1 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by farm Burero Health Plans. 2 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: Get the home field advantage with healthcare coverage from farm 3 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: Buro Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen forty seven. 4 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: I'm Mike Keith, joined by Amy Wells. Welcome back to 5 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: the OTP. Amy Wells, Hey, Mike Keith, how are you? 6 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: I'm very well. Thank you, especially because it's ask Mac 7 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: on the OTP. That's right. Our otpques are all for 8 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: coach Dave McGinnis from Titan's Radio Coach Mack, thanks for 9 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: joining us. Mike Keith, Hello, Hi, Amy Wells. High Coach Mac. 10 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: It's good to see your shining faith. It's great to 11 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: see you, guys. I get really lonely not being with you. Guys. 12 00:00:55,480 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: Who would it. We're taping on July the twenty fourth Midday. 13 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: I set that up because we'll talk about the specifics 14 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: of the questions with Coach Mac coming up, but we 15 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: have to have them revolve around this moment in time 16 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 1: because there are still things developing with training camp and 17 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: so we'll get into that in just a moment, but 18 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: I want to begin with the first OTP Q for 19 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: the coach because Coach Mac, you set our Titans radio 20 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: group which includes Amy Welles and Ashley Farrell and our 21 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: whole gang a picture of the new Dave McGinnis bobblehead 22 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: and this thing, this thing is sweeping social media. Where 23 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: did this come from? What's the story behind the new 24 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,279 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis bobblehead. This came from our friends at Farm Bureau. 25 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: I got. I got a notification about a month ago 26 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: from Randy Wilmore said, you know, be expecting a very 27 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: special package, but let me know what it gets there 28 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: and don't open it until I explained it. And so 29 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: you know, clearly I just let it go, Let it go, 30 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: Let it go. And then Randy Wilmore put the wrong 31 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: ZIP code on the so now he was chasing it down. 32 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: He was chasing it down through through FedEx, you know, 33 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: for two weeks. So finally I get it. I call him. 34 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: I opened it up. You saw the bobblehead. It is fantastic, 35 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: it's marvelous. Said, look, I've made two of these, one 36 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: for me, one for you. You have one one is 37 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: lost in the continental United States. You know, somewhere there's 38 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: a Coach Mac bobblehead in a box with FedEx on 39 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: it somewhere all right. But he said, look, I just 40 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: did this because Mike Keith had made the comment Coach mac, 41 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: you are the farm bureau man now, he said, so 42 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: I felt you deserved the bobble head. And so then 43 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: this thing, this thing, I'm not on any social media, 44 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: but it has gone crazy. It's gone viral. So Randy 45 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: gets ahold of me again in and we may be 46 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: going to try to do something with this for to 47 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: raise money for charity. But that's the second bobblehead I've had. 48 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: This one is so much better than the first one, 49 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: so much better. I own one of the first Dave 50 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: McGinnis bobble heads, as he's the head coach of the 51 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, and I have it upstairs in my house. 52 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: And so now I've got to get my hands on 53 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: this new one to have the complete collection of Dave 54 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: McGinnis bobbleheads all of the Titans radio crew. If we 55 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: do this and we make a bulk order, you guys 56 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: are first in line. I want one. Yeah. The issue 57 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: behind this is you made the mistake of showing everybody, 58 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: and so everybody wants one. It looks just like you 59 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: it's the greatest bobblehead I have ever seen. Because bobble 60 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: heads are normally caricatures. This is actually you. It's phenomenal, 61 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: how good it is. So I talked to Randy Wilmore 62 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: last night at length, and he admits that something is 63 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: probably going to have to be done for maybe for 64 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plan customers or some sort of contest 65 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: or charity or something, because the demand. Amy Wells, there's 66 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: no question that demand is going to be there for 67 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: the Coach Mack bobblehead. Oh absolutely. And really they had 68 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: such a good template in Coach Max bit moji. So 69 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: if you've ever gotten a text from Dave McGinnis, it 70 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: is a picture of him and it's usually very cartoony. No, 71 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: this one looks just like So they were able to 72 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: take that, put it on a bubble head, and now 73 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: the world gets to enjoy it. I'm gonna find one. 74 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 1: I'm gonna find that box somewhere in the postal system. Amy, 75 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: don't worry when wait, if he indeed does do this 76 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: a reorder, you guys are first on the list. But 77 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: what does that really seriously say about Coach Mack as 78 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: to where his head really translates well to bobbleheads and 79 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: bit emojis. That's a problem it say. It just says 80 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: