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I'm 6 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: Mike Keith, special guest, Special Place, Good Stuff, Tailgate Brewery, Chattanooga, 7 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: Tennessee coach Dave McGinnis is here. 8 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 2: Yes, I am RTT. 9 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: Bryan is here, present and accounted for the Titans radio 10 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: team assemble assembles go. 11 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 3: That always works in a brewery. 12 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 2: This is great. 13 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: It worked in Anchorman, so. 14 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 4: Weird. I feel like Brick Tamblin in this equation. 15 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: You do love lamp, Yeah, I do love lamp. 16 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 4: We are we yelling, yelling. 17 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: Chattanooga Titans fans have welcomed us to the scenic city. 18 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: We are excited to be here and excited to spend 19 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: time with them because what's really great. We love what 20 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: we do. We are very thankful that we are at 21 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: the games on Sunday, but we do miss viewing parties 22 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: with Titans fans, and we've always wanted to experience that. 23 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: So we said, who are some of the coolest people 24 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: that we know of who have a great viewing party 25 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: every week. It's the Chattanooga Titans fans. Blake Shoemaker. Yeah, 26 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: see what I mean. And if you're watching this edition 27 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: of the OTP, you can see. If you're not, you 28 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: could just hear it and believe us. Blake, how are 29 00:01:59,360 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: you doing? 30 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: Well, welcome to town. 31 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: Well, it's great to be here. Thank you so much 32 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: for having us. Absolutely so this group has been together. 33 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: I see if they have an official patch and everything. 34 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 3: We're gonna have to get into the patches too, because 35 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 3: it's just the coolest thing. But let's start at the beginning. 36 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: Year six of this group. How did this group happen? 37 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 5: Well, it's funny. Our original members, Brian and Chris actually 38 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 5: met at a bar just up the street. There was 39 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 5: nowhere here in town in Chattanooga to watch the games. Seriously, 40 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 5: there was not. There was no organized watch party, nothing 41 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 5: like that, and they just happened to run into each 42 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 5: other at this establishment up the road, and one of 43 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 5: them notice that Chris was wearing one of his London 44 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 5: NFL scars from going to one of the NFL London 45 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 5: games for the Titans, and they had been in attendance 46 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 5: at the same game, and it struck up this conversation 47 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 5: about you were there, well, we were there, and we 48 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 5: need to do something. We need to you know, make 49 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 5: something here in town to make this kind of a 50 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 5: special thing to go watch games together. And it kind 51 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 5: of evolved from there. It started with four people and 52 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 5: just kind of evolved from there. And you know, year 53 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 5: number six and growing by leaps and bounds. 54 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: How early do you do you get here? On Sundays? 55 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 5: We hear probably an hour hour and a half before 56 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 5: kickoff to set up all the flags and all the 57 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 5: signage outside and everything just to kind of attract people in. 58 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 5: And it's really neat to kind of see more and 59 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 5: more people come in over the course of the day. 60 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 5: We've had so many people. You know, we're doing our 61 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 5: first down chance, we're doing our third down chance, and 62 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 5: people out on the street, walking down the road hear 63 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 5: us outside and it brings them in. 64 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 3: Right now, that's awesome. 65 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: You're the Chatto, I know, right, so do people who 66 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: if they're like driving through town, spending the weekend here 67 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: and are Titans fans? Did they ever just pop by 68 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: to be part of it. We do. 69 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 5: It's funny because the social media presence has made it 70 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 5: so much easier, you know, being on Twitter or being 71 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 5: on Facebook, things like that. People will be here in 72 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 5: town and they're like, well, heck, I'm here in a 73 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 5: major city in Tennessee. There's got to be a place 74 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 5: to watch the game, right. And we've had people come 75 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 5: in all the time and say that they found us 76 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 5: or they heard us while they were here in town 77 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 5: staying at the Chew Chew next door or whatever. 78 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: It is great. It's next to the Chattanoogat Choose right, Yeah, 79 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: really cool. 80 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 3: I mean, Mike, and you've got to realize that when 81 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 3: you come out here to watch a game with this 82 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 3: group of people, it's so much more than just watching 83 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: the game. A As he said earlier, they do all 84 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 3: the chance that they do at Nissan Stadium. So it 85 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 3: gets rowdy in here, I would presume it does. 86 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 5: And I mean the acoustics in this place are immaculate. 87 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 5: I mean the echo that just kind of drives through 88 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 5: the place pretty often. 89 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,119 Speaker 1: So do you see fans of other NFL teams running 90 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: out of here when they drive them out? 91 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 3: You know, it's funny. 92 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 5: You say that we actually have people, you know, from 93 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 5: all walks of life, all locations here in Chattanooga, and 94 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 5: they come in to watch their games and we just 95 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 5: kind of welcome them like family. 96 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: That's nice. 97 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 4: You know. 98 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 5: We see teams that you know, travel well, We've had 99 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 5: Packers fans, and here we've had Bears fans, and here 100 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 5: we've had fans of all other kinds of teams. But 101 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 5: you know, we good natured ribbing, but you know, everybody's welcome. 102 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 3: They also have a setup here that is great. They 103 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 3: have the entire second floor and so they are able 104 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: to really spread out make the place their own. People 105 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 3: who are watching on YouTube can kind of see a 106 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: little bit that there are flags and all kinds of 107 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 3: signage behind us. But for those of you listening in 108 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 3: an audio only format, let me just tell it looks fantastic. 109 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 3: And there's so many different eras of Titans represented. There's 110 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 3: so many different flags and giveaways from over the years 111 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 3: that are here. When you guys decided like we need 112 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 3: to make this place our own, we need to what 113 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 3: start a collection, maybe have everyone chip in and be like, hey, 114 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 3: do you have any Titans merchandise Titans flags that you 115 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 3: want to display. How does that even happen. 116 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's funny because you know, some of them are 117 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 5: as simple as game giveaways. You know, we've gone to 118 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 5: the game and they were given them away that day, 119 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 5: or we were out and about and we saw a 120 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 5: store that had a flag that looked a little different 121 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 5: than the one we've had, and you know, some of 122 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 5: them are like that, as simple as that. And then 123 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 5: there are others that have stories. I mean, right above 124 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,679 Speaker 5: us as a flag from the Baltimore game in Europe 125 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 5: this past year and Chris was there and got one 126 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 5: of the flags while he was there. We have some 127 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 5: of the pennants that hung out in the official Titans 128 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 5: team bar there in town that we were able to get, 129 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 5: and so you know, some of them have stories, and 130 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 5: some of them even have design elements where you know, 131 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 5: people in our group have actually designed the flags and everything. 132 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 3: And that's the same with these patches. So they have 133 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 3: patches for every era of Chattanooga Titans fans. 134 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 5: Every single year. 135 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, which is so cool. And so they get do 136 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 3: these giveaways during the game as well, so you're engaged 137 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 3: the entire time. Kind of giveaways do you want to patch? Oh, 138 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 3: I can give you that right now. 139 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: Give they gave me one. 140 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean it's amazing because you know, we do 141 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,239 Speaker 5: the patches every year. We kind of collaborate on the design, 142 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 5: see what we're gonna come up with, and then we 143 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 5: basically sell them, you know, close to costs, and then 144 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 5: we use those proceeds to kind of buy the giveaways. 145 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 5: So if we're out and about and we see something 146 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 5: at a local retailer like oh, they have these, you know, 147 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 5: a Titans Bluetooth speaker, or they have this, or they 148 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 5: have that, you know, it's kind of a collection of that, 149 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 5: and then we've increased, you know, our presence. The team 150 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 5: is becoming aware of us. So last year it was 151 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 5: a huge deal for us to get listed on the 152 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 5: Titans website as an official you know, watch party partner 153 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 5: here in Chattanooga. 