1 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: From Nissan Stadium. It is the OTP. Amy Wells is here. 2 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: I sure am Hey Mike, Jim, why the great one 3 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: is here? Like? How you doing? I'm fine? Thank you, 4 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: and Amy Wells. We are taking you away from autographs 5 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: right now. We apologize for this, but these fans nearly 6 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: fifteen thousand strong attending a Friday night practice at Centennial 7 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: that here at Nissan Stadium today, it is awesome. It's 8 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,319 Speaker 1: a great atmosphere. I don't know about the autograph thing, 9 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: but the fans have been so remarkable. It's been great 10 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: to see them come out. It's been so good to 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: get to talk to a bunch of different people. And 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: you know, this team loves having fans around. It really 13 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: juices them up and it really enhances practice. It sure does. 14 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: Now let's talk right off the bat about how different 15 00:00:55,400 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: the two practices were. More of a scrimmage type practice 16 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: at Centennial. The practice here more situational. Jim, what stuck 17 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: out to you about the two practices? Well, I mean 18 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: just the pace. I mean, as you mentioned, last night 19 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: was a high energy to practice. You know, a lot 20 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: of a lot of big plays, and certainly you're working 21 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: on things today that we're different. I mean, you had 22 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: you had Brett Kern stepping out of the back of 23 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: the end zone taking a safety on a play you know, 24 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: working on uh, you know, the things that maybe are 25 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: not exciting for fans to watch, but they come up 26 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: during the course of football game. And uh, I think 27 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: part of it is maybe to ease back after a 28 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: pretty intensive practice. Last night as well, you had a 29 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: chance to just visit with the newest Titan, Kenny Vaccaro, safety, 30 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: former first round pick New Orleans Saints five seasons. What 31 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: did Kenny Vaccaro allow about why he picked the Titans. Yeah, 32 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: I mean he's a pretty impressive guy. You know, he 33 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: comes here with a great resume. Uh, you know, just 34 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: you know, I thought he's pretty humble coming in and 35 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: he's And Mike Vrabel said himself when to ask about 36 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: the pairing with Kevin Byrd and Kenny Vaccaro, he's not 37 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: ridding us to hand him the job, right of the gay, 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: He's gonna be coming here and work like everybody else. Obviously, 39 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: he's a guy that's got the track record, so he's 40 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: the favorite to win this starting spot for the you know, 41 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: for week one against Miami. But he said himself, Hey, 42 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: it's different when you come into a new team. Yeah, 43 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: he's been the league for five years, but he's got 44 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: to learn a lot of guys. He's got great familiary 45 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: familiarity with Kevin Byrd. They share the same age, and 46 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: he knows Logan Ryan way back from when they first 47 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: came out. I think he said there are roommates at 48 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: the Combine knows that. Dorry Jackson talking about how will 49 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: he knows Michael Griffin from hanging out in Austin, Texas 50 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: so and gave him some credit for the inside he 51 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: gave him prior to coming here. I think he's a 52 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: great fit for this team just by the way he 53 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: plays and just you know, the leadership that he's gonna 54 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: bring to that secondary as well. Kenny Vaccaro, he's a 55 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: heat seeking missile. Amy Wells, you were very excited by 56 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: this signing. I was very excited about this signing. I 57 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: think that he is a strong replacement for Jonathan Zipprand. 58 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: Obviously we're going to miss him, but he's a guy 59 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: that makes plays, and he's known for making plays, and 60 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: I thinks were excited when his name was kind of 61 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,839 Speaker 1: leaked out as someone who was visiting the team and 62 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be good for this secondary. It's 63 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: gonna bring some juice to a secondary that's already got 64 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: a lot. And it says a lot about where the 65 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: Titans are right now that Kara would want to come 66 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: here and play. People want to be part of the 67 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titan. Absolutely, there are names that want to be 68 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: part of what's happening here. For a while, this team 69 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: kind of didn't have the big, recognizable national star power. 