1 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: Look to the folks at Farm Bureau Health Plans when 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: you need someone who understands the exes and o's of 4 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: healthcare coverage. They've been protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen forty seven. 5 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: She may not know the exes and o's of healthcare coverage, 6 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: but she knows a lot. Amy Wells, Welcome back to 7 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: the OTP. Hello, Mike Keith. It's good to be here, 8 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: and you're right. I know nothing about healthcare coverage. Fortunately, 9 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: our sponsor, Farm Bureau Health Plans does, and Coach Dave 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: McGinnis is there. Spokesperson Titans Radio Zone joins us here 11 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: on the OTP. Coach Mac, I'm Mike Keith. I Amy Wells. 12 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: I know a lot about I know a lot about 13 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: healthcare coverage from Farm Bureau. It's really good. It's really good. 14 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: And Jim Wyatt is really good at what he does. 15 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: He writes for Tennessee Titans dot Com, the senior writer editor, 16 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: and we are thrilled to have you on the OTP. 17 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: I'm happy to be here. Everyone's doing great today. It 18 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: is a beautiful Friday. We're headed to a beautiful weekend. 19 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 1: And I love these shows because I love having the 20 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: whole gang together, and Amy Wells, I love the otpqs. 21 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:29,559 Speaker 1: Please explain and take it away. Oh. Otp qs are 22 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: my favorite thing that we do on this show because 23 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: we love hearing from our listeners, the ot people, and 24 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: so we ask from time to time that everybody get 25 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: on line, head over to Tense titans dot com slash 26 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: otpq and submit your questions so then we can get 27 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: the whole band together and we can get some answers 28 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: that people want. So, for example, I would like to 29 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: kick off this episode full of otpques with one that 30 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: tickled me a little bit. This one is from Donovan. 31 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: He is in Los Angeles, California, and he said, I 32 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: thoroughly enjoy listening to Coach Rabel's press conferences. He's a 33 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: straight shooter, he adds a touch of comedy and keeps 34 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: us all guessing. However, you have some people asking dumbfounding 35 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: questions all the time. I would like to ask Coach 36 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: Mac during your coaching days, did you have to make 37 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: your team, especially some of the newer guys, aware that 38 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: the media would sometimes try to trap them or ask 39 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: a nonsense type question. Great question from LA. I appreciate 40 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: any questions from the OT people in LA. When you're 41 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: a head coach and your PR department, you always tell 42 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: the players there are no dumb questions, but you don't 43 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: have to answer every question, and you need to stop 44 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: and think about what you're going to say before and 45 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: process it. Process it to the point of if I 46 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: answer this question, am I going to be saying something 47 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: I should not be saying or do I just need 48 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: to direct the question in another way by giving another 49 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 1: answer that doesn't exactly answer the question but gives them 50 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: some information. So look, there are going to be some 51 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: questions that may try to mislead a player, but they 52 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: need to be savvy enough with the media to know 53 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: that they are in control of the interview, not the interviewer. Jim, 54 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 1: whyatt I feel like I should give you a shot 55 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: at this question as well, given that this is pretty 56 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: much your arena. Do you have anything to say on 57 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: behalf of maybe someone who may ask a dumbfounding question 58 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: from time to time. Well, I'm guilty myself. I've asked 59 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: me a question over the year that I've had some 60 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: dumb ones in there. So you know what happened a 61 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: lot of times in these you know, press commerces and 62 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: zoom availabilities. Now that you have a hot topic, then 63 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: you've got people coming at it from every different way 64 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: to try and sometimes they're looking to try to get 65 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: a different answer than what's given. So you know, you 66 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: get some some questions that are repeated. You know, you 67 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: get some dumb questions. I think Certy Mike Rables a pro. 68 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: He knows you know, he knows what he's going to say, 69 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: and it's not trick. But you know, certainly sometimes people 70 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: will have to learn the hard way. And I'm certainly 71 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: guilty of asking some knucklehead questions myself. I'm sure over 72 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: the years. Well, Jim Whytt, you are not a knucklehead. 