1 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: I'm Taylor's Arser, and this is the OTP and it's 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Game Week, the real thing. It's September with Amy Wells. 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: I'm Taylor's Arser, and we welcome you to the program. 4 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Coach Callahan will be with us here in just a 5 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: couple of minutes. Miss Amy. I hope you had a 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: wonderful Labor Day weekend and got to recharge the batteries 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: before it gets real. 8 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: I did. It was. It was a lovely weekend. It's 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 2: everything is so good when college football's back on. It 10 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 2: just makes the world a little bit better to live in. 11 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: You know, everything is just bright and shiny, and there's 12 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: games on TV all the time. So it was a 13 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: lovely weekend. But golly, it felt good waking up this 14 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: morning and being like, oh my gosh, it's week one. 15 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 2: Now we get to do it. We've been watching these games. 16 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 2: Now we get to get involved and this is when 17 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 2: things really get real. I'm so excited. H Week one 18 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: is finally here. 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: Happy twenty ninth birthday again. 20 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: Yes, I've been twenty nine approximately seven times now. It 21 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 2: feels really really good. It never gets old. 22 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: The seventh annual twenty ninth Birthday exactly. 23 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 2: It feels great. 24 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: I hope you weren't watching your children on your birthday 25 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: that other people were watching them for you. 26 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: They sure were. I had a jalapeno margarita and I 27 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 2: enjoyed my time. It was a lovely day. And it's 28 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: the kickoff to everything good. I always say Labor Day 29 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: weekend and consequently my birthday weekend is the kickoff to 30 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: like football season, and then we're in the holidays, and 31 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 2: then it's the Super Bowl and then we have to 32 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: wait until we start all over again. 33 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was great to have college football back. As 34 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: a college football commentator, it is really hard to get 35 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: used to these guys switching uniforms all the time. It's 36 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: crazy how much transition has gone on in college football. 37 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: I would say more transition really in college now that 38 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: than there is in the pros. So there are a 39 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: lot of fresh faces on the Tennessee Titans, but that's 40 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: hard to get used to. But now the best players 41 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: in the world get ready to play some football. This 42 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: weekend is the Titans travel to Denver to take on 43 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: the Broncos. Before I get your thoughts on the Titans 44 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: going to Denver and playing the Broncos, I want to 45 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: get your thoughts on twenty twenty five with the Tennessee Titans. 46 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: So far, there have been eight months in the year. 47 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: I realize the Titans don't start playing football until the 48 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: ninth month of the year, But how would you describe 49 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: what it's like to be around the Titans the first 50 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: eight months of twenty twenty five is they try to 51 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: build a championship roster. 52 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 2: You know, it's so funny we talk about the off 53 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: season and the off season. If you've been around for 54 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: any length of time, you know is a myth. There 55 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 2: is no off season it is. It is a figment 56 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: of all of our imaginations. And for this Titans team, 57 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five started off with a pretty big shift 58 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: in the move to hire Mike Bergonzi and have a 59 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 2: new general manager. With that comes a substantial amount of 60 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 2: change in terms of what we're looking for with our personnel, 61 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: how that workflow is going to be. And so you 62 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 2: jump right into the thick of things with Okay, so 63 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: we're going to the Senior Bowl, We're going to the 64 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: East West Shrine Game, we are going to the Combine. 