1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: We welcome you to the Official Titans Podcast, the Sunday 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Night version. I guess that's what we would call it. 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: Amy Wells, Yeah, that sounds right. The Sunday Night OTP. 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: Mike Keith and Amy Wells just taking the opportunity to 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: sort of relive what was a fantastic Saturday night at 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Jillette Stadium as the Titans win twenty to thirteen and 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: eliminate the New England Patriots and for the second time 8 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: in three years move on to the Divisional round. But 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: before we go there, and we're going to talk a 10 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,319 Speaker 1: lot of Baltimore, and we're going to talk about how 11 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: Baltimore is basically an All Star team. They have twelve 12 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: Pro Bowlers and two alternates. That's crazy. They have the 13 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: number one rushing offense in the league. They have the 14 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: number two overall offense in the league. They've scored over 15 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: five hundred points. They have a typical Baltimore defense. The 16 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: Titans are already heavy underdogs in the ballgame. We know this. 17 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: We're certainly going to get into all that later in 18 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: the week. Jim Wyatt and Dave McGinnis will join us 19 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: to do the regular version of the OTP, but this 20 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: when in New England in Foxborough over Tom Brady over 21 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:20,279 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick was so significant we cannot let it pass 22 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: without some discussion on behalf of all of the Titans 23 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: fans and the ot people. Amy Wells, as you were 24 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: on the sidelines watching it wind down after the Logan 25 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: Ryan touchdown, when it became apparent it was going to happen, 26 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: how do you describe the Titans sideline Overwhelming? I think 27 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: is the best way that I can describe it. The 28 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: joy and just excitement on the sidelines was unbelievable. I've 29 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: never seen that much emotion. And I was thinking about 30 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: the Titans landed at what four in the morning back 31 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: in Nashville. I was driving back home and I was 32 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: thinking about that game, and what struck me the most 33 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: was the amount of emotions that were experienced throughout that game. 34 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: There were guys screaming mad, there were some altercations on 35 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: the field, just a little scraps, nothing quality. There was crying, 36 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: there was laughter, there was euphoric joy. The amount of 37 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: emotions that were experienced in one ball game that felt 38 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: like the culmination of so much hard work. It's almost 39 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: unbelievable to be a part of something like that. It 40 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: was so cool and it was one of those experiences 41 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: that I took a moment to just stop and watch 42 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: it all happen, because things like that don't happen very 43 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: often in this league. Well, I contend that it is 44 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: one of the ten most significant victories in Titans history. 45 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: Some will contend top five. I say to that, let's 46 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: see what happens next, because a lot of times to 47 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: put into context how big victory are, you need to 48 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: see how does the Baltimore game go if you win that, 49 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: when what happens next, and things of that sort. I 50 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: would probably say top five, but I'm going to be 51 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: conservative and stay top ten to see the reaction of 52 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: Titans fans, the texts that we got immediately when the 53 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: game was over, the reaction of seeing people in the 54 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: grocery store already. And you mentioned we got back home. 55 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: We landed at three thirty ish, got home after four, 56 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: So we haven't been out and about a lot today, 57 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: haven't slept a lot either, But you know, it's not 58 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: been kind of that normal day. But this one hit 59 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: home with people in such a special way because not 60 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: only did you beat the world champions, you beat the 61 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: six time world champions at their place where they don't lose. 62 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: You beat the winningest quarterback of all time, you beat 63 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: the coach who's going to go down when it's all 64 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: said and done as probably probably the greatest of all time. 65 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: But you put yourself on this incredible stage. And to me, 66 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: for the Titans fans, that's what's most exciting is they 67 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: get to throw out the funny gifts today. They get 68 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: to have all the moments where they say, look at 69 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: our team. The New York Times has something about the 70 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans, you know, on the front page, things of 71 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: that sort. I mean, your team, this team you've been 72 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,559 Speaker 1: waiting on for years to jump into the national stage again, 73 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: did it last night. And for Titans fans, that's thrilling. 74 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: The amount of people that have reached out to me 75 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: who tuned into the game to watch the Patriots. Whether 76 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: they were Patriots fans or whether they just like to 77 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: see the Patriots lose, doesn't matter. That was what drew 78 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: people to that game. And for the Titans to rise 79 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:54,119 Speaker 1: up to take care of business in a hostile place, 80 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: in a place where they weren't necessarily expected to win, 81 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: and to show out the way that they did for 82 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: the entire world. I would argue to be able to 83 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: see what this team is able to do an our 84 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: style of football and the way that we can just 85 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: grind things out. I think that that was so exciting. 