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Speaker 1: protecting Tennesseean's for seventy five years. Thank you for tuning in.

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Speaker 1: I'm Amy Wells Coach Mac. Of course he's here too.

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Speaker 1: We are back from the bye week. We are rested,

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Speaker 1: we are rejuvenated. We are ready to take on the Colts,

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Speaker 1: this time at Nissan Stadium. At Nissan Stadium, back from

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Speaker 1: the open date. You said you were going to take

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Speaker 1: a nap last time we left. Did you take a nap?

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Speaker 1: I took multiple naps. And I also saw moose in

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Speaker 1: the wild. That is so awesome. And you look very

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Speaker 1: well rested, and you look like you saw moose, like

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Speaker 1: I had a moose encounter. Well, okay, So I went

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Speaker 1: to Colorado and I look out the window of the

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Speaker 1: little condo we're staying in, just like an AIRPNB, and

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Speaker 1: there's a moose just eating a tree. I didn't know

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Speaker 1: they did that. Was it a was it a full grown?

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Speaker 1: Was it a bull moose? A big dude? But it

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Speaker 1: was a mama and two baby moose moose moose, two babies, mom,

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Speaker 1: two babies, three total, just walking through like they were

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Speaker 1: getting a meal. That's outstanding. It was crazy on every

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Speaker 1: open date. You can't do that. You did it? Did

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Speaker 1: I did? I managed to get a moose sighting in

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Speaker 1: into my open open date and I did take some naps. Good.

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Speaker 1: How was your game that you called good? I went

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Speaker 1: to La, you know La for three days called a

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Speaker 1: national game for Sports USA called the Panthers and the Rams,

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Speaker 1: and then uh Song visited with a lot of people.

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Speaker 1: Great trip, a lot of fun, enjoyed it. Flew back

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Speaker 1: the Fox crew that did it, Laura Oakman for Fox.

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Speaker 1: You know, she lives here. So she and I flew

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Speaker 1: back together on the American Red Eye and we were

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Speaker 1: walking through the concourse at about one fifteen in the morning,

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Speaker 1: looked at each other and went in the NFL glamorous. Yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's it's not always as as fancy and as lush

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Speaker 1: as people think it is. There you go, but it

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Speaker 1: was fun. Well, we are back here in Nashville, both

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Speaker 1: of us, and we're getting ready to take on the

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Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts for the second time in three weeks they're

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Speaker 1: coming in Nashville. Big game for both teams. Maybe bigger

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Speaker 1: for the Colts. Yeah, I don't. I mean it's it's

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Speaker 1: it's big for both teams. You're exactly right. You know

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Speaker 1: the history. You've been here a long time. I've been

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Speaker 1: dealing with the Colts for a lot of years. You

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Speaker 1: know the history between the two teams, and right now,

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Speaker 1: both of these teams, this is kind of at that

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Speaker 1: kind of a fulkroom game. I mean, it can flip

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Speaker 1: you one way or the other. It's very very critical

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Speaker 1: to the AFC South standings and AFC South positioning. It's

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Speaker 1: always interesting, especially when you play sandwich games, which means

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Speaker 1: play them again. It's always very interesting to see how

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Speaker 1: both teams mentally prepare for it. Just watching the Colts

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Speaker 1: in their game against Jacksonville, They've reworked their offense a

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Speaker 1: little bit for some reasons of injury, especially to their

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Speaker 1: running backs. They may have their running backs back, but

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Speaker 1: these games are always, you know, they always come down

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Speaker 1: to the wire. Amy, I mean, since you've been doing it,

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Speaker 1: what's this your tenth season with the Titans, it is okay. So,

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Speaker 1: I mean this is what it was. A six is

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Speaker 1: them's records. Yeah, So let's talk a little bit about

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Speaker 1: the Colts. As you mentioned, they've been getting some wins.

