1 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: This is the OTP. I'm Amy Wells, thank you for 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: joining us. The Titans are getting ready to take on 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, so we had to bring in Taylor's Arzer. 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: Of course, who else are you going to bring in 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: except for the guy who is going to be broadcasting 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: the game on Sundays. 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 2: In the house to coach Mac Bilt in the house? 8 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: That coach Mac Bilt. Yes, and we would have had 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: Mac on the show too, but he is too busy 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: for us right now. He's doing every radio show he 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: is in, like the Southwest. I mean it's not just Arizona, 12 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: it's he's all over the place. So Mac is too 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: big time for us here on the OTP. 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 2: He is. 15 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 3: His phone rings very loudly, and he said, and I 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 3: just watched practice with him and it rang about twenty times. 17 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, Durty practice. 18 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: He is the most popular man in America right now, 19 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: and rightly so. I mean, the man was head coach 20 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: there for three years, so he deserves to be celebrated 21 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: when he returns. He spent a lot of time in Phoenix, 22 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: but he's too busy for us, so we will talk 23 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: about him, not with him. 24 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 2: Awesome, that's okay. 25 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: We don't need that guy anyway. We are just fine. 26 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: There's a lot to talk about, and so I just 27 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: have kind of a running list of stuff okay that 28 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: I figured here on the OTP. We can just cover 29 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: things that are going on. It's pretty casual. This is 30 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: an informal podcast today. Yeah, I thought you might enjoy this. 31 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: This feels very much like the Amy Tz vibe. Yeah. So, 32 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: uh for starters, Taja Spears, we have seen him at practice. 33 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: He has been on injured reserve for a long time. 34 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: He went on IR after getting injured in Tampa Bay 35 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: during the preseason, so it's been a long time that 36 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: he has been struggling with this injury. It was like 37 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: an ankle and he is now back on the practice field. 38 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: His return to play window is open now. There are 39 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: no promises about what that means in terms of when 40 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: he will return. But Tz, that's huge, right, I. 41 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 2: Like this very much. Yeah. 42 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 3: He had a high ankle sprain very early in game 43 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: one of the preseason against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He 44 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 3: had a terrific training camp up into that point, and 45 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 3: he looked like the best version of himself going into 46 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 3: year three. If you go back two years ago, to 47 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 3: how he spelled Derrick Henry as a rookie. Everyone got 48 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 3: real excited about him, and deservedly. So you go back 49 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 3: to last year and the one two punch of Pollard 50 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 3: and Spears. I know that a lot of Titans fans 51 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 3: were like, cost this is hard to get used to 52 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: life without Derrick Henry. And there were a lot of 53 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 3: things that needed to clean up with the twenty twenty 54 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: four Tennessee Titans. The backfield really wasn't one of them. 55 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 3: Sure it wasn't Hall of Fame level Derrick Henry, but 56 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 3: it was really good with the two of them, Pollard 57 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,399 Speaker 3: and Spears together. And you put the two of them 58 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 3: together playing sixty minutes of football, and you get to 59 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 3: spell Tony Pollard instead of him basically being your exclusive 60 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 3: running back, you get to spell Tony, who I think 61 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 3: is still a top shelf NFL running back. With Tajay Spears, 62 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 3: you have a heck of a one to two punch, 63 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: like top five one to two punches in the league 64 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 3: in my opinion. And so if you can't tell, I 65 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 3: am really excited about having him back. Those high ankles 66 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 3: are no joke. They take four to eight weeks to 67 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 3: get right. And we're about eight weeks removed from that 68 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 3: injury right now. 69 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: So I do. 70 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: I'm I'm really excited about seeing number two for your 71 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 3: Tennessee Titans play football very soon. 72 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: You mentioned spelling Tony Pollard, and when we talk about 73 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: running attempts. So far this season, Tony Pollard has had 74 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: sixty eight attempts. The next highest number of rushing attempts 75 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: cam Ward with nine. Jim ray Dkay has had six, 76 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: Juli's Chestnut has had five. 77 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 2: Crazy. 78 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: That's a massive load to put on a single person. 79 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, and so number two and number three on that 80 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 3: list that you just mentioned are not running backs. 