 0:08:10.520 a football coaches I've ever been around. And I think 0:08:10.560 --> 0:08:13.120 he's he's a large part of why those guys were 0:08:13.240 --> 0:08:14.600 put in position to play so well. 0:08:14.680 --> 0:08:18.320 So we talked about this on the radio. Luke Gifford 0:08:18.320 --> 0:08:22.360 had made one other start in his career at Cleveland 0:08:22.440 --> 0:08:26.120 last year when the Titans used an extra linebacker package. 0:08:26.920 --> 0:08:29.040 So he had never and I mean that was just 0:08:29.040 --> 0:08:31.160 for a handful of snaps. He heard a hamstring in 0:08:31.200 --> 0:08:34.160 that game anyway, Yea, in his six year NFL career, 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:37.920 he had never played fifty nine snaps in a game. Yeah, 0:08:37.960 --> 0:08:42.200 are you surprised that he was able to hold up 0:08:42.240 --> 0:08:44.120 and be that effective in that way? 0:08:44.880 --> 0:08:45.480 No, I'm not. 0:08:46.320 --> 0:08:48.880 I just I see who Luke is every day here. 0:08:49.720 --> 0:08:52.400 You see what I mean, he's playing As a side note, 0:08:52.400 --> 0:08:57.719 he's playing at like special teams Pro Bowl level linebacker. 0:08:57.800 --> 0:08:59.800 Like he is as good as specialties player as you 0:08:59.800 --> 0:09:02.600 can find in football, which is why he's here and 0:09:02.600 --> 0:09:04.840 why he was brought here initially. Like he's he is 0:09:04.880 --> 0:09:08.880 a very very good special teams linebacker. And as most 0:09:08.880 --> 0:09:11.760 special teams linebackers go, they usually don't get a lot 0:09:11.760 --> 0:09:14.160 of playing time. They usually they're they're kind of built 0:09:14.160 --> 0:09:16.400 for that purpose and they're really good at it. But 0:09:16.520 --> 0:09:21.000 Luke just the way he prepares, his professionalism super impressive 0:09:21.080 --> 0:09:23.280 and everything about how he goes by his business. I 0:09:23.320 --> 0:09:24.800 am not surprised at all that you go in there 0:09:24.800 --> 0:09:25.360 and play like that. 0:09:25.400 --> 0:09:29.080 All right, So you mentioned Otis rees you wanted him 0:09:29.080 --> 0:09:32.400 in there because Otis likes to hit stuff. He is 0:09:32.679 --> 0:09:36.160 very enthusiastic about hitting stuff. You see he did to 0:09:36.200 --> 0:09:39.800 the guard and the one play. Yeah, so I'm accurate 0:09:40.040 --> 0:09:43.440 that cur statement. I'm guessing that you got what you 0:09:43.600 --> 0:09:48.320 wanted from Otis in terms of the enthusiasm, the aggression, 0:09:48.520 --> 0:09:49.120 the thump. 0:09:50.080 --> 0:09:52.640 Absolutely he was all of that, and that's what he's 0:09:52.679 --> 0:09:54.679 always been. And now he's got an opportunity again. He's 0:09:54.679 --> 0:09:56.880 another guy who's really performing well for us on special 0:09:56.920 --> 0:09:59.520 teams too. But for him to step in and play 0:09:59.520 --> 0:10:02.760 that those guys the night before the game that you know, 0:10:02.880 --> 0:10:06.439 both him and Luke and Otis had a huge opportunity 0:10:06.440 --> 0:10:08.760 in front of him, you know, to play a meaningful 0:10:09.040 --> 0:10:11.840 NFL football in a starting role and just to see 0:10:11.880 --> 0:10:14.520 how hungry and how physical they could be. And they 0:10:14.640 --> 0:10:16.079 were fantastic in that regard. 