1 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: We welcome you to the Official Titans Podcast, the OTP, 2 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans, with Amy Wells, I'm 3 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: Mike Keith and a special guest to begin a special OTP. 4 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: It's the headball coach himself, Mike Trabele. How are you, sir? 5 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: I'm doing great, Mike, how are you well? It is 6 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: scheduled day and so we're all very excited about that. Aby. 7 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,279 Speaker 1: You want me to just roll through it. The Tennessee 8 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: Titans will open the regular season on September fourteenth, Monday 9 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: Night Football, the last game of Kickoff weekend in primetime 10 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: at Denver. It's a nine to ten Central Time kickoff. 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: The Titans home opener comes to following Sunday, September the twentieth, 12 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: at Nissan Stadium against AFC South rival Jacksonville. Spoiler alert, 13 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: the Tight don't play the Jags on Thursday night for 14 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: the first time in this century. I think something like that. 15 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: Week three, Tennessee is at Minnesota, the first trip for 16 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: the Titans to US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The first 17 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: quarter of the season ends with a home date against 18 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's actually the first of three straight 19 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: home games to begin October. That Pittsburgh game is on 20 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: October fourth. Tennessee host Buffalo October eleventh, Houston October eighteenth, 21 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: the Titans by week In Week seven, that's the weekend 22 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: of October the twenty fifth. After the bye, the Titans 23 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: make a November first visit to Cincinnati. The Bears come 24 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: to Nashville on November the eighth, and then the Colds 25 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: hit town for Thursday Night football November the twelfth. That's right, 26 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: a second primetime game for the Titans. Stay tuned. There 27 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: is another one to come, but first let's hit back 28 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: to back road games to end November at Ball tomorrow 29 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: November twenty second, at Indianapolis November the twenty ninth. December 30 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: starts with a visit from the Cleveland Browns. The Titans 31 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: then head to Jacksonville on Sunday, December the thirteenth. In 32 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: Week fifteen, Tennessee's final regular season home game, hosting Detroit. 33 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: It'll either be Saturday, December nineteenth or Sunday December twentieth. 34 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: Whether it's Saturday or Sunday against the Lions be determined 35 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: later in the year, and then tough ending roadwork big 36 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: time Sunday night Football at Green Bay December the twenty seventh, 37 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: and at Houston in week seventeen, which comes on January 38 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: the third. Coach, very well, we have a lot of 39 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: questions for you about this schedule. NFL fans around the league, 40 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: of course, are super excited to be seeing this schedule. 41 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: As players and coaches, how do you approach this news today, Well, 42 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: we had an idea of who we played, and we 43 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: knew where, we just didn't know when. So I think 44 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: it's most important for us to work on maybe the 45 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: common opponents, the opponents that we have an idea about, 46 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: maybe we played them last year, teams out of our division, 47 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: for example, the difference between the Denver Broncos, the Baltimore Ravens, 48 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills, or maybe the Vikings or the Packers 49 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: that we're not quite so sure about or haven't played recently. 50 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: I think that's the first thing that comes to mind, 51 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: is is who you're familiar with and who you've played recently. 52 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: Every years a new year, amy but we're certainly excited 53 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: to continue this preparation as we work our way through 54 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: these virtual meetings. When you get this schedule, how do 55 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: you begin to start breaking it down and kind of 56 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: putting it into more manageable chunks. Okay, we always talk 57 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: about the season in four quarters. But I'm not going 58 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: to sit here and do what we ask our players 59 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: not to do, which is which is count numbers. Is 60 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: to sit there at training camp with ninety players and 61 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: that we're gonna get it down to fifty five and 62 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: to have guys sit there and start counting, well, how 63 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: many guys in my position? What number am I? Um? 64 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: We ask our players not to do that, So as 65 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: the head coach, I'm not going to do that and 66 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: start counting and saying, well, this is a tough game. 67 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: This is I mean, I've I've all been in the 68 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: NFL a lot a lot of years, twenty years for me, 69 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: and they're all tough. And when you play well, you 70 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: have a chance to win, and when you don't play well, 71 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: I guarantee that you're gonna lose. So, um, we have 72 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: a great operations team, we really do, led by Brent 73 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: Acres and his staff, and I know that they'll have 74 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: us prepared for when we have to travel, and we're 75 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: excited about having home games here early coach, was there 76 