1 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: Look to the folks at Farm Bureau Health Plans when 3 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: you need someone who understands the xs and o's of 4 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: healthcare coverage. The OTP with Mike Keith and Amy Wells. 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: I'm okay today. How are you doing? Amy Wells? Oh, 6 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: I'm so good. You didn't ask me how it was, 7 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: but I figured that would go now. I'm glad you 8 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: offered it up. We're all about sharing on this show. 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: That's exactly right. I'm glad that you felt comfortable bringing 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: forth your feelings. Titans Radios Dave McGinnis is on the 11 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,639 Speaker 1: program as usual. Coach Mack, I'm all about feelings. I'm 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: really doing good, all right. Jim Wyatt from Tennessee Titans 13 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: dot Com Senior writer editor, Ryan Clark's favorite guy, welcome 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: to the program. Hope everyone's doing great today, all right? 15 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: So Ryan Clark, what did he make the comments about 16 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry on? What show was this? This was on 17 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: Ablie First Take. It was an ESPN show where he 18 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: was almost Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman and they 19 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: were discussing the Titans theaters match up and h he 20 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: mentioned Eric Henry and fake bravery and the same the 21 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: next second level, but not so much against some of 22 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: these bigger guys he faces. Uh, he's hitting the line 23 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. So as if Derrick Henry needed any more 24 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: reason to run ticked all. So okay, Ryan Clark is 25 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: a former he was a safety right coach? Yes, and 26 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: he played for Washington in Pittsburgh, right, Yes, sir, didn't 27 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: he go to l s U? Yes? Okay, So just 28 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: making sure I have him right for our audience. So, 29 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: I mean, how I take it amy is he's saying 30 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: that Derrick Henry does not pick on people his own size. Yeah, 31 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: that's how I take it too. But that sounds to 32 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: me like it's coming from someone who's retired and doesn't 33 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: have to tackle Derrick Henry. So I say take that 34 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: with a grain of salt, because here he is sitting 35 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: at home saying these things. He's not trying to tackle 36 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. It's got Titans fans all stirred up. Is 37 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: that what I'm Is that what I'm hearing? Yeah, I 38 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: think that's fair. I think people have taken notice. Dave McGinnis, 39 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: do you think Derrick Henry will care? No? Not a bit. 40 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: Ryan Clark was a good player. He was a good player. 41 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: He's not playing Derrick Henry right now. And so you 42 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: know Derrick Henry, I mean, Ryan Clark's saying that's like 43 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry running past the stand up dummy. Doesn't make 44 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: any difference. What do you think the Steelers are thinking 45 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: right now? Though? Coach? They don't care. Ryan Clark's a 46 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: good player. Let me put that out there again. Legitimate player. 47 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: Now he's getting paid to talk. That's fine. Look, the 48 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: Steelers and the Titans players and coaching staff, they know 49 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: what this game is. They don't need anybody, whether former, prior, 50 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: long time ago, recent player, telling them how physical this 51 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: game is going to be. They all know. But it 52 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: does add something, doesn't it. Amy? Oh yeah, I mean 53 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: you love some bulletin board material when it's motivating your 54 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: own locker room. Sure, I like that stuff. I'm all 55 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: about the controversy, you know. I love going into a 56 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: game with a little extra juice behind it. And do 57 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: I like the idea of Derrick Henry running mad on Sunday? 58 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: Of course I do. But do I think it really 59 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: moves the needle someone who is no longer playing saying 60 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: that he is not impressed by Derrick Henry. No, here's 61 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: the thing, Jim about the Steelers run defense. They gave 62 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: up a seventy four yard run to Miles Sanders from Philadelphia, 63 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: and so that is roughly twenty five percent of the 64 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: yards they've given up all year on the ground. If 65 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: you took that run out, they would be giving up 66 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: less than or right at two hundred, right at fifty 67 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: yards a game rushing. I mean, this is one of 68 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: the best run defenses we've ever seen in the time 69 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: that you and I have have covered Titans games. I mean, 70 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: Dereck Henry's got a lot of challenge here period, no doubt. 