1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:05,399 Speaker 1: This is the OTP. I'm Emmie Wells and the Indianapolis 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Cults are coming to town. They're getting ready to take 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: on the Tennessee Titan Batane Sun Stadium. So we had 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: to bring in Titan senior editor Jim Wyatt to talk 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: all about it. Jim, it's great to have you here 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: in the OTP. It's been a minute, Yes, it has. 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: Hope you're doing well. 8 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 3: You've got a lot of goodies around you here at 9 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 3: the OTP station. 10 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. I have a very strong rule about only 11 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: partnering with treats that I enjoy, and so as a result, 12 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: we have Snickers, and we have Christy Cookies, which we 13 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: will have a cookie break later in the show. We 14 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: have Eighth and Rose coffee. We also have some Helman's 15 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: mayonnaise thrown into the mix every now and then. We've 16 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: got Little Caesar's pizza. Only treats that I enjoy allowed 17 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: on this program. 18 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 2: Sounds that's good. No mayonnaise in the coffee, though, we 19 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: don't do that anymore, do we. 20 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: I don't think we do that anymore. I think that 21 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: was a one time treat. I think that was a 22 00:00:53,760 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: one time treat, Jim. Things have been interesting with the 23 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: team getting off to an zero to two start. You 24 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: are the real man of the people because you are 25 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: the holder of the keys to the mail bag, and 26 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: as that person, you really interact with this fan base 27 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: in a different way. I've read every mail bag that 28 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: you've put out. They are fantastic. They are definitely entertaining, 29 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: and along with some really good points being posed, you 30 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: also get some fiery individuals. Kind of break down for me, 31 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: the overall mood of the mail bag as of weight. 32 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, it has not been great, unfortunately since about twenty 33 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 3: twenty three. I guess that's when thinks maybe into twenty 34 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 3: twenty two seasons when things started to change. And I'm 35 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 3: glad people continue to right like after games, after losses especially, 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: I'll open that thing up and they'll just be sixty 37 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 3: or seventy you know, wow, wait for me. Yeah, like 38 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 3: by Sunday night a lot of times, and they funnel 39 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 3: in through Monday and throughout the course of the week. 40 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: And I'm glad people still right in. If they quit 41 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 3: writing in would mean that they don't care. Obviously, fans 42 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 3: are frustrated. You know, it's been As I mentioned, it's 43 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: been a tough road for this team since the middle 44 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 3: of the twenty twenty two season, and obviously in just 45 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 3: year two of Brian Kylahan. This team is zero to 46 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 3: two to start after a three and fourteen last season. 47 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: I think usually what happens is early in the week 48 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 3: fans kind of tee off vent air out frustrations about 49 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 3: what they saw on Sunday, and that's what happened this week. 50 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 3: And then I think in the Saturday email bag that 51 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 3: I do. I think you see some fans kind of 52 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 3: talk about the positives they see and room for improvement. 53 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 3: I think everybody just wants this team to get better, 54 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 3: wants them to win, frustrating to lose as much as the. 55 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 2: Titans have lost lately. 56 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 3: People are excited about cam Ward or frustrated by the 57 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 3: penalties and frustrated by the offensive lines inconsistencies, and excited 58 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 3: about the special team but frustrated that can't get a 59 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 3: pass rush. 60 00:02:58,240 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 2: There's always a good mix. 61 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: In there from fans and uh, you know, I hope 62 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 3: there's a little bit more variety. I mean, it's almost 63 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 3: getting to be like Groundhog's Day in there, to be 64 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 3: honest with you, just because again so many so money losses, 65 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 3: the the overall tone has not changed. You'd like to 66 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 3: see some wins to change the subject a little bit. 67 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: When you started this mail bag back approximately eight hundred 68 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: years ago, it feels like it's been a long time now. 69 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: Did you expect it to have the longevity that it 70 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: has had. Did you always think that this would be 71 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: a consistent part of what you were doing weekend and 72 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: week out. 73 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, when I came, you know, after being with 74 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 3: the Tennessee for so long, obviously there's some things I 75 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 3: can't write now that I used to be write with 76 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 3: a newspaper. And I thought, you know, a mail bag 77 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 