65 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 2: We're doing all of those things. And then that transitions 66 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: right into visits and pro Days and everything that you're 67 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: doing to get ready for the first pick in the 68 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 2: NFL Draft. I know, it feels like a lifetime ago 69 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: that we were getting ready to have the number one 70 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 2: pick in the draft, but that was a real thing, 71 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: and it feels like, really it was five years ago, 72 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: but it was just a couple of months that we 73 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: were going through the evaluation process. And so when you're 74 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 2: doing that, there's so much unknown, There's so many question 75 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: marks to what is this team going to turn into, 76 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: what's the ethos of this team really going to be. 77 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: Once we got through the draft and we were able 78 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 2: to actually bring the young guys who were going to 79 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: be making up the foundation of this team into the building, 80 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: then we started to see what this was going to be. 81 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: We started to see what Mike Burgonzi and Chad Brinker 82 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: had been talking about. We started to see Brian Callahan 83 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 2: and some of the ways that he had changed the 84 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 2: way he was approaching this season, and some of those 85 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 2: lessons that he learned from year one really showed themselves 86 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 2: in the off season of year two for him and 87 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 2: his coaching staff. So, I mean, it's been a wild 88 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 2: ride just to get to this point, and I think 89 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 2: that for Titans fans and for people in the building, 90 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 2: it feels almost like a relief that we're finally here 91 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: because all of this work that we put in, all 92 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 2: of the evaluation, all of the lessons learned, and the 93 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 2: reflecting and the tinkering and the changing and trying this 94 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 2: and doing this and just infusing competition and camaraderie into 95 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 2: this team has all gotten us to the point where 96 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 2: it's like, let's see if this works. Yeah, And I 97 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: mean the Denver Broncos are such a great matchup to 98 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: start with because they're such a strong team, especially defensively. 99 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 2: So for this young offense, it's a great test. It's 100 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 2: a great bar to see, all, right, where are we 101 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 2: are we where we need to be, What do we 102 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: need to change, what do we need to tinker with? 103 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 2: And so I'm excited to get this team out into 104 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 2: the world. It feels like we've been raising our children 105 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: and now we're sending them out and hopefully this works. 106 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: That's such great perspective, and you're so right, I mean, 107 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: that is you really in a nutshell. Just describe what 108 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 1: the last eight months have been like. And we're going 109 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: to talk to coach Callahan about that in the next 110 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: couple of segments about building this roster and about the 111 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: leadership of the roster, the attitude of the roster, and 112 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: then certainly how he prepares to take on the Denver 113 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: Broncos come this Sunday out there in Denver, Colorado, will 114 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: get his keys to the game. We have the Titans 115 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 1: time Machine ahead a really fun one this week, and 116 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: the Titans time Machine that I think you'll like. And 117 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: then our man Will Bowling, who will be on the 118 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: sidelines for the road games this year, will be with 119 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: us for his perspective on playing the Broncos. So a 120 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: couple questions as for you, Amy. First of all, you 121 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: are familiar with how beloved the late great Steve McNair 122 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: and Eddie George r in the Titans organization. You knew 123 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: about Bruce Matthews and what an unbelievable pro he was. 124 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: Frank Whitcheck, the late great Frank Whitcheck, who of course 125 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: was a valued member of our Titans radio team. There 126 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: have been some legends around these parts. And then you 127 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 1: were here when Chris Johnson kind of took this place 128 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: by storm. And then Derrick Henry became the best running 129 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: back in the National Football League. You saw the evolution 130 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: of those great talented Titans. How would you describe the 131 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: buzz around the new Titans quarterback cam Ward? 132 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 2: Oh, my goodness. Well, everybody is incredibly excited because the 133 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: way that we've seen him show up is so different 134 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: than what you usually see a rookie kind of embody 135 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 2: when they first walk into their new team, the facility, 136 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 2: all of that stuff. He he seems to be pretty unflappable. 