1 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: Don't get sacked by the high cost of healthcare. Make 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans your first line of protection. They've 4 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. I'm Mike 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: Keith with Amy Wells. Miss Wells. How are you, Mike, 6 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: I'm good. How are you? I'm fine? Thank you. It 7 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: is a quiet week with the Tennessee Titans. I think 8 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: the only news of the week to this point is 9 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: Mason Kenzie signing a futures contract. He was a young 10 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: man out of Barry College last year who's in training camp. 11 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: He's a slot receiver and impressed some people with what 12 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: he did back in August. Spent a little time with 13 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: the Patriots on their practice squad, and now gets another 14 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: chance with the Titans. But overall, maybe the quietest week 15 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: of the year. Yeah, and it typically is. This is 16 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: kind of the dead period in between some of the 17 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: league events kind of ramping up. Of course, once your 18 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: season ends, everybody kind of scatters, so there's not a 19 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: lot of people floating around Saint Thomas Sports Park. We 20 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: of course, are working from home, so whoever would be there. 21 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: We aren't even seeing them. But then this is kind 22 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: of the ramp up period before the scouting department heads 23 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: out to Mobile and they kind of start work on 24 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty one draft. So things will start to 25 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: ramp up in the coming weeks. But yeah, right now 26 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: it is quiet. The Senior Bowl is more important in 27 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: this particular year twenty twenty one then it probably, I 28 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: would say maybe ever has been. And the reason is 29 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: with the changes to the NFL Combine, this is gonna 30 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: be you're one shot to get in person interviews. Everything 31 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: else is going to be zoom. That's what we're learning 32 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: about the combine. Workouts will be done on campus, isn't 33 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: And maybe you can get some time to talk to 34 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 1: some people then, But you know what's being laid out 35 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,839 Speaker 1: our zoom interviews and the quality of the player who 36 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: has chosen to go to Mobile is really outstanding. I 37 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: won't say it's stars studded per se, but it is 38 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: certainly more stars studded than in some years where we 39 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: have actually been able to go to Mobile. Yeah, there's 40 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: quite a roster that they've put together. But Mike, you 41 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: also have to remember this past season in college football 42 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: has been very strange for a lot of different reasons, 43 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: and for college scouts, they haven't been able to hit 44 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: the road in the same ways that they normally would. 45 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: So this scene your Bowl is the opportunity for scouts 46 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: and NFL personnel to really get eyes on guys in 47 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: a practice situation and see them doing things in person 48 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: that they may not have necessarily gotten to see throughout 49 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: the course of the season just because of the way 50 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: the world has been. Well, let's face it. Two for 51 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans, this is probably the most important draft 52 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:30,119 Speaker 1: since John Robinson's first draft, and the reason for that 53 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: is because of what the salary cap situation is looking like. 54 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: And there were some folks who heard us talk about 55 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: that on last week's OTP with Jim Wyatt and did 56 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: not completely understand what we were talking about. So let 57 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: me take a second to just explain that. So, the 58 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: salary cap this year was one hundred and ninety eight 59 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: million dollars and some change the salary cap for twenty 60 00:03:55,600 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: twenty one figures to go down because leading into this year, 61 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: the players Association and the owners agreed that there would 62 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: be some loss taken in this year's salary cap, understanding 63 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: that in a collective bargaining agreement, the players and the 64 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: owners are a partnership, and so the players, in agreeing 65 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: to take some loss in the salary cap, are taking 66 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: their part of the revenue loss for twenty twenty due 67 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: to the fact that they know the owners are also 68 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: going to take some loss because of what was missed 69 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: out on revenue wise in twenty twenty. So the salary 70 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: cap could go down as far as one hundred and 71 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: seventy five million dollars, It could be one ninety eight again, 72 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: or it could be somewhere in between. We don't know 73 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: that yet, but it is not going to increase. So 74 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: if you are a team that has one hundred and 75 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: seventy five million committed or beyond for twenty twenty one, 76 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 1: you're tight, And if you're a veteran team, you're tight. 