1 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: This is the OTP. I'm Emmie Wells and I. 2 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 2: Am joined by Taylor's ourzer, Taylor. I'm so excited to 3 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 2: have you on the OTP. Thank you, Amy, not only 4 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 2: because you're here and it's very exciting to have you 5 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 2: in the studio doing the OTP. I know you're going 6 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: to be here a lot of times this season, Yes, ma'am, 7 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: but it is the first day of training camp. 8 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: It's happening. 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 3: That is what it's all about. And there is a 10 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 3: tremendous amount of enthusiasm around this facility right now. I 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 3: think that there would be because there's a lot of 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 3: fresh faces here and it feels like the start of 13 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 3: something special. But anytime it's the first day of training camp, 14 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 3: people are going to be pumped. I know that's been 15 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 3: the case for you for many years, but it especially 16 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 3: was the case for me because it is my very 17 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 3: first day of the first day of training camp. 18 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: It really is did it feel good to be out there? 19 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: Did you feel like you fit in? Was it the 20 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: first day of school? 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 3: I don't know if I fit in yet. I think 22 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 3: people are still like, who's that new guy over there 23 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 3: that's walking around just observing all parts of practice? And 24 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 3: my name is Taylor, by the way, and I probably 25 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 3: and by the way, I was wearing a name tag 26 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,199 Speaker 3: you were, Yeah, I mean I do have a name tag. 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 3: I know. I know what you do too, Yeah, And 28 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 3: you probably don't use this very often. 29 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: I don't, Yeah, but it's good that you do. 30 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, because I felt like, you know what, people don't 31 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 3: know who I am, So I'm gonna wear this as 32 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 3: much as possible the first few weeks. So yeah, there's 33 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 3: certainly it's a transition to do this job. But it 34 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 3: felt awesome to answer your question. You know, I've gone 35 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 3: to some of the biggest sporting events and covered them 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 3: on a national level in golf and in television with football, 37 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 3: but to be the voice of a team at training 38 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 3: camp was one of those pinch moments, really, like on 39 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 3: the field representing a team that was high on my 40 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 3: bucket list. I didn't know that I was ever going 41 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 3: to be able to do it. I thought maybe that 42 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 3: ship had sailed. But yeah, I sort of had an 43 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: internal talk with myself for a moment there, like, how 44 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: cool is this? 45 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 2: Well, Taylor, before we start talking about what happened today 46 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: at your very first training camp, I feel like we 47 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 2: should get to a button like at Disney World where 48 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: it says it's. 49 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: My first day. 50 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 3: I know that button. 51 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: I feel like we should get one for you. 52 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 2: I want to talk about some news, some things that 53 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: have been happening throughout the week leading up to training camp, 54 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 2: just to make sure that the OT. 55 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: People are fully up to speed. 56 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 2: So a couple things that happened as we were heading 57 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 2: into camp. Femi Oladejo signed. 58 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: His rookie contract. 59 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 2: This is great news for the Titans because we want 60 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: him on the field. He's a rookie, we need to 61 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 2: see him perform. But also it kind of breaks this 62 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 2: weird trend that we're seeing across the league of these 63 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 2: second round draft picks who aren't signing their contracts right away. 64 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: And of course it's the Texan's fault. The Texans started 65 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: this trend of giving their second round draft pick guaranteed money. 66 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 2: How do you think that's going to be impacting just 67 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 2: training camps around the league. 68 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it is going to have an impact 69 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 3: because you're going to hear a bunch of people in 70 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: the ears of those draft picks talking about what they 71 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 3: deserve and what they want, and they're going to try 72 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 3: to prove their worth and look, those people are wonderful people. 73 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 3: I'm not here to bash on them as lots of 74 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 3: others do. But I think because of that, it is 75 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 3: going to become a thing. And even if the player 76 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: thinks it's going to go smoothly, sometimes it isn't because 77 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 3: they think you should be slotted here instead of slotted there. 