73 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: So I'm going to give this next question to you. 74 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: Jeron from Dallas asks, do you think that Derrick Henry 75 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 1: will be in the MVP conversation this year if he 76 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: has a repeat of last season or is there something 77 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: more that he needs to do well? I certainly think, 78 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: you know, when you it's kind of like the Pro Bowl, 79 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: It's like a lot of other awards. When you have 80 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: success one year and you really put yourself on the map. 81 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: Kenry going to his first pro well last year, then 82 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: people are paying attention to more closely. You know, if 83 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: the Titans, you know, Titan's got to win in order 84 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: for that to happen. If Derrick Henry racks up a 85 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: lot of yards and the Titans and live up the 86 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: applications that we have around here, now I can enter 87 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: into the MVP race. It's tough for running backs too, 88 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 1: because you got these quarterbacks who are throwing the ball 89 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: around and are putting up ridiculous numbers. Going to happen 90 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: again this year, So you're competing against all of those guys. 91 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: No question though, I think if he is, if he finishes, 92 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: if he starts this year as they ever could sustain 93 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: it kind of like you finished last year, I think 94 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 1: you have no choice between him to mix up. The 95 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: Titans are a contender. Coach Mac, I'm going to send 96 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: this one to you because this one is from Tyler 97 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: from mckw and Tennessee, and he asks, what does Johnny 98 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: Smith need to do to get more targets this year? 99 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: He seems like one of the most athletic guys on 100 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: the offense. You know, the question about john Who's targets. 101 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: Is is relevant only to the point that you know, 102 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: we always think in terms of what Delaney Walker was 103 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: able to do when he first came here. But bear 104 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: in mind for all of our ot people with this question. 105 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: You know, when Delaney Walker was getting all those targets, 106 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: he had nothing else around him. He was the choice. 107 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: I mean, and you only have one football, and so 108 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: you were throwing it to your best player. Now, the 109 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,559 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans have a myriad of choices. John Who does 110 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: everything that he needs to do. And the beautiful part 111 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: about this offense as they come together again under Arthur 112 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: Smith for the second year, they have so many targets. Now, 113 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: that's what you ideally want with your offense, is so 114 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: many viable targets that they can't just zero in on 115 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 1: one person. So to me, I'm not worried about the 116 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: number of targets that John Who gets. What John Who 117 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: needs to do is have quality reps and quality completions 118 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: with the targets he does get. Now, this question from 119 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: Houston in Hendersonville is one that I want to ask 120 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: of both coach Mack and Jim Wyatt. So Mac, I'm 121 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: gonna start with you on the defensive side. And then Jim, 122 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: I'll come to you on offense. Who do you think 123 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: will take the biggest leap from last season to this season? 124 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: Coach Mac, give me a defensive player who will make 125 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: the biggest leap. I think it's Jeffrey Simmons. I mean 126 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: without a doubt because here's what big Jeff and I've 127 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: said this before on among some of our other Titans 128 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: broadcast platforms. He is going to be more comfortable. He's 129 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: got that knee brace done. I mean, he was never 130 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: comfortable in that knee brace last year, and I've never 131 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: even asked him that. I could just tell by watching, 132 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: all right, but he's much more comfortable now with the 133 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: knee brace off. He's also more confident in what he 134 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: is doing. It always comes with a second year player, 135 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: especially a player that's gotten some game experience in their 136 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: first year. So I think Jeffrey Simmons. When you've when 137 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: I vetted not only myself, but everybody else that did 138 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: the draft vetted Jeffrey Simmons coming out. This guy is 139 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: an immense talent. He is an immense talent. He would 140 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: have been rated the best interior defensive linement in the 141 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: last two drafts. We're getting ready to see some of 142 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: that this season. Jim Wyatt, same question for you. But 143 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: an offensive player that's going to take the biggest leap 144 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: from last season to this season, Well, I'm gonna go 145 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: Adam Humphries. And the reason I'm going to him because 146 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: Derek Henry, how much more can you leap when you're 147 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: leading the league in rushing? And A J. Brown had 148 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: a one thousand yard season. So I expect those guys 149 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: to have repeat performances. And you know, you look at 150 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: Adam humphreys numbers from last year, thirty seven catches, three 151 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy four yards, two touchdowns, and those are 152 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: pretty pedestrian numbers. A lot of that's because you missed 153 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: a big stretch of game from the ankle injury. I 154 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: think of Adam Humphries stays healthy, I think he's going 155 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: to get more opportunities. Certainly those numbers are gonna go 156 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: way up. And I think if we look at guys 157 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: who made a bigger leap one year in the next, 158 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be at the top of that list. 159 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: Here's an interesting question from Joey in Nashville and Mike 160 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: Keith I'm going to send this to you to start 161 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: because I'm interested to get your perspective on it. He says, 162 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: how do you guys feel the radio booth will be 163 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: on the social distancing front? Will you be a part? 164 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 1: Will you be wearing masks? Will you be sitting right 165 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: next to each other? What is this broadcast going to 166 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: look like? In a COVID World dance. It's alway so 167 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: tense if you come