86 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: At four o'clock in the morning, I got a text 87 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: from my friend in Ireland and she was excited about 88 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: the game. That is how far reaching this was. And 89 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: it was a big deal because the TV ratings nationally 90 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: will be largely determined to the Patriots because Tom Brady 91 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: is a superstar and we all get that. So the 92 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: Titans were just kind of supporting players in that And 93 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: I would contend the majority of CBS's coverage on television 94 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: is I won't say slanted because that's not the right word, 95 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: but it's more aim toward the Patriots. They're the bigger story. 96 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: Quite naturally, you would understand it if it's a TV series. 97 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: They're the stars and the Titans are the supporting players. 98 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: As the game went on, the Titans started to become 99 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: the stars because it became apparent that they were going 100 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: to upset the Apple cart if they could hold on. 101 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: Who would have thought that the entire second half would 102 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: be scoreless until nine seconds were made unbelievable. I would 103 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: have bet everything I had against that. Yep. It blew 104 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: my mind. And I had a chance to talk to 105 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: Logan Ryan on Titan's radio about it, and he said, Yeah, 106 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: it's a really big accomplishment being able to hold those 107 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: guys to that, not just any NFL offense, the New 108 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:39,359 Speaker 1: England Patriots, Tom Brady scoreless in the second half of 109 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: a game that really matters, and that him driving that 110 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: point home and saying things like that that this is 111 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: an accomplishment anywhere, but against these guys, it's even bigger. Well, 112 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: and Brady gets the ball back with four or forty 113 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: four to go in the game. All he needs is 114 00:06:56,040 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: a field goal. He's playing at home, the music going, 115 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: they're doing everything they do it Gillette and I mean, well, 116 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: and you know what's coming. That's what everybody in the 117 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: world is thinking at that moment. And you can deny it. 118 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: You can say, oh I had faith, you can say, 119 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: but you're thinking at that moment. Tom Brady has a 120 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: ball and then he picks up twenty yards on first down, right, 121 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: and you're going, this is We've seen this movie and 122 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: this is the ending. And the Titans snuff it. Out, 123 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: get the ball back, pick up a first down on 124 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: what was a fantastic pass to ferks Or. Tannehill, one 125 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: of my friends, who is a high school football coach, 126 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: probably be my best friend from childhood, talked about the 127 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: design of that play. He sent me a text after 128 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: the game. He said, the design of that play was 129 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: something beautiful because what they did with ferks Or is 130 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: they understood the coverage they were going to get and 131 00:07:56,320 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: how they moved him around did not allow the Patriots 132 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: to body him out of the play. He said, in 133 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: terms of play design, it was fantastic and when I 134 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: went back and watched it again, you can see. I mean, 135 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: that's what they meant to do, and for a guy 136 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: like firks Or to be the guy they go to 137 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: says a lot. I know Tannehill's numbers weren't spectacular, and 138 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: he did have the one really bad throw and that 139 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: was a bad throw, but in terms of what he 140 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: was asked to do, it was a very good performance. Well. 141 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: And I don't think this was a game where that 142 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 1: was the goal. I don't think that looking at statistics 143 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: and having a I don't want to say they didn't 144 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: care about having a balanced play call, because of course 145 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: you want to do that, but if you're writing something 146 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: that works, grind it out. They knew this was going 147 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: to be a tough game. You're going to have to 148 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: run it down their throats a little bit, and that's 149 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: what Derrick Henry came prepared to do, and that's what 150 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: he did. So were there other places where statistically we 151 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: thought we might see more action that we didn't. Absolutely? Probably, 152 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: But did we end up winning the ball game? Absolutely well? 153 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: And I felt good about Derrick Henry because I said 154 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: this in Houston. I saw him in the team hotel 155 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: before the ball game and he was bouncing all over 156 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: the place on Saturday night, which is not like him. No, 157 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: that's not his personality. But this guy is so charged 158 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: up right now. He is so amped, and that's what 159 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: he's playing like. And the offensive line was phenomenal coming 160 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: off the ball, absolutely phenomenal. Yep. I agree the vaybel 161 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: thing where he took the penalties and killed the time. 162 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: He Bilichick's Bilichick wellat well, Bilichick said some bad work. 163 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: He said some words were not allowed to say on 164 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: the OTP. I've been told, um, but that almost makes 165 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: it so much better that he was so annoyed that 166 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: this was happening to him and he couldn't do anything 167 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: about it, so he just starts yelling at the official. 