Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans O-Line Starters Revealed & Robert Woods Looks Fantastic

Episode Date: July 28, 2022

The Tennessee Titans have kicked off training camp and the biggest question surrounding the team is who will start on the offensive line. Tyler thinks based on a video from practice, he may have been ...able to solve the mystery. Next, more individual notes on players such as Robert Woods who continues to crush his ACL recovery. Finally, Tyler talks about Malik Willis' progress and answers chat questions!Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitansSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DaveDownload the Dave app from the App store right now for an Extra Cash account and get up to 500 dollars instantly. For terms and conditions go to dave.com/legal. Instant transfer fees apply. Banking provided by Evolve. Member FDIC.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland. Titans fans, on today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast, we are talking about the offensive line and who will start. I put on my detective hat and I think I just might be able to tell and show you who is the starting offensive line for the Tennessee Titans currently. Then we're going to hit on some individual player notes. Talk about Robert Woods and his recovery from ACL.
Starting point is 00:00:29 How important can he be to the Titans? Traylon Burks, punt returning? We're going to discuss all of that as well as Malik Willis' progress and what he clearly seems to be struggling with during training camp. All of that and more on today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast. Let's get it. You are Locked On Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
Starting point is 00:01:24 Titans fans, we are going to dive into today's training camp practice for the Titans. We have a lot to discuss. I think I might just know who the starters are on the offensive line. Before we get into that, I do want to thank you guys for making the Locked On Titans podcast your first listen every day. If this is your first ever listen, make sure you subscribe on whatever platform that you do stream. I'm going to be putting out daily Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content from now until next summer.
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Starting point is 00:02:09 at LockedOnTitansPod. I am your host, Tyler Rowland, Tennessee Titans fanatic for nearly 25 years, and a certified film junkie. Well, diving into today's Tennessee Titans practice, all I really know is that the Titans were wildin', stylin', profilin', limousine ridin', Titans practice. All I really know is that the Titans were wiling, styling, profiling,
Starting point is 00:02:27 limousine riding, and it's getting hard to hold these Titans down. Woo! I say all that to say this. Ric Flair made an appearance at the end of Tennessee Titans practice, and if you're an old-time attitude error, even later than that, wrestling fan like I was, then you know how cool that moment had to be for the team. But that was probably the biggest news of the day because the reality is the Titans had a very, very scaled-back practice. There's no highlight plays to talk about anything like that. The Titans had a very short practice that was all just jogged through, really trying to be conservative and move slowly with the ramp up process at the beginning of training camp. But
Starting point is 00:03:10 I zoomed in, cleaned off my glasses, and I think I just might have solved a training camp mystery. Who is starting on the Titans offensive line? We know Ben Jones, Taylor LeJuan, and Nate Davis. But what about left guard and what about right tackle? Folks, I am going to give you some visual evidence here that I think you may enjoy. So if you're watching on YouTube, check this out. This is my evidence.
Starting point is 00:03:46 Boom. You guys see that? Right there, for those who are just the audio folks, Ben Jones is, it's a drill. If you guys can't see it, they're doing just a drill. Just a couple of people. It's two guys, the center and the guard. And who are the very first people to step up in line to run this drill?
Starting point is 00:04:09 None other than Ben Jones, who we know is the starting center for the Titans. And next to him is Aaron Brewer at left guard. Those are the only two people in the drill. They're firing out and working on combination blocks and working on the type of steps that you take with the Titans offensive line. So there's a picture for you of evidence. That is what I'm going off of here.
Starting point is 00:04:33 Also, earlier in practice, there was a drill with three offensive linemen. And you had Radins on one side. You had Ben Jones in the middle. And you had Radins on one side, you had Ben Jones in the middle, and you had Taylor LeJuan on one side. Now, you guys may think I'm crazy, and it doesn't mean it's ironclad and locked down. It's the first couple of days of training camp. Things could change. But based on that, if any of you have played football, at any level, when you're doing individual position drills, who's in the front?