you are beloved. That's what it says. And it's of 81 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: course now for those who don't know, Coach mac So, 82 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Insurance and Farm Bureau Health Plans are two 83 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: different things, same same group of people, but two different things. Yes, 84 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: Charlie is the guy for Farm Bureau Insurance and so 85 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: you see Charlie everywhere wearing his hat. The guy for 86 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans is Coach mack. So you are 87 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: the Charlie for Farm Bureau Health Plans. Randy Wilmore has 88 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: helped to make you a star. So at this time 89 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: three years ago when you got the call to come 90 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: back here and potentially do Titans Radio, you never saw 91 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: this happening, did you. I mean, when I loaded up 92 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: that f one fifty pickup and drove for twenty three 93 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: hours across the coast, well, lady to get here, I 94 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: was thinking about bobbleheads, Mike, no or podcasts either. And 95 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: you are part of the OTP presented by Far Bureau 96 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: Health Plans. We have set this up where this is 97 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: your chance to ask Coach Dave McGinnis a question the 98 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,799 Speaker 1: otp qs. You can go to Tennessee Titans dot com 99 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: slash otp q and submit questions all the time. This 100 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: time it's a mailbag dedicated to coach mac Amy. Wells, 101 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: you have the questions. Begin firing away, please, Coach mac. 102 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,239 Speaker 1: I've got a running list and I think you're gonna 103 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: like these. We've got a little mix of everything in 104 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: here today. Are you ready? Oh? Absolutely? Amy, absolutely, all right. 105 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: So this first one is from Bo in Denver, Colorado, 106 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: and he asks what would you feel like would be 107 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: the toughest challenge as a coach in training camp and 108 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: during the season with this pandemic. Well, the thing that 109 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: you're always concerned about because you're flipping twenty five to 110 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: thirty percent of your roster every year, and what you 111 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: want to do, no matter what the success was you 112 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: had with your roster the previous year, you have to 113 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: combine new people together to form a team. You can 114 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: gather individuals up, but to form that team atmosphere, the 115 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: team chemistry, and really the team vibe that you need 116 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: that we saw carry the Titans through to the AFC 117 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: Championship Game last year. You've got to develop that during 118 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: training camp, and really it starts during the OTAs after 119 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: everybody gets together with the draft. They've only been able 120 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: to do that virtually now. So what I would be, 121 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: what I would be focused on as a staff, as 122 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: a head coach with my staff, is getting to know 123 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: my players and have them know their players as people 124 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: as well as players as quickly as possible, because that's 125 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: how you start. When you start to come together and 126 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: know each other and start to play for each other, 127 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: you develop that team bond of team chemistry so much quicker. 128 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: That's what I would focus on first. Now, Coach Mack, 129 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: you mentioned the AFC championship game from twenty nineteen. I 130 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: guess it was twenty twenty at that point. Kareem from Bethesda, 131 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: Maryland asked, if we played the Chiefs again at some 132 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: point in the playoffs this year, what would you do 133 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: differently from last year's AFC title game. You know what 134 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: really happened last year. It really was not the schedule 135 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: plays that got us in trouble against them last year. 136 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: It was the off schedule plays. Case in point, the 137 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: off schedule quarterback scramble that Mahomes had right before the 138 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: half for a touchdown. I mean the off schedule plays 139 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: and when you're playing a football team that has a 140 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: quarterback that is not only dangerous within the cylinder, but 141 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: has the arm and also the athletic ability to make 142 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: off schedule plays, and then just the elite team speed 143 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: that you're up against. Guarding against unscheduled plays in a 144 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: wide open field is an issue. That is what I 145 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: would concentrate on. I would trade on. The Other thing 146 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: I would concentrate on I think is extremely extremely important 147 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: is you've got to be able to have more snaps 148 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: on offense. And however you come by that, the more 149 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: snaps you generate for yourself on offense, the less snaps 150 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: that offense is able to have. Look, our offense can 151 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: work with their defense, Our offense can manufacture things against 152 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: their defense. We need to possess the ball longer against 153 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: a team that's that explosive on so many fronts. This 154 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: is the OTP presented by far Bureau Health Plans and 155 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: again to reiterate otpques for Coach mac being taped on Friday, 156 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: July the twenty fourth. We are going with the premise 157 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: that training camp is going to get underway next week. 158 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: I know there are still things to be ironed out, 159 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: but so we don't have to sort of offer, you know, 160 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: sort of if this happens, if that happens, sort of thing. 