Speaker 1: This is the ott.
Speaker 2: I'm Amy Wells and I'm joined by Titan Senior writer
Speaker 2: editor Jim Wyatt. Jim, I've brought you outside today, not
Speaker 2: just because it's about one hundred degrees in Nashville and
Speaker 2: that felt like kind of a mean trick, but because
Speaker 2: training camp is just around the corner, and this felt
Speaker 2: like the right place to really get in the mood,
Speaker 2: really feel the vibe.
Speaker 1: Of training camp. But the heat is also a real thing.
Speaker 3: Yes, and if we ruin a phil vibe, we can
Speaker 3: take it out to the fifty, right out and mail
Speaker 3: the sun. You'll do that?
Speaker 1: No, I sure don't.
Speaker 4: Don't.
Speaker 2: I'm not there yet, and I don't think anybody's really
Speaker 2: there yet. You can see behind us. They're mowing the fields,
Speaker 2: they're getting everything ready. There's construction happening around Saint Thomas
Speaker 2: Sports Park, putting up the tents and the bleachers and
Speaker 2: all of the things that you see every year at
Speaker 2: training camp.
Speaker 1: But Jim, can you believe we're really here?
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's hard to believe, you know these You know,
Speaker 3: once they finish Mini camp and you've got the countdown
Speaker 3: to training camp, it always flies by. But yeah, you're right,
Speaker 3: once you see the tents going up. Once you see
Speaker 3: the field being painted, the numbers going in, you know
Speaker 3: it's getting close. More more people in the building now
Speaker 3: than there have been the last couple of weeks, and
Speaker 3: we'll be out here on the field next week.
Speaker 1: We haven't seen a training camp that is this hot.
Speaker 1: I looked at the forecast right before.
Speaker 2: I came down here, and temperatures in Nashville are supposed
Speaker 2: to be in the mid to upper nineties.
Speaker 1: And that's not heat index, that's like air temperature.
Speaker 3: Right.
Speaker 2: How do you think that's going to impact the way
Speaker 2: the Titans are able to work, because it really is,
Speaker 2: I mean at some points a safety concern.
Speaker 3: Yeah, and we'll find out pretty quickly who's in great
Speaker 3: shape and who's been working. Yeah. I do think because
Speaker 3: of the schedule, a lot of eight o'clock practices, we're
Speaker 3: going to really get going and be done by the
Speaker 3: time the real heat gets gets out here. I think
Speaker 3: I don't think it'll be that much of a concern.
Speaker 3: I mean, I think most days it is an eight
Speaker 3: to ten fifteen practice and then obviously interviews, you know,
Speaker 3: Brian Callahan will be talking to what people are eating,
Speaker 3: their raising brand. I think his press conference starts at
Speaker 3: maybe seven, seven to fifteen in the morning a lot
Speaker 3: of those days, so they can get going early to
Speaker 3: get the gay started. I think heat obviously will be
Speaker 3: an issue for some guys that they have to make
Speaker 3: sure they hydrate, but I think I think guys will manage.
Speaker 3: It'll be good for him. I think the real heat
Speaker 3: will come when we're in Atlanta and in Tampa, because
Speaker 3: I think there's practice a little bit later in the
Speaker 3: day and they know heat down there as well.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's hot everywhere, especially in the South. As
Speaker 2: we're getting ready for training camp and really building up
Speaker 2: to it.
Speaker 1: You mentioned it.
