1 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. Don't 3 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: get sacked by the high cost of healthcare. Make Farm 4 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: Bureau Health Plans your first line of protection. I'm Mike, Keith, 5 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:33,319 Speaker 1: Amy Wells is alongside as usual. How are you good? 6 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: Deaf coach Mac back, Hi, guys, and Jim Watt Tennessee 7 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: Titans dot Com. Welcome back to the OTP as we 8 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: finally reconvene this thing after a couple of weeks of 9 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: being apart. So maybe maybe we're about to get in 10 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: some sort of rhythm. Amy, you think, no chance, Mike, 11 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: Absolutely no chance. It's twenty twenty. Still gotta be something 12 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: bizarre just around the court. Jim, give me something more 13 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: positive than that. Come on, I think we're gonna get 14 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: into a rhythm. No, h it's gonna be smooth sailing. 15 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: Fingers crossed here, Yeah, that's right, fingers crossed. I haven't 16 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: been working for me so far with my Dodgers in 17 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: the postseason. Fingers crossed, and I'm throwing it out the windows. 18 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: So maybe what Amy said is right. The good news 19 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: is I don't think Clayton Kershaw can pitch anymore, so 20 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: I think you're okay. Let's talk about return from COVID. 21 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: A lot of good news for the Titans on that 22 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: this week. They have receivers that have come back, Adam 23 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: hump Freeze and Cameron Batson, and Batson's on the practice squad, 24 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: but he could certainly be called up to play and 25 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: it has played, so that's really good news. Jeffrey Simmons 26 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: the best news of all to get Big Jeff back 27 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: in the middle. But Jim White carry blasting games return 28 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: is gonna be an underrated one for two or three 29 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: different reasons. Take me through why you think getting the 30 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: full back back is a big deal for the Tennessee Take, well, 31 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: he's kind of a two for one. I mean, not 32 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: only you get somebody in front of Derrick Henry who 33 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: has been effective blocking in front of him, which I 34 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: also get a guy who's capable running the football. Jamy 35 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: McNichols is on the injury report with REVS. And while 36 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: he stepped in and played well when Darrenton Evans you know, 37 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: went down the other night and now Evans is on IR, 38 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: I think with blasting game you get a guy who 39 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: can do a couple of things. Now, all these guys 40 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: are having to deal with adjustments when they come off 41 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: this list. We saw it with Kristin Fulton. He gets 42 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: activated before the game on Thursday. He doesn't play because 43 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: he didn't practice blasting game, hasn't practiced in a couple 44 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: of weeks. He was back out there today after being 45 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: taken off this morning, but obviously his body will have 46 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: to adjust as well. But just having him available, having 47 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: him as kind of a Swiss army knife who can 48 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: do a couple of different things for you. He's a 49 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: valuable guy to have on your game day roster because 50 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: he works on special teams as well. Coach Mack Jeremy 51 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: McNichols is the backup running back with Darren ted Evans 52 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: on injured reserve due to the hamstring. Why does Mike 53 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: Vrabell like Jeremy McNichols. Well, okay, he's a tough guy. 54 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: He's a tough guy. He gives you everything that he has. 55 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: I mean, he's got a nate toughness running the ball. 56 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: But he's also a good contributor on special teams and 57 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,399 Speaker 1: anytime you've got a running back. Most backup running backs 58 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: in this league. Look, it's always it's always test a 59 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: general manager and a head coach's tetris skills putting together 60 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: the active roster in normal times. In these times, it 61 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: really does. So if you've got a guy that can 62 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: do two things and do two things as to where 63 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: you've got confidence in him, that's a huge plus. That's 64 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: why he likes McNichols. He's a very different player from 65 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. I want to ask you a Derrick Henry 66 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: question to begin through four games, Dereck Henry's long run 67 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: is just sixteen yards, Coach Mack, why is that because 68 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: people are stacking the box on him? I mean they're 69 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: they're bringing people down. That's no that is no secret. 