1 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: Get the home field advantage with healthcare coverage from Farm 3 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: forty seven. This is Mike Keith and we hope you're 5 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: enjoying the bye weekend and we have something special for 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: you this week. We gathered together Jim Wyatt from Tennessee 7 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: Titans dot Com, our own Amy Wells, and Titans Radio's 8 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: head coach Dave McGinnis for a roundtable discussion that was 9 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: part of our Titans All Access program. Well, we couldn't 10 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: use all of it in Titans All Access, so we 11 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: wanted to give you the whole experience on this edition 12 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: of the OTP. A discussion wide ranging between offense and 13 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: defense with three people who are around the team all 14 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: the time and even me as well. First up, Amy 15 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: Wells starts the discussion as I ask her the most 16 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: impressive part of the Titans offense through twelve games. I 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: think it's what they've been able to do and how 18 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: much they've been able to do with so many changes. 19 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: The Tennessee Titans offense lost most of their starters, The 20 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: big name people that we were talking about in training 21 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: camp and in the off season, Julio Jones, AJ Brown, 22 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry just to name a few, and they went 23 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: away at different points throughout the season. And this Titans 24 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,479 Speaker 1: offense has continued to rise, continue to see performances by 25 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: players that we never thought would be main stars on 26 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: this Titans team, people that we thought would be supporting cast, 27 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: and they've stepped into these roles in a big way. 28 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: We've seen so many different starters on the football field, 29 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: and I think that's been very impressive, the way that 30 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: they've been able to rise and overcome the adversity. Jim, 31 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: why did you take yours? No, but I'm going to 32 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: piggyback out of hers. And I think it's the ability 33 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: to run the football no matter who's a running back. 34 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: And we all saw what Derrick Henry did at the 35 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: start of the season nine hundred and thirty seven yards 36 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: through eight games. But just this past week you see 37 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: Dontrell Hilliard Dante Foreman both go for over one hundred yards. 38 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: We've seen some different pieces, as Amy said in the 39 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: you know on the offensive line, guys step out with 40 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: other guys you know going down with injuries, and they've 41 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: continue to be run the ball, number number five in 42 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: the league in a rushing offense. So I'm impressed by 43 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: that they stayed true to who they are, and that's 44 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: important because sometimes when you start losing people, and you 45 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: lose significant people, if you're not grounded in what you're doing, 46 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: you start to panic, You start to panic and start 47 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: trying to rework everything you're doing. They have not done that, 48 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: and Jim spot on with what he says, they continue 49 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: to stay with the run. Now. They hit a glitch 50 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 1: when they were trying to fit two to three running 51 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: backs in for a singular back, we had a dominating back. 52 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: We were an anomaly in the National Football League with 53 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: a dominating back. But now that it looks like, especially 54 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: after this last game, even though we lost the game, 55 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: the running game seems to have found a little bit 56 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: of footing and we're going to need to continue that 57 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: footing with these guys that they found. To me, staying 58 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: true to who they were once they lost all of 59 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: the initial players, that to me was a big thing. 60 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: The most impressive thing to me about the Titans offense 61 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: through twelve games has been the job Rob Moore has 62 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: done with the wide receivers, and you consider that before 63 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: the year, we thought it's AJ and Julio and that 64 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: they would put in another receiver at some point and 65 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: have a great attack. Well a j Brown's misstime, Julio 66 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: Jones's misstime. They've both played well when they've played. And 67 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: then you've had guys like Marcus Johnson step in and 68 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: have a hundred yard game. Nick Westbrook Akina has stepped 69 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: in and had a hundred yard game. Cody Hollister, who 70 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: hadn't played football all fall, had to step up and 71 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: start the other day. That's good coaching to have receivers 72 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: ready to play. And I know you're close with Rob Moore, 73 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: so Coach Mack, you're probably very proud of the job 74 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: he's done. It doesn't surprise me. He was that type 75 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: of player for me at Arizona. I mean's he was 76 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: always ap up guy when things were going good and 77 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: when things were not going so good. Didn't surprise me 78 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: a bit. Plus, if you know Rob his personality, it's 79 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: very even killed. Rob is not an up the escalator, 80 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: down the escalator type of guy, and so his even 81 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: kill ability and plus, look, he's got major respect in 82 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: that room because of the type of player that he was, 83 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: and so he brings all of that dimension to his coaching. 