Starting point is 00:05:15 The best player. The top guy on the depth chart. Who goes second? The second team. Who goes third? The third team. And anybody after that, this guy's fighting for the reps. So to me, if I see Ben Jones and Aaron Brewer going up, and then I see Ben Jones
Starting point is 00:05:32 flanked by two tackles and Dylan Radins and Taylor LeJuan, that tells me everything I need to know right now. The Titans starting offensive line right now is Dylan Radins, Nate Davis, Ben Jones, Aaron Brewer, and Taylor LeJuan. And not only that, but Mike Vrabel raved about Aaron Brewer after practice. He said he's agile, he's quick, he's tougher than a $2 steak. That's an old school saying. I like hearing that. He talked about how Aaron Brewer can make movements
Starting point is 00:06:04 that guys that are a little bit bigger than him simply cannot make. And I'm going to punctuate and support my point of looking at the order of the players in positional drills as a way to tell the depth chart by saying this. Shout out Paul Kaharski, who put out an article today
Starting point is 00:06:23 going over something that Kevin Byard had to say about the positioning of guys as they line up for drills. Kevin Byard has been telling Roger McCreary, go up further in the line. You want a veteran to tell you, hey, get behind me, rather than a veteran have to tell you put yourself up. Kevin Byard knows that Roger McCreary is important to this team and he is imploring him to move himself up in the line when
Starting point is 00:06:49 it comes to the line of who's getting reps in what position. So, one, I know this from my personal experience, but I'm going to put that to the side because I didn't play past high school. But, an NFL first team all pro
Starting point is 00:07:05 is also acknowledging that your place in line for drills is a reflection of the pecking order. That is a fact. So I have my own personal opinion, my evidence, I'm throwing up the picture again, Ben Jones, Aaron Brewer next to each other, along with Ben Jones, Taylor LeJuan, Dylan Radin's doing their version of drills earlier in the day.
Starting point is 00:07:28 And then Kevin Byard himself is punctuating my philosophy by telling Roger McCreary, you need to put yourself up further in line. Put yourself higher in the pecking order ahead of some veterans. The order
Starting point is 00:07:44 in which guys go through these drills does matter. It is an indication. It is evidence. Another one that I want to point out, just for evidence, defensive back drills. They had them in rows of four, four guys in each row. Who was the first four? Kevin Byard, Imani Hooker, Caleb Farley, and Christian Fulton. At tight end,
Starting point is 00:08:05 Chig Okonkwo getting reps at number two ahead of Jeff Swain in certain drills. So, take from that what you will. But I do think, if I do say so myself, Watson, that I have solved the mystery of the Titans' offensive line. So there you go.
Starting point is 00:08:28 With a terrible accent, just to really drive the point home. The Titans' starting number one offensive line right now, Dylan Radins, Nate Davis, Ben Jones, Aaron Brewer, Taylor LeJuan. Will it change? I don't know. But I bet you any money you want that if we see the starting offensive line in the first preseason game, that is exactly what the group will be. So there you go. I did the work for you.
Starting point is 00:08:51 Moving forward, though, we're going to talk about some individual player notes. As I said, it wasn't a crazy practice. It wasn't a big practice. Really scaled down, jogged throughs. Not really a lot to discuss on the field, but we got some good updates and some good comments from a guy like Robert Woods. Also want to talk to you about Demarcus Walker and Rashad Weaver.
Starting point is 00:09:11 Talk about Traylon Burks getting an opportunity to punt return. Very excited about that. And we'll talk about some of the struggles that it seems like Malik Willis is having early on in training camp. So a lot to discuss on today's show. Before we get into the rest of it, I do want to tell you guys about our friends over at Built Bar. You get the best of both worlds with Built Bar.
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Starting point is 00:11:01 and me trying to solve the mystery of the offensive line. I think I'm on to something. But now I want to talk about just some individual players during practice. It wasn't a crazy practice or anything like that, but we still got some good notes on some individual guys that I'm going to dive into. Before we do, I want to thank you guys again for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every single day. I'm going to be putting out free, daily, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content on all platforms from now until next summer. So make sure that you stay locked in here with me on the Locked on Titans podcast,
Starting point is 00:11:36 your number one daily Tennessee Titans podcast in the world. But moving forward here, going to do some notes on some individual players that I thought were interesting. Number one, Robert Woods. Robert Woods, and also guys in the chat, if you're in the chat right now, do me a favor. Let me know how the audio sounds. Is it coming through clear? I think my AirPods died, so I can't really hear any audio or anything like that. So I just want to make sure that technically everything is going well. And also this will set us up. I'd like to take some questions at the end of the show from the comment gallery and from the guys watching live right now on
Starting point is 00:12:22 YouTube. So throw in some comments. Let me know how things are sounding. Let me know your thoughts, your questions, all of that. Sounds great. Awesome. Thank you so much, Kendrick. Kendrick Gonzalez, I appreciate you. Thank you. So moving forward, Robert Woods looks incredible, man.
