1 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by farm Burero Health Plans 2 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: to get the home field advantage with healthcare coverage from 3 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: farm Buro Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: forty seven. Mike Keith with Amy Wells, Aby Wells, Welcome 5 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: back to the OTP. How are you, Mike Keith? I 6 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: open was like extra broadcasting. It made me smile a 7 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: little bit. It felt like football season. So I've had 8 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: some practice this week. I did four hours on one 9 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: oh four five on Thursday afternoon, and I've been doing 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: I've been doing a lot of radio lately, so I'm 11 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: kind of in a radio mode. It's July and I'm 12 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: getting there. I'm beginning to work on emoting enunciating. Well, 13 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: you're in regular season form. I mean you sound like November. 14 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: Mike Keith. Well, thank you, I'll take I think that's good. Yeah, 15 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: that's good. December drops off. It has been a newsy week. 16 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: When the calendar turned to July, we knew some things 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: would start to happen because this is training camp month, 18 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: and the plan has been all along that training camp 19 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: would start for the National Football League on time. And 20 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: that's still the plan as we speak on the OTP 21 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: right now, that is still the plan. Many people have wondered, 22 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: why did the Titans make an announcement about tickets this 23 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: week for season ticket members? Why are other teams making announcements? 24 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: Why are some teams able to be more specific than others? 25 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: And it's just the NFL at this point, which has 26 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: had time because all this started in March and we 27 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: weren't playing any games, so we've had time. Now time 28 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: is up basically right, we've reached the point where deadlines 29 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: are becoming more of a reality. I mean, back in 30 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: March and April, beyond the draft, it kind of felt 31 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: like teams had some wiggle room. Now we've got to 32 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: hit the pavement a little bit. We're getting to the 33 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: point where training camp is going to start and people 34 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: need information, whether it be players, coaches, team staff, and fans. 35 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: People need to know what's coming up, and so the 36 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: league is starting to unveil some of those things, is 37 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: kind of starting to feel out some new policies. But 38 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: the wrench in all of that is that the world 39 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: continues to change. We are living in a time when 40 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: there's new information every single day, and so everything is 41 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: very fluid right now, and you're getting information and then 42 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: you kind of feel like, oh, that's gonna happen. So 43 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: it's just everybody is in a weird spot right now. 44 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: But getting some solid information is very helpful. It is 45 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: helpful because I think outside of the obvious sickness, the 46 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: worst part of this for everyone has been the uncertainty. 47 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: The term I don't know has driven everybody crazy. I mean, 48 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: my wife works in a school and she's dying to 49 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: hear something. My son is in college, he's dying to 50 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: hear something. My daughter works in Seattle. I mean, obviously 51 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: that's a whole different world from what we have in Nashville. 52 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: And then for where we are in the NFL, in 53 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: our jobs, like other people's jobs, the I don't know 54 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: thing and the frustration of the uncertainty it's driving everybody crazy. 55 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: And I think we've had to give each other grace 56 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: all over the country to say, I get it. I 57 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: get why you're frustrated, because not knowing stinks, especially if 58 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: you're people and you're like me, you like to make 59 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: a plan. I love to make a plan. I say, 60 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: make a plan, execute the plan right now. You can't 61 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: do that right period. For people who plan, Mike, you're 62 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: a planner. I'm a crazy planner. It makes things very 63 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: complicated because my brain wants to put everything in order 64 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: and we can't do that right now. But why don't 65 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: we take a minute and focus on what we do know? 66 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: For people haven't heard about what the Titans announced regarding 67 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: tickets and stadium run through what we do know. Okay, 68 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: so this is what came out on Monday, And this 69 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: is not necessarily taking you behind the curtain, but it's 70 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: sort of giving you a little more context. And I 71 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: know many of the people who subscribe to the OTP 72 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: our season ticket members, so you probably wonder the team 73 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: got with Metro last week, and understand that for all 74 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: the NFL teams as it is right now, the NFL 75 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: is not going to make some ruling about what you 76 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: can and can't do as far as fan base. That's 77 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: going to come from the municipalities and from the states, 78 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: So everybody's in a different boat. The league talk to 79 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: Metro last week and came away with a lot of information, 80 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: but they knew for sure, to your certainty point, we 81 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: are not going to be able to fill Nissan stating, 82 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: no way, We're putting sixty nine one forty three in 83 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: Nissan state. Now, what do we know about that? We don't. 84 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: We're not there yet. We're going to get something I 85 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: think later this month about the preseason, and then I 86 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: think we'll get something taking us further that could be 87 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: the same or could be different for the regular season. 