 I saw your face on Monday at 12.30, I knew we were going to come up here and we're going to win the football game. This one feels sweet. Nobody run the ball on this man. Let's go! Big Dubs! Big Dubs! I've been amazing baby. That's a Dubs Lambo man, Thursday night football. Family on three. One, two, three. Family! Welcome to the Bet MGM studio and the Mike Vrable show presented by Shift4. With the head coach, I'm Mike Keith. Titans win two games in five days knocking off Denver on Sunday and then beating Green Bay last Thursday by a final score of 27-17. And as we saw the open to the Mike Vrable show, did those guys have as much fun as it seems like they have? Well, when you win, you have fun. I think that that certainly helps. You put a lot of time in together and you get to know each other and I think that's all part of it is being able to work with each other and push each other and hold each other accountable, but then also build relationships and have fun. That's what this is about. What did they say on the A-team? Hannibal used to say it's great when a plan comes together. I love it when a plan comes together. I love it when a plan comes together. But it does feel that way. Watching you at the end of that game with the staff and with the players and everybody enjoying it, that's kind of the ultimate of why you do this, right? Well, it's certainly why you work so hard is to try to give the players every opportunity to go out there and have success. It's a small role that we play as coaches and we're excited for them, but I'm excited for the staff. These guys put a lot of time in, especially on that short turnaround. Alright, let's take a look at the Mike Vrable 6 pack to begin. We begin in the first quarter, first series, the big play that really gets it started and it's a deep ball. Well, third down here and you can see the protection. You know, this is a third down and you normally don't get this type of protection on third down and, you know, Ryan's able to progress through and saw the favorable matchup that we liked. And, you know, we have to be able to move the ball down the field, especially when teams aren't really expecting it. That's a great way to start the game, you know, trailing track that he set his angle, you know, Ryan was able to get the ball down and use his size and run underneath it and then secure the catch. Titans go on to score a touchdown on their first possession for the first time since the game at Indianapolis on October the 2nd. Defense was also a huge story of the night. Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon had rushed for over 200 yards combined four times this season. Had to stop the run. Had to stop the run. Had to stop the run. Did stop the run. Watch this example of stopping the run. This is some good stuff right here from the Titans defenders, whether it was run or pass, how they use these backs. Titans had to get after them. Here's Jones going wide. Yeah, look at it. We get the edge set, Sam make some bubbles. It's a little rookie show right there. We got Roger coming in there triggering Sammo and, you know, that's great to see. You can see him trying to bounce it out there and kind of had an idea that they were going to try to get the ball on the perimeter. Hadn't been too much really, you know, success in area with Thierre and Jeffrey. So, you know, those guys did a nice job. They were able to swarm and rally to the football. All right, back to offense. Another big play, an X play, as you like to say. Another rookie making a catch. And it seems like he makes one big win in every game now. This one to Chig Aconqua. Yep. And again, you can see Ryan under a little bit of duress. He drifts in the pocket. They drop chig and, you know, Ryan's able to just to get it out there enough and get enough on it. You know, we have to catch chig and stride and let him use his skill set. But, you know, to be able to concentrate on this thing, lay out for it, secure to catch as he was going to the ground, survive in the ground, you know, love the operation. Guys went on the ball just to avoid any kind of, you know, shenanigans there and a challenge. So, gained five yards on the next play that we ran it. Trusting the young receivers big for Tannehill. Yeah. I mean, trust is a part of everything that we do. Coming to work and the guys that, you know, are protecting you, trusting them, trusting that guys are going to be where they're supposed to be, you know, in all three phases of our team. There has to be a lot of trust. And it's between the players and the coaches as well. All right, Ryan Tannehill threw the ball very well on Thursday night. Yes, he did. Derek Henry, however, thinks he's a young Peyton Manning because he threw a touchdown pass as well. Love this call. Dust it off the old jump pass. Not that the guy that's that tall has to jump to throw it, but I think he likes to. It's added effect and, you know, you can see just the patience that's required to go in there and the trust to get into the line of scrimmage. Austin did a nice job of delaying, getting into his block and then slipping off and, you know, guys were excited. You know, we'd had this play and try to marinate it a little bit and, you know, felt like that was the right time to dust it off. You'd worked it and worked it and worked it to get it right. Well, you want to just make sure that the guys are confident with it and, you know, that you don't rush it. Aaron Rodgers, the four-time MVP quarterback of the Green Bay Packers had a tough night as the Titans were harassing him all evening long. Finally in the fourth quarter, they get him and it's Jeffrey Simmons. Yeah, we have to, you know, continue to find ways to affect the quarterback