1 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: Let the experts at Farm Bureau Health Plans coach you 3 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: through it when you need great healthcare coverage at a 4 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: price you could afford. They've been protecting Tennessee and since 5 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: nineteen forty seven with Amy Wells. I'm Mike Keith. Happy birthday. Hey, 6 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: thanks Mike Key. All Right, So this is the August 7 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: thirty first version of the OTP, Live and in charge. 8 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: Because we are talking about the cuts to fifty three 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: on what is an intriguing day for the Titans. I'm 10 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 1: going to run through the cuts very quickly. Rookie wide 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: receiver Des Fitzpatrick. Wide receiver Mason Kenzie, safety Jamal Carter, 12 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: safety Brion Body Calhoun, tight end Miller Forestall, fullback Tory Carter, 13 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: linebacker Jan Johnson, outside linebacker Wyatt Ray, offensive lineman Jordan Rue, 14 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: offensive lineman Cole Bandwert, offensive lineman Christian Delario, defensive lineman 15 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: Naquan Jones, offensive lineman Derwin Gray, defensive lineman Woodrow Hamilton, 16 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: wide receiver Fred Brown, tight end Jared Pickney. So the 17 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: Titans cut seventeen players today to officially get to fifty 18 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: three by three o'clock Central time. Now, what's interesting about 19 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: this is the Titans still have as we record this 20 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: edition of the OTP nine players on the COVID nineteen list, 21 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill, Jeremy McNichols, Justin March, Lillard, Nick Dezubnar, Harold Landry, 22 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: Ben Jones, Nate Davis, Racy McMath, Jeff Swain. Those players 23 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: do not currently count against the fifty three. So at 24 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: this moment, the Tennessee Titans are at sixty two in 25 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: terms of where I'll have to get down to fifty 26 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: three at some point as these players come off the 27 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: COVID list, it's kind of break down the roster. You 28 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: want to start on offense or defense? Offense? All right, 29 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: start on offense. Right now, three quarterbacks still technically around 30 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: with Tannehill on the COVID list, Matt Barkley and Logan 31 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: Woodside are both on the roster. At this point, you 32 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: would figure that one of those two players would be 33 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: a cut when Tannehill comes back. So that's clearly going 34 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: to be a spot. I don't think anybody expects the 35 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: Titans to carry three quarterbacks. No, and even listening to 36 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel talk about it a little bit. It doesn't 37 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: seem as though, while he never shows any hand in 38 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: any regard, we didn't get any sense that that was 39 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: something that was even in consideration. So, yeah, you have 40 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: to assume that one of those spots is going to 41 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: come off the board when Ryan Tannehill comes back. Ten 42 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: offensive linemen right now l One, Questenberry, Saffled Radents, Jones, Munyer, 43 00:02:55,200 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: Davis Brewer, Sam Brilow, and Lamb Jones and as will 44 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: come back off the COVID list at some point. But 45 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: I think the team could still stick with ten at 46 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: this point if Munyer is able to go. If not, 47 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,839 Speaker 1: you know, theoretically, one possibility is there's injured reserve. An 48 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: injured reserve is something that we've seen kind of change 49 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: because of COVID. The rules and the amount of time 50 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: that you have to stand injured reserve changes a little bit. Well. 51 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: Because Munyer and others are on the fifty three at 52 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: three o'clock today, they are eligible to be put on 53 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: IR with a designation to return right So that's a possibility, 54 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: but that's an area certainly to watch right now. Four 55 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: tight ends for the Titans. Tommy Hudson Anthony ferks Er, 56 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: Luke Stocker, and Jeff Swaim who's on the COVID list 57 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: at this point. Do they keep four at some point 58 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: do they get down to three or do they go 59 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: somewhere else looking for another veteran tight end? And does 60 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: this group have some shaking going on at some point? 61 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: I think the tight end position is one to watch 62 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: in the coming days as Jeff Swam comes back from 63 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: COVID protocols and going through that whole process, what is 64 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: that going to mean for that room specifically? Definitely want 65 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: to watch. And Swaim is a guy who's not done 66 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: anything to speak of in the month of August in 67 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: terms of injury and then going on the COVID list, 68 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: he practiced very little. So you know, how much is 69 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: he able to give right away? Even if you want 70 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: to keep him on the roster, can he help you 71 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,679 Speaker 1: right away because he's missed so much time? Exactly something 72 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: to watch all right, wide receiver position right now at 73 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: eight with Racy McMath on the COVID list, it's a 74 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: j Brown, Julio Jones, Josh Reynolds. We know they're there. 