 This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans no matter your life stage You can plan on Farm Bureau Health Plans for great healthcare coverage with a sensible price tag visit FB HP comm with Amy Wells I'm Mike Keith and our old friend Sarah Walsh is here. She's now known as NFL Network Sarah Walsh, but you are on WKRN here. How long? Three years. Is that all that's it? But I feel like I was here in a really good special time I mean obviously I'm completely biased, but I I was even talking about it today the last it feels like the Titans never Obviously get the national love. I think that they deserve I mean even when you're the number one scene the FC I've I've seen it I've seen this team and in all different incarnations and it felt like the last time that it was like this National situation. I mean I was here in the years of Eddie George Steve McNair Keith Bullock Frank Wychek Javon Curse. I mean this was this locker room of to me and I was much younger in my career But you walked in that locker room and it was these superstar Players that I felt like nationally Got a lot of attention for for Tennessee. Now. So what is your job with NFL Network specifically now? Anything and everything they ask no So for the last three years, I have been Primarily down in Tampa because there was a quarterback there that yeah, you know demanded a lot of attention He didn't demand it, but you know nationally. He is Tom Brady So I spent the last couple years covering Tom Brady in the Buccaneers and that and that wasn't never really solely my job But it became solely my job. So now I'm sort of I don't want to say I'm a free agent because I work for NFL Network But now I can go to other teams and not that I couldn't go to other teams before But there was just never a situation that they were like let's skip the cover It's okay that you say that because I mean Tom Brady was that kind of big deal that I mean I guess Patrick Mahomes is that he can I mean he could he has a chance to potentially catch Brady A lot of things have to go right, but you know Patrick Mahomes is the face of the league I don't think that that's right. You can't really argue that Tom Brady was a face beyond Just we're talking greatest of all time right. Yes, but you're talking about also a super I mean he was married to a supermodel He he went to another team and then that was a story because they won the Super Bowl and I mean if I'm in a fell network I'm gonna cover every move Tom Brady makes correct and people always ask me to you know, this idea that he's just a regular football player I mean, he's not though because to your point This is a guy that like if you this is he sat in front of me when Bruce Arians retired and he did his press conference Tom came in the room. He sits in front of me It's one of the rooms that I don't know if you guys still have a hair In my days like an auditorium room so they have the you know like your old college Like you've got the thing that you can put your phone on and I remember Tom is sitting in front of me And his phone's there and it was turned over but I'm like who's on that phone like right now like who's texting that phone We're not talking. It's not just like another star quarterback. We're talking billionaires. We're talking People that trip like far outside of football. I mean he's just a different. He's and so the best way I could explain to him He's just a different level. It's not just hey, this guy is the best in the NFL He's on a different like level in the entertainment in all of those worlds All right, I got one more. Are you convinced he's retired? Yes, I think he is now there There's always been I'll tell you what when he was going to step away or we felt like we saw a lot of things in Tampa that Made you think it was his last season when there was a little bit of could rabble get them because you know They have a connection from the Patriots. I was like this is gonna be great for me I'll just continue on I'll go back to Nashville, Tennessee where I still have a home like Let's keep it going So no, I do think he's he's done I mean, he's been off on like a yacht overseas a summer. I mean time if Tom thought he was playing Tom would be Working working working. So yes, I think that chapter has finally closed His best life, but it also seems like you're living your best life in a lot of ways I feel like we see you on TV all the time and we see you in so many different spaces and doing so many different things What stories are you most excited about following throughout the 2023 season now that Tom Brady's on a yacht somewhere? There's so many things. I was recently at Panthers trading camp and Bryce young is could be a new up and coming And it's one of those things where I always say it's difficult for me to look at practice And when you're in the minutiae of drills when you're in the mundane until you get in a game situation It's hard to see certain things Went to Panthers practice and you could see breaks young is really good like they're just something there's that it factor There was like an excitement So like I potentially could be dealing with