Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans TROUBLING Coaching News: Mike McCarthy Not Interested & Jason Garrett Embarrassment

Starting point is 00:00:00 It has been an embarrassing 24 hours for the Tennessee Titans head coaching search, and I've got to be honest, I'm starting to get a little bit worried, and I'll tell you why on today's edition of Locked on Titans. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast is brought to you by Price Picks.

Starting point is 00:00:36 Download the Price Picks app today. Use the code locked on NFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup on today's show. I'm going to go over the last 24 hours of Tennessee Titans Head coaching news that has me very, very worried. Jason Garrett, what are we doing? I'll go over all of that plus a bad report. I don't know what to call it about Mike McCarthy not being interested in the Tennessee Titans. Now, after we talk about my concerns, we'll talk about why I'm holding out hope that the Titans aren't going to do what we think they're going to do.

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Starting point is 00:01:39 the date as informed as entertained as you possibly could be make sure that you stay locked in here with the locked on titans podcast but with that being said right after i got done with the pod yesterday and during the pod we got the john harbour news but right after we got the news that the tennessee titans are officially requesting a head coaching interview with Jason Garrett. Yes, that Jason Garrett, NBC, Sunday night football, that Jason Garrett, yes, that guy. One of the most disrespected, one of the most criticized, I mean, he's just literally a laughing stock for a lot of the time during his time in Dallas.

Starting point is 00:02:20 Now, he had some good times in Dallas. He's got a winning record as a coach overall. This guy hasn't been a coach in the NFL since 2019. 2019. Like, we are talking about seven years. Why would this guy get a head coaching interview for the Tennessee Titans? It is preposterous. It is absurd.

Starting point is 00:02:43 And now we're hearing that Mike Borgonzi's brother was a coach who worked under Jason Garrett. And it's like, okay, so the only reason, that this guy is getting a head coaching interview after being out of the NFL for seven years is because your brother is friends with him. So we're doing more buddy stuff. Well, oh, you know, this guy's not qualified. He hasn't been an NFL coach in forever.

Starting point is 00:03:12 Since before I was doing the podcast. Actually, his last year was the first year I started doing the pod. But the reason that this guy who is completely unqualified gets an interview is because your brother worked with him. That makes me worried. Like, that with the Matt Maggie news and the relationship serving there, like, you know, Mike Borgonzi can be at the press conference and say, hey, we're vetting everybody. We're not just going to lean on personal relationships, blah, blah, blah.

Starting point is 00:03:38 But when you do something like this, like, that's embarrassing. It's a laughing stock to interview Jason Garrett. What are we doing? Okay? Embarrassing, absolutely. And then you look at the Mike McCarthy situation. Now, apparently there's a lot of ups. people about the words and using the proper words. So let me pull the exact quote for you.

Starting point is 00:04:01 Paul Koharski, who covers the Titans, said this on a Nashville radio show on Wednesday morning. I have heard talking about Mike McCarthy. I have heard he is not interested. And I have some reason to believe that the Brinker McCarthy relationship is not one that would lead the Titans to hire him. But I don't have that as firmly as I'd like. So, this little half-step report, I think this is irresponsible journalism, in my opinion, to say, I have heard that he's not interested, and I have reason to believe that Brinker and McCarthy's relationship is not one that would lead the Titans to hire him.

Starting point is 00:04:39 So you're saying, I've heard, as a reporter, as a journalist, that Mike McCarthy isn't interested in the Titans, and that the reason that he isn't interested in the Titans is because he has a bad relationship with Chad Brinker. Now, whether that's Brinker who doesn't like McCarthy or McCarthy, or McCarthy who doesn't like Brinker. Doesn't really matter. The point is, their relationship

Starting point is 00:04:58 might be a reason why the Titans don't hire him or why he isn't interested in the Tennessee Titans. And then to say at the very end of that, but I don't have that as firmly as I'd like. Derek Henry's coming back to the Tennessee Titans, guys, but I don't have that as firmly as I'd like. That is such irresponsible journalism to say something like that

Starting point is 00:05:17 and then try to back off of it. You know what I mean? Like, that's insane. Either you have heard that, you do know that, or you don't, if you don't have it as firmly as you'd like, then you don't say it publicly. That's irresponsible journalism. But here's the reality.

Starting point is 00:05:32 I believe it. I believe it. I do believe that Paul Garski has heard that Mike McCarthy is not interested. I do believe that he has heard that the relationship between him and Chad Brinker is the reason why. And not only that, but let's connect the dots, everybody.