154 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: So they've sent us some stuff. 155 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 5: They were kind enough to send us a couple of 156 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 5: many helmets last year that were signed by Jeffrey Simmons. 157 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 5: Oh that's sir. So those are really big items for us, 158 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 5: you know. So so the team has been really kind 159 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 5: on that kind of thing. Send us a bunch of 160 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 5: these pennants. 161 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: Also, this is a great setup. I mean I kind 162 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 2: of walking in here. I know this isn't a Is 163 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 2: this a visual medium? The Titans YouTube channel, get on 164 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: Titans YouTube. This is outstanding. Let me let me just 165 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: you know, this reminds me it's speaking about London when 166 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: we went to London. I mean, that's absolutely nuts over there, 167 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 2: the Titans fans, they're holding nothing over y'all. I promise 168 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 2: you there's a good stuff here. This is this is 169 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 2: this is impressive. It really is. 170 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 4: We love it. 171 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 5: I mean it's it's we just can't wait for the 172 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 5: season to begin. 173 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: So do you start in preseason even? 174 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 5: You know, we even had a draft party, so total 175 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 5: a draft party. 176 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah. 177 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 5: In fact, that big Chane you see glowing in the 178 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 5: background debuted at the draft party. The oilers Derek there. 179 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: Okay, there's a there's a gentleman here and his name 180 00:07:56,360 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: is Chris. Chris. Chris has a giant chain with a 181 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: giant oil Derek on it. That's Neon lights. 182 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 2: Chris, come on here, just get them. It is really 183 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 2: I can tell you. 184 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 3: Why would you not? 185 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: Why not take a. 186 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: Big picture of this? Look at this, This is this 187 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 2: is as good as. 188 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 6: He's the one that it's not too heavy it's not 189 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 6: a coach, Max signed your oil. Derek, Well that's better. 190 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 2: That is a fancy right there. 191 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: It's not really offensive. 192 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 4: Coach. 193 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 2: Here we go, thank you, there you go. 194 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: But see here, here's what's really cool. Blake is red 195 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: Brian is the master of collectibles. You have tons of 196 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: collectibles for a variety of things. Sure, when you see 197 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: him wearing something like the neon oil, Derek, do you 198 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: want one? You want one of those? 199 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 4: Right? Yeah? I mean on every day that ends and 200 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 4: why yes, absolutely, But I mean that's a great it's 201 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 4: fantastic that you wear it. 202 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: Well your neck hurt tomorrow a little bit, Yeah, it's 203 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: good to be honest. 204 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: He's got all the patches too. He's got he's got 205 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 2: he's got all the different he's got all the different patches. 206 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: You know who would love this that works at one 207 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 2: O four five. That is a huge Titans fan is 208 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 2: Ron Sleigh. Ron would love that right there. 209 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 4: He would actually he would approve of that. Chris, that 210 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 4: is awesome. Thank you for being thank you. 211 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, well that's awesome. 212 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: I mean this is but but this is why we 213 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: do this, Ratt. I mean, when you think about when 214 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: we started coming to Chattanooga in nineteen ninety eight and 215 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 1: we went to see w d F TV and we said, 216 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: would you carry our games, because as the CBS affiliate 217 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: they had the AFC package, and they said, we'll carry 218 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: your games, and they have carried our games every day ever. 219 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: It's from nineteen ninety eight on to help us create 220 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: a fan base in this part of the state. WGOW 221 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 1: Talk Radio one oh two point three a news talk 222 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,959 Speaker 1: eleven fifty. They've been with us since the Memphis year. 223 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 1: They might have even carried the Houston Oiler's final year 224 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety six. 225 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 4: I think they were a founding flame member. 226 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: I don't I don't know that we've had a market 227 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: outside of Nashville where there's been more sentergy in terms 228 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: of with the games being available and the promotion. I 229 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: can't speak to the whole Fox thing in town. That's 230 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: another deal. But our CBS partner has been great and 231 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: you know, for this to be able to develop. How 232 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: old a man are you, Blake, I'm forty one, you're 233 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: forty one? And where are you originally from? 234 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 5: Just outside of Birmingham, Alabama, a little town called Pleasant Grove. 235 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,959 Speaker 1: I've been to Pleasant Grove. I know it, Cherry has 236 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: were you at how long have you been a Titans fit? 237 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 5: I started caring about the pro game right about the 238 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 5: time the team moved to Cashville. So, and of course 239 00:10:59,480 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 5: we don't have. 240 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 1: You're fourteen or fifty, and you know, we market into Birmingham, 241 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: we market Huntsville, we market Florence. We you know, all 242 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 1: really from Birmingham North and the same way. You know, 243 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 1: we've got a station in Scottsboro, Alabama. W W I 244 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: C yes, indeed our main man Greg Bell, Greg Bell. So, 245 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just followed into the theory of what 246 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: we were trying to do and to see all of 247 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: you here in this way, and I don't mean to 248 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: be corny, but I am. 249 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 3: That's fine. 250 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: It's I mean, it's really emotional and a dream come 251 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:38,359 Speaker 1: true for us because when we started this, not everybody 252 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: wanted to be that associated with what we were doing. 253 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: And so to come down here and get to spend 254 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: today with you guys actually watching college baseball. But that's 255 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: good too, in a great place with a great atmosphere 256 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: and with your excitement for the season, it's really special. 257 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: And I'm thanking you on the OTP, but I'm actually 258 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: thanking everybody in the room for Okay, okay, I'm not leaving. 259 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna stay. 260 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 3: It's just a little emotions. 261 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 4: Say Chattanooga, Mike, for a cheap pop, Say Chattanooga, Chattanooga. 262 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 4: Time there it is every time, Mike, I'm gonna piggyback 263 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 4: off what you said. And Blake, this is super important 264 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 4: with because he and I have done them all together. 265 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 4: We're always on the different the other part of it, 266 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 4: and we don't ever get to see this. When there 267 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 4: was no Tennessee Oilers, when there were no Titans in Nashville, 268 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 4: there were certain establishments like Tailgate Brewery, where there were 269 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 4: watch parties of the established national team of the week 270 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 4: that you saw every week before there was anfl Sunday. 271 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 4: Take us to the Washington Green Bay, Dallas, you know, 272 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 4: for there to be that here, and I know there's 273 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 4: other places. It warms my heart just to know that 274 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 4: y'all cared just as much as we care, and that 275 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 4: you anger great to get Football brings people together, that's 276 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 4: the bottom line, absolutely, And I'm glad. 277 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: That you're nice to other fans seriously, because that's I 278 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: mean to be able to enjoy it, just like a 279 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: draft party and people at the draft I mean, this 280 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 1: is I mean, this is serious business to us because 281 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: this is what we do for a living. But it's 282 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: got to be fun, right right, And it feels like 283 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: you people have fun. Yeah, that's what I feels like. 284 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 1: I'm with the fun people, all right. So Blake, here's 285 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: what's really important. You're on the OTP, the Official Titans Podcast. 286 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: Did you know what the OTP was? Until I said that? 287 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 3: It? 288 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: Okay? Thank you? Do you know what it stands for? 289 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: Official Titan because it doesn't go well and Peter Scarnsky 290 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 1: didn't on a recent OTP and it was. 291 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 3: Not good for us. 292 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 4: For me, h, what did they say? It operates territories positively? 293 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 4: What did they say? 294 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 2: You TP was no? 295 00:13:56,120 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 3: He said it was off seven training phone calls. But 296 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 3: then low key Peter Schronski said it was called on 297 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 3: the prow on the Witches. 