WEBVTT - The OTP: Week 2 of Training Camp 0:00:10.560 --> 0:00:13.720 This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plants. 0:00:13.840 --> 0:00:16.360 Let the experts at Farm Bureau Health Plants coach you 0:00:16.480 --> 0:00:19.079 through it when you'd need great healthcare coverage at a 0:00:19.160 --> 0:00:23.400 price you can afford. They've been protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen 0:00:23.560 --> 0:00:27.639 forty seven with Amy Wells on Mike Keith pads. We 0:00:27.800 --> 0:00:31.639 have pads at practice. The best part. That's really what 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:34.800 I'm here for the first week of training. Camp is 0:00:34.840 --> 0:00:37.879 like a long runway. It's just the run up to 0:00:38.040 --> 0:00:41.840 take off, which is pads the real football. It's real 0:00:41.920 --> 0:00:45.000 football back at St. Thomas Sports Park. What jumped out 0:00:45.040 --> 0:00:47.639 at you about pads the amount of work that they 0:00:47.640 --> 0:00:54.960 were doing. It didn't seem like the usual or what 0:00:55.160 --> 0:00:59.160 I have seen sometimes as the chaos of pads, where 0:00:59.160 --> 0:01:02.560 everyone's just flying around hitting everybody. It gets a little 0:01:02.640 --> 0:01:05.800 chaotic because people are just really excited. There's obviously a 0:01:05.840 --> 0:01:08.840 buzz and people were obviously fired up, but it seemed 0:01:08.880 --> 0:01:11.639 like intentional. It felt like they were working. It felt 0:01:11.720 --> 0:01:14.760 more organized and like everyone was pulling in one direction, 0:01:14.840 --> 0:01:17.720 as opposed to sometimes when it's just mayhem because people 0:01:17.760 --> 0:01:20.480 are wearing pads. Did you notice that I think they're 0:01:20.480 --> 0:01:23.840 further along as a ball club, and it feels like 0:01:23.959 --> 0:01:28.679 they get more done because they're older. Yes, the team 0:01:28.840 --> 0:01:31.920 is older. The team has been with this head coach 0:01:32.000 --> 0:01:35.440 for four years. The great majority of this coaching staff 0:01:35.480 --> 0:01:37.959 has been here all four years, and it's like they 0:01:38.040 --> 0:01:41.160 just dove right back in and picked up where they 0:01:41.280 --> 0:01:45.160 left off in January preparing for the Baltimore playoff game. 0:01:45.280 --> 0:01:48.280 It feels like an adult football team. That's a good 0:01:48.280 --> 0:01:50.600 way to put it. Yeah, everyone feels grown up. But 0:01:50.720 --> 0:01:54.280 speaking of grown ups, one of the younger players, Caleb Farley, 0:01:54.520 --> 0:01:59.280 first round pick for Genia Tech, cornerback, talented guy called 0:01:59.360 --> 0:02:03.520 off of Fi and is practicing, not doing everything, but 0:02:03.600 --> 0:02:06.080 he's practicing. I don't need him to do everything, And 0:02:06.120 --> 0:02:08.560 I think that this is something that Titans fans need 0:02:08.600 --> 0:02:11.040 to keep in mind throughout the entirety of training camp. 0:02:11.680 --> 0:02:15.639 Coach Vrabel does a really, really good job of monitoring 0:02:15.680 --> 0:02:18.440 his players, making sure they don't over exert themselves, making 0:02:18.440 --> 0:02:20.720 sure they're taking care of their bodies. And he's doing 0:02:20.760 --> 0:02:23.760 that with a lot of people this season. We're seeing 0:02:23.800 --> 0:02:25.800 already he's giving a lot of breaks to some of 0:02:25.800 --> 0:02:28.760 the older guys. He's making sure that Caleb Farley doesn't 0:02:28.800 --> 0:02:30.480 do too much. He's making sure there a lot of 0:02:30.520 --> 0:02:33.040 different guys are out there, they're getting their work in, 0:02:33.120 --> 0:02:35.360 and then they're pulling them back a little bit, which 0:02:35.400 --> 0:02:37.799 I think is so smart because you're not winning any 0:02:37.840 --> 0:02:40.680 games out here right now. You're just not You're gonna 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:44.079 win games in September. We need everybody to be healthy 0:02:44.120 --> 0:02:47.679 in September. So I think it's so smart what Mike 0:02:47.760 --> 0:02:50.480 Vrabel is doing and the way that he's managing this 0:02:50.520 --> 0:02:54.600 football team. But people sometimes see, what do you mean, 0:02:54.760 --> 0:02:58.440 Caleb Farley didn't do every single thing. It's okay, it's good. 0:02:59.480 --> 0:03:03.520 Julio Jones off practice a couple of days after getting 0:03:03.520 --> 0:03:06.800 a little dinged up on Monday. Julio Jones could never 0:03:06.919 --> 0:03:10.000 practice again, and he would be just fine on Sundays. 