 Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile Alabama the 73rd senior bowl Titans general manager John Robinson joining me Mike Keith here as We talk about what is to come as the page turns to 2022 You begin this process. Where do you start? Yeah, I mean we've gone through some some draft meetings already in early December Mike You know our scouts have been on the road going to games going to practices around the country at colleges And now it's really my first exposure during this all-star season to to the prospects getting down to sit You know sit get to know them a little bit They're brief interactions, but at least it's a first impression on a player and a great opportunity this week to watch these guys Come out here and compete. Why is the senior bowl such an indicator of guys not only being drafted But making an NFL roster. Well, I think it's you know, it's the competition level It's that you know, it's the best of the best that can come out for one week And you get a lot of individual one-on-ones though And we pay particular attention to those reps because in the NFL game That's what it ultimately comes down to is who can win the one-on-one matchups Are the linemen actually guys that are easier to project from here with what you're able to watch both offensive and defensive? You can see the technical side of their skills Their hand placement their pad level their footwork It's something that they can work on Throughout the course of week of practice, and it gives us something to really evaluate Supposedly according to all the prospect lists six of the top seven Quarterbacks at least for right now are here in Mobile If you watch a quarterback and you grade a quarterback at the senior bowl, what sorts of things are you looking for? A lot of the same things you're looking for during the season, you know It's Decision-making accuracy is he over talking to the receivers after they have a rep is he talking to the linemen after a 907 period it's about the run pitch, you know his interaction with his teammates But certainly the productivity that he has throughout the course week ball placement and how quickly can he acclimate himself? To a bunch of different receivers because these guys really haven't thrown to these guys before so it's a good measuring stick What do you like about the edge rushers that are here in Mobile this week? You've got some guys that have some versatility that can kick down into a three technique and rush in there as well But there's some fastball guys. I mean there's some guys with some juice off the edge That can speed rip, you know around these tackles and get pressure It'll be interesting to evaluate those types of players those fastball guys To see what their counter move is when these tackles set them for for speed Can they count and rush with power? Do they have a counter move to spin back inside? You know, what's their answer to what the tackle is going to do to them six straight winning seasons playoffs for the last five years and three straight? What's the key in this off season to keep that going for the Tennessee Titans? Continuing to build it Mike like we have every year, you know, this isn't the first time that we've you know kind of gone through this I think it's gonna be important for us next year's team is gonna look different than this past year's team We did a lot of good things throughout the course of the season But you know, it's time to build it's time to try to take that next step You know, we had the first overall see we won the division again You know, certainly we're all disappointed that we weren't able to finish the season But there's only one team that holds that trophy at the end of the season We want to continue to work and try to build and try to be that one team last year You made defense a priority and the defense certainly got better It doesn't seem like there's that one area that you have to have Specific improvement to take the next step. Is it gonna be a lot of little things in this offseason? Yeah, probably so, you know There was a lot of noise made last year about the coordinator position You know that we needed to do this and we needed to do that and we stuck with what we believed in You know, the dividends were paid this year with the way we came out and played defense So we've got to continue to improve on that side of the ball, but it's not like it's a massive overhaul there John Robinson with us and obviously here all week is the Titan staff goes through interviews, watches, practices and prepares For what's coming up and that is the 73rd senior bowl this Saturday at 1.30 from Hancock Whitney Stadium with John Robinson I'm Mike Keith. Thanks for joining us