 Well, I think it's important just because once you get in you have a chance you have a chance you're in the tournament We want to have a consistent program a consistent winning program You know the reality is that we're playing for an opportunity to win the division an opportunity to make the playoffs So it's it's a winning is the foundation of everything that we do But it's not okay just to compete and not end up winning we have to win And like I said, we can go back and we can look at all these games where man, you guys are really competitive but You know, we just came up a little bit short and there's been throughout the last six weeks Some really really competitive moments. Unfortunately, you know, not good enough and not consistently enough So we'll just have to put it all together this week It all comes down to this a battle between Tennessee and Jacksonville to crown the AFC South champion and secure a spot in the big dance Titans all-access gets you ready and it starts now But there he is the Uli bulldozer Derek Henry touch down Chig a cock flow Joshua does Welcome to the bet MGM studio and Titans all-access with Amy Wells. I'm Mike Keith and this is It this is it. This is it Saturday night in Jacksonville Titans in the Jags It's win and you're in Essentially, it is the first game of the playoffs. It is the AFC South Championship game it is indeed and this is not an unfamiliar opponent The Titans did see the Jags on December 11th didn't end up winning that game, but there were some bright spots Yeah, the problem was the four turnovers But the Titans did get off to an early lead with touchdowns from Derek Henry and Chig a cock. Well in the game Derek Henry had 20 touches for 154 total yards the defense limited Jacksonville to just 60 yards rushing It was it was pretty good, but the turnovers gave him no chance Yeah, four turnovers and no takeaways is not a recipe for success So I'm like, what does this team need to do to get the win in Dubai? Well, Amy I'm so glad you asked because coach Dave McGinnis is ready to show us Three plays from the game against Dallas last Thursday night And these are examples of exactly what the Titans need in Jacksonville to get the win coach Mack taking us beneath the surface Hey guys coach Mack here with this week's beneath the surface powered by Microsoft surface beginning now Today we're going to look at two defensive plays one offensive play from the Titans game with the Dallas Cowboys Tennessee Titans are an 11 personnel Which is three-wides one tight one back in a shotgun with an offset back Dallas is in a four-man front motion by Hooper the tight end to a three-by-one set single receiver to the defensive left with McMatha with top of the number split Dallas mugs the linebacker over the center He has the running back man-to-man and the safety to the single receiver side drops down as the middle of the field Robber McMath weaves the man-to-man corner and then hits the jets to create separation The post safety cannot get over fast enough excellent protection Dallas runs a te game to the offensive left picked up very well Nice cylinder for Josh Dobbs to step up and throw a perfect strike to McMath who adjusts very well to the deep throw for a 39-yard explosive plug next play we're looking at here's first and 10 balls on the 39 There's 21 seconds left in the second half Titans are in a four-man rush with wide alignments They're playing man-to-man with a post safety and a low-hole wrap Titans four-man rush Executes a well-timed te game to the right side and an excellent et game to the left side Kevin Byrd has the on-the-line tight end man-to-man in a press alignment excellent end phase on the hip of the tight end on the out cut Perfect timing to step in front and intercept the pass and a 28-yard return to stop a scoring opportunity for Dallas Here we're looking at second and seven balls on the 29-yard line 803 and the fourth quarter Dallas is in 11 personnel Now they're in trip speed alignment with all three wide receivers to the defensive right side in wide splits Titans bogey in disguise a five-man pressure with money rice bringing pressure off the edge from the second level Number 95 walker wraps from the left to the right side number 93 tier tart powers past the outside shoulder of the center And the cylinder collapses on the quarterback with tart and walker sharing the sack for an eight-yard loss I especially like that last play tier tart's first career sack He played a great game. He had six tackles four quarterback pressures that half sack and also He recovered a fumble in that game and of course de marcus walker with a half sack He now has seven on the season de marcus walker is having an incredible season for the titans And you know where he's from Jacksonville, Florida. He's excited about going home. That's just one of the reasons he's this week's Nissan insider And that's next on titans all access Welcome back to titans all access mike sixth year defensive end to marcus walker He's played in every game this season and he's really making an impact. Yeah 32 total tackles We mentioned the seven sacks six and a half stuffs He's always around the ball and always making something happen Really found a home with this team. Absolutely. So he seems like a good person to have as a Nissan insider, right? Perfect. The Jacksonville native is up now De marcus, are you having the best year of your career? Statistically, you know, uh, yes, correct. Um, You know, uh, this this has been a blessing so far and you know to have a lot of success, you know It's been surreal because i'm a hard worker You know, just to see the fruits, you know, if your labor pay off I started to pay off. You know, it's it's surreal Give me some players who've been that kind of influence on you practice wise We when you see jeff Practice hard. I mean you see him running the ball like that's you know, you see a big guy like that moving It's two things as a as an adult you can do either kind of, you know, match that energy or you fold and You know, I get I get I get a lot of money to play this game. So I matched it Now these These guys practice hard, you know, and I mean they're they practice harder than some other teams So that made me accept that challenge and better myself Is it true that growing up in jacksonville Your father had to be talked into letting you play football at the age of 15 Oh How do you get that help? How