78 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 3: So yeah, I do I think that that is it's 79 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 3: a possible distraction. It doesn't sound like it's a distraction 80 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: here though. It sounds like knock on wood that has 81 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: gone very smoothly so far. 82 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: Yep. 83 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: Femilodeja was on the field today. He looked at practice 84 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: and it's also good that he is out there because 85 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 2: the Titans had a player decide he was going to retire. 86 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 2: Lorenzo Carter, the edge rusher, has decided that he has 87 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 2: done playing in the National Football League, and it definitely 88 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: leaves a hole on this Titans team. It leaves a 89 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 2: place for some other people to step up and perform, 90 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 2: which is great, but he's someone who's gonna be missed. 91 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 2: He was added in March, and he was a free 92 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 2: agent that some people were really excited about, and so 93 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: he's obviously making the decision that's best for himself and 94 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 2: his family, and we respect that and we wish him 95 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: all the best going forward. But now there is a 96 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 2: hole for someone to step in and really make an impact. 97 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 3: First of all, I've been calling SEC football games for 98 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 3: a decade on SEC Network, and I have not gotten 99 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 3: to a point yet where the players that I've called 100 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 3: games have started retiring until. 101 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: Now it's happening, Lorenz. 102 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 3: It's happening. They're retiring from professional football now. And Lorenzo 103 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 3: Carter was only eight years in the league, you know, 104 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 3: so it feels I mean, he was kind of of 105 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 3: the same era as Jeff Simmons, you know, when I 106 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 3: was calling his games at Mississippi State, Lorenzo Carter was 107 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 3: playing for Georgia. I think there's just a year separation there, 108 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 3: and so it is kind of bizarre at least to 109 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 3: me that, Wow, his career is over. But hey, listen, 110 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,799 Speaker 3: all respect to him, he felt like he was done, 111 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 3: didn't want to do it anymore. And to your point, Amy, yes, 112 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 3: it has opened a hole. I do think that the 113 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 3: front office, Mike Borgonzi, Chad Brinker, and Brian Callahan all 114 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 3: collectively want to see what they have from a pass 115 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,239 Speaker 3: rushing standpoint these next few weeks, and it wouldn't shock 116 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 3: me if they try to bring in another pass rusher. Now. 117 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 3: I think the other thing that they will be looking 118 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 3: at is once we start getting to cuts in the 119 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 3: next six weeks, who is out there and who is available. 120 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 3: And it wouldn't surprise me if that's kind of one 121 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 3: of the positions they jump on to try to find 122 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: some more depth there at pass rusher. But you know, 123 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: I do think that the Titans, if you look around 124 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 3: at different places, Draymont Jones is an established pass rusher 125 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 3: for the Titans. I would expect ardent Key to really 126 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 3: step up this year and make a step in the 127 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: right direction for the Titans as well. But I do 128 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 3: I think you're right. I think with Carter retiring, it 129 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 3: does make you wonder are they going to bring in 130 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 3: some more fresh bodies. 131 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 2: It is interesting too, because when it comes to kind 132 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 2: of the waves of the acquisition period during the offseason, 133 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: you've got the first round of free agency obviously, and 134 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 2: then the draft, and then you have this kind of 135 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: post draft second round of free agency, and then there's 136 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 2: the little talked about third round of free agency that 137 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: happens at the end of training camp exactly. The Titans, 138 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 2: being at the very top of the waiver wire, are 139 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,239 Speaker 2: in a great position to kind of see what's happening 140 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 2: around the league and make some of those acquisitions. It 141 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 2: could be a potential spark that you spot where you 142 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 2: see someone who has performed in the league for a 143 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 2: while who just for whatever reason numerically or financially didn't 144 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 2: make a roster but still a great player who could 145 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 2: be added to the Titans. 146 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: So that's a great point. 147 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 3: It is. It is a good point by you to 148 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 3: say that, because you don't want. 149 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: To be at the top of the waiver wire, but 150 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: when you are, you may as well use it exactly right. 