them. I've been in Jacksonville If it wasn't the box that was with Jacksonville, they have I know this this might be a bad topic here on on this particular They're really excited down there. There's an energy they again They've been they have been this isn't I'm not gonna sugar. They've been bad for a long time And last year I was in training This is what's cool about the NFL and I've talked about this before in terms of parody a year ago We go to Jacksonville. They're coming off that debacle season. They were hoping to just improve a little bit They're just hoping to improve They don't they they're like we were never gonna pick number one overall again They did it two years in a row. It was dire down there for them And so they'd like to see improvement, you know And and I don't know that they envisioned that it would have turned out to be as an exciting finish as it was for them I know at some point that was at the Titans expense But they were a fun story of a team that was looking at the league's worst record to at one point Going into Arrowhead in the playoffs and taking it to the Chiefs I mean they really like people thought that wasn't gonna be a game. It was a game And so I always think to going into the preseason I'm like who's the Jaguars that we're not talking about who had three wins last season that you're giving that nobody's giving Any chance to but that you you can turn it around Overnight here in some regards. It doesn't happen for everybody But every year there's teams in the playoffs that weren't in the playoffs this season ago Well, the other part of it too is that's always how it happens when you least expect it It just all the sudden becomes a tidal wave It's the coolest thing, you know when we got good in 99 We've been eight and eight three straight years and then all of a sudden we go to the Super Bowl The Rams on the other side had won four games the year before and you see that that whole thing happened I think that's the best thing about the NFL. That's why it's so exciting again You can sit there and be down on your luck and things can change and actually And I'm gonna now I'm gonna botch the stat But I was talking to you about that I was on good morning football this summer and we did this segment called What if like name something that happened in the NFL? What if it didn't happen? How would it change fates? And I said what if the music city miracle didn't happen and now I'm gonna botch the stack because I've lost it But after that game which obviously knocked Buffalo out They didn't see a postseason for and I'm ruining almost 20 years Yeah, it was 20 years so to think that you're that close that games over Buffalo is going to the postseason To lose the way that they lost and I think if you would have told the Buffalo Bills fans in the hour after the music city miracle happens Hey guys buckle up because you're not going back to the postseason for 20 years like that's insane I mean it's like when you fall and they were the most successful playoff team of the 90s Even though they didn't win a Super Bowl they were in the playoffs seemingly every year and competitive and went to Super Bowls and But when you fall off the cliff too, it's like when you ride the tidal wave up you somebody else rides the tidal wave down And you know, we went nine years without a playoff appearance here And you don't think when we lose that game to Baltimore at the end of 2008 That we're supposed to win and that we're not even going to make it back to the playoffs for nine years Um, you're like oh my goodness It's crazy Which is why you always say don't take it for granted and and there's guys that get to the Super Bowl And we've heard this a million times over that go to a Super Bowl in their first year lose it But you always think well, I'll be back and you don't know if you ever get back. Um, it's just crazy I think specifically for Tennessee I've always thought Mike as someone that worked here that the Titans no matter what they do never got enough credit You know what I mean? Like even when this team like two years removed from being the top team in the afc, right? And what do you hear about you hear about The chiefs the bills like the patriots for the longest time And I just feel like and and people here in Tennessee know that you're sort of like insulated and you know In our world of like I just feel like they've never gotten Nationally the love that at times they've deserved, but don't you think Amy that's I don't think it's a chip on the shoulder thing I think it's we don't have a Brady or a Manning here. We haven't had a Brady or a Manning People can now fly into Nashville easier Which which helps because the media comes in here a lot more than they did back when you were at channel two But I just think the the other thing is too we we don't play a run-and-gun style and gain 500 yards a game And score 40 points. I mean, we're the we're the team that very much matches its city We're the hardcore Tough guy work or work or blue collar eddie george derrick henry sort of thing And I think to be a story You've got to have a stylized point the guy who really brings