84 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: All right, most impressive part of the defense through twelve games, 85 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: Coach Mack, you lead off this second, it's been the 86 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: ability to get a four man rush when we have 87 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: all our guys. That changed this defense. That changed this 88 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: defense from some defense that was really scrambling to try 89 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: to figure out how to get off of the field 90 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: to a defense that was really getting people on the ground. 91 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: And that's extremely important. The ability to rush with four 92 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: people when we had our good people healthy and then 93 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: the people that added in. Now, once you start losing 94 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: some of that and we saw it, you know again 95 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: this last week. It's hard when you only have a 96 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,239 Speaker 1: limit to the number of those people across the front. 97 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: But when we can get those people back, that ability 98 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: to rush with four and cover with seven, and you 99 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: cover with seven with zone, then then you're able to 100 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: go four over three, three over two on five eligible receivers, 101 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: and then you're able to if you're playing a man 102 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: to man, you're still able to have a spy, You're 103 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: still able to have a low whole robber. If you 104 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: can get there with four, that's what's impressed me. Yeah, 105 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: and tremendous. There's no doubt about that. I'm gonna go 106 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: with the run defense, and with so many injuries in 107 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: the middle, I mean, Rashaun Evans has been out, John 108 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: Brown has missed time, David Long's missed time, money rising 109 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: down miss time. The inside bikers continue to do a 110 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: good job, still doing a good job defending the run. 111 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: That's where I'm going. I think it's that they already 112 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: have twenty nine sacks to this point in the season. 113 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: For reference, they only had nineteen in twenty twenty, so 114 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: the amount of pressure they're able to get. Guys like 115 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: Harold Landry with ten sacks already this year. Jeffrey Simmons 116 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: was seven and a half already this year. There are 117 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: guys who are consistently getting to opposing team's quarterbacks, and 118 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: I think that's a huge improvement and a very welcome surprice. 119 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: Most impressive part of the defense to me is the 120 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: re emergence of Kevin Byard. What a year this guy 121 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: has had so far, sixty four tackles, five interceptions, He's 122 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: caused a fumble, he's got a quarterback sack. He scored 123 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: the first two touchdowns of his career, Jim. The Titans 124 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: needed him to be a big play guy again in 125 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: this defense and the mayor of Murphy's Burr's doing it. Yeah, 126 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: and he vowed to do it. I mean, that's one 127 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: thing I remember about the end of the last season 128 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: he took was so hard on himself on a kind 129 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: of a season ending zoom called. Vowed to be better, 130 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: vowed to work more, vowed to be a better player. 131 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: Who's done exactly that. I mean, he has been a 132 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: consistent performer for this team. Is leadership has been great. 133 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: The biggest surprise for the Titans offense through twelve games, well, 134 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: I have to say it. I don't mean to go 135 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: negative here. I guess the turnovers by Ryan Tannehill and 136 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: it's the only time I'll go negative here. Seven interceptions 137 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: in sixteen games last year, only six and ten stars 138 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: previous year. This is not all on Ryan Tannehill. Obviously, 139 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: we know we know the situations with his team, Asia 140 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: Brown being out, Hulu Jones been out, MARKA. Johnson being out, 141 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: young guys stepping in. But it's been uncharacteristic some of 142 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: the mistakes that he has made. And obviously if his 143 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: team is going to get its footing back in the 144 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: second half of the the season. That's going to have to 145 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: be better, coach Mack. It's being able to switch from 146 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: a singular running back to a running back back committee. 147 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: That's not as easy as it sounds, and it's not 148 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: as easy as it sounds for this reason. When you're 149 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: game planning and you understand your singular back and what 150 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: he can do, and you've got two and a half 151 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: years of knowing what this guy likes and what he 152 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: does best, and how to formulate a game plan individually 153 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: against the opponents with what he likes to do. Now 154 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,679 Speaker 1: with him gone, you're trying to find out not only 155 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: what you can do structurally, but you need to find 156 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: out what the strengths are of the core of running 157 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: backs now that you're trying to run the ball with 158 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: being able to make that switch. That's hard to do 159 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season, and