151 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 3: Also, you may notice I'm using a cheat sheet here. 152 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 3: This is my board. It's not It'll be much bigger 153 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 3: when it's in the booth when I'm calling Titans games. 154 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 3: But it did warm my heart to see Coach Matt. 155 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 3: I did make a couple of copies, and I should 156 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: have given you one of these, by the way, and 157 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 3: you can have one moving forward. But it does have 158 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 3: the players laid out on my board the way that 159 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 3: they compete on the field, which makes it very easy 160 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 3: to get to their to their name and their number. 161 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 3: But it warmed my heart to see Ret Brian and 162 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 3: coach mac Dave McGinnis both using their charts out there 163 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 3: on the field today, so it was nice make them copies. 164 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's great, that was so smart. 165 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 2: I have my roster that is covered in coffee and 166 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 2: diet coke and yeah, whatever else I've picked up on 167 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: the field. 168 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: I'm a little low fi when it comes to things 169 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: like that. 170 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 2: This summer, seat Geek has your ticket to the best 171 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 2: live concerts in Nashville at Nissan Stadium. 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Cushion Berry's recovering from that achilles injury. Lagerius 182 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 2: Snead is still working to come back from that quad 183 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 2: injury suffered last season, and he had some work done 184 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 2: on his knee, we found out the other day in 185 00:08:55,360 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 2: a media availability. So where does that lead these two guys. 186 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 2: Does that leave open spots for someone else to compete 187 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 2: in or do they feel like they're solidified enough on 188 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 2: this team that we're just kind of waiting for them 189 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 2: to get healthy. 190 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 3: Your questions are my questions right now. And I do 191 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 3: wonder about Sneid and his future and when and if 192 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 3: we're going to see him in a Titans uniform during 193 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 3: the regular season. And I don't think that I'm speaking 194 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 3: out a turn by saying I think Brian Callahan and 195 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 3: the rest of the Titans front office would love to 196 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 3: see Snead on the field. He makes a significant difference 197 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 3: in the secondary. I see a guy like Jarvis Brownlee 198 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 3: Junior stepping up and emerging in the secondary. He had 199 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 3: a fantastic first practice and he was fired up about 200 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 3: it out there in training camp on day one. But 201 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 3: he'd be a name I would watch amy these next 202 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,719 Speaker 3: few weeks to see if he emerges as a frontline 203 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 3: player for the Titans. But there's no question that Mike Borgonzi, 204 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 3: who were for the Kansas City Chiefs when Lagerius Snead 205 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 3: was obviously one of the best cornerbacks in the league. 206 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 3: The general manager now of the Titans, Porganzi, would love 207 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 3: to see his old player step up and get healthy 208 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 3: in play. Now. As it relates to Cushion Berry, I'm 209 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 3: not as concerned about him as I am Snead. I 210 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 3: think he's going to be back, and I think he's 211 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 3: going to show you why he's one of the better 212 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 3: centers in the National Football League now certainly needs to 213 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 3: get in game shape, and we don't know exactly when 214 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 3: we're going to see him out there practicing. I was 215 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 3: really impressed with the pieces around center in practice, and 216 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 3: Dan Moore at left tackle and JC Latham going over 217 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 3: to right tackle are doing a great job on the 218 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 3: edges and I think that they will show how improved 219 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 3: the Titans offensive line is. But for the Titans to 220 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 3: completely be whole on the offensive line, I do think 221 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 3: they need a healthy Cushion Berry. I do still think 222 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 3: amy they believe they're going to get that by the 223 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 3: time Denver Broncos game rolls around. 224 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 2: The biggest news coming out this week was about quarterback 225 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 2: Will Levis and that he's going to be having season 226 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 2: ending shoulder surgery. We've seen him battle this shoulder injury 227 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 2: since the twenty twenty four season. Chad Brinker and Mike 228 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 2: Borgonzi said that he participated fully throughout the OTAs and 229 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 2: Mini camp and the entire offseason program. 230 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: They knew this was a possibility. 