1 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: It's another week and it's another edition of the OTP, 2 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: the Official Titans Podcast. My name is Mike Keith with 3 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: Amy Wells. Hey Mike, welcome to the new studio. Thank you. 4 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: It's cool down here. I feel very fancy. It's very spiffy. 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: It is very spiffy. People will have to go on 6 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: the Twitter machine and see pictures of the giant fireball 7 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: table that is here. I'll post some well do the like, 8 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: I'll do Vana for you with it. This is ridiculous. Actually, 9 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: Farrell's back. It's such a big show. Ashley Farrell has 10 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: come back to join Jeff Harding for the program. Man, 11 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: we need a live audience. We need a live audience. 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,319 Speaker 1: We really do. Ye. We're glad to have you with us. 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: We're kind of out of sorts in a way because 14 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: we were doing this virtually every day during training camp, 15 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: and now we'll have to get back into the groove 16 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: of doing the program so much so. Jim Wind actually forgot. 17 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: We don't know where Jim. I don't know where he is. 18 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: We're not sure he knows there's a new studio. Hopefully 19 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: he will show up during the course of this program. 20 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: Because we had a Rashaun Evans sighting we shared in 21 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: and I think people are excited to learn that the 22 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: Titans first round pick seems to be working his way back. 23 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: And Jim will describe more with that. We're preparing for 24 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: a trip to Pittsburgh. We are we will leave on Friday. 25 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: The game is on Saturday. Coverage starts on Titans Radio 26 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: at two o'clock Central time. The game itself kicks off 27 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: at three o'clock Central time and obviously televised, which everybody's 28 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: excited about. Sounds like the Steelers are going to play 29 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: a lot of their starters. It sounds as if Ben 30 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger may go a series or two. I'm so excited 31 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: that for our third preseason game, which is typically the 32 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: dress rehearsal game, I'm so excited that we're going up 33 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: against a team like the Pittsburgh Steelers. I think that's 34 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: going to be a great measuring stick for this team. 35 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: I'm excited that it seems as though they're going to 36 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: be playing a lot of their starters. It appears as 37 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: though we're going to see a lot of our starters 38 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: and give them the chance to develop as a little 39 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: bit more than we've seen previously. So I'm excited. I'm 40 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: excited to see where we measure up against a team 41 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: like Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger in the last two years in the 42 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: third preseason game, I want to make sure I say 43 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: it right. Last two years in the third preseason game, 44 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:36,399 Speaker 1: he's played fourteen to sixteen plays, So I would imagine 45 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: that's what he would go somewhere in the vicinity of 46 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: fourteen to sixteen places. Do you realize this is his 47 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: fifteenth year? Good gravy, guys, Old, what else do you 48 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: want me to say? Well, I mean, but it's hard 49 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: to I mean, I remember very vividly when the Chargers 50 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: took Eli Manning first and then traded him for the 51 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: fourth pick to the Giants and got Philip Rivers in 52 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: return with the fourth pick, and then Roethlisberger went eleventh. Wow, 53 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: what a year for quarterback. It was a great year 54 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: for us, an awesome year for quarterback. Three guys, I 55 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 1: think all will be in the Hall of Fame. Yeah, 56 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: I agree with that. Roethlisberger for sure, The other two 57 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: I think so probably as well. First time we have 58 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: ever played Pittsburgh in the preseason. How about that? First time? 59 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: And the reason for that is we were in the 60 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: same division with the Steelers, the AFC Central from nineteen 61 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: seventy through two thousand and one, and so you're obviously 62 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: not going to play a division opponent that would be. 63 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: But it's still been, you know, sixteen seventeen years, and 64 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: this is the first time the two teams have ever 65 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: met in the preseason, which is really hard to believe. 66 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: That's interesting because they play so frequently in the regular season, rightly, 67 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: and we still see them constantly. We can't get away 68 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: from him last year, went up there on a Thursday night. 