Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans Will Levis STRUGGLES at Joint Practice, D-Line Keeps Eating & Injury Updates

Episode Date: August 15, 2024

The Tennessee Titans wrapped up their joint practices with the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday and it was not a great showing for Will Levis over the course of two day with multiple missed throws and int...erceptions. However, that doesn't mean it is time for a freak out. Next, the defensive line continues to eat the Seahawks alive and the linebackers are starting to separate themselves. Finally, there were some injuries on Thursday and Jah'Quan Jackson continues to show out.Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitansTicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=ascFollow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videosFor your next listen, check out the Locked On Fantasy Football podcast. Get daily insight to the best Fantasy draft strategies so you can win your league this season. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotors.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDON today to get 10% off your first month.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms Apply.FanDuelFanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook. As playoffs wind down, the sports stop sporting like we want them to. But this summer, FanDuel is hooking up ALL CUSTOMERS with a boost or a bonus, DAILY! That’s right, there’s something for everyone, every day, all summer long! Visit FANDUEL.COM/LOCKEDON and add a big win to your summer bucket list!FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis struggled at Thursday's practice, but that doesn't mean that he'll struggle forever. Let's discuss on today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. 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 GameTime. Download the GameTime app, create an account, use the code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase.
Starting point is 00:00:43 Terms apply. We're going to break down Titans joint practices with the Seattle Seahawks from Thursday on today's show. First, Will Levis struggled, but that doesn't mean that he's going to struggle forever. Also, the defensive line continues to eat, but the linebackers made some waves on Thursday. And then finally, we'll talk injury updates. We will talk lineup updates as well.
Starting point is 00:01:07 So much to discuss on today's show. Before we get into it, I do want to thank you again for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen each and every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free. You're not going to beat that anywhere else.
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Starting point is 00:01:39 Tomorrow, I'm going to have a bonus episode for you guys. Previewing the Titans preseason game on Saturday night. Then on Saturday night, I'm going to be going bonus episode for you guys previewing the Titans preseason game on Saturday night then on Saturday night I'm going to be going live immediately after the game ends to break down all the action with you guys and then we'll be right back up for five straight days of Titans podcast next week as well as we get closer and closer
Starting point is 00:01:57 to the final preseason game and ultimately the regular season but with that being said do have to dive into the performance on Thursday from Will Levis, which, again, it was a struggle. And I think that based on all the reports we've seen coming out of camp, it has not been a good two days of practice for Will Levis. Now, that doesn't mean that it's all bad.
Starting point is 00:02:20 Levis had some good throws in short and intermediate situations. In Wednesday's practice. It was definitely a better practice on Wednesday. Thursday, same thing. I mean, there's a touchdown throw to Mason Kinsey in red zone period, a couple of big plays, one going to Traylon Burks in particular. So it's not like it was all bad for Will Levis, but overall it seemed there was, you know,
Starting point is 00:02:44 either just as much bad or a little bit more bad than the good. And these are the struggles that you expect from a second-year quarterback going through his first full training camp as the starter. I mean, you're going to expect some struggles, but I'm not going to sit up here and sugarcoat it and act like it's not a little disappointing to hear. And I think that people need to be less ridiculous, I guess is the only word that I can think of. Like, Will Levis struggling in two practices
Starting point is 00:03:10 doesn't mean these long-term things that people think that it does. And look, talked about some of the good stuff. There was an interception in red zone 7-on-7, trying to throw it into Chigaconquo, got intercepted by Reek Woolen. There was the worst play of the day. The Titans go into the two-minute drill, and on the very first play of the two-minute drill at the end of practice,
Starting point is 00:03:36 whole teams are there watching. Will Levis' very first play throws an interception to Devon Witherspoon on an out-breaking route, throwing it to Mason Kinsey. first play throws an interception to Devon Witherspoon on an out-breaking route, throwing it to Mason Kinsey. Now, there's context that needs to be added here. Obviously, you have no Tyler Boyd out there with a bruised foot. I know a little bit about a bruised foot.
Starting point is 00:03:57 No DeAndre Hopkins out there. Josh Wiley left practice early. Kyle Phillips left practice early. So he's missing some of his top options for sure. But at the end of the day, we're talking about two interceptions in practice. Go back to yesterday. He missed a couple of deep balls to Calvin Ridley. Now Calvin Ridley did the thumb pointer thing and said, oh, I slowed down. Those are on me.
