1 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: Training camp petition is over. The people have spoken. We 2 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: are officially back for the regular season. It could not 3 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: be more excited. I'm Jason Gibbs, he's Nick Shook, he's 4 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: Andrew Gribble, his hair's done up, everything as well. I 5 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: didn't realize we're in. It was Brown's polo day and 6 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: didn't That's basically my entire wardrobe for five months out 7 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: of the year. Uh. We are happy to be back 8 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: with you and and excited for the upcoming two thousand 9 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: nineteen season as all of you are. Uh. The b 10 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: p A will come out twice a week. We've figured 11 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: it out the powers that be, and the powers that 12 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: be are the two gentlemen sitting next to me. They've 13 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: come up with a with a fantastic plan. It's my 14 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: job to somewhat execute it to the best of my ability. 15 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: So on Sunday games, we'll have a podcast. On Thursday 16 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: and Monday after the game. On Monday games we'll do one. 17 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: I'm assuming Friday night and Tuesday night is somewhere around there. 18 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: Maybe we should do it consistently. I'm not sure. 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It is easy to find, 38 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: draft and develop is the strategy. We'll be stressing that 39 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: over and over again. We're ready to make the leap, 40 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: and we need you to come with us. We're coming. 41 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: We're coming to you from a brand new studio set 42 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: up there's gonna be extra cameras we put in. By 43 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: the way, Gribble will like this. We put in a 44 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: phone system yesterday that we have huge taking calls. Oh, 45 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna have phone guests. We have all kinds of things. 46 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: We just gotta get all the wires figured out. And currently, 47 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: if you could see below the desk, you would see 48 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: a pile of wires to the likes of which I 49 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: don't know where anything goes. But somehow we're making this work, 50 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: and we're on the air. It works, so you know, 51 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 1: I can't complain about things like that. Welcome to two 52 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: thousand nineteen Real football guys. We you are playing for 53 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: real Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, a game that personally 54 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: I have been worried about because of our history and 55 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: openers and how we have approached this game in the 56 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: past and the amount of pressure that is building and 57 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: the expectations. But as this week has gone on, I 58 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: find myself getting a little cocky and a little more 59 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: confident with every minute that I think some good things 60 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: are gonna happen on Sunday with this football team. Jason 61 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: Gibbs is cocky about this game, even though it does 62 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: not happen. All you kind of let in there. I 63 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: thought you're gonna let me down. You know, you're gonna 64 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: take away all the optimism. I don't know, not at all. 65 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, right, Yeah, It's Thursday, and the pressure doesn't 66 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: seem to be too high, at least within these walls. 67 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: I think these guys are really prepared. And you know, 68 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: for as much youthful talent that there's in this roster, 69 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: there's also an equal amount of veterans who I think 70 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: can guide them through something like this, and more than anything, 71 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: I think they're just ready to play football. Yeah, I 72 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: would say this is this is going to completely contradict itself. 73 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: I think it's been a mixture of locked in and 74 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: also very loose, and it's that you see it with 75 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: the veterans, specifically Olivier Vernon, Sheldon Richardson. I mean, these 76 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: guys are as loose as it gets going into We 77 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: see them in the locker room after practice. Uh, they've 78 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: got good chemistry with the offensive line and you're just 79 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: seeing that that kind of good vibes going between each other. 80 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: But I think when you get on the practice field 81 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: and it kind of almost looks desolate because we're so 82 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: used to seeing it with ninety players on it that 83 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: when it's down to fifty three, you know that that's 84 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: what it means business. And really it's down to fifty 85 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: because these specialists have been going to the stadium and 86 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: really aren't around for much of munch of practice. I 87 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: mean it, it feels empty out there, and I think 88 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: that this is when they're locked in focused and their 89 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: game planning with a fully healthy team. Uh, and all 90 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: the guys who really are going to play. We spend 91 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: we spend a lot of time in the preseason, maybe 92 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: even too much of it talking about guys who aren't 93 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: gonna play and really are not going to make this 94 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: team or are going to have fringe roles on this team. 95 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: You know, this is the first time we can really 96 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: talk about all the good players because they're gonna have 97 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: a major impact on Sunday. Yeah, you know, we're we're 98 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: this is not to be a game where we're gonna say, oh, 99 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: there's thirteen in a bucket hat. Uh, We're gonna see 100 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: a thirteen with a helmet on on the field and 101 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: ready to go alongside eighty and everybody else who is 102 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: on this team with these fans are extremely excited to play, 103 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: to see play together. You know, in that stadium, I 104 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: expected to be rocking. I think it's going to be 105 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: a a pretty big occasion. It's gonna be a big 106 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: old party on Sunday down at First Energy Stadium, and 107 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: we're hoping by four or fifteen the party is growing 108 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: even bigger because that's when we can actually join, you know, 109 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: eight o'clock. We're hoping for Sunday night and watching having 110 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: a beer. While Okay, I'm cool with that. I've I've 111 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: gone through many Sundays though with this job, and this 112 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,679 Speaker 1: is maybe a little too honest where you've seen what 113 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: we went through on a Sunday, especially during like sixteen 114 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: and seventeen. By time you get home, like I just 115 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't want to watch football. I just had no Like 116 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: I just was like put on whatever. I didn't even 117 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: want to And my wife would text me, she would say, hey, 118 00:05:58,120 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: if you want to go grab a drink. I know 119 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: you were working all day, you know with the guys 120 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: those two years. I just I'm coming home. I just 121 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: want to come home. I want to eat and I 122 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: probably just want to go to bed. I'm exhausted and depressed, 123 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: and I don't think there's gonna be many of those 124 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: here in twenty nine. No tears should be shed this week, alright, So, Grippla, 125 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: you and I talked about the roster over the weekend 126 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: in a in an emergency podcast. Uh, and then we 127 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: spent the weekend watching this team makes some moves, some 128 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: trades and whatnot. As you take a look at the 129 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: at the roster as it stands today on Thursday, your thoughts, takeaways, 130 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: things that maybe you didn't expect to see when we 131 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: started training camp. I think the most important thing is that, 132 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: from what I can remember, this is the healthiest this 133 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: team has been going into a season opener that since 134 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: I've been here. Usually you have a couple of lingering 135 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: training camp injuries that show up on the injury report. 136 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: I think the only one that really qualifies for that 137 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: right now is Ciona Taki Tackey, But I don't know 138 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: how much of a role you were envisioning him having 139 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: in Week one anyway. So this is a very healthy team. Uh. 140 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: So you're gonna get the This is the healthiest this 141 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: team is gonna be all year. There's there's really no 142 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: way they enter a game like this the rest of 143 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: the way. That's my takeaway. The second one is I 144 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: think that the moves that we saw John Dorsey make 145 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: over the last forty eight hours with the trades and 146 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: the waiver claims maybe tells me that we were higher 147 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: on the depth on this team than he was, and 148 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: I think that he's still searching for more depth, better 149 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: guys that he believes are better fits. And you know 150 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: you're taking a risk when you go out and claim 151 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: a player trade for a player that wasn't with your 152 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: team at all in training camp. You have to get 153 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: those guys up to speed. And you know, as we've 154 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: seen in the years past, odds are at least half 155 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: these guys might not work out. But this is what 156 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: you have to do to get a player like a 157 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: Tavier Thomas on your team who plays a special team's 158 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: core role that the Browns got him last year. Hopefully 159 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: you get a couple of guys that really stick around 160 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: and become key parts of this team moving forward. Yeah, 161 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: you know, the longer I'm here, the more I start 162 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: to wonder. It's it's a it's an obsessive thing. I 163 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: think with him in a in a good way, that's 164 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: how you want your general manager to be all about 165 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: their job and all about football and in and trying 166 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: to improve the this roster at all times. Because I 167 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: think we went into this the end of camp thinking, well, 168 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: you know this, these guys in the bubble, we'll see, 169 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: you know what these positions, how they shake out. We 170 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: had talked about a little bit on this podcast, and 171 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: and then we got surprised after surprise, and it wasn't 172 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: in the way of cuts, but in the way of acquisitions. 173 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: You know, you acquire two guards in a four days span, 174 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: you acquire a wide receiver, um, the bottom two of 175 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: your receiving depth chart doesn't look anything really anything like 176 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: you might have thought it would UM. And and overall, 177 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 1: it just proves again that this is a guy who's 178 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 1: always trying to turn that bottom third fourth of the 179 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: roster to try and improve it and make it as 180 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: strong as possible, especially for an important season like this, because, 181 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: let's face it, we've talked, you know, people talk about 182 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: this all the time. You have a rookie quarterback and 183 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: rookie contract. Your window is now, and they've acted with 184 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: such urgency and it extended all the way down to 185 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: cut down day two. Things one on the acquisitions. That's what. 186 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: It's a good problem to have. That means you're good 187 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: because you're not high on the waiver wire, so you 188 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: better go out. You better trade for people, Gribbs, as 189 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: you and I talked about over the weekend. And then 190 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: I think the bottom half of the roster and the 191 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: moves that we've made, I think shows the confidence that 192 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: the front office has in this coaching staff to be 193 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 1: able to take those guys and quickly get them ready 194 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 1: to play on short notice, uh, for Week one of 195 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: the NFL season. The good thing is you're not counting 196 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: on any of these guys. I mean, I I don't. 197 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: I imagine a couple of them will be active. Yeah, 198 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: a couple of them will be active. Maybe I'm Malik 199 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: Jefferson because he is a really good special teams player. 