 Welcome to the bet MGM studio and the Mike Frapple show presented by seat geek I'm Mike Keith with the head coach who came flying in here because you guys practiced we got a little work done today So what did you do specifically being just two days removed from your last game? Well, at first Fats had some great meetings I was able to You know look at the game, you know with players and guys were able to lift gets treatment Watch tape try to prepare going forward now. We got to move forward. We got another game You know that we have to prepare for and that we have to you know improve improve on the things that we're about to show you Went out walk-through ran got some you know got got a sweat going a little bit Just got to move it around which you know, I think is going to be really beneficial as we work through the week It's tomorrow and normal Wednesday That'll be a modified Wednesday Thursday. We'll give them off on Thursday You know allow for guys to get treatment and but mostly just try to get away and spend some time with their family I know how important that aspect of it is and then come back on Friday You know and be able to put some finishing touches on some things Let's put some finishing touches on Sunday's game from Jacksonville with Mike Vrables six pack Presented by seat geek and let's talk about Chris Moore making a big play here early in the game Yeah, was able to change field position, you know well blocked and Well executed got got Dylan and some guys out in front of this thing and you know You sell the sell the run fake one way kind of a little bit misdirection and you know keeping a try to keep a good defense On their heels a little bit and you know was able to add an X play right there And you know, unfortunately, we just have to be able to capitalize on these change in field positions and these momentum swings and Get the ball, you know across midfield and we just need to keep rolling Chris Moore before that carry had 14 carries in his career for 30 yards So he upped his average dramatically with that 38 yard run Here's our second play this came on a fourth and one and Derek Henry with a big hole Yep, and you see we know well blocked You know Jeff, you know gets the kick out and Peter pulls around and and Trayvon at the point of attack and you know that's You know again five or six yard gain on on fourth and one is a good gain and we have to It again finish drives keep going and capitalize on this fourth and one push piles and fall forward That's that's who we got to be and that's the kind of finishing you want to absolutely the pile going forward They're going forward taking care of the football Speaking of finishing Jeffrey Simmons finishes a Jacksonville drive with this stop. Yeah, you know good great movement You know was able to slant but also get back in the gap. I think that that's Something that Jeff does extremely well We want these guys that to be physical at the line of scrimmage take on blocks But then when given the opportunity to be able to move a little bit You're gonna have to do something in those short yard situations. They only need a yard So you could see Jeff slant there to the left redirect really nicely and Just one of those the ball should come out, you know the biggest Jeff is and hitting the guy Hopefully, you know the next time he hits the back like that the ball comes out Those are your sometimes we see fumbles Travis etn hit on another play that we're going to show you this time by tier tart Well, you see it kind of wind back and it enforces the ball lateral, you know Arden forces it lateral Monty rice helps clean it up, but tier again be able to redirect To kind of see him work into the line of scrimmage get off his block when the ball declares not jumping too soon not creating You know lanes up inside and and again being able to create a negative yardage play Monty rice with the finish there. He led the team with eight tackles in the ball game. How about a deep shot? How about another good play for Chris more 49 yards again? You can see the pocket, you know good pocket the quarterbacks able to step up And deliver a football and again Chris has done this since he's got here It's a great ability to go up And catch it and make sure that it's the DB is this is what we call high point in the football right here going up and high Pointing it and you know coming down with with big plays Another big play for the offense Derek Henry on kind of an unusual play We don't usually see him on an end around but here it was yeah Well, we got the big fella going and just trying to work off some other plays that we've had in the past and you know Giving Derek some space and being able to get out there in front of guys and you know block or two away from from scoring Two plays later. You did score however with the big Jeff catch Jeffrey Simmons a touchdown reception Yep, 98 eligible So he was able to get out there and again We've run behind Jeff and we were able to slip him out there to the flat And he just got enough of the ball across the goal line there to to make it a make it a touchdown Did a good job holding a Ola Koon serious hitter there came with a big shot but Simmons holds on and The Titans get a touchdown from their outstanding defensive tackle We've got a lot more of this program coming up on the Mike Vrabel show presented by seat geek We're headed to the Vrabel straighter next to take a look at one of the plays from Sunday that you'll want to see More of that's next from the bet MGM studio. Stay with us The Mike Vrabel show presented by seat geek continues as we're at the Vrabel straighter To take a look at an unusual touchdown pass from Sunday I want you to show us the design about how this worked so well last play of the third quarter Well, a normal formation that we've been in before right wildcat with Derek back here. You see the quarterback Down here Tajé who you know, we've worked packages with before and just trying to to do some things that to help these guys You know with the run game or whatever. So we're in a wildcat You know, just wc it right there and as this play progresses, you know You can see Derek now working a handoff and the ball delivery on the ball handling the Tajé Who then gives will a nice little flip meanwhile hops here getting lost