1 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: Healthcare coverage from Farm Bureau Health Plans is like an 3 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: extra set of pads when you need them the most. 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: They've been protecting Tennesseeans for seventy five years. Mike Keith 5 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: with the ever reliable Rhett Bryan from Titans Radio, How 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: are you, sir? I'm great. I'm anticipating training camp and 7 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: all the great things that are coming into twenty twenty 8 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: two season. But it's nice to get ready for the 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: holiday weekend and kind of step back for a minute, 10 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: step back, and you know, everybody's out of town. My 11 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: dad was asking me goers what's going on with the Titans, 12 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: like nothing, Yeah, I mean crickets. Well, and it's supposed 13 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: to be because when they get back, and let me 14 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: give you the dates here, So the coaching staff will 15 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: get back mid to late July, and then the undrafted's, 16 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: the rookies and the quarterbacks report July twenty second. The 17 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: rest of the team reports July twenty sixth, and then 18 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: it's on and it is on through at least January 19 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: the ninth. That's if you don't make the playoffs. If 20 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: you do make the playoffs. You hope it's longer. You 21 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: hope you go all the way to Arizona State Farm 22 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: Stadium and play in Super Bowl fifty seven. But the 23 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: way that I can describe it to most people that 24 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: they understand is think about an accountant in the two 25 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: and a half months before taxes are due. If you 26 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: know anyone who's an accountant, you know, February, March and 27 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: the first part of April. You don't see those men 28 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: and women because they're buried sixteen, seventeen, eighteen hours a 29 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: day doing taxes for families, for individuals, for businesses. They're 30 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: doing all sorts of different things. That's how it is 31 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: for football folk. From the time they return in July 32 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: until that season ends. There is an occasional day off. 33 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: But Rhett, you know this, they're not really off. No. 34 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: You know, when you go through the season and then 35 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: the playoffs and the next thing you know, it's the 36 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl, it's the Combine, it's the Draft, it's OTA's 37 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: it's minicamp, and we're back here to the same point again, 38 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: the point being if you're a Titans fan or you're 39 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: a fan of the other thirty one teams, you want 40 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: your people gone right now. You want them on a beach, 41 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: You want them in the mountains, you want them taking 42 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: a trip. You want them decompressing, because when the run starts, 43 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: it really does not stop. The hours the coaching staff, 44 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: the scouting staff, the personnel staff put in are phenomenal. 45 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,679 Speaker 1: They don't sleep in their offices per se like they 46 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: once did. You saw all those stories back twenty thirty 47 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: years ago about how entire coaching staffs sleep in their offices. 48 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: They don't believe in that, but man, the number of hours, 49 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: it's phenomenal. It is ninety to one hundred hours a 50 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: week on average for the staff, not quite as bad 51 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: for the players. But the players do put in more 52 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: than a forty hour week themselves, which is one of 53 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: the challenges for the young players rat because when they 54 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: come in they can't get used to the fact that 55 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: they're going to have work days like this, that they're 56 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: going to come in on Mondays and work Tuesdays and 57 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: off day. A lot of players choose to come in 58 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: on their own anyway. On Tuesdays, then Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 59 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: are long work days, and so it is very much 60 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: a job that you have to condition yourself for and 61 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: these young guys coming in. Not only do they have that, 62 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: but then there's the extension of you know, you play 63 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: twelve games and college if you're doing things right, and 64 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: maybe a little more than that, but you're talking seventeen 65 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: games and then you're talking playoffs if you're making that, 66 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: and that's not even counting the preseason game. Correct. So 67 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: the breaks are good and people get to do different things, 68 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: and I hope you're going to get some time away. 69 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try to get away a little bit and 70 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,239 Speaker 1: looking forward to Amy Wells being back with us soon. 71 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: That's gonna be great. She is doing well. She will 72 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: be a house of fire. She will be ready to go. Now, 73 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: Ben ask a question, and you were involved in this too, 74 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: so you can give an answer. Some people have asked me, 75 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: what were you doing with Rick Flair last week? People 76 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: have seen different shots on the internet, social media in 77 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: different places that I was standing next to the sixteen 78 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: time world champion. Let me give a quick explanation. Rhett 79 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: was there as well. Rick Flair is going to wrestle 80 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: for the final time July thirty first at Municipal Auditorium. 81 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: Rick Flair's last match is what they're calling it, and 82 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: I got a call from Jeff Jarrett, who is a 83 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: WWE Hall of Famer, but more than that, to us, 84 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: he's from here. He's our guy. He's our guy. And 85 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: the thing about Jeff, and what's weird if you're listening 86 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: to the OTP and you're from Nashville, you know this. 87 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: There's always some connection between people who are from Nashville. 88 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: Jeff and I are the same age, and we went 89 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: to a particular school within three months of one another. 