1 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: Get the home field advantage with healthcare coverage from Farm 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen 4 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: forty seven. It is kickoff week OTP time right here. 5 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: Amy Wells is excited, Jim Wyatt is excited. Coach Mack 6 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: is excited. We saw ball on Thursday night, Amy Wells, 7 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: and the quality of play I thought pretty outstanding. It 8 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: was I was expecting things to look a little bit 9 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: more rusty than they did. I will say that in 10 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: terms of quarterback to receiver connections, it was a little 11 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: touch and go on both sides of the field. I 12 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: think that both teams had some passer issues every now 13 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 1: and then, but I think that's to be expected. And 14 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: I was very I was over the moon about it. 15 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: I was exciting. Coach mac, I will ask you about 16 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: the officiating in the ball game, which is obviously being 17 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: done differently. These are not standard crews. These are people 18 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: coming in from nearby, so the officials don't have to travel. 19 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: Some worry about the fact that the crews have not 20 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: worked together, that these are NFL officials and yet they're 21 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: basically having to come together all at once in these instances, 22 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 1: I thought pretty seamless overall. No, I thought officiated was clean. 23 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: To miss both touchdowns, of course, that's an individual call, 24 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: you know, with the people on the goal line. They 25 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: missed both touchdowns, and of course a scoring play, they 26 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: aired on the side of caution because anytime you call 27 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: it a touchdown and it automatically goes to replay, and 28 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: replay reconfirmed that neither one of them wore touchdowns. But 29 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: as far the mechanics of all of it, I thought 30 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 1: it was very clean. It was a fairly clean game, 31 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: you know, it really was, And there weren't a lot 32 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: of There was one pre snap penalty, you know, I 33 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: believe in the ball game, and so the game was clean. 34 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: I thought the officiating was fine, and over all, the 35 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs Jim Wyatt looked like the team to 36 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: beat in the AFC and maybe the entire NFL, at 37 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: least from what we saw last night. Yeah, they still 38 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: do the same things they did last year. They fly around, 39 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: They got a quarterback who could make plays on the run. 40 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: I thought they were aggressive, you know, on defense. Any 41 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: Reid certainly may rethink that. I guess his baser was 42 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: fogging up on him a little bit. May need to 43 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: get some wipers on that thing. But Chiefs look good, 44 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: and I certainly expect the Texans to look good, look 45 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: better than they did last I has a tough matchup 46 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: for them right out of the gate, and they got 47 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: a tough matchup coming up in a week two with 48 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: the Ravens. All Right, I want to jump right into 49 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: Titans stuff and I want to give the people what 50 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: they want. The three of you have had a chance 51 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: to watch to dev In Clowney in practice. I know 52 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: we're not going to talk about specifics about what the 53 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: Titans have asked him to do because per practice rules, 54 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: we can't do that. We worked for the team, we 55 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: couldn't do it anyway. But just I think everybody I 56 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: talked to you says, what does he look like? So, Jim, 57 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you first crack. What would you tell people? 58 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: What are you telling your readers at Tennessee Titans dot 59 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: com that Jedevian Clowney looks like he looks like a 60 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: He looks like a basketball player in a lot of ways. 61 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: I mean just how he's built. He's tall, he's lanky 62 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: and he's a physical specimen. I mean, just watching him 63 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: on the practice field, I have to admit, I mean 64 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: it gives me flashbox a watching the freak, just by 65 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: the way he looks and the way he plays. And 66 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: I'll say this about him, I think there are a 67 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: lot you know, as this thing dragged on during the 68 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: course of the offseason, you know, people wondered about him, 69 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: what he wanted to do, what kind of guy would 70 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: the Titans begetting her? People questioned his practice field effort. 71 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: You know, again, this is just a small snippet that 72 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: we've been able to see. But watching him fly around 73 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: the practice field. Been impressed with that part of it, 74 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: But just watching him communicate with his teammates and just 75 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: guys kidding him, and him kidding his other guys on defense, 76 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: even the offense of lineman, just the interaction between those 77 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: guys after plays. I really like his personality. I like 78 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: the energy that he brings to practice. I think he's 79 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: going to make everybody better and Titan really fortunate to 80 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: get this guy, Amy Wells. I agree with everything that 81 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: Jim said. He is very long Paul, and I somehow 82 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: didn't realize that. I guess I had only seen him 83 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: kind of from a distance, but WHOI He's very very 84 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: tall and very long, and so that's very exciting and 85 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: