1 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Titans Amy and Coach Mac Podcast, presented 2 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Look to the folks at 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans when you need someone who understands 4 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: the exes and oh's of healthcare coverage. They've been protecting 5 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: Tennessee since nineteen forty seven. Hello, and welcome to the 6 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: Titans Amy and Coach Mac Podcast. I'm Amy Wells. Coach 7 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: Mack is here. Mac. I've missed you. We took a 8 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. We kind of let the end of 9 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: the season happen. You know, the Tennessee Titans are done. 10 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: We've had time to process, recover, sleep, and now we 11 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: are moving on to the next things. Well, yeah, I 12 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: mean this is that's what you do. The National Football League, Amy, 13 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: as you well know is. I mean, it's a train 14 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: that's on the track, and regardless of what happens to you, 15 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: you've got to jump on it because there's there's time 16 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: sequences that this league is on and so you've got 17 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: to move forward. And you or I neither one have 18 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: been sleeping too much because we've both been working quite 19 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: a bit. But I have missed you. I mean, I 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: know you were out in Las Vegas for the Pro Bowl. 21 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: Mike Keith was down at the Senior Bowl. I've been 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: doing a lot of Coach Max stuff with the draft, 23 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: and so it's good to be back on I mean, 24 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: the Titans people have asked me. I'm sure they've asked 25 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: you where the Titans Amy Coach Mac podcast has been. Well, 26 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: here it is. I think you said it's your podcast. 27 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: I'm just along for the ride. Is that we're gonna 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: do it during the off season once a month, yep, 29 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 1: and this is the first one in the off season. 30 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: So I'm glad to be back here with you and 31 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: Ashley both. Ye, I've missed seen you guys. We've got 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: a new cadence. We're going to be once a month, 33 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: like Max said, But let's get into some of what 34 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: we have been doing. Okay, you mentioned Mike Keith was 35 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: at the Senior Bowl. We were not. He was broadcasting 36 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: the game for Serious XM. If you didn't catch it, 37 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: he did a great job. We're very proud of Mike 38 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: Keith down there and what he was able to do. 39 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: But there's a lot that happens outside of just Mike 40 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: broadcasting a game. There's a lot that goes on in Mobile, 41 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: Alabama for the week of the Senior Bowl. There's scouts 42 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: and coaches down there. There's a ton of media now 43 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: it's become a big event. But for the guys who 44 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: are down there doing the evaluations, scouts, the coaches, what 45 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: are they really trying to achieve? How familiar are they 46 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: with some of the guys that are down there before 47 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl even starts. Well, I mean the Senior 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: Bowl and I think I've been to twenty eight of them, 49 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: coached in six of them. You know, when I was 50 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: coaching in the league and coaching the teams is a 51 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: huge advantage because you get to be with these players 52 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,679 Speaker 1: all the time, all day. And the thing that's most 53 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: important is you're with them in the meeting rooms. You 54 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: can see how they interact. But to your question, everybody 55 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: that's down there and now it's a lot more organized 56 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: now and it's gotten that way. Jim Nagee that is 57 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: taking it over, has really done a nice job with 58 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: it as far as procuring players to come in and 59 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: also just setting it up in a in an order 60 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: that used to be. I mean when I first started, 61 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: I can remember the first time I coached in it. 62 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: I mean don Shula was standing there about as far 63 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: as you and I are apart right now, just watching 64 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: me coach the linebackers. Everybody was formed together. There was 65 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: there was no rhyme or reason as to how you 66 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: could interview guys. You know, it was you know people. 67 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it was kind of like the combine was. 68 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: In the early days. It was a mess, the wild 69 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: wild West. It was the wild wild West. But now 70 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: it's very very organized, and so you've got a chance 71 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: to get the people that you want to interview when 72 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: you're down there and not coaching it. And also you 73 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: get a chance to talk with other people down there. 74 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: And plus it's it's a it's a little bit more 75 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: because everybody's there at once for a week period. Coaches 76 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: and scouts normally come in on a Monday and they 77 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: stay Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and they're gone. You know 78 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: a lot of and in the game, the game happens 79 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: on Saturday. But it's it's very very important. Mike Keith 80 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: not only you know, was doing the play by play 81 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: for Sirius XM with Jim Miller and with Pat Kerwin, 82 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: but he also all week was able to talk to 83 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: a lot He had great access to being able to 84 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: get interviews and talk to all of these players, and 85 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: this will be tremendous, tremendous coverage for US, and we 86 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: do Titans Radio. I mean, Mike, Mike did a lot 87 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: of work down there, and his broadcast was great, as 88 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: Mike Keith always is. There was one epic, epic, epic 89 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: interview that we're gonna if you didn't hear it, we can't. 90 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: I can't tell you I heard it. Rhett, Bryan and 91 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: I were watching it together the whole time, and we 92 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: wanted to we wanted to listen to Mike and watch 93 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: But Perry and Winfrey, the inside defensive lineman, a three 94 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: technique from Oklahoma, gave one of the most epic sideline 95 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: interviews to Jim Miller in the history of sideline interviews. 