1 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans 2 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: plan on Farm Bureau Health Plans making it easy to 3 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: get healthcare coverage you need for less than you think. 4 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Visit FBHP dot com with Amy Wells. I'm Mike Keith, 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: and it is Friday morning as we get ready for 6 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: Monday Night football in Buffalo. Titans Radio's coverage is on 7 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: the air at five pm Central with Amy Wells and 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: Rhet Bryan. Titans Countdown kick off at six fifteen Central. 9 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: Two games on Monday Night Football, but we're the early game, 10 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: the only one you want to see, the only one 11 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: you really care about, So dive right in and be 12 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: part of it and listen to Titans Radio and hopefully 13 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: see the Titans win for the ninth time in their 14 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: last eleven Monday Night football games. I like that pretty 15 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: good stat That's a really good stat. I asked coach 16 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: Mac about that and why the Titans play so well 17 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: on the big stage, and he gave me a lot 18 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: of coach machisms for you know, it's a very exciting experience. 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: But I think there is something to that, like the 20 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: Titans get up for good games. I guess so, I mean, 21 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: I I don't know if there's any particular pattern, because 22 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: it's it's largely based on the fact that you only 23 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: do this every once in a while. You don't get 24 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: ten Monday night football games. Now this year, of course, 25 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: the Titans have four primetime games. They have the two 26 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: Thursdays that's Green Bay in Dallas, and then they have 27 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: the Sunday night game in Kansas City, and then they 28 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: have this Monday night game. So you know that's this 29 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: team of the last ten how many players on this 30 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: current Titans team we're here for all ten? None? Right? Probably? Yeah? 31 00:01:55,680 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: I mean if that maybe Taylor of one? I mean yeah, 32 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: maybe right, maybe, I guess. So, I don't know. That's 33 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: your area, not really mine. The number. That's Dwight Spradlin 34 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: of our media relations staff, who is the expert right 35 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: on all of those sorts of things. He is. His 36 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: notes are very thorough. Sounds like it might rain in 37 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: Buffalo Monday night. Mike Turf, here's the thing, so you 38 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: can wear whatever shoes you want. The guy from the 39 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: Giants was asking me about shoes last weekend because of 40 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: course there was fear it was going to rain, and 41 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: it poured before the game, and then it poured on 42 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: the drive home, and then it didn't rain during the game. 43 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: He was very worried about his shoes, and rightfully so, 44 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: because you have to worry about such things. Oh, absolutely 45 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: you do. There's nothing worse than having wet feet for 46 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,839 Speaker 1: the entirety of a football game. We're ruining shoes. Well, yeah, 47 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: you don't want to ruin shoes, but comfort for me 48 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: is priority number one. But if I bring every piece 49 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: of rain attire that I have, it won't rain. Now 50 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: if I leave something behind, it will pour. Did you 51 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: watch the Chargers in the Chiefs on Amazon? I absolutely did. 52 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: What did you think of the production? I was very 53 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: impressed by it. I thought it looked very sharp. I 54 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: think a lot of it was I really enjoyed the 55 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: broadcast crew. I liked the voices I was hearing. But 56 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: it looked good too. What did you think I was impressed? Yeah, 57 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: I'm not surprised because they have enough money to do 58 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: it right. They have spent the money to do it right. 59 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I think that's the way we're moving. I 60 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: think streaming is going to be a big part of 61 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: our viewing options going forward with all sports, but in 62 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: particular the NFL. The NFL owners are going to see 63 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: tremendous opportunity to make more money in streaming because the 64 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: streaming services have a lot of dough so it's there 65 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: and the people of the generation actually slightly below yours. 66 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: I know it hurts. I mean my kids, that's how 67 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: they get their video content is through streaming. They don't 68 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: even know what the big three networks are. Someone of 69 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: my age certainly can remember when we had ABCNBC and 70 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: CBS and that was it before we had cable television, 71 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: and then in the early eighties we got cable and 72 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: we thought the world was the greatest thing ever. And 73 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: now we have five hundred different opportunities with cable television 74 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: if you're still connected, and we have the opportunities to 75 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: do the streaming services, which I enjoy very much, so 76 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: I'm not surprised. I did have a hard time remembering 77 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: that it was on something different and then finding it, 78 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: if that makes sense, And I cut the chord when 79 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: it comes to cable long ago. But I use a 80 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: streaming service to get my television right, and then I 81 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: have every streaming service. I watch a tremendous amount of TV. 82 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: It's rather embarrassing, actually, but I have all the streaming services, 83 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: so I was already had Amazon Prime Video. I had 84 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: all of that stuff. So it was then just remembering, oh, 85 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: this is on Amazon, and then going and like using 86 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 1: a different app and locating the app and finding it 87 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: and doing the whole thing. But once I got there, 88 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: it was phenomenal. But I do think to your point, Mike, 89 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: that streaming is kind of the way of the future, 90 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: given that a lot of people are using streaming services 91 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: to consume cable anyway, and then there's less of a 92 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: regional issue. The regional football games is something that my 93 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: family specifically really struggles with because they don't live in Nashville, 94 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: and so it's constantly trying to figure out, how can 95 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: they watch this game, how can they listen to it, 96 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: how can they consume it because they want to watch 97 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: the Titans play and they want to hear our radio broadcast, 98 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: and so it's navigating all of those things. Having it 99 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: on a streaming service that streams it all across the 100 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: nation takes a lot of that headache away big time. 101 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: And I thought the fact that they went and got 102 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: al Michaels, the fact that they went and got Kirk 103 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: Curb Street and then they have seventy five people on 104 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: their pregame show. But but it was all well done. 105 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: It looked like they had been doing it for years. 