0:03:10.480 --> 0:03:12.240 He's a thousand years old. He knows how to do this, 0:03:12.480 --> 0:03:16.920 a thousand years old. Speaking of players coming in, Sam 0:03:17.120 --> 0:03:21.840 Ficken is here, kicker, Jets cut him, Titans claim him 0:03:21.880 --> 0:03:25.760 off waivers. They get rid of Blake Howbeal, the rookie 0:03:25.760 --> 0:03:28.800 from Ohio State, and now he is competing with Tucker McCann. 0:03:29.880 --> 0:03:33.120 McCann has been very consistent and you bring in a 0:03:33.160 --> 0:03:36.640 guy like Ficken who has some kicks in this league. 0:03:37.120 --> 0:03:40.080 Has been a little streaky in his career, but has 0:03:40.240 --> 0:03:42.920 made some big kicks at different times when he's played 0:03:42.960 --> 0:03:45.520 for the Rams and the Jets, and so the kicking 0:03:45.640 --> 0:03:49.680 competition winds forward. Both kickers appeared to have a very 0:03:49.760 --> 0:03:53.160 good day on Wednesday. Yeah, they did. And it's a 0:03:53.320 --> 0:03:56.120 fun competition to watch because what this team is looking 0:03:56.160 --> 0:04:01.080 for it seems as consistency. It's not necessarily the biggest, strongest, 0:04:02.000 --> 0:04:05.960 most like longest kicks in the world, but you need 0:04:06.080 --> 0:04:08.760 someone consistent and reliable. That's what this team is looking for. 0:04:08.880 --> 0:04:11.360 So to watch these guys battle it out and to 0:04:11.440 --> 0:04:13.680 see them working on the side, and then to watch 0:04:13.720 --> 0:04:15.840 them come on and do all the different kicks that 0:04:15.880 --> 0:04:19.119 they do during the special teams periods really fun to watch. 0:04:19.160 --> 0:04:21.800 I'm excited about it. But you're absolutely right, Mike. Tucker 0:04:21.839 --> 0:04:24.320 McCann's a guy who has been here for a while 0:04:25.040 --> 0:04:29.719 and has been able to keep working and keep developing 0:04:29.839 --> 0:04:33.680 as a kicker. So we'll see if that helps. And 0:04:33.800 --> 0:04:37.040 bringing in fresh blood always always makes the competition a 0:04:37.040 --> 0:04:40.000 little bit more interesting. One thing about Tucker McCann too, 0:04:40.279 --> 0:04:43.479 is having been here, having been in this system, having 0:04:43.600 --> 0:04:47.680 understood all that goes on, certainly towards his favor. The 0:04:47.680 --> 0:04:52.080 other part, the Titans punter Brett Kern is a little 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:55.480 bit older. He's mid thirties, and you know, he got 0:04:55.560 --> 0:04:59.000 dinged up in a game last year. Tucker mccan can punt. 0:04:59.520 --> 0:05:02.000 He was going to be the punter last year, we 0:05:02.120 --> 0:05:06.200 thought until he got hurt in practice. When Kern got injured, 0:05:06.720 --> 0:05:09.479 then Tucker McCann looked like was going to be the guy. 0:05:09.560 --> 0:05:13.279 So you don't mind that versatility just as a little 0:05:13.279 --> 0:05:15.640 bit of a backup to potentially get you through a game. 0:05:15.760 --> 0:05:18.400 It was a pretty good punter when he did so 0:05:18.560 --> 0:05:21.040 at Missouri, right, Yeah, Yeah, he was a good punter, 0:05:21.200 --> 0:05:24.520 and so having that versatility and that kind of plan 0:05:24.720 --> 0:05:28.440 be really helpful because not every kicker can punt. No, 0:05:28.760 --> 0:05:31.280 it's a different skill set. It is a different skill set. 0:05:31.279 --> 0:05:34.320 We said early on the star of training camp might 0:05:34.320 --> 0:05:38.520 have been a Moni hooker intercepting passes, making things happen. 