137 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 2: I don't want to go so far as to say 138 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: like ice in his veins, because we have seen him 139 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 2: get really competitive. We see him talk a lot of smack, 140 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 2: We see him kind of go through those times where 141 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 2: he's really feeling competitive and juiced up, and that to 142 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 2: me isn't like ice in your veins, like Joe cool. 143 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: He I mean, he gets into it and he gets fiery, 144 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 2: but he is also incredibly professional, incredibly passionate about what 145 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 2: he's doing and the perspective that he has on what 146 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 2: his role is, how it fits into the rest of 147 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: the team, and like, ultimately what it is that we're 148 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 2: doing here is just so unique to somebody that's that 149 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 2: young and in such a high profile position. He talks 150 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 2: about getting here early and like, well, if I can't 151 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 2: get up for this and show up at five in 152 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 2: the morning for something, I'm really passionate about, what business 153 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 2: do I have doing this? That is a very mature 154 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 2: way to approach your job, Yes, for anybody, let alone 155 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 2: for the quarterback of an NFL team who's like rather young. 156 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 2: I think the way that he prepares, the way that 157 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 2: he comes out early for practice, stays after practice, the 158 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: people that he talks through to throughout the course of 159 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 2: a practice, and we even saw it on the sidelines 160 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 2: during the preseason games. He interacts with so many different 161 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 2: people throughout the course of the team Like it's not 162 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 2: just he's only talking to his quarterbacks coach. He's not 163 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 2: only talking to his receivers. He's down talking to Jeffrey 164 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 2: Simmons and the defense about certain things. He's talking to 165 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 2: every person on the offense to try and get things 166 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 2: right and make sure that they're gelling together again. To 167 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 2: have that zoomed out approach to what this means as 168 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 2: a team, sport and as a leader in all of it. 169 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 2: We has no wonder they made him a captain as 170 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 2: a rookie. He acts like a captain. So I think 171 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 2: that everybody is picking up on there's something special about 172 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,599 Speaker 2: this guy beyond what he does on the field. I 173 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 2: mean that's not even talking about I mean the arm 174 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 2: that he has that we've all been amazed by. I mean, 175 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 2: you want to talk about a pretty football, if you 176 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 2: see it, it's coming from cam Ward. I mean, he's 177 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 2: just he's precise, he's accurate, it looks good. He doesn't 178 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 2: even look like he's trying. And so being able to 179 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 2: see the on the field talent, see the off the 180 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: field persona, and that there's just a little something different 181 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 2: about this guy. I think we're all really excited about that. 182 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 2: What's going to be challenging is remembering that he's a 183 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 2: human and that he's a rookie. So he's doing a 184 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 2: lot of things that he's never done before. He's going 185 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 2: to be put in situations that he's never seen before 186 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 2: and against talent that is hip to his game, like 187 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 2: those guys on the defense are getting paid just the 188 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 2: same way he is. And so we all have to 189 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 2: remember that when we go into this and I feel 190 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 2: like I'm telling these this fan base, you I'm telling 191 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 2: everybody things that you already know. But we all have 192 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 2: to be cool about cam Ward because he is still 193 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 2: a rookie. 194 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: We do, and I think you're saying what you just 195 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: said about him, you could say about the entire team 196 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: in general. And I realized the last few years have 197 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 1: been very frustrating for Titans fans. They want wins, they 198 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: want to go undefeated, they want to get back to 199 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. You want to win championships. I get that. 200 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: Everybody wants that. I assure you everyone in this building 201 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: wants that too. But the reality is is when you're 202 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: building a championship level team, there's still going to be 203 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: some ups and downs. Okay, before we let you go, 204 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 1: give me another player. A newcomer. Doesn't have to be 205 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: a rookie that you're really fired up about. And you're saying, 206 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: Titans fans, wait till you see this guy. 207 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: Oh a rookie. 208 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: No, it doesn't have to be rookie. Can be any 209 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: new Titan. 210 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 2: Any new Titan. 211 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: Yes. 212 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 2: Oh, I'm really fired up about Cody Barty. 