75 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: Here's the rest. Nick Westbrook, Akina, Marcus Johnson, who's been 76 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: dinged up, Chester Rogers who's done a good job. And 77 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: then obviously Cameron Batson, who was absolutely fantastic in the preseason, 78 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: certainly in the finale against the Chicago Bears. And I 79 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: think in the end, you say Batson over Fitzpatrick is 80 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: what made it to the fifty three. Yeah, And I 81 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: think that he has First my man was not given 82 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: up that spot. He wanted to be on this Titans team, 83 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: and he showed it. I mean, he fought for his spot, 84 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: and then he's able to contribute on special teams, and 85 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: I think that that versatility was such a contributing factor 86 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: to getting a spot on this team. And again, Racy 87 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: McMath on the COVID list, Titan's clearly not going to 88 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: keep eight wide receivers. Do they keep six? Do they 89 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: keep seven? Again? Does somebody go on ir who knows 90 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: what happens there? Running back position five at this time, 91 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: if you count Jeremy McNichols, that would seem to be 92 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: heavier than what you would figure for the Titans blasting games. 93 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: The fullback Derrick Henry's there if Darrington Evans is able 94 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,679 Speaker 1: to go. He had done a lot in the first 95 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: three weeks of camp to where you said there's some 96 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: positivity with him before having an injury, and then you 97 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: get McKay sargent or Jeremy McNichols. Doesn't seem as though 98 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,679 Speaker 1: there's room to keep both. It seems like an either 99 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: or right or do you keep if McNichols gets back, 100 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: do you keep him and try to scoot sergeant through 101 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: to the practice squad early on, or do you keep 102 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: sergeant outright? But you know that would seem to be 103 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: a place where you're probably going to go down by one. 104 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: So that's offense again right now. Counting the guys who 105 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: are on the COVID list, taking out of sixty two 106 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: at this moment, ten offensive linemen, four tight ends, three quarterbacks, 107 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: five running backs, eight wide receivers. You have a kicker, 108 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,559 Speaker 1: a snapper, and a punter as well, which we count 109 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: in that list in Kern Cox and Thicken' our biol 110 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: rights day, which very happy with all right. On defense, 111 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: the one position that could be set could be defensive line. 112 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: You have five guys who are on the roster on 113 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: the fifty three right now, and none of them are 114 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: on the COVID list. Denico Autrey, Tier Tart, Jeffrey Simmons 115 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: to Laurell Murchison, Anthony Rush could be it. I'm into that. 116 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: I'm happy with that. We'll see linebackers really interesting because 117 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: at the inside linebacker spot, you've got six counting two 118 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: on COVID. Dzubnar and march Lillard are on COVID. You 119 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: have Jayon Brown, Rashaud Evans, David Long, and Monty Rice. 120 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: Can they stay at six there? That would seem to 121 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: be unlikely. We'll see it seems heavy. It seems like 122 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: that's a place where if you need to make some 123 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: adjustments due to numbers, that's a place you could dip into. 124 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: At outside linebacker, when you get Harold Landry back off COVID, 125 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: you have five bud Dupree, Ola Daney, Harold Landry, Derek Roberson, 126 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: and Rashad Weaver. That sounds right, particularly with the fact 127 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: that bud Dupree is just starting to ramp up what 128 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: he is doing and that everybody involved in that group 129 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: can play special teams. Right. Weavers showed that he can 130 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: place special teams, so you would think that may be 131 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: the five. Yeah, Yeah, that seems like a solid group, 132 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: and you're right with the injury too. I didn't think 133 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: about that, but dupree coming back from injury, all right. 134 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: So in the secondary, here's here's a fascinating with thirteen 135 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: defensive backs are left. None of them are on the 136 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: COVID list right now you need them all. So you 137 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: have the starting four Jack Rabbit Jenkins, a Monty Hooker, 138 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: Kevin Byard, Christian Fulton, Caleb Farley is obviously part of 139 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: the mix. You would figure Elijah Molden is very much 140 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: part of the mix as well, considering how much nickel 141 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: he's been playing. Then at the safety spot, the backup 142 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: safety's Dane Crookshank Matthias Farley, Brady Breese, Bradley McDougall, who 143 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: did a pretty nice job after being a late ad. 144 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: The other corners that are out there, Brion Borders, who 145 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 1: had really sort of put himself in a position as 146 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: the primary backup corner at least at this point until 147 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: Farley's ready, also played spial teams well. Chris Jackson was 148 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: the nickel got dinged up, lost some time to Elijah Molden, 149 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: but he has certainly shown up. And then Chris Jones 150 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: is a corner who has shown up at different points 151 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: probably some tough decisions in that group. You're certainly not 152 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: going to keep thirteen. Yeah, I was kidding when you 153 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: said you need all of them. There's no way you 154 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: can keep all of them. But you're absolutely right. There 155 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: are a lot of people who showed that they could 156 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: be contributors in different ways. So kind of Oh, I'm 157 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: glad I'm not the general manager. That's all I'm going 158 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: to say. Well, the interesting part of all this now 159 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: again fifty three players right now for the Titans, nine 160 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: players on the COVID list, we are. We're at the 161 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: fifty three mark. So now again to repeat injured reserve 162 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: as a possibility, you could put somebody back on injured reserve. 