especially when you're 160 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: in a playoff push. That's impressed me. For me, it's 161 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: the consistency within the offensive life. Despite all of the 162 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: changes they've seen this season through twelve games, they still 163 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: haven't had all five starters finish a game together. So 164 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: going week to week, with different injuries, going almost minute 165 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: by minute play to play with different guys on the field, 166 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: you haven't seen huge drop offs in their level of 167 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: play and consistency in what they're able to do. And 168 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: I think that's very impressive because in years past we 169 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: haven't always seen that when someone goes down there's a 170 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: bit of a drop off in what they're able to do. 171 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: This year, we're not seeing that. I'm kind of coming 172 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: off your topic. My biggest surprise about the offense is 173 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 1: David Quessenberry starting twelve games at right tackle, playing well. 174 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: We know he's a great story. We know he had 175 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: a four year battle with cancer. We know he battled 176 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: his way off the practice squad. We know he started 177 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: the end of last year at left tackle, which was 178 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: certainly not his natural position. But at the age of 179 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: thirty one, he is the Titans starting right tackle, has 180 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: played all twelve games and has done a fantastic job overall. 181 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: For me, David Questenburry, we didn't think he'd be the 182 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: starter in the offseason. He has emerged as the most solid, 183 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: consistent piece at least to this point for the Titans. 184 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: All right, biggest surprise about the Titans defense through twelve games. 185 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: Coach Dave McGinnis. The biggest surprise to me was an 186 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: improvement a third down defense, and that goes with the 187 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: last segment of what I said about a four man rush. 188 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,719 Speaker 1: Anytime you can win first and second down, you can 189 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: take all of the angst off of your defense on 190 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: third down. It's a huge plus. But to do that, 191 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: you have to be able to win first and second down, 192 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: and to win first and second down, you have to 193 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: be able to deploy yourselves to put the offense in 194 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: conflict first and second down. We've done that, and then 195 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: our third down defense has gotten markedly better. Now it 196 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: goes off of what I said in the first segment 197 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: about being able to rush with four We need to 198 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: be able to get back to that because all three 199 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: of those elements cascade off of that. For me, it's 200 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: that the Titans defense has become one of the strengths 201 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: of this Titans team. In twenty twenty, that was not 202 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 1: the case, and you could tell it really bugged not 203 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: only the guys on defense, but Mike Rabel and he 204 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:09,319 Speaker 1: really put a concerted effort into changing this defense and 205 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,359 Speaker 1: really getting them back on track, and they've become a powerhouse. 206 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: They are the game wreckers for this Titans team. They're 207 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: making plays, they're generating points, They're doing all the things 208 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: that you needed defense to do to play complimentary football 209 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: and win football games. So I think that that has 210 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 1: been surprising, not only that they're better and they have improved, 211 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: but that they make such an impact every single Sunday. 212 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: And we've say so many players step up and play well. 213 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: Was Jeffery Simmons or Kevin biod or Harold Landry. I'm 214 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: gonna go David Long just because of the way he 215 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,839 Speaker 1: played is very Unfortunately he got hurt, but begin the season, 216 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: there's so much conversations about Rashaun Evans and so much 217 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: conversation about Jayon Brown, and once David Long got an opportunity, 218 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: he's just kind of took office. Unfore she got hurt. 219 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: Hopefully he's back here quickly after the Bob, but really 220 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: impressed with the way he played. The Titans strength too, 221 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: and maybe a surprise is the incredible versatility in the 222 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: defensive line. Look at all the guys who have stepped 223 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: in during the course of the year, with not just 224 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons and Denico Autry who have been excellent, but 225 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: tier Tard has been a factor. They've been able to 226 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: get Laurell Murchison in there, and then Peco and a 227 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: whole group of different guys who have stepped in and 228 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: been productive. Some guys for just one game when they 229 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,839 Speaker 1: were called up from the practice squad and then unfortunately 230 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: for them, they were let go the next week. But 231 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,359 Speaker 1: a nice job by the defensive staff and the defensive 232 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: line coaches as a whole getting these guys ready to 233 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: play and certainly giving them a chance to make a 234 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: difference in the course of ballgames. No matter what the 235 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: combination was. Amy Wells is going to lead it off 236 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: here as we talk about the player on offense who 237 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: has impressed you the most through the first twelve games, 238 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: it's Nick Westbrook Akina. He is someone who even throughout 239 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: training camp we thought would be a solid supporting cast player. 