WEBVTT - The OTP | Gearing up for Training Camp 0:00:11.840 --> 0:00:12.840 This is the ott. 0:00:13.280 --> 0:00:17.400 I'm Amy Wells and I'm joined by Titan Senior writer 0:00:17.560 --> 0:00:22.599 editor Jim Wyatt. Jim, I've brought you outside today, not 0:00:23.000 --> 0:00:26.400 just because it's about one hundred degrees in Nashville and 0:00:26.440 --> 0:00:28.680 that felt like kind of a mean trick, but because 0:00:28.720 --> 0:00:31.320 training camp is just around the corner, and this felt 0:00:31.320 --> 0:00:34.160 like the right place to really get in the mood, 0:00:34.240 --> 0:00:36.080 really feel the vibe. 0:00:35.720 --> 0:00:38.640 Of training camp. But the heat is also a real thing. 0:00:39.280 --> 0:00:41.080 Yes, and if we ruin a phil vibe, we can 0:00:41.120 --> 0:00:43.400 take it out to the fifty, right out and mail 0:00:43.520 --> 0:00:45.040 the sun. You'll do that? 0:00:45.280 --> 0:00:46.240 No, I sure don't. 0:00:46.400 --> 0:00:46.600 Don't. 0:00:46.640 --> 0:00:49.320 I'm not there yet, and I don't think anybody's really 0:00:49.360 --> 0:00:51.760 there yet. You can see behind us. They're mowing the fields, 0:00:51.800 --> 0:00:55.560 they're getting everything ready. There's construction happening around Saint Thomas 0:00:55.600 --> 0:00:58.320 Sports Park, putting up the tents and the bleachers and 0:00:58.680 --> 0:01:01.080 all of the things that you see every year at 0:01:01.200 --> 0:01:01.920 training camp. 0:01:02.240 --> 0:01:04.200 But Jim, can you believe we're really here? 0:01:04.760 --> 0:01:06.399 Yeah, it's hard to believe, you know these You know, 0:01:06.640 --> 0:01:09.320 once they finish Mini camp and you've got the countdown 0:01:09.319 --> 0:01:12.120 to training camp, it always flies by. But yeah, you're right, 0:01:12.200 --> 0:01:13.840 once you see the tents going up. Once you see 0:01:13.840 --> 0:01:17.000 the field being painted, the numbers going in, you know 0:01:17.040 --> 0:01:19.319 it's getting close. More more people in the building now 0:01:19.360 --> 0:01:21.720 than there have been the last couple of weeks, and 0:01:22.120 --> 0:01:23.639 we'll be out here on the field next week. 0:01:23.760 --> 0:01:27.240 We haven't seen a training camp that is this hot. 0:01:27.319 --> 0:01:29.040 I looked at the forecast right before. 0:01:28.840 --> 0:01:31.959 I came down here, and temperatures in Nashville are supposed 0:01:32.040 --> 0:01:33.840 to be in the mid to upper nineties. 0:01:33.840 --> 0:01:36.399 And that's not heat index, that's like air temperature. 0:01:36.520 --> 0:01:36.720 Right. 0:01:37.600 --> 0:01:39.600 How do you think that's going to impact the way 0:01:39.680 --> 0:01:42.600 the Titans are able to work, because it really is, 0:01:42.720 --> 0:01:44.560 I mean at some points a safety concern. 0:01:45.040 --> 0:01:47.520 Yeah, and we'll find out pretty quickly who's in great 0:01:47.560 --> 0:01:50.520 shape and who's been working. Yeah. I do think because 0:01:50.520 --> 0:01:52.880 of the schedule, a lot of eight o'clock practices, we're 0:01:52.880 --> 0:01:54.840 going to really get going and be done by the 0:01:54.880 --> 0:01:59.240 time the real heat gets gets out here. I think 0:01:59.360 --> 0:02:01.440 I don't think it'll be that much of a concern. 0:02:01.520 --> 0:02:05.000 I mean, I think most days it is an eight 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:09.120 to ten fifteen practice and then obviously interviews, you know, 0:02:09.160 --> 0:02:11.680 Brian Callahan will be talking to what people are eating, 0:02:11.680 --> 0:02:14.880 their raising brand. I think his press conference starts at 0:02:14.880 --> 0:02:16.880 maybe seven, seven to fifteen in the morning a lot 0:02:16.880 --> 0:02:18.880 of those days, so they can get going early to 0:02:18.960 --> 0:02:21.680 get the gay started. I think heat obviously will be 0:02:21.800 --> 0:02:24.120 an issue for some guys that they have to make 0:02:24.120 --> 0:02:27.440 sure they hydrate, but I think I think guys will manage. 