it's clear that he wants to be here. He spoke 86 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: to the media a couple days ago and being able 87 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: to listen to him talk about why the Titans were 88 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: a good fit for him, and it's very clear that 89 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: he has a relationship with Mike Vrabel and that's the 90 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: guy he wants to play for. He said flat out, 91 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: whatever Mike Vrabel's doing, I want to be a part 92 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: of it. And I think that that for me answers 93 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: every question about what he wants to do and why 94 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: he wants to be here. He sees something in this team. 95 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: He knows what Mike Vrabel is capable of. He wants 96 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: to be a part of what the Tessee Titans are doing, 97 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: and I think that that's awesome. Cog Mac Yeah, I 98 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: mean I've seen him before. You know, when I was 99 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: coaching here, Mike, we brought him in for a thirty visit. 100 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: I think you probably remember that when you know we 101 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: brought him in here for a thirty visit. He's always 102 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: been an exceptional athlete. I mean, for somebody to be 103 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: that long and that is exactly the word. But he's 104 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: athletically long. And the thing that he brings though with 105 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: that length, he brings unusual power for somebody with that length. 106 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: When you just if you watch him an individual and 107 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: just watch him hit the sled or you watch him 108 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: hit Mike Verabel, Uh, you know with with with the 109 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: chess protector on, He's got power, he's got extension, extremely 110 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: long hands. And the other thing that he does that 111 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: is that that is impressive to me. He can make 112 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 1: very quick foot quick foot fire moves within the tackle 113 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: box even as long as his legs are. In other words, 114 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: he's not a gangly guy once he starts trying to 115 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: change direction. This is an exceptional athlete, it really is. 116 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: And and he's built. He's built. You know. He reminds 117 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: me a little bit Mike. And I'll go back to 118 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: in the days of at the Giants with Carl Banks, 119 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: if you if you know who Carl Banks is a 120 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: player Giants, you know, and Michael Koefort when Michael koefer 121 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: used to play you know at Detroit. Long outside guys 122 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: that they can set an edge with the one arm 123 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: stab and still be strong enough to to play the 124 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: run and the past. I love the player, I really, 125 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: I really am happy that he's here. Can a coach 126 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: get too enamored Dave McGinnis with the various way that 127 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: you can use Jadevian Clowney, No, you can't, because that's 128 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: what you have to do. That's coaching, and you have 129 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: to realize what you have now, what you do have 130 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: to be careful of. I mean, I've had guys before 131 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: like this, Mike in my coaching career, Simeon Rice, Richard Dent. 132 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: You know guys that can do extremely well wherever you 133 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: put them. What you need to do, though, is with 134 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: game specific plans. Just give them a few things to 135 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: work on, because you can give them so much that 136 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: all of a sudden you spread them out so thin 137 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: that you're not getting the full maximum value out of it. Jim, 138 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: in your time with the Titans, you have seen some 139 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: instances where a guy comes in and the players are impressed. 140 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: Hard to impress. The players their world class athletes. They're 141 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: professional football players who make a big check in their 142 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: own right, and yet some dudes take their breath away. 143 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: Randy Moss did that when he came in, even though 144 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: he wasn't nearly as good a player in twenty ten, 145 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: as he was in you know, two thousand and five 146 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: or before, he was still Randy Moss. The way the 147 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: players have been taken with Jedevion Clowney being here, it 148 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: kind of mirrors one of those sort of few moments 149 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: that has happened in the twenty plus years year history 150 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: of the Titans. You're exactly right, That's exactly who I 151 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: was gonna as you were kind of starting up there, Mike. 152 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: Randy Moss is a guy that came to mind. I 153 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: mean the many he came in, you know, players just 154 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: kind of gravitated toward him. Wanted to hear what he 155 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: had to say, you know, wanted to be a part 156 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: of his conversation, wanted to take part in his card games, 157 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: and he got going in the locker room, and he 158 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: was an entertainer. Even though he wasn't a productive guy 159 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: here six catches for ninety yards, he still was just, 160 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: you know, kind of electrified dot locker room. Jadeveon Clowney's 161 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: going to make a big impact, you know, different than 162 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: what Randy Moss did coming into the middle of season. 163 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: They brought him here to do that, and again, I 164 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: think his athletic ability, and what he did on the 165 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: practice field during the course of the week gets your attention. 