 Mike Keith welcoming you to another edition of the Mike Vrable show. The Titans rally in the fourth quarter came up short on Sunday against the Texans. Titans fall to eight and three on the season. Mike Vrable a lot to break down after the game and you got the team in here on Monday, got right to work on it. I'm sure you were pleased with the attention to detail that they showed after the fact. Yeah, I mean we always have to have uh some attention to detail whether we win or lose and unfortunately we don't have to dig too hard to see why we lost that football game. We fought and I think under a lot of other circumstances that thing would have been a lot worse than what it was and we actually had a chance. You know, our guys hung in there. They fought um in all three phases. We just can't turn the ball over as many times they did. We didn't handle the elements. The Titans with the second half rally and that leads off our six pack here is Tennessee coming back from a 19 to nothing deficit to make it a game down the stretch. You have to start off with a touchdown pass that goes to a young man who less than two weeks ago was on the practice squad. It's Des Fitzpatrick. Yeah, it does just continue to improve and you know, you can kind of see when things get going the right way. There's a good pocket. You know, Ryan's able to progress through and you know, move the post safety there and does does a good job of getting up the seam. Making a good catch in a in a bad uh you know in a in a bad environment. You know, I mean, those are that's a tough catch right there that he's able to haul in there and take care of the football. Make sure he secures it and completes the process of the catch. It's Patrick three catches 35 yards in the ball game. Titans also got production from a running back called up from the practice squad. Don trail Hilliard had 147 total yards including 16 on the ground here. Well, well blocked play. He gets it downhill. He takes care of the football. He's seeing a nice little burst through the line of scrimmage. You know, you can see, you know, Ben there's sealing off Cunningham. You know, everybody kind of getting their guy covered up. There's Nick Westbrook again going in there and getting read the safety. So, you know, Don trail did do some nice things and gave us a spark and you know, we'll see if we can't find some more opportunities for him. Titans trying to get the ball back in order to have a chance to score in the fourth quarter and so they turned to one of their young defensive backs. Rookie Elijah Molden a third in seven play. He does not allow the receiver to get the 70. Yeah, just trying to get some pressure and dial up a blitz there and Elijah does a great job of break in and you know, really just a picture picture perfect. There's a holding call right there, but anyway, there's a picture perfect tackle. You know, it goes in there with his shoulder, brings his feet, drives, you know, drives his legs, wraps up and really take some backwards on on a, you know, very close play there at the sticks. As we like to say about guys like Elijah Molden, he ain't scared. No, he'll throw it in there. He will absolutely throw it in there. Another guy not scared is Nick Westbrook. Akina outstanding special teams player also seven catches for 107 yards. Here's 46 of those yards. You know, dialed up a good play call here and Nick got down the seam. You know, just keep running, Nick, see if we can't break a tackle. But but again, there's the the protection. You know, the pocket is clean. Ryan's able to step up. Nick gets down the seam in the too high safety look and does a nice job. And there was a lot of good things. Unfortunately, they just got overshadowed by by some of the negative costly mistakes that we had in the game. Titans in the fourth quarter about midway through had first and seven first and goal to go at the Houston seven. Hilliard is the receiver. He's not able to get in the end zone, but Ferks are alert and hustling. You know, good catch, good throw. And then there's Ferk, you know, when you run to the football, good things happen. You know, that that's a huge recovery right there. It's on first down outside of two minutes. So it can be recovered by anybody in the end zone for a touchdown. Ferk, you know, make sure that he's got possession of it and then gets a knee or shoulder or body part down. Ferks are with the recovery also had five catches in the ball game for the Titans. So Anthony Ferkser makes it 19 to 13 with that score. Titans trying to get the ball back third in one play. Rex Burkhead is going to take the handoff. But here's Jayon Brown. Well, you know, Jeffrey does a great job of getting some penetration there and, you know, up front Jayon goes and triggers and tiered tarts in there battling. And, you know, they did compete. You know, that's what they're going to compete. And that's what I'm proud to be their coach. You're not going to win every game, you know, especially when you turn it over and you make some mistakes. But, you know, they compete and they fight. And, you know, I'm confident that they'll prepare this week the same way. Ready to turn the page. We certainly are with the head coach with our Nissan keys to victory. The next opponent, the Patriots in our next segment, we'll talk about those keys with the head coach. As you watch the Mike Brable show, stay tuned for more. The Titans' next opponent, the New England Patriots. Kickoff for Sunday's game is set for noon. The Patriots were two and