77 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: The Titans figure to be one of those teams who 78 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: are tight against the cap for twenty twenty one. Now 79 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: what's that number? We don't know, you know, because we 80 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: don't know what the salary cap number for twenty twenty 81 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: one is, and we don't know exactly what the Titans 82 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: numbers are. We know what is out there, we know 83 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: what the Services report. But what I think we can 84 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: safely say, Amy, is the Titans don't have you know, 85 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: as much room as Jacksonville and Indianapolis and you know 86 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: some of those ball clubs. And they're not going to 87 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: carry over a lot of salary cap from twenty twenty 88 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: because veteran team and they're competing for a championship. They're 89 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: in it. So the Titans spent money in twenty twenty 90 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: thinking maybe we can win it, and that's what you do. 91 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: We've lived through that before fifteen years ago. And the 92 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: Titans aren't gonna have to wipe out the team or 93 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: anything like that, but they need a bunch of draft 94 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: picks to make their ball club, absolutely, Mike. I mean 95 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: draft picks who can come in and be immediate performers 96 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: are going to be important, not only for the impact 97 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,119 Speaker 1: that they can have on the field, but because they're cheap. 98 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: And that's just the reality of it. Let's say cheaper. 99 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: I mean cheap in relation to a sandwich, No, but 100 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: in relation to a guy like Taylor Lawe. Yeah, they're 101 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: pretty cheap. They're cheap. Yeah, that's true. Well, but it 102 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: also and so if you're a draft nick and you're 103 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,679 Speaker 1: a Titan fan, this is your year, because this isn't 104 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: just about the first pick. This is about everything. This 105 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: is about seeing what the Titans end up with in 106 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: terms of a compensatory pick. This is understanding that they 107 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: have two sixth round picks. They had another one, but 108 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: they traded that for Desmond King to the Chargers because 109 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: again trying to win, and they did. They won the 110 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: AFC South. You know, so was it worth it, Yes, absolutely, 111 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: it was worth it. That's what you do. That's the 112 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: level at which you compete. But this draft is vitally 113 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: important because unlike last year, where the Titans didn't necessarily 114 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: have to have help from the draft, they have to 115 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: have help from the twenty twenty one draft, and as 116 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt pointed out last week, the twenty twenty draft 117 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: class becomes a lot more important this coming year, right 118 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: again because they are the more funny, actually smart option. 119 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: But also they're going to become some of the veterans 120 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: on this team. I mean, realistically, there's going to be 121 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: some of the old guard that isn't able to stay 122 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: with this club, not because of a performance reason, but 123 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: because of a financial reason. And so some of these 124 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: younger guys who have a year or two under their 125 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: belt are all of a sudden going to be stepping 126 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: into those leadership roles because those are the guys that 127 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: are around to do it. And I think it's also 128 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: why Mike Varibel is taking his time with the staff, 129 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: because here's the thing. Okay, so Arthur Smith is gone 130 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: to Atlanta as the head coach and he's starting his 131 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: process there now. But the Titans are in a position 132 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: where they are going to have to sort of figure 133 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: out how do they retool these parts in order to 134 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: competitive and defend the AFC South Championship and make the 135 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: playoffs in twenty twenty one, And so how you put 136 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: together the staff to coach what is a different team. 137 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: It's a different year, and so Rabel is certainly gonna 138 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: shake some things in different ways. I would think he'll 139 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: move people around on his present staff, but it would 140 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: also make sense for him to bring in people from 141 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: the outside because you're coaching not an entirely different team, 142 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: but the makeup and what you're going to need is different, 143 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: particularly on defense. Absolutely, the transition from twenty nineteen to 