0:02:27.480 --> 0:02:29.480 It'll be good for him. I think the real heat 0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:32.280 will come when we're in Atlanta and in Tampa, because 0:02:32.280 --> 0:02:33.840 I think there's practice a little bit later in the 0:02:33.919 --> 0:02:36.080 day and they know heat down there as well. 0:02:36.200 --> 0:02:39.560 Yeah, it's it's hot everywhere, especially in the South. As 0:02:39.560 --> 0:02:42.000 we're getting ready for training camp and really building up 0:02:42.040 --> 0:02:42.400 to it. 0:02:42.919 --> 0:02:44.000 You mentioned it. 0:02:44.040 --> 0:02:46.399 You can almost feel it in the building that things 0:02:46.440 --> 0:02:49.440 are about to get started. So anything different about maybe 0:02:49.480 --> 0:02:51.920 the vibe or what you're feeling around the building this 0:02:52.040 --> 0:02:53.240 year than in previous years. 0:02:53.320 --> 0:02:55.600 Yeah, I mean, I think the way Brian Kyleahan approached 0:02:55.639 --> 0:02:59.480 the off season, more competition, more togetherness, trying to get 0:02:59.520 --> 0:03:02.040 players to know each other better. I think it's been great, 0:03:02.080 --> 0:03:04.480 and I think the energy throughout the off season was good, 0:03:04.600 --> 0:03:07.520 you know, from from the practice sessions to what we 0:03:07.560 --> 0:03:09.400 saw at the end of practice when they would have 0:03:09.480 --> 0:03:12.880 competitive figures where guys would work against one another in 0:03:13.280 --> 0:03:15.680 groups as he divided up the team. So I think 0:03:15.720 --> 0:03:17.920 the energy has been really good for this team. And 0:03:17.960 --> 0:03:20.320 I think, you know, Dinard Wilson been in year two, 0:03:20.320 --> 0:03:23.320 and Nick Holt's been in year two, and and you know, 0:03:23.400 --> 0:03:26.440 obviously change his own Special Teams John Fossil, the way 0:03:26.440 --> 0:03:29.200 he's kind of conducted things with the Special Teams unit, 0:03:29.360 --> 0:03:33.520 I think there's more confidence, more more togetherness, and feels 0:03:33.600 --> 0:03:35.920 like this team is UH is going to be in 0:03:35.920 --> 0:03:37.600 a better position as we start camp. 0:03:37.880 --> 0:03:40.240 You know, I had the opportunity to talk to Brian 0:03:40.360 --> 0:03:45.400 Callahan on the OTP about competition and where that idea 0:03:45.480 --> 0:03:48.240 came from to really foster a sense of competition and 0:03:48.280 --> 0:03:52.960 everything they do. And he talked about how competition and 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:55.080 overcoming adversity together. 0:03:55.280 --> 0:03:57.240 Really breeds the culture of your. 0:03:57.160 --> 0:04:00.880 Team, and so he was very intentional about doing that 0:04:01.040 --> 0:04:04.960 during the off season program. What's interesting now is that 0:04:05.200 --> 0:04:09.680 training camp is inherently competitive because this is where jobs 0:04:09.680 --> 0:04:10.600 are won and lost. 0:04:11.040 --> 0:04:12.400 How do you think that's going. 