88 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: But I think we'll hear about capacities in the next 89 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: few weeks and it could be all at once for 90 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: regular season or preseason, or it could be preseason first 91 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: and then regular season sometime at August. So when the 92 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: team got this information, they made the decision that other 93 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 1: teams have made, which is they are going to allow 94 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: you to roll your season tickets to twenty twenty one. 95 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: Listen carefully to this. If you are a season ticket 96 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: member your PSL rolls to next year, you lose nothing. 97 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: You don't have to be in a hurry, you don't 98 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: have to worry, you don't have to call somebody, you 99 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: don't have to do anything. You still have your PSL 100 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: for next year. Season tickets in the way that we 101 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: know them, are wiped out for this year and roll 102 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: to twenty twenty one. Now, if you've already paid in 103 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: and you need that money and you want a refund, 104 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: you have the ability to go ahead and get a refund. 105 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: If you've paid that money in and you want to 106 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: roll it to next year, you can do that. Here's 107 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: the other thing. If you've done either one of those 108 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: two things, or you're wondering about either one of those 109 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: two things, you can wait to see what the plan 110 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: is going to be for capacity and what your availability 111 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: is in terms of tickets for twenty twenty and if 112 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: you don't like that, then you can make a decision. 113 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: Then you don't have to be in a hurry. Your 114 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: PSL is safe for twenty twenty one. And so that's 115 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: the most important thing that you need to know at 116 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: this time. The other thing you need to know too, 117 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: if you're not a season ticket member, if you've purchased 118 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: single game tickets, the money's being refunded for that. So 119 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: as it stands right now, there are no single game tickets. 120 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: Again to repeat, at a certain point we will learn 121 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,239 Speaker 1: what capacity of Nissan Stadium can be and at that moment, 122 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: season ticket members will have opportunities to purchase tickets. So, 123 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: as coach Mac likes to say, keep your powder dry, 124 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: don't worry about jumping in on anything. If you need 125 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: to totally understand if you want to. If you just 126 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: say I'm not going to be comfortable going to games 127 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: this year, that's cool too. You can do the refund, 128 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: you can move the money to next year, or you 129 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: can just wait and then make that decision after you 130 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: hear about capacity and what your opportunities are going to be. 131 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: So I've done a bunch of work with our folks 132 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: this week talking through different scenarios, and that's the generalization 133 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: of all of it right now. Makes sense, Absolutely, it 134 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: makes sense, and I think that it's great that there's 135 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: so many different options and there's a lot of different 136 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: ways that season ticket members can kind of feel things 137 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: out leading up to the season. I think the important 138 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: thing to re emphasize in that is that what you're 139 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: seeing for the preseason, whatever that decision is, may not 140 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: be what is decided for the regular season. So don't 141 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: base your plans for October or November on what you're 142 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: seeing in August, because most may not be the same thing. 143 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: For example, we could get word in July about what 144 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: the preseason stadium configuration is going to be in terms 145 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: of seating, and then in a couple of weeks in 146 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: early August, we could find out something completely different. But 147 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 1: I mean, let's face it, it feels like things have 148 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: changed in the last four days. Yeah. I mean what 149 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,079 Speaker 1: we're seeing in college right now is we're already seeing 150 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: big steps. And people are like, why now because of 151 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: the concern about what's happening with COVID nineteen nationwide. Well, 152 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: sure there's some of that, but it also has to 153 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: do with the fact that it's time. We're here, football 154 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: head time and now football doesn't have time anymore. Time 155 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: is beginning to run out. We are going to utilize 156 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,239 Speaker 1: and other NFL teams too. We are going to utilize 157 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: the time we have remaining potentially to differentiate between the 158 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: preseason and the regular season. But bottom line, this is 159 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: going to come fast amy we're going to continue to 160 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: have information and being able to sort of pick through 161 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: it is a big deal. But what NFL teams overall 162 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: are doing, no matter how they announced their plan, is 163 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: they're making sure their fans know they are not going 164 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: to be penalized for anything in twenty twenty, and I 165 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: think that's a good thing. Again, how it gets listed, 166 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: how they say they're going to do it, Jacksonville announcing 167 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: today they're going to be at twenty five percent capacity 168 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: at TIAA bank Field. They feel like they can be 169 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: that specific right now. Some teams and some municipalities they 170 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: don't feel like they can be that specific yet, and 171 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,839 Speaker 1: that's going to come. I'm resisting every urge to make 172 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: a joke about the Jags attendance. You can't do that. 173 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: You can't do that. I'm holding it in. You cannot 174 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: do that. I'm a professional. I'm a professional. I'm a professional. 