1 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to the OTP, presented by Farm Bureau Health Plants. 2 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: Better rates, better coverage, and better surface. That's why Tennesseeans 3 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: have been relying on Farm Bureau Health Plans for their 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: health coverage for seventy five years. I'm Mike Keith, and 5 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: we are glad to be back to work at St. 6 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: Thomas Sports Park as we prepare for players to report 7 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: this weekend, the injured players and the rookies and the quarterbacks, 8 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: and then early next week we will have the veterans 9 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: report and training camp will be up and running. So 10 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: we wanted to use this edition of the OTP to 11 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: introduce you to some of the new and let's start 12 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: with the newest Titans wide receiver, Robert Woods. Now you 13 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: know he was traded for Los Angeles the Rams to 14 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: the Titans back in March, and you know his nicknames 15 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: Bobby Trees, and you know he's coming off in the injury. 16 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: All of these things had been established over the last 17 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: what four plus months, so we wanted to do something 18 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: different with Robert Woods when we had him take part 19 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: in the Titans Foundation Dinner a few weeks ago, and 20 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: by the way, the inaugural Titans Foundation dinner raised two 21 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: hundred fifty five thousand dollars for the Titans Foundation. When 22 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: it comes around again next spring, you certainly want to 23 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: be a part of it, so make sure you keep 24 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: that in the back of your mind. But when we 25 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: had Robert Woods there, we said, Okay, what can we 26 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: do different to get into some things that maybe Titans 27 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: fans don't already know. And that's why we brought in 28 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: the man himself from NFL Network, from CBS Sports, my 29 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: former college friend Charles Davis. Charles Davis sat down, came 30 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: into town for us first, and then sat down with 31 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: Robert Woods in front of this big audience at the 32 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: Titans Foundation Dinner to provide some insight and ask some 33 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: different and maybe even more relevant and more interesting questions. 34 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: After all these un national television he should be more interesting, right. 35 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 1: So here it is from the Titans Foundation Dinner, Charles 36 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:29,679 Speaker 1: Davis and Bobby Tree, Robert Woods talking to us on 37 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: the otch. Thank you, Mike. Wow, how excited is this 38 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 1: community to have this man in tennis sick Before we 39 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: even get into the interview part, seeing Keith Bullock, Javon 40 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: Curse up here talking what it means to be a Titan, 41 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: their memories, how tightly knit they've stayed throughout the years. 42 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: I have a feeling remembering you from your days at USC. 43 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: You had a pretty good idea about what you were 44 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: walking into here, didn't you. I did. I mean, this 45 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: is a great organization, John Robinson, coach Rabel bringing me here, UM. 46 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: But really just on the outside looking in UM, seeing 47 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: a coach raybel Done Coach of the Year last year, 48 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: and even just the guys being consistent making the playoffs, UM, 49 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: that winning attitude, seeing Derrick Henry nasty stiff arm week 50 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: after week. You know that's that, That's that mindset and 51 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: that attitude that you want to be a part of. 52 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: You want to have that grit and of course seeing 53 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: the seeing Keith, seeing seeing the freak. UM be up 54 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: here and be a part of this community. It means 55 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: a lot to me because these are players who I 56 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: grew up watching UM dominate week after week and really 57 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: just play at the highest level and dominated. I just 58 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: wanted to be a part of that, the legendary and 59 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: just be a part of that, that Tennessee Titan tradition. 60 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: But you talk, you just laid it out that you 61 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: wanted to be a part of this. But I'm not 62 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: sure everyone understands just how much you wanted to be 63 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: a part of this because my understanding, and this doesn't 64 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: happen for very many people. You have to understand National 65 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: Football League to have the respect that Robert Woods has universally, 66 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: and coming from his previous team, the Rams, where they 67 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: said to him where do you want to go? They 68 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: wanted to try and make it work for him. That 69 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: doesn't happen all the time. You knew about all this, 70 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 1: but what went into all that as well? I mean 71 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: you talked about coach Frebel, coach Robinson. Obviously you want 72 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: to win another ring. That had to be a big 73 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: part of it as well. Yeah, like I said, this 74 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:53,239 