 The preparation been there, we've been trying to come together as one. That's, you know, the tightness and, you know, now it's just time to put it together. Just Sunday, so I'm excited. Based on what you've seen from the offense, Jeff, you feel like they, with all the changes, they've really got something to unveil on Sunday? I'm excited for often, man. I'm excited, you know, just, you know, for TK, you know, his first year, I mean, well, not taking it for, well, yeah, first year, basically, as an offense coordinator here, I'm excited for him. You know, I look forward to him, you know, calling some good games. You know, they, we've had all battles during camp. You know, a lot of playmakers on that side of the ball. You know, we got to help each other out, them scoring points, and us stopping them to help them get good position, good advantage. So I'm looking forward to offense, you know, scoring a lot of points this year. 24 new players on the 53, that's the most the Tennessee Titans have ever had in terms of roster turnover from one year to another. How is it different prepping for week one and for a new season with as many new faces as there's ever been for you here? I mean, I don't think that actually mattered. I think pretty much a lot of these guys that's only at roster and on this roster been here since OTAs or many camp, whatever it may be. They went through training camp with us. So, like I said, everyone here, we have this, we get the same message. We practice the same. Everyone had to prepare like their starter. And that's the way things ran around here. That's how Coach Ray seen his message out to us. And, you know, like I said, this roster is built, you know, from down to up. You know, it's all a job to go out there and execute whatever it is. No matter who in the game, it's all a job to execute. Last year a contract for Tannehill and Henry. I know those guys aren't thinking about it, but you imagine if it is their last time here, they want to go out big? I'm sure they're not thinking about that. I'm contract known. Got nothing to do with the Saints right now. So I'm, now I can't answer anything dealing with their contract and what's on their mind. The only thing I hope is on their mind is winning against the new other Saints. The offensive line talks about how much you guys, how going against you guys on defense inside of the ball has helped them get better. Have you seen noticeable improvement for those guys since the start of OTAs and camp? Yeah, man. I mean, that's the whole point of this game of football. Each day we're trying to get each other better. Going against, you know, Skaranski, going against Brew, going against the other guys in that room, you know, Brunski. It's just, it's good work for all of us because, you know, one thing we believe on the game of football, on Shopper Iron, and each and every day, you see different things from it and we all trying to get better for one ultimate goal. And, you know, we, our front, our offensive line, defense line have to play better than New Orleans Saints, offensive line, defense line. Have you been in the Dome though, or are you just a fan of the Saints? I've probably been in one game. Yeah, I've probably been in one game because I stayed 45 minutes out. But we practice often though. We practice in the Dome, and also we practice in the facility too. What is the excitement level for you first NFL game and doing it back, you know, close to your hometown? It's definitely exciting. It's a lot of, it's a lot to go into it. You just focus on a week of preparation, but it's definitely going to be cool to see like many faces that I know around the inside, or in the stands, many faces that I know, because they should be all coming down, but just, you know, just keep the main thing, the main thing. And what have guys told you about the jump from preseason to regular season, and what do you kind of anticipate it being like? Of course it's going to be, you know, it's going to be, it's going to be a little different. You know, everybody, everybody's just like, everybody out there getting paid. So, you know, you've got to go out there and put your best foot forward. I think you touched on over to your first fan support, you know, friends in the stadium. How many do you think you'll have there, and what would that be like? I don't know. I don't want to put a number on it. I don't want to give you a big number and it'd be less than that, but I don't know. But it's definitely going to be cool to hear him there and see him there. So it's definitely going to be cool. Which compass did you build during what you're able to do during the preseason, just some success you had? Well, confidence, that's an ongoing thing. So like, you know, you might build, you might build confidence there, but like it's ongoing. So like throughout the year, even throughout now, like even all these practices, you still got to build confidence day in and day out. So you can, you know, put it all out there on Sunday, but it really matters. What's the big way like we talked to you about them being more active, trying to disrupt the football when the quarterback's getting ready to let the pass go? Have you seen them capitalize on those opportunities in practice and preseason to your guys' satisfaction? Yeah, I think they're putting a lot of emphasis on it, which is the big thing, right? It's cognitive, they're causing it of it. They work it every single day. You know, it's got to become a habit for them, and we stressed it ever since the end of 21 season. That's been a big point of emphasis, and they've embraced it, and they know that things like that help to change the game. So yeah, we've been working a lot. With Landry coming back from the injury, and you know what he's dealing with now, how do you go about managing his reps? He's played so many before. Yeah, to me, it's all about preparation, and there's a lot of ways to prepare. Some guys need a lot of reps on the field. He's a guy that doesn't. So when he's not able to be out there every single day, he's able to get those reps in the meeting room and walk throughs, and I still think he has a very good grasp of what we're trying to do, and when it's time to come for him to hit the field, he'll be ready. So it's kind of like the law of diminishing returns, like that type of close form where... Sure, yeah, you could say that, and then you could