1 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: This is the OTP and my name is Taylor's Arzer. 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: And as you can see, father time is creeping up 3 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: on me. I'm holding on and to talk more about it, 4 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: I brought. 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 2: In the defensive coordinator of your Tennessee Titans, Gus Bradley. 6 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: Is it time to shave it off? 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 3: Coach? 8 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 2: What do you think? 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 3: I know? That's I think right. 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 4: When I made my first step in this building, it 11 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 4: was brought to my attention, So I think it'd be 12 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 4: a good look for you. 13 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: You are on a staff filled with people that don't 14 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: have much hair. 15 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know how that happens. 16 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 4: And it is intriguing, right, I mean and interesting, But yeah, 17 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 4: I think it's probably over time. Right, when you coach 18 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 4: for a number of years, it's bound to happen. 19 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: Thirty seven straight years in coaching for you, twenty one 20 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. I know having an all 21 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 1: bald staff is fun and all, but coach, you had 22 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: a lot of opportun unities. You're one of the most 23 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: respected minds defensively in the National Football League. 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: Why the Tennessee Titans? 25 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: You know what? 26 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,559 Speaker 4: Obviously, relationships played a big part. Robert and I's relationship 27 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 4: goes back to twenty eleven when he was hired as 28 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 4: a quality control coach, and we've coached together during that 29 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 4: time from you know, two thousand and what was it 30 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 4: twelve or thirteen through twenty sixteen, and then even though 31 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 4: we were a part I mean we communicated, talked on 32 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 4: a weekly basis. And then to have the opportunity to 33 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 4: be with him at San Francisco and really take a 34 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 4: good hard look at what we're doing defensively, tear it apart, 35 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 4: rebuild it. You know, it was a great experience. So 36 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 4: you know, I felt like one opportunity to come back 37 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 4: to Tennessee and continue to add to what we've already 38 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 4: built as far as the package. 39 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: You did a fantastic job with the Seattle Seahawks, won 40 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl there as their defensive coordinator, and Robert 41 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: was on your staff, and you took Robert with you 42 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: to the Jacksonville Jaguars when you became the head coach there. 43 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: He was your linebackers coach. What is it about the 44 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: relationship that the two of you have, What do you 45 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: share philosophically philosophically and how do you sort of help 46 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: each other thing differently? 47 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 4: I've said this before that. You know, there's a lot 48 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 4: of similarities with Robert and I and then there's differences, 49 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 4: and I think that's what's so good. We count on 50 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 4: each other. He sees the big picture. I may look 51 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 4: at it a different way, but we've always thought that. 52 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 3: When it you know, it's like a fence. 53 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 4: When it operates the best, there's tension on both sides, 54 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 4: and I think that's what we provide for each other. 55 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 4: And you know, and there's a great, great deal of trust. 56 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 4: I know there's there's agendas for both of us. You know, 57 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 4: we all want to help the Tennessee Titans become the 58 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 4: best team and to get to the ultimate goal. 59 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 3: But there's no personal agendas. 60 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 4: You know, we're not doing at the expense of anything, 61 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 4: and so we support one another. We know it's always 62 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 4: the challenges are coming from a good place and it's 63 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 4: worked for us. 64 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: And obviously that was the case for a handful of 65 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: years in Seattle and then in Jacksonville. But you guys 66 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: were a part for eight years. Did you stay throughout 67 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: that period? I know the NFL is one big fraternity 68 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: because you went back to work together last year in 69 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: San Francisco. 70 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 4: Sure, I mean, our families are close, you know, the 71 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 4: wives getting along, the kids, so you know that part 72 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 4: of it was there. The football concept. You know, we 73 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 4: would talk, but again, I mean, it is a competitive league. 74 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 4: So but you know, I think we'd always you know, 75 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 4: and I'd watch his film, they would watch our film, 76 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 4: and you would just kind of pick some things up. 77 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 4: But that's where I thought it was so cool together. 78 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 4: Now you're able to speak freely and say, hey, this 79 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 4: is what I thought I saw. Was that accurate? Same 80 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 4: thing for him? And you know it was good. So yeah, 81 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 4: I mean I think you could say that we've been 82 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 4: very close even though we've been apart. 