Starting point is 00:05:48 So based on that report right there, Mike McCarthy has not been requested. for an interview yet by the Tennessee Titans for no reason at all, which is part of my concern. So if we take McCarthy not being requested by the Titans yet and then this piece of information that we got right there and we put two and two together,

Starting point is 00:06:09 it is easy to infer that, oh, this is why the Tennessee Titans put out that statement last week. It wasn't just to clear the air, blah, blah, blah. They are being told behind the scenes, I don't want to work with Brinker. At least by Mike McCarthy. least by Mike McCarthy's agent. So the Titans are like, hey, you're not working with Brinker.

Starting point is 00:06:29 You're working with Mike Borganzi. And if anybody out there is worried about Brinker, don't. You're working with Mike Borganzi. So let's put two and two together and make four here. Mike McCarthy doesn't want to come to the Titans because he doesn't want to work with Chad Brinker again. And the Titans are hoping to not have that be a factor by publicly stating, hey, Mike Borganzies in charge.

Starting point is 00:06:49 Don't worry about the guy behind the curtain over there, Chad Brinker. Please, Mike McCarthy, don't worry about that. Now, here's the other thing. Outside of those two embarrassing situations for the Titans, Steve Spadanolla, Matt and Aggie, two Kansas City guys, Mike Borganzi, relationship, Rahim Morris, Mike McCoy, and Vance Joseph. Like, again, I'm worried. I'm worried by this.

Starting point is 00:07:21 If those are the candidates, that have been requested so far, what are we doing? And not requested so far in Mike McCarthy's case. Kevin Stefansky has been requested for an interview with the Titans. He will meet with the Titans on Saturday. But he just had dinner with the New York Giants on Tuesday night and then had his interview with the Giants on Wednesday. And now Baltimore is open.

Starting point is 00:07:44 Kevin Stefansky is going to get one of the best jobs on the market. I know you Kevin Stefansky haters out there can't wrap your head around it, but that's a you problem. If you can't understand why Kevin Stefansky going to the playoffs twice in six years taking the Browns to their first playoff win in 18 years and having the worst quarterback trade in the history of the NFL thrust upon him along with Dylan Gabriel and Shador Sanders and you can't understand why teams are interested in that guy

Starting point is 00:08:08 that's a huge problem. But again, out of these, you know, eight names, the only two good head coaching candidates there are Kevin Stafansky and Mike McCarthy. McCarthy doesn't want the Titans and Kevin Stefansky is probably going to get a job with a better team. Like, it's concerning. It's embarrassing.

Starting point is 00:08:30 Like, I'm frustrated by this. And yes, I can already see the comments. And I'm not saying that you're wrong. But, oh, you know, it's just the first week. Like, you're overreacting. You're getting too harsh, too quick. I want to believe that. I want to believe that you're right.

Starting point is 00:08:46 I want to believe that I'm overreacting and I'm too concerned and it'll all work out. And, you know, but John Harbault, ain't coming to the Titans and Kevin Stefansky is going to get stolen away by a better opening and Mike McCarthy isn't interested. Those are my three top

Starting point is 00:09:02 candidates so what comes next what's after that? Now the final thing I want to say about these candidates before we move on to what gives me hope I'm going to hold out hope still a little bit but what what I think could give us hope

Starting point is 00:09:18 the first step of this is that some of these guys as I've talked about throughout the week, and we'll continue to mention, some of these guys could be coordinator interviews disguised as head coaching interviews. I think that there's a high likelihood that Matt and Aggie is actually the offensive coordinator for the Titans when they hire a different person. We'll talk about who that could be. I think that Rahim Morris could be a defensive coordinator option for the Titans under a different head coach. I think that, you know, Jason Garrett, I know it sounds crazy and it is crazy. It's stupid.

Starting point is 00:09:52 And if Jason Garrett is hired in any capacity on this coaching staff, I'm not going to be happy and I'm going to call that out as a terrible move. But Jason Garrett is an offensive coach. He's considered an offensive guru, a quarterback guy, like that is what Jason Garrett was known as. So

Starting point is 00:10:07 maybe Jason Garrett's interview is simply for a potential coordinator position doesn't make me feel much better, but you know, it doesn't make me feel worse either. Either way, you know, everything that has happened and everything that's been confirmed and reported so far with the Tennessee Titans coaching search,

Starting point is 00:10:28 I'm very, very concerned. And not only that, but there are other guys that the Titans haven't requested interviews with and it's like, oh my God, what are they doing? Let's talk about why I have some hope and talk about some different potential head coaching candidates and why the Titans haven't reached out to them yet. Do you want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by Rocket Money. All right, guys. Let's be real.