106 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: In my opinion, they were light years ahead of where 107 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: Fox was when they did their first broadcast in nineteen 108 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: ninety four. I think it was I thought they looked 109 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: like they'd been doing it forever. What did you think 110 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: of the sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung Big Kaylee Hartung Fan. 111 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: I thought that she did a good job. I was 112 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: happy to see her back in sports. I like her voice, 113 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: and I don't always like I'm very particular about voices, 114 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: and I really like hers. I think she gets good insight. 115 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: I think that she's a good interviewer. I really enjoyed 116 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: having her as part of that broadcast. I really liked 117 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: that team, all three of them together. And then Ryan 118 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick doing the pre and postgame show. I thought he 119 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: did a good job. Of course, I was very impressed him. 120 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: Why would he not do well? He's very smart man. 121 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: He went to Harvard, you know. Yeah, But it's not 122 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: just that he's got a lot of personality. He played 123 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: in the league forever, so he knows everybody. He was 124 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: a quarterback so he watched tape for a living. I mean, 125 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: there's no reason that he shouldn't be great unless he 126 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: just gets so kooky that because he's a different dude now. 127 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: I mean, we knew him in twenty thirteen. Here he 128 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: is a different guy. I don't know that I've ever 129 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: been around another player quite like Ryan Fitzpatrick. But some 130 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: of the best interviews I ever did with our quarterbacks 131 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: were with him when he was really, you know, talking 132 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: very specifically about something football related. I thought he was 133 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: a great choice, and I think at some point he 134 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: goes to the booth. In my opinion, he goes to 135 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: the booth because I think he's got it, you know. Yea. 136 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: And in speaking of Kaylee Hartongue, I think she's a 137 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: great choice because she is totally different than your average 138 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: sideline reporter in that she is a deep storyteller. That's 139 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: why she left sports and went to news, and now 140 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: she's come back to sports because quite frankly, outside of 141 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: sixty minutes, they're not doing that in news anymore. No, 142 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: it's not. There's not the long feature in depth stories 143 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: that there used to be, and that's kind of been 144 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: her calling. Well that's what she told me. I worked 145 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: with her. I did the Vanderbilt regional with her in 146 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen for ESPN, and so I had a long 147 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: conversation with her about what she wanted to do. And 148 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: she's very much a Southern girl, but she went to 149 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: Washington and Lee because she really wanted to get out 150 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: of that and do big time journalism. And I told 151 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: you at the time when she took the job with CNN, 152 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 1: I said, that's what she told me she very much 153 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: wanted to do. Now that she's in sports, I think 154 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: at Amazon she's gonna have a chance to do that. 155 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:02,439 Speaker 1: She's a superstar, a huge fan. Kaylee hartongue A is 156 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: a superstar and she's good person. But she is very, 157 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: very good at what she does. I thought in watching 158 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: her on the news she was kind of a fish 159 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: out of water because her in a two minute package 160 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: doesn't it's like a lot of people can do that. 161 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: She can do this in a different way. And I 162 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: guarantee she's going to end up with a show on Amazon. 163 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: She's I mean, because here's what's going to happen. Amazon's 164 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: gonna have an inside the NFL show like HBO used 165 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: to have. Amazon is gonna come up with so much 166 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 1: great sports programming that we'll be able to get on demand, 167 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: like we get you know, the different series that we watch. Ye. Yeah, 168 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: And I mean she's gonna end up with something like that, 169 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: which is awesome. Well she's a superstar. Yeah, another superstar 170 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: in the business. You had a chance to visit with 171 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: who will call the game Monday Night? Laura Rutlis Yes, 172 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: will join the Monday Night crew on the Titans game. 173 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: Huge Laura Rutledge fan came to know her watching her 174 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: on SEC Network. Talk to people about her in the 175 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: business and they said, you will never meet a better 176 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 1: person than Laura Rutledge. And I'm like, wow, okay, because 177 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: I think she's really good. When she goes to ESPN 178 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: to do NFL stuff, they made the deal that she 179 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: would still do SEC stuff. Yeah, she's got a lot 180 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: of stuff in her brain. Well she was traded. I mean, 181 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 1: she was essentially traded with conditions that she would be 182 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: allowed to come back and do SEC Network stuff because 183 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: they didn't want to let her go to the Mothership 184 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: because she's so good at what she does. And you 185 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: had a chance to talk with her, and she's doing 186 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,439 Speaker 1: Monday Night football. Yep. I did have a chance to 187 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,599 Speaker 1: talk with her, and we talked a lot about just 188 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: how she keeps all of the information in her brain straight, 189 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: because there's a lot of it. Laura Rutledge, I'm so 190 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: excited to have the chance to talk to you, and 191 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: I want to I guess start by taking it back, 192 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: way way way back, because you have been involved in 193 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: so many different aspects of reporting on football, whether it 194 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: be recruiting at college, the pros, so many different things. 