1 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: We welcome you to the Official Titans Podcast, Mike Keith 2 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: and Amy Wells on Friday, March the twentieth, Amy, it's 3 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: great to see you, hey, Mike. How's it going. It 4 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: is It's different, it is different. It is a different time, 5 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: without question, and we know for all of you listening 6 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: to the OTP it is a different time for you. 7 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: We wish you well. Please be smart, please be safe, 8 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: and hopefully this talk about the Titans will be a 9 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: little bit of a respite away from the real world. God, 10 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: let's look at it that way. I have thought the 11 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: NFL has been that this week, Amy, and I know 12 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: there was a lot of debate about whether or not 13 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: the NFL should have gone on with free agency. As 14 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: the week has gone on, I'm glad they did. Oh 15 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: my gosh, purely for an entertainment. From that standpoint, I 16 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: never thought I would say this, but thank goodness for 17 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. I know he's been very entertaining, he's keeping 18 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: all of us on our toes, but really it has 19 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: just been move after move after move, and it's been 20 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: fun to watch everything unfold. And I have been very 21 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: thankful that every time I refresh my Twitter feed there 22 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: is some new NFL news going on, and you know, 23 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: the bottom line, sports is sort of a break from 24 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: real life. We never think that what we do is 25 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 1: as serious as so many things in life which are serious, 26 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: especially at a moment like this. But to be able 27 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: to have something to just take your mind off of 28 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: it for a few minutes, free agency has done that, 29 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: and that's been a good thing. Oh absolutely, I think yep. 30 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: And the week started, of course with the legal tampering 31 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: period or the official contact period, whichever you want to 32 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: call it. And I guess the first news was the 33 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill deal, which came before all of that. When 34 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: it hit, it didn't seem like it was a big 35 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: surprise to a lot of people. John Robinson set the market. 36 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill, if you believe the reports, got a good deal. 37 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 1: I think it's one of those things that worked out 38 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: well for both sides, and Titans fans roundly applauded this. 39 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: As I read and listened to everywhere. Absolutely, it seemed 40 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: that Titans fans were very excited to have that consistency 41 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: to see Ryan come back and kind of prove that 42 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen season wasn't a flash in the pan. 43 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: He really is the guy, and I think around the building, 44 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: I think that we're really excited to have him back. 45 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: He's such a great guy to work with. He really 46 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: seemed to fit in well with the locker room, with 47 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: the organization. But also there were so many different reports 48 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: coming out after the combine where everyone was like, well, 49 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: John Robinson didn't say glowing things about Ryan, and I 50 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: always think it's so funny when things tend to go 51 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: the exact opposite way of what everyone's speculating. John Robinson 52 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: keeps his cards close to us. There's no question. There's 53 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: no question now Tannehill's money, when you put together his 54 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: money and whoever his backups money will pretty much mirror 55 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: what he and Mariota cost last year. So in terms 56 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: of dollars for dollars, the Titans quarterback dollars in twenty 57 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: nineteen will probably be close to their quarterback dollars in 58 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. Basically a push. That's a good thing for 59 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: the Titans because they get to spend their money in 60 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: other places. The question becomes who backs up Ryan Tannehill, 61 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: And there's been a lot of speculation in the media 62 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: this week that Logan Woodside could be that guy. I 63 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: think there's some truth to that, and not just from 64 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: a cost standpoint. I think they like the guy. I 65 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: think he's smart, I think he's tough. But again, I 66 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: don't want to say anything definite because we don't know 67 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: who's gonna be out there and might be able to 68 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: be pulled in at a later time. I mean, this 69 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: could go all the way to the start of July 70 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: and then you find a guy who's sitting there right 71 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: before training camp starts and you say, you know what, 72 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: we can't turn down so and so. And that's the 73 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: thing with free agency, and especially this year, it's going 74 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: to be really interesting to see how things evolve over 75 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: time because the calendar is a little wonky right now. 76 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: Obviously we're still on the same schedule, but things are 77 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: a little strange right now at the beginning of free agency. 