70 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: Now we're starting to get some of that. And the 71 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: more this team grows, and the more this is a 72 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: team that people want to be a part of what 73 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: we're trying to do, we're gonna start seeing some of 74 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: those bigger names be attracted to the Titans. All right, 75 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt, couple three players that jumped out to you 76 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: Friday night and or Saturday that you think take some 77 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: momentum into Sunday, which is the team's second off day. 78 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: I think Taywan Taylor, you know last night Today, he's 79 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: a little bit tougher to tell, just because it was 80 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: not as intense. It seemed like they were going through 81 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: things more at a half speed. I thought, again, Taywan 82 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: Taylor was good. I thought Dan Lewis had a really 83 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: good night last night. I think Corey Davis has had 84 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: a couple of good practices, you know, not dropping the football. 85 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, I think it's interesting to me. I'm looking 86 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: for things at this point about the return game. Who's 87 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: gonna be back there on kickoffs, who's gonna be back 88 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: there on puns? We saw some Deonti Burnette today, we 89 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: saw some Dowry Jackson. Michael Campanero's missing practice, we've seen 90 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 1: him mixed in well, really good a feel for things 91 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: like that. Uh, you know, once we see games starting 92 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: on Thursday. Philips supernowl back out here last couple of days. 93 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: He's gonna have to catch up after missing so much time. 94 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: I'm I'm curious to see his progress as well. Anything 95 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: jump out to you or anybody jump out to you. 96 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: Amy Jordan VC is someone who stood out to me 97 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: both days, the young receiver from cal Absolutely and also 98 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: who is the other one? Taj Sharp? Taj Sharp was 99 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: one that stood out to Devin Ross with a couple 100 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: of touchdown kiss Yeah yeah, Devin Ross did have a 101 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: couple of nice scrabs. And those are the guys like 102 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: like the Vcs, the Rosses the Burnetts, Uh, you know, 103 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: ACoM Wideley. Those are the guys in the preseason. You've 104 00:04:58,440 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: got to keep Anye on because they're gonna get a 105 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: snaps in the second half of these games. You know 106 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: who else was impressive last night is the kicker from Samford, 107 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: Austin Bernard, who I don't know that he missed a kick. 108 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: He hit a fifty yard or two that with plenty 109 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: of room to spare. So he's gonna get some opportunities 110 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: as well. They're gonna be you know, they're gonna probably 111 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: limit Ryan's work in the preseason. Obviously, give a young 112 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: guy a chance, and you're impressive enough on tape, it's 113 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: gonna help your calls moving forward. Coach talked with the 114 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: media right afterwards, Mike Vrabel addressing a throng probably twenty 115 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: five or thirty of media members. Anything jump out from 116 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: what he said about what he saw Friday or Saturday. Yeah, 117 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: I just think he likes the progress that's continuing to 118 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: be made. You know, it was kind of joking about how, 119 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: you know, early in the week, about trying to figure 120 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: out where his office is gonna be here at the stadium. 121 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: He got a chance to locate that what doesn't sound 122 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: like too much of a problem. And now you're moving 123 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: into game week. You know he's not Obviously you're gonna prepare, 124 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: you wanna look sharp on Thursday. But as far as 125 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: he's concerned, it's still Titans training camp and you're trying 126 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: to get better each day you're on the practice field. 127 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: Obviously they'll spend some time look at the Packers, but 128 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: it's still what can you do to make the Titans better? 129 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: At this point, we've got the Packers this week and 130 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: then next week. The following week week, you've got Tampa 131 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: Bay coming here for a couple of practices before that game. 132 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: All right, Amy, anything stick out from coach Fabel's press 133 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 1: conference as far as you heard a point that kind 134 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: of piggybacking off Jim a point that he made, an 135 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: also Marcus Mariota made was that we are still in 136 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: camp and so the focus is so much on improving 137 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: every single day. Yes, there are some practices that may 138 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: be deemed by those that are watching that we're kind 139 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: of a step back. Some of that, we're a step 140 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: forward every day as long as they are seeing improvements. 141 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: Whether or not the preseason turns out, whether we want 142 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: it to or not. The main goal is the regular season. 143 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: The main goal is getting this team ready to play 144 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: games that count. And so that's how progress is measured, 145 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: not just one practice, Amy Jim, all the games count. 