in, If you come in our booth, 168 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: it's the least tense place in the world. I'd tell 169 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: about ten minutes before game time and then everybody sort 170 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: of focuses in. It's you know, the booth is my 171 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: favorite part of Sunday outside of the game because I 172 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: love the people I work with. And you're up there, 173 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: Amy and Jim, you come into, I mean, you know, 174 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: we we have a fantastic time and it's a group 175 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: of people that's been together for a long time. It's 176 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: going to very city to city. In Denver, it's different 177 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: than it will be in Minneapolis, and it's going to 178 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: be different in Nashville. We've already determined some things about 179 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: how we're gonna do it in Denver. Our spotder Rhet 180 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: Brian will not be allowed to sit between us due 181 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: to social distancing. He will have to hang out in 182 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: another part of the booth. And so they're gonna have 183 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: to have an apparatus in my ear so that Rett 184 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: is able to tell me things in my headset in 185 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: a different way. So Coach and I will be along 186 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: the front, but no Rhett in Nashville, Rhet will be 187 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: able to sit between us because there are large plexiglass 188 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: stanchions I guess is what you would call them in 189 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: between each spot. Coach, I don't know if you've had 190 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,079 Speaker 1: a chance to see him yet, but it really is, 191 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: it really is different. Everyone will be in masks. The 192 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: broadcasters do not have to be in masks, but the 193 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: but everybody else in the booth will be required to 194 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: wear a mask, and you know, will social distance will 195 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: We'll go through that whole process and you know, be 196 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: as safe as we possibly can. A lot of people 197 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: have asked are we going to the road games? The 198 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 1: answer is yes, we are going to go to the 199 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: road games, and we are going to cover the road 200 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: games on Titans Radio. But it'll be different all year long. 201 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: We'll probably have some games where two people can't be 202 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: in the booth with us, who normally are the most 203 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 1: interesting thing to me is where you're gonna be during 204 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: the broadcast. Would you care to share the information about 205 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: the moat? Yeah? I was going to say, I'm going 206 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: to be in what we are lovingly referring to as 207 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: the moat, which does not sound like a super lovely place, 208 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 1: but I'm basically going to be somewhere in that area. 209 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: And I think, let me stop people just second, those 210 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: who don't know any wells is our sideline reporter on 211 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: Titans Radio. Normally everybody might not know that. Oh yes, 212 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: I would assume most do. So. People are not allowed 213 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 1: to be on the sidelines, sheer, but they are allowed 214 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: to be in the moat. I apologize for not setting 215 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: you up better. Now take it away. That's okay, Mike here, Rusty, 216 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: It's fine. I'm just kidding. Um. Yes, So I am 217 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: not able to be on the sidelines. Usually for a 218 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: Titans game, I am directly behind either the offense or 219 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: the defensive bench, depending on which team is on the field. 220 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 1: I try to be behind that bench because I can 221 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: see better. It's very scientific. This year, I'm going to 222 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: be in the moat. I believe that it varies from 223 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: city to city where exactly that's located, but it's either 224 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: directly above or directly below the eight seats that are 225 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: no longer available to have fans in. So I'm going 226 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: to be able to be in that space kind of 227 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: getting yes, oh, eight rows, I guess I meant eight 228 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: seats from the field. It's what I meant, Mike. I 229 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: need you to be in my head as I talk 230 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: about this now, oh, well played eight rows from the field. 231 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: I will either be in front of or behind those 232 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: eight rows, and that's kind of where I'm going to 233 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: have my perspective of what happens on game day. Very different, 234 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: a little bit more far removed from the team, but 235 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: still able to be out in the atmosphere and from 236 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: every team. The atmosphere is going to be a little 237 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: bit different, every city is going to be a little 238 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: bit different. So it's it's definitely going to be an adjustment, 239 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: but I'm really excited to be able to tell the 240 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: story in a completely different way. So with that, we 241 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: are going to move right along. Thank you for that question, 242 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: Joey from Nashville. Next question is from Richard and Jim White. 243 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 1: I'm going to shoot this one to you as you're 244 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: watching practice. Richard would like to know, how does the 245 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: offense feel with such a different way of having an 246 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: off season and training camp and everything. Do you feel 247 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,839 Speaker 1: like the offense is still jelling the way that it's 248 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: supposed to. I mean, I think the offense, I think 249 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: we all would agree that the offense kind of hit 250 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 1: the ground running when this when this training camp started. 