69 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: That doesn't really want to get into that. That was 70 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: a miserable fourth quarters, deceivingly cold that game. It was, indeed, Yeah, 71 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: it was a deceivingly far apart score too. Had the 72 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: Titans made a couple of plays early in the ball 73 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: game that they should have made, that was a winnable game. 74 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: Steelers went thirteen and three a year ago, but eliminated 75 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: by Jacksonville, who beat them twice once in the regular season, 76 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: intercepted Roethliser five times, and then beat them in the playoffs. 77 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: Had to hold on, did the Jaguars, but they did 78 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 1: to advance to the AFC Championship Game. So Pittsburgh figures 79 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: to have a good team, first time we've ever seen 80 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: them in the preseason. The other three teams we have 81 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: never played in the preseason. You want to take a shot, 82 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: I'll take a shot. Well, if division rivalries are a thing, 83 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: or division opponents or a thing, I would say, we've 84 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: never seen the Jags because we've always been since they 85 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: came into the league. They were an AFC Central team 86 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: and then they transitioned with the Titans to the AFC South. 87 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: So you are correct, the Titans have never played the 88 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: Jaguars in the preseason. So then would that also apply 89 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: to Houston. It certainly does, because Houston came in in 90 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: the AFC South and they are obviously still in the 91 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: AFC South. So you are lacking one. Well, now I've 92 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: run out of one team Vision opponents, because I would 93 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: assume we've played Indie before. Have Rats? I don't know, dude. Baltimore, Baltimore. 94 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: Of course, the Ravens were a new team in ninety 95 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: six because they are the old Cleveland Browns, but they 96 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: were considered a new franchise because in the move that 97 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: Art Model made with the team going from Cleveland to Baltimore, 98 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: part of the terms was that he had to leave 99 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: the history of the Browns in Cleveland. So while the 100 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: players who went were former Browns, they had no history 101 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: in Baltimore because it was considered a new franchise. So 102 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: they came in in the AFC Central and then of 103 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: course they've transitioned into the AFC North in two thousand 104 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: and two. But the Ravens and the Titans have never 105 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: met in the preseason. Well, that's interesting, So four teams 106 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: who have Who has this franchise played the most in 107 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: the preseason? Oh goodness, are you going to have to 108 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: think back to the history of this franchise because this 109 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: counts for Oilers. This is everything. Yes, you would think 110 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: it would be a place it would be convenient, Yes, 111 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 1: to get too. Yes, Atlanta is not that old. Titans 112 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: have played Atlanta seven times. They are actually second on 113 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: the list of teams that the Titans have played the 114 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: most in the preseason. But for the organization, give me 115 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: a guess, come on, Dallas. Dallas is correct because the 116 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: Oilers used to play I think they called it the 117 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: Governor's Cup. They used to play every year in the preseason. 118 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: I love a rivalry with a name. Yes, I like that, 119 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: a cup and a cup and then New Orleans is second. Oh, 120 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: New Orleans is a really good and that was another one. 121 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:59,799 Speaker 1: And the Titans have met them six times. Wow since 122 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: the team came here. Can you name the team the 123 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: Titans have played the most in the preseason? The Titans, 124 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: not the whole organization. Oh gosh, we're stalling for Jim 125 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: wy Yeah. Fun game. I'm going to sing in a moment. 126 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: Get ready River. Okay, So it's not Atlanta, Atlanta's second, 127 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: it's I don't know, green Bay. Really nine times green 128 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: Bay absolutely the fewest that the organization has ever played, 129 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: having played this franchise Cincinnati and San Francisco only twice 130 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: in the entire history of the franchise. Cincinnati's weird because 131 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: that's such an easy trip. But they were also in 132 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: the AFC Central, so until two thousand and two you 133 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't have played them in the preseason. A lot of 134 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: trivia here on the OTP, A lot of stalling. I 135 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: like it though a lot of it's informative stall. It's 136 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: informative stalling. This has been the week of linebackers, by 137 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: the way, the week of the line that the week 138 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: of the line back Jim Wyatt coming in the wrong door. 139 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: He's trying to find his way through the new studio. 