Starting point is 00:04:16 But we've seen enough reports that have reported one of them was just clearly a bad throw. So Calvin Ridley can do the right thing and take the blame all he wants, but one of those was a bad throw. So we'veley can do the right thing and take the blame all he wants, but one of those was a bad throw. Okay, so we've seen some missed deep connections. I believe it's three interceptions and you don't want to get caught up in preseason statistics or anything like that, but I'm not tracking the statistics. He just threw three picks. I just know because I've been following the practice reports. So I just think that it's fair to say that Will Levis struggled in these two practices.
Starting point is 00:04:48 And you've heard people who were literally at the practices saying similar things, that Will Levis did not play his best in these practices. And look, one of the big reasons that we were excited to go against the Seattle Seahawks in the joint practices is because of Mike McDonald's offense, because of the McDonald's offense, because of the talent that Seattle has on the defensive side of the ball, on the D-line, in the secondary. This is the type of work that you want to get.
Starting point is 00:05:12 But I just want to say this. It's just so frustrating for me to see how fickle some of the fans in the fan base are. If you put, Traylon Burks is playing really well, which he made a big play on Thursday as well. He got a pass over the middle. Big gainer. Nice play for Traylon Burks.
Starting point is 00:05:37 If you say Traylon Burks is playing awesome, everybody will say, oh yeah, Burks, he's going to have a breakout year. If you say Jaquan Jackson, who, again, caught some passes and did some good things on Thursday like he did on Wednesday, you say Jaquan Jackson is playing well. Everybody, man, the rookie is going to make an impact.
Starting point is 00:05:54 Like, he's getting a lot better. He's making his way up the depth chart. He's finally rounded into shape. You say the Titans' defensive line, which they did again, and we'll talk about it in a second. The Titans defensive line is killing the Seahawks offensive line. The Titans D-line looks so good. Tavondre Sweat is so incredible.
Starting point is 00:06:12 Tavondre Sweat's going to be rookie of the year. Tavondre Sweat, Tavondre Sweat, Tavondre Sweat. Every practice, killing Cushenberry. Titans fans are going wild. Tavondre Sweat. Tyler, you're an idiot. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But then when it's, oh, Calvin Ridley
Starting point is 00:06:28 struggled. Couldn't get all press coverage. Didn't have great practices. Brandon Gall said that out of the top 10 players on the team, Calvin Ridley was the worst out of all top 10 in these two practices. He was the worst player of the Titans top 10 players in these practices. And was the worst player of the Titans' top 10 players in these practices. And Will Levis wasn't far behind him. So when you say Will Levis struggles, and you say Calvin Ridley struggled,
Starting point is 00:06:52 well, now it's just preseason, nerd. You're an idiot. Why do you care about practice? Why do you care about preseason stats? Why do you care about training camp? None of this matters. So what is it? So does it matter?
Starting point is 00:07:04 And Sweat is going to be defensive rookie of the year and Jaquan Jackson is doing well and Traylon Burks has gotten better and the O-line and the D-line's eaten. Or is it? You can't have both. You can't be excited about the positives and then say that the negatives don't matter. That's just not how life can work. And there's a quote from, I think it's like George Orwell, one of his books. He says, the more a society gets away from the truth, the more they will hate people who speak it. Okay. So like, let's just accept what it is. And again, this goes back to my initial point when I started off, just because Will Levis struggled in these two practices doesn't mean that he's going to be bad
Starting point is 00:07:47 or that his struggles will continue forever or that because, like, I can say to you, Will Levis struggled in these practices. And what happens is when I say that, when I say Will Levis struggled in two practices, then everybody says, why are you overreacting? He's going to be fine. Will Levis is still going to be good.
Starting point is 00:08:06 What do you mean? Well, I didn't say that he was going to be bad forever. I didn't make a long-term overreaction about that. I just simply said, Will Levis struggled in these two practices. And then everybody makes their own implications and everybody makes their own assumptions
Starting point is 00:08:23 about what that means. Why can't we just come be at a place where it means what I said? I said Will Levis struggled in these two practices. You making that seem like I am saying something else, that's on you, not me. I didn't say that. I don't have to take your bad interpretation of my words seriously. That's not what I'm saying. So, I just, it's hard
Starting point is 00:08:48 to have any kind of discussions about what's happening when people want to make these broad long-term assumptions based off, you know, to me it would be like going into a restaurant that everybody says is great. This is the best restaurant in town, blah, blah, blah. And you get an item and you didn't like it. And you say, well, you know, I got the chicken parm. It wasn't very good. What? That's the best restaurant in town.
Starting point is 00:09:11 How can you say it's not good? I didn't say the restaurant was bad. I just said I didn't like the chicken parm that I got. And it doesn't have to be more than that. So, you know, just accept things for what they are and stop trying to put words in people's mouths of what you think they might be trying to say.