Speaker 2: You can almost feel it in the building that things
Speaker 2: are about to get started. So anything different about maybe
Speaker 2: the vibe or what you're feeling around the building this
Speaker 2: year than in previous years.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think the way Brian Kyleahan approached
Speaker 3: the off season, more competition, more togetherness, trying to get
Speaker 3: players to know each other better. I think it's been great,
Speaker 3: and I think the energy throughout the off season was good,
Speaker 3: you know, from from the practice sessions to what we
Speaker 3: saw at the end of practice when they would have
Speaker 3: competitive figures where guys would work against one another in
Speaker 3: groups as he divided up the team. So I think
Speaker 3: the energy has been really good for this team. And
Speaker 3: I think, you know, Dinard Wilson been in year two,
Speaker 3: and Nick Holt's been in year two, and and you know,
Speaker 3: obviously change his own Special Teams John Fossil, the way
Speaker 3: he's kind of conducted things with the Special Teams unit,
Speaker 3: I think there's more confidence, more more togetherness, and feels
Speaker 3: like this team is UH is going to be in
Speaker 3: a better position as we start camp.
Speaker 2: You know, I had the opportunity to talk to Brian
Speaker 2: Callahan on the OTP about competition and where that idea
Speaker 2: came from to really foster a sense of competition and
Speaker 2: everything they do. And he talked about how competition and
Speaker 2: overcoming adversity together.
Speaker 1: Really breeds the culture of your.
Speaker 2: Team, and so he was very intentional about doing that
Speaker 2: during the off season program. What's interesting now is that
Speaker 2: training camp is inherently competitive because this is where jobs
Speaker 2: are won and lost.
Speaker 1: How do you think that's going.
Speaker 2: To carry over where yes, it's competition, Yes we're all
Speaker 2: going up against each other all the time, but we're
Speaker 2: also trying to create a team.
Speaker 3: Yeah, and and certainly you know, training camp does bring
Speaker 3: out the energy and brings out the competition more than
Speaker 3: any other time because you're putting the pads on the
Speaker 3: first time. Some jobs are at stake, so you know,
Speaker 3: I know they always preach about, you know, don't cross
Speaker 3: the line, don't get into fights. But sometimes when you're
Speaker 3: in practice and your jobs on the line and the
Speaker 3: guy against you is is is bothering you? I guess
Speaker 3: the tide of working with them days in a row,
Speaker 3: that's when you'll see some scraps happen. But I think
Speaker 3: they wanted to keep guys keep it in line. Uh,
Speaker 3: you know, support one another. Like you said, we're all
Speaker 3: a team trying to work together.
Speaker 4: Uh.
Speaker 3: But nothing like putting on the pads and the heat
Speaker 3: that will bring out the best in guys.
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Speaker 1: let's talk about.
Speaker 2: Some of the position groups that are going to be competing,
Speaker 2: because there's a lot to watch in this training camp.
Speaker 1: I guess the place we.
Speaker 2: Should start are just position groups that are kind of
Speaker 2: still up in the air in terms of open spots
Speaker 2: that are really up for grabs.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think it's the biggest one is
Speaker 3: inside linebacker. You know, Cody Barton is going to be
Speaker 3: a starter. I think he's been really good this offseason.
Speaker 3: Who starts next to him, James Williams, Gray, Otis Reese.
Speaker 3: I think that's a big one. I think Reese. I
Speaker 3: think it's between you know, between Williams and Gray. I
Speaker 3: think throughout the offseason. I'd say probably Gray has the
Speaker 3: league going into camp, but I say Williams has the
Speaker 3: league going into camp. But Gray has a chance to
Speaker 3: certainly win, win, And that's what competition and that's what
Speaker 3: training camps all about. That's one of them. A lot
Speaker 3: of other ones. Are you know, who's going to be
Speaker 3: the third tight end, who's going to be the ninth
Speaker 3: and tenth offensive lineman. How are things going to shape
Speaker 3: out in the secondary, and how our guys going to
Speaker 3: be able to stay healthy? I think what happens at
Speaker 3: the receiver position, I know we'll probably get into that
Speaker 3: as well. A lot will hin join how the young
Speaker 3: rookies do. So I would say probably going into camp,
Speaker 3: if you've got a fifty three man roster, I think
Speaker 3: probably you know, GM head coach have a pretty good
Speaker 3: idea on fifty guys, and so you've got three guys
Speaker 3: biling for spots and they'll have to proving help on
Speaker 3: special teams and prove that they're better than maybe a
Speaker 3: fringe guid. Another position group, Well.
