1 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: This is the OTP, presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans has been serving members and protecting 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: their health for seventy six years. Learned about their Tennessee 4 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: roots at FBHP dot com. This edition of the OTP, Well, 5 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: it's Mike Keith and Rhetbrian and it's a continuation of 6 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: Titans Tonight on Titans Radio and what happened Wednesday night 7 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: program Titans Radio six pm, seven pm Central. We went 8 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: and asked for your questions at hashtag Titans Tonight. We 9 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: got in as many as we could and so we 10 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,639 Speaker 1: promised to finish as many more as we can on 11 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: this edition of the OTP. So, Rhett, are you ready 12 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: to throw out a few questions? I am all right 13 00:00:58,720 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: before the men. 14 00:00:59,400 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: Of your work. 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: I'm a man of my word. A few things though, 16 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: before we get started. You saw that on Wednesday all 17 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: of the information about London came out for the fan base, 18 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: and we want to make sure that everybody knows that 19 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: our flagship station one oh four five the Zone will 20 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: be broadcasting live from the Admiralty at sixty six Trafalgar 21 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: Square in London from noon until seven pm London time. 22 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: It'll be Ramone, Kayla and Will and the Buck Rising 23 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: show from the official Titans London Pub. It is free 24 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: to the public. Hey, you can only get three hundred 25 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: people in there. Wow, okay, that's yeah, but that's going 26 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: to fill up pretty quick. That's going to be a thing. 27 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: I would say. Coach Mack will end up there somehow, sure, okay, 28 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: and pronounce the name of the pub for me. Admiralty, 29 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: the Admiralty, okay. 30 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: Or the Admiral you know. 31 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, I think you're right. I got 32 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: all right the first time. Yeah, okay. So then the 33 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: London Pub party comes on Saturday. That's Friday noon to 34 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: seven London time. That's October the thirteenth, Saturday. The Admiralty 35 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: at sixty six Trafalgar Square in London will have a 36 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: party from three until ten local time. Track and the 37 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: cheerleaders are going to be there. There's a live DJ. 38 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: I'm coming by. It says here photo opportunities and Gilaway's 39 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: news to you. Maybe no, it's not. I'm right off 40 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: of Piccadilly Circus man, the whole thing. 41 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 2: It's the heart of deal. Excited to be there. That's awesome. 42 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: That's three to ten London time on Saturday. Again, it's 43 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: the Admiralty which is hosting all of these activities, sixty 44 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: six Trafalgar Square in London, and of course the game 45 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: is at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, seven to 46 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: eight to High Street and kickoff is two thirty Local time, 47 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: eight thirty Nashville time, so that's a little tight and 48 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: countdown will be on the air at seven thirty seven 49 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: thirty Nashville time. I just want to make sure that 50 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: all of the OT people are aware of what's going 51 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: to happen in London, because I bet you there's some 52 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: OT people going there are well. And the thing is 53 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: a lot of the OT people, or at least some 54 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: of the OT people live in foreign countries. We know them, 55 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: We've met them absolutely, we know they will be here 56 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: for these activities that will be going on in London 57 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: at the Admiralty. At the Admiralty, all right, that's exactly right. 58 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: So I wanted to get that in there now to 59 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: questions that we have remaining from hashtag Titans tonight. Yeah, So, 60 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: first one, could the offensive staff shake up have any 61 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: effect on the early season offensive struggles? And they're talking 62 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: about all these coaching changes that were made in the 63 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: off season, is there any coral Yes, and all of 64 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: the new players, because remember they're twenty four new players 65 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: on the roster. I think the majority of them are 66 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: on offense, if I'm not mistaken. And so you have 67 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: the new coaches and you have the new system for 68 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: the players that remain. I think that's been a factor 69 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: that has not been discussed enough. I mean, I've tried 70 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: to talk about it anywhere I could. I really believed 71 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: rhet that it would be probably four or five six 72 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: weeks before they got everything the way they wanted it, 73 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: And you know, I think it's still going to be 74 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: that way, which is why I think they're having to 75 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: lean a little bit more on the defense. We saw 76 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: improvement in the Chargers game, but I don't think anybody went, WHOA, 77 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: Everything's fixed. 