1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: So this is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 2 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Get the home field advantage with the healthcare coverage from 3 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen 4 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: forty seven. Welcome to the OTP. My name is Amy Wells. 5 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: We are so excited to have you here, and I 6 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: am so excited to be spending some time with our 7 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: good friends Rett, Brian and also Dave McGinnis. Coach Mac. Guys, 8 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: thank you for being here to talk a little bit 9 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: about OTAs because today we were able to watch our 10 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: first OTA practice of the twenty twenty one season, but 11 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: this was the third practice for the Tennessee Titans. Coach Mac, 12 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna jump right in. I think we're done 13 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: with pleasantries here. Let's just talk some football. Mac. Do 14 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: you have any takeaways from being out at practice. Was 15 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: there anything that's stuck out to you, anything you noticed? Well, 16 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: the first thing I will tell you just how happy 17 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: I was to be out there with you and read 18 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: that made me very happy to be back out on 19 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: the football field watching practice with you guys. Yes, this 20 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: is an important time for these young players. It really is, 21 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: and I understand you know, I've been in this league 22 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: a long time. I understand exactly what's going on. You know, 23 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: as far as with the veterans, you know, it is voluntary. 24 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: There were some veterans out there today. But it's a 25 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: very important time for the young players because they've got 26 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: to learn how to practice professionally. And the other thing 27 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: is is the coaches can really zero in on these guys. 28 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: What I noticed was is they're learning how to practice 29 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: like the Titans practice. You know, I saw rookie camp 30 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: when the rookies were here. I was at rookie Camp, 31 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: and you can just see the advancement that they've made 32 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: since the rookie camp because they've had the virtual meetings, 33 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: they've been in walkthroughs, and now that you can see 34 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: the difference from just the rookie camp with the first 35 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: year players that they've made amy to this time right here. 36 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: That's what this is all about, and it's extremely important. 37 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: Rhett thoughts, feelings, observations, well by my roster count fifty 38 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: three guys at this particular practice. And you know, of 39 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: course you're for me. It's not about who's not there, 40 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: just because of where this thing is in time. As 41 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: we go you know, towards phase four and all those things. 42 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: But it was who was there. And for a guy 43 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: like Darrington Evans who did some work at wide receiver today, 44 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: who you know, missed a whole lot of time last year. 45 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: The same thing with Christian Fulton of the secondary, it 46 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 1: was good to see those guys there. Amni Hooker there 47 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: today because he knows what importance that it is on 48 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: him with the absence of Kenny Vaccaro, you know, being 49 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: gone in free agency and where he's got to step 50 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: up in this. And then a Dane Crookshank who has 51 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: had his share of injury struggles himself and knows that 52 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: he's got to continue to claw out, you know, a 53 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: roster spot for himself and the importance of him on 54 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: the special team's phase of it too. But yeah, I 55 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: liked who was there, and I like the vibe that 56 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: was there because who all was there, Coach Frabel, the 57 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: sense of urgency. It is definitely dialing up. This OTA 58 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: is interesting because it's a little bit of a hybrid 59 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: in that meetings are still virtual, they are able to 60 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: do in person work on the field, get that going. 61 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: So maybe it's a little bit best of both worlds. Reht. 62 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: They're taking some of the twenty twenty nous in the 63 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: virtual aspects of it, but they're also getting some of 64 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: that on field work that they weren't able to get 65 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: last year. Do you think that's something that's good for 66 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: the team. Absolutely, And even the coach, Mike Vrabel, in 67 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: his post practice press or mentioned something to the effect of, Hey, 68 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: I am coaching the guys in person who are here, 69 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: I am virtually working with those who are not. And Yeah, 70 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,119 Speaker 1: I think that is a byproduct and a good one 71 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: of the pandemic is that you're able to flex and 72 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: do those things. You've got enough staff, enough position, coaches 73 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: and the like to be able to do those kinds 74 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: of things. Still have virtual meetings, have physical practice in person, 75 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: and still keep trying to, you know, keep everybody on 76 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: the same page. I think it's a great thing that 77 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 1: has come out of what was a wacky year last year. Now, Mac, 78 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: you mentioned that the rookies are doing a lot in 79 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: terms of learning how to practice. They had rookie Minicamp. 