146 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: On Titans Radio, as you know, and my broadcast partner 147 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: is Dave McGinnis. He has attended every practice. I think 148 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: he's seen every walk through so far with this ball club. 149 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: Had a chance to visit with coach mack with some 150 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: of his thoughts about the first nine practices. Dave McGinnis 151 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:14,679 Speaker 1: on the OTP. Dave McGinnis. Kenny Vaccaro is the choice 152 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: for the Titans to replace Jonathan Cyprian. Why is the 153 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: former Saint a good signing for the tape? I'll take 154 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: you back to twenty thirteen when he was coming out 155 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: for the draft, you know, in vetting him, I mean, 156 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: it's pretty much the consensus. He was the top safety 157 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: coming out in that draft. He played for Mac Brown 158 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: at the University of Texas. Will must Champ was a 159 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator. Duane Akeena, who is a very well known. 160 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: He's a secondary coach now at Stanford. He was Chuck 161 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: Cecil's secondary coach and so we vetted him pretty hard. 162 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: He's got all the physical attributes that you would want. 163 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: He's got speed, he's got he's got good range. We 164 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: thought that he was the number one safety coming out. 165 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: He's a versatile player. He's able to play deep, He's 166 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: also able to play down in the box. His health, 167 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: he's been injured. I don't know quite the extent of 168 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: those injuries lately, but I know coming out in twenty thirteen, 169 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: we had a very high opinion of him in the draft, 170 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: and that was the general opinion throughout the league. How 171 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: quickly does he become this team starter? Well, now that's 172 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: going to take you know, how quickly he can assimilate 173 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: into Dean Piece's defense. Those two safeties back. There have 174 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: to be people that can communicate, you know. What he 175 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: needs to do first of all is know the system 176 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: and find out how close it is to the systems 177 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: that he has been running down in New Orleans. But 178 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: as quickly as as he can assimilate into that mic 179 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: that is all predicated on when they will feel comfortable 180 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: putting him in there in a starting position. Do they 181 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: think about putting him in with the ones almost right 182 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: away to try to get him that experience as quickly 183 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: as possible. Well, I think a lot of it goes 184 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: with how they feel like he's picking it up in 185 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: the classroom. They've got enough practices now to go on with. 186 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: That's what preseason games are for. And so absolutely he 187 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: is a veteran player, so clearly all of this stuff 188 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: is not going to be brand new to him. All. 189 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 1: The matter of the fact is he has got to 190 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: be able to be able to transpose what he's learned 191 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: terminology wise with what he's faced with terminology wise. Now, 192 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: there are always areas on an NFL roster where you 193 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: do not have as much veteran depth as you want. 194 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: The Titans new safety was one of those spots, which 195 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: is why they signed Kendrick Lewis, which is why they've 196 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: had Demontre Hurst playing at the safety position. It's also 197 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: why they drafted Dane Crookshank in the fifth round this 198 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: past April out of Arizona. What have you seen so 199 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: far in training camp from Dane Crookshank. First of all, 200 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: I really like his athleticism. You know, we knew coming 201 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: out of the draft that this was an athlete. He's 202 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: played several different positions. You know, we was playing there 203 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: at the University of Arizona. I first noticed him as 204 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: a gunner on the punt teams because he's big, he's 205 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: got the ability to run. And then when he's gotten 206 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: a chance to run with the ones late on defense, 207 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: I like his movement. I like the fact and he 208 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: looks like it's not too big for him. Now, clearly 209 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: we're still in practice, and this is what practices for 210 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: to find out really how comfortable you are. I like 211 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: the athlete, and also I know from just watching film 212 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: on him coming out in the draft, this is a 213 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: physical football player. So I'm excited to watch him during 214 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: this preseason Mike Friday night at Centennial High School. A 215 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: lot of ones against ones in scrimmage type action. What 216 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: did you take in particular from the offense his first 217 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: drive against the defense? The first drive, you know, and 218 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: I was standing there on the sideline, you know, with 219 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: Rett Brian and with Jonathan Hutton, and all of us 220 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: were in agreement. That was the smoothest continuous drive that 221 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: we've seen so far in a game type situation. Everything 222 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: was on timing of the football did not hit the ground. 