1 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: We welcome you to the Holiday week edition of the OTP, 2 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: the Official Titans Podcast. We are recording this on Monday, 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: December the twenty third. My name is Mike Keith, joined 4 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: as always by Amy well Hello, Mike, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Church, 5 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis, him, Mike Keith, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas to you, 6 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: and Jim White, the Great Jim White from Titans Online 7 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: dot Com. Welcome, Welcome to Merry Christmas to everyone. Happy 8 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: to be here. All right, So an abbreviated version of 9 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: the OTP because this is a bit of an unusual week. 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: Let's take just a second and talk about the Saints 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: game on Sunday one by New Orleans over Tennessee thirty eight, 12 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: twenty eight. Amy Wells, what stood out to you about 13 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: Tennessee's game with New Orleans yesterday? The way that the 14 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: Titans were able to hang with the New Orleans Saints. 15 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying that in that these are two 16 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: very different teams, because in the NFL, everybody's good. But 17 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: the Titans were playing without so many weapons and without 18 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: so many strong pieces. That was a game all the 19 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: way through, and it was entertaining. And the Titans were 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: all the way in it. I was very proud of 21 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: the way that this Titans team looked without a full 22 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: roster now. I thought it was an excellent game plan 23 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball. Offensively without Henry, I thought, 24 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: you know, Arthur Smith and his group did a really 25 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: nice job defensively against the best wide receiver and passing 26 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: game in the league. Thought they didn't. You know, this 27 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: guy caught how many he caught one hundred and forty four. 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: He's gonna get his catches. So they were yeah, yeah, 29 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: so they I mean, they was good. The only thing 30 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: that that I thought the kickoff coverage. That's probably the 31 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: poorest kickoff coverage we've seen all year, and that's a 32 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: little unusual for us because normally the special team's coverage 33 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: units this year have been good. Yeah, I'm with you 34 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: on kickcoverage was one of the downs. And my six 35 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: things stood out, you know, individual performances or I thought 36 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: Robertson really played well when given the opportunity to J. 37 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: Sharp stepped up when a J. Brown couldn't really have 38 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: the success he had previous week. But I'm kind of 39 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: along the same lines of amy as just the effort, 40 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: the enthusiasm, the energy kind of feisting us at the 41 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: team play with from the very beginning. I mean, no 42 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: Derreck Henry. I think everyone knew that the game, you know, 43 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,559 Speaker 1: against the Texans was going to be of greater importance. 44 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: And you're facing one of the top teams in the 45 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: league coming here with an eleven and three record and 46 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: jump one of forteen nothing earlier. A visually couldn't get 47 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: there because of a swing play here there. The Raymond 48 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: play at the end was huge, But I like the 49 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: effort and the enthusiasm and the guts. I thought the 50 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: team showed against one of the best teams in the league. 51 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the Calif Raymond played. Just over four 52 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: minutes to go, Titans have gotten the ball back at 53 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: their own thirty eight after the fake punt fails for 54 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: the Saints. It's a three point game. Tannehill throws to 55 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: Kalif Raymond. He's gonna be down at the forty yard line. 56 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,839 Speaker 1: He takes a hit from Gardner Johnson and loses the ball. 57 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: Garner Johnson picks it up and returns it to the 58 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: Titans twenty five for what eventually ends up being the 59 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: clinching score. So number one, was it a catch? Did 60 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: he maintain possession of the ball long enough? I'm gonna 61 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: ask all three if you but coach Mack, you're going first. 62 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: And number two, was it a penalty? Was it both? 63 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: First of all, it was a catch, okay three feet down? Yeah, 64 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: First of all, it's a catch. Second of all, it 65 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: was a penalty. It was such egregious mouthpractice by Jerome 66 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: Bolder and his crew. That is why that rule is 67 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: in place. That's why that rule is in place. It 68 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: doesn't you don't have to be a helmet to helmet. 69 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: He's still a defenseless receiver at that point, and he 70 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: was hit in the head with the shoulder immediately, you know, 71 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: before he could defend himself. That was, as I said, 72 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: Bolger and his crew, that wasn't the only mistake they've made. 73 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: But guess what, that's not the only mistake that Cruise 74 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: made in their lifetime. That's a terrible crew, terrible call. Well, 75 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: he couldn't defend himself because he was holding the ball. 76 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: So there's that which justifies that, Yes, it was a catch. 