3: would be a nice way to supplement coverage, and I 78 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 3: plan to just do it on Saturdays. And then it 79 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 3: turned out that you know, fans venting after Sunday or 80 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 3: and Monday. You get to Saturday and you know you've 81 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 3: got to you know how it is in the NFL, 82 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 3: you're turning the subject, so you can't be writing about 83 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 3: the previous week's game on a Saturday or having all 84 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 3: the comments about that. So that's why I started doing 85 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: a Tuesday mail bag and then do a Saturday. This 86 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 3: is kind of more of a spin Ford and it 87 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 3: has it's I've never had a week where I where 88 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: I don't have questions to answer. 89 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: And some don't make it. 90 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 3: I mean because a because people really uh voice and 91 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 3: displeasure and get get a little bit personal and get 92 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 3: a little bit nasty, and uh so those don't always 93 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: make it. I try to let fans are out their 94 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 3: frustrations in there. But then sometimes, you know, you get 95 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 3: twenty questions on the same thing, and you just you 96 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 3: can't just keep beating a dead horse and you can 97 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 3: only answer it, you know, one way, or you can 98 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 3: answer several ways. But there's just so much it can 99 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 3: be said about one aspect of the game. And uh 100 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 3: so it's it's definitely been hopping and I again, I 101 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 3: appreciate people taking the time to do it. You know, 102 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 3: some of these people clearly they've spent an hour on 103 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 3: some of these questions that they've sent in and really 104 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: have analyzed every aspect of the game. 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Kroger, 123 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: the official grocer of the Tennessee Titans. Tighten Up. It 124 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: does feel like in reading through the questions, While yeah, 125 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot of maybe frustration or things that they 126 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: want to see differently, one of the things that seems 127 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: to be universal after these first two games is that 128 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: there's a real excitement about this Titans rookie class. Have 129 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: you also kind of felt. 130 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 2: That, No question, it starts with Cam. 131 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 3: I mean, just his energy, just the way he plays, 132 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 3: just his attitude. I mean, I think we all can 133 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 3: agree that he's been a great, you know, kind of 134 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 3: steadying force inside this building. 135 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 2: They've got to get better around him. 136 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 3: That's not going to happen in one offseason, but but 137 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 3: you know, you want to have the hope and the 138 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 3: belief that you've got your quarterback to build your team around. 139 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: I think people think that's the case. Obviously, he's still 140 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 3: got a lot to prove. He's just two games in, 141 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 3: but people are excited about him. I think I think 142 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 3: Jim Ray Decay and what he's been able to do 143 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 3: in this in return game, and l like Io Manor, 144 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 3: you know, especially coming off a game like he had 145 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 3: on Sunday where he makes a great catch against the 146 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 3: shoulder pads and then he makes the play where he 147 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 3: improvises with Cam for a touchdown, he has a lot 148 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: of promise. Gunner Helm has not had as much of 149 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 3: an impact at the start of the seasons as maybe 150 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 3: even I thought he would, But I think he's going 151 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 3: to and there's reason to be excited about him. Fimi 152 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: Ola Dejo. I think it's gonna be a really good player. 153 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 3: And the one guy who I really like that we 154 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 3: haven't seen on the field is Kevin Winston. We've seen 155 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 3: him on the practice field, but uh, he's gonna be 156 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 3: a He's gonna be one of the best players in 157 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 3: this draft class. I feel like he just needs to 158 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: get healthy first. So I think the team has a 159 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 3: draft class. Mike Burgan'si's first class draft class that you 160 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 3: can build upon, help building a foundation with. You're still 161 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 3: going to supplement with veterans, but that's the way that 162 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 3: Berganzi and Brinker want to do it is by building 163 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 3: this team through the draft, extending your own players. We 164 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 3: saw that with a Mini Hooker, you know, a couple 165 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 3: of weeks ago. I think you're going to want to 166 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: see that place year after year after year where you're 167 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 3: keeping your own guys. But the way to do that 168 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 3: is you got to get the right guys in the 169 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 3: building and draft the right guys. And I do think 170 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 3: positive signs for this for this twenty twenty five class. 