70 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: We talk about it every week on all the programs 71 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: that we're on. We get on the OTP and we 72 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: will tell the ot people. But people aren't going to 73 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: continue to do that. That is a fact of life 74 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: that we are going to have to deal with. And 75 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: to be able to get somebody out back out in 76 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: the open against an ape man front, all of your 77 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: blocks have to be really really good, and that's important 78 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: and plus to get a back out against the ape 79 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: man front, Mike for long runs. Your wide receivers have 80 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: to get some real key blocks too. Just hasn't happened yet, 81 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: but people are going into ballgames saying and defensive coordinators 82 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: are saying this. You may beat me Tennessee Titans, but 83 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: this guy is not going to beat me from the jump. 84 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: And that's why Ryan Tannehill, you know, has what he's 85 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,799 Speaker 1: been able to do has just further solidified. I guess 86 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: in everyone's mind just what a valuable guy this is. 87 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: And that's just how much of a good quarterback. Kids. 88 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: You know, you know that the team's stacking the other 89 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: teams are stacking box against Henry, you're gonna have They're 90 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: kind of you daring you to throw it, Ryan Tannehills 91 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: without Corey Davis, you know, without Adam Humphreys for this 92 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: game against Buffalo, what does he do if he continues 93 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: to find guys down field, whether it's Khalif Raymond or A. J. 94 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: Brown being back in the tight ends. He says, fine, 95 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: if you if you want to try to stop Derek Kenry, 96 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: we're gonna throw it. Nine touchdowns, one interceptions. Shear has 97 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: been been phenomenal. Amy Wells, You've been working sidelines for Titans, 98 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: radio for three years now, right, I sure have. Have 99 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: you ever seen a reaction on the Titans sidelines like 100 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: the one after Derek Henry's stiff arm of Josh Norman 101 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: on Tuesday Night? I don't know, Mike. It was pretty 102 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: up there in terms of solid celebration and reaction. Um, 103 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: Darren Bates just wins the award for most excited human 104 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: being in the stadium. I mean, his head spun all 105 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: the way around. He was so excited. It was crazy. 106 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: But it's funny now because there, while there were fans 107 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: back in Nissan Stadium and that was awesome, there's still 108 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: not a ton of fans in Nissan Stadium, so it 109 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: is quieter, so you can kind of hear some of 110 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: the reaction on the sidelines. And it was like someone 111 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: was handing out money. They were so excited, like it 112 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: was great. I love a good stiff arm. It's one 113 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: of my favorite things about football just in general. That 114 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: one was a work of art. It was beautiful, So 115 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: the reaction was warranted. Coach Mac, you've seen a couple 116 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 1: of stiff arms in your time. Where does that when rad? 117 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: Oh wow, it's way up there and look and that's 118 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: that's that's comparing it too. When I first got in 119 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: the league, Walter Payton, Walter Payton had one of the 120 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: best soup bones on his right arm that anybody in 121 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: the history of the world ever had. I mean, it 122 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: was he would knock people out with it. But Derrick Henry. 123 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: What makes Derrick Henry so deadly too, is he is 124 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: so long. He's so long that he's got not only leverage, 125 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: but he's got massive strength and plus he's you know, 126 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: being able to shoot a stiff arm, guys, is a 127 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: lot like a batter in the box. It's about timing too, 128 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: because you can stick it out there too early and defensively. 129 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,559 Speaker 1: You teach people to chop club it to get it down. 130 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: But he's got great timing with it, and when he 131 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: pushes it out there, it's like a boxer's punch. You're down. 132 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: Jish Norman knows all about it, let's call him. And 133 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: the thing that makes it so good too is that 134 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: it's not forced. It is an organic stiff arm. Derrick 135 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: Henry has been doing this since he was a kid, 136 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: Like since he was playing in middle school and junior 137 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: high in high school, he has been doing the stiff arm. 138 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: I asked his football coach back in Yuley, like when 139 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: this whole thing started, he goes, Oh, he's been doing 140 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: a stiff arm forever. I can't believe people get so 141 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: excited about it. It's just part of his game. Like, 142 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: that's what makes it so good is that he doesn't 143 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,239 Speaker 1: even like planet in advance. It just happens. Oh, it's 144 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: so great, it's what. Okay, in terms of history, I'm 145 00:07:58,760 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: not going to ask you if it was a great 146 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: his stiff arm in Titans history, but I will ask you, 147 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: is it the greatest play in Titans history that did 148 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: not count? I think that's probably true, other than Joe 149 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: Nettie missed field goal that didn't count when the firework 150 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: went off, that was a bad play in Titans history. 