0:10:16.160 --> 0:10:16.520 They did. 0:10:16.720 --> 0:10:18.600 They did those two things as good as you can 0:10:18.720 --> 0:10:21.320 ask for anybody to do. And you know, Otis is 0:10:21.320 --> 0:10:23.640 is that's the one thing. He's going to play as 0:10:23.640 --> 0:10:25.160 fast as he can, and he is going to hit 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:26.880 whatever's in front of him and it's going to hurt. 0:10:26.920 --> 0:10:28.920 And that's what you love about him. And there's things 0:10:28.920 --> 0:10:30.480 that he can clean up and get better at. But 0:10:31.120 --> 0:10:32.679 I was really impressed with both those guys. 0:10:32.720 --> 0:10:37.200 Well, he's a guy that, like certain players are in basketball, 0:10:37.240 --> 0:10:39.880 you want to see a guy dunk, doesn't matter if 0:10:39.880 --> 0:10:42.000 he can shoot or do anything else. Everybody on the 0:10:42.000 --> 0:10:43.880 team's like, oh, so and so's good a dunk. Let's 0:10:43.880 --> 0:10:46.960 all watch. Everybody on the team wants to see Otis 0:10:47.040 --> 0:10:48.280 hit somebody. 0:10:48.000 --> 0:10:50.079 Yes, and they enjoy it when he does. 0:10:50.559 --> 0:10:51.920 I know, but he's that guy. 0:10:52.080 --> 0:10:54.679 Yeah, that's he was like that in the preseason. 0:10:54.800 --> 0:10:57.240 Yeah, that's one of the reasons why you want a 0:10:57.240 --> 0:10:59.440 guy like Otis on your team. And he's got athletic 0:10:59.760 --> 0:11:01.800 a so he can be good and kick coverage and 0:11:01.840 --> 0:11:03.840 those things are all important. And to see him get 0:11:03.840 --> 0:11:05.559 an oportunity to play in the game and play well 0:11:05.679 --> 0:11:07.040 was was really cool. I think a lot of guys 0:11:07.160 --> 0:11:08.160 root for him. 0:11:08.640 --> 0:11:12.959 Did Jarvis Brownlee play as well at the Nickel as 0:11:13.000 --> 0:11:13.520 you hoped? 0:11:13.760 --> 0:11:17.559 Yeah, you know, he's he was playing outside and bass defense, 0:11:17.559 --> 0:11:19.720 and then he kick inside when when we went to nickel, 0:11:19.760 --> 0:11:22.840 and I thought that was a really impressive thing to do. 0:11:22.880 --> 0:11:24.480 I mean, he hadn't been inside in a long time, 0:11:24.520 --> 0:11:26.280 and there is nuance to play nickel. 0:11:26.280 --> 0:11:27.040 It is not easy. 0:11:27.400 --> 0:11:31.360 There's run fits, there's coverage, leverage, there's uh there's a 0:11:31.360 --> 0:11:32.920 lot of things that go with it. Takes us a 0:11:32.960 --> 0:11:35.760 really smart player to play nickel well. And I think 0:11:35.840 --> 0:11:38.319 Jarvis just showed his versatility. And you got to be 0:11:38.320 --> 0:11:40.600 physical in there. It's a it's a it's it's a 0:11:40.960 --> 0:11:43.440 usually a smaller dB, but it's a big man's position. 0:11:43.600 --> 0:11:45.040 You have to play big in there, which is what 0:11:45.160 --> 0:11:47.679 Roger does so well. Is you got to be physical, 0:11:47.720 --> 0:11:48.959 you got to fit the run, you got to be 0:11:49.000 --> 0:11:51.240 able to do a lot of things. And I thought 0:11:51.520 --> 0:11:55.120 Jarvis did a really nice job going in between both spots, 0:11:55.120 --> 0:11:57.880 playing outside and playing inside, and I think he was 0:11:57.920 --> 0:11:59.319 It was good to see him be able to do that. 0:11:59.559 --> 0:12:02.760 You mentioned special teams players earlier. Was this the most 0:12:02.800 --> 0:12:05.880 complete special teams performance you've seen so far this season? 