166 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: I watched him and just saw him interact with guys 167 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: in between plays and on the sideline while he's taking 168 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: a break. He's having fun out there and guys having 169 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: fun with him. And the thing about the Titans that 170 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: are in such good shape is that he's not the 171 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: only one. It's not like they're bringing him in to 172 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: be the savior. You look around that defense and if 173 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: if I'm right, I think that's seven first rounders now 174 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: on that defensive unit, and these guys have had success together. 175 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: You're adding him to a piece of that, and now 176 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: this group's got even more confidence to go out and 177 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: play well. Dave McGinnis. Does Jadevian Clowney's arrival change the 178 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: timetable of how you will look to insert or at 179 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: least handle Vic Beasley? Now it does, I think a 180 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: little bit. Mike Vrabel knows exactly what he has in 181 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: Jadeveon Clowney. He knows exactly his temperament. I mean, he 182 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: knows how much he can handle. But yes, does you 183 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: would like to have them all out there together. But 184 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: the more pieces that you add, if you have a 185 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: piece missing, then you're not quite as concerned about that 186 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: piece that's missing until you can get them up to speed. 187 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: So my answer to your question is, yes, it does, 188 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: but they will still try to get easily up to 189 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: speed on the same program. I mean, it won't accelerate 190 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: nor decelerate what they're doing with him. It's just the 191 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: fact that now, I mean, you've got somebody in Jadeveon 192 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: Clowney that can make a difference for you while you're 193 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: getting somebody else ready that can also help you when 194 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: they come in. Amy and your time with the Titans 195 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: eight years now, have you ever seen the reaction from 196 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 1: the fan base to the addition of a player like 197 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: what we're seeing in terms of reaction to Jadeveon Clowney 198 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: being here. Oh gosh, I don't think so. I think 199 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: that this has been one of the biggest additions to 200 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: the Titans team in terms of just fan excitement. I mean, obviously, 201 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: when we added guys like Derrick Henry and Marcus Mariota, 202 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:04,359 Speaker 1: those being Heisman Trophy winners, people who play at Alabama, 203 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 1: there's a lot of notoriety around that. But I think 204 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: that Clowney is different because he's from the South. He 205 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: stayed in the South. People have been following his career 206 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: for so long, and I think that having played against him, 207 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: our fans are familiar with what he was able to 208 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: do in Houston, and I think there's just so much 209 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: familiarity there and people have seen him have so much 210 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: success over his career, and I think they're really excited 211 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: to have him be part of the good guys Now. 212 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: I want to ask about Denver and specifically the Denver 213 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: coaches Dave McGinnis, for what went on in their building 214 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: the minute the Titans signed Jadivian Clowney, particularly their offensive staff. 215 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: How impactful was that move from the Titans on what 216 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: they were doing preparing for Monday Night's game. Well to 217 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: what Amy said, He's been in the league, so people 218 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: know what he is. They know who he is. Mike 219 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: Munchak is their offensive line coach, so clearly you know 220 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: he was going to be very very cognizant of him 221 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: when he came in. But what they don't know Mike, 222 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: and again this is kind of universal around the league, 223 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: especially this opening week. They do not have any idea 224 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: what Mike Rabel's going to do with him, they really don't. 225 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,359 Speaker 1: So they're going to have to get prepared for everything. 226 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: And so when you have to prepare for everything, just 227 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: going back to my experiences over the years, you really 228 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: get you really get into your base stuff and you've 229 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: got some things that you go to that you can 230 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: handle whatever people throw at you. But individually, Mike Munchak 231 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: knows who Clowney is. I mean, he very well knows 232 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: who Clowny is. And so you know, once we get 233 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: into the flow of this ball game on Monday night 234 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: at Denver, then we will start to see if he's 235 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: having an impact on the game, if they make some 236 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: adjustments during the ballgame. Mike, Jim, I want to talk 237 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: about motivation. The talk of the week in terms of 238 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: motivation has been about Jarell Casey, and all four of 239 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: us know Jarelle well, we all like Jarrell. We certainly 240 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: respect him as a football player and a human being. 