175 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: Have you talked to any of the people working at 176 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: Saint Thomas Sports Park right now who are back in 177 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: the building just briefly. I have had minimal content. I'm 178 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: not trying to get this disease, you know. I'm I'm 179 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: hanging out at home. But I've heard it's very bizarre. 180 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: It's very bizarre. The whole planning thing that's going on 181 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: there right now about the return for training camp protocol 182 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: is really phenomenal. And this is a little bit of 183 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: behind the curtains stuff that I think people might find interesting. 184 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: So Amy Adam Strump comes in in two thousand and 185 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: fifteen and she sees a staff is a lot of 186 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: talented people, a lot of good people, but not enough people. Right. 187 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: So she has added staff left and right. I think 188 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: the number we last heard is that she's added over 189 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: eighty staff positions since she became owner five years ago. 190 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: The bottom line is some umber in football, some umber 191 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: in business. We have people working at the stadium and 192 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: the ticket office, we have people working at Saint Thomas 193 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: Sports Park. We have a group of folks who work 194 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: across the street from us because we're out of room, 195 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: and so we're building this new building and everybody's excited 196 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: about the new building. That's where the business staff is 197 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: going to go. And then the football staff, as we 198 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: understand it now, is going to take over the current 199 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: building fully because they need the room. This is going 200 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: to be finished next year, right, twenty twenty one, That's 201 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: what I had heard the offseason of twenty one. Okay, 202 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: so right now, Saint Thomas Sports Park and since last 203 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: fall has been a construction zone. They've taken up a 204 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 1: lot of parking spots. People used to stand on Field 205 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 1: one for training camp gone because they're they're building, all right, 206 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: So training camp this year was already going to be 207 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: kind of baffling, and I really thought we might go 208 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: away for a little while. We might go scrimmage against somebody. 209 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:20,119 Speaker 1: I don't know that fans were going to be admitted anyway. 210 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: I mean there was a lot of talk and a 211 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: lot of things that we're gonna have to plan, and 212 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 1: then COVID nineteen hits right, And so now we work 213 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: in a building that's a construction zone already, that has 214 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: limited access in different areas. Open spaces that were there 215 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: before are no longer open. And we got to go 216 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: back to training camp and we got to go back 217 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: to business at some point. And so what they are 218 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: having to do just to get the building ready for football, 219 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,319 Speaker 1: I mean putting arrows in different places that you can 220 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: only walk one way for the social distancing, social distancing 221 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: in the locker room, the weight room, the training room, 222 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: the cap feteria. Cleaning supplies. Think about the cleaning supplies. 223 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: You're having to buy towels, extra towels, extra laundry. You know, 224 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: obviously there's gonna be COVID nineteen testing when people come 225 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: in the build. Amy where are they going to do it? 226 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. I have no idea. That's it. I mean, 227 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 1: do you do the drive by like they're doing at 228 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: some places, do you have some sort of outdoor tent 229 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: or trailer. The people who are doing this planning right now, 230 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: with the fact that it was already a construction zone 231 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: and now you have all of these protocols thrown in, 232 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: it's a phenomenal puzzle. And this is normally, as we 233 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: mentioned last week, this is normally the downtime of the year. Instead, 234 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: all the people who would be on vacation, like John 235 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: Robinson and people of his pay grade, they're trying to 236 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: figure this out. Not only are they trying to figure 237 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: out what we're going to do at the stadium as 238 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: far as tickets and attendance and all of this, but 239 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: they're trying to figure out what we're going to do 240 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: as far as having training camp in Man. It is complicated, 241 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: complicated deal. Having training camp in a construction site is 242 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: not ideal. It's hard, but it was not the plan. Yeah, yeah, 243 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: I mean that's not a fun thing to do. Just anyway, 244 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: having training camp during COVID nineteen, it turns out, is 245 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: really hard having the two together and needing to spread 246 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: out in a smaller space definitely not ideal. I'm foreseeing 247 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: a lot of plexiglass in my future. I think so 248 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: is not a material that I have encountered much before. 