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: anything that surprised you about this schedule? Nope. I'll figure 77 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: out what uniforms we wear before we go out on 78 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: the field that day, you know, Mike. Mike always wonders 79 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: what uniform we're gonna wear and what time Z owned 80 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: and at what time and what station. So I'll let 81 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: you know as soon as we go out to kick off. Well, 82 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: we know all the games around Titans Radio. That's good news, Mike, 83 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: So we are definitely sure about that. I do want 84 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: to ask you, though, Monday Night Football week one in Denver, 85 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: how excited will the Titans be to take part in 86 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football the last game of kickoff weekend. Well, 87 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: it's always an honor. I think when you grow up 88 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: watching football, and you did, and I did, and a 89 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: lot of our fans that when you grow up watching football, 90 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 1: you watch Monday Night Football. I mean that's your last 91 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: taste of it until now on Thursday. And so before 92 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: it was and there was no Thursday night football, so 93 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: it was like, man, we got to get this game 94 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: in and then get all the way to the weekend. 95 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: So it's an honor to play on Monday Night Football. 96 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: Certainly a great challenge to go on the road in Denver. 97 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 1: You know, hopefully we can score a point this year 98 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: and see how that goes a little better. But it'll 99 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: be a great way to start the season. There'll be 100 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement and a lot of people tuning 101 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 1: in three primetime games for the Titans on the schedule. 102 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: How excited are you for Titans fans that this club 103 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: gets the show of respect it does by being selected 104 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: to play in primetime at least three times this year? Well, again, 105 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: you ear in respect by winning football games and by 106 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: playing hard, and you know we got to continue to 107 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: do that. But it is certainly an honor and you 108 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: want to be ready to go and be at your 109 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: best at those games. They all count the same, but 110 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: I know a lot more people are watching and players 111 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,679 Speaker 1: around the league, you know, are tuning into those games 112 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: as well. Mike, speaking of Titans fans, four of your 113 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: first six games are at Nissan Stadium, six of your 114 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: first nine. The Titans and Titans fans have to find 115 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: a way to take advantage and make Nissan Stadium as 116 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: tough as they possibly can, especially to begin twenty twenty. Yeah, way, 117 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: do you know? We have to start better and we 118 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: played well down the stretch last year and that's really 119 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: what it allowed us to get into the playoffs and 120 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: win a couple of games, and we're gonna have to 121 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: start the season off better so that margin Frere isn't 122 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: so thin, you know, we have to The goal is 123 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: to in the division, to host home playoff games, to 124 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: put ourselves in the best position possible. And that'll start, 125 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: you know, early in the season with those games that 126 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: you mentioned that we have at home. And you know, 127 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: I think people are you know, I just think the 128 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: confidence and a momentum in which we had at the 129 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: end of last year. I hope that our fans had 130 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: that same type of feeling. You know. I know a 131 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: lot of people had watch parties. Unfortunately, we couldn't have 132 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: a watch party at Nissan because we were on the road. 133 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: But you know, let's see if we can't have a 134 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: couple of watch parties down there at Nissan Stadium. Are 135 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: there specific preparation challenges for you and your staff and 136 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: this football team with the schedule, you know, those are 137 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: some things that you look at, those quick turnarounds, you know, 138 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: the Sunday that Thursday, the Monday night to Sunday, you know, 139 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: traveling to Denver not much of a time zone, and 140 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: we can't do much to replicate altitude don't don't have 141 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: any on the West coast, So those are some things 142 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: you worry about. It'll be cold in Green Bay, you know, 143 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: it's just you know, we approach those things, you know 144 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: when they happen, but certainly we're very aware of them. Um. 145 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: You know, now as it starts unfold, you mentioned that 146 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: Green Bay game. That's one of the last two games 147 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: that are on the road, at green Bay and then 148 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: at Houston. Does that almost add extra emphasis or drive 149 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: home the need to make sure that the twenty twenty 150 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: Titans are getting a home playoff game. It's important that 151 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: that we put ourselves in the best position to be 152 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: playing meaningful games. And we all know that a lot 153 