1 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to the OTP four D, presented by Far Bureau 2 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: Health Plans bar Bureau Health Plans, where members are the plans. 3 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: Far Bureau Health Plans makes it easy for Tennessee AND's 4 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: to get the health coverage they need for less than 5 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: they expect. Visit FBHP dot com. I'm Mike Keith, and 6 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: with the holidays and the fact the Titans play Thursday 7 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: night against Dallas, we have combined the OTP four D 8 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: and done it live on the Mike Vrabel Show. Joining 9 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: me to break down Saturday's game. Our Titans radio team 10 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: coach Dave McGinnis welcome. That's great to be here. Thanks 11 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: for having me. The first time I've ever been invited 12 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: to and am doing the OTP four D. I'm excited. 13 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: This is a big setup. Amy Wells is always part 14 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: of this show. Yeah, I've done the OTP four D before. 15 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: We're happy to have you here. Mac, It's gonna be fun. Well, 16 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm glad to be here. I'm just glad to be 17 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: up to your level and her partner in crime on 18 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: the OTP four D and on Titans Countdown. Rhet Bryan, Welcome, 19 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: mister Brian. Hello, ladies and gentlemen, before we jump into 20 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: our review of the last Titans game, any thoughts on 21 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: Coach Rabel's comments today. Coach Mac start with you say less, 22 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: do more. Yeah, I've heard it before in my coaching career, 23 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: and it first started with Mike Ditka. He said it 24 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: a little bit differently, but it was the same message. 25 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: You couldn't really say it on the RADEFCC oh, I can't, 26 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: but I understood the message, and I understand this message, 27 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: and it's a very relevant message right now. We're to 28 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: the point of the season we're really talking about. Anything 29 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: is taking a way back seat to getting something done 30 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: on the field. And they've done some good things on 31 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: the field, but they've also not done enough consistently on 32 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: the field. And that's exactly what he's talking about, you know, 33 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: because you can there. They're always and when you're not 34 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: having success in this league, there's a lot of rhetoric 35 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: out there, you know, and there's there's going to be 36 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: a lot of chirping out there, and rightfully, so that's 37 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: what we sign up for when we sign up for 38 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: this business. But within yourself and within within your locker 39 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: room and within this football team, you know, talking is 40 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: not going to get it done. You gotta get it 41 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: done on the field for four quarters. There's a very 42 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: real sense of urgency now. And not to say that 43 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: the entire season hasn't taken very seriously, but everything matters 44 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: right now, every single step, every single momentum. This is 45 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: the home stretch and you're playing for all the marbles. 46 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: You're trying to get into the playoffs, and that is 47 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: the main priority. Mike Vrabel also made a very interesting 48 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: comment about leadership in his press conference, and he was 49 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: talking about how listen, anybody can be a leader. We 50 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: are not just leaning on a certain amount of people. 51 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: There's not one or two guys who are kind of 52 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: in charge of everything. Anybody in this locker room can 53 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: be a leader. As long as you know what to 54 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: do and you are handling your business correctly, you are 55 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: considered a leader on this team. You are able to 56 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: be a leader of men no matter what your position is, 57 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: as long as you are doing your job correctly. I 58 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: thought that was very interesting. I thought that a kind 59 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: of takes the pressure off of some of those big 60 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: name people who we all think of as leaders in 61 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: the Titans locker room. And it also is kind of 62 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: a call to attention. I think of everybody on the 63 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: team listen, saying listen, you guys can all be responsible 64 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: for what's happening here. This is an important time. Let's 65 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: all step up, you know, let's all. What was it 66 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: a couple weeks ago that rising tides raise all ships votes? 67 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: That's it? And so I thought that it was a 68 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: good continuation of that message in a time that is 69 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: so important. A takeaway from me to kind of underline 70 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: Amy's point about this sense of urgency is it matters 71 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: more about week eighteen now than it really does with 72 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys because of being an NFC opponent versus 73 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: an AFC opponent. And it's basically I mean to hear 74 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,799 Speaker 1: Mike Raye will answer a question even even then attained 75 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: about whether anyone would be sitting out of this contest 76 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 1: on Thursday night knowing what it means in week eighteen 77 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: tells you the sense of urgency. All right, let's jump 78 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: right in with first down from Saturday's nineteen to fourteen 79 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: loss to the Houston Texans. Your play that turned the game, 80 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: Coach Mac, and first of all, Mike Keith can I 81 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: because I listened to this all the time when you 82 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: do it. It's one of my favorite programs, and I 83 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: appreciate you letting me go first. Well, that was designed, 84 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: that was here. You're the head coach of Titans, Rady ahead, 85 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: You're supposed to go first. Well, let's tune our audience 86 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,119 Speaker 1: in on what really goes on. I'm first because Amy 87 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: would steal everything, and so Amy and I have a 88 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: great relationship, but she steals still play two, still plan two. Okay, 89 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: play that turned the game fourth quarter, Henry fumble fourteen 90 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: to ten. I mean that, just that that flip momentum. 