Speaker 1: team being consistent, making the playoffs, being dominant really should 75 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: have been there last year. But sorry, we had to, 76 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: we had to take it. But but really just just 77 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: seeing seeing how dominant they were all around, A balanced team, 78 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: balanced on the ground, balancing the air, Tannehill playing well, 79 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: spreading the ball around, obviously, Derrick Henry doing this thing 80 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: on the ground game, being able to bounce back and 81 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: come back from his injury and still want to help 82 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: this team win. Um So for me, it was, like 83 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: I said, I did my homework on the coaches on 84 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: on Tannehill on our our our culture here, knowing what 85 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: it's what it's like, and uh, this is this is 86 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: an organization, the team I want to be a part 87 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: of and join. And I felt like I just wanted 88 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: to bring my attitude to my game and kind of 89 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: build onto what they already was doing. And I'm not 90 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: here to like be anything different. I'm just trying to 91 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: build on what this team and which coach Brabel has 92 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: been doing and building the culture and um a few 93 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: weeks and um that I've been a part of this team, UM, 94 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: seeing how hard they work in the weight room and 95 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: the train uh and the rehab guys getting back, UM, 96 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: guys wanting to be here and in voluntary workouts. That's 97 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: the attitude that it takes to win and win championships. 98 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: And I think this team has it and we just 99 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: got to pull it together and do it. You mentioned 100 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: the attitude. Your attitude, how you go about your business, 101 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: how you go about playing can give people a little 102 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: bit of a descriptor. Because we watch you on tape. 103 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: It's really easy to watch. If they've seen you on Sundays, 104 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: they understand. But how about Robert Woods. Describing Robert Woods, 105 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: It's funny because I mean, I smile often. I smile 106 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: a lot. You gotta see this big smile on my face. 107 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: But on Sundays, my receiver coach in la he us 108 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: to tap me on the chest and they say, all right, Rob, 109 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: I see you in about four hours. And really that's 110 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: because I really get into his own really getting his mindset. 111 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: And you see this play right here, being able to 112 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: run with attitude and aggression. It's a's that mindset. You're 113 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: getting that game and you want to be dominant. You 114 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: want to be the best player on the field. And 115 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: I talked to my teammates and give him that mindset 116 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: every time you step on the field with the best 117 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: in the world. And really, I just I just love 118 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: being an aggressor. We're gonna be out there and we're 119 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: gonna have to hit each other. I'm gonna try to 120 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 1: try to hit you first before you hit me. But 121 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: really it's just setting a tone and when your team 122 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: believes that you're the best and you can't be stopped 123 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: in all the training that you put in the all season, 124 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: all the practices and blessed wedding tears is really worth it. 125 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: You had that mindset is really nothing that can stop 126 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: you out there on Sundays. That mindset doesn't extend only 127 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: to you catching the football or someone flipping it to 128 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: you on a jet sweep. It's blocking, you know, when 129 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: we watch you block. I did a game last year 130 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: and the Stanley Morgan who's playing for Cincinnati, they sent 131 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: him in motion. He actually led on a sweep and 132 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: I said, that's a Robert Woods play. They took that 133 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: from Robert Woods. Where did that aggressiveness in blocking come from? 134 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: Where did that develop for you playing defense? I started 135 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: off playing defense. I really my first year playing football, 136 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: I was on the defensive I played defensive end and linebacker. Uh. 137 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: Never really touched the boss about three years of playing 138 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: and always have that that mindset and attitude of being 139 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: the aggressor and then playing both ways in high school 140 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: and then get into college and not being able to 141 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: play defense, get into the pros and not being able 142 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: to play defense and be physical. I learned that at 143 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: our position, our receiver position, it's not all about finesse. 