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: of those seasons started Thanksgiving, where where teams start to 154 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: you know, some start to continue to improve and some 155 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: don't and some kind of flatten off. So you know, 156 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: we have to be playing our best football late. The 157 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: teams that do and continue to improve are the ones 158 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: that go into playoffs. And whether you play them on 159 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: the road or your play them at home, you're gonna 160 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: still have to play well enough to win. Finally, Mike, 161 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 1: how is all the virtual offseason going with your current 162 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: players couldn't be happier. I think it all started with 163 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: the draft and the work that our it department, in 164 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: our video department, and everybody put in to making sure 165 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: that that draft ran smoothly on a virtual level. I 166 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: think that really carried over to our coaching staff and 167 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: these meetings. I think the players are excited to see 168 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 1: each other on the screen, on the on the computer screen. 169 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: Our coach has done a fantastic job with being great 170 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: teachers film and making sure that the players are getting 171 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: exactly what they need. Players are engaged, They're making sure 172 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: that they are answering questions and asking questions when they 173 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: don't know something. When can the rookies get started, Mike, 174 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: We'll be starting with these guys Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. 175 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: There'll be a squad meeting. We'll go through introductions and 176 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: these guys are getting ready to go. And finally, what 177 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: uniforms are you going to wear in Denver on September fourteen? 178 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: I have no idea. They'll have hamlets and shoulder pads 179 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: on be dressed as the Titans, for sure. Mike thinks 180 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: so much. We always appreciate your take, especially on a 181 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: day like this that made so much to Titans fans 182 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: when they get the schedule for twenty twenty. Yeah, thanks Mike, 183 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: Thanks Amy. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel kind enough to 184 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: take time with us aby as we get ready to 185 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: run through the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 186 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: Let's go through that schedule one more time. The Tennessee 187 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: Titans opened the season at Denver on Monday Night Football 188 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 1: on September fourteenth at nine ten pm Central Time. Then 189 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: Jacksonville comes to Nissan Stadium on September twentieth. Tennessee is 190 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: at Minnesota on September twenty seventh, and the Steelers will 191 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: be in Nashville on October fourth. Two more home games 192 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: in a row after Pittsburgh. October the eleventh against Buffalo, 193 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: October the eighteenth against Houston, then the bye October the 194 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:54,119 Speaker 1: twenty fifth. That's in week seven. On November first, Tennessee 195 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: is at Cincinnati. The Titans are home for back to 196 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 1: back games next November eighth against the Bears, followed by 197 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:06,599 Speaker 1: Thursday Nights Football against the Colts. Ten days later, Tennessee 198 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: is on the road at Baltimore. Then the following Sunday 199 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: it's second meeting in seventeen days with the Indianapolis Colts, 200 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: this time on the road. All right, here are the 201 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: final five down the stretch for the Titans. A home 202 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: game with Cleveland, a road trip to Jacksonville home for Detroit, 203 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: either on Saturday, December nineteenth or Sunday, December twentieth, Sunday 204 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: Night Football in Green Bay, where Amy Wells will need 205 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 1: a parka on the sidelines, and then January third at 206 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: Houston to end the regular season. So more expert analysis 207 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 1: about this schedule. We welcome to the OTP, presented by 208 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans, Jim Watt, the Great Jim White 209 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:55,599 Speaker 1: from Tennessee Titans dot com, and also coach Dave McGinnis 210 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: from Titans Radio. Amy, you may proceed with the questioning. 211 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: Now that sounds so formal, Mike when you say it 212 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: like that. These are friendly questions, and I want to 213 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: start with Jim, and then I'll ask Coach Mac. Give 214 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: me the game on the schedule that jumps out to 215 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: you the most and tell me why. Well, I think 216 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 1: it's the December twenty seventh game at Green Bay, the 217 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: one Mike just mentioned on Sunday Night Football. Have to 218 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: have it means something for that game to be important, obviously, 219 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: But the thought of going to lambeau Field in December 220 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: on a Sunday night, a team that just went thirteen 221 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: and three, a team that's coached by Matt Laflora, a 222 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 1: guy who used to be Tennessee's offensive coordinator. I think 223 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: that game has a heck of a lot of intrigue. 