0:12:06.240 --> 0:12:06.880 Yeah? I think so. 0:12:07.080 --> 0:12:10.400 I think we covered as in all coverage phases as 0:12:10.440 --> 0:12:13.840 good as we've covered major challenge issue to them. I 0:12:13.880 --> 0:12:16.280 told them Saturday night that the challenge this week is 0:12:16.559 --> 0:12:18.000 I don't want to see I don't want to see 0:12:18.000 --> 0:12:20.840 the starting field position past the thirty. Too many times 0:12:20.880 --> 0:12:24.520 we've given people field position. It's just like a figure 0:12:24.559 --> 0:12:26.199 out a way to get him, and we stopped him 0:12:26.640 --> 0:12:29.600 inside the thirty every time except for one touchback. They 0:12:29.600 --> 0:12:32.559 wanted to thirty. So I thought that our coverage units 0:12:32.760 --> 0:12:35.559 were fantastic. They played fast, they played physical. I think 0:12:35.559 --> 0:12:38.480 the two guys that get a lot of shouldn't deserve 0:12:38.520 --> 0:12:41.640 some creditors are two gunners. I think Justin Hardee has been. 0:12:42.080 --> 0:12:43.880 He was not in the stat sheet, but his presence 0:12:43.960 --> 0:12:46.920 is he gets the double, he gets, he draws penalties, 0:12:47.200 --> 0:12:49.800 he's a presence people aware. And then Bryce Oliver continues 0:12:49.840 --> 0:12:53.199 to really make an impact on special teams as a gunner. 0:12:53.200 --> 0:12:56.240 I thought he was fantastic in the game. Drew a penalty, 0:12:56.440 --> 0:12:58.560 was down for some fair catches, he got the single, 0:12:58.640 --> 0:13:01.760 he was winning. That's a that's a really awesome thing 0:13:01.800 --> 0:13:03.320 to see. He's a guy like Bryce step up and 0:13:03.320 --> 0:13:04.360 make special teams plays. 0:13:04.520 --> 0:13:07.560 What do you think led to that consistency in the 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:09.640 play was it the challenge that you issued. 0:13:09.960 --> 0:13:11.920 I mean, I'm not gonna take credit for that necessarily. 0:13:11.920 --> 0:13:14.160 I just think I think we've actually played, you know, 0:13:14.280 --> 0:13:16.960 pretty good on Special Teams over the last couple of weeks. 0:13:17.000 --> 0:13:20.839 And again there's been you know, a particularly a punk 0:13:20.880 --> 0:13:23.440 coverage phase I think has been really pretty good for 0:13:23.480 --> 0:13:27.040 a while now. The kick coverage has had moments, but 0:13:27.120 --> 0:13:29.240 again now we've got some guys get some opportunities to 0:13:29.240 --> 0:13:31.280 play in there. You know, think Julius Chestnut's playing really 0:13:31.280 --> 0:13:34.560 well in there and kickoff cover. You know, we we've 0:13:34.600 --> 0:13:38.679 thrown d m R played this this week on Special Teams. 0:13:38.679 --> 0:13:40.920 Tomy Otacoy play like. There's a bunch of guys in 0:13:41.000 --> 0:13:43.120 there playing. I think James Williams is really starting to 0:13:43.120 --> 0:13:44.719 come on as a Special Teams player. So these guys 0:13:44.760 --> 0:13:47.560 are getting better as the year goes on, particularly the 0:13:47.600 --> 0:13:50.720 young players that have had opportunities to play. They're getting 0:13:50.760 --> 0:13:52.720 better every week. And I think you're seeing the result 0:13:52.760 --> 0:13:55.480 of time on task for a lot of these guys 0:13:55.480 --> 0:13:57.000 that are that are new to that that world. 0:13:58.120 --> 0:14:01.520 Hey Titans fans, with a Kroger Boost membership, you'll score 0:14:01.559 --> 0:14:05.240 big with double fuel points, free delivery and lots more. 0:14:05.640 --> 0:14:09.960 Go to Kroger dot com slash boost for details. Kroger 0:14:10.280 --> 0:14:12.880 Official grocer of the Tennessee Titans. 