us there I think is veraible. Yeah. Yeah, I think that's very interesting I think mike veraible is the guy that brings us kind of the the sex appeal that this team didn't have for a long time I agree just because he's got the personality. He's got the attachment to the patriots He's got the successful playing career He'll he'll give you the sound bite that it kind of goes viral and that will be played in lots of different places But the supporting cast if you can call it that that is the roster Is made up of a lot of guys that you kind of go. Oh, yeah, I've heard of him or oh, yeah, I've seen him play before Oh, yeah, he's he's on his second swing of whatever Which for us is great as a team We've got a team made up of guys that are really fighting for it And they want it really bad because they're on their their second go around they're getting another crack at it They're getting another opportunity But for everybody else, they're like, oh that was a bust, right? He's bust guy. Well, no, he's not bust guy He's a great player, but it's just a very different story here And I think that to your point it gets lost in the in The machine of the nfl and all of the personalities and all of the big stars So I can see both sides of it, but I think the Titans as a franchise Thrive on that. I think it's almost being under sort of not in the spotlight I think it's become part of their identity is that like We could win it. We could not the stories will be the same So let's sneak up on them and I like that. I I like that. I think it makes the team tough and scrappy I like tough and Sarah Walsh has to leave the Snickers hot hot seat to go Take a snicky Snickers You guys this is like when you trick-or-treat at people's houses and you're like they gave you the full size Yeah, there are no expense here Titans fans like these are not the bite size This is a full Okay, so final question before you depart how many of the nfl network shirts do you have? Oh my god I mean how much you pay for them. We don't pay for them. So wait. I'm this is probably going to get me fired Mike So that's okay. I'll be back Charlie. He's a great guy. I love Charlie Every year they send us You know like if you're going two weeks in a row and you can't wash anything then you need a bunch They would send like a huge amount of shirts and I'm like, I don't need first of all I was mostly in Florida and it's always hot. So I'm always going to go sleeveless They send us so many shirts and I'm like so every year. I'm like, I don't you guys don't even have to send me Any I'm good. I'm good and they're like, no we need to send to new they send like a new box This year until today we were wearing nfl plus shirts. There's a big difference there Mike It says nfl plus network. I got to just transition today to nfl network Um, so yeah, I've got I've got a but you can't exactly you can't exactly wear those out to dinner in Tampa because it's like Oh, look Sarawals wants everybody knows she works for nfl. Yeah, no, I don't I don't like but like I'll run into target sometimes Sometimes there's breaks in between practice and I'm not yeah, I don't want people I feel like it looks like I'm out like walking around like this and like Look at me this way Mike. I have more nfl network shirts than I have w karen shirts They did not give me a litany of w karen although I did have some w karen polos I wore in training camp. I will say I think about it. I have these live shots from training camp back in the day And I did have a w karen polo. I remember it was navy blue sarah get out of here. Okay. I gotta play It's so good to see you. Thank you so much. I hope we're very proud of you here, buddy. We're like, we know her Thank you. I um, I have obviously such a special place in my heart for Tennessee I still have a home here like I said and um, I was just asked downstairs while variable was talking So do you get to be up here this season because you know, there's tom has left the league and I'm like It's on you guys like you guys are good. Like I feel like I will be up here. So Motivation I would love it. So you're gonna be up here because this is a better team This is a better team than what people know. I'm telling you. I will like let's go. I'm happy to be here. All right Get out of here. Okay. Leave sarah walsh Leaving the otp. I mean as we're doing this she's running down. She's running out the door All right, so with sarah walsh having departed That's time for us to let you know. Hey titans fans Hey ot people It's always game on with duncan. So grab a coffee and kick off the action Whether that's drinking a cup of coffee on your way to the game or grabbing one to go Before watching or listening to the game at home Duncan is always there to help you get your game on Just like the pros we need to be at our best come game time Which is why duncan is the most important part of your game day ritual because It's always the best call for football america runs on duncan And the game saturday is it noon the game saturday is it noon coffee because it's the first game Yeah, you're not ready for this You're not but The people have been in training