78 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: I mean, do you agree, Yeah? 79 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: I do agree, And no, not everything was fixed in 80 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: the Chargers game, because you got to remember, they came 81 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: from behind, they took it to overtime, and one in 82 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: overtime wasn't perfect, but it was a win. Where things 83 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: went little sideways was the following game. But I think 84 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: it's a valid question, and you're right because when you're 85 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: talking about someone asked me on radio earlier this week, 86 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: they said, Hey, is there is this, like, do you 87 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: think there's anything in the player's minds about a revenge 88 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: game with as many times as they played the Bengals lately? 89 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: I said, not for a lot of them, because a 90 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: lot of them haven't been there forty oh roster tone 91 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: of half to ten and that stuff doesn't It's like 92 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: you got Tennessee South Carolina Saturday night. Yeah, yeah, that's 93 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: a revenge game. That, yeah, is a revenge that's a 94 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: revenge game. But in the pros, I mean sometimes, but 95 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: I think I could probably count on one hand when 96 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: it's been like that. Buffalo in two thousand was probably 97 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: like that, and once you got through the first two 98 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: minutes of the game, that was all. 99 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: It didn't have it. And I think three of. 100 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: The team captains is an answer of like, these three 101 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: would probably you know in Ryan Tannehill and Jeffrey Simmons 102 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: and Kevin Byrd. I said, but there's not a whole 103 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: lot more outside of that that were even involved in 104 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: the playoff loss right two years ago and so on 105 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: and so forth, And don't understand those sorts of things. Yeah, 106 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: I mean Mike Vrabel has never beaten Cincinnati. Yeah, you 107 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: know he's he's always. 108 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 2: Seen that trend change. 109 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: Well, sure you would, but I don't think he's terribly 110 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he wants to beat him, but I don't 111 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: think he's laying awake going oh boy, I don't want 112 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: to go oho and four and I get it. Oh, 113 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: he just wants to win. He wants a win about him. 114 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: That's exactly right. But to the original question, yes, I 115 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: think a lot of the change because remember and Ryan 116 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,559 Speaker 1: Tannehill said this early on in the spring when he talked, 117 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: he goes, oh, this is a whole new system. This 118 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: is a completely new system, which speaks to some of 119 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: the woes that he's had it well, and what they 120 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: run in training camp, and what they do in training 121 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: camp is not against an opponent. 122 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,239 Speaker 2: Who schemed them. That's correct. 123 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: They're running against either their defense or you know, a 124 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: scout defense, and it's just not the it's not the 125 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: same thing. I will again make the point that even 126 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: had they played in the preseason, they wouldn't have run 127 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: their offense. You know, you're you're just gonna be vanilla 128 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: in the preseason. So I think some of this the 129 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: Titans are having to live through. And my hope was 130 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: through the first six games they could be in a 131 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: position where after the bye they could really take off 132 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: because some of the schedule kind of comes back to them, 133 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: you know, more home games, division games, you know, some 134 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: some winnable games. I mean, they they've had a pretty 135 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: tough draw in terms of opponents and where they've been 136 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: playing and the style of I mean three good defenses 137 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: and one that's his historically good through the first three 138 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:04,679 Speaker 1: weeks of the season. Well and Mike, we talked about 139 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: it the night the schedule came out. The first thing 140 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: we noticed is okay, one NFC road game to begin 141 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: in week one, and then five straight conference games before 142 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: you get to the bye week. Well, and I mean, 143 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: if you can get this one this week and then 144 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: you can turn around and go get Indianapolis, you're in 145 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: pretty good shape heading to London. You dog one right 146 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: yard because you're three and two and one and zero 147 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: in the division. And I mean this whole thing is 148 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: it's such a long journey that while I mean ninety 149 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 1: four yards, I mean you can't say anything other you know, 150 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: that's I get it, not great, I get it. I mean, 151 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: it's just it's not good. It's not what you expect. 