241 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: And I think we get that he's going to go 242 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: at it Monday night with a Super Bowl type fure 243 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: got it. That's been established. We all understand that part. 244 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: But for the Titans, the motivation is they got embarrassed 245 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 1: in Denver last year, in particular, the offense, Derrick Henry 246 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: rush for twenty eight yards, quarterbacksack seven times, two of 247 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: fourteen on third downs. I think they had two hundred 248 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: four yards of total offense. The fact that guys won't 249 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: delve into it much in interviews, and the fact that 250 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel keeps bringing up we haven't scored a point 251 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: on these guys yet, there's maybe more overall motivation on 252 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: the Titans side that hasn't been discussed yet. Yeah, I agree, 253 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: and I think I think what else Mike Rabel keeps 254 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: preaching of these guys and a lot of them are 255 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: saying in their answers, is this is a new year. 256 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: I mean, just because this team which DYFC Championship game 257 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: last year doesn't mean you're gonna roll it out there 258 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: and pick up where you're left off. This team remembers, 259 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: you know, getting throttled sixteen and nothing and really being 260 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: a Nie mcc on offense that led the quarterback change. 261 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: This team remembers starting two and four last season, having 262 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: to win the last week of the regular season to 263 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: get in and had to have, you know, benefit from 264 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: the Texan sitting down to Shaun Watson and playing a 265 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: J McCarroll and just tell it like it is. This 266 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: team got in by the skin of his teeth last year, 267 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: so I think that's motivation. Returned to the scene of 268 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: what happened last year. Remember you just started two and 269 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: four knowing that this team now has really high expectations 270 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: and you don't want to fall fly on your face 271 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: in Week one, and this team's on Monday night football, 272 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: an opportunity that it doesn't get very often. So with 273 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: everyone watching Week one, uh, you know, this team's gonna 274 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: be ready to play. Yes, I expect the real Casey 275 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: to be fired up. I do agree. I think the 276 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: Titans certainly funny motivated by what happened last year they 277 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: want to start off the season or like maybe you 278 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: want to follow that Oh gosh. I mean I think 279 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: that Jim is one correct. I think that they're not 280 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: talking about it very much, but I think that that 281 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: game has been emblazoned in everyone's memory for a long time. 282 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: And I mean, even going back to the quarterback change 283 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: that was hard on some guys, and I mean we 284 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: remember I'm being really emotional about what was happening after 285 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: that game, and he felt like he had let everybody down, 286 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: and there were there was a lot that kind of 287 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: happened around that Denver game. So this kind of, in 288 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: Jim's words, is kind of a return to the scene 289 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: of the crime. And I think that it's a chance 290 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: to kind of show that this is a different team 291 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: than what Denver saw a year ago. The Titans are 292 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: nine and four since that game on October the thirteenth. 293 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis and I get that stuff doesn't carry over, 294 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: but as a franchise, it was a turning point because 295 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: you were turning away from a guy you selected number two. Overall, 296 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: you were making a major change, and this coaching staff 297 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: grew up even more in that moment and take something 298 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: quite different into this moment than where they were a 299 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: year ago. Do they not well? And I think also, 300 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: I mean it showed a tremendous look at it. I've 301 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: been a head coach, Mike. That was a hard decision 302 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: for a head coach to make, and you have to 303 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: be able to make those decisions in leadership moments, but 304 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: you also have to be able to make them in 305 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: tough times. It would have been very simple for Mike 306 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: Vabel at the time to just let that game flow 307 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: on out and then make the decision when we get 308 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: back home. But he made the decision at that moment, 309 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: and I think that was very very impactful for a 310 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: lot of reasons. I think, first of all, it jolted 311 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: everybody to await, to say, look, being able to be 312 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 1: non productive is not going to work with what we're 313 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: doing going forward. And he was willing to recognize that and, 314 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: as you said, to take basically the lynchpin of what 315 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: had been the lynchpin you know, for this organization through 316 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: some coaching staffs and you know, a starting quarterback that 317 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: you had drafted very very high. I think it was 318 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: a very very very big moment, you know, for Mike 319 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: Vrabel as a head coach. I mean, and it impressed 320 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 1: me because I know how tough those decisions are to make. 321 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: And this this football team, they didn't have to The 322 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: coaches didn't have to say one word about the Denver 323 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: game last year. To the players that were here. They know, 324 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: they know, they've watched the tape. You know, this year, 325 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: they know this is a new year. But the focus 326 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: that this football team has right now, their focus will 327 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: be on Denver because it's an opening game. It is 328 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: an opening game on Monday night. It's an AFC game, Mike, 329 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: that we have to win. That's the focus. This is 330 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 1: the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Jim Wyatt, 331 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: I was visiting with a