168 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: He knows that this is fair game. He probably started well. 169 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: Mike Pereira said on Twitter that it was Bilichick who 170 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: first took advantage of the rule. See, so there you go. 171 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: He knows that this is totally legal, but he's going 172 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: at that official because there's nothing he can do about. Right. 173 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: It's great. I love it well, the decision, and it 174 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: started at the six thirty nine mark where the play starts, 175 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: and then they have the fumble and just a killer, 176 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 1: I mean, Tannehill drops the snap and Henry recovers and 177 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: so now you're gonna have to punt it to him. 178 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: So that play started at six thirty nine, the Titans 179 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: take a delay at five fifty two, Woodyard falls, starts 180 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: at five twenty nine, and then miraculously the Patriots are 181 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: offside at five fourteen. Kern punts the football at four 182 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: fifty one. The Patriots get it at four forty four. 183 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 1: So from the last Titan snap to the first Patriots snap, 184 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: the whole thing was a minute fifty five. Now, not 185 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: all of that was the delay, but in terms of 186 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: the difference in the two snaps, I mean, two minutes 187 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: is a big deal. And then they did a brilliant 188 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 1: job picking up the first down to Firkser and then 189 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: the run by Henry was so big before the two 190 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: minute warning because if he only picks up three yards 191 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: on first down, Belichick uses his last time out before 192 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: the two minute warning. Because of Henry's run, it goes 193 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: to the two minute warning and he's only got one 194 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: more stoppage. And then Vrabel was just brilliant taking it 195 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: down to twenty five seconds, Kern gets the punt off, 196 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: it's downed at fifteen seconds, I mean, and then it's 197 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: down at the one. That is so much what the 198 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: Patriots have been about. And Mike Rabel would never say 199 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: it this way, but that's what he wants the Titans 200 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: to be about. That's what John Robinson wants them to 201 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: be about. Win the game right there, win the game, 202 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: and that's what they did by how they played it. 203 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: It's savvy, right and what it is is it's the 204 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: cerebral part of the game that sometimes gets overlooked, and 205 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: that's what the Patriots have that some of these teams 206 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:29,199 Speaker 1: don't have. They have a game manager like Bill Belichick 207 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: who will do things like that. And the Titans are 208 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: so fortunate to have someone like Mike Rabel who is 209 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: that smart, who knows the rules so well, who knows 210 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: how to take advantage of situations and manage these games 211 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: in these moments when it really matters well. Bilichick is 212 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: a guy named Ernie Adams who does a lot of 213 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 1: this sort of eye and the skytype thing for him. 214 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel has a guy like that. He's got Stretch. 215 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: He's got Stretch, and Titans fans you hear the name 216 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,079 Speaker 1: Stretch and you're thinking, who is that? His name is 217 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: John Striker. He's a younger guy. What is Stretch? Six 218 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: to seven? Yea. He is a tall drink of water 219 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: and he is so smart and he works directly with 220 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel, and he is really a bright, good guy, 221 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: has a great relationship with people on the coaching staff. 222 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: But he's the eye and the sky and Vrabel having 223 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: that guy with him that he trusts so much, and 224 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: they work through things together when you talk about analytics, 225 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: when you talk about statistical data in any way, John 226 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: Stretch is that guy. And for them to do that 227 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: so well down the stretch to manage a fourteen to 228 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: thirteen game at New England and get home, and they 229 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: were gonna win at fourteen to thirteen, regardless of the 230 00:13:55,440 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: Logan Ryan touchdown. Pretty special, absolutely a little know. In fact, 231 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: it was Stretch's birthday yesterday when the Tennessee Titans beat 232 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots, and it was Derrick Henry's birthday, 233 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: And it was Derrick Henry's birthday two team MVPs. And 234 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: what about Tracy Wolfson giving Derrick Henry a cake in 235 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: the production meeting? Oh, I didn't know that. What's so 236 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: funny is kind? Well it is. But what's funny to 237 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: me is when I started with the team, if you'd 238 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: given a player a cake, he would have eaten the 239 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: whole cake before the production meeting was over. Yeah. Now 240 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: it's like, do