 do you remember the exact moment when you knew you were going in that game at Denver last year and could you have ever predicted it would be the beginning of what your uh you know what what things have started for you now? Yeah I mean I remember you know coming in early in the third quarter um yeah we had had a couple conversations on the sideline but didn't really know if I was going to get the knot or not and then um you know my number was called and I was excited excited to go in and play do what I love doing and um you know unfortunately we weren't able to to get really anything going in that game so um you know definitely uh a bad taste in our mouth from from our performance last year. And what's your confidence level I guess optimism level at the start of the 2020 season for yourself and maybe for the team? I mean I'm optimistic I believe in our guys I believe in our program um but what we did last year really means nothing at this point we have to go out and and play good football and it doesn't just happen overnight we're going to have to go out and start the season off right execute play with the fundamentals and details and you know play harder than everyone else in the field so you know that's something that we preach from day one but talking about it really doesn't do anything we have to go out and actually do it. Uh Buck? Yeah thanks for doing this Ryan facing a former teammate in Jarell Casey what do you anticipate uh the greatest challenge with that is going to be? Jarell is a heck of a player you know he's fast he's quick um he just finds ways to be disruptive and you know he loved it when he was on your team loved it last year loved seeing him making plays but gonna have to do a good job up front this year of handling him it's gonna be a tall task you know he's such a talented guy and um have so much respect for him so definitely a guy that we're gonna have to play well against. Uh John Glennon. Hey Ryan um question for you in terms of like being kind of a vocal leader and communicating with your receivers how do you feel like you have changed over the years in that regard is that something maybe that you do better now than maybe some of the earlier years in in Miami? Yeah I think you're constantly learning and evolving uh as a player as a leader as a man uh you know every experience is learning experience whether it's good or bad so definitely I have learned things over the years and and um ways to read situations I feel like I'm better at reading situations reading people you know now than I was you know five six years ago and that just comes with time and relationships and just knowing people so um yeah it's it's a situation where every every communication every conversation is going to be a little bit different depending on the person um or what's needed you know from the practice or or rep or something like that but just being able to navigate those situations and then handle handle them appropriately to get the best outcome. Can you think of maybe uh you know one experience in whether in Miami or or in Tennessee that that kind of helped you and helped you grow in that regard? Um yeah I mean there's been situations where um maybe I was I was a bit hard on guys uh rather than uh you know taking to the side and and having a quiet conversation with them and at the end of the day if you want to be on the same page you want to come together and be synergistic so that the outcome on Sunday is what you're looking for and um just like I said being able to read those situations and and handle it appropriately in order to get that best outcome is something that that I think I've gotten better at over time. Theresa? Ryan, Mike has mentioned to us a few times that you all didn't score a point in that game and Denver I'm wondering how many times has it been brought up in offensive meetings? Um yeah and we've definitely discussed our performance last year obviously you know watch the tape again going back and um and preparing for this game so definitely doesn't feel good to go back and see in our performance last year you know gotta give credit to them they did a heck of a job of uh crowd and has contained in us and and we just didn't execute good enough so it's going to be a challenge this year is to uh to go out and play our type of football and and execute consistently throughout the game. Gentry? Yeah hey Ryan um you know looking back over your career the numbers had been relatively consistent and then there was such a such a significant jump last season as you've looked back in the months since then why do you think that happened and did it change your preparation much and you know to try to sustain or improve on that? No I didn't really change my preparation um till last year you know I I found some consistency that that gets me prepared for reaching every game I feel really good going into the game mentally and physically and um and kind of figure that out a few years ago what works best for me and then just kind of carry that through um obviously transition roles in the middle of last year which was was something a little bit different but as far as you know mentally you know going through the game plan and studying and um being on the same page with receivers all that has been pretty consistent for the past several years so uh just wanted to keep that rolling. Which so you would put it more on changes surroundings probably more than anything you were doing differently. Yeah no doubt you know I I felt pretty consistent on what I was doing you know obviously guys around me were playing extremely well and and that helps. Eric. Hey Ryan how much can you take from your performance in last year's game in Denver as as you prepare for Monday or you know just with how much has happened in between then and now you know does it maybe feel like that game was years ago and you kind of have to approach it more fresh. Well it does feel like a long time ago it was a long time ago um in that regard you know what happened last year has no effect on what happens this year you know we have to be able to to go out and like I said play our game play consistently from start to finish they're they're a good defense good team solid on defense they're they're