0:14:13.120 --> 0:14:16.559 Tighten Up Home is at the forefront of all that 0:14:16.600 --> 0:14:19.800 we do. It's why we're so committed to caring for 0:14:19.840 --> 0:14:22.640 the places and spaces in which we work and live. 0:14:23.240 --> 0:14:27.920 Ashley the official furniture provider of the Tennessee Titans. We 0:14:28.040 --> 0:14:31.160 continue with Titans head coach Brian Callahan. You mentioned in 0:14:31.200 --> 0:14:34.400 your Monday press conference that you were very frank with 0:14:34.440 --> 0:14:37.440 your football team when they came back to work. Mind 0:14:37.440 --> 0:14:39.720 sharing some of the gist of what you were getting 0:14:39.760 --> 0:14:41.440 at with that frankness. 0:14:41.720 --> 0:14:44.400 Yeah, the gist of it is that there was really 0:14:44.400 --> 0:14:49.800 a lot of good football on that tape, and there 0:14:49.840 --> 0:14:51.960 was a handful of plays that lost the game for us. 0:14:52.000 --> 0:14:53.920 And you know, you try to show how how we 0:14:54.000 --> 0:14:56.120 lose games or how you win games every week and 0:14:56.280 --> 0:14:59.800 where the critical factors are. And at the end of 0:14:59.800 --> 0:15:02.320 the DA you have the messages. You got to step back. 0:15:02.320 --> 0:15:04.880 We're knocked out a playoff contention. You got to acknowledge it. 0:15:05.000 --> 0:15:06.800 You know, it's it's not where we wanted to be, 0:15:06.840 --> 0:15:09.200 where I thought we would be, but we are we're 0:15:09.240 --> 0:15:11.920 here where we've won three games, we haven't won enough games, 0:15:11.920 --> 0:15:13.960 and so you got a month left to play. And 0:15:15.040 --> 0:15:18.080 I think that's important to be straightforward about that that 0:15:18.160 --> 0:15:20.560 this isn't important. This is important. It's important for a 0:15:20.600 --> 0:15:23.400 couple of reasons. Because there is a future aspect to this. 0:15:23.480 --> 0:15:26.440 There is a building for what's next. And look, no 0:15:26.480 --> 0:15:28.080 one wants to hear that with four games to play, 0:15:28.080 --> 0:15:30.120 but there's only four games left in twenty twenty four, 0:15:30.120 --> 0:15:32.400 and then the focus will shift to twenty five, and 0:15:32.440 --> 0:15:35.560 that's an important stretch for us. These are games. You know, 0:15:35.560 --> 0:15:38.400 we got three more divisional games in this stretch. We 0:15:38.480 --> 0:15:40.360 got a game against a really good football team that's 0:15:40.520 --> 0:15:43.480 had some struggles as well this year, but in the Bengals. 0:15:43.520 --> 0:15:46.360 And I just very much believe that this how you 0:15:46.480 --> 0:15:49.320 finish this season sets sets the kind of course and 0:15:49.360 --> 0:15:51.440 the foundation for what's next. And I think it's okay 0:15:51.440 --> 0:15:53.520 to say that, it's okay to acknowledge that. And the 0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:55.720 other part of it is that we're all paid professionals. 