251 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: You know a lot of times over the years, I've 252 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: watched some of these practices at the start of camp, 253 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: and the defense's consistently one. I think this year, with 254 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: so many returning players coming back, with the authors coming 255 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: back obviously one Hill, we're with this offense, guys have 256 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: kind of been on the same page all the way 257 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: through as a offense. One every day in practice. No, 258 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the defense have been scrappy and 259 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: the challenge and I think they've had better days toward 260 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: the end of camp. But from the very beginning, I've 261 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: really been impressed by just the efficiency of the offense, 262 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: just how sharp Ryan chaney Hill has been. And I 263 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: think that really bowes well for you know, for a 264 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: week one game when you don't have OTA's mini camps 265 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: or preseason games to work off of. Coach mac here's 266 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: one for you from tenneth in Cordova, Tennessee. And you 267 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: might need a pen and paper for this because he 268 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: gives you a lot of options to consider here. So 269 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: I need you to lock in with me. Mac good 270 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: all right, so he said, Coach Mack, if you had 271 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: to pick one, which of these three is the best 272 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: reason that Ryan Tannehill will not regress this season? Number one, 273 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: the players around him are still intact Derrick Henry AJ Brown, 274 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: John new Smith, etc. Option two because of his accuracy 275 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: and ball placement. Or number three because of Arthur Smith's 276 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: game plan and play calling, which one of those reasons 277 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: is why Ryan Tannehill will not take a step backwards 278 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: this year. Number four, All of them and those are 279 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: those are very salient and those are real points. And 280 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: I'm on the big pickyback that off of what Jim 281 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: just said. I was also very impressed, as all of 282 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: us were, when we stood there and watched practice start 283 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: when they started training camp, that offense was not missing 284 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: a beat. It was a very smooth, efficient run offense. 285 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: For all of those exact reasons, they had everybody together 286 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: and the biggest thing something that he left out of that. 287 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: I think the continuity of the offensive line with this 288 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: outside zone offense and play action coming off of it 289 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: is so critical and so important, and that's something that 290 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: we had right from the start of training camp that 291 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: we did not have last year just because of the 292 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: disjointed way it had to start out, you know, with 293 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: Taylor Lawe missing it, with Roger Stafold being brand new, 294 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: with Nate Davis being hurt early on. That to me, 295 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: it started off seamless, and that offensive line, to me, 296 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: was the biggest reason of all of those reasons that 297 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: it started off seamless, because that's where everything generates from. 298 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 299 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: When it comes to your healthcare coverage, you should be 300 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: the one to make the call. So call Farm Bureau 301 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. 302 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt from Tennessee Titans dot Com is here with 303 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: Titans Radios, Dave McGinnis, Amy Wells, and myself Mike Keith. 304 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 1: The otp q's your questions that you sent us at 305 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans dot Com slash OTPQ, Amy Wells if you 306 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: would pick up we have some great questions. By the way, 307 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: we've had some great questions. These are very insightful, and Mike, 308 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna send this one to you and Jim Wyatt 309 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: because I think that you'd be able to explain this 310 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: really well. Jerry would like to know what kind of 311 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: options there are for fans while they're not going to 312 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: be able to be in the stadium, at least for 313 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: the first game against the Jaguars at Nissan Stadium. Jerry asked, 314 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: do you foresee any type of virtual fans being in 315 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: attendance like we've seen in some other sports, Wondering if 316 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: the NFL is trying out things like that, Do you 317 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: guys know about what fans are going to be able 318 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: to do to participate and feel like they're part of 319 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 1: the Titans even if they cannot be at Nissan Stadium. Yeah, 320 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if any kind of virtual watch opportunities. 321 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: I know, as we all know about the cardboard cutouts 322 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: are going to be in the state in the stands. 323 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,400 Speaker 1: That's obviously not the same as being there. One thing 324 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: I guess I can promote is the Titans game day 325 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: hangout that's gonna start at eight o'clock at forty five 326 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: Titans game day hangout locations where you have cheerleaders, Titans alumni. 327 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: They are forty foulon Franklin and Murphy's World, the Jonathan 328 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 1: Grills and Hendersonville Titans dot Com slash hangouts for that, 329 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: that's an opportunity for fans watch together. Obviously there will 330 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: be some COVID restrictions. Of course, how many people were 331 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: able to attend me that suggests people look into that 332 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: if you have to book something as soon as possible. 