96 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: And that's all I can say about it. And if 97 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: you haven't heard it, look at us up and just 98 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,679 Speaker 1: know that I thought Mike Keith was going to pass 99 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: out laughing as hard as he was laughing. Because anyway, 100 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: but the Senior Bowl, the Senior Bowl is an important, 101 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: important part of the evaluation process. It's not everything. And 102 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: plus Jim Nagee has getting people to come in down there. 103 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: You know, for a while, a lot of agents were 104 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: telling their players to ignore the Senior Bowl, to stay 105 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 1: away from it, not to do it. That's not the 106 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,919 Speaker 1: case anymore. And this year there were six of the 107 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: top seven quarterbacks that are going to be in this 108 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: draft that were down there. Matt Carroll was not there 109 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: because he wasn't eligible to be there. Every quarterback in 110 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: this draft that was eligible was down there. And that's 111 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: that's big. So the Senior Bowls is a big deal. 112 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: And I enjoyed. I enjoyed watching every minute of it. 113 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: Now you said that you watched it with our from 114 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: Reett Bryant. Who are some of the guys that maybe 115 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: stood out to you during that game who were able 116 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: to make an impact? And I'm glad you said during 117 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: the game, because the practices are different in the game 118 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: the game in itself, because you're mixing and matching players 119 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: there may be playing some different positions because people want 120 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: to see if they could possibly play another position, you know, 121 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. So and plus you just 122 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: haven't had enough time to have a lot of you know, 123 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: be in sync. Offensively. The defense normally dominates all of 124 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 1: these games just because offensively it's hard you're restricted to 125 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: what you can do. But anyway, just watching the game. 126 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: This isn't from practice. I've got practice notes, but Mike 127 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: Keith will have some more of this on Titan's Radio. 128 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: But just from the game. Let's talk about the American team. 129 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: The first one was a quarterback Malik Willis from Liberty. 130 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: This guy's an athlete, sixty three, two hundred and twenty 131 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: pounds live arm had a nice game. During the week, 132 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: they had one horrible day of practice where it was 133 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: raining sideways, which it always does in Mobile this time 134 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: of year, and then they had a beautiful weather for 135 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: the game. That's just Mobile Alabama. I can remember one 136 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: year that I coached it that we had a police 137 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: escort when I was coaching it with Mike Ditka to 138 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: the airport frank O Harris because he went into the 139 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl Hall of Fame. And we were so drenched 140 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,559 Speaker 1: like rats when we got to the airport with because 141 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: we had to make our flight back to Chicago with 142 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: the police escort. We all had to run into the 143 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: restroom there at at the little airport and uh, pull 144 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: a hair dryer out and dry out all of our 145 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: money and everything that we'd kept in our pockets during 146 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: so we're standing there drying drying off with a hair 147 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: dryer in an airport bathroom. I got a lot of 148 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: senior Bowl stores. Anyway, Malik willis really good. The running 149 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: back from Florida, kid named Damien Pierce. This kid, guys, 150 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: is going to remind It reminds me a lot of 151 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: you guys will know. We'll remember this from last year 152 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: when we did the draft as thorough as we do 153 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: it on Titans Radio. Reminds me a lot of cam 154 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: Akers from Florida State that went to the Rams. This 155 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: kid is a good player. I liked what Damien Pierce 156 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: from Florida did in the ball game. Sam Howell, the 157 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: quarterback from North Carolina, was kind of an under the 158 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: radar guy there the whole week. Didn't have the type 159 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: of year at North Carolina that you thought. But this 160 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: guy's gonna be a legitimate quarterback in this league. Maybe 161 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: maybe not a top tier franchise changer, but he's gonna 162 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: have a chance to play. There's an edge player from 163 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: Western Kentucky right down the road here named D'Angelo Malone 164 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: that really stood out. As I said, the defensive guys 165 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: look better than the offensive guys, just because in this game, 166 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: the defense dominated this game. And then the Tolbrook kid, 167 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: the wide receiver from South Alabama, this is a legitimate receiver. 168 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: You know they played the University of Tennessee this year. 169 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: I do a coach to coach show that covers the 170 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: Southeastern Conference for twenty weeks. This kid's a legitimate player. 171 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: That's the American team. Let's go to the national team. 172 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: Some guys just off of the game that I locked. 173 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: There's a guy named boy A ma Fe from Minnesota. 