80 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: That's kind of step one. When you're a rookie. You 81 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: get in here, you figure out where the bathroom is, 82 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: You figure out very much to the basics sure of 83 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: being a professional football player. Now they're kind of in 84 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 1: their second phase of the introduction to the NFL process, 85 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: which is the first part of OTAs explain exactly what 86 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: learning how to practice like a pro is and what 87 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: these guys are trying to figure out how to navigate. Now, well, 88 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: I mean, we saw an example of that today. You know, 89 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: not to give away because we can't talk about, you know, 90 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: everything that we see there, But there was a there's 91 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: an instance, you know where one of the veteran players there, 92 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: you know, with a playdown field where a young rookie 93 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: receiver you know, went to went to grab a defensive 94 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: back that was playing a deep ball and grabbed him 95 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: by the shoulder to pull him. And the vets said, 96 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: we can't do that. You've got to be able to 97 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: protect each other. That's the first thing you've got to 98 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: learn how to do. The other thing that you have 99 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: to learn how to do, and they will, they will, 100 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: This will accelerate for them. You need to learn how 101 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: to practice in the National Football League full speed technique wise, 102 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: without pads on. You have to do that because you 103 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: can only have fourteen padded practices during the regular season. 104 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: There will be padded times during training camp, but you 105 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: are going to have to still be able. And not 106 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: all practices during the season, I mean we stand at 107 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: practice every day. Not all practices during the season are 108 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: full speed, but there are certain periods that are full speed. 109 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: But you need to learn how to work against one another, 110 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: protect each other, but both sides of the ball being 111 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: able to hone their techniques full speed without full contact, 112 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: and that's that's something that you have to learn. And 113 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: the other thing that you have to do is as 114 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: a coach is yet to put the choke motor on 115 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: some of these younger players that are trying to make 116 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: the team and think if I just go a little 117 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: faster and make one more play. Well, you've got to 118 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: protect one another, you've got to stay off of the ground. 119 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: All of those things are important and you've got to 120 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,239 Speaker 1: learn how to do that at a very high speed 121 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: because these younger players Aimy are practicing now against athletes 122 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: moving much quicker than they're ever used to at all. 123 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: So that's important. And to kind of piggyback off of 124 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: what coach Mack said, while we can't say everything that 125 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: we saw at practice because we don't want to tip 126 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: scheme or any of those things, and there's really not 127 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: a ton to report. Coach Mack highlighted one of the 128 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: three or four main things that are one of the 129 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: key reasons why organized team activities are in place, and 130 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: he's right, getting those rookies acclimated to things, installing the 131 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: playbook chunk by chunk so that when they get to 132 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: mini camp and then they have that break and they 133 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: come back for training camp, they've got some bearings about them. 134 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: But the technique is so big to hand and the eyes, 135 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: the feet, all those kinds of things they're working on, 136 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: and it's a culmination of those three or four main 137 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: things as to why this is so huge and why 138 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: I go back to saying, you know, it's great for 139 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: Darnton Evans, it's great for Christian Fulton because they didn't 140 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: have that this time a year ago. They went straight 141 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: into training camp when they finally were able to get 142 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: all that worked out. So it's important for Laurell Murchison 143 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: and those guys who are in year two, and then 144 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: all of these young kids, and then any of the 145 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: first year guys that are learning new scheme well rhets. 