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Speaker 1: They've done some things different on their offense. What stands

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Speaker 1: did amy they spread. They spread it out. They've got

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Speaker 1: we've got to get that center guard triangle working like

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Speaker 1: if you're getting to a fourth step, then clearly you've

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Speaker 1: Titans to win this game against the Colts. Well, first

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Speaker 1: because that's why they do it. I mean, last week

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Speaker 1: those are big, big receivers. Michael Pittman, Junior combat combat Catcher,

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Speaker 1: just me, the stuff I did in the community, having

429
00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,359
Speaker 1: the back to school blast, having kids the opportunity to

430
00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:20,640
Speaker 1: get backpassed, go see a dentist on my Christmas night out,

431
00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,879
Speaker 1: taking kids out to eat, and then taking them Christmas shopping,

432
00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,040
Speaker 1: because not every kid has that opportunity to do that,

433
00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,159
Speaker 1: or have the opportunity to get an adida's backpack and

434
00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,879
Speaker 1: all the school supplies they need. So looking back, I

435
00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:37,240
Speaker 1: would say, just me doing the community outreach is big.

436
00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,359
Speaker 1: So you've talked about this next chapter as a transition,

437
00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,800
Speaker 1: transitioning out of football. Was it a tough decision to

438
00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:49,920
Speaker 1: make or was it kind of an exciting opportunity both. Okay,

439
00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:54,439
Speaker 1: you know it's it's always tough to leave something you

440
00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,199
Speaker 1: love right or to not be able to do something

441
00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,640
Speaker 1: you love. So that's the tough part, but it's exciting

442
00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,280
Speaker 1: because it's always something next, you know what I mean.

443
00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,320
Speaker 1: So the next chapter in my life is exciting. I

444
00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,560
Speaker 1: just got to figure out what it's going to be.

445
00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,240
Speaker 1: But I have a lot of stuff on my plate,

446
00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,920
Speaker 1: our drag Race, I work for the Legends community. Now

447
00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:18,720
Speaker 1: it's just me being free, and I think that that's

448
00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,520
Speaker 1: going to be just the next job of me being

449
00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,800
Speaker 1: able to be free and decide what I want to do.

450
00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:24,720
Speaker 1: Talk to me about some of your work with the

451
00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,960
Speaker 1: Legends community. What are you doing and how did you

452
00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,280
Speaker 1: get involved with that? Well? How did I get involved?

453
00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,399
Speaker 1: So they have a summit every year for players that

454
00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:36,560
Speaker 1: retired that's either five years out or less, and they

455
00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,520
Speaker 1: bring us together just to get us to understand programs

456
00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,639
Speaker 1: that's out there for retired players. Because the money that

457
00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,920
Speaker 1: we put aside all year, how long ever you play,

458
00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,399
Speaker 1: that's your money and a lot of players don't how

459
00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,160
Speaker 1: to access it. So I went to that and they

460
00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,120
Speaker 1: all just love me. I don't know why. I guess

461
00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,120
Speaker 1: I talk too much, but they all love me. They

462
00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,760
Speaker 1: call me up said, we think that this would be

463
00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,520
Speaker 1: a great job for you. We think you can reach

464
00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,960
Speaker 1: a lot of players because you talk a lot. And

465
00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,280
Speaker 1: I said, you know what, I do talk a lot,

466
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,760
Speaker 1: So this is a great job for me. And then

467
00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,199
Speaker 1: what I do is I just try to reach other players.

468
00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,880
Speaker 1: I email them, I call them, I even send them

469
00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,000
Speaker 1: a DM. I just want to see if I can

470
00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:18,159
Speaker 1: get in contact with them, talk to them, see if

471
00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,719
Speaker 1: they're good and if they're having any issues, or I

472
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,359
Speaker 1: can put them in the right direction, or just teach

473
00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,240
Speaker 1: them about benefits that's out there. Talking a lot has

474
00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,000
Speaker 1: really served you throughout your career in a variety of ways,

475
00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:36,240
Speaker 1: hasn't it? Indeed? Really though? Coming back, media members, teammates,

476
00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:41,000
Speaker 1: people with the Tennessee Titan staff all have stories about

477
00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:44,200
Speaker 1: you and you're talking and your sound bites that you've

478
00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,639
Speaker 1: given over the years. Do you look back on that

479
00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,720
Speaker 1: time with good memories? Of course, of course, So you know,

480
00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,040
Speaker 1: I hate hearing my voice, but it's just sometimes it's

481
00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,399
Speaker 1: funny to look back and hear some of the stuff

482
00:24:56,440 --> 00:25:00,960
Speaker 1: I said. I was crazy, but you know what it

483
00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:03,320
Speaker 1: was it was all true. It was all real. I

484
00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,760
Speaker 1: was trying to be me and I wanted the fans

485
00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:10,080
Speaker 1: to see the real, not the fake. I couldn't really

486
00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,639
Speaker 1: give them something that wasn't there. I wasn't gonna put

487
00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,480
Speaker 1: makeup on a pig. So it was just like I thought,

488
00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,359
Speaker 1: if I've been if I'll be true to myself and

489
00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,440
Speaker 1: be real with everyone in the facility, the fans, my teammates,

490
00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:23,880
Speaker 1: got to go a long way, and I think it did.