161 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: We're going with the premise that football is starting in 162 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: what reform it's going to be next week gaming. So 163 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: in that way, coach Matt can give us the best 164 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: answers to the questions without having to say, well, we 165 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: don't know, because we all know we don't know. Mike, 166 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for that reminder. That was very insightful. We all 167 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: know the week why he is Mike Keith. All right, 168 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: We're moving right along to David from Hermitage, Tennessee. He 169 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: says Jay Rob's team is made up of team first players. 170 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: It kind of reminds me of those San Antonio Spurs 171 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: championship teams. Are there other current NFL teams that are 172 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: as committed to this principle? No, absolutely there are, And 173 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: I think look, a team is a personality of its organization, 174 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: and they absorb the personality of the people at the 175 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: top of their organization. Look at the people at the 176 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: top of our organization right now, starting with Amy Adams, strong, 177 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: with Kenneth Adams, with Barkley Adams. Look at it from 178 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: the top. Everything in this league really trickles from the 179 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 1: top down. Look at our look at our front, look 180 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: at John Robinson, look at our head coach, and then 181 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: look at the feeling. I mean, we're in the building 182 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: when there's not a pandemic. I mean, so we feel 183 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: and we understand how everybody is really an integral part 184 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: of what's going on and the respect that everyone has 185 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: for everybody's job and everybody's peace in trying to win 186 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: a game on Sunday or Monday or Thursday. For the Titans, 187 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: you all feel important in what you're doing. And that's 188 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: so important, and it absolutely is. I know other organizations 189 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: because I know most people in other organizations, the New 190 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: England Patriots are like that. I mean, it is a 191 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: team first that's all that it is. Look what Andy 192 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: Reid has built in a very short time at Kansas City, 193 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: that is a team first place. Another place, a good 194 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: friend of ours that works at the Philadelphia Eagles, Jim Schwarz, 195 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: that's a team first place. And you can see. But 196 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: it all starts with the organization. We won't name their names, 197 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: but we know so examples of some not so good organizations, 198 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: and you can see how it fractures from the top 199 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: down very quickly. The Titans are right at the peak 200 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: of being one of those organizations that is really all 201 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: inclusive and everybody's pulling in the same direction. Coach Mack, 202 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: you can always feel free to name names on this podcast. 203 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: That's what we're here for. Name and names. Go right ahead, 204 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: all right. This one is from Cole from McAllen, Texas. 205 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: He says, now that Arthur Smith has a full year 206 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: under his belt as offensive coordinator and with the whole 207 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: offense pretty much coming back, how much more effective could 208 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: this offense be moving forward? Cole? And that's an insightful 209 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: question for this reason. This offense numbers wise, was very impressive, 210 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: you know, for thirteen weeks last year, very impressive the 211 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: numbers that they put up. And if you don't reach 212 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: those numbers this year, it doesn't mean that you still 213 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: haven't made progress. What they are going to be able 214 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: to do? And I like the question because it's a 215 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: it's a take some dive into a football question. They 216 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: are able to layer their offense now during these zoom meetings, 217 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: They've been able to because everybody is back together. They 218 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: are able to layer now. They speak the same language, 219 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: and they were able to start in these zoom meetings 220 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: back when they started and start adding to this offense. Now, 221 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: they haven't had their cleats on the grass yet to 222 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: start seeing how it's going to work. But what I 223 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 1: look at is you not only have all the pieces back, 224 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: you have all the pieces back with experience with one another, 225 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: and not only experience with one another, experience with the 226 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,239 Speaker 1: language that you all are speaking. That is so so important. 227 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: They have a big jump on a lot of other 228 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: people that are brand new starting into this very unusual 229 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 1: beginning of the twenty twenty football season. They are going 230 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: to be able to layer this offense. You can never 231 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,559 Speaker 1: predict outcomes, you can never predict success, but I can 232 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: promise you this. I can predict that we will see 233 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: even more from this offense as far as layers on 234 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: top of what they're going to do. Schematically. Rick from Hickory, 235 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: North Carolina asks, how do you expect the acclamation period 236 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: to work in this year's training camp. That's a good question. 