four at one time. They are now seven and four playing outstanding overall defense, doing good things on offense as well. A very efficient, a very talented football team. Very big challenge overall. Offense defense specialty. Yeah, it's going to be a huge challenge. You know, man, I'd like to think that we had some momentum going in there. Had to, you know, took a step back last week. But, you know, hopefully we can put that behind us and learn from it and understand that you just can't continue to give a team that many opportunities and, you know, play on our side of the field as many times as we did. All right, let's take a look at Mike Brable's Nissan keys. And one begins with special teams and that's creating some field position. Well, they got Matt Slater is going to go to the Hall of Fame. We're going to have to block their gunners specifically in the return game. If we can take care of the football and create some field position in that return game, and I feel like there are glimpses of it in the kickoff return as well. You know, Davis does a fantastic job. He's down there. Bethel's a great gunner. You know, they've got a really good core group of safety type players. And obviously Matthew Slater Hall of Famer. So it's going to be huge for us to continue what we've started to build here on special teams the last couple weeks. Nissan key number two is about running the football and you got to run it to make sure you're not in third and long. Yeah, not even just obviously just running the football, but just any any just efficiency on early downs. Can't sit there in third and 10. Let these guys tee off on you, you know, rotate the coverage and give you some different looks. It's just it's too much to ask consistently. So if we can run the football, you know, find ways and it's not going to be easy, but we're going to find ways to grind it out and give ourselves a chance to create some third and short situations to convert drives. Nissan key number three is also about to run their run and stopping it. Yep, they're going to push you around. They got two big backs. Obviously they got multiple guys that they put in there, but their full backs probably the one that makes it all go. You know, your Tennessee buddy right there. So Yacob Johnson. Yeah. And he's he's a load and he loves blocking and they do a great job with it. Harris and Stevenson and so you know, we're going to have to stop, but they're going to push your round up front if you let them. All right. So those are your Nissan keys to victory over the Patriots. Now time for Coach Rable's favorite part of his show each week from our good friends at Delta Dental. Can Mike Vrable guess this Titan? I've been studying, Mike. You've been studying. I've been studying. You've got game tape. Okay. You want me to go right now? I know. I need a break. We need to go to break because I need a break. Okay. We'll get a break. He says time out. Time out. Mike Vrable on the Mike Vrable show. I know who that is. You do? Come on. We gotta go to break. Delta Dental, can you guess this Titan? Mike Vrable says this Titan is. How much time do I have to draw it out? Whatever you want to do. I did some studying and then Ashley gave me a bet and then I saw the nose and the mouth and the smile. Texas's own Deontae Forman. Deontae Forman was number 45, now number seven. There he is. Coming back. You're proud of this guy. He's worked hard. Yeah. You know, I mean, I've always liked Deontae. I think just from being with him and the Texans and it's kind of come back and he's moved on and now we've got him back here. So, you know, he's doing a good job for us. He's taking advantage of his opportunities and, you know, hopefully we can continue to progress him here with our offense. That's a group in there that's, you know, helping us out. We obviously lost Derek for a little while and so, you know, with Jeremy, hopefully we can get him back, get these guys rolling. Tony Dew is pretty special running back coach. Tony coaches him up. Tony gets him going and, you know, between Kari and Tori Carter are full backs. You know, that's a good group and Tony takes a lot of pride in his job and, you know, he's a good football coach. Guy who took a lot of pride in being a Tennessee Titan was the freak. When we come back, he makes an appearance in our Welcome back to the Mike Brayble Show. This past weekend, homecoming for over 50 Titans of the past as they attended several different events, including Sunday's game at Nissan Stadium. In this week's Titans Files, Amy Wells found one of those former Titans, a Titans Great who still stands out among the rest. 16th selection in the draft, the Tennessee Titan Select, Javon Curse linebacker. For all of the great talents that have played in the NFL, only one has simply been known as the freak. That, of course, is Javon Curse. The original Titan Curse was a three-time Pro Bowl selection who totaled 74 sacks and 28 force fumbles in an 11-year career that was especially spectacular from 1999 to 2003. Those were the five years where the Titans were especially spectacular in their own right and now more than a decade into retirement, Curse watches the Titans play every week. It's no surprise that Javon Curse has been very interested in Harold Landry. Because of Landry's great start to the season, Curse's Titan Sack record of 14 and a half is in real trouble, but that's fine by Curse. He's a fan of number 58. The guy, he has a motor and basically that's basically how I played. I had my skill