WEBVTT - The OTP | Week 12 with Brian Callahan

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<v Speaker 1>good to have Brian Callahan join us at Ascension Saint

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas Sports Park. So let's start off with some specific

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<v Speaker 1>questions about Sunday's game with the Vikings. Amy take it.

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<v Speaker 2>Away, Coach Callahan, you wanted to see Will Levis make improvement,

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<v Speaker 2>make progress from the Chargers game to the Vikings game.

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<v Speaker 2>As the guy who runs this team's offense. Brian Callahan,

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<v Speaker 2>did you see that progress that you were looking for?

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<v Speaker 1>I did.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it was a step in the right direction

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<v Speaker 3>from the week before, and that's what I was hoping

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<v Speaker 3>to see. Really difficult defense to play against Smack, a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of different things they do that are challenging for

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<v Speaker 3>the quarterback, a lot of answers you have to have,

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<v Speaker 3>and I thought Will executed that plan really well and

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<v Speaker 3>made some high level throws in the process. I thought

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<v Speaker 3>it was a really strong step. And then in his

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<v Speaker 3>progression and I was really pleased with it.

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<v Speaker 2>What were some things you liked and some things you

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<v Speaker 2>didn't like about the way the secondary played against Minnesota.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought they did a really nice job against a

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<v Speaker 3>very talented group of receivers. Between Hockinson and Addison and

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<v Speaker 3>then obviously Justin. Jefferson's the arguably the best player at

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<v Speaker 3>the position, and I thought Jarvis battled he was in position.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we're still it's got a couple of flags

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<v Speaker 3>in the back end, a little grabby at the top

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<v Speaker 3>of routes that you know, we'd like to get eliminated.

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<v Speaker 3>But man, I thought they did a pretty pretty dang

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<v Speaker 3>good job of keeping that offense in check and making

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<v Speaker 3>some plays on the ball, and in some one on

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<v Speaker 3>one coverage situations they didn't They didn't get and get

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<v Speaker 3>going anything crazy in that receiver room, which is a

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<v Speaker 3>good room. And I do think Darrol Baker's done a

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<v Speaker 3>really nice job stepping in for us. I mean, just

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<v Speaker 3>to come in at the end of training camp and

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<v Speaker 3>have the impact he's had and played as much as

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<v Speaker 3>he's played has it's been pretty good to see him

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<v Speaker 3>perform at the level he's performed at.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, you mentioned Justin Jefferson, if I had told you

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<v Speaker 2>before the game that Justin Jefferson would be targeted eight

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<v Speaker 2>times and that he would make six catches for eighty

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<v Speaker 2>one yards.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you've taken that absolutely?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's a I think I might have said it

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<v Speaker 3>on the show last week that he's going to have

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<v Speaker 3>his production. He's going to have you know, eight to

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<v Speaker 3>ten catches and probably somewhere between a hundred plus yard.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's pretty much every game he has, and

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<v Speaker 3>so that will take that. If somebody said here, would

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<v Speaker 3>you sign up for this against Justin? I said absolutely,

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<v Speaker 3>I would sign up for that. Then that's a testament

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<v Speaker 3>to those guys in the secondary and the way they played.

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<v Speaker 1>Going back through the game box, the Titans had twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one of their fifty five offensive snaps in the first quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Eleven of your nineteen rushing plays came in the first quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>So while Minnesota has a good run defense, I just wondered,

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<v Speaker 1>did the flow of the game dictate more about going

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<v Speaker 1>away from the running game than even Minnesota's run defense did.

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<v Speaker 3>It did at a certain point. One of the things

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<v Speaker 3>in that I was we didn't have a great day

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<v Speaker 3>on the ground, and that is I think statistically the

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<v Speaker 3>number one rushing defense in football, and it's that way

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<v Speaker 3>for a reason. They're really hard to pin down on

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<v Speaker 3>their front structure. They play every front you can play.