91 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: You know, people ask what is momentum? Coach Mac, what 92 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: does it mean? I can't. I can't. I can't grab it, 93 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: but I can feel it and you could certainly feel 94 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: it in that stadium, and all of a sudden, you know, 95 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: he fumbles, hold him to a field goal on that 96 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: turnover fourteen thirteen. But never we're able to answer after 97 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 1: that offensively, final score ens up being nineteen fourteen. You 98 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: give up two explosive plays in the past game or 99 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: aren't able to answer the touchdown, and so we have 100 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: the finish that we had. But that play right there, 101 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: because the Titans had a lot of momentum working on 102 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: their side then and all of a sudden it became 103 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: an uphill fight. Well that was mine as well, and 104 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: I think that was everybody's. Really, if you really think 105 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: about the cadence of the game, that's got to be 106 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: everybody's moment. That really, if we're being honest with ourselves, 107 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: that's everybody's moment that turned the game. But another big 108 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: play was the interception right after the two minute warning 109 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. It was an opportunity for the 110 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans to get some points on the board and 111 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: kind of make that comeback push, and you lose control 112 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: of the football. So not only are you losing the 113 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: momentum that you have established, I mean they were moving 114 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: the ball, they're putting together a decent drive, they're trying 115 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: to get some points to you know, win the game, 116 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: and an interception stops all of it. And honestly, it 117 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: stops your chances of being able to win the ball 118 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: game because then you're getting into just throwing it and 119 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: praying situation, and you're having to use all your timeouts 120 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: to get the ball back, and you're getting into statistical 121 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: improbabilities at that point. So that's another one but I 122 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: think coach Mac hit right on the head the real 123 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: play that turned the game. That's the one I had outlined. 124 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: But I'll give you another one that's early in the game, 125 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: and it really was kind of an indicator to us 126 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: of what kind of day it might be. And that's 127 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: two forty nine left in the first quarter. Davis Mills 128 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: incomplete pass to Chris Moore, and that's the one that 129 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: Zach Cunningham could have picked right there the very night 130 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,119 Speaker 1: to run it back to right. And the very next play, 131 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: Davis Mills scrambles right and Eco Autry forces a fumble, 132 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: but it's recovered by Rex Burkhead in the end zone 133 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: for a touchdown, and there it's knotted up with an 134 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: extra point for me. It came just nineteen seconds after 135 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: years two thirty remaining in the first quarter. Titans first 136 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: intended their own twenty five. Malik Willis throws a pass 137 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: across the middle to trailing Burke's beautiful throw and catch. 138 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: Titans are going to pick up twenty yards on the play. Instead, 139 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: there's a penalty for offensive holding, and this became one 140 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: of the storylines of the game as well and has 141 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: been a problem for this offense, Not only do you 142 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: not pick up twenty yards, get momentum, give your quarterback confidence, 143 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: get trailing burkes back into the flow. You're first and twenty, 144 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: so you become predictable. And those are the sorts of 145 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: things that the Titans must cut out, the self inflicted 146 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: wounds that not only keep them from going forward, it 147 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: drags them way backward. So that's a look at first down. 148 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: Those are our plays that turned the game. Second down, 149 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: the stat that grabbed your attention, coach back times had 150 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: sixteen first downs. But let's break it down a little 151 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: bit further. They only had four bypassing. That's only four 152 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: by passing, eleven by rush, one penalty, eighty eight total 153 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: pass yards. I say that to say this, you've got 154 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: to be more balancet than that. You've got to be able. 155 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 1: Sixteen first downs is a winnable game. But you cannot. 156 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: You cannot be just on your left foot the whole 157 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: time running the football. I've called defenses in this league 158 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: quite a while. If you're very predictable, and plus you're 159 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: in a position where you have to throw it all 160 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: of the time, you need to get that balance in there. 161 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: So the sixteen first downs you can live with it, 162 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: but only four by pass and eighty eight total passyards. 163 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: Hard to win games in this league with that stat 164 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: my turn, outside of Derrick Henry's forty eight yard run 165 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: for a touchdown in the first quarter, no explosive plays 166 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: for the Titans offense. Explosive plays or something that we've 167 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: been talking about all season. That's something that the Titans 168 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: offense needs to be able to do to move the 169 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 1: ball down the field, generate some momentum, and give them 170 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: a variety of things that they're able to do. Not 171 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: having that option is it makes them predictable, It makes 172 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: them a little bit more one dimensional, and frankly, you're 173 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: not moving the ball very far when you're doing it 174 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 1: like that. It's just it all kind of compounds onto 175 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: one thing that's easier to stop. And so the Titans 176 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: need to find a way to get some of those 177 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: longer plays. They need to have some sort of a 178 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: deep threat. And I know there have been a lot 179 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: of things that have changed for this Titans team in 180 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: terms of personnel and a lot of different things, but 181 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: you've got to find a way to have that be 182 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: a part of your offense. For me, it's one lost 183 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: fumble by Derrick Henry that ends up being five in 184 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: his last five games, a place where they don't need 185 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: to be regardless of personnel or whatever the situation is. 186 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: That is something that is becoming a thing that kind 187 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: of keeps me up at night. Certainly motivating Derrick Henry, though, 188 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 1: oh definitely, he is not a happy man now and 189 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: took it, took the loss basically completely on himself the 190 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: other day, which was not fair because I mean, there 191 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: was no it was way more than that, sure, but 192 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: he felt like it was. But that's but that's who 193 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: he is, coach. I mean, he's that type of guy. 194 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: He wants to carry the load and he knows if 195 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: you're carrying the load, then you bear the responsibility, either 196 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: positively or negatively, and he embraces that. Coach guys like that, 197 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: and I've had him on teams and by the way, 198 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: they were always the best players because they feel like 199 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:52,079 Speaker 1: they feel the responsibility, but they also embrace the responsibility 200 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: and they there's guys that want to wear the hat, 201 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: and then there's some guys that would just rather be 202 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: underneath the brim of it and stay in the shade. 