146 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: So many guys who are in their second year, are 147 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: now able to get the one on one time to 148 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: work on the technique, to work on some of the 149 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: things that they didn't have the opportunity to really hone 150 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: in on in the off season of their rookie year 151 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: because of what the world was in twenty twenty. How 152 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: beneficial do you think that is? And maybe weighing that 153 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: up against the fact that veterans aren't here but they 154 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: don't need that kind of work. Yeah, And I think 155 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: that's where the divide is over, you know, should a 156 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: guy be there or should a guy not because he's 157 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: working out with his trainer or working out with a 158 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: group of guys in a particular place around the country. Yeah, 159 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: I don't think that it's necessarily for the veterans. I mean, now, 160 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: we did see a Brett Kern there today who did 161 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: not have to come and punt, but wanted to be 162 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: a part of it one And I think it goes 163 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: back to what Coach Max says that we started this 164 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: OTP is. I think he was just glad to be 165 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: out there and doing his thing. It's a beautiful day 166 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: and you know, you want to have some again sense 167 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: of normalcy. But for these young cats who are are 168 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: you know, coming around the block for the second time, 169 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: or you're a rookie in this thing, or you're an 170 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: invite or you're an undrafted you want as many of 171 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: these reps as you can possibly get. And you could 172 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: see the energy with all of the position coaches, even 173 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: you know coach Rabel as vocal and as hands on 174 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: as he is, how excited they were to be able 175 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: to get that one on one time and that hands 176 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: on learning, you know, time set. Gosh, Mac, if you're 177 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: a coach and you see some of these young guys, 178 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: the undrafted's, the guys who really want to show what 179 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 1: they can do and show that they can make this team, 180 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: and that they're excited and have energy and all of that, 181 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: how do you reign that in to keep everybody safe 182 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: and teach them how to control it and be a pro, 183 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: but also recognize that they're trying to show out to 184 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: make this team. Well, you never want to, you never 185 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: tamper their enthusiasm, but you have to you have to 186 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: be able to point them in the right direction. And 187 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: they've got to understand there are some things that you 188 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: can do early on that are very non productive, you know, 189 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: just trying to go fast they have to learn that. 190 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: And here's the other thing too Amy and rhet and 191 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: for the OT people, is that they're not in shape yet. 192 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: They are not in NFL condition yet. Interesting they really aren't. 193 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: I mean they what have they been doing? You know 194 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: up to this time, they may have been working out 195 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: some but they don't know what they do, not know 196 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: what NFL conditioning is all about. So that The other 197 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: thing that I think is important to know is there's 198 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: no time limit on how long rookies can be up 199 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: there and how they can be working because they're also 200 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: doing walkthroughs. You know, they're being able to come out 201 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: of those virtual meetings and go do walkthroughs. And I'm 202 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: not talking about the time that you spend in a OTA. 203 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: I'm talking about walkthroughs before where you're able to walk 204 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: through things, implement things that you've gone over in the 205 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: virtual meetings. All of those things are so important. But 206 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 1: they've got to realize this. If they start too fast 207 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: and through no fault of their own, tweak something and 208 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: then miss all of this time, that just puts them back. 209 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: And we just talked about Darrington Evans, we talked about 210 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: Christian Fulton. They missed a lot of time last year 211 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: because of injury, and you never make that up. You 212 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: never make that up. So what Mike Vrabel and his 213 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: staff are trying to do, both coaching staff and the 214 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: training staff and Frank Parreinho in the weight room, is 215 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: they are trying to ramp the players up. I mean 216 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, one of these Lamon's Downtown races 217 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 1: we're getting ready to have here. You don't just jump 218 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: in and smash on the gas. You got to know 219 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: where you're going. That's what they're trying to do now 220 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: is point these young players the right way to get there. 221 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: So when you're talking about week one versus week two 222 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: and week three, I mean, OTA's go on for a 223 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: little bit. How do you manage that ramp up process? 224 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: And what are you trying to accomplish in the first 225 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: week that's different than maybe the third week. Well, here's 226 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: what you do. The first thing you do when you 227 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: bring people in and then you monitor it and then 228 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: you evaluate it and you talk about it as a 229 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: coaching staff. What type of attention to these guys pay? 230 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: How's their attention in the meetings? All right? What's their attention? 