78 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: So to see how things develop as we get closer 79 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 1: to training camp, it's going to be really interesting. But 80 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we've heard Mike ray Wills say really good 81 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: things about Logan Woodside. He really seems to be pleased 82 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: with the way that he was in practice and able 83 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: to participate in different things. So I would be very 84 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 1: happy with him being around for a while. I think 85 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: he could be. I mean, I think he definitely could 86 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: be the guy. But I also think it's a reasonable 87 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: possibility that they can find a veteran out there and 88 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: just say, listen, we can't turn this dude down. Which 89 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: is why John Robinson always wants cap flexibility, and obviously 90 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: that's going to be a theme coming up as we 91 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: talk about this OTP. The next thing about cap flexibility 92 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: was the franchising of Derrick Henry, and once Tannehill agreed 93 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: to the contract, I immediately thought they're franchising Derrick Henry 94 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: before we continue on explain exactly what franchising him. Continues. 95 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: What that meant is he has the non exclusive franchise tag, 96 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: which means he gets a one year contract for twenty 97 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: twenty based on the top five salaries of guys at 98 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: his position. And I think the number ends up being 99 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: ten two or ten three. I want to say ten two, 100 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: somewhere in that range, I remember, but it's it's right 101 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: in that general vicinity. Now, for those of you who 102 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: are listening, you're saying that sounds like good money to me, 103 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: and I get that, but understand, Derrick Henry won't see 104 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: any of that money until the fall, right, and he 105 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: has no guarantee beyond twenty twenty, right. So not only 106 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: does he not get a nice bonus that he can 107 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: take to the bank now, not only does he get 108 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: a bunch of guaranteed money over a longer period of 109 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: time like what Tannehill got. But it's all salary. And 110 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: if you get to the fall and you decide that's okay, 111 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: that's great. Some guys do. Some guys not as happy 112 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: with that because they want a longer term deal. The 113 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: good news for Henry and the Titans, however, is by 114 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: giving him the franchise tag, now they have a four 115 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: month window to work on a long term deal. So 116 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: in some cases, as a matter of fact, I'd say 117 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: in most cases, this is a push of the pause button. 118 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: And what it says is you're still with us. We 119 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: have you under contract, unless somebody comes in and makes 120 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: you an offer and we don't choose to match it, 121 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: and then we would get two number one picks or 122 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: come to some sort of deal to trade you for 123 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: draft picks. That's another story. But otherwise they have four 124 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: months to negotiate a long term deal so they can 125 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: see what happens during the rest of free agency, if 126 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: the Titans still have money available, if they get what 127 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: they need in the draft, and Satan, maybe we want 128 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: to do this. You know, it can still go on. 129 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: It's not necessarily over just because he's tagged. Maybe it is. 130 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: Maybe it isn't so for Titans fans who are worried 131 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: about him deciding to hold out and to not want 132 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: to participate, There's still plenty of time for a deal 133 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: to get done, right, none of this is set in 134 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: stuff well and wisely. As we record this edition of 135 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: the OTP, he hasn't said anything. And that's really really 136 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: smart from a pr standpoint and from a business standpoint, 137 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: because with what's going on in the world right now, 138 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody wants to hear somebody complain about 139 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: a ten million dollars salary. Even within context. It's a 140 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: different you know, it's a different sort of deal. But 141 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: the other thing too, is Derek smart. He's always handled 142 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: his business well, and I think he gets I mean, 143 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: we'll hear from him at some point, but I think 144 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: he gets that this process has the opportunity to continue. 145 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: But knowing that they had the two guys to lock 146 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: up and that they wanted to lock up the two guys. 147 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: I thought they would franchise one and sign the other. 