1 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: This is the OTP four D presented by Farm Bureau 2 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: Health Plans turned to the folks who've been in the 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: game since nineteen forty seven. Farm Bureau Health Plans offers 4 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: the great healthcare coverage you need with a price tag 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: you can afford. To find out more, visit FBHP dot com. 6 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: With Amy Wells, I am Mike Keith. Rhett Bryan is 7 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: also in the house as usual as we talk about 8 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: a seventeenth Titans football game. Titans went in Houston twenty 9 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: eight to twenty five to finish twelve and five. Rhett 10 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: eighteen teams say goodbye today, packing it up and closing 11 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: them out never easy, always good when you're not one 12 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: of that bunch. I've seen it in a world where 13 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: I was still in the locker room on locker room 14 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: clean out day. It's sad, I've seen it. I saw it. 15 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: You know AJ Brown's rookie year after you know they 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: got knocked out of the playoffs. But yeah, you never 17 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: want to be carrying that contractor's bag full of all 18 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: your gear in the locker you've collected all season long 19 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: and saying see you win. The fact that you're in 20 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: It's a whole another season reset. Here we go. The 21 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: fact that you're in is one thing. The fact that 22 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: the road to the super Bowl comes through your house 23 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: is pretty sweet. What the Titans have been able to 24 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: accomplish is incredible. And being in that spot today on 25 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: a day that for so many teams is a really 26 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,279 Speaker 1: hard day, it's a great day to be a Titan. 27 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: I think you made the point too last night at 28 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: dinner as we were waiting on the plane, you said, 29 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: I sure am glad we're not having to hire a 30 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: coach or a general manager. What a blessing that is. Yeah, 31 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: And that's something that you know, Titans fans got used 32 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: to for a couple of years. It felt like there's 33 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: a lot of turnover really quickly being with an organization 34 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: and that has had so much stability over these past 35 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: couple years and success that's come with that stability. So 36 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: you're not just sitting in a rut where people are like, 37 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: well will they stay will they go? That some teams 38 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: are sitting in right now. This is a group a 39 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: general manager and a head coach that have a plan. 40 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: The plan is working, there's noticeable, proven success attached to it. 41 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: It's such a relief I know for fans, for coaches, 42 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: for players, and for the staff who work with those 43 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: people all the time. It's really hard watching guys get 44 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: fired and knowing the ramifications of that beyond just their 45 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: job and what it means for a team, for their families. 46 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: It's not a fun day across the National Football League. 47 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: So to be in a place where you know that 48 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: your core is going to remain intact, that's pretty great. 49 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: And for us selfishly, if we have to pack a 50 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: bag again, it's to go to Los Angeles. Otherwise our 51 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: bags are in the closet. I think that's the biggest 52 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: thing that I take away personally, and I think that's 53 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: what Titans fans feel, is that, hey, we get to 54 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: have home playoff games, and the road to super Bowl 55 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: fifty six in the American Football Conference is decided by 56 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: what happens at Nissan Stadium. It's huge. The opportunity is there. Yeah, 57 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: I put my suitcase in the very back of the 58 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: closet last night, so I have no intention of going 59 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: in there to dig it out. I feel confident in 60 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: my team. There you go, yep, there you go. All right. 61 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: First down on this edition of the OTP for d 62 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: your play that turned the game, Rhett Brian, you get 63 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: to go first. I bet I know what you're gonna pick. Well, yeah, 64 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: it's the Ryan Tannehill escape and hitting Nick Westbrook Aquina 65 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: for thirty seven yards on a play that should have 66 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: been a sack for a loss. It was amazing, we 67 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: said postgame on Titans Radio. It was a lot like 68 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: what Steve McNair used to do on a pretty regular basis. 69 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: That was a play that the Titans desperately needed at 70 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: that point in the ballgame, and it certainly was the 71 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: place where it helped close the deal. So I cheated 72 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: on mine a little bit because I was standing on 73 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: the sidelines during the game, behind the offense bench, and 74 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: Todd Downing came down the line and he said, to 75 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: every single guy sitting there, this drive is going to 76 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: be the most important drive of this game. So I thought, 77 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: play the turn the games probably in there, I'm going 78 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: to write this, So I did, and I just decided 79 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: that whatever happened in that moment, that was going to 80 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: be my play of the game. And it turned out 81 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: that this was at seven oh four ish in the 82 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, and that was the Julio Jones touchdown, So 83 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: got a good play out of it. It was so 84 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: great to see Julio have that success. We saw him 85 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: play a great game in Houston, and so to be 86 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: able to see him contribute, to finally see all of 87 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: his hard work come to fruition and to score points 88 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: that really mattered in this