231 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: Like you know they'll come in and you know, and 232 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: I would ask, I say, Rhett, the linebackers just give 233 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: it to me. How fast it takes them to process it? 234 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: And what is their attention span in your meetings? Let 235 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: me let me hear that, Amy, Let me talk to 236 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: you about your receivers. Okay, how many repeat offenders have 237 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: you had? How many repeat offenders have you had where 238 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,439 Speaker 1: you've gone over the same thing and they continue to 239 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: not get it? And so that takes you to the 240 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 1: next phase is what's their retention? First, it's how much 241 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: attention are they paying? And I mean quality attention. You 242 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: can be present and not be paying attention. Okay, how 243 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: much quality attention they pay? And now what's their retention? 244 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: And then the next thing you go to when you 245 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: get into and you talk about the graduation from week 246 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 1: to week to week. Now, what's their execution like? What 247 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: does what does your receiver him look like running that 248 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: three step slant route the third week from the first week? 249 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: What does he look like running that double move? What 250 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: does he look like running that takeoff route? Being able 251 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: to beat press coverage from a split alignment the third 252 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: week as he did from the first week. Can you 253 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: tell me give me where he's improved, and now has 254 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 1: he improved in all of those other areas that will 255 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: carry him up there? And if he hasn't improved, which 256 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: one of those areas is lacking? And how can we 257 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: help him get there? Well, rhet this sounds exactly like 258 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: Mike Frabel and what he does best teach and manage 259 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: his team. Yeah, because he said in a million times 260 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: he said, I'm just a teacher most of the time, 261 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: but when those guys come in the building is when 262 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: I become a coach. And Coach Mac laid it out 263 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: perfectly because the key for all of these young guys 264 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: in there is by the time they're ready to get 265 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: to mini camp, they will have installed the base schemes 266 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,559 Speaker 1: in offense and defense and what they're doing, and want 267 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: them to be familiar so that they can build from 268 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: there because the vets will come in and know what 269 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: they're you know, they've already been there and done all that. 270 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: But the strength and conditioning is huge in this. But 271 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: I like the way Coach maculated out in terms of 272 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: learning their their acumen, their attitude, their attention span, those 273 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: things so that Coach Frabel and his assistance can coach 274 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 1: each guy like they need to because you can't coach 275 00:13:55,920 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: every person the same way. We're all different in DNA, makeup, attitude, personality, background, whatever, 276 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: and so that's where the litmus tests begin so that 277 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: you can gather that research, come back and go, Okay, 278 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: I can coach this wide receiver a certain way, but 279 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: this dB, I've got to coach a completely different way. 280 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: The conditioning aspect of it is interesting because some would 281 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: argue that without having this time in twenty twenty, players 282 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: were still able to perform on the field. They were 283 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: still able to make it through a whole season. Injuries 284 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: didn't really change that much. So maybe they don't need this, 285 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: But it sounds like the young guys need the experience 286 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: in conditioning. They need to learn how to condition the 287 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: right way. Yeah. Well, I mean your veterans, they know 288 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: what NFL conditioning is. The young kids coming in last year. 289 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: We just talked about two of our Titans rookies last year, 290 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: you know, that were hurt through no faults of their own. 291 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: They they're not They don't know how to get ready. 292 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: They don't know. It's a difference. It's a different world 293 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: regardless whether you come from a Power five school or 294 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: you come from an FCS school, it doesn't matter. It's 295 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: different being a professional. They have to learn how to 296 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: get ready to be a professional. And that's what these 297 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: young guys, the vets that have been here, they know, 298 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: and they not only know how to do it, you know, 299 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: in an overall perspective, then they know what they need individually. 300 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: They know because their body and the way they get ready, 301 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: that's their life, that's their livelihood. And they find out 302 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: real quick that the more they understand it can get 303 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: in tune with that, the better off they are. When 304 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: it comes to your healthcare coverage, you should be the 305 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: one to make the call. So call Farm Bureau Health Plans. 