333 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 1: But otherwise, it's a little bit tougher in NFL stadium 334 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: than it is, certainly at an NBA inside the bubble 335 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: where you can have fans in close proximity because again 336 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: as they on earlier, or you're gonna have the first 337 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: eight rows blocked off where you can't have anything closed 338 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: that would put the fans close to the action. Now 339 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: for the Jacksonville game, am I correct in saying that 340 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: all four of us have cardboard cutouts that will be 341 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 1: inside Nissan Stadium? This is correct? Yes, Coach Mac, did 342 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: you have a hard time picking out your picture? Because 343 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: there are so many photos of coach Mac? I cannot 344 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 1: wait to be sitting as a cardboard cutout in the 345 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: stands with the rest of the fans. That might that 346 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 1: might take most of my attention, Mike during that game. 347 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: What can we look forward to? Is your cardboard cutout 348 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: gonna look like your nude bubble head or is it 349 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: gonna be a pose shot from maybe a professional or 350 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: what'd you pick out? Coach? Make for full disclosure. When 351 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: I was asked to send in some ideas, I sent 352 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: in about of them. The bubblehead was one of them. 353 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: If they put the Coach Mac bobblehead as the cardboard cutout, 354 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: I will be so happy. You could auction that off 355 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: for charity. You could autograph that that to cutout and 356 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: and auction that off for charity. Somebody would pay a 357 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: lot of money to have the Coach Mac cardboard cutout 358 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: of the bubblehead. It would not be quite as good 359 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: as having the bubble head, but it would be dog 360 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: gone close. Uh. You know, I might put it in 361 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: my living room. I might. I might buy it and 362 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: put it up in my living room. That'd be great 363 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: to see the first thing he come in my house 364 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 1: as the Coach Mac bobblehead as a cardboard cutout on 365 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: the wall. You know what, I just I just think 366 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: I love the idea of putting the cardboard cutouts in there. 367 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: And I'm serious. I'm gonna love to see my cutout 368 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: among the fans. I'm gonna love that. I'm gonna go 369 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: ahead and go ahead and give it up. Now. I'm 370 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 1: gonna be be able to spot me easier because I'm 371 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 1: in the cutout. I'm gonna be wearing the same exact 372 00:20:57,359 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: shirts and a hat that I have on in the 373 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 1: cutout because I've sent in my Twitter I guess picture 374 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: that's I'm wearing my Titans hat, my my Hawaiian shirt, 375 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: and I'm riding on a notebook. And Stephanie Atkins obviously, 376 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: who helped to organize this, that hey, it's gonna be 377 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: like you're working in the stands in your cutout, and 378 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: I said old reality, and that maybe actually be working 379 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: in the stands like Amy at least in three games. 380 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: So that's gonna be real life. So you could sit 381 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: next to your cutout and people could say which is 382 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: real and which is the cutout? Amy? Did you go 383 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: to Glamour shots for yours? I went to us Sears 384 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,639 Speaker 1: and had them just take a series of photos. We 385 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: used to go to Oland Mills when I was a kid. Yeah, 386 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: that was where we got the pictures. Well, the one 387 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: that I submitted, Amy hates. It's a picture that makes 388 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 1: you look so young. She hates. It makes her so unhappy. 389 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: It was actually from the combine this year. It's what 390 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 1: six months old. Yeah, she is mad because it's the 391 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 1: two of us standing with Adam Schefter. Well, we're in 392 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: the same picture and he looks marvelous and I look 393 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: like a train wreck, and like, I can't figure it out. 394 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: I don't understand what happened. It made me so happy 395 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: because I take the worst pictures, so I was like, 396 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 1: I was elated. So it's now on everything. Yeah, it's 397 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: everywhere everything. My daughter said, that's a trick that a 398 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: lot of these I guess college girls, hospital girls, they 399 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: pick pictures that have them looking the absolute best while 400 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: their friend looks the absolute worst. And that's why you 401 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: look better in your picks. That's what Mike did. If 402 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: he's ever on a heap, that's what he's gonna use. Oh, 403 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: that's that's so bad. She sees this picture, she just 404 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: gets furious, and I'm like, why are you furious? It's 405 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: just because you look young and thin, and I'm like, 406 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: I try so hard and Mike just pops, Oh, I 407 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: would just stand there. Takes a marvelous picture. One an 408 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 1: what's my whole life? But it will be in the 409 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:06,919 Speaker 1: stadium and we're gonna find it. I also feel like 410 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: I should say before we move on, for Jerry on 411 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: Twitter and whoever would like to know if you want 412 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 1: to get involved with the Tennessee Titans in the week 413 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: leading up to the Denver game. While y'all probably aren't 414 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: going to Denver because they're not going to have fans 415 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: in the stands either, what you can do is get 416 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: involved with some of the Tennessee Titans kickoff week events. 