200 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: Maybe he's active for this game and plays a role. 201 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: But I don't see huge snap counts for any of 202 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: these guys. I mean there's a possibility, with the way 203 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: your roster shakes out, that both the wide receivers you've 204 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: got aren't even active for the game. I mean that's 205 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: I think that's implay. I mean that's so uh, it'll 206 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: be interesting just to see how much of these guys 207 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: have a role, But I would say pretty minimal for 208 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: this week. All right, So excitement the pressure that comes 209 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: with winning the home opener, much less the season opener. 210 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 1: We know how this team in the past has struggled. 211 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: There's not one person in the locker room that cares 212 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: about what happened in the past or what's going on. 213 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: It's almost anger now in this locker room. We're ready 214 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: for Sunday. We're tired of talking, We're tired of hearing 215 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: the hype, reading the hype. We're ready to go out 216 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: and show people, whether they talked nicely about us or 217 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: talk negatively about us, We're ready to go out and 218 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: show people who we are. Expectation is good, but it 219 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: can also kind of tire you out. You know, you 220 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: can just wear on you after a while. And I 221 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: think the last thing these guys want to hear about 222 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: is anything that happened in previous years. And you're right, 223 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: we can't overlook the history of with season openers, especially 224 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 1: at home. Since his team return, it's been a struggle 225 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: filled and heartbreaking one. I mean, I can think of 226 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: two off the top of my head. I think was, 227 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: oh three oh two or oh three the the Chiefs game. 228 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: You know, Dwayne RhoD throws his helmet, they end up 229 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: picking a game winning field goal and the most unlikely 230 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: set of circumstances you could imagine. And then I think 231 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: about another one. The Browns open against the Eagles. I 232 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: think I was in college and Michael Vick leads the 233 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: Eagles down the field and scores with like seventeen seconds 234 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: left to go to win. I think it was fourteen 235 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: was the final. I mean, these are the types of 236 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: losses that this team has to stain in the past. 237 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: But I don't think I know that this this is 238 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: not the Browns of old, just looking at the roster 239 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 1: and the chemistry in the locker room and just the 240 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: way these guys carries them, carry themselves in the way 241 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: they've matched up against other teams so far, and and 242 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: you know, you have to put that history behind you 243 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: because those guys weren't here. And I think that's the 244 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: point that they try to get across. You know, as 245 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: well as we're tired of talking, we're also we weren't 246 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: here in the past. We don't care about last year, 247 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: we don't care about three years ago, because this is 248 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: a new year, and this is a new group, and 249 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: and I think Browns fans are rightfully excited that they're 250 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: they're poised to turn that around. But I just pulled 251 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: up the game story from the one time the Cleveland 252 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: Browns have a season opener. Uh. And since the new Browns, 253 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: who have two thousand four Browns twenty Ravens three. Uh. 254 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: My favorite line of the stories that Courtney Brown had 255 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: a day against Orlando Brown, Kyle Bowler had a rough 256 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: day for the Baltimore Ravens. That is the last time 257 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: the Browns have one season opener. I was entering. I 258 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: just started my freshman year of college Brown his son 259 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: now plays for the Ravens. Correct and that Kansas City 260 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: Dwayne rud game. Here's a great story. I was living 261 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: outside of St. Louis. I came in. I had a 262 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 1: wedding on Saturday night. Sunday, I stick around, watched the game. 263 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: I didn't go to the game. I watched it with 264 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: my dad at home. Hop on the plane. It's all 265 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs fans because we're flying to St. Louis. It's all 266 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs fans who flew in and the head official who 267 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: made that call, oh wow, and I'm wearing a Courtney 268 00:12:53,600 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: Brown jersey, Hoteller tormented. Everybody was like, oh, we're sorry, 269 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: but not really. Yeah. When I was reading that, my 270 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: memory was I couldn't believe Courtney Brown was still on 271 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: the team untos before. Yeah, I thought I didn't. I 272 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: didn't think he lasted that long. I don't. He was 273 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: traded to Denver No. Five right him in, Um, I'm 274 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: trying to remember I still have the Courtney Brown jersey 275 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: because I was Brown on the back, and all right, 276 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: I can I can get away with wearing this periodical. 