81 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly. 82 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 3: Cam is a quarterback and those are not designed runs. 83 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: Those are that is running fast run. 84 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 3: I'm escaping the pressure, trying to make something out of nothing. 85 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 2: Jim Dkay, those are sweeps. Those are design runs. 86 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 3: But those are lining up at receiver, coming in motion runs, 87 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 3: just lining up and traditionally handing the ball to the 88 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,679 Speaker 3: running back. You're right, Pollard sixty eight and the next 89 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 3: running back, Juliu's Chestnut with five. In an ideal world, Amy, 90 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 3: you would have Tony Pollard, who got who had fourteen 91 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 3: carries last week. That's a good number. You would want 92 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 3: him to be, you know, somewhere around twenty touches a 93 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 3: game running and catching, and you would want Taja Spears 94 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 3: to I have ten or fifteen touches a game. So 95 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: you put that two, those two together, that's a lot 96 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 3: of productivity, and honestly, I think that's the best recipe 97 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 3: for a Titans victory right now is leaning on those 98 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 3: two guys. So I'll be excited to see both of 99 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 3: them in the backfield together very soon. 100 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, and whenever Tajay Spears returns to the backfield. There's 101 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: also the freshness aspect of it, which I think is 102 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: really valuable, especially for a team that's in the midst 103 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: of a little bit of frustration. Someone with a fresh legs, 104 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: who doesn't have the bumps and bruises that come with 105 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: a football season, but also the fresh perspective of being 106 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: excited to be out on the field, being excited to 107 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: be really back in the fold. It's exhausting playing football 108 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: just as a sport. It's tough on you mentally, it's 109 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: tough on you physically. Couple that with some frustrating games 110 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,799 Speaker 1: where you feel like if just one or two things 111 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: had gone a different direction that you'd be in a 112 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: completely different spot having somebody who has still been with it. 113 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Tajai Spears has never left this team at all. 114 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: He has still been in meetings, he's always been at practice, 115 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: he's working out here at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park, 116 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: and he's been traveling with the team. So Tajay Spears 117 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: has been around, but he hasn't been in it the 118 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: same way, living it day in and day out the 119 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: same way that the rest of this team has with 120 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: the highs and the lows that come with a football season. 121 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: So having somebody who's really jumping back in excited to 122 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: be back, has worked so hard to be back, and 123 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: Taja Spears is just kind of that infusion of freshness. 124 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:39,359 Speaker 1: He's just a happy person who told me in training 125 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: camp before all of this happened that he spent the 126 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: off season being very intentional about his mindset and intentional 127 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: about the way that he is approaching the game and 128 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 1: how grateful he is to just be able to be 129 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: a part of this. So somebody with that mindset, with 130 00:06:55,760 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: that freshness, and then having healthy legs and who's not 131 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: hurt yet, that's a pretty good combination to be infusing 132 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: into this team weeks before they even hit the bye 133 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,559 Speaker 1: week where the whole team can kind of take a rest. 134 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's important that you mentioned all of that. I 135 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 3: would just the only thing I would include is that 136 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 3: he's also one of the more talented running backs in 137 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 3: the NFL. 138 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Andy's good at his job, right, So. 139 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 3: You're right about all the health and the freshness and 140 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,239 Speaker 3: the attitude and all that's true. But also this guy's 141 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 3: really talented and quick. I think in a I don't 142 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 3: know that he'll do this immediately, but eventually you could 143 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 3: also use him in special teams. Chim Dkay is doing 144 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 3: all of that right now. Before Spears was injured in 145 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 3: that Tampa game, he was going to be on kickoffs. 146 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 2: At some point this season. You could see him doing 147 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 2: that too. 148 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 3: So, yeah, he's a super talented guy. I think is 149 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 3: the Titans fans get to know me. They know that, 150 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 3: they'll know that I like to put titles on people. 151 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 3: We all know that coach Mac is the head coach 152 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 3: Titans Radio, right, we all know that. Well, I don't 153 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 3: know if everybody knows this, but around the building they're 154 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 3: getting to know this. You are the president of everything 155 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 3: Amy Wells, which I really like you being in charge. 