203 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: This guy wants to wear the hat. I mean, I've 204 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: had players before that just wanted it. They wanted to 205 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: be out front, they wanted to wear the hat. Whatever 206 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: the game plan was, put it on me, coach. That's 207 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: what this guy is. I've got much much respect for him. 208 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: And as upset as everybody is about him turning it over, 209 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: you can't even touch how upset he is about turning 210 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: it over. I mean he said after the game, he 211 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: flat out came to the podium and said, that's three 212 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: games in a row. I've fumbled the football. I need 213 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: to be better. He felt terrible about it. And he's 214 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: a guy that you know why some of those things 215 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: are happening. He's trying to get every possible yard, every 216 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: possible step that he can for this team. I mean, 217 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 1: he's trying to make things happen and this is just 218 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: a byproduct of that, and you hate it for him. 219 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: But I also kind of like an angry Derrick Henry 220 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: because good things typically happen when Derrick Henry's feeling a 221 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: little feisty, especially going to Jailaxonville. Yeah. Yeah, that's a 222 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: pretty good mix for me. I do like that. You 223 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: know a lot of people have not talked about the 224 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: year he's having because of the difficulty that this club 225 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: has been having. As of late, Derrick Henry three hundred 226 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: nineteen carries for one thousand, four hundred twenty nine yards 227 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: and thirteen touchdowns. Derrick Henry is second in the NFL 228 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: and rushing right now behind Josh Jacobs. He only trails 229 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: by a hundred and ten yards. And then he's having 230 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: his best receiving year ever with thirty two catches for 231 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: three hundred and seventy nine yards. That means he's averaging 232 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: eleven eight to carry, So with one hundred ninety two 233 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:43,479 Speaker 1: total yards, Dereck Henry will finish the season with two 234 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: thousand yards from scrimmage. Wow. And he might win his 235 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: third rushing title if he were to go crazy late 236 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: in the season. Now we'll see. He was on the 237 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: injury report on Monday with a hip injury. It is 238 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: estimated that he would not have practiced. We will see 239 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: if he goes. But I mean he's done a lot 240 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: of good things this year, certainly statistically to help balance 241 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: this offense. And that brings me to my staff. That 242 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: really grabbed my attention, and this will piggyback off Coach 243 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: Mac the Titans rushed thirty one times for one hundred 244 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: eighty four yards. How many times do you see a 245 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: team lose when they rush for one eighty four that's 246 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: six yards a pop. And yet because they don't have 247 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 1: the balance with the pass game, teams I think are 248 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: a little bit willing to say, we're gonna be willing 249 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 1: to let you run the ball just a little bit 250 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,839 Speaker 1: more because we don't think you can beat us right 251 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: now with the pass. And the Titans had some opportunities. 252 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: They had a couple of drops. They had obviously the 253 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: catch that was taken away earlier that I referred to 254 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: due to penalty. You know, if they could just expand 255 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,079 Speaker 1: that a little further, I think they feel a lot 256 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: better about the offense well. And all that goes into 257 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: the unforced errors too, when you start adding up the 258 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: unforced errors, and you had some in the passing game. 259 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: But anytime you take yourself from first and ten, first 260 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: and twenty, it changes, It changes everything. It changes everything. 261 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: First of all, the defensive coordinators call, and then it 262 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: changes your mindset because there's not you know, when you 263 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: look at a play sheet, there's not a list for 264 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: first and twenty. There's just not And so all of 265 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: this stuff, it all goes together. This is not just 266 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: one facet. It all works goes together. And I think 267 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: that's what you know Mike Rabel is saying when he says, hey, 268 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: talk about it all all you want, Just how about 269 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: talking a little less, everybody do a little more, all right, 270 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: talk to me about Malik Willis's performance statistically didn't blow 271 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: you away in the past game with fourteen of twenty 272 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: three for ninety nine yards, and he had the two 273 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: interceptions very late in the game, was sacked four times 274 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: in the first half. He ran seven times for forty 275 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: three yards in a touchdown, easily his best rushing performance. 276 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: What did you kind of see a cylinder? He's still 277 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: he's still got to be more decisive in the cylinder. 278 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: And look, and we'll get into this, but you know, 279 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: part of protection is he's got to protect himself too, 280 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: part of us to get that ball out of his hands. 281 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: And all of this stuff goes together. But you can look, 282 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: a young quarterback that comes into this league, operating the 283 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: cylinder is the hardest thing they have to learn. I mean, 284 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: I thought he had a really good game as far 285 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: as working the rpo stuff, being able to pull the 286 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: ball when he had to. It's a beautiful play on 287 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: his touchdown because it mirrored the play that they ran 288 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: for Derrick Henry's as a counter rote for the touchdown. 