0:04:12.200 --> 0:04:16.400 To carry over where yes, it's competition, Yes we're all 0:04:16.440 --> 0:04:18.800 going up against each other all the time, but we're 0:04:18.839 --> 0:04:20.520 also trying to create a team. 0:04:21.000 --> 0:04:24.760 Yeah, and and certainly you know, training camp does bring 0:04:24.800 --> 0:04:27.760 out the energy and brings out the competition more than 0:04:27.760 --> 0:04:29.599 any other time because you're putting the pads on the 0:04:29.600 --> 0:04:32.640 first time. Some jobs are at stake, so you know, 0:04:32.680 --> 0:04:35.680 I know they always preach about, you know, don't cross 0:04:35.720 --> 0:04:38.120 the line, don't get into fights. But sometimes when you're 0:04:38.440 --> 0:04:42.159 in practice and your jobs on the line and the 0:04:42.200 --> 0:04:46.000 guy against you is is is bothering you? I guess 0:04:46.120 --> 0:04:48.240 the tide of working with them days in a row, 0:04:48.279 --> 0:04:51.080 that's when you'll see some scraps happen. But I think 0:04:51.360 --> 0:04:53.960 they wanted to keep guys keep it in line. Uh, 0:04:54.120 --> 0:04:57.360 you know, support one another. Like you said, we're all 0:04:57.360 --> 0:04:58.800 a team trying to work together. 0:04:59.360 --> 0:04:59.480 Uh. 0:04:59.640 --> 0:05:02.280 But nothing like putting on the pads and the heat 0:05:02.279 --> 0:05:04.080 that will bring out the best in guys. 0:05:04.279 --> 0:05:07.159 Shameless plug If you haven't listened to that OTP with 0:05:07.240 --> 0:05:11.039 Brian Callahan. 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I think he's been really good this offseason. 0:06:17.360 --> 0:06:20.880 Who starts next to him, James Williams, Gray, Otis Reese. 0:06:20.880 --> 0:06:22.760 I think that's a big one. I think Reese. I 0:06:22.760 --> 0:06:26.800 think it's between you know, between Williams and Gray. I 0:06:26.800 --> 0:06:29.120 think throughout the offseason. I'd say probably Gray has the 0:06:29.200 --> 0:06:32.880 league going into camp, but I say Williams has the 0:06:32.960 --> 0:06:35.039 league going into camp. But Gray has a chance to 0:06:35.080 --> 0:06:38.960 certainly win, win, And that's what competition and that's what 0:06:39.000 --> 0:06:40.840 training camps all about. That's one of them. A lot 0:06:40.920 --> 0:06:42.719 of other ones. Are you know, who's going to be 0:06:42.720 --> 0:06:45.119 the third tight end, who's going to be the ninth 0:06:45.120 --> 0:06:49.000 and tenth offensive lineman. How are things going to shape 0:06:49.000 --> 0:06:51.600 out in the secondary, and how our guys going to 0:06:51.600 --> 0:06:54.720 be able to stay healthy? I think what happens at 0:06:54.800 --> 0:06:56.960 the receiver position, I know we'll probably get into that 0:06:57.040 --> 0:06:59.560 as well. A lot will hin join how the young 0:06:59.640 --> 0:07:03.560 rookies do. So I would say probably going into camp, 0:07:03.560 --> 0:07:05.440 if you've got a fifty three man roster, I think 0:07:05.480 --> 0:07:08.400 probably you know, GM head coach have a pretty good 0:07:08.480 --> 0:07:12.360 idea on fifty guys, and so you've got three guys 0:07:12.400 --> 0:07:16.280 biling for spots and they'll have to proving help on 0:07:16.360 --> 0:07:19.760 special teams and prove that they're better than maybe a 0:07:19.840 --> 0:07:21.840 fringe guid. Another position group, Well. 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:24.080 Let's talk about those receivers a little bit, because there's 0:07:24.160 --> 0:07:25.600 thirteen in that room right now. 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:26.760 That's a pretty big number. 