156 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 3: By the way, another person who has a title is 157 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 3: the chief of staff of Titans Radio, Rhet Bryan m H. 158 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 3: And I would be willing to say that rht Brian's 159 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 3: very favorite Titan is Taj Spears his T shirt. 160 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: He loves Taj Spears. 161 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 3: So we get reht Brian to get all fired up 162 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 3: about number two coming back to the field here soon. 163 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's all exciting. It's exciting all the way around, 164 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: and I'm excited to watch as Taj continues through this 165 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: return to play period and hopefully he's back on the 166 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: field sooner rather than later. When you bring Hellman's creamy 167 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: buffalo chicken dip to the watch party, you can cheer 168 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: too loud, or block the TV, or be a couch coach, 169 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: and no one will eject you from the game. That's 170 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: a Hail Mayo. Helman's the official mayo of the Tennessee Titan. 171 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 1: This summer, Sea Geek has your ticket to the best 172 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: live concerts in Nashville at Nissan Stadium. 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Kroger 182 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: the official grocer of the Tennessee Titans. Tighten up. Now 183 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: back to the OTP. Another person that I have just 184 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: had so much fun watching is number ninety eight. 185 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 2: Hmmm, Big Jeff, My goodness, he. 186 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: Is just playing lights out. I think some of his 187 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: best football ever. And his sack that was two point 188 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: nine seconds from snap to c. J. Stroud on the 189 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: ground was just magnificent. 190 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 3: Yes, it was magnificent, and we talked about it on 191 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 3: the TV show with Brian Callahan. It did help that 192 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 3: the guard, the right guard for the Texans, went in 193 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 3: the wrong way and ran into the right tackle. Having 194 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 3: said that he still would have got there. If the 195 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 3: right guard went the correct way, it would not have mattered. 196 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 3: Jeff just about took the snap, and it was one 197 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 3: of the more shocking calls I've ever made in a 198 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 3: broadcast where I was he almost took the snap? 199 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 1: You did sound rather not even not perplexed, but like shock. Yeah, 200 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: that he was there so quickly. 201 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 2: It's not supposed to happen quickly. 202 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 3: The defensive line is not supposed to have a chance 203 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 3: to take the ball from the center. 204 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 2: The center is snapping. 205 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 3: The center is snapping it to the quarterback, not to 206 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 3: the defensive lineman. But he just about did. But this 207 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 3: isn't an opinion, Amy, it is a fact. Jeffrey Simmons 208 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 3: is playing the best football of his career in year seven. 209 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 3: And this is a guy that's gone to the Pro 210 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 3: Bowl three times. And it wasn't just last week. He's 211 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 3: had a really good start to the season. Last week 212 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 3: was his best game. He had four tackles for loss 213 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:34,679 Speaker 3: in that game. Do you know that's the most tackles 214 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 3: for loss for a defensive lineman for a Tennessee Titan 215 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 3: in seventeen years. 216 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: I believe it. 217 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 2: It's crazy. Yeah, he is a wrecker. 218 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 3: And look, everyone is disappointed by the lack of success 219 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 3: the Titans had in this last game, not being able 220 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 3: to score any points. But really, if you look at 221 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 3: how close that game was going into the fourth quarter, 222 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 3: it's a one score game at six nothing. We did 223 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 3: miss a couple of field goals in the game. The 224 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 3: reason why that Houston Texans had six points going into 225 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:09,719 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter, not exclusively, but in large part, is 226 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 3: due to number ninety eight. He's having an incredible start 227 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 3: to the season. I read something on ESPN dot com 228 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 3: this week by Bill Barnwell, who you know is guy 229 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 3: is really really loves the NFL, by the way, Yeah. 230 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 2: And the art. 231 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 3: The title of his piece was why Jeffrey Simmons could 232 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 3: be the NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Wow, And 233 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 3: that is incredible given that the team is zero and four, 234 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,839 Speaker 3: has not had the start we wanted. Has been incredibly 235 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 3: competitive in the first four weeks and had a chance 236 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 3: in all the games, but they haven't cashed in, and 237 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 3: there's a lot of disappointment that comes with that. Obviously, 238 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: the fact that this guy is playing at his highest 239 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 3: level and across the league playing at such a high 240 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 3: level speaks volumes. 