174 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: An edge player six h three four two fifty five, 175 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 1: really an active guy. He's gonna be a second day 176 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 1: guy that people are gonna like. My man Perry and 177 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: Winfrey was from Oklahoma. Is a three technique, which means 178 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: he plays he plays like what Jeffrey Simmons would play. 179 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: He's on the outside shade of the guard six three 180 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: six three h three. He was. He was kind of 181 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: the energizer bunny all during the weeks of practice and 182 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: then in the game he just went off. He was 183 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: the MVP of the game and then MVP of the 184 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: interview on side. He was MVP for all of it. 185 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: But Perry on Winfrey from Oklahoma. There's an edge player 186 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: from Penn State that played linebacker at Penn State. He 187 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: can't they used him rushing off the edge there at 188 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl named Jesse Luketa from Penn State six 189 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: two three, two sixty one, probably be a pretty nice 190 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: thirty four outside guy. Jake Ferguson from Wisconsin. The tight end. 191 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: You know, Titans probably going to be in a market 192 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: for a tight end or two. Jake Ferguson from Wisconsin 193 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: had a really nice game. The tight end group that 194 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: was down there really an interesting and a good group, 195 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: a legitimate group. You don't you're not going to have 196 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: the two just like Kyle Pitts was last year. You know, 197 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: that's going to be an oh my god stick out there. 198 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: But you're going to be able to get a contributor 199 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: in the middle of the draft from this group of 200 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: tight ends in my humble opinion. And then a wide 201 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 1: receiver from North Dakota State, a big kid six four, 202 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: two eleven named Christian Watson. Remember that name. Christian Watson 203 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: was a decent guy. Those are just some of the 204 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: guys off of both teams that I thought, you know, 205 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: kind of stood out during the game. Which you know, 206 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: standing out during the game doesn't guarantee you anything, but 207 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: at least during the week of practice you kind of 208 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: start to see how some of these guys start to 209 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: separate themselves. And there's still a lot to watch because 210 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: the combine is right around the corner, and we're all 211 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: going to that too. We're all going to that. We 212 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: don't miss a minute of potential player evaluation here at 213 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. We love it, we live for it. 214 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: But before we get to that, Okay, we also spent 215 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: some time at the Pro Bowl. You were not there. 216 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: I was there, head on down to sunny Las Vegas 217 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: where it was sunny but also really cold. He mean 218 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: it's in the desert. Yeah, I mean I lived in 219 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: Phoenix for eighteen years, and so let me just say 220 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: this to people that aren't familiar with that. It's really 221 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: warm in the daytime, but in the winter, which we 222 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: are in the winter right now in the Hemisphere we're 223 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: in at night, really cold, dude, it was really cold. 224 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: Here's the thing. It was a dry cold. So you 225 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: know how they talk about it. It's a dry heat. 226 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: A dry cold is colder than a regular cold. Your 227 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: meteorology is good because it really is. I spend a 228 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: lot of time on the sidelines. Yeah, I can tell 229 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: you about some weather. It was cold, it was chilly, 230 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 1: which I was not anticipating per se, but it was 231 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: lovely to be there. The facilities were very nice. They 232 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: practiced at a minor league baseball field and turned it 233 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: into a football field, so you know, we're practicing in 234 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: the outfield, which is normal and fine. But it was 235 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: a very nice stadium. It was a great place to be. 236 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: The accommodations were beautiful, so it was very, very nice. 237 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: But we all have to remember what the Pro Bowl 238 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: is because you hear every year the fans are like, 239 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: this isn't a real football game. Well, it's not a 240 00:11:55,480 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: real football game. You're basically at a class reunion where 241 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: football is happening. That's a great way to put it. 242 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: I'm so glad you and Ashley went and did a 243 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 1: lot of great work there. By the way, let me 244 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: commend you on your content that you guys sent back. 245 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: Really did a nice job. I've coached a Pro Bowl too, 246 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: of course I have, but it was it was different 247 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: back in the day because the first one and I 248 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: coached in was the nineteen eighty nine Pro Bowl was 249 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: after eighty eight season, and they used to the Pro 250 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: Bowl was played after the Super Bowl. It was played 251 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: after the Super Bowl, and so the coaching staffs would 252 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: be the ones that had lost the AFC or the 253 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: NFC championship game. They were the ones that were chosen 254 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: to coach. It was in Hawaii at the time, and 255 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 1: there was no you know in nineteen eighty nine. You know, 256 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: for our listeners that don't know it, I'm going to 257 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:45,719 Speaker 1: tell you so you will now, so the next time 258 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: you can put a bet down at the bar. Nineteen 259 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: ninety three is when free agency came into the National 260 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: Football League. Well, this was after the eighty eight season, 261 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 1: and so this was nineteen eighty nine, and so there 262 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: was no free agency. And the reason I'm saying that 263 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: is this, I know, the winners in this game got 264 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: eighty thousand dollars and the losers got forty thousand. Okay, 265 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: when I was coaching it, the winners got ten thousand 266 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: coaches and players and the losers got five thousand. All right, 267 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: Well that was a big deal back then. And so 268 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: the players that we had, the linebackers that I had 269 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: in the Pro Bowl that year, Lawrence Taylor, pretty good player, 270 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: Michael Koefer University of Tennessee player, the Detroit Lions, great player, 271 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: Charles Haley Hall of Famer, Mike Singletary, Hall of Famer, 272 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 1: Sam Mills going to be a Hall of Famer, Scott 273 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: Studwell who played, you know for years at the Minnesota Vikings. 