171 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: Elk Iomanner is so interesting to me because every time 172 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: he makes a play and per next gen stats. There's 173 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: no rookie in the NFL who has accounted for a 174 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: higher share of their team's targets. Through the first two weeks, 175 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: he had twenty one point three percent of the targets, 176 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: which is pretty impressive thirteen targets through two games. The 177 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: only person who had more was Calvin Ridley with fourteen. 178 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 1: All I think about, though, when he's playing is that 179 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: video from Draft to Night where he's down in his 180 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: bedroom in the basement because he's just so stressed about 181 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: the whole thing and he's not getting called and he's 182 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: waiting and he knows he's coming and they get so 183 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: emotional and his whole family like runs in the room 184 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: and things like that where he felt like a guy 185 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: who was so kind of I don't want to say 186 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: like count it out or whatever, but it just it 187 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: just felt like one of those moments. It's like, ah, 188 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: look at the kid who's going to get his shot 189 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: and now, holy smells, look at what he's doing with it. 190 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 191 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 3: I think about that tape, and then I think about 192 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 3: the tape from his game against Colorado where he just 193 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 3: you know, he's schooled Travis Hunter at that night, and uh, 194 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 3: that showed you the ability has that. I think that 195 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 3: draft night was in medicine, hat wasn't it. Yah, That's 196 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 3: what shows you how far he's come and just came 197 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 3: out of nowhere to put himself on the map. And Uh, 198 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 3: he's a really good players, very smart. You know, anytime 199 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 3: you ask him a question, he he gives a very 200 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 3: well fought out answer. U has a great you know, 201 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 3: humility about him. It also is uh is bright and 202 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 3: loves football and and like a lot of these guys 203 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 3: in this draft class, it's guy's work and put in 204 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 3: the extra time and get here early and stay late 205 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 3: and want to be a good teammate. So uh, yeah, 206 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 3: he's he's going to be really good because he's not 207 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 3: just a feel good story about getting a shot. Like 208 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 3: you said, He's got a chance to be a really 209 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 3: good play in this league. And I think I've already 210 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 3: seen that from draft on lookers and people that have 211 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 3: followed him coming out of Stanford that Titans got one. 212 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 2: Feel like they got one in him. 213 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: Right, And Jim Dka is a guy who different situation 214 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: in that he came from a bigger school. However, he's 215 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: a guy who really was going to make his name. 216 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: We thought on special teams, and coach Callahan has said, well, 217 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: we've seen what he does in that phase of the game. 218 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: We want to incorporate him in the offense more. And 219 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: so that's a situation where you see a guy coming in, 220 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: he's making the plays, he's doing the things that are 221 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: being asked of him, he's doing the extra like you mentioned, 222 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: and now he's getting the opportunity on the field to 223 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: make those plays when it counts. 224 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:53,199 Speaker 3: Yeah, and he's fast, he's very athletic, and he's very poised, 225 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 3: and that's a great combination to have. 226 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: You know. 227 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 3: I think a lot of people the way the things play, 228 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 3: things play out there in the off season, especially lead 229 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 3: up to the season in the return game, and I 230 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 3: understand the concerns and the panic, to be honest with you, 231 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 3: that people had about the special teams coming in the season, 232 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 3: just because the way it's been around here the last 233 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 3: couple of years. So when you release James Proche, who's 234 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 3: end up on the practice squad and you say, hey, 235 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 3: we're going with sim Mari Dka as a returner, I 236 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 3: certainly got it when people say, oh, man, this is 237 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 3: a little risky by putting a rookie out there to 238 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 3: do it Week one in Denver, and he has proven 239 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 3: that he was not too big for him. I think 240 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 3: part of is because, like you said, he played at Florida, 241 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 3: played at Wisconsin before that, He played in big games 242 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 3: and big stadiums, did that job previously, so he wasn't scared. 243 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 3: And and he's proven that he will stand back there 244 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 3: and catch the ball in traffic. 245 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 2: And he's also has great. 