298 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: We didn't pick up, which is so bizarre. 299 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 3: And Mike and I just blew right past it, didn't 300 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 3: even notice, and then we're listening to it back and 301 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 3: we were like, that's the funniest. 302 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: Thing I ever heard on the prowl. That's what it 303 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: really should be. 304 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 3: We should see one of us looks like we would 305 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 3: be the co host of a podcast called On the Prowl. 306 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: There it is, yes, thank you, thank you. There he is, 307 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you. I mean, I'm glad to be 308 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: known as that person. 309 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 3: The prowl guy. I don't think you want to be 310 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 3: that guy. 311 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: You don't. 312 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 3: I don't think you want to be proud guy. 313 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: All right, Blake, let's get to more important things. Here. 314 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: You have former NFL head coach Dave McGinnis sitting right 315 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: in front of you. You are on mac Talk aka 316 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: the OTP. You can ask Coach Mack your questions. Coach 317 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: Mack saw more off season practices than anybody other than 318 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: someone on the staff. He went to he went to 319 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: the mini camps, he saw walkthroughs, He spent time with 320 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: Bill Callahan and some of the other coaches. So right now, 321 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: there is nobody who understands what the twenty twenty four 322 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: Titans may look like more than Coach Mack. Fire away 323 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: with your questions for Coach Mack. 324 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 2: Be easy, please, I mean, you know, I haven't done 325 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 2: this very long in this league, so it makes me 326 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 2: real nervous. 327 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 5: You're guess, so your guest would be very nice. So 328 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 5: I know we all know about the big names in 329 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 5: the off season. Yeah, I know, going into this off season, 330 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 5: everybody was really aware that we were looking at a. 331 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: Rebuild, right. 332 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 5: So, but we all think now, after that draft and 333 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 5: after the off season, that we may be further along 334 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 5: than we thought. We're all familiar with the big names 335 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 5: in the draft and in free agency. But who do 336 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 5: you see making the biggest impact. Maybe a late round draft, 337 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 5: late round draft pick, maybe even an undrafted free agent 338 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 5: that could make a quick impact. 339 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 2: Okay, here's the story on that. First of all, during 340 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: all the OTAs, He's right, I spent a lot of 341 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 2: time with Bill Callahan and watching him just fundamentally incrementally 342 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 2: improve the fundamentals of this offensive line. Okay, you talk 343 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 2: about you know, the big names, you know, JC Latham, Okay, 344 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 2: but just watching Callahan work with him, and and and Scarrotsky, uh, 345 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 2: you know, and watching those guys work that that is important. 346 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 2: Plus Lloyd Cushionberry who we who we who we just 347 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 2: signed in free agency the left side of this offensive 348 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: line that has been a problem the last couple of years. 349 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 2: I mean, let's just let's just be honest. I mean 350 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 2: that we're always honest, here, we've had some offensive lineage. 351 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 2: The left side of this offensive line is set. Now 352 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 2: are they Are they all set like they're gonna Are 353 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 2: they as good as they're gonna be? No, but that's set. 354 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 2: The right side of the offensive line. I could start 355 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 2: naming off names, but until these, until the big dudes 356 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 2: put the pads on, then you're just guessing. I don't 357 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 2: like to guess in this thing. The thing that I 358 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 2: the thing that I do like when you start looking 359 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 2: at at some of the draft choices. This draft class 360 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 2: with Ran Carthon, he piggybacked it really well, piggybacked it 361 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 2: really well off of what he did in for the agency, 362 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 2: we got some huge, uh free agency signings starting the 363 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 2: receiver room. The kid from Tulane that we took, Jawan Jackson, 364 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 2: just because of the way the new kickoff rules are. 365 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 2: I'm looking really forward to washing to see how he 366 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 2: can be incorporated into that. The brown lea kid corn 367 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 2: back that we took out of Louisville kind of had 368 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 2: a little spurt at the end of at the end 369 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 2: of the ot. 370 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: As when he got healthy well where he started. 371 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 2: Kind of trying to show, you know, he started showing 372 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 2: up a little bit. I always try to reserve, because 373 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 2: I've been doing this a long time as a coach, 374 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 2: any of my any of my thoughts, rather than proclaiming 375 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 2: somebody all Metro, you know, all Metro center after O 376 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 2: t A, I want to see when these guys get 377 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 2: their pads on. But those but those those those two 378 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 2: guys you know, caught my eye. They really they they 379 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 2: really did. Uh. Cedric Gray, the linebacker comes in here 380 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 2: from North Carolina. Frank Bush, I know very well this 381 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 2: linebacker coach, and I ask him, you know, because I'm 382 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 2: with the coach is a lot Mike's right, And I 383 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 2: asked him, what about Gray? He said, he said, Mac. 384 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 2: The first thing I've got to train, which you always 385 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 2: do on linebackers in this league, got to train his 386 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 2: eyes because in the collegiate game, the field dimensions are different, 387 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 2: so the eyes and what they're looking at is completely different. 388 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 2: So he's training him to play like an NFL linebacker. 389 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,880 Speaker 2: And if I heard it once, I heard it two 390 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 2: hundred times during this OTAs to Cedric Cedric, eyes before feet, 391 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 2: eyes before feet, eyes before feet, which means you've got 392 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 2: to know what you're looking at and where to look 393 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 2: before you start moving. So but I think I think 394 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 2: we're going to see incremental improvement with him. I'm really 395 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 2: excited to watch us when we practice against the Seattle 396 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 2: Seahawks because when I was coaching those those practices against 397 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 2: another team, those are even more valuable than the preseason 398 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 2: game for this reason. A preseason game, you're not guaranteed 399 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 2: that your first team is going to play against their 400 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 2: first team, because once it gets to the game, it's 401 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 2: up to the coaching staff as to how they want 402 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 2: to disperse those reps. But when you have have practices, 403 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 2: joint practices with another team, you can You've got ones 404 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 2: against ones for two days, full go, no fair dodging 405 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,239 Speaker 2: that that is That's gonna be the first time I 406 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 2: think we can really get a feel for what this 407 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 2: football team is gonna be. And you're right, it's been reset, 408 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 2: but it's been reset to the mold. This is gonna 409 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 2: be a different offense than you've ever been used to 410 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 2: watching watching the Titans play. The Titans have always been 411 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 2: a heavy running back. Can I turn around and talk 412 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 2: like this, Yeah? I can. This is it's always been 413 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 2: a it's always been a heavy running back centric offense. 414 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 2: Earl Campbell, Eddie, George C J two K, Derrick Henry 415 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 2: throughout the throughout the time. That's not gonna be this 416 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 2: offense anymore. You've got two very similar backs now that 417 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 2: are gonna be very, very different. It's gonna be you know, 418 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 2: three wide receivers, which is eleven personnel and just watching 419 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 2: this offense come together. I mean, you're gonna see a 420 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 2: different type of offense. It's huge for us to watch 421 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 2: the development of the quarterback. That is gonna be huge 422 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 2: for us. But you know, people ask me Mac, how 423 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 2: about will Levis. Will Levis is working. He can't work 424 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 2: any harder on what he's doing, and listening to Brian 425 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 2: Callahan and watching these guys coach him, he's learning, he's 426 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 2: learning the nuances of what this offense is. This is 427 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 2: gonna be an exciting time, especially early on. You know, 428 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 2: I'm excited to watch it because I've kind of watched 429 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 2: it come together a little bit, as Mike has said 430 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 2: during these OTAs. But I know what these guys are 431 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 2: being taught, and that's as important as anything. And the 432 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 2: other thing is the players are buying in now and 433 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 2: they and when the players start carrying the message of 434 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 2: the coaches to the locker room. That's when you got 435 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 2: a chance. Because coaches can talk all they want, but 436 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 2: until players carry the message to the locker room, that's 437 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 2: when this buy in starts. 438 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: What was your question? 