224 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: And that's in a schedule that's pretty attractive with three 225 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: prom town games. Map. What about you the Houston game 226 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: before the bye. Houston's won this division for out the 227 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: last five years. You want to go into the bye 228 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: on a positive feeling. We've got our five of the 229 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: first six or AFC games, four over mur at home, 230 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: big time. Important to win that Houston game before the bye. 231 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: Coach back, and then I'll ask Jim the same question. 232 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: Is there anything on this schedule that surprises you? The 233 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: only thing that when I look at it is when 234 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: you look at the opener at Denver, Okay on Monday night. 235 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: I mean, there's clearly a reason that they felt like 236 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: we needed to go out to the AFC West coming 237 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: off of a shortened off season, and who knows how 238 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: much training camp we have. I mean, that's interesting to me. 239 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: We're gonna do it. We'll go out there and beat them. 240 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,839 Speaker 1: But that just looking at it right from jump, I went, Okay, 241 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: there was a lot of talk leading up to the 242 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: schedule coming out and don't I haven't seen schedules for 243 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: other teams yet, but I know there was a lot 244 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: of conversation leading up to schedule, at least about the 245 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: potential for out of conference games within the first four 246 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: weeks of the season. I look at the Titan schedule, 247 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: I see three out of four games against AFC opponents, 248 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 1: including a home game against a division foe in the 249 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars. I think that's the biggest surprise to me. 250 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: I was expecting to see a lot of NFCC teams 251 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 1: early in case the schedule needs to be moved, in 252 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: case the season needs to be shortened because of a 253 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: lot of unknowns going on with the situation that the 254 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: league and the world is in right now. But it 255 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: didn't play out that way, at least for the Titans. Jim, 256 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: the Titans have three prime time games. Is this a 257 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: reflection of the success that the team had in twenty 258 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: nineteen making it so deep into the playoffs? I definitely 259 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: think so, man. I think the success of the Titans 260 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: had the fact that Derrick Henry's back, or Iyan Tanney 261 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: Hills back into the team that was exciting down the stretch, 262 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: going to win in New England and Baltimore in the playoffs. 263 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: I think the three prime time games served as a reward. 264 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: I kind of anticipated one of those prime time games 265 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: being against the Ravens since that would have been a 266 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: rematch of a division additional playoff contests that had been 267 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: a new game in November, but the ones that are 268 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: on the schedule, exciting opening in Denver facing a team 269 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: that obviously beat the Titans last year kind of led 270 00:14:56,440 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: to the quarterback change. In Tennessee, facing Jurrell Casey in 271 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: Week one of former great time Titan and then having 272 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: a chance to play against the Colts in a game 273 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: that's certainly will mean a lot here in Nashville on 274 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: a Thursday night, and against the Packers on that Sunday 275 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: night game I mentioned, it's a reward for a good 276 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: season from twenty nineteen, and it's the chance for the 277 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: Titans to kind of show how we've still got it 278 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: all right, Coach Mac, A question for you which is 279 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: the bigger challenge. A Monday night game in Denver that 280 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: kicks off well past my bedtime with a short week 281 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: to get ready for Jacksonville right after that. Or back 282 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: to back road games in November at Baltimore and then 283 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: at India. It's the back to back games in November 284 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: for me, those are AFC games we're going to be 285 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: fighting for playoff positioning. Then look, the Monday night game, 286 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: the opening, I love it. You've got a lot of 287 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: time to prepare for it. And if you're going on 288 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: the road in an opener on Monday night, then at 289 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: least your second game that you're coming off with one 290 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: less date of repair, it's against a very very well 291 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: known opponent for us, So to me, it's much much 292 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: more difficult later in November those two that you mentioned. 293 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: This is the Official Titans Podcast, presented by Farm Bureau 294 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: Health Plans. Healthcare coverage from Farm Bureau Health Plans is 295 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: like an extra set of pads when you need them 296 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: the most. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. 297 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: All right, for the three of you, I'm going to 298 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: ask this question, so Amy, get ready. I want to 299 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: start with Jim then Amy, then coach Titans get a 300 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: bye week Week seven, October the twenty fifth. They will 301 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: have played four of their first six at home. As 302 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: a matter of fact, they won't hit the road for 303 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: six weeks from September twenty seventh through November first, because 304 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: of three straight home games and the buye It's really 305 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: kind of an intriguing type of scheduling quirk. If you will, 306 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt, do you like to buy and we seven? 