195 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: Is it true you didn't even really set out to 196 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: be a sports reporter, like that was not the original goal. Yes, 197 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: maybe that's very true. And now I look back and think, 198 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: how would I have even functioned in life without sports 199 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: being such a central part of it. But I grew 200 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 1: up and loved the music and arts during most of 201 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,959 Speaker 1: my childhood, and so I was a ballet dancer. I 202 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,199 Speaker 1: was really serious about that. At the last minute before college, 203 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: I ended up giving that up and deciding to go 204 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: to University of Florida and just sort of see where 205 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: the whole thing took me. And I was trying to 206 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,559 Speaker 1: make some extra money actually to pay for some of 207 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: my ballet classes, ironically, and one of my friends told 208 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: me to go check out the on campus radio station. 209 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: They had one opening. It was in sports, and the 210 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 1: rest is history. I said yes to that and really 211 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: didn't know what I was doing at all, and loved 212 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: the challenge of it either way, and so I really 213 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: was hooked early on and thought, Okay, this is something 214 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: that I want to make a career out of. One 215 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 1: of the things that you're known for. When you talk 216 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: to anybody and you say, oh, I'm having a conversation 217 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: with Laura Rutledge, they say, man, Laura, she's a hustler, 218 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: and they tell all the stories about you going on 219 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: these crazy road trips and I mean showering at truck 220 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:36,559 Speaker 1: stops on road trips for different things, or sleeping in 221 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: what is it car dealerships? Does that ring about to 222 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: you at all? And such a hustler as someone who 223 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: worked so hard, does it feel like like it almost 224 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: is divine that you are now one of the one 225 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 1: of the main voices when it comes to football and 226 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: football reporting. Well, thank you for saying that. I'm not. 227 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 1: I don't always feel that way about myself, and constantly 228 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:09,319 Speaker 1: I'm shocked by anything like I'm always just really thankful 229 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: and amazed that anyone wants to interview me or hear 230 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: about my story here, about my path. I think because 231 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: so much of this for me has been, you know, 232 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways, feeling like I wasn't good 233 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: enough and feeling like I had to find some way 234 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 1: to prove myself and I had to constantly use that. 235 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: And my dad had always told me, you can only 236 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: control how hard you work. So I said, I'm going 237 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: to work really hard, and I'm going to control that 238 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: part of this. And I've found that that hard work 239 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: oftentimes does lend itself to great success, right because you're prepared, 240 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: and you're working hard, you're doing all those things. And 241 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: that's one piece of it. But the other thing that's 242 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: really made a difference to me is just being really 243 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: open to advice from other people and admitting at times, 244 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 1: which is hard to do, especially when you're younger, admitting 245 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: at times when you don't know what you should be 246 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: doing or when you need some help you know, and 247 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: realize that that doesn't admit fault. And so I think 248 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: in all the hustle and all the hard work, what 249 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: I really look back on and what I'm still thankful 250 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: for today is the people who invested time in me. 251 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 1: And it's why for me, mentorship of the next generation 252 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,599 Speaker 1: in this business is so important, because there were a 253 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: lot of times when I didn't have someone that I 254 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: could contact, or maybe didn't have another woman in the 255 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: business that I could contact about certain things. And so 256 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: I think, now you know, the work was worth it. 257 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: But mainly because if there's even one young woman or 258 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: young man that I can affect positively who wants to 259 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: be in this business or in something similar, that's such 260 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: an honor for me to be able to do that. 261 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: Having had that hustle experience and kind of that boots 262 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: on the ground out in the field work. How does 263 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: that help you now when you're in studio, when you're 264 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: hosting all of these different shows, It helps immensely. I 265 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: think that's a really good point to bring up and 266 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: probably isn't talked about enough, you know, just unders standing 267 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: what it's like to be a reporter and to really be, 268 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: like you said, boots on the ground, to know what's 269 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: happening amongst a team or what's happening in the environment there, 270 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: to get those little details that you don't get when 271 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: you're in studio, and the studio world is a beauty 272 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: unto itself, but it is at times completely separate from 273 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: what's actually going on. And so I think for me, 274 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: you know, really leaning into the reporters that we have 275 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: on the show, or spending time talking to Beat reporters 276 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: across the league, or following their Twitter and seeing what 277 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: they write the articles that they write, I find myself 278 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: consuming a lot more of that because those are the 279 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: people that really know what's going on listening to their podcast, 280 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, paying attention to what people are talking about 281 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: in that way, and I do think that that comes 282 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: from my background. I'm very sensitive to making sure that 283 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: our reporters get the time that they deserve and leaning 284 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: into it. And then the other thing about it is 285 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: in times when I need to sort of shift into 286 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: reporter gear because we have breaking news or because something's 287 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: happening that would require that skill set, I can immediately 288 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: call it up and say, okay, so this is not 289 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: host gear. This is now reporter gear, but it works 290 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: in the hosting world as well. And sort of just 291 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: being able to shift in and out of those gears 292 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: as I drive my crazy car is really important and 293 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: a great foundational skill set for me now, and it 294 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: gives you a lot of touch points. I would assume 295 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: there's a lot of different a contacts that you have 296 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: when there is a breaking new situation or something like that. 297 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: But it also just gives you a lot of opinions 298 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: coming in and a lot of different points of view 299 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: on different stories, which has to create, if nothing else, 300 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: better conversation on a show. Right, Yeah, totally, And I 301 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: think that's one of the things that has taken me 302 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: time to learn, and sometimes it takes just reps in general, 303 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: but with a background that was mainly outside of the 304 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: studio and in the live event world, so much of 305 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: what's happening is unscripted, and in fact, all of it's unscripted, right, 306 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: because you never know what's going to happen in a game, 307 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: you never know what's going to happen in a live event. 