223 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,359 Speaker 1: Marcus looked very comfortable on all of his launch platforms. 224 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: The everybody seemed to be in good play, says. The 225 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: splits and the routes coincided with what was going on. 226 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: You weren't going to take a sack in that thing, 227 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: but they were throwing it on time. It looked like 228 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: it was very smooth, and that's what we've been talking about. 229 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: This offense is going to take some time, but that, 230 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: to me was the best put together drive that I've 231 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: seen so far in camp. In a game type situation. 232 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: Would you agree that through nine practice defense has won 233 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: the majority of the days in training camp. Well, that's 234 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: why it's always going to be, and especially if you're 235 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: putting in installing a new offense, that's clearly how it's 236 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: going to be. I think from what some of the 237 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: players have said and you've had you've talked to several 238 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: of them, and we've we've noticed it. There's a lot 239 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: of similarities in this defense and the defense they played 240 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 1: last year. It's a very aggressive defense. But the defense 241 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: is always going to be ahead, and especially if you're 242 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: putting in a new offense. But I've seen some real 243 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: I like the progression platform I have watched and seen 244 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: with this offense. When you say progression platform, what does 245 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: that mean, in layman's terms, this has to be taught. 246 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: This offense has to be taught from the ground up 247 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: through the quarterback. And you as you've you know, I've 248 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: seen every installation they've had, watched all the walkthroughs. When 249 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: you watch, you know what Matt Lafleur has worked on 250 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: with Marcus Mariota, and then you see it transferred daily 251 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: into the practice. There's timing that's involved. There's a lot 252 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: of timing involved in this offense. And also they do 253 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: a really good job of position specific putting people where 254 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: they need to be, I mean, and they will walk 255 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: through things. They will they will set the receivers into 256 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: their desired spots after a route have been run, and 257 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: then run Marcus through his progressions. You can see that, 258 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,479 Speaker 1: and that's what I'm talking about. There is a platform, 259 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,599 Speaker 1: starting from the ground up with his feet that a 260 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: quarterback has to master to be able to run this 261 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 1: offense to its maximum capability. I have seen that through 262 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 1: nine practices, and I have purposely gotten there very early 263 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: to watch walkthroughs and to see where it has gone 264 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: all the way through team periods. I can see it 265 00:12:56,679 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: start to work because I've defense this offense a lot 266 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: during my years in the league. You can see it 267 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: coming on. Has anything or anyone in this offense surprised 268 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 1: you so far, Dave McGinnis, Well, I mean, not a surprise, 269 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: But what I do know is you can watch these 270 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: receivers now. You can see that they're all going to 271 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: have very specific responsibilities in this offense. And when you 272 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: go to a team period, you can see kind of 273 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: what the mindset of this offense is. And we've talked 274 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: about it before as far as I've talked about it 275 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: you on some of the broadcasts that we've done already. 276 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: Is the fact that this offense is going to try 277 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: to put stress on all different levels of a defense. 278 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: And when I say that, they're not only going to 279 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: give you one option, they're going to be reduced their splits, 280 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: which means the splits of the receivers are closer to 281 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: the endman on the line of scrimmage. But there's a 282 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: lot of complementary routes that come off of this, and 283 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: plus when you've got backs that can displace on what 284 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: we call conflict downs where a defense in their mind 285 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: have to play fifty fifty run pass, that's very important. 