163 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: They could be designated to return, so they are now 164 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: not done for the season. So if anybody's dinged up 165 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: and can't go, you can find roster spots there. You 166 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: certainly are going to have to find roster spots to 167 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: get down to fifty three as players on the COVID 168 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: list come back. Can I ask a potentially silly question 169 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: about the players on the COVID list, are they also 170 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: included as making the fifty three so they could then 171 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: be put on IRN designated to return or does that 172 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: not extend to the players who are currently on the 173 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: COVID list. Well, I mean if they have an injury 174 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: outside of COVID, yes, right, I mean none of to 175 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: my knowledge, these people don't. It was more technicality correct 176 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: question correct? Well, like Tannehill's coming back, So one of 177 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: the other quarterbacks are gone? Right? You you pretty much 178 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: from what John Robinson has said, that's the case. You 179 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: feel that way at the inside linebacker spot two, and 180 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: then there's gonna be a you know, sort of a 181 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: bulk in the secondary. What you don't know right now 182 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: is what else is out there? What other players are 183 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: out there that John Robin, Mike Vrabel and staff may 184 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: have interest in. Are there guys they're going to trade four? 185 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: Are there guys that they don't have a high spot 186 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: in the waiver claim? Their number twenty two? But do 187 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 1: they get a player who's not a vested veteran who 188 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: does not become a free agent at this point? Do 189 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: they make a waiver claim? There are still options and 190 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: there's money to consider as well, because we are moving 191 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: towards the salary cap. Here's where we are by today 192 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:31,199 Speaker 1: at three o'clock August thirty. First we cut to fifty three. 193 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 1: Waiver claims must be made by tomorrow at three o'clock 194 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: Central time, formation of the practice squad, and ability to 195 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: place players on injured reserve designated to return. That's tomorrow 196 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: at three, and then September the ninth. September the ninth, 197 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: which is a week from this Thursday, that's when the 198 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: top fifty one rule expires, meaning right now your salary 199 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: cap is judged as the top fifty one players on 200 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 1: your roster. On September ninth, it clicks into all fifty 201 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: three players, players on the injured reserve, and what you're 202 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: doing with your practice squad, you gotta pay all of 203 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: those people real money. Well, everything counts. That's the whole 204 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 1: thing about the NFL salary cap is every dollar is 205 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: accounted for. There's no Larry Bird rule like in the NBA, 206 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: where you're able to count something a different way. There 207 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: are no accounting practices that are tricky in order to 208 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: do those sorts of things. Every dollar is going to 209 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: go toward the bottom line. And so through the off 210 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: season from March until September ninth, your salary cap you 211 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: must be under the salary cap based on your top 212 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: fifty one salaries. Starting on the ninth, the real thing 213 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: begins with everybody counting something. It's football time. Isn't this 214 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: crazy that we're finally here? Noah, I think it is 215 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: so surprises in the cuts to you that we didn't 216 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: expect any big shockers because we knew that the Titans 217 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: would have to cut nine less players based on the 218 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: COVID list. Are you surprised by anyone? Not? Really. There 219 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: are a couple that I'm disappointed by. I'm always disappointed 220 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: this time of year. You know, guys, you're kind of 221 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: cheering for who who don't end up getting on with 222 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: this ball club but could be picked up someplace else. 223 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: I'm interested to see as some of these players who 224 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: we know are going to be on the roster come 225 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: off the COVID list, how those spots free up. That's 226 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: what I'm interested in. This has kind of been an 227 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: anticlimactic day for the Tennessee Titans because the team has 228 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: bought themselves a little bit of time having so many 229 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: people on COVID. Earlier today I had a chance to 230 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: visit with the Quanas club in Clarksville, and the question 231 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: was asked, will there be surprises and I told them, no, 232 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: I don't think there will be surprises today because with 233 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: the COVID list having as many people on it as 234 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: it did, some of the tougher decisions didn't have to 235 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: be made, and it pushes it off. Now. The question 236 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: with a lot of this is there will not come 237 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: one day where they will have to make all nine decisions. 