 I'm Lance Smith. This is the one and only legend, Eddie George. My man. It's good to see you again. To see you too. Tough loss. We'll get into it. Yeah. We'll get into it. We'll get into all that. Blitz lounges here. We'll talk to them. We've got some fun stuff we're going to play. But listen, are you good? I'm great, man. You feel great. You seem great. I feel good. It was a beautiful day today. Gorgeous, right? Incredible. It was a great day. It was a great day. It was a great day. It was a great day. It was a great day. It was a great day. It's right? Incredible day. Didn't have a chance to play golf, but hey. I'm sorry. I enjoy just being at the house, playing video games, and talking to my wife. Are you playing? Are you a first person shooter kinda guy? I do. Actually, I'm still in college football from 2013. That's my guy. Dynasty right now. That's me too. All right, hey. Let's kick off the show. Do what we do. Big moves happening within the Titans organization. General manager John Robinson not playing around. So obviously, some guys cut from the team, Vic Beasley, the biggest name of the bunch. Chemistry not work, he's not gelling. Not on the team. This is a business first. Yes, let's make no mistake about it. The NFL stands for not for long and it's a business. And I love this quote. He says, listen, I don't make roster moves to make statements, I make roster moves to win games. Boom. Period. And it may put some guys on notice, but he's trying to win a championship right now. He recognizes that he has a great offense. The defense has had some issues, some pieces that he may have thought been a nice piece, a nice compliment. Didn't work out. So he's going to shake it up right now. Personally speaking, I think they still miss Dean Pease, they're still missing that piece. And that could take some time. But I think it's a brilliant move to say, hey, we're not happy with our current roster. We want to shake it up right now and try to go after this championship. We'll talk more about the shakeup too. Before we move on to add to that roster, before the trade deadline, we go out and get cornerback Desmond King, who was a heck of a player, all pro player with the Chargers. So I mean, had to fix a spot, cornerback. Boom, right there. Yeah, you have a dory Jackson still out. And you know, I think not long, but I think that's been the Achilles heel a little bit. We needed some more playmakers back there, guys that can shut it down so they can do some things up front to blitz more because they're not providing any type of pass rush or any type of pressure with a four-man rush. So they're going to have to do it blitzing-wise. In order to do that, you've got to have covers at the corner. Yeah, and we've been playing with some rookies in the secondary, so it's been tough. But like we said, John Robinson making some moves and showing the fan base, the franchise, the players in the locker room that we're in this thing. We lead the division and we're going to do whatever it takes to get there, to get to the promised land. All right, let's do the thing with Eddie. Let's do four down. Brought to you by Corson, Fire and Security. And I know everybody's focused on their television last night for wins and losses. The only loss I really want to talk about is the loss we had on Sunday. Ouch, second in a row to the Bengals. Didn't see it coming. Defensive woes continue in this game's problem. They were 10 to 15 on third down talking about the Bengals. Converted a fourth down. Defense just seemed to play sort of reactively. There was no scheming going on that I could see from my armchair quarterback position. Frustrating. Yeah, and I played in games like this where you have a tough opponent the week before, Pittsburgh. And it's the saying that I always say Pittsburgh or whomever beats you twice. Because you're thinking about that last loss. You almost could have gone over time. And that just carried over. The energy didn't seem like it was there with the teams. It came out a little flat. Just kind of waiting for things to happen. Guys not really making plays, making things happen. They weren't creating the energy that you need. And playing in Cincinnati can lull you to sleep, the environment, plus the fact that the one and five, a sneaky one and five. Yeah, I was going to say that record was not going to seal. That record was a sneaky. Listen, Joe Burrow is the real deal. He is the real deal. He can light it up as you can see. And I just think that's what happened. Yeah, that is exactly what happened. And we said going into the game, though, they had some firepower and they used it. But let's move on as the team is moving on, second down here. Look, our Russian game is legit, OK? Totally. We put up over 200 yards on the ground, 218 to be specific. Derek Henry, as you can see right