439 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 2: What was your question? 440 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 5: That's totally fine, I would say, And if you had 441 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 5: to pick one late round draft pick or even an 442 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 5: undrafted free as Jawon Jackson, love. 443 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: It sixth round two lane. 444 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. I really like his attitude. I like what he 445 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 2: does every day after practice. He's out there on the 446 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 2: jugs machine tight. Tobert is a receiver coach. I hired 447 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 2: Tyke Tobert into this league when I was the head 448 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 2: coach of the Cardinals. Gave him his first job in 449 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 2: this league. He's been a receiver coach now for twenty 450 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 2: five years in the league. He is I talked to 451 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 2: Tych about him. He says, this kid bends his ear relentlessly, 452 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 2: just wanting to learn. 453 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 1: Jawan Jackson number nineteen, love it. Watch him all right? 454 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: Any more questions? 455 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 5: Well, I love how you mentioned the new kickoff rules. 456 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 5: This is one of the biggest changes to the overall 457 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 5: game as far as the rules change we has in 458 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 5: a while. So how much do you see that impacting 459 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:42,959 Speaker 5: strategy going into this new season. 460 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 2: Massive, that's going to be. That's gonna be one of 461 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 2: the most interesting parts of watching games, especially in the preseason. 462 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 2: And I don't know how much the preseason is going 463 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 2: to show you because teams will hold things back. But 464 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,199 Speaker 2: I'd say Mike Keith has been talking about this for 465 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,400 Speaker 2: years in the booth ever since I've been with him. 466 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 2: He hated the kicking the you know, just the it 467 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 2: was just just a ceremonial kickoff and then it would 468 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 2: come back. This is going to be an offensive play. Now. 469 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 2: The strategy for this is going to be. It's fascinating. 470 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 2: John Fossil, Bones Fossil, Who's Who's there's a special team's 471 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 2: coach at Doualltas had a huge part in this. You know, 472 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 2: I've visited with him quite a bit, you know, from 473 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 2: the combine on about what this is. These coaches are 474 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 2: going to have to decide not only how they're going 475 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 2: to attack it from the receiving part of it, but 476 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 2: how they're going to attack it from the coverage part 477 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 2: of it too. It will be, it will be. It's 478 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 2: gonna be a lot of fun to watch. But that's 479 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 2: a massive, massive, rule change, massive rule. 480 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: Change, Blake. We want to give you something as a group. Wow, 481 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: and our hope is that you can draw your winners 482 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: out of here on game days. 483 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 3: I love that, but I just wear it around. 484 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: But I also sure I also hope that maybe you'll 485 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: all come and touch it for luck at the start 486 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: of the game. It'll be your thing, and that wherever 487 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: you go, the Chattanooga Titans fans will carry around this 488 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: game worn Titans helmet. That is the real thing. You 489 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: guys are the real thing, men and women. 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This will be part of 500 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: our follow Me Through Tennessee series on all of our 501 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: visual channels this fall as well. 502 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 3: Her visual channel well but I mean this is TV show, 503 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 3: Tube Socials, all of the things. It actually has been 504 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 3: a lot of fun doing this follow Me series. It's 505 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 3: been so much fun to just get out, get out 506 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 3: of the office, get out into the world, meet people, 507 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 3: talk to people. There's so much excitement about this Titans team, 508 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 3: especially right now because there's so many new things going 509 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 3: on and people just want to talk about it. They 510 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 3: want to know what's going on, and so it's been 511 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 3: so much fun for us to get out to meet people, 512 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 3: to talk to people and be able to have those conversations. 513 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 3: And it feels a little reminiscent of the caravans of Caravan. Yeah, 514 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 3: it feels very similar to that, where we're able to 515 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 3: go to these places and just have conversations with people, 516 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 3: because that's what the caravan really always caravan. 517 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: I mean, it just it never gets old. And Rhett 518 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: can take this too, because he wrote on caravans when 519 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,479 Speaker 1: you just go see people and you have a chance 520 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 1: to spend time one on one, and certainly those moments 521 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: on the caravan were very special like that. But even 522 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: to this day, the one on one contact and being 523 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: able to talk about the team. We loved the team. 524 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: We love to talk about that. You know, was talking 525 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: to a guy last night while I was pumping gas. 526 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: You know, I mean, it's it's He's like, what do 527 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: we got? I said, well, we're better. Yeah, that's good news. 528 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 1: How much better we don't know yet. We'll see, but 529 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,479 Speaker 1: we got better players, and better players are gonna help 530 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: us get there. We love doing it rhet and it 531 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: no matter how much technology changes or anything else changes, 532 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: that never gets old, that one to one contact. 533 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 4: No and to hear the stories of I talked to 534 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 4: a neighbor not too long ago about where they were 535 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,479 Speaker 4: the night that the Titans came back on Monday Night 536 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 4: football against the Miami Dolphins last season, and just you know, 537 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 4: different touch points throughout Titan's history of you know, things 538 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 4: that have happened and what was it like and what 539 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:53,959 Speaker 4: were you doing? And again, football brings people together. It 540 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 4: is a huge common thread where we live in the 541 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 4: mid South and like many other parts of the country, 542 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 4: but being able to come see folks in their neck 543 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 4: of the woods, it's good. It breaks up the monotony 544 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 4: of what we do too. I like being able to 545 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 4: go visit everybody. 546 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 3: So I think that we could and have before do 547 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 3: entire podcast just about caravan and memories and different stories 548 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,959 Speaker 3: that we could tell. But probably the number one question 549 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:28,400 Speaker 3: that I have been asked recently is where's the caravan? 550 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 3: When are you coming back on the caravan? What is happening? 551 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 3: We want to see you in insert city here, Mike Keith, 552 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 3: do you know? Do you have that answer? Because I 553 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 3: don't know. 554 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: Well, thanks, I say, spot. I appreciate that. 555 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 3: I say. Ask Mike is usually. 556 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 4: They're welcome to tell the truth. 557 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: There hasn't been a Titans caravan since twenty nineteen. Yeah, 558 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 1: And I think the biggest thing that changed the Titans 559 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: caravan was the lockout in twenty eleven YEP. Prior to that, 560 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 1: we would get on a bus and we would go 561 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:11,360 Speaker 1: out for ten days, and we would do a minimum 562 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: of five stops a day, and we would trade players 563 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: in and out, like for example, we came to Chattanooga 564 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: and in Chattanooga Brad Hopkins had been with us all 565 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: day and so then we would do the big stop 566 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,719 Speaker 1: at Hamilton Place Mall and we would have a car 567 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: with the late Don Roy who drove our players, and 568 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: Don would drive the player would drive Steve McNair to 569 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: Chattanooga Brad Hopkins and Steve McNair would do the stop 570 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: together and then when the stop ended, Brad Hopkins would 571 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 1: get in Don's car and go back to Nashville and 572 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 1: Steve would stay and then he would go to Cleveland. 573 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: The next day he would go to Athens. The next 574 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: day he would go to Lenore City, he would go 575 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,360 Speaker 1: to oak Ridge, and then we would end the day 576 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 1: in Knoxville and Javon Curse would come and so then 577 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 1: Javon and Steve would do the stop together. So that 578 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: was how that worked. When the lockout happened in twenty eleven, 579 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: there was no caravan that year. We had something planned it, 580 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: it just wasn't going to work, and so we didn't 581 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: do it. The new collective bargaining agreement went into effect 582 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 1: at the end of the lockout. In the new collective 583 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: bargaining agreement, the player's off season program went from sixteen 584 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: weeks to nine weeks. In the sixteen week program, Jeff 585 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: Fisher would let a player off of the off season 586 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: program for a day to go on the caravan, which 587 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 1: he could do because they had sixteen weeks. Well, now 588 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: with only nine weeks. Mike Munchak, who was the new 589 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 1: coach wasn't real excited about doing that, and so we 590 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:08,719 Speaker 1: kept the caravan going for a few years with you know, 591 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: some duct tape and some you know, bailing wire whatever. 