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Starting point is 00:13:28 But I'm also going to tell you why I do have some hope. There is a chance that we could hold out hope here. Now before we get into it, thanks again for making Locked on Titans your first listen each and every day. Thank you for making the Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network. But again, there are some names here who the Tennessee Titans have not requested so far and it has me a bit worried, but there might be a good reason for that. Now, think about some of the names here. Clint Kubiak, Anthony Weaver.

Starting point is 00:13:57 These are guys who I think are great people to bring in, even if you're not going to hire them. They're great people to bring in to pick their brains a little bit on how they see the team, how they see the roster. Kubiak, one of the smartest offensive minds in the NFL from Seattle. He just got a request from the Baltimore Ravens. Like I said, Anthony Weaver just got a request from the Baltimore Ravens. And the Titans haven't requested those guys. Clint Kubiak is only going to be available for a virtual interview so far this week because the Seahawks have a buy.

Starting point is 00:14:29 So if the Tennessee Titans wanted to interview Clint Kubiak, they would have put it in a request already. And the instant pushback, and I saw this online, and it does make sense but there was an article that came out in ESPN where it basically said like some of these teams, potentially the Titans because Mike Borganzi was in Kansas City

Starting point is 00:14:51 for so long when they made deep playoff runs they want to respect the process of the playoffs and not even bother these coaches with virtual interviews during their bi-week. They're in the playoffs, let them go. But the problem with that theory is the Titans requested Vance Joseph

Starting point is 00:15:07 who's the defensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos who have to buy this week. So it's not like the Titans didn't want to request Vance Joseph because he was still in the playoffs. So that excuse for not getting an interview with Clint Kubiak doesn't make any sense. And here's the hope part of it though. Now, all the other interesting candidates

Starting point is 00:15:26 that I would like more than most of the guys in the first segment that we talked about are actually on playoff games this week and cannot be requested. Robert Sala, Chris Shula, Jesse Mentor, Jeff Halfley, Anthony Campanelli, Matt Burke from Houston.

Starting point is 00:15:45 Like all of these good, young defensive minds. Now, Sala is obviously an experienced head coach who doesn't fall on that. But Shula, Mentor, Halfley, Campanelli, Burke, those are all young defensive coordinators, hot-shot defensive coordinators that the Titans should be very, very interested in. Okay? But they haven't put out requests for those guys because they are actively in the playoffs this week.

Starting point is 00:16:08 And again, that report from ESPN saying, hey, a lot of teams because the NFL doesn't want, the NFL doesn't want these coaches and coordinators to be doing interviews during the week where they have playoff games. That's just not good for the product. It's not good for the integrity of the game. It's not good for the NFL. They don't want that.

Starting point is 00:16:28 So the NFL wants NFL teams to wait to interview these guys until they're not in the playoffs anymore. Now, that may mean that the Tennessee Titans head coaching search takes a little bit longer than what I think it should take. I said on yesterday's episode, I thought the Titans would have a head coach by January the 24th. But if one of the guys that they truly want to hire and truly want to interview ends up going to the Super Bowl or whatever, they're going to have to wait.

Starting point is 00:16:53 Now the problem with that is jobs get filled. Candidates come off the market because they don't want to wait for you to get done with your process. You think if Mike McCarthy gets hired or offer the job for the New York Giants, he's going to wait a month for the Tennessee Titans so that they can talk to somebody else who they might hire and see. instead of him? No, that's not going to happen. So, it still makes me concerned that, you know, the best candidates that the Titans could get, Stefansky probably going elsewhere, John Harbaal

Starting point is 00:17:23 probably going elsewhere, Mike McCarthy not interested, and all the rest of them are currently in the playoffs, I mean then the Titans have to wait. And I think another name that concerns me that hasn't been requested is Cliff Kingsbury. Why have the Titans not requested Cliff Kingsbury at minimum, at minimum to bring him in and ask what he would do with Cam Ward? Like, I've mentioned it all week that these interviews are sometimes actually coordinator interviews and also sometimes just a fact-finding mission. They just want to get answers from a smart person inside the NFL about what they would do. So, I'm holding out hope.