213 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 1: Knew you're gonna shay, Yeah. 214 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: So fired up Cody Barton. I know because I talk 215 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 2: about him a lot, and I understand this. But Gottley, 216 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 2: it's been fun to watch him work. It has been 217 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 2: really fun to see his infuse of leadership, but also 218 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 2: his skill set. I mean where the ball is so 219 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 2: too is Cody Barton. Yeah, he's made some great plays 220 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 2: throughout the preseason. He's flying around out at practice and 221 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 2: he's bringing up the young guys with him, which has 222 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 2: been so much fun. So I think that he's just 223 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 2: been such an asset to this defense, to this team overall, 224 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 2: and especially at a position where middle linebacker. At the 225 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 2: end of twenty four, we were really sure what was 226 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 2: going on there, Like this is going to look different 227 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 2: in twenty five, And now we have a guy who's 228 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,839 Speaker 2: done it before. He's a proven contributor, he's a guy 229 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 2: that can make plays, and now he's a captain on 230 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 2: this team. Like that's so good for the Tennessee Titans. 231 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 2: He makes this defense better and I'm excited to watch 232 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 2: him work. But maybe I should cool it and find 233 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 2: like a different a different person to be excited about. 234 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 1: Get ready on Sunday when you're listening to Titans Radio, 235 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: there are going to be about a dozen times where 236 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: I say tackled by Barton. Tackled by Barton. Yep, he'll 237 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: number fifty will be everywhere near the football, Amy, I 238 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: love youenthusiasm. I know you're pumped about this Sunday as 239 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: the Titans radio network gets ready for the first regular 240 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: season call at three Central Time. Pregame show will start 241 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: at two. We have you on this show, we have 242 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 1: you all the time. And then, of course you'll be 243 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: with us on the sidelines for the first home game 244 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: against the Rams. Cannot wait for that, my friend. 245 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 2: I'm so looking forward to it. Let's go. It's week 246 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 2: one TZ. 247 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: Yes, ma'am. Brian Callahan, the head coach of the Titans, 248 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: joins us. Next. 249 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 2: When you bring Helman's creamy buffalo chicken nip to the 250 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 2: watch party, you can cheer too loud, or block the TV, 251 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 2: or be a couch coach, and no one will eject 252 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 2: you from the game. That's a Hail Mayo. Helman's the 253 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 2: official mayo of the Tennessee Titan. This summer, Seek Geek 254 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 2: has your ticket to the best live concerts in Nashville 255 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 2: at Nissan Stadium. See Geek makes it easy to catch 256 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 2: world conquering tours and high waters performances from your favorite 257 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 2: artists all summer long. See Geek has the best seat 258 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 2: or for an unforgettable summer from Rock Royalty to Rap 259 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 2: Superstars R and V to country. Find it all on 260 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 2: ce geek, the official ticketing partner of Nissan Stadium. It's 261 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 2: your summer, Make it count se ek. Hey Titans fans 262 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 2: with a Kroger Boost membership, You'll score big with double 263 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 2: fuel points, free delivery, and lots more. Go to Kroger 264 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: dot com slash Boost for details. Kroger the official grocer 265 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 2: of the Tennessee Titans. Tighten up. Now back to the OTP. 266 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: It's September, coach. Finally, it's time for football, my friend, Yeah. 267 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 3: Looking forward to it. 268 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: I know you that you are before we talk about 269 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos and the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Look, 270 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: making a football team every single day of the year 271 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: is as important as game day is. So did the 272 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: Titans win the first eight months of twenty twenty five? 273 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 3: Well, I feel like we're in a much better position, 274 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 3: and I like where our team is at, and I'm 275 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 3: very confident in the preparation that we've put in, and 276 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 3: so I'm excited to see what it looks like when 277 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 3: it comes to playing real football here. So feel very 278 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 3: good about our process and where we're at and how 279 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 3: we're going to approach this this opening part of the season. 280 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 1: What was most important to you this offseason? 