240 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: That's kind of what I expected out of him anyway, 241 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: to see the way that he has stepped up when 242 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: his number is called. He's got twenty five catches for 243 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: two hundred and ninety seven yards and three touchdowns so 244 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: far this season. He showed up in a big way 245 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: and at times when the team really needs someone to 246 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: make a play. So for him to step beyond being 247 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: a supporting cast member and to be a star player 248 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: on this offense, very impressive by him. I'm going deck 249 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: Henry just because he's still on this football team even 250 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: though he's on injured reserve. The start he got off too, 251 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: he was at an MVP pace. He was going to 252 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: lead this league and rushing again hopefully weekend. I'm back 253 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: in a Titan uniform again the season. But I just 254 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: think the start that he got this team off too 255 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: is really going to put this team in a position 256 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: when the AFC South. Ben Jones has been a solidifying 257 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: factor in the middle of that offensive line. In previous segments, 258 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: we've talked about the offensive line juggling people. Quisenbury is 259 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: another nice story, but Ben Jones is the rock of 260 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 1: that offensive line. He has had different people on the 261 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: left and the right side of him, and also on 262 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: the edges. The center in the National Football League is 263 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 1: so important, especially if you're running check with me is 264 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: if you're identifying fronts, all of those things. The other 265 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: thing is is he's been available. An availability on this 266 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: football team has been at a premium this year. That's 267 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: been extremely important. My vote goes for Ben Jones because 268 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: I can say this, and I think Ben Jones won't 269 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: mind that I say this. He's not completely healthy. He 270 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: has been playing through some things and has been playing 271 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: very well. Ben Jones is my guy. Guys, you took 272 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,599 Speaker 1: all of mine. I would have said Ben Jones. I 273 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: would have said Derrick Henry because he was on a 274 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: historic pace. I would have said Nick Westbrook, akena. So 275 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: what do I have left? I guess I have to 276 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: go back to David Quessenberry being there for all twelve games. 277 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: But I lose. I lose going like, can I say this? 278 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: You don't lose because you picked this staff for this 279 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: segment here, and you picked a quality staff. Thank you, coach. 280 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,839 Speaker 1: That's a great quality of a head coach being able 281 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: to pick a really smart well to let me throw 282 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,959 Speaker 1: the bouquet right back at you and you start this segment. 283 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis. The defensive player who has impressed you the 284 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: most during the first twelve Jeffrey Simmons. Jeffrey Simmons has 285 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: been everything that we thought and more. And he said, 286 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: you know, he talked about you know, Kevin Byard declaring 287 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: coming into a season that he was going to make 288 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: a difference. Well, Jeffrey Simmons did the same thing, and 289 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: not for recency bias to come up and what I'm saying, 290 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: but this last ball game, to see it a defensive 291 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: tackle the twelfth week of the season, making perimeter plays 292 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: against screens, being the primary tackler against screens, that's impressive. 293 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy has done it all and more. 294 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: And plus he's been available too. Jeffrey Simmons, to me, 295 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: by far is the dude I'm looking at and we 296 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: need him to continue that for the rest of the season. 297 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: Harold Landry, he has been a quiet consistent contributor and 298 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: Mike Keith, you talk all during the games on Sundays. 299 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: How many times do you say Harold Landry's name. He 300 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: is just always there. He's always getting that pressure and 301 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: he's on pace to do some pretty incredible things in 302 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: terms of sack numbers and disrupting some sack records for 303 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. So that's an exciting thing to watch 304 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: going forward. But man, he just he doesn't talk a lot. 305 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: He kind of does his own thing and is really cool. 306 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: But then you get him on the field on Sundays 307 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: and he is a major player, and he's making a 308 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: lot of noise. And we've hit on some of the 309 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: big stars. I'm gonna go, who go back to Denico Autry, 310 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: who I think has really played well for this team. 311 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: I mean, his numbers may not look like Landry's and 312 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: may not look like Simmons, but they're not necessarily supposed 313 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: to with what he's doing. He's getting his hands up, 314 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: he's knocking balls down, he's working in tandem with Jeffrey Simmons. 