1 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: This is the OTP Official Titans Podcast. We're glad you're 2 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: with us. My name is Mike Keith. I am in 3 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: Nashville while the workers of the Bunch are in Orlando 4 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: wrapping up coverage of the NFL meetings. And if you 5 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: have followed Titans online dot com and you have been 6 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: on Twitter, you know that Amy Wells and Jim Wyatt 7 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: have been working and working and working covering the owners meetings. 8 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: For you, Jim Wyatt, we introduce you first. Welcome to 9 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: the program, Amy Wells. Can you hear us? Absolutely? I can. 10 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: It's good to talk to you, guys. It's great to 11 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: be with you. Let's start with you, Jim Wyatt. Overall, 12 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: the thing that has jumped out to everybody from this 13 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: league meeting is a rule change that has basically come 14 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: out of nowhere, and that is if you lead with 15 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: the crown of your helmet anywhere on the field, it 16 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: is a fifteen yard penalty and a possible ejection. How 17 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: did this get started? And are you surprised by this 18 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: rule addition? That's a little bit surprised because all the 19 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: talk coming into this meeting officely was about the catch 20 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: rule which which was approved, which is now control of 21 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: the football two feet or another body parting bounds of 22 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: a football move which is a third step extend the 23 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: football tucked the ball, and I think everyone was glad 24 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: to see that move put in place. And a lot 25 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: of touchdowns that have been taken off the board of 26 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: big plays have been taken off the board of ruled 27 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: in completions or not can be catches. So that happens 28 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,559 Speaker 1: earlier in the week, and then today we hear about 29 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: the rule about lowering the head and it's already generated 30 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: a lot of conversation on social media. A lot of 31 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: players are chimed in and the talk about the game 32 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: not looking the same again. I had on Roger Goodell's 33 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,559 Speaker 1: Crust conference today that which McKay was a part of 34 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: that kind of uh, you know, and he did his 35 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: part to explain what it might mean. But I think 36 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: there's still a lot of uncertainty on what it's going 37 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: to look like, how it's going to be enforced, how 38 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: many objections were going to come from this once the 39 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: games gets started, you know. Listening to Roger Goodell talk 40 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: about it, he said that that that league, you know 41 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: that coaches, uh and teams seem to be in favor 42 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: of this, and they understand it after you know, talking 43 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: about it, and he thinks that once the players are 44 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: educated in the league plans to go to all thirty 45 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: two teams to talk to players, that they'll have a 46 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: better understanding of it. It will be good for the 47 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: game because it will be um, it will help from 48 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: a safety perspective. But until you get there, um, you know, 49 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be a lot of questions and uh, 50 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: and I think they're gonna linger on into the fall 51 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: because it sounds like games going to change as a 52 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: result of this, and it's going to create, you know, 53 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of pretty heated conversations to 54 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: have a film wants to start playing football. Doctor Allen Sills, 55 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: who is over the NFL's concussion protocol and is from 56 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: right here in Middle Tennessee, was one of the people 57 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: who really pushed this. The talk amy apparently started at 58 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: the combine, but none of us had any idea that 59 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: the talk was out there or that this was even 60 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: possible a pretty well kept secret going into these meetings. Absolutely, 61 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: and Jim Latt and I were talking about it even 62 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: this morning. After it happened. They send out a kind 63 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: of what's coming up, sort of an itinerary, and they 64 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: break down what all the possible rules changes that are 65 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: being proposed could be. I've read through it. I know 66 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: Jim read through it, and that never jumped off the 67 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: page to me. It was one of those things. I 68 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: was like, Oh, okay, next thing, and I was really 69 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: into the catch thing. I was kind of keying in 70 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: on some different things and all of a sudden this 71 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: comes up and on the wait, what is that? So 72 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: it's really something that, as you said, it was a 73 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: really well kept secret, and it was something that didn't 74 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: generate any buzz until it happened. The discussion with players 75 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: and former players and people around the league, Jim about 76 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: how this is going