274 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: And so those guys weren't making the money that these 275 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: guys are making now, so that ten thousand dollars if 276 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: you won, meant something. So the game was played, I mean, 277 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: you played the game, and I can remember very you know, 278 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: very distinctly, Michael Koefer. I had a rotation for the 279 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: outside backers to go in the game, and it was 280 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: the game was, you know, in about the second quarter. 281 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: So I said, okay, Michael, you and Charles Haley are 282 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: in the game. And Lawrence Taylor grabbed me, said hey, 283 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: you need that extra five thousand dollars and I said, well, 284 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: yeah I do. He said, well so do I. So 285 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: I'm going back in and so, I mean, it was 286 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: it was just a different world back then. But as 287 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: you say, that is exactly what it is now. And 288 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: it's a it's a great celebration of a of a 289 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: nice of a good season. It's a it's a nice recognition, 290 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: but don't go into it thinking you know that it's 291 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: a it's a football game, but it is. It's a 292 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: great event to be at. People love being at it. 293 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: People like watching it on TV because they like seeing 294 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: all of these great players together, you know, And I 295 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: think you and Ashley really enjoy just watching the whole 296 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: week as to what went on, right, absolutely, And there 297 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: were four Tennessee Titans players there. The Titans coaching staff 298 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: was coaching the AFC team, so I mean it was 299 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: really just a big Titans party. I mean, there are 300 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: Titans people everywhere. We had a big crew of people 301 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: that went out to cover it. So it was so 302 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: much fun. Let's talk about the players that were there, 303 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: Kevin Byard, Harold Landry, Jeffrey Simmons, Roger sa Fold, all 304 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: guys who were deserving. So good to see all four 305 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: of those guys get recognized by their peers, by the coaches, 306 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: and by the fans. Right. Really happy for Roger Saffold. 307 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: I mean, he's twelve years he's been in the league. 308 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: I've got a lot of history with Roger, six years 309 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: there at the Rams before he came here. Has really 310 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: had a you know, has been a really good player 311 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: for a long time, and it's hard for offensive lineman 312 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: to get recognized because a lot of things what happens, 313 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: and of course, you know, the balloting has changed, you know, 314 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: throughout the years, but just knowing this, what has happened 315 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: normally in the Pro Bowl balloting is if once an 316 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: offensive lineman has gone once, normally he's if he plays 317 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: during the year and has a he normally goes back 318 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: and back. Well, you have a lot of good players 319 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: in the offensive line that never get to go the 320 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: first time, and so they're kind of always on the 321 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: cusp of you know, they're always an alternate or they're 322 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: I was so happy for Roger that he got to go. 323 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: Very deserving of all four of those guys, very very 324 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: deserving that they were out there. As you said, I 325 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 1: love the fact we had a huge Titans press and 326 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: say out there because I said, I've coached in that game, 327 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: so I know what it's like. And if I were 328 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: on that squad that Mike Vrabel and his staff are coaching, 329 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: I would have loved it because I know Mike Vrabel 330 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: approached it with a great, great viewpoint too. He did, 331 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: and we actually had a chance to sit down and 332 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: chat with Mike Vrabel a little bit about his time 333 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: in Las Vegas, about being a part of the Pro Bowl. 334 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: Here's my conversation with Titans head coach Mike Vrabel. Ts 335 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: head coach Mike Rabel, thank you so much for hanging 336 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: out with us here at the Pro Bowl. Having the 337 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: opportunity to bring your whole coaching staff out to Las 338 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: Vegas to be coaching in this event. It's got to 339 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: be the cherry on top of what was an excellent 340 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: tight Yea, it was an excellent season. It just didn't 341 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: finish like like we wanted, and that happens for thirty 342 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: one team. So I'm excited that our staff could come 343 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: out here and see their families and their kids, and 344 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: they put a lot of time in and so it's 345 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: been great to spend some time and watch them, you know, 346 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: hang out with these great players. Having four Titans players 347 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: out here is really remarkable when three of them, especially 348 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: are on the defensive side of the ball. It's really 349 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 1: a tribute to what the Titans. We're able to do 350 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: as a team this year. Right, Well, you know that's 351 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: what when you win. Everybody gets recognized and we've been successful, 352 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 1: and I think it's great that our players are starting 353 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 1: to get recognized and being honored. For Kevin Byard, he's 354 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: a guy that really put an emphasis I'm working hard 355 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: to improve in twenty twenty one. Nice to see him 356 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: getting the recognition not only on the stat sheet but 357 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: also by his peers. Yeah, Kevin put a lot of 358 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: work in and studied and prepared, and he's always one 359 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: of those guys that is so well conditioned. He knows 360 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,719 Speaker 1: what to do and plays a lot of snaps for 361 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: us and never seems overloaded. And that's the one thing 362 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 1: I always appreciate about him is that he comes in, 363 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: he's ready to go. He knows how long the season is, 364 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: and he knows how he's gonna have to be prepared 365 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: for it. Harold Landry is someone who's been so consistent 366 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: on this Titans team. Being able to be out here 367 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 1: and be surrounded by other players in BAFC who are 368 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 1: consistent presences on their team has got to be beneficial 369 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 1: for him right now. In fact that that's where you 370 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: can learn a lot. Obviously, you know, us as coaches 371 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,880 Speaker 1: learn a lot from players, especially the really good ones 372 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: in this league, and that's what's out here at the 373 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. So, you know, anything that these guys can 374 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: can learn from each other, I think is great. Jeffrey 375 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: Simmons has accomplished a lot in his young career. Is 376 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: the sky the limit for him or we guys see 377 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,959 Speaker 1: him at more proble? I hope, so, I hope, so. 378 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: I hope he helps us win a lot of games. 