152 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: It doesn't make a lot of sense. But I don't 153 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: think when the balance of the season is out that 154 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: you will say, oh, well, this happened several more times 155 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: or and we had a great discussion with Ramon on 156 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: the OTP earlier this week about grading on the curve 157 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: and meaning, how much of this when you're the coaching 158 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: staff do you go back and go, Okay, this wasn't good, 159 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: but we're not going to see that defense forever. So 160 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater, right, 161 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: which was the term he used. And I think there's 162 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: something too that you've got to keep your head about 163 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: you in this moment while also not ignoring that it 164 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 1: really was bad. It's funny you mentioned this too, because 165 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: did you notice in Mike Rabel's availability he said we 166 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: didn't watch anything but film on the Bengals. Speaking of 167 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: not throwing out the ball, he said he was starting 168 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 1: on Monday. Yeah, And so the point needs to be 169 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: made because I don't know that everybody totally understood, because 170 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: you're right, that's an important point. But on the plane 171 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: back and when they got back to the facility on Sunday, 172 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: the coaching staff certainly breaks all of that down. So 173 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: it's not like it was ignored. It's just in working 174 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: with the players. I mean that happens all the time. 175 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: You just say, listen, we're not spending any time on that. 176 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: We're going ahead and getting to work on us and 177 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: our next opponent. And the reason I bring that up, 178 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: I'm reminded of the story that coach Mack told us. 179 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: And you knew this being involved as you have been 180 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: for so long, but that horrible loss to the Patriots 181 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: fifty nine to nothing, coach Jeff Fisher came back and 182 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: they said, Okay, we're starting over, and we're not going 183 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: to look at a film. We're not going to make 184 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: the players of value, just the start over, and then 185 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 1: won eight of their last nine games. 186 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 2: They missed the playoffs by one game game. 187 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: So I had that in my head as I heard 188 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: him say that at the podium, I'm like, okay, I 189 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: get it. Before the next question, let me remind you 190 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,839 Speaker 1: about our good friends at Duncan. It's always game on 191 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: with Duncan. So grab a coffee and kick off the action, 192 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: whether that's drinking a cup of coffee, on your way 193 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: to the game or grabbing one to go before watching 194 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: the game at home. Duncan is always there to help 195 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: you get your game on. Just like the pros, we 196 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 1: need to be at our best come game time, which 197 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: is why Duncan is the most important part of your 198 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: game day ritual because it's always the best call for 199 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: football America runs on Duncan. You know what I love 200 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: about Duncan now? Colebrew, Yes, sir, and they've got it 201 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: on tap. And you come, mister Colebrew. 202 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 2: It is good. I know it, you Brew. 203 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: I'm racking up points. I'm going to give some to you. 204 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,199 Speaker 1: That's good. I would like that. Well, you don't need 205 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: to because you actually you actually drink the col Brew 206 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: use it for yourself. 207 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 2: Yes, but I mean there are times that RNT be 208 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 2: good to yourself. 