277 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: My dad had a custom license plate see brown one. 278 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: And you know, if you asked, is it Cleveland Browns 279 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: or Courtney Brown, he said either. Yeah, yeah, it worked out, 280 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,959 Speaker 1: Yeah exactly. It's a fallback and pick didn't really work out, 281 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: but you know, all the gear and stuff. It was 282 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: the longest flight because I really wanted to just go 283 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: talk to that official. I recognized him right away. Was correct. Yeah, 284 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's come, do you really blow the 285 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: whiss on that? I mean that's yes, probably, but since 286 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: they didn't, I mean, it's it's the correct call and 287 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: it's a tough way lose. It was funny. I remember 288 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: walking out of the stadium that day and and hearing 289 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: people around just aghast at what had happened. And my 290 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 1: dad just goes, we had the drive, we had the fumble, 291 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,439 Speaker 1: and now we have the helmet. It's just amazing in 292 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: hindset that that's the season you went to the playoffs. Yes, like, 293 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: when something like that happens and you still manage to 294 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: go to the playoffs without all the other history with 295 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: this team, that's that's incredible to me. I was gonna say, 296 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: there's that moment flying back and then later that year, 297 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: sitting in an airport in Midway on like a five 298 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: hour winter layover, flying back down south to St. Louis, 299 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: like by way of Chicago, and sitting in the airport 300 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: and watching us into the playoffs against Atlanta and just 301 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: celebrating with no one and being the total guy that 302 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: everyone hates in the bar. And but then I started 303 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: buying shots and I became love Okay to see that's 304 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: and that's I don't even think I had the bank 305 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: roll at that point. I still don't have. UM. So 306 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: we've talked about the opener. What are you most looking 307 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: forward to on Sunday? Uh? To see the actual first 308 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: unit on both sides play football together. Honestly, I mean 309 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: it's sounds simple, overly simplistic, but we went through an 310 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: entire preseason where we saw the first team offense for 311 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: one series in one game, half in another game in 312 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: which they were pretty disjointed, and then essentially meaningless fourth game. 313 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: I mean we it's time. There have been there's football 314 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: has been played at First Energy Stadium, but it has 315 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: not been the football that you expect because the players 316 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: you expect to have not played or not played together. 317 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to see both first teams, but really 318 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: I want to see this defense. Can what they did 319 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: in Tampa against you know, a preseason offense, Can they 320 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: carry that over to the regular season, because if they can, 321 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna be in every game no matter if they 322 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: score any points, because they're gonna hold the opponent to 323 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: minimal points because they're not gonna be able to move 324 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: football because they're gonna have time to throw and they're 325 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: not gonna have anywhere to run. And so I just 326 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: want to see if that carries over and that if 327 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: that holds true to for him, because that's the case, 328 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna have some good things in our hands. I 329 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: just I mean, this is such an intangible thing, but 330 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: I just want to see what the stadium is like, 331 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: I mean for this game, because it's like I would say, 332 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: my time with the morounds of States back to midway 333 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: through the SAS and fourteen season. That mos the best 334 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: atmosphere I've seen at the stadium since then. Was this 335 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: was the home opener of the two thousand fifteen season 336 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: against the Tennessee Titans. That was when you had two 337 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: huge touchdown passes by Johnny Manziel. It was Travis Benjamin 338 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: had a had a punt return touchdown. It was a 339 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: podium game for Travis Benjamin, also a huge game, and 340 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: it was that was the best atmosphere that I've seen 341 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: since since that time period. Last year had a bunch 342 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: of good moments, but that was when like you had 343 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: the combination of the Johnny Manzel hype train had not 344 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: gone off the rails completely by that point, and also 345 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: the hope, I mean you're one on one, uh and 346 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: you that you built your roster with a lot of veterans. 347 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: You had some higher expectations that season and then the 348 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: next week it just went all down the tubes. Uh So, Yeah, 349 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: it went, it went off the rails a little quickly. 350 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: So I think this will truly surpass that. Uh. I 351 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: don't know to what level, but it's hard in the NFL. 352 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: You the home field of Van just pretty marginal in 353 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: the NFL. But I I think almost this atmosphere will 354 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 1: be like a college like atmosphere where you really do 355 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: have a true home field advantage against the team that 356 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: for the Tennessee Titans, that good team that has played 357 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: good football last year's not a fan base that travels. 358 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: Uh So this will be a crazy fan base that 359 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 1: is almost bronze fans in there on Sunday. You know, 360 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: Jarvis said today too, he said, um they he anticipates 361 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 1: a college like atmosphere, and he had even talked about 362 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: it when telling O'Dell about you know what Cleveland is like, 363 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: and you know, as someone who grew up you know, 364 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: we all grew up in this as Browns fans and 365 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 1: and understanding that you know, how much people care about 366 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: this football team in this area. And yet you know, 367 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 1: in my travels outside of here, I've rarely come across 368 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: anybody who's ever understood that. I mean, and primarily because 369 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: you know, this team has not done well in the 370 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: last fifteen twenty years, so they haven't gotten the exposure 371 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: necessary to really show that. But you know, they talk 372 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: about fans of other teams and and how allow their 373 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: bases are and how passionate they are, and I'm like, 374 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: I understand, you know what, what you're bringing the table, 375 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: But I grew up in this and and when this 376 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: team is successful, it's gonna be unlike anything you've ever seen. 377 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: And and I'm excited for the potential for that to 378 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: shine through starting with this Sunday. And with this Sunday, 379 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,479 Speaker 1: we preview the Tennessee Titans and take a look at 380 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 1: them real quick. What scares you about the Titans? And 381 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: what do you look at about the Titans and say, 382 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: I like our matchup against them. Uh, My first thing 383 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: that scares me is I feel like they've been playing 384 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 1: possible preseason like that, it's easy to fall into the trap. 385 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: I mean, there's been It's hard to find a team 386 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: that's been statistically worse than the Titans in the preseason. 