151 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: That was a memorable They made one too though. That's true. 152 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: That's true. So I would have to say him and 153 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: trying to think of his famous stiff arms the best 154 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: one of all of me. You know, it seemed like 155 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: he stiff armed every Jaguar on that ninety nine yard run. 156 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: The one at Earl Thomas where he spun him around 157 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: like a top was spectacular, but this one where he 158 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: sent where he decleted Norman and sent him flying. I 159 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: think has to rank number on the list. I mean, 160 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: and Norman just got his footwork was bad, he was 161 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: off balance, he was in a perfect position to be 162 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: pull vaulted, and that's what that's what happened. I take 163 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: Coach Mack. The thing I want people to do when 164 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: they go back and watch it again is to watch 165 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: Micah Hide, a defensive back who's right behind Norman coming 166 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: into the play. He sort of chokes the old motor 167 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: down when he sees this happen, realizing that Henry's probably 168 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: going out of bounds. But I don't think he really 169 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: wants any part of that at that moment. He sees it, 170 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: and it's like somebody who's just seen an accident. They 171 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 1: just he sort of freezes. Yeah, he did. He didn't 172 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: want to be around it. It's kind of like if 173 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: you've ever driven in the country when two deer run 174 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 1: across the road, when you hit that first one, that 175 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: other one turns around and gets out of it. So 176 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: he did. He did not want to be around any 177 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: part because he didn't want to be any part of 178 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: shrapnel that might have come off of that explosion. Amy Wells, 179 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: what do you think was the best take out there 180 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: on the Derrick Henry stiff arm. Do you have a favorite? 181 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 1: Oh gosh, I don't know if I had a favorite. 182 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: There were some pretty good memes and things that people 183 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: were posting on social media. Really enjoy scrolling through Twitter 184 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: after a big tight momentum. Titans fans are hilarious. We 185 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: have the funniest fans in the whole National Football League. 186 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: And there were some very solid like memes and Twitter 187 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: responses to the stiff arm. So I'm gonna say that 188 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: Titans Nation as a whole remains undefeated in that realm. Jim, Yeah, 189 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: I enjoyed all the memes. I mean sent me one 190 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: later in the evening a guy that was driving through 191 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: Atlanta and showed him clutching his steering wheel and you 192 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: could see the street signs going through the middle of Atlanta. 193 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: All of a sudden there was Josh Norman kind of 194 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: flying over the Interstate overpass. Somebody kind of superposed his 195 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: body in there. So I saw a lot of that stuff. Obviously, 196 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: the one with Norman landing on top of the table 197 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: of Bill's Mafia's famous for it was pretty comical, no doubt, 198 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: and Norman anybody knows the history between Norman the Titans. 199 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: We all remember him. Have a little chatter with Table 200 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: of One when he was here with the Red Ends 201 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago. I think probably Taylor enjoyed 202 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: seeing that as well. All Right, speaking of chatter, Dave McGinnis, 203 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: I'm dying to ask you about this. Andrew Catalan, who 204 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: does games on CBS and does an outstanding job, did 205 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: the Houston Jacksonville game last weekend, and he mentioned that 206 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: Romeo Cornell, who is the oldest man in NFL history 207 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: now to coach and to win a game at age 208 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 1: seventy three, was preparing for his first game as interim 209 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: coach of the Texans last week and got on the 210 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: horn with Bill Parcels, who brought him into the league 211 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: with the Giants in nineteen eighty one. So, knowing what 212 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: you know about Romeo Cornell, and knowing what you know 213 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: about Bill Parcels, and knowing what you know about coaching, 214 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: what do you think that conversation was? Like? What did 215 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: they talk about? I'm glad you asked that, because you know, 216 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: first of all, Romi's worked you know, he's worked for Parcels. 217 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: He's also worked for Belichick, and what he was calling 218 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: Bill about was he was just checking in with him, saying, look, 219 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: here's the situation. I don't know how well you've been 220 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: keeping up with it, but let's just refresh a little 221 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: bit about what you your thoughts on going in as 222 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: an interim coach with these circumstances. Here are my circumstances. 