307 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: Would you rather have it earlier or later? I'd rather 308 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: have it later. They tell you it's never a bad 309 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: time for the by a week, except for maybe if 310 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: it's week three, and I think the Titans had a 311 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: Week three by a week way back back in the day. 312 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: I would have preferred to have seen it right close 313 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: to the middle of the schedule. But I do think, 314 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: you know, after a tough stretch of three straight home games, 315 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: you can get off to a good start, You can 316 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: kind of catch your breath a little bit and then 317 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 1: get get loaded up for the final ten. But if 318 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: I have my druthers, I think I'd go I'd pick 319 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 1: after a week eight or nine. Amy. I think I 320 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: agree with Jim and that if I were allowed to choose. 321 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: I'd have it be a couple weeks later, but I 322 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: like the idea of having a chance to rest, let 323 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: guys get really healthy, and then pushed through to the end. 324 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: It gives you a chance to build that momentum with 325 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 1: hopefully a healthy squad. You know what I'm on a 326 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: First of all, I'm on the question the great Jim 327 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: Watt's math at seven weeks that's pretty close to the 328 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: middle of sixteen. Okay. Now the other the other thing 329 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: is I like it. I like it coming right where 330 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: it is because you've come off five of six AFC opponents. 331 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: I like that you should have set yourself up for 332 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: some success down the stretch. I like that where it is. 333 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 1: You know what's interesting with it is if the Titans 334 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: do have training camp as normal, and if there are 335 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: four preseason games as normal, then that would actually come 336 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: at the midway point of football, meaning that you would 337 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: have had four preseason games in six regular season games, 338 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: and you would have ten games to go, so it 339 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: would be technically the middle of football. Now, again, we 340 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 1: don't know how it all works out with preseason and such, 341 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: but I like it. I think I think right there 342 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: is a great time especially knowing that if you got 343 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: somebody banged up, man, it would be great to get 344 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: an extra week to go into that sense of natty 345 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: game and be as healthy as possible. I also like 346 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 1: having it to be able to spend a little time 347 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: on Cincinnati or a little extra time on Cincinnati and 348 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow, who will probably just be settling in at 349 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,719 Speaker 1: that point. I will never question the great Jim Wyatt. 350 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: I questioned his math are a little I think you 351 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: just questioned it. Hey, let's talk about someone coach. You 352 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: take this first, and then Jim next. Jonathan Joseph thirty 353 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: six year old, corner speaking of math. By the way, 354 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: the Titans will be off five weeks or will be 355 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: at home five weeks, not six. That's my bad on math, 356 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: So figure that Weber twenty seventh to November first. I'm 357 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: sorry anyway. Jonathan Joseph signs with the Titans. Thirty six 358 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: years old, former first round pick, fourteen years in the league, 359 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 1: nine years in the division. How does he help this defense? 360 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: Coach Mac I love his press conference. This is a 361 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: pros pro. You can tell just by way he talks. 362 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: I mean you can tell he gets it. He gets 363 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: it at all levels. He gets who he is. He's 364 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: very comfortable in his own scan. Look a pro that's 365 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 1: comfortable in their own skin, especially if you're not going 366 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: to have a lot of time to involve yourself with 367 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: with your new teammates. Well, I tell you one thing, 368 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: players respect longevity in this league because to be in 369 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: this league that long, especially at that position, you have 370 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:23,360 Speaker 1: to have a lot of water in your bucket. And 371 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: I like that. I like that a lot. When I 372 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: heard him today on the press conference, I was really impressed. 