77 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: He I was standing right there, he caught the ball, 78 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: he made a football move, he started to run but 79 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: there there was no way that he could have defended himself. 80 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: He was a defenseless receiver. That was a terrible call. Yeah, 81 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: and I don't think he established himself as a runner. 82 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: I mean he had just gotten possession of the ball, 83 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: had his head down in the player. Gardner Johnson is 84 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: who it was was, was flagged for the exact same 85 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: type of play the previous week. I know some of 86 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: the Saints beat riders were talking about after the game 87 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: saying it looked exactly like the one before that had 88 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: was called. So you know, it's a shame. And that's 89 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: two weeks in a row there's been kind of a 90 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: one play that's created such a fourteen point swinging. We 91 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: had the Texans game with the furture interception goes the 92 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: other way. That's a fourteen point swinging. This this one 93 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: happened too late in the game where you couldn't recover 94 00:04:58,320 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: from her. It was pretty much game over at that 95 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: point when they when they said that was a fumble, 96 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: they returned it. They scored two minutes left or down ten. 97 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: You couldn't do anything about it. So I think they 98 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: I think they missed it as well. How did they 99 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: miss it? Tern Bold is terrible. The crew's terrible. I 100 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: mean as honest as I can. I mean, I can 101 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: go back. That was the crew that was in the 102 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: Kansas City, New England game this year, within the Kiel 103 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: Harry thing when they said he was out of bounds 104 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: and he was two feet in bounds for the touchdown 105 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: on the pilot. It's a bad crew, it's a bad referee. 106 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: They're bad the league. Look officiating. This league's taking a 107 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: lot of hits, and rightfully so. But the way that 108 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: it is and the problem is is the league office, 109 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: Al Riveron is defending all of it because he's not 110 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: good either. That's all I gotta say. We wouldn't it 111 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: be better for business because it is known throughout the 112 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: league that that is the weakest crew. We'll call it. 113 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: Would it not behoof the league and give them some 114 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: legitimacy with their officiating to say, you know what, we've 115 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: got to do something about this and fix that specifically. 116 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know if you can let 117 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: officials go. I know there's a short of I mean 118 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: there's a shortage of officiating just throughout sports. It's hard 119 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: to find officials. So I mean, I don't know, if 120 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: you're in a position where you can do that. But 121 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: it seems like it would give the league some legitimacy 122 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: to say, hey, if you screw this up enough times, 123 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: you can't remain here. You're not the only ones that 124 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: have had problems, I know, but wouldn't it don't you 125 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: sometimes have to like scare everybody straight. I mean, I 126 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: think what's most frustrating about it is just the lack 127 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: of consistency from one week to the next. You know, 128 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: we talked about that being called the previous week, and 129 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: then this week it's not called. And you know, I'm 130 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: all four bang bang play Sometimes I think, you know, 131 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: defenders have a tough time in the middle of the 132 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: field making a play just because they're they're making split 133 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: second decisions and trying to make a hit. And it 134 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: wasn't helmet to helmet. It was defenseless. And if you're 135 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: gonna be in the head right and if you're gonna 136 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: call it one week, then you got to call it consistently, 137 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: you know, across the league. And I think that's what's 138 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: so frustrating is what can be a call, uh, you know, 139 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: in one game is not one in the next, And 140 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: um and unfortunately for Raymond. I mean, it looked like 141 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: he was knocked unconscious on that play. I don't know 142 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: what Al Riveron is going to say publicly. Has he 143 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: said something publicly yet? As we as we not that 144 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: I've seen, Okay, I haven't. I have a hunch what 145 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: doctor Alan Sills might think of that, though, the league's 146 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: chief medical officer, knowing the steps to which very genuinely 147 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: he's gone at the whole issue about concussions and head injuries. 