Nick Westbrook's over here Getting lost and it was like kind of just patience here. So really really cool Just understanding instincts from hop as to to when do kind of feel this and then be able to burst You could see what we tell the lineman is now what we've done is We're going to create a new pocket in the alley And so we've moved a normal launch spot over here to the alley So we're going to try to create a pocket here for the quarterback to throw in the alley They have to be able to understand where that is as things will move and we flip the ball and this guy's peeking now Is it yeah? Well, you can see when he starts to go, you know hop kind of bait bait bait bait bait bait And then once he gets his eyes in the backfield now we're able to take off and again I want I want you to see what hop does here is he holds his hands, right? He holds his hands. We call this late hands and as the ball gets there now He's going it's not like he's going to get the ball soon and then letting that defender now go through the pocket He's holding his hands. They're late and Well throwing football and able to get an X play here for a touchdown when it has to be clean because Hopkins was not like wide open all by himself You had to have the timing from Henry to Spears to Levus and have it be on schedule. Yeah, and you only get so many chances to hit these Right? We've we've tried to hit a couple of these and had some success But again a decent job, you know, I mean not perfect. We get a little leakage here that guy's basically outside But you could see how the pocket has now moved and these linemen are working in unison together Good ball handling from Derek to Taj a Taj a to will like you said a soft toss that he can catch and set up And then able to deliver a good football And stride there to hop, you know for an X play touchdown Titans need more of those money sure do when we come back the 2023 Tennessee Titans mr. Football finalists announced live on the bike variable show presented by seat geek stay tuned tonight's epic Western spotlight on the Mike variable show is extra special because we are going to name the finalists for The 2023 Tennessee Titans mr. Football Awards. We've got 10 categories. Let's hit them right away Division one class a Ben Franklin Cornersville High School Cameron Schlicht Dresden High School Dawson White Moore County High School to a Isaiah Groves East Robertson High School Darian Mesa Mount Pleasant High School Stone Wallace Riverside High School. He's got to be a linebacker AAA Raderious Jackson Sheffield High School Skylin Smith Covington High School Brandon Winton Jr. Alcoa High School Division one for a Gabe Borders Macon County High School Zion LeFredrick Simpson Pearl Cone High School Keeshawn S. Tarleton Pearl Cone High School 5a Eric Hazard Page High School Kelvin Perkins Southwind High School Dominic Reed Centennial High School and in 6a Boo Carter Bradley Central High School Brayden Graham Riverdale High School Dewan Morris Oakland High School Division two class a Jalen Mosley Jackson Christian School Brian Shields First Assembly Christian School Tyson Walcott Friendship Christian School Class 2a in Division two Marquise Barrett Web School of Knoxville Ty Clark Franklin Road Academy Crews Law Christ Presbyterian Academy Division two 3a Caleb Beasley Lipscomb Academy Carson gentle Macaulay School a Mari Jefferson Baylor School They got a big one kicker of the year Grant Chadwick, Tullohoma High School Daniel Escheverria Mount Juliet High School Owen Taylor Knoxville Halls High School So I love how we don't leave the kickers out. No We don't. Absolutely. We get great kickers in this state. Who's best kicker come out of Tennessee? The best kicker? Best kicker. Oh boy, that would be tough. Well, there have been a lot of great ones. Best ones. I put a lot more punters than kickers. Best punter. One of the Colquits. No question. Craig Colquit hit the dad or Jimmy Colquit. I played with Dustin. Yeah. Dustin. All right. So this is a great deal. I love this night. Everybody here is so excited about this with our entire organization. The Titans have sponsored Mr. Football since 2007. The luncheon that comes up in two weeks when we name the winners at Nissan Stadium. We're able to have it there. Rad Carthon is going to present the awards this year. There you see Blaine Bishop doing it last year, I guess, was was his year to do it. And a lot of these great winners and guys have gone on to play in the league. There is the entire group and over 400 people in our club that have a chance to join us. We do a lot with high school football overall and with girls flag now. And this is just one more way we promote what is a game that we love very much. Well, it's just, you know, seeing the players in the locker room with the jerseys and then the banquet. I mean, I just know how special that is for the fans, the the family, the schools. You know, that's a big deal. They all look so sharp. All look well dressed, ready to travel. And it's exciting. And I've told you that the football has gotten better and better and a number of these players will go on and we'll see them play in college. And we'll see them play in Blue Cross Bowl Championship games starting next Thursday in Chattanooga. A lot of exciting matchups. If you don't have tickets already and you're going to be a round friendly stadium, you want to see it. And now does that rotate? Does that venue right now? It's in Chattanooga. Okay. It was in Cookville before. It's been in Murphysboro before, but but Chattanooga has it with UTC Stadium, which is a very, which is a very nice facility. And what kind of crowds will we get down there? Well, because of Baylor Macaulay next Thursday night, 20,000. Oh yeah. The feeling is that they'll have the biggest crowd ever for a state championship game next Thursday night. Well, it's it's in Chattanooga. But I mean, they're, you know, we know the private school matchups right now. We don't know the public school matchups yet until this Friday semifinal game. Okay. And now are you doing these games? I'm doing, I'm getting to do Baylor Macaulay. Love it. Because it's on Thursday night. I would do more games, but I have to meet with you on Friday. Got it. Don't blame me because they didn't want you. They might