144 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: It's about being physical, getting up on guys. And what 145 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: you learn is a lot of guys aren't really about it, 146 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: you know, they they're they're they're not they're not as 147 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: tough as as a as a seam. And really when 148 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: you you get upon them, and like Mike Tyson said, 149 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: when you when you punch somebody in the mouth, you 150 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: really see how tough they are. And and guys, you 151 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: hit somebody and then they become your best friend and 152 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: don't want to be a part of the rest game. 153 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: So if you if you set that tone early on, 154 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: I mean, you're pretty much good the rest of the game. 155 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: If you want to back down and get hit and 156 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: take it, they're gonna keep pounding you and pounding you 157 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: every single player. Yeah, what was the quote was? Everyone 158 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 1: has a plan until they get hit in the mouth, 159 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: exactly exactly. And you you haven't been on a planes 160 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: with Mike lately, have you haven't not just check it 161 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: because because if it had been you, you would have 162 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: hit back. But to have to hit him first run 163 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: doubt about it. Well, but this aggressive attitude, I mean, 164 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: your head coach is sitting here, your general managers sitting here. 165 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: I know we're gonna talk about rehab in just a moment, 166 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: but is there any chance that maybe you mup play 167 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: a little slot corner, a little little outside corner, you 168 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: open to linebacker. Just made a face and uh and really, 169 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: I mean we just to sell town Hill. No no interception, 170 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: so I don't have to make any tackle. Yeah, We're 171 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: just gonna make sure we do our job on offense 172 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: and let the defensive guys do theirs. And that's really 173 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: like what we do. We have trusting our players to 174 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: make the plays. Uh. Coach Coach Ray put them in 175 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: the right position to do so. John Robinson picked the 176 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,959 Speaker 1: right guy to be a part of this team and 177 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: evaluated them to know what their their abilities are. So 178 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: that's all we gotta do. We just gotta do our 179 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: job and do our jobs for our best ability. Last year, 180 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: your team won a Super Bowl, but unfortunately you couldn't 181 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: finish the mission with him. He had a big game 182 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: against Tennessee, getting ready for San Francisco. The next week, 183 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 1: you get hurt in practice versus air? Was it on 184 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: a fly sweep jet sweep? Exactly? Fly sweep versus air. 185 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: So you can't finish on the field. But I know 186 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: you never left your teammates. You're still coaching them up, 187 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: still doing all of that. What was that process, like 188 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: and where are you in rehab getting ready to be 189 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: a Tennessee Titan. Yeah, the competitor in me was was 190 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: really bummed that I that I got hurt, especially at practice. 191 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: And another fortunate thing, I was happy that I got 192 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: hurt of practice that everybody didn't witness and Steve my injury. 193 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: But my biggest thing was I was bummed. At first 194 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: I wanted to be out there. I kind of went 195 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: in the dumps, but then really just being in the 196 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: locker room, having Van Jefferson come see me in the 197 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: in the in the training room, Cooper cup comes see 198 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: me in the training room, Stafford come and see me 199 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: in the training room and really had me feel a 200 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: part of it. And we're talking about plays. I'm able 201 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: to be on the sideline and be in a in 202 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: the suite and be able to have a different view, 203 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: and with that I was able to communicate with them 204 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: about plays that I saw, what was working, what didn't work, 205 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: and we were really just like it was like like 206 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: I was out there. We're able to communicate and have 207 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: that same language and talk what was going on and 208 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: why why things happen. And then being able to be 209 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: out there on the field at the Super Bowl, I 210 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: was gonna do everything I had to do to make 211 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: sure we won. I was on the iPad making sure 212 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: guys knew what they were doing, seeing coverages, making sure 213 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: that we won because I've been this, been in the 214 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl position before and we lost, and uh, there's 215 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: no way I was getting back and gonna have that 216 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: happen again. So just making sure that everybody was focused, 217 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: locked in, and prepared that whole two weeks because the 218 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowl is not like any game. It is a 219 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: lot going on off the field, being tickets, media, but 220 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: the only thing that matters is what happens on Sunday. 221 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: How are you feeling right now? How's the rehab coming 222 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: for you? Because if you're going to be aggressive on 223 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: the field, I know you're attacking your rehab that same aggressive. 