308 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: So being in that world and being able to translate 309 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: that set of just the spontaneity of all of it 310 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: into the studio to where things are sort of flying 311 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: around and it is very conversational. That's something that I 312 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: learned out in the field and that's something that will 313 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: always be I think maybe a unique skill set that 314 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: I bring to the table where it's not I'm never 315 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: stuck on a script. But I wouldn't have had that 316 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: had I started in the studio. So I'm really thankful 317 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: for my path. You know. There were so many times 318 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: when I would feel like, Okay, maybe I'm not doing 319 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 1: what I should be doing, or I would I would 320 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 1: fall into that awful way of comparing yourself to others 321 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: and saying, well, why does this person have this and 322 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: I don't, and you know, just letting that you know, 323 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 1: way at me. And now I look back and say, wow, 324 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: every single stop on this journey for me has been 325 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: so beneficial for all of the reasons. Now there are 326 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 1: many times when it all comes together collectively and it's 327 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: all of a sudden makes a lot of sense. So 328 00:17:56,400 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: you're hosting NFL Live right now, you still host SEC Nation. 329 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: It feels like every time I turn on the television, 330 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: there you are in some capacity. How in the world 331 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: are you able to balance so many projects at once? Yeah, 332 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: I think I'm probably oversaturated at this point. People are like, 333 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: can can we get this girl off the TV? No? 334 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,479 Speaker 1: I don't think it is. It is a lot. There 335 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: are many times when I would be lying if I 336 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: said I wasn't overwhelmed by at all and sort of 337 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: feel like I'm falling short in a lot of ways. 338 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: And i think for me, what I've had to do 339 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: is compartmentalized, and this is you know, probably just time 340 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 1: management one O one. But in a regular football week, 341 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: you know, obviously Monday, NFL lived through Thursday as NFL 342 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: Live in Bristol, but I will begin the prep for 343 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: college football during that time. But it's like during the day, 344 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 1: I'm fully focused on the NFL show. And obviously Mondays 345 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: are big for us in Tuesdays with Monday Night football 346 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: and coming off of Monday Nights football, and so then 347 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: I'll sort of start to transition a little bit more 348 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 1: heavily into the college world on Wednesday, and then Thursday 349 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: I leave town. Friday is always the funniest day because 350 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: I'll start out the day with an NFL Live production meeting, 351 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: then I'll go to an SEC Nation production meeting, then 352 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: back to another NFL Live production meeting. It's virtual at 353 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: that point because I'm on the college location on the 354 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: college campus. Then I'll host NFL Live. Then I'll usually 355 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: do fine Bomb and some segments for SEC now or 356 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: some of the things for Nation the next day, and 357 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: so by the end of those days, and I'm also 358 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: writing sec Nation and NFL Live at the same time. 359 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: There have been so many times when I've thought, Okay, 360 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: I'm definitely gonna right, you know, something about Nick Saban 361 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: and NFL Live and then have to try to catch 362 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: it when I when I'm going through the show, you know, 363 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 1: out there at the at the college site. But I 364 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: found that one of the biggest keys for me has 365 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 1: been being just very honest about what my situation is. 366 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: If I make a mistake, i am, I try to 367 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: be the first to own up to it and say, 368 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: you know what, I got that wrong, let me correct it. 369 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: Let me make sure that I'm being transparent with the 370 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: audience about that, because the fans deserve that. And I 371 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: never want to appear as though I have anything figured out. 372 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: You know. I'm just learning as I'm going and doing 373 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 1: the best I can to try to make it all work. 374 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, you know, check back in with me, like 375 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: into October and see how I'm doing. It's always I 376 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: get to that point I'm like, whoa, let's you know, 377 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: let's figure out how we're going to survive here. But now, 378 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's beyond my wildest dreams of anything 379 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: I ever imagine doing, so I'm really thankful for it. 380 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: I'm also going to ask you it's a tremendous amount 381 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: of football, and there's a lot of crossover and a 382 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: lot of similarities obviously between college and the pros. And 383 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: this guy was over here, now he's over here, he graduated, 384 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 1: he got drafted. There must be a constant, just yarn 385 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: map in your head of this guy goes here, there, 386 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: he goes over there. I mean, how in the world 387 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: do you keep all that straight? Are their tips? Are 388 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: their tricks? Yeah? Maybe I should do a yarn map. 389 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 1: That would be pretty smart. I'll tell a quick funny story. 390 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: So I I hosted most of our coverage from SEC 391 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: Media Days along with Joe Tess and Alissa Lang. We're 392 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: out there during that time this summer, and we were 393 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: all sitting there like, okay, wait a second. So now 394 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 1: Spencer Rattlers at South Carolina and you've got you know, 395 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: all these transfers happening all over the place, and all 396 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: these players are at different schools, and I think we 397 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: almost were craving a bit of a yard map to 398 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: sort of make it all makes sense. But for me, 399 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: you know, one of the things that works really well 400 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: for me is writing everything down. And I have horrible handwriting. 