237 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: And for all of my years of experience, for all 238 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: of you guys, years of experience, for everybody in this leagus, 239 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: years of experience, nobody's ever experienced this nobody ever has, 240 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: and so I answer it this way. And I've had 241 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: this question asked before on other forums that I've done. 242 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: Here's what's important to know. Those organizations that were the 243 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: first and the best and the quickest to organize their 244 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: zoom meetings, those organizations that were the first and the 245 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: best to organize their zoom draft meetings, those organizations that 246 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: were the best to be able to take a step 247 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: and when this was a fluid moving issue as far 248 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: as what was happening next. Look, the acclamation period is 249 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: all about organization. It's about preparation and organization. I've got 250 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: complete CONFI fence in Mike Varibel and his staff with 251 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: their preparation and organization skills. We've all witnessed it. They 252 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: will be able to acclimate very very quickly. If you're 253 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: not sure yourself. As and again we've heard some coaches say, 254 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm not really sure we can do this. 255 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: You've never heard that out of Mike Vrabel's mouth. You 256 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: never ever have heard that out of his mouth. All 257 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: you ever hear out of his mouth is we will 258 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: make it work, and we will make it work. Well. 259 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: I've got no issues with the way the Titans will 260 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: acclimate it. Coach Mac, you've been around for a while. 261 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: Do you feel like after going through a football season 262 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: that happens in a pandemic you will have truly seen 263 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: it all? No? Absolutely not, absolutely not. I hope you're 264 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: saying that in a complimentary way that I've been around 265 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: a long time. Yeah. Absolutely, Coach Mac, you've been around 266 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: so long, I'm not sure you know what's going on anymore. 267 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: I meant it in a very reverent, impressive kind of way. Amy, 268 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: I just missed being around you so much. The times 269 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: that we would sit and watch tape in the office, 270 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: you and I and Astley Ferrell when I first showed 271 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: up here is some of my best memories ever. That 272 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: may have been some of my best coaching skills ever 273 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: in those film sessions. So I owe what you mean 274 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: to me. What's going to be extremely extremely important is 275 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: this is a period of adjustment on the move for 276 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: all of us. For all of us, there are going 277 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: to be things that are going to come up next 278 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: week and the week after and even in the season 279 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: that none of us are going to be able to 280 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: see and foretell. Right now, how you react, he look, 281 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: It's just like in a ball game, those that can 282 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: adjust on the run usually win the most games. Well, 283 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: here's a question that could have something to do with 284 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: some film watching. Daron from Dallas, Texas says, when we 285 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: face Darrell Casey on Monday Night football, who do you 286 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: think will have the advantage Darrell Casey over our offensive 287 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: line or our offensive line over Darrell Casey. Because they've 288 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: been going at it for so many years during practice, 289 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: I can promise you this, both sides will be highly motivated. 290 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: They will be they will they will both be highly motivated. 291 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 1: And that's and they look. You always get these interpersonal 292 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 1: relationships in the National Football League. When players change teams. 293 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: There's always that drama, and there's always that dynamic when 294 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: coaches change teams, when coaches leave teams, when coaches have 295 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: been fired from one team and now all of a 296 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: sudden they're playing against their former team. That's just the 297 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: way the National Football League is. But I would expect 298 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 1: the opening game on Monday Night Football, which I can't 299 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: wait for, that you will get the optimum out of 300 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:40,479 Speaker 1: both sides. The Titans offensive line and then Durrell Casey 301 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: plus that defensive front that they have there, that's going 302 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: to be a real, real major matchup to watch it. 303 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 1: Speaking of that offensive line, this training camp give Isaiah 304 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: Wilson a chance to beat out Dennis Kelly at that 305 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: tackle spot. It would have given him a better chance. 