592 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: And then it became just going out for the afternoon 593 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: because players couldn't be gone overnight, and that got harder 594 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: and harder because you could only go places that you 595 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: could get in an afternoon. So we couldn't get back 596 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 1: to Knoxville, we couldn't get back to Memphis, we couldn't 597 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: get to Huntsville and Birmingham. It was a very limited thing. 598 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: And so with that being the case, we just ended 599 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: up going to certain places nearby. Wasn't quite the same thing. 600 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: It didn't quite feel the same because the further we 601 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 1: got from away from Nashville, the crazier people got. When 602 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: we went to try cities, or we went to Birmingham, 603 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: or we went to Paduca, Kentucky with a big name player. 604 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: I mean, it was it was like. 605 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 4: Jackson has always been one of the biggest stops on 606 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 4: the caravent. 607 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: Jackson was consistently the Jackson and Chattanooga were consistently. I've 608 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: seen two and a. 609 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 4: Half hour waits for you know, guys, to get autographs 610 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 4: and meets. 611 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: It and it changed. And so I think the demands 612 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: of the football season with the off season program really 613 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 1: changed it. I don't know that it will be back, 614 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: but it certainly won't be back in the form that 615 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 1: we had it when many of the people listening to 616 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 1: the OTP were young and they have those great memories 617 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: the same way we do. But it just can't exactly 618 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: be the same now. You know. 619 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 2: The thing also that's going to affect that Mike is 620 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 2: the new We may have a new system in place 621 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 2: for the off season coming up in the league. You 622 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 2: know that that that has been proposed, and so it's 623 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 2: that's going to change it even more. 624 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: I think we will have that. Yes, I think as 625 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: they as everybody gets that we're going to eighteen regular 626 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: season games, right and it's coming, it's coming. I think 627 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: the players and the Players Association want to get ahead 628 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: of it, and they're trying to make the off season 629 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: back up more to training camp. Yep. And you know, 630 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: it was interesting to listen to some players throw a 631 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: fit when they heard that, and yet it was the 632 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: NFLPA who posted it that proposed it, having gotten feedback 633 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: from players. So I don't know how those two worlds merge. 634 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 4: Well, and Mike, here's the other thing that is ironic 635 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 4: in this and though they're not the same thing what 636 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 4: I'm going to bring up, but Mac knows this because 637 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 4: you lived at the first few years you were to 638 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 4: assistant coach. Training camp was six weeks long, two days 639 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 4: and so you know it's not gonna be anything of that, Similars. 640 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 4: But it did butt up closer to the season a 641 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 4: lot of that because back then guys had jobs in 642 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 4: the offseason selling insurance, cars whatever, concrete, Charlie, Chuck Pitinarik 643 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 4: and you know, I mean, guys had to do things, 644 00:31:57,960 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 4: and then you went to training camp to get in shape. 645 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 4: And so it's interesting to me that it's leaning back 646 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 4: towards a little resemblance of that. 647 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: Well that's what they wanted to be. I mean, it's 648 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: much like the high schools in Tennessee. Outside of the 649 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: two week dead period, you practice all summer, yeah, and 650 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: so then you have the three week build up to 651 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: the start of when you put pads on. You know, 652 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:24,320 Speaker 1: when they come back from July fourth week, it's on yeah, 653 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: I mean they are July eighth, they are rolling toward 654 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: the high school football season, and they feel like it 655 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: helps them to ramp up in a better way, and 656 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: that's what the players Association has been talking about. 657 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 2: It's gonna be interesting, Mike, because when I first got 658 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 2: into the league, we never saw the after the playoffs 659 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 2: were over. We never saw the players again until a 660 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 2: three day mini camp after the draft, and you had 661 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 2: three days and then you never saw them again until 662 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 2: camp started. But camp was five and a half six 663 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 2: weeks long, and you went right into the season just 664 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 2: like that. That's I mean, I've lived this way that 665 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 2: they're proposing again to go back to. And it's very 666 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 2: interesting now because now all the off season work that 667 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 2: these guys do is really really important, especially and I 668 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 2: bring this up for this reason. When I first got 669 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 2: into the league, there was no free agency, there was 670 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 2: no salary cap. Now, when you're incorporating thirty four percent 671 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:26,959 Speaker 2: of your team brand new right every year, like what 672 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 2: we're going through this year, you have to have your 673 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:32,800 Speaker 2: guys in early or they'll never be able to get 674 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 2: together and coalesce until a month end of the season. 675 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:38,719 Speaker 4: So mac I got to ask this based on what 676 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 4: the early suggested models of this have been. We know 677 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,640 Speaker 4: you mentioned it earlier right here in this OTP of 678 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 4: how important joint practices are. Is it a chance for 679 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 4: teams to do more of those kinds of things because 680 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 4: you would have in this case, two preseason games and 681 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 4: eighteen regular season games. 682 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 2: Absolutely everybody will do. Everybody will do two or three. 683 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 2: The Rams this year are working against two teams and 684 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:08,520 Speaker 2: then one team twice, so they're working four practices in 685 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 2: their in their in their training camp against another team. Everybody, 686 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 2: everybody will start to do that. When I first got 687 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 2: into the league, there were eight teams that trained in 688 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 2: Wisconsin call it the Cheese League. Eight teams, and we 689 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:23,040 Speaker 2: practice against those guys entire training camp. We would go, 690 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 2: they would switch off different teams. We're going to see 691 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:26,360 Speaker 2: that again. 692 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:30,280 Speaker 1: Overall, I think it makes a lot of sense towards 693 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 1: what the players want, if if that is indeed what 694 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 1: the players want. I mean, there you go. I mean, 695 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: you read the article and you think, oh, that's interesting 696 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:40,279 Speaker 1: that they're putting it out there, and then you have 697 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 1: several players go, no, we really, we really don't want that. 698 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: I guess the question becomes overall, how much meeting time 699 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 1: do they allow? Because there's talk that you would they 700 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:58,680 Speaker 1: would be able to have some meetings in the spring. 701 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: There would not be anything required on field, but they 702 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: would have a chance to essentially have offensive meetings and 703 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 1: defensive meetings and position meetings and things of that sort. So, 704 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:14,360 Speaker 1: I mean, we'll certainly see where it all goes, but 705 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna have eighteen games, and that's just gonna happen. 706 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 1: I mean, when the commissioner comes out and says the 707 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: thing that the preseason product is inferior. Oh, by the way, 708 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: thirty two teams have to go out and sell preseason tickets, 709 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:35,439 Speaker 1: which makes it pretty tough. And it's obvious that he's 710 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:37,640 Speaker 1: just turning it toward the eighteen and I think there's 711 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 1: less pushback because I think the players like the fact 712 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,399 Speaker 1: that they're getting more money. Oh, it's more money from 713 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 1: the seventeenth game means more dough in their pocket. 714 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:52,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the eighteenth game that it's coming, it's coming, 715 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 2: and it's gonna it's just gonna be very interesting. And 716 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 2: so this was thrown out by the NFLPA and they 717 00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 2: didn't completely think through it, but it was thrown out 718 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 2: as a potential bargaining chip. Here's a beginning talking points. 719 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,720 Speaker 1: This is what this is about because right now we're 720 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: in that five week period where everybody's off. Yeah, we're 721 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:16,840 Speaker 1: able to come out right now because there is nobody 722 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 1: football in our office. 