 Welcome to the Bet MGM Studio and Training Camp Rewind. The first edition, this is Amy Wells. I'm Mike Keith. We're glad to have you with us as Training Camp is well underway for the Tennessee Titans and Amy Wells, there's a lot of buzz. There's a lot of buzz. I love Training Camp. It's the start of the season and everybody across the league has a fresh start. Mike, what have you seen in the first couple of days of Training Camp? Three things that really jump out to me. The defense playing awfully well for the Titans from the jump. In particular, the secondary has been very active an area where the Titans needed to improve. The second thing, the newcomers. Peter Skoranski, the rookie at left guard. Arden Key at outside linebacker, a free agent signing. Aziz Alshire inside linebacker, a free agent signing. All over, you can feel the impact of the newcomers. And then finally, the pass catchers. Whether that be wide receivers, whether that be backs out of the backfield or the tight ends, the pass catchers are making place for the quarterbacks. Those are the things that have jumped out to me so far. Now, Mike, what has stood out to me is that no matter who you're talking to, what they're saying is they're ready for some football. I like winning. And I think my fellow teammates like winning also. I know and believe that I'm a part of those talented guys. And I can match up well with those talented guys. So it's a fighter. It's the fighter in me. And I'm not going to stop till I retire. At the same time, everybody's just out here grinding and having a good time. So I'm ecstatic to be back. I think, you know, guys are flying around. They got the pads on. They're hitting. They're thudding. And they're just being able to play football, being able to play real football, physical football, archival football. Obviously, Ryan trusts me to come down with it. And hopefully, we can keep doing that to build that before. Just take it one day at a time. Continue to want to improve and get better every day. And they let the chips fall where they may. Keep working, doing the right things day. On the field, off the field, but excited for the opportunity and the pieces that we have. Learning new teammates, building the culture that we've always had, but obviously with some new guys added in. So it's exciting. It's an exciting opportunity. And that's what I'm excited about. By the end of the day, all the job is to come together as one. And they know it. Now, Mike Keith, are they backing up what they're saying with what they're doing? Oh, I think so. I don't think there's any doubt about it. I want to focus on two position groups on this edition of Training Camp Rewind. I want to talk about the offensive line, and I want to talk about the wide receivers. And of course, if we're starting at wide receiver, you've got to talk about what has been the number one storyline of the last few weeks. And that is the addition of Deandre Hopkins. Absolutely. And while it's been so much fun to see 10 on the field, I'm more excited about what's happening for trailing Berks and how much the two of them have been spending so much time together. Berks has had a great offseason. He has done a fantastic job getting prepared for camp. The addition of Deandre Hopkins not only provides another weapon and another really good example for him to how to be that number one receiver, but the compliment of the two takes pressure off Berks. It also means that Hopkins doesn't have to come in and feel like he has to do everything. I think the improvement of trailing Berks and the addition of Deandre Hopkins makes this a much more exciting group overall in terms of the explosive nature of the offense. The Titans need more big gains in the passing game than what they had a year ago. Now, Mike, there are other guys in that receiver's room. Who else has stood out to you? Kyle Phillips. Kyle Phillips, of course, a second year receiver out of UCLA, doing a really, really nice job in terms of being able to work in the slot. Also doing a good job in practice in the red zone, something that you love to see. Nick Westbrook, a keen A, has picked up where he left off. Man, I have his bigger role in the receiving core this year, but it's proving that he can be counted on when the time comes. And then Chris Moore, free agent pickup from the Houston Texans. He's off to an outstanding start in camp. Now, you know what's caught my attention. It's not so much my eye. It's more my ears. It's wide receiver's coach Rob Moore. He has been all over the field. You hear him coaching a lot. So we need to tell people. We need to show the people. Check this out. Pull disclosure on Mike. I rest, keep playing fast, man. I love, I'm mic'd up too. So I'm mic'd up, all right? Yeah, I'm mic'd up. Man, it's time to bring up that rash. You couldn't get rid of it. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Ball security. Come on, man. High and tight. Don't be scared. Don't be scared. Come on, hell. Don't be scared. Go, racing. Feed, baby, speed. Be physical. Good. Good. This is my favorite day right here. There we go. Good. Good. Squeeze it. One, two. Set up. Keep your pad level down now. Slam foot. There you go. There you go. All right, here we go. Get there. Get there. Get there. Get there. Get there. Get there. Speed, speed, speed. Then one to it. One to it. There you go. There you go. Good decision, baby. Get it. Give me hop, tray. Hop and tray. There you go. Hey, you see how he brought it in there? Then when he came back out, it was good timing. That was really good timing. Come on, go. All right, let's go, man. Let's go. Good job, fellas. Good job. Good job. All right, that's a good work, fellas. Five outs on three. One, two, three. Five outs. Mike, it seems obvious that the receivers are in great hands with Rob Moore. But now I think it's time to switch gears because I would also like to talk about the offensive line and what you've seen out of that group in the first couple days. So far so good. I think Peter Skoranski settling in at left guard, as I mentioned earlier, has been one of the real keys. They've put him in there. He's already taking to it well. Aaron Brewer looks more natural at the center position than he did at guard last year, and that's not unexpected. Daniel Brunskill is doing a good job at the right guard spot. He's a free agent signing from San Francisco. The tackles, you know, that's the area where people are going to have a lot