Speaker 2: Let's talk about those receivers a little bit, because there's
Speaker 2: thirteen in that room right now.
Speaker 1: That's a pretty big number.
Speaker 2: What do guys have to do to really separate themselves
Speaker 2: from the group. We know Calvin Bridley's going to be
Speaker 2: a starter, but behind him, there's a lot of configurations
Speaker 2: of these guys and ways that it could shake out.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree. I mean, I think the only thing
Speaker 3: you know for sure going into camp is that Calvin
Speaker 3: Ridley is the one and expect him to be good
Speaker 3: after that. I mean, you look at Van Jefferson and
Speaker 3: you look at Tyler Lockett. You figure those guys, because
Speaker 3: of their experience, would fall in line at being the
Speaker 3: two and the three. But I don't know that it
Speaker 3: necessarily has to shake out that way. I think that's
Speaker 3: where Shimrie d Kay and Elec eelmannor depending on how
Speaker 3: they do, they could change the peck and gold in
Speaker 3: that group. If one of those guys is really good
Speaker 3: and they feel like they can count on those guys early,
Speaker 3: maybe they move up and are guys that they think
Speaker 3: they can regularly count on to be on the field
Speaker 3: as a two or three. So maybe one of the
Speaker 3: veterans slides back a little bit. We haven't seen a
Speaker 3: lot of Tyler Locke at the soft season because he
Speaker 3: was dealing with an injury and had some other stuff
Speaker 3: going on. He had his first child, So I'm anxious
Speaker 3: to see what he looks like when camp starts. I
Speaker 3: think the room certainly probably, I think he's probably been
Speaker 3: impressed by what is around him, so he knows he's
Speaker 3: going to have to get after it. After that. I mean,
Speaker 3: I think Bryce Oliver, because of what we can do
Speaker 3: on special teams, probably has a good shot to make it.
Speaker 3: So that's six. All the guys I've mentioned, I think
Speaker 3: there's potential this team keeps seven. So then you know
Speaker 3: who's the seventh. You know, Xavier Rostreppo has been really
Speaker 3: good the soft season, but you've got Trailing Burkes obviously,
Speaker 3: Jawan Jackson and Mason Kinsey, a lot of other guys
Speaker 3: that they're gonna be bailing out, and so curiously how
Speaker 3: that plays out, and health is going to have something
Speaker 3: to do with it too, because guys get hurt in
Speaker 3: thisspractice time. Just don't know that I meant that I
Speaker 3: even mentioned Trailing Burke's so Trey Lin, I mean, we
Speaker 3: haven't seen a lot of him this off season, comes
Speaker 3: back from his ACL so does he have one last
Speaker 3: surge in him to try to say, hey, I'm worth
Speaker 3: keeping around, and we'll spine that out.
Speaker 2: The numbers are so interesting too, because, okay, so if
Speaker 2: the Titans end up keeping seven wide receivers, how does
Speaker 2: that impact some of these other groups and the numbers
Speaker 2: they're able to keep. And one of those groups is
Speaker 2: the offensive line that's seen a lot of change, a
Speaker 2: lot of kind of reshuffling of people. There's new faces
Speaker 2: in there. But that's another group where you want to
Speaker 2: have some depth. But who is that going to be
Speaker 2: and how are those numbers gonna work?
Speaker 3: Yeah, And I think the biggest one for me starting
Speaker 3: off is on the offensive line especially is what is
Speaker 3: Lloyd Kushianberry ready for King Camp? Is he how much
Speaker 3: if he's not ready, when does he join the team?