289 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: And then everybody, all the defenders just swarmed at it 290 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: like a pack of dogs on meat. And and Derrick 291 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: Henry is just around I mean, Derrick Henry's got everybody 292 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: on top of him, and Leak Willis is around the edge, 293 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: and so he can operate this off. He's just just 294 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: time on task, Mike, time on task at full speed. 295 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: And I know he played every preseason game. This is 296 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: in the preseason, right. You've got dudes. You've got dudes 297 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: out there going at you, and so any anything he's 298 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: doing right now is a tremendous learning experience at warp speed. 299 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: Mac with that in mind, with those blitzes that Lovey 300 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: Smith's defense brought, did it seem like he regressed just 301 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: a little bit and escaping out of the back of 302 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: the pocket instead of trying to climb up into the pocket, Well, 303 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: he really didn't try to escape out of the back. 304 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: What he did he held onto it too long. You 305 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: heard Mike Vrabel say that he held onto it anytime 306 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: anytime you sense or you can read pressure coming, the 307 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: first thing you've got to know is the clock in 308 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: my head that I thought was going to be there 309 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: for a normal d it's got to speed up. He's 310 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: got to speed up. His clock never sped up in 311 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: those instances. So with that in mind, what did we 312 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: think about the situation where the Houston Texans had the 313 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: two quarterback look and did that provide them with anything 314 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: that threw the Titans defense off? In terms of Jeff driscoll, 315 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: he didn't throw him off, but because they knew it 316 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: was coming. They knew it was coming, but it didn't 317 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: throw them off. We're sponsored by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 318 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans has been serving members and protecting 319 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: their health for seventy five years. Learn about our Tennessee 320 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:20,959 Speaker 1: roots at FBHP dot com. Third down is the area 321 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: where the Titans must improve from Saturday, Coach Dave McGinnis, 322 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: where do you need to see the most growth from 323 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: Saturday to Thursday against Dallas? Quarterback protection? There's four sacks 324 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: in this game and at least that many or more pressures. 325 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: And this also includes the quarterback protecting himself. You heard 326 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel earlier in this program talk about being able 327 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: to get the ball out of your hands quicker. This 328 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: all goes together, but people are going to rush this 329 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: young quarterback. They're gonna they're gonna, especially if scores get separated, 330 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: They're gonna stick their cleats in the ground, getting that 331 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: track stance, and they're coming after him, either with four 332 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: or more. So you've got to understand that that's getting 333 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: ready is going to happen. You're gonna have to get 334 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 1: better protection from the blocking unit, not just the offensive line, 335 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: everybody that's involved in that cylinder protection. And then also 336 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: this is on the receivers get separation and the quarterback 337 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: needs to speed the clock up in his head. But 338 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: you cannot be sitting back there and consistently get hit. 339 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: You just can't do it. It stops all of your momentium. 340 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: And plus it takes away any chance that you have 341 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 1: if the score does get separated, of being able to 342 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: catch up, because to catch up in this league you 343 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: have to throw it. And so the protection everybody involved 344 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: in the protection needs to be better. What has to 345 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: happen for the Titans to back them off with Malik 346 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: Willis at quarterback, well, the running the football helps a lot. 347 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: You can see earlier in the last ball game. I 348 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 1: mean that helped a lot. But once the score got 349 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: separated and he started getting rushed and they saw that 350 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 1: he's going to have trouble locating or finding receivers quick 351 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: enough downfield, they just continue to bring it. You've got 352 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: to be able to run the football, and then I'll 353 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: tell you what else will happen. Hit a couple of 354 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: hit a couple of passes. The pass that we hit 355 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,719 Speaker 1: for twenty two that got called back, don't have it 356 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: called back. Don't have it called back for an unforced error. 357 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: Those things, you've got some You've got some nice plays 358 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: design to be able to get it out of his hands. 359 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: That needs to happen. There's got to be a deep 360 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: shot in there somewhere with how tightly they're playing against 361 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: the line. For Derrick Henry right, well, it's a it's 362 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: a it's a single high safety most of the time 363 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: when the game starts, and so now can you can 364 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: your wide receivers get a step and beat the corners? 365 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: I mean that's what it's about. Especially with single high 366 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 1: and when I say single high safety, that's a safety 367 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: that's twelve to fifteen yards in the middle of football field. 368 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: Everybody else is very close to the line of scrimmage. 369 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: We talked about it on the broadcast, how close they 370 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: were lining their linebackers up on first down to the 371 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. Normally linebackers are four and a half 372 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: to five yards deep. They were two and a half 373 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: and three yards deep to be able to stuff the 374 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: outside and inside zone your corners need to win. Mine 375 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: is sort of in a way, it's limiting some of 376 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 1: those penalties and those mental mistakes that Mac just mentioned. 377 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,719 Speaker 1: They had five penalties for thirty yards, which isn't terrible. 