Titans game, I had no 89 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: problems at all, just copying what Downing said. I'm gonna 90 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: go back to the first quarter, and I think the 91 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: Tannehill play where he threw Martin off his back and 92 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: then completed the past to Westbrook Aquina was absolutely huge. 93 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna go back to the second quarter. The 94 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: Titans score on first and goal at the one in 95 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: a scoreless game, and Jeffrey Simmons did not report eligible, 96 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: so they lose the touchdown, and then they don't score 97 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: on first and second down, but on third down and 98 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: goal at the five, Ryan Tannehill passed short left to 99 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: Anthony Firkser for a five yard touchdown. If the Titans 100 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: had only gotten three there, this game I think gets 101 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,799 Speaker 1: vastly more interesting faster than what it did. By getting 102 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: a touchdown, you established him dominance. You ended up dominating 103 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: the second quarter. You got the twenty one nothing lead, 104 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: and you needed every bit of that. But I just 105 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: think there was this feeling after the missed field goal. 106 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: There was just this feeling that if you leave a 107 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,239 Speaker 1: touchdown out there and don't get it and you only 108 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: get three there, that you're playing with fire. As it 109 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: turned out, you were playing with fire in the second half. 110 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: I kept thinking about the Bullock missfield goal in the 111 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 1: second half and how nice it would have been to 112 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: have it. Not having that touchdown, oh goodness, I mean, 113 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: that would have been so much worse. So I think 114 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: cashing that in, overcoming that mistake was my play that 115 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: turned the game. Fair enough. Fair enough second down. Your 116 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: stat that tells the story, Amy Wells. Fact that the 117 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,679 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans were four for four in the red zone 118 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: when they were in a position to score, they did, 119 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: and they were scoring touchdowns. Those were points that, as 120 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: we saw the game unfold, mattered. The Titans have put 121 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,119 Speaker 1: an emphasis on this. This has not been the case 122 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: all season long. The Titans have not been as successful 123 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: as they typically are in the red zone this season 124 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: as an entirety, and so seeing them have that success, 125 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: get those touchdowns when they needed them, and be able 126 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: to continue to put points on the board. When this 127 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: was a game that came down to points on the board, 128 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: I thought that was great for me. It was the 129 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: tale of two halves. In terms of the yardage, Houston 130 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: Texans had sixty seven total yards of offense in the 131 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: first half. They explode for two hundred and eighty six 132 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: more yards in the second half to finish three hundred 133 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: and fifty three yards from scrimmage. That tells you where 134 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: that think went from twenty one to nothing until oh, 135 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: my goodness, hold on for me. It's Dontrelle Hilliard nine 136 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: rushes fifty seven yards, including the game winner on the 137 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: flip play, which enabled the Titans to take a knee 138 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: and put it away. Dontrelle Hilliard average six point three 139 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: yards per carry in Houston for the season, Dontrelle Hilliard 140 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: averaged six point three yards per carry and did a 141 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: very nice job. The other thing about Dontrelle Hilliard is 142 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: with Jeremy McNichols waved, the Titans used him as the 143 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: third down back, and unless there's some sort of change 144 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: which might occur, Dontrelle Hilliard can have a bigger role. 145 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,239 Speaker 1: He picked up a couple of first downs on third 146 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: down runs Foreman is the power back of the two. 147 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: I think we got a powerback coming back though I've heard, 148 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: but Dontrelle Hilliard. I think it's going to continue to 149 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: have a role as the third down back, as the changeup, 150 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: maybe as the kickoff returner, and his speed and ability 151 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: to do something with the ball when he gets that opportunities. 152 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: Big didn't hurt he was released by the Houston Texans 153 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: in the preseason two. There were a bunch of those guys. 154 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: There were nine guys that had formerly played for the 155 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 1: Texans and the unbelievable stat that they did not play 156 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: a player. The Texans did not play a player in 157 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: the game against the Titans who they had drafted before 158 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: two nineteen, and the Titans played five players in the 159 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: game that the Texans had drafted before two thousand nineteen. 160 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: It feels a little a little nefarious when you say 161 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: it like that, like we're all just sharing each other's Well, 162 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: they stole five players from the Texas, But I mean, 163 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: the bottom line is it shows you where the Texans 164 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 1: are and where the Titans are at this moment. Yep. 165 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 1: Zach Cunningham, former Texan nine total tackles. That was good. 166 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: To have him. When he came out with the kick 167 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: returners and warm ups, I tapped coach Mac and I said, look, 168 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: who's out there with the kick returners. He's out there 169 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: with that his helmet on, running around and it's like, yeah, 170 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: he's ready to play. My man couldn't sit down any longer. 