0:05:38.839 --> 0:05:41.680 I wonder has that turned to Christian Fulton now, who 0:05:41.920 --> 0:05:45.080 has had a really nice week so far. I think 0:05:45.120 --> 0:05:47.960 they could be co stars. Is that possible? Can they 0:05:48.000 --> 0:05:50.480 be co stars of Camp because yes, they have both 0:05:50.560 --> 0:05:54.400 been showing marked improvement from last year to this year, 0:05:54.920 --> 0:05:59.560 and they both look very comfortable in having more responsibility 0:05:59.600 --> 0:06:02.159 and take on bigger roles on the field. We've seen 0:06:02.200 --> 0:06:04.880 both of them make plays. I'll give him co stars. 0:06:04.960 --> 0:06:09.360 Mike Luke Stocker is back. Luke Stocker is back. Luke Stocker, 0:06:09.400 --> 0:06:13.559 who joined the Titans in December of twenty seventeen after 0:06:13.600 --> 0:06:16.720 being waived by the team who drafted him Tampa Bay, 0:06:17.440 --> 0:06:19.920 spent the rest of seventeen In all of eighteen with 0:06:19.960 --> 0:06:23.159 the Titans, last two years with the Falcons. He is 0:06:23.200 --> 0:06:26.479 thirty three years old, the eleventh year man out of Tennessee. 0:06:26.640 --> 0:06:32.000 Big burly blocking tight end Jeff Swain has not been practicing, 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:35.000 so Luke Stocker has gotten all of those reps right. Absolutely, 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:38.960 He's got that veteran presence the same way that Jeff 0:06:38.960 --> 0:06:42.560 Swain does, so he's able to come in. He understands 0:06:42.560 --> 0:06:44.800 what he needs to be doing. He's able to make 0:06:45.279 --> 0:06:47.600 an impact pretty quickly on the field in terms of 0:06:47.640 --> 0:06:49.960 helping some of the other guys in that room figure 0:06:50.000 --> 0:06:52.080 out what they need to be doing. And yeah, he's 0:06:52.120 --> 0:06:54.360 a guy who we know can be a consistent player. 0:06:54.400 --> 0:06:56.719 We've seen what he's able to do, and he's a 0:06:56.880 --> 0:07:00.640 strong dude. He is strong and strong a lot the 0:07:00.680 --> 0:07:04.280 same build as Tommy Hudson, who is in his second 0:07:04.400 --> 0:07:07.160 year with the Titans out of Arizona State. Last year 0:07:07.160 --> 0:07:11.280 on the practice squad, Tommy Hudson getting a lot of reps, 0:07:11.400 --> 0:07:13.840 getting a lot of work, got a chance right now 0:07:13.840 --> 0:07:18.640 to make his mark towards towards I think making the 0:07:18.720 --> 0:07:22.040 fifty three man roster. To me, for Tommy Hudson, it's 0:07:22.080 --> 0:07:24.240 going to be how do you translate that to the 0:07:24.280 --> 0:07:28.239 preseason games? The preseason games are kind of the next piece. 0:07:28.320 --> 0:07:30.240 You know, when you break down training camp, you talk 0:07:30.280 --> 0:07:32.160 about actually getting to training camp, and then you put 0:07:32.160 --> 0:07:34.640 the pads on and then you've got the preseason games. 0:07:34.640 --> 0:07:37.280 So seeing some of these guys like a Tommy Hudson 0:07:37.880 --> 0:07:42.160 out in action when everything is live and seeing how 0:07:42.160 --> 0:07:44.360 they react, how they're able to make plays, and are 0:07:44.400 --> 0:07:47.840 they able to still execute their assignments, that's going to 0:07:47.920 --> 0:07:50.000 be the next test. But yeah, Tommy Hudson has been 0:07:50.000 --> 0:07:52.440 getting a lot of recognition these last couple of days 0:07:52.680 --> 0:07:54.560 for what he's been able to do in practice. You 0:07:54.600 --> 0:07:56.880 know who else has two is Marcus Johnson, the fifth 0:07:56.920 --> 0:08:00.000 year wide receiver from Texas. He has done a nice 0:08:00.080 --> 0:08:03.200 job and with Julio Jones taking some time off and 0:08:03.360 --> 0:08:06.320 Josh Reynolds being a little dinged up too, he has 0:08:06.320 --> 0:08:09.080 had the opportunity to get a lot of first team reps. 0:08:09.680 --> 0:08:13.840 Keeps making plays. And here's an interesting thing about him, 0:08:13.880 --> 0:08:15.120 and I want to throw this one at you. He 0:08:15.200 --> 0:08:19.120 caught a pass in practice earlier