231 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 2: They knew that there was a chance that he might 232 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 2: pursue having some sort of a procedure. They had had 233 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 2: conversations about it, so it wasn't a huge surprise, but 234 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: it is a change up from what everybody expected to 235 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 2: see in the twenty twenty five season. 236 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 3: I was surprised by it. I think a lot of 237 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 3: us were with the timing of it. But I'll just 238 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 3: use what cam Ward said. Hey, listen, the guy decided 239 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 3: that this is what's best for his career, and you 240 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 3: have to respect that and wish him well and hope 241 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 3: he's back. Here. Cam raved about the teammate that Will 242 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 3: was throughout what you referenced with OTAs and minning camp 243 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 3: and says I hope he's back because he said, I 244 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 3: love talking ball with Will Levis, so maybe we will 245 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 3: see him around the Titans facility here at some point 246 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 3: during this season. He is out in California now going 247 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 3: through that process of having the surgery and rehabbing as well. 248 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 3: But everybody wishes Will well. But it was at least 249 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 3: a surprise to me with the timing. One thing that 250 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 3: I would watch is Brandon Allen, who does have experience 251 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 3: playing and working with Brian Callahan in a previous regime 252 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 3: with a different organization, watching Alan try to help cam 253 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 3: Ward get ready to take all these first team reps 254 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 3: and get ready for the season. Ward already has referenced 255 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 3: how much he loves watching Brandon Allen just be a pro. 256 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 3: But Alan knows this offense, and I think that'll be 257 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 3: a that'll really serve cam Ward well. I would give 258 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 3: an example, just in recent memory, of another number one 259 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 3: pick in the draft. The Carolina Panthers have Andy Dalton 260 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 3: as their backup quarterback and Bryce Young I would bet 261 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 3: would tell you that if he got married tomorrow, that 262 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 3: Andy Dalton would be the best man in his wedding. 263 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 3: I mean, they have that kind of relationship. It would 264 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 3: be great to see that happen with cam Ward and 265 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 3: Brandon Allen as this training camp goes on that Hey man, 266 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 3: I've got this veteran that I can rely on that 267 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 3: it really helps me understand the offense. So don't be 268 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 3: surprised if you see that. And Tim Boyle also is 269 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 3: out there too as an extra body. At least would 270 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 3: like to have three guys amy going through practice here 271 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 3: in the next few weeks. I don't know that the 272 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 3: Titans have plans to add a fourth quarterback, but it 273 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 3: wouldn't shock. 274 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 2: Me day one. Yep, there's a lot of excitement. There's 275 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 2: a lot of energy on the field. We had the 276 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 2: opportunity to talk to Chigakonkuo about it and here's what 277 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 2: he had to say about the first day of training camp. 278 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 2: Chig Aconquo, this is not your first training camp, but 279 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 2: it seems as though there's a little different vibe around 280 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: camp this year. 281 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: What are you noticing. 282 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 4: I mean, everybody's just excited. I think we all have 283 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 4: like a different level of a belief. I believe this 284 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 4: year just from what we've seen in OTA's and it 285 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 4: just showed with how the guys you know, came to work, 286 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 4: you know, the first day come in yesterday, with our 287 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 4: conditioning tests and then coming in today and the coach said, 288 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 4: we didn't have a single penalty all practice. So it's 289 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 4: just like a different level of focus. 290 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 2: Man. 291 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 4: We all know what we can accomplish this year, and 292 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 4: we're just really excited. 293 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: Man. 294 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 2: I mean it was maybe fifteen minutes into practice that 295 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 2: you started dancing, and we kind of saw that energy 296 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 2: all throughout practice. Guys really seemed like they were feeling 297 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 2: it and enjoying themselves, which is rare for training camp 298 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 2: given that it's so hot and it's a lot of work. 299 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 2: Is that just another example of how excited everybody is. 300 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 4: No, literally, yeah, I mean like we all just like 301 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 4: we've seen it now, so it's like we all just 302 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 4: know we have to just do what we need to do. 303 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 4: So in forty five days we can go to Denver 304 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 4: and then do what we need to do there. So 305 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 4: everyone's just really happy man, about how things are going. 