here. But, you know, they closed the pocket in on him, which was great. And then as he just buys time, Jeff's able to come around there. But, you know, that pocket there was one that we really want to have against a lot of these guys. It collapses on him. You can see here from this angle, there's nowhere to step up. He's got no real throwing lanes. And then now he drifts out to the back and Jeff's able to come in here and get him. And, you know, we got to keep hitting the quarterback. You know, good things happen for defenses when you hit the quarterback. All right, let's look at one more two plays later, the exclamation point for the defense. It's fourth and one for Green Bay trying to keep it going denied. Well, and here is the inside run that we talked about. See DeMarcus Walker in there, create a new line of scrimmage. And then certainly Jeff and David Trigger in. And, you know, I think that that was a really, really good exclamation point to the way that that game went. David Long is credited with the tackle. He had a bunch in the ball game and continues to play well. And coming up next on the Mike Vrapel show presented by Shift Four, you're going to see in our epic Western Genuine Titan segment just how hard David Long plays. You're not going to want to miss this on the Mike Vrapel show. David Long Jr. is having quite a year as the Titans inside linebacker, making play after play 46 solo tackles and leading the team with a couple interceptions right now. But it just seems when something has to happen, David Long Jr. is part of the answer for the Titans defense. He was wired in a game recently and we came away thinking, this is a genuine Titan with how hard he plays and how he goes all the time. Presented by Epic Western, take a look at this genuine Titan segment. When did you know that you were going to have to be a leader on this defense? And you just weren't one of the 11 guys that you got to step up and be David Long, one of the leaders of the Titans defense. I think that just came with my play. Great. We can prepare for this. It's time to rock out. Let's go. He's my roommate back when we were rookies, so we got that connection. So I just know that every game he shows up, he's going to bring that juice. So when that just plays with effort and just wants to win, it's going to be David Long. I mean, it just shows up every game. He a feisty little dude, you know what I mean? So shoot, I love that energy of dawn. You have to have an emotional leader like that on the field. You know, I'm a little bit older now, so like, I'm kind of cool. Got a lot of respect around the league and stuff like that. But a guy like David, he reminds me of my young self when I was out there talking trash to every single body that came across. It's easy to follow. I always tell him like right before the game, I'm like, I'm matching your energy. So he always brings the juice and gets his hype up for sure. You know, he brings all the energy from the first snap to the last snap for us as a defense. So that's something that we all appreciate and we need, you know, as a defense because you got to have a tone setter. And he definitely does his part, you know, and his play backs it up. Hey, I love it, bro. Keep going, bro. This football team, yes. Jeanette Morley put together a beautiful, genuine Titan piece presented by Epic Western. That was awesome. That's a guy. Okay, you've been the head coach here for five years. He's been with the team for four. You've brought him along. I remember sitting and talking to you in the old office about what you wanted from him and what you saw in him. And he continues to get better. He loves football. He loves his teammates. He's fun to coach. He's competitive. You know, really exactly what we're looking for. I mean, he just, he's instinctive. He's tough as any player on our football team. And he's not the biggest linebacker. Hell, he may not be the biggest safety in the league, but he is. He finds the football and he is not afraid to run into anybody going as fast as he can. And a leader. And it is really improved in all areas. Good Blitzer, love coaching. Coming up later in the show, we will introduce you to the finalists for the 2022. Tennessee Titans, Mr. Football will have Mike Vrabel's keys to Sunday's game, but you got to know your foe first. Coming up, that's it. We'll know your foe on the Mike Vrabel show presented by Shift4. The Mike Vrabel show presented by Shift4 continues from the Bed MGM studio. Time to know your foe this weekend at noon at Nissan Stadium. It's the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals coming off a win at Pittsburgh 37 to 30. Joe Burrow with big numbers on Sunday and big numbers for the year, been sacked a whole bunch again in spite of the fact that they have an all new offensive line or at least a remade offensive line. Yeah, I mean, he holds it. He wants to work the ball downfield. He's not afraid to hold it. He's confident in his arm and, you know, the protection. You know, the Bengals have won five of their last six, I think. And, you know, they know how to put points up on the board. They've got great skill players. They throw to their backs, obviously, Jamar Chase and Higgins and Boyd. You know, the tight end has been really, you know, a weapon for him on third down. And, you know, like you mentioned, the offensive line. I mean, they're doing a nice job, but, you know, he wants to hold it. He's willing to buy time and move the ball down the field. So it'll be a huge challenge offensively. So the leading back is obviously mixing, but P-Rine, the 240 pounder, excellent pass catcher, had three touchdown catches on Sunday against the Steelers, and then Higgins having a big year. Chase trying