0:07:26.880 --> 0:07:30.160 What do guys have to do to really separate themselves 0:07:30.160 --> 0:07:32.600 from the group. We know Calvin Bridley's going to be 0:07:32.640 --> 0:07:36.760 a starter, but behind him, there's a lot of configurations 0:07:36.760 --> 0:07:39.120 of these guys and ways that it could shake out. 0:07:39.440 --> 0:07:41.120 Yeah, I agree. I mean, I think the only thing 0:07:41.160 --> 0:07:43.200 you know for sure going into camp is that Calvin 0:07:43.280 --> 0:07:46.240 Ridley is the one and expect him to be good 0:07:46.360 --> 0:07:48.680 after that. I mean, you look at Van Jefferson and 0:07:48.720 --> 0:07:51.600 you look at Tyler Lockett. You figure those guys, because 0:07:51.640 --> 0:07:54.320 of their experience, would fall in line at being the 0:07:54.320 --> 0:07:55.760 two and the three. But I don't know that it 0:07:55.840 --> 0:07:57.960 necessarily has to shake out that way. I think that's 0:07:58.000 --> 0:08:02.880 where Shimrie d Kay and Elec eelmannor depending on how 0:08:02.920 --> 0:08:05.600 they do, they could change the peck and gold in 0:08:05.640 --> 0:08:07.720 that group. If one of those guys is really good 0:08:07.760 --> 0:08:09.720 and they feel like they can count on those guys early, 0:08:09.760 --> 0:08:12.240 maybe they move up and are guys that they think 0:08:12.280 --> 0:08:16.000 they can regularly count on to be on the field 0:08:16.000 --> 0:08:17.360 as a two or three. So maybe one of the 0:08:17.440 --> 0:08:19.960 veterans slides back a little bit. We haven't seen a 0:08:19.960 --> 0:08:22.960 lot of Tyler Locke at the soft season because he 0:08:23.040 --> 0:08:25.520 was dealing with an injury and had some other stuff 0:08:25.600 --> 0:08:29.800 going on. He had his first child, So I'm anxious 0:08:29.840 --> 0:08:32.880 to see what he looks like when camp starts. I 0:08:32.880 --> 0:08:35.760 think the room certainly probably, I think he's probably been 0:08:35.800 --> 0:08:38.559 impressed by what is around him, so he knows he's 0:08:38.600 --> 0:08:42.080 going to have to get after it. After that. I mean, 0:08:42.760 --> 0:08:44.520 I think Bryce Oliver, because of what we can do 0:08:44.600 --> 0:08:47.160 on special teams, probably has a good shot to make it. 0:08:47.240 --> 0:08:50.240 So that's six. All the guys I've mentioned, I think 0:08:50.280 --> 0:08:53.400 there's potential this team keeps seven. So then you know 0:08:53.520 --> 0:08:57.040 who's the seventh. You know, Xavier Rostreppo has been really 0:08:57.080 --> 0:08:59.840 good the soft season, but you've got Trailing Burkes obviously, 0:09:00.080 --> 0:09:02.640 Jawan Jackson and Mason Kinsey, a lot of other guys 0:09:02.679 --> 0:09:06.679 that they're gonna be bailing out, and so curiously how 0:09:06.679 --> 0:09:08.520 that plays out, and health is going to have something 0:09:08.559 --> 0:09:10.599 to do with it too, because guys get hurt in 0:09:10.640 --> 0:09:14.040 thisspractice time. Just don't know that I meant that I 0:09:14.040 --> 0:09:19.960 even mentioned Trailing Burke's so Trey Lin, I mean, we 0:09:20.000 --> 0:09:22.080 haven't seen a lot of him this off season, comes 0:09:22.120 --> 0:09:24.720 back from his ACL so does he have one last 0:09:24.760 --> 0:09:27.959 surge in him to try to say, hey, I'm worth 0:09:28.000 --> 0:09:30.280 keeping around, and we'll spine that out. 0:09:30.520 --> 0:09:33.480 The numbers are so interesting too, because, okay, so if 0:09:33.520 --> 0:09:36.400 the Titans end up keeping seven wide receivers, how does 0:09:36.440 --> 0:09:38.760 that impact some of these other groups and the numbers 0:09:38.760 --> 0:09:41.599 they're able to keep. And one of those groups is 0:09:41.640 --> 0:09:44.240 the offensive line that's seen a lot of change, a 0:09:44.240 --> 0:09:47.080 lot of kind of reshuffling of people. There's new faces 0:09:47.120 --> 0:09:49.320 in there. But that's another group where you want to 0:09:49.360 --> 0:09:51.560 have some depth. But who is that going to be 0:09:51.600 --> 0:09:52.960 and how are those numbers gonna