306 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: They've been protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen forty seven. Guys, I 307 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: want to talk about some stuff that's been going on 308 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: around the league, because there were some meetings that were 309 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: had and some changes were approved, and I would like 310 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: to discuss what's going on in the National Football League. 311 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: So to start an interesting rule change that we've been 312 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: talking about a little bit, changes to the low block rule. 313 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: Coach mac, I would like for you to explain what 314 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: it is and how it's going to impact things on 315 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: the football field. Well, what they're trying to do is 316 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: they are trying to take out blocking below the waist. 317 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: You know, they've taken it out in the general field 318 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: of play. They've taken that out, you know, in the 319 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: all the kicking situations. So basically, to explain it simply, 320 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: they have taken that space in that area. Are are 321 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: the the you know, you hear hear me a lot 322 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: talk about that center guard triangle that works that you 323 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: have to work and when you're at a second level 324 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: of defense or you're on that center guard triangle. They 325 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: have taken the triangle of the space that you can 326 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: commit a foul below the waist. They've shrunken that. They've 327 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: shrunken it now down to the tackle box. You can't 328 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: do anything outside of that tackle box below the waist. 329 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: And it's a player's safety rule. That's what it's for, 330 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: and that's it's extremely important. You know, this is a 331 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: little bit of the extension of where they've taken the 332 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: cut block because you used to as an offensive lineman, 333 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: you used to could cut block the man right over 334 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: the top of you when the play in a way 335 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: Now you have to be two players removed, you know, 336 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: before you can do that. That's still within the tackle box, 337 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: but this is an extension of that not being able 338 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: to do it outside of the tackle box. They're just 339 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 1: it's a player's safety rule, and I agree with it, yeah, 340 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: because they started with years ago and rule changes as 341 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: they you know, tweaked those every offseason, you know, chop blocks, 342 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 1: crackback blocks, peelbacks, all of those, and so it's finally 343 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 1: down to you can do this in that center guard 344 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: triangle and nowhere else. It's probably a poor correlation, but 345 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,159 Speaker 1: it's like you can have contact as a dB with 346 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: a receiver in that first five yards and then nowhere 347 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: else unless you want a DPI. So it's not the 348 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: cissification of football. It is a safety well, it's a 349 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: safety rule because there again, as I say, I don't 350 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: like to say how long I've been doing this, but 351 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 1: when I first started this, there were not a lot 352 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: of rules, and so there were a lot of things 353 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 1: that you could do that weren't real good for your 354 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 1: opponent's body. You guys are funny. I said cissification, which 355 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: is for sure not a word, and nobody blinked. Everybody 356 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 1: just and then that's because that's the amount of respect 357 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: that we have for your knowledge I figured if Amy 358 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: Will said it's it's good. Yeah, I made it up 359 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: and Playingcary go. Nobody even looked at me sideways to 360 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: make football more sissy esque cissification. There you go. You're welcome, 361 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: OTI people. Here is the next thing that was announced 362 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: earlier this week that we would like to discuss a 363 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: little bit, and that is the dates for roster changes 364 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: cuts during training camp. We are back to doing cuts 365 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: in three different phases. So on Tuesday August seventeenth, the 366 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: team roster will be reduced to eighty five players. On 367 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: Tuesday August twenty fourth, the roster will be reduced to 368 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: eighty players, and by Tuesday August thirty. First you have 369 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: to have your roster to your final fifty three players. 370 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: Coach Mac, how is it beneficial as an evaluator to 371 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: have these cuts built in? Well, it's it's important, uh, 372 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: you know, and for a while, you know, you had 373 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 1: tears that you would take it down. If you guys 374 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: can remember, and I know OTP listeners can remember, when 375 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: you had four preseason games, there was a time when 376 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: you took it down to seventy and then that was 377 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: a hard getting people enough to play in that fourth 378 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: preseason game. So this is what it's for, and you 379 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: didn't mention it, but I know you meant to. Is 380 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: that it starts with ninety players. Correct, You start with ninety. 381 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 1: The max is ninety that you can take, and so 382 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: you start with that. Now, as a coaching staff, during 383 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: training camp, you have personnel meetings every night. Every night. 