national media member. He sent 332 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: me a text about Clowney and how much fun it 333 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: was having Clowney here and all the attention and things 334 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: like that, and how much better he thinks it makes 335 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: the defense and so on and so forth. And then 336 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: he came back and he said, I still have to 337 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: see Tannehill in year two to believe it. That's what 338 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: And he wasn't being derogatory, but it feels like that's 339 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,719 Speaker 1: the biggest national question about the Tennessee Titans. And there 340 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: were several and I'm gonna get the group to chime 341 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: in theirs, but to you, do you sense the biggest 342 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: outside question about the Tennessee Titans is can Tannehill do 343 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: it on a full time basis like he did it 344 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen? I do. And I remember talking to 345 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 1: Kurt Warner leading up to the Super Bowl this past year, 346 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: and it was when the team had a decision to 347 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: make on whether to give Ryan Tenney Hill a new 348 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 1: contract or not, and he was somewhat doubting that the 349 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: team should pay him a lot of money because he says, 350 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: you've got his body of work, and then you've got 351 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 1: this one season that's different. And he was talking about 352 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen season where he leaves the NFL and 353 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: pass rating you know it goes nine and four as 354 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: a starter, takes his team to AFC Championship game and 355 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 1: didn't completely endorse the team given him a contract and 356 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:41,919 Speaker 1: talk to him again a couple of days ago for 357 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: an NFL network availability, and he's still going down those 358 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: same lines and an answering questions about Ryan Tenney Hilly 359 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: always reverted by a ca Well, he's got Derreck Henry, 360 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: He's got a lot of pieces around him. He's got 361 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: a good offensive line. He needs some things to come together. 362 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people feel like Ryan Tenney 363 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: Hill still has something to prove. I think we saw 364 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: that when he got the contract before Henry. A lot 365 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: of people, you know, there was some there was a 366 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: little bit of buzz or a lot of buzz. I 367 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: should say, but why pay Tanney Hill and I Henry? 368 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: Eventually both of them got contracts. But he's heading into 369 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: a year where it's uh people want to see it again. 370 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: I personally think he you know, he's going to do 371 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 1: it again because you know he's in a position to 372 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: succeed because of Henry and because of this receiving corps 373 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: I think is the best since it's been since the 374 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 1: team's been in Tennessee. Because of an offensive line that 375 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: returns intact with with Dennis Kelly stepping in for Jack Coughlin, 376 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:41,120 Speaker 1: but also because I think Ryan Cannyhill filed himself last 377 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: year and he's now got the confidence again. He's got 378 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: a little moxie about him. He feels comfortable with where 379 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: he is in this offense, and I think he's poised 380 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: to pick up where he left off in two thousand nineteen. Amy, 381 00:20:56,280 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: I think a question overall is just can this team 382 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: be the same team that it was in the last 383 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: half of twenty nineteen. I was even thinking this as 384 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: I was watching some of the things before Thursday Night Football, 385 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: whether it be the recaps of the season or kind 386 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: of the projections for different teams in the AF, and 387 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: it was all kind of like, the Ravens are gonna 388 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: be great, the Chiefs are gonna be great. Oh, and 389 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 1: also the Titans. They had a great year last year, 390 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 1: We'll see, Like it seems like the conversation is, yeah, 391 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 1: the Titans were weirdly there, who knows what we're gonna 392 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 1: get next year? And so I think that one of 393 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: the big questions is can the Titans live up to 394 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: kind of the billing that they created for themselves last year. 395 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,360 Speaker 1: Can they not be a Cinderella story in twenty twenty? 396 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: Can they rightfully earn the spot to be one of 397 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: the top teams in the AFC or in the National 398 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: Football League. Like I was just kind of getting that vibe. 399 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: And maybe I'm a little sensitive because I want national 400 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,360 Speaker 1: media to always tell me about how great my team is, 401 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: because I think my team is very great. But it 402 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: really felt like it was the Ravens are great, the 403 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: Chiefs are great. There are a lot of AFC teams 404 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 1: that we're excited to see. Oh and remember the Titans 405 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: were weirdly hanging around too long last year. Yeah, we'll 406 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: see what they do. So I think that just proving 407 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: that this team can be as consistent as they were 408 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: last year, especially on the offensive side of the ball. 409 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: Can they start fast, can they score those points that 410 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: they need to score. I think that that's something that 411 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: everyone's kind of waiting to see what happens. Coach Mac, 412 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: this is the best environment football wise that Ryan Tannehill 413 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 1: has