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<v Speaker 3>They play base people into your eleven personnel. They moved,

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<v Speaker 3>they pressure, they stunt, they move. It's just a really

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<v Speaker 3>hard team to run the ball against. And we had

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<v Speaker 3>some difficulty in that in the first part of the game,

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<v Speaker 3>and it wasn't going great, and I just felt like

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<v Speaker 3>the best chance was for some of our passing game

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<v Speaker 3>to help us get into some more manageable spots. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it was a combination of both. I just felt like

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<v Speaker 3>we were doing a decent job passing the ball and

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<v Speaker 3>then we were having a hard time running it and

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<v Speaker 3>hard to kind of stick with it when it's we

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<v Speaker 3>weren't having the success usually get. You have some success

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<v Speaker 3>somewhere that allows you to sort of stick with it,

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<v Speaker 3>and we didn't have a lot of it. And then

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<v Speaker 3>the game, you know, we were down some points at

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<v Speaker 3>in the second half we.

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<v Speaker 2>Were trying to climb out of When Jack Gibbons was injured,

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<v Speaker 2>Jerome Baker stepped in and he made eight tackles against

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<v Speaker 2>the Vikings. How do you think Baker played?

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<v Speaker 3>I thought he did a nice job you know, you

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<v Speaker 3>can tell he's played a lot of football, play a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of a lot of snapshead linebacker over his career

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<v Speaker 3>so far, and that showed up, you know, just to

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<v Speaker 3>be able to step in that role and settle it

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<v Speaker 3>down and play with some consistency and make sure that

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<v Speaker 3>we didn't have any major glaring issues or errors. And

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<v Speaker 3>I thought he did a really nice job. And on

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<v Speaker 3>top of that, you know, it's it's a very communicative

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<v Speaker 3>spot on the defense, and you know, for him to

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<v Speaker 3>step in and do that was was impressive. And I

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<v Speaker 3>thought he played well.

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<v Speaker 1>So does he become the green dot and he's calling

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<v Speaker 1>the defense.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll see how that shakes out this week, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Kenn has been doing quite a bit of it,

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<v Speaker 3>and Jack it's done some too, so they've all done it.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think that we'll see how that shakes out.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have a definitive answer at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>Your defensive front end, particular, got after Sam Darnold, Jeffrey

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<v Speaker 1>seven six pressures to and Andre Sweat five pressures, Arden

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<v Speaker 1>Key four pressures. You had four other guys with the pressure.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it was real. It wasn't just statistical. It

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<v Speaker 1>was real, but you only came away with two sacks,

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<v Speaker 1>So I wonder is there a coaching point that you

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<v Speaker 1>go back to with the defensive lineman about making the

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<v Speaker 1>pressures turn into sacks better.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the biggest issue is just the discipline and

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<v Speaker 3>the rush lanes. You know, we has the opportunities to

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<v Speaker 3>get him down, don't get him down, but then he

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<v Speaker 3>gets out and makes plays off off schedule and runs

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<v Speaker 3>and throws a couple of balls on the field, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's you know, usually when you're playing guys that can

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<v Speaker 3>move around, it just has to be more detailed to

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<v Speaker 3>the and the discipline to the rush lanes of being

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<v Speaker 3>where you're supposed to be in conjunction with the rush

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<v Speaker 3>or the pressure or whatever we have going on that's

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<v Speaker 3>trying to get to the quarterback and can do a

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<v Speaker 3>better job of that of not letting him get out,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, not losing a gap and that way he

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<v Speaker 3>has an escape lane as opposed to kind of condensing

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<v Speaker 3>and crushing the pocket on him where there's not really

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<v Speaker 3>anywhere to go. And we did that a few times

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<v Speaker 3>and got him down, but we had some opportunities. I

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<v Speaker 3>think to do that more often and then have more

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<v Speaker 3>production on a quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>Clearly you turned up your pass rush from the week before.

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<v Speaker 3>Though no doubt it was, and it helped that those

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<v Speaker 3>guys inside I had. That was a good matchup for us.

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<v Speaker 3>We felt like that was a matchup we should win

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<v Speaker 3>with consistency both on the ground and in the pass

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<v Speaker 3>rush game and both and Jeff and Sweat really played

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<v Speaker 3>a nice game inside.

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<v Speaker 1>Titans head coach Brian Callahan. As you begin the week,

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<v Speaker 1>do you start off your preparation with a thought towards

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<v Speaker 1>what you'll do at right tackle for the Houston game.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, uh Leroy was hurt, so that's why he

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<v Speaker 3>was out in practice all week. And it's the same

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the same guys, and then we got to

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<v Speaker 3>find guys that's some that we can find some consistency with.