306 00:17:58,160 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: If we would have had the full boat of it. 307 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: He would have had a much better chance if this 308 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: would have been a normal offseason. They will bring him 309 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: in and acclimate him as quickly as possible. But the 310 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: beauty of having Dennis Kelly a proven veteran that is 311 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: as steady as he is. And plus, look the thing 312 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 1: that I know about that offensive line room, that offensive 313 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 1: line room is so all embracing and when they bring 314 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: him in, he will be part of that pack very quickly. Okay, 315 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: he is going to be a really good player for us. 316 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: But the fact that he is coming in in that 317 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: situation and doesn't have to do it immediately works to 318 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: his advantage and works to the Titans advantage a lot. 319 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 320 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: Look to the folks at Farm Bureau Health Plans when 321 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: you need someone who understands the exes and ohs of 322 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: healthcare coverage. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. 323 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: The man who understands the exes and ohs of everything 324 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: related to the National Football League is Titans Radio's Dave McGinnis. 325 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: We are taking your questions for him via r otp 326 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 1: q's You can always send us questions by going to 327 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans dot com slash otp Q. We like to 328 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: throw the questions in from you on every edition of 329 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: the OTP but this one just for coach mac Amy Wells. 330 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: Please continue. That last question that I asked was from 331 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 1: Jim from Ripley, Tennessee. I forgot to give him credit 332 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 1: where credit is due. Sorry, Jim. That was a great question. Yeah, 333 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: mattro was a really good question, and I hope you 334 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: enjoyed the answer, and that is it's a very pointed question. 335 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: It's an important question with the offensive tackle situation on 336 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: the right side. It really is moving to another important 337 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: position on the Tennessee Titans football team. John from Knoxville, 338 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: Tennessee asks what does Big Jeff have to do to 339 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: take the next step as a dominant defensive player. He 340 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 1: just gotta be Big Jeff. And when I say that, 341 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: here's what I say about that. When he came in 342 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: and we all know that when John Robinson, with Amy 343 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: Adams Strunk's blessing and Mike Vrabel made the call on 344 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: a player that look would have been a top five 345 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 1: player in last year's draft the drafted. He came out 346 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: in but they were when they made the call to 347 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: draft him at that spot, they made the commitment that 348 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 1: they were going to wait until he was ready. All right. 349 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: When we watched him work and all of us did 350 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: on the side fields up until he got a chance 351 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: to come in and start playing in the National Football League. 352 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: This guy is a special, special talent. And he's not 353 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: only a special talent physically, he's a special person. He 354 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: really is. His work ethic and his drive and plus 355 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: his self commitment and his commitment to this organization for 356 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: the chance they took on him, you can visibly see 357 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: it technically. Let's talk about what he's got to improve upon. 358 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: First of all, you know, I haven't seen him, but 359 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: I know he's been at that facility all off season, 360 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: and all reports I get is he's changed his body. Okay, 361 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: and to me, what he is going to have to 362 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 1: be able to do there are a lot of nuances 363 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: to learn in that center guard tackle box it's not 364 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 1: just it's not just Monoemano in there and the biggest, 365 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: strongest guy wins every time. There's recognition, there's techniques, there's tips, 366 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 1: there's things that you have to learn. But to me, 367 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 1: the important thing is is that I'm so glad and 368 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: I'm amazed that he was able to play as much 369 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: as he was last year, just that little bit of 370 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: game experience. This year we are going to see and 371 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: improved Jeffrey Simmons. For all of those reasons I gave physically, mentally, 372 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: and then just confidence wise. His confidence level this year 373 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: will be so high because, let's be honest, we don't 374 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: know what his confidence level was last year. The first 375 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: time you got out there to play with a knee 376 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: brace on, we don't know what it was, you know, 377 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: and he probably wouldn't never tell us. But I do 378 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: know this in my years of experience, a player like 379 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: that is confidence. Here, a year removed from that surgery 380 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: will be much better. Man, How could you not be 381 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 1: confident with a nickname like Big Jeff. If I'm Jeffrey Simmons, 382 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: all I ever want to be called is Big Jeff. 383 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: It's simple, but intimidating. It might be the greatest nickname. 384 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 1: You know. I don't know that he's crazy about it, 385 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: but I think he is accepting of how people seem 386 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: to enjoy it. Everybody I've met just love saying big Jeff. 387 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: It's so good. Yeah, his teammates love it. I mean, 388 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 1: everybody all big Jeff this, And I mean, and when 389 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: you are in a league of big people, to be 390 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:42,440 Speaker 1: referred to as big, that means you're really big and special. Well, 391 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: it's a term of endearment, it really is. Yeah, it's 392 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: a term of endearment. I had one big in my career. 