144 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: twenty twenty was pretty seamless, not a whole lot of turnover, 145 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: on the roster, not a whole lot of turnover on 146 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 1: the coaching staff. Things stayed pretty well intact, and that 147 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: was great. We saw the Titans have a successful twenty 148 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,719 Speaker 1: nineteen campaign into twenty twenty campaign, it was also very 149 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: successful going into twenty twenty one. To your point, Mike, 150 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: this team is going to look so different, so you 151 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: might need some new faces to coach a new team. 152 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: There's nothing wrong with that. I don't think that that's 153 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: any sort of admission of failure or saying that things 154 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: aren't working. This is the next step, and this is 155 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: how you adjust to a team that's evolving. I think 156 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: that whatever Mike Vrabel decides to do with the group 157 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: that he has in place is going to be successful 158 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: because Mike Vrabel is so good at assessing talent and 159 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: the ability to teach, and the ability to get the 160 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: most out of their players. Well, and let's face it, 161 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: two okay, offensively, you maximized what you could do in 162 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. I mean, if you can do better than that, 163 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: that would be great. If you can do close to that, again, 164 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 1: that would be great. If you're even in the bulk 165 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: of what you did in twenty twenty, that would be great. 166 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: Where do you have a chance to make a jump? 167 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: Amy on defense? So if you're if you're looking at 168 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: this puzzle and you're remaking it, you say, if you 169 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: put in coaches and different pieces on defense, if they 170 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: become a top fifteen defense, can they win the AFC 171 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: South again? If the offense is close to what it 172 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: was this year? The answer is yes. I mean the 173 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: Titans were a bottom five defense in virtually every category 174 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: and won the division. Now a lot of their money 175 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: was spent on offense. Left tackle, quarterback, you know, wide receiver, 176 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: a lot of picks have been over there. Okay, on defense, 177 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: some of the things that you did didn't work, and 178 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: now maybe you're going to have to redesign the resources. 179 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody, as we look at Senior Bowl 180 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 1: is going to be foolish if they look at every 181 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: pass rusher. Yeah, absolutely not. And I don't think anybody's 182 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: going to be foolish if they scan free agency for 183 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: pass rushers. Don't know that you're going to be able 184 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: to go get the biggest name. But are you going 185 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: to bring in veteran presence? Are you going to bring 186 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: in draft presence at that spot? The answer is yes 187 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 1: to both, and as you see them signing futures contracts, 188 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: everything they're aiming for is how do we find something 189 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 1: that gives us kind of a different look because that's 190 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: an area. The other area to me to his corner, 191 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: what are you going to do at the corner position? 192 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: You drafted one in the second round. You know, obviously 193 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: you have Malcolm Butler, who had a nice year. Absolutely 194 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: he was a bright light in a secondary that saw 195 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 1: just as a group, a lot of transition and turnover, 196 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: I mean the amount of different bodies and formations and 197 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: just trying to a get something that worked, but also 198 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 1: just keeping people on the field. They had so many 199 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: injuries and so many different obstacles that they had to overcome. 200 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: Getting some consistency on that side of the ball will 201 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: be hugely helpful. But you've got to believe that Mike 202 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: Vrabel is just constantly churning ideas to get some sort 203 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: of a spark on that defensive side of the ball. 204 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: What configuration of human beings can we put together to 205 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: fix some of these problems that we saw. Knowing that 206 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: Vrabel is a defensive guy, you know that this is 207 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: something that is going to be one of his main 208 00:13:54,760 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: focuses throughout the offseason. Well, and it's not complete least 209 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 1: surprising when you look at the overall capitol that the 210 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: Titans have put into offense in the last five years. 