281 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 3: We got to play better football first and foremost. I 282 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 3: mean that's the that's the number one thing. That was 283 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 3: the number one goal all the way through the process 284 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 3: was how do we find ways to eliminate the things 285 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 3: that lost us games. I thought we did a you know, 286 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 3: you look at our preseason stats and again I'm not 287 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 3: they're not predictive, let's just throw it out there. But 288 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 3: the things that we emphasized I think we got. You know, 289 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 3: we think we finished in the top ten and penalties, 290 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 3: and I think offensively we were the least penalized team. 291 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 3: We had no fumbles offensively, and we had a couple 292 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 3: of interceptions. But the things that we emphasized, I feel like, 293 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 3: even when it came to games that we got and 294 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 3: that was encouraging. You know, we had a couple turnovers Defensively, 295 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 3: I think we're about middle of the pack in the preseason, 296 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 3: so everything that we're working towards and we're emphasizing showed 297 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 3: up on tape on in the game. So that was 298 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 3: really encouraging to see. But that was the most important 299 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 3: part of the process, and I think the secondary accomplishment 300 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 3: of the off season was the connection of the football team. 301 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 3: Those things were intentional. We spend a lot of time 302 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 3: working at it, and I think with the connection comes 303 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 3: the leadership component as guys know each other better and 304 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 3: understand each other better, that that connection was was forged 305 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 3: a little bit more intent intently and intensely, I think 306 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 3: over the course of the of the offseason. So really 307 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 3: feel good about where our team is at. 308 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's something that I really noticed in the last 309 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: couple of months is attitude and leadership. How much does 310 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: that matter when things get real in terms of deciding 311 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: between a win and a loss. 312 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 3: Well, you know, everything's pretty equal in the NFL. You 313 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 3: know that the talent's pretty equal, the coaching is pretty equal. 314 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 3: It's there's everyone's good at their job at this level. 315 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 3: And I've always felt like that's the separator in the 316 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 3: league for teams that win, as the teams that have 317 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 3: that sort of connection, they have the leadership ability that 318 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 3: can that can manage some rough waters. You know, that's 319 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 3: leadership usually comes out when when things aren't good. Everyone 320 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 3: can lead when it's when it's good, that's easy but 321 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 3: the hard times and the adversities that you face over 322 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 3: the course of years, where you start to see that 323 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 3: being something that can help you pull you out of 324 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 3: a out of a rut, out of a lull, in 325 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 3: a in a game, in a in a month, however 326 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 3: that shapes out. But that's where I feel really good 327 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 3: about where our team is because that's the difference I 328 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 3: think is talent being equal. What kind of connection does 329 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 3: your team have, How well do they play together, how 330 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 3: much do they play for each other, howcountable are they 331 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 3: to each other? And I think that's something that we've 332 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 3: we've gotten a lot of work in over the course 333 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 3: of the offseason. 334 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: You had the entire team at the Captain's Dinner, which 335 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: was held in Nashville the week before the season started, 336 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: and you announced the captains of the football team, and 337 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: you could really tell how meaningful this was to the 338 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: players you selected and the rest of the team too. 339 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 3: I think anytime you're voted a captain of a football team, 340 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 3: particularly an NFL team, it is a huge honor. It 341 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,640 Speaker 3: does mean something, especially when it's voted on by your teammates, 342 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 3: and and it's that was purely based on the number 343 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 3: of votes their teammates gave them. They selected guys that 344 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 3: I think were the right ones. I think we have 345 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 3: several others that would have certainly been great with if 346 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 3: that was the case. I mean, there's there's plenty of 347 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 3: guys that I think would have would have fit that role. 348 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 3: But I felt like they the team picked their leaders, 349 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 3: and they picked the right ones. And there is something 350 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 3: that they're just something about that sea in your chest 351 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 3: that does have some pretty deep meaning to those guys, 352 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 3: and I think they take a lot of pride in that. 353 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, you've got a bunch of fresh faces. 354 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 1: Cody Barton is a new player that was elected a captain. 