224 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: Yeah there that actually kind of feel like they're holding 225 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: me back a little bit. I'm trying to trying to 226 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: get back as as as well as I can, just 227 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 1: doing everything that that Todd has me doing, trying to 228 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: stay focused and be patient with it right now and 229 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: feel really really good, getting going, being able to do 230 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: something straight ahead, get some slight agility in, but really 231 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: just my main goal is to be ready to be 232 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: back in tip top shape and just want to be 233 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: ready to go win this time. It's a long season 234 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 1: and you got to be prepared to go every single 235 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: game and be prepared to last and be explosive, just 236 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: as once was. In advance of that as you get 237 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: ready to get back out on the field. The understanding 238 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: I have is that you're already advanced in the playbook, 239 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: working with guys, already imparting tips wisdom from your time frame. 240 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: Does that come from your sister who you tragically lost 241 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: a number of years ago, And I believe her last 242 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: words to you were I want you to be a model, 243 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: but not a runway model, a role model. Yeah, I was. 244 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: I was confused. I came home from school, Um, I 245 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: was visiting her in the room and she looks at 246 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: me and says, like, you have to be a model. 247 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: I'm like, what are you talking about? You mean to 248 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: be a runway model? Like what are you talking about? 249 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: And she's just like, no, like you have to be 250 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: a model. You have to be a model. And like 251 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: I said, I was in I was in high school. 252 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: I was a freshman of high school. It really didn't 253 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: process to me. Until really, like my junior year, being 254 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: able to elevate my game as a football player and 255 00:13:56,400 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: seeing young guys students come up to me and telling 256 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: me that they watched me or watch my game and 257 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: really like even it just it kept rolling over to 258 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: college and NFL and really just being a standard setting 259 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: a standard. Like like my sister, she battled cancer for 260 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: three years. She was told that she had three months 261 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: to live and end up living three years. And um, 262 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: so really that fight is in me. Um, I believe 263 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: that nobody can really tell me anything I can't do. 264 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: Um God has a plan and really just just her 265 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: words and stuck with me my whole life. Being a 266 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: role model and being able to translate that to to 267 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: football is. I know there's some players and coaches who 268 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: who say, like, don't give away all your secrets, So 269 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: don't tell your your team, your other receivers who who 270 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: wants your spot, like your tips and your tricks. But 271 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: I look at it as we're making a team better. 272 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: If I'm I'm gonna give him my tips and if 273 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: it makes him a better player, and if he ends 274 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: up taking my spot, but I ain't gonna let that 275 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: hap him. But we're gonna we're gonna make s that 276 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: like he's gonna be able to perform at his top 277 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: game and make sure the team is better. And I've 278 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: been getting here with the receivers, talking with Tannehill, being 279 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: able to meet with him, but really just being able 280 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: to have that experience going on ten years now is 281 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: just shedding, shedding wisdom. The more I could give to them, 282 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: the better this team is going to be. I've been 283 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: in this offense for five years now, so my biggest 284 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: thing is just getting healthy, being able to be out there, 285 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: and then as I'm not out there, I'm letting them 286 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: know my tricks and how to be at their best 287 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: of the game. So once we get out there, it's 288 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: no drop off, it's no slacking. We could just get 289 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: this thing rolling. Last couple of questions for you. I 290 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: was fortunate enough to call games of yours when you 291 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: were in college, and my memory of you, I don't 292 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: know that you went to class in a coat and tie, 293 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: but I felt like you did because you carried yourself 294 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: like a professional player. While you were in school, you 295 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: were watching NFL cutups to get your game better. You 296 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: came out of high school. It's a top receiver in 297 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: the country. You go to USC, you're an All American 298 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: as a sophomore. Then Marquis Lee develops as well, and 299 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: your numbers aren't the same, but there's no let up 300 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: in your game. How did you manage to handle all 301 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: of that when I mean a lot of guys when 302 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: they're the man and somebody else comes along and something happens, 303 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: yet you still maintain that. Where did that all develop 304 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: for you? That maturity kind of? I guess going through 305 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: it and going through life, there was always somebody that 306 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: other people thought was better, who was either faster or stronger, bigger. 