ever been in. He recognizes that too, And sometimes 414 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: as a player in this league, especially when you're a 415 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: number one draft pick, if you go somewhere, and especially 416 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: at the quarterback position that it is such a visible 417 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: position and you don't have immediate success, then people are 418 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: going to pile on and say, well, clearly you're not 419 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,919 Speaker 1: as good as what everybody thought you were. When you 420 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: go through that as a player and then you come 421 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: out the side of it, you have been you have 422 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: been battle tested, and you've been tested by fire. But 423 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 1: the environment that he found himself in in Miami, he's 424 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: not even worth close to what he is in here now. 425 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: And the thing that I like about Ryan Tannehill, Mike, 426 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 1: he is very, very non affected by this, And when 427 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: he says he's not, you can tell because he's got 428 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: a focus. Now. This is his opportunity, this is his chance, 429 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: and I think he not only is excited about it, 430 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: I think he feels a responsibility to it, and not 431 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: a responsibility in a way that's going to weigh him down. 432 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: I think it's a responsibility in the fact that I've 433 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,360 Speaker 1: got my chance, I've got my guys. Now I want 434 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 1: to go do it with them. We're going to end 435 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: this edition of the OTP presented by far Bureau Health 436 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: Plans with two Please finish this sentence, Coach Mack, you 437 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: go first, then Amy, then Jim to question one. The 438 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 1: question is, and you're going to finish the sentence or 439 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: it's a statement, you finish the sentence. I don't know, 440 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: however we want to put it in. There is just 441 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: getting clunky. That seemed at you at the time. The 442 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 1: most important offensive player to Ryan Tannehill's success in twenty 443 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:16,479 Speaker 1: twenty is okay, period period. I mean you said, just 444 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 1: want me to finish it. I finished it. You know 445 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: this offense is going to generate off of the outside zone, 446 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: and of course with that, I could put the offensive 447 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: line and you can start going. You said, just finish 448 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: the sentence. Derrick Henry and the success that we have 449 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: been able to continue to generate an offense off of 450 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 1: a powerful run game. Okay, So Derrick Henry is off 451 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 1: the board. You can't use Derrick Henry, Amy or Jim 452 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: so Amy. Euroupe, how do you finish the sentence. The 453 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 1: most important offensive player to Ryan Tannehill's success is Taylor 454 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 1: Lawan slash Roger Staffold. Okay, why, I mean, why would 455 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: be helpful? You know? Just oh well, you just said 456 00:24:56,440 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: finish the sentence. Well that's true, I did. You could 457 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: play along like you're interested. Well, Mike, I told you 458 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: this was a clunky game from the start. But I'm 459 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: just playing by the rules anyway. I think that being 460 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: able to keep Ryan Tannehill upright first, and also giving 461 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: him buying him some time, giving him the opportunities to 462 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: really see what all of his pieces parts are doing 463 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 1: and make the plays that he needs to make. I 464 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: think a lot of that is going to come from 465 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 1: the left side of the offensive line, and those two 466 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:30,160 Speaker 1: gelling together early, having some reps together now that they 467 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,239 Speaker 1: didn't have last season. I think that's going to make 468 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: a world of difference for Ryan Tannehill. Jim Wyatt's answer 469 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: to finish the sentence is Ryan Tanneyhill because I'm banking 470 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: one Derrick Henry picking up where he left off. I 471 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: think this team again has the best receiving cord it 472 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: it's had since this team became the Titans. I think 473 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: this is a solid offensive line. I think now it's 474 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: up to Ryan Tanneyhill to deliver and most importantly for 475 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: him to keep himself healthy. You know the situation because 476 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 1: we saw it play out in Denver where we're headed 477 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: to this Monday night. The team is not in as 478 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: good a position at the backup quarterback spot if something 479 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: happens to the starter. I mean, there's no denying that. 480 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: So Ryan Tannehill has got to stay healthy and then 481 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: he just gotta you know, he's got to do the 482 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: things we saw him do in a lot of these 483 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: games this year. You know, the national narrative at the 484 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: end of the season was, you know, Ryan Tannehill couldn't 485 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 1: have done it without Dereck Kenroll where he did it 486 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: in a lot of weeks, you know, and one of 487 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: those games was against the Chiefs here in Nashville when 488 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: they won. So I think tanne Hill has got to 489 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: keep playing like he did last season. He's gotta stay 490 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: healthy and get the ball to his playmakers. All right, 491 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: last one, Jim White, you go first right here. If 492 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,959 Speaker 1: the Titans get to one to ozo and beat Denver 493 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:53,199 Speaker 1: Monday night, what's the number one key? I think, Derrick Henry, 494 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: I'm still in coach Mike's answer right out of the gate. 495 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: I think Derick Henry's got to be able to run 496 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: the football. You know, I want to see this team 497 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:07,120 Speaker 1: just play the smash mouth version. Obviously, you're again Tanny Hill. 498 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: It's gonna be different each week with this football team. 499 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: You gonna have some weeks where Tanny Hill leaves away. 500 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: Some week it's gonna be Dereck Kenyer. But I want 501 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 1: to see Derrick Henry come in and set the tone 502 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: and take crush off the defense in doing so, Amy Wells, 503 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: the key is going to be scoring points. I think 504 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: this team, well, no, but really, I mean, I think 505 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: they have to get on the board. They actually have 506 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: to score just number one, let's get any points on 507 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: the board. But I think they have to score early, 508 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: and I think that they've got to get kind of 509 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: a cushion as the team as the game goes on. 510 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: I think that the Broncos can also score points. We 511 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: have to score before them, and we have to score 512 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,719 Speaker 1: more than them. I think that was a good answer. 513 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: It's fine answer. I don't care what people think. You 514 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: don't like the game, so I don't like the game. 515 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: That's okay. You're just not going to play along. So 516 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 1: Coach Mac, go right ahead, and if the Titans win 517 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: Monday Night in Denver and get to one and oh, 518 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: the number one key will be how the big guys 519 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: play up front on both sides of the ball. This 520 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: is going to be a physical ball game. We know 521 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: going in we haven't talked much about the run game 522 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,120 Speaker 1: of Denver. We haven't talked, you know, and we haven't 523 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 1: talked much about their defensive front, even without Von Miller. 524 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a physical game. How the big man, 525 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 1: whichever big man up front on both sides of the 526 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage impose their will and take over this 527 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: football game through four quarters. That's the key on Monday Night, 528 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: look to the folks at Farm Bureau Health Plans when 529 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: you need someone who understands the xs and o's of 530 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: healthcare coverage. They've been protecting Tennessee ands since nineteen forty seven. 531 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: We start our coverage at sixth centrol from in Power 532 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: Field at mile High Monday Night with a special edition 533 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: of the Mike Vrabel Show. Mike Vrabel obviously won't be on. 534 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,479 Speaker 1: He's not going to come up and take calls. You know, 535 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: that's a shame three hours before they get that might 536 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: be entertaining, but Coach Mac will be there taking calls. 537 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: So we're starting our coverage early sixth Central on Titans 538 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: Radio of course in Nashville. That's one oh four five 539 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 1: to Zone and Titans Radio stations throughout the region. We 540 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 1: love you, we appreciate you, Thank you so much for 541 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: carrying our games this year. We're going, We're going. We're 542 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: gonna be there. We don't know what it's gonna look like, 543 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: but we're gonna see history. This will be broadcast number 544 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 1: four thirty eight for Titans Radio and it will clearly 545 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: be like none other amy I'd say you can fill 546 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: in that blank. Absolutely it's going to be. I still 547 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: don't really know what to expect. I was watching the 548 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 1: Chiefs and Texans trying to kind of glean some information, 549 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 1: and I think it was a little bit different because 550 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: they did have some fans in the stands. I think 551 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: that's going to be a major difference for us, is 552 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: that it's going to be empty nobody. Yeah, So I'm 553 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: I'm so looking forward to it. The curiosity in me 554 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: is just bubbling up, and the irony of this Coach 555 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: Mac because it's Denver, where we played eleven months ago, 556 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: seventy six thousand fans, one of the best fan bases 557 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: in the NFL, one of the most involved crowds in 558 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: the NFL, a sellout record, I think going back fifty years, 559 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken, So of all the places that 560 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: you could go to have it be a starker reminder 561 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: that this is twenty twenty and there are no fans. 562 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: Denver might be number one on that list. Yeah, it 563 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: really might be. And I mean that's a great point 564 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: that you make. I mean, I could say, you know, 565 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: maybe Seattle empty, because we know how loud. That is 566 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: another outdoor stadium that's extremely loud. And he's already brought up. 567 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: We all watched last night. There were a few fans 568 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: fifteen thousand plus, you know a little bit at Arrowhead, 569 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,959 Speaker 1: which everybody says is a real loud outdoor stadium. So 570 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: you're right, it's gonna be very different. I've never been 571 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: there before and played against the Broncos as a coach 572 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: or as a broadcaster where you had a really hard 573 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: time hearing just because they start early and they go 574 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: loud long. This is going to be different. So Amy 575 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: on the sidelines will have to do the passes in 576 