384 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: You have personnel meetings every night with John Robinson and 385 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 1: his personnel people, and and you know he has his 386 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: scouts out there watching practice, and so you have you 387 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: have position ranks every night. And so what you'll do 388 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: in those position meetings you'll go, I'll say, Amy, your 389 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: wide receivers, Uh, we're we're gonna we're gonna keep six. 390 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: Draw line. Draw the first line, Okay, who's the first 391 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: you know, first two out, first two out from the 392 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 1: bottom up, First two out, okay, next three out. And 393 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:20,440 Speaker 1: so you do that periodically as you work through with 394 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: in mind that at a certain point, as you said, 395 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: you've given us all, you know, the quantitative dates that 396 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to meet that. But it's not something 397 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: that you all all of a sudden come up on 398 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: and said, oh here's the date, Well, who were who 399 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,880 Speaker 1: we're going to release. You're doing this every day, so 400 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: it's important that they set that so that you have 401 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: the schedule that you know you're going to work on 402 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: your roster at the advantages I see in going back 403 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: to this is clearly it's lined up with you have 404 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 1: a cut after a preseason game. You only have three 405 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 1: preseason games this year because they moved to a seventeen 406 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: game regular season schedule. To coach max point, you've got 407 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 1: enough bodies to get you through that third and final 408 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: preseason game. The other thing I like out of this 409 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: is getting to fifty three by August thirty first, with 410 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: that seventeen game schedule, the league doesn't start until a 411 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: little later. Everybody's almost gotten kind of a bye week 412 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 1: to begin the regular season window so that you can 413 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: get those practices and everything under your belt outside of 414 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 1: churning the back into the roster. But your fifty three 415 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: is getting those reps and you're getting ready for week 416 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,199 Speaker 1: one action several days later, like the Titans being what 417 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: September the twelfth, right, let me add to that, and 418 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: that's a great point. It's completely different practicing from ninety 419 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: to eighty five to eighty and it's a massive difference 420 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: practicing with fifty three, Yes, massive. I mean you notice it. 421 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: You notice it as a player, as a coach, as 422 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: when we stand out there and observe it. All of 423 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 1: a sudden, you've been in training camp and you go 424 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: where is everybody? And then you know once you once 425 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 1: you get here. I don't know how many practice squad 426 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: players were going to be able to have this year 427 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: yet I can't sit here and tell you exactly, but 428 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: even that number, it is so different, and then your 429 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: practices are different. And so the gradual moving those numbers 430 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: down that puts you, that gets you in that mode too, 431 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: and so it's important. But they left him enough, and 432 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: Rett brought up an important point because there was a 433 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: time in my coaching career in the National Football League 434 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: where you were hard pressed to find enough guys to 435 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: play a fourth preseason game. Does it give a player 436 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: the opportunity to earn a spot back on the roster, 437 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: does not that he has been cut, but give him 438 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: the chance to kind of see what's going on and 439 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: maybe have a wake up call and change the way 440 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 1: that he's performing. Well, I'll just say this, once lockers 441 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: start being empty, people notice the other thing that's important too. 442 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: Though you release a player early, he may possibly get 443 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:54,640 Speaker 1: a chance somewhere else. Because the wild West the free 444 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: agency is after the draft. There are some players that 445 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: you had your eye on that you couldn't get and 446 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: they may be released in that first or second cut, 447 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: and you say, you know what they might not could 448 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 1: have gotten out of are seen in him? What we saw, 449 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: I'd like to take it. I'd like to take a 450 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: shot at this guy. So all of that stuff goes 451 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: on too, But the human question that you ask me, 452 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: do guys notice when people start leaving? Yes, the moving 453 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 1: around of players brings up another interesting point and another 454 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 1: thing that was approved this week, and that is the 455 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 1: salary cap ceiling for twenty twenty two. As of now, 456 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: it is set at two hundred and eight point two 457 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 1: million dollars, which is roughly eight million dollars than what 458 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,959 Speaker 1: we expected that ceiling to be at. Rhett, Do you 459 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,400 Speaker 1: think that that will change the way that teams are 460 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: approaching this offseason in twenty twenty one well to a degree. 