417 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 1: There are a ton of things that we are going 418 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: to be putting on. There's a pop up shop, there's 419 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 1: a drive in movie, there's watch parties, there's a pub crawl. 420 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: There's all kinds of different things that you can do 421 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: to be involved with the Tennessee Titans as they get 422 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: ready to kick off the regular season on Monday Night football. 423 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: So if you want to participate in any of those events, 424 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: and they're not just in Nashville, they're in the surrounding 425 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 1: cities as well, you can find something in middle Tennessee 426 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 1: to be a part of. Head on over to Tennessee 427 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: Titans dot Com Slash Kickoff. That's going to have all 428 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: the information because even though you can't be at the stadium, 429 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: we still want to see your face and we still 430 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: want you to be interacting with the team because we're 431 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: fired up if you can't tell from this podcast, and 432 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: we want you to participate in our excitement. So Tense 433 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 1: Titans dot Com Slash Kickoff will have all the stuff 434 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: that you need to know. And now we're going to 435 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: move on to more otpques. This one, Jim, I'm going 436 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,479 Speaker 1: to hand over to you. How much impact do you 437 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: think missing the OTAs is having on the incoming rookies? 438 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: Do you think it's impacting their transition to the NFL. 439 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: There's no question about it, and you can tell with 440 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: some guys more than others. I mean, I think unfortunately 441 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: with the Ardi picks, I mean those guys have been 442 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: impacted not only because of the lack of OTAs and 443 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: in many camp but because of injuries. But Isaiah Wilson 444 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: clearly has been catching up and and and that hurts 445 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: you not only from you know, getting up to speed, 446 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: but also with you know, conditioning. I think Isaiah Wilson 447 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: obviously not having that offseason opportunity and by night ball 448 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: coming in. I thought Danrenson, Evis and Kristin Fulton actually 449 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: look good at the start of camp. They had some 450 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 1: setbacks and now they're kind of catching back up again. 451 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 1: How much that would have how much that would have 452 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: impacted then if they just stayed healthy. I guess that 453 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: that's up for debate, but it has an impact at 454 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: all of them because I think, you know, just to 455 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: mention one of the guys from the back end that 456 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: draft class, Chris Jackson has looked really been very active 457 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: to me and really been aggressive. I think he's had 458 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: a really good camp. I don't know what that means 459 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: from him as far as being on the fifty three 460 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 1: man or on the practice squad, but he's a guy 461 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: who's who has managed pretty well without the offseason. If 462 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 1: you ask me, coach Mac is someone who is familiar 463 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: with rookies. You've spent a lot of time watching guys 464 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,640 Speaker 1: transition into the NFL. Have you noticed a big difference 465 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: in this rookie class, whether it be drafted guys or 466 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:01,439 Speaker 1: undrafted free agents? And where they are versus where they 467 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: would be if they had had a complete offseason. Absolutely, 468 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: I mean, full disclosure, there's never a rookie that comes 469 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:10,919 Speaker 1: into the National Football League that's NFL conditioned ready because 470 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: it's just completely different. Those that have been training for 471 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: the Combine, they've been doing combined work, they haven't been 472 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: doing football work, and then once they get to camp, 473 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: they don't understand what it really takes physically, day in 474 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: and day out to play in the National Football League. 475 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 1: And that's what you learn with the time that you 476 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: come in and the OTAs and the rookie camps that 477 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: you have prior to a real training camp. So they've 478 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: missed all of that. Also, to Isaiah Wilson's he was 479 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: also in the COVID protocol, you know when he first 480 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,439 Speaker 1: came in too, so that put him behind even further. 481 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: So absolutely, I mean, these guys are catching up, and 482 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: the offseason was truncated so much. This training camp has 483 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: been truncated or shrunk in so much, those guys did 484 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,479 Speaker 1: not get a chance. All of my years of coaching 485 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: and doing this, I've never seen a rookie come in 486 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: that has been NFL ready. As far as conditioning goes. 487 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 1: Conditioning from the from the NC Double A level to 488 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: the National Football League level a world of difference. They 489 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: need to be able to come in, They need to 490 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,479 Speaker 1: be able to get with the strength coach. They need 491 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: to be in Frank Parino's program, they need to be 492 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: with Todd Torcelli, they need to be in the nutrition program. 493 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,640 Speaker 1: All of those things they missed because of what COVID 494 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: did to our offseason. I mean, that's a difference. I've 495 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,400 Speaker 1: noticed it, but everybody had to go through the same thing. 