WEBVTT - The OTP | Covering Four Downs from Week 11

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Keith along with Titans radios Amy Wells and Rhett Brian.

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<v Speaker 1>Sort of a dark Monday. We haven't been through this

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<v Speaker 1>in a while. It is not welcome. I don't like it.

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<v Speaker 1>I was used to the wind streak. But you're right.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, we've had some years where this

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<v Speaker 1>would be a lot of Mondays like this, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad that there's not that many. But yeah, it's much

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<v Speaker 1>different than what we've done in the last six weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a little easier to shake out of the dark place, though,

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<v Speaker 1>when you realize that we haven't had to do this

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. It's easier to shake it off and move on.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Let's see how well you shake it off, Amy,

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<v Speaker 1>because you're starting first down. Your play that turned the

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<v Speaker 1>game yesterday in the Titans loss to the Houston Texans

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two to thirteen. It's got to be the third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the Texans started the second half with the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>They put together a substantial drive, but the Titans were

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<v Speaker 1>finally able to get the stop get him off the field.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean the Texans burned what seven minutes off the

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<v Speaker 1>clock in that first drive, but they're punting the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Chester Rogers goes to catch it and I couldn't one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred percent to see what happened because I was on

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<v Speaker 1>the opposite side of the field, but essentially he muffs it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what happened. Well, he was trying to block the

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<v Speaker 1>guy who was there to down the ball, and while

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<v Speaker 1>he was trying to do that, he got lost and

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<v Speaker 1>the ball hit him in the ankle. Yeah, so it

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<v Speaker 1>hits his foot, which you know counts as him touching

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. So then it's recovered by Houston on the

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<v Speaker 1>Titans five yard line. So the Texans have possession of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, they're right by the end zone. They're able

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<v Speaker 1>to two plays later going and score. They make it

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen to nothing. So it's a three score game and

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<v Speaker 1>the Titans just any win that could have been in

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<v Speaker 1>their sales was just sucked right out of it. That

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<v Speaker 1>was actually going to be my number one choice as well.

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<v Speaker 1>For this reason, if you get the football back at

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<v Speaker 1>that point twelve nothing, even at your own six seven

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<v Speaker 1>yard line, then you're in a position at that point

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<v Speaker 1>where you can still really run the ball. You can

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<v Speaker 1>run your whole offense. The Titans were running the ball

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<v Speaker 1>pretty well, you have options. They ran the ball in

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<v Speaker 1>the first half sixteen times for eighty three yards, and

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<v Speaker 1>then if you're running the ball, you could do play pass.

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<v Speaker 1>Suddenly you're down nineteen to nothing, and now the run

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<v Speaker 1>game because of how the possessions have gone and how

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<v Speaker 1>much time they've taken off the clock, and you're down

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<v Speaker 1>three scores. Suddenly the run game, outside of an occasional handoff,

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<v Speaker 1>is off the table, and you've got to drop back

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<v Speaker 1>and throw almost every down, which is not what the

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<v Speaker 1>Tennessee Titans do, particularly with the group of receivers that

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<v Speaker 1>they had available. And it's pouring down rain right, None

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<v Speaker 1>of those things are conducive to having to throw the

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<v Speaker 1>ball a bunch. So it was just there were so

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<v Speaker 1>many bad things that kind of all came out of

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<v Speaker 1>that one just bad thing that happened, and it made

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<v Speaker 1>things an uphill climb for the Titans going forward. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>So while I think of my second choice for my

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<v Speaker 1>play that turned the game, we go to rhet Bryan,

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<v Speaker 1>are you having to go to a second choice again?

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<v Speaker 1>But I want to confirm the timeline of this. I

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<v Speaker 1>took rhets and now he's fact checking to make sure. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>mine comes. Was seven fifty three left in the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>since you took the first one. But I think we're

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<v Speaker 1>all right? Is that you know that was the obvious one.