211 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: Justifiably so it worked. But two years ago we're doing 212 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: the OTP and we're talking about how this team scores 213 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: nineteen points a game and they ain't winning nothing scoring 214 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: nineteen points a game. And they weren't. You know, that 215 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: was the fact of the matter is, you are not 216 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: gonna win consistently in the National Football League scoring nineteen 217 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: points a game. So what have they done. They drafted 218 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: Tayora one in the first round. They gave him a 219 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: big contract. They signed Roger Saffel to a large contract. 220 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: They signed Ben Jones to a large contract. They drafted 221 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: Nate Davis in the third round. They signed Dennis Kelly 222 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: to a contract. They drafted John U. Smith in the 223 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: third round. They drafted Corey Davis fifth overall. They drafted 224 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: AJ Brown in the second round. They drafted Derrick Henry 225 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: in the second round and gave him a contract. And 226 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: they signed Adam Humphreys to a free agent contract. So 227 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: if you equate the two sides, they've spent a lot 228 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: of time fixing the offense and it worked. I mean, 229 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: would you like to have two sides of the ball 230 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: be equally fantastic, course you would, But in most cases 231 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: you're trying to get one up at the top and 232 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: the other one be complimentary. And that's what the Titans 233 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: are going to try to do in this offseason with 234 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: the defense. They certainly made a lot of moves. It's 235 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: just for injury's sake. And you know, whatever happened with 236 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: Vic Beasley, it didn't work the way they saw it. 237 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: But they have some parts on that defense that with 238 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: help I think. I mean Jeffrey Simmons, Rashaun Evans, hold Landry, 239 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: Kevin Byard. I mean, you got players over there, you know, guys. 240 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: It can do stuff if you add some more parts 241 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: to help them. Absolutely, this Titans defense is not broken, 242 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: like it is not ruined. It is not There are 243 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: the names that you just said are great players, and 244 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: I am so glad that they are Tennessee Titans. It 245 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: needs to be fortified a little bit, but fortifying a 246 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: side of the ball is so much better than needing 247 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: to demolish it and start over. And frankly, Mike Keith. 248 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: I would rather have scoring side of the ball be 249 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: your strength, because, if we have learned this past year, 250 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: if you can score a lot of points, you can 251 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: win a lot of games. And it sounds very simplistic, 252 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: but that's how football works. But it is and it's 253 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: and I mean realistically, it's how it works at every level. Now. 254 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: I mean, if you look at who's getting hired in 255 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: college football now as the head coaches, who are they hiring. 256 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: They're hiring offensive guys high schools. You and I both 257 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: follow high school football. We got high schools throwing it 258 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: all over the yard, scoring a lot of points. The 259 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:16,160 Speaker 1: game is set up in that way that you don't 260 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: have to invest every first round pick on defense trying 261 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: to hold the opposition to three points. But you've got 262 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: to have some playmakers that can get off the field 263 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: on third down and can get the ball back for 264 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 1: your offense. Right, absolutely, that's what it comes down to. 265 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: Like I said, people said to us last year, well 266 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: can Ryan Tannehill do what he did in two nineteen again? 267 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,360 Speaker 1: And my answer is probably not. They're like, WHOA, that's 268 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: not very optimistic. But I'm a numbers guy, and the 269 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: numbers that he put up were historically good. The passer raiding, 270 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: the yards per attempt all. I mean that was that's 271 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: like Joe Montana, stuff that we hadn't seen. I said, 272 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: if he can just be of that, we'll win a 273 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: lot of games. And guess what, that's exactly what he did. 274 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 1: He had a great year at thirty three touchdowns, seven interceptions, 275 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: ran for what seven more. I mean, he had a 276 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: great year, great year, So happy for that player. Can 277 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: he continue to stay at this level? I think he can. Yeah, 278 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 1: I think so too. I mean, we haven't seen any 279 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: falloff in Ryan Tannehill at all. I mean, he hasn't 280 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: changed the way that he is training, preparing his routine. 