camp too the ot people training. I mean, I hope You're not ready It's august the 12th. I know it's at noon. It's not a seven o'clock game. Yeah, you need duncan. You need your coffee You do I I had a box of 25 munchkins this morning Golly, it was good. By the way, you've changed seats. You're now in the snickers hot seat. I'm moved over This is amazing how this works comfy. I'm hydrating. There you go. I'm closer to the snickers. Yes Okay, well, we're glad we're glad to see you there. Um I I want to go over something as we get ready for the first pre-season game And I want to call it three to see Okay, each of us mike keith and amy wells will pick three players that we want to see against the bears All right. All right for the titans. I'm gonna take out the kickers Okay, because you got to see the kicker. I mean, we all know that All of the ot people are saying oh, which one of them is going to say the kicker. Oh, no, we're not We're shocker Spoiler alert. We're not because we everybody wants to see what's the titans have to pick a kicker between kaleb shudeck And trey wolf, right? That's a given. That's a given And then you're gonna say oh, you're gonna say the backup quarterbacks. No You all want to see malik willis and you all want to see will levis. We all do Yeah, so they're out because we we understand we want to see them run the offense I mean we could go through all of the coach speak about the kickers and the quarterbacks. We get it Okay, so those are off the table. They're off the table. So we will go back and forth Okay Three to see amy wells you get to pick one first I think my first one is going to be wide receiver kyle phillips and i'll tell you why kyle phillips showed up for training camp and his body looked Different he is still not a big dude. He will never be a big dude His just skeleton won't allow for that, but he looks like he has Become more sturdy sturdier. He looks a little more built And I think that that is going to go a long way with helping him stay healthy He's going to be more durable We saw him have some of the highest highs and lowest lows within like A Matter of minutes plays. Yeah that you never see you never see someone that high and that low within the same five minutes of each other And so I think there's so much potential there throughout camp. We've seen him make plays He's more confident in this offense. He's more confident in his abilities I'm excited to see him get on the field and really see what he can do in a game Because I think he's going to be a little more sturdy a little more durable a little more confident And hopefully that leads to more consistent. I've said multiple times. I'll try not to repeat it I think the addition of deandre hopkins means he probably has to play less offensive snaps Which should make him more effective right and the the biggest area where he can help this team He can be the best punt returner this team has had since mark mary annie Which is so exciting and this team hasn't returned to punt for a touchdown in nearly 10 years And really hasn't gotten much out of the punt return game overall That's an area where if he's able to concentrate on it If he's not so winded if he's not so, you know, whatever that he's not going to fumble upon He's he's not going to put that pressure on himself He's going to do What we saw him do on the first punt return of the year and what we saw him do in training camp So I think that's a that's a good one because I don't think there would be Very many people among the ot people who would think Kyle Phillips cannot help this football team. He clearly Can help this football team. He has shown that he can help this football team And in a very specific role in a very specific role where this team has not always had that guy They've gone looking for that guy in several different places if he stays healthy I mean, I think he's a I think he's a winner in this offense I think he's a guy where almost less is more for him I think if he can focus in on what he needs to do and not need to do all of the things I think it's going to be beneficial all the way around. I think he will be a better punt returner I think he'll be a better receiver If he is able to focus in on what he does really well and do it to the best of his ability My first of the three to see is defensive tackle jaden pv who wore 72 last year and he appeared in one game. He's wearing number 92 now 65 listed at 308 first year man out of texas a&m It probably weighs less than 308. He has slimmed down some he still has the amazing 36 inch plus arms. It's like 36 and an eighth or 36 and a quarter Which makes him crazy long to be able to get into an offensive lineman He had a great off season. He's taken a lot of snaps The acting coach for this week's game terrell williams who is the defensive line coach says This is a guy who's made a move Can he make a move to the point where he's on the active roster? for all of the talk about the off season program and You know OTAs and the mini camps and we've done everything. We've been great in meetings It's still about executing and making plays in his case For what you're