238 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: It will be based on as guys return, correct, So 239 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: I mean I guess theoretically all nine could return at 240 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: the same time, but that's very doubtful, right, and so 241 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: more than likely what happens is you have one or 242 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: two or three at a time, and then then you 243 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: make moves. The question I have is how does it 244 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: shape the practice squad based on the fact that John 245 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: Robinson probably has some guys who are still on the 246 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: fifty three today that he will eventually want on the 247 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: practice squad, but he'll have to form a practice squad. 248 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: I mean, he doesn't have to take all sixteen spots initially, 249 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: but you would think he'll grab as many as he can. Absolutely, 250 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: I think that this is going to be something that 251 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: is going to continue turning for a couple days and 252 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: for a couple of weeks. I think you're right, because 253 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: you're going to continue to see practice squad moves. And 254 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: when there's a practice squad move, as someone who gets 255 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: the email with the transactions on it, it's so and 256 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: so was released, so and so was readded to the 257 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: practice squad. You know, there's multiple transactions that have to 258 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: happen when someone is moved from the active roster to 259 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: the practice squad and vice versa. There's a lot of 260 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: activity within that move. So I think it's going to 261 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: be a lot of a lot of push notifications. It's 262 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: going to be a lot of updates from the Tennessee 263 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: Titans in the coming weeks, because you're not going to 264 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: get one just jump of information where these people were cut, 265 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: these people were put here, these people were put here. 266 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: Every move is going to have a counter move somehow. 267 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: Every decision that's made, every person returning is going to 268 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: have a corresponding move for someone else. That's going to 269 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: mean something for someone else. I think this is all 270 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: going to have a trickle down effect that we're going 271 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: to be feeling for a couple of days. All right, 272 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: So let's go through it again. The cuts, Des Fitzpatrick, 273 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: Mason Kenzie, Javian Hawkins, Jamal Carter, Brion Body Calhoun, Miller, Forrestall, 274 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: Tory Carter, Jan Johnson, Wyatt Ray, Jordan Ruse, Cole Badward, 275 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: Christian Delario, Naquan Jones, Drwin Gray, Woodrow Hamilton, Fred Brown, 276 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: Jared Pickney. So this leaves the Titans with fifty three 277 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: players on the roster, nine players on the COVID list 278 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: at this time. It leaves them with thirteen defensive backs, 279 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: none of them on the COVID list. It leaves them 280 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: with a total of six inside linebackers, two on the 281 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: COVID list. It leaves them with five outside linebackers, one 282 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: on the COVID list. It leaves them with five defensive linemen, 283 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: none on the COVID list. On offense, it leaves them 284 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: with ten offensive lineman, two of those on the COVID list, 285 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:08,400 Speaker 1: four tight ends, one on the COVID list, three quarterbacks 286 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 1: one on the COVID list, eight wide receivers one on 287 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: the COVID list, five running backs one on the COVID list, 288 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: and three specialists punter Brett Kerrn, long snapper Morgan Cox, 289 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: and placekicker Sam Ficken. So Titan's going to continue to 290 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: roll through it. The big news of the day. I 291 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: think the headline is going to be Des Fitzpatrick a 292 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: fourth round pick cut, and we see if he ends 293 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: up back on the practice squad or if someone else 294 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: grabs him. Based on the fact that a lot of 295 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: people really like the Titans selection of Des Fitzpatrick in 296 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: the fourth round. They thought they got him for great value. 297 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: He just did not produce in camp in what is 298 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: a very competitive group. And we mentioned that Cameron Batson 299 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: did a great job, showed more versatility can help this 300 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: team right away. Marcus Johnson was one of the more 301 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: impressive players in camp. Chester Rogers proved to be a 302 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: good returner, and Nick Westbrook Akina played well at wide 303 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: receiver and he's one of the team's better special teams players. 