148 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: And they went quarterback, then running back and quarterback. If 149 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: you believe the numbers comes in cheaper for this year. 150 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: Running back is not a bad salary either. And so 151 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: John Robinson, after waving some players, freed some money, and 152 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: the waving of those players was obviously a big story 153 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: in all of this too. Cameron Wake, I don't think 154 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: was a big surprise at age thirty eight, Dion Lewis 155 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: going to be thirty years old. Not particularly productive last 156 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: year for sure, not as productive as he was in 157 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen. Delaney Walker just hasn't played in that many 158 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: games in the last two years, unfortunately, and he was 159 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: a big number. And then Ryan suck up and suck 160 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: Up is gonna be thirty four, you know the one 161 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: thing all those guys have in comm at his age, Yeah, 162 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: suck ups almost thirty four. Lewis is almost thirty, Wake 163 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: is thirty eight. Walker will be thirty six. Yeah, And 164 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: so you're in that position. So Robinson gains cat money, 165 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: does the thing with Tannehill, franchises Henry and still has 166 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: a big pot of money left over. And that gives 167 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: him the ability to start moving. When I sat down 168 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: with John for an interview a few weeks ago, I 169 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: gave the term and if I've said this on the 170 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: OTP before, I apologize, but I think it's so good, 171 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: especially with what's happened. I said, what you've got at 172 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: the end of the year is you've got virtually a 173 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: seventy piece puzzle. Okay, fifty three active players, ten practice squad, say, 174 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: seven guys on ir and you have some pieces that 175 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: come falling off, and then you have to remake the 176 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: puzzle based on what's still up and then what you 177 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: add back. He said, no, oh, he said, you're right, 178 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: it's a seventy piece puzzle. But he said, all seventy 179 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: pieces come down and you remake it. Interesting. That's how 180 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: he looks at this process, knowing that a lot of 181 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: those pieces will go back up, but some won't. He's 182 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: starting from scratch every year. And when he said that, 183 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: I thought about that. When I read the news that 184 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: they had let Durell Casey go for a seventh round 185 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: pick to Denver, I thought about that very thing. How 186 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: surprised were you? On a scale from one to ten, yes, three, hundred. 187 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: Darrell has been here since I've been here, Like walking 188 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: into the building and seeing Darrell Casey is like walking 189 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: into the building and seeing you every day. Like there 190 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: are some things that have just been constant, and Jarrell 191 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: Casey has always been a constant for me. And so 192 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: it surprised me. I was shocked. Were you surprised, I'm 193 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: assuming your answer is no, not as surprised. Really, it 194 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: started with me when they drafted Jeffrey Simmons. Really, I 195 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: knew that that started the clock at that moment, because 196 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: you felt like you had a piece of equal talent 197 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: that was going to cost less. I was excited to 198 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: see him play with Darrell, but I knew they wouldn't 199 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: do that forever because they play the same position and 200 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: because Jarrell is expensive. Yeah, and so then as I 201 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: as I've thought about the remaking of the ball club, 202 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: how do you take bits and pieces and do what 203 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: Kansas City did last offseason, is they they took out 204 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: some pieces and added some pieces in different places, small 205 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: ones and big ones to remake themselves, to try to 206 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: take the next step to maximize the cap value. Personally crushed, Yeah, 207 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: Jarl Casey is one of my ten favorite Titans of 208 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 1: all time. He's one of my ten favorite people that's 209 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: ever been in that building. Player, coach, staff member. I 210 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: loved Darrell Casey. Yep. I told everybody I've talked to 211 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: in Denver, I said, you're getting a pro Bowl player 212 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: at a pro bowled human being, an old world human being. 213 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: But from the standpoint of the Titans, you know, people said, well, 214 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: it's a salary dump. I don't see it quite that way. Yes, 215 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, they they could only get a seven in 216 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: return because Denver's taking on the big salary. I get that. 217 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: But John's doing it with the idea of remaking the 218 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: puzzle in a different way, understanding that Big Jeff is 219 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: now expected to take that spot. Right. If Big Jeff 220 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 1: doesn't take that spot and play great, this doesn't work right. 221 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: But I think all of us believe he's going to 222 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: and so then where where do you take that money? 