this week in the 0:08:19.240 --> 0:08:24.680 end zone and he and the defensive back caught each 0:08:24.680 --> 0:08:27.960 other's feet. They got their feet tangled, so they're both 0:08:28.040 --> 0:08:32.720 falling backward to the ground, and Marcus Johnson catches the 0:08:32.760 --> 0:08:38.040 pass in this prone position. Great catch, falling backward. The 0:08:38.120 --> 0:08:41.200 defensive back whose name escapes me right now, hits the 0:08:41.240 --> 0:08:47.079 ground first and Marcus Johnson lands on top of him. Okay, 0:08:47.320 --> 0:08:51.800 and then because they're nearer the sideline, after he lands 0:08:51.840 --> 0:08:55.840 on top of the defensive back, he rolls out of bounds. 0:08:55.840 --> 0:09:00.760 And he lands out of bounds. He has caught the pass, 0:09:00.800 --> 0:09:04.960 so the question becomes he lands on top of the 0:09:05.160 --> 0:09:08.480 defensive back. It's not pass interference because their feet got tangled, 0:09:08.520 --> 0:09:13.120 so there's no penalty. But the question is he lands 0:09:13.200 --> 0:09:15.520 on top of the defensive back who appears to be 0:09:15.640 --> 0:09:20.880 fully inbounds. Okay, but the first time Marcus hits the ground, 0:09:21.400 --> 0:09:26.079 he's out of bounds. So I had a question. I said, 0:09:26.320 --> 0:09:29.360 is that a catch and a touchdown? Or is it 0:09:29.440 --> 0:09:33.840 an incomplete pass? I actually went to the NFL officials, 0:09:34.600 --> 0:09:38.079 the officiating office, and ask them that question, and they 0:09:38.160 --> 0:09:42.160 email me back immediately with a very definitive answer, touchdown 0:09:42.640 --> 0:09:45.840 or incomplete pass. Well, it's a touchdown, right because the 0:09:45.960 --> 0:09:48.760 player is an extension of the ground, so he lands 0:09:48.760 --> 0:09:50.560 on top of the player who is fully on the 0:09:50.559 --> 0:09:53.520 ground on the ground. Okay, so there you go. Ashley 0:09:53.559 --> 0:09:58.240 Farrell says it's an incomplete pass, and Ashley Farrell is correct. Interesting, 0:09:58.520 --> 0:10:03.280 it's correct because he did not complete the catch in bounds. 0:10:03.880 --> 0:10:06.640 The contact with the ground was out of bounds. That's 0:10:06.640 --> 0:10:10.079 where he completed the catch, and because of that, according 0:10:10.120 --> 0:10:13.319 to the officiating office, it is an incomplete pass. So 0:10:13.440 --> 0:10:18.240 landing on another human does not constitute being in bounce. Correct. 0:10:18.360 --> 0:10:21.240 All right, interesting note, but more you know, But Marcus 0:10:21.320 --> 0:10:24.640 Johnson has had a wonderful week. Looks like tier Tart 0:10:25.400 --> 0:10:29.360 is living up to the preseason bill from just what 0:10:29.520 --> 0:10:33.079 I've seen in contact so far as advertised is what 0:10:33.120 --> 0:10:35.600 it looks like to me. Yeah, I mean a lot 0:10:35.640 --> 0:10:38.680 of conversation about the work that he's done this offseason, 0:10:39.120 --> 0:10:41.360 and now I think he's seeing some of the benefits 0:10:41.360 --> 0:10:44.120 of that work. He seems to be getting a lot 0:10:44.160 --> 0:10:47.719 of recognition and praise from coaches, from teammates, and we're 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:49.720 seeing him get a lot of reps. So all of 0:10:49.760 --> 0:10:52.679 that is exciting for him and hopefully he can keep going. 0:10:52.880 --> 0:10:56.199 Same for John Simon, the veteran ninth year outside linebacker 0:10:56.280 --> 0:11:00.440 who signed with the Titans last week, really has looked 0:11:00.480 --> 0:11:03.400 good at the outside linebacker position. Knows what Vrabel wants, 0:11:03.480 --> 0:11:06.480 knows what Shane Bowen wants in that defense, and even 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:10.280 though bud Dupree has not started practice yet, although good 0:11:10.320 --> 0:11:13.040 reports on his progress as he comes back from the 0:11:13.080 --> 0:11:16.320 knee surgery last fall, having a veteran like John Simon 0:11:16.800 --> 0:11:20.480 in position to take a lead role until bud Dupree 0:11:20.559 --> 0:11:23.199 is ready opposite Harold Landry feels like a good thing. 