306 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 4: It just it just feels better. It's a different vibe, 307 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 4: you know. I think it's hard of it is mostly 308 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 4: Cam that coming in and how he came in, and 309 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 4: he's usually just leading us, man and taking us there. 310 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: What'd you spend this off season working on? 311 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 4: Uh? Pretty much all the same stuff I always do, 312 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 4: just working on my craft, whether that be tight all 313 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 4: the tight end stuff, you know, just come in a 314 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 4: better tight end. 315 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 2: It feels like this tight ends group is kind of 316 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 2: having a renaissance within this Titans offense. It seems like 317 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 2: we're seeing more tight end involvement in a lot of 318 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 2: different ways. Do you think that's because of the personnel 319 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 2: that are in that room, this group of guys, or 320 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 2: do you think that's maybe Nick Holts and Brian Callahan 321 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 2: and their style. 322 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's really much just like a carryover 323 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 4: of last year. I mean, I think we show it 324 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 4: at the end of the year what we could do, 325 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 4: so Cally just knows, like now, like we this position 326 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 4: needs to be involved with the offense because we've seen 327 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 4: what it is when we start getting the ball, all 328 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 4: of our offense just kind of, you know, shot up 329 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 4: at the end of the year there, So he knows 330 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 4: what it is and that's why. 331 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 3: You know, we're just getting more opportunities. 332 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 2: That consistency from year one to year two has got 333 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 2: to feel good, right, Oh. 334 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 4: I mean it's the first time I've had the same 335 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 4: offensive coordinator like in the league for the second year. 336 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 4: So it is really nice to have not to have to, like, 337 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 4: you know, relearn a whole system, have to like prove 338 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 4: yourself over to a whole new coach is kind of 339 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 4: he just knows what you can do and it's going 340 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 4: to be done. 341 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 3: Now. 342 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 2: Establishing a relationship with cam Ward is that a big 343 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 2: goal for you throughout training camp? 344 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 4: Oh? 345 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, definitely. 346 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 4: I mean he's the guy, so just being able to 347 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 4: have him trust me whenever he knows he knows where 348 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 4: I'm going to be, put the ball on me. 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Ashley, the official furniture provider 359 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 2: of the Tennessee Titans. 360 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: Now back to the OTP. 361 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 2: All right, Taylor Zarzer, tell me what you saw out 362 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 2: there on the first day of training camp. 363 00:16:58,240 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: What are a couple of things that maybe stuck out 364 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: to you. 365 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 3: Okay, the first thing was that cam Ward was warming 366 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 3: up before they did seven on seven drills. Not just 367 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 3: cam but Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle too, were warming 368 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 3: up with a bunch of staff members and Calvin Ridley, 369 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 3: he was the only receiver that was warming up the quarterbacks. 370 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 3: All the rest of the receivers were going through their 371 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 3: drills and near their place on the field. The offensive 372 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 3: line is on their place, the defensive lines in their place. 373 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 3: The kicker and the punter and the long snapper are 374 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 3: way over in a different. 375 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: Field, barely on the property. 376 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, a shout out to my man, Martin Cox. 377 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 3: He was way over there. But Calvin Ridley was like, no, 378 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 3: I'm warming up the quarterbacks. So that was kind of cool. 379 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 3: I've never seen that before. We're just one receiver and 380 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 3: a bunch of staff members were doing that. But Calvin, 381 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 3: you can tell it's like I am building a relationship 382 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 3: with cam Ward and it was happening even before they 383 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 3: went through drills. When you watch them go through drills, 384 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 3: one of the neatest things to see is just how 385 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 3: the speed of the game doesn't seem to impact cam 386 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 3: Ward that much. He did this. If you go back 387 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 3: and you watch him at Washington State or Miami, he 388 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 3: goes through his progressions amy so well. Typically when the 389 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 3: first read is not open, for a guy that is 390 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 3: in his first year in a system, whether it's college 391 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 3: or pro, they panic a little bit. When that first 392 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 3: read is not open. They a lot of times they 393 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 3: take off or they force the ball somewhere that shouldn't. 394 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 3: Cam Ward, if possible, might be better on his second 395 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 3: read than he is on his first. And you saw 396 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 3: that a lot at practice. One of the things that 397 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 3: really stood out to me was elk Iomanor. Get ready 398 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 3: for this guy. He is six foot two, He's over 399 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 3: two hundred pounds. He is a big, physical looking receiver. 