223 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: And you hear a bunch of names, but I thought, 224 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: you know, Paul Kaharski made a good point on his 225 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: website about it could be four different players. It could 226 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: be one big one, it could be two pretty big ones, 227 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: it could be four players that he read that John 228 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 1: remakes in different ways. The Titans didn't desperately need the money. 229 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: They wanted the money, right, and that's why they made 230 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: the move that they did. So No, I was not. 231 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: I mean because John John has made it clear that 232 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: he wants to win the Super Bowl, and he's made 233 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: it clear that he's going to tinker with this roster 234 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: to get it to the next level. Because here's the thing. 235 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: When we lost to Kansas City, Kansas City's better than us. Yeah. 236 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: That was the only reason that was easy to take 237 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: is the Chiefs were at that point a better football 238 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: straight up, a better football team. How do we get 239 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: better than them? Yeah, And that's what John's trying to do. 240 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: I do think he's trying to make the team somewhat younger. 241 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: I do think fiscally, starting with an F he's trying 242 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: to do smart things. But I also think he's trying 243 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: to tweak it around to make us look a little different, 244 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: a little faster, a little do we run a little 245 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: more four man front? Now do we do the you 246 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: know what? I don't know, but he's got something in 247 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: mind for that money. It's not like he's putting that 248 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: in his pocket and going, oh, we're gonna save you 249 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: know however much that is. Does that make sense? Oh? Absolutely? 250 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: And when you explain it like that, you play the 251 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: long game a lot better than I do, Mike Keith, 252 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: you can you can foresee the future a little bit 253 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: better than I can. I'm very in the moment, and 254 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: in that moment, it was a gut punch. Oh and listen, 255 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: I told my wife Michelle, I said, this is the 256 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: one that hurts me the most since Steve McNair was 257 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: traded to Baltimore. Yeah. I mean I was physically hurt 258 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: when I saw it because this is a player and 259 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: a person that I love. I have loved calling his games. 260 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: I love Jarrell Casey. Yep, I think the world of 261 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: him is a human being too, because Jarrell Casey walks 262 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: what he talks. He's a guy who's committed to making 263 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: a difference in this world and football has given him 264 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: the opportunity to change not only his life but other 265 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: people's lives, and he's doing it right. We need more 266 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: people like that in this world because it's not about Oh, 267 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: let's give him a big award for this is who 268 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: he really is. Now. I'm all for all the awards, 269 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: but Darrell Casey is one of the most special human 270 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: beings we've ever had. That said, I trust John Robinson. Yeah. 271 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: And from a business side, this is when we talk 272 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: about football is a business. This is about winning ball 273 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: games and being able to consistently improve the team well. 274 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: And the theory too that you know, I've been an 275 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: NFL fan for lots of years and have followed a 276 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: lot of dynasties. The Bill Walsh theory in San Francisco 277 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: was you let a guy walk a year early than 278 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: a year late. Yeah, And people are saying, well, why 279 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: why didn't you get more than a seven? Get that 280 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: you didn't get more than a seven, because they're taking 281 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: that number off your hands. Remember when Houston traded brock 282 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: Osweiler to Cleveland, they had to send brock Osweiler and 283 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: a two yep to get rid of his salary. I 284 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: think they got a seven in return, so the Titans 285 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: didn't have to send Darrell Casey and a two to 286 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: be in that situation. They set Darrell Casey for a seven, 287 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: so you know that's the way that works. And for 288 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: Casey too, they sent him to a good place. Denver's 289 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: a good place. It's a good place. It's a good city. 290 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: He will do well there, his family will do well. 291 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: You have to play. Yeah, that's not correct. I'm gonna 292 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: jump ahead to something else please. Reports have been different 293 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: places this week about guys signing, guys being traded, things happening. 