90 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: He was leaving when I was arriving, and so we 91 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: have all these mutual friends. And I've obviously known about 92 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: him for years. We just met over a year ago 93 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: and immediately bonded over the fact that we know all 94 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: these people and he's a really good guy. And so 95 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: Jeff called me and he said, would you take part 96 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: in this press conference? And the Titans were kind enough 97 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: to say, sure, go do that. You know it'd be fun. 98 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: It's something good for Nashville. The Star cast that Conrad 99 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: Thompson is putting on at the Fairgrounds as excited, and 100 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: so we received permission to do that, and it was 101 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: really a lot of fun to be there, to get 102 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: to be around Rick Flair, in that way, and Jeff 103 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 1: Jarrett and just something so fun for so many people 104 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: in Nashville and for those who maybe aren't wrestling fans. 105 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: You know who Rick Flair is because most everyone does, 106 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: but a lot of his younger years were in the 107 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: territories of West and Middle Tennessee, and even after he 108 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: was a big star, some of his best matches in 109 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: his career were fought right here in Nashville and in 110 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: the mid South. I thought it was really cool that 111 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: you were asked. I thought it was even more cool 112 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: that you accepted because I got to tag along and 113 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: it was a little surreal though we'd met Rick Flair 114 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: before he raised the flag as the twelfth Titan and 115 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 1: the night game against the Colts in two thousand and nine, 116 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: and was very obliging then. But for wrestling fans, it's like, whoa, 117 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: this is royalty, this is big time well and he's 118 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: more celebrity, yeah than really he's pop culture, right, He's 119 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: pop culture. And so for us as just guys from 120 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: around here, to get to go be with him for that, 121 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: it was fun. It was just really a lot of fun. 122 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: By the way, also want to thank people for the 123 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: warm reception that we have gotten to the Tennessee Sports 124 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame television special which came out last week. 125 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: You can go to TSHF dot net and learn about 126 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and have a chance 127 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: to see that special. The induction is July the twenty 128 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: third at the OMNI. Really fired up about Javine Curse 129 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: going in. That's fantastic and it's it's got to be 130 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: great just that. You know, the Tennessee Sports Hall of 131 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: Fame hasn't had a banquet in three years because of 132 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: the pandemic, and so people are gonna be there and 133 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: be actually physically inducted and listen. Special. You guys here 134 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: the other night, really good. You did a great job. 135 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,239 Speaker 1: Brad Willis always does a fantastic job putting it together. 136 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: Our friend Spencer Fritz is just a wizard with editing 137 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: and shooting all that stuff. Well done, great hour special. 138 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: If you hadn't seen it, I urge you to go 139 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: back and take a look at that because this year's 140 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: class is impressive. The Tennessee Titans sponsor the dinner on 141 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: July the twenty third. We would love for you to 142 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: buy a table or to be there. Members of the 143 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: twenty class are going to be there. Members of the 144 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: twenty one class are going to be there, and obviously 145 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: we're going to induct the class of twenty twenty two, 146 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:42,239 Speaker 1: which he includes the Freak himself, Javine. Curse again TSHF 147 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: dot net for more information. I cannot wait to see 148 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: javan again. It's gonna be great. Always good to see 149 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: the Freak. It is going to be good. Okay, so 150 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: we've brought you up to speed on a couple of 151 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: things that you were asking about. Now, Reet and I 152 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: are going to do something a little bit fun. And 153 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: as we're less than a month from training camp, something 154 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: was going through my mind and I put together a list. 155 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: I said, who needs to get off to a fast 156 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 1: start the first two weeks in training camp? And if 157 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: you're listening to the OTP, if you're one of the 158 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: ot people, you're saying, well, everybody might. Everybody needs to 159 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: get off to a fast start. Yes, that's true, just 160 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: like all thirty two teams goal is to win the 161 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: Super Bowl one percent true, it's a given. Yet the 162 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: important thing to remember about the first two weeks of 163 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: training camp is not only are you trying to get 164 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: ready for the New York Giants on September the eleventh. 165 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: Not only are you trying to establish your starters and 166 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: get your starters ready, but the first two weeks of 167 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:50,479 Speaker 1: training camp determines who are going to get more opportunities 168 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: at Baltimore in the first preseason game. Who goes to 169 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: the head of the line to play in that preseason game, 170 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: and from there, who gets opportunity when Tampa Bay comes 171 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: to town to practice against the Titans the following So 172 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: who gets to show not only can that be somebody 173 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: who makes the roster, not only can that be somebody 174 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: who through what they do, earns playing time. In some 175 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: cases you can earn a starting job. And so the 176 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: first two weeks for a lot of guys really set 177 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,119 Speaker 1: the pace. If you come out of the gate slowly, 178 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: you're in trouble. Where the bubble starts to be formed 179 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: for this roster is those first two weeks, though there's 180 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: nothing done until some later dates, that's where the Q starts. Well, 181 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: you'll cut to eighty five on August sixteenth, You'll cut 182 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: to eighty on August twenty third, and then you cut 183 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: to fifty three on August thirtieth. Following the third and 184 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: final preseason and that's new this year because it used 185 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: to be two cuts for the last two three four years. Right, 186 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: So you gotta go fast. But the thing is, if 187 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: you don't get in the first preseason game at Baltimore 188 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: on August the eleventh, there's a decent chance you're one 189 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: of the first five players cut because there's only three 190 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: preseason games to begin with, right. And what you know, too, 191 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: is a lot of the veterans aren't going to play 192 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: a lot in the preseason, so it's your chance to show. 193 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: It's your chance to be able to get into that mix. 194 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: And we see it every year, somebody shows through the 195 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: preseason and makes the roster. So Rett and I have 196 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: put together a list of our top five guys who 197 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: need to get off to a fast start in the 198 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: first two weeks in training camp, names to keep an 199 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: eye on starting on July twenty seventh, when they really 200 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: get down to business. They've done all the installation on offense, defense, 201 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: and special teams, and now it's muscle memory and doing 202 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: it on the practice field to get ready for Baltimore 203 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: August the eleventh and the Giants on September the eleventh. 