491
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,760
Speaker 1: You led the Tennessee Titans through some tough times. You

492
00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:31,439
Speaker 1: were part of some great Titans moments, and you have

493
00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:35,680
Speaker 1: ended up being coined as one of the greatest Tennessee

494
00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:41,040
Speaker 1: Titans tight ends. Are you surprised about the legacy that

495
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,760
Speaker 1: you have left. Does it shock you at all that

496
00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:47,679
Speaker 1: you are so revered within this Titans organization. I'm shocked

497
00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,439
Speaker 1: because being in San Francisco, I really didn't have that

498
00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,880
Speaker 1: opportunity to show people what I really had, and the

499
00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,760
Speaker 1: Titans they really gambled on me, and I didn't know

500
00:25:56,840 --> 00:26:00,359
Speaker 1: what the future help. I didn't know how successful to be.

501
00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,800
Speaker 1: I knew I had dreams and I had goals to

502
00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:07,040
Speaker 1: be that player, So it's kind of surprising but deep

503
00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,480
Speaker 1: down the side, I knew I could do this. I

504
00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:13,119
Speaker 1: just needed that opportunity and to be dubbed one of

505
00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,119
Speaker 1: the best, you know, that's the surprising part, because you know,

506
00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,639
Speaker 1: we have so many great players that played here before me.

507
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,919
Speaker 1: It feel good to be back. It feel great to

508
00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:24,119
Speaker 1: be back. I'm trying out to cry and being in

509
00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,280
Speaker 1: the locker room walking out on the field and just

510
00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:30,119
Speaker 1: saying all the beat writers and all the people that

511
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:34,360
Speaker 1: worked in the facility is good. But we're glad you're

512
00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:39,440
Speaker 1: tightening for life to them, Yes, thankfully, thankfully, I'm glad.

513
00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,320
Speaker 1: Mac delaney was such a huge part of this Titans

514
00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,000
Speaker 1: team in so many different ways, as you just heard

515
00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,399
Speaker 1: him talking about. I mean there's the on the field stuff,

516
00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:56,320
Speaker 1: there's the off the field stuff. As someone who was

517
00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,639
Speaker 1: able to really watch him for years and years and

518
00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,560
Speaker 1: years what made him such a dominant player, he will

519
00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,320
Speaker 1: not only watch him. I mean I knew him before

520
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,320
Speaker 1: he ever came here. He was in the NFC West,

521
00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:07,399
Speaker 1: you know, with the forty nine ers. I was with

522
00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:10,080
Speaker 1: the Rams and paired with Vernon Davis. We played him

523
00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:13,080
Speaker 1: twice a year, you know, for six years, and you

524
00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:15,960
Speaker 1: know when when he was out there, and to me,

525
00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:18,800
Speaker 1: he was always that guy Ward number forty six, and

526
00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,080
Speaker 1: he was always that guy that you went, Vernon Davis

527
00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,399
Speaker 1: is supposed to be the dude, but this other dude

528
00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:25,600
Speaker 1: that they use a lot in Twilve personnel, which is

529
00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,560
Speaker 1: two tights, this guy's this guy's a problem, this guy's

530
00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:32,520
Speaker 1: an issue. And then when he came here, okay, he

531
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,840
Speaker 1: really got a second lease on life because he was

532
00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,679
Speaker 1: playing second fiddle to Vernon Davis there at the forty

533
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,800
Speaker 1: nine ers, but here he became the guy. He became

534
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:42,720
Speaker 1: the guy, and he became a true not only just

535
00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,000
Speaker 1: a move guy. He became the tight end. And as

536
00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:48,520
Speaker 1: you said, during those times, you know, the Titans had

537
00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,760
Speaker 1: gone through a little bit of a dip, you know,

538
00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,880
Speaker 1: some some real issues, and he was one of those

539
00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,600
Speaker 1: guys that started pulling them out of that. And during

540
00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,120
Speaker 1: some of those years he was what they had offensively,

541
00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:01,640
Speaker 1: and the defense knew it was going to him. And

542
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,679
Speaker 1: he still produced, and his numbers that he produced in

543
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,119
Speaker 1: the latter in the seven years here, they match up

544
00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,439
Speaker 1: with any of the great tight ends around the league.