246 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 3: Moves and instincts on the field that that earned him 247 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 3: that spot as a returner. And I think he's going 248 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 3: to be a good player as a receiver. And this 249 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 3: team needs to do more, you know, at the receiver position, 250 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,439 Speaker 3: needs to do more across the board on offense to 251 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 3: kind of maximize the talent. 252 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 2: Of some of these players. 253 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 3: And I think we'll see that the Titans have played 254 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 3: against two good defenses so far. It has not been clean. 255 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 3: They've been in too many long down and distant situations. 256 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 3: I think if they just getting to a game with 257 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 3: some of these teams, I think the schedule coming up 258 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 3: will allow Titans to be in some of these games 259 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 3: and not playing catch up. And guys like DK and 260 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 3: I O Man or a lot of these guys on 261 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 3: this team and I have a chance to make. 262 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: Plays absolutely and as we ponder that upcoming matchup, it 263 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: is time for a cookie break, brought to us by 264 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: Christy Cookie. Typically I have to dig in my tin here, 265 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: but the den actually might be kind of empty because 266 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: I've been picking it these before. Because Jim, today, we 267 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: have my favorite flavor. These are the Christy Cookie Oatmeal 268 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: raising cookies, and I saved them just for you because 269 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: you're my favorite and I wanted to share my favorite 270 00:12:55,559 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: flavor with you. Christy Cookie has a signature recipe for 271 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: their signature flavors chocolate chip, white chocolate, macadamia nut, and 272 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: oatmeal raisin. And I didn't know this, but there are 273 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: toffee bits in each one of these little cookies. That's 274 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: what makes them taste so dwn good. 275 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 2: I did not know that, we wouldn't know. 276 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 1: I'll lets you listen to the OTP. But if you 277 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: would like to take a cookie break for you and 278 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: your friends, Christy Cookie can do that for you. They 279 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: can make you a nice little tin. You can send 280 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 1: it to your boss for the holidays, or just to 281 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: say hey, I was thinking of you. You know, that's 282 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 1: a very nice way to get some extra brownie points. Gosh, 283 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: these are so good. Head on over to Christycookie dot 284 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: com and you can create a little tin for your 285 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: very own cookie break while you ponder the Indianapolis cults, 286 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: which is what we're going to do after I eat 287 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: this cookie. Oh so glove. 288 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 3: That's a good cookie, and I like I like oatmeal 289 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 3: raisin too. 290 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: It's the most underrated of all cookie flavor. 291 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, it feels like it's somewhat healthy too. Oatmeal can't 292 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 3: go wrong there. 293 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: Raisins make it sweet. You don't have the chocolate MELTI factor. 294 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: You can just eat it whenever you want. I'm telling 295 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: you it's an underrated cookie treat. Heha. Thank you for 296 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: to Christy Cookie for sending me these cookies that I 297 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: could share with you. 298 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 2: Jim, I appreciate that. Might just have two, you can. 299 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: If you can find the other ones. They are hidden 300 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: in my office because I plan to take. 301 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 2: Them home and have a Snickers for dessert. 302 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: I have a Snickers for dessert. Yeah, we're really healthy 303 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: on this show. Kids, don't watch this. Eat your vegetables. 304 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: All right, Let's talk about the Indianapolis Colts first Division 305 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: game of the season. There are actually two Division matchups 306 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: happening in Week three the AFC South teams Colts and Titans, obviously, 307 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: and then Texans is Jags. Okay, so we've got a 308 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: lot of inner division action today or this weekend. Excuse me, 309 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: the culture too. And oh, they've beat the Dolphins, They've 310 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: beat the Broncos. Jim, we are incredibly familiar with this 311 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts team over the years. This year there's a 312 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: fun twist because Daniel Jones is coming to town. What 313 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: do you expect to see out of him? Because I 314 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: think we were all surprised to see him as part 315 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: of the team. 316 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, and I think a lot of Colts 317 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 3: fans were expressed some concern and frustration that he was 318 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 3: their starting quarterback to start the season. And as it 319 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 3: turns out, he's been pretty good. I mean, they have scored, 320 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 3: they end up scoring on their first ten possessions of 321 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 3: this season. They have not punted in two games. They 322 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 3: have not turned the ball over in two games. They've 323 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 3: scored sixty two points in those two games you mentioned, 324 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 3: which is fourth in the league. They've scored, They've racked 325 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 3: up eight hundred and ninety one yards, which is second 326 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 3: in the league. They've averaged fifty three point five yards 327 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 3: a drive in their first two games. Obviously it's not 328 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 3: all Daniel Jones. Jonathan Taylor hell of a player, good 329 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 3: running back, got a good tight end, and Tyler Warren. 