304 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: The Racy McMath situation, you might have had to decide 305 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: at a moment between Des Fitzpatrick and Racy McMath. If 306 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: you're John Robinson, in the end, you did not because 307 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: McMath is on the COVID list right So again, buying 308 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: yourself some time these decisions. If John Robinson doesn't have 309 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: to make a decision right away, he's not going to. 310 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:38,120 Speaker 1: He's gonna give everybody as long as possible to kind 311 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: of find the best fit for this Titans team. So 312 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: more to come. Stay tuned, everybody, certainly more to come 313 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 1: here on the OTP brought to you by our good 314 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: friends at Farm Bureau Health Plans. You can plan on 315 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans for better coverage, better rates, and 316 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: better customer service. They've been providing Tennessee in's with the 317 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: home field advantage for almost seventy five years. You know, 318 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 1: we get a chance to visit with some neat people 319 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: during the month of August, and one of my favorites 320 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: Jim Miller from sirius x MNFL Radio. It's channel eighty eight. 321 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 1: He's on with our guy Pat Kerwin, maybe the second 322 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: coolest guy in the NFL behind Dave McGinnis. Du pet 323 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: Kurwin is pretty cool. Yeah, he not cooler than Mac, 324 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: but he's pretty dank cool. Jim Miller does a great 325 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: job with him. Was in town with the Bears. He 326 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: does Bears TV. And this is a guy who tries 327 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 1: to see everybody and has a level of expertise about 328 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: more teams in the league than certainly most national figures. 329 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 1: Here's a chat that I had with Jim Miller from 330 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: Titans Radio. So glad to be joined by the co 331 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: host of Moving the Chains on Sirius XM NFL Radio 332 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: Channel eighty eight. My favorite show, Pat Kerwin and Jim 333 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,640 Speaker 1: Miller is here. It's gonna be hot here on September 334 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: twelve for Arizona, so we better be ready for it. Yeah, 335 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: I would think so. Well, you know, I think the 336 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: Titans have made the necessary moves. I'm a big fan 337 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 1: of Bud Dupree. I think that getting an autry, I 338 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: think that pass rush will be much better, should protect 339 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: the secondary a little bit better as well. And I 340 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: don't think it's going to change offensively other than Todd 341 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: Downing calling the plays. So I know it didn't go 342 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: so well out there with the other Raiders at that 343 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 1: point when he was calling plays, but I don't think 344 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna tinker too much with a success the Tennessee 345 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: Titans have had offensively here over the past couple of seasons. 346 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 1: You and Pat Kerwin visited fourteen different NFL camp supposed 347 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 1: to do fifteen, but I guess you had to travel 348 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: issue and couldn't get to Tampa. Why do you guys 349 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: like to go to so many different NFL camps. Well, 350 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: it gets tougher and tougher every year. But I think 351 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: when you get if you see a team in pads, 352 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 1: you can really get a true identity of what they are. 353 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: You know, how tough they are, how physical they are, 354 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: how they practice in pads, and I just think you're 355 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: able to get a fairer evaluation. You know, nowadays it's 356 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 1: tougher because sometimes when you travel, they may change their 357 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: schedule and now it's a walkthrough rather than a padded practice, 358 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: so it becomes more difficult. But you're still there on 359 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: site where you're interviewing guys, and you're still able to 360 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: see the walkthrough and comment on things that you saw 361 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,199 Speaker 1: and maybe come away where this we could glean just 362 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: a couple of insight out how that team's going to 363 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: fair that season. But it's better to see the team 364 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: in pads. Jim Miller, as I listened to moving the chains, 365 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: it felt like the thing that struck you the most 366 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: was your experience with Urban Meyer in Jacksonville. Did I 367 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: read that right? Yeah? I was. I was really impressed 368 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: with him. You know, I think he's a very hands 369 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: on coach. I think you can definitely see that he 370 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: has the ear of the team. You know, I believe 371 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: that I think those players respond to him. And I 372 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: brought it up that kind of like when they were 373 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 1: going out to the practice field. Pat and I were 374 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: walking with the team out to the practice field. Urban 375 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: was at the fifty yard line and just as guys 376 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: were coming out, Hey, so and so, you know, come 377 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 1: on over here. And he went through some techniques with 378 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: like DJ Chark on how you know if if a 379 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,120 Speaker 1: defensive back is bodying him up? And I think DJ 380 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: appreciated that the coach was really wanting to get to 381 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 1: know the players and really have that hands on approach 382 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: with him. And I think that's why he kind of 383 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: got frustrated through free agency. I think it took him 384 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: by surprise that you don't get to recruit these guys. 385 