307 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: But I always was like, it's it's kind of more 308 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: West West inside of you. I always like had that 309 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: from Pop Warner. There was a running back who was huge. 310 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: He had he was a starting running back. But I 311 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: was like, all right, well you guys were with him, 312 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: and I'm always gonna do my job. Got to high 313 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: school and the same thing, um and that player end 314 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: up following me to USC. And I used to always 315 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: when I was a freshman, he was a senior, and 316 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: I used to always hear, oh, we got this receiver 317 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: coming in next year. He's bigger than you, he's faster 318 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: than you. He's stronger than you. And I always just say, 319 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: all right, but he's he's not better than me. And 320 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: that was just the one thing I always used to 321 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: just stick in my head. It's like, there's always gonna 322 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: be somebody who's gonna challenge your game, and uh, it's 323 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: kind of like up to you, who how are you 324 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: gonna how are you gonna take it? And Uh, being 325 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: in Buffalo, I learned that in the NFL, they're always 326 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,479 Speaker 1: gonna be trying to replace you. They're gonna always try 327 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: to replace you, whether it's a draft or signing a 328 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 1: free agent. Um, you think you have a role, but 329 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: it's like, all right, we're gonna bring in this receiver 330 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: to be our number one receiver, our number two receiver, 331 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: and how are you gonna how are you gonna adapt 332 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 1: to that? And my my biggest thing was just work, work, work, 333 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: And I always end up out beating these guys, is 334 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: out working these guys and really just the work, the 335 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: work shows, and being able to just keep my head 336 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: down and focus on me, focus on my game, always 337 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: trying to be better and trying to improve as a player, 338 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: never being complacent, Like I said, going on in your 339 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: year ten I'm still training, still trying to get better, 340 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: and I think that's the biggest thing in my mindset 341 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: is always improving, always improving my game and working on 342 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: and working my craft. They're always gonna be guys that 343 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna try to replace me with. But as long 344 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: as I could hold them off, as long as I can, 345 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 1: I'm doing my job right, No question about that last 346 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 1: question for you. Mike Keith was gracious enough to bring 347 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: us both up. There are a lot of very good 348 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: voices of teams in the NFL, but there's only one 349 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: Mike Keith. He's the best, all right, you know that. 350 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: And your time is now in Tennessee. The first touchdown 351 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: do you want it to be Robert Woods or Bobby Trees? 352 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: And who gave you the Bobby Tree his nickname because 353 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: the he is so cool it uh. It started out 354 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: in Buffalo, just uh locals calling me Bobby Trees, started 355 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: on Twitter, and then Fancist ran with it and then 356 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: being able to kind of have that I guess alter 357 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: ego on the field, where like I said, I kind 358 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: of turned into a different person out there on Sundays 359 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: and the game day and then just kind of ran 360 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: with it. And uh, I'll leave it up to the 361 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 1: to the Tennessee Titness fans and to let you guys 362 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: know whatever you guys wanted to be Bobby Trees or 363 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: Robert Woods. Bobby Trees. There we goes. It certainly sounds 364 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,959 Speaker 1: like it is Bobby Trees. I mean, thank you so 365 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: much for your time. Thank you so much for picking 366 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. I know the fans love that. You guys, 367 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen, your newest Titan Robert Woods, Charles Davis 368 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: sitting down, But do Titans wide receiver Oppert Woods. That's 369 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: from the Titans Foundation dinner back on May the eighteenth. 