work? 0:09:53.200 --> 0:09:55.560 Yeah, And I think the biggest one for me starting 0:09:55.600 --> 0:09:58.480 off is on the offensive line especially is what is 0:09:58.559 --> 0:10:01.400 Lloyd Kushianberry ready for King Camp? Is he how much 0:10:01.640 --> 0:10:03.800 if he's not ready, when does he join the team? 0:10:03.840 --> 0:10:07.520 How much is he able to do? What Dan Moore 0:10:07.600 --> 0:10:10.360 looks like with the pads on at left tackle? How 0:10:10.440 --> 0:10:13.559 Jc Latham you know, adjust with the pads on playing 0:10:13.640 --> 0:10:16.199 right tackle, had a great off season. Avision mentioned who's 0:10:16.240 --> 0:10:17.880 behind him? You know, Corey Levin got to work a 0:10:17.960 --> 0:10:20.760 lot of work at center. I think he's in, you know, 0:10:20.840 --> 0:10:25.120 good shape to be a backup there. Hants obviously a 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:28.240 swing guy who can play a number of spots. Uh, 0:10:28.600 --> 0:10:32.480 you know, a joke. Wu the team likes him. I 0:10:32.480 --> 0:10:34.840 think he's versatile enough where he can play some. So 0:10:34.880 --> 0:10:37.440 that's eight. So then you're battling for nine and ten 0:10:37.600 --> 0:10:40.120 and you know a lot of guys in that group 0:10:40.840 --> 0:10:43.880 curious to see how how it plays out rupture as 0:10:43.920 --> 0:10:47.400 somebody who's been valuable can play a number of different spots, 0:10:47.440 --> 0:10:51.960 and Mustafer is new and so curiously how some of 0:10:52.000 --> 0:10:54.280 these some of these play out. And again, health is 0:10:54.280 --> 0:10:55.240 going to determine a lot. 0:10:55.440 --> 0:10:57.160 Yep, there's a lot to watch for sure. 0:10:57.280 --> 0:11:00.280 While we're talking about the offense, we've made it, I 0:11:00.360 --> 0:11:03.440 mean over ten minutes, and we haven't mentioned the quarterbacks yet. 0:11:03.480 --> 0:11:06.000 So this feels like an appropriate time to bring up 0:11:06.000 --> 0:11:10.120 the quarterback of it all. It seems as though all 0:11:10.240 --> 0:11:14.280 indicator's point to cam Ward being the expected number one 0:11:14.320 --> 0:11:18.520 quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. With that in mind, what 0:11:18.720 --> 0:11:22.800 does a successful training camp look like for cam Ward 0:11:22.960 --> 0:11:26.360 when it seems like you already know what the expectation 0:11:26.800 --> 0:11:28.200 is when camp is over. 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:32.280 Yeah, I think just him being more comfortable, not making 0:11:32.280 --> 0:11:37.679 the same mistake twice, not turning the ball over, getting 0:11:37.720 --> 0:11:39.840 on the same page with the receivers. Yeah, I mean 0:11:40.000 --> 0:11:43.000 at this point, Cam is expected to be the starter. 0:11:43.120 --> 0:11:45.719 I think based on what he's done, based on what 0:11:45.880 --> 0:11:50.400 they picked him, based on his overall ability, I think 0:11:50.440 --> 0:11:52.800 he's going to be. He's the best quarterback on this team. 0:11:53.360 --> 0:11:55.000 And now he's just got to go out and build 0:11:55.120 --> 0:11:57.559 momentum during the course of camping. And again he's got 0:11:57.600 --> 0:12:00.840 to stay healthy too. But like everything I've seen from Cam, 0:12:00.960 --> 0:12:05.080 you know, so far, from his competitiveness, to his work ethic, 0:12:05.200 --> 0:12:08.040 to his no nonsense approach to wanting to be out 0:12:08.080 --> 0:12:10.160 here every day and if not here in the building 0:12:10.480 --> 0:12:13.400 early in the morning and working during the off season, 0:12:14.320 --> 0:12:16.280 I think they just don't want to have any setbacks 0:12:16.280 --> 0:12:19.360 from him and just want to see his you know, growth, 0:12:19.480 --> 0:12:21.360 just continue to go on an upward trek. 0:12:21.640 --> 0:12:27.800 So knowing that that is all but secure, what then 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:30.800 does that mean for Will Levis? What does this training 0:12:30.840 --> 0:12:33.839 camp really mean for him as he continues his growth 0:12:33.880 --> 0:12:35.360 as a quarterback in this league? 