171 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: He had to go do something. Yes, your area that 172 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: the Titans have to get fixed is third down, rhet Brian, 173 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: you go first. It's the explosive place. And that was 174 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: what the story was in the third quarter. I believe 175 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: there was five explosive plays that the Titans defense gave 176 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: you up in the second half of that game. Now, 177 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: the great thing about that is the Titans offense was 178 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: matching those explosive plays almost play for playing this thing, 179 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 1: because you mentioned the receiving game and how many first 180 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 1: downs were you know, acquired by whether it's Anthony Ferkster 181 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: or aj Around or Julio Jones. And then some shot 182 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: plays in there as well. But that's one place they've 183 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: got to shore that up. And that's where a lot 184 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: of that two hundred and eighty six yards in the 185 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: second half that the Houston Texans racked up came from 186 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: mine most explosive plays as well. So, just for the 187 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: sake of being different and saying something different, I'm going 188 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: to say penalties, and specifically penalties on special teams, because 189 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: as the Titans continue through the playoffs, field position is 190 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: going to become more and more and more and more important, 191 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: and those penalties on special teams can take a great 192 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: play and all of a sudden put the team in 193 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: a really bad situation. So whatever they can do to 194 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: clean that up, tighten all of that up, not have 195 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: so many penalties I think would be beneficial for this 196 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: Titans team as a whole. Titans didn't have a great 197 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: special team's day period. They had the penalty on special 198 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: teams on Wilkins, which added fifteen yards to a thirteen 199 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: yard return. It gave the Texans the ball at the 200 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: Titans forty four to begin their second possession. They didn't 201 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: do anything with it, but you can't do that with 202 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: a good team. Missed a field goal. The other part 203 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: two is you missed the field goal and you gave 204 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: up a long kick return to Tremon Smith and got 205 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: very fortunate that they called a penalty. The penalty didn't 206 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: seem to be the reason that a kick return opened up. Now, 207 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: it may have allowed it to continue, it may have 208 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: made it into a bigger play, but it wasn't like 209 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: they were going to knock him down at the fifteen 210 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: yard line. So I just didn't think they had a 211 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: great day overall. They've got to play cleaner in that area, 212 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: all right, fourth down. One thing you noticed and wanted 213 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 1: to share, Amy Wells the NFL this time of years 214 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: really really fun. That's I know that's a very broad thing, 215 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: but the last day of the regular season for the 216 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: National Football League was pure insanity from start to finish. 217 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: I mean, think about all of the games that happened 218 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: on Sunday that were just nuts. Obviously, you have the 219 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: Texans and the Titans, which was a very close game 220 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: and a game that mattered. Baltimore and the Steelers went 221 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: into overtime. That was a game that mattered. The forty 222 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: nine Ers and the Rams went into overtime, The Chargers 223 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: and the Raiders was absolutely nuts. I mean, you had 224 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: all of this amazing football that happened. There were upsets 225 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: all over the place. The Jags beat the Colts that 226 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: was crazy, The Dolphins beat the Patriots. There were all 227 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: of these nutty things that happened in the final day 228 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: of football, and that is so cool to me. I 229 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: feel very fortunate to be a part of a league 230 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 1: where you can have a day like that, where so 231 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: many things matter all at once, and as a fan, 232 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you can just wall to wall football all 233 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: day and you are locked in two teams that it 234 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: would have behooved them to lose to end up with 235 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: the number one pick. Jacksonville and Detroit played their rear 236 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: ends off and one yep, absolutely so for people sang 237 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: tank and tank and all of this, that does not 238 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: happen in the NFL. It absolutely does not happen. Ask 239 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts. You don't have enough games to tank, 240 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: like but there's reason too at times. Yeah, there's obvious, 241 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: and we see it in other sports, but it just 242 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: doesn't happen in the NFL, even though some people believe it. 243 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: Want to keep the myth going, want to lay it 244 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: out there. I mean, if you saw how Jacksonville played 245 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: and you saw how Detroit played, you get it. Jacksonville 246 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: took it to Carson Wentz. They sacked him six times 247 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: for a loss of forty six yards, forced two turnovers. 