400 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 3: He looks bigger at least than I thought. I know. 401 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 3: I'm sure you've gone through this a million times. You've 402 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 3: been out there and you're like, God, that guy's bigger 403 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 3: than I thought. Iomanor was one of those guys for me, 404 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,479 Speaker 3: and fast too. He would come in motion several times 405 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 3: and need block for Spears or Pollard in front of 406 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,360 Speaker 3: them to open up a hole. I think he has 407 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,120 Speaker 3: a chance to quickly emerge as a playmaker for the Titans. 408 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 3: So that's offensively. Defensively, the guy that I really was 409 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 3: impressed by was Jarvis Brownlee junior in the secondary. It's 410 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 3: just his second year, and he batted, He'd deflected, defended 411 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 3: several passes. He had one big deflection when Traylon Burks 412 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 3: was going down the sideline and he defended the ball 413 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 3: and broke up a would be catch from cam Ward 414 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 3: to Traylon Burks. He had a really good practice. They 415 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 3: need one of their young corners to emerge, and he 416 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 3: did in day one. 417 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 2: It's interesting you mentioned elc Iomanner in the way that 418 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 2: he physically looks. 419 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: I was taken back by just. 420 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 2: The physical kind of build of this Titans team as 421 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 2: a whole. There are so many guys who, it is 422 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 2: very clear, spent these last six weeks really leaning into 423 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 2: the programs that they've been given by this team's strength 424 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 2: and conditioning team, the team, just doctors and trainers, the 425 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 2: nutrition staff, all of these people who are helping these 426 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 2: guys really get their body composition at just tip top 427 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 2: shape across the board position group. Be damned, they all 428 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 2: look like professional athletes. I mean they all look big 429 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 2: and built, and I mean from guys like Jeffrey Simmons 430 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 2: who lost some weight and JC Latham who have kind 431 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 2: of trimmed their body down, to guys who have bulked 432 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 2: up a little bit like a Traylon Burke's or like 433 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 2: a Mason Kinsey. There are all guys who just came 434 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: back looking like and I say, a professional football team. 435 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 2: They always were professional athletes. They always look like professional athletes, 436 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 2: but like more like the like the video. 437 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: Game version of professional athletes, you know, like what's. 438 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 2: In your brain. And I mean it in the best 439 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 2: possible way. I was taken back by how just like 440 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 2: fit this team looks. 441 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 3: You noticed a difference from last year. 442 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: I noticed a difference from last year. 443 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 2: I noticed a difference even from like the off season 444 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 2: program in some of these guys. Everyone looked like they 445 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,719 Speaker 2: were in great shape, and that is something that typically 446 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 2: you're just kind of like everybody passed the conditioning test, 447 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 2: they're always good to go. 448 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: I could see it with my eyes, and I noticed 449 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: the difference. 450 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 3: And I noticed that Mason Kinsey doesn't like to wear 451 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 3: a shirt. 452 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: Mason Kinzie never wears a shirt. 453 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 3: And he was disrupting one of your interviews that you 454 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 3: were doing. But he's, yes, you're right, the guy the 455 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 3: team is in fantastic shape. And you referenced the first 456 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,399 Speaker 3: guy I was gonna mention, Jeff Simmons, where you really 457 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 3: noticed a difference with him. And he's already one of 458 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 3: the best interior defensive linemen in the National Football League. 459 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:57,199 Speaker 3: But man alive, does he look fit coming into the season? 