378 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: The issue is that they come at the most inopportune times, 379 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: and for a team like this Titans team that just 380 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:13,399 Speaker 1: thrives so much on momentum, they just completely will stall 381 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: out whatever's going on. And very rarely do you see 382 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: the Titans really overcome a penalty within that same drive 383 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: or within the next play. I mean it feels like 384 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: time and time again, something will happen. A play is 385 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: called back because there's a penalty, there's some sort of 386 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: mental mistake, and then the drive stalls out, or you're 387 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: just not able to finish what it is you started 388 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:40,719 Speaker 1: and for this team, limiting that is something that they 389 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: can control. There's so many things that are happening around 390 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: this organization right now that they just can't control. You know, 391 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: the personnel things, injuries, nobody can control that. But this 392 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: is something that you have the ability to fix. Don't 393 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: do it, don't make those mistakes, play discipline football, pay 394 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: attention to what you're doing. It's all of those things 395 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: that we hear Mike Vrabel preach every single week. It's 396 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: time to lock in a little bit, guys and limit 397 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: some of that. Yeah, well, you got to play a 398 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: clean game. That's what she's talking about. She's one hundred 399 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:14,360 Speaker 1: percent right. And it's it's tough enough to beat an opponent. 400 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: It's hard, really to beat an opponent and to overcome yourself. 401 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: So you can't put those obstacles in your way. And 402 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: Amy's right when she says this. I mean there's no reason. 403 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,239 Speaker 1: I mean it's like you were getting ready to run 404 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: the hundred yard dash and you say, you know what, 405 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: everybody else gets a clear lane. Why don't you put 406 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 1: about four or five hurdles in mind and see if 407 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: we can still have the same race. So you just 408 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: you cannot You cannot self destruct. Unforced penalties, unforced errors 409 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: are something that are It really comes down to do 410 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 1: mental concentration. That's what it comes down to. And Amy said, 411 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,479 Speaker 1: you can control that. You absolutely can control that. You 412 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: might not be able to physically, over a sixty minute 413 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: stretch beat the guy across from you a greater percentage 414 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: of the time, but you sure can control the fact 415 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: that you don't give him an advantage by having an 416 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: unforced error. Mine is along the same line of thought 417 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: about playing a cleaner game, but it's going to take 418 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: pretty much everybody, and it's the turnover ratio. Stop giving 419 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: them up and force more. And you started to see 420 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 1: the defense force more, but you got to stop giving 421 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: them up and try to make something happen. Out of 422 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: all those things, but turnover ratio, it's always important in 423 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 1: every game, but that's one I think if they can 424 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 1: improve that to go with what you guys are saying, 425 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: they can get back in the win column. Interesting for 426 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: the Titans on the year, they have thirty seven quarterback sacks, 427 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: which is a good number, nothing wrong with that, but 428 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: the fact of the matter is they had only one 429 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: the other day against Houston, and they've got to pick 430 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: the numbers up dramatically in that area, and they're certainly capable. 431 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: Denico Autry had seven quarterback pressures in the game, along 432 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: with a sack. Obviously, Jeffrey Simmons it's a guy that's 433 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: going to cause pressure. He had three quarterback pressures. Weaver 434 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:01,640 Speaker 1: had two, Dupree had three, Walker one, Tarte, and Bayard one. 435 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: So they got the pressure, but it's just about finishing it. Yeah. Well, 436 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 1: the thing about it is and pressure pressures are good 437 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: if you're getting a quarterback off his spot. But if 438 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 1: you get a guy off his spot and he escapes 439 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: to his throwing hand and then all of a sudden, 440 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: you've got to play plaster coverage downfield. So it all 441 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: has to come. You want the pressure, pressure, You want 442 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,439 Speaker 1: him off the spots. You always talk about speeding the 443 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: quarterbacks clock up. You want that, but then you need 444 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: to be able to finish it. To get it out 445 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: of his hands. Doesn't necessarily have to be a sack. 446 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: Just get it out of his hands and make it 447 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: a bad throw. The initial injury Report of the week 448 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: is based on from the Titans and the Cowboys perspective 449 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: and estimation. Because both teams held to walk through and 450 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: what it means is if there had been an actual practice, 451 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 1: these players are estimated to have been not able to practice, 452 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 1: limited in practice, or full participants for the Dallas Cowboys. 453 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard with a thigh injury did not practice. Layton 454 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: Vandersch with a neck did not practice. It is thought 455 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 1: already that Layton vander Esh, the talented linebacker for the Cowboys, 456 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: is out for Thursday night's game with what continues to 457 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 1: be a neck problem. We'll have to wait and see. 458 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: Safety Geron curse and elbow and a back injury. Limited, 459 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: defensive end to Marcus Lawrence with a foot injury, limited, 460 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: Sam Williams, talented rookie pass rusher out of Old Miss 461 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 1: limited with a concussion. And then these players thought to 462 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: be full participants. Defensive end Durrance Armstrong with a knee, 463 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: wide receiver Noah Brown with a foot, guard Zack Martin 464 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: with a knee. Noah Brown is one of the real 465 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 1: surprises on this Cowboys team with forty one catches already. 