148 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: I just I wonder too, does college football have it 149 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: right that somebody upstairs ought to be reviewing that in 150 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: those situations where you have what they call in college 151 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: the targeting. Well, they talked about it this year about 152 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: getting a you know, getting another official in the booth 153 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: to look at it, and they said that that they 154 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: didn't want that. But you know, seriously, though, if you've 155 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: reached this level of officiating and you know the rules, 156 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: and that didn't happen like it was in an obscure place, 157 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: that was in the middle of the field, right you 158 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: and I are in the broadcast booth. We're a lot 159 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: further away than they are. You could see that from 160 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: up there. I mean, it's just it's poor, it's egregious, 161 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: it's malpractice, it really is. And as a coach, I 162 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: mean I lived it for thirty one years and I 163 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: couldn't say a word. But now I can say anything 164 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: I want to, and somebody's got to say something about it, 165 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: and especially that crew. I don't want to put safety 166 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: on the back burner here because you worry about Calif. 167 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: But there's also a competitive advantage that occurs from that 168 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 1: because it caused a play that totally I don't know 169 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: if the Titans win the game or not, but the 170 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: Saints territory, they got a better chance to win the game. Oh, 171 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: they sure do. The other part two is can Calif 172 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: play this week? Yeah? You wondering about that? And unfortunately 173 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: we're deal with now with two receivers in the concussion protocol. 174 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: He had Corey Davis to it. So yeah, I mean 175 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: it was unfortunate many counts. Mike Pereira, the former vice 176 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: president officiating for the National Football League, He said he 177 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: thought he was a defenseless player as well, So it's 178 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: a bad look. Here's my point, Mike Pereira. He said that, See, 179 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: I don't know, because I don't we don't hear we 180 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: don't have sound on what but if Mike Pereira said that, 181 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: and that's another big issue that Mike Perrera is not 182 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: doing the job that he used to do, that he's 183 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: doing on television. That was a huge loss too. And 184 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: you liked his replacement as well. Yeah, I like Dean 185 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,199 Speaker 1: Blandino because Dean Blandino knew the rules and he could. 186 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: He and Pustin Blandino had control of the officiating department. 187 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: Mike Pereira had control of the officiating department. There is 188 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: no control right now. It's it's not good. All right. 189 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: Let's talk about another aspect from this gaming. Jim, I 190 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: want to start with you on this. A J. Brown 191 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: went up against Pro Bowl corner Marshawn Lattimore and quite frankly, 192 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: he struggled some. Marshawn Lattimore outside of one catch late 193 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: in the ballgame, really gave him the business for a 194 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: lot of the day. What can A J. Brown learn 195 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: from that? Well, I thought he was professional in the 196 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: locker room, just how he kind of handled it. I mean, 197 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: he gave it up saying the Lattimore is the best 198 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: player he'd faced, and he made him work on his technique. 199 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: He said he was physical against him. You know, he said, 200 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: you can learn from from playing against the guy like that. 201 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: And we know how j Brown is. He puts the 202 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: time in, he puts the work in. He's gonna this 203 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: will motivate him to do more. They did a great 204 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: job and kind of limiting his effectiveness taking him out 205 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: of the game other than that forty nine yard run 206 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: and then the late catch. So I just think he 207 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: finds ways from this experience to make himself better. He 208 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't make excuses. He did say, hey, I got opened. 209 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: There were plays where I got open. Ryan was just 210 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: looking somewhere else, and then the stead of the players 211 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 1: where Ryan was looking to him and he was covered. 212 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: He felt like he won on some of those plays, 213 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: but it was probably a little bit of a eye 214 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: opener for him. I watched the tape. He was open some, 215 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: but he also and here's what he learned with induction 216 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: in this league comes attention, right, And it doesn't matter 217 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: what position you're playing. If you're a great pass rusher 218 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden you show up, well, then 219 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: guess what the next time they're gonna know you're there. 