209 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: Okay, And please give us another question from hashtag Titans 210 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 1: Tonight as we continue Titans Tonight on the OTP. All right, 211 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: so try this one, and I like this question. The 212 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: Bengals were the first Tennessee Titans opponent in nineteen ninety nine. 213 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: What do you remember most about that day? Jeff Blake, 214 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: the East Carolina Pirate could sling it shaken Blake and 215 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,959 Speaker 1: the Titans led the game twenty six to seven. Blew 216 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: the lead. The Pingles were up thirty five to twenty six. 217 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: Jeff Blake got cramps and could not keep playing. Had 218 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: to come out of the game because it. 219 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 2: Is week one? 220 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: Is what is the South? It was a national and 221 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: it was a million day. It was a million degrees 222 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: there it felt like it. I mean, the humidity made 223 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: me feel like it was a million degrees. And if 224 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: he doesn't cramp up, Cincinnati wins that game. Who knows 225 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: what that means to the rest of that season. But 226 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 1: he did cramp up. They ended up playing Scott Covington 227 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: and Achille Smith at quarterback. 228 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 2: And Covington was quarterback at Ohio State. Is that right? 229 00:12:55,040 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 2: Scott Covington was a quarterback? That maybe right? I'm thinking, so, yeah, 230 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 2: you could look it up. 231 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: I'll look it up while will I disc and then 232 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,559 Speaker 1: the Titans end up going down and getting a touchdown 233 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: to cut it to thirty six to thirty three. They 234 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 1: get the ball back and Al del Greco kicks a 235 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 1: field goal and the Titans end up winning the game 236 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: by final score of thirty six to thirty five. But 237 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: what I remember is Jeff Blake. And Jeff Blake threw 238 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: the prettiest deep ball I've ever seen in my life. 239 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: And I mean it was just nothing short of phenomenal. 240 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: It was down the east sideline. He threw it to 241 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: Darnay Scott, who was the running mate of Carl Pickens. 242 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: The two of them were just deadly coming ball. They 243 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: were fantastic as they were. So he's running down the sideline. 244 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: Jeff Blake threw the ball over seventy yards, this arching 245 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: pass that Darnay Scott caught at full speed and it 246 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: was called back for a hold. 247 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 2: Wow, Scott Covington was a Miami Hurricane. 248 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: I forgot about all right, Well, that's all right, next question, please, okay. 249 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: Would having both Taje Spears and Derrick Henry on the 250 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: field at the same time lead to the Titans getting 251 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: better looks in the box? 252 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 2: I don't know about the box. 253 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the down in distance kind of 254 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: determines what the box is. Maybe I like that look 255 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: anyway because it gives them a chance to get Henry 256 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: on the field for more snaps. And I mean, here's 257 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: the thing. Derek comes off the field in passing downs. 258 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: He just does. He always has. It's not an area 259 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: where he's been used. That's where you know, they had 260 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: Dion Lewis, you know, and and they've had other players 261 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: over the years who have played that role. But if 262 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: there are ways to get him on the field more 263 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: to keep him involved, I'm for it. You absolutely, yeah, no, 264 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: And you have a very valid point. What does the 265 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: box look like after first and second down? Right, especially 266 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 1: first down if we're talking about Derek Henry being on 267 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: the field. But second the thing that just really is 268 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: important to me is if Derek touches the ball a 269 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: lot and he's involved, then things are going well. Like 270 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: he had twenty five carries for eighty yards against the Chargers. Okay, 271 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: that's not just fantastic, but he had a one yard 272 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: touchdown run. That's successful. He had a two yard run 273 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: on third down and one to keep the sticks moving. 274 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: That's successful. He had two carries for basically nothing in 275 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: overtime as you're trying to set up the field goal, 276 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: but he didn't fumble and you're trying to put yourself 277 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: where you want to be to kick it on third 278 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: down in the rain, that's successful. My thing with him 279 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: is the more he can handle the ball the better. Now, 280 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: the fact remains, if you have third and seventeen, he's 281 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: not handling the ball. If you're behind twenty one to nothing, 282 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: he's not handling the ball. I mean, these are things 283 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: that factor into that because he does not play third down. 284 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: So the more you're able to work him in, the better, 285 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: I think. Okay, here's one pertinent to the matchup this 286 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: weekend at Nissan Stadium against the Bengals. With Joe Burrow's 287 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: calf injury. Does the Titans I'm sorry, does the Bengals 288 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: offensive weapons, Joe r Chase, Joe Mixon being a good 289 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: receiver out of the backfield allow the Titans to blitz 290 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: more so what they did the other night against the 291 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: Rams is they really protected. And he got rid of 292 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: the ball fast. I mean he was not throwing the 293 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: longer routes. He was not going to hold on to 294 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: it for a long time. With that, I mean two 295 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: and a half seconds and it was gone already. It 296 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: was gone. So does a blitz dictate that, I don't know. 297 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 1: I think the bigger thing with Burrow that you have 298 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: to watch is you got to get your hands up. 299 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: He has a lot of passes batted, and for whatever reason, 300 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: he always has since he came in the league. So 301 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: I think you want to sack him. You want to 302 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: make him try to move, because he's not moving that 303 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 1: well right now. And yet you may not have that 304 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: many opportunities because when you've got Boyd and you've got Higgins, 305 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: and obviously you've got Chase, and then you've got mixing 306 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: out of the backfield, then you have tight ends who 307 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: can make things happen. 308 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:40,439 Speaker 2: I mean, there's a lot he can do. 309 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: It's funny you mentioned this too, because Jeffrey Simmons in 310 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: the locker room was speaking just on that. 311 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 2: He said, you know. 312 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: What, if we didn't have any sacks at all, and 313 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: you know how much I like to get a quarterback sack. 314 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 2: But he said, if we've got. 315 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: Five or six pass breakups and maybe one of them 316 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: is tipped for an interception, he goes and we get win, 317 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: I do not care. He said, we can affect him 318 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 1: without necessarily sacking him. You know the guy who does 319 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: that so well. I mean, Jeff obviously does it, but 320 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: the Nico Autry is so good at getting the pause 321 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,719 Speaker 1: up and matching hands, matching hands as they say, so 322 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: yeah to the question about blitzing with how they were 323 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: protecting the other night, Blitzing doesn't really make as much 324 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: sense as it does playing coverage, trying to bat the 325 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: ball and then maybe winning a one on one up 326 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: front and getting to it. The Titans are good enough 327 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: with those guys, certainly, I would think you would pick 328 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: your spots to blitz, right, Oh yeah, yeah, you're gonna 329 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: dial something up some way if you get a look 330 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: that you like, I would think, so. 331 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 2: All right, you got another one. 332 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 1: Which tight end do you trust the most to help 333 00:18:49,440 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: block Trey Hendricksony, I mean probably Westco. I mean he's big, 334 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 1: he's two hundred and sixty seven pounds. 335 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,640 Speaker 2: Well, that's really what he was brought here for. That's it. 336 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:06,719 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not been much of a pass catcher 337 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: through his entire career. A Cockquo will stick it in there, 338 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: which you like. He'll stick his head in there and 339 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: block a guy. Hopefully he doesn't have to. I think 340 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 1: most people would be excited to see him get involved 341 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: in making things happen out in the routes because he's 342 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 1: such a good athlete. You know, they got him in 343 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: space a little bit in the game against the Chargers, 344 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: and you saw him make a couple of plays that 345 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 1: Chian can make. He gad four catches for what thirty 346 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: five yards? I mean, it wasn't crazy good, but there. 347 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we've seen him, you know, first play the 348 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: Kansas City game last year, breaks a tackle and ends 349 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: up heading it all the way down the field to 350 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: get the Titans a field goal on their first possession 351 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: with Malik Willis at quarterback. 352 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 2: So I mean, I would guess westco. 353 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: Here's the problem with the question, also, is that it's 354 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:10,479 Speaker 1: not just Trey Hendrickson. No, there's Sam Hubbard, There's DJ Reider, 355 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: There's DJ Hill. You could get Mike Hilton on a 356 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 1: corner blitz, I mean, and then you got Pratt who 357 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: can rush the boss. Logan Wilson can rush the passer. 358 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 2: They're good front to back, like what the Titans saw 359 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 2: last week. 360 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: Don't know if they're They're not better than the Cleveland 361 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 1: Browns defense that the Titans just saw. But what I'm 362 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: saying is they're loaded with weapons in all three levels. 