to be implemented. It's been discussed 77 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: that there's already a fear that the preseason games might 78 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,239 Speaker 1: take four and a half hours because it would seem 79 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: guys firing off the line, guys coming off of blocks 80 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: at different times, a lot of different things happen in 81 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: the game where inadvertently the first blow is struck with 82 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: the crown of the head. Because it is football, and 83 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: I know they're going to teach it a different way, 84 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: and it seems like on all ends. As you said, 85 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: it's a great idea, but the decision to implement this 86 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: rule without discussing the implementation before your hand with the 87 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: players really does have people freaking, doesn't it. Yeah, Because 88 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you're gonna play, we have to be taught 89 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: and trained to play differently than maybe they've played previously. 90 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: And even with that being said, you can't you know, 91 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: you're not going to be to keep instincts from taking over, 92 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 1: you know, at certain times. And uh, you know, the 93 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: main thing that Roger Goodell said today is that they 94 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: want to take the haze in the game. He said 95 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: that one of the helmets is supposed to be used 96 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: for protection, it's not supposed to be used as a weapon. 97 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: That's something they're going to try to get across the players, 98 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: and it's the league's hope that, uh, you know, if 99 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: it takes place and the game changes at the NFL level, 100 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: then it's going to change at the college levels, could 101 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: change at the high school levels, could change all the 102 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: time to Pop Warner Football, But uh, it just seems 103 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: like it might take a little while to get there 104 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: because you know, this is how you know, again, a 105 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of things happen on the field, 106 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: happened so quickly, and some things is just not something 107 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,239 Speaker 1: you're just not able to avoid. And when you're starting 108 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: to have players kicked out of games more, you know, 109 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: more frequently than what we've seen in recent years, it's 110 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: going it's going to create a stir aby. Wells, what 111 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: has not created a stir was the change in the 112 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: catch rule catch two feet down football move. It seems 113 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: like this limits things makes more sense overall. Is there 114 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: any sort of discussion that this change to the catch 115 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: rule is not a good thing, Not as far as 116 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: I've heard, and you know that I have been a 117 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: little sassy about what is and what isn't a catch. 118 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: So as of right now, this seems to make a 119 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: lot of sense, and it seems to be a way 120 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: more simpler way to define what it is that we 121 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: all think we're seeing. Anyway, you know, they kind of 122 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: just had to find a way to write themselves into 123 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: what this was going to look like from a technicality 124 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: enforceable standpoint. Now, obviously we're going to have to wait 125 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: until we start going through training camp, and obviously the 126 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: officials will come out and present to the players and 127 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: the coaches and everyone in the building and then see 128 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: how it's enforced throughout the preseason. But in my mind, 129 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: at least and in people I've had discussions with, it 130 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: seems to make a lot of sense and we finally 131 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: have some clarity that doesn't have a lot of bizarre 132 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: caveats attached to it. And I think that taking the 133 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: ground out of the conversation is going to be helpful 134 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: because it just takes one more level of kind of 135 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: rent tape you have to go to for an official 136 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: takes it out of the equation. All right, So let 137 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: me ask anything else about the three days that you've 138 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: spent in Orlando at the NFL meetings, Amy Wells, Anything 139 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: jump out to you that you think is newsworthy to 140 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: Titans fans here on the OTP. Well, a couple of 141 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: things stuck out to me. Number one with Titans general 142 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: manager John Robinson, specifically, that guy was working the entire 143 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: time he was there. He was doing meetings, he did 144 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: interviews with us. He was obviously away from the office, 145 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: he was not away from his cell phone and any 146 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: lines of communication. I mean, obviously we signed two guys 147 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: in the time that we were in Orlando. John Robinson 148 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: doesn't quit. And we've seen this before. We've seen him 149 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: at the Combine working, We've seen him at pro days, 150 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: on the phone working on things. It struck me how 151 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: no matter where he is, there are things that are 152 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: going on. We did an interview with him on Titans 153 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: online dot com about, you know, balancing free agencies going on. 154 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: He needs to be here, the draft is coming up. 155 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: The man just I would be shocked if he sleeps ever, 156 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: because he just always seems like he's working. So that 157 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: really stuck out in my mind. That really struck me. 158 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: And then the amount of people who seem to be 159 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: excited about the Titans and recognize the Titans organization as 160 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: an up and coming organization really stuck out to me, 161 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: even when we weren't at the meetings, like around the 162 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: hotel or talking to NFL officials, just people I've come 163 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: into contact with because I've been wearing Titans gear for 164 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: three or four days just out in the world, and 165 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: so people always ask and instead of being like, oh, 166 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: the Titan that's in Nashville, right, I got, oh my gosh, 167 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: the Titan. We had so much fun watching them in 168 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Man, they really seem like an up and 169 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: coming team. The entire vibe around the Tennessee Titans on 170 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: a national stage is shifting. And to see people excite, 171 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: even if they aren't Titan fans, They're excited about what 172 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: this team is doing. And that has been really really 173 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: fun to be a part of. And it's been fun 174 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 1: to represent the franchise out in the world when people 175 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: we're excited about it. Jim Wyatt, same question for you. 176 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: Anything else really jump out to you about your time 177 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: in Orlando at the owners meetings that you feel like 178 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: is news worthy for Titans fans? Well, you know, all 179 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: you gotta do is check Titans online, which I know 180 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: you do, Mike on a regular basis, and you can 181 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: feel seem that of it. Because let's just look at 182 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: my list of stories that I have done this week. 183 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: I know, I know Amy and asked Farrell Worts and 184 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: got aiming at a strong and Shohn Robinson, Mike Vabel, 185 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel. Look at my list twelve stories I know 186 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: posted from the time I've been down here, and it 187 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: is starting with you know, you know Amy talking about 188 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 1: John Robinson and uh and how he never stopped he 189 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: wasn't at here just an owner's meeting. He used this 190 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: a little bit of free time he had on Sunday 191 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: to go spend time with Shakim Griffin, the linebacker from 192 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: Central Florida who is going to have Pro Day on Thursday. 193 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,559 Speaker 1: John Robinson got ahead of the crowd and spends some 194 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: time with him, put him to a classroom setting, so uh, 195 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: you know he did not. On the Sunny wrote a 196 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: story about John Robinson talking about free agency and lie 197 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: of the moves that have been made. Talked to the 198 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: Thame Adam Strunk, gave a little few hints about the 199 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: uniform and uh and of course we've got a big 200 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: April fourth date coming up about that. Talked to her 201 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: also about expectations and free agency and Mike vrabel Amy 202 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: mentioned news about Blaine Gaberd and Xavier sue A Philo, 203 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: the new offensive lineman from the Texans. Or you know, 204 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: wrote a story about the competition that's coming and into 205 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: your offensive line, how spots are up for grabs, Dion 206 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 1: Lewis and h Derrick Henry and their distribution of carries, 207 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 1: how that's gonna go. Uh. In two thoy eighteen, the 208 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: fact that the team missed out on named Domintan Sue. 209 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: But uh, but Mike Rabel, John Robinson feel like they're 210 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: still in good shape on the defensive line with the 211 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: dishes to be had. You know, I could go on 212 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: in order about stories that came out of it, but 213 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 1: I think the easiest thing to do is just to 214 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 1: point people to Titans on line, because UH got a 215 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: lot that came out of an hour session with Rabel, 216 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,719 Speaker 1: A Lotte, came out of a thirty minute interview with 217 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: John Robinson. A Lotte came out of some time with 218 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: Amy had. I'm struck in a whole lot of Titans news, Uh, 219 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: you know, to talk about and to discuss for fans. 220 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: Give you both. Did you hear how much Jim was 221 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: bragging about himself just then and how hard he's worked? 