281 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: It's working for him, and throughout the course of the 282 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 1: season he continues to be consistent. Like you don't see 283 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: a difference from the beginning of the season to the 284 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 1: end of this season. Ryan Tannehill is doing what Ryan 285 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: Tannehill does And what that says to me is that 286 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 1: his body's not given out on him. You know. What 287 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: it says to me is that he still has the 288 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: ability to play this game at a high level. So, 289 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: I mean Ryan Tannehill is low on my list of 290 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: people that I'm concerned about. I have a list. Ryan 291 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: Tannehill is very low on it. Here's the other thing 292 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: that's amazing to me. Derek Henry got a contract. He 293 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 1: did a big one, a big contract. What did they 294 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: say about given running backs big contracts? You're not supposed 295 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 1: to do that. I'm supposed to do that. Has there 296 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: ever been a running back in the history of the 297 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 1: national footballer who got a contract and then rushed for 298 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: two thousand yards? That's Derek Henry in a nutshell though, 299 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: Like if anybody's going to do it, it's gonna be 300 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 1: that guy who and guys always say, well, I got 301 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: my money, now I want to prove that I'm worth it. 302 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: I want to earn it nin nin mit. I doubt it. 303 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: But Derek Henry just likes to run over people like 304 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: that's really I don't think he can help it, Like 305 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: I think he just wants to get up there and 306 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: just beat the ever love and snot out of people. 307 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: And I love it so much. It makes me so happy. 308 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: But I mean, gosh, Mike, we see him at practice. 309 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: The guy grinds for the entirety of practice. He is 310 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: always doing something to get better unless they make him 311 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: sit out. Yeah. And that was the story that I 312 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: told on one oh four five last week that I 313 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: think surprised some people. Is the plan for how Todd 314 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: Torresselli and Mike Vybull and Derrick Henry and everybody. It's 315 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: sort of Team Henry. And what I mean by that 316 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: is they have a plan for him like an Olympic 317 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: swimmer or a cyclist or a track athlete. And it's 318 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: impressive amy because you know there's some days on like 319 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: a Thursday, he may go in after individual and then 320 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 1: he does the awkwad treadmill or whatever you call it, 321 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: or he does some form of training, but they monitor 322 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: his steps, they monitor everything about his body. They really 323 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: take care of him, and he takes such good care 324 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: of himself. That's what enables him to do that. First 325 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: athlete I ever saw do it was Eddie George, but 326 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: not to this level where the team has so much 327 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: involvement in it, and he's not pigheaded to say no, 328 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: I've got to stay out in practice. It's like, no, listen, 329 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: he's the bell cow. This is what we do and 330 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: this is how we're going to handle it. And I 331 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: think it is so smart and what it says to 332 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:57,199 Speaker 1: me as well. It says, this is the type of 333 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: organization where you want to play where they get everybody's 334 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: not the same. Everybody's not the same as Derek kinn. 335 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: He doesn't have to run the bag drill every day 336 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: to prove anything. He's one of the best. Handle him 337 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: like one of the best. Be ready to Sunday. Well. 338 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: I wonder to your point, Mike Keith, I wonder how 339 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 1: much of Derrick Henry's regiment and his understanding of how 340 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: he needs to take care of his body is from 341 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: Eddie George. And I don't know this answer. I haven't 342 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: talked to either one of them to ask, but he 343 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: leans on Eddie George a lot for some of that insight, 344 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: that guidance. He said publicly numerous times that he's gone 345 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: to Eddie for advice about different situations. A couple of 346 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: years ago, when he was having a hard time just 347 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: getting this sparklet, he went to Eddie George and said, 348 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: look at this, tell me what's going on. I think 349 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: that that is such a great resource for him to 350 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:02,360 Speaker 1: have in a guy who similar type of back. They 351 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: have very kind of parallel lives and oh, by the way, 352 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: they played for the same organization. Like, what a great 353 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: resource right here. It's amazing how I think Eddie has 354 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:18,360 Speaker 1: influenced a lot of athletes about taking care of themselves. 