220 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I went through this with Aaron Donald when 221 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: he first got onto the scene. I mean, we've been 222 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: through it with Javon Curse here and so, and if 223 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: he wants to be a number one receiver, that's what 224 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to be. And you can produce even 225 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: when they're paying attention to you. All you gotta do 226 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: is look across the field at that other dude that 227 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: just caught one hundred and forty four. Everybody knew he 228 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: was going to catch it, and guess what he does, 229 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: gets open and catches it. Great player, Oh my gosh, 230 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: impressive to watch, Impressive to watch. We I mean there's 231 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: one down in Houston that does the same thing. Yeah, 232 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: and there's one there's one in Atlanta that we just 233 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: played this year that does the same thing too. So 234 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: you can do it, but you have to know if 235 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: you're the man it's coming. I mean, A J. Brown's 236 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: still a rookie. I think that he's had an incredibly 237 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: productive rookie season, so we all forget that he's brand new. 238 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: There are a lot of people in this game who 239 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: he hasn't gone up against yet. So when AJ gets 240 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: in those big boys situations, there's gonna be a learning 241 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: curve that's just kind of how this league works, and 242 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: I think that this is a good experience for him 243 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: to have, and I would wager that this will be 244 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: motivating for him as he's preparing for next season. Playoffs. 245 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: Scenarios for the Titans Jim White and just most you know, 246 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: just updated by the NFL and Elias here within the 247 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: last twenty minutes. Pretty simple. You'll win and you're in. 248 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: And that's what the Titans's got to do. You know, 249 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: you've got to win. You can't count on anybody else. 250 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: You don't want to head into the playoffs with the 251 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: three game losing streaks, so you need to win and 252 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: take care of your own business. But there is another 253 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: way you can get in. The three scenarios, Titans win 254 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: over Houston, they're in a Tennessee tah plus a Pittsburgh 255 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: loss or TAH and the Tits are in third. A 256 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh loss plus an Indianapolis loss or TAH and the 257 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: Titans are in and all three of these good time. 258 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to participate in any time of any 259 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: but the fact of the matter is, strategically, if you're 260 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: in a situation in overtime where you're down three points 261 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: and it's the last play of the game and Pittsburgh 262 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: has already lost, then you're going to bring Greg Joseph 263 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: out there, kick the field goal and tie the game 264 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: because that sends you to the playoffs. You are never 265 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: going to shop me into a tie, Mike, don you 266 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: want to go to the playoffs? Yeah, but I don't 267 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: want to do it on a time. I want to 268 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: win it and go into I don't want to chump 269 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: tie game taking me into the playoffs. Amy, stop, I 270 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: don't want it. Nope, I understand that. But what I'm 271 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: saying is to get into the postseason. It's something that 272 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: you have to understand. People say, well, why do you 273 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: need to know about a tie, because strategically we're calling 274 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: the ball game on Sunday and they've got a play 275 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: at the end that ties the game, that gets them 276 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: into the playoffs. You take the tie. Yeah, you do 277 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: take the tie. I don't know if Rabel would take 278 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: the time. Rabel would one hundred he and I, Hey, yesterday, 279 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: thank you so, and and to Capital it's on you 280 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: know what's on the schedule. He would take the time. Yeah, 281 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: I don't want that. Steelers travel to Baltimore. Yes, Colts 282 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: travel to Jacksonville, and of course the Titans are in Houston. 283 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: All three of those games started three twenty five. I 284 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: love how the league does that with the three twenty 285 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: five coach mac marketing geniuses. It's great. It makes the 286 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: day so much fun. It does. And and you and you, 287 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: I think you have to keep your eye on and 288 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: you know when you when you head into a week seventeen, 289 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: into so many different scenaries at stake, you do have 290 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: to keep your eye on a noon kickoff, which is 291 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: Kansas City in San Diego, because that's one game that 292 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: impacts the Texans slightly. If they can end up tidd 293 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: with Kansas City UM at the end of the season, 294 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: and they would win the tiebreaker because they beat the Chiefs, 295 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: so they potentially could move up to the number three seeds. Right, 296 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: can't get a bye, it can't get a bye week 297 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, they can move up to the three 298 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: and then that way you might then you can avoid 299 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: playing Baltimore being one in the divisional round. If but 300 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: if Kansas City wins that early game, and we're probably 301 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: gonna have an ideal way that games going about the 302 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: time and actives are turned in, then I don't know. 303 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: Does that influence Houston's decision and how they play this thing. 