 curious about any maybe prior relationship you had with Isaiah Wilson and then also I know you spoke with Coach Pittman about him. I'm curious what that conversation was like and I guess just what you learned about Isaiah. Yeah, I always try to build a bond with the guys at Georgia. We have a close-knit group. We have a lot of dogs in NFL so I try to reach out to guys throughout college and I always went back every spring to sit in the meetings and just kind of see what they're being coached and then stay around and watch a couple practices. So that's how I got to know Isaiah and Coach Pittman. Jim Wyatt. Being just too quick was one. Has your power been out for a good stretch? I was going to ask you about that when you got it back and then I had a football question as well. Yeah, we're still out of power. We've got a great teammate who's not staying in the national right now so we're able to stay at his house. Tanner Hills came in clutch for us. We got a little cold yesterday so we did. We roughed it out for three days so last night we got to come over here and get some hot water and a little TV actually. And then one from a training standpoint, I think I saw a video of you doing some pretty unique stuff in your driveway. What's the craziest stuff you've done to try to stay in shape and get good workouts in during the pandemic? Yeah, I do a Zoom workout every morning at 5.30 in the morning. I try to get in there and work out before our kids get up. So with the four guys on there that have a trainer in there so I'm going through program, then mainly I just just trying to be innovative on how to run because you don't have a field like you normally have. So I'm using, I have a pedal time bike that I use that couple times a week, bought a sled that I'm able to push in the yard, running sprints on the driveway through the neighborhoods. I try to get up early and do it so I don't have a whole bunch of people out there watching me. Teresa Walker? Ben, with all that you're doing there, has the Titans sent you anything specifically to help you with these workouts or to monitor the workouts to help them as you go through this virtual offseason? Yeah, we have a guideline and plan that's put together for everybody. So you have to follow that. Any specific equipment? I have a whole weight room in my garage so I have literally everything that I've put together because either I used it in the off seasons in the past or my wife's used it so I've had everything and the stuff I didn't have. We were able to have a lot of the amount of money to purchase and they would refund us on purchases. Tom Glennon? Hey Ben, just wondering if you could expand maybe a little bit on the on Isaiah Wilson front. I guess just from what we've learned of him so far, pretty lively personality and pretty unique body frame also. What are your impressions of Isaiah Wilson kind of on both fronts as a player and a person? I can't wait to have him in our group. He's a big guy and that's the thing is a young guy, usually get the mold guys like that, they're in the building. You're able to work with him on the field and in the meeting room and we're not able to do that right now so it's going to come down to a guy like that with his character and he's going to have to work on his own and do as much as he can to try to catch up and be a part of this group. We had a good year last year and we have about everybody returning so we're looking forward to this and we can't wait to have a guy like that in our room and just be able to help him and mold him as much as we can. Terry? Ben, I know that in the past and maybe still you've been involved a lot with as a team's player rep, players association and all as everything unfolds with COVID-19 stuff. What have been some of your responsibilities as far as relaying things to your teammates and with the players association and the team? Yeah, Dennis Kelly's our rep and that's what we he sends everything to our group message and we're able to if young guys have questions we try to explain it so I make sure I go into detail and read everything they're sending out try to send on phone calls because guys are curious and don't understand this process so I'm trying to help them as much as possible because I know some of these young guys have a lot going on they're trying to figure out find a place to live find a place to train so anything I can do to help them and kind of guide them and if it's money wise if it's how to set up a schedule for them how to get in a rhythm so I'm trying to do anything I can to help them that way. Johnny? Franks? Good afternoon Ben. You know every year as part of the process especially with the offensive line developing that chemistry with new bodies being added to the roster this offseason certainly presents its own set of challenges how are you and the leaders of that offensive line dealing with that chemistry? Yeah we have meetings four times a week we're a really close group we text every day we're on phone calls together and we did some it takes a while to build that bond and we have a lot of guys coming back we have I think our whole offense almost coming back so that's that's good to have but last year wasn't good enough and we're trying to go from good to great and we're trying to take that next step and we're trying to do everything possible through these zoom meetings and working out on our own and trying to stay involved with each other's lives through zoom and through just a phone call to build that bond and I think we have a group that can do that and we know the guys we have in our room that you can reach out to if anybody needs help people are literally all over the US right now staying and working out so we're not all in one city so that makes it hard. John Burton? Yeah Ben just a quick question about the schedule getting released today you know obviously the fans are excited about it I'm curious do you or your teammates get excited about you know the the the revealing of the schedule obviously you know who you're playing and and where but to get the days and times is that and is this an exciting day for you guys with the schedule coming out? We like to see the times if you get a prime time game if you get a something like that but other than that we know we're playing we know that usually the big games that we got a