294 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: Teams have not confirmed some of these things because with 295 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: the rules in place about lack of travel, guys cannot 296 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:42,199 Speaker 1: take physicals. The team doctor cannot give a physical of 297 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: a player. Tom Brady to Tampa was just confirmed because 298 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: Tom Brady met with an independent doctor I think in 299 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: New York. Yeah, and took a physical. Yeah, and it 300 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: was agreed upon by him and the time they had 301 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: to work it out, right. Some teams are like, we 302 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: ain't doing that. Yeah, you're going to see our doctor 303 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: before we sign you. So, with all this travel restriction 304 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:09,360 Speaker 1: in plays, some things haven't become official. And the Great 305 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 1: Jim Why did a great job explaining to Titans fans 306 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: who were worried about this, that and the other. Why 307 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: hasn't this been reported? There have been reports out there 308 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: that the Titans have agreed to terms with former Falcon 309 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: outside linebacker Vic Beasley, guy with thirty seven and a 310 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: half sacks in his career. YadA, YadA, Titans have not 311 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: confirmed that yet because I'm sure knowing John Robinson, Vic 312 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: Beasley almost what twenty eight years old? Yep, you want 313 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: the guy to take a physical, Yes, it sure and so, 314 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: but that could be outside linebacker pass rush help if 315 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: that happens, If that goes through again, according to reports, 316 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: there are going to be a lot of reports. So 317 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 1: this is not a one time thing throughout free agency. 318 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: This is how it's going to be happening for a while, 319 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: is according to reports. Get used to that phrase. So 320 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: we'll see, we'll see, all right. So a couple other things. 321 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: Is Greg Joseph Ryan suck Ups replacement as the Titans kicker? 322 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: I mean, heck, we've hardly ever even seen him kicking games. Like, 323 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: don't you think they'll bring in somebody to compete with him? Oh? 324 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: Of course they will. I think absolutely they will. I mean, 325 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,479 Speaker 1: he wasn't with the team for that long. He only 326 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 1: kicked in games in the playoffs. I mean, there's still 327 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: a lot to be proven with Greg Joseph. I think 328 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: he goes into camp with the spot, but bring in 329 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: a couple of people to compete with him. I'm I 330 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: am more than happy to open up that contest. I 331 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: like it. No surprise, Jack Conklin leaves for Cleveland, no 332 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: bit of a bummer. Really liked Jack Conklin. He was 333 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: a good guy. He's fun to have around, real nice, 334 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 1: good family. But yeah, you can't pay Jack Conklin really 335 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 1: playing well at the end of the year. Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, 336 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: But what an opportunity for Denis Kelly. Well, I think 337 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: on the flip side of that, you're so happy for 338 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: Dennis Kelly. Yep, you're so happy that Dennis Kelly would 339 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: get an opportunity and he's going to have a chance 340 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: to win that job. The draft is set up in 341 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 1: a way that there are some quality tackles would make 342 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: sense for the Titans to take one. But now it 343 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: means again, and this is typical John Robinson. He's not 344 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: in a position where he has to take one. He 345 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: can go at twenty nine. He can go value again, 346 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: which is what he did last year taking value with 347 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons. Well, but I mean, the Titans didn't desperately 348 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: need a defensive tackle that was not They didn't have 349 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: a hole, and you said, oh, we have to do that. Well, 350 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:50,679 Speaker 1: now by signing Dennis Kelly and saying he's your probable 351 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: starting right tackle. You're not. Maybe you find that guy 352 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: in the second round. Maybe you find that guy in 353 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: the third round. Yeah, you know what I really like 354 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: about John Robinson. And this is not on your sheet. 355 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: I just had this thought for every position that we're saying, Oh, 356 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: you lose a guy that you really like. Oh, I 357 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: like Jack Conklint. Oh I like Darrell Casey. There's another 358 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: guy that I equally like. I really like Jeffrey Simmons. 