304 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: We're sitting here with an NFL head coach. All right, 305 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: NFL head coach, let's talk about this. Houston knows they're 306 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: either the three or the four. They know they're playing 307 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: a playoff game at home. They know they're playing a 308 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: playoff game at home the next week, maybe even on Saturday, 309 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: so they know all of that. If they're the four, 310 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: they play Buffalo. If they have a chance to be 311 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: the three, they could meet I mean theoretically Tennessee again, 312 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: but it's probably Pittsburgh at that point, you would think, 313 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: and they could have way Baltimore in the second round. 314 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: They wouldn't have to play them theoretically until the AFC 315 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: Championship game. Knowing what you know is having sat in 316 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: that chair, having made decisions like this at different points 317 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: in your career, do you play everybody? If you're Bill 318 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: O'Brien with the chance to become the three over the four? 319 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: I don't play everybody if they're not healthy. And I'm 320 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: not saying not completely one percent healthy, but here's what 321 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: I want. I want the healthiest team I have going 322 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: into the tournament. Regardless of who I'm playing. Okay, that's 323 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: what I want, That's what I want. That's what my 324 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: decisions based on. I'm not really If I'm good enough 325 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: to be in the tournament, then I'm good enough to 326 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: beat anybody that I play, and you're gonna have to 327 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: play one of them anyway. To me, you make a 328 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: decision based on the long term. That's what you make. 329 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: Decision based on how hard is it on A second question, 330 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: going to the opposite side down the hall from us. 331 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: Right now, Mike Abel and his staff are making plans. 332 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: How hard is it to make plans about this game, 333 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: not knowing what Bill O'Brien is going to do, how 334 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: he's going to deploy his person. It's not hard at all. 335 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: It's not. No. He makes his plans that everybody's going 336 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: to be there. He makes his plan that we're playing 337 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: the best that they have. That's the only way you 338 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: can prepare. That's the only way you prepare. Because the 339 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans have to have this game. I don't I 340 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 1: don't care. You know, if you're playing the Warston Generals, 341 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: you've got to have this game, and so you prepare 342 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: that way. Don't even worry about who they're playing. Okay, 343 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: good stuff, all right, Amy Wells. Yes, we've asked you 344 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: on this holiday week to come up with a question 345 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: from the otpques. How do people ask questions via the 346 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 1: OTP cues? Why? If you just go to Titans online 347 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 1: dot com slash otp Q, there's a form you fill 348 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 1: it out. I collect them weekly so that when these 349 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: moments come up, I can give you a question. Would 350 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: you do that? For all of today? Gift present to 351 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: the ot people. Ho ho ho guys. This one is 352 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: from Jacob in Knoxville, Tennessee Ville, Tennessee. Where you go? 353 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: He said, I'm rating this in anticipation of a thrilling 354 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: win against Houston on Sunday. After our Titans win, I 355 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: was wondering who you think we would match up against 356 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 1: in the postseason, either wildcard or beyond so and when 357 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,360 Speaker 1: it comes to playoffs, who do you think the Tennessee 358 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: Titans will match up the best with? Also, which AFC 359 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: team will have the strongest home field advantage. I'll take 360 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: the first part of that, and I think the Titans 361 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: are gonna I mean, we'll match up with the Kansas 362 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: City Chiefs if you can find a way to get 363 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: in as the succeed is what it would be, and 364 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 1: that's assuming Kansas City wins on Sunday, and that's who 365 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: you get, whether you like it or not. I don't 366 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: think it's a terrible matchup if that happens, because the 367 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: Titans beat Kansas City or the season, and they've had 368 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: some success against the Chiefs in previous years. So you 369 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 1: got to take care of business to get there. But 370 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 1: if that's who you're faced with, it's not a daunting 371 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: task if you ask me. But I think the Chiefs 372 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: are really good. I think the Chiefs are capable of 373 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: getting to the super Bowl, but not if they lose 374 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 1: in the first round of the playoffs. And that's what 375 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: the Titans will be faced with trying to do best 376 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: home field advantage is that what I've got in Knoxville. 