330 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 2: So they I mean, they have been good. Are they 331 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 2: that good? You know? I don't. I don't know that 332 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 2: they've gone they. 333 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 3: All of a sudden become you know, a juggernaut, but 334 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 3: they have been so far, and I think that's if 335 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 3: you're the Titans, you'll look at the Colts and say, hey, if. 336 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 2: If they can do it, why can't we. 337 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 3: And obviously cam Ward is a rookie and the Titans 338 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 3: have got to do some a lot better things around him. 339 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 3: But if you ask me, this is a winnable game 340 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 3: here on Sunday in a divisional game. 341 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 2: That makes it big. 342 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 3: Colts not have been not just good on offense, they've 343 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 3: been good on defense too, So I mean it's a 344 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 3: challenge and uh, but these are the kind of games 345 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 3: you gotta win if you're gonna kind of turn the 346 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 3: fate of this franchise around. And it's not all gonna 347 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 3: happen in one year, but these are kind of games 348 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 3: you gotta start winning. 349 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor is just the bugaboo that won't go away. 350 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: It feels like, I mean, this is his sixth season 351 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 1: in the league. It feels like early it was Jonathan 352 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: Taylor versus Derrick Henry, and they were always kind of 353 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: back and forth, back and forth with who was going 354 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: to get the most rushing yard, scrimmage yards, all of 355 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: those things. Now he's just kind of still good and 356 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: we have to deal with him all the time twice 357 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: a year. 358 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's a tough back. 359 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 3: He's dealt with injuries, he's uh, you know, he's dealt 360 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,239 Speaker 3: with being on teams and not been that great, but 361 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 3: he just you know what you're getting in him. He's 362 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 3: just a tough, hard nosed runner. He's had a lot 363 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 3: of success against the Titans. He can do a lot 364 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 3: of things out of the backfield, and and he he 365 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 3: helps Daniel Jones because the thread of Jonathan Taylor out 366 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 3: out of the backfield running the football takes pressure off 367 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:48,719 Speaker 3: of the quarterback. 368 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 2: So yeah, here he. 369 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 3: Is again and keeps, you know, keeps his career alive 370 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 3: because he just he's just so good. 371 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 2: He's such a he's such a. 372 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 3: Tough minded player and uh, and they they saw it 373 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 3: unfortunately when they picked him in that draft knowing that 374 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 3: he had a great future ahead of him. 375 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's proven him. 376 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, absolutely. Daniel Jones also is just playing clean football. 377 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: He hasn't thrown an interception yep, within the first two games, 378 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: just like Kim Ward I will mention. But good news 379 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: for the Titans though, they forced five turnovers in the 380 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: first two games, So it seems like there might be 381 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: an opportunity there for this Titans defense to make some 382 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: plays and get a leg up on Daniel Jones there. 383 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, but to do that, you gotta fluster him and 384 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 3: you gotta affect the quarterbacks, as Dinner Wilson said early 385 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 3: in the week, and the Titans have not been able 386 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 3: to do that a lot. And what does that mean 387 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 3: moving forward? You know, potentially it means dialing up more blitzes, 388 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 3: not just relying on your guys up front to get there. 389 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 3: It's gonna help assuming that Tavandre sweats back. Just the 390 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 3: way he was talking in the locker room. He certainly 391 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,719 Speaker 3: signed it up mystic about his chances. So when you 392 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 3: get him back, it helps guys around him. But Titan's 393 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 3: are gonna need need some of their edge guys to 394 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 3: produce more. Uh, you know, the challenge was different going 395 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 3: from bow Knicks to Matthew Stafford, and it's even different 396 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 3: different with Daniel Jones. He gets the ball out fast. 397 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 3: I mean, he didn't give you a lot of opportunity 398 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 3: to get to him. But you know, Titans have guy 399 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 3: to do something just to keep him from just being 400 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 3: able to sit back there and pick him apart. 