Starting point is 00:18:05 And we should all hold out hope that the Tennessee Titans aren't going to hire from this terrible list that we talked to, the Jason Garrett, Mike, well, McCarthy doesn't, McCarthy and Stefansky, I love. But Garrett, Spagnola, Nagy, Morris, McCoy, Joseph. Like, the only thing I can do is hope that this is just the Tennessee Titans getting the worst candidates out of the way first. Let's get the people who are least interested in out of the way first. Let's get the guys who we actually want as coordinators out of the way first. Now, with that in mind, I think that it's very likely that the Tennessee Titans

Starting point is 00:18:48 actually do want one of these young defensive coordinators. And I think Mike Borgonzi and his press conference saying, hey, we're not really worried about offense or defense. We need a leader. We need someone who's going to set the culture here and hold people accountable. You know what I mean? I think Mike Borgonzi was clear that they aren't too overly focused. on a scheme guru, that they want to, you know, a force of personality, you could say.

Starting point is 00:19:11 Now, in my opinion, you can't go all the way that way either. You've got to find a balance. There has to be some scheme intelligence here. I mean, look at John Harbaugh. They should have kept Mike McDonald, who's a scheme guru on defense, who's also a leader, whereas Harbaal is just a leader. You know, like Mike Tomlin and Pittsburgh can't get the offense right because he's not a scheme guy, even though he's a man.

Starting point is 00:19:35 max leader. Like, I think in today's NFL, you have to have some sort of scheme speciality to be a good head coach. You have to. It's necessary. You know what I mean? But with that in mind, I could see, and I think right now, right now, if I had to give you my prediction, and I'm going to sit on it over the weekend, come out next week, I think, with my full predictions and rankings and all that stuff. I think right now, just throwing this against the wall, that Chris Shula, the Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator, I think Chris Shula is going to get hired. I think that's who the Titans want.

Starting point is 00:20:14 I think they want Chris Shula. And because of that, I think that Rahim Morris, who is good friends with Chris Shula and worked with him in Los Angeles, I think he would make sense as a defensive coordinator candidate. And that's why they interviewed Rahim Morris. We talked about that yesterday. I also think that a guy like Aubrey Pleasant, who is on the Los Angeles Rams defensive staff who's been, you know,

Starting point is 00:20:35 talked about a defensive coordinator option could make sense. Because Chris Shula could come over. He's going to need a defensive coordinator whether he calls plays on defense or not. I want him to call plays on defense. But no matter what, you still need a defensive coordinator to help you teach the defense. Because you're the head coach.

Starting point is 00:20:52 You can't be the defensive coordinator and the head coach. You can call plays, but you can't do both duties at the same time. It's not possible. And it wouldn't be smart for the team anyway. Now, With that idea of Morris or Pleasant, on the offensive side, I think there is a high likelihood, Matt Nagy will be the offensive coordinator for this football team. I think the Nagy interest and the Nagy relationship will get him a job here.

Starting point is 00:21:19 But it's maybe not the head coaching job like people are talking about. Now, I've had people say, well, Matt Nagy said he doesn't want to call plays. Why would it be an offensive coordinator? Well, he doesn't want to call plays as a head coach. coach. If he doesn't get a head coaching job, then he wants to call plays as an offensive coordinator because he hasn't got the call plays with the Kansas City Chiefs because of Andy Reed. And if he doesn't get the call plays, he's never going to get a second opportunity to be a head coach, which he desperately wants. Matt Nagy desperately wants a second

Starting point is 00:21:53 opportunity to be the head coach. Okay? But you're not going to get that if you don't call plays. Most teams aren't going to be as stupid as the Titans when they hired Brian Callahan to hire a guy who's never called plays and never been a head coach. That was done in hindsight. We know now. That was pretty stupid. But, Rancore Thon, not a very smart general manager. You know, call it what

Starting point is 00:22:15 it is. We have the information. Yes, it's hindsight, but that's what happened. So Matt Nagy would 100% take an offensive coordinator position so that he would get the opportunity to call plays and then be able to prove that he is worth

Starting point is 00:22:30 a head coaching position in the NFL. So, Chris Shula, with one of his co-workers or former co-workers in Los Angeles is the defensive coordinator, and then Matt Nagy is an offensive coordinator. And then what you have, if you have Rahim, Morris, and Matt Nagy, you have two experienced head coaches in the NFL, Morris two times, Nagy once, with a first-time head coach. So he could, DeNard Wilson wasn't a previous head coach. Nick Holes wasn't a previous head coach.