355 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: And when you see Eddie you can believe this. Eddie 356 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: will be forty eight this year. Really yeah, And if 357 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 1: you see Eddie he still hey, looks a little older 358 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: than he did when he played, but physically he doesn't 359 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: look that different. And our friend Keith Bullock is a 360 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: lot the same way. And Keith is in his forties now. 361 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: And those guys with what they do, you know, the cycling, 362 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: the different training, the nutrition, the things of that sort, 363 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: they're certainly taking care of themselves and I think they 364 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: pass it on to a lot of the athletes of today. 365 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: And you know, we saw Derek Morgan was hugely into that. 366 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: And listen, Derek fought anything his whole time and yet 367 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: had a very nice career for the Titans. Good player 368 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,679 Speaker 1: for the Titans, good God got the most out of 369 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: what he had. I think because he took as good 370 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: a care of himself as he possibly could. So yeah, 371 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: I mean, while I don't know if he's talked to 372 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: Derek about the specific training plan, I would think he 373 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: has certainly given him good advice that these self care 374 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: things are a part of it. And you know, we've 375 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: we've heard it from different athletes, a couple in mine 376 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 1: who said they spent you know, two to three hundred, 377 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: four hundred thousand dollars on training and different things involved 378 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,120 Speaker 1: with their body because they're like, look, this is this 379 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: is my job, right And I ain't talking about motox. 380 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:54,400 Speaker 1: You know, that's not what I'm talking No, that's my job. Um, 381 00:24:54,800 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: that's different to me about motox. Well, no, it's fine, 382 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: it's fine, Mike, don't worry about it. You look great. 383 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: It is interesting with Derek Morgan specifically. Is what made 384 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: me think of it. The way that diets have evolved, 385 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 1: even in the last five or six years for professional athletes. 386 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,919 Speaker 1: I mean, I can remember a time where fat Fridays 387 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: were a real thing, and it was every carb, every 388 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:29,239 Speaker 1: fried variation of a food you could ever find, and 389 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 1: it was glorious. It was so delicious, it was the 390 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 1: best day of the week. But that doesn't exist anymore 391 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: because we now know that there are different ways that 392 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: athletes can maybe handle their bodies as opposed to having 393 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 1: thirty five chicken fingers on a Friday before a game. 394 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 1: I can't remember how much Amy Adams Struck sped at 395 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:55,640 Speaker 1: Saint Thomas Sports Park on the new cafeteria. I don't 396 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: remember either, but it was a lot and it's beautiful. 397 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: But the whole design of it and the company that 398 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: came in and the people with the organization who now 399 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: work with them. Specifically, it's about the nutrition aspect of it. 400 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: But I think as an organization you get that reputation too. 401 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:22,880 Speaker 1: If you're taking care of Dereck Henry the way you are, 402 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: if you're spending millions of dollars to build that sort 403 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 1: of facility for just food and making sure that there 404 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: are healthy things there. If you have a coach who 405 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: takes care of players, who says uncertain days. Listen, you 406 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: need to take a day off because you've done too 407 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 1: many steps this week. You know. This is the opposite 408 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,919 Speaker 1: of that whole thing about we're going to drive you 409 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: and drive you and drive you. And I think it's 410 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 1: a mindset and it will sound strange, but I think 411 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 1: it's a mindset that comes from the owner, that has 412 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: come from her. It's like, look, you want to do 413 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: what we need to do to win. So if we 414 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: have to redo the training center, if we have to 415 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 1: redo the cafeteria, if we have to buy rehab equipment, 416 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: if we have to hire certain people. How these athletes 417 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: are treated as more than just the guys who get 418 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: a paycheck every two weeks and put on a helmet. 419 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,640 Speaker 1: That's a big deal. And I think the other thing 420 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: that falls into that too is Vrabel with the whole 421 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: concussion issue. People does not play with that, And to me, 422 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: that's him as a dad, that's him as a former player. 