401 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: I'll sit there and handwrite everything. I probably have like 402 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 1: pin marks all over my hands right now because they've 403 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: been writing a bunch of notes behind me here. But 404 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: that's something I found that makes a big difference. So 405 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: spending the time to just write things down and say, okay, 406 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: this player transferred here, or now this person there. I mean, 407 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: it's so true in the NFL right now, we see 408 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: all these quarterbacks all over the place. You have to 409 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: almost visualize that. One big thing for that that's helped 410 00:21:58,040 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 1: me on the pro side is a lot of time 411 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: I've been on TV when this news has broken. So 412 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: it's been very much a part of you know, this living, 413 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: breathing thing that I'm working through and sometimes breaking the news, 414 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: you know, alongside Adam Schefter and our crew as it's happening. 415 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: So those things are kind of grained into my head 416 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: no matter what. But I find that once I've written 417 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,120 Speaker 1: it down a lot of times, I'll remember it better. 418 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: And that's just something that works for me. There are 419 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: many people that need to do something else right. They 420 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 1: need to listen to it, or they need to say 421 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: it out loud. There are a lot of times too 422 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: where I will actually practice saying things out loud, even 423 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: if I'm going to be doing a live game or 424 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: something like that, I'll I'll go into it having still 425 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: I mean, to this day, I'm I don't know what 426 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: a decade or so into this, and I will practice 427 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: in front of the mirror all the time and make 428 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: sure that I've got not a memorized version of the information, 429 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 1: because that's a big nogo, because then you're automatically going 430 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: to forget something and get yourself all fouled up. But 431 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: a few different versions of ways to present the information 432 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: using that, working through it that way, and then saying 433 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: all right, no matter what's going to come my way, 434 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: I'm able to navigate around that to communicate this effectively. 435 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: And you have the knowledge so in your being that 436 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: nothing's gonna make you forget it, you know. And it 437 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: could even be like repeating people's names over and over 438 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: again too. I just simple techniques like that, I think 439 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: help me try to keep it straight. And like I said, 440 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: I still make mistakes all the time, and then just 441 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: try to, like as quickly as possible, own up to 442 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: them and correct what I've said wrong. If I've said 443 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: something wrong, Laura Rutledge, who writes everything down, she's not 444 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: wrong in that you write everything down. I write everything down. 445 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: If there's one piece of advice that I always give 446 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: to young journalists and young people who are starting out 447 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: in like sports reporting, it's get a freaking notepad. Get 448 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,880 Speaker 1: off your phone, put it down own, write things down. 449 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: I have notepads basically in every room in the house. Yeah, 450 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: to the point that I get in trouble for it. 451 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: Could you not pick those up? But I do. I 452 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: have a pad because I think of things and I 453 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: want to write them down. The problem Ashley Farrell has 454 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: is when I think of things, I call her, Yeah, 455 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: so because I'm afraid I'll forget. I was walking the 456 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 1: dogs last night and I was afraid I would forget something, 457 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: so I called her. Yeah. I know that's annoying, but no, 458 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: I think it's good. It's the same theory though. It's 459 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: the same theory is that you've got to keep everything 460 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: in front of you, and for her, I would think 461 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: that's the only way you can keep up with all 462 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: of it. Yeah, I mean I think literally you have 463 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: to visually map everything out, just get out of your 464 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: brain onto paper. The act of writing it kind of 465 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,880 Speaker 1: solidifies it in your brain, and then you can visually 466 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: look at it and remind yourself. It's like anything else 467 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 1: to do, list or just no you want to remember 468 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: if you're studying for a test or anything. She just 469 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 1: has to keep all of that straight, especially with trades 470 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 1: in the NFL, transfers in college. I mean there's people 471 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: going in every which way, and you're going to Buffalo, 472 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: and I'm going to Buffalo, going to Buffalo Titans Bills 473 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football. As I have studied the Bills this week, 474 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: it is hard to find. It is very hard to 475 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: find a weakness. Yep. They're one of those teams that 476 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 1: have They were good in twenty twenty one. They did 477 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 1: some tinkering in the off season, added components to make 478 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 1: them better, and now they're just solid. They're rock solid. 479 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: They beat the Rams eight days ago, so they will 480 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 1: have extra rest coming into this game. Because they opened 481 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: the season with the Thursday night football game. They didn't 482 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: have the problem of flying back across the country from 483 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 1: the West Coast because they had all that time off, 484 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 1: So they got the whole weekend off. They got to 485 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:10,239 Speaker 1: sit back watch the Titans play the Giants. Certainly they 486 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: didn't have to get a lot of extra stuff ready 487 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,880 Speaker 1: for the Titans because the two teams have met each 488 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: of the last four years. So they're sitting there ready 489 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,679 Speaker 1: for Monday Night football, ready for seven to fifteen Eastern, 490 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: six fifteen Central on Monday night, when their fan base 491 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,679 Speaker 1: will have spent all day preparing for this game. They 492 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: will be more well rested than their fan base. I 493 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: think their fan base is going to be a little 494 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 1: rowdy come Their fan base will be well prepared and 495 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: well hydrated. And you know, here they go number one 496 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: defense in the NFL, Josh Allen, Motor, Singletary's to find Digs, 497 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: Gabe Davis, Dawson Knox, Hello, Hello, Hello. And now Jamison 498 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,360 Speaker 1: Crowder's on the team. And you know they've got Zach 499 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: Moss at running back. And I mean they have player 500 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: after player after player, and I mean it's going to 501 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: be a real challenge for the Titans to see how 502 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 1: the Bills have built this thing. And it hasn't been 503 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: that long ago that the Bills were one hundred percent 504 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: in the ditch and now they are the overwhelming Super 505 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: Bowl favorite. Vic Carucci has followed it all along. Vic 506 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: Carucci is a Pro Football Hall of Fame voter. He's 507 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 1: on series x MNFL Radio. He's worked in the newspaper 508 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: up there. He works for a TV and a radio 509 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: station in Buffalo. He knows this team well. I had 510 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,640 Speaker 1: a chance to visit with him earlier in the week, 511 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: and as we go to this interview with Vic Carrucci, 512 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: know that we've got to start talking about the Buffalo Bills. 