286 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 1: That's why Todd Gurley got paid so much money after 287 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: performing this offense last year. We've got the back here now, 288 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: a couple of backs that can do that. I'm excited 289 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: to watch this thing mature. What are the defensive coaches 290 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: for the Tennessee Titans most pleased with so far in 291 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: training here? I think they're pleased with the communication that 292 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: they've gotten, and I think they're really pleased with the energy. Look. 293 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: And I've said this before, and you've heard me say this, 294 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: our listeners have heard me say this are on a 295 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: slow correct decision on defense in the National Football League 296 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: is wrong. You have to be moving fast, and to 297 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: move fast, you have to communicate pre snap, post snap, 298 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: post motion. I've noticed that with this defense, this defense 299 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: is playing very fast right now, even to have a 300 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: brand new defense that they're plane again. As I said, 301 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: I like the speed that they're playing at. I like 302 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: to speed they're practicing at. And the other thing that 303 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: I really like is that they are competing in their 304 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: one on ones. You can see the matchups in the 305 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: one on ones before they get to team. They're competing 306 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: very very hard. I liked. I just like the feel 307 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: of this defense during practices. How has outside linebacker Harold 308 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: Landry progressed in the first few days of training. King, 309 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: the best thing that's ever happened to Landry is that 310 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: he's that he's here working against Lauan. That's the best 311 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: thing that ever happened to him. He's going to play 312 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: probably maybe as equal tackles sometime, but never any better. 313 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: And the other thing that I've really liked and to 314 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: watch him, you know, there's so much to learn as 315 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: an edge rusher in this league. He's coming into it. 316 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: He's blessed with that one attribute that makes special rushers. 317 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: He's got that motorcycle lean, he's got that gunby inside 318 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: knee that he can at that five yard area where 319 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: he can flatten out and go. But there's so much 320 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: to learn at the line of scrimmage against a quality 321 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: tackle in this league. And Taylor Lauan has taken him 322 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: under his wing. Every time they go against you know 323 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: each other, He'll tell him after the end of the rep, 324 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: here's what gives me problems, Here's what could help you, 325 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: Here's where you are. I really like what I see. 326 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: This is a special athlete physically. It's gonna be a 327 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: lot of fun to watch him progress during this preseason. Specifically, 328 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: why is Harold Landry a different pass rusher than any 329 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: other Titan, But because he's more He's more an edge 330 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: speed guy around the edge rather than a speed to 331 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: power guy. He's got that what I call motorcycle lean 332 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: where you can get you know, speed on the edge 333 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: is great, but speed without being able to bend and 334 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: flatten back out to the quarterback doesn't help you, because 335 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: speed will take you pass the quarterback if you don't 336 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: have the innate ability to bend that inside knee, keep 337 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: all cleats in the ground, make that cut at three 338 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: and a half or four and a half steps, and 339 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: be able to get back to the launch point of 340 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: the quarterback. He has got that. All the special pass 341 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: rushers I've been involved with in my career. Let's go 342 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: with the Javan Curse. Let's go to Simeon Rice, Let's 343 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: go with Richard Dent. That's what separates the good ones 344 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: from the really good ones. Dave McGinnis. When this team 345 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: returns to practice on Monday and begins working towards the 346 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: trip on Wednesday and the game on Thursday, for the 347 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: Green Bay Pack, what's Monday and Tuesday all about? For 348 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: the tight well, Monday and Tuesday, they're going to start 349 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: paring down some of the things they're going to work 350 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: on in this Green Bay game. We're not going to 351 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: see their whole package. We're not going to see everything. 352 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: They're gonna have specific things they want to work on, 353 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 1: both offensively, defensively, and in the kicking game, because they've 354 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: got to find out not only how well the veterans 355 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: have assimilated to these to these new systems, they've also 356 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: got to get these young kids game tested, because you 357 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: can do all you want in practice, but sooner or later, 358 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: you've got to go against a different colored jersey in 359 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: a different environment to see how you're really going to 360 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 1: be able to make that leap from NCUBAA football to 361 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: NFL football. They're gonna pour it down. They're not going 362 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: to overload them with a whole bunch of different