83 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: Was there anything different about the way that the two 84 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: of you worked together in San Francisco? 85 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: Or did you just pick up right where you left off? 86 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 3: It felt like we picked up right we were left off. 87 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 4: I think that, you know, we both do our work 88 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 4: in offices, but I felt myself gravitating quite a bit 89 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 4: to his office, and especially in the off season, we 90 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 4: were together quite a bit of the time. But you know, 91 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 4: we'd always check in in the morning, spend quite a 92 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 4: bit of time in the morning, and then at night 93 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 4: say all right, you know, is there anything else we 94 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 4: need to look at but he has really a good vision, now, 95 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 4: really a good vision, a really good idea what he 96 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 4: wants his defense to look like. 97 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: And you know, it fils right kind of the philosophy that. 98 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 4: We've been talking about that we built last year at 99 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 4: San Francisco. 100 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: I think a lot of Titans fans are curious about 101 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: how the two of you will work together on game day. 102 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: Last year, he's calling the plays for the defense for 103 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers and you're the assistant head coach 104 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: of the forty nine ers. Now you're the defensive coordinator. 105 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: He's still calling the plays, but he's the head coach. 106 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: Do you expect any changes, coach in the way that 107 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: the two of you communicate with game day. 108 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 3: I don't anticipate it. 109 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 4: You know, It's not something that we've talked about at 110 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 4: this point, but I'm comfortable knowing if it was like 111 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 4: last year, it was great. Yeah, you know, and I 112 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 4: think that you know, we communicated. Like I mentioned in 113 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 4: the press conference, if you know, if you're a spectator 114 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 4: on Sunday, that's hard, but it wasn't even close to that. 115 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 4: There was constantly communication. He had a vision and you know, 116 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 4: there may even be reminders, Hey, gus make sure if 117 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 4: we get this situation, I stay true to what we said. Okay, 118 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 4: you know, and then it's reminders of hey, here's the situation. 119 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 4: I mean, here's these situations we talked about. Let's not 120 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 4: miss this opportunity, you know, And there's a great deal 121 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 4: of trust. Like I said, it seems like the word 122 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 4: of the day, but it's so true. And I think 123 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 4: that's why. You know, I'm very comfortable with understanding my 124 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 4: role and I've just always been what is my role 125 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 4: and how best can I serve you in this organization? 126 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 3: And you know it's worked. 127 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: I know what you want the Titans defense to be. 128 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: We'll get to that in just a moment. What do 129 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: you think the Tennessee Titans defense is right now as 130 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: you come into this building. 131 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 4: Well, I mean I'm excited about the players. You know, 132 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 4: we have spent a lot of time on you know, 133 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 4: the coaching staff and hiring that and then also giving 134 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 4: the pitchers to our scouts. You know, what are we 135 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 4: looking for at each position? And I mentioned about that 136 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 4: fresh start, So yes, you can't help but watch some 137 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 4: of the play, but just hearing you know, other the 138 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 4: coaches talk about them when we're watching film. You know, 139 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 4: they might run a coverage that we're running. Let's see 140 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 4: how they did it, and you watch some of the 141 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 4: players in their skill set, and we're all excited and 142 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 4: excited to get him in this building. And obviously when 143 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 4: you talk to him on the phone, right, I think 144 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 4: that brings generates excitement too. 145 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 3: So we're really looking forward. 146 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 4: Although we have a lot of work to do, we're 147 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 4: looking for that first day when they step in the building. 148 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,559 Speaker 1: And there were clearly some different concepts that the twenty 149 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: twenty five Tennessee Titans defense had. How many people were 150 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: upfront at the line of scrimmage compared to what you 151 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: traditionally like to do. Jeffrey Simmons is coming off one 152 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: of the best seasons we've seen in quite some time, 153 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: and some would argue maybe the best season any defensive 154 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: player had last year. How do you make sure that 155 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: you maximize his potential in a new scheme for him? 156 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 4: Sure, well, I think that you'll see. You know, how 157 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 4: we set up with their defensive line. It is advantageous 158 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 4: for him. It's going to utilize his skill set, and 159 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 4: I think he's talking to enough people and understand what 160 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 4: we're going to do. Up front that it's generated excitement. 