Starting point is 00:12:37 Without the brace, some of the drills that he was running today and some of the videos, just moving with such quickness, with such intention. And Robert Woods came out today and said his priority is being ready for week one. That is his priority. And I got to tell you, based on the way he looks in practice right now, Mike Grable said he's about 90%, not 100%. He looks great.
Starting point is 00:13:00 And Robert Woods also, I want to point this out because he is an amazing leader. Robert Woods, last guy off the field. And number two, in his press conference on Thursday, he talked about going up against another ACL recovery guy in Caleb Farley. And he talked about how, you know, good of a guy Caleb Farley is, how hard he's been working, how much promise Caleb Farley has as a player. So not only did Robert Woods' comments get me excited about Woods
Starting point is 00:13:31 and what he can be for this team this year, but it also got me excited for Caleb Farley. Robert Woods doubling down. He said the Titans are going to have a good player for a long time. So love hearing all of that. Hey, tighten up, Titan Anderson. TA, my guy, check out his show as well. He does a long time. So, love hearing all of that. Hey, tighten up, Titan Anderson. TA, my guy, check out his show as well. He does a great job.
Starting point is 00:13:48 A- says, let's skip the regular season, pencil us in for the playoffs, and let's scheme for the playoffs. Listen, I get it. I want to get back to the playoffs and accomplish great goals as well, but I'm going to sound philosophical when I say this. Enjoy the journey, guys.
Starting point is 00:14:03 Don't try to fast forward to the playoffs. Enjoy the journey, the week to week in and out of the season. That's what it's really about, man. Only one team wins the Super Bowl every year. We have to enjoy the ride, especially while we have a very good football team in front of us. But moving forward, two guys that I want to talk about here. Demarcus Walker and Rashad Weaver.
Starting point is 00:14:28 Two guys on the defensive line and in the front seven that I think will have to make a huge impact as rotational guys for the Titans this year. Of course, Demarcus Walker came over from Houston. Rashad Weaver going into his second year, coming off the devastating broken leg last year. But both those guys getting some positive comments. So I want to point this out again.
Starting point is 00:14:49 Paul Kaharski said this today after practice. Quote, defensive lineman Demarcus Walker is being rewarded with chances for an offseason that got him one of the offseason MVP awards. End quote. So Demarcus Walker won MVP in the offseason on defense, and Paul Garsky is making a note to say that he is getting optimal and plentiful opportunities
Starting point is 00:15:12 during training camp practice. And I, because I'm just, I'm the greatest detective in the world like I'm Batman, looked at the defensive line drills, and to apply what we talked about earlier, in the defensive line drills, and to apply what we talked about earlier, in the defensive line drills,
Starting point is 00:15:28 the first two guys up, Tartt and Jeffrey Simmons, the second two guys up, were DeMarcus Walker and I can't think of who the last guy would be. But you had Demarcus Walker as one of the top guys
Starting point is 00:15:51 in the pecking order. So, when you see that, that kind of co-op, Paul is telling us, hey, they're really giving Demarcus Walker opportunities. I see in the drills that he's running second team defensive line. It was Demarcus Walker opportunities. I see in the drills that he's running second team defensive line. It was Demarcus Walker and Deshaun
Starting point is 00:16:07 Hand were the second group of guys behind Tart and Simmons to get up there. Remember, this is just interior guys. So you're not going to have your edge rushers. And then behind him, it was, or behind those two, it was Larell Murchison and I believe Kevin Strong
Starting point is 00:16:24 and then Naquan Jones. Naquan Jones and see now we're getting into where my memory is just trying to remember guys. I think Sam Okoye-Nonu I think went after that. So the pecking order of drills matters. It matters. Hey, Titans Rossi, tighten up, man. Check out his show as well. Got some really great Titans content creators in the chat right now.
Starting point is 00:16:53 Thank you guys so much for tuning in. But Demarcus Walker, high in the pecking order in terms of drills and getting shouted out from a beat reporter who can't say a ton. The Titans really locked down the beat reporters. But Paul Kowarski coming out and saying, hey, DeMarcus Walker is getting opportunities based on winning offseason MVP. He is telling us without telling us
Starting point is 00:17:13 DeMarcus Walker is high in the pecking order. And based on what I saw with the defensive line, I'm inclined to believe that Deshaun Hand, Haskell Garrett, thank you, in the comments, yes, it was Haskell Garrett and then Naquan Jones running together. So I'll review the tape and get that all online, but I can tell you for certain Jeffrey Simmons and Tartt were the first two guys. And then after that, it was Deshaun Hand and Demarcus Walker.