223 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: Just give me your free flow thoughts. I've done that 224 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 1: before when I got that interim job at Arizona. I 225 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: call Jeff Fishing the same way. I said, look, I 226 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: know you've done this, Just give me your thoughts. He said, 227 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: give me an hour, I'll call you back and I'll 228 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: give you as much time as you need. That's exactly 229 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: what Romy did, and that's what Parcels did. So what 230 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: sorts of things do you run through in those conversations? 231 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: What are some of the key points? The first thing 232 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,599 Speaker 1: you ask him is how about would you change the 233 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: roster up or would you just try to re energize 234 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: the guys that we've got because a lot of times 235 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: what happens when when someone comes in as an interim 236 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: they'll start interchanging players. In other words, you might you 237 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: might be the first team or Jim White might be 238 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: behind you, and I might might say, okay, to make 239 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: it look different. Jim, you're starting this ball game. Okay. 240 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: How much do you change and how much do you 241 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: stay the same? Are you going to hope that the 242 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: fresh blast of oxygen just gets everybody rejuvenated, or do 243 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: you have to start doing some things different in practice? 244 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: Do you change practice times? Do you change practice schedule? 245 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: Do you stay on the same schedule but hope that 246 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: the re re energizing happens just organically. All of those 247 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 1: things are important and I think each one of them 248 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: and that's why, you know, Parcels would ask him, Well, 249 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: tell me what's going on in the building. Let me 250 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 1: know what the locker rooms like. That's what Jeff Fisher 251 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: ask me, what's your locker room like? Mac? Well, how 252 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: are they thinking? You know, where are they? Are they 253 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: still together? Are they segmented? Is everybody trying to protect 254 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: their own territory? Now? All of those questions are asked, 255 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: and then you start to formulate a plan. That's what 256 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: I did, and I know that's what Roman's going to do. 257 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 1: I want to go to the thing that we always 258 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: go to about guys playing against their former teams and 259 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: I've got two situations, and I want to ask Amy 260 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: and Jim about one, and then I'm gonna ask coach 261 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: Mac about the other. Amy, you're gonna go first on this. 262 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: How how motivated do you want Jim to go first? Okay? 263 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: How motivated do you think Jadevian Clowney is to play 264 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: the Texans for the first time after they wouldn't give 265 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: him a contract last year and they traded him to Seattle? 266 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: What is more than extremely Like? Is there a word 267 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: for more than extremely motivated? Because I'm think pretty sure 268 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: that's what he is the first time he's playing his 269 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: former team, right, Oh yeah, yes, but this is not 270 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: the team to whom he was traded That was Seattle. 271 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: So I guess my question is do you think that's 272 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: kind of worn off a little bit he did not 273 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: play them last year? No? Absolutely not. No. Things like 274 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: that don't wear off. Oh, some wounds don't heal you. 275 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: You just get angrier and angrier. And I'm hoping that 276 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: that has been stewing inside of him for a while 277 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: and on Sunday it can come out violently. All Right, Jim, 278 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: what's your take? You're not as angry as Amy, So 279 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: I just kind of work. Well, I definitely think it 280 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: gives him extra juice, no question about it. I know 281 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: Jonathan Joseph was asked today just about facing the Texans, 282 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: his former team, and he says, Yeah, that happens a 283 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: lot of you know across the league. You know, I 284 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: played against the Bengals when I was with the Texans, 285 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: and you were you you know, there's brings a little 286 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: extra significance to the game. I think for Clowney and 287 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: his unique situation leaving the Texans, it'll give him motivation. 