71 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: I mean, they're given up. I think the average spot 72 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: of that run is sixty four point two, which the 73 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: second in the NFL. So pretty spectacular, no question. Are 74 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: they're up thirty eight seven last week, you've been run 75 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: in that situation, But all those other games that they're 76 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: in and they're five and up sixteen, twenty six, twenty one, 77 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: twenty eight, twenty one, thirty eight, twenty nine, those are 78 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: games where teams are going to continue to try to 79 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: run the football. It's just haven't been able to do 80 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: it whether it's so effective. They get a lot of 81 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: notoriety and a lot of how much they've bought it. 82 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: They also run blitz a lot and do a lot 83 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: to keep box and check why are they so good 84 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: against the run? Dave McGinnis. They've got big athletic dudes 85 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: up front that can play. I mean when you really 86 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: start looking at the people they have, you know, from 87 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: stem to stern, you go, you start going in in 88 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: a five man front from left to right. They are 89 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 1: they are all stout, they can all run and look. 90 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: Keith Butler took over as a defensive coordinator there for 91 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: Dick lebou and he has continued and even added onto 92 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: the whole Blitzberg scenario. I mean he's bringing people constantly 93 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: on first down. On first down, you're gonna get at 94 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,679 Speaker 1: least five, you're gonna get at least five, sometimes probably six. 95 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: And the and the percentage I think he's up around 96 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: fifty two as to where he's bringing somebody extra all 97 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: the time. And that coupled with the fact that they 98 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: are just big physical players that are athletic. They've got 99 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: a lot of lateral movement to those people up front, 100 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: and then they're they're stout enough to be able to 101 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: two gap people across the front. And when you two 102 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: gap people and then bring extra people off the edge, 103 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: you really shrink the perimeter of your offense really really quickly. 104 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: It's a huge challenge, and the Titans are going to 105 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: have to beat people man on man, one on one. 106 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: They bring so many people, you're not able to get 107 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of combo blocks on this group. 108 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: You've got to beat a man to man. Yeah, thanks 109 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: for correcting me. Jim I said sixty six yards per game. 110 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: It is sixty four. You're correct. Tyson Brilo starting for 111 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: Taylor Lawe Dave McGinnis, how much of a difference does 112 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: that make in the Titans run game. Well, and it 113 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: won't make a difference until he proves he can't handle 114 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: his one on ones on the edge, because that's what 115 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: everything everything starts for. When Taylor Lawan was out there, 116 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: he could handle his one on ones on the edge. 117 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: When when Tyler has come in there, except for that 118 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: first play that he came in last week against the 119 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: Texans when J. J. Watt made that inside move on 120 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: him and strip sack fumble on the quarterback, you know, 121 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: every time that he's played, and he's played quite a bit, 122 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: you know for Taylor, you know, uh in this season. 123 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: I mean he's gone in there because because you know, 124 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: because Taylor's been on the has been hurt some. He's 125 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: gone to the sideline some. You know, Amy Wells is 126 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: reported on it, and then he's come back in well, 127 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: you know, he's hurt now for a while. And so anyway, 128 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: he's proved that he could handle the one on ones. 129 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: But until he proves that he can't handle the one 130 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: on one out there on the edge, then we'll continue 131 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: to do the same thing. Once that starts happening as 132 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: to where he proves that he can't, then you're going 133 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: to have to do something else. And Arthur Smith will 134 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: have that ready because at least he's got a game 135 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: week preparation going into it against you know, arguably the 136 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: best defense in the league numbers. Why Chicago has the 137 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: best defense in the league numbers wise, I'm not sure 138 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: this group isn't the best across the board personnel wise, 139 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: but anyway, be that as it may. He'll get a chance, 140 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: first of all, to prove that he could handle it 141 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: one on one, and then we'll have to start doing 142 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: some other things if he can't. Amy, you knew that 143 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: Taylor of One's injury was pretty bad right away. Yes, Yes, 144 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: there are some people who you just get familiar with 145 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: their mannerisms when you watch them kind of in the 146 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: way that I do being a sideline reporter. You get 147 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: a little bit used to the way that guys interact 148 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: with one another, the way that they react to big plays. 