393 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: This is my second big I've had. The first big 394 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: I had was Leonard Davis I draft. I took a 395 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 1: number one draft pick out of the University of Texas. 396 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: And I mean, you know, Leonard was one of twenty 397 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: two children. And let me, hey, Leonard was big and 398 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 1: that's all. That's all he had ever been known since 399 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: he was born, was big. And so it's a turn 400 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: of endearment. And plus, when you when you marry big 401 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 1: with extreme athletic talent, then you really liked the nickname. Yes, sir, agreed. 402 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: Here's a question from Stephen from Johnson City. He says, 403 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: with no fans at training camp this year. Will those 404 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: practices that would have been open to the public be 405 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: streamed on the Titans website or any other social media outlets. 406 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: How can fans get their Titans football fixed this year, 407 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: Mike Keiths? Do you know Coach Mack is going to 408 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: push that right to the expert all things Titans? Mike Keith, So, 409 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 1: I would envision that there will be opportunities to watch 410 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 1: parts of practice via some sort of streaming. Yes, and 411 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: we've done things like that in the past. All of 412 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: that hasn't been finalized, obviously, we'll push all of that 413 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,719 Speaker 1: out via Tennessee Titans dot com, via all of our 414 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: social channels. You will hear what our plan is for 415 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: training camp as soon as it's finalized, Coach Mack, So 416 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: take that a step further. Some people may may wonder, 417 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 1: like everyone in Johnson City, Tennessee, why the whole practice 418 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: is not stream Why only certain parts of practice would 419 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: be streamed? From a football standpoint, why would you only 420 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,239 Speaker 1: show certain parts of practice. Let's go back to one 421 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: of those great otp Q questions we had at the 422 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: beginning of this broadcast. You know about how the offense 423 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:38,679 Speaker 1: is going to improve all that layering I talked about, 424 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: that's what they're going to be working on, all right, 425 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: And you don't want any of that app I mean 426 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 1: you really don't mean because it's it's not to your advantage, 427 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: and why give anybody else an advantage of being able 428 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: to see it? Because I promise you this as as 429 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: an opposing coach, I mean I have picked up things 430 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: in my coaching career other coaches I've coached with, even 431 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: off of b roles leading up to the week. If 432 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: you see during the individual period a quarterback and a 433 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: running back all of a sudden working on a down 434 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: the line option pitch, you know you're going they've never 435 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 1: done that before. Let me let's take a look and see, 436 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: you know what they're working on. Let's so anything like that. 437 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: I mean that those types of things are priority for 438 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: your club and their priority for when you start the 439 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 1: season with so look and people may say, well, you know, 440 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: nobody would pick up anything off. Don't even think that. 441 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: I promise you. If I could be role and watch 442 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 1: everybody's practice without any sound and just watch everything, you 443 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,360 Speaker 1: can glean so much information as an opponent from that. 444 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: That's a huge reason right there. Mike coach mac Here's 445 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: another question related to fans being a training camp. How 446 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 1: different is it going to be for the players and 447 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: coaches or will it be different at all not having 448 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 1: fans there, because there is a very different field during 449 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,959 Speaker 1: training camp. Now, coaches and players, you know, and all 450 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: the years I coach and players that you love having 451 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 1: fans at training camp. You really do, because training camp 452 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: in itself, it's it's changing, evolved over the years, but still, 453 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you love having the fans out there because, 454 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: let's look, the fans are a huge part of this 455 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 1: whole NFL process, huge part. I mean I missed the 456 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: fans really bad during this pandemic because normally at this 457 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: time we would all have been out already with season 458 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: ticket holders at events. I mean, I missed that so bad. 459 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: I missed going downtown on Broadway Friday and Saturday nights 460 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: and having dinner and just talking ball with Titans fans. 461 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: I really do. So you're gonna miss fans being at camp, 462 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: you really are, I mean, and everybody is going to 463 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: have to go through it. But don't ever think, don't 464 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: ever think that players are coaches in the National Football 465 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: League are so jaded that they don't. They don't acknowledge 466 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: fans at training camp. I promise you it makes a difference. 