 Hey, difficult day obviously for you know the players and the coaches and the NFL and our fans and anybody that's you know even knows the NFL. So obviously we want to you know on behalf of the Titans organization our players and everybody involved send our deepest sympathies and our concerns and our prayers to Damar who you know by all accounts is fighting his tail off in Cincinnati you know to his family who watched that unfold you know in front of their eyes you know to Damar's football family and Buffalo and and Pittsburgh you know those teammates and you know we have one of those guys who shot Weaver was a teammate of his so you know doing everything we can just to continue to support him and sending out you know obviously our thoughts to everybody involved and it just commends Zach and Sean for their leadership that they showed last night for the example that they showed really in all of the players on both sides Buffalo and Cincinnati the way that they supported each other was was amazing to see you know and I just you know we all watch these games differently you know fans watch them at home or a bar or you know coaches in this league watch them you know as they're working in the in the games on the background so you know we were all affected you know differently but you know we just send our condolences and and really just the respect that we have for everybody involved and wish nothing but the best for Damar Mike with that has there been any discussions about whether or not to play this weekend considering he's still in critical condition no no no discussions that would be a league thing you know we're doing our best to prepare for the amazing opportunity that we have and for our football team you mentioned the the human element as coaches I'm presuming maybe in the building last night did it was it a moment that you turn you watch how struck were you by that I mean you've been a player you've seen players taken off teammates taken off how difficult was it maybe to see that start happening and did you could you was it must see TV at that moment well I think the one thing that that resonates now is you know when you're a parent and your kids play sports with all respect to the other players you don't really watch them you don't watch the game you stare at your son or your daughter who's an offensive lineman or a third baseman and you don't know if it was a ball or a strike and you don't know if it was a run player pass play you just kind of kind of watch your son or daughter and that's kind of how you watch sports as a as a parent so I guess that's what I thought is you know that he has a grand grandparents or parents you know that that watch that and they didn't know how T Higgins got the ball they just saw make a tackle they watched them you know progress through the play so I guess that's where where I went and then you know just watched everything unfold with the coaching staffs and you know the players how they supported each other you know we shared you know some some great conversations you know had an opportunity to you know you know discusses how everybody's feeling I think guys are you know they understand you know the the the severity you know of this they understand the game and then what we love you know sometimes things that you love the most and that can give you the most can also take the most away but you know there's some really really cool comments that our players shared with each other and with me and everybody else so I think that they are doing their best to support former teammates who are in Buffalo but also understand that you know we have a we have a great opportunity to continue to do what we love to do and one of our leaders said you know and this is someone that knew tomorrow knows tomorrow is that they're grateful they reminded it they're grateful that they get to do this and I thought that that was really special to hear some of those guys talk well I don't think that those discussions ever really stop I mean I think we all you know have to at least appreciate you know what we do where we do it and who we get to do it you know with you know and just understand the you know the things that go along with with playing football and being a teammate and everything else and so you know that those conversations with injuries may come up or you know in this case something you know much much worse so I don't I don't want it to like necessarily have to go anywhere I wanted to be you know part of you know the conversation if that's where the players feel like you know they wanted to go or you know how we all deal with things and we're gonna feel each person's gonna feel you know maybe a little differently shifting gears for Josh to take over a huddle in such short order the leadership qualities that come and some of the things tend to rely on with the quarterback developing over time how difficult is it to ask a guy and to and what can you expect out of a guy in short order as compared to what you get out of a guy that puts a whole offseason into it well I mean you know I mean quarterbacks have been quarterbacks since they probably grabbed a footballer then they six years old and they started throwing a football and you know they kind of have characteristics and qualities and you know half the battle is acting like one you know is acting like a quarterback and I think Josh is gonna be very well prepared and understand that we'll have to go in on a you know great environment on Saturday night and we'll start that preparation today but he understands that and he's played quarterback and he's played in front of big big crowds and he's played in big games just as far as adjusting to that role as a leader here that you know in this locker room so quickly well I think probably you know from the get though I think he was probably just trying to focus on knowing what to do and the terminology and then you know I think we went to the Cowboys game and there's some guys he probably didn't even know know their first name I think that's that'll probably change by the time Saturday comes about getting some of your guys back how much use does it give you know when you got a game plan now that includes Simmons, Autry, Fulton, Booker and the rest that you get back. Henry, that's a big one. I think that that's just something that everybody felt after the game you know I think that that our