241 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 2: It really does. 242 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 3: And this guy is such a great teammate too. He's 243 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 3: one of the captains of the team. He plays with 244 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 3: a lot of passion, and any Titans fan knows that 245 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 3: Jeff isn't afraid to mix it up. But you can see, 246 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,559 Speaker 3: and I know you have really seen this. You can 247 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 3: see the maturity that Jeff has had in the last 248 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 3: few years. And Jeff really sees himself not only is 249 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 3: one of the most talented Titans, but also as one 250 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 3: of the most important players as a leader. And you're 251 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 3: really witnessing it on the practice field and on game 252 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 3: day right now. 253 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,679 Speaker 1: I remember when Jeffrey Simmons was drafted. One of the 254 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: first things that he ever did as a Titan, before 255 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: he even came to the building, he went to a 256 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: luncheon that was being held at the Country Music Hall 257 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: of Fame, and he was a surprise guest. We kind 258 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: of had some time, and so we took him by 259 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: there on the way to the facility coming off of 260 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: the plane, and he stood up in front of a 261 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: room full of peace people and got very emotional and said, 262 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: I am going to make you proud of the Tennessee Titans. 263 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: And I have never seen a human being take a 264 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: promise like that, so seriously. He is seven years later, 265 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: still making good on that promise, and just to watch 266 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: him grow up here, to watch him be a part 267 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: of this organization year after year, through the good, through 268 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: the bad, through the eras of defensive players that have 269 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: come through this building. I mean, from Jarell Casey to 270 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Byern to Jeffrey Simmons, Like there have always been 271 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: these big, larger than life contributors on the Titans defense 272 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: and he's one of them. And to just watch him 273 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: be a part of that has just been so cool. 274 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: And to see the way that year over year he 275 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: has a different kind of emphasis. It's always getting better 276 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: as a football player, but we've seen him want to 277 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: learn how to be a leader and step into leadership roles, 278 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: especially after Darrell Casey left and after Kevin Byerd left 279 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: and he realized like, oh, I'm one of the old 280 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: guys now. And that transition from like young kid trying 281 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: to learn to what he is now. We watched him. 282 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: I mean, everybody forgets Jeffrey Simmons had a torn acl 283 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: when we drafted him, Like he came in injured and 284 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: started playing weeks earlier than he was expected to. Because 285 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: he's Jeffrey Simmons, like that's what he does. But we 286 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: watched him go through that whole process and come back 287 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: from injury. Now we watched him this offseason completely revamp 288 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: his body for no reason other than he thought it 289 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: might make him a better football player, like he need 290 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: to do that. 291 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it has. 292 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy was a pro bowler and he said, 293 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: you know what, I could probably get a little bit faster, 294 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: which we are seeing. Yeah, And I could get a 295 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: little bit like leaner and meaner if I dropped a 296 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: couple pounds, and he did and it's working. 297 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. 298 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 3: He is playing like Aaron Donald played for the Los 299 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 3: Angeles Rams, like Miles Garrett plays for the Cleveland Browns. 300 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 3: I mean he it truly has become a first team 301 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 3: defensive lineman in the National Football League and it's a 302 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 3: privilege to watch. And more than that, though, what I 303 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 3: love most about him is how much he wants to win. 304 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 3: As much as he appreciates his play and wants to 305 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 3: be a great player in this league, he wants to 306 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 3: be a winner in this league and that really means 307 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 3: something to him. And as you're creating a culture of winning, 308 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 3: which is what the Tennessee Titans are doing right now, 309 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 3: you need people like that that are older to impart 310 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 3: their wisdom, that really care on the young guys. And 311 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 3: he's doing that one thing that I've noticed in every 312 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 3: practice And as you and I are sitting here right 313 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 3: now now, I am minutes removed from the most recent 314 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 3: padded practice the Tennessee Titans had and number ninety eight 315 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 3: spends twenty plus minutes per practice with rookie number seven, 316 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 3: Ola Fimi Ola Dajo and constantly is in his ear 317 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 3: on how he can get Fimi better. That's what I 318 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 3: love most. And Mike Morganzi, the general manager, is feet 319 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 3: away from it, and he is so fulfilled by watching that, 320 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 3: because that is how you turn things around. Is when 321 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 3: when number seven Fimmy Ola Dajo takes over this team 322 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 3: in the years to come, it'll be because of what 323 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 3: number ninety eight, Jeffrey Simmons did to help him. 324 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 2: That's how you that's how you turn things. 