Speaker 3: How much is he able to do? What Dan Moore
Speaker 3: looks like with the pads on at left tackle? How
Speaker 3: Jc Latham you know, adjust with the pads on playing
Speaker 3: right tackle, had a great off season. Avision mentioned who's
Speaker 3: behind him? You know, Corey Levin got to work a
Speaker 3: lot of work at center. I think he's in, you know,
Speaker 3: good shape to be a backup there. Hants obviously a
Speaker 3: swing guy who can play a number of spots. Uh,
Speaker 3: you know, a joke. Wu the team likes him. I
Speaker 3: think he's versatile enough where he can play some. So
Speaker 3: that's eight. So then you're battling for nine and ten
Speaker 3: and you know a lot of guys in that group
Speaker 3: curious to see how how it plays out rupture as
Speaker 3: somebody who's been valuable can play a number of different spots,
Speaker 3: and Mustafer is new and so curiously how some of
Speaker 3: these some of these play out. And again, health is
Speaker 3: going to determine a lot.
Speaker 1: Yep, there's a lot to watch for sure.
Speaker 2: While we're talking about the offense, we've made it, I
Speaker 2: mean over ten minutes, and we haven't mentioned the quarterbacks yet.
Speaker 2: So this feels like an appropriate time to bring up
Speaker 2: the quarterback of it all. It seems as though all
Speaker 2: indicator's point to cam Ward being the expected number one
Speaker 2: quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. With that in mind, what
Speaker 2: does a successful training camp look like for cam Ward
Speaker 2: when it seems like you already know what the expectation
Speaker 2: is when camp is over.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think just him being more comfortable, not making
Speaker 3: the same mistake twice, not turning the ball over, getting
Speaker 3: on the same page with the receivers. Yeah, I mean
Speaker 3: at this point, Cam is expected to be the starter.
Speaker 3: I think based on what he's done, based on what
Speaker 3: they picked him, based on his overall ability, I think
Speaker 3: he's going to be. He's the best quarterback on this team.
Speaker 3: And now he's just got to go out and build
Speaker 3: momentum during the course of camping. And again he's got
Speaker 3: to stay healthy too. But like everything I've seen from Cam,
Speaker 3: you know, so far, from his competitiveness, to his work ethic,
Speaker 3: to his no nonsense approach to wanting to be out
Speaker 3: here every day and if not here in the building
Speaker 3: early in the morning and working during the off season,
Speaker 3: I think they just don't want to have any setbacks
Speaker 3: from him and just want to see his you know, growth,
Speaker 3: just continue to go on an upward trek.
Speaker 2: So knowing that that is all but secure, what then
Speaker 2: does that mean for Will Levis? What does this training
Speaker 2: camp really mean for him as he continues his growth
Speaker 2: as a quarterback in this league?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think Will has done everything right too.
Speaker 3: It's a tough spot for Will because this time last year,
Speaker 3: everybody was talking about him being the starter and what
Speaker 3: he has to do to be ready for the season,
Speaker 3: and now he knows that cam Ward was brought Why
Speaker 3: cam Ward was brought in here? And I think Will's
Speaker 3: handled it well. He went to California, you know, work
Speaker 3: with Jordan Palmer. I think he improved his technique and
Speaker 3: proved his accuracy. I think on the field to think
Speaker 3: he's been good this off season, but I think he
Speaker 3: knows that his path is as the team's number two quarterback.
Speaker 3: Uh so he needs to play well. He needs to
Speaker 3: solidify that. With all that said, you know, I know
Speaker 3: other teams are going to be watching the Titans this
Speaker 3: off season when Will Levis is playing. They're going to be,
Speaker 3: you know, having joint practices against the Buccaneers and the
Speaker 3: Falcons and and you know it's not going to surprise
Speaker 3: me if other teams, depending on what happens across the league,
Speaker 3: start making calls to Mike Bragan's and Chad Brinker and
Speaker 3: and inquire about Will Levis. So and you know, I
Speaker 3: think if you get an offer, you can't refuse. You
Speaker 3: gotta you got to consider that as well. So Will's
Speaker 3: playing for his fate on this year's on this team.
Speaker 3: Uh God forbid something happens to cam Ward. You know,
Speaker 3: he's got to put himself into a position where he
Speaker 3: can be the star if it has to be. And
Speaker 3: also we we can't ignore the fact that, uh, that
Speaker 3: things happen in this league that uh, that will surprise sometimes.