545
00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,560
Speaker 1: So he was a legitimate dude. And as you said,

546
00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,119
Speaker 1: the other thing that he did, he ingratiated himself to

547
00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,240
Speaker 1: this community and the fact that he wanted to retire

548
00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,760
Speaker 1: here because he spent the same amount of time in

549
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,879
Speaker 1: San Francisco and started there, but he wanted to retire

550
00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:28,560
Speaker 1: here because he felt like, and he said this, this

551
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,880
Speaker 1: was the most productive years of his career here where

552
00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,560
Speaker 1: he really felt like he could blossom and he did.

553
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,280
Speaker 1: And so again, it's another thing. It just reminds me

554
00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,160
Speaker 1: of when you know, when Jarell Casey retired here. When

555
00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:44,000
Speaker 1: you know players, they get a feel for where they're

556
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,080
Speaker 1: more comfortable and where they belong. And I think both

557
00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,280
Speaker 1: of those guys really felt like this was their place.

558
00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:53,560
Speaker 1: And to have Delanney do that this weekend and then be,

559
00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,320
Speaker 1: you know, be part of the twelfth Titan with all

560
00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,640
Speaker 1: of this thing going on with Dan Pastorini, what you

561
00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:01,680
Speaker 1: have is you've got a guy you know from the

562
00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:05,720
Speaker 1: Oilers and a guy from the Titans that really show

563
00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,120
Speaker 1: how important it is to be an alumni player of

564
00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:13,120
Speaker 1: this football team. So Delaney Walker, I didn't just watch him,

565
00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,320
Speaker 1: I had to defend him. I didn't enjoy defending him.

566
00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:19,440
Speaker 1: I enjoyed watching him here much more. Well, we're so

567
00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:23,040
Speaker 1: excited to have him as part of the homecoming ceremony

568
00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,000
Speaker 1: and celebration. He will be at nice On Stadium as well,

569
00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:28,560
Speaker 1: so you can yell and scream and say hi, how

570
00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:32,080
Speaker 1: are you doing to Delaney Walker before we go. Yet

571
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,680
Speaker 1: another thing that happened this week for the Tennessee Titans.

572
00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,200
Speaker 1: We are all over the place. I'll tell you what.

573
00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,600
Speaker 1: The Titans announced their agreement with the Citium Nashville for

574
00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,160
Speaker 1: a new stadium. That is a thing that is going

575
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,480
Speaker 1: to be happening. There's still a lot of work to

576
00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,400
Speaker 1: be done in terms of you know, agreements and legally

577
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,720
Speaker 1: ease and planning and building the thing. So we have

578
00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:55,520
Speaker 1: a long way to go, but very exciting time. Coach

579
00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:59,440
Speaker 1: Mac You've been a part of more than one stadium,

580
00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,880
Speaker 1: rebound build or building in your life. I should say

581
00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,920
Speaker 1: two to be exact. Um, how exciting is a project

582
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,840
Speaker 1: like this for a club, Well, it means a lot.

583
00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,040
Speaker 1: It means a whole lot. I mean I've I've been

584
00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,000
Speaker 1: involved in two in two builds, you know, very very

585
00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:15,800
Speaker 1: intricately involved. When I was the head coach of the

586
00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,880
Speaker 1: Cardinals and they've got that place, we got that place

587
00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,040
Speaker 1: in Glendale. I mean it was you know, they had

588
00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:23,960
Speaker 1: already had two propositions failed. It was the last ditch effort.

589
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,120
Speaker 1: If that one hadn't have been built, and the Cardinals

590
00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:28,040
Speaker 1: probably would have been the team to move to LA.

591
00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,040
Speaker 1: I mean, that's all NFL history. But anyway, being involved

592
00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,200
Speaker 1: in that and then seeing what it meant not only

593
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,720
Speaker 1: just Americopa County but to the valley out there in

594
00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:39,400
Speaker 1: Arizona and the entire state, it's huge. And then was

595
00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:42,280
Speaker 1: involved in moving a club, you know, from the Saint

596
00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:44,920
Speaker 1: Louis Rams to LA to be the La Rams, and

597
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,480
Speaker 1: then on the planning and building of the of so Far.