asked to do as an interior offensive lineman. You're not asked to make every tackle You're not asked to sack the quarterback on every play But you're asked to do your job well enough where you're getting that penetration You're getting that knockback. You're staying in your gaps and then Do all of those responsibility things and still be able to make some plays So i'm very interested to see jaden pv Play against the chicago bears. I think that's a good point that you made about being able to take All of the progress that someone like pv has made throughout the off season. You've heard about Mentally how well he's doing physically how conditioned he is and how well he's doing in that regard But now being able to put it all together on the field That's like the last step the last piece of the puzzle So being able to see that thread pulled all the way through the off season. That was a good one mic I like that one reminds you to open a titans checking account from pinnacle with at least 100 dollars and a recurring direct deposit by august 18th And you could get two tickets to five titans home games Details at titans banking dot com titans checking from pinnacle play hard bank easy member fdic So i'm going to go back to offense. Um, and I guess I guess I've got a returner thing because i'm kind of sticking in that realm tajae spears is the guy i'm excited to see And obviously we know That he is very gifted as a running back We know that there's some excitement around what he can provide for this offense as a compliment to derrick henry and Will we see all of that in the preseason? We don't know right. I mean you don't see more of the fancy stuff really some of the trickery and that In those first preseason games. That's not really what we're all here. It's very hard to tell to further your point It's very hard to tell about the run game In the preseason because you're not scheming up in anything in the run game You're not trying to outflank anybody. You're just kind of trying to make plays and run the ball Got here. Yeah, so will we see all of that? I don't know But the kick return game is something that's very interesting to me And I think there's a lot of opportunity for him there as a returner. I think that there's uh There's just a lot of excitement about some of the other things that he can provide beyond just the running back stuff Um, that's what i'm looking for. That's what i'm excited to really see is where he can plug in there and where he Can make a name for himself beyond just being the other guy with 22. I want to see the shake And that's that's what he showed us at the recent senior bowl That's why when they picked him in the third round. I was excited Even though many thought they should take another position Like a tight ender wide receiver. I thought that's a guy you can't pass up because what he has That very few players have is he's got shake And if he can show that on a kick return Running the ball catching a pass. I think that will get titans fans excited because the more it's like the media out At practice at ascension st. Thomas sports park has become excited about him watching him because like oh It's like watching a video game. It's yeah, it's like. Oh, what what is that? You know because he's not the biggest guy And he's not the fastest guy And yet there's something about like when he's in the one-on-one tackling drills And the guy has to come to balance and decide which way he's going to go I mean, it's very difficult because there is an element to him That is just god given it's shake. Yeah, it's hard to describe I mean shake is the right thing but I can't talk about him without like moving my whole body somehow You know, it's like I can't find the word for exactly what it is. He does it's like a I can't like I can't say it. I just have to move some people have shake I know and that that's what it is. It's shake. I didn't I guess I've never thought about it before but it's just It's a it's a a way of life It's it's it's not it's not learned No, I mean you can learn how to master it is a god given it's a god given Yeah, there's something about him that is just totally different I'm so glad that we have added video to the otp because I can't I can't articulate it I just have to move you've shown the shake All right, so my second of the three to see is reggie robertson. Oh um, I mean this guy Has shown up as a wide receiver the back end of the wide receiver core is not set. We know that They're going to be a lot of guys battling. We're going to see kiers jackson from georgia An undrafted rookie. Uh, we're going to have a chance to see treyaan harrison Obviously mason kenzie is still fighting for a spot There, you know colton dowell the seventh round pick is fighting at the back end of the roster Reggie robertson is a guy that When he's good, he is really really good and for the most part He's been really really good in practice inconsistency Is what has been the bugaboo for him through his time now He's he's come back from fully come back from the surgery now from a couple years ago He looks more confident. He's playing faster I think he may have a