513 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 1: Quarterback Josh Allen was a guy that I saw extensively 514 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: at the Senior Bowl, and he was a great looking prospect, 515 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: but no one knew if he could be accurate enough 516 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: to be an NFL quarterback. Everybody knew he had gifts 517 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 1: and he could run around, and when the Titans played 518 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,479 Speaker 1: up there and lost to the Bills in twenty eighteen, 519 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: all he really did was run around. And now he 520 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 1: has evolved into this machine. He is a top level 521 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: NFL quarterback in everything he does. I don't know that 522 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: I have ever seen a guy be developed, And credit 523 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills coaches and everybody who's worked with him. 524 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 1: I don't know that I've ever seen a guy with 525 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: tools developed this way exactly as Buffalo hoped anytime in 526 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: the NFL. Is it just me or is this a 527 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: remarkable feat? It's remarkable, And it's remarkable because, yeah, you 528 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: don't become a more accurate quarterback usually from powers to 529 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: the post every scout. Now you and I know a 530 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: lot of scouts watch people say and you heard the 531 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: same thing I did. You know, it's a problem if 532 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: you're not accurate. Why to them, I think you're going 533 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: to be accurate, as a quote say. The answer to 534 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: that is, it's remarkable improvement. It's a credit to the 535 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: work that he put in those ten thousand hours. It's 536 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: a credit to Jordan Palmer, the quarterbacks coach with whom 537 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: he worked extensively from the time before he was drafted, 538 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: of course, and he continued to work with him into 539 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: his career and still does. And then give credit to 540 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: Ken Dorsey, the quarterbacks coach, Brian dave Ball, the former 541 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Dorsey of course now the OC replacing dave Ball. 542 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: And I think when you add that all up, that 543 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: is how Mike you get a guy who becomes a 544 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: more accurate pro. But I even think he took it 545 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: to a level that none of us could, even though 546 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: I thought it was a great pick for them to 547 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: move up and get him seventh Old Wall in twenty eighteen. 548 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: I am not going to tell you with a straight place, 549 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Mike, I knew he was going to be 550 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: you know what he is now. Yeah. There are a 551 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: lot of guys drafted like him, seemingly every year at 552 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: every position in the league. Quarterback is not a position 553 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: where that normally works out like this ever, Ever, and again, 554 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: even if you put the work in, obviously that doesn't 555 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 1: necessarily say oh yeah, well, just work at it, it'll 556 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 1: get better. I've spoke with a bunch of core like 557 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: last year, last two years as we saw the improvement 558 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: and Troy Eighthmen and Rich Gannon and different people whose 559 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: opinions I respect, Phil Simms on this subject of improving 560 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: accuracy as a pro and universally, they said, it's a 561 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: very hard thing to do. Of course, it's not impossible. 562 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: And again, and an eighthment in particular, historically are two 563 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: that show that jump in accuracy from college to pro 564 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: and are proud of that, and Josh should be as well. 565 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: And when you can add that to the other gifts 566 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: he has the talented arm in general, the ability to 567 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: just brought it on a dime, those long throws hand, 568 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: the physical they're running. You know, the criticism that he 569 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: has I thought he ran. If there's you know, a 570 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: negative to the Rams game, you could find, you know, 571 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: multiple ones, four turnovers that that's a problem that they 572 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: they've got to clean up. Winning by three touchdowns after 573 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: four turnovers that two un heard of, but also ten 574 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: runs for him in that game, Josh Allen, and you 575 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: saw that those long legs of is being all twisted 576 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: around under piles or in piles. You know, that's the 577 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: kind of thing that's going to make the Bills and 578 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: their fan base quite nervous. All right, let's talk about 579 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: nervous for a second. Take out the fact that injury 580 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: would be on the table for any player in the NFL. 581 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: What worries the Buffalo Bills being as good as they 582 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: are and being as talented and veteran as they are, 583 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: What worries them right now about this season? Or does 584 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 1: anything worry them? Wow, You've been around this game long 585 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: and like to know that gms and coaches and team ownership, 586 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: they live in a worried world, especially the coaches in 587 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: the GM, because their security is tied to success or, 588 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: And honestly, Sean McDermott will tell you that. You know, 589 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: he'll laugh on somebody said what are you concerned about? 590 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: And then he'll stop and say, when am I not concerned? 591 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: But I'll say this, I think the worry is probably 592 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: just staying you know, keeping keeping Allen healthy, h staying 593 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: ahead of the opponents who are gunning for them every week. 594 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: Now that again, they were a good team in twenty 595 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: twenty one, outstanding team, one of the best in the league, 596 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: really good, one of the best in the league. In 597 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, you could argue, you know that, I 598 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: mean they got to the championship game. Okay, so that 599 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 1: you could argue they were you know, were they even better? 