Starting point is 00:09:28 No, Will Leavitt struggled in the two practices. It doesn't mean that he's going to be terrible. It doesn't mean that it's time to flush the season down the toilet. You just hope that he performs better as we get closer to the season. And then in the season, these things don't crop up the way that they have during these two joint practices. Now, Seattle's defense is good. They have a really good defensive coach. And that was the point of the practice, these things don't crop up the way that they have during these two joint practices. Now, Seattle's defense is good. They have a really good defensive coach.
Starting point is 00:09:47 And that was the point of the practice, to get good work. And that's what they got. So, let's talk about the defensive side of the ball where the Titans defensive line continues to eat. And most of you guys can say that that matters and is real. So, we'll get into that. Before we do, though, do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by GameTime.
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Starting point is 00:11:50 We're also going to do some injury updates and things like that at the end of the show. Before we continue, thank you for making Locked on Titans your first listen. Now for your second listen, check out Locked on Fantasy Football. Look, it's that time of year. You need to get daily insights, the best fantasy draft strategies, so you can win your league this season. Check out Locked On Fantasy Football, part of the Locked On Podcast Network,
Starting point is 00:12:10 your team, every day. As a reminder, tomorrow, bonus episode, previewing the preseason game, and then Saturday, we're going to go live after the game to break down everything that we saw. Probably not going to be a lot of starters playing since they did joint practices, which I've been talking about all week, that Brian Callahan seemed to make that the plan and make that obvious early in the week
Starting point is 00:12:33 that there wouldn't be a lot of starters playing in this preseason game because of the joint practices. So no surprise there, quite honestly. But with that being said, this tightens the line. I mean, according to all reports, just still absolutely eating Seattle's offensive line up. Bunch of reports about Jeffrey Simmons slamming Lincoln Tomlinson to the ground in one-on-ones and yelling out,
Starting point is 00:12:57 I do this, crap, I'll say, blah, blah, blah. Like, Jeffrey Simmons is eating Seattle's offensive line alive for two days, you know, to Vondre sweat out there still making work, getting it done next to Jeffrey Simmons. Like you got to be excited about that Titans defensive line, at least the starting group to see what they could do with all the, all the reports that we heard out of practice when it was just Titans versus Titans. And now the reports that we got out of the Titans joint practices talking about Jeffrey
Starting point is 00:13:24 Simmons and to Vondre Sweat up front. I mean, again, for me, I would like, like, there isn't a piece of preseason evidence that I think, oh, just complete nonsense. Get rid of it. But also at the same time,
Starting point is 00:13:40 you don't look at anything from the preseason and say, oh, that's absolutely 100% true. Now we know Traylon Burks is balling out. He's going to be an all-pro. You know, like, I just feel like you should take the information and shouldn't discard it completely, but always have a grain of salt as well. And that's just how we should be with everything. You know
Starting point is 00:13:58 what I mean? But this Titans-D line, I mean, there isn't a day, there isn't a day that goes by where this Titans interior line, I mean, there isn't a day, there isn't a day that goes by where this Titans interior defensive line doesn't get love. It's not a single day where we don't hear something about them, about them making big plays, about Jeff Simmons going nuts and getting in fights and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Starting point is 00:14:17 You know what I mean? Like, at this point, if the Titans interior defensive line doesn't make a ton of plays in the first month of the season, I will be disappointed. And we will know that, okay, the training camp stuff was a complete blip on the radar. So I don't think that that's the case. I think this Titans' starting defensive line,
Starting point is 00:14:37 the starting line with Simmons and Sweat and Landry will be decent. I think they'll be one of the strengths of the team. Now it's the depth after those guys that I have been worried about throughout the summer. But Chance Campbell, another interception. In that two-minute drill where I told you Will Levis threw an interception to Devon Witherspoon on the out route to Mason Kinsey, the very next drive when the Titans defense came back on the field,
Starting point is 00:15:03 Chance Campbell gets an interception. Brian Callahan talked about it after practice. He just keeps making plays. And what they ask is, look, any of these players, these are NFL players. Any of them could have a good day one day, but can you stack these days? Can you do it multiple times?
Starting point is 00:15:18 Can you do it with consistency? That's what makes the great players. That's what makes the good players, is consistency. Like, for example, I can go out and golf and shoot a 42, which I know some of you guys are probably really good and you're like laughing like blah, blah, blah, but that's a good score for me, man.