chance to show big But we'll see. I mean this is this is certainly his moment That's uh, that was a good one too. You've got a good list. Well, let's see what your third one looks like Okay, so my third one. I'm going to the defensive side of the ball now. We've got a switch at some point here Um, monnie rice. Okay. I'm excited to see what he is going to be able to do The poor guy has struggled with injuries throughout his career as a titan Um, and I think that that has kind of it's like he's never been able to really get traction You know, we've seen some good things from him. Obviously, he's familiar with this defense. He's familiar with this team You just want to see him get his wheels on the ground and really take off and so that's what I'm excited to see I'm excited to see him healthy. I'm excited to get to see him getting the rotation Really see what he can bring to the defense. I think that I think there's a lot to watch. I think that that linebackers group is kind of an exciting group It is and so I'm excited to see what he's able to bring to it and where he's able to kind of find his niche Niche where he's able to find his niche. I say niche But on on hg tv they say niche. Yeah, so it could be a niche niche I guess that's how it's a niche space But if you're just calling it the space by its name, it's a niche. Yes Well, I'm hoping he finds a spot. Yeah Thank you Well, I mean as he's al shire is the leader of that group, right? And I don't think I'm breaking any news by Saying I mean he's just come in and it's just like I'm the boss and yeah That's the way that's the way this runs and then you've got jack gibbons who's really playing well And chance camble who's come back from injury and and he's playing well And then they bring in a guy like ben neiman Who's a veteran linebacker and the other guy that they bring in lute gifford Who can play inside linebacker? He has great length and he's going to be a special team stalwart. So, I mean, there's a There's sort of a squish in that area. You know, there's a there's a a tightening of all of that So can he separate himself? Well, somebody's going to have to that's a great point. Watch the linebackers My final of the three to see is adam rupsich 663 18 out of culver stockton. That's in missouri, right? Sure, you're from missouri. You don't know that. Well, I mean, I don't know all of the Places, how do you know sorry? How do I not? Not everybody is as well versed in their home state as you are mikey Okay, fine rupsich comes out of this very small program and he is 663 18 and I think andrew Would be that big Even if he weren't A football player. Yeah, just a naturally. He's a naturally large human. He's got some athleticism He's competitive He was on the practice squad all of last year. He took a red shirt Which he needed And has transformed his body Is playing different positions And my question about him is I don't think andrew I don't think at this time at least that andrew rupsich is probably a starter on september 10th at new warlands But the question becomes does andrew rupsich Make the team as the eighth or the ninth offensive lineman because he can play multiple Positions there are several guys that would be competing in that area with nicholas petit frair suspended for the first six games You would have a john leglu Who has played some some ball for the stealers at different points? Uh, they've just brought in a veteran player and justin murray who would be fighting for that They've just bought in a veteran player in jimmy murray Who is fighting for because you're you're looking for guys outside the first five Who can be part of your aid on game day and probably part of your nine offensive lineman on the roster? um Could could rupsich be back on the practice quite sure. Yeah, I mean, but i'm wondering does he take the step Because you just don't see many guys and the titans have two of them right now Jaylon duncan who they drafted out of maryland And andrew rupsich Great size. Yeah Naturally, I mean duncan 6 6 3 0 5 and he's another one. He would be that big a man No matter what and the reason I say that is when you're that big a human naturally You're generally a better athlete because You're not bulking up or you're you know, this is who you are This is how you it's like bent how ben jones was ben jones was a great baseball player Because he was naturally as big as he was and so his athleticism Was was you know caught up with his body size so to speak right and those people are so valuable to any team but especially to this team where You've got to have that depth you've got to have those guys that can fill in in multiple different places It's just so useful to have and even if he were to end up either one of those guys were able to end up on a practice squad It's still so valuable because of the grind of a regular season and you've got a lot of football to play And you're taking a beating at that position All along the offensive line You need to have that depth you need to have those people that you can rely on to say All right next man up. Let's go. I think that Over the years we've seen what a premium