149 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: You kind of get an idea with certain players, just 150 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: kind of what they're going to do in certain situations. 151 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: And Taylor Lawan is one of those people. Obviously, Mike, 152 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: you and I had that radio show with him years ago, 153 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: so we got to know him a little bit more 154 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: personally in that realm. And he's been around here, gosh, 155 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: almost as long as I have, so I feel I 156 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: know Taylor Lawan pretty well. And seeing the way that 157 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: he reacted when he walked off the field. Usually Taylor 158 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: is very aware of where I am, usually because I'm 159 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: standing close by the offensive line because I can see 160 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: when they're on the field, and he's usually kind of 161 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: where and he'll give me some sort of a thumbs 162 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: up if he's okay or kind of He'll usually give 163 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: me some sort of a signal, so I kind of 164 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: have an idea of what's going on. I could tell 165 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: by the look on his face that something was really wrong, 166 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 1: and he has said he's put out some videos since then. 167 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: In one of the videos that I saw was him 168 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: talking about how when he was in the tent, they 169 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,719 Speaker 1: checked his knee, they checked his knee again and they 170 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: said they couldn't even feel his acl and he he 171 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: got very upset in that moment. And when he came 172 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: out of the tent, I could see that he was 173 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: visibly upset. And that's kind of when I knew this 174 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: is this is something that's for real. There was no 175 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: thumbs up, there was no I'm okay, like, none of that. 176 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: He was it was different than normal. And that's kind 177 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: of when I knew that this is this is a 178 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: real injury, and this is this is something that's not good. 179 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 1: Jim White. The Titans played the second half with that 180 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: taitor to one and without John nw Smith. Lawan is 181 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: gone for the year. The good news is it feels 182 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: like John nu Smith is gonna be available for Sunday's 183 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: game against Pittsburgh, and John new Smith could be a 184 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: big factor in this. He could be a big help. Yeah, 185 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: no doubt and no the injury report is as promising 186 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: as a it's been since the beginning of the season. 187 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: You know, obviously the question remains about it. Dorry Jackson, 188 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: who I'm sure we're going to get to. But you 189 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: look at the injury report. Everybody was back a full 190 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: participant today. Such a big factor for this team, and 191 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: you'd like to see the guy like Andrew Erture step up. 192 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: We had the opportunity last week and had your full 193 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: compliment of players not at the tight end position, but position. 194 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: We have a goal back the week one in Dingle. 195 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: Last time, this team had Corey Davis and Adam Humphreys 196 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 1: and A. J. Brown and John who spent that Andrew 197 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: viture Michael cud I mean all these guys together, So 198 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: I think that's a big left You hate to lose 199 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: table lot the guy who's worked hard or really to 200 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: be successful this year. But I think you have to 201 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: be feel good about maybe where things are heading from 202 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: a health standpoint. After everything this team has been through. 203 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: One of the things they've been through Dave McGinnis is 204 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: they have not been able to practice regularly and almost 205 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: a month this week. However, the real thing and I 206 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: think Mike Vrabel was pretty pleased with not necessarily every 207 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: bit of execution, but just the fact that they got 208 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: to work as hard as they did. Yeah, Mike, Hugh 209 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: and Amy and I were standing there Thursday, and you know, 210 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: and I commented to both of you, at least they 211 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: get a chance now to work with some speed. They 212 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: have not been able to work, you know, any at 213 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: all with any speed, you know, as far as just 214 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: developing timing offensively or defensively, you know, for nearly three weeks, 215 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: and they've played two ball games, you know, during that time. 216 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: So that to me was a really good feeling this week, 217 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: and I know that that Mike Vrabel felt good about 218 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: it too, being able to get