1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: I'm Taylor's arzer and this is the OTP, the general 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: manager of the Tennessee Titans, Mike BORGONZI. We took a 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: couple of weeks off. There was a few things that 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: we had to do in the last few weeks, but 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: here we are back together again, and congratulations on what 6 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: you've been able to do. It's been a busy last 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: It has been. It's been a lot of work. And 9 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 2: like I said, I really want to thank all the 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 2: people involved here, our search committee, uh, with Chad, Dave, 11 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: Dan and Reggie. It really was around the clock with 12 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 2: this whole coaching search, between all the research calls we had, 13 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 2: and then once the interviews started to pick up, you know, 14 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: the zooms and then some people we brought in, so 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: it was every day we had something. But but I 16 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 2: thought it was a great process. And uh, and really, 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: you know, I'm surrounded by great people here too. 18 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: How invaluable was the entire process for you? 19 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 3: Mike? 20 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: You know, it was the first time that I had 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: went through this, and I thought it was great. I 22 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: mean I really enjoyed. You know, people said, what you're 23 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 2: doing so many interviews? You know, we do the zooms 24 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: and it's and you bring some people in, but you know, 25 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 2: you're talking football the whole time, and you get a 26 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 2: lot of different intel just on how different coaches do things, 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: you know, how they practice some of their leadership techniques. 28 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 2: You know, I thought it was fascinating for me. You know, 29 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,279 Speaker 2: doing one every day or a couple every day. We'll 30 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: get tiring after three weeks. But but I really enjoyed it. 31 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: Though. 32 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: The last time you sat in that chair, the last 33 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: time we were here together, you talked about finding a leader, 34 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: somebody that would unite this entire building, everybody that works 35 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: here for the organization, that would hold people accountable at 36 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: the same time. You feel like you got that with 37 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: Robert Sala. 38 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 2: Absolutely did, and I said that from the start when 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: we really sat down and we said what do we 40 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: want this head coach to look like here for the 41 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,399 Speaker 2: Tennessee Titans, and leadership was brought up, and we went 42 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: back and forth and brainstormed some things, and you know, 43 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: this is what we want to see in the leader, 44 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: and we came up with the seven muss which I 45 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 2: went upstairs and during a press conference kind of hit 46 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: on those. But you know, a lot of it is 47 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 2: a lot of the part of that job is leadership 48 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: in that role offense defense. When you're in that role, 49 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: it's it's leadership and being able to unite and connect 50 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 2: the entire building. And there's no doubt that we have 51 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: the right guy in here for that. 52 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: You did also say that, you know, it doesn't matter 53 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: how much they talk. It doesn't matter how loud they are, 54 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: charismatic they are. It matters how much of a leader 55 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: they are. What kind of personality are you getting with 56 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: Robert Salad? 57 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 2: You know, I think Robert touched on it and upstairs 58 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: a little bit. And part of his leadership is being authentic, 59 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: you know, And that's not yelling and screaming that's just 60 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 2: for him. That's creating relationships inside the building, on the 61 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: practice field with these players. And then he also has 62 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 2: the ability he has some juice on the field. I mean, 63 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 2: you watched them on game day, yes, so he's got 64 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 2: a little bit of both on that. But he's you know, 65 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: he's a person that you know, he's very collaborative in 66 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 2: the building, works really well with with scouts and personnel people, 67 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: really all the departments that he touches around the building. 68 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: That was the more impressive things. You know, his knowledge 69 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 2: of every different department in the building, and he kind 70 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: of had a vision and plan for what he thought 71 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: it was going to look like when he came here, 72 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: and that's all part of leadership, having that vision and plan. 73 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: So there were so many things that kind of checked 74 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: the box for us in terms of this is the 75 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,839 Speaker 2: type of leader we want here to be the head 76 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: coach of the Titans. 77 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: Mike, you were in the booth next to me in 78 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: San Francisco when the Titans played the forty nine ers. 79 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: You've spent obviously a long time in Kansas City. What 80 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: did you know about coach Salah from Afar and all 81 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: of that time, You know. 82 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: I first started to really hear about him. I know 83 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: he's in Seattle and I heard he's a good coach there. 