 and we're glad to have you with us for this live look and Amy Wells already dressed for the conditions it's coming yeah I know what's about to happen and that is rain it's probably gonna start a round kickoff and rain all the way through so if you're coming out to Nissan Stadium just bring a poncho do the right thing no umbrellas you can't have an umbrella in the stadium but you can and should have a poncho or two and the feeling is to that wind which is not really a factor right now will become a factor as the afternoon moves along yep it's going to pick up it's going to be coming out of the southwest probably around 10 to 15 maybe up to 20 miles per hour so definitely something that could have an impact on the game today okay what else has an impact on this game injuries let's take a look at the Titans in actives for this game with the Houston Texans six of them you already know McNichols may been long Evans Davis and Swain number 20 on the top left hand part of the page jackrabbit Jenkins wow he has started all 10 games the Titans gonna have to go with somebody else at the corner position right but there are options at that corner position we knew this was a possibility he had been limited in practice all week we'd seen him on the field a little bit but weren't entirely sure now with the Titans no and the good news is there's a lot of people who can step up will it be Chris Jones will it be Chris Jackson will it be Breon borders we won't know until kickoff Houston's in actives not a bunch of surprises Grinard their leading pass rusher did not make the trip so we knew that he was already out Royce Freeman a big back that the Titans have played against in the past when he was a Bronco and Jordan Acons who's had some good performances against the Titans at tight end those are the inactives for the Houston Texans Titans made a move yesterday as they put but do pre on injured reserve that means he will miss this game he will miss the New England game he will miss the Jacksonville game he's not had big numbers because he hasn't been able to play fully but but do pre had started to make some plays and now the Titans won't have him back until Pittsburgh absolutely he was starting to get in that grove you were starting to see that his knee was getting fully healthy now he's gotten abdominal issues so missing a couple games is not ideal for anybody not what you want but you want a fully healthy but do pre out on the field it'll be great to have him back in December so who gets the opportunity opposite Harold Landry well it's Ola Danny or Derek Roberson who is back from injured reserve he hasn't played since the first game of the year the third year man from Sam Houston state needs to make a splash for the Titans and for himself absolutely he's been with this club for a while so he's familiar with what Mike Vrabel is looking for he's familiar with this system and this is a chance for him to show that he deserves a more consistent presence in this defense he's going to have the opportunity to make some plays he's going to have a chance to really make an impact today could be a big day for Derek Roberson some of the plays that the outside guys are going to have to make probably on Ty ride Taylor the quarterback for the Houston Texans when he was the Buffalo Bills quarterback six years ago he beat the Titans with his legs rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown he is back an older player in this league and from the Texan standpoint hopefully staying out of mistakes from the Titans standpoint hopefully not making plays outside the pocket absolutely you know what he can do with his legs and being able to contain him and making him more one-dimensional is going to be a big part of the Titans defensive plan you know there's a lot of things that Tyra Taylor can do he's been around this league for a while as you said earlier he's had some success in this league so big challenge for the Titans defense today Titans also going to be without tight end Jeff Swame as we told you earlier Swame has had four catches in each of the last three games his most productive stretch is a Titan and now he's out with a concussion and so Tommy Hudson is called back up from the practice squad he's gonna have to play today Tommy Hudson's gonna be playing today but he's someone that we've seen some flashes from he's someone that we've been excited about before he went on injured reserve it's great to have him back and we'll see what he's able to do today Titans all year have not had all five starting offensive linemen for every snap in one game that's right all ten games there has not been one of them where the five starters have made it every snap it won't happen again today Nate Davis is out at right guard and so Aaron Brewer gets the start again fortunately Brewer has been playing a lot lately Brewer's been playing a lot and he's an athlete you know we've seen him be able to do a lot of things he's been able to make an impact all season when he's been in the game so he's someone that this offense feels comfortable with having him in the line he's a consistent producer and that's what you need another player who's gonna have to step up is Don Trell Hilliard called up for the second time this year from the practice squad to play running back the former brown the former Texan will probably get a chance to see some action behind Deontay Foreman and Adrian Peterson not having Jeremy McNichols as that third down back that's a concern yeah it's going to be different definitely for this Titans offense who has experienced a lot of change over the last couple of weeks so having Hilliard playing against a former team that's an exciting thing for him you're hoping that some extra motivation but yeah getting him in the system and will we see him become that third down back stands to be seen all right so a lot of stories to be told today from new Titans or newer Titans injuries injuries injuries continue for this ballclub nonetheless looking to go to nine and two at Houston looking for their second win of the year their first in nine weeks Titans countdown hits the air in 12 minutes 11 a.m. central time on your favorite Titans radio station including in middle Tennessee 1045 the zone are you ready I'm ready and it's starting to rain stars BJ Thomas sang raindrops keep falling on our heads already here we go Titans in the Texans in the AFC South thanks for joining us for the live look in AD is ready tighten up everybody