379 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: And you know, he's really focused hard on his his technique. 380 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: He's always been a you know, a big, powerful, fast player, 381 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: and I think that the work that he's put in 382 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: on his technique has really made a huge difference. Roger staffold, 383 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: twelve years in the league, finally gets to a Pro Bowl. 384 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: It's got to feel good to see a vet like 385 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: that get recognized too well. Just his consistency and I 386 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,239 Speaker 1: know that, you know, playing offensive line and playing at 387 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage in this league is difficult, and 388 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 1: do it the level which he's done it for twelve 389 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: years is a huge account pumplishment. And really enjoy coaching 390 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: Roger and seeing them out here. How hard is it 391 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: for you to resist the urge to like really coach 392 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: your guys seeing them out here, give a little bit different. 393 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: I'll try to shut it off when I came out 394 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: and get on the flight, I wouldn't call it. You know, 395 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: coaching it's more babysitting than anything. Being out here and 396 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: being able to work with so many different guys from 397 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: around the AFC. That's got to be fun for you 398 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: and your coaching staff to have the ability to bounce 399 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: ideas and see other guys right well, not only are 400 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: these players their elite at their position in their sport, 401 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: but you know, they're really great people. And you realize 402 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: what elite looks like and what it sounds like, and 403 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 1: their personalities that they have, and you know, that's what 404 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: we're all trying to strive for. So for these guys, 405 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: it's you know, more of a personal recognition, but also 406 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 1: for their families, they're able to come out enjoy this experience. 407 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: You've been able to share in so many cool experiences 408 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: with your family. As a player and a coach, what 409 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: are you hoping that they walk away with from this experience, 410 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: Remembering well that they put a lot into what they 411 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: do as a player, There's a lot of things that 412 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: you know, maybe they miss just in their preparation or 413 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: training camp and the season and that I hope that 414 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,479 Speaker 1: they can appreciate. You know that their families and our 415 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: families are just as invested. And when we lose, they're sad, 416 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: and when we win, they're happy, and they put so 417 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: much into it. I know that my family does the 418 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 1: same thing. So, Mike Vrabel, are you now a two 419 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: time pro bowler? I guess we can look at it 420 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: like that, maybe the first alternative. Mac It seems like 421 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 1: he has the right perspective on the whole experience. Well, 422 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 1: he gets it. I mean, he just gets it, and 423 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: you know, and he's so well respected throughout the league. 424 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know if our listeners, but there's 425 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: a poll taken. You know, they take polls all the 426 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: time space when they're out there with the players, which coach, 427 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: head coach would you like to play for the most? 428 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: And I think right at the top of the list 429 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: are Mike Vrabel, Tomlin, Mikeel, Mike Tomlin, Mike Rabel. Because 430 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: they get it. They get it and Tennessee is a 431 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: very desirable place for people to come in the National 432 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: Football League, and you can see why. We get to 433 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: work very closely with Mike Rabel and his staff and 434 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: he and John Robinson have got this organization on such 435 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: a great trajectory, you know, with Amy Adam Strunk and 436 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: Kenneth Adams, you know, their blessing. I mean, it's so 437 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: great as to where this is. And you can see 438 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: it because every time you interact with Mike Vrabel, you know, 439 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: either on the field during the season, it's different because 440 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 1: it's all business. But you guys had a great chance 441 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 1: and that was a great interview that you had with him, 442 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 1: just on the perspective of the culmination of a year 443 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: that didn't end like we all that like we wanted 444 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: it to. But still he's got a great perspective and 445 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 1: a pretty big future here and it's so much fun 446 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: to see him interact with players who either he's had 447 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: experiences with as a player or as a coach. I mean, 448 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,719 Speaker 1: he relates to every single person who's out on that fields. 