315 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: He's brought a big boost to this team's defense. So 316 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: I'm going Autry. And the big news about Autrey is 317 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: he doesn't play against us anymore. God Lee, I was 318 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: so sick of seeing that guy with the Raiders and 319 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: the Colts. The Titans never blocked him ever, and it 320 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: was like we signed him. I wanted to hug him 321 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: and say thank you for not playing against us anymore. 322 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: But I'm actually looking at the defense, and obviously Kevin 323 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: Bayard as a player that would be easy to mention 324 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: in this I'm gonna go Christian Fulton and here's why, 325 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: vastly improved corner. And I know he's missed some time 326 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: with injury, but I think he's a key player down 327 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: the stretch, because in the early part of the year 328 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: he looked like a shutdown corner. His improvement from year 329 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: one to year two vast excited to see more of 330 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: him coming up during the rest of the year. I 331 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: think he could be a centerpiece for this defense going forward. Coach, 332 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: it's hard to find shutdown corners, well, a shutdown corner. 333 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it's easy to say, it's extremely difficult to do. 334 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: I coached for thirty one years in this league. I 335 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: had won Anis Williamson, He's a Hall of Famer and 336 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: so that's usually what those guys are. And Christian Fulton. 337 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: I agree with you a lot on this, Mike. You 338 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: could tell the difference when we first got to training 339 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: camp and just watched him come out on the field. 340 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: He looked different physically, so he put in that type 341 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: of work and then he was really having a nice, 342 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: nice year, and like a lot of our other good players, 343 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: unfortunately they've missed some time. But I agree with you 344 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: one hundred percent on that. Good to have him back. 345 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: Great to have him back. Player to watch on offense 346 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: during the final five weeks of the regular season and 347 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: hopefully into the postseason. Jim Wyatt, you take the lead here. 348 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: I'm going back to Ryan Tannehill. You know I talked 349 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: earlier about some of his turnovers. Uncharacteristic turnovers have been 350 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: a little bit surprising. He's a good quarterback. I think 351 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: we all know that he's proven that during the course 352 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: of his career. I think once he starts getting some 353 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 1: of his pieces back a j Brown, Julio Jones, some 354 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: guys start to get healthy. I think Ryan Tannehill is 355 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: going to take off. He's going to play like the 356 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill that we've come to know here over the 357 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: last couple of years. So I'm looking for a strong 358 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: finish from Ryan Tannehill. He's a guy that we're obviously 359 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: all going to be watching. I had Ryan Tannehill as 360 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: well because of his mindsett and his mentality going into 361 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 1: these last five games, but because Jim Wyatt took mine. 362 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: I'm also going to say Dante Foreman because I think 363 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: that as he continues to get comfortable in this system, 364 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 1: We've seen him already have a one hundred yard plus 365 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: rushing game. I think that as he continues to get comfortable, 366 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: learn more about this offensive line, get more in sync 367 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: with Ryan Tannehill, all those things that happen in training 368 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: camp and OTAs and those times that he just didn't 369 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: have with this Titans team. As he gets in the 370 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: groove a little bit more, I think we're going to 371 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: see more and more of those big plays and hopefully 372 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: we're going to see him breakaway for even more of 373 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: those big yardage moments that we all love so much. 374 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: Talking about big yardage, I'm gonna give you two headed monster. 375 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: We need aj Brown Julio Jones to show up the 376 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: last part of this season. That's going to be a 377 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: major major for this football team because what we're lacking 378 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: right now offensively, and it's through nobody's fault, is the 379 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 1: explosive plays you start talking about forming in the run game. 380 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: We talked about the run game starting to coalesce a 381 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: little bit and come together. Ryan Tannehill is going to 382 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: be on track to be on track though. We need 383 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: more explosive plays down the field. Those two guys can 384 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,400 Speaker 1: provide it for us. That's who I'm looking for. I'm 385 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: going with the left side of the offensive line, Roger 386 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: Saffold and Tator to one. The buy think comes at 387 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 1: a fantastic time for these players. Older players a little bit. 388 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: They've been dinged up. They've certainly done some good things, 389 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: but when they're rolling, I think it's the best left 390 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: side of the line in the National Football League. As 391 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: they get healthy and have a chance to take over 392 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,920 Speaker 1: in cold weather, I think for foreman, for Hilliard, for 393 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: everybody who carries the ball, for protecting Tannehill, I think 394 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: those guys can be absolutely huge for this football team. 395 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: I think the buy comes at an incredible time for 396 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: Roger Saffold and Taylor to one player on defense to 397 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: watch in the final five games, Dave McGinnis, you go first. 