222 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, Jim, whyatt never quit? Well? I didn't. 223 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: If people hear the birds chirping in the background, uh, 224 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: which is which is what's happening now? Because my room 225 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: I've been kicked out of my room. I'm waiting to 226 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: catch a flight back. I don't want them to think 227 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: birds have been chirping in my ear, you know, sitting 228 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 1: by the by the water a week I've been looking 229 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 1: back here to justify the team. Put me up at 230 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: the at the Rich Curlton this week. Yeah, have another 231 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: margarita for me anyway. Um, Jim White, let me start 232 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: this with you and Amy, I want you to comment 233 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: on it as well. The reaction to first year coach 234 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel from people around the league, not just other 235 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: people from teams, but also media from around the league. 236 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: What have you noticed. I think Titans fans would be 237 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: interested to know how he has been seen this week 238 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 1: and the interest in Mike Vrabel. I've been getting a 239 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: lot of feedback on him since he was hired, and 240 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: it started, uh you know, kind of at the Super Bowl, 241 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: continued to the Combine and uh and then obviously the 242 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: owners meeting where a lot of these people uh uh 243 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 1: come together and certainly he uh he has a lot 244 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 1: of respect from people across the league that the New 245 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: England beat writers are very familiar within the national guys 246 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: are very familiar with him from the chase as a 247 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: player there and the success that he's had. Uh you know, 248 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: I think, uh, you know, I think that uh, he 249 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:51,559 Speaker 1: carries himself in such a confident manner that uh that 250 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: it's it's impressive. I mean, he and he he's also 251 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: got a little bit of an edge to him. And 252 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: sitting with him for an hour at the Coach's breath 253 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: us where you had writers you know from the Boston 254 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: media come to him, and he's for me with him, 255 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: he knows a lot of these people on the first 256 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: name basis. I think people are impressed. Was just how 257 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: he has uh, you know, this uh confidence that goes 258 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: with him and and he's chomping at the bid, obviously 259 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: for a chance to coach. I mean during the course 260 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: of that interview, I mean he got to the point 261 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: where he was he was almost got tired of answering 262 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: questions about the team because he's a lot of a 263 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: lot of answers he doesn't know yet because he's not 264 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: going to know until the offseason program starts on April 265 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: the ninth. But he's still came across as being a 266 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: guy that's very familiar with the personnel, very comfortable with 267 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: working with John Robinson, very happy to be having an 268 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: opportunity as a head coach, even though some people questioning 269 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: how you know it was One writer national writer came 270 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: in questions, Allard, he got a job, He's ready to 271 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: take on uh and a big opportunity and and certainly 272 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: comes across as confidence being able to do that. Maybe 273 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: your reaction to the reaction to Mike Vrabel, Yeah, And 274 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: I think Jim maybe would have noticed this as well. 275 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: But it seemed to me that barring a few people 276 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: who just look at him based on purely a resume standpoint, 277 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: no one really seems There doesn't seem to be a 278 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: cloud of mystery around him, and what he's going to 279 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: be able to accomplish is the way that he carries himself, 280 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: the way that he interacts with people. He doesn't really 281 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: behave as a rookie coach or a rookie head coach. 282 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: People don't seem to be treating him as a rookie 283 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: head coach. It seems like a very natural fit. It 284 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: seems like, Okay, he has the connection with John Robinson. 285 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: They have kind of a similar pedigree, and this seems 286 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: like something that's going to work. And it doesn't seem 287 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: like there's this cloud of mystery about what's he going 288 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: to do? Will he be able to prove himself. It 289 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: doesn't feel like there's any of that. It feels like, yes, 290 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel is the head coach and now we're going 291 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: to move on too, football questions as opposed to a 292 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: ton of mystery around this guy. So it struck me 293 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: as I was sitting yesterday at that coach's breakfast listening. 294 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: None of these questions are the regular coach or the 295 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: regular questions that you would hear when it's a person 296 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: who is unproven as a head coach. You know he's 297 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: never done it before, But you don't hear some of 298 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: those questions. You hear people kind of getting down to business. 