do you get that yo? All right, so here's what happened and here's the truth in the seventh and eighth grade I was a three sport athlete. I did track. I did football. I did basketball and I did track And I played key roles in all three of those sports We were you know, we were champions in all three of those sports too undefeated We lost one game at basketball. So Like my dad seen me like I was starting. I was in football. I didn't come off the field I played every special teams in the office in defense And basketball my dad seen me like as the season went along my role developed because my skills got better Then track I was the I was my best headerer I was my best mid-distance runner and I was one of my fastest runners So for me taking on that role for two years I mean during camp during the summer too during middle school. We had summer workouts How to drive a beach cruiser 5.7 miles every day during the week over summer during eighth grade to go for like football training Driving to school and back. I mean riding about to school where everybody's gonna ride and all that stuff And uh, my dad saw that so when ninth grade came around and um He was like, no, I'm gonna let you take a break and that was hard. That hurt in me I mean, I like grade school wise. I think that's probably the only time why I'm struggling because I just was too bored and having to do and then um, you know I'm thankful for I think my dad for that day because my body needed a rest my mind needed a rest And when you fast forward to today, you know, a lot of guys Was burned out for football and that wasn't the case for me. We're thankful you're here It has been so much fun to watch you in uh in 2022 and uh getting ready to go home to Jacksonville Do you get a little fired up when you get to play in Jacksonville? You guys want to see You guys want to see it That's all I can say Welcome back to the bed MGM studio and titans all access Reminding you as we will throughout the course of this show saturday nights titans jags game in Jacksonville Is a win and you're in game the winner of this game is the afc south champion And will be the number four seed in the afc playoffs starting next weekend This is not the first win and you're in situation for the titans. It's actually happened now four times But I wanted to bring in someone who had been involved in one of these before To talk about some of the dynamics of a win and you're in game So this week for our talking ball presented by duncan I bring in one of my very favorite titans bo skate bo It is great to have you with us on titans all access I'm glad to be back with you guys and talking with you guys and I appreciate you guys checking up on me So let's set the scene for your win and you're in game It's the last game of the season in 2007 You're playing at indianapolis against the 13 and two colts They've already won the division so they don't have anything to play for but they've promised They're going to play their starters. You have to sit around the hotel all day Waiting for this game win and you're in pressure against paint manning in the colts How do you handle that day leading up to the game? It's business as usual go out there focus play as hard as you can and come out with the results you want And I think you know when people hear the word playoffs, you know, there's a lot of things that come with that So there's probably a little extra motivation titans get the ball first go straight down the field Score a touchdown take a seven nothing lead and guess what indianapolis is playing their starters You got to feel great at this point. You're like, hey man, we're off to a great start And that's exactly how we felt but you know, it's the NFL for us at that time We needed our defense to play well. So, you know, obviously they got jim sorgi in there Now, let's not let him be any kind of pro bowler on this day The colts take out their number one units They take out paint manning and put in jim sorgi at quarterback But the titans start losing fumbles and all of a sudden you find yourself behind 10 to seven in this win And you're in game. What's it like on the sideline at this moment? pissed Why are we doing this to ourselves? And I think, you know, that's like a universal feeling for everybody Like why are we doing this for ourselves that year in all the years I was at a titan? We love making things hard for ourselves and nothing ever came easy And we had a you know scratch and claw for every little bit and it did work out in this particular game Vince young is the titans quarterback and he's playing well, but He gets injured and has to come out of the game. He's replaced by carry collins who takes you guys home What do you remember about playing with carry? You know, carry collins was a guy that really helped those games. So, you know, I love carry collins You know, carry loved to throw me the ball. So we always had a Silent but understood relationship where he would look at me. He would give me the head nod and I understand exactly what he was saying So carry was always a a huge asset and a pickup for the titans. All right, both scape So you have won a game in a win in your end game What advice would you give to the current titans players about what they need to do saturday night in jackson? These are long seasons that you work your ass off for, you know, you spend a whole year training Just for these moments. Obviously, you know, you can't make mistakes That's the thing that kills everything in big games is mistakes turnovers in big games like that You need your players to in your big play guys to make those plays and get you over that, huh? And the bottom line What this job is all about is making it to the postseason and that's all that counts saturday night in jackson Man, that's where everybody gets a raise when we go to the pro season. So it's not just about us, right? We need everybody needs a little bit of extra change in their pocket and the playoffs allows to do that And you're one step closer to that, you know cover this super bowl ring Which I think only three percent of players and coaches win in NFL. So we're used to beating these guys So let's just go out there and continue what we've already been doing boescape You are the best Love you one of my favorite titans. Thanks for being with us to reminisce and talking ball presented by duncan All right, man. Love you guys man. See you soon Welcome back