398 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go to Deneico Autry and Denico Autry for 399 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: this reason, people have a lot of film on us 400 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: right now, and they're going to zero in on Jeffrey 401 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: Simmons and they're going to find ways to be able 402 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: to get hats on who's ever playing at the second level. 403 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: Denico Autry is a major disruptor, and major disruptors are 404 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: usually what you can count on towards the end of 405 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: the season, and he has been very, very consistent. Jim 406 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 1: said it. He doesn't have the numbers, but Denico Autry, 407 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: to me, he's a Lynchpin for this going forward. I 408 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: say Jeffrey Simmons because I don't think all that tape 409 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: that's floating around on Jeffrey Simmons matters all that much. 410 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: I think that even though teams know what to expect 411 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 1: from him and know what he's able to do, the 412 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: man is a monster. He's a machine, and with teams 413 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: knowing what he's capable of, he's still able to have 414 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 1: seven and a half sacks and thirty four tackles so 415 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: far this season, and he's taken these last two losses 416 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:20,440 Speaker 1: that the Titans have had a little personal He's mad. 417 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 1: He expects more from himself, he expects more from the defense, 418 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: and he said it all the way back in the 419 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: beginning of the season. I'm the leader of this group 420 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: of guys, and I expect us to play it a 421 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: certain standard. It seems to me he hasn't seen that 422 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: standard in the last two weeks, and he's got a 423 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: whole week to just sit and get angry about it, 424 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: and Stu, I think that Jeffrey Simmons is going to 425 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: be a beast in these last five weeks. I'm going 426 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: back to christin Fulton because, as you mentioned earlier, I mean, 427 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 1: he's shown so much improvement during the course of the season. 428 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: Had to a little spell there where he was out, 429 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: kind of got himself back in a position where he's 430 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: feeling good again. I think now the next step for 431 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: him is to make some of these game changing plays 432 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: like Byer's done at safety. So I'll look for Fulton 433 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: to have a couple of picks, make some plays that 434 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,719 Speaker 1: it's going to help change games here down the stretch 435 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: minus safety, a Monty hooker and the reason is a 436 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: money hooker had four picks last year, and early in 437 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: the season before he got danged up, a Monty hooker 438 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: was all over the place. It's kind of been working 439 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: his way back in. I think there are big plays 440 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: in number thirty seven the rest of the way to 441 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: sort of piggyback off of what Kevin Bayard has been 442 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: able to do. As you look for guys who can 443 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: take that step forward down the stretch. To me, a 444 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: Monty Hooker at safety is a guy who can certainly 445 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: do that. So it's time now for each member of 446 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:42,959 Speaker 1: our panel, Jim White, coach, Dave McGinnis, and Aby Wells 447 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: to provide a key to the rest of the season. 448 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: Coach Dave McGinnis of Titan's Radio, You were first. You 449 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: got to get back into the plus turnover margin world. 450 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: You've got to get back to that. It's incredibly important. 451 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: It's been an issue. We know it's been an issue, 452 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 1: and we're always honest this team. Mike Rayel's honest with 453 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: his team. We're always honest with our listeners. You've got 454 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: to get back to that world. You have to get 455 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: back to the plus turnover world. And it happens in 456 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: two ways. You've got to protect the ball when it's yours. 457 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: That goes without saying, but you've got to make a 458 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: particular point of doing that because when people see on 459 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: film that they can take it away from you, they're 460 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,640 Speaker 1: going to work even harder in practice to practice going 461 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: after it. And then it's not turnovers on defense, it's takeaways. 462 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: You've got to get takeaways. We defensively have to take 463 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: the ball away from our opponent. We need to get 464 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: back to the plus turnover margin world. This team has 465 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: got to get healthy and it's got to stay healthy. 466 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: I mean, we're in the position we're in now coming 467 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: in with the two game losing streaking the bye week 468 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: because of all these injuries seventeen guys on injured reserve, 469 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: set of league record for most players used in a season. 