299 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: And I think a lot of that is the way 300 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: that he presents himself and his level of confidence. And 301 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: it was encouraging to me. He's Mike Rabel. That's it. 302 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel is a bad man. Let's let's let's just 303 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: cut through it. I think everybody gets it. Amy, speaking 304 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: of mystery, did Amy Adams Strunk give any hence towards 305 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: the thing that's about ready to make her burst? I think? 306 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: And that is the uniform unveiling on April the fourth, 307 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: people are dying to know. I was at the Dixon 308 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: Rotary today and they were dying to know. Did she 309 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:09,360 Speaker 1: give any hints? And how is she containing herself right now? Well, 310 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: she is definitely excited, and so I was really thinking 311 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: that I could catch her a weak moment and get 312 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: something out of her. And honest to god, she is 313 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: on full on lockdown. Jim Wyatt wrote about whatever he 314 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: was able to shake out of her, and that is it. 315 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: I mean, she is just so so excited for everyone 316 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: to know about this so we can stop talking about 317 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: it and it can just be a reality. You know. 318 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: Right now it almost feels like this nebulous thing that 319 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: oh are there hints over here? It's like there's all 320 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: these conspiracy theories now, and I mean, it's turning into 321 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: this huge thing, and she's just so excited for Titans 322 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: fans to see it, because this has been a huge 323 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: labor of love for her and so to finally have 324 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: everyone be a part of it, she's exploding. But man, 325 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,920 Speaker 1: oh man, she's a vault of silence. Jim, right now, 326 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: you could do your whole mail bag on the Yes, 327 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: I could. I get a lot of questions about it, 328 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: as she I mean, she says she gets to ask 329 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: about it every day. You know. John Robinson had a 330 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: funny line and if he if he told you, you'd 331 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,679 Speaker 1: have to use that. Uh, you do have to use 332 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: the men in black wand doing you uh you know 333 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: as it was as a result of it, I guess 334 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: to try to keep you not going down, to keep 335 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: you from being able to spill the being to anybody else. 336 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 1: She uh though. The one uh hint she did give 337 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: is that the uniform is gonna have a Tennessee, a 338 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: state of Tennessee, uh, something specific to the state of 339 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: Tennessee and him. She actually gave another hint but that, 340 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: but then after further thought aside that I must not 341 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: let this one out of bag yet. She's uh. She 342 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: kind of talked about the secrecy around it and how 343 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: many friends asked her about it and how she tells 344 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: them she's not letting them on the secret, just keeping 345 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: the circle very pip. She said that when she's let 346 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: John Robinson and Mike Rabels see them, she didn't afford 347 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: it to them on an email or hand at a 348 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: paper to him. She let them see her I phone. 349 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: U quickly flipped through it on her phone in front 350 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: of them and then pulled it back because she didn't 351 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: want to shoot it with them where they could walk 352 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: around with their own phone. So uh well with the 353 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: image on it, so it's even quick with John and Mike, 354 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: which doesn't make other people feel so bad, notice that 355 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 1: they're getting a treatment as well. She just wanted to 356 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: be a surprise. She wanted to be a celebration, you know. 357 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: She doesn't want it to be ruined at the last minute. 358 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: That's the way it should be. And I expect there 359 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 1: to be a great crowd, uh, you know, downtown on 360 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: Lower Broadway next Wednesday night, and uh, I know a 361 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: lot of people are looking forward to it. A lot 362 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: of people are are are guessing and uh seeing a 363 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: lot of bad images out there on what hell it's 364 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: gonna look like? This gonna look like that we'll find 365 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 1: out here in less than a week, Jim. I want 366 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: to follow something up though. While she won't talk about 367 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: the uniform specifically, she was willing to talk with you 368 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: about Nashville's chances of getting one of the next two drafts. 