161 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 4: But you know, they did a great job with him 162 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 4: last year utilizing his skill set, and I've been very 163 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 4: impressed just a little bit of film we watched fundamentals 164 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 4: things like that that they did. I mean, well coached team, 165 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 4: and I really mean that before Like you know, now 166 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 4: our job is to continue to add to that and 167 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 4: build on what they built, what they started, and you know, 168 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 4: we reap some of the benefits of the hard work 169 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 4: they put in, but now we have a job to 170 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 4: do too and take him to the next level. 171 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 2: And clearly he agrees with you. 172 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons does because he came up to coach Sala 173 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: after the forty nine Ers Titans game and says, you 174 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: need to. 175 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: Come to Nashville. So I know he wanted to play 176 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 2: in this game. 177 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean he's a great person. 178 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 4: He got a lot of great energy and you know 179 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 4: that's what you hear about in this room. Great teammate 180 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 4: And just like I mentioned, Robert Salis sets to stand 181 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 4: in the pace, and it sounds like Jeffrey Simmons does 182 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 4: that for this team. 183 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 2: What does Gus Bradley want the Tennessee Titans defensive identity 184 00:07:58,680 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: to be in twenty twenty six. 185 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 4: Well, I think that's all of our coaching staff. You know, 186 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 4: before we watch tate, before we get into scheme, we 187 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 4: always bring that picture. What do we want them to say? 188 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 4: What do what do we want it to look like? 189 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 4: And it comes back to the two words fast and violent. 190 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 4: And you know nothing is at the expense of those 191 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 4: two principles. So add things, take some things out, whatever 192 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 4: it is, but let's make sure that that's what shows 193 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 4: up every Sunday. 194 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: Well, I mentioned at the beginning coach thirty seven straight 195 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: years in coaching. I know you're a proud member of 196 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: the Bison as you were a safety there set it 197 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: right for North Dakota State and also a punter too. 198 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: What were you better at, by the way, safety or 199 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 2: a punter. 200 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 4: I'm gonna say free safety, but if people looked it up, 201 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 4: it'd probably be punny. 202 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 2: Do you go and mess with the punters still to 203 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 2: this day? 204 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 4: Yes, I talk to them, but I don't get too 205 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 4: close to them. But yeah, we have some laughs and stuff. 206 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 4: But I do know this by punning at one time, 207 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 4: I do have a great appreciation right the punters, and 208 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 4: I generally have a great relationship, they change the field 209 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 4: position and but no, I you know, get along great 210 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 4: with them and enjoy because I think I have so 211 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 4: much respect for what they do. 212 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 3: Well. 213 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: We mentioned all those straight years in coaching, twenty one 214 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: straight now in the National Football League. 215 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 4: What is the game of football giving you? Well, I 216 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 4: mean it's changed our life. I mean not only for 217 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 4: myself and my wife, but our kids. And you know, 218 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 4: I think the people that you meet, and I mentioned this, 219 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 4: I think in the press conference that when you go 220 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 4: out and you meet people or even at the combine, 221 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 4: you find out there's a lot of good people and 222 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 4: a lot of people that you know, kind of show 223 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 4: you what a pro looks like as a coach as 224 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 4: well as a player, right, And I think that I'm 225 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 4: just very grateful to be around such good people and 226 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 4: such good organizations. I mean, it's the elite of the elite, 227 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 4: and you're around people that love ball, and I think 228 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 4: I just feel very fortunate to be a part of that. 229 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: You can tell that you love it, and the Tennessee 230 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: Titans are grateful to have you here. 231 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 2: Coach. 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Now that works for 263 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. 264 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: What do you think we're headed that way? 265 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 7: I mean, you got the little high point up there. Yeah, 266 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 7: you're doing okay, I'd keep. 267 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: It father time. It's undefeated, undefeated, good beard. That'll be 268 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: back at some point during this offseason. Coach, the National 269 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: Football League and everybody that follows it is raved about 270 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: your ability to coordinate offenses for many years. And I'm 271 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: sure you had a lot to consider here in the 272 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: last couple of months. 