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<v Speaker 3>So uh, you know, it'll be the same, same group

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<v Speaker 3>and hopefully we can improve some of the things that

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<v Speaker 3>need to improve on technically, and then you know they're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna have to go win some matchups. Obviously playing a

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<v Speaker 3>good front. Again, feels like every week we're playing in

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<v Speaker 3>top ten defense right now, which is accurate. We are.

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<v Speaker 3>They're Houston's really good on the defensive side, and then

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<v Speaker 3>they have been now for a year and a half

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<v Speaker 3>and there's sort of the engine of that team, and

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<v Speaker 3>they got really good players over there. So we got

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<v Speaker 3>to work cut out for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Did Ia Prince do enough on Sunday against the Vikings

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<v Speaker 1>that he stays in that mix? Yeah, I think he'll

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<v Speaker 1>stay in the mix.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's still got he's got elevations from the

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<v Speaker 3>practice squad, and I thought there was some things that

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<v Speaker 3>it wasn't all all terrible, but those things that I

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<v Speaker 3>thought he did well enough just need more of it,

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<v Speaker 3>and so yeah, he'll certainly still be in the mix.

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<v Speaker 2>There were some young players that showed up on multiple

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<v Speaker 2>occasions against the Vikings, is that one of the brightest

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<v Speaker 2>parts of that game against the Vikings.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's one of the things that keeps me

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<v Speaker 3>why I believe so much and the growth that's occurring

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<v Speaker 3>even though we don't have wins to tangibly show for it.

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<v Speaker 3>But we got a lot of players that have really

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<v Speaker 3>done some nice things and are really getting better every

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<v Speaker 3>time we go out there, between Jarvis Browne and j. C.

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<v Speaker 3>Latham and Ben Scarronsky and you know, even you at

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<v Speaker 3>you look at got a blanket on right now. The

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<v Speaker 3>way that Jack was playing. Bryce Oliver steps in the

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<v Speaker 3>last two weeks has made some catches and that was

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<v Speaker 3>a he caught that route and he hadn't wrapped it

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<v Speaker 3>at all during a week because I was sort of

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<v Speaker 3>Calvin spot I was third down and Bryce hadn't played

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<v Speaker 3>a lot on third down yet and goes in and

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<v Speaker 3>makes a great grab and then a big first down.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's a lot of really good things happening in

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<v Speaker 3>the development of our young players. In their performance is

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<v Speaker 3>kind of week by week, and certainly would like to

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<v Speaker 3>see more of it faster in some regards, but I'm

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<v Speaker 3>really happy with where some of those guys are and

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<v Speaker 3>how much they've come along.

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<v Speaker 1>We know, turnover ratio is a key statistic in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's been a problem for the Titans so far

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty four. A lesser known statu is sack ratio,

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<v Speaker 1>the number of times you sacked the opposing quarterback less

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<v Speaker 1>how many times your quarterback gets sacked. Titans right now

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<v Speaker 1>are minus thirteen in that If that ratio improves down

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<v Speaker 1>the stretch, would that show the type of overall team

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<v Speaker 1>improvement that you need to see for this team to

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<v Speaker 1>have more winning efforts?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, absolute, that's I think it probably goes into an

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<v Speaker 3>even broader bucket of negative plays. You know, we've we've

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<v Speaker 3>had too many negative plays and sacks are part of that.

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<v Speaker 3>And then you know, right now, I think we're second

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<v Speaker 3>to last in the league on offense and false starts

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<v Speaker 3>and offensive holdings is a combined stat which is you know,

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<v Speaker 3>not good. I mean that those are backwards plays, they're negative,

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<v Speaker 3>and the less negative plays we have, the more opportunities

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<v Speaker 3>we give ourselves a chance to not lose the game,

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<v Speaker 3>if that makes sense, And that's where you start. You

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<v Speaker 3>have to when you're in position we're in, we have

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<v Speaker 3>to find ways to not lose the game in order

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<v Speaker 3>to give ourselves a chance to win it. And right

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<v Speaker 3>now we're doing too many things that are losing us

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<v Speaker 3>the game, and those are that's a part of it.