There is on guys who are big who are naturally gifted and strong and can fill in in a lot of different places So being able to find a couple of them to have Just to help this team Awesome. Amy's three to see in chicago wide receiver. Kyle Phillips number 18 Running back potentially kick returner tajae spears number 32 linebacker money rise number 56 My three to see in chicago 76 adam erupsich offensive line 80 reggie roberson wide receiver 92 defensive lineman jaden pv We both agreed to stay away from the kickers kaleb shodak and trey wolf And the quarterbacks malik willis and will levis because those were obvious Mike i didn't break the rules a single time in this game coach mack would be so proud I know Breaking news for titans fans out there that you're going to want to hear its official seat geek Is the official ticketing partner of your tennessee titans you think i'm kidding? But i'm not the deal is finalized seat geek is the newest member of the titans titans family If you haven't heard the name yet, it's because you haven't been listening to the otp Come on shame on you get used to it because you'll be hearing seat geek a lot more this season Whether you're buying or selling tickets to titans games or any live event in nashville seat geek is the place to do it Seat geek is the new official ticketing partner of the tennessee titans. So Titans fans can fan. Amy wells knows the lingo I've just got memorized. You've done well. All right. So want to discuss as we wrap up and by the way Thanks to sarah walsh for coming by. Yeah, it's so great to see her very proud of her. Yeah She was she was very nice when she was here at wk rn And she's done well and that's one of those people you always pull for and I'm very happy that she's a big star nationally now I hope she's coming around more this season. I do too. Yeah the head coach for saturday's game at chicago will be terrell williams. Yeah And he's the defensive line coach this Does it does not surprise me because mike verable made him the assistant head coach in the off season And in talking about it and in discussing this move this week mike brought up something interesting He said that big t As he's called around here You know at times to be honest We have had to stop and look and see oh it's terrell williams because everybody's like hey t hey big t Yeah, sometimes you forget. Well, I mean he's just like the nicest guy He has a relationship with people throughout the team Yeah, he is a coach that transcends just the defensive line or the defensive room He has a relationship throughout the ball club. And who does that make me think of mike verable And you and you think about this One of the reasons deandre hopkins said he was interested in tennessee is that he had a relationship with mike verable They really didn't have much to do with football. He just liked him He they talked about things. He was a guy that reached out beyond barriers He wasn't a position coach who just tried to stay focused in on his area and Acted like other positions didn't exist or another side of the ball didn't exist I think it's an exciting thing. And I think the players Think it's a very exciting thing because they like terrell williams so much absolutely I think that it's a great opportunity for big t terrell williams to to Expand and kind of get that experience and get that Exposure to what? Kind of the grind of being a head coach looks like and what that cadence is like in that routine And I think the players are excited for him and they're responding to it, you know, they They're excited about having the opportunity to Almost make him look good. You know, it does that make sense Of course To have the opportunity to show him off and what he's able to do Because coaching and the performance on the field there are so intertwined So I think that that's something the whole team is responding to and listen This is the most mike verable move you could possibly see him having the idea to do this He said that it was something he thought about during the off season and then it all kind of came together And I think that this is mike verable doing what mike verable does which is Caring about the people that are around him caring about his staff Wanting to invest in them beyond just winning a football game Beyond just prepping for the season. This is an opportunity to invest in that coach's future It's an opportunity to invest in this team And the culture is a whole showing that hey when you show me That you deserve an opportunity i'm giving you the opportunity and that is so On message with what he says all of the time And he is continuing to put his money where his mouth is and just Build relationships. I think three things number one. It's a great thing for the organization to do I think number two Terrell williams is already getting a lot of publicity and most people Around the nfl did not know who he was Because you honestly you cannot name 32 defensive line coaches in the nfl Most people who love the nfl couldn't name but three or four And yet now you're going to know this name and as sarah walsh And ian rapaport and scott peole. We're here