Starting point is 00:17:38 I mean, that is telling you a ton about how they viewed Demarcus Walker along with Paul Kaharski's tweet. I mean, that tells you everything you need to know. Demarcus Walker is going to be a player on this team. And I have said consistently throughout the last month, Demarcus Walker is going to make this team. I believe it. And everything I've seen the last two days,
Starting point is 00:17:58 the defensive MVP award from the all season, Paul Kaharski's tweet saying he's getting a lot of opportunities. And then what I saw on that drill in the pecking order, boom, right there. Two on Rashad Weaver. Mike Vrabel talked a lot about Rashad Weaver in his press conference on Thursday. He talked about not only Rashad Weaver making strides as a player, but Mike Vrabel said he is getting closer and closer to being a real contributor on special teams, which as we know from following this organization,
Starting point is 00:18:34 that you have to be a contributor on special teams as a young guy to find your place on the roster. That's what they want. So good to hear that from Weaver. I know we all want him out there sacking the quarterback, but if he can find a way to be a core special teamer for the Titans this year on coverage units, then that'll lead to him getting more opportunities on the defense.
Starting point is 00:18:55 So you love hearing that about Walker and Weaver, two guys who will be very important as rotational depth guys on the Titans defense. The last thing I wanted to mention is Traylon Burks, who continues to just be the number one star of Titans defense. The last thing I wanted to mention is Traylon Burks, who continues to just be the number one star of Titans camp. Mike Vrabel mentioned something quite interesting today. That
Starting point is 00:19:11 Traylon Burks will get an opportunity as a punt returner in the preseason. Vrabel said this, quote, Burks as a punt returner showed tough to tackle. If he can catch, secure, make the first guy miss, he has a chance to help.
Starting point is 00:19:27 No evaluation yet. No gunners coming at him. Hope to see him do it in a preseason game, end quote. So Traylon Burks, not only looking to submit himself as one of the top wide receivers for the Titans and a top playmaker, but also a guy who will look to get some punt return chances. Now, I think that Kyle Phillips will be the full-time punt returner.
Starting point is 00:19:48 However, I think in big moments, putting Traylon Burks back there may not be a bad idea, an added explosive element to the Titans team. But with all that being said, it's time to move into our final segment of the day. In the chat, I want to take some of your guys' questions. Start putting in the questions right now so I can answer them in the final
Starting point is 00:20:12 segment. At the beginning of the final segment though, we're going to talk about Malik Willis and just some of the little issues that he seems to be happening just part of his progression with the Titans. So we're going to dive into all of that in just a second. Titans fans, we are going to cap off today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast.
Starting point is 00:20:46 We talked about my crime-solving skills and trying to figure out the mystery of who the Titans starting offensive line is. We talked about some of the individual players and some of the things that they did during Thursday's really scaled-back practice that was just a walk-through, just just a jog through, things like that. Now I want to talk about some of the struggles that Malik Willis is having, and I don't want to call them struggles. I don't even like the way that I'm framing that personally, because these are things to be expected of a young quarterback. Before we get into that, though, I do want to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast
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Starting point is 00:21:39 Get your national NFL news with the Locked on NFL podcast. But let's talk about Malik Willis. So a couple of things that stood out to me. And again, guys, throw your questions in the chat. I'm going to end the show taking a couple of questions. And seeing what you guys have to say, I'll do shout-outs, give you guys questions, whatever you want. But moving forward, Malik Willis.
Starting point is 00:22:02 One thing that's incredibly noticeable. He seems to struggle when he's going to his left rolling out so there was a specific drill where Logan Woodside and Malik Willis back to back were rolling out to their left hand side so you're throwing across your body
Starting point is 00:22:20 and Malik was doing this weird thing where he was like when he threw the ball, instead of continuing with your running motion and letting your momentum carry you, he was like jumping into his throw with both feet. Very peculiar. Did not look comfortable or normal at all. Did not look smooth. So I think that's definitely something that he's struggling with right now. I mean, it's blatantly obvious. I'm not any kind of high-level coach or anything like that, but it does not look pretty or comfortable right now, I would say the least.