470 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: You need to get some of our key players back 471 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: in the lineup. You know, some of it's just bad luck, 472 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: but I think that's the key of the season. This 473 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: team's only gon beit to go as far as as 474 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 1: the injuries and the health of the key players going 475 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: to take them. The Titans need to score in the 476 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: red zone. They're doing a good job of moving the 477 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: ball and getting into that scoring area, they are not 478 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: scoring once they get there, and that's something that really 479 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: is impacting this Titans team. Just having field goals isn't enough. 480 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: You've got to score touchdowns. You've got to create those 481 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: big margins between you and the other team. It seems 482 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: so silly to say score more points, but you got 483 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: to score more points to win the ball game. That's 484 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: the whole point of football. So when you're in the 485 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: position to score, you've got to take advantage of it. 486 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,239 Speaker 1: You got to cut out the mental mistakes. You know, 487 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 1: the penalties in the New England game early in the 488 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: contest on special teams were killers. So the penalty on 489 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: the first punt change field position by thirty two yards. 490 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: That's not Titans football, that's not Mike Vrabel football. They've 491 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,199 Speaker 1: got to get back to doing what they do. Let 492 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,959 Speaker 1: the other team do that. You know. That's what's happened 493 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: when the Titans have won, is they have watched the 494 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: other team make mistakes and then they have taken advantage. 495 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: For the Titans get back to playing smarter. And some 496 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: of that is due to the fact that you're playing 497 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:04,120 Speaker 1: guys who are inexperience. Got it but to win down 498 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: the stretch, I think that's a big key for the 499 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: Titans and certainly something they're capable of doing. The bottom line, though, 500 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis, is the season really starts now the first 501 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: twelve games. You're eight and four, you have a two 502 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 1: game lead in the division. Here you are. If you 503 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: play well from here on out, it can be very 504 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: special to this pointless season. Everybody. It's positioning and they 505 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: and the Titans have done enough earlier in the year 506 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: to position themselves. Have they done enough to be able 507 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: to sit in a position where they can't be caught? No, 508 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: So this is a new season. It does start now. 509 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: To Jim's point about getting people back, that's going to 510 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 1: be huge, But all of these points that we've brought up, 511 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: Believe me, Mike vary Well and his staff this week 512 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: in the off date, that's what they're going over. And 513 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: then they will very specifically go over not only as 514 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: a group with this football team, but individually they will individually. 515 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: And that's what you do after you individually go and 516 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 1: you have nameless rank debriefings individually after the open date. 517 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 1: During the open dates, you do it, and then you 518 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 1: have to have honest discussions with each individual player saying 519 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: here's what you have to do, here's what you must do, 520 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: and here's what you have to eliminate. That's going to 521 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: go on this week. Yeah, Mike Vaibel said it on 522 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 1: his radio show, Truthtelling. We're going to spend some time 523 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: with the truth, Jim. Yeah, and sometimes the truth hurts, 524 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: but that's how you get better. And I think that's 525 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: what this team will do. Evaluate itself. Usually sometimes during 526 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 1: the byway you can do some self scouting. The five 527 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 1: week comes late this year, you've got a bigger body 528 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 1: of work to look over, what's going right, what's going wrong, 529 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: and you've got time to get it fixed. This team's 530 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: in a good spot with five games left, now again. 531 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: Just need to get healthy, play better football, make a run, 532 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 1: make a run. It's about that time. This is when 533 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: the football starts to get exciting. This is when every 534 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: game in the NFL really matters. As a Titans fan, 535 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: this is a great time to be watching football because 536 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: there's a lot of games out in the world to watch. 537 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: There's a lot of games that matter to Tennessee Titans fans, 538 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: so there's lots of football to watch. And then the 539 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: Titans have an opportunity to do something really cool and 540 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: control their destiny a little bit. That was a lot 541 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: of fun. We hoped you enjoyed it. This edition of 542 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Look to 543 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: the folks at Farm Bureau Health Plans when you need 544 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: someone who understands the x's and o's of healthcare coverage. 545 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven for 546 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: coach Dave McGinnis, Jim White and Aby Wells. Mike Keith, 547 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: thanks you for listening to the o t P. 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