401 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 2: Well. 402 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: Brian Callahan has talked this week about playing good football 403 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: for four quarters, not just three quarters, playing consistent whole 404 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: football for all four quarters of the game. It sounds 405 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: pretty kind of self explanatory, It sounds kind of elementary, 406 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: but Jim, it turns out harder than it looks. 407 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, it is, especially when you're hurting yourself. 408 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 3: I mean when you get penalties and you put yourself 409 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 3: in long down in distant situations, and and well. 410 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 2: In all facets of the game. 411 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 3: You know, you have letdowns and they come back to 412 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 3: bite you, and I don't know, Yeah, I guess you 413 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 3: could say they've played good football for six to eight 414 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 3: hadn't played great football and this team has scored a 415 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 3: whole lot of points and has it really made plays 416 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 3: when it needed to but played well enough to win. 417 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 3: I guess in some of these games, except for a 418 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 3: couple of quarters you just can't have You just can't 419 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 3: have quarters where you lose your edge. And you know, 420 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 3: some of the things the players said come out of 421 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 3: the locker room after the game about what they felt 422 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 3: coming out of the locker room on Sunday was that 423 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 3: they kind of had a little bit of a letdown. 424 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 3: They lost their edge maybe at the start of the 425 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 3: second half. 426 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 2: That can't happen. 427 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 3: I mean, we're tightened this face. I mean, Titans were 428 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 3: three and fourteen team last year. We're in a kind 429 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 3: of a little bit of a rebuild here. You know, 430 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 3: the roster has or the personnel that the team's been 431 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 3: working with has not been good enough the last couple 432 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 3: of weeks against playoff teams last year. So you can't 433 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 3: have any kind of letdown or in then you've got 434 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 3: to play hard, and so Titans need to play consistently 435 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 3: hard and well and execute better to give them chilves 436 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 3: Sells a chance to win games like this. 437 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: Home is at the forefront of all we do. 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Genesis is the hands down winner. 447 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: Genesis Diamonds in Green Hills and Cool Springs the official 448 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:58,360 Speaker 1: jeweler of the Tennessee Titans. Well, Jim, it is now 449 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: time for the Little Caesars real matchup of the game. 450 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: Typically it's with Keith Bullock, but today it's with me. 451 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: Here's the deal. The matchup that I am watching is 452 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: the Titans defensive line against Jonathan Taylor. Taylor already leads 453 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: the league in rushing yards with two hundred and thirty 454 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: six total yards over just two games this season. And 455 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: we know that he is patient. He hats and he 456 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: waits and then pops for a major yardage play at 457 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: just the right moment. It's going to be on the 458 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: Titans defensive line to be technically sound and have excellent 459 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: gap integrity to slow Taylor down. Taking away his lanes 460 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: is the first step to containing the threat posed by 461 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: the reigning AFC offensive player of the league. Titans fans 462 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: get fifteen percent off your Little Caesar's order of fifteen 463 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: dollars or more at participating stores using code Titans fifteen 464 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: that Titans one five at checkout Pizza. Pizza excludes taxes 465 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: and other fees. Jim, I am a consumer of lots 466 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: of sports talk and sports media, as I'm sure you 467 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: are too, And something I have heard come up in 468 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: multiple just venues on multiple platforms is this discussion of 469 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: whether people still go to sporting events. Like I've seen 470 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 1: it in multiple places and I don't know why, maybe 471 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: I'm just noticing it more, But do people go to 472 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: sports venues or is the preference overall to stay at home? 473 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: And I am horrified by this because it feels like 474 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 1: there's only one right answer, and the answer is, of course, 475 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 1: people still go to sports venues. Why would you not? 476 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 2: Like? 477 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 1: Am I crazy for being so passionate about this? 478 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 3: No? I love going to sporting events. Yeah, I mean 479 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 3: now you can watch games on television, but there. You know, 480 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 3: if you don't go to a sporting event on a Sunday, 481 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 3: you can watch games on all day Saturday or all 482 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 3: day you know, or Monday night football. So I'm all 483 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 3: about being there. I'm going to Vannerbilt Vannable, Georgia State 484 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 3: game on Saturday night, I'll be at Nissan's daim and 485 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 3: obviously on Sunday, actually going to a high school game 486 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 3: on Friday night ma Alma mod or Father Ryan. So 487 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 3: I'll be at three live sporting events see over the weekend. 