Speaker 3: And I'm not gonna be surprised if teams at least
Speaker 3: are inquiring about him as the season approaches.
Speaker 2: And there's two other guys in that room Brandon Allen
Speaker 2: and Tim Boyle both added during free agency. What can
Speaker 2: they do to insert themselves into this conversation and become
Speaker 2: people who are actually thought of as guys who could
Speaker 2: be in that number two spot.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think Brandon Allen between those two, I think
Speaker 3: Brandon Allen is the guy who would if let's say
Speaker 3: Will EV's not here, brand I think Brandon Allen is
Speaker 3: the number two. And you know, Brian Callahan has worked
Speaker 3: with him in the past. I think he likes his makeup,
Speaker 3: likes his ability, thinks he's capable of being a solid
Speaker 3: number two, you know, who gives you the better chance
Speaker 3: to win games if let's say cams out for an
Speaker 3: extended period of time, that's certainly something you have to consider,
Speaker 3: I think. But I think Brandon Allen's he just needs
Speaker 3: to you know, kind of like will it needs to
Speaker 3: make good decisions. He can't turn the ball over. Got
Speaker 3: to take advantage of all of his reps. Boil probably
Speaker 3: reps will be a little bit more imitated in the camp,
Speaker 3: I would think, but certainly has opportunity himself to stay
Speaker 3: in a conversation.
Speaker 1: Let's take a minute to talk about you, Jim Waatt.
Speaker 2: Because as the quarterbacks are working throughout training camp, you
Speaker 2: chart every single throw that happens on these fields during camp.
Speaker 2: How exhausting is that for you? There are so many
Speaker 2: footballs thrown during training camp.
Speaker 3: Yeah, so you have to kind of stay locked in.
Speaker 3: You know, certainly you can as you know, you can
Speaker 3: get distracted out here and get into conversations, and so
Speaker 3: I try to just stay locked in and make sure
Speaker 3: I'm not missing a throw. I'm trying to keep track
Speaker 3: of who's throwing it, who's catching it on every play.
Speaker 3: And then if you've probably seen my wall in the office,
Speaker 3: I've got everything taped up there that shows accumulative total
Speaker 3: throughout camp, not only for the quarterbacks, but for the receivers.
Speaker 3: You know, if they're any interceptions. I keep track with
Speaker 3: the kicking stats because it kind of helps me looking
Speaker 3: back to see how guys do you know, obviously guys
Speaker 3: are gonna have their ups and downs, but it gives
Speaker 3: me a good idea of maybe what the complete body
Speaker 3: of work looks like when it's all said and done.
Speaker 3: So it is a lot of work, but certainly gives
Speaker 3: me something right about And on a day, you know,
Speaker 3: if I'm watching the I think the day cam Ward
Speaker 3: was twenty one out of twenty two during the offseason,
Speaker 3: completed maybe nineteen twenty passes in a row. If I'm
Speaker 3: not keeping track of that, I'm thinking he had a
Speaker 3: good day. But by keeping track, I know how good
Speaker 3: of a day he had. And and so it's it's
Speaker 3: certainly a lot of work, but it keeps me locked
Speaker 3: into practices even more.
Speaker 1: How many pencils are you burning through?
Speaker 3: Burning through some pencils? Yeah, I've burned through. I've have
Speaker 3: had to buy another box this offseason.
Speaker 1: Get ready I reload the box him?
Speaker 2: It is I mean with it, the amount of things
Speaker 2: that are happening throughout the course of a training camp practice,
Speaker 2: whether it be on the field, different position groups going
Speaker 2: all at different times, different sections of this team working
Speaker 2: out simultaneously, and just like fans, and there's commotion, and
Speaker 2: there's music, and then there's every media member who covers
Speaker 2: this team, and they're all very chatty because we haven't
Speaker 2: seen each other in a while.
Speaker 1: And so there's a lot going on.