387 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: They haven't had Derrick Henry. Uh, they don't have Taylor 388 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: Lawan for this game. There's just a lot to not 389 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:48,719 Speaker 1: like about their team this year. But they have been 390 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: a team that's been a winning team these last few years, 391 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 1: like this is full. The thing that scares me is 392 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: this is a veteran team that's been full of guys 393 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 1: who know how to win, and whether it's and that 394 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: they as as any team league, They win ugly as 395 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: much as any team in the league. So that's something 396 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: that scares me. And that day, I think, I don't 397 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: think they're gonna go into their shells with the atmosphere, 398 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:11,360 Speaker 1: and I think that they are going to be able 399 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: to handle withstand that. I think when we saw Marcus 400 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,199 Speaker 1: Mariotta here in two thousand fifteen when he was a rookie, 401 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: he went into a shell. I don't expect him to 402 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: do that anymore. You're now instead of in fifteen you 403 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: were hearing about him with all this potential. Now today 404 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: we're hearing the term game manager thrown around, which is 405 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 1: it can be a good thing and a bad thing. 406 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: But I think that's where he's at now. But he's 407 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: a mature quarterback that can handle this. And I think 408 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: they're a team that can at least can hang with 409 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: you and make you have to make some big plays 410 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: late in the game. And so for a team. Like 411 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: with the Browns, it's loaded with talent, but it's Freddie, 412 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: Kitchens and Dorsey have talked about not a lot of 413 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 1: guys who want a lot of games on this team. 414 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 1: So it's it's it that's the thing that scares me. 415 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: The thing I like about it is that there are 416 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: just so many mitsmen, so many matchups. The favor of 417 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: the Browns of this game, I do. I don't think 418 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry's that is at full strength. I don't. He 419 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: hasn't really for the Titans, hasn't ever played well in 420 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: the first half of the season anyways. Uh. They don't 421 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,239 Speaker 1: have their left tackle who has has played as well 422 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: as anyone as I've seen against Myles Garrett. Uh, and 423 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 1: they just don't have a lot to love at the 424 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: playmaker session. And the really old tight end who's good, 425 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: he's coming off a serious injury. Like, there's just not 426 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: a lot that I like about the matchup for the Titans. 427 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: So I'm going on intangibles where they have a lot 428 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: of guys who know how to win. I look at 429 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: this team and I look at I think their defense 430 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: and and Todd Mounkin kind of mentioned this today. He said, 431 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: you know, I think the surprising thing about them is 432 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: they play better as a unit than you know, as 433 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: some of their parts than individually. And and you know, 434 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: you kind of look at the roster and I think 435 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: they they're pretty solid, you know, from the starting defensive 436 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: line all the way to the back end of the secondary. Um. 437 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 1: You know, they added guys like Brent Urban from Baltimore. 438 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan. I was kind of under the radar. 439 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: Drell Casey's a monster. I mean, you you pull up 440 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: any of his tape, He's a headache for anybody who's 441 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:56,679 Speaker 1: trying to block him. No matter what, you know, how 442 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: good of an offensive line you have, he's gonna be 443 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: a problem. Cameron Wake, who is you know, in his 444 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: late mid late thirties now, has done a lot in 445 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: Miami over the years. But you wonder how good can 446 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: he still be? But he is the veteran presence off 447 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: the edge. They filled that role with a veteran guy 448 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 1: before it was Brian Rackpo. Now they replace him with Wake, 449 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: who's essentially the same guy. UM at this point in 450 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: his career. The big question mark for them is can 451 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: they get you know, good play out of their second year. 452 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: Guys were Shaun Evans the linebacker, Harold Landry another linebacker. 453 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: Those guys have to be effective for that defense to 454 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: be good. John Brown's a guy from u C. L 455 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: A who was uh, you know, he's playing inside linebacker, 456 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: who had a really good year last year, very under 457 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: the radar as well, and started to get up on 458 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: in some people's uh consciousness towards the end of the year. Uh. 459 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: It's and it'll be interesting to see if he can 460 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: continue that this year because I think he's got a 461 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: really high ceiling. And then their secondaries really solid. Logan 462 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: Ryan former Patriot, Malcolm Butler also a former Patriot. We 463 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: all remember why he's so famous from the Super Bowl. 464 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: Kenny macarl was the guy who didn't have a job 465 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: last year, but thanks to an injury to Jonathan Cyprian 466 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: was able to come into this job and played really well, 467 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: much better than they thought he would play. So he's 468 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:56,719 Speaker 1: a strong stage ten. And Kevin Byard is a pro 469 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: bowler so uh. And Doory Jackson plays a slot. I 470 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: mean that's it's a pretty solid defense overall, um, and 471 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: I expect you know that they'll play pretty well against 472 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: the Brown's offense. That will give him quite the challenge. 