273 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 2: Why the Tennessee Titans. 274 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 7: Yeah, First, I'm humbled that you'd say that it takes 275 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 7: a team effort no matter what team you're part of. 276 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 7: Everybody's involved in it. Have a really good assistant coaching 277 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 7: staff on the offensive side. But to work with Robert 278 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 7: and hear his vision of what he wants out of 279 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 7: his football team. He's someone that has done it before 280 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 7: and I think that coming here with Mike Borganzi, who 281 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 7: have a lot of confidence and faith in with Robert, 282 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 7: with the coaches that we have, and you know, Cam 283 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 7: was a big part of it too. For me, I 284 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 7: think he's got a very bright future and look forward 285 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 7: to working with him along with the rest of the guys. 286 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: I know that last year during the draft process, everybody's 287 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: looking at who they want to draft. The Titans had 288 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: the number one pick in the draft and they took 289 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: cam Ward. He's somebody I'm sure you studied significantly. There 290 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: was a lot of conversation that, hey, if he falls 291 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: to the New York Giants, maybe Brian Dable would want 292 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 1: cam Ward to be his quarterback. How much did you 293 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: learn about cam a year ago. 294 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, we do a pretty extensive process on 295 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 7: the quarterback evaluation, so spent a lot of time with 296 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 7: him and talked to him at the what was at 297 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 7: the combine, whether it's a visit down to Miami, whether 298 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,839 Speaker 7: it's a zoom there was a there was a lot 299 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 7: of things that touch points that we've had with Cam 300 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 7: and then ultimately, you know, watching his tape at Washington 301 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 7: State Miami talking to his coaches. So we spent, you know, 302 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 7: quite a bit of time getting to know one another, 303 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 7: and fate has it we're together here. 304 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll talk more about him and the offense coming up. Coach, 305 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: But you mentioned coach Sala. You shared a building with 306 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: him for a few years as you coach the Giants 307 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: and he coached the Jets, and you guys coached against 308 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: each other in the preseason, I believe each year, and 309 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: you maybe hosted a pool party for the stables and 310 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: the salas. 311 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 2: Is that right? 312 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 7: Well, we practiced, we practice against one another. Uh. Again, 313 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 7: I got to meet Robert and his family really down 314 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 7: at the owners meetings. Okay, So again to have a 315 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 7: lot of respect for Robert and what he's done and 316 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 7: how he's gone about his business. The energy that he brings, 317 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 7: you know, not having worked with him, but seeing it 318 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 7: from a fire on the sideline, and the juice that 319 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 7: he has and now you know, being around him for 320 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 7: the last few weeks, he brings that to the building 321 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 7: every day and I think that's a good trademark for 322 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 7: a leader. I look forward to working with him and 323 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 7: for him, and you know, giving everything we got. 324 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 2: Were there fourteen children at this fool party? Is that right? 325 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 2: Because you have six, he's got eight. 326 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, there's you know, you got to get your calculator up. 327 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: Two great, big families that are now in Nashville. Coach, 328 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: you've coached in the in college or the pros for 329 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: thirty straight years, now twenty six in the National Football League. 330 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: These last couple of months, did you have a time 331 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: to really think about what you wanted to do next 332 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: and how passionate you were about continuing to lead offenses. 333 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, it's the first time in thirty years 334 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 7: where you're you know, sitting down at the dinner table 335 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 7: at Thanksgiving or Christmas, or you know, being able to 336 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 7: watch your kids go to some sports games in November 337 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 7: and December. Again, that's a short amount of time. You're 338 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 7: talking about thirty years. I think you do it self 339 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 7: evaluation after every season of you know, things you need 340 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 7: to get better at, things you think you were good at. 341 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 7: I just had a couple more months to you know, 342 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 7: bother the family and be around them. They were pretty 343 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 7: excited when I got this job so I could get 344 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 7: out of the house. 345 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: We talked about your ability to coordinate offenses and lead offenses. 