to titans all access now anybody who knows dara kenry knows that he loves to give back to the community And he's genuine about it. He does it from the bottom of his heart That's one of the reasons for the second year in a row He is the titans walter Peyton man of the year and to give you another example of his generosity We share the story of miss ranita She lost her home in the 2020 nashville tornado with the help of the boys in the girls club Derek henry stepped in to provide miss ranita and her family With new furniture and rent to get through an impossible time. Watch this I just want to say thank you so much man. Where's kane's play man. How much this means to me? Thank you so so so much from the bottom of my heart. Thank you so so much So back in 2020 when the tornado hit me and my kids were we were home And we kept on hearing about like there was going to be a tornado friend of mine calling said take cover because their windows had busted out When we woke up it was just like a disaster. We was out of power for like two weeks The devastation of everything around us our home It was horrible My kids have been part of the boys and girls club for about Seven years. I was telling them that you know, we gave up a lot of stuff and we what we could say we put it in storage And I had no idea that it was going to be Derek henry. I just knew that our family was getting help I did a zoom call with a team nike team and they shared with me They just made it seem like we were just going for a titan's game And it was going to be videotape, but we had more in surprise Hey, how y'all doing? We heard about your mom ranita her story and we were just so inspired that we just want to do anything We came to help you guys So we'll be taking care of your rent for the year And we gave you 12k at ashley's furniture to furnish your home. Thank you so so so much All right, I can be at home with my kids at night now It just stopped working so much so I could just spend time with them and see them grow and be there for them Thank you so so much Before Derek henry came into play and with that blessing that we received I was literally working through jobs I'm now down to one job I work at the titan stadium as the concessions manager for leaving restaurant And our life is is so much better Never a moment that we don't just think when we walk through the house and see our house is fully furniture Matching furniture. Everybody have their own bed. Everybody's comfortable We still get chill bumps and we're so happy for Derek henry is a hero to me He's honestly, I mean not just because of what he do But just because he he made me feel so special When he said that I had worth ethics like his grandmother his grandmother is someone that he looked up to And that really really made me happy I know um that he helped us but one thing I wanted to do to show my appreciation My son Landon his goddad Help us give Derek henry some customized cliques In our own personal handwriting saying thanks for Everything that he did Very nice, thank you Derek Henry for being thoughtful and helping us out You were such a big help Thank you Thank y'all so much. I love your cleats Y'all you did a great job even got the face right To big club fire. I appreciate y'all. Thank y'all again Welcome back to titans all access. It is time for the hues and colman decision of the week And the tennessee titans brought in joshua dobbs former volunteer quarterback And then started him eight days later. Mike keith Good decision. Yes, that's why he'll start again this saturday in jacksonville against the jaguars Joshua dobbs has been in the nfl for six years He sat in some great quarterback rooms with some wonderful quarterbacks and some great coaches And what he showed against dallas and what he'll show against jacksonville is he knows how to do the job He understands the operation of the offense how you call the plays how you run the huddle How you change plays at the line and getting guys in the absolute right position plus He knows where the ball's supposed to go. Yes He is an aerospace engineering graduate from the university of tennessee Most people refer to him as astro dobbs because he is such a smart guy And he would like at some point to go into space But the bottom line is he's a very good athlete. He's a very good quarterback And he'll give the titans a chance to win saturday night in jacksonville one more note Do you know where he became a star? No in jacksonville in the gator bowl He had his best performance to date in leading tennessee to a win over iowa and for the next two years He became one of the best quarterbacks ever to wear orange and white. So maybe history repeats Would you call him a star because of the space thing? You're quick. I know and because you're so quick. It's time for your titans game ticket amy wells tell everyone what they need to know about saturday's game Well, that's a good point mike keith because it is on saturday the tennessee titans are taking on the jacksonville jaguars This saturday night at 7 15 p.m. Central time at ti a bank field Whoever wins this game will win the afc south title and a chance to host a playoff game The jaguars are led by second year quarterback trevor lorenz He's thrown for nearly 4 000 yards and 24 touchdowns running back travis etn has rushed for more than 1100 yards and five touchdowns Receivers christian kirk and zej jones along with titan evan ingram have accounted for 16 total touchdowns And on the other side of the ball josh allen has tallied six sacks 10 tackles for loss two passes defense three force fumbles and one fumble recovery Three jags lead the way with three interceptions each andre sisco ray shan jankins debon loyde Also on special teams the titans must keep jamal agnew in check to avoid giving up a costly return And you can't turn the ball over. Absolutely. That's what the titans did in the game back on december the 11th That they lost to jacksonville four turnovers. They need to take it away not give it away That's a key to this ball game coming up saturday night In jacksonville and we'll remind you that amy wells ret bryan coach dav mcginnis And me will be on the call for titans radio Titans countdown hits the air at six o'clock central time coming up this saturday night It's for all the marbles in the afc south Titans and the jags for amy wells. I'm mike keith. We look forward to seeing you next time After a win