204 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: All Right, so here we go, Rett, and I are 205 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: going to row Tatum. Rhett, you go first, give me 206 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,439 Speaker 1: your first player who needs to get off to a 207 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: hot start the first two weeks in training. King Kay 208 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: again no order, but Dylan Ratings, second year man from 209 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: North Dakota State, appeared in twelve games last year for 210 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: the Titans. One start that was at left tackle against 211 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty nine ers. Nice showing, no sacks 212 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: given up to Nick Bosa, so very good showing there. 213 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: But that's like the other thirty two starts he had 214 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: at left tackle at North Dakota State for Trey Lance 215 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 1: As you have talked to him and we shared that interview, 216 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: and you go back to the previous OTP a couple 217 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: of OTPs ago where you had an interview with him 218 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: and he was very candid and honest that learning right 219 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: tackle has been something for him he's had to figure out. 220 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: But we've seen enough in organized team activities in these 221 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: last few weeks that I believe he's ready to take 222 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: that step forward. But he has got to get off 223 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: pun intended on the right foot in that first two 224 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: weeks again. If he does, he can start to lake 225 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: claim to the right tackle position and That's what's really 226 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: exciting for Dylan Radens is he can make himself if 227 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: he does what he did in spring in OTAs and 228 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: in the Mini camp. If he carries that over, he's 229 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: going to be a hard guy to beat at that spot. 230 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: Doesn't mean it's impossible, but if he keeps stacking days, 231 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: he puts himself in a position that he may be 232 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: hard to catch at right tackle for anybody. Yeah, we've 233 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: talked about it in that previous OTP before the one 234 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:31,599 Speaker 1: that you had, which by the way, was great with 235 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: John Robinson and with Mike Vrabel. There's one three pods 236 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: before that where you had an interview with him and 237 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: we talked about, you know how he had to kind 238 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: of figure all that out. But you can tell there's 239 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: no hesitancy in his practice and lining and getting set. 240 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: He knows where he's supposed to be and what he's 241 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: supposed to do. Okay, I'm gonna give you my first one. 242 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: Josh Malone, Wide receiver, Tennessee. Josh Malone is a guy 243 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: who has never been able to get his NL career 244 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: off to a hot start. He's never sort of fundamentally 245 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: been able to fit in. Josh Malone probably does not 246 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 1: make this football team as a special teamer. In other words, 247 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,439 Speaker 1: you don't say, oh, Josh Malone is your four or 248 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: five receiver because he's a special teamer. You're gonna make 249 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: it because he can be part of your receiving corps. 250 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: He's also not that young too, you know, he's not 251 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: twenty one, twenty two years old. So Josh Malone and 252 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt has written about this at Tennessee Titans dot Com. 253 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: I thought he had a really good spring and I 254 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: was watching him with Dave McGinnis and we're talking about it, 255 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: and he says, yeah, you know, he shows something. He's 256 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: six three, he's two oh five. He can catch it. 257 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: He's not scared. What happens now for Malone, though, with 258 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: the competition in the receiver group that's there, he's got 259 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: to jump out early. Like I said, I think not 260 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: that he won't play special teams, but I don't know 261 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: that he's going to be what Nick Westbrook Akeena is 262 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: on special teams. Nick is an exceptional special teams player 263 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: for a wide out, I think Josh has got to 264 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: come out. He's got to get open. He's got to 265 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: gain the trust of the quarterbacks. He's got to beat 266 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: the DBS, he's got to make plays. So he is 267 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: in that rotation when they go to Baltimore on a 268 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: night that Robert Woods probably won't play, we would think. 269 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: I think that's accurate. I'm leaving the door open because 270 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody thought Robert Woods would practice as 271 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: much as he did. But when you've got those guys 272 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: who are not going to have the time in the 273 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: preseason games, that time has to go to someone else. 274 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: Josh Malone has got to make sure his first two 275 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: weeks are strong enough that he guarantees himself playing time 276 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: in Baltimore on August the eleven, and in a wide 277 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: receiver group that has reshuffled a bit. And to your 278 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: point earlier, he could find himself on this roster if 279 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: he plays his cards right. Oh absolutely. He looks the 280 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: park completely. He looks the park completely, and I can 281 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: make the case I can put him there. I mean, 282 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: if we had forty five minutes, I could take the time. 283 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying it would take forty five minutes. 284 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: I'm saying this podcast is probably not going to be 285 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: that long. But you can see how he does it 286 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: when you watch him practice He's one of the three 287 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: or four guys that catches your eye right off the 288 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: bat because of the looks test. And if you saw 289 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: him play at Station Camp, if you saw him play 290 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: at Tennessee, you're like, I get it. Has the light 291 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: come on for Josh Malone right now at this point 292 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: in his career. It may have. It happens and we'll 293 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: have to wait and see, but he cannot start slowly 294 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: in training camp. If it has, then this is good 295 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: for the Titans, no questions because the ide test is there. 296 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: And let me tell you, for ot people listening, you'll 297 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: see him in some red zone situations and you'll go, yep, 298 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: that's what they were talking about. But that was just 299 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 1: practice with no pass when there's no pressure. Yep. Now 300 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: as you get into training camp again, you're trying to 301 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: move up in the line. It's on now. So good 302 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: in the spring, good in the early part of June, 303 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: But what do July and August look like for Josh Malone. 304 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: Not trying to overhype him, just saying if he wants 305 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: to have a chance, gotta get off to a good start. 306 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna stay in the wide receiving corps and I'm 307 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: going to see your Josh Malone with second year man 308 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: from Louisville, Dez Fitzpatrick. He appeared in four games last 309 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: year for the Titans, five for forty nine and a touchdown. 310 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: In that first Texans game he had his first score 311 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: and in a group with Josh Malone, Racie McMath, Robert Woods, 312 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 1: Mason Kinzie, Kyle Phillips, Nick Westbrook, Akina and Trailing Burkes. 