of focus. Andre Dillard at the left tackle spot, kind of trying to get into that flow, coming from Philadelphia, going from being a backup to hopefully becoming a starter. And then obviously there's the right tackle situation because Nicholas Patifraer is suspended for the first six games this season. Now, Mike, you've been so interested in this position group that you actually have the opportunity to sit down with offensive line coach Jason Cotailing and talk about what he's seen out of his players in the first part of training camp. Take a look. Peter Skoronsky getting his work at left guard consistently. How is he progressing? He's doing a great job working. He comes out each and every day with a plan, what he's going to work on, some technique stuff, some fundamental stuff. He plays with really good effort and finish. And he just continues each and every day to go out there and battle and, you know, the guy across from them is doing a pretty good job of helping them there. You know, there's that phrase iron sharpens iron and those guys, the competition level is really high and just watching Pete go out each and every day and work on fundamentals and finish and effort and communication. All those things that going to play an offensive line, he's doing a really good job there. Talking about the guy who plays across from him on most snaps, you're talking about Jeffrey Simmons early on, especially in OTAs. It looked like it was all Simmons, but now it's kind of evening up a little bit fair. I think they obviously, you know, the competition is high there. And for Pete to go out there each and every day, there's good, there's bad, you know, and we just every day focus on what we have to do to get better, you know. And, you know, obviously you go out there, you look at those reps and, you know, where's your face? Where's your hands? What are your feet doing? Like, it's just a process there for him. And the competition level, like I said, I think he's competing. And he's done a good job of those challenges. The feeling in the offseason was that Aaron Brewer moving from left guard to center would be more in his element, would be more comfortable. Is that what you're seeing? Yeah, I think, I mean, from a comfortability level, I have to talk to Brewer, but from what I see, you know, not want to speak for him. What I see is him playing fast, him playing physical, him doing what he's supposed to do. His communication has been good. So, you know, just seeing that transition, which we saw last year, you know, going into the Green Bay game on a short week and all those things. So, you know, Brewer, like I said, from a comfortability level, I don't want to speak for him, but it looks to me like he's reacting quickly. And when you're reacting quickly and playing with physicality and effort and finish, you usually feel pretty comfortable. Most of the questions you get are about the right tackle situation right now. How long do you feel like you can continue to spread reps before you figure out who the guy is? I mean, I don't think there's a timetable right now. We're just continuing to evaluate. You know, the pads just came on. So the full evaluation, obviously, when the pads are on, it's a little easier for us to look at it from a big picture standpoint. But, you know, just keep working those guys and see who's doing their job best. And, you know, from a timetable standpoint, you know, Coach hasn't given us one of those and we're just going out there and evaluating and playing and practicing and working on fundamentals. How has the rookie Jalen Duncan done so far? He's doing a good job. You know, it's a transition for him. You know, he's, you know, whatever he's working each day, each and every day, it's a fundamental. Or we come out here, hey, we're going to focus on this today. We're going to focus on that today. And I think he's doing a good job communicating with the vets. You know, again, I don't want to speak for him. But what I see is him talking to guys on offense, talking to guys on defense, trying to get some information from these guys who have done it for so long. And some of those can be pretty valuable tips. Time to see what we're posting. We're posting you with a legend. A lot of great Forber Titans come out to Ascension, St. Thomas Sports Park for camp. Amy Wells had a chance to visit with the Titan. Eddie George, as he came out to discuss what's going to happen and what's important in the first part of camp. Eddie George, it is always so good to have you here at Ascension St. Thomas Sports Park. And what does this team need to get done? I think acclimation, one, I think you go from the next phase of OTAs into camp and that carryover. You want to see that carryover in terms of chemistry that's been developed in camp. You've got some new bodies that came in. You know, the Andre Hopkins, you know, whoever the quarterback's going to be right now, Ryan Tandy, you want to see how that chemistry is going to happen, you have some bits and pieces of parts you're trying to put together from a roster standpoint. You know what you're going to get out of your mainstays and Derek Henry and some of the other guys. So he probably won't get as many carries or many opportunities because he's a key veteran. Because you know what he can do. You want to keep him healthy for the season. The guys who are really learning how to practice together are those younger guys. A guy like Tyjay Spears, you've been a young running back in the National Football League. He's a rookie just kind of figuring out how this is all going to work. What is it important for him to learn in the first couple weeks of camp? The pace of play. Pretty sure, you know, the first day in pads, he's probably running full speed, you know, during the walkthrough. So it was just getting the energy right and having that level off. It's full of butterflies. I mean, any young person is coming in. They want to impress. They want to do anything and everything above and beyond. They call a duty just to be ready and to serve and to make your name, you know, with an organization. You can watch all of Amy's interview on YouTube. That's going to do it for this edition of Titan's Camp Rewind. Be sure to check us out on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok. We're on all of the socials. All of the socials. For Amy Wells, I'm Mike Keith. And we'll see you next week for another edition of Titan's Camp Rewind. Thanks for watching.