423 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,919 Speaker 1: But I also think he has a serious concern in 424 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:45,439 Speaker 1: that area. Whereas, oh I got my bell rung, you 425 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,919 Speaker 1: get back in there. How many fingers am I holding 426 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 1: up to now? Where a guy like Mike Vrabel says 427 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one, look, we're not playing with that. 428 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: I think it's a big deal and I compliment them 429 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: on that, and I compliment the organization because I think 430 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 1: it is an evolution of this organization as to why 431 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: five straight winning seasons have had right and why it 432 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 1: has a chance to continue because I think the investment 433 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: in everything, in every detail, I think that's what a 434 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,639 Speaker 1: championship team does. Absolutely. I agree with you one hundred 435 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: and when players feel like they are being valued and 436 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: they are being taken care of. They are going to 437 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 1: play better for you, not only for the coaches, but 438 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: they're going to be happier to be at the organization. 439 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: You know, they're going to be happier to be in 440 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: those spaces and really feel like they are being appreciated, 441 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: valued and given the ability to do their job the 442 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: way that they need to do it. And I think 443 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 1: that that's something that Amy Adam Strunk has really brought 444 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 1: to this organization in the last couple of years, is 445 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: that expectation that we are going to give these guys 446 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: every possible thing that they could need to do their 447 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: jobs at the highest level, no matter what it costs, 448 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: no matter what it requires, We're going to get it done. 449 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: And you're seeing the results on the field, like guys 450 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: enjoy being a part of the Tennessee Titans. We're able 451 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: to bring in some big name free agents because the 452 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: team has a reputation of taking care of their players 453 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: and then having success on the field. Well, and some 454 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 1: guys are gonna leave because you know, money is undefeated, 455 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: and that's true, and if if you get a big offer, 456 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: you just can't turn it down. But all things being equal. 457 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: I think people are going to want to stay because 458 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: I think they get the sense that this group is 459 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: doing it the right way. And that's a different feeling 460 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: that has come from Amy Adams Strump and has gone 461 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 1: to John Robinson. And let me tell you, Kenneth Adams 462 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: has been a part of that because he certainly understands 463 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 1: all of these sorts of things, and his brother Berkeley 464 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: as well. But when you create a culture, then you're 465 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: giving yourself this chance. So even when you don't have 466 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: sixty million dollars in free salary cap, you still expect 467 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: that you're going to find a way to compete. You're 468 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: going to do all of those little things because the 469 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,719 Speaker 1: infrastructure you put in place and the mindset that you 470 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: put in place gives you that chance. Yep. And I 471 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 1: think that that is that in a nutshell right there 472 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 1: is the Tennessee Titans. Like that's it. That's what the 473 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 1: Titans are doing. They are finding a way to do 474 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: things no matter what has thrown their way because that 475 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 1: foundation that Amy has built and everybody else kind of 476 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: from John Robinson to Mike Gravel all the way down, 477 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: they have built a foundation that is so strong that 478 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: when you have a crazy twenty twenty season. You're not 479 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: rocked in the way that some other teams are because 480 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: you know you're solid and you know you can get 481 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: some things done. Like the resources are there, the expectation 482 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: is known. Now let's just do it, you know. And 483 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: that is something that honestly is kind of new to 484 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. This team has not always had that 485 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: solid foundation that it has right now, and again it's 486 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 1: producing results in a variety of different ways, not just 487 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 1: on the field, but in all aspects of the organization. 488 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: I think people from the outside see some of that. 489 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: Certainly see some of that on the field. We see 490 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: that on a day to day basis with football team 491 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: as well. But it's a first class type of thing. 