0:12:35.679 --> 0:12:38.080 Yeah, I mean, I think Will has done everything right too. 0:12:38.200 --> 0:12:40.959 It's a tough spot for Will because this time last year, 0:12:41.000 --> 0:12:43.800 everybody was talking about him being the starter and what 0:12:43.880 --> 0:12:47.199 he has to do to be ready for the season, 0:12:47.280 --> 0:12:50.360 and now he knows that cam Ward was brought Why 0:12:50.440 --> 0:12:52.400 cam Ward was brought in here? And I think Will's 0:12:52.440 --> 0:12:55.440 handled it well. He went to California, you know, work 0:12:55.480 --> 0:12:58.319 with Jordan Palmer. I think he improved his technique and 0:12:58.480 --> 0:13:00.559 proved his accuracy. I think on the field to think 0:13:00.559 --> 0:13:03.720 he's been good this off season, but I think he 0:13:03.880 --> 0:13:08.240 knows that his path is as the team's number two quarterback. 0:13:08.800 --> 0:13:11.240 Uh so he needs to play well. He needs to 0:13:11.280 --> 0:13:15.320 solidify that. With all that said, you know, I know 0:13:15.400 --> 0:13:17.720 other teams are going to be watching the Titans this 0:13:17.760 --> 0:13:20.160 off season when Will Levis is playing. They're going to be, 0:13:20.679 --> 0:13:23.240 you know, having joint practices against the Buccaneers and the 0:13:23.240 --> 0:13:27.120 Falcons and and you know it's not going to surprise 0:13:27.240 --> 0:13:30.439 me if other teams, depending on what happens across the league, 0:13:30.760 --> 0:13:34.280 start making calls to Mike Bragan's and Chad Brinker and 0:13:34.280 --> 0:13:38.720 and inquire about Will Levis. So and you know, I 0:13:38.720 --> 0:13:40.439 think if you get an offer, you can't refuse. You 0:13:40.520 --> 0:13:43.040 gotta you got to consider that as well. So Will's 0:13:43.080 --> 0:13:46.280 playing for his fate on this year's on this team. 0:13:46.760 --> 0:13:50.079 Uh God forbid something happens to cam Ward. You know, 0:13:50.120 --> 0:13:52.360 he's got to put himself into a position where he 0:13:52.360 --> 0:13:53.679 can be the star if it has to be. And 0:13:53.800 --> 0:13:57.160 also we we can't ignore the fact that, uh, that 0:13:57.280 --> 0:14:00.880 things happen in this league that uh, that will surprise sometimes. 0:14:00.920 --> 0:14:03.320 And I'm not gonna be surprised if teams at least 0:14:03.320 --> 0:14:05.679 are inquiring about him as the season approaches. 0:14:05.840 --> 0:14:08.160 And there's two other guys in that room Brandon Allen 0:14:08.200 --> 0:14:12.560 and Tim Boyle both added during free agency. What can 0:14:12.600 --> 0:14:16.680 they do to insert themselves into this conversation and become 0:14:16.760 --> 0:14:19.440 people who are actually thought of as guys who could 0:14:19.440 --> 0:14:20.520 be in that number two spot. 0:14:20.600 --> 0:14:22.560 Yeah, I think Brandon Allen between those two, I think 0:14:22.600 --> 0:14:25.280 Brandon Allen is the guy who would if let's say 0:14:25.280 --> 0:14:27.800 Will EV's not here, brand I think Brandon Allen is 0:14:27.840 --> 0:14:30.600 the number two. And you know, Brian Callahan has worked 0:14:30.640 --> 0:14:33.000 with him in the past. I think he likes his makeup, 0:14:33.360 --> 0:14:37.040 likes his