here, this is part of his 112 yard Russian game. He only had 18 carries to get 112. McNichols, again, I love watching this change up that we have in our backfield. Jeremy McNichols doing his thing. And Eddie, Dante Forman, a guy that was a star in college, gets injured playing for the Texans. Doesn't really play for the much. And then goes to the Colts, not play for the much, ends up on our practice squad. And this guy was running with his few carries, five carries, 37 yards, running for a job and was exciting to watch. Yeah, he has an opportunity. I mean, look at him. He's running with his hair on fire. I mean, he's running with a great deal of passion. Like he's hungry and it's good to have a betty of running back. You can rely on, of course, you got our superstar and Derek Henry. He's up for the MVP this season, maybe winning his second Russian title over the two consecutive years. And when you can have two guys, you can rely on McNichols and now Freeman in turning off yards. You don't necessarily worry about that. They say, these guys are going to take over my role. They're coming in, it's the feeling for the king. Just sit down and thrown for about a hot second. Let him get a breather and get up and let him do his thing. So it's not a competition thing, obviously, because Derek Henry is Derek Henry. He's the king on the sideline. But he is getting that breather and he's watching, though, but is there a competitive spirit, though? I mean, Derek's not worried about his job. But if he sees Dante Foreman rip off some good hard yards, does he come in just a little bit harder next week? You know what, there is always a competitive element to it. You don't want the next guy to outdo you. But from your perspective on the sideline as a running back, you have a chance to see it from a different perspective. You can see the same plays that he's running, you're running, OK, the cornerback is doing this. Lineback is doing this. They're playing this type of game here. So this is what I think I can anticipate this on this particular play and kind of move forward. Our run game is lit. I love it. I love it. I obviously love Derek, but I love the entire complement we have to each other. Let's move on to third down now. A few more woes. Special teams struggling again. And we mentioned at the top, John Robinson making big cuts. Bo Brinkley, long time, long snapper for the Tennessee Titans. Also one of the guys that was cut. Some inconsistency, and this was a big one right here. The snap was low. It led to this, which also led to Brett being injured. As he's trying to figure out where to throw this ball, I think this could have been a penalty right here anyway. As he followed through on that hit. Right there, Brett Curran injured on the play. Status unknown right now. Tucker McCann back up. We'll get into that later. Well, they've had issues with the snap. The exchange is before, I think, all year long. And that's what we've seen. We're trying to address the special teams issue that has been atrocious for the most part all season. It's been tough. Yeah, something that also had a big run back that we had trouble stopping. But hey, let's end it on a bright spot. Fourth down here, Corey Davis is quietly having a really good season. And this is what people really wanted to see from him considering his draft capital. He's stepped up. You know what, 8 for 128 and a touchdown. Clutch grabs. This is the Corey Davis you wanted to see. And especially with Humphries going down with that vicious hit that didn't have a call. Refs, I know you're not watching our show, but I'm going to say it. Yeah, he's not the game breaker that AJ Brown is. But when you have a guy you can rely on and move the chains like here just to simple routes, comebacks, crossing routes and so forth. That's what you want. He's been very productive and hopefully continue to have the season he's having. Yeah, no, I like the chemistry he's got with Ryan. I can see more of that later this year. All right, we'll keep this show going but you guys know 50 minutes can save you 15% or more on your car insurance. With that, we'll go to break with our GEICO Fast 15. Stick around. Titans Blitz will be right back. Oh, my goodness. He is a freight train. Touchdown Titans. AJ Brown for the five, spinning to the four and getting into the end zone. Touchdown Titans. Davis catching. Did he get the feet down one? Two, it's a touchdown. You see what you're made of when you go through something tough. And yeah, it's been a tough year. But Tennesseans are built for this. Grid passed down through generations. We look for it. We like it that way. It's back, baby. Tennessee Tough. Lanson Eddie back with you and Eddie COVID changed a lot for us this year. But what are we missing most here at Nissan Stadium on these