460 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 3: He said about ten to fifteen pounds lighter. You know, 461 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 3: he's around three h five going into the season. But 462 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 3: and somebody said, did you lose any strength? And he 463 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 3: was really quick to come out. He was like, I 464 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 3: didn't lose any strength. Come on. He's very quick to 465 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,239 Speaker 3: point out. And he was fascinating just listening to him. 466 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,199 Speaker 3: I know a lot of us have thought about this 467 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 3: in recent years, just like about our blood type and 468 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 3: about you know, what foods that our body interacts well with. 469 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 3: And Jeff went on at length about that and just 470 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 3: like he was like kind of stunned by some of 471 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 3: the things that cause inflammation in his body. And this 472 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 3: offseason he spent a lot of time thinking about that. 473 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 3: And you can tell that Chad Brinker is behind a 474 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 3: lot of that. He's been talking a lot about that 475 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 3: in the last couple of months and getting the team 476 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 3: and the right kind of shape to endure a long season, 477 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 3: especially when you have a young team that he is 478 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 3: trying to learn what it's like to play seventeen games 479 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 3: over the course of eighteen weeks and trying make the 480 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 3: playoffs and still be in good physical Can you see 481 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 3: so many teams amy that are beat up by the 482 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 3: time you get to December and end of January. Now 483 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 3: that that obviously is a main focus for the Titans, 484 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 3: is they want to peek later in the year. They 485 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 3: want to make sure their bodies are prepared for the 486 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 3: long haul, and that is that's an emphasis that starts 487 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 3: at the top. 488 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 2: Who are you going to be watching? As training camp 489 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 2: kind of goes on? Is there a player or two 490 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 2: where you're like that guy, I'm gonna watch that guy. 491 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:30,199 Speaker 3: Yeah. I love that you asked that question, because my 492 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 3: mind wanders to a bunch of different spots as I 493 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 3: look all over the field. But I think it's obvious 494 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 3: because I think almost all of us are looking at 495 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 3: number one. And I've watched a lot of cam Ward 496 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 3: in the first day, and I watched him in OTA's 497 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 3: and certainly that's where it starts. But I know that 498 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 3: everybody is wondering about different things. The guy that I'm 499 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 3: watching the most, probably outside award, is Taja Spears, because look, 500 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 3: all Titans fans know this one of the he will 501 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,199 Speaker 3: go down. I really think, bordering on one of the 502 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 3: five greatest running backs of all time in the National 503 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 3: Football League and Derrick Henry. I mean, do you think 504 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 3: that's unfair? I mean, I mean, and the guy still 505 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 3: is going to have a chance to run for another 506 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 3: couple thousand yards in twenty twenty five. When that guy 507 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 3: leaves the team, Okay, that's a massive loss. That's a 508 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 3: huge transition. And look, I thought Tony Pollard had a 509 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 3: good year in twenty twenty four. But in order to 510 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,719 Speaker 3: I don't know if replicates the right word, but in 511 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 3: order to have one of the more successful ground games 512 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,360 Speaker 3: in the NFL, which is what the Tennessee Titans still 513 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 3: want to have, ty J Spears has to be that 514 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 3: one B or one two, the two to the one. 515 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 3: He's got to be part of that punch. And Spears 516 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 3: had an electric practice I think in the first day 517 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 3: of training camp. You can tell that Brian Callahan is 518 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 3: calling his number as much as he can to see 519 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 3: what he's getting out of him. You know, you can 520 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 3: run between the tackles of Pollard. Can you get Spears 521 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,360 Speaker 3: around the edge? Can you get him the ball? Can 522 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 3: you throw bubbles to him? Because the guy can fly? 523 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 3: And if they can have him emerge as the other 524 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 3: part of that piece in the backfield, then for all 525 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 3: of the talk about wide receiver, which is listen, I 526 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 3: get all the focus on that, But if all of 527 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 3: a sudden one of your best receivers actually happens to 528 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 3: be in the backfield with you, that could turn into 529 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 3: a big coup for cam Ward. So Spears is my guy? 530 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 3: What about you? 531 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 2: Do you have one that's a great guy? You know 532 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 2: mine's on the opposite side of the ball. I'm really 533 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 2: going to be at watching a lot of the linebackers, 534 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 2: and Cedric Gray is someone that I'm really excited about watching. 