723 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:22,839 Speaker 3: It is summer time. And I mean, and that's part 724 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:26,240 Speaker 3: of all of this conversation. Beyond I mean, what actually 725 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 3: matters is the players and the coaches and what they 726 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 3: want to do. There is a very big impact on 727 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 3: the support staff as well, because for guys like the 728 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 3: equipment guys and the trainers and the strength and conditioning 729 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,240 Speaker 3: folks and some of the support staff in the kitchen 730 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:44,280 Speaker 3: and the nutritionists and all of those people who also 731 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 3: need to be there to service the football team, this 732 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,920 Speaker 3: changes the entire structure of their lives as well. 733 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: And the play And some of the players who've complained 734 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 1: are older guys who have kids. Yeah, Oh, by the way, 735 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: you want to go on a vacation. May fifth if 736 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: you've got to kids in school that they're. 737 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 3: Not going anywhere. 738 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 4: Timmy's playing travel ball and I want to go to 739 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 4: a lot of those games, and yeah. 740 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:08,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, So it just there's a lot of things that 741 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 3: are off the field related that also are needing to 742 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,840 Speaker 3: be taken into consideration with all this It's going to 743 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 3: be really interesting to see how it unfolds. But for 744 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:19,800 Speaker 3: right now, I've got my five weeks of summer. 745 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: But it's about money, of course, it's about money. It's 746 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:24,719 Speaker 1: about money for. 747 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 2: Everybody, everybody, everybody, everybody. 748 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:31,279 Speaker 1: And with that being the case, that's where it's going 749 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,480 Speaker 1: to end. I mean, because the players complained mightily about 750 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:39,200 Speaker 1: the seventeenth game, and I get it. I think everybody 751 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:42,319 Speaker 1: got it. And then they realize what they make off 752 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:46,720 Speaker 1: the TV of the seventeenth game, especially because the league 753 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 1: has found all these new revenue streams to pay. Oh, 754 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: by the way, we're going to put a playoff game 755 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:57,000 Speaker 1: on streaming. Here's one hundred million extra dollars that you 756 00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: know that they get fifty something percent of In terms 757 00:37:59,960 --> 00:38:03,000 Speaker 1: of the of the collective bargaining agreement, I mean, they're 758 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:03,959 Speaker 1: partners in this. 759 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,799 Speaker 2: Deal, sure they are. I mean, it's at the end 760 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 2: of the day, it's a business and that and the 761 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 2: business part of it is gonna is going to determine 762 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 2: a lot of this. But eighteen games. 763 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 4: Is coming, and with an eighteenth game, do we think 764 00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:19,640 Speaker 4: that there will be an adjustment in the bargaining agreement 765 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 4: in terms of practice squad size and extra bye week. 766 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 1: Well, the extra bye week thing is interesting. And if 767 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:31,080 Speaker 1: you're one of the OT people or you're with us 768 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: in Chattanoogaga, cheap pop. 769 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:40,920 Speaker 3: Every time, cheap pop from every time. I love these people, 770 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,320 Speaker 3: I love them, Oh my gosh. 771 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: But the league does not want to play on Labor Day. No, 772 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 1: they do not want to play on Labor. 773 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:51,640 Speaker 2: That was a bad calendar. 774 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:52,880 Speaker 1: It was horrible. 775 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 2: It's bad calendar. 776 00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 1: And not because they want to go skiing at the lake, 777 00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:02,759 Speaker 1: but because HUD levels, which is the way TV is 778 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:08,759 Speaker 1: measured people watching their TVs are so low Labor Day 779 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:13,280 Speaker 1: weekend because it's the last time a lot of people 780 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:16,399 Speaker 1: around the country get to get away and there are 781 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: still even though not here in Tennessee and in other 782 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: places in the South, there's still a lot of parts 783 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:25,760 Speaker 1: of the country that don't start school until after Labor Day, 784 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:29,640 Speaker 1: and so people get away and then what happens. And 785 00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:33,560 Speaker 1: this happened to the NFL for years with the TV ratings. 786 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: They would have these great Week fifteen numbers in Week 787 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:42,400 Speaker 1: sixteen and Week seventeen and it was so fantastic, and 788 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:46,000 Speaker 1: they'd be down year over year for the season, and 789 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: it was like why, And it was because the first 790 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:50,520 Speaker 1: weekend of the year, Labor. 791 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:52,360 Speaker 4: Day, killed them. 792 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:56,040 Speaker 1: So they're not going backwards that way, Nope. But I 793 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,319 Speaker 1: know where I think going. I think it's I think 794 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 1: it is less likely that there would be an extra 795 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:06,920 Speaker 1: by then there would be more roster spots because I 796 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: think it'll be eighteen as it stands now. I think 797 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 1: it's eighteen games in nineteen weeks. With the idea that 798 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:17,680 Speaker 1: the super Bowl has played President's Day weekend yep. 799 00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 4: And President's Day becomes the national holiday. Piggyback President's Day 800 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:25,000 Speaker 4: and super Bowl everybody. 801 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:27,800 Speaker 1: Recover another way to make the game even bigger. 802 00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 3: Yep, Yep, You've got super Bowl Monday, yep. 803 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,160 Speaker 1: Like I think there's going to be I think there's 804 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,439 Speaker 1: gonna be a super Bowl in London. I think that's 805 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:37,120 Speaker 1: gonna happen. 806 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:40,640 Speaker 3: That sounds exhausting. I know, I love the London games, 807 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:41,399 Speaker 3: but like, I. 808 00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:43,600 Speaker 1: Think there's going to be a super Bowl in Nashville 809 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:45,280 Speaker 1: before there's a super Bowl in London. 810 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:48,439 Speaker 3: But I think that sounds less exhausting that I'm into. 811 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,680 Speaker 3: I'm here for a Nashville super Bowl, but like, you're 812 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:55,839 Speaker 3: gonna send me to London in February. 813 00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:59,719 Speaker 4: Oh, but if the titles are playing in it, come on, 814 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:05,240 Speaker 4: I'd go to Antarctica if I absolutely would, I would 815 00:41:05,239 --> 00:41:08,040 Speaker 4: go to the we're doing odcast the base of a volcano. 816 00:41:08,239 --> 00:41:11,839 Speaker 1: Yes, let's face of the Sun. Let me do this, 817 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: whatever we have to do. 818 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 3: Amy, you guys get more sleeping idea. 819 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:18,080 Speaker 2: If we're going to the sun and volcano. Yeah, you 820 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:18,560 Speaker 2: and are not? 821 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:22,359 Speaker 3: Okay, good, thank you. We'll just we'll zoom in, zoom in, 822 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:23,759 Speaker 3: have fun on the. 823 00:41:23,719 --> 00:41:26,200 Speaker 1: Sun, have fun on the sun volcano. But I do. 824 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:31,759 Speaker 1: I mean the Super Bowl in Nashville's coming. That is 825 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:35,440 Speaker 1: one hundred percent coming. I think the Final Four is coming. 826 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,399 Speaker 1: I think the college football playoffs coming. I'm hoping the 827 00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:43,719 Speaker 1: SEC Championship will be there. Yes, I mean, this is a. 828 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:46,439 Speaker 4: Literal definition of if you build it, they will come. 829 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,919 Speaker 1: I talked to a neighbor of mine this week who 830 00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:53,719 Speaker 1: just bought her tickets. She and her husband bought their 831 00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:56,839 Speaker 1: tickets in the new Stadium, and you know, they were 832 00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:59,839 Speaker 1: just talking about how great Titan's House was and how 833 00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:03,600 Speaker 1: fired up they are, and they just can't believe what 834 00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:06,680 Speaker 1: a state of the art facility this is going to be. 835 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:09,320 Speaker 1: It's a facility for the world. 836 00:42:09,640 --> 00:42:13,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean this is it's going to be first 837 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:16,279 Speaker 3: class in every sense of the world. And that just 838 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 3: feels like such an understatement, right, I mean first class. 839 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,840 Speaker 3: You're thinking, oh, that's nice, but like, this is going 840 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:26,800 Speaker 3: to be just something that Nashville has never seen before. 841 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:29,880 Speaker 2: This will be my third stadium build in my NFL career, 842 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:35,359 Speaker 2: and incrementally they get better. The one in Arizona than 843 00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 2: the one in la We know what that is. This 844 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:41,439 Speaker 2: one here, from what you can see so far, it's 845 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:42,160 Speaker 2: going to be wow. 846 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:47,040 Speaker 4: And the possibilities are really limitless. Because have you been 847 00:42:47,239 --> 00:42:49,319 Speaker 4: I've been watching some of the Olympic swimming trials at 848 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:53,319 Speaker 4: Lucas Oil Stadium. Wild right, Sure they have a dang 849 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:55,200 Speaker 4: swimming pool on the football field. 850 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:57,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's like they turned it into an aquarium. 851 00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:59,719 Speaker 4: It's really weird. But I mean, if you can do that, 852 00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:00,760 Speaker 4: you do that. 853 00:43:00,760 --> 00:43:02,719 Speaker 1: That's the point. You know, those sorts of things, that's 854 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:04,920 Speaker 1: that's a great point written you're dead on. You can 855 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:07,919 Speaker 1: do those sorts of things. The other part of it, too, 856 00:43:08,560 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 1: is you think about trade shows and the Nashville City 857 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:17,120 Speaker 1: Center is amazing. You know, We've we've got a place 858 00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:20,759 Speaker 1: that's really amazing. But there are bigger trade shows that 859 00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:25,000 Speaker 1: are worldwide type events that go into a Lucas Oil 860 00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:30,200 Speaker 1: Stadium or go into an NRG stadium in Houston because 861 00:43:30,239 --> 00:43:32,840 Speaker 1: of the size that Nashville will now be able to 862 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:36,480 Speaker 1: compete for because in twenty twenty seven, Nissan Stadium has a. 863 00:43:36,520 --> 00:43:40,560 Speaker 4: Roof and the other thing, Amy Wells is probably not 864 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:42,960 Speaker 4: kind of like this, but you could have the NFL 865 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:44,000 Speaker 4: combine in Nashville. 