288 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: But I think with him, I think he just chopping 289 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: at the bit to really make that big, not signature moment, 290 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: but just to make that breakthrough for the Titans. He's 291 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: been close. I mean, he's he hasn't recorded the sack yet. 292 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: I think he's been active, he's he's been close on 293 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: several plays, just hasn't It just hasn't happened for him yet. 294 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: And you certainly know he would love to have kind 295 00:15:56,040 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: of the breakthrough come against the Texans, and obviously Amy 296 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: that's something that Mike Vrabel wants. The two of them 297 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: have the sort of relationship where Vrabel can be very 298 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: frank with him, right, Yeah, absolutely, I mean, Clowney said 299 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: from the very beginning that he wanted to be a 300 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: part of whatever Mike Varibel's doing. He wanted to be 301 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: in that place. He respects him, He like they have 302 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: that relationship already established. So, yeah, Mike Vrabel knows what 303 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: buttons to push to make him go. Mike Varibel knows 304 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: how to interact with him and how to engage with 305 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: him to make him make sure he's motivated and make 306 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: sure that he's doing the things he needs to be doing. 307 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: That relationship, I think is something that's really key to 308 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: why Jendavian Clowney wanted to be with the Tennessee Titans 309 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: and why Mike Vrabel puts in the effort in the 310 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: time to make sure that he's constantly able to go 311 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: and hopefully this Sunday he's able to get that big 312 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: break that he's kind of been flirting with for the 313 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: last couple games. Okay, coach back, I've got another question 314 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: for you, But do you want to chime in on 315 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: Jenevian Clowney against his former team before we move on. Yeah, 316 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: that's a division game. That's bigger. I mean that that's bigger, 317 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: even though it's not the team that he was traded 318 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: too when he left Houston. It's a division game, it's big. 319 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: And the other thing you gotta know too, I know 320 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,160 Speaker 1: you know it, I know the ot people know it too. 321 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: We played him twice a year, so this is not 322 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: going to be his only chance to play against them. 323 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: But yes, absolutely, it's a It's a motivating factor, whether 324 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: you say it is or not. All right now, Jim 325 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: mentioned Jonathan Joseph. He was with the Houston Texans for 326 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: nine years after starting his career with the Cincinnati Bengals. 327 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: He is beloved in Houston, the locker room, the team, 328 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: the city. Him walking away from them was not It 329 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 1: didn't seem to be a bitter departure. Or it's like 330 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: the Titans wanted him for a very specific purpose. The 331 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: Texans were kind of moving in a little bit of 332 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,159 Speaker 1: a different direction. But what I'm wondering from you is 333 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: we hear about guys coming into a building and they 334 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: can give you great intel on their former team, and, 335 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: let's face a coach, in most cases, that's absolutely not true. 336 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: Most guys can't tell you much of anything. Can Jonathan 337 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: Joseph be the different kind of guy in that he 338 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: can give the Titans a lot of great insight into 339 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: how to play against this Texans offense. Yeah, I'm gonna start. 340 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: The first thing is I love Jonathan Joseph, and I 341 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: love him because of this. Yeah, I've got much respect 342 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: for players in this league. But players in this league 343 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: that are able to last that long at that position, 344 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: they've got a lot to them. So I look, i 345 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 1: have much respect for Jonathan Joseph. I'm really happy he's 346 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: on this team. I know Mike Rabel's happy he's on 347 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: this team for a lot of reasons other than just 348 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: playing defensive back, which he's what she's doing very well. 349 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: To your question, he can really help the people in 350 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: the secondary as far as nuances of outs that these 351 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: receivers run, because he's the kind of player that would 352 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: have studied that the whole time that he was there, 353 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: going against them in practice, going against them in training camp. 354 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: He will know. He can tell you can tell them. 355 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 1: His his teammates now watching take all right, look, this 356 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: is what this guy does. This is what this is 357 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: what Steals does when he's getting ready to double move you. 358 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: This is what you're getting ready to see out of 359 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: this move here. He can give them technical instructions as 360 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 1: far as the receivers versus the defensive backs. He will 361 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: bring that to the table. Look, he's not gonna bring 362 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: Look they're gonna do this on this down. They're gonna 363 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 1: do this on this down. You know play calling that 364 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 1: that's not what players do when they come in. Whatever. 