today from nfl network That's certainly a focus of what they do. So that's a good thing. I think the other thing too is It gives the team a little sort of jolt For a first pre-season game. It makes it a little more interesting It kind of focuses them in just a little bit more now I don't think it's going to be the difference in winning and losing the game because winning and losing in the pre-season is not the big thing But mic is looking for any advantage To add a little focus to add a little spin to add a little interest He does it in practice He does it with things like this. He does it in meetings He does it with what we're doing next week with the titans foundation luncheon Which on on august the 15th We're having the foundation luncheon at the grand hiat to raise money for the titans foundation Which gives away a lot of money. It'll be the first time we've ever had the whole team The whole team. Yeah At any event since we've been here Awesome. I mean that's hard. It's hard to do It's it's not that people didn't care But so he thinks that's going to be a big deal as the teams on their way to minnesota to practice So that's something the whole team can do together. That's like this You know and and so I I think everybody's first thought who knows anything about what we do here They've been like wow cool good for big tea and and good for You know the organization overall good for verable Um, I just think a perfect thing. Yeah, I think it's it's a shake-up Well, and again and it will be interesting for verable too because when he was out for the game a couple years ago when he got Covid He had to be at home because he was obviously sick Right and he said he thought that was valuable as he watched it. It will be an interesting viewpoint too To kind of see the dynamics of the communication among the staff And to look at the side his sidelined from a different standpoint Then what he knows he won't learn everything because it's not a regular season game But he's always looking to pick up One or two little things that they can do better And that's the the other part of this that I think is so interesting and so beneficial Is that it's not like mike verable's gonna be out of town, right? He's not gonna be at the house. He's not going to vegas. Yeah, no, he's gonna be there He's going to be able to observe He's going to be able to be hands-on in a different way. It gives everybody the opportunity to kind of Readjust the kaleidoscope right and the picture comes into focus a little bit differently What can you glean in that time that you take into the regular season that you notice? Maybe you want to maybe you can go in the taje spears has a little shake. Oh, there you go Yeah, a little shake. Yes, that's going to be a meme. I think there's oh my gosh. I don't need any of those I think there's so many good things that can come out of this I'm so excited for everyone involved for the players for the coaches for big t for mike verable I think this is great 10 out of 10 decision All right So a couple things that we want to mention as we finish up this edition of the otp that is sponsored by Our tremendous friends from farm bureau health plans See how much you can save on your health coverage with farm bureau health plans get a quote at fbhp.com If you go to the titans youtube channel You can watch a program called titans camp rewind Yes, and it's sort of some of the features that have been done during the course of the week What's going on with the ball club be something to get you ready for the chicago game that you would really enjoy That's at the titans youtube channel. We did one last week. It was really well received Bless you all for watching. Hopefully more will watch this week We're trying to do one a week through training camp titans youtube channel titans radio on the air Saturday 11 a.m. Central from soldier field in chicago kickoff at 12 o'clock central time Titans in the bears preseason game number one. It's happening mike keith. I know are you so excited? I am hearing you give like Uh You know, it's football time when mike keith is telling you the titans radio programming schedule. That's right Like that's how you know, that's what i've been waiting months and months for I have goosebumps. I was talking to my mom and and she said, uh, you know, where am I going to watch the game? I said, well, you're gonna listen. I said, well, you could listen to the game. She goes. No, I'd rather watch That hurts my dad was telling me the other day this Tips and tricks for syncing up the tv to the radio. We're gonna have to have him on the otp to discuss that Yeah, I mean My man's got a A whole like plan. This is how he does it. He is dr. Well, I know but he's a pretty bright guy. I was very impressed by He's got it refined to an art now. He does. All right So we're coming to you from shy town. You can bet that there will be some chicago style pizza Oh, I mean you can bet that there will be some football and here we go OT people here we go. It's happening. It's happening. Thanks so much for joining us for amy wells and sarah walsh I'm mike keith and you've been listening to the ot