866 00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:46,440 Speaker 1: Will you will have the NFL combine. 867 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:50,520 Speaker 4: You can certainly have the NFL Draft back in Nashville. 868 00:43:50,080 --> 00:43:56,000 Speaker 1: Which was all Yes, you think about our healthcare system 869 00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:59,560 Speaker 1: in Nashville, you know, and the for all the medical 870 00:43:59,640 --> 00:44:03,600 Speaker 1: the medical I mean like that won't be amazing in Nashville. 871 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:07,040 Speaker 1: I think you'll definitely have the combine there. Listen, you 872 00:44:07,080 --> 00:44:09,880 Speaker 1: and Coach Mac don't like it, but the combine is 873 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:15,000 Speaker 1: going to move. It's not moving right now. No, by 874 00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:15,839 Speaker 1: the way, it is. 875 00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:17,720 Speaker 3: We keep fighting it. It's stay strong. 876 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:20,960 Speaker 1: It's February twenty fourth through March third this coming year. 877 00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:22,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, it'll be great. 878 00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:23,840 Speaker 2: February twenty fourth to March third. 879 00:44:23,719 --> 00:44:25,520 Speaker 4: Yes, sir, book it twenty twenty. 880 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:29,239 Speaker 2: Well, so then that means I need to get reservations 881 00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:30,800 Speaker 2: for us. 882 00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 1: Say no, right, well we have a game there beforehand. 883 00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:35,799 Speaker 1: If you want to do that, we already got one 884 00:44:35,840 --> 00:44:38,040 Speaker 1: for that. Okay, good, We're good on that. 885 00:44:40,239 --> 00:44:43,920 Speaker 3: I mean, of the cities it has been rumored to 886 00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:46,640 Speaker 3: move to, Nashville really does make a lot of sense. 887 00:44:46,840 --> 00:44:48,600 Speaker 3: The way the city is laid out, for where the 888 00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:50,839 Speaker 3: stadium is going to be. There's so many things that 889 00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:51,760 Speaker 3: make it make sense. 890 00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:55,760 Speaker 2: Fist in Nashville. I wont good for it fits in Nashville. 891 00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:58,759 Speaker 3: I'm all good, just not the same. I need there 892 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:01,600 Speaker 3: to be like two streets people where everybody knows everybody 893 00:45:01,640 --> 00:45:02,520 Speaker 3: and we're all in the same. 894 00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:04,960 Speaker 1: Little that was called Friends. I know, and I loved 895 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:05,919 Speaker 1: it the TV show. 896 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:08,640 Speaker 4: I just you've got a lot of nostalgia. 897 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:11,600 Speaker 3: I just wanted to bet you don't want anything to 898 00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:14,640 Speaker 3: ever change. No, some things can change. I would love 899 00:45:14,680 --> 00:45:16,160 Speaker 3: to have the super Bowl in Nashville. 900 00:45:16,239 --> 00:45:18,640 Speaker 1: You're going to I think thought ready for that. 901 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:19,919 Speaker 3: I think that would be so great. 902 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:22,600 Speaker 2: We go through this all the time. I mean, this 903 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:27,839 Speaker 2: is this is a constant thing. It's I'm not it's 904 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:31,200 Speaker 2: a it's Amy and Mike, and both of them make 905 00:45:31,360 --> 00:45:34,680 Speaker 2: great points, but here's the key. I'm ready and you'll 906 00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:38,560 Speaker 2: see here it is. Neither one of them listens to 907 00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:41,360 Speaker 2: the other one. I don't care. I don't care what 908 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:42,960 Speaker 2: the other one says. All right, go ahead? 909 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:44,120 Speaker 1: Were you talking? 910 00:45:44,280 --> 00:45:45,360 Speaker 2: No? Go ahead? 911 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:47,759 Speaker 4: The Rolling Stones will come there in twenty twenty nine, 912 00:45:47,800 --> 00:45:50,319 Speaker 4: and Mick Jagger will be ninety seven years old. 913 00:45:50,440 --> 00:45:51,680 Speaker 3: Oh, they'll definitely be there. 914 00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:55,919 Speaker 4: But think about the concerts though, anything you can name, 915 00:45:56,120 --> 00:46:02,120 Speaker 4: anything will Everything is on the table. A it's Nashville, Hello, 916 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:05,319 Speaker 4: y post Malone? Is that the Bluebird the other night? 917 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:08,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's crazy. What do you love country post Malone? 918 00:46:09,160 --> 00:46:11,120 Speaker 1: Saw him a sonic? Did you know? 919 00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:11,960 Speaker 3: Oh? 920 00:46:12,040 --> 00:46:17,520 Speaker 1: Wow, wow he would have been you took that hook. 921 00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:20,960 Speaker 3: I just think it's cool. I love country post Mallonia. 922 00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:24,439 Speaker 4: Any concert you can name, it's on the table, Well, 923 00:46:24,600 --> 00:46:25,040 Speaker 4: any of. 924 00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:28,680 Speaker 1: It, I mean, any of any genre, you know, because people, 925 00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:32,719 Speaker 1: the music industry, folks love to welcome people from all 926 00:46:32,719 --> 00:46:35,920 Speaker 1: different genres, and obviously country music is fantastic. And then 927 00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:40,600 Speaker 1: I mean there's just that sentergy, which is amazing. And 928 00:46:41,239 --> 00:46:44,080 Speaker 1: the whole thing at this point is is really exciting 929 00:46:44,120 --> 00:46:47,000 Speaker 1: and we talk about it, but it's becoming more and 930 00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:50,080 Speaker 1: more real when you see the hole in the ground 931 00:46:50,160 --> 00:46:52,680 Speaker 1: that is there now. Jim Whitt wrote about it at 932 00:46:52,680 --> 00:46:59,040 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans dot Com. The trucks of dirt that they're 933 00:46:59,120 --> 00:47:03,160 Speaker 1: taking out one by one to Wilson County crazy and 934 00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:05,279 Speaker 1: they and they do. They literally have to take them 935 00:47:05,320 --> 00:47:08,200 Speaker 1: out one by one moment. It's not like you can get, 936 00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, the biggest truck in the world. It's it's 937 00:47:11,120 --> 00:47:13,879 Speaker 1: a dump truck and you put it on there and 938 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:16,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to make you know, four hundred trips 939 00:47:16,920 --> 00:47:17,320 Speaker 1: or something. 940 00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:19,320 Speaker 3: Mm hmm. It's crazy the amount. 941 00:47:19,080 --> 00:47:21,399 Speaker 4: Of it's exciting to see those pictures though, And when 942 00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:23,560 Speaker 4: Jim posted that and posted that picture the other day, 943 00:47:23,520 --> 00:47:26,160 Speaker 4: I was like, this is still amazing to me that 944 00:47:26,200 --> 00:47:26,840 Speaker 4: it's happening. 945 00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:31,560 Speaker 1: Yes, what do we think about safety prices coming down 946 00:47:31,640 --> 00:47:35,480 Speaker 1: in the free agent market as we see guys veteran safety, 947 00:47:35,600 --> 00:47:39,360 Speaker 1: they'll come down. I mean they really have. I Marcus 948 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:44,120 Speaker 1: May and uh, who is the other one, Tony Jefferson, 949 00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:47,239 Speaker 1: Tony Jefferson. I mean those deals were very reasonable. 950 00:47:47,320 --> 00:47:49,920 Speaker 2: See the Simmons kid has priced you know, kind of 951 00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:52,799 Speaker 2: priced himself out early on, but it'll come back if 952 00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:55,080 Speaker 2: he wants to play ball. This year, it's gonna come 953 00:47:55,120 --> 00:47:57,759 Speaker 2: back down to the price. I mean that water has 954 00:47:57,800 --> 00:48:00,279 Speaker 2: sought its level at the running back position, m h. 955 00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:03,680 Speaker 2: And it's it's it's escalated at the wide receiver position, 956 00:48:04,040 --> 00:48:06,080 Speaker 2: but that water is seeking its level now in the 957 00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:09,160 Speaker 2: safety position. So if you want to play, you're gonna 958 00:48:09,160 --> 00:48:10,880 Speaker 2: play for within that parameter. 959 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:12,719 Speaker 4: What's important to remember, and I've been talking to some 960 00:48:12,760 --> 00:48:17,759 Speaker 4: of the Chattanooga Titans fans here about the difference monetarily 961 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:20,920 Speaker 4: for the Titans this time around, is they didn't spend 962 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:24,279 Speaker 4: all the money they did team friendly deals. They have 963 00:48:24,400 --> 00:48:26,759 Speaker 4: stuff left to be able to do something like this, 964 00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:30,759 Speaker 4: where in previous years recently, all you've had is the 965 00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:34,320 Speaker 4: float money you need transactionally is injuries pop up and 966 00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:36,919 Speaker 4: whatever as it goes week to week through this through 967 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:38,919 Speaker 4: the season. So you've got some some. 968 00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:42,080 Speaker 2: Only thing ability is you can't afford to overpay for 969 00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:44,719 Speaker 2: that position because you're now they're in a position where 970 00:48:44,719 --> 00:48:47,319 Speaker 2: they can start to layer these contracts, right. They can 971 00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:49,319 Speaker 2: layer the contracts now. And if you get out of 972 00:48:49,320 --> 00:48:52,080 Speaker 2: whack now, they're not out of whack at any position 973 00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:55,359 Speaker 2: because they've they've married up the big money to link 974 00:48:55,440 --> 00:48:56,040 Speaker 2: of contract. 975 00:48:56,280 --> 00:48:57,560 Speaker 1: Well, the other part of it too. 976 00:48:57,840 --> 00:48:59,279 Speaker 4: Well, you know, Ran just tell them, don't. 977 00:48:59,400 --> 00:49:01,160 Speaker 2: I mean, come on, well, I know him pretty well, 978 00:49:01,160 --> 00:49:02,919 Speaker 2: but I'm not gonna tell him I'd spend his money. 979 00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:04,759 Speaker 2: But I know by well he would listen to you. 980 00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:08,360 Speaker 2: He would. But having done this before, they're not gonna 981 00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:12,480 Speaker 2: get behind because we know what happened when they got behind. 982 00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:16,600 Speaker 1: Well, and they're changing. We talked about this on the 983 00:49:16,640 --> 00:49:22,879 Speaker 1: OTP when Kevin Byrd was traded and people were really hurt, 984 00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:26,920 Speaker 1: and it was it was made very obvious at that time. 985 00:49:27,880 --> 00:49:31,600 Speaker 1: They they just weren't gonna pay a safety again, they 986 00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,759 Speaker 1: aren't gonna be at the top of the gonna pay corners. 987 00:49:35,000 --> 00:49:37,160 Speaker 1: They're gonna they're gonna pay corners. I think they'll continue 988 00:49:37,160 --> 00:49:39,640 Speaker 1: to pay. They're gonna pay pass rushers. They're not gonna 989 00:49:39,640 --> 00:49:45,279 Speaker 1: pay insidelnebackers the same way. And on offense, they're not 990 00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:48,640 Speaker 1: gonna pay tight ends an incredible amount of money, and 991 00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:50,600 Speaker 1: they're not gonna pay running backs at the top of 992 00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:54,439 Speaker 1: the chart. That money's going to wide receivers because they're 993 00:49:54,480 --> 00:49:57,520 Speaker 1: gonna be in three wides a great deal. 994 00:49:57,880 --> 00:50:00,439 Speaker 2: That's that's correct, I mean, that's just that's that's the 995 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:02,919 Speaker 2: there there that's the model. That's the model, and that's 996 00:50:02,920 --> 00:50:04,880 Speaker 2: and that's what they're that's what they're working for. And 997 00:50:05,239 --> 00:50:07,600 Speaker 2: when you're putting the contracts together and you're clearing a 998 00:50:07,600 --> 00:50:10,360 Speaker 2: salary cap, which I've done, you've got you've got to 999 00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:13,239 Speaker 2: know you can't only do contracts for this year. You've 1000 00:50:13,239 --> 00:50:16,960 Speaker 2: got to look how contracts stair step on one another, three, 1001 00:50:17,480 --> 00:50:18,560 Speaker 2: three and four years out. 1002 00:50:18,760 --> 00:50:21,720 Speaker 1: Well, the Titans have a bunch of cap room next year. Again, 1003 00:50:21,840 --> 00:50:24,960 Speaker 1: that's the key, but they don't want to use it 1004 00:50:25,040 --> 00:50:29,399 Speaker 1: all up with the idea that they'd liked this year, 1005 00:50:29,840 --> 00:50:32,319 Speaker 1: because the idea is they'd like to carry some of 1006 00:50:32,360 --> 00:50:34,280 Speaker 1: that money over to next year. 1007 00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:35,640 Speaker 2: That's what they want to do. 1008 00:50:35,719 --> 00:50:39,719 Speaker 1: And be in a position to say, Okay, we definitely 1009 00:50:39,800 --> 00:50:47,280 Speaker 1: found our right guard. We've definitely found are another outside linebacker. 