249 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: So I'm I'm interested to see how all of this 250 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: is going to play out. You mean like riding in 251 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: the back of a police car. Well, yeah, I mean 252 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: I've never been in the back of a police car. Oh, 253 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: come on, stop lying, No, I really haven't, and I 254 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: did it. I didn't exactly know that that's what that was. 255 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: I was thinking more like a limit or a taxi. Sure, 256 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: you can try to convince everybody that I haven't. I 257 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: probably if you can google that. Yeah. Well, I'm sure 258 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: somebody is right now as they listen to the OTP 259 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: brought to you by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Yeah. I 260 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: think plexiglass is going to be a big deal at 261 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: a lot of offices. And you know, it's really wild 262 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: too about this is what we're talking about for the 263 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: most part is football, you know, and the football operation 264 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: and getting the players around and you know, how they're 265 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: going to be in for training camp. We're hearing that 266 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: the protocols are in place for the training camp and 267 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: for game day things with the players and the league 268 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: and all that's it seems like that's been ironed out. 269 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: They've still got to iron out how testing is going 270 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: to be done. They've still got to iron out the 271 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: preseason games. Do we have them at all? Do we 272 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: have to? They've still got to iron out some money 273 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: things because with the reduced capacity and stadiums, the league 274 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: is not going to make as much revenue, and so 275 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: there are still big issues to be ironed out there. 276 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: There's time for all of those. But then with the 277 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: protocols too. You've got the staff protocols because people have 278 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: to go back to work to get ready for the season. 279 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: We're now to the time that some people can probably 280 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: still work from home, but not everybody came. So how 281 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: do they separate the staff, the worker bees from the 282 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: football staff. It's going to be interesting. Probably a lot 283 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: of plexiglass. I would think a lot of plexiglass. And 284 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: I've been interested in watching how some of the other 285 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: professional sports leagues are putting together the things that they're doing, 286 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: whether or not they'd actually be transferable to the NFL setting. 287 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a lot of stuff that just wouldn't 288 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: make sense because of the sheer volume of people that 289 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: are affiliated with an NFL team as opposed to say 290 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: basketball or soccer things like that. But watching the way 291 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: that they're doing some of the tournaments in Orlando, and 292 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: some of the different protocols that they have in the 293 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: different ways that they are managing people, whether it be 294 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: staff or coaches and players. I've been kind of paying 295 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: a lot of attention to those things to see how 296 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: they do it and just to try to get an 297 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: idea of what the world could look like. I mean, 298 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: there's no playbook for this, there is no precedent, so 299 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: it's just trying to figure out, well, what's working for 300 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: those guys over there, how could that maybe apply to 301 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: the NFL in some way. So I mean I'm grasping 302 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: at straws anything that seems like it could be remotely applicable. 303 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: I'm watching. How are people going to notice differences in 304 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: our coverage of the team and a training camp. Give 305 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: me an opinion, I think that if people are enjoying 306 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: the Zoom format, they are in for a treat because 307 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: I think that Zoom and some of these video formats 308 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: are going to be a big way that we're getting 309 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: our information. I have a feeling that a lot of 310 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: interviews that you see a lot of of press conferences, 311 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,199 Speaker 1: instead of having everyone crammed into a press room or 312 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: going to be via zoom. I think that you're going 313 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: to see a lot more video conferences, a lot more 314 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: one on ones via team cam or something of that elk, 315 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: you know, I think that there aren't going to be 316 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: a ton of interviews that are done with two people 317 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 1: in the same room or multiple people in one room, 318 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: you know. I think that it's going to be if 319 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: you're able to talk to someone and have a conversation 320 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: via a video chat like we're doing right now. I 321 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 1: think that's what we're going to be doing. Sounds like 322 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: we may be able to watch practice, though, yeah with 323 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: a mask on. You know what sounds worse than a 324 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: mask in July outside for three hours. That's true, it 325 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: has matt suit will be worse. Any sort of like 326 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: helmet really would not be ideal, but it I mean, yeah, 327 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: I think that hopefully we'll be able to see some 328 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: practice as long as we're wearing the proper protective gear, 329 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: and that'll be good. But I don't foresee being able 330 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: to communicate with too many people while we're out there. 