449 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: He's such a such a cool dude to be around, Like, 450 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: he's just a very cool man. But it was really 451 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: fun to see him interacting with a lot of these 452 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: other AFC players who you don't usually get to see 453 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:12,360 Speaker 1: him just kind of hanging out with. You know, it's 454 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 1: a very casual environment. Mac. Is there any sort of 455 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: benefit or is there anything that a coaching staff or 456 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: coaches can kind of glean from the experience of working 457 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: with players from other teams and kind of having them 458 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: all together in one place. Well, I think the fun 459 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: part about it, you know, for me when I coached, 460 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: is you get to know these guys that you know 461 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: are really good and great players, but you don't really 462 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: get to know him personally. I mean, You've got a week, 463 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 1: you know, with them out there in a very relaxed atmosphere, 464 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: bring their families out. You just get to watch all 465 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: that interact. It's great. I mean, and and Mike Vrabel, 466 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: as you said, he's a guy that has has has 467 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: generated and rightfully so, an immense amount of respect throughout 468 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: this league. You know, from front offices all the way 469 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,679 Speaker 1: down through the players, and so you could you can 470 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,400 Speaker 1: you could see that, and you guys got to see 471 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,719 Speaker 1: that up close and personal. You get to see it 472 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: every day because we get to go to practice. But 473 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 1: that was that was very cool. I'm glad, But can coaches. 474 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. The coach when you're coaching it, 475 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: there's a time when you sit there and you're with 476 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: all these players and you go, wow, this is this 477 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: is really cool because these are the best in the 478 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: business and we're able to hang out, you know, for 479 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: a week with them, and who knows, when I was 480 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: coaching in it, there wasn't free agency. There is now, 481 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: So it's still a people business. It sure is a 482 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: people business. And you know what else is a people business? Healthcare. 483 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: Don't get sacked by the high cost of healthcare. Make 484 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans your first line of protection. They've 485 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: been protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen forty seven. Farm Bureau the 486 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: people people. Randy Wilmore, Yeah, one of the best human beings. 487 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: Jane Ann. Yes, great people. They've helped us all along. 488 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: Anytime you mentioned Farm Bureau Health Plans, their name, you know, 489 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: pops up immediately. You talk about Pro Bowl players, there's 490 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: a couple more. They are Pro bowlers. Farm Bureau Health 491 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 1: Plan big time Pro bowlers, absolutely lutely. Now. Mac in 492 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: the list of things that are upcoming in the National 493 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: Football League, I guess we have to mention that the 494 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl will be played on February thirteenth. And that's 495 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: all I'm gonna say about that. Okay, well that would 496 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: be it's going to be played and I will watch it. 497 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: I'll watch it. Sure, I'm gonna eat all the foods, 498 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: that's fine. Yeah, I want you to be happy watching it, 499 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: but you won't be I'm going to eat everything. Okay, 500 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 1: macaroni and cheese balls, okay, are really good. What I'm 501 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: looking forward to right now, I want you to enjoy 502 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: all that you deserve all that and again it's look, 503 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 1: you try to put yourself in position to get in 504 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 1: the tournament, and then you want to advance in the tournament. 505 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: And what we're getting ready to watch this weekend is 506 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: the is the final culmination of being able to advance 507 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: all the way in this league. And at the end 508 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 1: of the day, I think I heard Mike Rabel say 509 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: that to you in the interview. There's one team that's 510 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: accomplished what they wanted to and the other thirty one 511 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: are back to work trying to get it done again. Yeah, 512 00:24:56,720 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: So happy super Bowl everybody. It's coming up and enough, 513 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 1: but then here comes the greatest event of the year, 514 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,959 Speaker 1: the NFL Scouting Combine. I love the combine. It's my 515 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: absolute favorite thing, and it is less than three weeks away. 516 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: Every one of the combines that they've held in Indianapolis 517 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: since they instituted it. I mean, I enjoy the Combine too, 518 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 1: and for a lot of reasons. I love seeing all 519 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: the players and plus then you get you get to visit, 520 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: you know now, you know, in my second career doing this, 521 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: I get to visit with all the coaches. I go 522 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: in and you know, and sit with the position coaches 523 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: during the workouts during the week and sit with them 524 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: and listen to the evaluations and they ask me my 525 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: opinion on it. I mean, I love the Combine, I 526 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: really do. And I'm so glad that we're all going 527 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: again because get a lot of good content there. There's 528 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: a lot of good content, and it's a good place 529 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: to kind of get a feel and a vibe for 530 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: what's getting ready to happen. Because the Draft has become 531 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: such a major production, major production, and this is just 532 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 1: another step in it. I'm so happy it's back in 533 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 1: Indie again this year. They're going to move it and 534 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: let's just get ready for that. But it's in Indianapolis 535 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,479 Speaker 1: this year, which has done a marvelous job of hosting 536 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 1: that thing ever since it started. I've been to every 537 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: one of them they've had there since it's been in Indie. 538 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to this year going out there again 539 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: with you guys and bringing back a lot of information. 540 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: But if, if, and when they move it, I'm gonna 541 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 1: miss Indy. Yes, I'm I'm gonna savor every moment of 542 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: it being in Indianapolis because I just can't even I 543 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: can't even wrap my mind around it being any place else. 544 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: Nineteen eighty seven. Since eighty seven, it's been in Indianapolis. Yeah, 545 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 1: if it ain't broke, don't fix it, Mac. That's what 546 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: I have to say. And I've if I start a petition, 547 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: do you think they would not move? Well, let me 548 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: just say this, Amy, and I'm always very honest with 549 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: you and our listeners. You've got nothing to say about it. 550 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: I know. I'm still thinking about maybe like some sort 551 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: of a form that I could fill out, something I 552 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: could submit to the league ask them to please and 553 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: again on Titan's Aim at Coachmack podcast, because you and 554 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 1: I we're very close, that's what we have a podcast together. 