win we got a we're trying to win our division this year taking that next step to play home playoff games but you know you kind of know who you're going to play you know home in a way but you just don't know the date so the schedule really is not that big of a deal to us besides knowing the bye we kiss. Thanks man. David Bowclair? I'm good thanks. Paul Caharthy? Ben so much is made of building that offensive line chemistry throughout the entire offseason and into the season and just kind of stand side by side and go through the steps and and all of that how can you make up for for not physically being side by side what kind of things do you do in those meetings that can kind of make up for that what do you think you can do when you are reassembled to maybe make up for the time you don't have together like that right now? Right that's what we're able to do right now the meetings we're able to break down things and go to the fine details to make sure everybody's on the same page and make sure everybody's seeing it through the same set of eyes to really break down even if we had a good run a 20 or 30 yard game how can we really critique it and make sure it's that play to go to the house or how every play is comes down to a certain block or it can go back to this and how your block impacts on every play so they're really doing a good job of them breaking it down and taking it step by step so we know the details and you know what the person beside you is expecting you to do and how you can hold each other accountable that way. Corey Curtis? Hey Ben hope everything is well with you I just wanted to ask about the return to the facility and when that happens you know you've got a family at home for when you're done at work every day how much testing do you want there to be before you're willing or happy about getting back on the practice field? Yeah we trust NFL and the NFL PA they're not going to put us in a situation that jeopardize our family so we trust them and I know if it's not safe they're not going to have us back there. Luke? Hey Ben I know you spent four years in Houston with Jonathan Joseph just wondering your thoughts on what kind of a leader and teammate you are going to get in him. Yeah great guy great family man even better player and a guy that you can really lean on in the locker room he was one of my good friends there I still talk to him a couple times a week I actually we're on the phone call last night together and we're still in group messages together um tremendous guy um very intelligent guy because for playing that long in the year you really got to be on top of your game mentally to know the ins and out of the game so heck of a guy we got there and I'm happy he's on our team. Chris Harris? Hey Ben you mentioned about the uh when you're talking about the schedule about the prime time games how important is that to you guys given what you were able to accomplish last year and then also with the schedule being released tonight does that give I don't know some some definitive something to shoot for given that everything right now has just kind of been up in the air? Um for me I love playing 12 o'clock I love playing I like a routine but um it is good it's good for the fans it's good for the organization because when you're getting those games that means you're winning games you're winning um big games that matter so that comes with it so if you're not winning you usually slot in the 12 o'clock slot but we had a good year last year and that's last year so if we want to keep getting bigger games and so that we got to keep winning and that's our whole mindset is winning no matter what time we're playing if it's a Thursday or the Monday or Sunday to go out there and win that's all that matters to us and then just uh go ahead the fact that it is being released tonight uh the schedule is that giving you something to work towards given that everything is virtual and ambiguous right now um I didn't know it was getting released tonight so as an offensive line we're just doing our job and we're just excited when we get to get back to work um and get to see everybody and whenever we have a game we'll show up that day and be ready to rule uh John Glennon how to follow up yeah Ben I just wanted to uh to follow up a little bit on the offseason uh theme you know we saw last year Nate Davis missed a lot of training camp and you know took a while to for him to work into the starting lineup um how difficult is it you know maybe for a guy like Wilson or Rookie especially um if some of the offseason is missed uh the the challenge of um of you know moving quickly into the lineup despite missing time yeah um that's gonna come down to him working and competing when we're able to get back to work and that's the thing um as an offensive lineman you just got to do what you control what you can control don't try to do anything that you can't do and just do what you're asked to do on each play and when it comes down to Isaiah and taking that next step all he can really learn right now he can really get into the playbook and learn as much as possible so we're able to get on the field he can at least he's knowing what he's been doing and they can coach up his technique and stuff like that so he's getting a great opportunity to learn to play book and spend a lot of time in that and knowing like the back of his hand before he has to go out there and perform it uh last one uh Corey Curtis hey Ben we heard from a lot of the owners and GMs about how much they appreciated the time they've gotten to spend at home this spring with their families have how much have you appreciated the time with with your family in the closeness that you've had yeah it's been great um really getting to sit down and do a schedule that's why I make sure I get up early so I'm able to spend the whole day with my family because you never know when these opportunities um you're going to get like this this is a unique off season and I want to make sure I'm taking full advantage of it I'm able to get my lift in and then spend the rest of the day with them and to show my daughter hey I'm here and I want to do everything I can possibly do with her all right Ben I really appreciate it uh that'll do us thanks for joining us thank you thank you Ben stay healthy thank you Ben hope the power comes on me too