Starting point is 00:15:35 You know, golf is hard. Also, I'm not a freak athlete by any means. Pretty average, quite honestly. But can I shoot a 42 two days in a row can I shoot a 42 for a month you know nah I'm gonna slide back up to 46 47 45 and being there like I can't stay down there forever you know and that's the thing that's the difference you know that's the difference between just your average athlete and the really good athletes, no matter what the level. It's the consistency, okay?
Starting point is 00:16:08 So Chance Campbell has continued to be consistent, and he's probably going to play a lot in this game on Saturday night, and if he continues to make plays, there's just no way he's not going to make the team, and he might eventually even get a chance to be a starter. He's just been very consistent. Back to the D-line thing, do got to mention Jamal Adams. Like literally everyone is talking about how much Jamal Adams talks. And that deeply resonates with me personally as a serial talker
Starting point is 00:16:38 and a serial trash talker during sports as well. Even if I'm losing, I'll talk a little bit of trash every now and then with my buddies. Might be different if I was out on NFL field losing by multiple touchdowns, but either way, you know what I'm saying. Otis Reese. Otis Reese got the opportunity to run with the first team with Kenneth Murray being out of the practice. I'll get to the injury stuff at the end, but Kenneth Murray not at practice.
Starting point is 00:17:02 Everybody relax. I'll explain. But Otis Reese had a big hit on Kenneth Murray, according to reports. We'd like to see Otis Reese get a real opportunity this season. He's probably going to start on Saturday night. Like, these games, these preseason games, you could say that they don't matter, but they matter to somebody. Like, these are people's jobs on the line every single weekend for these games
Starting point is 00:17:26 that people tell me don't matter. You know what I mean? Like, we'll sit here and argue about who should be linebacker five, linebacker six, and then say that when the battles actually take place that it doesn't matter. You know, it just blows my mind. Clearly, I'm frustrated by
Starting point is 00:17:41 the conversations around preseason activities and practice and stuff like that. Anyways, away from things that were good on defense, the defensive backs continue to struggle. DK Metcalf had a 40-yard touchdown in one of the two-minute drills. Apparently, it got called back for a holding, but Quandre Diggs got beat on that one deep. a 40-yard touchdown in one of the two-minute drills. Apparently, it got called back for a holding,
Starting point is 00:18:09 but Quandre Diggs got beat on that one deep. No Snead, no Cheeto. Roger McCreary was out for one period, but he came back, so he's good. No big deal there. But, you know, the Titans don't have their top two outside corners. And Jarvis Brownlee Jr. and Roger McCreary are both going to be better slot corners than anything else. And then besides that, you have Gabe Judy Lawley and Trey Avery.
Starting point is 00:18:28 And what do you think is going to happen when DK Metcalf goes against Trey Avery? We already know. We saw it last season. It's going to be devastation. Okay? So, probably no surprise there that Seattle's passing offense, at least with DK Metcalf, had a good week because, well, the Titans don't have their best corners out there.
Starting point is 00:18:47 So what do you expect is going to happen? But with that being said, that's kind of a roundup of some of the defensive notes. We're going to talk about injuries. We're going to talk about lineup stuff. And I'll give you guys an update on a general idea of what to expect from the preseason game on Saturday night. Before I get into it, though, I do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you
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Starting point is 00:20:36 Talked about Will Levis' struggles and why it doesn't mean anything long-term. We talked about the Titans D-line, absolutely holding it down, and some other notes on defense as well. Now I want to get into some injury updates, and then the final kind of news that I want to talk about on the offensive side of the ball. Before we do,
Starting point is 00:20:56 I do want to thank you guys for making the Locked On Titans podcast your first listen each and every day. Now go listen to Locked On Fantasy Football, get daily insights, the best fantasy draft strategies, so you can win your league this season. Find Locked On Fantasy Football anywhere that you get podcasts. You can find a link to the podcast down in the description
Starting point is 00:21:15 so you don't even got to search. It's part of the Locked On Podcast. Network your team every day. But the last player note I want to make, and I roughly touched on it earlier, but Jaquan Jackson. Jaquan Jackson. The rookie continues to make plays, and I have started to affectionately call him the famous Jet Jackson, because he looks like a jet out there the way he flies around. I mean, and if any of you are around my age, you know what a great show on Disney Channel that was. So Jaquan Jackson is just fast, getting open in one-on-ones, making plays.
Starting point is 00:21:56 He had a big play in the team drills today. I talked about Traylon Burks earlier. Jaquan Jackson had a play pretty similar. Big catch and run. Maybe not the 70-yard touchdown that he had yesterday, but still good plays nonetheless. And look, we'll get into injuries. Kyle Phillips was hurt.