0:11:23.559 --> 0:11:26.840 Derek Robertson back to practice, but he's gonna have to battle. 0:11:26.880 --> 0:11:29.000 You get a guy like Simon in there who knows 0:11:29.040 --> 0:11:31.760 what he's doing, does it right all the time, whether 0:11:31.800 --> 0:11:35.680 it's run or pass. That consistency is something that's you know, 0:11:35.880 --> 0:11:39.400 really valued by the coaches and a young player like 0:11:39.480 --> 0:11:42.000 Rashad Weaver the fourth round pick out a pit. If 0:11:42.000 --> 0:11:44.120 you're in that battle right now, you better be good 0:11:44.240 --> 0:11:47.840 every day at OLB right, consistency seems to be the 0:11:47.960 --> 0:11:50.920 number one thing for Mike Vrabel. He wants guys who 0:11:51.840 --> 0:11:54.160 he can rely on no matter what, to know what 0:11:54.280 --> 0:11:57.200 to do and do it fast, and having the veteran 0:11:57.280 --> 0:12:00.199 leadership component where he can help the young guys get 0:12:00.240 --> 0:12:02.040 to where they need to be and bring them up 0:12:02.080 --> 0:12:04.960 to speed so that they can be consistent on play 0:12:05.000 --> 0:12:08.280 after play. That seems to be a premium that the 0:12:08.360 --> 0:12:12.079 Tennessee Titans coaches are looking for. My most consistent Titan 0:12:12.160 --> 0:12:15.080 to this point is Jeffrey Simmons. Yes, I agree. We 0:12:15.120 --> 0:12:18.880 would be wasting the ot people's time to sit and 0:12:18.960 --> 0:12:22.680 gush about Big Jeff because all he does is Big 0:12:22.760 --> 0:12:28.480 Jeff things every day every day. Yeah, I mean the guy. 0:12:28.640 --> 0:12:30.959 The guy is just I think he is on the 0:12:31.040 --> 0:12:36.000 brink of something really special because the knees no longer 0:12:36.040 --> 0:12:39.480 a problem he has experienced. He's got other helpers on 0:12:39.520 --> 0:12:43.319 the defensive line in Denico Autry and tier Tart Laurel Murchison, 0:12:43.360 --> 0:12:49.040 And I mean, he just keeps getting better and better, 0:12:49.160 --> 0:12:53.160 and it's he blew up a play yesterday, Yeah, and 0:12:53.240 --> 0:12:55.880 just because he was just there. Yeah. He's in such 0:12:55.920 --> 0:12:58.560 a great position right now because, as you mentioned, the 0:12:58.600 --> 0:13:03.040 pieces that are around him, he's able to continue to 0:13:03.080 --> 0:13:05.480 do Big Jeff things and he doesn't have to do 0:13:05.559 --> 0:13:08.520 some of other people's things. You know, he doesn't have 0:13:08.559 --> 0:13:11.240 to fill in those gaps because he's able to he 0:13:11.280 --> 0:13:14.760 can just focus on being Big Jeff and just wrecking things. 0:13:14.760 --> 0:13:17.160 And see on the OTP we can talk about the 0:13:17.400 --> 0:13:22.520 b j T Big Jeff things. BJT like that. We 0:13:22.559 --> 0:13:25.880 don't need any more acronyms. Mike turn to the folks 0:13:25.880 --> 0:13:27.920 who have been in the game since nineteen forty seven. 0:13:27.960 --> 0:13:31.360 Farm Bureau Health Plans offers the great healthcare coverage you 0:13:31.480 --> 0:13:33.760 need with a price tag you can afford. One thing 0:13:33.760 --> 0:13:36.760 that we do feature on the OTP is the OTP cues. 0:13:36.920 --> 0:13:39.920 Speaking of acronyms, we have a few and submit him 0:13:39.920 --> 0:13:43.120 all the time. We're not gonna do, as it stands 0:13:43.200 --> 0:13:48.319 right now, just an OTPQUES show because we're doing training 0:13:48.360 --> 0:13:50.520 camp shows and we want to talk about certain things 0:13:50.520 --> 0:13:53.600 that we're seeing in other topics, but we want to 0:13:53.720 --> 0:13:58.200 sprinkle in your questions and comments. So Amy Wells tell 0:13:58.240 --> 0:14:01.640 people how they could submit their ot EPQ Tennessee Titans 0:14:01.679 --> 0:14:06.160 dot Com slash o t p Q. Send them there, 0:14:06.360 --> 0:14:08.880 I will receive them. We will ask them on this show. 0:14:09.040 --> 0:14:11.120 What do you have? Well, we've got some good ones 0:14:11.120 --> 0:14:13.320 that I want to ask, but then we have a 0:14:13.440 --> 0:14:16.559 couple where I need to coach you through it a 0:14:16.600 --> 0:14:18.840 little bit. So we're gonna start Farm Bureau Health Plants 0:14:18.840 --> 0:14:20.760 can coach you through it. Well, there you go. See 0:14:20.800 --> 0:14:23.240 it's it's all a theme, Mike. So we're gonna start 0:14:23.240 --> 0:14:28.240 with this question from Adrian and it says, how yo Adrian? 