373 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: Nice edition. Yeah, I thought it was intriguing too. I 374 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: didn't realize his wife went to Hillsborough High School and 375 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: then went to Tennessee State University. It was interesting and 376 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: ends up in Nashville, where his wife, you know, grew up. 377 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: I think he's a great addition. This is obviously a 378 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: team team that has lost some really good leaders, including 379 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: Logan Ryan. In that secondary room, He's won somebody that 380 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 1: can come in and provide, you know, some great knowledge 381 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 1: to some of the younger guys, and just his love 382 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: of the game and his ability continue to play. After 383 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: fourteen season in the league. He's made a lot of 384 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 1: plays on the ball that was interesting to hear him 385 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: say he thought if he thanks you dropped thirty thirty 386 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: five interceptions during the course of his career, just because 387 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,439 Speaker 1: he's been around the ball so much so he's got 388 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: a great relationship with Ben Jones. Just to hear Ben Jones, 389 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: a former teammate of his in Houston, talk about him 390 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: kind of reassures you that this is a quality guy 391 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: coming in who's going to help that secondary room. It's 392 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: going to need some need some more veterans to step 393 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: up and help some of the young guys. All right, well, Jim, 394 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: there was another signing in the secondary, Abraham Campbell. He's 395 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: a safety from Green Bay. Where do you think that 396 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: he could fit in. I think he adds depths to 397 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: the safety position. He's been a really good special teams player. 398 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: Is something this team has done here in recent week 399 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: is just trying to find some guys that will compete 400 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: on the back end, give you some depth. I think 401 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: the fact that this offseason, that the fact that there 402 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: may not be an offseason, an offseason program ots mini camp. 403 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 1: You know everything's gonna be sped up when the team 404 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: returns to training camp, so you need as many veterans 405 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: there instead of trying to rely out undrafted free agents 406 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: to healthy and certainly the team signs some guys, fourteen 407 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 1: of them. We're gonna talk about those guys here shortly, 408 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: but I think he will bring knowledge to the team, 409 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: to special teams, to that secondary safety position, and he'll 410 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,360 Speaker 1: have a chance to compete in our respond. Yeah, he's 411 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: a veteran special teams contributor, and that's huge. We won 412 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: some games last year on special teams guys. I mean, 413 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: you have to do that in the National Football League. 414 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: That's vital. You used to could be able to before 415 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: free agency in the salary cap. Keep about six seven 416 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: eight year vets at all they did was play special teams. 417 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 1: Having a special teams contributor that knows how to do it, 418 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 1: that's huge. All right, So Jim mentioned fourteen undrafted free 419 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: agents have signed with the Titans. I'm going to ask 420 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: each of you to give me one name among the 421 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: undrafteds to keep an eye on. Jim Wyatt, you lead 422 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: us off, Well, I'm gonna go Tucker McCann, the kicker 423 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: from Missouri, who I'm sure as a fan of got 424 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: a couple of Missouri guys on here. Sixteen to twenty 425 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 1: two field goals last year thirty four or thirty seven 426 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: extra points. He can punt, so he can take a 427 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: little pressure off of Brett curning Camp. But he's obviously 428 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: brought in here to compete for the kicking position. And 429 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: Greg Joseph is another player that's gonna be in the 430 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: mixed here who finished the season last year. I think 431 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: some people expect the type to maybe draft a kicker, 432 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: potentially signed somebody during the course of this obvious and 433 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: that has not happened. So Tucker McCann has a chance 434 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: to earn a job, there's no question about it. I'm 435 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: curiously how this one plays out because you have mccannon, 436 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: you can have Joseph competing, and we've seen some offseason 437 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,479 Speaker 1: the past where you've got young guys competing. You know, 438 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: if one of them doesn't kind of stand out, you 439 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: could always dip back into free agency at that point. 440 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: That's what happened, was Ryan suck up. You know several 441 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: years ago. It could happen Ryan suck up again. I 442 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: think once he gets healthy and healed up in a 443 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: position to kick again, maybe he gets back into the mix. 444 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: But in the meantime, talker mccainn and Greg Joseph are 445 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 1: going to have a chance to win the job. Well, 446 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,959 Speaker 1: I'm going to go with another Missouri guy, because of 447 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: course I am Kale Garrett. He's a linebacker. He wasn't 448 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,199 Speaker 1: on the field a ton at Missouri. He struggled with 449 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 1: some injury issues, but I think that when he was 450 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: on the field, he really impressed coaches and I'm excited 451 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: to see what he's able to bring to the next level. 452 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: And he's a pretty versatile guy. I think that he 453 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 1: if he's able to find his niche somewhere, I think 454 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: that he could carve out a little spot for himself. 