600 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: But I thought their ascension was more so even last year. 601 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 1: So what it is now is staying focused while the 602 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: opponent so dialed in to taking you down. We didn't 603 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: see that Thursday night, and I don't know if that's 604 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 1: you know, the the court hangover of Super Bowl, the 605 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: Rims getting those rings and celebrating, dropping the banner and 606 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: all that and Opening night and okay, we won, so 607 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 1: how far it up are we to win again? Yeah? 608 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: You know, it's there is we all know there's that 609 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 1: special hunger thing that you've got to have to get 610 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: it there after the second time. But I think therein 611 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: is the key is staying staying on point. Are throwing 612 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:38,239 Speaker 1: an interesting, I think interesting element to this is how 613 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: they juggle the contracts when you when you are good 614 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: and you've got a lot of good players, they want 615 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: to be paid this just inn Well, you know, they've 616 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: they've extended some deals and they did the Dawson Knox 617 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: deal to tight end right before the season, and this 618 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 1: guy is yet to you know, get you know, I 619 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: don't know how many All Pro or Pro Bowl votes 620 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: he's received, but he's not received that honor yet, and 621 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: they're paying him like one of the best tight ends 622 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 1: in the league now where the contract extension and includes 623 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: thirty one million and guaranteed money. Well, Jordan's fourrier, the 624 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: safety who got a pick in that opener, and who's 625 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: been one of their best players and he wasn't All 626 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,800 Speaker 1: Pro lester. They well, you know, he's looking for his 627 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: and so far they've been able to repease him. Just 628 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: recently did over the weekend they adjusted his deal to 629 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: give him to go from five hundred thousand in make 630 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:29,800 Speaker 1: able and cent of money for this year to two million. 631 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:32,799 Speaker 1: But he's still looking for an extension and Drew rosenounced 632 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 1: his agent said, let's do that to tide you over 633 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 1: for now and let's see if we can get you, 634 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 1: you know, the deal that we want to and they're 635 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:46,280 Speaker 1: still talking about it, but you know, maintaining I think attitude, happiness, concentration, 636 00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:50,800 Speaker 1: all the things that you go into keeping a team told, 637 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: I think they'd be the big concern. Bick Crucie. It 638 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 1: seems as if the Buffalo Bills are embracing, not fearing 639 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:04,439 Speaker 1: the super Bowl or bust mantra that surrounds them your 640 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: spot on of that like, they are very much of 641 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: the mindset that says, we're read, we know it, and 642 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 1: let's do what good teams do. That that is their 643 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:20,919 Speaker 1: basic approach to everything. And this is going to sound 644 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 1: like a contradiction. I don't think it's done arrogantly. I 645 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: think it's done more with the understanding of what they 646 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 1: are versus the Bravado, If that makes sense. It certainly 647 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: starts with that Josh Allen before the expectations begin and 648 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:40,719 Speaker 1: end with him, and then go beyond that. To say that, 649 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:45,239 Speaker 1: to say that, I think Ron Moller's presence is huge 650 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:47,799 Speaker 1: with this. This is a super Bowl MVP. I'm their roster, 651 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: a two time Super Bowl winner. His presence, I mean, 652 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: first has to be as a productive player, but add 653 00:35:55,200 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 1: to that a guy who understands the path and the 654 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,560 Speaker 1: most how to lead and is doing that from what 655 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:05,359 Speaker 1: I'm told, I mean, I'm not in Moost meeting rooms, 656 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 1: I'm not in most practice sessions, but every bit of 657 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:11,800 Speaker 1: feedback I get is he's definitely earning part of what 658 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,239 Speaker 1: they're paying him, which is including close to fifty two 659 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: million and guaranteed money this year next year by being 660 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:22,120 Speaker 1: the you know, being that guy, being the way, the 661 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: guy who has a map shows these young guys, Okay, 662 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:26,800 Speaker 1: this is how you get from here to where we 663 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:31,879 Speaker 1: want to go. Where has Sean McDermott improved the most 664 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:34,799 Speaker 1: as a head coach in your time observing him? Huh? 665 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 1: That's a good one. I mean, I think I'd say 666 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: the biggest apoplish he has made, along with Brandon being 667 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:48,799 Speaker 1: the GM, is putting a team together that embodies ends 668 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:52,720 Speaker 1: I guess embraces as well the approach that he believes 669 00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 1: in the team. First and you know, getting the white 670 00:36:56,719 --> 00:37:01,000 Speaker 1: kind of guys of character whatever. Now I say this 671 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,840 Speaker 1: as someone who also covered a very you know it 672 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:07,680 Speaker 1: was it was. It was not a mcdermant light story 673 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,160 Speaker 1: or a Bill's light story, at least given the way 674 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: these two being a mcdernant run things. But the punter 675 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 1: that they had drafted matter is is that comes in 676 00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 1: and it turns out that he's you know, a civil 677 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,720 Speaker 1: lawsuit for being part of a gangwork while being accused 678 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: of that while he was at San Diego State along 679 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:27,160 Speaker 1: with two other former San Diego State players. That definitely, 680 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:31,560 Speaker 1: if it didn't rock the role of those who believe in, 681 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,840 Speaker 1: you know, in Sean, we trust in Brandon, we trust 682 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 1: it certainly made people do a double take. It so, okay, 683 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:40,840 Speaker 1: what are you guys doing here? Yep, they moved on 684 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: from him, did the right thing there. There were some 685 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: questions about how quickly they reacted to that, but ultimately 686 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:51,200 Speaker 1: they reacted, and I think the sense of good world 687 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: that they've had, maybe some of that's been at least compromised, 688 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:56,840 Speaker 1: but I think for the most part there's still this 689 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,359 Speaker 1: trust that they put it together the right right now 690 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,799 Speaker 1: or I want to see him improve and where I'm 691 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: going to be interested and it could be as soon 692 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:09,279 Speaker 1: as Monday Night's game is game management. He didn't have 693 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:12,040 Speaker 1: to manage a game against the Ramps. That game was 694 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:15,560 