488 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 3: And there's nothing like being there, you know, cheering for 489 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 3: your team and getting out and enjoying life. So there's 490 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 3: always a game you can watch on television, but if 491 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 3: you've got a game in town, you need to be there. 492 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 2: See. 493 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 1: I agree with that. There is just something about like 494 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: I understand, yes, you can see this game better on 495 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: the TV, but you know what you can't get on 496 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: the TV is the entire atmosphere. There's so much more 497 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: to take in at a football game or any live 498 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: sporting event than just the action on the field or 499 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: court or whatever it is you're watching. This isn't even 500 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 1: football centric, which you cannot replicate the football experience anywhere 501 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 1: else ever, like on the planet anywhere else. It's such 502 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,199 Speaker 1: a unique thing. But I just I heard that in 503 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 1: Like I heard it one place and I was like, 504 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: that's a weird thing to be talking about. And then 505 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: I heard it in two other places, and I was like, 506 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: what is happening in this world? I felt like we 507 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: needed to acknowledge it because there's just nothing like being 508 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: at a game live. And here's the thing. And I've 509 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 1: learned this coming to Tennessee after the Music City miracle happened. 510 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: I know the capacity of Nissan Stadium, Like, I know 511 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: what that number is, and it is not one hundred 512 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 1: thousand people. But I promise you in Middle Tennessee at 513 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: least one hundred thousand people say that they were at 514 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: the miracle game. So I know that probably thirty thousand 515 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: of those people are lying because that's too many people 516 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: to have been in the state. Yes, so don't be 517 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: someone who misses a historical moment for a franchise and 518 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: then has to lie about being there. Don't be that guy. 519 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: Actually be there. 520 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,159 Speaker 3: Yes, I'm with you, but you got to give him 521 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 3: a reason to be there, the reason to get and 522 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 3: they announced I think the team announced, you know the 523 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 3: crowd at fifty nine thousand and fifty four something like 524 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 3: that on Sunday, which means there were a lot of 525 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 3: empty seats there. People didn't come. And I get it. 526 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 3: This team has struggled here over the last couple of years. 527 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 3: It's tougher to get to and it used to be 528 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 3: because you're parking and it's not an easy You're giving 529 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,959 Speaker 3: up your whole Sunday afternoon to do it. And so 530 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 3: the teams have got to win and make it fun. 531 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 3: And that's what this team has got to find a 532 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 3: way to do. You know, they've got to give people 533 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 3: a reason to believe, reason to think they're going to 534 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 3: mess out on something. People that were there on Sunday 535 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 3: saw historic play from from cam Ward the Phodelic ayle 536 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 3: Manor and that the stadium was electric when that happened. 537 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 3: But you need more plays like that. And again I 538 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 3: mentioned Vannibood. I've been going to Vanmiboog games since as 539 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 3: a kid, and believe me, there have been a lot 540 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 3: of games that hadn't been a lot of fun sitting 541 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 3: out there watching Vandy. But Vandy's gotten a lot more competitive, 542 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 3: They've gotten good, more people are coming to the games, 543 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 3: more people want to be there. 544 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: Titans need to get need. 545 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 3: To start winning more consistently, making more plays, play an 546 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 3: exciting brand of football, and if that happens, more and 547 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 3: more people will start coming to the stadiums. 548 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and that starts this Sunday at Nissan Stadium, the 549 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans take on the Indianapolis Colts. Kick off for 550 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: that game is at noon Titans Radio. Of course, we'll 551 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 1: have all of the coverage for you starting at eleven 552 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: am Central Time. Eleven am Central Time with Titans Countdown 553 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: for Jim Wyatt. 554 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 2: Thank you for being thanks for having me. 555 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: I'm Amy Wells and this has been the ot