359 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: I'm excited about him. I really like Dennis Kelly. There 360 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 1: are a lot of good humans on this roster and 361 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: that's exciting. Well, and those good humans are gonna have 362 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 1: to step forward because there's a lot of leadership that 363 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: has walked out of this locker room and potentially could 364 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: still be walking out of this locker room. Right when 365 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: you talk about the guys who are still free agents, 366 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: I mean, there's some people gonna have to step forward now. 367 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: Tannehill is going to feel like he can do that 368 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 1: more now, right, which is a great thing because it 369 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 1: is clearly his locker room. But I mean, you replacing 370 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: Darrell Casey is pretty tough because he talked it, but again, 371 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: he walked it, and that's the heart. Lots of guys 372 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: talk it. Oh they stand in front of the meet 373 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: and we got to do this, and then they don't 374 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: live it as much. Darrell lived it. You know, the 375 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: Wesley Woodyards of the world lived it. Delaney Walker lived it. 376 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: That's tough. Yeah, I mean, that's you know, the DeMarco Murray's. 377 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: I mean, those were guys who who did it the 378 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 1: right way. And when you lose those guys, that's that's 379 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: an element. But you're right, John looks to that in people. 380 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel looks to that in people as well. Yeah. 381 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: Good for Dennis Kelly, who is a good character guy. 382 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: Titans also have brought back Chris Milton, Reggie Gilbert, Anthony Ferkster, 383 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: and Cameron Batson. I say that right, you sure did 384 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 1: give me a weird look like I was. I don't 385 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 1: agree with you often, so I was just throwing it off. 386 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: So we've hit Darrell Casey, Henry Tannehill, Logan Woodside, Ryan 387 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: suck Up. Departure is Greg Joseph the successor, Delaney Walker, 388 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: Cameron Wake, Dion Lewis gone, Mark is Mariota to the Raiders. 389 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: Not surprised for the football team, no, but it's a 390 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: strange fit with his personality and their persona. I don't 391 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: really see him as a raider, but I mean maybe 392 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: maybe he didn't. He do Gruden's little he did camp 393 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: thing did? Gruden loves him? Yeah, and I remember that 394 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: in that kind of being a story, so that I 395 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: guess makes sense and maybe there was a bond there. 396 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, when you think of a raider, you don't 397 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: think Marcus Mariota right off the bat. By the way, 398 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: when you think of a cardinal, you don't think of 399 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins either. No. I gotta say when that happened 400 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, I was one of the happiest men in America. Yeah, 401 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins is now not only in the AFC South 402 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: the Texans wide receiver now the former Texans wide receiver 403 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: is no longer in the AFC. He is an Arizona 404 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: ye in the NFC, And the only way we'll see 405 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 1: him is in the preseason where it doesn't count and 406 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 1: he doesn't play, or in the super Bowl where we'll 407 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: beat him. Well, they'd be fine. Best of luck to you, 408 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. Oh so wouldn't go far enough away? Oh no, 409 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: thank you all time Titan killer. Would you rank him 410 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,880 Speaker 1: in your top five? I'd put him in a top five. 411 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 1: I don't know if i'd say he's number one. I 412 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: got a list, a list, I have a list. Here 413 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: is my all time Are these in any certain order? No, 414 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: I don't think I can do that. But I think 415 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: Titans fans, particularly who are I bet I can guess 416 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: at least one of them, who are a little board 417 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 1: right now, will probably come up with their own. I'll 418 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: be interested. Send him to us. I want to see 419 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: all time Titans killers. Many people would have thought Corey 420 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: Dillon would have been on this list. Corey Dillon was 421 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: a Bengals running back who also played for the Patriots. 422 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 1: In December of nineteen ninety seven, in a Thursday night 423 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: game against the Tennessee Oilers, he rushed thirty nine times 424 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: for two forty six yards and four touchdowns. It was 425 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 1: so bad. Greg Williams, the defensive coordinator at the time, 426 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: was so consumed by giving up two hundred and forty 427 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: six yards rushing to this player that the weeks from 428 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,360 Speaker 1: there on, when we were still in the AFC Central 429 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: with the Bengals, he would go Corey Dillon crazy, and 430 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: then Jeff Fisher would do things to him to really 431 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 1: incite Greg Williams. One year, he took pictures of Corey 432 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: Dillon and put him on all the rocks in the 433 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: fish tank, So Corey Dillon, of Corey Dillon figure was 434 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: everywhere for Greg Williams to see. After that two hundred 435 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: and forty six yard rushing performance, in the next seven games, 436 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: he gained only three hundred and twenty yards and scored 437 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: three touchdowns. So while some might have thought Corey Dillon 438 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 1: was on the list, Jimmy Smith from the Jaguars doesn't 439 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: quite make it, just falls short. Here's my list. How 440 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: do you want me to start offense or defense? Start defense? 441 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: J J. Watt Ye seventeen sacks, eight forced fumbles in 442 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: thirteen games, so that's one. The rest are all on offense. 