Speaker 2: So I've always been very impressed by Jim Whitatt's stats
Speaker 2: throughout training camp because it is an impressive feat that
Speaker 2: you are able to accomplish.
Speaker 3: I appreciate that.
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Speaker 1: Now back to the OTP. All right, let's talk about
Speaker 1: this rookie class just a little bit.
Speaker 2: It's safe to say I think that this rookie class
Speaker 2: is going into training camp with some pretty high expectations.
Speaker 1: Do you get that feeling as well?
Speaker 3: I do you know? Starting with the quarterback, obviously, when
Speaker 3: you got a when you got a number one overall
Speaker 3: pick leading the way, certainly that puts a lot of
Speaker 3: emphasis on that class. But it's not just Cam like
Speaker 3: Fimmy old Deejo. UH has a chance to really kind
Speaker 3: of cut some eyes this offseason. Big expectations out of him,
Speaker 3: expect I think they expect him to be a guy
Speaker 3: that's on the field from the very start in week one,
Speaker 3: and Uh he'll have to prove that he's ready in camp.
Speaker 3: We kind of touched on the receivers, but you know,
Speaker 3: the rookie receivers, including Rastreppo, UH, bring a lot of
Speaker 3: attention to this class, and those guys have a chance,
Speaker 3: you know, especially DK and io manor have a chance
Speaker 3: to really make a big impact for this team. Early
Speaker 3: gunner Helm we haven't touched on him yet, but he's
Speaker 3: another guy and I'm curious to see when the pads
Speaker 3: come on just how he is able to perform and
Speaker 3: how he's able to kind of hold up day after
Speaker 3: day after day. So and I expect him to be
Speaker 3: able to. So I think there's a really good rookie class,
Speaker 3: a group that UH that has a chance to have
Speaker 3: a lot of guys on the field early this fall.
Speaker 2: After watching everybody work throughout rookie mini camp o t
Speaker 2: as mandatory mini camp. Who in that draft class are
Speaker 2: you most excited to watch make the transition from the
Speaker 2: off season program to training camp.
Speaker 3: Yeah? If I say Cam, is it cheating? Obviously?
Speaker 1: Totally?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, obviously it's got to be Cam. I
Speaker 3: mean I think he I thought again, I thought he
Speaker 3: had a great off season. I thought everything I saw
Speaker 3: from him was good. He turned the ball over handful
Speaker 3: of times. But I think because it's him taking chances,
Speaker 3: you know, whether it's in a red zone period or
Speaker 3: or him getting on the same page if there's receivers.
Speaker 3: So now, how does he take what he learned from
Speaker 3: the office season into training camp and build on that
Speaker 3: and in a large part, in a big way, I
Speaker 3: should say the success of this team is going to
Speaker 3: hinge on how Cam is, especially how he is early.
Speaker 3: So I think all eves will be on him. Once again,
Speaker 3: if I have to pick a one B, I think
Speaker 3: it would probably be Fimi, just because again he's making
Speaker 3: a transition to a different position. He's still adjusting to
Speaker 3: that after doing that in college. You know, he's looked
Speaker 3: like he had the pads on out here this offseason
Speaker 3: because of his size and stature, even though he hasn't
Speaker 3: so seeing him in shoulder pads and seeing him ready
Speaker 3: to get after it against some of these offensive lineman
Speaker 3: when they're padded up, curious see how he does.
Speaker 2: Femmi's the one that I was going to say because
Speaker 2: of that position change, And I mean that's saying something
Speaker 2: because I always cheat when given the opportunity.
Speaker 1: So I'm glad you did it for me.
Speaker 2: We haven't talked a ton a ton about the defense,
Speaker 2: and partially that's because we haven't seen him with pads
Speaker 2: on yet, and so there's only so much you can
Speaker 2: do and only so much you can really understand until
Speaker 2: this team.
Speaker 1: Puts pads on.