his players. Jim has 219 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: already told us how many of the players that we're 220 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 1: able to get back, but Mike Vrabel and his coaches 221 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: were really happy to get them back on the field 222 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: and be able to do some things with them up 223 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: to practice speed so that they can get an idea, 224 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 1: you know, of where they are. They have not been 225 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: able to do that for quite a while. Huge, huge 226 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: props to everybody involved that they were able to win 227 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: two ball games not doing that, But it was time 228 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: to get back up to speed in practice and explain 229 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: getting your body back in the groove of taking the 230 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 1: punishment and having it rebound and being able to fight 231 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 1: through that, and what a normal schedule and normally what 232 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: October November brings is your body starts to get a rhythm. 233 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: The Titans haven't had any of that. No, they have not. 234 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: And the first of all that, I mean, it's it's 235 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: it's redundant to start talking about truncated preseason and you 236 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: know that we've already lived through that. But but during 237 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: the season, you try to get slotted in in the groove, 238 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,719 Speaker 1: and you get slotted in by the days. As to 239 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: how you treat your body, you know, guys have very 240 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: specific times. They get massages, very specific times. They go 241 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: hot cub, hot tub, cold tub, very specific things that 242 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: they do to gear up, you know, for a Tuesday 243 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: walk through and then for a Wednesday practice, for a 244 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: Thursday speed practice, this and then for a Friday bring 245 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 1: everything together. You get used to what you're doing. But 246 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: you know, they've basically been walking through everything until this week, 247 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: and so that that's extremely extremely important, I mean, and 248 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: they have been having to do that, not being able 249 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: to go through their same regiment of taking care of 250 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: their bodies. They've been playing games. They've been playing games, 251 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: and there are definite days that you feel differently than 252 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: other days, but you need a rhythmic flow to it 253 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: to be able to keep that going during the season. 254 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: Hopefully they're in that slot now, and we can start 255 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: with that excellent job by our panel on last week's 256 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: OTP with the players who would have to play well 257 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: if the Titans were going to beat the Texans. Dave 258 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: McGinnis said, Rogers saffled and he had a very good game. 259 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt said Derrick Henry and he obviously had a 260 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: very good game with two hundred twelve yeards. And Amy 261 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: Wells said Jeffrey Simmons, and he had a sack save 262 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: the game at the end by batting down the past. 263 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: Kudos to you, miss Wells, for for hitting big Jeff there, 264 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: because he was certainly a factor on a day that 265 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: the defense didn't have a lot of a lot of stars. 266 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: So I'll let you just take a moment to bask 267 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: in your in the glory of your prognostication. Go right 268 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: ahead the floor and Jurs well, you know, Mike, I 269 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: don't get these opportunities very often to really just enjoy 270 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: a victory. For me, I'm a little afraid that this 271 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: is a lead up to the new round of Games, 272 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: which is my least favorite portion of the podcast. So 273 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: I'm afraid that this again is a trap. But um, 274 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: I'm enjoying the moment of me. This is nice. The 275 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: moment of me that's going to be the title of 276 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: your book. To want to pop back to you for 277 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: a minute. Guy who leads the NFL and SEX is 278 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: Eric Donald, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle, someone you certainly 279 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: know well and he's the standard by which d tackles 280 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: are judged in this league. What does Jeffrey Simmons have 281 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: to do to move towards being in that sort of conversation, 282 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: Not saying that he's going to be better or equal to, 283 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: but what sorts of things in his game does he 284 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: need to continue to add to where he could be 285 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: considered a peer of Aaron Donald at the top of 286 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: NFL defensive tackles. Well, for a defensive tackle to gain, 287 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: to gain the attention that offenses give them, and so 288 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: when they have to gain plan around them, you have 289 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: to be disruptive. You have to be able to be disruptive, 290 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: and