346 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: You've coached a lot of great teams from the NFL 347 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: to college. You had great success your one year at Alabama. 348 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: You guys won the national championship when you were the 349 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator there. The New England Patriots won a couple 350 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: of Super Bowls. When you are working there is there 351 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: something that those championship teams had in common. 352 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 7: Look, it takes a lot to win a championship, and 353 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 7: it was five at New England and then it was 354 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 7: a national championship at Alabama. I think that you learn 355 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 7: from every experience. I've also had some seasons where it 356 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 7: didn't go too well, and I think you can learn 357 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 7: more from those than anything. But you know, you got 358 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 7: to have the right type of chemistry. The ball has 359 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 7: to bunch your way. You have to be prepared, you 360 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 7: have to work hard, you have to be dissipate. You 361 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 7: have to be able to, you know, fight through some 362 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 7: you know, tough times, whether it's on the field off 363 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 7: the field, And you gotta have a bunch of smart 364 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 7: people that are willing to put their ego aside and 365 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 7: work for the betterment of the football team. And even 366 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 7: said that it's hard to still do so you know, 367 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 7: I've been part like you said, thirty years, I've had 368 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 7: six championships. So you do the math. That's you know, 369 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 7: when you're not winning a championship, you're you're pretty miserable. 370 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 7: Usually at the end of a season. 371 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: What was your scouting report or what is your scouting 372 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: report coach? For what the Tennessee Titans offense is currently, Well. 373 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 7: We're we're diving into that right now. I think that 374 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 7: you know, anytime you take over a new team, a 375 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 7: new offense, I think you you have to go through 376 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 7: the tape with a fine tooth comb. But you you 377 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 7: actually unless you have some of the coaches, which we 378 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 7: do with Luke and Randy and but I think it's 379 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 7: a fresh start. It's a clean start. We're going to 380 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 7: implement the things that we think are good for our players, 381 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 7: and then we're going to learn things as practices go 382 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 7: on from phase one to Phase two to Phase three 383 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 7: to training camp. And you have to be able to say, look, 384 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 7: this really wasn't a good idea as a coach, Maybe 385 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 7: this isn't the exact right thing we need to do. 386 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 7: Pull it back at another thing, have communication with your players. 387 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 7: I think player input is important when you're putting together 388 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 7: a system. So again, we're at the introductory phases right now, 389 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 7: kind of learning the language of how we're going to speak. 390 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 7: I think that's important. So the players are all hearing 391 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 7: the same message. And then each day when the players 392 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 7: get back, we'll kind of regroup and maybe this was good, 393 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 7: maybe it wasn't good, and try to do the best 394 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 7: thing for our football team first and foremost, and then 395 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 7: for our offense second. 396 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: Clearly you think highly of cam Ward and have for 397 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: quite some time, as you will come to find Daves, 398 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,239 Speaker 1: there's no employee for the Tennessee Titans that spends more 399 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: time in this building than he does. And he's gotten 400 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: to know all of us quite well, and he has 401 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: raved about you, saying he's a big fan of yours, 402 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: And Coach Sala said, quote, you're the perfect man to 403 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: match up with Cam and to maximize who he is. 404 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: How do you challenge Cam to take the next step? 405 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 7: Well, again, we're going to start from scratch of what 406 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 7: we think a quarterback needs to do for an organization 407 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 7: and then ultimately for your football team. It's not about 408 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 7: one person. I'm just part of the group. I have 409 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 7: good quarterback coach with Chae who came from with the Giants, 410 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 7: Karen who's an offensive line coach. You know, Luke and 411 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 7: Randy and Geelu and Isaac we have you know, we 412 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 7: have a good staff that has been meshed well together. Again, 413 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 7: it's it's in February, so you've got to make sure 414 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 7: that you mesh well together in September and October, and 415 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 7: you know, be able to handle the tough times that 416 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 7: come your way and be able to handle the good things. 417 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 7: So I look forward to working with Cam. He's a 418 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 7: competitive young man from the time I've had him relative 419 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 7: to before the draft. So again, I can't April can't 420 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 7: come soon enough. 