365 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: We would bring somebody in and debrief them. I've done 366 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,479 Speaker 1: it a lot of times. You debrief them more on 367 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: personnel than you do on what they're going to call 368 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: and those types of things, because that's up to the 369 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: person calling it. But you can debrief on strengths and 370 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 1: weaknesses of the personnel that you're trying to get matched 371 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: up on. All right, so I want to go back. 372 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: We're gonna end with two questions going through through the 373 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: three of you. Amy, do you want to go first 374 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: or last? I'll give you the choice last. Okay, Amy's 375 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: gonna go last. So Jim, you're gonna go first on 376 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: this one. Think about Tuesday night, think about all the 377 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: performances put on by the individual Titans. Who's the player 378 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 1: you were happiest, four, most proud of, most excited about? 379 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: Thinks I if you if you had to hand out 380 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: one game ball, Jim who would you hand your game 381 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: ball too? From Tuesday night. That's a good question because 382 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: there are a lot of guys who made big, big 383 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: plays in that Jim Jim one game ball to Malcolm Butler. 384 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: Just think he acted, you know, two plays officely on 385 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: defense that set up the offense and kind set the tone. 386 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: You know, there was an uneasy feeling. I think for 387 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: a lot of people going into this game. How would 388 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: the Titans come back after being off for so long? 389 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: How would it deal with this adversity, deal with players out? 390 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler kind of changed that conversation, really changed the 391 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: mood in the stadium with that big interception early and 392 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: then he made another one late, so and just tim 393 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: being able to stay alive. I saw your call. I 394 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: think the team tweeted out your call of that play 395 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: last night, Mike, and just to see your enthusiasm, I 396 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: saw it gave you a spark. I think it gave 397 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: everybody a spark. So I'm giving the game ball to 398 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler. Jem I'm so proud of you. You gave 399 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: one answer that's so great. You literally answers. You left 400 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: answers for the other people. You go next, who's your 401 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: one game ball, knowing that Malcolm Butler has been taken 402 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:54,199 Speaker 1: A J. Brown just the fact that he was active 403 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: made a huge difference. That that that that flipped the 404 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: script really quick, and then to be able to be 405 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: so productive early, not just a fade for the touchdown. 406 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: I'm talking about the bang eight and I'm talking about 407 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: those plays on the inside where they knew, now, you 408 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: know what, we're gonna have to deal with this dude. 409 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: And that opened up the middle, you know, for Caliph 410 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: Raymond just having his presence out there, and all of 411 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: a sudden, now Buffalo is looking over there saying, now 412 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: we've got to deal with their number one receiver. AJ Brown. 413 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: By the way, A J. Brown last year against the 414 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,719 Speaker 1: Texans had over one hundred yards receiving in both games, 415 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: So maybe a good sign. He's going into this game 416 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: this weekend coming off a strong performance against Buffalo. All right, Amy, 417 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: you wanted to go last? Yeah, that was stupid. A J. 418 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: Brown is gone, Alcolm Butler is gone. Who would your 419 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: one game ball go to? Mike? I thought I could 420 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: beat the system and go last, and that was a 421 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: bad choice because my two that were in my brain 422 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: are now gone. So again, these games are stupid. I'm 423 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 1: gonna go with Ryan Tannehill. He had had a very 424 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: tough couple of weeks leading up to that game. He 425 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: had a fantastic game, and he really showed leadership in 426 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: all facets of what leadership in that position should be 427 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: leading up to the game, then having the good game, 428 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: being able to work with a rather depleted roster on offense. 429 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: He didn't have a lot of the weapons he's used 430 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: to having and still was able to have a commanding 431 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: game and had a strong performance. So I'll give it 432 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 1: to Ryan Tannehill because my other two were taken. Mike, 433 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: are you gonna give a game ball? Because I'm not 434 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: gonna say yourself, but I was gonna follow up if 435 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: there was an extra game ball in the equipment, I 436 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 1: was gonna give one to someone else, but I don't 437 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: want to take your guy off. Guy was gonna be 438 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: Chris Milton. Okay, well that's a good one. I think 439 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: Chris Milton is a is a really great special teams 440 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: player for this team, and uh much like Derek Henry 441 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 1: with the stiff arm. I mean when he tackled Robber. 