1010 00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:50,320 Speaker 1: We've definitely found that this get you know, we say, 1011 00:50:50,680 --> 00:50:53,800 Speaker 1: uh Latham is definitely the left tackle of the future 1012 00:50:54,200 --> 00:50:57,080 Speaker 1: and we're really excited about to and Andre sweat at 1013 00:50:57,080 --> 00:50:59,120 Speaker 1: nose tackle. We think he's a player of the future, 1014 00:50:59,120 --> 00:51:02,560 Speaker 1: on and on on. But you've said it, well, they 1015 00:51:02,600 --> 00:51:04,960 Speaker 1: need another year of talent acquisition. 1016 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:08,640 Speaker 2: Absolutely they do, and that that that's that's free agency 1017 00:51:09,120 --> 00:51:10,240 Speaker 2: and draft. 1018 00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:14,720 Speaker 1: And identifying who's continuing to take steps on your current 1019 00:51:14,840 --> 00:51:17,200 Speaker 1: roster one percent hundred. 1020 00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:20,080 Speaker 2: Percent, because what happens is is and what happens when 1021 00:51:20,120 --> 00:51:23,800 Speaker 2: teams get in salary cap hell is you start doubling 1022 00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:26,920 Speaker 2: up to catch up, right, and it doesn't work on 1023 00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:29,719 Speaker 2: the craps table, and it doesn't work with a salary cap. 1024 00:51:29,800 --> 00:51:31,960 Speaker 1: And remember this too, which shocks a lot of people. 1025 00:51:32,360 --> 00:51:36,040 Speaker 1: The Titans have I think a little over thirty million 1026 00:51:36,080 --> 00:51:38,680 Speaker 1: in dead money on the cap this year. Then as 1027 00:51:38,719 --> 00:51:41,280 Speaker 1: they clean up more, even though they had so much room, 1028 00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:44,800 Speaker 1: they're still digging out. They're still digging out. Next year 1029 00:51:45,360 --> 00:51:46,760 Speaker 1: not so much so much. 1030 00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:49,120 Speaker 4: And the other part is you know, if if Will 1031 00:51:49,239 --> 00:51:52,840 Speaker 4: Dovis proves to be the guy and he's going to 1032 00:51:52,880 --> 00:51:55,560 Speaker 4: get paid, he is going to get paid handsomely. 1033 00:51:55,760 --> 00:51:58,040 Speaker 2: But you use this time now and you use this 1034 00:51:58,160 --> 00:52:00,000 Speaker 2: time next year to do just what Mike. 1035 00:52:00,120 --> 00:52:02,000 Speaker 1: Well you set up for when you have to pay 1036 00:52:02,080 --> 00:52:04,759 Speaker 1: him to pay sixty five million dollars that you're not 1037 00:52:04,880 --> 00:52:05,480 Speaker 1: out of skew. 1038 00:52:05,719 --> 00:52:07,920 Speaker 4: And when you looking at the pie chart of what's 1039 00:52:08,520 --> 00:52:11,640 Speaker 4: divided up by positionally, you're you're in the right spot 1040 00:52:11,719 --> 00:52:12,879 Speaker 4: so you can be able to do that. 1041 00:52:12,920 --> 00:52:15,399 Speaker 2: But if will Levis has played well enough to deserve that, 1042 00:52:15,719 --> 00:52:16,640 Speaker 2: we're all happy. 1043 00:52:16,760 --> 00:52:19,919 Speaker 1: Oh if he's if he's played well enough to deserve that, 1044 00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:22,759 Speaker 1: been to the playoffs at least one of the next 1045 00:52:22,760 --> 00:52:25,320 Speaker 1: two years, and maybe both of What a great problem. 1046 00:52:25,360 --> 00:52:27,480 Speaker 1: What a great problem. And you said it, but coach 1047 00:52:27,600 --> 00:52:29,880 Speaker 1: Mack has hit it dead on with the layering of 1048 00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:34,440 Speaker 1: the contracts, because you you have to go forward with 1049 00:52:34,560 --> 00:52:38,960 Speaker 1: the thought rat that he's gonna do it. You've got 1050 00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:42,640 Speaker 1: to say will Levis is gonna do it. And because 1051 00:52:42,640 --> 00:52:44,359 Speaker 1: of that, we're going to get him an offensive line, 1052 00:52:44,360 --> 00:52:45,560 Speaker 1: We're gonna get him receivers. 1053 00:52:45,560 --> 00:52:46,120 Speaker 2: Where it is. 1054 00:52:46,360 --> 00:52:49,120 Speaker 1: You don't stop and think this might not work. 1055 00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:49,880 Speaker 2: No, you can't. 1056 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:52,440 Speaker 1: If it doesn't, it becomes obvious and you have to 1057 00:52:52,440 --> 00:52:53,680 Speaker 1: do something about it anyway. 1058 00:52:53,760 --> 00:52:55,880 Speaker 4: But if you've set someone up for success, you can 1059 00:52:55,920 --> 00:52:57,160 Speaker 4: set whoever up for such. 1060 00:52:57,239 --> 00:53:01,759 Speaker 1: Absolutely absolutely, And that's I mean, I think that's what 1061 00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:05,720 Speaker 1: the plan is overall. And that's why this training camp 1062 00:53:06,239 --> 00:53:11,560 Speaker 1: to me will be probably the most interesting since the 1063 00:53:11,640 --> 00:53:12,719 Speaker 1: ninety nine training. 1064 00:53:12,520 --> 00:53:14,600 Speaker 2: Well, you said it going into this offseason, you said, 1065 00:53:14,600 --> 00:53:15,760 Speaker 2: this is thinking about that rhet. 1066 00:53:15,719 --> 00:53:16,799 Speaker 1: You were there in ninety nine. 1067 00:53:17,080 --> 00:53:19,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, a lot of water under the bridge. But it 1068 00:53:19,080 --> 00:53:21,960 Speaker 4: was uh, well, but it was the three straight it 1069 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:25,520 Speaker 4: was the playoffs or pink slips year. That's right. It 1070 00:53:25,560 --> 00:53:29,080 Speaker 4: was the Javine Curse year. They had gone three years 1071 00:53:29,120 --> 00:53:32,040 Speaker 4: eight and eight missed. Had the cornerstones, they had their 1072 00:53:32,080 --> 00:53:34,359 Speaker 4: quarterback and Steve McNair, they had their running back, they 1073 00:53:34,360 --> 00:53:37,360 Speaker 4: had their left tackle, they had all these things and 1074 00:53:37,400 --> 00:53:39,440 Speaker 4: then a couple of moves here and there. But Javon 1075 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:40,600 Speaker 4: Curse was the catalyst. 1076 00:53:41,080 --> 00:53:43,640 Speaker 1: But if they didn't make it, Jeff Fisher will be 1077 00:53:43,640 --> 00:53:45,359 Speaker 1: the first to tell you they were all getting fired. 1078 00:53:45,440 --> 00:53:48,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, they were gone. Yeah, and it's just this league. 1079 00:53:48,480 --> 00:53:52,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. And then that team just continued to gel in 1080 00:53:52,600 --> 00:53:56,280 Speaker 1: training camp and then continued to gel through the season. 1081 00:53:56,560 --> 00:53:58,759 Speaker 2: Well, but you said, you said it at the end 1082 00:53:58,800 --> 00:54:01,600 Speaker 2: of last year when we all got together and you 1083 00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:05,560 Speaker 2: were you were spot on with this this what could 1084 00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:09,160 Speaker 2: be was going into it one of the most impactful 1085 00:54:09,160 --> 00:54:12,840 Speaker 2: off seasons for this franchise, and they had to nail 1086 00:54:12,920 --> 00:54:16,520 Speaker 2: certain things to this point, that's what they've done, and 1087 00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:19,919 Speaker 2: so that is why when you start looking at it, 1088 00:54:20,040 --> 00:54:23,960 Speaker 2: that's why I feel so good going into this thing. 1089 00:54:24,320 --> 00:54:28,760 Speaker 2: That's why these people can feel from Chattanooga. 1090 00:54:30,360 --> 00:54:31,640 Speaker 4: Cheap pot from Mike again. 1091 00:54:33,640 --> 00:54:36,279 Speaker 2: Can feel so good going in because they started, they 1092 00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:39,719 Speaker 2: started the process and they've been successful so far. 1093 00:54:39,840 --> 00:54:43,359 Speaker 1: Oh, it's absolutely gone, I think as well as they 1094 00:54:43,400 --> 00:54:46,840 Speaker 1: could have hoped. Because Cushion Berry was their number one target. 1095 00:54:46,880 --> 00:54:49,799 Speaker 1: The center got him, got him. They wanted to add 1096 00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:53,040 Speaker 1: a big time corner guy, added one, and then the 1097 00:54:53,160 --> 00:54:56,160 Speaker 1: other Chido a Wuse is another guy who can really play. 1098 00:54:56,680 --> 00:54:58,880 Speaker 1: They wanted to be able to add the left tackle 1099 00:54:58,880 --> 00:55:00,360 Speaker 1: in the draft him did it. 1100 00:55:01,080 --> 00:55:01,160 Speaker 6: Uh. 1101 00:55:01,640 --> 00:55:05,480 Speaker 1: The receiver thing was something they wanted to do, didn't 1102 00:55:05,480 --> 00:55:08,440 Speaker 1: think they could, didn't think they could, hope they could. 1103 00:55:08,600 --> 00:55:12,440 Speaker 1: And then they steal Calvin Ridley away from Jacksonville. 1104 00:55:14,560 --> 00:55:15,680 Speaker 4: It was always duvault. 1105 00:55:16,520 --> 00:55:20,600 Speaker 1: It was always dull. But I mean they're they're going 1106 00:55:20,680 --> 00:55:23,200 Speaker 1: to be an interesting team. And when I talk to people, 1107 00:55:23,520 --> 00:55:28,080 Speaker 1: I mean they're better. The Titans are better today in 1108 00:55:28,200 --> 00:55:31,839 Speaker 1: June than they were when we saw them in January. 1109 00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:35,240 Speaker 1: Beat Jacksonville and keep them from going to the playoffs. 1110 00:55:35,280 --> 00:55:38,680 Speaker 1: The talent's better. Now what does that mean when loss wise? 1111 00:55:39,160 --> 00:55:41,120 Speaker 2: I don't know yet. 1112 00:55:41,480 --> 00:55:51,560 Speaker 1: ANFC South CHAMPIONSOA, we're too quick on that one. We 1113 00:55:51,600 --> 00:55:54,480 Speaker 1: need to get off here. Okay, thank you all for 1114 00:55:54,480 --> 00:55:56,600 Speaker 1: being here. This is so fantastic. 1115 00:55:59,600 --> 00:56:01,520 Speaker 3: It's good. It's been great. 1116 00:56:02,520 --> 00:56:03,360 Speaker 1: It has been great. 1117 00:56:03,400 --> 00:56:04,240 Speaker 3: It has been great. 1118 00:56:04,400 --> 00:56:07,200 Speaker 1: Thank you to Tailgate Brewery and Chattanooga for allowing us 1119 00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:10,160 Speaker 1: to come and be part of this. Thank you to 1120 00:56:11,520 --> 00:56:14,520 Speaker 1: everybody who has been a part of it, from the 1121 00:56:14,560 --> 00:56:20,280 Speaker 1: Chattanooga Titans fans and Year six they there's something special 1122 00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:22,239 Speaker 1: and it means a lot to all of us to 1123 00:56:22,280 --> 00:56:24,719 Speaker 1: have this kind of support. I speak for the entire 1124 00:56:24,840 --> 00:56:28,480 Speaker 1: organization when I just say thank you, thank you for 1125 00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:31,399 Speaker 1: what you do for us and for what all these 1126 00:56:31,440 --> 00:56:33,719 Speaker 1: fan groups do. We had a chance to come visit 1127 00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:36,279 Speaker 1: this one. I promise you we'll go see more. I 1128 00:56:36,360 --> 00:56:37,600 Speaker 1: absolutely promise you. 1129 00:56:46,360 --> 00:56:47,600 Speaker 2: That's awesome, that's great. 1130 00:56:47,760 --> 00:56:49,040 Speaker 3: Just wrap it up, Mike, it's over. 1131 00:56:49,200 --> 00:56:56,080 Speaker 1: I'm actually coming back to Chattanooga on July the twelfth 1132 00:56:56,560 --> 00:57:00,160 Speaker 1: for a Lookouts game. Oh. The Titans are partnering with 1133 00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:02,200 Speaker 1: the Lookouts for a night and I'm gonna be here 1134 00:57:02,239 --> 00:57:02,400 Speaker 1: for that. 1135 00:57:02,520 --> 00:57:03,879 Speaker 3: Are you like throwing out the first pitch? 1136 00:57:04,040 --> 00:57:05,640 Speaker 1: We'll see if I can throw a baseball? 1137 00:57:05,880 --> 00:57:08,120 Speaker 3: Oh wait, are you really doing that? I was kidding. 1138 00:57:08,200 --> 00:57:09,839 Speaker 1: No, I think there's talk of that. 1139 00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:12,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, Mike, Oh, I'm coming. 1140 00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:12,319 Speaker 4: But. 1141 00:57:13,960 --> 00:57:15,440 Speaker 1: Shoulder with the bionic shoulder. 1142 00:57:16,160 --> 00:57:16,560 Speaker 2: Shoulders. 1143 00:57:16,640 --> 00:57:19,200 Speaker 3: All right, guys, get in the car coming back. 1144 00:57:20,320 --> 00:57:23,800 Speaker 1: Let's put it this way. We've had a caravan since 1145 00:57:23,800 --> 00:57:26,600 Speaker 1: I've thrown a baseball. Oh, this will be fine, So 1146 00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:28,440 Speaker 1: we'll see how that may work out. 1147 00:57:28,120 --> 00:57:29,600 Speaker 2: You've got a brand new shoulder. 1148 00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:35,480 Speaker 1: I'm good that won't end up on social media anywhere. 1149 00:57:35,640 --> 00:57:38,640 Speaker 1: When I hit somebody in row fourteen, Amy can't wait 1150 00:57:38,680 --> 00:57:39,760 Speaker 1: down the first base line. 1151 00:57:39,800 --> 00:57:42,640 Speaker 3: I'll be there. Don't worry, Mike. It'll be fine for. 1152 00:57:42,680 --> 00:57:47,080 Speaker 1: Rett Bryant, for coach Dave McGinnis, for Amy Wells, and 1153 00:57:47,240 --> 00:57:55,720 Speaker 1: for the Chattanooga Titans fans. I might Keith. And this 1154 00:57:56,200 --> 00:57:57,560 Speaker 1: is the o TP. 1155 00:57:57,840 --> 00:58:00,880 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Big Shoulder. The legants call. 1156 00:58:01,440 --> 00:58:03,200 Speaker 3: Everybody knows who's it's af