355 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,439 Speaker 1: Cam Ward obviously is a rookie. He was selected as 356 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 1: a captain. But really what really struck me was one 357 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: of your veteran leaders, Calvin Ridley, when you told him 358 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: gave him that jersey it has a sea on it. 359 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: I mean, he had tears in his eyes. It was 360 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: so meaningful to see that. 361 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's there's just something about the growth that I 362 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 3: think for Calvin personally, the journey he's been on to 363 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 3: be able to earn himself that opportunity to be a leader, 364 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 3: and he's always he was a leader for us last 365 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 3: year in terms of his production and his work ethic, 366 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 3: but he's really grown in the communication part of it, 367 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 3: and I think that's to be able to see that 368 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 3: for him. I know it was a goal of his 369 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 3: to be a captain of our football team. And to 370 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 3: see him realize that and to see his teammates, most 371 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 3: importantly feel the same way, it was really cool to see. 372 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: You talked about the buy in. You had over one 373 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: hundred players that were here in this facility at some 374 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: point during twenty twenty five, and you basically cut that 375 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: number in half with your active roster. Yet anyone that 376 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: were a Titan uniform bought in to what you're trying 377 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,199 Speaker 1: to do in year two. So I know it was 378 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: hard to say goodbye to some of those guys because 379 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: of how much they bought into what you're doing. 380 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, and then what was my message to the team, 381 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 3: you know, before we ended up going to the cutdown process, 382 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 3: was that although some of these guys might not be 383 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 3: here to see the fruition over the course of the season, 384 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 3: they were still integral parts of helping us build our 385 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 3: football team. And that's the way the NFL works. You know, 386 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 3: you need you got. You got ninety guys in your roster. 387 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 3: You need all of them to get through the off season. 388 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 3: In the training camp process, they're huge parts of your 389 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 3: developmental process. There huge parts of building your team. They 390 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,239 Speaker 3: all play a very significant role. So to tell those 391 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 3: guys that they aren't going to be here for the 392 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 3: regular season, you know, is not something that I enjoy. 393 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 3: And you can tell you know they've invested a lot 394 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 3: too that that also hurts for them. So not the 395 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 3: most fun set of days, but you know, it's part 396 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,719 Speaker 3: of life in the NFL. But I appreciate the way 397 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 3: those guys worked and helping make our team better. 398 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: And now it's time to prepare for the regular season. 399 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: The Denver Broncos and the Tennessee Titans in Denver, Colorado, 400 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: three pm Central Kick on Sunday that you can hear 401 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: here on Titans Radio. Pregame show starts at two o'clock. 402 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 2: Home is at the forefront of all we do. It's 403 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 2: why we're so committed to caring for the places and 404 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 2: spaces in which we work and live. Ashley, the official 405 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 2: furniture provider of the Tennessee Titans. Genesis is the first 406 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 2: and only official Jeweler of the Titans, having earned that 407 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 2: title since two thousand and six. Titans players, coaches, and 408 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 2: fans trust Genesis for the absolute best in selection, quality, 409 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 2: customer service, and of course value for diamonds, engagement rings, 410 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 2: designer fashion, jewelry, and the largest selection of luxury pre 411 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 2: owned rolexes in Tennessee. Genesis is the hands down winner. 412 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 2: Genesis Diamonds in Green Hills and Cool Springs the official 413 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 2: jeweler of the Tennessee Titans. Little Caesars is the official 414 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 2: pizza partner of your Tennessee Titans. Download the Little Caesars 415 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 2: app and get your favorites delivered today. Delivery fees you 416 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 2: will apply now back to the OTP coach. 417 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: The Denver Broncos were a playoff team in twenty twenty four. 418 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: Tell us about Sean Payton and the Broncos in twenty 419 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: twenty five. 420 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, really good football team. It's going to be a 421 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 3: excellent environment to go play in. I've spent a lot 422 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 3: of years there in Denver with some good teams, so 423 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 3: I'm very familiar with the environment. The fans are excited. 