467 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: All right, I would like to enter the portion of 468 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:56,199 Speaker 1: the show that I like to call get to know 469 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: Coach Mac a little bit better, because these next two 470 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: questions are about Coach Mac as an individual, not as 471 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: a coach as a person. So this is Kernick from Amarillo, Texas. Yes, 472 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: home of Big Tech Steakhouse, seventy two ounces steak. If 473 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: you can eat it in one hour with a baked 474 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: potato and Texas toast, you get your picture on the 475 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 1: wall and probably a trip to the hospital. Have you 476 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: done that before? I've been in there so many times. 477 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 1: I've never tried it. I've been that when people start 478 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: doing it, they get cameras out. I mean, it's an event. 479 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: It is an event. Mike Keith, you've been to Big 480 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: Tech Steakhouse. No, I'm saying I could do it. I would. 481 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: I would pay to have you do it. I could 482 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: take the old ninety sixer, so I could take seventy two. Yeah, 483 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 1: I could do it. I could be a professional leader. 484 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: Of the three people on this call, who do you 485 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,360 Speaker 1: really think could do it? I think no. No, cham 486 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: I could do it. We need to take a road 487 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: trip when the pandemic's over. I will pay for everything 488 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 1: at big Tech steakhouse. I know, right word, we could 489 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 1: pull up it. I'll have to be hospitalized afterwards, yes, 490 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 1: small press to pay. I know the mayor of Amorial 491 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 1: of Texas. We can get you in a hospital there, quick, good, good, 492 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: Well this question is of a similar vein, he says, 493 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,439 Speaker 1: I'm sure if anyone you would know this. Where's the 494 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: best barbecue in Texas? The best barbecue in Texas? The 495 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: best the best barbecue in Texas is in South Texas. 496 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: It's in the Czech Hungarian part of South Texas. Down, yes, yes, 497 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: down down around Austin. It is outstanding. Showbuls Shobel. You remember, 498 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,719 Speaker 1: remember Bohobul. Yes, his family owns one of the best 499 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: barbecue restaurants in the history of that part of the country. Really. 500 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, well, who would have ever thought played defensive 501 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: end for us Boshebul from TCU as a frog's I 502 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: played with his dad there eating at show Bles. Outstanding. 503 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 1: It's beef right, absolutely, he is. Brisket is out of 504 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: this world. All right, Well, there you go. That's there's 505 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 1: your answer. All right. Our last question is from Ray, 506 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 1: and Ray would like to know Coach Mac, what would 507 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: you have done if you had not become a football coach. 508 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: That is a really really interesting because I had no 509 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,479 Speaker 1: I had no intentions of coaching. You know, I went 510 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: I went to TCU and got My grandfather was in 511 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: the oil business, okay, you know, he and another gentleman 512 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: from California had an oil company there in West Texas. 513 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: They were doing what they call salt water injection at 514 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: the time. That was back in that time was the 515 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: precursor of what fracking is now, going back into previously 516 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: drilled wells and bringing out the excess oil from it. 517 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: I thought I was going in the oil business. I 518 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: got a business degree at TCU, and plus there was 519 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: a lot of TCU lums. That oil business was running 520 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: pretty hot back then, and so you know, when I 521 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: went back to get my masters, that's what I was 522 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: going to do. And I asked me to coach the 523 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: freshman team. And here I am now on the OTP. 524 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: Wow again. Anytime you want to submit questions to any 525 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: of us on the OTP, go to Tennessee Titans dot 526 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: com slash OTP Q for OTP questions our questions, and 527 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: you could submit your question and we would We're happy 528 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: to answer it. We include them all the time. We 529 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: like to do these mailbag shows. These are fun and 530 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 1: we especially like them when Coach Mack decides to take 531 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: the questions for us, because we know you love to 532 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:41,479 Speaker 1: ask Coach Mac your questions. Dave, thanks for doing this, 533 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: and thanks for sharing about the new Dave McGinnis bobblehead, 534 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: which I'm sure we're going to hear a lot more about. Well, 535 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, as I said, it has gone 536 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: quote air quote viral. So Randy, Randy's got something gone 537 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 1: with farm with Farm Bureau Health Plans. Now we'll see 538 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: where it goes, but I promise you if it is 539 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: a bulk order, you guys are the first ones to 540 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: get them. We appreciate that more than you know. We're 541 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: brought to you by Far Bureau Health Plans, our good 542 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: friend Randy Wilmore and everybody in Columbia, Tennessee. Thanks for 543 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: making this happen for coach Dave McGinnis and Amy Wells, 544 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: Mike keithsus thanks for joining us for the Yo t