Starting point is 00:22:53 So that's a mechanical thing that he has to work on. And you have to wonder, as I talked about yesterday, they're overthrowing his mechanics and overhauling his throwing motion and taking it all in all at once, it may be hard to do. This is a perfect example of why it's so
Starting point is 00:23:14 important that Malik Willis have the entire season to get ready. That's exactly why. This is exactly why. He, not only does he have to learn the offense, all these different things that are different from a low level of college football, not super low, but a lower level of college football than normal.
Starting point is 00:23:33 He was never under center. So the competition level, overhauling the mechanics. I mean, there is so much on Malik Willis' plate right now. Learning the offense, learning the operation, changing mechanics. It's too much for a guy to worry about and perform in football games. That's why
Starting point is 00:23:53 everyone was so excited about the Malik Willis pick. Even if you're a Malik Willis hater, and there are a ton of you out there, surprisingly, they took him with the 86th pick. There's no risk. And he has a full season to sit and learn and work on all these things that are concerned. Also, some people reported he was having some accuracy issues
Starting point is 00:24:13 thrown to the outside. Now, that's peculiar because he was better at throwing outside than he was throwing over the middle. And another drill that the Titans were working on him with was throwing screen passes from different arm angles. Something that he's got to get more comfortable with as well. So again, I guess, as I said yesterday, at some point it's time to turn the page from the excitement of Malik Willis
Starting point is 00:24:35 and realize that he truly does need this full redshirt year. Now, as I've said throughout since he's been drafted, later in the season, when things calm down for him a little bit, I think they absolutely have to put in some packages for Malik to utilize his skills, but not right now. Let the kid work on what he's got on his plate. So some of those things showing up that are obvious mechanical things, he's got to work on them.
Starting point is 00:25:06 And I believe that he will. And again, there was a reason that the pick was unanimously celebrated. Because the Titans are the perfect situation for Malik to have that red shirt year to work on these things. It's perfect. Alright, so I want to get into some of these comments questions things like that throw your comments throw your questions in the chat here I got about three and a half four minutes doing shout outs giving answers all that
Starting point is 00:25:33 first impressions TV one of my favorite Titans YouTubers well thank you sir I appreciate that EZilla let me get a shout out well there you go EZilla shout out to you Miles Greenwood heart back to you, buddy. Daylight says, Do you think we have a top 15 offensive line?
Starting point is 00:25:54 I can't say that right now. No, I can't say that right now. Can't yet. Gotta see what they do. Gotta see who they pick. I believe that they will be by the end of the year, but right now with adding two new starters, Radins and Brewer, who are both, you know, question marks, I can't say it's top 15 right now. Miles Greenwood, if you could do
Starting point is 00:26:16 one drill at training camp with the team, what would it be? Well, for me, I would do one of the wide receiver drills. Looking at today where they got the, you know, they got the ladder, the cloth ladder down on the ground, and you're pumping your feet in and out, in and out, in and out, in and out, come out of the break, catch a pass, cut up field sprint to the end zone. If I had to do just like a drill. Yeah, that's what I would want to do. But obviously I'd want to play running back and like team 11 on 11. That would be, I played running back.
Starting point is 00:26:41 So that would be probably what I would go with, even though I would get literally guys, it would be probably what I would go with, even though I would get, literally, guys, it would be like going into the ring with a professional boxer, like a professional heavyweight. Like, I would probably die. Like, imagine if Jeffrey Simmons hit me. I'm 5-0. About $1.85.
Starting point is 00:27:00 I would get smoked, buddy. A lot different than playing low-level high school football in Ohio. I'll tell you that much. The running back drills seem fun. Yes, they do, First Impressions TV. All the drills seem fun, man. One thing today, I was watching a few videos, and you can hear the inaudible talking.
Starting point is 00:27:16 You can hear the whistles in the background. You can hear the feet hitting the ground. The faint music, man, just makes you miss ball.. Thanks OJ. OJ didn't do it. Love your channel. Thank you. Thank you. That's in worldwide. If it takes long junior David Long junior year three to get a start and four to get ready to create real value for themselves. Is that much harder for a QB? No, but I think the thing is the Titans don't want it to take that long with Malik Willis year three, because the whole goal is you can get all Tannehill's money and utilize a quarterback on his rookie contract. That's a big advantage. If your starting quarterback is
Starting point is 00:27:53 still on his rookie deal, it allows you to build out the rest of the team. So the Titans have to wait until year three or year four for Malik Willis. It kind of limits that value. Just wait until he is forced to stay in the pocket. If is struggling against ULM, North Texas DBs. But see, man, that's not entirely fair either. I mean, there are quarterbacks who are really good quarterbacks, like a Tony Romo, who played low-level college football. They ended up being good. So it's not always that cut and dry.