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<v Speaker 3>We've certainly improved our turnover margin over the last couple

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<v Speaker 3>of weeks. I think the last three weeks we've been

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<v Speaker 3>you know, kind of in the zero or plus category,

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<v Speaker 3>which is a huge improvement from the negative category we

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<v Speaker 3>lived in for the first part of the season. So

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<v Speaker 3>that's improved. And then I think that the sack production

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<v Speaker 3>and the sack avoidance are things that are we keep

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<v Speaker 3>the turno turnover margin where it's at, and that that

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<v Speaker 3>that sack avoidance and sacking of the other component quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>As we bring that up, we're going to give our

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<v Speaker 3>chance more negative plays for the opposing team and less

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<v Speaker 3>for us. We'll give us a better chance to win

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<v Speaker 3>a game.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So Amy's mad at me because I'm going numbers here,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, but keep doing that, offensive guy. Here's why

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<v Speaker 1>I like numbers.

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<v Speaker 2>There are people who like them even.

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<v Speaker 1>If I don't. Okay, So the Titans are fifty percent

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<v Speaker 1>six out of twelve on third and ones this year,

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<v Speaker 1>converting third down and one, you're fifty percent as well

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<v Speaker 1>converting third and four or less for you as the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive mind, what do those numbers need to be if

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<v Speaker 1>you're being more successful on offense, what's a fair measure

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of a percentage of conversions on convertible third downs? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>third and one. You'd love to be you know, eighty percent, right,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that that would be a better place to be. Certainly,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, fifty percent's going to put you at fifty

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<v Speaker 1>percent on third down is going to put you at

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<v Speaker 1>the top of the league. I mean, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think most teams right the top team lead right now

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<v Speaker 1>is probably forty something percent, forty five, forty eight. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's usually what you had a Bengals offense that was

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<v Speaker 1>a real pain in that area. There's forty five forty six, and.

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<v Speaker 3>So that I think that's probably the best way to

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<v Speaker 3>look at it is if you're if you're converting half

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<v Speaker 3>of your third downs in a game, you're probably moving

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<v Speaker 3>the ball pretty well. And that's just historically what it

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<v Speaker 3>is now. Certainly, Oh yeah, no, I'd love to be

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<v Speaker 3>seventy percent. It's not realistic, you know, It's that's just

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<v Speaker 3>that that's a really hard down to win on and

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<v Speaker 3>then you you add and you love to be over

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<v Speaker 3>fifty percent in that two to five, but it's you

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<v Speaker 3>know you're having around fifty. You're doing okay in that spot.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a couple numbers, look at just a few, though, No,

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<v Speaker 2>these are easier numbers than what math you were just spewing.

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<v Speaker 2>It me the Titans have ten off defensive plays of

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<v Speaker 2>thirty yards or more. Three of those came against the Vikings,

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<v Speaker 2>three more came against Detroit, So that means that the

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<v Speaker 2>other four spread across eight games. What do you need

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<v Speaker 2>to do to get more of those big plays in

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<v Speaker 2>a single game?

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<v Speaker 1>Regular?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I think we had. I think we

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<v Speaker 3>had you know, I think we had eight explosives in

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<v Speaker 3>this last game, and that's generally and that's happened. I

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<v Speaker 3>think maybe the other game. Don think Detroit we have

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<v Speaker 3>maybe eight, But that's generally sort of a mark for

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<v Speaker 3>most offenses. You get eight explosive plays in a game,

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<v Speaker 3>you're probably moving the ball at a pretty good rate

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<v Speaker 3>and you have a chance to win. Not say this like,

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<v Speaker 3>you get eight explosives, you win the game. It's notially

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<v Speaker 3>how it works, but you're in a pretty good spot,

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<v Speaker 3>and so I think we're doing a pretty good job

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<v Speaker 3>of it. As of late. We're finding a little more

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<v Speaker 3>comfort level. I think Will's finding some more confidence in it.

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<v Speaker 3>I think Calvin's playing better and some of the stuff

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<v Speaker 3>down the field we're asking them to do, and so

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<v Speaker 3>we're making improvement. It's been better, and I think as

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<v Speaker 3>long as we can kind of continue on that trajectory

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<v Speaker 3>of a couple of those big plays a game, it's

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<v Speaker 3>it's going to help us. And I said, if we

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<v Speaker 3>can find those eight eight ish explosives per per game,

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<v Speaker 3>I think we're going to be a pretty good spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it crazy to think that? Once Will has hit

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of the long passes and he hit the

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<v Speaker 1>forty one yarder at Los Angeles, he hit the ninety

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<v Speaker 1>eight yarder. He had a fifty one yarder that didn't count,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was still a beautiful play and a great throw.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you almost get like a three point shooter who