331 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: It was even looking like in games. So there was 332 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: one memo I saw where like the sidelines for games, 333 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: So my job where I would be. I might be 334 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: required to kind of be on the opposite side of 335 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 1: the field from where the bench is. That could be 336 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: an interesting thing, too. Physical distance is going to be 337 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: something that I think we're all gonna have to get 338 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: used to. I mean, we're so used to just being 339 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: right up in the mix. Mike and I both game 340 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: day protocols were interesting that the players in the league 341 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: agreed to, and some of the players weren't happy. I 342 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: guess the PA agreed to. The jersey swap is getting 343 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: the most attention. There will be no jersey swap, there 344 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: will be no postgame handshake. There will be no driving 345 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: your own car to the state. Yeah, that's gonna be smad. 346 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: They will get on a bus, which is not I 347 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: mean for the visiting team, it's what you do anyway. 348 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 1: For the home team, it's not as bad as you 349 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: may because they're at a hotel anyway, they're together anyway, 350 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 1: so they can do it. Maybe that they have to 351 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: park their car at the stadium the night before, so 352 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: then they can leave in their own car right afterwards, 353 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: you know. And there's been so much talk about I 354 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: know Richard Sherman immediately said, how ridiculous is that that 355 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: we're going to play football for three hours and then 356 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: we can't swap jerseys. But what it comes down to 357 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: in a lot of these things is we know that 358 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 1: the close contact in football is going to be part 359 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: of the risk. They're trying to go at risk mitigation 360 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: everywhere else they can. They're trying to control the circumstances 361 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: wherever they can outside of that, and I mean, I 362 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: think that's the only thing you can do. I get 363 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: that it is counterintuitive that you let guys block and 364 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: tackle for three hours and you think that they're not 365 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: going to come in contact and close quarters, and then 366 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 1: you say you can't shake hands or hug your buddy 367 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: from high school or switch jerseys after the game. But 368 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: it's the only thing they can do. The other thing, too, 369 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: is no locker room innism. I guess guys will have 370 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 1: to come to the podium. Yeah, so that's doable, but 371 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 1: gona be gonna be a very different post game. I 372 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 1: think you know, the first person that will probably here 373 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: talk after a game will be the head coach. Normally 374 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,679 Speaker 1: there's been some player interaction pretty quickly, but that's going 375 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: to be different. YEP. I'll tell you what though. This 376 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 1: time in the world has really opened my eyes to 377 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: how disgusting things that we did on a daily basis were. Like, 378 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 1: we're very jermy people, and me especially, I explore the 379 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: world with my hands, and I've learned that that's gross. 380 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: But jersey swaps are truly disgusting. Which we in that 381 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: jersey for four hours. You've been spit on, You've been 382 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: rolling around in the dirt. Yeah, you are the most 383 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: disgusting that you have been all week. And you take 384 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 1: it off and hand it to your friends and then 385 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: take hits. It's gross. I just don't like it because 386 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: I'm old school. I've never cared for the whole jersey 387 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: swap there. And listen, they're not mortal enemies. Most of 388 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: those guys have known each other for years. They're friends, 389 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 1: they have respect their professionals. I get it. Just the 390 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: seven year old fan in me that is still there, 391 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: the little guy who started following ball years ago. I 392 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: don't want to see my dude holding the jersey of 393 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 1: the team that I just play. You don't want him 394 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: to break the illusion. No, I don't want the fourth 395 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: wall going down. I don't want them to be pal. 396 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: I don't as a fan, I don't want to see 397 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: that because I don't like that team. And again I 398 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: totally get it. And if they want to go out 399 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: and they want to do that after the fact, great, 400 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: and if they want to do it for a charity auction, 401 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: I think it's wonderful. And I have respect for players 402 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: all of the league. I don't hate players all over 403 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: the league, and I mean I don't have hate in 404 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: my heart in that way. I'm just saying as a fan, 405 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: I don't want to see one of our players holding 406 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: an Indianapolis or a Baltimore jersey. I get it. I 407 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: like our players, I love our players. I love our