84 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: And then when he took over as the decordinator in 85 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: San Francisco, we had opportunity to play him in the 86 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: twenty nineteen Super Bowl, and I just remember watching the 87 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 2: film that year of San Francisco knowing that we've had 88 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: a chance to play them, and how fast, just and 89 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 2: violent they were, and how they ran to the football, 90 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 2: and how he was on the sidelines and he was, 91 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 2: you know, connecting with his players and getting his players going. 92 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 2: So those were the first images I had to him, 93 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: you know, before we played him in the super Bowl 94 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: there in Miami. But yeah, I mean I've heard his 95 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 2: name for a while, and you know, I have so 96 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: many This is a small business here when you're in it. 97 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: There's so many different scouts and coaches that cross paths 98 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 2: with people, and like I said, you know, they all 99 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: said the same exact thing. You know, just the person 100 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: is unbelievable to work. 101 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: You can really feel the excitement you have that everybody 102 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: that works here has for coach Solo being here. You 103 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: can feel the fans enthusiasm for it as well. I'm 104 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,239 Speaker 1: wondering about the energy you put into completing the entire 105 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: coaching staff too. 106 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 2: That's a huge part of it, you know, when you 107 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 2: get in that chair as the head coach, when you 108 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 2: first come in is what type of staff are you 109 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: going to put together? Because as coach Salah touched on 110 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 2: it upstairs, you know, player development, you need the right 111 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: type of coaches and they have to developed these players. 112 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 2: So we're working on the staff right now, putting it together. 113 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 2: But I can say, right I can tell you right now. 114 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 2: This is going to be it's coming together to be 115 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 2: a great staff. 116 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: There's a couple of people we can talk about. One 117 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: is the special teams coach who's already been the special 118 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: teams coach, John Bones. Fossil did a fantastic job for 119 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: this team last year and it seemed really connect to 120 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: this entire building. Are you excited that Bones is still around? 121 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 2: I am. I'm thrilled that coach Bones still around. That 122 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 2: was actually one of the interview you know we're going 123 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: through every candidate, was that Bones is our special teams coach. Yeah, 124 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: he is our special teams coach, and they said he 125 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 2: should be. He's the best special teams coach in the league. 126 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 2: So yeah, we were static. Our players are static that 127 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 2: he's obviously still with this here and staff. He just 128 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 2: brings so much positive energy every day to the building. 129 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 2: Players love him and he's a He's a heck of 130 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 2: a coach. 131 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: As has been announced to publicly and as was talked 132 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: about in the press conference. The organization announced this week 133 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: that Brian Dable has been named the new offensive coordinator. 134 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,239 Speaker 1: What are the Titans getting with their new play caller? 135 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 2: You know, a smart, detailed fiery coach. I had the 136 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 2: opportunity to work with Brian in twenty twelve in Kansas City, 137 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 2: just for one year, and we stayed in touch for 138 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: a long time, and and you know, I always admired 139 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 2: Brian throughout the years and the different ways he evolved 140 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: to you know, he had a lot of different stops. 141 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 2: He had that one stop in college in twenty eighteen 142 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: with the one national championship with Tua and Jalen, which 143 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 2: was great for him, you know too, because I think 144 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 2: he picked up a lot of some of the college 145 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 2: concepts there too, the RPO system, moving the guys around 146 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 2: the pocket, and took a little bit of that to 147 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: Buffalo with Josh. So I have a ton of respect 148 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 2: for Daves and we're getting one hell of a coach here. 149 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: And I know he's excited to coach the entire offense. 150 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: But naturally there's this question that everybody has, how badly 151 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: does he want to come and coach cam Ward? 152 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I think he does, and that was 153 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 2: a big part of him coming here too. You know, 154 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 2: they went through the process last year with the quarterback class, 155 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: and I spent a lot of time with cam. Of course, 156 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 2: we didn't talk about it at the time, but we 157 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 2: talked about it after we ended up drafted him and 158 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: how much he really enjoyed his time with him and 159 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 2: how he thought, you know, the kid has all the 160 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: potential in the world, the arm talent, the work ethic 161 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 2: that he has, the leadership, So that that was a 162 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: big reason why that Brian wanted to come here. 163 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: They have decades of experience, Sola Stable Fossil. I know 164 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: some other announcements that you'll make in the weeks to come. Also, 165 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: we'll be in that same category, decades of experience in 166 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: the roles that they'll be serving for the Titans. They 167 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: already have that experience. Is that by design, Mike, that 168 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: you wanted guys that have done this for a long 169 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,239 Speaker 1: time to be in the most important roles? 