Speaker 1: managed on the scoreboard. Let's see what happens in a 695 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:19,680 Speaker 1: closer circumstances if it unfolds anything stuff order. What we 696 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:23,759 Speaker 1: saw between the Titans of Giants were head coaching decisions 697 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:29,720 Speaker 1: on clock management, down, distance management, type of skid defense 698 00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:31,359 Speaker 1: to put in. And you know where I'm going here. 699 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: We're back to the thirteen second thing. And that's where 700 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,480 Speaker 1: you know, people still have that stuck in their crops 701 00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: from the Chiefs, the origional playoff loss and in how 702 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:45,319 Speaker 1: they handled the end of game circumstance. So we need 703 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: to see that. I think fans need to get a 704 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:52,439 Speaker 1: dose of Josh excuse me, of Sean managing the game 705 00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:55,240 Speaker 1: the way they want to see him managing. Vic Carucci 706 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:57,880 Speaker 1: as always, thank you so much for the insight and 707 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 1: for the time, by my pleasure and anytime my friends 708 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:11,839 Speaker 1: talked to you, so very good man, Vick FuG Yes, 709 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: very nice of him to chat for a while, very nice. 710 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 1: And we are gearing up for Monday night football. I 711 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,960 Speaker 1: think the hard thing about this week. The loss was 712 00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 1: very disappointing. It's been broken down forty nine thousand different ways, 713 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,800 Speaker 1: which every loss is. But the hard thing is, with 714 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,719 Speaker 1: this being a Monday night game as we record this 715 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:36,479 Speaker 1: on Friday morning, the Titans have just practiced one time 716 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:41,080 Speaker 1: YEP adjusted schedules. Well, it would be much better if 717 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,279 Speaker 1: they had practiced two times and we were moving towards 718 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:46,759 Speaker 1: the Friday practice because then all of us have gotten 719 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,040 Speaker 1: it out of their system. The team has had to 720 00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,560 Speaker 1: get it out of their system and they will be 721 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 1: well rested and hopefully more on point, because that's what 722 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:57,680 Speaker 1: it's going to take. I mean, we've seen a lot 723 00:39:57,719 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 1: of work around here. We've seen obviously one practice. We 724 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,319 Speaker 1: know that there have been lots of meetings. They've done 725 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:06,439 Speaker 1: the same thing that we do. We break it all down, 726 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 1: we discuss it at nauseum, and then we move on. 727 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,560 Speaker 1: So now it's just on to the next you know, 728 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:15,320 Speaker 1: a new game plan, some things to iron out, and 729 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 1: then we're rocking and rolling and heading to Buffalo. That's 730 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,520 Speaker 1: just what it is. Here we go again, five o'clock 731 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: Central time for Titans Countdown on Titans Radio. That's one 732 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:27,880 Speaker 1: h four five the Zone in Nashville and six to 733 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:32,640 Speaker 1: fifteen is the kickoff from Buffalo. Want to thank everybody 734 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:36,759 Speaker 1: for tuning in to all of our Titans Radio programming. 735 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:39,440 Speaker 1: We're always very appreciative of that. There will not be 736 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:42,120 Speaker 1: a Mike Rabel Show on Monday Night because obviously there's 737 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: a game. The game is the Mike Vrabel Show. Game 738 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,560 Speaker 1: is the game is clearly the Mike Vrabel Show. There 739 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:52,319 Speaker 1: will be a Titans Tonight Wednesday with Keith Bullock. That's 740 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:55,279 Speaker 1: six to seven on Titans Radio one h four five 741 00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:57,960 Speaker 1: the Zone in Nashville. If you want to send us 742 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,879 Speaker 1: a question for that, we would like that response. Keith 743 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:05,040 Speaker 1: Bullock likes response at Titans Radio is where you can 744 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:10,040 Speaker 1: submit your questions on Twitter hashtag Titans Tonight as well. Yep, absolutely, 745 00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:13,760 Speaker 1: and we really do like answering those questions. It drives 746 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,560 Speaker 1: the conversation more than us just well, because we want 747 00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:18,440 Speaker 1: to talk about what you want. Yeah, I would much 748 00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:20,799 Speaker 1: rather talk about what people actually want to hear about 749 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:23,239 Speaker 1: as opposed to just what we are musing about at 750 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:26,200 Speaker 1: the time. Although sometimes we are very interesting people. I 751 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: want to address the things that people actually want addressed. 752 00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:33,239 Speaker 1: Because Keith Bullock has incredible insight. He's phenomenal. He's so 753 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: good and so whatever we can do, please send us 754 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 1: those questions. Whenever you're thinking though, well, i'd drop him in. 755 00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:41,200 Speaker 1: I'd like to think a lot of what we do 756 00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:44,960 Speaker 1: is pretty good. But the Keith Bullock Show, which is 757 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:49,160 Speaker 1: Titans Tonight, presented by Pinnacle Financial Partners, is one of 758 00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:53,040 Speaker 1: the most underrated things we've always done because he is 759 00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:55,479 Speaker 1: so good. Yes, you know he had to say quon 760 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:58,239 Speaker 1: Barkley thing in week one, he laid out what they've 761 00:41:58,239 --> 00:42:00,440 Speaker 1: got to do against Josh Allen this week. I mean, 762 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:05,680 Speaker 1: there's a completely different insight that he brings, and you know, 763 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:09,400 Speaker 1: part of it is because he is Coach mac trained. 764 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:12,000 Speaker 1: He played for Dave McGinnis for the majority of his 765 00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:15,560 Speaker 1: career and so you can hear some of the threads 766 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:20,520 Speaker 1: of Coach Mack in Keith Bullocks analysis, which is really 767 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,839 Speaker 1: deep from the standpoint that he I mean, he played 768 00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:26,960 Speaker 1: for Jim Schwartz, he played for Gunther Cunningham, he played 769 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,280 Speaker 1: for Dave McGinnis. I mean, he played for some really 770 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:34,520 Speaker 1: really good football coaches and he's a bright guy. He's 771 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:37,200 Speaker 1: obviously got a lot of personality and a lot of charisma. 772 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:40,040 Speaker 1: We enjoy him. So it's Wednesday night at six o'clock. 773 00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:44,239 Speaker 1: Ye please tune in and send questions, Send questions goodness. 774 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:46,960 Speaker 1: I want to thank our friends at Farm Bureau Health 775 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:50,759 Speaker 1: Plans for sponsoring the OTP. Farm Bureau Health Plans has 776 00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:54,600 Speaker 1: been serving members and protecting their health for seventy five years. 777 00:42:55,360 --> 00:43:01,320 Speaker 1: Learned about our Tennessee roots at FBHP dot com. For 778 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:04,200 Speaker 1: Amy Wells, I'm Mike Keith, thanking you for joining us 779 00:43:04,440 --> 00:43:07,919 Speaker 1: for the O. T. Pete. Welcome to the big show 780 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:13,080 Speaker 1: where the legends go. Everybody knows it's our house, fighting 781 00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:16,960 Speaker 1: thought Tennessee, making us to read greatness is meant to 782 00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:17,120 Speaker 1: be