370 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: So on the topic of new on this edition of 371 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans, we talk 372 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 1: about the new host of Good Morning Football. And certainly 373 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: you watch it if you're a football fan. You know 374 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: what's on NFL network. It is sort of the football 375 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 1: version of Good Morning America or the Today Show. It's 376 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: what everybody in the business watches every day, and obviously 377 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 1: a lot of fans watch it every day. And the 378 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 1: new host, Jamie, you're Adahl and she joins me on 379 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: the OTP. Congratulations Jamie. Thank you so much. I am thrilled. 380 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:43,479 Speaker 1: All right, So first question, you're from Minnesota. Yes, do 381 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 1: you still live in Minnesota? No, I am moving, Yeah, 382 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,359 Speaker 1: and to do the show from the studios in New York. Okay, 383 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 1: So that's what I was going to get to your 384 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: This is really going to sort of turn your life 385 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: upside down, isn't it. Okay, it sounds like it would. However, 386 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 1: there's a caveat here that actually why the show for 387 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: a lot of reasons, feels like such a good match 388 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: for me and my personality and what the show means. 389 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: But personally, you know, long stray short, my husband's work 390 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: is in New Jersey, and you know, he and I 391 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: travel year round and rarely sadly like are we home 392 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: at the same time, and we have two little kids. 393 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: We have a three year old and a one year old, 394 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: so you know, we would be like ships passing in 395 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: the night. On Thursdays during the SEC season, we would 396 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: see each other in the airport like I was leaving 397 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: and he was coming home. And so this move to us, Mike, 398 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: means that I get to go into the studio every morning, 399 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 1: but put my kids to bed every night, and he 400 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: goes to his office about fifteen minutes from our new house, 401 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: and he gets to come home for dinner. So it's 402 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: moving our family, but we actually get to see each 403 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,239 Speaker 1: other more, which is fantastic. So a blessing personally, and 404 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: see it is exactly that's great. Why did you want 405 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: this job? This is a fantastic show. It's just a 406 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 1: great show. The creation, activity and the energy behind it, 407 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: which is what morning television requires. You know, people want 408 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: to wake up with this show. They want they want 409 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: to know they trust the NFL network and this show 410 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: is going to give them what they need to know. 411 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: They're going to set the table for football for the day. 412 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: And what a cool challenge. And it's so different from 413 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: what I've been doing at CBS for eight years being 414 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: on the sideline, and the sideline is a great job 415 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: and it provides its own challenges. But I just felt 416 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: like I had more to stay, more to give. I 417 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: was really happy to give back to the NFL after 418 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: I feel like I just was handing guys off from 419 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: the SEC to the NFL after a couple of years 420 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 1: playing in the conference, and I just I'm really excited 421 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: to just flex a different model creatively but also be 422 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: able to talk about football year round. It's funny because 423 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 1: I was telling one of my friends last night that 424 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: I was going to have a chance to talk to 425 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: you today, and he goes, hey, didn't she disappointed about 426 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,439 Speaker 1: leaving the SEC? And I said, well, I would imagine 427 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,199 Speaker 1: she probably is. Yeah, it's a it's a lot of 428 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: good football and a lot of special places that you 429 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: get to go. Absolutely, I am sad to leave Brad 430 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: and Gary. You know, we had a really great thing going. 431 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: I think is a production and a broadcast crew. There's 432 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,439 Speaker 1: very special parts of the SECN CBS, and as you 433 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: and I both know, that's gonna you know, head off 434 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: to ESPN and a couple of years here, so eventually 435 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 1: all good things we're gonna have to come to an 436 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: end anyways, for that relationship, So I was sad to 437 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: be the first one to kind of break away. But 438 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: I know we'll always have those two as dear friends. 