Starting point is 00:23:01 Only his dad, Bill Callahan, was a former head coach in the NFL on Brian Callahan staff. And that might be part of the issue. So if you're going to, if the Titans are going to hire a first-time head coach again, I don't think they make the mistake of not surrounding him with more former head coaches. So I think a first-time head coach in Chris Shula, surrounded by Rahim Morris and Matt Nagy, two former head coaches in the NFL, would be a good group. I would be more understanding of Matt Nagy being on the squad

Starting point is 00:23:34 if he was the O.C. instead of the head coach. Now, I'll tell you this, I would still prefer to get somebody from the Rams system. Get Nate Shelhoss, their passing game coordinator. Get Mike LaFleur, their offensive coordinator. I think those taken from the Sean McVeigh tree would be better offensive coordinator hires than Matt Nagy, even though Matt Nagy has the head coaching experience.

Starting point is 00:24:03 I just think those guys are better than Matt Nagy. I just don't think Matt Nagy's very good. You know, at offense, a head coach, at whatever you want. I just don't think he's a good coach. So that's where I'm at with that. That is right now, that's what I think is going to happen, but it remains to be seen as the interviews go.

Starting point is 00:24:21 Again, I hope that the Titans find a way to hire Kevin Stefansky at this point, you know. But I'm skeptical. And if they don't, then Shula is definitely the young defensive the coordinator I would want, it would be between him and Robert Sala. And either way, I think, you know, all the coordinator options that we just talked about would still be on the table, except Rahim Morris with Sala. I don't think that would work out. But either way, that's why I'm holding out hope.

Starting point is 00:24:45 I'm worried, I'm concerned, but we'll see what next week brings us. Now, I got a Rollins rant for you guys on Amy Adams Strunk, and I already know a lot of you don't want to hear it. And I don't really care. You need to hear it. Do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by the Ultimate QB app draft pick positions are set and so many teams are looking for their franchise quarterback.

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Starting point is 00:26:43 to something that's just been on my mind. It's just been burning in my mind and I've got to get it off my chest. Amy Adam Strunk is not a terrible owner and the criticism of her in the fan base is completely unwarranted and unjust. And let me explain why. Before I do, thanks again,

Starting point is 00:26:59 for making Lockdown Titans your first listen each and every day. Thank you for making the Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network. But again, back off Amy Adam Strump, period. Period, point blank, period. Look, is Amy Adams Strunk one of the best owners in the NFL? Absolutely not. Absolutely not.

Starting point is 00:27:22 That's not the argument that I'm making. I'd say she's probably bottom 12 if we're going to really make a list and be honest. She is not at the top of the NFL However, on the other side of that coin Pretending like Amy Adam Strunk as bad of an owner as Woody Johnson from the Jets or Jim Haslam from the Browns or David Tepper from the Panthers

Starting point is 00:27:41 or you know Daniel Snyder when he was with the Washington team or like Mark Davis from the Raiders like she's nowhere near as bad as those Jerry Jones right now for the Cowboys. You know, like, she is nowhere near

Starting point is 00:28:02 as bad of an owner as some of the other obviously awful owners in the NFL. Like, she's not on that level. It's absurd. Do I need to remind you? Let's go back in the Wayback Machine. Okay?

Starting point is 00:28:19 I think a lot of people who are in my comment saying, sell the team, this team will, I have people saying, this team will never be good with Amy Adams Strunk. This team could never be good with that bad of an owner. They already were! They already were!

Starting point is 00:28:33 Like, does nobody remember where this team was at 12 years ago? They were in a similar position to where they're at right now. Everything was terrible. Ken Wisenhunt. And who saved us? Who saved the Tennessee Titans? Amy Adams strunk. Who hired John Robinson?

Starting point is 00:28:53 Who had the Cajonis to fire Mike, Malarkey and hire Mike Frable. Who made those moves? Amy Adams-Trunk made those moves. She was the one who produced the second best run in Tennessee Titans history. The second best team, and I would argue that that 2019 Titans team might be the most talented Tennessee Titans team in franchise history. Well, at least since they moved to Tennessee. I'm not going to act like I have all the rosters memorized of the Houston Texans

Starting point is 00:29:26 back into when I wasn't even born. But the 2019 team was the most talented roster this football team has ever had. And who hired the guy that made it happen? Amy Adam Strump. So acting like, because she made a mistake, she made an obvious mistake hiring Rancarthon. That was a massive blunder on her part.