313 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: He's a guy that he had a real education. He 314 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: was fourth round draft picked, he was released, he was 315 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: signed back to the practice squad, and then as the 316 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 1: injuries mounted up, he got some opportunities to come in 317 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: and make some snaps. You mentioned Jim Whyte at Tennessee 318 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 1: Titans dot Com. He had a great story with him 319 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: about last year, providing him with a lot of motivation 320 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: going forward. He's dealt with it and expects to have 321 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: a big role in twenty twenty two. But he knows 322 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to work for it. So how did 323 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: he start. He went to Florida and started working with 324 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill. I think that was a smart move on 325 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: his part. He's a guy that needs two good, strong 326 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: weeks to get himself in the queue. Like we've been 327 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: talking about exactly. He's exactly like Josh Malone, but for 328 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: a different reason. He was cut last year after being 329 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: a fourth round pick. He battled his way back from 330 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: the practice squad to the regular roster. He's caught a 331 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: touchdown pass, he's shown that he's willing to do what 332 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: it takes. Can he take the next step? And what 333 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: you're constantly trying to do is you're constantly trying to 334 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: earn the waters to find somebody better, to find somebody 335 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: who can step forward and make things happen. Robert Woods 336 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: is going to play, Nick Westbrook a Quina is going 337 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: to play. There will be others that play too, but 338 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 1: who else goes into that group. Dez has got to 339 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 1: take that step. He's got to show a continuation of 340 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 1: the progress as he gets into training camp to be 341 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: able to take that step. And people forget he's six two, right, 342 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: I mean we're talking about some receivers here. When you 343 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 1: talk at Josh Malone at six three two, he's six 344 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: two and two hundred and change. Nick Westbrook a Quina 345 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: is six three. I mean you've got some sizeable receivers 346 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: potentially in this receiving corps but he knows what last 347 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: year was, and I think he's going to apply what 348 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: he has learned, and if he has, he'll find himself 349 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: on this roster and he could end up with playing time, 350 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: with serious playing time if because there are openings there. 351 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,919 Speaker 1: The wide receiver position as a hole is one that 352 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 1: is not settled, and because it's not, there are opportunities there. 353 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: If he takes that next step, then it's happening. He 354 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: can't get off to a slow start, though, No, he 355 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 1: cannot regress at this point if he's going to take 356 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: the step not only to make the roster, but to 357 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: have a chance to be in position to play. And 358 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: in fairness to him, he wasn't asked to do a 359 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 1: whole lot at Louisville, like you are at the NFL level, right, 360 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: You know, some guys come in and they don't They 361 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: only know a couple of the things on the route tree. 362 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: They don't know the full gamut of the route tree. 363 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 1: And so once you learn that and timing and pacing 364 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: in those things, you can apply that. And we've seen 365 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: guys take off like a rocket. Des owned it though, 366 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,199 Speaker 1: which is why he fought back. He told them he 367 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:50,359 Speaker 1: goes he had no confidence in camp. People who have 368 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: a friend on the outside who was in NFL personnel before, 369 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: he's not in the business anymore. And he couldn't believe 370 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: what does Fitzpatrick look like in training camp? He goes, 371 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: this is not the same player. He goes, I'm telling 372 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: you this guy can play. Yeah, he goes, I don't 373 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 1: know what's happened. And the poor kid lost every bit 374 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,199 Speaker 1: of confidence he had because he didn't know what he 375 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 1: was doing. And he told them that. And when he 376 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: got signed back to the practice squad, he went to 377 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: work from the ground up and got himself on the 378 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: field where he was able to utilize his ability. It's 379 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: one of the best stories that I can remember in 380 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: a quarter century of doing this. It's only the second 381 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,399 Speaker 1: time that the fourth round pick has been cut since 382 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 1: we have been with this organization and around this organization. 383 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: And to see him fight back phenomenal and I mean, 384 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: who's not pulling for des Fitzpatrick And it validated what 385 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 1: John Robinson and Mike Rabel saw in him to draft him. 386 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: Was like, Okay, that's why we draft exactly. You got 387 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: dealt your cards and now you have come back and 388 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: you are clawing your way into this thing, and I 389 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: mean it would not be a surprise to anybody who 390 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: saw how he worked that he make a big step 391 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 1: in year two. Yeah, I don't think it would shock anybody. 392 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: My guy, my second guy, who needs a good first 393 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: two weeks of training camp. Here's a shocker. Caleb Farley. 394 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: Caleb Farley has got to get off to a good starter. 395 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: That's all there is to it. He's got a bead 396 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: right now on a starting position at corner opposite Christian Fulton. 397 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: He had an excellent offseason. He looks fantastic. He's playing confidently. 398 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: If he can get off and build that confidence. The 399 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: physical thing I don't want to say I'm not worried 400 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: about because that would sound too simplistic, but you watch 401 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 1: him physically and you totally get it. That position, especially 402 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: in this league, is so much about confidence, and a 403 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: good start continues to build Caleb Farley's confidence. If he's 404 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: a starter. With what they've got and what they can 405 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 1: come off the bench with, particularly with the quarterbacks they're 406 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: going to play, it's a big deal. I'll say this. 407 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,719 Speaker 1: It's a big enough deal that they could find themselves 408 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: with one of the better secondaries in Titans history, because 409 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: when you think about the starters potentially and the depth 410 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: you mentioned, because I mean, let's not forget they took 411 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: Roger McCrary out of Auburn, and you know, I think 412 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: that guy's gonna see some time in this And Christian 413 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: Fulton appears to get better every game a Monni hooker. 