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: It's just, you know, it happens in a blink of 386 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: an eye that you just kind of offer the contract 387 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: of that players a part of your team now. And 388 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: I think he really wants to get the no players 389 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: because I think football is different nowadays than what it 390 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: used to be. It used to be a blanket, one 391 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 1: size fits all, and I think every player you have 392 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,360 Speaker 1: certain go buttons that you're able to push, and when 393 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: you know a player and what his go buttons are, 394 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,160 Speaker 1: you coach him differently than maybe the player that can 395 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: take a little bit more hard coaching or coach yelling 396 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: or speak coach speak like that. I just think, you know, 397 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: that's what urban. I think he really taps into that 398 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: with players. How good can Trevor Lawrence be as a 399 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: rookie for Jacksonville quarterback? I think he can be very good. 400 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,959 Speaker 1: I think from what I saw even there we were 401 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: at that practice, wasn't pad so pat and I got 402 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,440 Speaker 1: a good, good understanding what they're doing. He made the 403 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: wild throws. From what I saw of Trevor Lawrence, it's 404 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: not too big for him. He's been on a big 405 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: stage at Clemson. Even coming out of high school, he 406 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: was at a on a big stage and it just 407 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 1: for him. It's just it looks natural to him. It 408 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,479 Speaker 1: really does. Of the fourteen teams that you saw in 409 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: training camp, who's the best football team you saw? Oh? 410 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: We missed Tampa. I thought Baltimore is a well bid 411 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: football team. Buffalo that by far is probably the best 412 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: roster I've seen put together. How it's built from the 413 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: fifty third player, all the way to their top player, 414 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 1: which is obviously you know, their quarterback, Josh Allen. That 415 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: is a well built football team. We look at Buffalo, 416 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean and Sean McDermott have really done a nice job, 417 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 1: and I like their two young pass rushers that Gregory Russo, 418 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: I'm telling Pat said it the best. He looks like 419 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: Williams from used to be of the Houston texts Mario 420 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: william Yeah, he looks like Mario Williams. He's got just 421 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: long levers. And then here they played the Bears last week. 422 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: He had a sack. He just totally the extension of 423 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: his arms. The right tackle had no chance, no chance. 424 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: Because Gregory Russo his lovers are just so impressive. He's 425 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: going to be a really good football player. Jim Miller, 426 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 1: you played quarterback in this league, So I wonder about 427 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. I have a two part question. Number one, 428 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: are you surprised he's improved as much as he has 429 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: as a passer since he came in the league? And 430 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: number two, and I guess it's really right together. Haven't 431 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: they done a remarkable job developing Yeah. A big fan 432 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: of Brian Dable. I spent a year with him in 433 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 1: New England. I'm not surprised that Josh Allen is doing 434 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: this well in the NFL because when you watched him 435 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: at Wyoming, I remember, everybody's like, oh, he has all 436 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: these interceptions, but that was against Big ten teams and 437 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: Power five teams. Wyoming didn't have the talent at that 438 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 1: point to compete. His throws were where they needed to be. 439 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: And I remember I went back and I watched this 440 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 1: Bowl game against Central Michigan. He ran and coach, I'll 441 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: know this. He ran a one thirty five, then pivoted 442 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: around and hit a skinny post to the backside. I go, 443 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 1: there are professionals that can't make that throw. That guy 444 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: he's just got He has stuff that you just you 445 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: can't coach. He's just a physically gifted And then I 446 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,360 Speaker 1: remember his rookie year when they played on the road 447 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, he hurdled the linebacker. I mean, these are 448 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: things that are just not normal for a quarterback to do. 449 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: But he needed polish, he needed refinement. Now he's done that, 450 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 1: and coming off the loss to Houston in that playoff 451 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: game where I thought he blew a gasket, mentally, he 452 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: just situational play. He just blew it once. He got 453 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: that in order, and he took it seriously, and Sean 454 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 1: McDermott said, hey, don't try to do too much. He 455 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: really bottled that up, and I think you see it 456 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: and why he got the big deal. He's going to 457 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: continue to ascend as an NFL quarterback. Jim Miller. Is 458 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,920 Speaker 1: Cleveland the good team, maybe the really good team we're 459 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: not talking about enough. Yeah, I think they're Yeah. I 460 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: don't think they're sleepers. The one area I thought, I 461 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 1: don't think where they're strong though. I don't think they'll 462 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: have the ability to stop the run. I thought losing 463 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: Sheldon Richardson was a big deal. So I don't think 464 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: there is stout interiorly on their defensive line. And you know, again, 465 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: if Clowney can go all seventeen, I think that's a 466 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: big two. He's got a lot to prove from that standpoint. 