 on the way on Titans All Access this week that Titans are hitting the road again and this time to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dave McGinnis is here to take us beneath the surface to discuss two of their biggest offensive weapons plus outside linebacker Artenke gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the team's photo day and a two-part conversation with 22. Derek Henry talks leadership and a lot more in this week's Nissan Insider. All of that and much much more right now on Titans All Access. But there he is, the Uly Bulldozer. Derek Henry got Chris Moore. Can he catch it? Will Levist! Levist to Hopkins! Big chip! It's another second of Honey Hooker as Hopkins making the catch. Welcome to Titans All Access in the Bet MGM studio. I'm Mike Keith with my Titans Radio broadcast partner coach Dave McGinnis. Welcome. I'm Warren Titans Radio short. That's right. Well done. That you gave me. Well I did. Thank you. You're very kind. I wanted you to have a Titans Radio show. I got it. Let's go. I'm glad you do. Okay so as we get to the news of the week you know what that is. Mike Vrable naming Will Levist as the starting quarterback. Did that surprise you that he came out on Tuesday and immediately shared that news? Not at all and we talked last week. He told you what he was going to he's going to have an answer for you on Tuesday. And so what he did, he met with the coaches, he met with the general manager, he met with all parties involved that have that have a say in the issue. And then he made a decision and went forward. As being a former head coach you make those decisions. You talk to the the principals involved which was Ryan Tannehill. Talk to your team and then you go to work. The Titans are going to need some offense this week playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Baker Mayfield's the quarterback and he's having a nice year. But man he's got two outstanding targets in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Well Mike Evans and Chris Godwin I mean they're they're big-time producers. They're big-time producers in possession downs and they're also big-time producers down the field. And Mike Evans has been doing it for 10 years. He has not had one drop off and he's still able to outrun people Mike. And then Godwin is a nice compliment and plus this quarterback is a dealer. This quarterback is a dealer and he's got enough arm to get it to him all parts of the field. Okay let's go beneath the surface powered by Microsoft and take a look at these wide receivers. I want to start with Mike Evans who you mentioned is in his 10th year but he's still just 30 years old and he can run. There's Mike Evans there. They are in 12 personnel which is two tights. That's a tight end. That's a tight end. There's Godwin up there at the top. So they've got a backs protect look. They're lined up now. They've got a single high safety. This single high safety back here indicates to the quarterback. They're in man to man and so we talked about his ability. You can see this corner is playing off. This quarter has got a lot of distance between he and Evans right now. I want you to watch and watch Evans eat up stripes and then make a nice catch. Watch him eat up stripes. Eat up stripes. Runs right by him. Watch this throw. This throw is right on the money. Now this was not called a touchdown. He was down at the one foot line. But this illustrates exactly what we're talking about. The other thing I want to do is show you this. We talked about the max protection. So the blocking aspect of it. They've got 12 personnel. Look at the wall. They set up because they know they're in single high safety. They're going to need room for him to run. So here we go. Great protection. Great throw. This is what you get with Mike Evans and he's been doing it for 10 solid years. And all he is is 6 5 230 as well. This is a great view to watch him run by this corner. And you know corners are some of the fastest players on the field. Doesn't matter to Mike Evans. And then again I talk about the pocket. But look the quarterback is cleaning the pocket. Steps up. Downfield throw. We've got it. We cannot let them have explosives like this Mike. It goes without saying they cannot have explosives like this. Play two. We're going to see Chris Godwin. They're three by one. Three by one. This is 11 personnel. All of these people are all up right here. This is a simulated pressure look. They can bring four. They can bring five. They can bring six. Okay what we're going to get is a three layered route out of this. He's going to run a sail route. And the other ones are going to clear out for him. Watch the route. As he comes a three layered route. Let's stop it right here. You see the three layered route. You've got a crosser. You've got a deep post. Here's Godwin over here. Is he open Mike? He's very open. He's wide open. Okay so they're going to show you a lot of different looks. But again watch him run with it after the catch. Both of these guys are big receivers Mike. They're running after the catch. They've got an offense that does a very nice job of setting them up protection wise. This quarterback again has a really good pocket to step up in. Three layered route. Sail route. Now watch him run. These guys we have got to be able to keep from having explosive plays on us Mike. This is going to be big big big for this ball game. And Baker Mayfield likes to take shots too Coach. Coach Mack taking us beneath the surface powered by Microsoft. Thank you for doing that. No it's my pleasure. Thanks for the shirt. You're very welcome. Thank you. I've got another one for you. Thank you. Long sleeve. Walt needed in Tampa. Derek Henry will be in Tampa this weekend. He'll also be on Titans All Access in our Nissan Insider next. Stay with us. Welcome back to the Bet MGM Studio and Titans All Access. It's time for our Nissan Insider and it's very special. It's Derek Henry who in year eight continues to do Derek Henry things. He has just a little over 600 yards rushing good for fifth in the NFL. He's caught 165 yards worth of passes. He scored four touchdowns. But what's more impressive about Derek Henry to me at least is the way he's becoming more and more of a leader in the Titans