421 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: I know that it's easy to ask about comparisons to 422 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: other quarterbacks. You worked with Drew Bradlow, Drew Bledsoe and 423 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. You worked with Jalen Hurts and too a 424 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:55,719 Speaker 1: tongue Bai Loo when you were at Alabama. You had 425 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: great success with Josh Allen when you were the offensive 426 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: coordinator of the Buffalo Bills. Is there something that Cam 427 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: has that reminds you of one of those guys or 428 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: anybody you've worked with before. 429 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. 430 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 7: I learned this a long time ago, not just as 431 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 7: an offensive coordinator. When you go to a new place, 432 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 7: the most important thing is to build a relationship with 433 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 7: that person. And look, you can draw from your experiences, 434 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 7: but to continue to say, well, he did it this way, 435 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 7: he did it this way. What's important for Cam is 436 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 7: the most important thing for me. So we're going to 437 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 7: watch tape and we're going to discuss plays, and we're 438 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 7: going to look at technique and fundamentals and eye control 439 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 7: and uh, you know from all the guys that that 440 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 7: I've had, but there's there's so much to learn. When 441 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 7: you're learning a new offense, you're learning a new language. 442 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 7: But I don't you know, I learned this a long 443 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 7: time ago when I was talking to a slot receiver. 444 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 7: How you remind me? Just like Troy Brown, I was like, 445 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 7: wait a minute, I'm just me, and I take that 446 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 7: with me. I think that's important. So again, our our 447 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 7: conversations that we're going to have and what we're going 448 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 7: to build is going to be you know, exclusive to Cam. 449 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,120 Speaker 7: But I'm going to learn some stuff from him. He's 450 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 7: going to learn some stuff from us, and you know, 451 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 7: we'll do the best thing for a football team. 452 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 2: What'd you learn from Bill Belichick? And Nick Saban. 453 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 7: Yeah, this is this is uh, you know, we probably 454 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 7: got I could talk about that for days. Very blessed 455 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 7: to have an opportunity as a young coach to work for, 456 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 7: you know, two of the all time greats. You know, 457 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 7: they're exceptional at what they've done, and you know, to 458 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 7: sit in there and you know, as a graduate assistant 459 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 7: for Nick at one point, I was also as coordinator. 460 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 3: I've worked for Bill and. 461 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 7: Many different capacities to outstanding leaders that do it their 462 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 7: own way. They're very smart, they're very disciplined, they're very demanding, 463 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 7: they have a certain standard that everybody has to hold 464 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 7: accountable to. And uh, you know, just fortunate to learn 465 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 7: from from two of those guys, along with a lot 466 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 7: of other older coaches that are that are retired now. 467 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: I would also point to the twenty twelve Kansas City 468 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: Chiefs when you were the offensive coordinator. You were there 469 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: at the beginning of something special that the Chiefs built, 470 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: and they had a young assistant general manager there named 471 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: Mike Borgonzi, who now it feels like, is really building 472 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: something special with the Tennessee Titans. 473 00:20:58,040 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 2: Have you thought about that at all? 474 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah, you know, when you're when you're when you 475 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 7: started off and you said, this is thirty years and 476 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 7: twenty six years in the league. You know, you're making 477 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 7: me feel my age right now. I've come across a 478 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 7: lot of great people in this business and you hold 479 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 7: onto those relationships of people that you had a high 480 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 7: regard for. And Borgo was one of those guys. You 481 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 7: know all about the team worked his tail off, was 482 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 7: a good communicator, and it's you know, it's pretty cool 483 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 7: whatever it is. Fifteen years later that yeah, you know, 484 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,719 Speaker 7: we're working together again. And you know his staff, Dave 485 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 7: Ziggler is another guy, SAgs it was at Cleveland, Regie Mackenzie, 486 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 7: I know. So you know again it's it's collective. It's 487 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 7: it's about the team more important than it is about 488 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 7: any one person, anyone player or anyone position. You know, 489 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 7: we got to do a good job of building this 490 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 7: thing together through the vision and the eyes of Mike 491 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,919 Speaker 7: and Robert. And that's what we're here to do to 492 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 7: support those two guys and and build the best team 493 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 7: we can. 494 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 2: All right, let me let me see if I have 495 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 2: this right here. 496 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: Brian Dable free safety at the Universe of Rochester Yellowjackets 497 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: two years over one hundred tackles and six interceptions. 