have wanted me for other games, but I get to do Baylor Macaulay. We've got more coming up, including kids, Ask Coach Vrable. It's next on the Mike Vrable Show. From the Bet MGM Studio, the Mike Vrable show presented by Seat Geek. It's time now to allow a young person to ask a question of the Titans head coach. We call it kids ask Coach Vrable. Let's go. I'm feeling this way today. My name is Andrew. I'm 10 from Perry County, and I want to know what your favorite part of college was. Outside of football and high street, I probably would say that I met my wife there and I met some of the best friends that I have today, you know, on that football team in Ohio State at the Ohio State and big game for these guys this week. Oh, large one. And you're still in touch with so many of those guys. Yeah, yeah. You know, I really am involved with the foundation with Ryan Miller second and seven. Tom Hoy was my roommate is, you know, see his kids and him all the time they come down. You know, Luke fickle coach fickle with Wisconsin, you know, so we're able to share some of that and those memories and then a lot of former Buckeyes. How is Luke enjoying coaching at Wisconsin? Well, I think he loves the area. I think like everybody else, he'd like to win more football games. I think that's that's where we're at right now. But I think he loves what what that university is and the people in the stadium and the atmosphere and and the city. They have a they have a tradition too. They've done some good things that jump around there lately. That's fun. Huh? Yeah. How tough were they when you played him in college? They're good. They're really good. Was Ron Dane there at that time? Where am I? Yep. And then there was a couple backs before him, too. Um, they were really good. Generally all from New Jersey. Always. Yes, they were good. Yeah, they were good. I think we tied my freshman year and then I think we beat him in some close games. But you know, Barry Alvarez did a heck of a job there. Barry has had massive linemen. Massive. Yeah. Big people. Yeah. Barry Alvarez, some kind of coach. Alright, we get a break and we're back with the Nissan Keys to beating the Carolina Panthers. That's next on the Mike Vrable Show presented by Seat Geek. Stay tuned. The Mike Vrable Show presented by Seat Geek. We're to the portion of our program where Mike unveils his keys to knocking off the next opponent. We call them the Nissan Keys to success. The opponent this week, the Carolina Panthers. Let's start with key number one. It's pass rush. We gotta be aggressive and I think that we will. I know that we will, but also tying that into the coverage, right? I mean, we were close at times and again, close doesn't get us anything, but there are some cool examples of us being really close against Jacksonville. But we're going to need these types of efforts where we're assaulting the pocket and making sure now that Bryce Young is getting rid of the ball quicker than maybe he wants or maybe, you know, having to hang on to it because the coverage is then helping the rush and that straight four man rush or whatever you're coming with. It's important too because he's not the tallest guy in the world, right? No, and again, if that hasn't been an issue, you know, but it pressure in his anybody's face, especially young quarterback is something that can give them some trouble. He's been sacked 36 times this year. Alright, second key. He's been sacked 36 times this year. He's been sacked 36 times this year. Alright, second key about the offense. You want to stay on track offensive and again, we have to be able to run more plays like that's just. You know, I mean, Derek has got to get his carries. Taja has got to get his carries his touches. You don't have to be able to throw the ball to hop. We've got to be able to get chig involved. We've got to be able to get Chris and Nick More and Kyle on plays like this that that are good place and again that that give him a chance to get out there and learn and get guys out there blocking, you know, being able to run some scheme plays like we saw there with Derek, but but if you're in 3rd and 12 and you can't convert, then it's just we don't we don't have enough plays. And if you only get 36 plays when you take out the two Neil downs, you only had seven possessions in 36 plays. Yeah, it's gotta stay out there. You had to score every single time. Alright, and then finally talking about complimentary football and the Titans have done a pretty good job of this. You certainly want to be better, gain that momentum on special teams and be able to work to change field position. Yeah, and going down here and again, we can we can execute this better. We've seen Chris catch it and you know Anthony God love him. He tried to make sure that he had reestablished and he just can't kick the football, but it saved just 10 yards. You know by him reestablishing, you know we have to get Tajé some room. This is another chance for him to run with the football in a kickoff return. But again, if we're not protecting him and we're not going to return him, this is Stony flipping the field. But these are great momentum changers and you can go down there and you can. You can send some messages with big hits and also create returns. Colton Dow had special teams there and fared very well for himself. He had a great showing and he'll get more opportunities. You try to do that with a lot of these young guys. You try to set out a role for him. Let him get comfortable and once you get all that way then they can get more. Yeah, and he's been working hard at an offensive role. But you know the first spot that he can help and make an impact has been on special teams and. You know, he did a nice job at that and will continue to work with him there. Remind you that this Sunday the Titans back home. Finally at Nissan Stadium kickoff is set for 1202 the Titans in the Panthers. We are on the air on your favorite Titans radio station. 104 five the zone in Nashville at 11 AM central time as it's Titans Countdown with our friend Rhett Bryant, so that's all our. That's everybody's friend. It's everybody's friend. He is the ever reliable Rhett Bryant people loving. What can we say for Mike Vrable? I'm Mike Keith. Thanks for joining us tonight. We'll see you next time.