set, I had speed, I had getoff, but on top of that, I was persistent and that's what he does. He brings that intensity like all game. Javon Curse is most intrigued by Jeffery Simmons. Simmons is a freak in his own right and Curse believes that his gifts would make big Jeff a big star in any era. It seems like when he wants to, when he makes his mind up, you can't stop him. He can be very disruptive and that's what you want with playing on the team with a guy like that, especially if I was at the end, like I would love to line up next to this guy. Do go in there and mess things up so it can like, it can help me out on the end over here. So he's one of those guys that can like, he can change the game all by himself and that's good. Now over 40, Curse is regularly seeing the sons of his NFL peers start to creep onto NFL rosters. Plus a lot of guys that he played with and against are now coaching. Mike Vrable qualifies on that list. Curse loves to watch Vrable at work and would have loved to have played for him. He was on the Super Bowl team, like a dynasty. Got a lot of coaching success under his hands by playing with Bill Belichick. Now he's just putting what he did. He's putting it to use, which as a player, it makes you like be more accountable for that person because you've seen that person. This person won Super Bowl. This person did, he did, he did the walk. So now he's just not talking that like he now he just wants to just pass it on. So someone like Mike Vrable this I see no other reason than to just go out there and get this guy all you have. I think the first time I saw him get out in the drill with some of the football players, whatever, like a coach that does that, like you've got to like, let's, let's go like, let's go win this thing, baby. So good to see all those guys back, but especially good to spend time with the freak, Javon Curse. When we come back, something we're very excited about, we will reveal the finalist for the 2021 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards. That's next on the Mike Vrable channel. On December 7th, the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award winners for 2021 will be crowned in a special luncheon at Nissan Stadium. Tonight, we have the privilege of presenting the three finalists in all 10 categories and let's start in Division 1 with Class A. Kaleek Ganaway, Peabody DeAndre Kelly, South Pittsburgh Marquez Taylor McKenzie Class 2A Cameron Huckabee, Megs County Cameron Miller, Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Ty Simpson, Martin Westview 3A Caden Buckles, Alcoa Jacob Dooley, Waverly Keaton Herig, Loudon Class 4A Barryon Brown, Pearl Cone Mason Gudger, Greenville Caden Pope, Hardin County Division 1, 5A Deshaun Bishop, Carnes Jamarius Brooks, Memphis Central Walter Nolan III, Powell 6A Jordan James, Oakland Destin Wade, Summit Keaton Wade, Summit Moving now to Division 2, Class A Bradford Gaines, DCA Steele Haynes, USJ Joshua Strickland, Jr. Nashville Christian Class 2A Alexander Broom, Lipscomb Academy Langston Patterson, CPA Luther Richardson, Lipscomb Academy Division 2, Class 3A Gallon Haley, Christian Brothers Kenny Menchie, Hope John Paul II William Riddle McCauley and our three finalists for kicker of the year regardless of classification Upton Bellenpott Stewart's Creek Justice Chadwick, Telehoma George Laster Brentwood Academy Let's take the opportunity now to go through the finalists one more time again beginning in Division 1 with Class A Kaleek Ganaway, Peabody DeAndre Kelly, South Pittsburgh Marquez Taylor, McKenzie 2A Cameron Huckabee, Megs County Cameron Miller, Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Ty Simpson, Martin Westview 3A Caden Buckles, Alcoa Jacob Dooley, Waverley Keaton Herrig, Loudon 4A Barryon Brown, Pearl Cone Mason Gudger, Greenville Caden Pope, Hardin County 5A Deshaun Bishop, Carnes Jamarius Brooks, Memphis Central Walter Nolan III, Powell 6A Jordan James, Oakland Destin Wade, Summit Keaton Wade, Summit Division 2, Class A Bradford Gaines, DCA Steele Haynes, USJ Joshua Strickland Jr., Nashville Christian Division 2, Class 2A Alexander Broome, Lipscomb Academy Langston Patterson, CPA Luther Richardson, Lipscomb Academy Division 2, Class 3A Dallin Hayde, Christian Brothers Kenny Menchie, Pope John Paul II William Riddle McCauley And Kicker of the Year Upton Belinfant, Stewart's Creek Justice Chadwick, Telehoma and George Lasker, Bretwood Academy Those are our finalists for Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards for 2021 Coach, that's an incredible list of 30 young men I'll tell you what, man, there are some really cool names in there I haven't seen a lot of these guys play But I'll tell you what, they got it in the program And these guys are ready to go This Kickers, that's the greatest group of Kickers names I've ever seen Congratulations to all you athletes Okay, for those of you that are still playing Find a way to help your team win a championship Okay, any way that you can Okay, congratulations on behalf of our coaching staff Our football team and our organization And best of luck to you guys still playing Can't wait to see you guys over at Nissan Stadium Nissan Stadium, December 7th for the lunch And those are your 30 finalists for Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards for 2021 And Coach, happy Thanksgiving You too, Michael, thank you All right, thank you so much for joining us For the Mike Brable Show For the head coach, I'm Mike Keith And a happy Thanksgiving to you