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<v Speaker 1>But seven fifty three left in the fourth quarter, the

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<v Speaker 1>Titans are knocking on the door and Dontrell Hilliard fumbles,

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<v Speaker 1>it's recovered by Anthony Ferster in the end zone, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, it's a nineteen thirteen game with

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<v Speaker 1>seven just a little over seven and a half minutes

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<v Speaker 1>left in the ball game, and you think, okay, you

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<v Speaker 1>know they've had a million turnovers, maybe they have a chance.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, if you're looking at it from a

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<v Speaker 1>positive angle, that's what I would pick. But the Chester

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<v Speaker 1>Rogers with the punt on the left ankle, yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>where it's at. The KMU Gruge hill eighty two yard

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<v Speaker 1>interception is one that you have to say. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you're you're sitting there on the last play of the

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<v Speaker 1>first quarter, third down in six at their eighteen, you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone where you the Titans have been

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<v Speaker 1>awfully good this year, in complete pass, you're kicking a

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six yard field goal. It's a tie game at

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<v Speaker 1>that point, and then it's kind of game on. If

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<v Speaker 1>it's three three. I think if at any point the

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<v Speaker 1>Titans get that thing even, I think it changes the

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<v Speaker 1>whole flow of the game dead. It not only eventually

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<v Speaker 1>gave them three points on the eighty two yard interception return,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was momentum. Every one of these moments was momentum.

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<v Speaker 1>I could cite the fourth and two penalty on the

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<v Speaker 1>first series at their thirty five yard line. The Titans

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<v Speaker 1>jump offsides and now have to punt instead of going

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<v Speaker 1>on fourth and two, which statistically shows they would have

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<v Speaker 1>made it if you follow the stats, and if they had,

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<v Speaker 1>if they go down and kick a field goal or

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<v Speaker 1>take the lead with a touchdown, it's a different day. Tennessee. Never,

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<v Speaker 1>at any point in the game was able to gain

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<v Speaker 1>any momentum from a moment, everything that was going to

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<v Speaker 1>go the Texans way did. Yeah, you're right, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>Murphy's Law game. It gave them belief, and it gave

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<v Speaker 1>them interest, and more importantly, it gave the Texans the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to keep playing the game in the way in

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<v Speaker 1>which they wanted to play it. Mike Vrabel sang on

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<v Speaker 1>his Prescount's earlier today, their longest pass was thirteen yards.

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<v Speaker 1>You weren't going to get a lot of pass rush

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<v Speaker 1>on Tyride Taylor when he's not holding the ball, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's just what it came down to. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they weren't exactly throwing it wildly all over the field.

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<v Speaker 1>But to the Texans credit, they made the game what

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted it to be. And by the way, this

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<v Speaker 1>is no surprise, but the wheels on Ryan Tannehill in

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<v Speaker 1>pursuit after gruge Hill picks him off, that was that

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<v Speaker 1>was something else. I mean, he hit a gear right there. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I was scared he's going to get hurt, but he

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<v Speaker 1>closed in nicely. I don't want him making many time,

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<v Speaker 1>No, no no, no, no, I don't. I was glad Hilliard

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<v Speaker 1>ended up making that tackle. Ye all right, So second

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<v Speaker 1>down your staff that tells the story, so yours won't

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<v Speaker 1>get taken. Rep. Brian you get to go first. It's

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<v Speaker 1>fifty two pass attempts by the quarterback and in the rain.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I heard Mike Vrabel talk to you about

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<v Speaker 1>it in post game on Titan's radio, and he's right,

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<v Speaker 1>because that tells you where things went sideways, the separation

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<v Speaker 1>of the score, the turnovers that created that, and that

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<v Speaker 1>you had to do that, and you had to go

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<v Speaker 1>away from a decent day of running the football, especially

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<v Speaker 1>since this is the decent day that you've had without

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<v Speaker 1>a Derrick Henry and you've had to do it by committee,

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<v Speaker 1>and you just you know, in the conditions that they are,

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<v Speaker 1>it just didn't work out. He took mine, he did, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>which is fine, right? Passes ever for Tannehill, right, I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that's right. Yes. And the Titans are not built,

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<v Speaker 1>especially at this moment, to drop back and throw it

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<v Speaker 1>every down. No, they're not, especially when you have a

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<v Speaker 1>j Brown not on the field, when you have Marcus Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have Julio Jones, you don't have so many

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<v Speaker 1>of your targets who are consistent targets. And it's pouring

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<v Speaker 1>down rain. I don't think that we can overseell how

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<v Speaker 1>terrible the conditions were, especially to be passing the ball

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<v Speaker 1>like that, so I think that, yeah, that is ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>the stat that tells the story. But I will also

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<v Speaker 1>throw in that the Titans having four hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 1>total yards says to me that there is a shining

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<v Speaker 1>light in all of this. It's yeah, shining light, beaking

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<v Speaker 1>of light in a dark storm. That's what I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>for it. It's not that they couldn't do anything. They

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<v Speaker 1>just couldn't complete the drives. Right, It's not that they

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<v Speaker 1>weren't moving the ball. It's not that they weren't making

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<v Speaker 1>plays necessarily or being productive. They just weren't finishing. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like the Jets game. It's the exact same thing. And

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<v Speaker 1>I hate to say that because that was just such

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<v Speaker 1>a they didn't move the ball, Yeah, and they and

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<v Speaker 1>they ran the ball. Yeah, it's not that they were ineffective.