461 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: You're talking about a potential fourteen percent increase of the 462 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: cat from the one eighty two point five that it 463 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: is sitting at right now, And again, I go back 464 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: to the strength of the national football that it took 465 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: a pandemic to bring about your first retraction of a 466 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: cap since its existence in nineteen ninety three. The thing 467 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,679 Speaker 1: I think is as big as the money part of 468 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: this is what we're going to see in the effect 469 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: of the twenty twenty two draft, with how many kids 470 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: are going to be coming out. You may have a 471 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 1: larger draft class. Now that's not a big, big money thing, 472 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:24,120 Speaker 1: you know, considering the grand landscape of things, but you've 473 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: got so many kids. You had six hundred and seventy 474 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: eight players or whatever it was that was available this year, 475 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: it was very shallow where it was almost eighteen hundred. 476 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,239 Speaker 1: Every time, you may have a bigger draft class if 477 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: you've traded enough picks around in this whole thing that 478 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: you want to bring aboard. But yes, knowing where it's 479 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: going there and then in twenty twenty three, no telling 480 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: what it's going to be when those new television contracts 481 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: hit ken, there will be some teams, depending on where 482 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: they feel they are close enough to competing for a championship, 483 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: that will do some different things to acquire what they need. 484 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: Now in terms of John Robinson and the Titans. It's 485 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: important for that increase because if you want to pay 486 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: and a J. Brown what you're going to have to, 487 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: if you want to pay a Jeffrey Simmons what you're 488 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: going to have to, it gives you a little more 489 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: caveat and money to consider those things a year early 490 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: before they get to you know, street money kind of stuff. 491 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: When you start looking at this, it's always important. I've 492 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: cleared a couple of caps in my career, but you 493 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: need to understand what you have to work with, what 494 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: you're working for in the future, because when you build 495 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: your cap, you're building your cap in three and four 496 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: year segments. So it really helps knowing at least and 497 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: Red is right coming off the first retraction that we've 498 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,959 Speaker 1: ever had, you know where basically you were down. You know, 499 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: I know the money was down fifteen million, but it's 500 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: basically down twenty five because you're expecting at least a 501 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: ten million dollars increase that you never saw. And so 502 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: to me that it helps. It helps, but the real 503 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 1: boost to it is going to be twenty twenty three. 504 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: But it helps at least knowing where it's going to 505 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: be over too, one hundred million the next one that 506 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: you can work some of these extensions off of two. 507 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: That's something that people need to understand when you start 508 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: talking about your roster, there are extensions, and rhet talked 509 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: about those, but also with extensions, then you start looking 510 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: at some of your other players that are carrying big 511 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: cap numbers that you might be able to redistribute a 512 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: little bit. So there's more to consider than just the 513 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: current free agent market. And I don't know a wide 514 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:33,880 Speaker 1: receiver who may or may not want to continue playing 515 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: in a city that will call Atlanta in this case, No, 516 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: but seriously, not just for the Tennessee Titans, for all 517 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: of the teams in the National Football League. Does it 518 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: change the way that they are approaching and looking at 519 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: players who are still available right now that may come 520 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: with contracts that a week ago. People are not necessarily 521 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: wanting to take on a bite that big. Our general 522 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 1: manager's more willing to take a swing at a guy 523 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 1: like a Julio Jones or some other bigger name free agent. Well, 524 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: you understand, when you trade for a player that has 525 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: a contract, he's going to get that money. Now, just 526 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: how he gets the money is and you know how 527 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 1: much you are going to be responsible for that's the issue. 