424 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 3: They think they have a really good football team and 425 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 3: there right they do. So the environment's going to be outstanding, 426 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 3: it's gonna be loud, it's going to be adverse, and 427 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 3: then that they have a good collection of players on 428 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 3: top of it. I think it first and foremost for them, 429 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 3: it starts up front on both sides. Their their defensive 430 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 3: front is incredibly productive rushing the passer. They were still 431 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 3: one of the best teams against the run last year. 432 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 3: They played really well together. It's a very well coordinated 433 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:35,400 Speaker 3: scheme by Vance Joseph. They got a unique pressure package 434 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 3: that they like to bring. They got good players, which 435 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 3: is headlined obviously by Defensive Player of the Year Pascertain 436 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 3: on the perimeter. He'll follow usually the best receivers that 437 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 3: they play against. He's a true, you know, shut down 438 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 3: style corner, a really really good player, very technically sound, 439 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 3: very patient player. But then their front's really what makes 440 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 3: it go. It makes it life easy on the back 441 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 3: end for him with Nick, Benito, uh And and Allen 442 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 3: and the interior they they all they got three guys 443 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 3: with double digit sacks. They led the league in sacks 444 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 3: last year. So a real big test for us at 445 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 3: the gate. Up front on offense, and then on their 446 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 3: offensive side. Their offensive line I think is one of 447 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 3: the better units in the league. They're they're good at 448 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 3: running the football. Sean Payton's been doing this for a 449 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 3: really long time at a at a really high level, 450 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 3: so his team's gonna be ready schematically. They do whatever 451 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 3: they need to do to win. I think bow Knicks 452 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 3: is shown to be one of the young stars of 453 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 3: the league at the position. Really did a good job 454 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 3: for them, especially as the year went a long you 455 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 3: saw him get better and better. They got a good 456 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 3: collection of skilled players. They're they're young running backs, a 457 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 3: really good player. They do a good job, you know, 458 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 3: And I think that, and then you add in, you know, 459 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 3: Darren Rizzy and his special teams units have always been 460 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 3: some of the best in football. And you can see 461 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 3: why they feel good about their football team, and they should. 462 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 3: It's they're gonna be really they're really good. It's a 463 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 3: tough test for us, but I think we're up to 464 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 3: the challenge. 465 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, you referenced bow Nicks, and you've been coaching quarterbacks 466 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: for a long time. They're in Denver for a little while, 467 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: and there seems to be some comparisons that you could 468 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: make from knickst Award in terms of how wise beyond 469 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: their years they are. 470 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know Bo personally, I just from what 471 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 3: I've seen it certainly seems like he's one of those 472 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 3: types of players. You don't step into the NFL as 473 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 3: a rookie and start that many games without having that 474 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,679 Speaker 3: maturity to you. It's hard to do. The things that 475 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 3: he did were really impressive. He's a really good athlete. 476 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 3: On top of it, he makes he makes a lot 477 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 3: of plays with his feet, which at this level at 478 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 3: the quarterback position, gets you out of some trouble. But 479 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,719 Speaker 3: he's got the wherewithal to manage that offense, which is 480 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 3: you know, Sean's a very demanding coach. He does a 481 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 3: really good job and they seem to fit well together 482 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,400 Speaker 3: and I think you see the relationship growing. I'm sure 483 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 3: Bo will be even better here to start year two 484 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 3: with a full off season under his belt. They're they're 485 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,919 Speaker 3: a good football team, and the offensive side with the 486 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 3: maturity of the quarterback position, you can tell you feel 487 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 3: that when you watch him play. 488 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: You've been all off season working on the Denver and 489 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: your team didn't even know it at at times. Now 490 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 1: that they know they're working on the Denver Broncos, what's 491 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: the most important in practice this week coach. 492 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 3: Really, it's going to be a Week one in the 493 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 3: NFL can be pretty wild, but it's going to be 494 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 3: still about the same things we've preached all offseason. Taking 495 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 3: care of the football. You look at Denver, I think 496 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 3: they were seven and one when they were they want 497 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 3: to turnover margin and they they weren't quite as good 498 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 3: when they didn't. So protecting the football Week ones, always 499 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 3: pair themount making sure that you stay at a long 500 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 3: down and distances offensively against their defense. That's what they 501 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 3: want you. They want you in third and long and 502 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 3: second and long so they can they can rush as 503 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 3: that group wants to do is rush the quarterback. So 504 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 3: those are the things that that you just do the thing, 505 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 3: that little thing's right that puts you in pretty good position. 