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<v Speaker 1>They ran the ball in the first half. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they had some some sort of some rhythm for a

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<v Speaker 1>change in the run game. But you know, once it

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<v Speaker 1>was nineteen, nothing that was out the window and there's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing you can do. Mine zero takeaways. I mean the

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<v Speaker 1>other team had five takeaways. If you get one one

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<v Speaker 1>in the pouring down rain, if you knock somebody loose

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball, or you tip a pass that's intercepted,

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<v Speaker 1>and they tipped several passes. One takeaway might have turned

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<v Speaker 1>that game around, because, I mean, let's think about it,

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<v Speaker 1>the majority of the Tannehill picks and the problems came

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<v Speaker 1>later in the ball game. You know, they were already

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<v Speaker 1>behind nineteen to nothing when they had just turned the

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<v Speaker 1>ball over two times. So if at any point you

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<v Speaker 1>get one takeaway, you might not be throwing that much

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<v Speaker 1>down the stretch. You might not be going through all that.

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<v Speaker 1>This defense has to get takeaways, and they've been doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the stat that tells the story to me yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>is the defense didn't have any takeaways against the team

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<v Speaker 1>that has had some issues with takeaways. Would they have

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<v Speaker 1>four turnovers against Miambi before the boys? All? Right? Third

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<v Speaker 1>down your area that the Titan have to get fixed.

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<v Speaker 1>Amy's first, Well, Mike Keith, that's a great transition because

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<v Speaker 1>mine was the turnovers and both the ones that you're

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<v Speaker 1>giving up and the ones that you need to create.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Ryan Tannehill has got and the offense overall,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not just on him, but they have to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out a way to not have four interceptions in a

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<v Speaker 1>ball game. I mean, that's just it's too many, it's

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<v Speaker 1>too much. Same with fumbles. I mean, only one was

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<v Speaker 1>recovered by the Texans. But ball security is a really

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<v Speaker 1>big deal. You've got to maintain possession of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, minus the one that kind of squeaked forward

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<v Speaker 1>and into the end zone for a touchdown. That was

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<v Speaker 1>a happy accident. But other than that, you've got to

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Jones saved you at one point a sack fumble. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you've got to maintain possession of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got to keep it safe, and that needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be a priority for the Titans going forward. But on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side, the defense needs to be creating those turnovers.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a way that they can contribute. It's a way

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<v Speaker 1>that they can help in a way that they can

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<v Speaker 1>help the Titans kind of dig out of the hole

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<v Speaker 1>that they've kind of gotten themselves into. On off. Very easily.

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<v Speaker 1>The Titans could have had eight turnovers in the ball

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<v Speaker 1>game right, very easily. And that goes back to my point.

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<v Speaker 1>The Titans weren't ever really close to taking the ball

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<v Speaker 1>away from the Texans. That I mean, that just can't happen. Nope,

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<v Speaker 1>it's something it needs to be fixed. So I'm reiterating

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<v Speaker 1>second down rhet let's go back to third down, your

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<v Speaker 1>area that the Titans have to get fixed well. And

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<v Speaker 1>it piggybacks off of Amy's turnovers because you had those

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers and they were in critical spots and that led

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<v Speaker 1>to a score separation, but you still had a lack

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<v Speaker 1>of explosive plays. You had one shot play to Nick

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<v Speaker 1>Westbrook Aquina for forty six yards and that was later on.