team. 408 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: So the whole jersey swap thing going away, this is 409 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: one of the things that for me as a fan, 410 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: I don't care for it. I know a lot of 411 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: people don't agree with it. I know it makes me 412 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: sound one hundred and forty years old. I get it, 413 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: but it's still it's the seven year old boy in 414 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: me not wanting to think of someone you know on 415 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: another team, not my guy, I understand. But more than anything, 416 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: it's gross, Mike. It's gross, Okay, disgusting, And the same 417 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: thing goes for fans. I'm talking to Titans fans right 418 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: now who want gloves, who want shoes, socks. The towel 419 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: that he wiped all over his face and then hands, you, 420 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 1: guys are gross. It's yucky. It just is. If you 421 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: want a jersey, haven't laundered first, Like, don't just put 422 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: that in a frame and hang it in your house. 423 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: That's gross. But that's not going to happen anyway, due 424 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 1: to the first eight rows being tarped off. Yeah, And 425 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 1: there's been a lot of talk nationally about that's being 426 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: done for advertiser revenue and I'm sure teams will take 427 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: advantage of it for sponsors. It's really being done for 428 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: players safety, yeah, and for fans safety, to keep everybody apart, 429 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: because tarping off eight rows means for sure, you're not 430 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: going to be able to, you know, get any sort 431 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: of what do they call it, respiratory droplets. Droplets, that's 432 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: the word. That's the word. I haven't learned that fully. 433 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: Nobody's getting any droplets on anybody else. The fans aren't 434 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: getting droplets on players from eight rows away. Did you 435 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: think we would ever devolve into this on the OTP. 436 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. I didn't even know what I 437 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 1: didn't know. You know, there are so many ways that 438 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: germs can travel. Everything is disgusting. I didn't realize how 439 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: many things I touch in a day, Like I do 440 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: everything but lick the floor. It turns out I'm disgusting 441 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: and it has been really hard for me to remember. 442 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: Then I need to keep my hands to myself. I 443 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: need to just not touch things, and I need to 444 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: germex all the time. This has been hard for me. 445 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: Can we please isolate the quote of Amy Will saying 446 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: I do everything but lick the floor, so I can 447 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,199 Speaker 1: just have that on a loop. I want that to 448 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: be my ringtone. I leanings you do I touch everything, 449 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: But you're not a close talker. I'm not a close 450 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: talker and I don't touch people like. I'm not a 451 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 1: people toucher. But man, I will lean on a wall 452 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: or a banister, I'll roll around on the floor. I'm horrible. 453 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: I'm disgusting. You know that's a thing with me. I 454 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: can't I'm just not I just kind of like to 455 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 1: stay in moan little space. I'm not a germaphobe. I'm 456 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: just a what do you say? I'm not friendly? I 457 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: hate people. That's not true. But but you're probably not 458 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: going to get sick. But I don't get sick much. 459 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: That's true. Okay, So what to keep an eye on 460 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 1: in the next week. Here's the thing that as an 461 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 1: NFL fan, not just a Titans fan, and I know 462 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: Titans fans are talking about Derrick Henry, and they're talking 463 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: about Jadevin Clowney, and you know, contract extensions for guys 464 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: who were up after this year and all these sorts 465 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: of things. But you heard the whole thing about reportedly 466 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: the owners want the players to put thirty five percent 467 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: of their salary in escrow for this year. And it 468 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: really did not seem like the players like that. No, 469 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: it didn't. See your response was not fabulous. People are like, 470 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: why would That's greedy? Why would they want It's like, no, 471 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: You've got to stop and think about the economics of 472 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: the NFL. Unlike Major League Baseball, the players get a 473 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:01,880 Speaker 1: certain part of gross adjusted revenues from the league, and 474 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: so the pot of the growth adjusted revenues is then 475 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: divided by thirty two and that determines the salary cap 476 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:10,880 Speaker 1: every year. So this year the salary cap is one 477 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 1: hundred ninety eight point two million dollars, the players get 478 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: forty seven forty eight percent. I'm not sure where it 479 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: is with the new CBA coming in, but just under 480 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 1: fifty percent. So in essence, could you call them partners? Sure? Okay, 481 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 1: I would, Yeah, they're partners. You know. That's how they 482 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:34,680 Speaker 1: determine how much money each team gets, and subsequently that 483 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: determines how much money there is to spend on player salt. Well, 484 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: why the league has been talking about the thirty five 485 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 1: percent s growth thing reportedly is because if we don't 486 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: have fans in the stands, billions of dollars are going 487 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:51,400 Speaker 1: to be lost. Reports say up to three billion dollars, 488 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 1: which could be roughly