0:14:29.280 --> 0:14:34.360 What Rocky Yo? Adrian? Rocky Balboa. I'm gonna say something 0:14:34.360 --> 0:14:38.200 that's gonna make you sad. His wife was Adrian never seen? 0:14:38.440 --> 0:14:41.920 Oh wow, you can no longer work here, Please get 0:14:41.960 --> 0:14:43.880 up and leave. I think I've seen Rocky. What's the 0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:47.240 one with the Russian man? That's Rocky four? I've seen 0:14:47.320 --> 0:14:51.240 Rocky fo Yeah, I've seen Yeah, I've seen that. If 0:14:51.280 --> 0:14:54.240 he dies, he dies, yeah, yeah, I haven't seen one 0:14:54.280 --> 0:14:57.800 through three and anything after don't see, don't see the 0:14:57.880 --> 0:15:02.760 fifth one because it's terrible, okay with Tommy Gunn okay, horrendous, 0:15:03.280 --> 0:15:06.560 but every other one is fantastic. How many are there? 0:15:06.960 --> 0:15:09.560 It's like a lamb before time. Well there's sixth total 0:15:09.680 --> 0:15:11.600 because the fifth one you don't want to see. But 0:15:11.840 --> 0:15:14.800 then they came back with Rocky Balboa, which was the 0:15:14.920 --> 0:15:18.200 great clothes that that should have been the final one. 0:15:18.200 --> 0:15:21.720 And then of course he's in the Creed movies. This 0:15:21.800 --> 0:15:26.400 is exhausting. This is a whole world to get into. Adrian. Oh, 0:15:26.600 --> 0:15:28.920 how many people do you think? By the way, last 0:15:28.960 --> 0:15:33.000 week went and watched The Crush after we talked about 0:15:33.000 --> 0:15:35.080 it on the OTP over the weekend. We always come 0:15:35.120 --> 0:15:37.680 out with the movie review. There you go go see 0:15:37.720 --> 0:15:41.120 all the Rockies, not five, don't see five, don't see 0:15:41.480 --> 0:15:45.120 Tommy Morrison not good? All right, OTP ques let's get 0:15:45.120 --> 0:15:47.840 back on track. Tommy Marrison's a nice guy though. This 0:15:48.000 --> 0:15:53.480 is Adrian. She's from Texas and she asked Texas, lamassa 0:15:54.040 --> 0:15:58.000 is that a place? YEA, All right, Adrian, I'm so sorry. 0:15:58.000 --> 0:16:00.720 We will get to your question. How hard do you 0:16:00.760 --> 0:16:03.000 think it will be for other teams to come up 0:16:03.000 --> 0:16:07.080 with a defensive game plan against the four horsemen, which 0:16:07.160 --> 0:16:10.640 is Bryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry, A. J. Brown, Julio Jones Hard. 0:16:11.080 --> 0:16:13.280 I think you're gonna have to make a choice, Amy, 0:16:13.320 --> 0:16:16.160 and that's the part of it. I'm certainly not the 0:16:16.200 --> 0:16:21.080 expert that Dave McGinnis is, but we've seen this in 0:16:21.080 --> 0:16:23.520 our history when it was Eddie George and Chris Johnson, 0:16:23.520 --> 0:16:26.920 and now with Derrick Henry. Is teams will immediately go 0:16:27.000 --> 0:16:30.480 at the Titans to stop the running back because they 0:16:30.560 --> 0:16:33.400 know if they can't stop the running back, it doesn't 0:16:33.400 --> 0:16:36.800 matter what else they do. Now, if you set your 0:16:36.840 --> 0:16:41.240 whole defense to stop Derrick Henry, you are putting yourself 0:16:41.440 --> 0:16:45.240 in some one on one situations on the outside. Because 0:16:45.720 --> 0:16:48.920 it's not just the four horsemen. It's Josh Reynolds, it's 0:16:48.960 --> 0:16:51.400 Anthony Ferkser, it's Darrenton Evans, who, by the way, has 0:16:51.400 --> 0:16:54.720 had another good week. There are other receivers that potentially 0:16:54.720 --> 0:16:56.760 can get into the act, other tight ends that can 0:16:56.800 --> 0:17:00.240 get into the act. So I think that's that's the 0:17:00.240 --> 0:17:03.200 biggest thing that the Titans