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<v Speaker 1>And but this is this is something that wasn't just

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<v Speaker 1>a result of or what has happened in this game

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<v Speaker 1>with the Texans. This number has started to dwindle since

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<v Speaker 1>you lost Derek Henry. You've got to find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to get shot plays back into this because you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to get chunk plays for new sets

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<v Speaker 1>of downs like the jetskip they didn't get in the

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<v Speaker 1>Jets game. It is a hard league. I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>who the opponent is. It is a hard league to

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<v Speaker 1>drive and drive and drive and drive. It's just hard

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<v Speaker 1>to do. You need short fields and you need big plays,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, either to a punt return or a takeaway,

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<v Speaker 1>you need something to happen that gives you easy scoring chances.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a brutally hard league to do this. It

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<v Speaker 1>just is because you have so many good players on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side. I mean, if you're going eight and

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<v Speaker 1>six and three and stead, eventually somebody's gonna get you,

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<v Speaker 1>or a penalty's gonna get you, or something is going

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<v Speaker 1>to happen. I think that's a really good point for me.

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<v Speaker 1>The area that the Titans have to get fixed is

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<v Speaker 1>don't get behind. Don't get behind you, and especially coming

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<v Speaker 1>up in this game this week, they need to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to stay right in the ball game to where

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<v Speaker 1>they can play complementary football cliche. Fine, say what you will,

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<v Speaker 1>but where this ball club is right to have a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to win this game on Sunday, barring that the

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<v Speaker 1>Patriots turn it over eight times or you have three

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<v Speaker 1>kick returns for touchdowns, I'm saying, just a straight out

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<v Speaker 1>normal game. The Titans, we're gonna have a hard time

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<v Speaker 1>winning this football game if they can't keep it in

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<v Speaker 1>check to where they can run the ball, to where

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<v Speaker 1>they can take advantage of special teams, to where they

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<v Speaker 1>can get off the field on third down, and all

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<v Speaker 1>the other things we've been talking about. They can't fall

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<v Speaker 1>behind right now, with the situation they're in. They could

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<v Speaker 1>when aj and Julio and Derrick Henry were there, you

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<v Speaker 1>could come back. This group is going to have a

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<v Speaker 1>much harder time doing it because you just don't have

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<v Speaker 1>the firepower to go win this game this week. They

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<v Speaker 1>need to be even or at least within one score.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously ahead would be even better. All right, fourth down.

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<v Speaker 1>One thing that you noticed and wanted to share, Rett Bryant.

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<v Speaker 1>It goes back to the eighty two yard interception returned

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<v Speaker 1>by Gruge Hill, and then we saw it again and

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<v Speaker 1>again and again, and every time something like that took place,

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<v Speaker 1>or Tyrod Taylor runs a touchdown, and you just sense

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<v Speaker 1>the life breathed into the Texans. I mean, they're already

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<v Speaker 1>and coming into this. The film didn't lie. They were

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<v Speaker 1>playing for David Culley. They were playing with a purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>They just couldn't get out of their own way. In

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<v Speaker 1>some places. They saw a shot of energy every time

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<v Speaker 1>one of those things happened, and it went exactly the

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<v Speaker 1>way they wanted because of those things. Mine is I

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<v Speaker 1>think you can tell that I spent the entire game

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<v Speaker 1>standing in the rain because I have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts about it. I was very impressed by the Titans

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<v Speaker 1>equipment staff and operations crew during the game, because you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get a lot of heads up. We knew it

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<v Speaker 1>was probably going to rain that day, but it was drip, drip, drip,

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<v Speaker 1>and the rains came down. Didn't have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>time to prepare and kind of get every one switched

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<v Speaker 1>around to rain gear and different gloves and different cleats

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<v Speaker 1>and all the things that people are kind of changing

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<v Speaker 1>in the pouring down rain, and they were spot on

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<v Speaker 1>the first couple of drips. Raincoats were coming out, and

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<v Speaker 1>people were moving and things were being dried. They had

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<v Speaker 1>towels that were constantly going in front of heaters. They

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<v Speaker 1>were in constant motion for the entirety of the game,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to give this team the best chance that they

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<v Speaker 1>could to have everything that they need so they could

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<v Speaker 1>play the game. I was very impressed by just how

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<v Speaker 1>efficient they were in helping this team do everything that

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<v Speaker 1>they could to play on the field. For me, it

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<v Speaker 1>was Dontrelle hilliards one hundred forty seven total yards, and

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder, in the disappointment of yesterday, if the Titans

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<v Speaker 1>didn't find the element they had hoped to get from

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<v Speaker 1>Darrington Evans and have not gotten the last two years

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<v Speaker 1>because of injury. Dontrell hilliards an interesting dude. He's from