325 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 3: And so those are the sort of things I love 326 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 3: watching Amy and I can't wait for this thing to 327 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 3: turn and Jeffrey Simmons will be a big reason for it. 328 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,160 Speaker 1: Home is at the forefront of all we do. Why 329 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: we're so committed to caring for the places and spaces 330 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: in which we work and live. 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And if you too would like 354 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: to have a cookie break, you know, just wherever wherever 355 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: you are, Christycookie dot com you can get a custom 356 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 1: holiday tin man and they come in a variety of sizes. 357 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,679 Speaker 1: You can give them to your boss, give them to 358 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 1: your friends, give them to your mom. Don't tell your 359 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: coworkers where you keep it, though, because your cookies will 360 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: disappear much like ours. 361 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 2: Topod really good. 362 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. Also, there are lots of Christy Cookies and like 363 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 1: hotels and restaurants and different things, you can get them 364 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: all over the country. 365 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 2: Do you know that I did not know that? Maybe, 366 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 2: but I will tell you I really appreciate Christy Cookie Break. 367 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 2: Mm hmm, my goodness, what's delicious. 368 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: It is now time for the Little Caesars Real Deal 369 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 1: matchup of the game with our very own Keith Bullock. 370 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 2: Here's the deal. 371 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 4: The matchup I'm looking forward to seeing is the Jarius 372 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 4: Steve versus Marvin Harrison Junior. Jarius Steed has been very 373 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 4: solid and coverage this year, with a few laps here 374 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 4: and there, but other than that, he's been right on 375 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 4: his guy's hitd Marvin Harrison Junior, the first round pick 376 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 4: of last year for the Arizona Cardinals, hasn't really been 377 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 4: playing up to par. 378 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 2: He had a big second half last week. Let's see if. 379 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 4: Jarius Steed keeps him in check or if Marvin Harrison 380 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 4: is able to continue. 381 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 2: His streak of ketching. 382 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: Titans fans get fifteen percent off your Little Caesar's order 383 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: of fifteen dollars or more at participating scores using Titan's 384 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: code or using the code I should say Titans fifteen. 385 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: That is t T A N S one five at 386 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 1: checkout Tz's writing it down excludes taxes and other fees. 387 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: Pizza pizza. 388 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 2: You know. 389 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 3: I love the sponsor breaks. Yeah, you know, back in 390 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 3: the day, like on The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson 391 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 3: was hosting, they would do similar types of breaks in 392 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 3: the actual bed of the show. 393 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 2: They would do this, and. 394 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 3: I thought that was always such good product placement and 395 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 3: and a lot of great podcasts these days, you'll hear 396 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 3: them talking about that, but I see, I think sampling 397 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 3: the sponsors makes it go to the next level. 398 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: Taylor, let me tell you something about me. When we 399 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: started this podcast, however, many years ago, it's been a 400 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:51,959 Speaker 1: long time now, we were talking about sponsors and wouldn't 401 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: people be interested in this podcast, you know, from a 402 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: business standpoint, especially if it had some sponsors, because that's how, 403 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: you know, things get off the ground. And so I 404 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: made one rule and it was food sponsor. And over 405 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: the years we have had just that because if there's 406 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: one thing that I'm willing to do, it's show up 407 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 1: for a food sponsor. Same just however, I can you know, 408 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: and I love everybody who has ever been a part 409 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: of the OTP really truly. We've had so many great 410 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: partners over the years and they have always been so 411 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: delightful and so kind. But the ones with food, those 412 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: are the ones that I really love and appreciate the most. 413 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 2: Do you have any milk? I'm just getting I know. 414 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: I wish I did. Right eighth and Roast has coffee, yeah, 415 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: who are also a great sponsors. Maybe we should ask 416 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: him to just send some milk. 417 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 2: That'd be really cool. Gosh, I love Christy cookies though, Yep, 418 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 2: that really hit the spot. 419 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: There you go. 420 00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 2: Okay, what do you want to talk about now? 421 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: This is how I got people to dodo TP with me. 422 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: Yis. I'll come back every week. 423 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: I know you will. I love it. Okay, let's talk 424 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: about Arizona a little bit because the Cardinals, yep, are 425 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: two and two right now. They have had some frustrating losses. 