369 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: And it seems like she's very optimistic about that. Yeah, 370 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: she is. Nashville one of five cities along with Denver, 371 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: Kansas City, Las Vegas, and then Canton and Cleveland and 372 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: two she said the two the NFL had two site visits, 373 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: and she believes that the team in the city have 374 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: a great chance to hostess of that, we're gonna find 375 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: out about it, uh you know the next owners meeting, 376 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: which is gonna be in Atlanta on May the twenty 377 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: first to the twenty third. I think the operations department 378 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: for the NFL will visit all of these cities and 379 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 1: then we'll make proposal to the owners is to try 380 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: to get it rightified at that meeting. Uh you know, 381 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: I know that uh you know, Scott Ramsey, but spiredon 382 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 1: from U spiriting from Nashville and the Visions convention and 383 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: uh and the great work that they do for the 384 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: Sports Council, I think they're going to make a strong 385 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: pitch toward Nashville and what it could look like on 386 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: Lower Broadway in the area surrounding it. And uh you know, 387 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,479 Speaker 1: if she feels like Nashville's got a great chance at 388 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: this and it's really excited and h boy, that would 389 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: be a heck of a lot of fun, especially after 390 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: being to uh covering the last two in Philadelphia and Chicago, 391 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: and just send the excitement that they bring to a 392 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 1: city I know, I know Nashville would do a great, 393 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: a great, great job. All right, So let me ask you, 394 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: I want to talk about Blaine Gabbert, the Titan's new 395 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: backup quarterback, and I want to take it from both angles. 396 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: First of all, Amy Wells, you know Blaine Gabbert, I do. 397 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: We went to college together, all right, So tell us 398 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 1: about Blaine Gabbert the human being. Give us the quick thumbnail, 399 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: because I know we're going to hear the whole Missouri thing, 400 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: so let's get it over with. Of course, Well, the 401 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: Missouri thing is going all year long. It's going to 402 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: be really fun, so you guys just fuckle up. But no, 403 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: he was in college. Great kid. He was a guy 404 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: who really put in a lot of time and effort 405 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: to making sure that he kind of knew his craft 406 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: and could refine his craft. He smelled a lot of 407 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: time in the video room. And I've talked to guys 408 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: who've known him since he's been in the NFL as 409 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: they've said that he has made a huge improvement from 410 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 1: his time in Jacksonville to when he went to the 411 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: forty nine ers. That transition to the forty nine ers 412 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: was kind of a wake up call for him, and 413 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: in that time he changed his whole approach to the game, 414 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: whether it was the way he practiced. Whether it was 415 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: the way that he was breaking down film, it was 416 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: how much he was studying the people he surrounded himself with. 417 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: And so as a kid that was a good kid 418 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: as far as I knew in college, and a really 419 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: nice guy to be around and very personable and easy 420 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: to talk to. For him to have even doubled down 421 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: in the last couple of years on his preparation, I 422 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: think that's really impressive, and it speaks to bringing in 423 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 1: a veteran quarterback to kind of be in that backup 424 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: position well. And one thing that he played against the 425 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: Titans last December for Arizona Jim and he was sacked 426 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: eight times in that game. The Titans really got after him, 427 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: but he did not make mistakes and that was the 428 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: thing he had problems with when he was in Jacksonville. 429 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: Is that one of the factors that you think led 430 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: the Titans to go after him when things didn't go 431 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: the way they wanted with Chad Henney? Yeah, I think so. 432 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: I mean he's you know, he is younger than Matt Castle. 433 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 1: I think mobility is something that John Robinson and Mike Vibel, 434 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: you know, thought was attractive any more attractive, you know 435 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: that all you gotta do and was really put in 436 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: tape of the Jacksonville game. You know, the game against 437 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: the Titans obviously wasn't one of his better games, and 438 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 1: a lot that's because of the pressure that the Titans 439 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:11,959 Speaker 1: river to generate. But the Jacksonville game, he lit it up, 440 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: and he ran around a little bit. He made some 441 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: great throws down field. I think he has to be 442 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: considered an upgrade behind Marcus Mariota. You know, the hope 443 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: is that you don't have to use them, I mean, 444 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: but the reality is it might be able to set himself. 445 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: You look at the analytics and look at the number 446 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: of chances are you're gonna have to use your backup 447 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: quarterback at some point during the course of the season, 448 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: and the Titans had to do it last year for 449 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: a game and a half when Marcus Mariota dealt with 450 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: a hamstring injury. So I think Blaine Gaybert, because of 451 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: his decision making and because of his mobility, and because 452 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: of his being a little bit younger but still having 453 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: some experience, I think that made him an attractive pick 454 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: for the Titans. Then it's one less area that you 455 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: have to really be concerned too much about now moving forward. 