466 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: Well yeah, and he fits in nice with that receiving 467 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: group that they have. And also you watch the Cowboys 468 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: and if you start watching their games, back Dak Prescott's 469 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: started to be really on when he came back. He's 470 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: really starting to be on, and so if you're a receiver, 471 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: you got a chance to get a pretty good target 472 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: from Dak. The Titans had several players listed on the 473 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: initial injury report, again estimations because they just held a 474 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: walk through. A Denico Autry outside linebacker a biceps injury, 475 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 1: did not practice, linebacker, Dylan Cole ankle did not practice. Linebacker, 476 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 1: Zach Cunningham elbow, did not practice outside linebacker, Bud dupre 477 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 1: pectoral injury, did not practice. Cornerback, Christian Fulton groin, did 478 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: not practice running back. Derrick Henry hip did not practice. Safety, 479 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: Amati Hooker knee, did not practice. Offensive lineman, Nicholas Petit 480 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 1: Frere ankle did not practice. Quarterback, Ryan Tannehill ankle did 481 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: not practice. Defensive back. Josh Thompson concussion, did not practice 482 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: defensive tackle. Jeffrey Simmons ankle did not practice. Guard. Aaron 483 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: Brewer calf would have been a limited participant. So there's 484 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: a lot of talk about the Titans choosing to quote 485 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:06,919 Speaker 1: unquote hold guys out potentially Thursday night, with the thought 486 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: process that they want to be as healthy as possible 487 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: and have as many guys available as possible for Jacksonville 488 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: on either Saturday the seventh or Sunday the eighth of January, 489 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: because that game will determine the AFC South champion. In 490 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: many cases, it doesn't feel like they're gonna just hold 491 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: people out. It feels like they're gonna say, we need 492 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: to let people get healthier to get back because this 493 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: injury list remains so long. Yeah, and the injury list 494 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: has been accumulating all year long. And so now I've 495 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: been in these types of situations with a healthy squad, 496 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 1: you know you can do that a little bit. This 497 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 1: is a far from healthy football team, and so your 498 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: options are very, very limited. And the thing is too amy. 499 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: You can get to fifty five if you call up 500 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: two guys from the practice squad. You can. I mean, 501 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: you can play less than forty eight, but you're gonna 502 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: have forty eight active spots. So it's not like you 503 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 1: can take all of these guys and say they're out, 504 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: or other starters and say they're Somebody has to play, 505 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: right at some point. You have to have humans who 506 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: can play the game. You need to have people there. 507 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 1: But yeah, it makes a lot of sense to do 508 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,479 Speaker 1: whatever you can to give some guys a break to 509 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: get healthier. However, it also makes sense to give some 510 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,640 Speaker 1: guys who you know will probably be playing in that 511 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: final game some extra reps, give them a little bit 512 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: more of an opportunity to get on the field, to 513 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: get more involved in the system, to get some more 514 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 1: game experience, because listen, you've got some guys who either 515 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: haven't been in this system very long, who haven't had 516 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: a lot of opportunities to make some plays on the field. 517 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:49,439 Speaker 1: I mean, look at a guy like Jack Gibbons, who 518 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 1: we're seeing getting more and more involved, and as he 519 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: continues to play, he's doing better and better. So it's 520 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 1: an opportunity to give some guys reps in the same 521 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: way that it's an opportunity to help some to help 522 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 1: some people get healthy. You know, the four of us 523 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: know this team as well as anybody you know other 524 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: than the coaches and this locker room itself. We know 525 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 1: this team, and we and you know there was there's 526 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,719 Speaker 1: a point always when you go through training camp and 527 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: you make your cuts, you can identify every guy out there. 528 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: I mean you can just tell the way they walk, 529 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: You can see who they are. You can be from 530 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: a long distance. I can ask Grett who's that, and 531 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 1: he said, oh, that's you know, that's so, and so 532 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 1: I can just tell. By the way, now with all 533 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 1: the new people that were bringing in, it's it's hard 534 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: to do that. And so to Amy's point, you're bringing 535 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 1: guys in that you're not only trying to get incorporated 536 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 1: into a system. You're trying to you're trying to teach 537 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: them a game plan, and not a game plan where 538 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 1: they're going to be playing five, six, seven, eight snaps 539 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: on one or more special teams. They're playing on offense 540 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: and defense. You know, the majority of the ball game. 541 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: It's a it's a very very thin line that you 542 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: that you have to be able to cross when you're 543 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: deciding these types of things. Plus a lot of those 544 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 1: decisions are made for you just because of your lack 545 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: of numbers. And you know, you think about Derek Henry 546 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: and there's been talk already. Oh, he was held against 547 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: New Orleans four years ago to be ready for the 548 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: game at Houston. He also had a hamstring injury. He 549 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 1: had a tight hamstring was reported, that's right, and they 550 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: held That's the only game he's ever really been held 551 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: out of right, right, and so yeah, And the other 552 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: thing I'm thinking is was talking about this is you know, 553 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: obviously quarterback Ryan Tannehill has not gone on injury reserve. 554 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: There is still one designation to return from injury reserve. 555 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, and coach Brabeles already said Kyle Phillips 556 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 1: wide receiver and David Long and linebacker, doesn't expect those 557 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: to be a but there's gonna be a return. Not 558 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 1: this week, not this week, but there's gonna be a 559 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: return for that Jacksonville game in week eighteen. Yeah, David 560 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: Long would be eligible for Jacksonville, so that, you know, 561 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: you'd like to have him back and have that opportunity 562 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: if possible. Titans did have one transaction to begin the week. 563 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,719 Speaker 1: Danny is a Dora is a six three, three hundred 564 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: pound offensive lineman. Was a fifth round selection by Minnesota 565 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen. Over his NFL career, thirty one games 566 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: six starts while playing two seasons for the Vikings, a 567 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: season for the Dolphins, a season for the Chiefs, and 568 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: a season for the Cardinals. Danny Isadora played his college 569 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: football at the University of Miami, where he was a 570 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: thirty nine game starter again, starting the final thirty nine 571 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: games of his career. So Danny Isadora takes bo Benshaw's 572 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: place on the Titans practice squad as an offensive lineman. 