sound fundamentally they're sounding and where they're at and and not giving you much so you're gonna have to go out and earn it they're not gonna like I said give you anything and it's on us to be able to go execute and make plays. Paul. Hey Ryan I'm wondering when you hear talk about Steve McNair and Eddie George and the good old days here or of guys who leave their mark on a team anywhere do you like that element of the league the history and and the personal legacies? I mean yeah I obviously have a ton of respect for guys who who've played before me and you know played at high level all the the Hall of Fame guys you know across the league guys that I grew up watching and and um in fan of you know I can remember you know watching those guys play when I was younger you know growing up in middle school and I'm one of the old guys now so they probably weren't even born or close to it whenever you know Steve and Eddie were playing but uh but yeah I can remember you know watching those guys play and and you know not just guys here but guys across the league and definitely can appreciate you know their legacy and the mark that they left on the game. You hope to leave a mark like that? Yeah you know I don't I don't really think about that often you know I think about you know just handling the business in front of me and then I feel like I know that if you're able to do that if you're able to to perform and and go out and get better each week and execute at a high level and that'll take care of itself. Thank you. Chris Harris. Hey Ryan I was just wondering how efficient do you think this offense can be right out of the gate given an off season filled with protocols and uncertainties and things that have been different? Yeah it's definitely definitely different off season for us but I feel like we got a lot of comps during camp and now it's a matter of going out and playing clean football. Obviously I haven't got the time that that we normally get you know leading up to to a game one or even the reps that we normally get but it's all it's an even playing field you know every team is dealing with the same limitations the same parameters they're put on through through COVID so you know there's no excuses it's it's about going out and and executing and playing good football. We've got five people to get to let's see if we can roll through these. Toronto. Yeah what's up Ryan in regards to last year when when you got the call to go in can you remember anything that coach Rabel or Arthur Sniff said to you as you you know right before you took the field? No honestly I don't remember any any specific wording or anything like that you know I think I think back at Arthur just said you know let's go. People I said something else but I just remember like all right you know let's go play football I do what I love doing and then let it rip. Joe? Hey Ryan correct me if I'm wrong I look back I think I've got you playing against Jadavia and Clowney one time in your career you had a pretty big day that that day as well I just wanted to ask you from a quarterback's perspective what is it like going against them what what are the challenges what are the concerns and and also what's your reaction to you know you guys landing in here right before the season starts. I'm excited excited to have him as part of the team like you said a talented guy a guy who's who's really athletic it's long he's a playmaker and going back to his days at South Carolina seeing him you know blowing up plays in the backfield we never let Taylor forget that one but you know a guy who's who's made plays his whole career he like I said he's talented he's a guy you have to account for in game planning I can remember game planning against him and accounting for him in several different ways so I'm excited to have him as part of the Titans Terry? Ryan I apologize missed the first couple of questions so I apologize for you already been asked this but with a guy like Jarell Casey who's had so much familiarity with your system and practicing against you every day do you have to change any cadences or disguise any looks to throw a guy like that off the trail? Yeah I mean I have a ton of respect for for Jarell and not only the the athleticism he has but how he mentally approaches the game so that's something that that you know varies from year to year changes from year to year regardless of players change teams but you know like I said you know have a ton of respect for for Jarell and and the mental aspect he brings to the game as well. Kayla? Hey Ryan I hope you're doing well so as we get closer to Monday night football obviously it's going to be a very different environment which is usually very rowdy at mile high you've been in that obviously last year what's going to be the plan just for keeping the energy up on the sideline since there's not going to be anything to take from anywhere else? Yeah I mean honestly we haven't haven't talked about it a whole lot you know at the end of the day it's football it's played between the lines you know the fans are a big part of that and normal football but they're not there and it's even playing field you know everyone's dealing like I said with the same stuff so it's on us so to go go out and execute I feel like you know when we're executing and playing good football that brings an energy within itself and you know we'll be we'll be in good shape so at the end of the day it's all a matter of going out and you know doing what we can do. Luke? Brian I know that all you can do in a single week is focus on winning that game but when you think about this team and the talent you have and the confidence that you've spoken about how high are your expectations for for what you're capable of this season? Yeah like you said you know it's cliche but really caught me simple minded but but I'm thinking about it one week at a time how do I win one game and how do we as a team go out and and find a way to execute and walk away with Denver from Denver with a win you know so you know if we're able to do that you know we'll be in we'll be in good shape we don't have to worry about you know what's happening down the line if we're able to take it week by week and and stack wins together.