414 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: I mean, goodness, gracious, what a leap he made in 415 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: year three. Kevin Bayer is Kevin Byard. That's a lot 416 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: of good talented third tier. And you've got Elijah Molden, right, 417 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: and you've got THEO Jackson, and you've got a J. 418 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: Moore that you signed who will help you tremendously, some 419 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: special teams and Buster Screen, who's a veteran. You have 420 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: the potential to do some things matchup wise and scheme 421 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: wise game to game with that group that maybe this 422 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: dude plays as an extra defensive back in week six 423 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: and then another defensive back steps in to a role 424 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: because of how the other matchup is in week seven, 425 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: And that's the beauty of what of Rabel defense Multiplicity. 426 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: Multiplicity is a big deal. So but Caleb being a 427 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: regular in that oh, it would be it may be 428 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: a tipping point. It could and it certainly is going 429 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: to be needed when you are facing the AFC West. Oh, 430 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 1: and you know the AFC South. I don't care what 431 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: you say about the Texans and the Jaguars. It's a 432 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: dogfight almost every time the Titans play them. Sure, but 433 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: you're going to the AFC as I call it wild 434 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: wild West, and you have got to be able to 435 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: cover with seven and rush four and they're such a 436 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:45,199 Speaker 1: huge component in that. Absolutely, So Caleb Farley is my 437 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: second one. I'm gonna stay with your defensive theme because 438 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 1: i have one defensive player. I'm gonna tip my hand 439 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:52,479 Speaker 1: here with the five that I'm gonna mention, and this 440 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: one is David Long, junior linebacker number fifty one and 441 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: already in year four. Crazy to think of. He mis 442 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: six of the last eight games in twenty twenty one 443 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: in that season, finished the season with a handful of tackles, 444 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: but had seventy five of them throughout third on the 445 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: team finished in tackles. And the thing for him, it's 446 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: I'd have zero doubt about his production. He just needs 447 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: to stack two weeks of practice because he needs to 448 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: be the most valuable thing you can be, and that's 449 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: available if he is available and doing what I think 450 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: he'll do next to Zach Cunningham. There's the second tier 451 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: this Titans defense that is going to be lookout. Jayon 452 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: Brown was a wonderful player for the Titans. He's now 453 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: a Raider. Rashaun Evans was a wonderful player for the Titans. 454 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: He's now a Falcon. Both of those guys did a 455 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 1: great job while here. Long in Cunningham, however, with their 456 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: skill sets, might be even better in this defense as 457 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: a payer. I think there's a real chance that there's 458 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: a real yin and yang. But you've got to have 459 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: him together. You've got to have him available. And that's 460 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: the big thing for David is David was playing great football. 461 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: Remember at that moment in time, Zack Cunningham was still 462 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: a Texan and the titans best linebacker at the moment 463 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: that David got hurt was David Long. He was playing 464 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: the best football. He just got to carry it over. 465 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: I think the other thing about the first two weeks 466 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: and where it comes into play is him taking more 467 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: leadership because we saw that sum on the field in 468 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: the OTAs in the mini camp. Little different David Long 469 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: in terms of being more vocal and being more out front. 470 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: He always deferred. He deferred to Rashon, he deferred to 471 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: Jenny the team, being a good teammate, and they taught 472 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: him well. I mean, let's face it, David Long is 473 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: where he is right now in some measure because of 474 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: Rashaan Evans and John Brown and how they helped him. 475 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: They were excellent teammates. But now it's his turn and 476 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 1: as he and Zach Cunningham get on the field together, 477 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:03,919 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be a fun pairing to watch. 478 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: That's why I put him in this group because he 479 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 1: got that education by Osmosis, like you're saying with Jayon 480 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 1: and Rashaan, But he's the guy now, so he's got 481 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: to get out and do it. He spoke to Jim 482 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: Watt and Tennessee Titans dot Com about the whole thing 483 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: about being a vocal leader. That's why I put him 484 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: on this list again. I have zero doubt about his production. 485 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,400 Speaker 1: He just needs to be out there and doing it. 486 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,400 Speaker 1: My next one is Jamarco Jones. Jamarco Jones comes over 487 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: from Seattle. He is a guy that is a big guard, 488 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: has tremendous size. He's got a chance to replace Roger 489 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: Saffield at left guard and give the Titans that size. 490 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: The Roger Saffield departure is, in my opinion, the most 491 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: untalked about of the significant departures of the offseason. This 492 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 1: is a guy who has played great football for the 493 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans. He was their best offensive lineman last year 494 00:27:58,320 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: in terms of what he was able to do, and 495 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: he was dinged. He played hurt well. He was a 496 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 1: victim of circumstances at this point in his career, and 497 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: now he's a Buffalo bill. You'll never hear me say 498 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: anything bad about him as a person or as a player. 499 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,440 Speaker 1: He was a super free agent signing for the Tennessee Titans, 500 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: did a great, great job overall, Gonna be hard to replace. 501 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: Jones can be that guy, and Jones can take that step. 502 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 1: Now he's gonna have to deal with Aaron Brewer. He's 503 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,199 Speaker 1: probably gonna have to deal with Corey Levin. You know, 504 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: there's some other guys and some of this undrafted group 505 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: in the offensive line is pretty interesting. There are a 506 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: couple of guys in there that I think can really play. 507 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: So he's got to grab this thing by the throat immediately. 508 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: Kind I own it. I mean he has got to 509 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: grab it by the throat making his own. He's played 510 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: in thirty six games in his career, he started seven. 