140 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: He's coming in up told you, Jim Watt has no 141 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: idea what's going on. He doesn't know if he's coming 142 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: or going. He doesn't know sad. So the Titans add 143 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: three linebackers this week. Would you like to learn about 144 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: the three new linebackers? I really really would, all right? 145 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: So number forty six is Deonte Skinner, twenty seven years old. 146 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: Came into the league as an undrafted with the New 147 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: England Patriots in twenty fourteen. Has been on Philadelphia's practice 148 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: squad and has bobbed and weaved from the Giants practice 149 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: squad to their active roster. In all, he has played 150 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: in fourteen NFL games and has made a start, ten tackles, 151 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: one sack for him, and a total of twelve special 152 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: teams tackles. So this is a guy that certainly has 153 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: some pass rush ability, but also has some special teams ability. 154 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: Maybe a guy to watch. People in this part of 155 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: the country will remember him playing at Mississippi State. So 156 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: that's Deante Skinner. Niles Morgan is a rookie out of 157 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 1: Notre Dame. He had two hundred and fifty tackles starting 158 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: three years there. Last year ninety two tackles in a 159 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: second and a half. His problem he had the laboram 160 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: repaired in his right shoulder on January ninth, so he 161 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: was not drafted. That's extensive surgery, Yes, it is. The 162 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: Bears signed him to a rookie mini camp contract but 163 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: did not keep him after that. So he is joining 164 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: the Titans now, just twenty two years old. He wears 165 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: number forty seven and then Jeff Knox. It's kind of 166 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: an interesting story. Jeff Knox is twenty six years old. 167 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: He played at California University of Pennsylvania, which also produced 168 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: what other Titan Jim Wyatt, Tommy Campbell. Tommy Campbell is correct, 169 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 1: Jim White. You control the board, the categories, yours go 170 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: right ahead. Tommy was a good one. It certainly made 171 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: a splash here during And he's playing Canadian football now, 172 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: is he really? I was watching Canadian football the other 173 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: day because I was I was watching Canadian football the 174 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: other day because I liked Canadian football, and there was 175 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: Tommy Campbell football, because actually because I was in Canada 176 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: when I watched the game, And how were you in 177 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: Canada because a long story. It wasn't a couple of days, 178 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: A little longer than that. Gosh, it's a month ago, 179 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: a little over a month ago. I just said it 180 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: there for a speaking engaged I hit the rotary of Vancouver. 181 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: Quit it. So, speaking of Jeff Knox, he played two 182 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: years in Canada for Jim's favorite team, the Saskatchewan rough Riders. Yeah, 183 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: one of my favorites. Do you still cry when they lose? 184 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: I've kind of gotten past that still hurts a little bit. 185 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 1: He played in thirty five games up there was actually 186 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: an all star caliber player there, one hundred seventy nine tackles, 187 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: thirty special teams tackles. Went back there after he was 188 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: cut by Tampa Bay and then came back and was 189 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: with Washington for about a week earlier this month. But 190 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: a guy who can really run. He's six two two 191 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: twenty five. He's a kind of a running hit guy. 192 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: So the linebackers are bulked up. As you look at 193 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: your Titans depth chart right now, I have him with 194 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: seventeen linebackers in part because they they have some injuries 195 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: and they have a little age and a couple of spots, 196 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: and so they've got to have enough to kind of 197 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: get through the rest of this, and they're taking a 198 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: look at guys. But the thing we wanted to ask 199 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 1: you about Jim White the news today, Rashaun Evans back 200 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: at practice doing some things, met the media. What did 201 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 1: we learn about the first round pick out of Alabama? Well, 202 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: kind of backup practice, kind of say that people got 203 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: excited because there was a tweet went out, you know, 204 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: before practice started that showed him in uniform, and I 205 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: think people reacted, all right, he's backup practice, let's go. 206 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: You know, he's gonna be ready to go, maybe play 207 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: the Saudi. In reality, he went through stretch in uniform, 208 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: he took part in a kind did three drills and 209 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: individual drills, which is a pretty slow paced drill, and 210 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: then he came out and went right back to doing 211 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: the conditioning work. Mike Vrabel said after practice, he's just 212 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: not ready, and they're going as they try to work 213 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 1: guys back into practice, they're just gonna judge on how 214 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: they feel at the individual, at the individual individual drills 215 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: and really now even at the end, I think the 216 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: decision was made just a handful of plays in that, 217 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: but it was good to get him back out there. 