496 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: All right, you guys are coming up on the end 497 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: of our otpques. This is one for all three of you. 498 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: Coach Maca'm going to start with you. Blake from Mobile, 499 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:44,239 Speaker 1: Alabama asks, what do you guys consider a success in 500 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty? Is it a division win? Is it making 501 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: the playoffs? Is it returning to the AFC Championship game? 502 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 1: Is it only going to the Super Bowl? What is 503 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: it success for the Tennessee Titans when the first game, 504 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: when the first game out of the box, all right, 505 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: and then go get ready and go win the next game. 506 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: I mean, you can put all of these projections into 507 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: the future out there. We've all said this the head 508 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: coach has said this to be able to get to 509 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: where you want to get. And again, we're just starting 510 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 1: the season, so talking postseason right now is putting, you know, 511 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 1: the cart way in front of the horse, but just talking, 512 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: you know, as to what you want to do. You 513 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: need to win your division so you can get a 514 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: home playoff game. That's initially that's what you want to 515 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: do in the National Football League, but you want to 516 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: break it down to really what the real square, nuts 517 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,639 Speaker 1: and bolts are to the National Football League. Win the 518 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: first game, that's important, and then here's what you do 519 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: after you win the first one, get ready to win 520 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: the next one. All right, Jim, whyatt can you give 521 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: us a measure of success that's maybe beyond the first 522 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: game of the fielding? Well, that's that's a good coaching 523 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: answer right there. That's the coach they're talking. Don't look 524 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: past your first opponent. And I'm with the coach, mikeet 525 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: I have to say, win an AFC South has got 526 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: to be part of the equation if you're looking for 527 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: a successful season. Now, it's so hard to win the league. 528 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people look back at the 529 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: two thousand nineteen seasons, they're welcome make an AFC Championship game. 530 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 1: Anything short of that's a failure in two twenty. You know, 531 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily subscribe to that theory. I mean, it's 532 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: just so hard to win. You know, look at what 533 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: Baltimore did last year. They go fourteen to two, have 534 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: the number one seed, you know, scheduled so often they 535 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: run into a juggernaut in the Titans that was got 536 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: hot at just the right time. So it's hard to win. 537 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: But I think when you look at the season, I 538 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: think it's been so long since this team won a 539 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: division title. I think you've got to win the division. 540 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: Just get into the race. I mean, for self, a 541 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: chance where it goes, Mike Keith, your thoughts to be amy, 542 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: it's play all sixteen games. If we If we can 543 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: get in sixteen games, then that means good things have 544 00:29:56,280 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: happened for the NFL. That means good things have happened 545 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: in Tennessee and around the country. To move in the 546 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: right direction from the year that we've been through. I 547 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: think it would do a lot for a lot of 548 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: people if we can get the whole season. And I'll 549 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: say this, if the Titans get to play all sixteen games. 550 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,480 Speaker 1: I think they'll have a good year. I think this 551 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: is a good football team. I think they're gonna have 552 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 1: a chance to compete for anything else. But from the 553 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: standpoint of just pulling it all together, as corny as 554 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: it may sound, with all that we've been through as 555 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: a country and the world for that matter, if we 556 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:37,240 Speaker 1: can play the whole season, that's an incredible win for 557 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: the Titans and for everybody else. So to me, it 558 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: starts there, all right, three very different answers. I like it. 559 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: This is our final question. You guys know that things 560 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: tug at my heart strings. I get a little emotional 561 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: with some of these OTP cues, and this one is 562 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: just so sweet and lovely. So for the three of 563 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: you and Mike Keith, I'm going to start with you. 564 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 1: This is turned from Fresno, California. He says, My wife 565 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: and I are having our first child in less than 566 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: two weeks. What tips do you guys have for first 567 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: time parents to a baby girl? I can't wait to 568 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: watch our boys in two tone blue dominate with my 569 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 1: new little girl. Yeah, I'll never forget. My daughter was 570 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 1: born on a Sunday, and then I watched Peyton manning 571 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: practice at Tennessee four days later for the first time. 572 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: So that's how old she is. That's how old Peyton is, 573 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: and that's how old I am. I guess you know. 574 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: First time Dad's two things. Naps are beautiful for the 575 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: child and for you. And when the child naps, you 576 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 1: nap because you're you're not gonna sleep. But the other thing, too, 577 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 1: is just take a deep breath. If your first time parent, 578 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: everything scares you to death and it's it's gonna be okay. 579 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 1: You know, the kids are kids are pretty resilient, so 580 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: give yourself a break. So nap and take a deep breath. 581 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: That was good advice. Jim Wyatt, you have a girl 582 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: as well, what advice do you have? I do. My 583 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: advice is just to enjoy every moment, Enjoy every stage. 