511 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: I mean he's got a real opportunity to be the 512 00:28:56,280 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: guy if he and Raidens can take these jobs and 513 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: win them. And it's one Jones in the medal with 514 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: Ben Jones and then at right guard with Nate Davis, 515 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: and then at right tackle with Raidens. If you've got 516 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: that group together and it settles, simmers and comes together 517 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: very quickly, it's a good thing for the Titans. The 518 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: best thing, though, is getting the best five. If one 519 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: of those guys gets beaten out, so be it. But 520 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: outside of that, if you could have the stability to 521 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: have those guys win those jobs, that would be outstanding. Yeah, 522 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: because you have to have this energy. That's one of 523 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: the tightest groups of any of the position groups in 524 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: the locker room. I mean they hang out together, they 525 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: eat together, they whatever. Well, it's so much about communication too, 526 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: because Ben Jones is as good as anybody in the 527 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: NFL in terms of making his calls at the line. 528 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: Was something that Ryan Tannehill said to me. He goes, 529 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: I didn't want to break in a new center. I 530 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: was so excited when they reach Ben Jones because think 531 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: about this, rat Ben Jones is great at making line calls. 532 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill is outstanding at changing the play at the 533 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: line and making a call. You've got two guys over 534 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 1: thirty who are very good in their reads and so 535 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: having those factors together, I think that's an underrated part 536 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: of the offense. If you've got the line on the 537 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: same page, then Ben Jones and Ryan Tannehill are able 538 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: to get that synergy that we saw you on multiple 539 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: occasions from the Titans in twenty nineteen, twenty twenty, and 540 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 1: sometimes in twenty twenty. Absolutely, all right, I'm gonna stay 541 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: with offense here and I'm gonna say wide receiver trailing Burkes. 542 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: And it's obvious here because of his draft position. AJ 543 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: Brown is now an Eagle, and the college production is there. 544 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: I mean, his last year at Arkansas sixty six catches, 545 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: eleven h four eleven touchdowns. He just needs to put 546 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: together as many good practices as pass and obviously in 547 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: the first two weeks of this thing, he's had some 548 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: moments where he's been out in practice in the spring 549 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: and part of the summer and obviously he's working through 550 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,959 Speaker 1: a couple of things. But if he comes out ready 551 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 1: to roll when training camp begins, he can really start 552 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: to make himself known in this receiving corps and get 553 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 1: his quarterback comfortable with him as a leader in this rotation, 554 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: and he can end all the talk. That's the biggest 555 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: thing for him personally, is he can he can put 556 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: that he's not gonna be able to outrun that except 557 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: by getting on the field and outrunning it. Yeah, if 558 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: he gets out on the field and he's running around 559 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: making plays, then all of the talk about May and 560 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: June goes out the window. And that's what he needs. 561 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: He was not drafted to be a j Brown's replacement. 562 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 1: He was drafted to be part of the receiving corps. 563 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: He doesn't have to catch a thousand yards in his 564 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 1: rookie year or else he's a bust. He needs to 565 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: get in the mix, be part of what they do. 566 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: I think the numbers will take care of itself, because 567 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: I think he's a big time talent and there's nothing 568 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: about him that I thought at draft time that I 569 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: still don't think now. But the story became the story, 570 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: and the story was he wasn't on the field in 571 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: May and June. And the thing about the story is 572 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: the same as it was the night that we talked 573 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: about him when he was drafted. We didn't know about 574 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: any of the other stuff. But it's the same in 575 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: the fact of people were disappointed because they heard that 576 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: aj Brown had been traded, and we said that night, 577 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: the biggest way that he can erase that is when 578 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: he gets out on that field and he catches six 579 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,239 Speaker 1: for ninety eight and two scores, that immediately goes out 580 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 1: the window. Reduction takes care of a lot of stuff, 581 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: just like winning does. And for the young man, you hope, 582 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: not only for the Titans, but you just hope he 583 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 1: can put that to bed very quickly so we can 584 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: get onto the business of this is his rookie year? 585 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 1: What does his rookie year look like? Right? And if 586 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: he can come out and be part of the mix 587 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 1: with Robert Woods and Nick Westbrook a keena again a 588 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 1: big physical, tall receive and is it does Fitzpatrick? Is it? 589 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: Josh Malone? Is it? Kyle Phillips, is it? Mason Kinzie? 590 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: Is it? So on? And so on? Sure? You know, 591 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: then it gets really really interesting to see what it 592 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: looks like. He also needs to have those first good 593 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: two weeks, so he is in that work early in 594 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:37,240 Speaker 1: the preseason game at Baltimore, so that he's getting those 595 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: kind of reps against the best players that Baltimore will 596 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: put on the field, even if it's not their starters. 597 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 1: It's a group of capable NFL players. Mike I never 598 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: played football, but I just imagine these things are just 599 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: like us day today. We're all creatures of habit, getting 600 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 1: into routine. You have your routine before you get up, 601 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: get cleaned up, and go to work every day, and 602 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: you know you have things you do coming that building. 603 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 1: Whatever the day sets. You get into your meetings, out 604 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: of your meetings, into your lift, out of your weight room, 605 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: get onto the practice field and then put that good 606 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 1: practice together and then go in shower, go to another meeting. 607 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: Just get into the rhythm, get into the routine of things. 608 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 1: The best Titans teams have featured pros. In the early days, 609 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: it was the Brad Hopkins and Eddie George's and people 610 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 1: of that ilk and then in two thousand and six, 611 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 1: Floyd Reese brought in some guys like Kevin Maui, Chris Hope, 612 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:36,120 Speaker 1: David Thornton to show people how to do that, and 613 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:39,919 Speaker 1: then certainly in the John Robinson era, we have seen 614 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: him bring in the Ben Joneses of the world, the 615 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:47,880 Speaker 1: people who put in that time and do that work, 616 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:51,959 Speaker 1: setting an example of being a professional. It's a very 617 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: hard adjustment. It is a very underrated factor in all 618 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:59,320 Speaker 1: of this, and to get used to it is difficult. 