218 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: He still needs some more time and in his rehab. Rashan, 219 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: you know, talked before practice just about his excitement and 220 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: his anxiety and how anxious is to anxious he is 221 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: to return. But they have to be patient with him 222 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,559 Speaker 1: moving forward. And I think i'd at this point i'd 223 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 1: be surprised if he's back out there in uniform again tomorrow. 224 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: He said that there's no timeline on his return, which 225 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: I thought was interesting. But Jim, you got to feel 226 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: for the guy a little bit. I mean, he's a rookie. 227 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: He's excited to get out there, and so early on 228 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: in the process he's being held out. Yeah, I hate 229 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: it for him because I know he You know, one 230 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: thing you want to do when you're on a football team, 231 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: especially your first round pick, as you want to kind 232 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: of proved yourself to your teammates, you know, while all 233 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 1: eyes were watching you. He hasn't been able to do that. 234 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 1: I watched him a little bit yesterday when he was 235 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: doing some of his UH stuff on the sideline. And 236 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: we've seen him work with the kettlebells, We've seen him 237 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: work on the ladder, We've seen him work with the ropes. 238 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: We've seen him do some movement stuff out there working 239 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: on the side field, and you can tell he's anxious 240 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: to return physically. He looks to part. He says, if 241 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,559 Speaker 1: there's a silver lining with all this is that he's 242 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: been able to learn the defense more, being able to 243 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: spend a lot more time in film study. But he 244 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: wants to play, and and that's kind of what's holding 245 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: him back now. And he is anxious. But the last 246 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: thing you want to do is have him come back 247 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: too soon, injured further and then and then you miss 248 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: a significant of games with him. So they just got 249 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: to be careful with him moving forward. I think what's 250 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: really impressive is how pleased the coaching staff has been 251 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: with him through this process while he's been out. Not 252 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: every rookie gets the gold Star because a lot of 253 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: them don't know how to rehab, don't know that you're 254 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: supposed to go to meetings, don't know that you're supposed 255 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: to do extra. They've been really happy and excited about 256 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: what he's been able to do even though he's been out. 257 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: They feel like he will be as ready as possible 258 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: to dive back into the deep end when he is 259 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: full go. Yeah, and I think he is the type 260 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: of guy who grew up in that environment down in 261 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: Tuscaloosa and kind of knows the expectation, knows what it 262 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: takes to be a pro. Unfortunately, we've seen a couple 263 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: of these rookies, a couple of draft picked and Crookshank 264 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: being the other, who have kind of learned to rehab 265 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: and learned to kind of stay involved even when it's 266 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: even when you're not able to be out through a 267 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: Crookshank came back a little bit this week. He's also 268 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: in a program I think where their return to play 269 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: protocol is how Mike Vrabel refers to it. I think 270 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: I think they're still in this process of getting themselves 271 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: back up to speed where they can be turned loose. 