377 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: That's what you've got until until it's proven different. It's 378 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: New England. Yeah, they're hard to beat up there. I 379 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: mean they haven't been beaten up there once the playoffs start. 380 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,719 Speaker 1: Hard to beat more than Baltimore. Hard to beat just 381 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: look at the trophies. I'm with you. I mean there's 382 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: sometimes when you think they're done and then they've got 383 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 1: games up there, and I think it's happened last year 384 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: and they've just handled their opponent of the playoff. They 385 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: take it to another level in the postseason and they're 386 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: especially up there. Yeah, we've all been there. Are you 387 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 1: ready for what's brewing? Yes? All right, let me read 388 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: the commercial for dunkin Donuts. 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The plant based 397 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: Way America runs on Duncan, and we're so excited to 398 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: Duncan by us here at Metro Center is close to opening. 399 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. Sign is up. Signs up. They've 400 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: got coffee machines in there, they're hiring. Yeah, they are good. 401 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: All right, we should work there, Amy Wells if we 402 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: don't win this week, we might need to. Amy Wells 403 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: gets to go first. What's brewing with Amy Wells? Well 404 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: We already touched on it a little bit, but I 405 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: just can't get over how much of a solid I 406 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: think the National Football League did by moving our game 407 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: to three twenty five. I think that the Kansas City 408 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: game that precedes US is going to have more of 409 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: an impact than we maybe are leading onto. And I 410 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: think that having the knowledge of what's going on in 411 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: that game is going to behoove the Tennessee Titans going 412 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: into that game. I feel like we got a little 413 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: Christmas gift from the National Football League. Dave Beginnis, mine's 414 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: with the National Football League scheduling. Also, I love the 415 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: three Saturday games. Those three Saturday games because we were 416 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: watching it, we had a stake in it. But those 417 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: three Saturday games, everyone of them were good. Games were 418 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: and I don't know what the numbers were yet, but 419 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: I'll bet they were really high. The National Football League 420 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: is marketing geniuses. I liked you'd ask me last week 421 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: if I like the Saturday games. I really like these, man, 422 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: They're all great games too. This past's great games. What's 423 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: brought for me is how much sitting down Derrick Henry 424 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: Sunday is going to help him this coming week in Houston. 425 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 1: I mean, how much of a difference will it make? 426 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: I mean, things played out pretty well for the Titans. 427 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: Just a perfect scenario would have been the Titans find 428 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 1: a way to be the Saints and then to have 429 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: the Steelers lose. But the fact that the Steelers lost 430 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: and you're in a winning in scenario and you've got 431 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 1: a running back who obviously had been slowed by that 432 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: lingering hamstring injury for a couple of weeks, you gave 433 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: him a week off to get right. How much of 434 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: a difference will make? I mean, will he be back 435 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: to the Derrick Henry that we saw when he was 436 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: ripping off four straight one hundred yard games. I think 437 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: I think it was the smart move to set him 438 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: and we'll see if it pays off Sunday. What's bringing 439 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: with me is the season finale in two thousand and seven. 440 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: In two thousand and seven, the Tennessee Titans go to 441 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: Indianapolis to play the final game of the regular season, 442 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:48,719 Speaker 1: needing to win to make the playoffs. Indianapolis has nothing 443 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: to play for, and that game ends up being much 444 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: more difficult than what anyone could have ever imagined. Carrie 445 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: Collins has to come off the bench for an unquote 446 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 1: injured bench young and lead the team to a sixteen 447 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: to ten victory that got the Titans into the playoffs, 448 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 1: where they subsequently went on to San Diego to play 449 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: a first round game in the rain in southern California. 