 What do you, you talked yesterday about trying to take that next step to be there. How do you get that translate to the offense? You had the spark last week. What do you have to do to be better there? And I don't think just the offense. I think, Teresa, this is a critical time for us as a football team. We are four and four. We've won two games in a row. There's no buy this week. We are just like every other team in the national football league, I would say, operating at less than 100%. It's a vicious game. And so there's a fine line between trying to improve on the practice field, which is what you have to do and work on the practice field, and make sure that our guys are ready to play, that we are trying to take care of the guys that need to be taken care of, but also improving. You know, offensively, there are definitely signs. And it was inconsistent, and it was tough. We knew sometimes that the run game was going to be tough sledding, but we also knew that if we committed to it, that we could potentially break a couple, which we did. We were on the post-safety three times at a 42-yarder that got called back. And then we weren't able to secure the football. We made some good throws. We made some really great catches. But then, and there were some good pockets. And then there were other times where there weren't. And so trying to just be more consistent with some of those plays and not have the negative runs or that put us behind the chains, the penalties. But we overcame a first and 20 on a huge drive at the end of the game with some good checks, some good throws, and then ultimately touched down there with AJ. So we've been able to score. We took advantage of the game, really came down to the red zone. I was proud of defensively what we were able to do. Could have been better, but making them kick-field goals early. And then what our offense did, to be able to throw it in to the end zone, and Jonu making a fantastic catch, and AJ and everybody else, Tajah, so it was good to see. Why is it that the offense is so much more efficient in the red zone in the last couple of weeks? Well, we made a huge commitment to it in the spring when you have the passing camps, the non-contact OTAs, that you're trying to establish a base foundation and then work some plays off of it maybe each week that you feel like are a scheme play. But I do think that the players are comfortable in what's being called and what they're being asked to do. Tajah, we continue to practice. I mean, Tajah's had good weeks of practice and did a great job on the fade ball. A route that we worked with AJ over and over to try to have a lot of confidence in it. And then, in Jonu's case, a player that ran a decisive route, it was a little behind him. He made a great catch. And I think there was just good timing on that route. On the fake, what made that idea of Brett getting 10 yards more appealing to you than the offense getting to? Well, and I think that certainly appreciate that concept. You see that a lot if teams run speed option on third and one and they dish it back, balls at seven yards, then you have to gain eight. It really came down to where we were on the field, having the look that we had practiced for, that wanted to run it against. So that decision did not turn out to we didn't execute it. And so we have to continue to move on, give our guys all the credit in the world. In all three phases, we had a really nice kickoff return. We have to fix the punt return. But I felt like we kicked the ball well. The defense, being able to create turnovers, take advantage of those things when James gave us a chance to give our offense great field position. If that play is executed correctly, does it work in your mind? Yeah, I mean, Jim, I think that if any play is executed correctly, that it's going to work. Again, it go back that there's a lot of decisions that occur during the course of the game, guys. And we make them, they don't work. We're trying to win the game. That's what we're trying to do in each and every opportunity that we have to make a decision. How much did you win the game? Someone was supposed to block Devin White on that play? No, Devin White made an absolutely fantastic play. So we need to execute it better in order to get it. It didn't work. It was a play we can sit down and there's 168 snaps into the game. And there were plays that we made and that they're going to coach. And there was plays that we didn't make that we need to coach. When you were getting super aggressive on that play, where you say we're trying to win the game, which you seem to try to do without one call, where you say, this wins the game because we maintain possession and we end it. But then the general offensive game plan seems conservative. And I'm trying to come to terms with the two things, where with the one play, you're trying to win the game with the big punch. But with the overall thing against the past defense that hasn't been that good, and we ask you about it, you say, well, they played good defense. Well, they really did. I mean, and so the opportunities that we left out there and the game plan, I think that that's where you, I've always kind of, as a player, I think as a coach, whatever the call is, it should be played and executed. And we should play with the same energy and finish and effort, whether if it's a cover two defense or if it's an all out blitz. So that's the mentality that we hope that we can instill, whether it's an inside run, an outside run, a shot to Khalif or a deep pass, any of those. I think that's the mindset. I think that that's where I don't ever want to kind of coach, like, oh, this is just a base defense and it shouldn't be aggressive. And this is a blitz. And so now we should all of a sudden play faster or this is a play action pass or this is a screen play. I mean, they all need to be executed with the same energy, excitement, fundamentals, the effort, all the details that go into every play. So we have a game plan that we think can help our players take advantage of their skill sets, try to work and mix in different runs against a very good run defense. And again, not very consistent, but in times that we needed we were able to execute in some critical situations. When you analyze after the game, you analyze the whole team and you look at some of those decisions that you've made that have worked and that haven't worked and you brought up yesterday how you hear questions on the ones that don't work and not the ones