426 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 2: Heartbreaking. 427 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, in very very close games. They've lost by one 428 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: point and by three points. And that three point loss 429 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:26,959 Speaker 1: to the Seahawks on Thursday Night football, oh killer. 430 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, both of them were killer losses. But the you're right, 431 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 3: this one this last week hurt worst. They're beating the 432 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 3: San Francisco forty nine ers two weeks ago, and they 433 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 3: lost in a thirty five yard field goal. 434 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 2: I mean, it always. 435 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 3: Stinks to lose on the last play, but as a 436 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 3: thirty five yard field goal, when when somebody's coming out 437 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 3: to kick a thirty five yard field goal, you pretty 438 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 3: much know they're about to win the game, right, And 439 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 3: they lost at the gun to fall to two and one, 440 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 3: and then so a few days so they fly back 441 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 3: from San Francisco, they go back home to the house 442 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 3: that coach mac building Glynndale. 443 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:01,959 Speaker 2: They wheel in the grass. 444 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 3: They play the Seattle Seahawks and they are getting soundly 445 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 3: beaten by the Seahawks for two plus quarters, and they 446 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 3: have this huge comeback tie the game at twenty just 447 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 3: before Seattle kicks a walk off fifty two yard field 448 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 3: goal to win the game. So that one really hurt. 449 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 2: I'll say this. 450 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 3: You know, there's a lot of talk in Nashville right 451 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 3: now about how the Titans are developing a team. Coach 452 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 3: Callahan is talking a lot about putting four quarters together, 453 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 3: finishing a game. Arizona's going through that amy and in 454 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 3: Week one they were putting a whooping on the New 455 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 3: Orleans Saints and they didn't finish the game. They won, 456 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 3: but they didn't finish the game. In Week two, they 457 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 3: are crushing the Carolina Panthers, and the Panthers had a 458 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 3: crazy comeback at the end of that game. And the 459 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 3: Cardinals barely escape with a victory. Each week, even against 460 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 3: San Francisco, again, they didn't play four quarters. It was 461 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 3: sort of stops and starts. They had this big comeback 462 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 3: this last week. You haven't seen Arizona put a full 463 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 3: game together yet. I think part of that is because 464 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 3: of injury. They've had a lot of injuries on the 465 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 3: defensive side of the ball, especially in the secondary. It's 466 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 3: a few injuries to their defensive line, their offensive line. 467 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 3: I'm not really sure that they're playing their best football now. 468 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 3: They have some issues in the running game, a lot. 469 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: Of issues in the running game. Holy smokes. 470 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 3: James Connor, who's a great running back, is injured. Tray Benson, 471 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 3: who is the guy the next man up, he's now injured. 472 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 3: So they're really down to number three, number four, and 473 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 3: number five on their depth chart when it comes to 474 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 3: the running game. So that'll be interesting to watch. Having 475 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 3: said all of that, getting their quarterback on the ground 476 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 3: is infuriating. 477 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 2: This guy. 478 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 3: He's like trying to chase a you know, a child 479 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 3: in your house. It really is like, I'm not I 480 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 3: mean that with all duce, and I mean that as 481 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 3: a compliment, like you can't get. 482 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 2: This guy on. You can't get him. 483 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: I've got two toddlers, get it, man, you. 484 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 2: Just can't get him in. 485 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 3: He is he's just he's a he's on the smaller side. 486 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 3: He's he's chasing this little guy around and trying to 487 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 3: get him on the ground is infuriating, and he'll do 488 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 3: a lot of that. He he has over twenty thousand 489 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 3: career passing yards over three thousand career rushing yards. That's 490 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 3: rarefied air. Or he's a true dual threat in the 491 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,160 Speaker 3: backfield in Kyler Murray. 492 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: He already has seven hundred and forty two passing yards 493 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: this season, six of those resulting in touchdowns three interceptions, 494 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: though one hundred and forty eight rushing yards this season. 