have going for them. Now, 0:17:03.320 --> 0:17:07.720 please take this from the point of love, Okay, don't 0:17:07.760 --> 0:17:10.040 get real caught up in what the offense looks like 0:17:10.080 --> 0:17:14.600 in the preseason. Please don't, please don't say, oh, Todd 0:17:14.640 --> 0:17:18.880 Downing runs a boring offense, because A, I don't think 0:17:18.880 --> 0:17:22.600 you're gonna see many of those guys very much. You 0:17:22.640 --> 0:17:24.199 may see him some, but I don't. I don't think 0:17:24.240 --> 0:17:27.200 you're going to see him a whole lot. Secondly, they're 0:17:27.240 --> 0:17:32.040 not gonna show anything formationally, and so they're not gonna scheme. 0:17:32.080 --> 0:17:33.879 They're gonna get out there and they're gonna run plays. 0:17:34.080 --> 0:17:36.840 And the reason that they're going to do that is 0:17:36.880 --> 0:17:41.360 to give Evans plays at tailback, to give Marcus Johnson 0:17:41.400 --> 0:17:44.959 plays at wide receiver, to give Chester Rogers plays at 0:17:44.960 --> 0:17:48.880 wide receiver, Des Fitzpatrick, Racy McMath. You know all of 0:17:48.920 --> 0:17:54.959 those guys, Nick Westbrook, Akina, Tommy Hudson's it's probably not 0:17:55.040 --> 0:17:59.280 gonna be dramatically sexy in terms of all the running 0:17:59.280 --> 0:18:01.600 and jumping in the formations and things like that. So 0:18:02.200 --> 0:18:05.760 kind of hang on to your viewpoint. But to answer 0:18:05.760 --> 0:18:09.720 your question, towards September twelfth against Arizona, I think that's 0:18:09.760 --> 0:18:13.040 gonna be a tough decision for Arizona. I agree, Mike. 0:18:13.160 --> 0:18:18.639 Here is another otp Q from Pearson. He's from Clarksville, Tennessee. 0:18:18.680 --> 0:18:21.600 I know how to say that. He says, from what 0:18:21.680 --> 0:18:25.639 we have seen of Racy McMath in training camp, is 0:18:25.640 --> 0:18:28.119 there a possibility that he could assume more of a 0:18:28.320 --> 0:18:31.800 tight end role for the Titans. It's a great question. 0:18:31.920 --> 0:18:35.440 And do you know that I actually asked that question 0:18:35.480 --> 0:18:39.359 of Mike de Tilier when the Titans drafted him. Mike 0:18:39.440 --> 0:18:43.200 D is in Louisiana. He is best friends with Edozeron. 0:18:43.920 --> 0:18:47.359 They grew up together, and so nobody knows more about 0:18:47.480 --> 0:18:51.959 LSU football on the outside than Mike D and so 0:18:52.040 --> 0:18:54.480 I asked him that very question. Could you add weight 0:18:54.520 --> 0:18:57.800 to this player and have him be a tight end? Eventually, 0:18:57.800 --> 0:18:59.840 he said absolutely not. He said he's a wide receiver, 0:19:00.080 --> 0:19:04.880 and in watching him while, I think he will continue 0:19:05.040 --> 0:19:09.200 to develop and grow and he might gain some weight 0:19:09.359 --> 0:19:11.760 naturally just as he gets a little bit older. No, 0:19:11.880 --> 0:19:15.159 I don't think so. I think the tight end the 0:19:15.240 --> 0:19:18.240 Titans are going to use as a wide receiver will 0:19:18.240 --> 0:19:24.119 be Firk Sir. So if Racy plays wide out this year, 0:19:24.440 --> 0:19:25.760 and I think it's going to be hard for him 0:19:25.760 --> 0:19:29.159 to crack the rotation based on what the Titans have 0:19:29.400 --> 0:19:32.040 barring injury of course, and knocking on wood. What I'm 0:19:32.080 --> 0:19:36.960 excited about with Racy is he's with big receivers who 0:19:37.080 --> 0:19:39.800 know how to do it, so he's going to learn 0:19:39.880 --> 0:19:43.200 a lot of tricks from the guys that he's playing with. 0:19:43.600 --> 0:19:46.399 Great thing. The other thing, too, is I compare him 0:19:46.440 --> 0:19:49.359 to a Moni hooker, And what I mean by that 0:19:50.160 --> 0:19:53.040 is he's a player that is probably going to get 0:19:53.080 --> 0:19:57.639 a year or two to develop. He'll probably play some 0:19:57.680 --> 0:20:01.520 special teams, he may play situation, he may get in games, 0:20:01.760 --> 0:20:06.240 you know a little bit. But he's got that upside 0:20:06.320 --> 0:20:09.520 and I think he's going to have