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<v Speaker 1>Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He went to Scotlandville Magnet School in

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<v Speaker 1>Baton Rouge and which is obviously a good high school,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he went to two lane. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a record setting guy at two lane. He's run a

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<v Speaker 1>four four two before, so he has really really good speed,

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<v Speaker 1>like Darrington Evans, does more speed than some of the

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<v Speaker 1>other backs who've played in that situation for the Titans

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<v Speaker 1>at different times. He ran it well, he caught it

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<v Speaker 1>and did things with it. His kickoff returns he had

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<v Speaker 1>one that I thought he might break right there. I

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<v Speaker 1>wonder if Dontrelle Hilliard, in spite of all the disappointment

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<v Speaker 1>of yesterday, might have found himself a role with his

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<v Speaker 1>football team. And I'm going to be interested to see

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<v Speaker 1>if things developed for him, because they even when Henry

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<v Speaker 1>was there, they were looking to add a speed element

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<v Speaker 1>in the backfield, and again that was supposed to be

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<v Speaker 1>Darrington Evans, and maybe in twenty twenty two it will be.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not going to be right now. From Evans, So

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<v Speaker 1>maybe this is the guy they have found to help

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<v Speaker 1>him in this way. They've obviously got some decisions that

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<v Speaker 1>they've got to make about a lot of roster spots

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<v Speaker 1>going forward with more injuries on the horizon. Unfortunately, getting

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<v Speaker 1>closer to that eighty four record feels like it's coming. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, because it feels like they're going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to call up a wide receiver or I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>God Lee, it's just it's crazy. Yeah, how ironic is

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<v Speaker 1>it that you're talking about Dontrell Hilliard like this, with

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and forty seven yards from scrimmage to the

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<v Speaker 1>place where they're going to play in Foxborough. That's exactly

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<v Speaker 1>a Patriots kind of move and finding someone who can

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<v Speaker 1>do all of these, a multi tool player who can

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<v Speaker 1>help pitch in well. Most of our ot people will

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<v Speaker 1>remember the season opener Cleveland in twenty nineteen. There was

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<v Speaker 1>a back that gave the Titans all kinds of trouble

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<v Speaker 1>in the first half before leaving with a concussion. It

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<v Speaker 1>was Dontrelle Hilliard Yep, yep, and he ran a punt back,

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<v Speaker 1>he caught a couple of passes, he ran for a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>They got him involved and the Titans didn't quite know

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<v Speaker 1>what to do with him because he had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of speed. And then he was gone and the Titans

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<v Speaker 1>took over the game and obviously blew him out in

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth quarter. But it was Dontrell Hilliard who was

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<v Speaker 1>that guy who made it very interesting in the early going.

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<v Speaker 1>And now he played for Cleveland and Houston last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He's come here. We'll see if he can work his

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<v Speaker 1>way off the practice squad. We will find out I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, it's New England next and there's certainly going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a lot to talk about with that. We

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to hearing Mike Vrabel and what he has

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<v Speaker 1>to say about that. We also look forward to letting

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<v Speaker 1>you know that tomorrow night, Tuesday night, seven pm Central Time,

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<v Speaker 1>over all of the Titans streaming areas, what would you say,

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<v Speaker 1>social digital wherever platforms platforms is better Tennessee Titans dot Com,

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<v Speaker 1>we will be streaming the finalist for the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one Tennessee Titans Mister Football Award winners. Always exciting. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll get a great moment for these young men.

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<v Speaker 1>So the three finalists will be named, will be cut

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<v Speaker 1>from five to three tomorrow night. Those three will be

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<v Speaker 1>invited to Nissan Stadium on December seventh for the Tennessee

0:19:03.920 --> 0:19:07.920
<v Speaker 1>Titans Mister Football Awards Luncheon, where we will announce the

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<v Speaker 1>winners at noon Central Time. Again, that's on December seventh,

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<v Speaker 1>but Tuesday night at seven. We stream it live at

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<v Speaker 1>Tennessee Titans dot com and on our I guess, Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>and Facebook and everywhere we stream nailed at Mike, thank you, yep,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm working on it for Amy Wells and Rhet Brian.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Mike Keith. Thanks for joining us for the OTP

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<v Speaker 1>four D. Everybotten knows it's our house cleanness. We got

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<v Speaker 1>Sidon Boo running through a vase