535 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 2: You know, we didn't get to see a lot of 536 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 2: him in his rookie year battling back from injury. Only 537 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 2: kind of got to see him late, but I was 538 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 2: so excited about watching him play. So now I'm excited 539 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 2: to see where when he's healthy, what he's really able 540 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 2: to do starting from the beginning and coming all the 541 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 2: way through. 542 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 1: So that's my guy. 543 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 3: This used to be called tar Heel Blue whereat it 544 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 3: leaks close to it, it isn't close. And Gray, of 545 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 3: course is the tar Heel had a great collegiate career. 546 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I'm really excited about watching where he's able 547 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 2: to find himself within the lineup when he has a 548 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:26,159 Speaker 2: complete off season. 549 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: And I'm also just. 550 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 2: Interested in that linebackers group to begin with. Cody Barton 551 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 2: was a great off season addition, but there's still a 552 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 2: lot of question marks within that group. So just overall, 553 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 2: what's happening with that linebacker squad? How are they all 554 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,120 Speaker 2: going to kind of shake up and line up. I'm 555 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 2: excited to watch that group. So you'll see me on 556 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 2: the defensive field a lot throughout training camp. 557 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 3: I love it. Cody Barton blew up a play in 558 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 3: the backfield on day one of training camps, so he's 559 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 3: immediately making an impact back there. 560 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 2: And he's just a cool guy. That's what I'm here for. 561 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 2: I'm for the cool guy. The guy's got horses. I 562 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 2: think that's neat all. Right, So Taylor Sars, are you. 563 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: Coming back for day two. Yes, you're still going to 564 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: be around. I might sleep here tonight, scouches in here, 565 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: I do. 566 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 3: I this is an honor to be here with you 567 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 3: and to be here with our Titans team. We have 568 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,640 Speaker 3: so much great coverage that you're leading the way with 569 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 3: on a daily basis. We're going to go into the 570 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 3: stadium on Saturday for Back Together Saturday, which will be 571 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:30,360 Speaker 3: a whole lot of fun. I can't wait for that. 572 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 3: And obviously next ten days or so are going to 573 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 3: be fun. But I'm already talking to some of these 574 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 3: players about going to Tampa and then going to Atlanta 575 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 3: after that. It's interesting what coach Callahan said Amy about 576 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 3: how really the big difference from year one to year 577 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 3: two in training camp are the road trips and going 578 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,719 Speaker 3: and taking this team on the road and staying together 579 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 3: for ten straight days. And you know, in the old days, 580 00:27:57,800 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 3: you went to a dorm and you kind of got 581 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:02,959 Speaker 3: to do that in training camp. That's really their dorm 582 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 3: experience is through I think it's August the sixth through 583 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 3: the following Saturday night, which is a ten eleven day period. 584 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 3: The Titans are going to be together on the road, 585 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,719 Speaker 3: and I think they will come out of that a 586 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 3: really close team. 587 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you're right, speaking of back Together Saturday, 588 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:23,360 Speaker 2: which you mentioned. 589 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: If the OT people want. 590 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,160 Speaker 2: To come out and hang out with us at nath 591 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 2: On Stadium Saturday, July twenty sixth, there are tickets online, 592 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 2: so just head to Tennessee Titans dot com and you 593 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,680 Speaker 2: can claim your ticket. It's free, it costs you zero dollars, 594 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 2: but you do have to claim a ticket. We want 595 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 2: to know you're coming, so we know you have like 596 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 2: a seat in the spot and all that stuff. But anyway, 597 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 2: ten am is when gates open for that at Nissan Stadium. 598 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: Practice will start at eleven. 599 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 2: I will be there, TZ will be there, The whole 600 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 2: Titans radio crew is going to be there, just doing 601 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 2: all kinds of fun things. But there will also be players, 602 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 2: and there will be cheerleaders and the drum line will 603 00:28:58,840 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 2: be there. 604 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: Everything's going to. 605 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 2: Be happening at Nissan Stadium this Saturday, July twenty sixth, so. 606 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: Be sure you're there. Tesse Titans dot com to plenty 607 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: those days. 608 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 3: Love it, I love it all. 609 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 1: Right, Taylor on today too. Let's do it all right, 610 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: let's do it 611 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 2: For Taylor's arsur I'm Amy Wells and this has been 612 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 2: the OTP