455 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: And you can never have too many linebackers, so I'm 456 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: excited to watch him through camp. You know, Coach Mack, 457 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: had he not torn his peck last year in the 458 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: fifth game of the year, he would have been an 459 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 1: All American. He was having a phenomenal year for the Tigers, 460 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 1: very productive linebacker and well known to SEC fans. So 461 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: he will certainly be one to watch. Who's Your Gay 462 00:24:55,240 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 1: from Anthony Anthony McKinney TCU tackle six eight, three hundred 463 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: and fifteen pounds. You know, and this kid is just 464 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: now learning how to play football. I mean, he was 465 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: a wrestler in high school and then went then went 466 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 1: to Iowa Western Community College and he's just now learning 467 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,640 Speaker 1: how to play six eight, three to fifteen. Uh. He 468 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 1: was at he was at Uh and look, I recruited 469 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: those Iowa junior colleges. Iowa Western puts out some really 470 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: good players. Uh. I got one hundred dollar bill here. 471 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: Everybody see it. Everybody see this one hundred dollar bill. 472 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: One question. All three of you start with Amy, what 473 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: are what is the mascot for the Iowa Western football program? 474 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 1: You are you ready? All right? You don't know? Next Janus, Yes, 475 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: and then look it up. A lizard of some sort. 476 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 1: It's not a lizard. Jim go, I'm gonna go with 477 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: the dollar bills since you're held up money. Okay, that's 478 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: exactly wrong. Mike Keith chiefs, Okay, that was that was closer. 479 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 1: It's the Reavers, the Reavers, the R E V E 480 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: R s, the Reavers. Yes, I will tell you what 481 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 1: a rever is. A rever of the thirteenth and the 482 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: seventeenth century on the border of Scotland and England. They 483 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,959 Speaker 1: had a lot of river pirates in Autumwa, Iowa. I 484 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: mean this splits the De Moron River splits the city 485 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:22,880 Speaker 1: in half, so they're the river pirates the Reavers. There 486 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: you go, I can't. I can't do that well, actually, 487 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: but here's mine. Their four receivers signed among the undrafteds. 488 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: Christian Wilkerson is really interesting to me because he went 489 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: to Memphis Craigmont and then he played at Simo and 490 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:45,199 Speaker 1: did a great job there. Nick Westbrook from Indiana is 491 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: a receiver that was on his way to something special 492 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: with the Hoosiers, had an injury and is just now 493 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: coming back. Kyle Williams from Arizona State is a talented 494 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: young guy, really smart, gonna be a doctor. But the 495 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:02,679 Speaker 1: name I give you from Barry College in Rome, Ga, 496 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: I'm talking about none other than Mason Kinzie, a Division 497 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 1: three player, the first ever player from Barry College to 498 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: sign with an NFL team. He's from Demerist, Georgia. That's 499 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: a town of about fifteen hundred to two thousand. He 500 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 1: caught fifty touchdown passes and he did a great job 501 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: in a postseason bowl game. I think it was the 502 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: Shrine Bowl. He played in and played really well. A 503 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: D three player trying to make an NFL roster is 504 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: something else. But Mason Kinzie is a guy who signed 505 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 1: with the Tennessee Titans. Interesting player to watch. How about 506 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: that you cannot gets anywhere else in the world, virtual 507 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: non virtual, face to face nowhere else in the world. 508 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: Nobody would one hundred dollars and I had let us 509 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 1: place at the receiver position. There's I think there's a 510 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: spot to be had. You know, Corey Grace, A. J. Brown, 511 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,199 Speaker 1: Adam Humphrey's gonna be on this team. I think calif 512 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 1: Raymond has the edge over Cam Batson for the four spot. 513 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 1: Then you got Batson, whether he can establish himself and stick. 514 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: And then all of these undrafted free agents who have 515 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: a chain it. So with the fifty five man roster 516 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,880 Speaker 1: with extra room on the practice squad, one or two 517 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,719 Speaker 1: of these guys I think is gonna end up sticking. Yeah, 518 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: that's a great point. Well, this has been really good. 519 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: We've talked schedule, We've talked undrafted's, We've talked about Jonathan Joseph, 520 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: We've talked about Reavers, and I mean so much that 521 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: we have packed into this edition of the Official Titans Podcast, 522 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 1: brought to you by Farm Bureau Health Plans, Get the 523 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: Home field advantage with healthcare coverage from Farm Bureau Health Plans. 524 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: They've been protecting Tennessee ands since nineteen forty seven. We 525 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: move ever closer to football season as we get the 526 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: schedule today exciting for Titans fans. Three count them, three 527 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: primetime games for Amy Wells, Jim Wyatt and coach Dave McGinnis. 528 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: Mike Keith, thanks you for listening to the Ode Teeth