473 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: But then you go offensively, everybody talks about while they're 474 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: missing the left tackle, they've got three really good offensive 475 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: lineman without them. Roger Staffold was a key part of 476 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: the Rams offensive line the last few years. Ben Jones 477 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:18,439 Speaker 1: is a good center, and then Jack Conklin is a 478 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: good tackle and that you could tell when he was 479 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: not in the game last year for for Tennessee that 480 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: it was a noticeable drop off. So they'll be happy 481 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: to have him. We know what Delanney Walker brings the 482 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: table because he is victimized this team here in the past. 483 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry is a big running back, but you know 484 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: the health issue and it comes into question. And then 485 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: you wonder also as well the last few years, UH, 486 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: in the Mike Malarkey era era, they never in the 487 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: ball with Derrick Henry early in the season. It wasn't 488 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: ntil late that they give him the ball. They kind 489 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: of started on that path last year and then realized, 490 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: what we need to give this guy the ball, and 491 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: he kind of exploded later in the year UH and 492 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: proved his ability. But if he's dinged up, it might 493 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: be something more like that, and that really hurt their offense, 494 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: really and it all really comes back to Marcus Mariotta. 495 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: Get rid of the ball on time and can you 496 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: avoid the turnovers, because that's been his biggest two issues, 497 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: taking sack and throwing interceptions. And much like his draft 498 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: class counterpart Jameis Winston, that's been the biggest thing holding 499 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: him back and holding his team back. So if the 500 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: Browns can force some issues and force some turnovers, I 501 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: think they'll be in good position this game. De Shaun 502 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: Kaiser and Cody Kessler helped to make gun buyer to 503 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 1: pro bowler. Yes, that last time they came here was 504 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: that twelve to nine ugliest games that I've ever seen. 505 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: I sat down with Kevin Byrd after that season and 506 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: asked him about it, and I said, you pulled so 507 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: many interceptions in one game. He goes, At one point, 508 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:29,919 Speaker 1: I just wondered, why are they throwing these? Directly to me? 509 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: It was that there weren't any like flashy plays. They 510 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: were just like, no, it was his bread basket, That's 511 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: what he said. He was stunned. It's a veteran team. 512 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: I have said it all off season. Don't go to 513 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,679 Speaker 1: sleep on him because the time you do is the 514 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: time that they pull off the win. Look what they 515 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 1: did against New England last year. Look at some of 516 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: the games last year. They had no business even being 517 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: in and they mopped the floor with their opponent. So 518 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel will have his team ready to play when 519 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: they come in here on Sunday. What's the one matchup 520 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: the Browns must win. Can be on offense, can be 521 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: on defense, but the matchup that the Browns must win 522 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday, I think must win is always strong. But 523 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: I think you have to exploit the mismatch. You have 524 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: defensive line for so offense, fine, like if if they 525 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: if they if the Titans just get a stalemate on 526 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: that one, that's a huge win for them, Like they 527 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: you need to make them pay for not having Taylor 528 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: the one, like you just have to. You have to 529 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 1: make it so every you have to repeat what you 530 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: did in Tampa throughout the entire game. And I think 531 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,959 Speaker 1: that that is mandatory in this game. I just you 532 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: have to exploit that. I think their defense is gonna 533 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: come to play and I think they're gonna probably play 534 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,239 Speaker 1: a little bit above their heads because they're coached by 535 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: Mike Raabel and it's the first game of the year 536 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: and They've had a lot of time to study up 537 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: in an offense that's gonna look a little bit different. 538 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: But there is still about eight games of tape on 539 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: what Freddy Kitchens likes to do with this offense, so 540 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: it's not a complete surprise. Um. So I'm gonna kind 541 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: of agree in that line, and wonder, you know, are 542 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: you gonna be able to pressure them enough to force 543 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: turnovers because this receiving corps to me, Corey Davis is 544 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: a guy who's picked in the first round who hasn't 545 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: really lived up to the hype. Taj Sharp's not with 546 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: them anymore because he's he's here, and uh, but Adam 547 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 1: Humphreys is a nice slot player who I think could 548 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: help them out and kind of balance out the passing game. 549 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 1: And you know, we talked to Sheldon Richardson about this 550 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 1: today and he said, you know, we expect them to 551 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: max protect when they're going deep and short passes otherwise, 552 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: so Humphreys is probably gonna get a lot of targets. 