Starting point is 00:22:14 We know that Mason Kinsey is not an NFL player. Come on. Let's not play games. And Jaquan Jackson is a good returner. So when you have a guy who has more deep speed and can run deeper routes than Kyle Phillips, a guy who is still progressing as a rookie and learning, I mean, he used to get his information
Starting point is 00:22:33 off a card on the sideline. And now he's in the huddle hearing plays and stuff. Like it's taken him some time to adjust, but now we're starting to see him get comfortable. We are starting to see Jed Jackson get comfortable making plays in camp, getting up with the twos instead of the threes. I'm very excited about Jaquan Jackson,
Starting point is 00:22:53 what he can do for the Titans, but I was excited when he got drafted. I thought this was a great fit, a guy who can return kicks, who can be a slot wide receiver and have that short area quickness, but also has deep speed as well. I mean, this is the type of gadget player the Titans have been looking for. Like, so I loved the idea.
Starting point is 00:23:11 But again, he got an opportunity to play with the ones today or play with the twos today because Tyler Boyd is out and then you had Kyle Phillips go out. So he's probably going to get a lot of opportunities this weekend. Like, especially if Kyle Phillips is out. So he's probably going to get a lot of opportunities this weekend. Like, especially if Kyle Phillips is going to be out for any length of time. And Kyle Phillips went out with a hamstring injury. And yesterday there were a couple of issues. But Brian Callahan said it was mostly cramps. I don't think that Kyle Phillips' hamstring is a cramp, sadly.
Starting point is 00:23:41 I think it's a real hamstring injury. Now, that doesn't mean that he's going to miss a bunch of time. But I'm just telling you it's not some cramp that we're going to see him tomorrow. You know what I mean? Speaking of cramps, though, JC Latham, Traylon Burks, back out on the practice field. So they cramped up on Wednesday. Wednesday was a hellacious practice. They practiced for two and a half hours. It was hot. It was heavy. It was an intense practice. So, makes sense that guys were struggling and like Calvin Ridley said, he pulled up
Starting point is 00:24:11 on a couple of deep balls because his legs were tired and stuff like that. Like, you know, it was a heavy practice and Brian Callahan even admitted that after Thursday's practice that Wednesday was heavy. They cut practice short on Thursday because of how heavy Wednesday's practice was. So J.C. Latham back out there.
Starting point is 00:24:28 Latham got in a, like, a tussle with Leonard Williams, the defensive lineman in Seattle Seahawks. Apparently, Leonard Williams almost threw a punch, but, like, held himself back. At one point, Rancar Thon was on the field pushing J.C. Latham to get him out of the ruckus. Like, sounded like Titans offense, Seahawks defense almost came to blows quite a bit during the practice,
Starting point is 00:24:49 but nothing ever actually tipped over the line or anything like that. So J.C. Latham, Traylon Burks back in practice. Kyle Phillips out. Josh Wiley smashed his head on the ground and was out. Brian Callahan said he hit his head hard. So they were just taking precaution. He didn't say that it's like a concussion or anything, but we kind of stumbled after he got up. If it was in a game, he would be out for the game with concussion protocol for sure. So, um, would not expect to see Josh Wiley on Saturday night, if I'm honest with you, hope
Starting point is 00:25:21 I'm wrong, but don't think I will be on that. So Wiley and Phillips left. No Kenneth Murray again. Brian Callahan said it's just a little tightness in the hamstring, and they're just being very precautionary, which I like that the Titans are being precautionary. We don't want any of these guys going too hard in practice and getting hurt or anything like that. So it makes sense.
Starting point is 00:25:41 Again, yesterday was a very demanding practice, and we're seeing the effects of it a little bit. For some lineup notes, again, I told you Otis Reese running with the ones. Andrew Rupsich continues to get a little bit of time with the ones at right guard. And Malik Willis. Malik Willis got some opportunity with the twos.
Starting point is 00:26:03 And according to Brian Callahan, Malik Willis is some opportunity with the twos and according to Brian Callahan Malik Willis is going to start on Saturday night and get a chance to play with the second string so I'm going to have a full breakdown on Malik Willis' performance with the second string offense on the Tic Tac Titans film channel next week that's going to be the first project that I jump on once I get my tape
Starting point is 00:26:21 probably Sunday or Monday so you'll have that as soon as possible. But Malik, gonna get his chance. We've been talking about seeing Malik with the backups and seeing how that goes. So we'll finally get the opportunity to do it. But that is gonna do it for me today, folks. Again, I'll be back with you guys tomorrow
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