492 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: It's gonna make next few weeks very interesting. Senior Bowl 493 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: is going to be interesting, and certainly we'll have a 494 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: lot to talk about that, I would imagine we'll discuss 495 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: that on Thursday, and probably some coach hires coming in 496 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 1: the near future. But a lot to watch with this 497 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: ball club that we're certainly excited about. In spite of 498 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: the fact that it's probably not going to be the 499 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: wild spending off season. No, it's not but I think 500 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: you can still get a lot of good even when 501 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 1: you're not having a wild spending off season. Mike, are 502 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 1: you sad you're not going to Mobile this year? You 503 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: are the mayor of Mobile, Alabama. I am sad. Yeah, 504 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 1: I am. I'm real disappointed because I like to be 505 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: down there and I like to see what goes on 506 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: with the Specifically, I like to watch the lineman because 507 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: I feel like I feel like I've learned more about 508 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: the linemen because they do actual football stuff. So the 509 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: pass rushers and the offensive and the defensive lineman, you 510 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: can really tell a lot. We could tell a lot 511 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: about Josh Allen because he could throw the ball like 512 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty yards. You know. Sometimes you can 513 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: tell about the quarterbacks and other people like that, but 514 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 1: you can always really tell a lot about the lineman. 515 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,560 Speaker 1: So I've been able to learn a lot about Day 516 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: two in Day three of the draft from what I've 517 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: seen down there, and you kind of put different pieces together, 518 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: and I like to watch John Robinson and his staff 519 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:12,480 Speaker 1: work and really figure out how they go about it. 520 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: They are they're very meticulous. There are specific things that 521 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: they're looking for in ball players. It's really been interesting 522 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,800 Speaker 1: to see that part of it in a different way 523 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 1: because we didn't start going down there until Malarkey was 524 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: the coach and then obviously John was the GM at 525 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 1: that time. And yeah, So to answer your question, I 526 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 1: didn't give a really good answer, but yeah, I'll miss it. 527 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: I'm disappointed that more people aren't allowed to be there. 528 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I think our staff is, if I'm not mistaken, 529 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 1: less than ten. Yep. Yeah, I miss the Reese's cups 530 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: on every flat surface. It's the best part of the whole. 531 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: I mean, football is good and getting a chance to 532 00:33:55,360 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: meet these guys is fine, but every flat surface has 533 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 1: reces cups on it. They're everywhere, and it's so delicious. 534 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's good for COVID, but it 535 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 1: is delicious. They're wrapped, they're individually. Don't need everybody touching 536 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 1: every surface. That's not a no. I mean, if you're 537 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 1: wearing a glove, you could, But I do get it. 538 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 1: I like the one pound ress. I of those home 539 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 1: once and was very popular for twenty four to thirty 540 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:30,240 Speaker 1: six hours. Got me out of the doghouse for twenty 541 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 1: four to thirty six hours. It's pretty good. Yeah, thank you. Yeah. 542 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:36,320 Speaker 1: For me, I looked at Folks Farm Bureau Health Plans. 543 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 1: When you need someone who understands the xs and o's 544 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: of healthcare coverage, they've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen 545 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: forty seven. So a little bit of a pullback to 546 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:48,360 Speaker 1: curtain at this slow week for you on this edition 547 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: of the OTP We will certainly be back next week. 548 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: Amy Well's final thoughts, Things that you want to share 549 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: my Keith, I really enjoy doing this podcast and I'm 550 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 1: excited for the offseason so we can continue to talk 551 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: about the Tennessee Titans. This is the highlight of my week, OTP. 552 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: You're very thoughtful to say that, And remember submit questions 553 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 1: otp q's Tennessee Titans dot com slash otp Q, and 554 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: we will answer everything we can possibly answer yep, for 555 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:22,880 Speaker 1: what we know at this point, and we don't know 556 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 1: a lot yet. Rabel and Robinson keeping cards close to 557 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: the vest, yes, but send your questions anyway. If we 558 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 1: don't know, we'll make it up. We'll just make it up. 559 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:35,400 Speaker 1: I'm done us, you know, we just make up an answer. 560 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: And and if we can't Coach Mack or Jim White 561 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:42,360 Speaker 1: can oh yeah, And we'll sell it, so it's probably 562 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 1: mostly true. All right, Ray Wells, I'm Mike Keith. We 563 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:48,720 Speaker 1: thank you for listening to this edition of the oct 564 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 1: Well the Legends never Gotten knows. It's our house. Awesome. 565 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: Oh we got tight and butter running through our face.