170 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know what, I don't know if it wasn't 171 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 2: necessarily by design, but when you're looking at the whole 172 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 2: coaching career that they have, it equates those years, I guess, 173 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 2: And that was a big part of it, you know, 174 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 2: the different stops that they had, not just being with 175 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 2: one place at the same time. That's a big part 176 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 2: of it. And you know, you learn a lot in 177 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 2: this business. You know, I'm learning every year that I'm 178 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: in it, and we still are, but having that experience 179 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 2: is definitely something that is going to help us. 180 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: Mike, I know you spent so much time on this 181 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: coaching staff, but there's a lot of other things to 182 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: work on right now. We have free agency, we have 183 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: the Combine coming up. As we're talking right now, the 184 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl is going on. I know you've been watching 185 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: that from afar. What's your schedule like in the coming weeks? 186 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I cannot wait for Tuesday to come up. 187 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 2: We start our draft meetings and we say that we're 188 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 2: going dark during that period. It's seventeen straight days we're 189 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 2: in there. We'll probably watch, we'll go up and down 190 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 2: the board, watch about four hundred players total. But we 191 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 2: love it and I can't wait for Tuesday to happen. 192 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 2: And that's the first thing that's going to happen here 193 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 2: when the scouts get back here on Tuesday. 194 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: Are we locking you in there? Are you coming out 195 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: of this room in this seventeen days? 196 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 3: Yeah? 197 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 2: No, we don't see daylight during the seventeen days. We 198 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 2: get in before the sun comes up and then we're 199 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 2: in that room the whole day. Without windows. It's but wow, 200 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 2: you gotta love it. 201 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, it clearly worked last year. You have to 202 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: be ecstatic about the draft class that you had last year. 203 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: And the last time you and I sat together, you 204 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: were very pleased with the job that they've done so far. 205 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: But you said, we have more players. We've got to 206 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 1: stack more players, we need more talent in this building. 207 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: Is the objective for this year's draft, Mike, any different 208 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: than the objective that you had last year? 209 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 2: You know, it's really not. I mean, every year in 210 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 2: the National Football League, it's never the same team. And 211 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 2: when you're starting to build a roster, you're you're trying 212 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 2: to get just you know, let's get the best players 213 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: in here available. There's also there's also going to be 214 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 2: a strategy to it where you look at you know, 215 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 2: where are some of the needs and and and that's 216 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 2: part of it what we're going through right now. It's 217 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: the new staff comes in, we're gonna we're gonna have 218 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 2: them evaluate our roster, and it's almost like you get 219 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 2: to free agency and then the draft comes and you 220 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 2: have both boards set right and and that's kind of 221 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 2: your market. You know, is this a good receiver class 222 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 2: and free agency versus the receiver class in the draft. 223 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 2: So you kind of play that game where you're marrying 224 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 2: those two boards up and you know, where can we 225 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 2: get the best possible player. 226 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: I can't imagine how much you hear this, but in 227 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: people all the time are coming up to me, Hey, 228 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: are we getting a receiver, We're getting a pass rusher, 229 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: or we get in the cornerback. And you just talked 230 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: about needs. How much do you focus that on that 231 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: compared to what you just said, best available, best fit. 232 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 2: You're always trying to marry up the need with the 233 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 2: value on the board, So you never want to get 234 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 2: into a point where you're you're reaching for a player 235 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 2: because of need. I've learned that just going through the 236 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 2: process over the years, you always take you set the board, 237 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 2: you stay true to it, and you take the best 238 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,719 Speaker 2: possible player on the board to where you see it 239 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 2: fit because you put so much work in you know 240 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 2: to this is this is how we see it. This 241 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,559 Speaker 2: is the value of the board, and I think it's 242 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 2: important to stay true to that. 243 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: Does Coach Salah and his staff's identity factor into the 244 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 1: kind of player that you're looking for? 245 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a good point. So you know, every time 246 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 2: there's a new coaching staff that comes in play, it's 247 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 2: a new scheme. So we're going to have a day 248 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 2: here with our scouts and the whole building where they're 249 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 2: actually going to go through their entire scheme and they'll 250 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 2: actually have positional profiles what they want at each position. 