days? Tailgating. Tailgating, right? Tailgating, yes. He knows, he knows. But check this out. Mark Mariani teamed up with our friends at Kroger to give some season ticket members the ultimate Nissan Stadium tailgating experience at home. Check this out. We are here today in Franklin with our friends Jim and Linda who are day one season ticket holders for the Tennessee Titans. And due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not able to tailgate at Nissan Stadium. So our friends at Coke and Kroger are bringing a tailgate to them. We got T-Rack, the Blue Crew, we got the Jumbotron. This is a great surprise. We have been tailgating since the inaugural game. It's been tough because we love to be down there. But this makes it a really special day. This is just terrific. All right, very cool. And a special thanks to our friends at Coca-Cola for helping us out with that as well. Thank you, Mark Mariani, for showing those folks a good time. Now let's have a good time here on the Blitz. We've got a special guest joining us here on the program, Mr. Brandon Galloway. How are you, sir, there in the Blitz Lounge? I'm doing well. How are y'all? Doing good. Doing great, man. So who's your favorite football team? We couldn't tell. I couldn't tell. Love to have, bro. I couldn't feel it. So, Brandon, tell us a little bit about yourself. I hear that you work with at-risk kids. Is that right? Good. So I work with a lot of kids. It's not a good place to post a kid. It's a good place to post around the all-rounder team. We work with a lot of kids that are at-risk. A lot of things that they can be negative about. It's a lot of positive things in their lives. OK, that's awesome. That's awesome. Well, so, Brandon, listen, you were here. Did they tell you why you're here? Do you know what game you're playing? The Pickham Challenge, right? The Pickham Challenge. That's funny. Brandon, they didn't tell me. They didn't tell you that, Eddie? They didn't tell me that either. Yeah, I don't know anything about the Pickham Challenge. Actually, we've completely lied to you, Brandon Galloway, because you, sir, are our Titans fan of the year. Yeah! Hold that face right there. Yeah, let's see that right there. Yes, sir. Listen, we put out a call to our fan base, and we were looking for people that showed passion and enthusiasm for our brand, had an inspirational story, and showed community spirit. Mr. Galloway, you, sir, are all those things. Thank you so, so much. This is very unexpected, very unexpected. I'm humbled. Thank you so much. You, so you bring, I understand you bring these kids to the games with you, right? Yes, so I'll bring kids to the games, kids that usually, you know, would never probably be able to have a chance to come. I had one come to the Houston game, and I had another come to, and the guy that just came to the Houston game, I should serve by military. Young guys, they're trying to get on his feet. And then there's another guy I brought to the gracious, the Houston Pittsburgh game. Yeah. So yeah, we do a lot of stuff. They get a lot of fun, a lot of fun. Well, Brandon, look, thank you so much for all that you do in the community. Thank you for working with those at-risk kids. Please keep up that good work. That's what made you the Titans fan of the year. And listen to your prizes. It gets even better. You're gonna get to participate in several virtual events, which includes a roundtable with Hall of Fame receiver, Chris Carter. That's awesome. You get your specialized Titans jersey with a fan of the year patch. Nobody else is gonna have that in the stadium. And you represent the Titans, so you're gonna get a chance, a chance maybe to go to Super Bowl 55 in Tampa Bay. And we'll be there. The Titans will be there. And we'll be there. Oh, I like this. I'll see you down there, Brandon. I'ma wear that hat too. That's cute. All right, I'll move. Thank you so much. Brandon Gallant right there. Titans fan of the year. I love this, Eddie. That's great. That's good stuff. All right, guys, stick around. We gotta talk about this game coming up. Take it on the Bears in our house. Stick around, Titans Blitz. We'll be right back. Brandon Gallant way. Look at them making noise in their tiny little boxes there at home. And they look so comfortable. The Blitz lounge there. Welcome back, everybody of the Titans Blitz prison by Farm Bureau Health Plans, Lance Smith. Back with the one and only Eddie George. Two minute warning here on the show. We gotta talk about the game coming up. So, hey, we dropped a couple in a row. We gotta get back on track because we still lead the division. Got some tough games coming up. But let's talk about the Bears. First key, I think we got to get to foals. Get the foals, but more importantly, went on third downs. Oh, well, yeah. We can get the foals on first, second down, but when