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<v Speaker 1>gains confidence and feels like he's going to knock it

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<v Speaker 1>down every time if you're a quarterback that way.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's a there's a confidence element to it and

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<v Speaker 3>letting the ball go on time knowing that you see

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<v Speaker 3>the right look from the coverage for it. That's what

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<v Speaker 3>was so cool about the long plays that you know

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<v Speaker 3>Will saw exactly what was happening. He knew that the

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<v Speaker 3>ball was going to go there. He threw it on time,

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<v Speaker 3>He threw it accurately, through it with some conviction. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>that's half the battle sometimes on some of the balls

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<v Speaker 3>down the field is you have to you have to

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<v Speaker 3>throw it with the conviction that it's going to hit.

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<v Speaker 3>And then he did a good job of that same

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<v Speaker 3>thing with the ball the Calvin that got called back.

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<v Speaker 3>That was still the same idea, just really sure about

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<v Speaker 3>what he saw and what it looked like and where

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<v Speaker 3>he put the ball. It was just really well done.

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<v Speaker 3>And anytime that you hit one or two of those,

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<v Speaker 3>you start to you start to feel it a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>Your confidence grows, Your aggressiveness to take those grows, and

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<v Speaker 3>then it gives me confidence to keep calling them. And again,

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes we call those plays and then you don't get

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<v Speaker 3>the structure, we don't get the deep ones not open,

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<v Speaker 3>and we finally the next option. But those things have

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<v Speaker 3>been growing, they've been more productive as the weeks have

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, random one to end. I got to read this, man,

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<v Speaker 1>are you surprised you've only thrown two challenge flags this

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<v Speaker 1>year and you haven't thrown one since Buffalo.

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<v Speaker 3>No, they're not really as commonplace as you might think,

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<v Speaker 3>especially now with the replay assist does a lot more

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<v Speaker 3>than it used to. So there's a little bit of entery,

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<v Speaker 3>like we don't have to throw them as much because

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<v Speaker 3>they sort of fix the easy ones pretty quickly. But yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't really think about it, as you know, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>there hasn't been a lot of opportunities to challenge a

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<v Speaker 3>whole lot of plays At this point. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>if that's good or bad. I just haven't had too

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<v Speaker 3>many of them. And and I think we're smart about

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<v Speaker 3>when and where we challenge to We don't just, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>kind of just throw the flag for the fun of it.

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<v Speaker 1>After being a head coach for ten games, do you

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<v Speaker 1>think more plays should be challengeable?

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<v Speaker 3>If you're asking my just my very own personal opinion,

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<v Speaker 3>it's your show, Yeah, I would, I would be I'm

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<v Speaker 3>all for the You know what, what Bill Belichick has

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<v Speaker 3>proposed before is just being able to replay everything.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't see why not. I just think it's just

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<v Speaker 3>there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to do that,

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<v Speaker 3>if you know, especially now with the you know, with

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<v Speaker 3>how much with what all this means now, and and

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<v Speaker 3>the and the scrutiny of it all is just why not?

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<v Speaker 3>Why not just get it right? Why do we have

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<v Speaker 3>to worry about, you know, perception or or anything other

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<v Speaker 3>than just making sure the call in the field is

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<v Speaker 3>the best, most correct call. I can't sit here and

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<v Speaker 3>tell you I have a presentation or how it should

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<v Speaker 3>all look.

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<v Speaker 1>I just I help you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I certainly. I just think that there's a there's

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<v Speaker 3>a time in a place for being able to you know,

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<v Speaker 3>especially critical calls, you know, things that things that affect

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<v Speaker 3>outcomes of games. Is you know, let's just make sure

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<v Speaker 3>they're right and and however that looks, whether it's replay

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<v Speaker 3>assist or it's challengeable, whatever that looks like. I think,

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<v Speaker 3>would you know, hopefully limit the amount of times we

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<v Speaker 3>have to sit on a Monday and discuss officiating. And

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's what everybody wants, and I'm all for

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<v Speaker 3>whatever makes their their job easier and the product cleaner.

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<v Speaker 1>You would have thrown more than two challenge flags if

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<v Speaker 1>that were the case, you think so? Yes, I think

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<v Speaker 1>so too. You would have thrown more than two yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>probably probably so. As always, thank you so much. We

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, thanks for having me