ability, thinks he's capable of being a solid 0:14:37.160 --> 0:14:40.840 number two, you know, who gives you the better chance 0:14:40.920 --> 0:14:43.880 to win games if let's say cams out for an 0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:47.080 extended period of time, that's certainly something you have to consider, 0:14:47.120 --> 0:14:50.440 I think. But I think Brandon Allen's he just needs 0:14:50.440 --> 0:14:52.360 to you know, kind of like will it needs to 0:14:52.400 --> 0:14:55.560 make good decisions. He can't turn the ball over. Got 0:14:55.560 --> 0:14:58.560 to take advantage of all of his reps. Boil probably 0:14:58.800 --> 0:15:00.880 reps will be a little bit more imitated in the camp, 0:15:00.880 --> 0:15:07.120 I would think, but certainly has opportunity himself to stay 0:15:07.160 --> 0:15:07.920 in a conversation. 0:15:08.280 --> 0:15:10.520 Let's take a minute to talk about you, Jim Waatt. 0:15:10.560 --> 0:15:15.040 Because as the quarterbacks are working throughout training camp, you 0:15:15.320 --> 0:15:19.280 chart every single throw that happens on these fields during camp. 0:15:19.920 --> 0:15:23.160 How exhausting is that for you? There are so many 0:15:23.240 --> 0:15:25.680 footballs thrown during training camp. 0:15:26.120 --> 0:15:28.040 Yeah, so you have to kind of stay locked in. 0:15:28.120 --> 0:15:29.840 You know, certainly you can as you know, you can 0:15:29.840 --> 0:15:34.480 get distracted out here and get into conversations, and so 0:15:34.520 --> 0:15:37.440 I try to just stay locked in and make sure 0:15:37.440 --> 0:15:39.960 I'm not missing a throw. I'm trying to keep track 0:15:39.960 --> 0:15:42.480 of who's throwing it, who's catching it on every play. 0:15:42.920 --> 0:15:45.720 And then if you've probably seen my wall in the office, 0:15:45.720 --> 0:15:49.320 I've got everything taped up there that shows accumulative total 0:15:49.720 --> 0:15:54.000 throughout camp, not only for the quarterbacks, but for the receivers. 0:15:54.080 --> 0:15:56.240 You know, if they're any interceptions. I keep track with 0:15:56.320 --> 0:15:59.320 the kicking stats because it kind of helps me looking 0:15:59.360 --> 0:16:02.320 back to see how guys do you know, obviously guys 0:16:02.360 --> 0:16:04.960 are gonna have their ups and downs, but it gives 0:16:05.040 --> 0:16:08.520 me a good idea of maybe what the complete body 0:16:08.560 --> 0:16:10.600 of work looks like when it's all said and done. 0:16:10.920 --> 0:16:13.920 So it is a lot of work, but certainly gives 0:16:13.920 --> 0:16:16.280 me something right about And on a day, you know, 0:16:16.320 --> 0:16:18.680 if I'm watching the I think the day cam Ward 0:16:18.840 --> 0:16:21.720 was twenty one out of twenty two during the offseason, 0:16:21.840 --> 0:16:24.680 completed maybe nineteen twenty passes in a row. If I'm 0:16:24.720 --> 0:16:27.000 not keeping track of that, I'm thinking he had a 0:16:27.040 --> 0:16:29.480 good day. But by keeping track, I know how good 0:16:29.480 --> 0:16:33.000 of a day he had. And and so it's it's 0:16:33.000 --> 0:16:34.520 certainly a lot of work, but it keeps me locked 0:16:34.520 --> 0:16:35.800 into practices even more. 0:16:36.000 --> 0:16:37.560 How many pencils are you burning through? 0:16:37.840 --> 0:16:40.720 Burning through some pencils? Yeah, I've burned through. I've have 0:16:40.840 --> 0:16:43.320 had to buy another box this offseason. 