272 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: Let's talk a little bit about the approach that the 273 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: Titans are going to have. Coach Rabel won't say how 274 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: long everybody's going to play. He just will not come 275 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: out with that. He is not going to give that away. 276 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: But you do get the sense that the approach is 277 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: this is the preseason game most like a regular season 278 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: game in terms of how they're going to do it. 279 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: Fair is the way it's always been. I mean, I'm 280 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: basing this off of Fisher. I'm basing off of Munchak 281 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: and Whizz and Hunt and Malarkey and really coaches across 282 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: the league on how they approach the third preseason game, 283 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: and usually it ends up being a dress rehearsal where 284 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: guys come out for the third quarter. Now does that 285 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: mean Mike vrabel is going to do it that way. 286 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: There's no guarantee, but you get to feel that it 287 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: is going to have the look more of a look 288 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: of a regular season game. I just think it's a player. 289 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: He's not willing to put that information out there until 290 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: he's told the team of his plans. And that's the 291 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: way he's handled injuries as well. People frustrate with him 292 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: because he's not giving away injury news. Well, he's taken 293 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: the perspective of a former player and having that information 294 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: out there. I just think he's protects guys and I 295 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: think he's taking that same approach with the preseason. I 296 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: expect us to see you starters out there more than 297 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: we've seen him before, you know, up until now. But 298 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: how much that is kind of remains to be seen. 299 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: But there are some clues that we can kind of 300 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: pick up. And I mean he said that he wants 301 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: guys going through kind of the game planning process and 302 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: they're watching some tape and he wants them starting to 303 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: think in that mindset and think about matchups and things 304 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: like that. So that indicates to me that they are 305 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: planning for the matchups that they are going to be 306 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: playing against. So you know that you're going to try 307 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: and get in a rhythm there, because we've had players 308 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: say throughout this week in a little bit of last week, 309 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: the longer you're in the game, the more you're able 310 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: to get into a rhythm. And I think that this 311 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: third preseason game is where you start to let guys 312 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: kind of get in that rhythm a little bit. So 313 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: I am anxious to see how much they're in there. 314 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: But I think without anybody saying it, we're going to 315 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: see more of them than we've seen. You're on a 316 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: ledge here. Well, I'm just excited. I'm just kidding. I 317 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: think you're right. I will say this though, you know, 318 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: going back to the starters, even if it is more 319 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: of a of a regular season look, we're still not 320 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: going to see a lot of these guys falling at 321 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 1: all because the injury reports long I mean again, today no, 322 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: Derek Morgan, uh no, Brian Rackpo Uh you know, no, 323 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler, uh no, Delaney Walker. You know the pup 324 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: guys Conklin and Matthews. Uh. You know. Kendrick Lewis the 325 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: guy that we've seen a lot of work with work 326 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: early in practices. Michael Campaniro continues to be sidelines, So 327 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: this is not at the time where you push those 328 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: guys back in. So you're gonna have You're gonna be 329 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:10,239 Speaker 1: digging deeper into your back ups because you're gonna have 330 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: some frontliners not play. We know, like Marv Levy when 331 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: he was coaching the Bills, he held the whole preseason like, 332 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: I mean they played volleyball, and I mean they didn't 333 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: exactly do that, but I mean they rarely hit the 334 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: preseason games. He didn't care if he went oh and 335 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: four losing by fifty points every game. His whole thing 336 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: was to be ready for the first game of the 337 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 1: regular season, and his Bills always were mean. He wanted 338 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: to be fresh and ready to go when the game's counted. 339 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 1: I don't think Vrabel is quite like Marv Levy. I mean, 340 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: we haven't seen any volleyball out here, but the point. 341 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: I do think that's where Vrabel is to a certain point. 