locker room. He discusses that and a lot more with our Amy Wells in part one of the Nissan Insider. Breaks the plane. Touchdown. Tell me about your leadership style and how it's evolved throughout your time with the Tennessee Titans. Yeah I'm more of a show you how I work type of leader. I can be vocal when I need to be and when it's time to be. And I think the more experience you get throughout the years the more you evolve as a leader as a player and try to be a better teammate as possible to being impressed out of your teammates. How much has leadership helped guide this team through maybe some of the valleys? Leadership builds culture so everyone knows the standard and how we want to play each and every Sunday how we want to work when we're out on the field in the weight room and then attention to detail in the film room letting transition. So I think leadership you know set the standards for everybody. You're a guy who because of your performance on the field guys naturally it seems gravitate to you and kind of follow your lead. Is that something you had to learn how to manage and kind of understand throughout your playing career? You know coming up playing football freshman and watching the seniors and through high school and then going to college in the freshman and then getting older and going to field junior being one of the leaders and it starts over and gets to the league and you just watch the older guys events and see how they work and then when your time comes you do the things that you were taught throughout the years and let it transition to your leadership to be able to help young guys as well. Who are some of the leaders on this team for Derek Henry? I was like big Jeff, Jeff Simmons. Go with us, go with us. Communicate hell for us, man. You're not rockin' us. I'm him, man. I'm him. I'm him. DeAndre he's been a great player and a big vet. Levis looking to throw it. Throws deep downfield. There's Hopkins all alone. 20, 15, 10, 5, and so. Ladies and gentlemen give him 61 yards. Touched it. Have an ardent key. Come here and bring energy. Ah, I feel like you knew that. I feel like you own it. Having the Zs and bringing that type of fan style leadership here. Hey, right here. Hit that moment. This is the funny moment in the game. Who gonna be the one to make it play? Yeah, thank you, y'all, a group of guys that are great leaders that bring energy and a lot of guys on the team feed off of. When you're in the running backs room, you're working with younger guys, you're working with guys who are kind of in the mid range of their career. How do you manage wanting to mentor and helping guys, but also recognizing the reality that there's only so many spots to go around? Yeah, just trying to be a resource to them as possible and trying to help them in any way possible. Everything I've learned to help them grow be a great teammate and also push them compete. Lead by how I work and then lead by trying to help them teach and do anything I can possible to help make them better. More Nissan Insider with Derek Henry and Amy Wells coming up later in this edition of Titans All Access. But up next, listen up with Duncan. It's Arden Key, outside linebacker wired at the squad's team picture. On the surface, it doesn't sound wild, but it got that way with Arden. Stay tuned. Play fake, Blitz coming. Levis throws juggled and caught by Henry's got room 45 40 35 30. And he is taken down at the 25 yard line by Roberts. What a job by Levis to get rid of it. And then Henry stayed with a pass that was on him way too fast with way too much heat. He juggled it, caught it and regained his equilibrium to go 23 yards. This is Stadium in 60. Quick update on the Titans new stadium. A top goal of the new Titan Stadium is that every one of the 60,000 plus seats has a great sideline every single one. This has been the focus of every discussion since the process started. I think that comes from the skill of our designers and a really intentional thought process around the actual bold geometry. As we call it, basically trying to maximize every inch of the playing field that we can bring the seating close to ultimately looking at how the stadium curves around and hugs the field. We're making sure that we're bringing that as close as we can. And overall, the geometry makes it so that when you look at Nissan today, the sidelines are completely straight. So if you're looking in your seat, you have to turn your head to kind of catch the play. But the seating bowl is curved in a way that you're mainly focused on the field at all times. And then I'd say, secondly, one of the other things I think that makes this stadium just light years ahead of Nissan on the 300 level, which still great views, half of that upper bowl actually walks down to their seat instead of walking up. For the latest news, visit titansnewstadium.com. Every year in late October, early November, the Titans get together and they take a team picture that will be the historical record photo wise of the club for the 2023 season. Well, they did this just a few days ago and it can get a little crazy because you have all of these people going in all different directions and at one moment at least being told to behave. Could Arden Key do any of that? We weren't so sure, which is why we ask him to wear a mic and we present it as Listen Up with Duncan Arden Key. You gotta walk. Come on through. Bro, this is scary, bro. You ain't even that, all right, you're the best. Arden, Arden, Arden, Arden, do with me. That's a lot of weight on top. I'm going side to the side. He, I'm telling you, but y'all look good. Bye, I'm trying to tell you. That's my hair look okay. Get your right there. You good, Arden, you good. You good. But you look good, lest. You got a microphone on? Yeah, a little mic. I was wondering who this camera was from. Yeah, what? Man of the hour. Love of God. D.B. City. D.B.D. Got what you need, Willie. How we doing there? D-Line, O.L.B., O.L.B., inside. We neck, we neck. Oh, God, we neck. All right, let's go, y'all. Come on. Come on. I told everybody. I know. Who neck? Who neck? Oh, God, y'all not neck. You melted it. That's you, man. You bit that. That was scary. Damn, why we can't be with the D-Line? I ain't never took an outside line