584 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: I mean when they're when they're little and newborns, you 585 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: wait for them to talk and to crawl, and then 586 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 1: you're looking forward to them to walk in and you're 587 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 1: looking forward to them starting kindergarten and then grade school 588 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: and it really does fly by. I mean, my daughter's 589 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: in college now, and I will say that I appreciate 590 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: every moment. I mean, I listen to I guess the 591 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: praise Atkins song you know You're gonna miss this, I 592 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: think talking about and I remember listening to that song 593 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: when I was a kid, and I used to love 594 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: that song. And he talked and he talks about it. 595 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: You know if people tell them you're gonna miss this 596 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: when your kids get older and uh, and I think 597 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: the part of it says you're you know either any 598 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: three I think in thirty six and kind of grown 599 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: up on him. I hear that song now and it 600 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 1: almost makes trying to keep from getting choked up thinking 601 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:10,400 Speaker 1: about this, thinking about it. So you got to enjoy 602 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: every stage, you know, when they're little, when they're in school, 603 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: because it goes by so fast. So don't don't wish 604 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: the time away. Treasure of every moment you have and 605 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 1: support them and be proud of them. And every stage 606 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: is fun. I mean sad for me when my kids 607 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: went to from elementary school to high school and went 608 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: from high school college. My daughters now in college, and 609 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 1: every part of it's fun. So smoke it up and 610 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 1: and enjoy it. And teacher to left football football daughters 611 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: are the greatest thing in the world. Yes, Mac, bring 612 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: us home. I don't have any daughters. I got a 613 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: ton of nieces, and here's what you do. Put a 614 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: football in her crib and then get her a puppy 615 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: to grow up with those things in the history. Put 616 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: a football in her crib and in her a puppy, 617 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,080 Speaker 1: and then keep her with you. It's all the time, 618 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: every hour of the day. Be with her because it 619 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: goes way too fast. You guys, that was really good advice. 620 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: I think we landed on a high note. I was beautiful, 621 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: and I'll say this about in Michael's right. I mean, 622 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 1: my daughter went to games with me from very early age, 623 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:22,960 Speaker 1: and I took her to a lot of amible games. 624 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: When my wife and my son were like, Okay, I'm out, 625 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,359 Speaker 1: I'm tired of watching Vannimble football, she would go out 626 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 1: there with me and suffer through some miserable losses in 627 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,600 Speaker 1: bad weather. And I still think that's one of the 628 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:37,799 Speaker 1: reasons she decided to go to the Verse of Alabama's 629 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:43,400 Speaker 1: ball games instead of watching Venerable her whole life. You 630 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:46,320 Speaker 1: know what, I can think back at all my nieces 631 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,719 Speaker 1: that I've had some of the best times I've ever 632 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 1: had coach in the National Football League, and I've had 633 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:54,400 Speaker 1: a lot of great times is having my young nieces 634 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 1: at games and then at playoff games and just watching 635 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 1: them enjoy the atmosphere. I mean, that just meant everything. 636 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:04,720 Speaker 1: I mean, that was so cool. Guys. Well done, Amy 637 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 1: Wells with the otp q's. You can always submit them 638 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: by going to Jim Wyatt's site Tennessee Titans dot com 639 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:17,240 Speaker 1: slash OTPQ. We love having the questions. We enjoy having 640 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: the shows where we just do the questions. That's a 641 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:21,960 Speaker 1: lot of fun. But you know, from time to time, 642 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: if we get three or four are in the course 643 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:25,200 Speaker 1: of the week, we'll just throw them in a normal 644 00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: week show. So great to have the gang together. Coach 645 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis from Titan's Radio. You can hear him regularly 646 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 1: on one oh four five The Zone in Nashville. He's 647 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:38,879 Speaker 1: making a lot of appearances there. He's all over their airwaves. 648 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: Jim Wyte at Tennessee Titans dot com with articles and 649 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: articles and more articles, and on Twitter, Instagram at j 650 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:55,000 Speaker 1: Wyatt Sports and then at Titans Amy at Titans Amy Amie. 651 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: That's how you follow Amy Wells on the Twitter machine 652 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:00,680 Speaker 1: to find out what's going on with the club all 653 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 1: the time. She is my co host on Titans All Access, 654 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:10,759 Speaker 1: which is back for season eighteen. It is back and 655 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 1: you can see episode two of season eighteen this weekend. 656 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:20,279 Speaker 1: Wherever you watch Titans All Access all over the Mid 657 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,400 Speaker 1: South as a matter of fact, and we have stations 658 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 1: just all over the place. And we're so appreciative to 659 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 1: everyone that carries our show. And thanks to Ashley Farrell, 660 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: Steve Wishnisky, thank you so much for helping us out, 661 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: and to our whole gang Coach Mack amy Wells, Jim Wyatt, 662 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:41,360 Speaker 1: Mike Keith says thanks for listening to the OTP, presented 663 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:42,799 Speaker 1: by Farm Bureau Health Plan