598
00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,320
Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's a massive thing, but it also

599
00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,600
Speaker 1: I was just out at so Far doing the National

600
00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,360
Speaker 1: Game this weekend, and when you start to see really

601
00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,800
Speaker 1: what that is and what and what it what is

602
00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:00,320
Speaker 1: continuing to be as it as it grows with all

603
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,120
Speaker 1: of the development around it, it's amazing, it really is.

604
00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:06,040
Speaker 1: And so for this to come to this city at

605
00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:09,480
Speaker 1: this time and at the growth spot that this city

606
00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:13,000
Speaker 1: is in, it's massive and it makes me so happy.

607
00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,480
Speaker 1: And yes, there's still a lot of things to work on.

608
00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,680
Speaker 1: I mean, I I can go through just iterations of

609
00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:22,120
Speaker 1: what you know, I've been through twice with it involved

610
00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:26,200
Speaker 1: just knowing, but it all has to coalesce and come together.

611
00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,560
Speaker 1: But once those shovels go on the ground and it

612
00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:31,720
Speaker 1: starts to come up, it's pretty exciting. I just want

613
00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,600
Speaker 1: to be here to be able to broadcast the first

614
00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:37,160
Speaker 1: game that's isn't that thing because it's going to be amazing.

615
00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,920
Speaker 1: But we're not to the shovel in the ground yet,

616
00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,880
Speaker 1: but we will get there. But it is. It's such

617
00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:46,200
Speaker 1: a beneficial thing. You just it's got so many tentacles

618
00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,440
Speaker 1: for a new NFL stadium that go out into the community.

619
00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:52,360
Speaker 1: It's amazing. I've seen it twice, look forward to seeing

620
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,520
Speaker 1: it again. There's been so much of a buzz and

621
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:59,280
Speaker 1: so much excitement around Nashville around Titans fans just talking

622
00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:01,760
Speaker 1: about kind of what this means and what it could be.

623
00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,240
Speaker 1: Does it have that same kind of impact on a team,

624
00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,400
Speaker 1: just the excitement around it. Well, it's because it's it's

625
00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:11,080
Speaker 1: it's it's years out, you know, but just the fact

626
00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:13,440
Speaker 1: here's what it does, and it did for both of

627
00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:17,600
Speaker 1: those teams. I was with you, go, wow, it's really important.

628
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,880
Speaker 1: It's really important here because you know, when it when

629
00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:23,160
Speaker 1: the way of the national Football League, the way you

630
00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,120
Speaker 1: flip players, the way you do things. You know, you

631
00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,200
Speaker 1: know a lot of guys are at places only for

632
00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:31,160
Speaker 1: so long. But yes, I mean it just it affects everybody.

633
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,280
Speaker 1: It does, and it affects the current players because they

634
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:38,000
Speaker 1: look at it and say, Wow, this organization really cares.

635
00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,200
Speaker 1: It's really important. I'm glad to be a part of it.

636
00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,280
Speaker 1: It's an exciting time again, just the beginning. There's so

637
00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:50,240
Speaker 1: long way to go, but exciting, sure, very exciting, very exciting. Well, Mac,

638
00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:51,960
Speaker 1: is there anything else you want to add? I mean

639
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:55,280
Speaker 1: we've covered a tremendous amount of ground. Now I'm about

640
00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:58,680
Speaker 1: out of oxygen. Yeah you are, Yeah, yeah, I'm about

641
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,880
Speaker 1: out of oxygen. I mean, you a pretty nice job.

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Speaker 1: when you were watching the Moose. But I'm ready to go.

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Speaker 1: I'm energized. Let's go. We've we've got this second part

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Speaker 1: twelve weeks we are plowing through. It's gonna be great.

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Speaker 1: We are so fired up to keep going. And it

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Speaker 1: all starts with the Colts the Sunday at Nissan Stadium

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Speaker 1: kickoff for that game is at noon. We hope to

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Speaker 1: see you there. For Coach Mack, I'm Amy Wells. Thanks

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Speaker 1: for joining us for the Titans Amy Coach Mack Podcast

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Speaker 1: and Faster