363 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: And lou Anarumo their defensive coordinator. I think in the 364 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: next cycle he will be a head coach. I think 365 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: that's about that. So you're going from not necessarily the 366 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: frying pan into the fire. It's like you're kind of 367 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: staying in the same frying pan. Maybe you don't have 368 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: Maybe Hendrickson is not Miles Garrett, but he's. 369 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 2: He's maybe there's a little cool corner of the pan, 370 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 2: but not much. Okay. 371 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: I mean, they're awfully good and they're relying on that 372 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: because they know their offense right now. They scored nineteen 373 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: points against the Rams, but that's all they needed, and 374 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: I think the Titans defense needs a performance like that. 375 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: They need to make the big sack, they need to 376 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 1: score on the takeaway, they need to turn somebody away 377 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: on third or fourth down and help the team get 378 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: field positioned. I think the defense has done okay, but 379 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: I think for a while the defense is going to 380 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: have to be prepared and should expect to play lights out. 381 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: And I think that's what Jeff Simmons has said. And 382 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: if the Titans can have a defensive stat line as 383 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: a core, much like what the Bengals just had on 384 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: Monday Night football, you're looking probably pretty good because you 385 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: had five quarterback sacks. I believe you had five pass breakups. 386 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:01,160 Speaker 1: You had ten quarterback hits, you had evan tackles for loss. 387 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: I think maybe ten tackles for loss, and it came 388 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: from all different places did And they're good. I mean 389 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: they are really good. I don't know are they as 390 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: physically dominant? I don't know about that. I'm telling you, 391 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: I don't know that I've seen a unit quite like 392 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: what we saw from the Browns since we saw the 393 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: Ravens back in the early two thousands. 394 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 2: I mean that is, it felt a lot like him, 395 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 2: my goodness. 396 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: And the more the score got separated, it just seemed insurmountable. 397 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 2: Oh for real, all right, one more? Yeah, let's do one. 398 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 2: You have one more? Yep, let's do one more. 399 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: We're trying to knock them out here, right, I can't 400 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: get all of them. We apologize. Send your questions to 401 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 1: hashtag Titans tonight, and Keith Bullock will be back next week. 402 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: Obviously you know by now, Amy Wells is not going 403 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: to be back for a while. On Monday, she gave 404 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: birth to Kylie Jean, eight pounds six ounces nineteen inches long. 405 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: Mother and daughter doing great, which were thrilled to hear. 406 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: And now older sister Livy Lane has a younger sister 407 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: who's seventeen months younger. Yes, so they have Amy and 408 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: Josh have two daughters, both under eighteen months, what some 409 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: people call Irish twins because they're so close in chronological time. 410 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, they got their hands full. 411 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: So congratulations to Josh and a congratulations there well, big 412 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 1: sister Livy. And here's what Amy's made clear. She says 413 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: I'm going to be back for the playoffs. So she's 414 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: not only confident that the Titans are are going to 415 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: push the rest of the season, but she's made it 416 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: clear to us that she will return for the playoffs. 417 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: I'm not betting against that. I trust me ten years. 418 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: No chance, you know better than that. No chance I'm 419 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 1: betting against her. All right, last one here? Do the 420 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: Titans need to start being more aggressive with their scripted 421 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: plays early in the game, Use rollouts to throw deep, 422 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 1: go pass heavy, and try to worst the defense to 423 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 1: adjust their play calls. I mean, that's its opponent dependent 424 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: depends on who it is somewhat. I mean, I think 425 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: you have to do whatever you have to do to 426 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: get the offense going early. 