342 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: I think if there's any question, Vrabel is going to 343 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 1: play on the safe side because he knows these games 344 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: don't get you to the playoffs. I'd agree with that. 345 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 1: And you also has looked at the injury report, and 346 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: he looked at the injury reserve. I mean, we've already 347 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: seen a number of guys on there, from Thyas Smith 348 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 1: to Kaylin Reeve, Jonathan Cyprian, the Nate Palmer, Johnny Maxim, 349 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: and you want to kind of protect yourself thinking some 350 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: of these games where you don't have any more starters 351 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: get hurt. So that's got to be in the back 352 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: of his mind as well. Is that also why we 353 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: haven't seen something. I haven't felt a strong panic or 354 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: concern because the Tennessee Titans haven't won a preseason game yet. 355 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: Is that the same thought process? Yes, I mean one 356 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: hundred percent, I think you'd like to win, but I 357 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: don't think he's going to sacrifice the larger goal to 358 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: keep the starters out there. And I mean, listen, you're 359 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: going against Jamis Winston. Your backups are going against Jamis Winston. 360 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: They're starting quarterback in the second quarter, who threw from 361 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:56,120 Speaker 1: almost two hundred and fifty yards, right, I mean that's 362 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: just But did you want to play your starters longer? 363 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: The answer now, when the Titans weren't very good at 364 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: different points, they played the start. We've got to learn 365 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: to win, We've got to I mean, you know, we've 366 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: seen some three and one and four and oh type 367 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: preseasons where you do that, and I just think it's 368 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: a different place where you are right now. This is 369 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: not a young football team. True. I mean they're young 370 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: at some spots, but you know for years, Oh we're 371 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: a young football No, they're not. I mean, Taylor Lue 372 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: is in his fifth year now, I know, right, Marcus 373 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 1: Mariota is in his fourth year. Now, you're getting old. 374 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: Those are I don't know about that. But in the NFL, 375 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: in terms of careers, those you're heading toward the middle 376 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: of your career. Jerrell Casey's in his eighth year, de 377 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: Quan Jones is in his fifth year, Derek Morgan's in 378 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 1: his ninth year, braner rack pose in his tenth year, 379 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: Wesley Woodyards his eleventh year, Logan Ryan six, I mean, 380 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: Kenny Vaccaro six. This is not all rookie. They only 381 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: drafted four guys yep. So I think you're a approach 382 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: from the standpoint of where you are age wise has 383 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,719 Speaker 1: something to do with it, and I think Vrabel has 384 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 1: an understanding of that. That's just me. I agree. I mean, 385 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: what's the most important now is to try to make 386 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: some final decisions. Is just close in on fifty three 387 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: and for ten days away right now. So you look 388 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: at you start doing the numbers game, how many you 389 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: keep it running back, how many keeping it tight end, 390 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: how many keeping them off as a line? Same thing 391 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: on defense. And then you've got guys that are vitaling 392 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: for some of those last spots, and they're going to 393 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: get a chance to play in the second half of 394 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: this game against Pittsburgh, and I expect to see a 395 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: ton of those guys play in the preseason finale against Minnesota. Well. 396 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: And the thing that you have to draw right here 397 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 1: when you get to the end of the fifty three 398 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: is who can help you win now? And then who 399 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 1: do you have on this roster who is a prospect 400 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: that is someone who if you let him go, you 401 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: won't get him back to practice. What somebody that you'd 402 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: like to quote unquote red shirt, like what they did 403 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: with Levin last year. Corey Levin in essence was red shirted. 404 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: He needed a red shirt year to get up to speed, 405 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: and now we see him playing well in the offensive 406 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: line in year two. Do they have a player or 407 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 1: two like that that they just say this guy is 408 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: too valuable for the future to let go and try 409 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 1: and get back to the practice squad. That's the part 410 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: of what John Robinson has to do right now that 411 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: I would not want to have to deal with. Yeah, 412 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: I mean, we go back to lag Garrett Blunt and 413 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: you know, everybody remembers that how that one played out. 414 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: You try to sneak him through. He ends up being 415 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: signed by Tampa Bay and since had a really good career. 416 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: Wait a minute, let Amy do hers. Jack doyles me 417 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: every year because he rips us apart every single tie, okay, 418 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: one bubble after a series of hed beautiful just plays 419 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,120 Speaker 1: against the Tennessee Titans over the year, which I think 420 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: he does on purpose. Us. Well, sure he's shove it 421 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: to us. Yeah, but we should have signed him first. 