also say that, you know, vets that have been in the system for a long time, you know, they're, when they watch film and they understand what's going on, it's easier for them when they get on the field. I didn't navigate that with a guy like that. You know, they played 94%, they played 90%. Whenever you bring it up with them, you gristle with the idea that they're playing last might help them produce more, but you now have the depth to allow them maybe to play last might get stopped about that. Sure. How do you talk to them about it and take them off the field without it being... Yeah, well, Harold is an ultimate competitor, so he's never going to smile when you talk to him about reps or less reps, and that's a great thing. You want that in a player. The other part is just understanding how long the season is, right? How long a game may be, and then that we always need him at his best. And, you know, that's something that I'll manage, something that the head coach will manage in the defensive coordinator, but the bottom line is we're going to get his best every time he's on the field period. Him missing the last few seasons. So we'll definitely have our hands full and they got a season quarterback in Derrick Carr, who's been around. He's seen a lot of football, so it'll be a great challenge for us. What kind of things does Kendall Vildor bring to the room and your group back there? Kendall, he's played some maintenance from football. I think he's at about 20, 30, 20, 25 stars over his career in three years. So he brings some experience. He's the guy that we liked. I think he has really good movement skills, so we're excited just to get him up to speed, up to par. X-Play is something that you kind of talked about early on after you got hired. An issue with this secondary last year. It's a good test to having a guy like Carr who's willing to air it out and let it go deep. That's a great test. Explosive plays, they get you beat. In teams, you normally score when they get explosives. So in order to keep your points down, you have to limit the explosives. And I think we've been really working really hard during training camp and during the pre-season to try to eliminate those. And Carr is going to bring a big challenge because he does like to throw the deep balls, so our guys have to do a great job staying on top and defending them. You see, this is a big year for Christian. How has he been, you know, through camp and just getting ready to go home and face his own problems? Now, I'm excited for Christian. Christian's done a really good job this training camp. He's really taken the coaching. He's really kind of coming into a leadership role of his own in that room, because we were not very old in the corner, especially in the cornerback position. So he's kind of coming into a leadership role. He's embracing it. And I like where he is right now. And then McQuarrie, he's quietly had a really good camp when I was talking about him. Roger's been good. He's one of my favorites. He's a tough guy. Doesn't say much, but he just does his job. He goes to work and doesn't have excuses for anything. And so he does things the right way. So I'm excited to watch him. Coming out of Auburn, they always had a thing about his short arms and being such a detriment for how this evening will overcome from your perspective. Because he's a fighter. He's scrappy. I mean, we've all got some deficiencies as a person, as a player. Everybody's dealing with something. And he's a guy that's just he's scrappy. He's fighting. And he's going to give you everything he's got. So I heard they're coming out with him coming out. He's got short arms, but it doesn't seem to affect him. Interesting challenge. I'm sure, especially in your first year too, haven't three QBs in the last two, two young guys. How do you go about getting them enough work, but also working with Ryan, obviously, towards each game? Most of the stuff works is the starter gets the majority of the reps during practice during the week. And then the guys that are in the backup spots, they're getting the scout team reps. They're throwing in between special teams. They're doing work after practice, like we just did. So we have a plan. And the guys know the plan. And we've talked through how the reps are going to be split. And obviously, they have put in work on their own. And then it's extra film time. So we've got a plan for each of them, and we like where it's going. Opportunity for development and growth to slow down during the season is compared to training camp when there's a lot, a lot. No, I don't think so. And I told both those guys, I said, look, your job actually got harder now, because both you guys have to know the game plan like you're the starter without getting the reps, but yet be able to go out there and operate whoever the opponent's offense is. So it's actually gotten harder for them. And they've both done a good job of embracing it. Have you split scout team this week? Yeah, everybody's getting reps. So it's been good for everybody. So nowhere out there. They're getting throws during special teams. So it's been a good rotation for everybody. But for you or someone charged with their development, how do you go about making sure that they continue? Malik continues to have the technique. Levus continues to learn the things that needs to be learned. Right, and like I said, a lot of it's done during special teams. It's done after practice. It's done in the film room. So make time, some of them sometimes all meet together and then sometimes it's separate. Maybe Will just comes in. Maybe Malik just comes in. Maybe to address something specific that each of those guys have. But they understand the task. They understand what their goal is now, but they also got to be a great caddy to Ryan, because he can't see everything. So they have to help them with different aspects of things. They may see something on the field that he doesn't see. So they have to be a great caddy for him, but then go out there and be able to operate the opponents often. So the players are the plays. They may call it one thing, we may call it another, and you just have to impress upon those guys. These are your game reps. When you're out here on the show team, like that's your game rep, all right? We have that play. You run it like it's our play. You read like it's our play, and that's how they get prepared to play.