things 363 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,400 Speaker 1: they're gonna work on, but we will see very quickly 364 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: what they're going to work on early, and they're going 365 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: to stay with that plan throughout that whole first game. 366 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: What and or who are you most interested to see? 367 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 1: Thursday night at lambeau Field as the Titans beat the 368 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: Packers in the first preseason game. I want to see 369 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: some of these second year players how much of a 370 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: jump they've made from their first year. And I'm talking 371 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: about a Jayon Brown, I'm talking about Davis, I'm talking 372 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: about Taylor. Because the biggest jump that an NFL player 373 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: makes maturity wise and able to take a next step 374 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: to where he's gonna go is from the first year 375 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 1: to the second year. That's what I want to look at. 376 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: And then again, what I want to see, I just 377 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: want to see how efficient, even though they're gonna cut 378 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: things down, if everything seems to be clicking together, you know, 379 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: game management wise, you know player wise. I want to 380 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: just see how it all is going to fit together 381 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: and nothing, it's not going to be perfect. This is 382 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: the first game. It's what the first game is for. 383 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: But those second year players, I want to see the 384 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: progression they've made throughout these OTAs in this training camp, 385 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: using your NFL experience as a barometer. Two questions. Number One, 386 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: does Aaron Rodgers have a new contract by the time 387 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: we get to Green Bay Thursday night? Probably not. I 388 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: don't think Aaron Rodgers is real worried about that He's 389 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: going to get a contract and he's going to be 390 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: their quarterback. Probably not. I mean everything that you read 391 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: and everything that you know, and plus I mean everybody 392 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: knows Aaron Rodger's gonna be the green Bay quarterback, right 393 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: He's going to get a contract. Does he play Thursday 394 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: night against the tight so they're only playing four? I 395 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: think he will a little bit because he hasn't you know, 396 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: he's been injured. He's coming back. We may not see 397 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: him for any more that one series. But I'm saying 398 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: yes right now. If you're asking me to put a 399 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: chip on the table and spend the roulette wheel, I'm 400 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: saying yes right now. Dave McGinnis, thank you as usual, 401 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:33,719 Speaker 1: Mike Keith, always a pleasure to be with you. All right, 402 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: So let's get it straight here, Amy Wells. We've sent 403 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,679 Speaker 1: Jim White to go do his job. But at this 404 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: point back to practice Monday, August sixth, nine to fifty, 405 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: Tuesday August seventh, nine to fifty, and then the team 406 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: not on the field at Saint Thomas Sports Park again 407 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: until next Saturday, August the eleventh, after Green Bay, so 408 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: training camp beginning to wind down in terms of opportunities 409 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: for people to see this ball club get some work in. Absolutely, 410 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: they're only few chances left, and this is when it 411 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: starts to really get good. This is the part where 412 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: you start to actually see a team forming. We talk 413 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: about the kaleidoscope kind of changing and coming into focus. 414 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: It's going to start happening after this Packers game. We're 415 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 1: going to see what works, what doesn't work. They can 416 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: make some adjustments. Those practices are really fun, So people 417 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: should definitely come out to Saint Thomas Sports Park check 418 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: it out all right, and again if you haven't checked 419 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: it out, this weekend, Titans All Access on stations near 420 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 1: you Knoxville, Paduca, Nashville, Chattanooga, Jackson. Also where else Huntsville, Alabama. 421 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: We're on Tri Cities We're on So if you get 422 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: a chance, watch that on your DVR Titans All Access 423 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:44,640 Speaker 1: and we'll be back with the podcast again after Monday's workout. 424 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: We're taking tomorrow. Yeah, Tomorrow's an off day for the players. 425 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: And I have mentioned before that off days are like 426 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: the Lord's Day and I take naps well, and tomorrow 427 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,199 Speaker 1: is literally the Lord's It is actually the Lord's Day, 428 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: so it's a double whammy. We will all be napping tomorrow. Sorry. Okay, 429 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: So if you didn't hear that take a nap. Acording 430 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: to Amy Wells, I don't know every day it's like 431 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: this for Jim White, coach, Dave McGinnis, and the soon 432 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: to be napping Amy Wells. Mikey says thanks for listening 433 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: to the O. T. Pete