that do work. How much do you analyze yourself watching the film saying, OK, was this a good decision that wasn't executed right or should maybe I have thought the other way when going back and looking at yourself? Every single minute of the day, I mean, I think that it starts with me. It starts with how I lead this team, how the message that I have, the keys that I think are critical to win. I was just going to be typing. It starts with me and how I can get this team to operate and function and understand how we have to be great in critical situations because the games are going to be close. That's where the majority of the games in this league are. The decisions that we make on the calls that we make, the calls and decisions that I make, I mean, obviously, I mean, it's probably not much fun, God bless her heart. But I mean, you go home and it's like, that's all we do. That's all I do. Think about it, analyze it, try to get better and then come back the next week. I was proud of the players, the way they played, the effort, Jarrell and how he attacked that last play on fourth and one, Nate hanging in there, Jamal Davis hanging in there against two werewolves, man, two massive inside players that are talented and good and he's battling. I mean, that's what I'm most proud of. And then we do that all the time. I do that all the time. We do that with the coaches all the time. I mean, that's not just something like we're just like, OK, we would say, how will we do this differently? Do we like this call at the end of the game with the defense that we were playing? How much time that they have, they threw it in bounds. We had to keep them in bounds. And when we did that, they ran 18 seconds off the clock and gained 12 yards. So those are things that we're trying to tell our players that, hey, that's great. We're executing the situation. So we always analyze it. To answer your question. So many felt teams that kind of enlisted analytics companies that can help situationally. What are your thoughts on outside help with analytics? Is that something that Titans do? Would they ever do it? I'm sure it would be something that we would always consider. We're always trying to consider things, whether that's at a consultant level or finding somebody to put on a staff. I mean, I think that any time you can use numbers to your advantage, you have to try to do it. You also have to try to make some decisions when the numbers are close. But I don't think that crunching numbers is going to go anywhere. It's something that allows a lot of people to be involved in a game that's very unpredictable and they try to make it predictable. What percentage of the time in the league do you think of hard count on fourth down results in the first down? I don't know. Has it worked here? Oh, I don't know. I know they jumped three or four times earlier in the game. That'd be different, correct? You know, I wouldn't be able to tell you either way. I mean, if you're asking a question with already knowing the answer, I couldn't tell it to you. I just know through the course of the game, they were either called for off sides or were off sides. And weren't called for it. So, you know. Just negative rushes in the league. Well, what's maybe going wrong there? To try to get to them the line of scrimmage so they don't count as negative runs, I wish I could tell you it has to be better, obviously. Because you break them. When you can break them, you get them to the second level. We've got to cover guys up and make good reads. Get the play started. That's critical when runners, especially Derek, can try to get into his fourth or fifth step. It's a little different than a guy with a different skill set. And everybody's very aware of what his skill set is. And if we can get him into his fourth or fifth step, we feel very confident in his ability and in our ability to gain meaningful yards. But if we can't do that, that's hard to ask him to make some of those cuts that a smaller, quicker back would make. It's like Correa flashed a little bit yesterday. There was one play where he had a good rush, but what did he need to do better there to get Winston on the ground? Was just something changing his technique slow down a little bit, or what would you say on that play? Didn't make the play on the quarterback. Quarterback, pump, I mean, pump faked it. And then coming out of there on a boot, and if he slows down, he just probably dumps it over his head. And he's coming. He's going hard. And he wasn't able to make the play. And then I think we missed the tackle. Corey Davis need more snaps, or was that maybe a result of the illness he had earlier in the week? Corey, I don't know how many snaps did he play. 46, if I remember correctly. I think that those guys, I think Tajik deserves snaps. I think Hump deserves snaps. And Corey, I think they all do. So we'll kind of see where it goes based on each week and how everybody feels. Could you tell that Temple was making a preparation form based on what they saw in that first game? I don't know if they would have known consistently where he would have been based on 21 snaps. I know that that was a talented, rested football team. I think our guys battled. Very proud of how they played. I would say that he felt better today than he did last Monday. So that would be probably the most positive thing that I would take from that, that after his second NFL game, coming back from what he came back from, that he feels better today. So that just means he's getting used to it and understanding that there's going to be some bumps and bruises or soreness. And so he felt a lot better today. Mike, you're guys' first two games at home. You played fourth quarter games that you couldn't come up with to play at loss. Now the last two weeks, you've won it basically with last minute, last second stands. Is there a value in being able to flip that switch? And I don't know if it's learning how to win, but to win those types of games? Well, I think that to appreciate playing in close games, being up in that game yesterday, being down in that game, battling, coming back, and being up and then finishing the game off, that's why I'm proud of this team. Because I don't think we have front runners that only are soaring high when we're up 14 to 3, that they battled and came back and were able to withstand the ups and downs of the game and the highs and the lows and just that journey you take throughout the course of a game and trying to go back out