time to explore 0:20:09.600 --> 0:20:12.719 that upside. People are really excited about him, and I 0:20:12.800 --> 0:20:17.320 get it, but kind of slow your role just a 0:20:17.320 --> 0:20:20.639 little bit and give him some time. I you know, 0:20:20.760 --> 0:20:23.640 if if he ends up Rookie of the Year, that'd 0:20:23.640 --> 0:20:27.840 be great, but I don't think he's probably destined for 0:20:27.880 --> 0:20:30.880 a role that would give him that at least right now. 0:20:31.960 --> 0:20:35.359 That may change. Yeah, I think that. I like the 0:20:35.400 --> 0:20:38.640 fact that he's got time to develop. That excites me. Yeah, 0:20:38.720 --> 0:20:42.000 I think I think you're right on that. Mike. I haven't, 0:20:42.160 --> 0:20:45.960 I know, I don't. I don't say two. Yeah, I 0:20:46.080 --> 0:20:48.800 have another one here. This is from my friend Clifton. 0:20:49.880 --> 0:20:51.960 Clifton and I need you to hang with me. Okay, 0:20:52.280 --> 0:20:56.040 this is a statement sort of, so he wants to 0:20:56.080 --> 0:20:58.000 know if he's on the right track here with this. 0:20:58.240 --> 0:21:01.920 He's hearing a lot on who benefits most from us 0:21:01.960 --> 0:21:06.040 getting Julio? Okay, with one man, can he get us 0:21:06.080 --> 0:21:09.800 to the super Bowl? This is what Clifton thinks. Okay, 0:21:09.880 --> 0:21:14.359 he makes every person better offense and defense because on 0:21:14.520 --> 0:21:18.600 offense with him now they have to respect all receivers, 0:21:19.200 --> 0:21:22.520 not load the box, which is easier on the line 0:21:22.680 --> 0:21:27.359 and opens up more for Tanny to bust them up. 0:21:27.600 --> 0:21:32.199 Bust them up. Adrian defense will more than likely have 0:21:32.440 --> 0:21:36.200 less time on the field that keeps them fresh. Tutta, 0:21:37.160 --> 0:21:39.879 what do you think? I think he's dead on. Yeah, 0:21:39.920 --> 0:21:41.840 I think And you know, that's what coach Mack said. 0:21:41.920 --> 0:21:45.480 Coach Mack felt like when we asked him right after 0:21:45.560 --> 0:21:49.240 Julio came in. Dave McGinnis said, the offensive line is 0:21:49.280 --> 0:21:52.880 the one who benefits because it backs people off, and 0:21:52.960 --> 0:21:56.920 that benefits Henry, that benefits Tanny Hill. I think he's right, 0:21:57.520 --> 0:22:00.359 and it affects the defense too because and if you 0:22:00.359 --> 0:22:03.080 can go score, I mean, this team didn't play defense 0:22:03.160 --> 0:22:05.600 very well last year and still won eleven games because 0:22:05.640 --> 0:22:09.000 the offense could score, right, you know, the whole the 0:22:09.040 --> 0:22:14.480 whole thing is if this defense can take the opponent's 0:22:14.600 --> 0:22:19.480 third down percentage, which was over fifty percent conversions last year, 0:22:19.880 --> 0:22:23.760 first team in NFL history to make the playoffs allowing 0:22:23.920 --> 0:22:27.840 over fifty percent opponent third down conversions. If that number 0:22:27.960 --> 0:22:33.200 drops below forty, if it's thirty nine percent, this team's 0:22:33.200 --> 0:22:35.720 gonna be really good. That is a That is a 0:22:35.840 --> 0:22:40.920 big stat, all things being equal, if that number drops 0:22:41.359 --> 0:22:43.760 under forty. Now, it'd be great if it was thirty 0:22:43.760 --> 0:22:45.760 five or thirty or even little, but I'm just saying 0:22:45.880 --> 0:22:49.520 under forty, then that means you're getting the ball back 0:22:49.560 --> 0:22:53.800 for the offense more and more quickly. So yeah, I 0:22:54.160 --> 0:22:57.960 think that's dead on Julio Jones. Trading for him help 0:22:58.080 --> 0:23:02.639 this entire football team. It helped Racy McMath. It's a 0:23:02.640 --> 0:23:06.160 confidence boost overall. And when he went down the other 0:23:06.240 --> 0:23:09.119 day in practice, two defensive backs are running over to 0:23:09.119 --> 0:23:12.520 help him up because they get that he's a big 0:23:12.560 --> 0:23:14.200 part of what we want to do and they get 0:23:14.240 --> 0:23:17.399 who he is. You know that that this is a 0:23:17.400 --> 0:23:19.840