he needs to look at it. He's a completely 291 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: different player Mike than Aaron Donald. Completely different body type, 292 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: completely different game. But all you gotta do is look 293 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: at that San Francisco game against LA and and see 294 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: what San Francisco did protection Aaron Donald didn't even sniff 295 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: the quarterback. You know, was when somebody starts getting that 296 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: type of attention and people start being able to put 297 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: two and three people on an interior player, that's when 298 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: you know that you're getting attention for the production that 299 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: you're making. So what he has to be able to do, 300 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: he has to be able to recognize and you know, 301 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: we I've had other good defensive tackles other than Aaron Donald. 302 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: And the first thing they have to do is continue 303 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: to work with their techniques and not get frustrated when 304 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: people start paying those double team and triple team attensions 305 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: to them, because that's going to come. If you're going 306 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: to start being prolific, especially in the cylinder, the attension 307 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: is going to start coming. So you have to even 308 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: grind down more on your techniques. You've got to grind 309 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: down more on your leverage. You've got to grind down 310 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: more on your effort because you are going to get 311 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: more than one person on you. That's just going to happen. 312 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: And that's the biggest thing. I've talked through it with 313 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: several defensive tackles that I've coached before, because what happens 314 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: is is they get early success and then they start, 315 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: you know, getting that attention and then start worrying about 316 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: why they're not getting success and they start trying to 317 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: do something different that's exactly the wrong thing. They needed, 318 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: wrong path to go down. Continue to do technique wise, 319 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: listen to your coaching, understand what's going on. Your defensive 320 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: coordinator will do some things to take the pressure and 321 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 1: the heat off of you. So he needs he's on 322 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: a great path right now because right now he's playing 323 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: ball and he's getting better week week to week with 324 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: his techniques. He really is. I mean, he did some 325 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: nice and name he did a nice job of highlighting 326 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 1: him last week because he did a nice job of 327 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 1: staying down. He was disruptive. He disrupted that cylinder last week. 328 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: But the biggest thing I would say at from experience 329 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 1: is just know that double team attentions are coming very quickly. 330 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: Don't get discouraged with it. You are going to have 331 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 1: to learn to fight through it. Jim Wyatt, it was 332 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: Week seven last year when Ryan Tannehill became the Titans 333 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,959 Speaker 1: starting quarterback. So it's week seven of this year. Not 334 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: necessarily and exactly three six five day to three hundred 335 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: and sixty five day period, but it certainly is an 336 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: anniversary because the Titans are fourteen and four in the 337 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: time that he has been the quarterback. Stat that blows 338 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: me away in the red zone fifty three trips for 339 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: the Titans, forty four touchdowns. What is the most impressive 340 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: thing in your mind? And I'm going to give the 341 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: whole group a shot at this, What has been the 342 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: most impressive part of Ryan Tannehill to you since he 343 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,120 Speaker 1: took over in Week seven a year ago. I mean, 344 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 1: obviously his play is tremendous, but I'm just gonna say 345 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: his overall command and just his confidence level and how 346 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 1: that kind of carries over to the rest of the team. 347 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:48,919 Speaker 1: Amy Wells, What has impressed you most about Ryan Tannehill 348 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: as the starter since Week seven a year ago? The 349 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: thing that has impressed me the most has been his 350 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: ability to adapt and adjust in what to most people 351 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:04,439 Speaker 1: would be very uncomfortable situations. I mean, he came in 352 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,360 Speaker 1: in a situation that's less than ideal, going from being 353 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: a starter to a backup. Then he goes from being 354 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: a backup to a starter when the guy is still 355 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: in the room with him. That's not super comfortable and healthy, 356 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: and the team really likes him, so that's an uncomfortable situation. 