third down comes, we've got to be able to get the ball back into our offense's hands. That's been the Achilles heel for the last two games. Kent went on third down. And getting the foals is gonna be the number one thing, but we've got him on third downs in addition to that. Not too skittish in the pocket. You see right there, when he gets a little out of whack, you get to him with the pressure. He's throwing the ball over the field, leads to interceptions, and hopefully they can happen for the Titans this weekend. He's gotta pick every game the last seven games. So, truly gonna take that. Second key to victory here. Look, I know they have Khalil Mack on the line, but they give up 120 on the ground a game. Yes, yes. So, exploit the run defense. It is November. So that means we gotta run the football. Gotta run the football. We gotta run the football. It's time. And you wanna do it with our trio of running backs with Derek Kenry, of course, leading the way. We have Dante Freeman and Mick Nichols, those all also to come in and kind of supplement it. So, hand the ball all to our big boys and let them eat. And then said everything about the play-action. Our offense, if not, hasn't been the problem. It's been on the other side of football and other areas in terms of special teams. So, I think we don't, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, feed the beast and let the other guys eat as well. But it would be nice to see some third down victories in this game, ultimately, right? That's simple. Win on third down. You play to win the games. You play to stop third down, right? You play to stop third down, right? No, it is. It's definitely the turnaround we wanna see, but getting to foals and forcing those picks. I mean, this may be that turnover battle game. He's skittish in the pocket. That ball's gonna come out and go anybody's ball. So, he just wants to get it out. So, we can force him until his errors. That'll be a good thing for us. So, we gotta get him pressured. Gotta be at pressure and we gotta win on third down. And, you know, look, hey, their second place in their division, we're first in ours. I mean, these are two teams that, like, although we're not in must win territory yet, moving forward. We are approaching there now. We're getting there. We're going down the yellow big road a little bit. Of must win. Of must win. All right, all right. We got one more segment coming up. So, to do stick around, Titans Blitz will be right back. Welcome back to the Titans Blitz presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Lance and Eddie back with you. Eddie's checking out the Blitz lounge there. Somebody's got a dog. It's laid out. It's super cute. We should have a dog on the show is what he's selling. If you're good, we'll get you one. Hey, it's overtime here on the show. So, Eddie, listen, you know, as of tomorrow, a week from tomorrow, the Titans will have played two games in eight days. They play two games in five days coming out of this. Where are they going to be five and four, six and three or seven and two? Yes. How difficult is this stretch coming up? It's very difficult, because you're not only playing two games, you're squeezing two games in eight days, but you're playing against worthy opponents. And it's a critical time of the year. So, it's going to be very important. So, my advice to this team is to see it through. Take care of little details. Take care of your controls, your attitude, your effort and your focus. And focus on your craft this week. And focus on this game and winning this game and winning the best way you can. So, that's my advice for this team going in for it. How hard is this physically? It can be very demanding. Yeah, it can be very demanding, because now you have to really take care of yourself. What's going to be paramount is your recovery. You've got to eat right. You've got to get your rest. You've got to hydrate, because all those things are, want to take effect when you're playing a physical team in Chicago this week, and then the following week is going to be Indianapolis, right? Huge divisional matchup. Huge divisional matchup. So, the next two weeks are going to be critical. Yeah, there you go. All right, well, hey, I'm looking forward to it. It's what we do. Football, oh, football, baby. Football, I know. We're midway through the season, we're leading the division. I love it. We've got to keep this up. Thank you to the Blitz Lounge for hanging out with us. And congratulations once again to our Titans fan of the year, Mr. Brandon Galloway there. Yeah, I love it. Hey, we'll take care of business at home. I can't wait to see you guys here in Nissan City. Those of you lucky enough to make it, got to get that win, baby. Check us out next week on the Titans Blitz. We'll see you then. Tighten up. Go, tighten up, baby.