467 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: But they're a well built football team. But I still 468 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: think they're a defensive tackle short that's stopping the run. Obviously, 469 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: Pat Kerwin knows a lot about Seattle due to his 470 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: relationship with Pete Carroll out there. You saw them, we 471 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: see them in Week two. What do you think we're 472 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: gonna get when we go ahead and play the Seahawks 473 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: on September nineteenth. That to me is a sleeper team 474 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,400 Speaker 1: because nobody's talking about them. They're better than you think. 475 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: With their offense with Shane Waldron, they've got two really 476 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:31,959 Speaker 1: good receivers. Their whole skill positions are just tremendous. Offensively, 477 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: Chris Carson is underrated as a power back, and how 478 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,719 Speaker 1: he runs their offensive line, to me, is finally settled. 479 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: They'll get something done with Dwayne Brown. He'll be there 480 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: and he'll be ready to go. Great skill positions on offense. 481 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: I think where people are sleeping on him is Defensively, 482 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: They've got waves of pass rushers that they can bring 483 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: at you. And I think their linebacking corps pretty stout 484 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: as well, and that secondary will be just fine. They 485 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: really start to play good defense towards the end of 486 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: the season. Is year four, the year John Gruden gets 487 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: it straight with the Raiders. Yeah, I think so. I 488 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,640 Speaker 1: actually like the readers. I like how they've competed here 489 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 1: through the preseason. Offensively, they have the accountability they need. 490 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: They'll they'll be able to score points, they'll be able 491 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 1: to move the ball. They were a top ten offensive 492 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: season ago a couple of red zone mishaps. Their red 493 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: zone could have been a lot better defensively. I've seen 494 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 1: the team contest and do a lot more defensively. They 495 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: just need a couple more stops defensively, and I think 496 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 1: they potentially could be a playoff team. Does New England 497 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: come back and become a playoff team again in twenty 498 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: twenty one? I think they have a shot to do so, 499 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: and how much money they invested in free agency, their 500 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: defense will definitely be on point again. Is everything hunky 501 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: dory with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers? Do you buy that? No? 502 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 1: I think that everybody's kind of grinning and bearing it 503 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 1: right now, is what I think. I think they're trying 504 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,479 Speaker 1: to make the best of the situation. And I think 505 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: we'd all agree that Aaron Rodgers will be in a 506 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: different area code next year. But they're a good team 507 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,719 Speaker 1: and with him, he obviously he covers up a lot 508 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: of warts for that team, so they'll be in the 509 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,439 Speaker 1: mix towards the end. But yeah, I think it's a 510 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,199 Speaker 1: Grin and Barrett situation there. It did not surprise by 511 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:07,439 Speaker 1: the news that the Saints will go with Jamis Winston 512 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: at quarterback. No, I wasn't surprised. I just think he's 513 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: the more consistent passer when I saw Taysom Hill last years, 514 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: and this is no offense to him. The ball is 515 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: on the ground a lot. You know, everybody's upset about 516 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston's turnovers, but he's had a lot of starts 517 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: under his belt, and I think Sean Payton will be 518 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 1: able to negotiate that with play calling. But Taysom Hill, 519 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: to me, he fumbled the ball too much from my standpoint, 520 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: and just Jamis right now is probably the more consistent 521 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: downfield passer that offers him more explosive place passing the football. Finally, 522 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: can the Bears keep Justin Fields on the sideline all 523 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: year and give him the red shirt season that Patrick 524 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: Mahomes had when he came into the league. I think 525 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: that's the plan. I think that's what they'd like to unfold. 526 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: But I think you're realistically. You know, if the season 527 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: starts to go a certain direction, say they're four and six, 528 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: and they say, what are the odds we're going to 529 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 1: rip off seven victories and they feel that the kids 530 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: ready at that point, I think that's when they make 531 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: a change, you know, so five and five or and 532 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: six something like that, that maybe he would be inserted 533 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: in the lineup. They like what they've seen for him. 534 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: I liked what I've seen from Justin Fields here in 535 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: the preseason. I think he's tough, he's got a good arm. 536 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: He is, you know, And I brought this up last 537 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: week on the ear in the broadcast. You gotta remember 538 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,320 Speaker 1: at Ohio State he never even called place. He literally 539 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: the whole offense looks at the at the coach he 540 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: signals in the play, he didn't even call a place. 