players felt it you know I felt like they you know they played extremely hard they prepared extremely hard you know just you know came up a little short obviously the other night and guys were back I think they're energized in this you know it's such a difficult thing you know when you want to try to send a message of you know we talked yesterday about being excited and embracing the opportunity and then life happens you know last night and but we still I think we still need to get there and we still will be there and I think we'll you know go out and and start our preparation today on the field. Playing mistake free or close to it. You want guys to be cleaner but how much do you need them not to like over overthink that? Yeah, we don't want to sit there and paralyze ourselves with being perfect. You know I think we have to try to be precise and not worry about being perfect. Nobody's gonna be perfect out there on the football field. There's a lot of things that you know keep you a bit you know from ever being perfect. We don't we don't want that we want them to understand the concept of the play the details they're associated with it you know the technique and fundamentals to do their job and you know communicate with urgency and you know a lot of those things you can make up your makeup for mistakes with you know some other things with with effort and finish and communication you know and playing you know as a team and letting somebody else you know help you if you make a mistake the guy next to you hopefully can can fix it. Have a different plan for Ingram or do guys just have to execute better against them? Well, I mean we probably need to be tighter on them and be able to you know keep our leverage tackle you know but he you know I mean that's not like they're gonna not target him you know he's he's had 36 targets in the last four games had the one two days ago so you know he was you know been a really good productive player here down a stretch for him. Go out there and scoring that first drive on offense something that you guys did a lot earlier this this season like how much would that kind of like just shake off this this funk you know that the offense has had over the six game street. Well, I don't think that anything that we've done prior to this is going to really matter in all three phases the only thing that's going to matter is what we do on on Saturday night and if we score great we're going to need to go down and score again and we'll need more than seven to win and if we don't score we'll have to you know come off and and make some adjustments and keep swinging and so you know it'd be great to score you know the first possession of the game you know but it'd also be great to you know stay really consistent and take advantage of the opportunities and play complementary football and take care of the football. No observation for long this week Mike? Not as of today no. Autrey the first time you guys played the Jags coincidentally not so coincidentally you didn't have any sacks on on Trevor how much can he help the pass for us? Well yeah I mean the sacks are one thing you should you know we have to focus on how we can disrupt the quarterback yeah to you know our ability to disrupt them and affect them that wasn't good either you know not only were the sacks weren't there but you know so we'll have to try to you know find different ways and make sure that you know he doesn't have a hundred and twenty rating and you know because that would be that'd be tough to overcome. Is there anybody other than Long who could be in line for that last activation? I think we addressed this the other day I don't think that there is no I don't think at this time. How's the patched up offensive line done over the last couple of games have you seen improvements? I mean there were some good things there were some times where Thursday Josh had some time to to progress through and then other times where you know needs to be better and again that's gonna be another good front this week it's all about the Jacksonville Jaguars and how we you know can block you know Allen and Key Walker Harris inside and everything that they do and and Hamilton the pressures they bring to safety pressures or you know Blitz and a backer so that that's what it's gonna be about and hopefully we'll we'll be able to start that preparation here today. Does having a six-year guy like like Dobbs as the quarterback does that allow you to kind of open things up a little bit more call the game differently as opposed to a rookie like Malik? Matt I think you're going with a game plan and you see kind of how you know how it's working and what he feels comfortable with against some of the stuff that they're doing and I don't know if that's you know the game plan is gonna be the same for for both quarterbacks. Do you feel with the way that he's able to progress through like does that keep the offense on schedule a little bit more? Running good plays and executing good plays keeps us on schedule not having unforced errors penalties that that I think are avoidable you know some penalties are what they are you know but some of them are avoidable that that's what helps stay on schedule and you know starts with the substitution starts with the operation the cadence all those things that we're gonna have to be great with on the road. I think he's you know he's got a calming presence you know I mean I think he's you know he's got a nice confident calmness to him seemed like he came over on the sidelines communicated well with the players communicated well with with Todd and Pat and Malik you know about what he saw you know I saw him communicate with the receivers afterwards and an intelligent player it's been really you know it's been nice having him around and working with him and getting on him I've really always admired him from a far you know his career and you know what he's done. Intensify this feeling like a road playoff game? Yes yeah this would be you wrote I mean I think this is a playoff it's certainly a playoff game for us so that's how we'll treat it and you know make sure that we're doing all those things that you know they give you a chance to win and make sure that we're we're working all the cadences and working the silent and the crowd noise and substitution all those things that are gonna be critical for us on offense and special teams.