251 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 2: And I think that's really helpful for the entire person 252 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 2: on the department to know what are we looking for? 253 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 2: Right You've got to be on the same page what 254 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 2: we're looking for. So that's certainly going to happen here 255 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 2: in the next week or so. 256 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: Finally, as we wrap up. I've always wondered this, especially 257 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: with somebody like you that's been either an assistant general 258 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: manager for many years and now a general manager in 259 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: the National Football League. When you hire the right coach 260 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: and you get some good coordinators to come with them, 261 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: when you have a good draft class in the offseason, 262 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: do those feel like wins? I mean, I know, a 263 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: win in the regular season, or a win in the playoffs, 264 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 1: or winning the Super Bowl. There's nothing like that. But 265 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks, Titans fans are excited about 266 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: what's happened in this building. How do you, I guess, 267 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 1: how do you decompress or how do you put value 268 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: on what the last couple of weeks have been like? 269 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 2: Well, I think they should be excited, because we're certainly 270 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 2: excited in this building right now. The type of coaches 271 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 2: that we having come in here with Coach Salar and 272 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 2: his staff, you need you need good players. You also 273 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 2: need good coaches, though, and then when you have those 274 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 2: two together, usually when you kick the ball off in September, 275 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: good things are gonna happen. 276 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, And so obviously the last couple of weeks have 277 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: been very exciting for you. 278 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 2: Absolutely absolutely, I mean we are just you know, you 279 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 2: can feel the energy in the building when Robert walks in, right, Yes, 280 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 2: I mean you can feel that. Yeah, so it you know, 281 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 2: I've been in places before where you feel it, and 282 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 2: when he walked in, and when his staff walks in 283 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 2: this building, can feel it. 284 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: Fun days ahead, my friend, I can't wait to go 285 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: through them with you. By the way, this guy crushes 286 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: it on a treadmill out runs me. We're always next 287 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: to each other in a hotel or somewhere in a treadmilling, 288 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: always out outruns me no matter where we are. 289 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 2: I'm a little behind with the coaching search. 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Now back to the OTP. 337 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: We're in the Titans locker room here with the head 338 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: coach of the Tennessee Titans, Robert Salah. 339 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 3: Congratulations, appreciate it, Thank you so much. 340 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: First of all, what is this your most favorite place 341 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: in the world, The locker room? 342 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, this is where everything happens. These guys, the players, 343 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 6: you know, the There's a lot of fanfare and a 344 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 6: lot of people get attention, but at the end of 345 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 6: the day, it's the players that make this thing tick 346 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 6: and I can't wait to meet them. 347 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: Why was this the locker room you wanted to be in? 348 00:16:58,240 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: Why'd you want to be the coach of the Tennessee time? 349 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 6: You know, I believe that people win championships, and you know, shamelessly, 350 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 6: I did about as much research on this place as 351 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 6: probably the organization did on me. And you'd be hard 352 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 6: pressed to find anyone say a bad word about anyone 353 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 6: within the leadership group that that is the Tennessee Titans. 354 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 6: And you know, the more research I did, the more 355 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 6: excited I got to meeting people. And then obviously during 356 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:27,399 Speaker 6: the interview process, just meeting everybody and seeing the authenticity, 357 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 6: I was convinced that, you know, this is this is 358 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 6: an organization that has the people to win a championship. 359 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: Specifically, let's talk about some of the players that you 360 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: have over your left shoulder. Is Jeffrey Simmons Locker, first 361 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: Team All Pro, Yeah, who says he facetimed with you 362 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: and and may have put a little bug in your 363 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: when the Titans played in December. 