357 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 1: Then he starts to get that going, he's getting ready 358 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 1: for his first full season as the leader of the team. 359 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: Then COVID happens, and so the off season's kind of uncomfortable, 360 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: and training camp is uncomfortable, and then your team is 361 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 1: struggling with COVID, and that's uncomfortable. He has been able 362 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:43,400 Speaker 1: to lead this team and adjust in a way that 363 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: people buy into what he's saying, in a way that 364 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 1: a lot of people I don't think would be able 365 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: to navigate through. He's really seen a lot of things 366 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: that are bizarre and continues to meet the occasion rise 367 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 1: still play well and bring the entire team with him. Well, 368 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: that to me is so impressive. All right, Coach Mac, 369 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: Before I tell you, if you're not familiar with a 370 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: publication called The Player's Tribune, there's an tremendous article right now, 371 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: done by you know, done via Ryan King of the 372 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: AP with Ryan Tannehill and the first person. It's fabulous 373 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: and it answers every question that you just asked, because 374 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 1: this this guy, this guy's a fighter pilot. Okay, in 375 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: huge stressful situations, everything is normal. Everything is normal. And 376 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: when you when you when you read the article, I 377 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: would encourage people to read it. It's it's a great 378 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 1: read because what what he has done, this isn't the 379 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: first time he's felt adversity. He was a number one 380 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: pick that was labeled a bust okay in Miami for 381 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: a lot of reasons, not of his own doing, but 382 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: to be able to fight through all of that and 383 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: to fight through injury and then come here and once 384 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: he gets his chance, he has been as steady. The 385 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: idol of the article is no secret, no fluke, Because 386 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 1: you know, there were some people that thought that success 387 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: last year was going to be something that would vanish 388 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 1: pretty quick. Well it has not. Only it has not vanished, 389 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: it's continued to accelerate because he is, as I said, 390 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: he is a fighter pilot. And the reason I say 391 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: that I've been up in an F sixteen and set 392 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: behind the dude at the controls at MAC one and 393 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: I've done all that, and those guys with all those 394 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: things that are going on in front of them, I 395 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 1: mean the computers that they fly with, and to go 396 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: at MAC one speed and be able to do what 397 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: they do, that's what he is and that's that's and 398 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: that's he's not faking it. It's real and that's what 399 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: he's going to have to do on Sunday every Sunday. 400 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,360 Speaker 1: As I said, when I went up in that F sixteen, 401 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: we had a we had a mock dog fight. Well 402 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,639 Speaker 1: they had another F sixteen coming at us, and we 403 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,959 Speaker 1: were doing three sixty barrel rolls and death spirals and 404 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: all that's that stuff. Well, that's what it's going to 405 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 1: be like when when the Pittsburgh Steelers are sending five 406 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 1: to six, seven and eight after it. Gotta stay calm, mac. 407 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: Is there anything in the world that you have not done? Like, 408 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: is there one thing you haven't done? There's a couple 409 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: of things, but they're not interesting, so so that's why 410 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: you didn't do them. They're not interesting. Let me throw 411 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: a couple of Steeler defensive stats at your gim Wytt 412 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: just for some response. T J. Watt and Bud Dupree 413 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: have combined for sixty seven sacks since the start of 414 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen. Since the start of twenty nineteen the start 415 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 1: of last year, the Steelers have forty seven takeaways, twenty 416 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: eight interceptions, nineteen fumbles. That's number one in the league. 417 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: They lead the league in sacks right now with twenty four. 418 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: They're on pace for seventy seven. That would break the 419 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: record of seventy two by the eighty four Chicago Bears. 420 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: They held sae Quon Barkley to six yards rushing on 421 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: fifteen carries in the season opener. They hit the Denver 422 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:05,479 Speaker 1: quarterback nineteen times, nineteen hits on the quarterback, giving up 423 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: three point three yards per rush. They have forty two 424 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 1: tackles for loss. They're averaging eight tackles for loss so 425 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: far this year. Do you remember, I mean, do you 426 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: have to go back to one of the Baltimore teams 427 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 1: to think about a defensive challenge that the Titans offense 428 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: has seemed like this and I mean named the year, 429 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: but I mean this is uh, They're doing some historically 430 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: good things on defense. Yeah, and that's the first thing 431 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: I thought of when you started talking to remind me 432 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 1: of some of those Baltimore teams at the Titans faced 433 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: over the years, and it's pretty remarkable. And that that's 434 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 1: the challenge on Sunday is the blond Tinny Hills. They's 435 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: got to do a good job from protecting them. I 436 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 1: think it's obviously again good to have all your weapons back. 437 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: I think obviously have to come out. You have to 438 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: roll a well to kind of keep honest. Their numbers 439 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: are spectacular. They're stacking number take away, give away right 440 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: behind tense that category. They're fast and physical, So I 441 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: mean it's a it's a huge challenge for the Titans. 442 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: Got about it. Don't get sacked by the high cost 443 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: of healthcare. Make Farm Bureau health plans your first line 444 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: of protection. They've been protecting Tennessee since nineteen forty seven. 445 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: All right, so let's play the game one more time. Amy, 446 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: you're going first this time, of course, I am sar. 447 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: I want you to give me a Titan that is 448 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: going to have to play well if they are going 449 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: to beat the Steelers on Sunday. Now, before you start talking, 450 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: I'm going to give you just a second by repeating, 451 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 1: this is only the sixth time in modern history that's 452 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: since the merger that undefeated teams have met at week 453 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: seven or later. It's only the eighth time in NFL 454 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: history that undefeated teams have met in week seven or later. 455 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: So it's a you know, it's something the Titans have 456 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 1: never done before. It is the Marquee game of the week, 457 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 1: even though it's not on one of the Marquis TV spots. 458 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: It's a twelve or two Central time kickoff on Sunday 459 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 1: at Nissan Stadium. If the Titans win at Amy Wells, 460 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: which Titan will have played? Well? Can I pick a 461 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: group or is this just a person? Okay, it's all right. 462 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: Well then I'm gonna say Derrick Henry because so much 463 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: of this Titans offense goes through Derrick Henry. Right now, 464 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: the Steelers have been stopping the run. We need to 465 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: generate the run. That will be a huge part of 466 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: this game. Derrick Henry needs to play well. Does he 467 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: get a hundred yards? Yes, but he does not get 468 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty. It's one hundred to one hundred 469 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: and fifty. I think that heat cracks one hundred. Yes, 470 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: she was gonna say offensive line. I know, but that's 471 00:25:53,240 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: far too. I was, Oh my yes, coach Mack Jim Wyatt, 472 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: I'm going to tison Brilo, and I hope I'm pronounced that. 473 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,679 Speaker 1: I've been calling him some brilo the whole time. And 474 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: I'm looking at a pronunciation guy at the very bottom 475 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: of the depth chart, and it's the pronunciation guy has 476 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,479 Speaker 1: sam Brilo. Is what I'm told is correct. I had 477 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: read in earlier when it said sam Bralow as well, 478 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 1: but I think that's a I think that's what we have. Yet. Oh, 479 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: I'm going with tison Brilo because they're going to test him, 480 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: and then there's a question, no question about that. You 481 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 1: remove your starting left tackle. The team is going the 482 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: Steelers are going to test that side of the football, 483 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: and obviously it's not a one man job slow down 484 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: of theaters past wash the team, but I think a 485 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: lot of the pressure is going to come from that 486 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:12,360 Speaker 1: side of the ball and he's gonna have to hold up. 487 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 1: I would like to make an observation that every single 488 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: person basically said offensive line. Jim got the closest to it, 489 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: but all three of us said it, So you should 490 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 1: just let me say it first so I could win 491 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: sabotage how about Malcolm Butler, because don't you think he's 492 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: gonna see Chase Claypool some. Yes, you'll see Chase Claypool 493 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: some in a double situation too. Chase Claypool, good looking player, 494 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: the Canadian superstar from Notre Dame. Six touchdowns already, well, 495 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: good stuff, good stuff. We have enjoyed being with you 496 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: on this edition of the OTP for Aby wellscause Dave 497 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: McGinnis and Jim Watt. Mike Keith says, thanks for joining 498 00:27:50,280 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: us for the team. Never got a normal house. Cleanness 499 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: is meant to be, as how we got sight and 500 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:06,919 Speaker 1: butter running through our face.