456 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: But Jim, we can't write off Alex Tanney by any 457 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: stretch of the imagination. Yeah, I agree, you can because 458 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 1: he's he's a competitor, certainly, and he's he's worked and uh, 459 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: you know he's going to compete. You know. You know, 460 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: people should continue to ask me, well, was there a 461 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: chance to take a quarterback in the draft? I mean, 462 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 1: if the answer I have to that and and and 463 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: you don't rule the thing out. But but if you 464 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: take a quarterback in the draft at this point, h, 465 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: then you're pretty much committing to keeping three one to 466 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster. And I think that's that's tough 467 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: to die in the league with needs and special teams 468 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: in the d of position. So I expect Alex Tanny 469 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: to compete and um and I think certainly, uh, you know, 470 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,920 Speaker 1: I think it'll be a position to watch that. There's 471 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: no question. Blaine Gabbert, Uh, you knows who they envisioned 472 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: being backup quarterback In two thoy eighteen, Jim Wyatt writing 473 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: great articles for Orlando, getting ready to catch a plane 474 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: to come home. Amy Wells working on a story for 475 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 1: all of the Titans media stuff. Can you share a 476 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,439 Speaker 1: little a little bit about what you and Ashley Farrell 477 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: are working on while you're still in Orlando. I can 478 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: because while Jim may have the volume of stories, we're 479 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,360 Speaker 1: going more for you know, in depth, hard hitting journalism. 480 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: Here we're hanging out with a current Tennessee Titan and 481 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: Orlando residents and just kind of spend some time talking 482 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: about what it's like to play in the NFL for 483 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: a decade and some change. So that's kind of my 484 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: little tease boy. That really narrows it down, I know, right, yeah, 485 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: if you know, you know, But no, it's been great 486 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: to be down here and we're taking a day to 487 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: spend some time with him and hopefully I have a 488 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: story for Titans fans when we come back. Hey, let 489 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: me ask you one more thing about being good. You 490 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: guys have both been with Amy Adams Strunk for all 491 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: of her owners meetings, her owners meetings appearances in her 492 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: time Amy, let me ask you first, can you notice 493 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: a difference in her from the first owners meeting she 494 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: attended until now? Oh? Absolutely, her level of confidence is 495 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: through the roof, and a lot of it is because 496 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: she's not new anymore, you know, she said. I asked 497 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: her about not being the new guy, which is what 498 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: she called herself the very first time we had done 499 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: an interview with her, and she said, Oh, no, I'm 500 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: definitely not the new guy, and it's fantastic, Like I 501 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: never want to go back to being the new person anymore. 502 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: She's still learning a lot, and she's still trying to 503 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: like glean information when she's at these things, but she 504 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: doesn't feel like she's trying to find where she fits 505 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: in anymore, you know, So I don't think she feels 506 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: like she has to like hang under the radar anymore. 507 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: She knows her place, she knows where she fits, and 508 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: she feels more confident anticipating in some of the big 509 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: owners events that they have. Do you have anything you'd 510 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: like to add to that? Yeah, I mean I just 511 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: think people obviously respect her. I mean, she came in 512 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: kind of as a little bit of an unknown a 513 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. She everybody knew she was bud 514 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: Adam's daughter, UH, and she she took over a team 515 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: that was trying to find its footing, and she's proven 516 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 1: UH to be someone who's not afraid to make tough decisions, 517 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 1: whether that comes at a general manager or head coach 518 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: or with with you know, players. I think the moves 519 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,919 Speaker 1: that she's made, you know, not only inside the building, 520 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: uh to you know, to upgrade the facilities, but the 521 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: moves she's made at the stadium. And this is making 522 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: moves at the stadium. I mean, she's she's a mover 523 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: and a shaker, and I think people respect what she's 524 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: done with her decision making and this with her decision 525 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: making ability. And I think people respect what her team 526 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: has done as a result of that. I mean, she 527 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: she's made some really made a really good heart in 528 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: John Robinson. I think Mike Rabel's going to end up 529 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: making her look good as well. You know, the moves 530 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: he's made in free agency and the moves that uh 531 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: you know that the team that John Robins and made 532 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: into lass has put this team into a contender status. 