422 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: He should have been the one on this team. No, 423 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: signed to a ten year contract. No, not a ten 424 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: year con should out. No. I mean, he's a good player, 425 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: but not a ten year con. He's a great player, 426 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: the one that got away. Is he better than Delaney Walker? Well? No, 427 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: but well there you go. Good enough. He is good. 428 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: See I knew I was just making your point painful. 429 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: It's still an open I hit a nerve. It will 430 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: never heal. By the way, I love Jack Doyle. Jack 431 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: was a good guy. I'm happy for him that he's 432 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: gone on and done well. He was a good person, 433 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: Western Kentucky guy. We love all those hilltoppers. I think 434 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: we got a better hilltopper now. I think so too. 435 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: And he's from Indie and blah blah blah, playing for 436 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: the hometown team whatever that is. I mean, that's a 437 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: big part of it. I mean, and I think that 438 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: includes I'm curious myself about the number three quarterback and 439 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: whether or not you could get him back if you'll 440 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 1: let him go. I mean, I personally think I'll be so, 441 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: but you just never know. And there's I think a 442 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: lot of places on this roster that you could look 443 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: and think, Okay, can we release this guy and try 444 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: to develop him on the practice squad? Uh? You know. 445 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: The only drawback on practicing with another team and that 446 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: maybe this is just me thinking along these lines, But 447 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: obviously some teams see what you do in the preseason 448 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: games and can earmark players, and if this guy's release, 449 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna come after them. Working a couple of days 450 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: against the Buccaneers, they've seen these guys and seen the 451 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: tape on them. So maybe if there's a guy that 452 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 1: you trying to sneak through, they've got a little bit 453 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: more insight after watching that tape. It works both ways. 454 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: Titans might be looking at some of the Tampa guys 455 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: as well and saying, Okay, if this guy becomes available, 456 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: we can make a make a move there to try 457 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: to upgrade or try to develop him. But those are 458 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: the types of things that I'm sure going through going 459 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: through the minds of people upstairs. I have some fun here. 460 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: You get to go first Teamy ninety guys here right now. 461 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: How many of those ninety guys are on the fifty 462 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: three man roster come September fourth, Tuesday, September fourth, when 463 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: the roster's finalized. Gosh, that feels like a trump because 464 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: it feels like you should say fifty three. But I 465 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: love this game. This is my favorite game. This is 466 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: a hard gas. So what I'm asking her for those 467 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: of you listening while she won't say anything, is how 468 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: many guys from the outside is John Robinson going to 469 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 1: bring in to join this roster? I say three, three, 470 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: I say three. Actually Farrell behind you said five three. 471 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: Jim White, I'm going lower than that. I'm gonna go 472 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: to two is my number as well. Okay, And it's 473 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: funny the year that this team, uh, I guess was 474 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: higher up in the waiver ordered. I expected a ton 475 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: of guys then, and it surprised me that we didn't 476 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 1: see more what they claim five was it that? Man? 477 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: I think it was five. Okay, that's more than I'm 478 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 1: off kind of, but that's still not as many coming off. 479 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: But there have been some of years where I expect 480 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: a lot and it didn't transpire. Um, you know, I 481 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: kind of think it's not going to be as many 482 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: this time around. But um, but John Robinson always has 483 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: something up asleeve. Okay, and maybe he's thinking, you know 484 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: Trede as well. Another game. Okay, ten practice squad members? Right? 485 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,400 Speaker 1: How many of the practice squad guys are on this 486 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: roster right now? Six? Nine, ten? I think I think 487 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: they're all here. That's and that tells you how good 488 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: a roster they put together, because they don't just put 489 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: out guys. They don't just bring in guys to fill 490 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: out the roster. They're looking at prospects. I think they 491 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 1: may all be here right now, really, which is a 492 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 1: real great thing because then you have a chance to 493 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:58,360 Speaker 1: continue the development. Yeah, nine is a good guess. It's 494 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: a better guess than mine gives me one, gets you one. Yep, 495 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: you're kind of playing it safe there, Vinny Vegas silent 496 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: six because I'm accounting for piracy. I've really been burned. 