you think Derrick Henry eats cake? No? 241 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: Does he? Does? He like birthday cake? He's a big 242 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: enough dude. But but I mean, is there anybody in 243 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: any better physical sort of condition who takes it more seriously? Now? 244 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: Now there's so many who take it seriously, But I mean, 245 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: is he saying it is there? Gluten is what kind 246 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: of ice seeing is it? Is it healthy? I'd eat 247 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: his birthday cake, would bring it to me. I don't care. 248 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: I can't run, I can't jump. I'll eat your cake. 249 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: I know I get it. Yeah, happy birthday. Tighten your 250 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: happiest for after the game, Titan I'm happiest for There's 251 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: so many Mike Ryan Tannehill. I think I'm very happy 252 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: that he is able to have this experience. I'm very 253 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: happy that just he took a chance coming to the 254 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: Titans man and for it to have paid off the 255 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: way that it has for him, and for him to 256 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: be reaping some of the reward of what was a 257 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: difficult season for him for a lot of different reasons. 258 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: I'm excited for him. I'm happy for him, and I 259 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: know that his career has taken away different turn than 260 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: he ever thought it would. But I'm excited that he's 261 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: here and getting to have this experience here. Mine is 262 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: John Robinson, Okay, because, for example, like Tannehill, part of 263 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: the reason that he wanted Tannehill is he wanted to 264 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: upgrade the second quarterback position. He makes the deal. He 265 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: also gets David Long in the trade. He gets a 266 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: sixth round pick thrown in and so David Long, who 267 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: played a lot of football in that game, is part 268 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: of the deal. Miami pays the majority of the money 269 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: for Tannehill this year. One of the reasons he wants 270 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: Tannehill is he thinks he's talented. He thinks he's sort 271 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: of he won't say it, but he thinks he's kind 272 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: of gotten a bum rap for what had happened in Miami. 273 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: But also, Tannehill's played in Weather, He's played in Buffalo, 274 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: He's played against the Jets at the Meadowlands, He's played 275 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: in Foxborough six times. He's seen a few things and 276 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: those sorts of things. That attention to detail that Robinson 277 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: has is such a big deal, and he is just 278 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: so carefully crafted this over what has been four straight 279 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: winning season, which is really unusual in this league. But 280 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: waiting to take that next step, you know, Yeah, that 281 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: game last night was a next step. Nobody can deny. 282 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: I mean, you go to New England and win a 283 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: playoff game, nobody can deny that you're you're a team 284 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: to be reckoned with. I don't know what it means 285 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: coming next, but it clearly shows everybody. And it's what 286 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: we talked about about the Titans fans getting to enjoy 287 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: the national spotlights, because that's significant. I mean, that's a 288 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 1: that's a big deal. So for me, it's John Robinson. 289 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 1: This is the step from good to great. This is happening. 290 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 1: It's a step on the way. Yeah, it's a step 291 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: on the way there. I mean, there's no doubt that 292 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: you do this. Nope, nobody can deny that this is 293 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: not impressive. Nobody can. I mean, even if the Patriots 294 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: aren't quite as good as what they have been or 295 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: doesn't make any difference, nobody can deny that you went 296 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: in and did this. And so that's a kind of 297 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: a cool thing. It's a really cool thing. This is 298 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: a cool time to be a Tennessee Titan. This is fun, 299 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 1: all right. So what do you want people to know 300 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: about the trip to Providence slash Foxborough. It was incredible 301 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 1: and I'm excited because it's only going to get bigger 302 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: as we go forward. I was so impressed by the 303 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: amount of fans that were there. It blew me away, 304 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: the amount of people that were in Foxborough, because that 305 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,199 Speaker 1: is not an easy trip to take and it's not 306 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: super desirable to go to Foxborough in January. But there 307 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: were fans there and they were excited and they were 308 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,120 Speaker 1: ready to go, and it was so cool. And I'm 309 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: really happy that that trip paid off for them. And 310 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: I'm very optimistic by things that I'm seeing and rumblings 311 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: that I'm hearing in the few hours I've been awake today. 312 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: The amount of people that are talking about going to 313 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 1: Baltimore and the amount of people that are excited about 314 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: this Titans nation is growing. It seems like the parties here, 315 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: I guess at the Wild Horse and the one that 316 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: we saw at Sixth and Peabody at Yeehaw Crazy. Our 317 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 1: friend Adam Warren from Sixth and Peabody sent me the 318 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: video of the crowd reaction when Logan Ryan intercepts the past. Oh, 319 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 1: that's awesome and it means chills, just chills seeing people 320 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: get that excited. And then at bar Lewis in Providence, 321 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:36,479 Speaker 1: people there, all of it dumbfounded by the amount of people. Yeah, 322 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: and our new friend from Maybec six, Jeff Denoyers, I 323 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: hope I said it right. Desnoyers, the meteorologist up there 324 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: who was an Earl Campbell fan and was a Steve 325 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: McNair fan, and that's how he became a Titan fan. 326 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: He's going on the air up there, taunting the Patriots fans. Yeah, 327 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: he's wearing like a Titans tie. It it's so great. 