427 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 2: That to me. 428 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: Is the real issue with them, more than anything else, 429 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 1: is not getting a first down for the first twenty 430 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: minutes of the game, falling behind in the game, having 431 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: the game dictated to you. So to the person who 432 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: asked the question, I think the answer is whatever you 433 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: think you have to do. If you have to throw 434 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: every down, if you have to run every down, if 435 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 1: you have to use seventeen different formations or personnel groupings, 436 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: I think you've got to come out ready to fire 437 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 1: your best stuff right away against Cincinnati based on the 438 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: fact they have a good defense, that they lou Anarumo 439 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: and we know that. We also know that they have 440 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase and that whole bunch on 441 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:09,399 Speaker 1: offense too. But what it comes down to is you've 442 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: got to light the spark much more quickly so the 443 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: game isn't being dictated to you. 444 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 2: Well, Mike, what you're describing is exactly what the Cleveland 445 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 2: Browns did on their first possession against the Titans, running 446 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 2: all those sweeps and motions and. 447 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 1: They got three Yeah, and they got three points right 448 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: off the bat, and in doing so, they they were 449 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: able to say, Okay, here we go, we're not behind. 450 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: We had a little rhythm. We got Deshaun Watson a 451 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: little rhythm. He was five to five on that drive. 452 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 1: You got him off to a good start. How do 453 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: you help Tannehill? How do you go get points or 454 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: or you I mean even if you don't get points, 455 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: move the ball, some flip the field, you know, be 456 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: able to give yourself that leeway which they haven't had. 457 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: I'd love to see Derrick Henry get a seven yards 458 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: on first down. Sure, and then the next play DeAndre 459 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: Hopkins for eleven. There's a first down anymore, and just 460 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: keep chucking. Sure, I keep going. Well, I mean, I 461 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: just think you come out. I don't think you're holding 462 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: anything necessarily, and you're always gonna have plays that I 463 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: know you're gonna build off of during the course of 464 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: the game. I get that, But I think the start 465 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 1: is so massive for this offense, particularly if they end 466 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: up with the football, because you know what Cincinnati wants 467 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: to do more than anything else is when the tossing defer, 468 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:38,120 Speaker 1: because they would love, love, love to put the Titans 469 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: on offense first, yeah, and get them a three and out, 470 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: get the ball for Burrow and then take control of 471 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: the game. And that's been the issue for the Titans 472 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: realistically in the first half of games. Is they they 473 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: have not you know, they've not really had that. New 474 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: Orleans was a little different, certainly because it was a 475 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: field goal fast early, but still they didn't have that 476 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: flow and the red zone part of it too. I 477 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: mean to me, that's the thing because Okay, Murphy Bunting 478 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 1: has the strip, has the fumble, gets them at the 479 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: seventeen yard line. 480 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 2: If you get a touchdown. 481 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: There, and we all know if ifs and butts were 482 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: candy a nuts, but that's not I mean to go 483 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: seventeen yards for a touchdown on a sudden change that's 484 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: done all the time eighty percent of the time. If 485 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: you get a touchdown there in that game seven to three, 486 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: totally different field to the whole building. Instead, you have 487 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: three poor plays in a row, and when the Titans 488 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: kicked the field goal to tie red, it felt like 489 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: they had lost in that sequence. Well, as that play 490 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: was unfolding and you were describing it with Dave McGinnis, 491 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 1: I was I could say it was almost one of 492 00:27:56,040 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: those slow motion moments and I'm like, if SMB Sean 493 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: Murphy Bunting could have caught that on. 494 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 2: The right bounce, he's gone. Yeah. 495 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:09,959 Speaker 1: But it didn't help that it was an awkward bounce 496 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: and trying to recover the ball. 497 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 2: But yeah, if it's. 498 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: Clean and it's a clean and a right bounce, he 499 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: it is seven to three. 500 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 2: That's it. 501 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 1: And there's got to be You've got to thank the 502 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: fates have to be in the Titans favor At some point, 503 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: something has to bounce alls and averages. Buddy, it has 504 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: to be hey. Seat Geek is now the official ticketing 505 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: partner of the Tennessee Titans. 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