497 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: I'm afraid that four of our guys are gone. The 498 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: whole Jack Doyle thing here. It's just all right. So, 499 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 1: Jim White, what do you want to see in Pittsburgh? 500 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: I think it will continue to see the offense make strides. 501 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: I mean we have not seen really Corey Davis in 502 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 1: a preseason game. Uh take it to the level that 503 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: you did in that first day of practices against Tampa. 504 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: So I think you'll see Corey Davis perform. Well, you 505 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,719 Speaker 1: want to see the offense crisp and uh and effective 506 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: heading into the regular season with some momentum because let's 507 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: face it, we're not going to see these guys against 508 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 1: Minnesota in the in the preseason finale. And then I think, 509 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: you know, see make it through without any injuries. I 510 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: think that's that's huge in this one. Aby. I agree 511 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 1: with the injury thing. I'm also excited to see the 512 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 1: run game, see them kind of getting a groove, getting 513 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: a rhythm, plow through some people, see it we can get. 514 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: I want to see the defense stop Pittsburgh's number one offense. 515 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: I like that in particular if Roethlisberger plays, because he 516 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: does because they're good. And I don't know if Antonio 517 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 1: Brown will player or not, and I know Levion Bell 518 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 1: won't play, but the point is they're still good. And 519 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 1: the other part two is Ben makes so many things 520 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: happen off schedule, so many things happen with this dude. 521 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,439 Speaker 1: You're like, we've got everything perfect, and yet he makes 522 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: something happen. If you can stop them when he's doing 523 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff, that's a That's a great 524 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: way to sort of end all of this work, because 525 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: the work that really begins after this for the Number 526 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: one guys is about Miami. Yeah. Yeah, and I think 527 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: probably we'll start seeing some look aheads to Miami as already, 528 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: as as next week potentially. I guess roster moves have 529 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: to be done by next Saturday, Is that right? I 530 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: think that's right. A lot of times they're done on 531 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: the Friday. Wouldn't surprise me to see a couple of 532 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: them done even before the game, just to avoid guys 533 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: getting hurt. But I think you start focusing a lot 534 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: of things toward the opener after this game. Anything else, 535 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: Miss Wells, I don't think so. I think that wraps 536 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: it up. How do you like the studio, Jim? I 537 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: like it very like the fireball table. We tweeted it out. 538 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: I could see it. It's yeah, it's nice in here too. 539 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: If we just had ship lap, if only there's still time, 540 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: we can probably put someone in a barn door all 541 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: right here. Yes, it's a good space. I love the 542 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: back splash. I'm coming in the right door next time. Okay, 543 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: I came to the wrong you did the wrong door 544 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: this time, so I'll be coming. Well, I've got to 545 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: wrap this up because I have to go to a 546 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:49,719 Speaker 1: high falutin meeting. So Mike Fan, yes, really so much so. 547 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: Love meetings. Amy Wells, Jim White, what are you writing 548 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: about it? Titans Online dot Com just wrapped up a 549 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: Rashaan Evans love the Rashaan Evans got a three quick 550 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: hits out of practice from do each week and the 551 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: lead on this one is akrom Wadley and his push 552 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: to make the roster whether to keep four and I 553 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: got some other things up my sleeve to around out 554 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: the week. Why it works so hard? You're gonna do 555 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: your five takes from the press availability any well? I'll 556 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: have him up. How do people follow you the Twitter 557 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: machine at Titans Amy am I E Jim Why at 558 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: J White Sports, spell it at j T Sports spo R. 559 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:33,959 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Jeff Harding, great job as usual, fantastic. 560 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for staying awake, Hey, thank you for being with 561 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: us for the O t P