Speaker 2: What are you most looking forward to or what question
Speaker 2: marks do you maybe still have about this defense that
Speaker 2: you're hoping will be answered once they get pads on.
Speaker 3: Yeah, and uh, And part of it is who wins
Speaker 3: the job next to Barton. That's the biggest h competition
Speaker 3: I think on the team. Another big part for me
Speaker 3: is just how things shake out at cornerback. You know
Speaker 3: Lugeria Sneid and how he what he's able to do
Speaker 3: in camp, whether he's able to build some momentum going
Speaker 3: into you know, the off season. That's that's a big one.
Speaker 3: Build a moment Log just didn't do much. John Austin,
Speaker 3: we saw him out here from time to time. He
Speaker 3: spent most of the time inside and working his way back.
Speaker 3: You know, does he start on pup if he practices?
Speaker 3: How much do they manage him? Uh? Because he's going
Speaker 3: to control the pecking order in that group. I mean,
Speaker 3: I think obviously in McCreary and Jarvis brown Lee, this
Speaker 3: team's top three corners. Darryl Baker a good player, gave
Speaker 3: Judy Lyley I think has made some plays. They've got
Speaker 3: some other guys in that cornerback group that are gonna
Speaker 3: be worth keeping eye on. But it all hinges on
Speaker 3: what Sneed's able to do and how much he's able
Speaker 3: to be on the field, So that how things shape
Speaker 3: out at corners. One is there seems like the team's
Speaker 3: a little thin on the defensive line obviously, like devi
Speaker 3: Andre Sweat and Jeffrey Simmons and Bass and Joseph Day.
Speaker 3: But after that, I mean, I think they're still looking
Speaker 3: for guys to kind of step up and play there.
Speaker 3: So that's something I'm watching safety feel good about Amani
Speaker 3: Hooker and Xavier Woods. But Kevin Winston's another guy that
Speaker 3: we have seen out here, maybe on the side field working.
Speaker 3: Is he able to work his way into the mix
Speaker 3: to get himself ready for the season. That's something else
Speaker 3: I'm looking for out of the defense.
Speaker 2: In summary, Jim Whitett is watching the front the middle.
Speaker 1: To touch all all of the parts.
Speaker 3: Yes, but I did not mention that I didn't touch
Speaker 3: on edge much other than Fimy Draymont Jones. I mean,
Speaker 3: he's another guy that, uh you know, Draymond and Arden
Speaker 3: key Uh that way, I'm trying to mention everybody on
Speaker 3: the defense, I love it way. Uh well, I don't
Speaker 3: leave anybody out. But but how those guys do, how
Speaker 3: that shakes out? Again, I have to expect Femmy to
Speaker 3: be on the field a lot from the start, and
Speaker 3: I expect Draymont Jones to be on the field a
Speaker 3: lot from the start. So Arden is going to be
Speaker 3: probably more of a situational pass rusher, but the success
Speaker 3: he has will determine just how much he's on the field. Too.
Speaker 1: If there's anyone you don't want to leave out, it's.
Speaker 3: And thought he had a good offseason I know, and
Speaker 3: I know coaches praised him for just taking Femi under
Speaker 3: his wing and kind of uh being a good leader
Speaker 3: for that group.
Speaker 2: Absolutely, who's a player that fans maybe aren't talking about
Speaker 2: that you think they should be.
Speaker 3: I think Spears Maybe I haven't missed his name yet,
Speaker 3: just because he's gonna have a bigger role this year
Speaker 3: as long as he can stay healthy. Tony Pollard obviously
Speaker 3: was the workhorse last year, in large part because he
Speaker 3: had to be because Taija was dealing with some injuries,
Speaker 3: and I think toward the end of the season he
Speaker 3: was able to kind of get into a little bit
Speaker 3: of a groove and show his potential. So I think
Speaker 3: tai J. Spears is somebody who could generate some buzz
Speaker 3: just because I thought he looked really good, look fast
Speaker 3: this offseason and expect him to be very active in camp.