328 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: It was Stone called Steve Austin tough love it. I 329 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: mean it was because up there, you don't do this. Yep. 330 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: This guy gets the badge of honor bigger than life. 331 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: Now the Titans have meteorologist friends. We did. Mean. Davis 332 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: Nolan at Channel two in Nashville is in the Titans 333 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: Fan Hall of Fame. That dude is hardcore. Cody Murphy 334 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: at Channel four grew up a Titans fan. My old 335 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: friend Leland Stadium at Channel five loves the Titans. Katie 336 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: Morgan from Channel seventeen does the does the pregame. She 337 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: went to Missouri like you, She sure did. Yep. So, 338 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: I mean, we've got some meteorologists in our corner. I 339 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: know there were others. I appreciate that. If there's anybody 340 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 1: you want on your side, the weather people, the weather people. Yeah, 341 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 1: but this dude, it was one of the most It 342 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: was hilarious. Yeah, And there are people everywhere like that. 343 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: They're starting to come out of the woodwork a little bit. 344 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: The Titans fans are Titans nation is growing. I'm excited 345 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: to see what happens in this next week where things 346 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 1: are able to go. From a fan perspective, Gatherer guys 347 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: get together. We met a we met a guy from 348 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: Maine who listens to the OTP regularly. We did and 349 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: that was wild. I'll tell you what. They're everywhere. People 350 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 1: don't believe me when I say this. The ot people 351 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: are many. The ot people are many. All right. So 352 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: we're going to do another OTP midweek, either Wednesday or Thursday, 353 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: based on how Coach Max's voice is. Yeah, Coach Max 354 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: struggling some. We're gonna help him out. We got to 355 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: get him. Well, he's he's on the injury report right now. 356 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what I've been there man earlier this year. 357 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: Help a brother out, get him some hot water, all right. 358 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: So the Baltimore Ravens are the opponent. They have not 359 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: lost since September twenty ninth. They have won twelve in 360 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,360 Speaker 1: a row. Their due. It's time twelve and a row. 361 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: That's impressive. They've scored over five hundred points. They set 362 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,959 Speaker 1: a record for rushing this year. They rushed for roughly 363 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: thirty three hundred yards this year, Lamar Jackson's gonna be 364 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 1: the MVP of the league. He has totaled over forty 365 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: three hundred yards and forty three touchdowns. He rushed for 366 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: one two hundred and six yards, mark Ingram was a 367 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: thousand yard rusher as well. Twelve Pro Bowlers. And they 368 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: play defense like the Baltimore Ravens as tough a matchup. 369 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: What right, well they are, they're big. I mean, you 370 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: gotta you know, you gotta give them all the credit 371 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: in the world. And boy, they're gonna get it. Somebody 372 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,680 Speaker 1: told me that they're double digit favorites over the Titans. 373 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: Ten is the last I saw ten point favorites. This 374 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: is going to be big boy playoff. It is. He's 375 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 1: gonna be it. But this is what you want. Well, 376 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: and we'll certainly have coverage on Titan's radio six o'clock 377 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 1: on Monday night, the Mike Ray Bowl Show. John Robinson 378 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: will be sitting in on that. We'll have an OTP 379 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 1: at midweek. We'll have all sorts of information throughout the 380 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: course of the week. And again remember same as last night, 381 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 1: it's an eight fifteen Eastern seven fifteen Central time start 382 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: Saturday night at m ANDT Bank Stadium, Is that right? 383 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,199 Speaker 1: That's it used to work for them. I did twenty eleven. 384 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: That's where I started my young NFL career. It was 385 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: that an internship. That was an internship. I was a 386 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: PR intern the year that they didn't go to the 387 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: super Bowl. So thanks for that, guys. It was great. 388 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: I really enjoyed my time there. I liked being there. 389 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: But I'm really ready to beat them. That'll be even better. Well, 390 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: it's a neat city, it's a tough place to play. 391 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: The fan base is crazy crazy. They do a great job. 392 00:23:56,320 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: I think they're as impressive as the Patriots fan ends 393 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: in terms of what they bring. Tough work for the Titans, 394 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: tough work. But this is what it's all about. This 395 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: is what it's all about, all right. So that's going 396 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: to do it. For the Sunday Night edition of the OTP, 397 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: the special Edition of the OTP for Aby Wells, I'm 398 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: Mike Keith, and we thank you for listening to the OTP.