619 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: So you know there's going to be a completely different 620 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,800 Speaker 1: level of expectation. You had guys when you were growing 621 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: up who were the best players in little league just 622 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,479 Speaker 1: because they were the best players, and then they didn't 623 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:15,680 Speaker 1: grow anymore. And so then you had guys who were 624 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: the best players in high school and maybe they went 625 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,440 Speaker 1: to college, but they're like, I'd rather go to parties 626 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: or whatever, and so they didn't become the best players. 627 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 1: Then he had the best college players. They elevated to 628 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 1: the next level, and when you get to the NFL, 629 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 1: what you find is that doesn't work. You've got to 630 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: put in the work to go along with the natural talent. 631 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: It separates itself. It's a job. I'll never forget. Defensive 632 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 1: backs talking about being around Chris Hope, and Chris Hope 633 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: comes in from the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he's got a 634 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: book bag, and you know, he eats these meals these ways, 635 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 1: and he's gonna go home and watch tape. He's gonna 636 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 1: be the first one in the building because he wants 637 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 1: to get his lift in early. You know, all of 638 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 1: these things that he did, and it's like, that's how 639 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to act. That's what you're talking about. And 640 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:07,480 Speaker 1: the trailing Burkes and the Roger mccrary's and this whole 641 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: group have to learn that. It's one of the things 642 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 1: I'm most excited about with Malik Willis is I think 643 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 1: he already has some of that about him coming in 644 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 1: the door, which gives him a chance. Mike, He's one 645 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: of the first guys out there for every one of 646 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:25,799 Speaker 1: those OTAs and every one of those mini camp practices. 647 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:29,280 Speaker 1: Here's my next guy, needs a great first two weeks 648 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:33,440 Speaker 1: of training camp. Tier Tart m okay, I get it. 649 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 1: Tier Tart has tempted us the first two years. Flash 650 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: in the pants flashed multiple times. He has unusual gifts. 651 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: What if he becomes dominating in the middle, consistently dominating, 652 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: he can give you a consistent number of snaps for 653 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:57,799 Speaker 1: seventeen weeks in the middle of the defensive line. Can 654 00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: he become a Casey Hampton. Can he become one of 655 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: the eighty players that the Baltimore Ravens have had in 656 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: the interior of the defensive line, the space eaters who 657 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 1: allow Big Jeff and Dnico Autry and Bud Dupree and 658 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:15,839 Speaker 1: Harold Landry and others to run wild, because you've got 659 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,120 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to block them. They're just 660 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 1: giant anvils coming forward towards you that you can't do 661 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 1: anything with. Tier Tart needs to get off to a 662 00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: good start. The other reason is they've brought in a 663 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: lot of competition in the defensive line. Yes, they have, well, 664 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 1: Nikuon Jones is going into year two and Nikon Jones 665 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:38,760 Speaker 1: can play, He can really play. And then you've brought 666 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 1: in DeMarcus Walker, who they really like. It's an interesting player. Ye. 667 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 1: But you've also got some of these undrafteds who are 668 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: pretty fascinating guys. And so it's like you don't want 669 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: to slip off the ledge because if you do, you're 670 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:57,319 Speaker 1: liable to keep falling. Yep. And they are so good 671 00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,879 Speaker 1: on defense, they're not going to play if they find 672 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:04,040 Speaker 1: somebody who can help them now they are not holding 673 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:06,520 Speaker 1: the bus for anybody. Yeah. So for a guy like 674 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:09,879 Speaker 1: tier Tart, what a chance because, like we're talking about 675 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: the linebackers earlier, if he plays well, who my because 676 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:16,359 Speaker 1: he is a load man. I think the thing that 677 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:18,880 Speaker 1: you and I and all the ot people that have 678 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 1: seen him play, he got a nasty street who I 679 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:25,719 Speaker 1: wouldn't mess with him? All right, this is your last one, 680 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,720 Speaker 1: this is my last one, all right, And I'm gonna 681 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 1: stay on the offensive line. And you've mentioned him, Nate Davis. 682 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:33,719 Speaker 1: He is in the final year of his rookie deal, 683 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,279 Speaker 1: been working out on his own during the OTA's but 684 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,359 Speaker 1: was at mini camp and was ready to go. There 685 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:42,520 Speaker 1: is a great piece that Jim Wyatt has just put 686 00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: on Tennessee Titans dot Com. Jim Wyatt pay you to 687 00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:47,360 Speaker 1: mention him like six times. I don't know. He's a 688 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:49,040 Speaker 1: great friend, he's one of the he's one of the 689 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: great people in the world. He is the legendary. I 690 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: always say he's one of the three nicest people you'll 691 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 1: ever meet. But he did a great piece with Nate 692 00:38:57,239 --> 00:39:00,960 Speaker 1: Davis about him going into the final year of his 693 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:05,399 Speaker 1: rookie deal and having COVID twice in twenty twenty one, 694 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:08,359 Speaker 1: and I knew he dealt with something, And I mean 695 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:11,720 Speaker 1: I knew he dealt with COVID, but for a guy 696 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 1: that size to deal with it on multiple occasions, knowing 697 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 1: some of the folks that we know, and long term effects, 698 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,960 Speaker 1: especially on your wind. You know, how many people do 699 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:24,879 Speaker 1: you know that have had COVID and then have gone 700 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,879 Speaker 1: out and tried to run just a jog and have said, man, 701 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: I'm you know some lasting side of because it affects 702 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 1: people differently. But that was a wild story. He talked 703 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:40,040 Speaker 1: about how it impacted him physically and mentally. But he 704 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:43,520 Speaker 1: has a nutritionist, he has a personal chef. He has 705 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: changed his body style. He has kept weight, but he 706 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 1: has added muscle. Right, he looked like a different dude 707 00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:53,279 Speaker 1: when we saw him in mini camp. But he appears 708 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,800 Speaker 1: to me to be ready to do what he needs 709 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 1: to do getting to work in twenty twenty two. Because 710 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:02,640 Speaker 1: if he regains some of that that we saw in 711 00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:07,640 Speaker 1: year two of his career in twenty twenty, right, well 712 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:10,480 Speaker 1: you could make the case that he was the Titans 713 00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:14,360 Speaker 1: best offensive lineman in twenty twenty. Yeah, I mean that's arguable. 