528 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: That's the issue. So it's not it's not only the 529 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:23,640 Speaker 1: way that the acquiring team is looking at him, it's 530 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: the way the team that he is leaving is looking 531 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: at him too, because they could possibly be a part 532 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 1: of his money that's he's going to get. We witnessed 533 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: that here with Ryan Tanney. Right, we've already seen that 534 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: it happens the National Football League. I've been involved in it. 535 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: But the thing that happens is when that when that happens, 536 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 1: then you've got to look at the length of that 537 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: contract where it fits with the other people. And you've 538 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: also got to keep an eye on you know, your 539 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: your capologist, Vin Marino, has to keep his eye on 540 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 1: not only now, but three years from now. And that's 541 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 1: where it helps. Going back to what you talked about here, 542 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: at least knowing what the money is going to be 543 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. And in the grand scheme of things, 544 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: eight million dollars is a lot of money to say 545 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: me and my bank account. But in the grand scheme 546 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: of things, is eight million dollars a huge raise? Yes, 547 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: all right, No, it is, it's enough. Because here's the 548 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 1: thing you always need to keep operating capital during the year, 549 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 1: and so as the cap rises and you are able 550 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,959 Speaker 1: to get your salary caps stair stepped on one your 551 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: salaries stair stepped on one another, you can and then 552 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: it doesn't become a big problem to keep operating capital 553 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,239 Speaker 1: because during the year you still need money to operate on. 554 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: You can't spend your cap up to zero, and then 555 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: the season start. You can't say, okay, here's my credit card, 556 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: max it out and the and sir, and the season 557 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: starts because you need money during the season for a 558 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: lot of transactions. Yeah, And I think Titans fans sometimes 559 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: don't realize that. Not only Titans fans. Fans don't realize that. 560 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: They just think the cap is like, okay, Amy, here 561 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 1: you're going you're going out tonight and you've got two 562 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: million dollars to spend, and spend it all and it 563 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: doesn't matter what else goes on for the rest of 564 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: the year. That's a salary cap has to last. You 565 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: not only signing your players, your top fifty three, it's 566 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: it's going to have to be. It's going to have 567 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: to be practice squad injury settlements, acquisitions of players during 568 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: the season, rookie draft, class. So there's the salary cap 569 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: is not just your salaries? Interesting interesting point. Well, guys, 570 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: so great to have you here on the OTP. Does 571 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: anybody have thoughts or feelings as we get ready to 572 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: face week two of the OTAs anything particular you're looking for? 573 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: Rat two things I am looking forward to seeing more 574 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: of is more Rashad Weaver, who has a large human being, 575 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 1: and the same thing with Dylan Raden's. I like both 576 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: of those guys early on. I just you can see 577 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: what they saw in them, what John Robinson sawing them, 578 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: and I'm just like, I don't want to see them 579 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: develop as we go along, but I like seeing those 580 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: two big dudes get around. I'm looking forward to being 581 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: back on the field with you and Rhett. That's what 582 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: makes me so happy. I've watched football players for thirty 583 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: five years. I haven't been able. I haven't been able 584 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: to be with you guys that long. But I agree 585 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: with Rhet and I liked I like watching as we 586 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: talked about when we started this, just the progressions these 587 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: players are making. And I also when I go to practice, 588 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: you know, and I listen to what the coaches are saying, 589 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: and the thing I'm listening. Is what you would like 590 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 1: to see as you watch them coach these players when 591 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: they go from individual to group to team, is that 592 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: they're If they're speaking to them less and less and less, 593 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: it means the players are getting it, or if they're 594 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: constantly saying and you heard it said some today. I 595 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: told you this in rookie camp. You don't want to 596 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: hear that very much. You don't. You don't want to 597 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: hear two weeks into it. You know, we went over 598 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: this two weeks ago. It goes back to the attention 599 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: retention execution part of it. Coach Mac and Rehet Brian 600 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: here eavesdropping at practice so that you the OT people 601 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: do not have to. That's what we're here for, providing 602 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: a service. Thank you. Thank you to both of you, 603 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: Rhett and Coach Mac for being here today. Thank you 604 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 1: to the OT people for tuning in. We're going to 605 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,959 Speaker 1: have so many more episodes of the Official Titans Podcast 606 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: coming your way because this is just starting to get good. Guys. 607 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: We are back on the football field for some workouts 608 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: and it feels so good for Rhet Brian, Coach mcdave McGinnis, 609 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm Amy Wells. Thank you, thank you, for tuning in 610 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: to this edition of the OTP. We the Legends called 611 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: everybody Knows It's our house. We got sighting Burter running 612 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: through a vase.