443 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins and he might be number one. Listen to this. 444 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: Thirteen games for DeAndre Hopkins eighty three catches, thirteen hundred 445 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: thirteen yards, seven touchdowns, seven hundred yard games, so seven 446 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: of the thirteen games he played against Tennessee hundred yard games. 447 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 1: That's got dark kind of quick. DeAndre, have a great 448 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 1: time in Phoenix. Enjoy the deserts, Enjoy the desert. Good bye, everybody. 449 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: Who is your guest? Gonna be Philip Rivers. Philip Rivers, 450 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: he's on there. He's eight and two against the Titans. 451 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: Thrown for over twenty seven hundred yards in the ten 452 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: games and eighteen touchdowns and has just always you know, 453 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: he had him down at the goal line. Should be 454 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: nine and one against the Titans, could be ten and 455 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: oh if not for Jake Locker to Justin Hunter he 456 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 1: could and a goal line stand, he would be ten 457 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: and oh against the Titans. And now he's in the 458 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: AFC South in Indianapolis. Yeah, best of luck to him. Okay, 459 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: other the other two are quarterbacks. I give you Peyton Manning, 460 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 1: who started oh and three against the Titans, and then 461 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: in games that he completed, he played one that didn't 462 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: matter and he came out after one series. He was 463 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: fourteen and two over the last sixteen thirty five touchdown 464 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: passes in twenty games against the Titans. Threw for over 465 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: five thousand yards. Wow, andrew luck and just for one reason, 466 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:51,719 Speaker 1: eleven and oh against the Titans. His overall numbers not 467 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 1: crazy good. He threw for twenty five hundred and fifty 468 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: yards and eighteen touchdowns. Rushed for one hundred and seventy 469 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: two yards, but just always made the one play he 470 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: needed to make. So my five Titan killers would be 471 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 1: JJ Watt, Philip Rivers, DeAndre Hopkins, Peyton Manning, and Andrew 472 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: Luck in no particular award. Well, Andrew Luck's no longer 473 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: an issue, DeAndre Hopkins no longer an issue. The others, 474 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: we'll deal with them somebody. Somebody may come up with 475 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: another one or two or three. Yeah, we'd like to 476 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 1: hear from him. By the way, I have some questions. 477 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,919 Speaker 1: I'm a young man who sent me a bunch of questions. 478 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,439 Speaker 1: Would you like to take? These are not official OTP cues, 479 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 1: but I want to answer him because their cues on 480 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: the OTP. Henry Bridge fourth, All right, Henry Henry, let's go. 481 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: Is there a running back the Titans might have their 482 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: eye on to back up Derrick Henry? Having let Dion 483 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: Lewis go, I think that player may be in the draft. 484 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: That's kind of what I was thinking. There are some 485 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: good running backs in the bunch. And remember the Titans 486 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: have picked twenty nine, sixty one, ninety three, one seventy four, 487 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,959 Speaker 1: two twenty four, two thirty seven and two forty three. 488 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 1: Those middle rounds are where John Robinson makes his money. Yeah, 489 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: that's where you're well. And that pick ninety three or 490 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: that pick one seventy four, which seem to be a 491 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: place that you might be able to grab that backup yep. 492 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 1: Question number two, do you think the Titans franchise tag 493 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry to wait and offer him a big extension 494 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:26,479 Speaker 1: next year? No, not necessarily, No, I don't think so. 495 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: I think they could still offer him a big extension 496 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: this year. Yeah. I think if something gets done, it's 497 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: going to happen this year. All right. And Henry's third question, 498 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:37,719 Speaker 1: I was sad to see formerly great Titans Marcus Mariot 499 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: to de Landy Walker and Durelle Casey go same. Do 500 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 1: you think the Titans are just trying to reshape the 501 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: image of the franchise around exciting young players we have 502 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: in store? Where is this leading the team? Yes, they're 503 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: getting younger. I mean you're getting younger and you're pairing 504 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 1: your older players make big salaries. Yep. You don't have 505 00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: thirty five year olds generally making minimum salaries. They generally 506 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: make bigger salaries. John Robinson pays on direct production related 507 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,760 Speaker 1: to that moment. Kevin Byard and Taylor of One got 508 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: big contracts because they had produced at those moments and 509 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: they will be expected to continue to do so. That's 510 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:21,239 Speaker 1: that's how it's looked at. But I don't think he 511 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: was trying to reshape the image, right. I don't see 512 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: this as a rebranding. I see this as a continuation 513 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: of the legacy. I see this as there are younger 514 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: players who are emerging and are filling in those roles. 