back to picture. I was all with D-Line. Oh, it was D-Line. Woo! If we play a five and a four out, we D-Line, ain't it? Y'all ready to go, Nick? Hey, what time is it? Oh, we got credit to my time. Time to go. Ah, let's go. We neck. Oh, we supposed to still have that water? I thought we were supposed to go to the crib right now. Click, click, click. Go. Let's go, let's go. Nick, Nick, hurry up. Hey, Rook, Rook, Rook, you in the front. We out. We out. Thank you, Arden Keeve, for a very special Listen Up with Duncan. Nissan Insider Part Two when we come back, Amy Wells and Derek Henry on Titan's All Access. Stay tuned. It's time for the Hughes and Coleman decision of the week. More playing time for Kyle Phillips seems to be an excellent decision. The second year wide out from UCLA responded with three catches and four yards against Atlanta and then four catches for 68 yards at Pittsburgh. Included in his four catches against the Steeders were grabs of 25 and 21 yards helping lead the Titans to a score. The decision to give more snaps to Kyle Phillips is this week's decision of the week presented by Hughes and Coleman. Welcome back to Titan's All Access. Now time for Part Two of our Nissan Insider. Amy Wells with the great Derek Henry and when you are a great running back as number 22 is you are part of a very special fraternity. Derek Henry clearly values that and enjoys every part of it. He discusses that and more with Amy Wells in Part Two of the Nissan Insider. Henry on his right here. Going to give Henry a chance on the left side. Here he goes, the big man. To the 25, to the 20, to the 15, to the 10, to the 5, to the end zone. Ladies and gentlemen, the King Touchdown Titans. That's yes. No, that's not a yes. Hell yes. You're not just a leader within the four walls of Ascension St. Thomas Sports Park though. You're also a leader within the National Football League. There are a lot of guys around this league that look to you as someone who can help them achieve what they want to do in this league and have some real attention. Is that a role that you've embraced helping guys not only within the Tennessee Titans but within the National Football League? Yeah, I think it's always great to have a fellowship with other great players around the league and it's always a good time to pick your brain when you are around guys like the Pro Bowl and things like that and just to hit their perspective and it's always cool to have a fellowship with guys around the league who are great players and also great people. There's really no one else that understands what your day-to-day is like and what your world is like than other running backs in the league, right? There's got to be some camaraderie there. Yeah, definitely. We all have a different playing style so at the end of the day it's all about running hard making guys miss. One cup run, being physical being able to outrun your opponent so a lot of similarities in how we train so we understand the position. You're also so present in the community not only in Nashville but in UWE that not only do you want to help guys within the organization not only do you want to help other running backs but you also want to help the community that have given you so much. When you have this platform you got to use it as much as possible and it's a blessing to be in the spot that I am and all the guys being in the playing in the league and they're their dream and to be blessed I think you should consider blessing others. In year 8 you've done a lot of stuff to get your body where you want it to be. You've learned a lot about maintaining how to adjust throughout a season what is there left for Derek Henry to tweak? I polite as always for improvement each and every year and that's what I try to focus on I try to be better than the year before I elevate to a game to another level year after year and I always be my focus no matter if I'm at the top or at the bottom there's always a growth mindset to be the best that I can each and every year you still have things to prove? I still have a lot to prove I always be in my mind I always feel me I never say it when I go out there and try to showcase by the way I go out there and play and how I work. When we come back it's time for my seat geek keys to victory those are next on Titan's All Access Titan's All Access continues from the Bet MGM Studio it's time for my seat geek keys to the Titans knocking off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday the first one Nowhere Rashad White and Cade Aughton are at all times White is a second year running back who averages 21 touches per game he can run it and he can catch it Cade Aughton is a second year tight end who has 28 total catches and 3 touchdowns he had 2 last week now you know how dangerous Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are but you also have to keep up with Rashad White and Cade Aughton. Key number 2 nose tackle Vita Vaya is priority 1 because he's 6-4 and weighs 347 pounds but you also have to keep up with the outside linebackers for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Shaq Barrett and Joe Tryon Shahya Nika are both outstanding pass rushers defensive line is a hole for the Bucks are really really good and they take up a lot of space giving the 2 outside linebackers and even some of their backups at the spot a real chance to rush the passer you got to block the outside guys and not just be worried about Vita Vaya and the inside guys and finally find a way to win the fourth quarter sounds simple enough but the Titans have been outscored 50-23 in fourth quarters this year had they won the fourth quarter in Pittsburgh they would have won the ball game this one figures to come down to the fourth quarter again the Titans need to find a way to play their best football in the final 15 minutes so they can leave Raymond James Stadium four and five on the season will remind you that it's the Titans and the Bucks coming up this Sunday from Tampa Titans radio is on the air at 11 a.m. central time with Titans Countdown kickoff set for 1202 central it's the Titans and the Bucks Baker Mayfield against Will Loveis in Florida this week for our fine staff Mike he says thank you for watching Titans All Access and we'll see you next time