573 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: Time now for fourth down. Your player of the game 574 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: from Saturday's Titans Texans contest. Dave McGinnis, So glad again 575 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: you're with us and give you the opportunity to name 576 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: your player of the game. I'm really happy to be here, 577 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: and I'm really happy you let me go first every time. 578 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: This is That's so gracious of everybody in this room. 579 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: Denigo Autry is mine. Seven tackles. You already said the 580 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: seven pressures. One sack, two tackles for loss, two passes defense. 581 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: He got his hands up, two quarterback hits. He was 582 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: just disruptive all day. You knew he was out there 583 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: on the field, and it just made you realize how 584 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 1: much of a presence he is. He is a huge, 585 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: huge presence for this defense. And when this defense had 586 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: all their dude rolling up front and his versatility and 587 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: plus this guy, this guy plays angry, and I love 588 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: angry defensive players. And he was very, very productive this game. 589 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: He did not play in the first game against Jacksonville. 590 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, something to think about. Ah, yes, that's exciting, 591 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: all right, reet Brian, you're player of the game from Saturday. 592 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: Mine is a young man who did not make the 593 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl, but he is an alternate, and that is 594 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:45,280 Speaker 1: rookie punter Ryan Stonehouse. Six punts for three hundred one 595 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: yards fifty point two average, forty three point three net, 596 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: including a sixty one yarder. He did a fantastic job 597 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: and it was kind of windy son How did that 598 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: turn out to be? Because they were predictions of strong, 599 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: sustained winds throughout the day didn't materialize. She didn't really 600 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: see that so much. There were times where it got 601 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: a little gusty, and there were some big gusts, but 602 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: for the most part, I think I said a gentle 603 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: breeze at one point you did, which is kind of 604 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: a weird thing to say broadcast, I know, but that 605 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: was the best way I could describe what I was feeling. 606 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: The air was moving, but it wasn't like overwhelming. It 607 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 1: was just kind of nice. I just didn't expect a 608 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:32,080 Speaker 1: term from Seals and to be yes, I said it 609 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: up after after that hit, I thought, what a weird 610 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: thing to say, but it really didn't get to be 611 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: the overwhelming wind that we were expecting to see. I mean, 612 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: it was still colder than the North Pole, but it 613 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: wasn't as windy, which somehow made it it definitely was 614 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,959 Speaker 1: not as miserable. Um, it could have been much worse. 615 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: I had a lot of layers on my toes got 616 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 1: cold in the four quarter, and I had to have 617 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:04,440 Speaker 1: the conversation with myself, like people live in the woods, 618 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: people go camping, Like I'm not gonna lose my toes 619 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: in two hours, three hours. I'm glad that Rhet brought 620 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,160 Speaker 1: up Stonehouse because he really did a nice job. He's 621 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: had a really nice year. I mean, he did a 622 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 1: great job in that game. And I looked his play 623 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: over and I thought, you know this guy. I mean 624 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: he flipped the field. There were several times when you 625 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: said we need a big kick here, and he produced 626 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 1: it every time. The biggest problem with Stonehouses he's punted 627 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: eighty two times. I see. That's amazing too. I mean 628 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: that's just and again, you know you talk about being 629 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: out of balance, but Ryan Stonehouse to me, I mean 630 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: I can still remember sitting at that first training camp 631 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:43,959 Speaker 1: practice when he's kicking over there on that other field 632 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: and Rhet Bryan is sitting upstairs with me and we 633 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 1: were watching the whole thing go on, and he's timing 634 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: him and he looks at me, said, Maggie, my timing 635 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: this right. Because he was getting four seven eight for 636 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 1: eight four nine, hitting five nine five. He said, he's 637 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: around five a lot. This guy's a good punter, and 638 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: anything over four to five is considered very good. Oh. Absolutely, 639 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: in terms of hang time, hang time, you want that 640 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:09,919 Speaker 1: hang time. The thing about him, he's got hang time 641 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:13,919 Speaker 1: and distance. This guy's really a good punterer. Fifty three 642 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 1: point four gross average, forty four point four net average, 643 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:24,280 Speaker 1: twenty nine punch inside the twenty only eight touchbacks. Maybe 644 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,319 Speaker 1: the only issue is fifty four of his punts have 645 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 1: been returned for an average of ten six, but the 646 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: longest return is twenty seven yards, and I think that's 647 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: some of the tradeoff for the distance he hits it. Yeah, 648 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:38,879 Speaker 1: it's some of the tradeoff. And a couple of those, 649 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: a couple of those with that return, because I mean 650 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:44,920 Speaker 1: we've watched every punt that he's made. Were in that 651 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 1: Green Bay game where he was hitting line drives. Remember 652 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: he was hitting line drives and line drives or that's 653 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: not what you want at all. So anyway, I like 654 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: the punter. I think we all do. Amy Wells, your 655 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 1: player of the game, you know, minus Jack Gibbons. I 656 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: referenced him earlier, so he must just be top of mine. 657 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,799 Speaker 1: But he had a good game. He had a big interception, 658 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:10,959 Speaker 1: past defense, seven total tackles. But he's someone that we've 659 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: seen him in the last couple of weeks and in 660 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 1: every game statistically he's putting up a little bit better numbers. 