541 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: So that's been a hurdle for him to really get over. 542 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: And I think now he's starting to feel more comfortable 543 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: from that standpoint, is really starting to take a more 544 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: command of the offense, knowing what getting a picture in 545 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 1: his mind, and knowing what's going to happen when he 546 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: calls the play. Jim Miller Series x MNFL Radio, Moving 547 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: the Chains every weekday afternoon with Pat Kerwin. Thanks for 548 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,239 Speaker 1: the time, you bet get good, always see it man. 549 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: Good stuff from our friend Jim Miller, and thank you 550 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: to him for taking time with us. All Right, Amy Wells, 551 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: next couple of days, lots to watch the first thing 552 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: is who comes back from the COVID list that will 553 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: force John Robinson to make a corresponding move when a 554 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 1: player is ready to come off. Well, I think the 555 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: person we're most excited about coming off the COVID list 556 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: is Mike Vrabel. Bring him back, bring him home. He's 557 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: been in his basement for so many days. We're so 558 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: ready to get him back in the building. So would 559 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: you say it's safe to say he is phenomenally grumpy, Well, 560 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: today he was phenomenally delightful, borderline hilarious. And I think 561 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: it's because he knows he's getting out. There's a light 562 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: at the end of the tunnel. He's about to be released. 563 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 1: Everybody's really happy before their release date. You don't watch 564 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: prison shows on TV. Everybody is very delightful right before 565 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: they get released from jail, or they fight somebody so 566 00:30:57,800 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: good that you're an expert on prison. I watch a 567 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: lot of prison shows, like a ton and we have that. No, 568 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,719 Speaker 1: but really, I think he's about to be released from 569 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,320 Speaker 1: his basement and he is really excited to get back 570 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: to work. So yes, he has gone from being incredibly 571 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: grumpy too rather delightful and happy to come out. Well, 572 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: he admitted he was grumpy. Yeah, he admitted as much. Yeah, 573 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: but yeah, it'd be good to have him back and 574 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: in a sense of normalcy coming back to the ball club. 575 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: But I think what you're gonna see, I mean, the 576 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 1: headline from today, outside of the fourth round pick Disk 577 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick being released, the headline from today from US with 578 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: the OTP is there's a lot more to come with 579 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:44,080 Speaker 1: the Titans. Because of the COVID list being, you know, 580 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 1: as heavy as it is with nine guys right now, 581 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: you're just gonna end up seeing this team making a 582 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: lot of moves and probably moving back and forth with 583 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 1: the practice squad. I'm excited to see what the practice 584 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: squad is gonna look like. I think there's gonna be 585 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: some real players on the pract squad, you know. I 586 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: think it's actually going to be a group where I 587 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 1: mean we saw last year you dip into the practice 588 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: squad a lot. I mean that is a place that 589 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: you need to have some good talent and some reliable guys, 590 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: and I think the Titans are going to be able 591 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: to do that. And that's really exciting to me to 592 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: have that depth that you can kind of train up 593 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 1: and work on and then count on when you need them. 594 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: Will you be watching a prison show for your birthday 595 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: this evening? You know what I've I've kind of got 596 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: some other things on Netflix and a variety of places. 597 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: I've been watching a lot of and this is kind 598 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: of prison adjacent. I've been watching a lot of Love 599 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: After lock Up, So it's after they get out of prison. 600 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: Have you not watched the show? It's on WE TV. 601 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 1: I don't recommend it for children, not great for the youths, 602 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: but wow, really a strong show for me. It's does 603 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: this not shina light on what I go through? Trying 604 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 1: to give you some TV recommendation, understand now how this Wow? 605 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: A lot of counseling after each OTP. I'm just trying 606 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 1: to help everybody out. Love After walk Up we TV. 607 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: I'll be watching. It's tremendous. Yeah, we love that. That'll 608 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: be great. Recommend it for Amy Wells somewhat troubled birthday 609 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:21,239 Speaker 1: celebrating Amy Wells. I'm like Keith, thanks for joining us 610 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: for the o t P. Just my big TV. Who 611 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: welcome to the Big Show where the Legends go. Everybody 612 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: knows it's our house finding thought Tennessee, making us to 613 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 1: re greatness is meant to be. We got side and 614 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: butter running through a VSE