0:15:55.720 --> 0:15:58.720 Our job is to coach and play football, and the 0:15:58.800 --> 0:16:01.680 expectation is that we do everything we do this week. 0:16:01.720 --> 0:16:03.480 In the next four weeks, the exact same way we 0:16:03.480 --> 0:16:05.000 did the first four weeks, and that we go out 0:16:05.000 --> 0:16:07.880 and play and prepare and do everything exactly the same, 0:16:08.360 --> 0:16:12.560 and to trust that this process is making we are 0:16:12.600 --> 0:16:14.760 making the progress we need to make. We're not necessarily 0:16:14.760 --> 0:16:16.400 having wins and losses a show for it, but we 0:16:16.480 --> 0:16:18.800 have a process in place, and to trust that, and 0:16:18.800 --> 0:16:20.760 to trust in the coaches, and trust in different office, 0:16:20.800 --> 0:16:22.760 and trust each other because we have a lot of 0:16:22.840 --> 0:16:24.560 young players that are all going to be here next year. 0:16:24.600 --> 0:16:27.240 We got guys in our contract, so these are important games, 0:16:27.280 --> 0:16:30.600 and to think anything other than that would be would 0:16:30.680 --> 0:16:33.000 ultimately be unprofessional. And so I just want to make 0:16:33.000 --> 0:16:35.520 sure that message was very clear to them and that 0:16:35.600 --> 0:16:37.840 they knew how I felt about it, and that the 0:16:37.880 --> 0:16:41.120 expectation is for them to feel the same. And we've 0:16:41.120 --> 0:16:43.200 played well. This team has been connected all year long. 0:16:43.280 --> 0:16:45.400 They play for each other, they do things the right way, 0:16:46.000 --> 0:16:47.640 and I love them for it, and I love everything 0:16:47.680 --> 0:16:50.520 about the stuff that not everybody gets to see every day. 0:16:50.560 --> 0:16:51.960 And I think you guys see a little bit of 0:16:51.960 --> 0:16:55.840 that too. But ultimately that was the main message, like, look, 0:16:55.840 --> 0:16:57.880 it's you know, we're not where we want to be. 0:16:57.920 --> 0:17:00.000 It's not where we thought we'd be. But there are 0:17:00.080 --> 0:17:02.920 an expectation for what for what remains of this season, 0:17:02.960 --> 0:17:04.879 and the expectation is to play well and to do 0:17:04.920 --> 0:17:07.480 the things we've done all year long in the same manner. 0:17:07.600 --> 0:17:11.439 And you know, again it's it's it's honest, and but 0:17:11.560 --> 0:17:12.560 you have to be sometimes. 0:17:13.000 --> 0:17:16.080 All right, Let's turn to Cincinnati, which they can throw, 0:17:16.520 --> 0:17:19.720 they can score. Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase are both 0:17:19.800 --> 0:17:24.359 having statistically really strong seasons. Why do you think that. 0:17:24.359 --> 0:17:26.919 Is the two best players at their position? 0:17:28.400 --> 0:17:31.600 I mean, yeah, Joe, Joe is Joe has now I 0:17:31.600 --> 0:17:35.920 think officially, not that anybody needed to know, but I 0:17:35.960 --> 0:17:38.800 think he's He's been in this spot for two or 0:17:38.800 --> 0:17:40.800 three years now, but now I think this year it's 0:17:40.880 --> 0:17:44.680 it's he's he's totally become a guy that can take 0:17:44.720 --> 0:17:47.000 over a game and there's only a couple of those. 0:17:47.680 --> 0:17:49.640 I think he's the best quarterback in football this year. 0:17:49.680 --> 0:17:51.960 I think the way he's played, both statistically and what 0:17:52.040 --> 0:17:56.640 he's done offensively, he is is is playing as the 0:17:56.640 --> 0:18:00.240 best player in football. And I don't I don't vote 0:18:00.240 --> 0:18:03.280 for MVPs, but you know, everything about how he's played 0:18:03.320 --> 0:18:05.560 would point to him being the most Valuable player in 0:18:05.600 --> 0:18:08.359 football this year based on what he's done, and he's 0:18:08.400 --> 0:18:12.360 he's fantastic. He's one of one of probably five quarterbacks 0:18:12.359 --> 0:18:14.320