661 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: He's getting a little bit more responsibility. Some of that 662 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,520 Speaker 1: is due to injury, but some of that is just 663 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:24,440 Speaker 1: because Mike Vrabel trusts him and he has earned the 664 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: right to be in the game. And I mean, we've 665 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:29,440 Speaker 1: heard Rabes talk about him a couple of times and 666 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:32,759 Speaker 1: that he's been impressed with or happy with the way 667 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:35,240 Speaker 1: that he prepares, the way that he goes about his business. 668 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,440 Speaker 1: And I'm excited to see him through the next couple 669 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,360 Speaker 1: of games and see if he's able to continue improving, 670 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: because that's how you know you've got a good players. 671 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,320 Speaker 1: Every time he's on the field, he gets a little 672 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: bit better. I know, everybody listens this program are really 673 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 1: good Titans fans. And so when I mentioned this name, 674 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: when I was coaching linebackers, here was his assistant head 675 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,960 Speaker 1: coach for Jeff Fisher. We had a guy named Bradcastle, 676 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,879 Speaker 1: and he reminds me so much of Gibbons, just so 677 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: much reminds me of him. Loves to play ball, extremely tough, 678 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,160 Speaker 1: and every time he's out there, he just makes plays. 679 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 1: And so I like, I like your guy. Thank my 680 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: guy's mighty Rice linebacker from Huntsville, Alabama, played at Georgia. 681 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:18,239 Speaker 1: Second year player coming back from an achilles nine tackles. 682 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:22,400 Speaker 1: Coach Mack he's getting better every time he plays. And 683 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,239 Speaker 1: for him, you know, for some guys it might be 684 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 1: better to sit out Thursday night. For him, play more, 685 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 1: continue to get those reps in because he's getting a 686 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,920 Speaker 1: bigger understanding of the game every week. Let me tell 687 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: you what he is as a linebacker, Mike, and he look, 688 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:41,239 Speaker 1: he's always needed refinement in his space game. But this 689 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:44,319 Speaker 1: guy's a heavy, heavy dude. And I'm not saying I'm 690 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:47,440 Speaker 1: saying heavy in the most complimentary way I can. He 691 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,400 Speaker 1: thumps them, he hits them, and he's getting now to 692 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,600 Speaker 1: where he's getting ahead of blocks and you're one hundred 693 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 1: percent right. He made a couple of reads when they 694 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: pulled the guards where he beat the guard and get 695 00:36:56,719 --> 00:36:58,600 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy has got a punch to him, 696 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: and that's what you want in your life, Backers, you 697 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:03,960 Speaker 1: want can diagnose and you want punch. He's got those things. Well, 698 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,399 Speaker 1: there's some players, and this is the god given part 699 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:08,759 Speaker 1: of this game, in my opinion. There's some guys. They 700 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:10,879 Speaker 1: weigh one hundred and ninety pounds. They hit like their 701 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,840 Speaker 1: two twenty five. They're two twenty five. They hit like 702 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 1: their two seventy five and so and why that is 703 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:20,120 Speaker 1: you don't know, except it's in their heart and they 704 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:23,760 Speaker 1: don't have they don't have a governor. They're just bringing 705 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: it all the time. This guy thumps guards, he hits 706 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: tight ends. He's gonna cause a fumble at some point. 707 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: That's gonna end up being a big play. The way 708 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:35,920 Speaker 1: he hits. You know this this correlates. We all go 709 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: to the combine and people want to why are they 710 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 1: vertical jump guys and why are they standing broad jump guys. 711 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 1: That's because you're looking for that that that dead stop explosion. 712 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:49,440 Speaker 1: We call it that six inch cobra punch that you 713 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:52,240 Speaker 1: know you're you're coil and then they're the six inch punch. 714 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: You know. The great boxers have it, sure, and great 715 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:57,879 Speaker 1: athletes that play defense in this league have it. Yeah. 716 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: I think about Ernie Shavers back in the seventies and eighties, 717 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:04,359 Speaker 1: he was thought to be the hardest hitter in all 718 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,239 Speaker 1: of boxing, and there were there was an era of 719 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: great heavyweights, and you'd watch him and you say, why 720 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:12,239 Speaker 1: does he hit harder than anybody else? You don't really know, 721 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: but some guys do, and some guys on the football 722 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: field certainly do as well. And this guy, I think 723 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 1: he's going to be a big part of the Titans future, 724 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 1: especially having battled back from what is a very difficult 725 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 1: injury to get back from. Yeah. And look, anytime you 726 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 1: miss time on the field, especially as a young player, 727 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:34,160 Speaker 1: you're you're you're doubling up to catch up. And I 728 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 1: think this guy's catching up now. Yeah. He's a favorite 729 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,959 Speaker 1: for Mike Vrabel to watch a lot, one of those 730 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 1: linebackers that vrabels on all the time because because he 731 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:47,879 Speaker 1: cares well, he knows, yeah, he knows. He picks out 732 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:50,359 Speaker 1: the guys that are going to be successful, and he 733 00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 1: picks out the guys that have what it takes and 734 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:55,839 Speaker 1: then he's on him. But I think he's pushing him 735 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: to do the right things. Thank you, Crewe. We appreciate 736 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,839 Speaker 1: you being with us. Thank you. I appreciate being here 737 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 1: with you. Guys. This was fun. We hope that you've 738 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:08,400 Speaker 1: enjoyed this special holiday edition of the OTP four D 739 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,880 Speaker 1: presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. With Farm Bureau Health Plans, 740 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:17,840 Speaker 1: you'll get lower deductibles in premiums and less hassle. Visit 741 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:23,040 Speaker 1: FBHP dot com for Rhett Brian, Dave McGinnis and Amy Wells. 742 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,880 Speaker 1: I'm Mike Keith. Thank you you for listening to the 743 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:40,600 Speaker 1: OTP four ten. Welcome to the Big Show where the 744 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:46,280 Speaker 1: legends called. 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