555 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: Don't do that. It won't matter. I want to do 556 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: it nicely, respectfully, Like I don't. I don't want to 557 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: like I'm not gonna come with a torch or anything, 558 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: but like a nice form that maybe since please don't Okay, 559 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: well you're you're You've only got so much oxygen, so 560 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: don't waste yours. All right, Well, I know you've already 561 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:28,120 Speaker 1: started preparing for the draft and the combine, and you've 562 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: really started to dive into who some of these players are. 563 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: Take me through and our listeners who may not be 564 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: familiar with the process of really getting into the evaluations. 565 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: Where do you even start full disclosure, I've been doing 566 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: it already for about five or six weeks. I mean, 567 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: I've got a lot of contacts and I've got some 568 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: other entities that ask me to look at people, and 569 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: I'm so anyway, But what you do if you're you're 570 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: asking me how you how you do it? The first 571 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: thing that you do is you get an idea of 572 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,120 Speaker 1: who's who in the zoo, because now there's so much 573 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: information out there, even if you're not involved with it. 574 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 1: If you're involved with the team, I mean you've already 575 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: been they're already working on next year's people. So that's 576 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: how far ahead that you that you go, so you 577 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: know in general, hood is and then what you start doing. 578 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: You know, what I start doing is assembling that, and 579 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: the first thing you do is by a position, you 580 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: start to make a vertical list. In other words, just 581 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,400 Speaker 1: for first blush, this is this looks like the first guy, 582 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: second guy, third guy, fourth guy, not necessarily this is 583 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,080 Speaker 1: how they're going to end up. And then as you 584 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 1: put that together, you know vertically for all those positions. 585 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: Then what you start doing. And we're not even we're 586 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:37,919 Speaker 1: not near that yet, Rett, Brian and I have got 587 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: a first big group put together. Then what you do 588 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: is start looking at needs of teams, looking where teams 589 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: needs may be, and you can it's pretty easy to 590 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: glean that. Now, free agency has a lot to do 591 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: with when some of those needs are filled. But as 592 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: the process works, then you start to build what we 593 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: call the horizontal board. In other words, you know if 594 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: you're the top tight end on one board, actually is 595 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: the top running back on the other board, or you're 596 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: the third or fourth at those positions, then you look 597 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: and see you know where you're picking because the way 598 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: that draft is set up every club, the better that 599 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: you do during the season, the lower you picked during 600 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 1: the draft. So there may be some people that you 601 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: look at on your big board that you will have 602 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: no chance. Ever, you have to evaluate because it's their 603 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: free agency. You know, in four years, everybody's going to 604 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: come back up, but you're not gonna have a chance 605 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: for him in this draft. So you have to look realistically, 606 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: and that's when you start looking horizontally across the board 607 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: and matching up those different vertical boards. So you start 608 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 1: to match up that. Then you match it up with 609 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: what your needs are as opposed to the grade. You 610 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: grade everybody according to what just their grade is, and 611 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: however you do it in your scouting department, how they 612 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,840 Speaker 1: look for the league, and then you start making your 613 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: own decisions like that. So it's a pretty long process. 614 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: And then that's why all of these events that we've 615 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: talked about we talked about, you know, the Senior Bowl, 616 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: you know, the East West Game, the NFLPA Game, the 617 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 1: HBCU combine that they had before, or the Senior Bowl. 618 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: Down here, all of that information, all of your scouting 619 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 1: department has put together. You start to build a big board, 620 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: you start to build your sideboards, and then you start 621 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: to narrow down, you know, for draft day as far 622 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: as to your needs, where everybody fits horizontally, and then 623 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: you start to work the last thing you start to 624 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: work is what are the trade possibilities as to whether 625 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:21,000 Speaker 1: we want to move up or whether we want to 626 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: move back, gather more picks as to where we think 627 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: value is. It's a long process to it, but it's 628 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: a lot of fun and and we do it. When 629 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 1: I first came back here and started my first Titans 630 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: radio draft, I was very impressed with, you know, with 631 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: how well organized it was, and so you know, I 632 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: was asked to bring my expertise to it, and I've 633 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: dug into it pretty deep. We have a great Titans 634 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: Radio broadcast for the draft. It really is good and 635 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: it's detailed. It's great information, but it takes work, and 636 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 1: none of us are afraid of work. But the draft 637 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: process is something this group has already been looked at 638 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,719 Speaker 1: starting last season. So that's what you know, people need 639 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: to oh that, and then as it comes down to 640 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: draft day, there's always surprises and it's a pretty exciting 641 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 1: I know you and actually have been to a lot 642 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: of the drafts, you know, and and it's it's a 643 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: pretty exciting time. It really is. The Nashing Football League 644 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 1: has done a marvelous job of the first draft I 645 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 1: was ever involved with. With the Chicago Bears, we drafted 646 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 1: twelve rounds in one day and that was it rapid fire. 647 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: It was all on the phone. There was no television, 648 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: and now it's a Hollywood production, which still one of 649 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: my greatest memories here when I first came back. Here 650 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: is the draft that was here in Nashville that will 651 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:36,720 Speaker 1: never be topped. But anyway, the draft is a very 652 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: exciting thing, but it's a very it's a very work intensive. 