248 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: There was an interception in a fumble that Carson Wentz 249 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: lost that they converted into ten points. They were super 250 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: physical with him. One thing I was going to say 251 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: about Amy's observation, it's the longest final Sunday of a 252 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: regular season since the AFL NFL merger in nineteen seventy's 253 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: eleven hours, thirteen minutes of professional NFL football yesterday, and 254 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: Amy now understands why a tie isn't necessarily a bad thing. Yes, 255 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: that's true, because you were pulling for a tie last night, 256 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: so don't act like you were the first time ever. 257 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: I was not going to publicly say it, but yes, 258 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: I was pulling for a tie. I kind of like 259 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: the calamity that that brought. There's a lot of drama 260 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: around there being a tie, so I was very much 261 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: into it. Yes, last night, I could see the benefits 262 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:28,359 Speaker 1: of there being a tie. However, No, However, in normal situations, 263 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: I do not support this. Plus the Steelers not getting 264 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: in might have made me laugh a lot. But the 265 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: whole tie scenario I still think, and I've said regularly, 266 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: if you're talking about player safety, which you should be, 267 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: then don't have overtime in the regular season. Don't ties 268 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: are Okay, it's not the end of the world. People 269 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: would play the last two minutes of games like they 270 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: were overtime if there was no overtime, So why have 271 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: the extra plays the extra ten minutes. So you say 272 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: we're going to cut it back from fifteen minutes to 273 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: ten minutes for player's safety, then just cut it out. 274 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: In the postseason, yes, you have overtime, but in the 275 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: regular season, why do it? I hate this proposal, but 276 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: it's about it. But I'm saying, if you're saying player's 277 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: safety is helped by fifteen minutes down to ten minutes, 278 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: how would it not be helped by no overtime. There's 279 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: a fine line between safety and just ruining a football. Okay, Mike, 280 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: all right, fine, Red Brian. One thing you noticed and 281 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: wanted to share just how many Titans fans there were 282 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: in Houston. It was really neat to see. And this 283 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: has been They've been great all season, but this is 284 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: building towards a fever pitch. Now. Talk to several Titans 285 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: fans at the airport, riding on these airplane rides to 286 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: get to and from the game, and just how excited 287 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: they are and how they came out in numbers. You 288 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: could hear it in several points in that game and 289 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: in RG Stadium that they were there and we're making 290 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: their voices known. It was really cool to see Anthony 291 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: firks are coming alive. Certainly not Peter Frampton live. Peter 292 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: Frampton comes alive, but Anthony ferks are coming alive is 293 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: such a big thing for this football team. Down the 294 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: stretch before the season, we thought Ferkser was going to 295 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: have a really big year, and for three quarters of 296 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: the year he was invisible, had a bad fumble at Pittsburgh, 297 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: just didn't play particularly well overall, and in the last 298 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: three games he started to come back around and Vrabel 299 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: even went as far as to refer to his confidence, 300 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: the way he's playing, what he's doing that is so 301 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: big for this offense on third down and in the 302 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: red zone in particular. A J. Brown's back, Julio Jones 303 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: just had his best game, Nick Westbrook, Akina had a 304 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: good year, Derrick Henry's coming back. Lots of good things 305 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: are happening, but don't under sell what Ferkser can mean 306 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: in key situations. He helped you win the New England 307 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: playoff game two years ago with two massive catches, and 308 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: I just think he's a guy to keep an eye 309 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: on as we head into the postseason. Tight ends factor 310 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: in big in the postseason for some reason, they always do. 311 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: If you're gonna come alive, now is the right time 312 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 1: to exactly right. It makes me very happy that he's 313 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: doing that. Eight for ninety three and two scores in 314 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: his last three games. There you go, there's the numbers 315 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: right there. There you go. Both of those touchdowns in 316 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: the last two weeks, well, huge the touchdowns. But also 317 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: if you look at the fact that he's averaging nearly 318 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 1: twelve yards a catch, whereas at one point during the year, 319 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: I think he was averaging right at seven yards a catch. 320 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: It's not necessarily that Ferkser has to have seven to 321 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: eight catches a game. It's that the catches he has 322 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 1: have to be significant. That's when he plays well. It's 323 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: great when he catches, you know, several passes. I'm not 324 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,959 Speaker 1: saying that, but Ferkser is a weapon third downs and 325 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: also in the red zone, and he has been lately 326 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: because you're not asking him to be Delaney Walker. You 327 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: have a j. Brown, you have Julio Jones, you have 328 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 1: Nick Westbrook, Coquine, you have weapons at your disposal, and yeah, 329 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: you're right. He needs to come up in those spots 330 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 1: when his numbers called. Well, the catch that he made 331 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: on the third down in six in the fourth quarter 332 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: for twenty four yards was Monday. I mean it was 333 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: so big that he came through at that moment. So 334 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: Firkser seems to be back and hopefully we'll continue to be. 335 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 1: We're back with this program, the OTP. This podcast every 336 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: time sponsored by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Let the experts 337 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: at Farm Bureau Health Plans coach you through it when 338 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,120 Speaker 1: you need great healthcare coverage at a price you can afford. 339 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 1: They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven, we're 340 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: gonna do a podcast every day. I love it. The 341 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: OTP Daily is what we're going to call it, OTPD 342 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: Playoff Daily or just daily. 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