495 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy's been sacked thirteen times, which is 496 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 1: a lot, yes, but he's also pulling himself out of 497 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:09,160 Speaker 1: the pocket a lot yep, So there. I mean, it's 498 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 1: just he is a hard one. He's always a difficult 499 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: guy to play. He's mobile like bo Nicks is mobile. Though, 500 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: so the Titans have seen something similar to that already 501 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 1: this year. You've got to assume that that's going to 502 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:22,880 Speaker 1: be a little bit of. 503 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 3: A help, right, yeah, I think. So, you want, not 504 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 3: so dissimilar to Bow. You want to keep this guy 505 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 3: between the tackles. So there's some guys you want to 506 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 3: pressure them and you allow them to run around and 507 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,360 Speaker 3: you try to get him out of the pocket. This 508 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 3: guy you want to keep in the pocket, and we did. 509 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 3: We talked to coach Callahan about this on his TV 510 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 3: show and on his radio show earlier this week. Is 511 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 3: you want to keep him between those tackles and Jeffrey 512 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 3: Simmons hopefully is going to be wreaking havoc on Kyler Murray. 513 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 3: Another guy to watch in this game. Amy is a 514 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 3: Trey McBride, their tight end. He's become one of the 515 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 3: better tight ends in the National Football League. He's caught 516 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 3: over two hundred passes his first three years in the 517 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 3: league and he's shattered all sorts of franchise records for 518 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 3: catches by tight ends. 519 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 2: He is. 520 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 3: He's Murray's favorite target, so look for him to be 521 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 3: a huge part of this game. Marvin Harrison was the 522 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 3: fourth pick in the draft. This is Marvin Harrison junior, 523 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 3: not Marvin Harrison senior. There's a lot put on this 524 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 3: guy because of what his name is and because he 525 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 3: has a great career at Ohio State and college. Still 526 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 3: think they're waiting out there to see if this guy 527 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 3: deserve to be the fourth pick in the draft. There's 528 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 3: a lot of pressure that comes with that. But yeah, 529 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 3: this is I really believe this is a winnable game. 530 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 3: It really is. I think that with the way the 531 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 3: Titans are playing on defense, with how strong Jeffrey Simmons 532 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 3: is right now, with some hopefully some help coming on offense, 533 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 3: I think this is a winnable game for the Tennessee Titans. 534 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: Absolutely. There's a lot, a lot to watch in this 535 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: upcoming matchup, and we'll have it all for you on 536 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: Titans Radio. Kickoff for this game is three oh five 537 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: Central Time, so you want to make sure you get 538 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: that little programming note a little later in the afternoon. 539 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: Three oh five kickoff two o'clock is when Titans Radio 540 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: goes on the air with Titans Countdown. We are going 541 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: to be previewing the matchup for you, and then of 542 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: course kick off at three oh five with TZ over 543 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 1: here and coach Mack, who will by that point we 544 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: hope not be too busy for Hope Somemore. Yeah, we 545 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: hope that he is able to be a part of 546 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: that broadcast, but he might be very busy. Who knows. 547 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: I mean, it's mac. 548 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 3: He did tell me a lot about the dinner he's 549 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 3: going to on Saturday night. He's got a lot of friends. 550 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 3: They have to change restaurants because of how many people 551 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 3: are going to the dinner? 552 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: Did you get invited to the dinner? You know what? 553 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: I didn't either know. 554 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 3: All the Titans radio people are gonna have to make 555 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 3: their own plans because Coach Mack has been invited by 556 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 3: a different group. 557 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 1: His other friends. His other friends, yes, his other friends. 558 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: It should be a great game. There's a lot of 559 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: things to watch, so definitely be sure to check it out. 560 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: There's also a watch party for those of you who 561 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: are going to be back here in Nashville at what's 562 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: the place called help Brooklyn Bowl. There's also a watch 563 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 1: party for those of you who are going to be 564 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: back here in Nashville at Brooklyn Bowl, and that is 565 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: going to have a special guest appearance by the Busting 566 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:25,600 Speaker 1: with the Boys crew. Oh, Will Compton and Taylor will 567 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: be at this watch party. So if you want to 568 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 1: check that out or for more information, head on over 569 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: to Tennessee Titans dot com. There's all kinds of stuff there. 570 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: You can get your tickets. All right, TZ, you're ready 571 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: to head out to Arizona. 572 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:40,239 Speaker 2: Let's do it. Let's go to the desert. Let's go. 573 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: You guys are going to have a blast, and I 574 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: would be cheering for you right back here for Taylor Zarzer. 575 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: I'm Amy Wells and this has back