439 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: And the memories that I made in the SEC, and 440 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: the players and the coaches I got to know, I 441 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 1: think will continue to serve me as my career moves on. 442 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: But you have spent time in the NFL, yes, yes, 443 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: So I've been at CBS for eight years my first 444 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: four or was on the NFL and CBS. In my 445 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: final four was on the SEC. So it's a bit 446 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: of a returning to the NFL for me because for 447 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,120 Speaker 1: four years I worked with Greg Gumbell and Trent Green 448 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 1: on the NFL and CBS. Nate Berlison is somebody that 449 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: you've worked with in the past. Has he given you 450 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: any heads up about what Good Morning Football is going 451 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 1: to be like with Peter Schreeger and the crew there. Yeah, 452 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 1: so you know, actually Nate and I think are kind 453 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: of living in the same parts of New Jersey, so 454 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: you know, the production people in the show actually knew 455 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: right where I was going to be coming from, and 456 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 1: what time my car was going to have to be there, 457 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: and how painfully early essentially I was gonna have to 458 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: get into the car. But Nate taught us all that, 459 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: you know, you got to be able to bring the 460 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: energy from six fifty nine fifty nine am Eastern every day. 461 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,239 Speaker 1: And he's just done an incredible job moving on and 462 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: doing such great things at CBS, and but Kyle and 463 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: Peter are just so they're so fantastic. I'm so excited 464 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 1: to grow with them on television and watch them be 465 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: creative and just they just seem so supportive and I 466 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: just can't wait. It's just going to be so great. 467 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: Kyle Brant is certainly a character, and Peter Schreeger is 468 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: a character. I don't think you're going to have any problem, though, 469 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: because when I think of you, the thing that has 470 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: always jumped out to me is you're tough. I mean, 471 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: and and what I mean by that is you know, 472 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: to stand there and ask some of these SEC coaches 473 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: questions at the end of ball games or at the half. 474 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: That's not an easy thing to do. You've got the 475 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: two daughters who were young, you were pregnant during the 476 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: whole process, and you battled through that battle through COVID 477 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: with the second one, and all of those sorts of things. 478 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: And you're an athlete as well. You know. I've always thought, man, 479 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: she's tough, so she's not gonna have any problem with 480 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: any of this. Where does the toughness come from, Jamie. 481 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 1: I like a challenge. I'm very competitive, you know, with 482 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:38,719 Speaker 1: the coaches, especially to speak to that, I kind of 483 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: like getting put into I don't want to call them 484 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: uncomfortable situations, because they're not. They're all those coaches are 485 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: great across the SEC but oftentimes the conversations we were having, 486 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: let's say with a Nick, say've been at halftime when 487 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: they're losing at Texas A and M. That's uncomfortable, but 488 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: I kind of loved it. I like to study people. 489 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: I like to see how people respond and adverse situations, 490 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: my self included, and so you know, playing basketball all 491 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: my life, and I just like watching athletes respond. I 492 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: like what, you know, the production meetings we would do 493 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,360 Speaker 1: before games, getting to know those young men and then 494 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: you know, having a conversation with them, but then watching 495 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: who they were on the field. I oftentimes like to 496 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: connect the dots there. And I just really like being 497 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: challenged and I'm very competitive. It's just kind of I 498 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: can't get rid of it. So I figured I might 499 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: as well put that to use every day for three 500 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: hours a day. It feels like the job at Good 501 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: Morning Football is perfect for Jamie Ardall because you are 502 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: someone who takes your job seriously, but it does not 503 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: seem like you take yourself terribly seriously. Do you consider 504 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 1: that accurate? That is very accurate. I think once you 505 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: feel like you've arrived, I always think you can learn 506 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 1: more about the game of football. But I feel like 507 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: once you have confidence in the working knowledge that you 508 00:26:55,400 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 1: have built over time, the more creative and fun you 509 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: get to have surrounding the sport. So gone are the 510 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: days for me of feeling like I really really was 511 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: just fighting to the nail to have to prove myself 512 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: because I feel like I've done that over eight years 513 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: at CBS covering really high level football, and now I 514 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 1: get to kind of turn the page and do the 515 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: fun part of it. You know, still break news still 516 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,120 Speaker 1: talk about the heavy stuff that affects the league, but 517 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: you know, football should be fun, and I think that's 518 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,439 Speaker 1: what this show allows us all to kind of circle 519 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:34,120 Speaker 1: back to. You go through a lot of practice towards 520 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 1: your first show on Monday. So no, we haven't. We've 521 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: done We've done one, you know, taping kind of Peter 522 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 1: Kyle and I just to get the nuances down of 523 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,679 Speaker 1: how the show comes on the air and whatnot. But no, 524 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,439 Speaker 1: this week I'm in New York. I'm going into the 525 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,679 Speaker 1: studio a couple times just to watch from behind the scenes. 