364 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 3: What have your conversations been been like with Big Jeff? 365 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 6: Just a couple more meet and greet Excited to get 366 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 6: to get our hands on them and show him another 367 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 6: way to play football. He's already done it at such 368 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 6: a high level, and you know, so we're going to 369 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 6: come in and try not to break it, you know, 370 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 6: just try to try to give him a couple more 371 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 6: tools to continue building that he's built in terms of 372 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 6: his career. But if he's if he's half of what 373 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:18,360 Speaker 6: I heard he is off the field, he's gonna be 374 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 6: He's gonna be just fine for a long time. 375 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 1: Over to your right coach is number one, cam Ward, 376 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: the quarterback of the Titans. You spoke glowingly about him 377 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: when you were preparing to play him in December as 378 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: you were the defensive coordinator of the forty nine ers. 379 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 3: What do you think about your quarterback? Now? 380 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 6: You know again, I'm another one that I'm excited to 381 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 6: work with. And you know, going through the process and 382 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 6: just asking about the quarterback. You know, obviously you go 383 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 6: through your evaluation, but again, people win championships and you 384 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 6: always look to the players when there's adversity like the 385 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 6: Titans had over the course of last year. His work ethic, 386 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 6: his drive, his desire to win. It sounds like he 387 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 6: is relentless and pursuit to be great. And if you 388 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 6: have that the way he has it, he's gonna again. 389 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 6: He's another one that's going to be just fine. 390 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 3: Big Jeff loves going after Cam and practice. 391 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: Are you coming after Cam and practice? 392 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 6: I always joke as the head coach, you're always winning. 393 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 6: Offense wins, defense wins. But but no, it's gonna be competitive, 394 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 6: you know, with with both in all three phases. We're 395 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 6: going to compete like heck and and every day we'll reset. 396 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about all three phases, but 397 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: let's start with the defense. As you've been coaching on 398 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball for the last couple 399 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: of decades. Defensive coordinator with the forty nine ers, you 400 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: are a linebackers coach with the Jaguars and with the Texans. 401 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 1: You won a Super Bowl as an assistant with the 402 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks. Is there something, coach, that all of those 403 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:44,719 Speaker 1: defenses had in common. 404 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, the one thing that you find in common, 405 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 6: there's there's a genuine love for each other in the 406 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 6: locker room. You know, they play for one another, they 407 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 6: feed off one another, there's an investment in one another 408 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 6: that that that builds a culture where each player is 409 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 6: afraid to fail for their teammate. And you know, there's 410 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 6: a there's a tremendous bond that's that gets created, an 411 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 6: appreciation for how hard each other each other works. And 412 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 6: you know, the great, the great teams always find that 413 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 6: and I think it's it's something just again just doing 414 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 6: our research on this locker room and the things that 415 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 6: are being built in the young nucleus that's here. It's 416 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 6: really excited to get to work and and help navigate 417 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 6: help our players navigate those waters. 418 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the other two phases and the people 419 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: that will be coaching those phases. John Bones Fossil is 420 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: staying here as a special teams coach coming off of 421 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 1: a terrific special team season, and Brian Dable is the 422 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: new offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans. And old Giants 423 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,439 Speaker 1: and an old Jets guy that shared the same building 424 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: are now working together. 425 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 3: What can you tell us about those guys? 426 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, so obviously Bones well respected around the league. You know, 427 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 6: I've never coached with them, only coached against them, And 428 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 6: I know every special teams coordinator of the week that 429 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 6: they're playing a Bones special teams group there. It's a headache. 430 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 6: And so it was a no brainer for us to 431 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 6: keep them and then and to to piggyback off that 432 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 6: with Bones. I mean, he's an elite human being. Like 433 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 6: I said, all the research and just the communication that 434 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 6: I've had around around the staff and just everybody he's 435 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 6: he stands out as somebody who is elitely positive and 436 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 6: his players love. As as as as for day ball, 437 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 6: you know, like you look for somebody you know you're 438 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 6: When you're trying to build a staff, you just look 439 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 6: at the people. You look at the quarterback first and 440 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 6: what's best for the quarterback, What type of system will 441 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 6: help him be his best? What type of coach can 442 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 6: extract him being his best? When you look at a 443 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 6: guy like day Ball, his system obviously Taylor made for 444 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 6: a guy like Cam. And then you look at his 445 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 6: history with the young quarterbacks, whether it's Josh Allen, the 446 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 6: players he had in college, Jackson Dart this year