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: calm plete. Yet they actually do that in unison. When 577 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: the opponent quarterback throws an inn, the PA announcer will say, 578 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: Mariota's pass intended for John new Smith is and the 579 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: whole crowd will finish within calm pleat. So you want 580 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 1: me to do that for Denver every time that they 581 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: that would be great. My Amy's going to be in 582 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: the moat. The moat. You had a chance to see 583 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: how the moat sort of works on NBC last night 584 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 1: with Michelle Tafoya. Did you come away with any thoughts 585 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: about how that's going to work for you? Amy? It 586 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: looks and every stadium's a little bit and that's one 587 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: of the things that you have to keep in mind 588 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: is it's not like a continuous circle where they're all connected. 589 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: So there's like not all of the rows are consistently connected. 590 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 1: So you can get wherever you need to do. There's 591 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: some stare choreography. I think that you might have to 592 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:18,240 Speaker 1: do a little bit, but yeah, seeing where she was 593 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: able to be in kind of where she was doing 594 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: some of her hits on TV gave me an idea 595 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: of what that space might be and it really is 596 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 1: just a row of chairs. I mean it's one of 597 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: the rows. And so that kind of gave me an 598 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: idea of what this is going to look like and 599 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: how we're gonna be able to navigate around. Interested to 600 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 1: see kind of how information is communicated between the team 601 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 1: and the PR staff and those people, and kind of 602 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:45,719 Speaker 1: seeing what it's all going to look like. It's going 603 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 1: to be a game unlike any other key. Can I 604 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: say something that's clearly off topic here? Sure? Yeah, it's 605 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: not bad, kind of scary, but okay, great. Everyone knows 606 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 1: your talent as a Hall of fame play by play 607 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: voice in the National Football League. But last night, and 608 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: I will say this, because you know how deep we 609 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: dive and do the draft, you know, for Titans Radio. 610 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: Your favorite player from the start to the finish of 611 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: the last year's draft. You told me many many times 612 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: was Clyde Edwards player was? And not just because he's short. 613 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: You're not only a Hall of fame play by play person, 614 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: You're a Hall of fame talent, a value lator. That 615 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: kid was electric last night. He was Yeah, thanks for 616 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: saying that. I love this player because I just think 617 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 1: he's he almost has an Immitt Smith type quality to him. 618 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 1: He's not the biggest guy, he's not the fastest guy, 619 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:45,360 Speaker 1: but he's strong, he has great vision. He's exactly what 620 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: they didn't need from the viewpoint of every other AFC 621 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: team and every other NFL team, because he's a weapon 622 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: in just such a different way. That's just a dude 623 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: who's good football player. And you see him sometimes. We've 624 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: watched Clowney this week in practice and I don't know 625 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: what he's gonna do, but you just you see him 626 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: and you go, that guy's good. That's just a dude. Yeah, 627 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons, you see you say that guy's just good. Well, 628 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:14,560 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards Hilaire is just good. I was so hoping 629 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: he was going to fall into the late portion of 630 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:20,719 Speaker 1: the second round because that would have been an interesting pick. 631 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:22,520 Speaker 1: It would have made no sense for the Titans in 632 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,720 Speaker 1: the first round because they were gonna resign Derrick Henry 633 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,879 Speaker 1: and you can't tie up a high pick like that 634 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: on a guy that's that you hope is not going 635 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: to play very much. But a second round pick, which 636 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,560 Speaker 1: is also what Derrick Henry was when they selected him. 637 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: Having already DeMarco Murray on the roster. Well, that makes sense. 638 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: And when Kansas City made the pick, I I thought 639 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: I was gonna throw up. I'll just be I know, right, 640 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: But thank you for pointing that out. Coach. It's very kind. 641 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,439 Speaker 1: And from now on as long when we do the draft, 642 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: if you think somebody's really good and they're not, I'll 643 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: let I'll let our listeners know. And you've done there privately, 644 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 1: you've done it a lot. Said that all right, So 645 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 1: for Aby Wells, Jim Wyatt, and coach Dave McGinnis. Mike 646 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:15,080 Speaker 1: Keith reminds you. We start our coverage on Titans Radio 647 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:19,240 Speaker 1: at six Central with the Mike Vrabels Show from Denver. 648 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 1: This Monday night kickoff is scheduled for nine twenty Central. 649 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:27,360 Speaker 1: It could go later according to what happens in the 650 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: first game. We'll see. Hopefully it won't, but we're there. 651 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 1: We're gonna be at Empower Field at Mile High calling 652 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: this ballgame Monday night on Titans Radio. We hope you'll 653 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,319 Speaker 1: join us starting at sixth Central, and we thank you 654 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:44,240 Speaker 1: as always for being a part of the OTT presented 655 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: by Farm Bureau Health Play