442 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: It's on the one rodeo tackle that he made down 443 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: there when he downed the ball, he fought off Robertson 444 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: down the ball. Those are the types of plays too 445 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: that get a sideline and get a crowd fired up, 446 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: and when you win those plays, those are underrated in 447 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: how the overall flow of the game goes. So while 448 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: I the other one that, well, I'm not gonna say 449 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: another one because I don't want to Jim Wyatt it. 450 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: So who's gonna be your second, well my second one 451 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 1: who really deserves it more than a player? And I'm 452 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: not sucking up to the head coach here, but for 453 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 1: a head coach to have to deal with everything that 454 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: Mike brabel has dealt with over the course of the 455 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, and it wasn't just on Mike 456 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: rabel Is that anybody's organizations had to deal with this hit, 457 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: But for him to continue has no excuses. Montro to 458 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: here to get this football team ready to play without 459 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 1: really practicing, not knowing who's gonna be available to you, 460 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: guys coming off the COVID list, guys coming off the 461 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: practice squad, really mixing and matching a lot of things, 462 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: and to be able to have this football team ready 463 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: to play, I mean I thought it was remarkable. It's 464 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: probably one of the best coaching jobs I've ever seen 465 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: for a coach since the team has been in town. 466 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,919 Speaker 1: So I think certainly Mike Grabel deserves a heck of 467 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: a lot of credit. Coach MC agrees with that big time. 468 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I can't even imagine. And I've done that 469 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: three decades I coached in this league, so I've seen 470 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,440 Speaker 1: a lot of scenarios. And I told Mike Grabel lists 471 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: you know too, I mean much respect. I can't even 472 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: imagine all the premutations that he and the entire staff 473 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,959 Speaker 1: and the organization went through, and the way they handled 474 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: it just shows you what solid ground this organization is 475 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: on with the people that are making decisions. That was really, 476 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: really big time. The OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 477 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: When it comes to your healthcare coverage, you should be 478 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: the one to make the call. So call Farm Bureau 479 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. 480 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 1: Amy Wells, last question, I know you hate these. Do 481 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 1: you want to go first, last, last? Again? Okay? And 482 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 1: you will be graded on your answer, by the way, 483 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: So I think yeah, no, everyone will. I think You're 484 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: very smart to go last in this case, Coach Mack, 485 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: You're going first. Wait to go? Oh, it's always the 486 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 1: first guy in line at every drill I ever ran 487 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: as a player, always the first one in the building. 488 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 1: I'm ready to be first. If the Titans defeat the 489 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,879 Speaker 1: Houston Texans on Sunday and go to five and zero, 490 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: give me a player who will have played well in 491 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: the ball game to make it happen, and again you 492 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: will be graded. Roger Saffold. Why they're gonna have to 493 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: block the interior that that's something that they need to do, 494 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 1: and Mike Rabel talked about this. To be able to 495 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: dominate up front, it all starts there, even even though 496 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 1: you're running an outside zone. The combination blocks start early on. 497 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: Roger Saffold is the best athlete up front that we 498 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: have next to Taylor La. Want to get those combination 499 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: blocks early with he and Ben Jones. The run game 500 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:08,479 Speaker 1: will germinate off of that. A. Jim Wyatt, can you 501 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 1: get an A with your answer? Well, this may be 502 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 1: an easy A because I'm going to Derrick Henry, you know, 503 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: who is pretty much a given every week. But this 504 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: is a game where I think he maybe has a 505 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 1: lot of success. The Texans are ranked thirty first in 506 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: the league and rushing defense, I think they're getting up 507 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty four point two yards a game. 508 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: You know, we talked about Derrick Henry and his inability 509 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: to break the big one. I think this is a 510 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: game where he breaks the big one and takes some 511 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: of the pressure off of an offense and a team 512 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: that is on a short week. So I'm going Derrick Henry, 513 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: you were going to get a C for obvious, but 514 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: because because your explanation was good and you had a 515 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,880 Speaker 1: stat in there, you get a B. Maybe. Well, let's 516 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: see what you get here. Titans beat the Texans. Who's 517 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 1: one player who makes it happen. I'm gonna say big 518 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 1: Jeff because, yeah, because we gotta keep Deshaun Watson uncomfortable 519 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 1: early and often, and I think that Jeffrey Simmons is 520 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: the guy to do that. And I'm excited for him 521 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: to be back on the field. I missed him when 522 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: he was gone last week. I'm ready for him to 523 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:21,360 Speaker 1: be back, and I think that he could be a 524 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: major contributor in the Tennessee Titans victory over the Houston Texans. 