fifteen to twenty percent of what 489 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 1: the revenues end up being. I mean it's a pretty 490 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: big chunk. So who loses out on that? Next year? Players, 491 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 1: the salary cap has the potential to go way down 492 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: next year instead of going up, and it usually goes 493 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 1: up about what eight to ten million dollars a year, 494 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,120 Speaker 1: It has the potential to go way down and then 495 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 1: what do you do. You know, you've got these guys 496 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 1: with these big contracts next year and you're saying we 497 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: got to cut guys. We can't sign guys what happens, 498 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: and so the league has set to start off with, 499 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: let's think about what we're having to deal with this season, 500 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 1: and then after we get into that, let's hold some 501 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: of this money just in case, and then you won't 502 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: have to potentially take a massive hit. Hopefully we don't 503 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: have to use all thirty five percent in escrow and 504 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: you get some of that money back, but we hold 505 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,959 Speaker 1: against a massive problem next year. The players have already 506 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: made clear that they don't want to do the thirty 507 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: five percent, and that whatever loss happens this year, they 508 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: sort of space that out over a longer period of time, 509 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: multiple years. We don't know exactly what's going to happen. 510 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: It sure doesn't seem like the salary cap goes up 511 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: much next year. I mean, best case scenario, salary cap 512 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: doesn't go down, but whatever. So right now, I mean 513 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: being in a position where you've got to have internal 514 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: discipline with what you're doing because of let's go back 515 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: to this what I don't know if you're John Robinson 516 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 1: and different people throughout the league. The process has changed 517 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: a lot over the last three months based on COVID 518 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: and not understanding I mean what you made need during 519 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: the season. Amy think about that, right, You don't know, 520 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: you don't know what if you lose four or five guys, 521 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: what I mean, what happens? I mean, you obviously have 522 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: to have a reserve of money every year, but do 523 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:49,479 Speaker 1: you need more this year in case you have a 524 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: situation that comes up? Do you need to save some 525 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: money towards next year for fear that you could be 526 00:29:55,840 --> 00:30:00,080 Speaker 1: in a horrible situation? I mean, the internal discipline thing 527 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: is a bigger deal. I think that is something that's 528 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: going to be talked about over the last week and 529 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: that's going to be a big talking point that I 530 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: think you're going to hear nationally as we move toward 531 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: training camp. Does that make sense absolutely? And you made 532 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: a point that hadn't really occurred to me, is that 533 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: teams are going to have to be a lot more 534 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: careful about how they use their money because of what 535 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,560 Speaker 1: this season could bring. You don't know who's going to 536 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: get injured. You don't know if COVID's how they're going 537 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: to classify that, if that's going to be classified as 538 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: an injury. You have to anticipate that they're going to 539 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: be different injuries than you normally see because of the 540 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: different offseason. We saw it in twenty eleven, we're probably 541 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: going to see it this year. So thinking about all 542 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: of that and the way that you allocate your money 543 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 1: because you might have holes to fill in, that's a 544 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: very interesting thought that had never occurred to me. Keep 545 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: in mind how many of us are trying to keep 546 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: just a little bit more in our bank account right now, 547 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: trying to save a little bit, not knowing what certain 548 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: things are going to look like going forward, you know. 549 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: And I think that's the way teams are gonna have 550 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: to be too. I think that is going to be 551 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: a storyline as we move through the month of July, 552 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: because teams have this uncertainty about not only what twenty 553 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 1: twenty is gonna look like, but twenty twenty one, twenty 554 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: twenty two, and so on and so forth. I mean, 555 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: there are a lot of people who thought the salary 556 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 1: cap when the new TV contracts got done would probably 557 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: jump up to two hundred and fifty million pretty quickly, 558 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: and now it kind of doesn't feel, you know, it 559 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: certainly doesn't feel like the gains are gonna be as great. 560 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: And this is going to be a big area of 561 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: conversation between the union and the owners over the next 562 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,239 Speaker 1: couple of weeks about how they're going to choose to 563 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: handle it. It's just another one of the wait and 564 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: see what happens. But it seems more and more as 565 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: we get closer to training camp what the players union 566 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: is thinking and all of those discussions with the NFL 567 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: and everything else, those seem to be like the conversation 568 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: to watch in the next ten fourteen days. Well, Mike 569 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: Florio said it on Pro Football Talk this morning. He said, 570 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 1: they've gotten a lot of the issues lined up, but 571 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: the big wins are still yet to come, and that's 572 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 1: obviously one of the big ones. So, I mean he's correct. 