450 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: But never forget how hard it was, which reminds me 451 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 1: that no matter who Houston plays this week, they still 452 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: have professional football players and this one will be difficult 453 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: no matter what. So that was my point. That was 454 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: my point to the to the question prior you prepare 455 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: like you're playing the best. I was on that coaching 456 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: staff in two thousand and seven. We knew that was 457 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 1: going to be a fight. You always will go into 458 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,120 Speaker 1: it wanting it not to be, but knowing that it's 459 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: going to be. That's right. They broke Bost gave Spleen 460 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: in that game. Yeah, I mean that game was That 461 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 1: game was not just nobody was playing flag football out 462 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: there that day. I mean that was a I would 463 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: believe me. I was there a gym sorgy game? Yeah, 464 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: Jeff's well, so Manning played the first series, and they 465 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: threw like fifteen passages to Reggie Wayne so he could 466 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: win the receiving championship and then it was Jim Sorgie 467 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 1: the rest of the night. Yeah, the thing is with 468 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: the league. I mean, you can only make so many 469 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: players inactive and you can only sit down so many guys. 470 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,639 Speaker 1: So you're gonna have you no matter what they do, 471 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: no matter what Baltimore does against Pittsburgh, you're gonna have 472 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: And if good players out there, as both you and 473 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 1: coach Mike said, so it's gonna be a challenge no 474 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: matter who's out there. The Great Taste plant based beyond 475 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 1: Sausage Sandwich from Duncan is here, with ten grams of 476 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: beyond sausage plant based protein in between a toasted English 477 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 1: muffin and delicious egg and cheese. Duncan has created a 478 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: brand new way to start your day, so you can 479 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: add a plant based boost to your morning's American runs 480 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: on Duncan. Have you guys been practicing that? No, but 481 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: I feel pretty good about it. I'll tell you what 482 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: I need Christmas to get here because I've been going 483 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 1: to Duncan two to three times a day to get 484 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,719 Speaker 1: peppermint moke a coffee. My blood type is peppermint positive 485 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: right now, like I am peppermint mocha coffee. It is 486 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: so good. You get you get a coffee, hot coffee. 487 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 1: Peppermint mochas are a little bit of skim milk. Oh, 488 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: it's so good. But I'm writing it down. I've had 489 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: three hundred and seventy five pounds of sugar and I 490 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 1: need it. I need the madness to stop. I had 491 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: one this morning. Okay, So Christmas, come here fast, yes, 492 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: or go to Duncan. Thank you Duncan, and thank you 493 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: to all our OTP listeners, the ot people, as Amy 494 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: likes to call them. And what about us having a 495 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: chance to meet the King of Code Blue yesterday, Ben Gilbert. 496 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: So fun the ticket office folks do something really cool 497 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: that the people at our ticket office are just fantastic. 498 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: But they did. I guess they did some sort of 499 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: drawing and they got to come take a tour and 500 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: part of the tour was coming to the Titans Radio booth. 501 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: Second prize was three trips to the Titans Radio Actually 502 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: it was actually a prize, and we're glad that they came. 503 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: But Ben Gilbert's family one and so we got to 504 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: meet Ben Gilbert and his entire family. It was it 505 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: was good stuff. That was great. And guess what, we 506 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: were really happy to have him up there, and how 507 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: happy were they to be out? Seemed pretty happy. It 508 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 1: was nice. It was a really really nice moment. That 509 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,160 Speaker 1: was very very cool and they that was really good. 510 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 1: I like that a lot. All right, So that's gonna 511 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 1: do it for this abbreviated Monday edition of The OTP. 512 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas to all of you. If you want to 513 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: follow Jim Wyatt on social media, you do it via 514 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:38,919 Speaker 1: You go at j Wyatt Sports at Titans, Amy Amie, 515 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: and you can listen to Dave McGinnis and me on 516 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: Titan's Radio. Remember we are on the air Sunday at 517 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: two thirty Central, two thirty Central, three twenty five Central 518 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: time kickoff. That's a change from NRG Stadium winning. You're 519 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: end for the Titans for Jim Wyatt, Amy Wells and 520 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis. Mike Keat says, thanks for listening to the 521 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 1: te