to come back from injury. Boyd putting up outstanding numbers. There's a chance they could have 3,000 yard receivers on this team. Let's hope not on account of the tight. Well, that's right. I'll slow that process down. When we come back, Mike Vrabel's knee sign keys to success. That's before we give you the 2022 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football finalists. A lot more to come on the Mike Vrabel show presented by Shift Forward. Titans and Bengals coming up on Sunday as the Mike Vrabel show continues from the Bed MGM studio. Let's talk about the knee sign keys to success. And when I got this, I couldn't believe it. Special teams is at the top of the list. Well, we go and order each week. Special teams, offense, defense. However, however they come up on the screen. There you go. All right. Well, so let's see it. It's be fast and violent on special teams. Well, you and I have talked and we, I thought we were really close to taking that next step and being dominant on special teams. Thought we took a step back in Green Bay. Just getting back to the essentials, the basics of special teams plays a lot of distance to travel. We need to cover it with speed and violence and make sure that we're setting the table for each series. The special teams not only have you been winning the hidden field position, that hidden yardage, but it's been setting such a tempo, such a pace. We just saw David Long come on the field after a big special teams hit. Our entire team gets up and watches covers kickoffs. I mean, that's, that means a lot to me as a head football coach for this team is I guarantee you that not every team in the league is getting everybody off the bench and watching a kickoff. So that means a lot to me. And so we have to be able to produce and put a show on for those guys that are watching us. And we need to be doing it with speed and violence. All right. Nissan key to success. Number two is make them earn everything defensively. I have to, you know, this team is seventh in the league and X play passes. You know, that's been a key to our success recently defensively as we made teams earn it. We haven't given up a bunch of X plays and, you know, we forced them to drive the football and then we found a way to make some plays. We have to make them earn everything. All right. So special teams, defense. Now, how about one from offense? Yes, got to run the ball. Well, we did at times against this team, but just not effectively enough consistently through four quarters and then take care of it. We've talked about the turnover margin and how critical that's going to be. But we know where our strength is and that's running the football and we've got to be creative. But we also have to lean on Derek and get going. All right. When we come back, the moment we've been waiting for tonight as we introduce you to the finalists for the 2022 Tennessee Titans, Mr. Football Awards. It's next on the Mike Drupal show. Favorite show of the year. Favorite show of the year. It's one of our favorite things that we get to do each year and that's give you the first look at the finalist for the 2022 Tennessee Titans, Mr. Football Awards. Let's jump in in Division One right away. And starting in Class A. Cabaro Brown, Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering. Jackson Cassidy, Mackenzie High School. Isaiah Thomason, Fayetteville High School. Class 2A. Jaquan Davis, Fairleigh High School. Josh Jackson, Tider Academy. Zeck Prince, East Robertson High School. Class 3A. Jordan Harris, Alcoa High School. Mark Joseph, Sheffield High School. Lance Williams, Alcoa High School. Class 4A. Gabe Borders, Macon County High School. Marcellus Jackson, Fulton High School. Walker Martinez, Anderson County High School. 5A. Deshaun Bishop, Carnes High School. Malachi Doyle, White County High School. Braden Latham, West High School. Class 6A. Justin Brown, Blackman High School. Arianne Carter, Smyrna High School. Noah Vaughn, Marival High School. Now turning to Division Two, Class A. Jared Curtis, Nashville Christian School. Kevin Finch, University School of Jackson. DJ Maryweather, Clarksville Academy. Division Two, Class AA. Caleb Beasley, Lipscomb Academy. Charlie Robinson, Web School of Knoxville. Junior Cheryl, Lipscomb Academy. And Division Two, Class 3A. Max Carroll, Briercrest Christian School. Caleb Hampton, Baylor School. Marcell Reed, Montgomery Bell Academy. And then three listed as kicker of the year finalist, regardless of classification. Max Gilbert, Lausanne Collegiate School. Ozeal Hernandez, Germantown High School. Reese Kenney, Farragut High School. Those are our finalists for the Mr. Football Awards for 2022, presented by the Tennessee Titans. We will award the winners on December 7th at Nissan Stadium at a special luncheon with our friends from the TSSAA. Mike Rabel, you like this stuff? It's quite a list. It is quite a list. And a thing that I've noticed since being here since 2018 is that the high school football has gotten better each and every year. It's gotten more competitive. More players go on and play at the next level. So congratulations to all those football players and especially those ones that are nominated for Mr. Football this year. And it's going to be a heck of an honor. Good stuff. And good luck to everybody playing in the state semifinals this Friday night with a chance to go on next week and play in the Blue Cross Bowl championship games in Chattanooga. Remind you that the Titans are back in action this Sunday at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee will play host to Cincinnati. We'll kick it off at noon central time. For Coach Mike Rabel, I'm Mike Keith. Thanks for joining us on the Mike Rabel Show.