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Speaker 1: dot com. That's FBHP dot com. I Mike Keith. Titans

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Speaker 1: are three and six after a disappointing twenty to six

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Speaker 1: loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday. Each Monday, I get

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Speaker 1: the opportunity to visit with head coach Mike Vrabel for

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Speaker 1: his Titans radio show, and in case you missed it,

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Speaker 1: we share it with you right here on the OTP.

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Speaker 1: Here's Mike Vrabel and me from earlier on Monday. Mike,

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Speaker 1: you've had time to do a full review of the

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Speaker 1: game yesterday in Jacksonville to put a bow on it.

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Speaker 1: How would you summarize what you saw on the field

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Speaker 1: and on the tape after?

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Speaker 2: Well, there wouldn't be a bow, unfortunately, because we lost.

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Speaker 2: And again we got off to a good start, art

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Speaker 2: not a great start, weren't able to capitalize on a

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Speaker 2: very good first drive, or we weren't able to capitalize

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Speaker 2: on what was a good defensive execution early in the game.

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Speaker 3: You know, had an opportunity, you know, to make it six.

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Speaker 2: Nothing you know, after good field position that we went

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Speaker 2: three and out and we missed a kick, then we

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Speaker 2: gave up an X play and really never you know,

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Speaker 2: never regained momentum after that, had a chance to make

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Speaker 2: it a seven point game and couldn't capitalize down there

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Speaker 2: inside the ten yard line. So I had some opportunities

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Speaker 2: too many missed opportunities, and both.

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Speaker 1: Sides offensive linewise, in terms of protection, what do you

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Speaker 1: need to do better to shore up that protection against

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Speaker 1: Jacksonville this week?

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Speaker 2: Well, everybody just assumes that it's the offensive line. Backs

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Speaker 2: are evolved. They have to do their job. We have

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Speaker 2: to know when when teams are pressuring the you know

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Speaker 2: our play action past game, you know guys that are

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Speaker 3: That's you know, that's that's what they were trying to do.

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Speaker 2: They're trying to peel us out of our combinations with

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Speaker 3: Being able to do that.

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Speaker 2: Now, there was certainly some times where, you know, late

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Speaker 2: we have to be better when they're bringing you know,

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Speaker 2: first start out by being better in our bread and butter, you.

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Speaker 3: Know which is the play action pass stuff.

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Speaker 2: Being better to protect the quarterback there for allow us

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Speaker 1: You feel like your receivers need to be better as well.

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Speaker 3: Well, the receivers the tight end. I mean, we had

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Speaker 2: And everybody you know, I mean that that that goes

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Speaker 4: I have to be better.

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Speaker 2: I have to be better the way that I prepare

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Speaker 1: The run defense did get back to standards though correct sure.

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Speaker 2: You know, and even when they were going to try

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Speaker 2: I you know, they're they're they're playing throughout the the

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Speaker 3: And you know, guys, guys played hard.

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Speaker 2: We just got to be better on third down and

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Speaker 1: You've consistently developed defensive lineman in your time here from

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Speaker 3: And it would only imagine that it would get better.

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Speaker 1: Jacksonville your next opponent six and three. Josh Allen's been

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Speaker 2: Talent, but he's you know, continuing to add understanding of

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Speaker 3: His pass rush and I think it's just something that

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Speaker 1: On offense, a lot of receivers get into the act

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Speaker 3: Well, it always is.

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Speaker 2: You know, there's plenty of speed, you know, no shortage

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Speaker 2: You know that they they'll be critical that that we

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Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence not thought of as a running quarterback, but

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Speaker 3: Well, he's as athletic as anybody out there.

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Speaker 1: That's my Monday talk with Mike Vrabel. The OTP presented

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Speaker 1: in part by Duncan. It's always game with Duncan, so

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Speaker 1: ritual because it's always the best call for Football America

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Speaker 1: runs on Duncan. Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis did not

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Speaker 1: the former NFL quarterback who called the game on CBS Television.

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Speaker 1: Matt Ryan was kind enough to take some time with

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Speaker 1: me to discuss Will Levis and everything going on with

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Speaker 1: have been on both sides of where the Tennessee Titans

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Speaker 4: At this moment, I think they're equally difficult in different ways.

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Speaker 4: I think Will as a rookie player, I mean just

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Speaker 4: for the first time, I think that's the difficult part.

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Speaker 4: I think the football was always the easy part, right

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Speaker 4: But for Ryan, you know, it's a hard thing and

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Speaker 4: feel like you're the guy that would give the team

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Speaker 1: You were a starter from the first minute when you

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Speaker 4: I think so, you know, I think my situation in India,

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Speaker 1: When you see Will Levis, what part of his game

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Speaker 1: Where specifically would you like to see will Levice improve

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Speaker 1: You're telling Titans fans who are excited about Will Levis,

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Speaker 4: I've enjoyed it, you know, it's been it's been a

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Speaker 1: How hard was it to make the decision to dive

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Speaker 1: Finally, as a quarterback, there's a lot written and said everywhere.

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Speaker 1: Your reviews have been excellent to this point. I know

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Speaker 1: So everybody thinks of you Boston College and the Atlanta Falcons.

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