714 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:18,200 Speaker 1: And there are some people who could very accurately argue 715 00:40:18,239 --> 00:40:21,320 Speaker 1: the points. But you can make that case. You couldn't 716 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:23,439 Speaker 1: have made the case last year he didn't play as well, 717 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:27,040 Speaker 1: and I think we know why now. And I mean, 718 00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:29,239 Speaker 1: he is certainly capable. He's a guy I really like. 719 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 1: He's a really good dude, a guy you're really pulling for. 720 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:37,440 Speaker 1: And let's hope that that can happen, because I'm mean, 721 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:40,360 Speaker 1: he was thumping some folks at the end of twenty 722 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 1: twenty one. And let's think about it too, with the 723 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 1: synergy that we've been talking about with this offensive line. 724 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:50,560 Speaker 1: If he's really good at right guard, how much better 725 00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:53,640 Speaker 1: does that make Ben Jones to his left he's already great, 726 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 1: And how much does that help young Dylan Raden's if 727 00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:59,000 Speaker 1: he's the right tackle or whomever it is. Because here's 728 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: my other one, a guy who needs a great first 729 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:07,160 Speaker 1: two weeks of training camp. Nicholas Petit frere rookie out 730 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:12,160 Speaker 1: of Ohio State. It's an intriguing dude, really good draft 731 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:14,600 Speaker 1: pick in the third round. This guy's gonna play for 732 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:17,040 Speaker 1: the Titans at some point. He's gonna be a starter 733 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:21,040 Speaker 1: for the Titans at some point. Is it now does 734 00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:24,880 Speaker 1: he win a job, does he become the right tackle? 735 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:27,800 Speaker 1: Could he win the left guard? Whether he does or 736 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:30,799 Speaker 1: he doesn't, him getting off to a good start and 737 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 1: proving that he can be at the very least a 738 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:39,120 Speaker 1: capable backup is big towards this roster for how they're 739 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:42,520 Speaker 1: going to configure the offensive line building toward the fifty 740 00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:46,720 Speaker 1: three red. If he proves the versatility that we think 741 00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:51,160 Speaker 1: he has, the intellect, the ability to handle it and listen, 742 00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:54,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not gonna walk right in there and 743 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 1: beat Bruce Matthews or Jackie Slater, we get that. But 744 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:00,920 Speaker 1: if he could play and he proves to you that 745 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,759 Speaker 1: you trust him enough he can play, and he's one 746 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:07,799 Speaker 1: of the eight offensive linemen who is up on game day, 747 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:12,160 Speaker 1: that makes you better because he has tremendous size, tremendous size, 748 00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:17,359 Speaker 1: and he's a really bright guy that I don't think 749 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:19,520 Speaker 1: the mental aspect is going to be any sort of 750 00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:22,359 Speaker 1: a problem for Will he have to get stronger as 751 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:26,560 Speaker 1: he goes, of course he will. But can he step 752 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:28,879 Speaker 1: in and be a player for you, that's a big deal. 753 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 1: So you're saying a little brother could become big brother, 754 00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:37,680 Speaker 1: I'm saying that's exactly right, right, that's correct. I think 755 00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:42,000 Speaker 1: that's correct. But for him, that's a large deal because 756 00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:46,440 Speaker 1: if if you get him in that mix, then suddenly 757 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:49,320 Speaker 1: it gets a lot more intriguing. Listen, we know training 758 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,839 Speaker 1: camp is big for everybody. We know the first two 759 00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:54,719 Speaker 1: weeks of training camp are big for every player on 760 00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:57,520 Speaker 1: the Titans roster. We got it. Certainly, we could have 761 00:42:57,640 --> 00:43:00,160 Speaker 1: kept going with this, but we just wanted to come 762 00:43:00,239 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 1: up with a few to have some discussion about that. 763 00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:04,560 Speaker 1: We are certainly going to be keeping an eye on 764 00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:09,280 Speaker 1: going towards Baltimore the first preseason game on August the eleventh. 765 00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:12,080 Speaker 1: If you get off to a good start, then you 766 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:15,200 Speaker 1: put yourself in line for playing time right off the 767 00:43:15,239 --> 00:43:18,759 Speaker 1: bat in a preseason game against the best that Baltimore 768 00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:21,239 Speaker 1: will put on the field. You won't be playing just 769 00:43:21,320 --> 00:43:24,680 Speaker 1: against the third and fourth stringers in the second half. 770 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:27,640 Speaker 1: And listen, some guys will and they'll step up in 771 00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:31,880 Speaker 1: the process. You know, a linebacker like Chance Campbell, Jack Gibbons, 772 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:35,680 Speaker 1: you know, those are guys that if they play great 773 00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:38,200 Speaker 1: early on, they may move up the line. For some 774 00:43:38,239 --> 00:43:43,600 Speaker 1: of these others that we're talking about. It's intriguing, particularly 775 00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:47,080 Speaker 1: to see what their progress will be from a year ago. 776 00:43:47,600 --> 00:43:50,279 Speaker 1: It's not all rookies. I think the greatest point in 777 00:43:50,360 --> 00:43:53,279 Speaker 1: all of this. That's something you said earlier. Just thinking 778 00:43:53,320 --> 00:43:55,279 Speaker 1: about it. Yes, you want to get to that so 779 00:43:55,440 --> 00:43:58,399 Speaker 1: you can participate and have some snaps in that first 780 00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:02,279 Speaker 1: preseason game August eleven to Baltimore. But it's going to 781 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:05,799 Speaker 1: help you if you're doing well when you get to 782 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:09,279 Speaker 1: the next week when you're doing those joint practices with 783 00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:11,480 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, because you're gonna get some really 784 00:44:11,560 --> 00:44:13,399 Speaker 1: good work in in those two or three days. Well, 785 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:15,640 Speaker 1: the other part two ret it's just like football in 786 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:18,240 Speaker 1: high school. If you go out and you hit somebody 787 00:44:18,280 --> 00:44:21,120 Speaker 1: that first week, or you make a catch or you 788 00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:23,520 Speaker 1: make a run, then one of the coaches is going 789 00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:27,680 Speaker 1: to say, whoa, how about old rat there? And then 790 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:30,720 Speaker 1: guess what happens. Then they want to see you against 791 00:44:30,760 --> 00:44:33,920 Speaker 1: the big boys, and then you play it against the 792 00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:37,360 Speaker 1: first stringers in practice, and suddenly if you start to 793 00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 1: show up you hold your own, they go, huh. In 794 00:44:39,719 --> 00:44:42,799 Speaker 1: high school, you have Friday night scrimmages, Well, then they're 795 00:44:42,800 --> 00:44:45,040 Speaker 1: going to put you in the Friday night scrimmage early. 796 00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:47,799 Speaker 1: And if you show you can hold your water there, 797 00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,160 Speaker 1: then you have an opportunity to play in the next scrimmage. 798 00:44:51,400 --> 00:44:54,960 Speaker 1: It's the exact same thing. Every opportunity in football, when 799 00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:59,400 Speaker 1: you're going from ninety to fifty three is when you flash. 800 00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:02,799 Speaker 1: You give yourself that next opportunity, When you show up 801 00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:05,839 Speaker 1: every day, you give yourself that next opportunity. And then 802 00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:07,440 Speaker 1: if you fall down. I mean, how many times have 803 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,960 Speaker 1: we seen a guy look great through the first two 804 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:13,759 Speaker 1: weeks of practice and the lights come on and he 805 00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:18,680 Speaker 1: forgets his own name. That happens too. But every time 806 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:22,799 Speaker 1: you give yourself an opportunity, then you step up the 807 00:45:22,880 --> 00:45:25,560 Speaker 1: line and for the team, it's the best thing that 808 00:45:25,600 --> 00:45:28,440 Speaker 1: can happen. The more guys who step up and make 809 00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:31,440 Speaker 1: it hard on John Robinson and Mike Vrabel, the better 810 00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:34,200 Speaker 1: you are. 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