506 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 3: That's the key. Uh, the scheme is going to be 507 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 3: the scheme. You know, we're we're we're going to do 508 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 3: things that we know well and put our guys in 509 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 3: position to have success and let them play fast. Because 510 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 3: Week one is there's a lot of nerves and we've 511 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 3: got some young players and so there's going to be 512 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 3: things that we got a lot of reps invested on 513 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 3: that we're going to use again, and that's just how 514 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 3: that's just how good football teams operate. 515 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,679 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, and you will on Monday. I know 516 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 1: that you'll have practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday get 517 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: ready and then head to Denver on Saturday. So there's 518 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: a lot of work that's going to be done throughout 519 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: the entirety of this week, maybe even a little bit 520 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: more than than is usual. 521 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,120 Speaker 3: Right, that's just the week one. Yeah, you know where 522 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 3: you get an extra week before and you get the 523 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 3: bonus Monday, So there's a little bit extra work, and 524 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 3: you try not to get too far down the road 525 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 3: because you've got to still maintain you don't get all 526 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 3: these extra days for the next seventeen weeks. It's just 527 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 3: sort of a week one bonus. We'll use all that time, 528 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,679 Speaker 3: certainly to our advantage, but you try to keep it 529 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 3: consistent for the players because you only have usually Wednesday 530 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 3: to Sunday to get ready anyway, so we try to 531 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 3: stay within that framework. 532 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 1: I would love to call a game in primetime at 533 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: some point in the future on a Thursday or a 534 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,360 Speaker 1: Sunday night or a Monday night. But to your point, 535 00:25:55,480 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: there's some good news in playing seventeen Sunday games. Almost 536 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: all of your games are at one o'clock. You do 537 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 1: have some West Coast games. You have one game in 538 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: Indianapolis it starts after three o'clock. But a lot of 539 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: twelve o'clock local kicks this year, all games on Sunday. 540 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: That can help your team get in a rhythm. 541 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 3: I would think, I believe, so, Yeah, you try to 542 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 3: look at the positive part of it. Yeah, certainly, we'd 543 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 3: love to earn the right to be on primetime and 544 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 3: play on national television all those things, and we'll get there. 545 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 3: But right now, for where our team is at, I 546 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 3: think there's some benefit to play in seventeen Sundays in 547 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 3: a row at the same time, and there is a 548 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 3: rhythm that you can acquire and you don't have to 549 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 3: worry about adapting to a short week or a long 550 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,719 Speaker 3: week or anything like that. We can just we know 551 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 3: what we're facing and we can go focus on that. 552 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and finally, coach, I know that year two, everything 553 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: gets more and more comfortable the longer you go in it. 554 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: Just how proud are you to represent the Tennessee Titans. 555 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 3: It's a dream come true for me to be able 556 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 3: to lead this franchise, and I'm excited about where we're 557 00:26:58,640 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 3: at and where we're headed. And I think that's the 558 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,159 Speaker 3: most important part is I believe in our team. I 559 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 3: believe in our players and our coaching staff, and I 560 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 3: believe in our front office and our ownership for that matter, 561 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 3: that we're doing things the right way and putting ourselves 562 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 3: in a position to succeed. And I'm looking forward to 563 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 3: the challenge. 564 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: It's a privilege to get to call it my friend. 565 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: Look forward to it. Three o'clock locally in Nashville, two 566 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 1: o'clock in Denver on Sunday here on Titans Radio. Thank 567 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: you coach. 568 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 3: Good to be here. Can't wait for next week. 569 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: For Brian Callahan, I'm Taylor Zar, Sir. This has been 570 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:31,400 Speaker 1: the OTP