526 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: It helps my brain, no kind of where everything originates 527 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,439 Speaker 1: from and whose job is what. From behind the scenes. 528 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 1: But no, Monday is really going to be fresh for 529 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: us all. But I also think that's gonna make for 530 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: some really great television because it's really not gonna be rehearsed. 531 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: It is what it is. I think we're gonna be 532 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 1: a couple of football fans talking football all week. You know, 533 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: training camps getting started makes it all easier. We're gonna 534 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: be bouncing all over the country. But no, this is 535 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it is gonna be a fresh piece of 536 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: paper on Monday for everybody. Are you having to do 537 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: a lot of studying up right now on things? I am? 538 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,439 Speaker 1: I am so, I kind of. I have two poster 539 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: boards working in this temporary apartment we're living in with 540 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 1: the divisions, and I'm you know, the hardest part of 541 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: the prep for me has been, you know, a lot 542 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: of the players that I covered in the SEC who 543 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: are now in the league. Is one thing. I know 544 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: where those guys went. And then a lot of prominent 545 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: players are still in the NFL that I covered when 546 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: I left four years ago. It's the coaches and the 547 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: coordinators that just ping kong across the country and you know, 548 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking at a guy's name and I'm like, wait 549 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: a second, you know this time was the quarterbacks coach 550 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: in Seattle the last time I saw his name, So that, 551 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: to me has been the hardest part of trying to 552 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: figure out where everyone goes. But once you get that down, 553 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: you also start to understand how their styles have affected 554 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 1: systems and how that's been implemented onto these teams. So 555 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: that's I'm really just trying to make sure I have 556 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: everyone down from where's everybody located standpoint, and then you know, 557 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: we'll go from there. I think also the football part 558 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: will just come through osmosis once you start doing that 559 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: much about it. Yeah, I think you're gonna be fine. 560 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 1: How much do you know about the Titans? I know 561 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: a fair amount well. I worked. I have some Titans 562 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: games when I was with the NFL on CBS, and 563 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 1: then I covered a bunch of guys that are there, 564 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: and then Mike Brable. Of course, I was around the 565 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: NFL when I was back there, so I know, well enough, Okay, good. 566 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: We want to feel good about that. We want to 567 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: make sure if you have any questions, we're happy to 568 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: answer them. Kyle Brandt usually does a pretty good job 569 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: on the Titans. He does well, but just remember whenever 570 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 1: you say anything about the Titans. If you say tighten up, 571 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: everybody will feel great about That's It's like Skull in Minnesota, 572 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 1: you know. I mean if you just say tighten up, 573 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: that all the Titans fans will love you immediately because 574 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: you will know the love language of the Titans fans. 575 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: Oh well, that's all. Hey, it's the least we can do. 576 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: We are. We're excited to see you on this program. 577 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: Like I said, it's the show everybody watches and everybody 578 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: gets up with. And I I just thought you were 579 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 1: a fantastic choice for this job. I was thrilled that 580 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: you decided to dive into this because I think you're 581 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: going to add a new element. Case certainly did a 582 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: great job, big fan of Kay Adams, but I think 583 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: sometimes you take it in a slightly different direction, you 584 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: make it something different, and it can be just as good, 585 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:46,959 Speaker 1: if not better, And I think Jamie Ardal is going 586 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 1: to do that. Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. 587 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: All right, Jamie Ardahal with us on the OTP for 588 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: Jamie and for Charles Davis along with Robert Woods. I'm 589 00:30:57,120 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: Mike Keith. Thanks for being with us on the team. 590 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to the big Show where the legends go. Everybody 591 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: knows it's our house, fighting for Tennessee, making this to 592 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: read greatness is meant to be