498 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 2: You're a defensive guy. 499 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 7: I was, and I was, you know, a hell of 500 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 7: a lot thinner than I am right now, hell of 501 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 7: a player too. 502 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 3: Well. 503 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 7: Look, you know that was a Division three program, which 504 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 7: I had a lot of respect for a lot of 505 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 7: Division three guys here right now, in a couple of 506 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 7: ivy leaguers. But you know I did start on defense. 507 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 7: I went to William and Mary after the University of 508 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 7: Rochester for a year where I was a whatever you 509 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 7: want to call it, a restricted earnings which meant you 510 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 7: make zero money. But I got to learn from another 511 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 7: very good college football coach named Jimmy Laycock. Yeah, and 512 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 7: actually had a safety there that was a year older 513 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 7: than me, that was a fifth year guy named Sean McDermott, 514 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 7: So you know, it was pretty cool. And then from 515 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 7: there I went to Michigan State with Nick and two 516 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 7: years there is. 517 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 2: That when you switched offense. 518 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 7: No, I stayed as a defensive GA and learned, you know, 519 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 7: defensive football under coach Saban And then my first two 520 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 7: years at New England when I got hired back into 521 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 7: the two thousand, I was working with the defense as well, 522 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 7: so I played defense in my first five years. In 523 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 7: my introductory coaching phases, I was working with the defensive 524 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 7: backs for the most part of Dixon outside linebackers, defensive line. 525 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 7: I worked on this kicking game a little bit at 526 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 7: New England. So that was five years worth of, you know, 527 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 7: good studying, learning it from a different perspective when I 528 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 7: had to flip over to offense, so you know, I 529 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 7: was very obviously, very helpful I played it. I got 530 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 7: to learn from Bill and Nick in that regard, and 531 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 7: got by name of Russ Huseman, who's the head coach 532 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 7: at University of Richmond. So I have some really good 533 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 7: mentors learned from. And then you know, we won the 534 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 7: Super Bowl against Saint Louis, and you know that next month, 535 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 7: Bill's like, I'm going to name you the receiver coach. 536 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 7: I'm like, okay. He's like, look, you'll get this down. 537 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 7: You're gonna sit down with Charlie Weiss and learn the offense. 538 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 7: But you're a good teacher, and I think this will 539 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 7: be a good spot for it. And that's how I 540 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 7: started on the offensive side. 541 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 3: Of the ball. 542 00:23:58,640 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 2: How about that? 543 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 1: And clearly that entire experience has helped you in shaping offenses. 544 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: So finally, how would you like the twenty twenty sixth 545 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans offense to be described? 546 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,200 Speaker 7: Well, look, we got a long way to go until 547 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 7: you know there's any description of it. We need to 548 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 7: be a discipline unit that starts by doing what you're 549 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 7: supposed to do when you're supposed to do it on 550 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 7: a consistent basis ss not on the field, that starts 551 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 7: in April when they get back, do it with the 552 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 7: right attitude. Putting a team ahead of yourself, working tirelessly. 553 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 7: You mentioned cams around here a bunch, and that's going 554 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 7: to be a requirement for all of our guys. Having 555 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 7: some grid about you, which is you know, mental and 556 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 7: physical toughness, and then bringing in smart people that can 557 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 7: understand concepts and be able able to react when it's 558 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 7: under pressure. You know, performing under pressure in this league 559 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 7: is paramount, But you can build that through the off 560 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 7: season by meetings, by relationships, and then ultimately, you know, 561 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 7: you got to play well when it comes down to 562 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 7: the game. But you know we're ways away from that. 563 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 7: We got a lot of work we need to put 564 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 7: into it. 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As for the OTP, We're headed 598 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: to Indianapolis next week for the NFL scouting combine Amy Wells, coach, 599 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: Mac read, Brian will Bowling. 600 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 2: I'll be there all. 601 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: The draft gurus, Robert Sala, the head coach of the Titans, 602 00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: Mike Morganzi the general manager. 603 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,880 Speaker 2: They'lljoin us from Indie. We can't wait to be there. 604 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: For now, I'm Taylor's arzer, holding on to what hair 605 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: I have left. Thank you for joining us on the OTP.