Starting point is 00:28:20 Guys like Tim Tebow would be studs. Guys like Jamarcus Russell would be studs. Then you would just go off who the best college football player was at the highest level and just pick that. It doesn't always work like that. It's more complicated. Yeah, I read all this and I watch all the nudes feed today at my lunch break at work. Everything
Starting point is 00:28:36 you went over, I already knew. Even Willis skips when he passes. Shaking my head. Okay, well, most people did know that from watching him in college, but that's why it's so important that he has a red shirt year. Appreciate the news. Thank you, Top Troop. Doing my best here.
Starting point is 00:28:49 I'm kicking field goals. Hey, Miles, with Caleb Shudick on PUB, you might have a chance to actually get some work in. First impressions. Have you seen Roger McCreary highlight where he intercepted Burrow? He mossed Jamar Chase, and he's really short. Yeah, he's only about 5'11", 6' tall, but Roger McCreary is a demon out there.
Starting point is 00:29:06 So one of the big pluses about Roger McCreary is one of the reasons he got first-round buzz is because against some of the best wide receivers in the NFL over the last few years that have come from the SEC, he's done a great job of locking them down. I rarely have time to be a fan of Malik, spend most interaction trying to be humble, point out reality, but reality sometimes can be too pessimistic. So there's no reason to be that. I'd practice being the water boy, Nicholas. That is probably the more safe way to go. It costs 18 million to move on next year from Tannehill. Exactly. Exactly. So saving that money is a big plus of being able to do it. He's hunting laces for his fingers. That's why he stutter steps.
Starting point is 00:29:44 That's interesting that he has a hard time getting the ball in the right spot in his hands. Again, those are all things that can be corrected, and he has ample amount of time to do so. Last one here from Jerry Self. He says, if we are going off of his potential and ceiling, why even play college ball? Just do seven on seven. Put anybody at quarterback that has a strong arm and it's fast.
Starting point is 00:30:06 I just feel like you're being obtuse here. Obtuse, Jerry. It's just a bit ridiculous to say nobody play college football. How you perform in college does matter in the evaluation along with your traits. And Malik Willis was a game breaker in college. He was awesome in college. So, I mean, yeah, it's a lower level,
Starting point is 00:30:26 but lower level football players, football is the one sport where you can come from anywhere and make a way. Because it's not about what you did in college and all that. Yeah, that may give you a better opportunity at the start, but if you're a great football player,
Starting point is 00:30:43 you're going to find a way to play in the NFL, and growth is not a linear thing. Growth isn't the same for everybody. People come along at different times, so does that mean that Malik Willis will be a stud? No, but just because he had issues in college doesn't mean that he can't get better. So that's what we're looking at. And Tevasius, I hope I said that. Tevasius, let me know. Let me know if I said that right. I really get off on getting people's names right the first time I see him.
Starting point is 00:31:12 Tevasius, I think. How has Kyle Phillips come along? Good. Haven't really heard a lot about Kyle Phillips. Kind of been, you know, under wraps, but I feel pretty confident in Kyle Phillips' skill set. But anyways, that's going to do it for me today, guys. The Titans are practicing tomorrow,
Starting point is 00:31:27 but here's what I will tell you. I'm going, I'm taking vacation over the weekend. I have a bachelor party for a good friend. We're going out into a remote location to a cabin to have some fun. I may not be as active as possible. I probably won't be doing a show tomorrow night, but I might put together a little five-minute video on my cell phone
Starting point is 00:31:50 and post it to the channel just to get some content out there because I love it too much. Miles says, hydrate. You're gosh dang right, Miles. I'm going to be doing a lot of hydrating. Maybe not always water, but I'll try to hit the water heavy right now. But that's going to do it for me today, Miles. I'm going to be doing a lot of hydrating. Maybe not always water, but I'll try to hit the water heavy right now. But that's going to do it for me today, folks. God, football is back, and I'm so happy about it.
Starting point is 00:32:10 I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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