573 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 1: You're listening to the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 574 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: Look to the folks at Farm Bureau Health Plans when 575 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: you need someone who understands the xs and o's of 576 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: healthcare coverage. They've been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. 577 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: All right, So what are you watching on TV right now? 578 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: You know, I'm kind of in a lull where I 579 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: need a new show. Got it? Yeah? You have it? 580 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: Helped me Yellowstone, Yellowstone, Yellowstone, Kevin cost you gotta watch Yellowstone. 581 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: You like Ozark, right, Yes, it's the intrigue of Ozark 582 00:32:56,120 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: in Montana. It's not about crazy people like Jason Bateman 583 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: and you know, laundering money. But it's the same sort 584 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: of intrigue in a more beautiful setting. No offense to 585 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: your home state. There are some great characters. It's on 586 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: the Paramount Network. You can get whole seasons. Write it down. 587 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: I'm writing it down right now. Yellowstone is your show. 588 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: And I know this is not an original thought because 589 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people have liked Yellowstone, but 590 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: you you've got to watch it. I've watched Hamilton like 591 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: fifteen times. Yeah, this is better than that. I think 592 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:32,719 Speaker 1: they're about to just shut my TV off. Yeah this 593 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 1: is better than that. Nothing is better than that, but yeah, 594 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: it's a lot better. Did you watch it, Mike? You've 595 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: seen it on the stage. I saw it in Chicago. Yeah. 596 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: It was really great, right, but you haven't watched it. It 597 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: It was so fantastic. It's my favorite ever the Disney 598 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 1: Plus you haven't watched it. No, No, I passed thinks. Oh, Mike, 599 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 1: it's really good. I'm sure. I'm sure it truly, I 600 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: think he would like it. Come on. However, sometime I'll 601 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: make you a meal and you can watch Hamilton. Would 602 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: be a story. It's almost as big as stories. You've 603 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: never been in the back of a police car? I haven't. Yeah, sure, 604 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: and you really are welcome to come over for dinner. 605 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: You've had a lot of hits on this show. I 606 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:12,839 Speaker 1: tell you something. This is going to be your all 607 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,799 Speaker 1: time edition of the OTP. We should just call this 608 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: the Amy Wells edition. You have starred on this particular program. Well, 609 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: I don't think that's the case. I'm just telling you 610 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 1: how it is. Mike, you've called player of gross. Okay, 611 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 1: that is gross. You've gone into the depths of plexiglass. 612 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 1: You've talked about Hamilton multiple times. You've made claims you've 613 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,359 Speaker 1: never been in the back of a police car. Got 614 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: a lot going on, Mike, I have a lot of 615 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:40,840 Speaker 1: a lot of free time, A lot of free time, 616 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: A lot of free time. Well, we're gonna have a 617 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 1: lot happening with the Titans, and we will keep you informed. 618 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:49,240 Speaker 1: Tessei Titans dot com thank you for downloading the OTP, 619 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 1: presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Please tell your friends 620 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: because every subscriber we add Amy Wells gets five dollars. 621 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: That's actually true. Yeah, it's helping her pay for her 622 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,879 Speaker 1: fancy new house. So which has a wine fridge. By 623 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: the way, do you have a wine fridge? And it 624 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: is fully loaded with ten dollar wines. It looks very fancy. 625 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,239 Speaker 1: It looks very fancy. All right. So we're gonna be 626 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 1: back with a lot more over the next couple of weeks. 627 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: We're getting back into our rhythm. Here's the good news, folks. 628 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 1: Training camps on the NFL has been charging forward the 629 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: entire offseason. We're hopeful that's going to continue to happen. 630 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:32,080 Speaker 1: Wear your mask, keep your fingers crossed, take care of 631 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 1: each other because we want to play ball this fall, 632 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: and we know you want us to play ball. And 633 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: we also know this too. Wherever you're listening to us 634 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: around the country and around the world, be safe and 635 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: be smart, and thank you for supporting the Tennessee Titans, 636 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: your enthusiasm for what we do. I know Jim White 637 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: feels this way, Dave mc ginnis feels this way. We 638 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:56,320 Speaker 1: appreciate you, We really do. Yep. Absolutely stay safe. Everybody, 639 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: wear your mask, and we're going to give you access 640 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: to every everything that we possibly can, So just hang 641 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: with us. We're gonna get you there. There will be 642 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:08,000 Speaker 1: football happening. We won't touch anything. That's gonna be the 643 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:12,399 Speaker 1: whole key. We're not touching anything or anybody, but we're 644 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 1: gonna get you there. I've got so much Germax, you 645 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 1: wouldn't even believe it. We're good for Bride Meyers and 646 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: Ashley Farrell and Aby Wells. Mike Keith, thanks you for 647 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: listening to this edition of The O T