the next series and do something a little better. Would you, John, who'd done to be successful when called upon this year? Just continue to work. He's a tireless worker. He's got a great attitude. Comes to work every single day ready to learn, ready to improve. He's focused in meetings. Todd's worked. Todd Downing's worked very well with him, one-on-one. They get a lot of these one-on-one meetings sometimes. During special teams periods, when Johnny can get some extra time with Todd. And so it's just been, it's always refreshing to see good things happen to great people. I think Johnny's a great person, great player, great teammate. In the last two weeks, you guys have had two of your long. What is it, obviously a team game, but what is it that Ryan Tannehill is doing to keep this offense on schedule and just efficient like that? Well, I think the biggest thing that Ryan did probably yesterday is he got us into two great checks. He got us into two Blitz 0 checks that allowed us to protect it just long enough, understand, when they're in Blitz 0. However many of you guys have block and they're going to have one extra, right? And so you just have to kind of keep adding guys to the protection to force the free guy to be as far away from the quarterback as possible. And he did that twice through a great pass to Humphries on third down, through a great pass to Jono, excuse me, Tajé on third down. So you're going to have to pick up some critical third downs along a 10 or 12-play drive that comes down to dropping back and finding the guy open pretty quick. What are some of the things that is throughout a game going to the decision-making process of personnel groupings and snap counts? Is it a stamina thing? Is it we like these guys together versus these guys together? Can you walk us through that? You know, those change, I mean, I think that trying to mix personnel, there's a team that matches. How are they playing your second tight end? Are they playing them in base? Are they playing a nickel? What coverages do you get out of certain personnel groups, which would all be analytically based? But then you come into the games and like, OK, this is how they're playing us. And those numbers quite don't add up to where they were before the game. You're like, OK, this is how they're playing us. And so we're going to have to try to adjust and make adjustments. And then as far as players go, I think there's certain plays that guys have that they're in the game for, that maybe that play might be designed for them or not. Sometimes guys do need a break. Sometimes guys need a rest. And then they'll all determine when they're out there. Correct me if I misunderstood, but I think you said something yesterday about as you got to water level being pleased that you managed to get to where you were last year. But the whole theme of the offseason was that last year wasn't satisfactory. No, it wasn't. My point, again, I'm not going to try to correct you with whatever you understood. I just was saying that the NFL season has begun. Like it's November now or whenever it's going to be here. Now we're playing games. Every game going on forward from November is really when the NFL season begins. And we're in a position to do something with that going forward, is all I've said. After the way we started being 2-4 and now being 4-4 to start this push, I guess that's all I was alluding to. Saffold, I guess, in concussion protocol movement? He is. Was he able to show his speed of what it could do for you a little bit? Yeah, and just again, the guy has the ball. The quarterback has the ball, and he's got to make a decision on what he feels the ball needs to go. But Cleave had a nice return. It was well blocked. There was a lot of great efforts on that kickoff return. And then the few plays he had in there, I thought he was running and showing some speed. If you make the fake yesterday, still about three and a half times left. Two timeouts, and then, yeah, right. And hopefully that takes them down there under two and we're able to score, kick the field goal, give them the football with no time and everything else with the situation. So the big hope there was to take the timeouts from Tampa by getting the ball? The big hope was to go get the first down on a play that we really liked. The play that we've worked for a long time against a look that we wanted, didn't get it, didn't execute it. And so again, I want to credit to the players for finishing the game. For finishing the game, defensive stand. Evans was having a day, talented receiver, caught some amazing passes. Caught the back half of the ball. Over there, I thought Kenny was in pretty good position. And you just got to see his length and his hands. It's what the National Football League is about. And our guys made some good adjustments and were able to take him out of there. But he was having a day. Did you see Mr. Clear Wild Boy there, yeah? Again, I just try to worry about the calls that we have the opportunity to challenge. They blew the whistle. Again, there's a lot of plays that go into the game on both sides. Were your early thoughts on the Panthers? Well, they probably have one of the most dynamic running backs in the league as far as from a rushing and a receiving standpoint. Looked like Allen had got off to a really good start. You got to see through some interceptions yesterday. Not sure where Cam will be, but obviously, based on his health and his ability to throw the football and to run the football, any defense that has Luke Keekley on it, is going to be a very good defense. Just enjoy watching him play from an instinctive standpoint, production standpoint, and a leadership standpoint. So again, every challenge is every week is a challenge. And I need to do everything we can near to get started on Carolina and getting our players ready to compete against them. And on the fake, did you know when they ran out there that the fake was going to be run? Or was it, hey, if Brett sees this look, then it won't fit. Yeah, there are some different things that go and evolve with a lot of plays that we have on defense, special teams, and offense that you have the ability to get in and out of place. And so that's what we try to do. We try to give them the best opportunity to get into the right play, whether that be Brett, whether that be Ryan, that be Kevin Byard. And in all three phases, we're trying to give them options to get in and out of the correct play. Thanks, guys. Appreciate it.