533 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,959 Speaker 1: And I think because of that, people have a lot 534 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: of respect to her. And she said herself, I mean 535 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: this franchise is one of one of thirty two teams 536 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: competing to get a ring, and they're doing everything they 537 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: can to make it happen. And I think her moves 538 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: kind of speak to that. As we wind up the 539 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: OTP want to inform you about something interesting that'll start 540 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: next week at Titans online dot com. Not only will 541 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: you get top information from Jim Wyatt as you do 542 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: every single day, the volume of stories that Jim turns 543 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,720 Speaker 1: out is just amazing, but starting next week, we'll have 544 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: two draft previews per day, which will run right up 545 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: until the NFL Draft, which of course starts on April 546 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty April the twenty six And one of 547 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: the things that jumps out we've picked fifty players that 548 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: we're working on previewing. It's almost like the thirty draft visits. 549 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: It's not exactly what you think it is. It's names 550 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: we think you should keep in mind for different parts 551 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 1: of the draft, different positions. We don't have quarterbacks because 552 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: we don't expect the Titans to select a quarterback early. 553 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: You know who all those guys are. We don't have 554 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: se Quon Barkley because he's not gonna last until the Titans. 555 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: You know who the Penn State star is. And I 556 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 1: think Amy it's really an interesting look at fifty players 557 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: that Titans fans will have interested, or just NFL fans 558 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: will have interested as they prepare for the draft. I 559 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: think you're absolutely right and I think that that's what 560 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: makes me so excited about this project. As we were 561 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: kind of assembling this list and putting everything together. It's 562 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 1: not obviously all fifty of these guys are not going 563 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: to end up being Tassi Titans. I don't know how 564 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: many of them will end up being Tassi Titan. But 565 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: as just a fan of the NFL and as someone 566 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: who really really likes the draft, it's cool to get 567 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: to know some of these guys, get familiar with some 568 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: of their characteristics, and so you go into the draft 569 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: feeling like you have a pretty good idea of who 570 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: some of these players are. And I'm really excited for 571 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 1: Titans fans to see what we've been working on. I 572 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:26,200 Speaker 1: think it's going to be really helpful and informative and 573 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: people will go into the draft with a broader understanding 574 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: of at least fifty guys. Jim, this by surprise you, 575 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: but there are a lot of edge pass rushers on 576 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: the list, thank god. Yeah, and that's that's funny. The 577 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: way you know moves it are major in the free agency. 578 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: Stens point to certain positions that will be addressed in 579 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: the draft, and I think that's where the conversation and 580 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 1: surrounding the Titans is shifting. But I think now people 581 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: assume you know Mel Kipel, for example, who had the 582 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,920 Speaker 1: Titans taken a running back and his matin two point oh, 583 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: is now switched to an edge rusher and is one 584 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: that was put out this week three point oh. He's 585 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: gotta held Landry from Boston College being the guy you No, 586 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: will it be an edge rusher? No? I guess we'll 587 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 1: find out in tom but I think you're going to 588 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: see a lot of speculation on edge rushers with the Titans. 589 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: Just by the way thanks have played out so far. 590 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: Well listen, want you guys to get home safely. You 591 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: have both done a fantastic job in Orlando, and I 592 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: know Titans fans appreciate what you have done while you've 593 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: been down there. Amy Wells with Ashley Farrell working on stories, 594 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: and the great Jim Watt with all he does. Thank 595 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,479 Speaker 1: you so much for your time, and please get home safely. 596 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: Absolutely well. Appreciate it and look forward to look forward 597 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: to us the next one. I appreciate you guys. Let 598 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: me be a part of that, all right. This is 599 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 1: the OTP, the Official Titans Podcast for Amy Wilson Jim Wyatt, 600 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: Mike Keith says we'll see you next time.