515 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: You've got to keep recycling around here. You got to 516 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: old guys go out. You hate to say it, for 517 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 1: a variety of reasons, Right, younger guys step into those 518 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: leadership roles. You bring in new kids and they start 519 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: to rise through the ranks. It's a very cyclical business. 520 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: This is how this works. So I think that we're 521 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: seeing a lot of familiar faces all kind of going 522 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: at once, and so it feels a little jarring, but 523 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: it's it's the nature of the business. And I don't 524 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: think that it was a we want this to look 525 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 1: we want this franchise to look different, so we're pushing 526 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: these people out. There's a legacy to be maintained. Now, 527 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: there's a standard to hit and there are younger guys 528 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: who are able to step in those positions und percent correct. 529 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 1: I think that's that's what it comes down to. And 530 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 1: John promised this would be an off season of some 531 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: upheaval just because where guys were in their contracts and 532 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: where and where people were overall with this football team 533 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: and trying to reshape it to take the next level. 534 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: I mean, we've been fortunate to have so much consistency 535 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:43,080 Speaker 1: over the last couple of years in terms of veteran players, 536 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: right um, the heart and soul has been intact for 537 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: a couple of years, which is rare. So to be 538 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 1: in a position where a lot of guys are reaching 539 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: that point where I mean we've been saying forever you 540 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: can't pay everybody, you can't, just can't. And so yeah, 541 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: it feels it feels hard. Well, what it is now 542 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: is it's Tannehill's team, It's Bayard's team, It's Lawe's team, 543 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: it's Corey Davis's team, it's Derrick Henry's team, it's Rashaun 544 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: Evans team, it's Jayon Brown's team, it's Jeffrey Simmons team. 545 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's what this is now. Yep, that's 546 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: what It's a Dorry Jackson's team. I mean, this is 547 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: this is their ball club. Now, whereas they they could 548 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: stand in the back of the huddle when Jarell Casey 549 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: brought everybody up, or Wesley Woodyard brought everybody up, or 550 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: Delaney Walker brought everybody up, or Marcus Mariota. Well, now 551 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 1: some of them are gonna have to be in the 552 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: middle of that huddle. Yep, they're they're the seat. This 553 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: is their senior year, so to speak, in terms of 554 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 1: how the NFL works with them taking over the leadership 555 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 1: role of the team. Great questions, Henry bridgeforth, tighten up 556 00:32:56,080 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: to you, my friend, and if you have questions for us, 557 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 1: how do people submit OTP qus, Titans Online, dot com, 558 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: slash otp Q. You're all just sitting around anyway, send 559 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,719 Speaker 1: us some questions, Send us some questions. We would like that. 560 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: What else do we need to mention? Stay home, stay safe, 561 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: Stay home, stay safe, And thank you for listening to 562 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 1: the OTP. If you have a chance to reach out 563 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: and tell friends about it, please do. We will have 564 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 1: one coming up in the next few days from Brett 565 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:28,719 Speaker 1: Kern and it was taped just to let you know 566 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: It was taped well before all of this mess started, 567 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 1: so we did not ask our punter to come in 568 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: at a at a difficult moment. But well we'll have 569 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 1: that coming out and we will stay in touch via 570 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: the OTP. There's gonna be a lot more to talk about. 571 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: I can assure you of this. John Robinson ain't done 572 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 1: and he ain't scared what and he ain't scared what 573 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: what he's gonna do? We don't know. I mean, we 574 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: don't know. People ask us what is he gonna read 575 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: signed Tana Hill? Is he gonna do? And we would 576 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 1: tell the truth, we don't know. But that is why 577 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,360 Speaker 1: he's so good at his job. Is he has a plan, 578 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: he's not afraid, and he's going to be very decisive 579 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 1: about what he's gonna do. Plus he's got one of 580 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: the greatest poker you know, sort of not necessarily faces, 581 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:26,840 Speaker 1: but dispositions that there is nobody has any idea what 582 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: he's doing. Nope, Fortunately he does right and that's what 583 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:37,719 Speaker 1: matters for Ashley Farrell and Amy Wells. Mike Keith says 584 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: thank you for listening to the March twentieth edition of 585 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: the Ode t