Starting point is 00:29:47 That is the one mistake that she actually did make. That's the one true mistake is she hired Rancarthon. And then he hired Brian Callahan, you know? Like, so it all starts with that. She shouldn't have fired Vrabel and she shouldn't have hired Rand. That is the mistake. But to act like Amy Adams-strunk is totally incapable of building a winning team or hiring the right people is absurd.

Starting point is 00:30:16 She already has showed us that she has the ability to do that. She kept Mike Malarkey as a full-time coach after his interim status and got the Tennessee Titans, their first playoff win in a decade. Amy Adams Strunk delivered the first playoff win in a decade. Amy Adams Strunk, again, had the gumption to move away from that. Do you know what kind of Cajunas and onions

Starting point is 00:30:44 that you got to have to fire the head coach who just won your franchise, their first playoff game in a decade? Do you know how much conviction and gumption you got to have to do that? And she did it anyway because she knew it was right. So, we could talk about firing John Robinson was the right move. We all know that. We all know that. Firing John Robinson was the right move.

Starting point is 00:31:09 He had fallen off a cliff. Hiring Rancart Thon was the problem. Because you hired Rancart Thon. It pissed off Mike Vrabel and he forced his way out because he didn't want to work with Rancart Thon. And Mike Vrabel was right. Rancart Thon was not worthy of the general manager job. And Mike Vrable tried to tell her that.

Starting point is 00:31:27 And she didn't like it. And that's why they parted ways. So you can criticize Amy Adam Strunk all you want for the Rancarthon Mike Vrable situation and she deserves criticism for that. But to act like Amy Adam Strunk is one of the worst owners in the NFL and she can't build a winning team and there's no way this team will ever win games.

Starting point is 00:31:46 They were in the AFC championship game directly because of the moves that she made. And the hires that she made. And then you add on, she changed the jerseys. Back to change them again for us. Got a new stadium coming up. She revamped the facilities. The Titans have improved their facilities.

Starting point is 00:32:06 The Titans have built out their scouting departments and their medical departments. The Titans have improved tenfold as a franchise behind the scenes. So yes, they've gone three and 14 in back-to-back years because she messed up royally with the Mike Vrable, Rancart Thon situation.

Starting point is 00:32:22 I'm not trying to defend her for that. But to act like she is totally incapable. Like, I'm sorry. To me, it's childish. It's doomsday, nihilistic, unnecessary, immature behavior. To say that, Amy O's drunk, sell the team. She can never build a winner here. This lady can't win.

Starting point is 00:32:46 She can't blah, blah, blah. She already has showed you that she can. And she has improved this franchise from where her father had it in so many ways. behind the scenes. So like, again, I'm not going to sit here and tell you she's one of the best owners. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that she is above criticism. But as not a surprise, the internet goes way too far. She is not one of the worst owners in the NFL that is incapable of fixing this thing. It's just not real. It's just not true.

Starting point is 00:33:17 But anyways, outside of that, I do want to say this. If you're listening this late into the show, it's because you're a die hard, you're an everydayer, and I appreciate you. Thank you. But I'm not going to have a show out tomorrow. You guys know, I don't miss days. I don't take holidays. I put out shows on Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving,

Starting point is 00:33:37 none of that, but I'm going to have an honest moment with you. I have to put my dog down on Thursday. And you got, if you're listening right now, you've probably been listening for a long time and I'm going to try to not get too choked up. But you know, I've had my dog for 13 years.

Starting point is 00:33:53 I don't have children So as a man in his mid-30s without children Whether it's right or not My dog feels like my son And I went through a lot of bad times During my 20s And the only person who was there for me Was the dog

Starting point is 00:34:10 So needless to say I'm an emotional wreck I'm not going to be able to do a show tomorrow When I have to put my dog down So Anyway I don't try to to get too personal on here because you guys

Starting point is 00:34:24 most of you guys probably just don't give a damn and I don't blame me for that. That's fine. You want Titans talk not about my dog in my life but I feel a strong obligation to provide you guys content and to be consistent and have a show out five days a week all year round no matter what but I'm just

Starting point is 00:34:40 I'm not going to be able to do it tomorrow so I hope you guys understand and if anything truly important happens over the weekend I'll make sure to make some content to keep you guys up to date but with that being said that's going to do it for today's edition I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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