was 447 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 6: getting ready to have the be the NFL rookie of 448 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 6: the year. You know, he's been I don't want to 449 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 6: say a quarterback whisperer, but he's always maxim as the 450 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 6: players he's had, and so just getting him has just 451 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 6: been It's awesome to get him in the building, especially 452 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 6: with all the offensive coordinator openings this year, with all 453 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 6: the competition out there. To have him commit to this 454 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 6: organization and Cam speaks volume to the belief he has 455 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 6: in us. 456 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: Says a lot about you, says a lot about him 457 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: that you guys want to be here. 458 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 6: For sure, No, it does. It's like I said, this 459 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 6: organization is built to win. And we're excited to attack it. 460 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: Let's go back with Robert Sala a little bit from 461 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: Dearborn Michigan played football at Northern Michigan. When did the 462 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: dream begin to be a coach in the game of football? 463 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 6: You know, I joke that the Solid family is born 464 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 6: with a football in their hands. You know, So my 465 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 6: high school forts and high school, I have twenty ants 466 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 6: and uncles. I have over eighty first cousins. And from 467 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,679 Speaker 6: nineteen sixty until nineteen ninety seven, my last year, my 468 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 6: dad's first. So nineteen sixty at high school there was 469 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 6: a football There was a Solid on the football team 470 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 6: from nineteen sixty to nineteen ninety seven, my dad being first, 471 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 6: me being the last. And so that there there's a 472 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 6: tradition of football that just runs deep in our family. 473 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 6: For me, I always was curious about coaching, especially when 474 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 6: I was when I knew that my playing career wasn't 475 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 6: going to go any further than college, and you know 476 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 6: there I went into the corporate world afterwards and showing 477 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 6: up to work sitting in a cube cole it wasn't 478 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 6: for me. And then obviously the story is known a 479 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 6: little bit with nine to eleven and all that, but 480 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 6: just had some moments in life that kind of steered 481 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 6: me into taking a shot on me with regards to coaching. 482 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 6: And you know, like I said, I've been very fortunate. 483 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, your brother obviously was in one of those buildings 484 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: and got out thankfully. And you've mentioned that a number 485 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: of times. That was a big moment for you, saying 486 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: I need to do what I want to do with 487 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: my life, and that's coach football. 488 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 3: Yeah. 489 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,679 Speaker 6: It was obviously through a tremendous tragedy in this country's history. 490 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,479 Speaker 6: You know, it guided me in a direction that has 491 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 6: been been a blessing for me. 492 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: Okay, but at first, you were a tight end growing up, 493 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: and you played tight end in Northern Michigan and then 494 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: you coach that position at Michigan State. 495 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 3: How'd you get switched to the defensive side of the ball? 496 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 3: You know? 497 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 6: So the first staff I was a part of with 498 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 6: coach Bobby Williams, you know, he gets let go and 499 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 6: John L. Smith comes in and they didn't have a 500 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 6: defensive guy on the staff, and so they moved me 501 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 6: over there and that's where it kind of started. And 502 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 6: the funny story goes, I go to Central Michigan and 503 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 6: all Brian Kelly has I just walked into his office 504 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 6: unannounced and he's like, all I have for you is 505 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 6: a defensive graduate assistant and you want it? And I 506 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 6: was like, heck, yeah, I want it. That's where I 507 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 6: met Matt Lafleur, and so I get to the Houston Texans. 508 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 6: I'd been there for a couple of years and we 509 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 6: lose our offensive assistant and I had a decision to make. 510 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 6: I was like, man, I really want to get to 511 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 6: the offensive side of the ball where I felt comfortable. 512 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 6: But I also had an opportunity to help my buddy 513 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 6: Matt Lafleur get into the NFL. And so that was 514 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 6: kind of the breaking point where I was forever a 515 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 6: defensive coach. 516 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 3: I'm glad John L. Smith made you over defense. 517 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 6: I always joke with those guys coaching defense more fun. 518 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 1: Anyway, Coach, Titans, fans are going to get used to 519 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: you talking constantly about a standard, about discipline, about being determined. 520 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if there was an experience or a set 521 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: of people that sort of form the convictions that you 522 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: have as a coach. 523 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, oh man, I've been I'll say I've been blessed. 524 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:46,680 Speaker 6: You know, starting in Houston with Dom Capers and Vic Fangio, 525 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 6: I was his quality control, tremendous influences just first time 526 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 6: being in the league, and then Gary Kubiak and his staff. 