0:16:43.600 --> 0:16:46.680 Get ready I reload the box him? 0:16:47.760 --> 0:16:50.400 It is I mean with it, the amount of things 0:16:50.400 --> 0:16:53.640 that are happening throughout the course of a training camp practice, 0:16:54.040 --> 0:16:58.320 whether it be on the field, different position groups going 0:16:58.320 --> 0:17:02.400 all at different times, different sections of this team working 0:17:02.440 --> 0:17:06.800 out simultaneously, and just like fans, and there's commotion, and 0:17:06.840 --> 0:17:10.520 there's music, and then there's every media member who covers 0:17:10.520 --> 0:17:12.520 this team, and they're all very chatty because we haven't 0:17:12.520 --> 0:17:13.879 seen each other in a while. 0:17:13.960 --> 0:17:15.639 And so there's a lot going on. 0:17:15.680 --> 0:17:18.199 So I've always been very impressed by Jim Whitatt's stats 0:17:18.240 --> 0:17:22.040 throughout training camp because it is an impressive feat that 0:17:22.080 --> 0:17:23.439 you are able to accomplish. 0:17:23.520 --> 0:17:24.320 I appreciate that. 0:17:24.840 --> 0:17:28.359 Hey, Titans fans, with a Kroger Boost membership, you'll score 0:17:28.480 --> 0:17:32.520 big with double fuel points, free delivery, and lots more. 0:17:32.920 --> 0:17:36.520 Go to Kroger dot com slash boost for details. Kroger 0:17:36.640 --> 0:17:39.120 the official grocer of the Tennessee Titans. 0:17:39.320 --> 0:17:42.640 Tighten Up Home is the forefront of all we do. 0:17:43.040 --> 0:17:45.679 It's why we're so committed to caring for the places 0:17:45.720 --> 0:17:49.080 and spaces in which we work and live. Ashley the 0:17:49.119 --> 0:17:52.080 official furniture provider of the Tennessee Titans. 0:17:52.640 --> 0:17:56.000 Now back to the OTP. All right, let's talk about 0:17:56.040 --> 0:17:57.640 this rookie class just a little bit. 0:17:57.880 --> 0:18:01.240 It's safe to say I think that this rookie class 0:18:01.320 --> 0:18:04.760 is going into training camp with some pretty high expectations. 0:18:04.760 --> 0:18:05.840 Do you get that feeling as well? 0:18:05.920 --> 0:18:08.400 I do you know? Starting with the quarterback, obviously, when 0:18:08.400 --> 0:18:11.600 you got a when you got a number one overall 0:18:11.680 --> 0:18:14.680 pick leading the way, certainly that puts a lot of 0:18:14.760 --> 0:18:17.639 emphasis on that class. But it's not just Cam like 0:18:17.840 --> 0:18:21.920 Fimmy old Deejo. UH has a chance to really kind 0:18:21.960 --> 0:18:25.560 of cut some eyes this offseason. Big expectations out of him, 0:18:25.760 --> 0:18:28.320 expect I think they expect him to be a guy 0:18:28.359 --> 0:18:31.000 that's on the field from the very start in week one, 0:18:31.640 --> 0:18:33.840 and Uh he'll have to prove that he's ready in camp. 0:18:34.080 --> 0:18:36.439 We kind of touched on the receivers, but you know, 0:18:36.520 --> 0:18:41.760 the rookie receivers, including Rastreppo, UH, bring a lot of 0:18:41.880 --> 0:18:44.280 attention to this class, and those guys have a chance, 0:18:44.680 --> 0:18:48.000 you know, especially DK and io manor have a chance 0:18:48.080 --> 0:18:51.600 to really make a big impact for this team. Early 0:18:52.600 --> 0:18:55.720 gunner Helm we haven't touched on him yet, but he's 0:18:55.760 --> 0:18:58.120 another guy and I'm curious to see when the pads 0:18:58.160 --> 0:19:01.879 come on just how he is able to perform and 0:19:01.920 --> 0:19:04.320 how he's able to kind of hold up day after 0:19:04.400 --> 0:19:06.879 day after day. So and I expect him to be 0:19:06.920 --> 0:19:09.800 able to. So I think there's a really good rookie class, 0:19:09.840 --> 0:19:13.040 a group that UH that has a chance to have 0:19:13.080 --> 0:19:15.359 a lot of guys on the field early this fall. 0:19:15.560 --> 0:19:21.680 After watching everybody work throughout rookie mini camp o t 0:19:21.840 --> 0:19:26.239 as mandatory mini camp. Who in that draft class are 0:19:26.280 --> 0:19:29.240