553 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: So you're gonna have to pressure the quarterback. You have 554 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 1: to force those quick throws, and you have to force 555 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: some mistakes. And I think the Browns have the secondary 556 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: in the linebacking corpter to do that and to be 557 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,479 Speaker 1: able to take advantage of that as well, as long 558 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: as their defensive line can take advantage of that mismatch 559 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: at left tackle. All right, taking a look, stock up, 560 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,400 Speaker 1: step up? Give me one player who stock is up 561 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: going into this game for the Browns, and one player 562 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: that you're looking to see step up on Sunday in 563 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: the Home and Slash season opener, M stock up. I 564 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: think stock up is I'm gonna take an easy pick here. 565 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go Nick Chubb because I don't know 566 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: if it's stock and get and you high at this point. Uh, 567 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: he just looks ready to go. And I think he's 568 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: gonna be a key part of the offense because again 569 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 1: that that defense, I think he's gonna play pretty well 570 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: and it's gonna really depend on him to be able 571 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: to rip up some yards in the ground and soften 572 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: them and then open up the passing game. Yeah, the 573 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: Browns have a lot of talent receiver, but you know 574 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: they're they're dealing with the beast inside. And we talked 575 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: about right guard, right you know, it's today. You know, 576 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: Todd Mulkins said, they're fine a right guard but if 577 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: that's gonna be your point of weakness, that's a guy 578 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 1: who's gonna exploit it. So soften off a little bit, 579 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: get some nice runs of Nick Chubb. So stock up there, 580 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: but step up. Let me think about that. Uh stock up. 581 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: I'll go with both of the specialists. I don't know 582 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:35,919 Speaker 1: if we ever thought we were going to reach this 583 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: point a couple of weeks ago where both your specialists 584 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: would be rookies and both your specialists would be who 585 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: were here during training camp. So I think for Austin Ceibert, 586 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: he came to play the last couple of games, showed 587 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: he was a gamer, fixed something with his technique. He's 588 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: good to go. Jamie Goan has been a little bit inconsistent, 589 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 1: but when he is on, he is a weapon for 590 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: you at punter. So this is a big, big game 591 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:00,719 Speaker 1: for them. For stock Up, I can do step up 592 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: with with Eric Kush that's the easy one. I mean, 593 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: they brought in a couple of guys to compete for 594 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: his job during the season, So if you don't step up, 595 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: you might not be a starter in a couple of weeks. 596 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,479 Speaker 1: Another one I'll throw out there. I'll just throw out 597 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: t J. Kerry. I think he hasn't been around. He 598 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: hasn't He wasn't able to play much in that in 599 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,360 Speaker 1: in uh the preseason he was hurt. But I think 600 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:21,679 Speaker 1: this is another one where that the Titans could go 601 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: three wide to try to with these with some of 602 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: these receivers. Uh, the big game, big game for him, 603 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: because I think not I think he's a really good player, 604 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: really important part of this defense. I don't know if 605 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: a lot of fans really view them that way, but 606 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: he is a key part of this defense. As as 607 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 1: that slock corner. Yeah, I had Austin Cybert as my 608 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: stock up player. I mean, kicking with a ton of 609 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: confidence right now. Has looked good the last two preseason games. 610 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: Mike pre for the special teams coach earlier today was 611 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 1: talking about how there was a little hitch in his 612 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:54,880 Speaker 1: step and how they managed to fix that and if 613 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 1: that can continue to be the case and you don't 614 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: have to worry about that position on your football team, 615 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,360 Speaker 1: that would be a good thing. Namely, when it comes 616 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: to making extra points, it should not be an adventure. 617 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: I do, though, wonder this is just something to throw 618 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: out there. We we I think it's because I saw 619 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: Phil Dawson talk in an article in The Athletic about 620 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: teams that are moving on too quickly from their kickers, 621 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: and I wonder, do you have Phil Dawson had quite 622 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: a rope his rookie year. It's not a good year 623 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: for phill Dawson. He was he was fine, maybe league average. 624 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,360 Speaker 1: I think I wonder if there's gonna be a little 625 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: bit more patients that fans are gonna have to understand 626 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 1: that this guy is not gonna get cut if he 627 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 1: misses an extra point, like you gotta you gotta ride 628 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 1: the You gotta let this guy get comfortable, uh, and 629 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: then evaluate him after a larger body of work. This 630 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: is not like you're bringing in a Dan Bailey and 631 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 1: he misses a couple of kicks and you gotta move 632 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: on from him. You mean this is It's not like 633 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: the Zannzalas had already had a year under his belt 634 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: and you had to move on from him after that 635 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: Saints game because that was inexcusable. I mean, this is 636 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: There's gonna be some some ups and downs here. It's 637 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: a rookie kicker. You're gonna it's gonna happen. So it's 638 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: just you're have to bear with him. I think if 639 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: this season didn't have such great expectations as it does, 640 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: that you might get that patience probably wouldn't not from 641 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: Browns fans, But you're not going to get that, I 642 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 1: think this year. So what you hope is that he 643 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 1: makes most of those cakes. And you hope that also 644 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: if he does miss a kick, it's not a game 645 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: changing miss, and so you keep your fingers crossing, and 646 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: you also hope that you build a big enough lead 647 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: that that's not an issue and then it doesn't come 648 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 1: down to a field a little. But of course, you 649 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: know it is the NFL. It's a very competitive league 650 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: and you can't guarantee that on a weekly basis. But 651 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: for my step up player, I'm gonna go with a 652 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: Darius Taylor. And it's not that he's been bad, and 653 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 1: it's not really the step up player isn't necessarily a 654 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: player that is quote bad, right, it's just who who's 655 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: someone that we need to count on that really needs 656 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: to to be a factor on Sunday's game. And I 657 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: say that because you know, we've talked about Derrick Henry 658 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: and how you know he may or may not be 659 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: fully healthy. But he's a big back and everything else, 660 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: and and they love their a run first team. They 661 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: like to set the playoff play action that way. So 662 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: that makes me think, well, you're probably gonna put seven 663 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: guys in the box then, so you're gonna play your 664 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: third linebacker more than we I have seen them do 665 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: that in this camp, and that makes you think, well, 666 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: the third linebacker is probably gonna be Darius Taylor. But 667 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: then also there's the opportunity for the Titans to take 668 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: advantage of Dion Lewis, who is the complete opposite of 669 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry and can make plays in space and you 670 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: can swing the ball out to him in the flat. 671 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: He can run regular routes and he's a good player 672 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: and he's also very quick. So that's also gonna fall 673 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: on the shoulders of a Darius Taylor. And if he's 674 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 1: not matched up with Dean Lewis out of the backfield, 675 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: guess who he's probably gonna be matched up against de 676 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: Laney Walker, who gave the Browns fits the last time 677 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: they played and has given a lot of teams fits 678 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: over the last three or four years. It's a big guy. 679 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: So I think that sam linebacker role and really just 680 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: that third linebacker role because they do like to move 681 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: around and rotate, is going to be extremely important this 682 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: week to uh, you know, for the Browns to be 683 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 1: able to weather some of those mismatches. I think my 684 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: step up is just the tight end room. You know, 685 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot of question marks after numbers one 686 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 1: and number two, and really and Demetrius Harris, you're gonna 687 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 1: be open. You're gonna get some looks, gotta make some 688 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: play with the football on Sunday. Don't really keep things, 689 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: keep the defense honest. And you're also gonna have to 690 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 1: sustain some blocks in the edge because these guys are 691 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: quick and athletic and you have to be able to 692 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: get into them and really, you know, hang onto those 693 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 1: blocks in order to games and ground yards in the ground. 694 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: All right, the Browns will win Sunday if they do blank. 695 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 1: I'll go with jump on the Titans early. Take take 696 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: advantage of the home field, get your defense on the field, 697 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: rattle the Titans, maybe forced turnover. I think if you 698 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: jump on them early, the Titans are not a team 699 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 1: I love in the position where they have to play 700 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: from behind. So I think that's that's the key for me. 701 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with two takeaways and higher yards in 702 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: the ground. I think they'll do it, alright. Final thoughts 703 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: going into Week one, gentlemen, I'm excited that it's here. 704 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: Let's go. Honestly, I'm ready to go. Let's play some football. Yeah, 705 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: I mean my final thoughts are, these are the games 706 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: you have to win if you want to be a 707 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: serious playoff contender, because the first half the schedule is 708 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: not forgiving, like this is in the in the first 709 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 1: seven game games or first eight or nine games you 710 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: really have on the schedule. If you want to be 711 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: a team that's contending, you have to win this game. 712 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I think in terms of or then you're 713 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: gonna have to win a game where people don't expect 714 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: you to win because you've got some built in potential 715 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: schedule losses on on this first half of the schedule, 716 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: like going to West Coast for Monday night and then 717 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: coming back home in the next week to play Seattle. 718 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it's tricky this first half. So you've gotta 719 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: win when all the elements are in your favor, and 720 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: all of the elements are in your favor for this game, 721 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 1: and and you know the majority of your divisional games 722 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: are late, so like, even after you get through these 723 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: travel issues and everything else, you then have to face 724 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: the teams that are going to be most like you, 725 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: that know you as well as anybody. And oh, by 726 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: the way, those games are extremely important for you to 727 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: try to win division titles. So there's really no breaks 728 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: in the schedule throughout, so it's vitally important that you 729 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: get off to the strong start. I don't think we 730 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: play any back to back one o'clock games. Schedules gone gone, 731 00:32:55,680 --> 00:33:00,040 Speaker 1: It wasn't the wall hold on. I think tentative of 732 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: your last two games, yes, Baltimore and Cincinnati, and I 733 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: would be willing to bet that Baltimore game gets flexed 734 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: to it later, so there's a chance, I would think, 735 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 1: so there could be a lot on the on that one. Yeah, 736 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: just a little bit for Andrew Gribble, for Nick Shook, 737 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: I'm Jason Gibbs. 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