527 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 6: But for me, the turning point for me was when 528 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 6: I got to Seattle, Pete Carroll with philosophy Ken Norton Junior, 529 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 6: how to digest help a player digest all the information 530 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 6: that he's getting Rocky setto just from a just how 531 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 6: to be a better father, a better friend, Tom Cable, 532 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 6: you had Gus Bradley, you know, from a schematic standpoint, 533 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 6: and then Pete obviously philosophically. But uh, there's what for 534 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 6: for I had a three month old at the time, 535 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 6: I was about god, I forget early thirties, just starving 536 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 6: for for direction. That place changed my life. And but again, 537 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 6: you know, I went to Jacksonville being part of the 538 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 6: Shanahan family, just Papa Shanahan money. I mean, there's so 539 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 6: many people who have touched my life in a positive way. 540 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 6: And like I said there, I can't pinpoint one, but 541 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 6: I've I've again this the league has raised me, It 542 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,239 Speaker 6: really has, and it's and I'm fortunate to have been 543 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 6: part of it. 544 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: One of my favorite things from AFAR that you've always 545 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: talked about is being better at the end of the 546 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: day than you were when you woke up in the morning. 547 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, go to bed better than when you woke up. 548 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,640 Speaker 3: How much will you be talking about that with this team? 549 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 6: One hundred percent? You're you're there's there's no way, There's 550 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 6: no two ways about it. You're either getting better or 551 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 6: you're getting worse. And it doesn't mean that you have 552 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 6: to get better at everything every day, but to find 553 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 6: one singular thing that you're gonna attack the second you 554 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,919 Speaker 6: wake up should be the purpose of every person in 555 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 6: this locker room, every purpose and every person in this building. 556 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 6: And you know we'll we'll wear that out, you know, 557 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 6: because you're never walk into this building without the intent 558 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 6: to find a way to get better. And our standard 559 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 6: is the standard will establish what that is. But like 560 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 6: I said, I think I think guys will appreciate the 561 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 6: way each other works. 562 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 3: This isn't the only team you're on. 563 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: The Salas are a team of ten with your wife 564 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: Sanna at home and your eight children. You have Miela Ella, Adam, Zaane, Michael, 565 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: Sam Jacob and Robert Jr. 566 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 3: Deuce dudes, there you go. 567 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 1: How excited is the entire SOLA team to be calling Nashville, 568 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: Tennessee home now? 569 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 6: They're ecstatic. You know it's funny because I talk with 570 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 6: my mom and dad and my family about it, are like, man, 571 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 6: do you do they you know, all the moving do 572 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 6: you think? 573 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 3: You know? 574 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 6: They're just excited for the next adventure. They're excited for 575 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 6: the next opportunity. And they've their their ride or die 576 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 6: with Dad and you know, so they're there. They can't wait. 577 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 1: What will it take today, tomorrow, in the months to 578 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 1: come for the Titans to win next fall? 579 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 6: You know it's gonna It starts in the moment, you know, like, 580 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:30,199 Speaker 6: we have no control over our results. The results are 581 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 6: the results. But to give your chance, give yourself a 582 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 6: chance to have the results you want. It starts in 583 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 6: the moment. Finding ways to get better every single day, 584 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 6: attacking the moment, having great process, understanding what's being asked 585 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 6: of you, understanding your expectations, understanding what the standard is. 586 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 6: All those things matter, and starting from day one until 587 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 6: week one, the goal is to have is to dominate 588 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 6: your moment, get better every day and when we approach 589 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 6: game day where the result is a result, we hope 590 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 6: that we put ourselves in a position get what we want. 591 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: What do you want Titans fans to know about their 592 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: football team. 593 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 6: We're gonna be. We're gonna be We're gonna be fast 594 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 6: and violent. I can promise you that. And you know, 595 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 6: hopefully it's a team that when you turn on the 596 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 6: tape or when you watch them on TV, they just 597 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 6: pop off with with the energy. I'll say it again, 598 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 6: the violence that you expect out of a football team, 599 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 6: and uh and a team that loves one another. That's 600 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 6: that's gonna be the big part of it. And so 601 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 6: that team that you're absolutely proud to turn on and 602 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 6: watch every single week. 603 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: I can't wait to be here with your coach or 604 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: along this journey. 605 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 3: Tighten up you and me both, brother. 606 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: I'm Taylor Zarzer. This has been the OTP