Speaker 2: What's one storyline that you, Jim Wyatt, are excited about
Speaker 2: watching develop throughout camp.
Speaker 3: I think probably to Andre Sweat and just how he
Speaker 3: shows up here and what he's able to do in camp.
Speaker 3: There's no question that he is very talented and when
Speaker 3: he is playing at a high level, he is he
Speaker 3: can be great, and we saw glimpses of that last year,
Speaker 3: but we didn't see it consistently. And I think a
Speaker 3: lot a lot's going to hinge on just what he's
Speaker 3: able to do in camp. Hope is that he shows
Speaker 3: up in great shape, he is able to practice all
Speaker 3: the way through, They're able to build him up towards
Speaker 3: the season, and he can be a dominant force this fall.
Speaker 3: But that's a lot of that's up to him.
Speaker 2: Devandre Sweat is a veteran player that I'm really excited
Speaker 2: about what he could be able to do in twenty
Speaker 2: twenty five.
Speaker 1: Do you have a player like that that you're excited about.
Speaker 2: Watching what they do in twenty twenty five and maybe
Speaker 2: how they elevate their game.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think Calvin Ridley. And that's not to say
Speaker 3: he didn't have a good year last year. He caught,
Speaker 3: you know. I think he had one thousand and one
Speaker 3: thousand and seventy nine receiving yards. But just him being
Speaker 3: the leader of that group now, I think he seemed
Speaker 3: like he's has re energized with cam Ward here. He
Speaker 3: knows he's the leader of this group now and some
Speaker 3: young guys around him. So I think Calvin Ridley is
Speaker 3: a guy who's has potential to make more explosive plays
Speaker 3: and to be playmaker week in and week out. There
Speaker 3: were games last year where Calvin didn't get involved in
Speaker 3: the first half, and certainly he expressed some frustration because
Speaker 3: of that. I think they need to make sure they
Speaker 3: they have him and the game plan making plays because
Speaker 3: that opens up things for everybody.
Speaker 1: Jimmy, what's your favorite thing about training camp?
Speaker 3: I think that just the competition and just the count
Speaker 3: down to the season. I mean, it's I like watching
Speaker 3: the off season work, but you know there's going to
Speaker 3: be a pause there before training camp starts. Now every
Speaker 3: day when practice ins or one day closer to preseason
Speaker 3: games and one day closer to the season. So I
Speaker 3: look forward to camp just to see how some of
Speaker 3: these battles shake out, and to see who can stay healthy,
Speaker 3: and to see how this team comes together. As we
Speaker 3: approach week one in Denver, and you're going to see
Speaker 3: a lot of optimism around the league, probably here. You know,
Speaker 3: all thirty two teams certainly in camp feel good about themselves.
Speaker 3: But I think how things go, how players perform, how
Speaker 3: camp does specifically, that makes me excited about camp this year.
Speaker 2: That was a really good answer, Jim, My favorite thing
Speaker 2: is the fights.
Speaker 1: That's last.
Speaker 2: Training camp begins here at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park
Speaker 2: on July twenty third. That is the first official practice
Speaker 2: of training camp. Now, if you want to know when
Speaker 2: the open practices are, Tennessee Titans dot Com is where
Speaker 2: you can go to get all of that information. I
Speaker 2: think some of them are sold out, so head on
Speaker 2: over there and check all of it out. If they
Speaker 2: are sold out, don't fear, my friends, there's another opportunity.
Speaker 2: July twenty six is Back Together Saturday. It's at Nissan Stadium.
Speaker 2: It's free to the public. Just go online Tennessee Titans
Speaker 2: dot Com claim your tickets there. We hope to see
Speaker 2: you over at Nissan Stadium. That practice is always so
Speaker 2: much fun. There's a lot of different things going on,
Speaker 2: fun for the whole family. So come on out to
Speaker 2: Nissan Stadium. We would love to see you there on
Speaker 2: July twenty six. For Jim, I'm Amy Wells and this
Speaker 2: has been THEOTV