525 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: B plus. Hey, I'll take a B plus answer. The 526 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: other thing too, Coach mac, Batting passes is a big deal. 527 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: When you play against the Texans, you're probably gonna have 528 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: a chance to bat more passes. Then you're gonna have 529 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: to be able to sack Deshaun Watson. Age rush and 530 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: cylinder pressure is what you have to do against this guy. 531 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: And here's what I mean by that. Cage rush is disciplined, 532 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 1: pushing the center guard triangle back in his face and 533 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: then caging on the outside. You can't, I guess the 534 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:03,239 Speaker 1: quarterback like this that has multiple escape areas because his 535 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: foot fire is so quick. Within the tackle box. You've 536 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: got to be able to rush the edge, but push 537 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: it and then get to his level and then level 538 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: off and start to squeeze from the outside end. The 539 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: squeeze from the outside end doesn't work if you don't 540 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: have pressure up the middle. Cage rush and let Jim 541 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: Wyatt go because I know he needs to take care 542 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: of the injury report, which we will end with here. 543 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: Tightens with sixteen guys on the injury report, but only 544 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: one listed as questionable, and that's de Kon Jones because 545 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: he did not practice today. The other fifteen all practice 546 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: today in some way, shape or form. The Texans, Jordan 547 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: Aikin's tight end ankle in a concussion, limited all week questionable, 548 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: Buddy Howel hamstring limited all week questionable. He's a running back. 549 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: Peter Campbell a linebacker limited all week questionable. And then 550 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: Cornell Armstrong, a corner, added to the entry report today 551 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: limited and he is questionable. Otherwise, the Texans are healthy, 552 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: so you know they're gonna get a healthy football team, 553 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: gonna get a motivated football team. It is going to 554 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: be something to see at Nissan stadiument By the way, 555 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: just remember this when people are talking about what a 556 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: massive favorite the Titans are in this ball game over 557 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: the one in four Texans Kansas City Baltimore in Pittsburgh. 558 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: They could have played great in their first three games 559 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: and lost all three. And I'll say this, I mean 560 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 1: not that this is for amusic purposes only, but the 561 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: line on this game surprisingly is three and a half. 562 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: And usually from I'm told that the home team, usually 563 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: you can factor in give them a three point advantage. 564 00:30:54,480 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: Because so somebody's thinking this game is going to be tight, 565 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: and I understand it. This is a division game. These 566 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: teams know each other well the text, and certainly I've 567 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: had some success against the Titans over the years. This 568 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: is gonna be a tough, hard fall game on Sunday. 569 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: And you know, we have seen the Titans be able 570 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 1: to win games like this in the Mike Rabel era, 571 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 1: and I think it's going to take another one of 572 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: those type performances on Sunday. I've watched all all of 573 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 1: these games on tape, and if you sit down and 574 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: watch the tape and run it back and look at it, 575 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,800 Speaker 1: you know that they played some really good teams early 576 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: and they are not They are not a bottom of 577 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 1: the barrel football team because and especially at this time 578 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: of year, in the first quarter of the season, and 579 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: especially this season, because of everything it is so uncertain, 580 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: not only with our roster, the other thirty one around 581 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 1: the league. You can't pay attention to the records right now, 582 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,959 Speaker 1: pay attention to what the tape tells you. And what 583 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: the tape tells you about this team is you better 584 00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: be ready to play for Jim wyt eight Wells and 585 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: Dave McGinnis. Mike Keith says, thanks for joining us for 586 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: this edition of The Oaths, where the Legends go. Everybody 587 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: knows it's our house, fighting for Tennessee, making us to 588 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: read greatness is meant to be ours. Now Here we 589 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: got tighting butter running through a v