653 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: For let me say that, So, how much will a 654 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: board change or even your initial thoughts kind of evolve 655 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:50,479 Speaker 1: from where they stand right now, and then after the 656 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: combine and you've had chances to see the medical, see 657 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: the workout, see that kind of stuff. How much of 658 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: an impact will that have on your boy? It all 659 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: has an impact. And now the finally evaluation Amy is 660 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: the tape is the game tape because we're are playing football, 661 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: so you want to watch him play football. But let's 662 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: take just what happened to Jeffrey Simmons. Jeffrey Simmons was 663 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: going to be a top five or six pick in 664 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: my opinion, with what with what he's show, and all 665 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: of a sudden he injures a knee in pre draft workouts. 666 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: So now all of a sudden, you've got a top 667 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: five or six pick that is now rehabbing an ACL 668 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: and so you know that the player's ability is still there, 669 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 1: but now what chance do you take. We are the 670 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: chances that you take on his on his rehabilitation, Where 671 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: is he going to be? What is his immediate impact? 672 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: So all of see, that's what changes a lot of it. 673 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: And then there's always things that come up because clubs 674 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: I've been on, we have a guy that's hired full 675 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 1: time to you know, just background checks, go to hometowns, 676 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 1: go to you know, all of these, all of these 677 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: things make a big make a big difference. And then 678 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: you've got to make a decision on draft within your 679 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 1: time slot and your time available as to how much 680 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: all of this stuff weighs together what you really think 681 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,479 Speaker 1: is best for your football team at the time. So 682 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 1: you ask me, does it change? I don't think the 683 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: base evaluation from the original look, but I think all 684 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 1: the other information adds to that. Interesting. Well, there's a 685 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: long way to go, Mac. We've got a lot of 686 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 1: stuff that we are going to be watching, we're going 687 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 1: to be working on, We're going to be looking at 688 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: and a lot of content that we're going to be 689 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: bringing back to our fans. You're right, there's a lot 690 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: of work, but guess what, we're professionals. We know what 691 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: we're doing. Oh, we know what we're doing, and we're 692 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: excited for all one million of our listeners to you know, 693 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: get some of that information and be prepared for the 694 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: draft as it comes up. We're going to make sure 695 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 1: to keep you informed, but once a month it's probably 696 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: the new cadence. So such your alarms, subscribe to the 697 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 1: podcast so you'll know what's coming. We're excited. We're excited 698 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: about this offseason, excited about the work that's ahead of us, 699 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 1: and really looking forward to that combine. Man, it's just 700 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: my favorite. Well I'm looking forward to going to it 701 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: and seeing how excited you and Ashley are there. I 702 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: like that because you guys do great work there. We 703 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 1: all mess around at the combine. No, you don't serious business. 704 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: We're professionals. We are our professional Contrary to popular belief, No, 705 00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: everybody thinks we're professionals. Now everybody that do they yeah, 706 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 1: they do they Internet. They say, coach Mac, you are 707 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 1: a professional. That's the exact phrase that they say do 708 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 1: all right, well, just do you have any final thoughts? 709 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:33,440 Speaker 1: Do you have anything else beside your professionalism? Well? The thing, 710 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:35,279 Speaker 1: the thing, the thing that I like. There's there's so 711 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: much great going on here with the Tendessee Titans organization, 712 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 1: and you know, I just you know all the excitement 713 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: that was generated this season. The truth of the National 714 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 1: Football League is you start again, you start again, and 715 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 1: you you build that excitement through the off season. You 716 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 1: build that excitement through the draft, and then the season 717 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 1: starts and then you build that excitement getting ready to play. 718 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,360 Speaker 1: And the reward for all of this is the excitement 719 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:01,480 Speaker 1: that you have and how much a football team brings 720 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: everybody together. We experienced that this year and we're going 721 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 1: to experience it again. So let's go. I'm looking forward 722 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,720 Speaker 1: to it. As I said, spend over half my adult 723 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:11,439 Speaker 1: life in this league, and I don't know what else 724 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:15,400 Speaker 1: I would do. Yep, that's what a ride. What a ride? 725 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: All right for Titans Amy and Coachmac. Of course, this 726 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: has been the Titans Amian Coach Mac Podcast. Thank you 727 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:24,319 Speaker 1: so much for listening, and we will catch you next 728 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: time after the NFL scouting combine. Who