Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - TITANS SQHAD SHOW: Top 10 Titans Moments of All Time

Episode Date: June 16, 2026

The Locked On Network is celebrating its 10-year anniversary! In honor of this massive milestone, we are counting down the top 10 Tennessee Titans moments of all time.  Former All-Pro Left Tackle Brad Hopkins guides us through his ultimate list of the best moments in franchise history. From the unforgettable drama of the Music City Miracle to Derrick Henry’s legendary 99-yard touchdown run, find out which iconic highlights make the cut and where they rank.  Tune in to see if your favorite Titans moment made the top 10! Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men. Odoo Great organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon.  FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel.Visit https://FANDUEL.COMto get started now. Square If you’re starting a business, or running one that deserves better tools, Square helps you sell, manage, and grow without slowing down. Right now, you can get up to $200 off Square hardware at https://square.com/go/LockedOnNFL. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. 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) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today, Titans fans, we take a trip down memory lane. And it's actually amazing to think about all the great moments that have made Titans fans love this organization. Titan up. It's the Titans squad. Everything Tennessee Titans every week. Covering all the big hits and game-changing plays from the heart of Music City the way only the locked-on podcast network can. Squad up.

The Titan Squad show starts. now. Welcome to the Titan Squad Show. I'm your host, Julian Minnesone, joined by all pro left tackle Brad Hopkins. Today's episode is brought to you by Fanduel. The biggest stage in world soccer is here. Let there be goals on Fanduel. Visit Fanduel.com right now to get started. And on today's episode, it is a special episode here of the Titans squad show. Of course, we are going to talk a little bit about mandatory minicamp that kicks off this week for the Tennessee Titans as the rest of the roster, joins the guys who have been practicing with OTAs, maybe some of the things we're looking out for.

But it is a special episode because it is the 10-year anniversary of the Locked-on Network. And we wanted to thank you guys for letting us into your speakers, into your earphones for the last 10 years. Without you guys listening, we wouldn't be able to have cool shows like we do, not just with Locked-on Titans with Tyler Rowland, but of course the Titans Squad show here with Brad, Kayla, Tyler, and myself.

So thank you guys for listening for the last 10 years. And here's to 10 more. And because it is the 10 year anniversary, we wanted to do something a little different. So I gave Brad a little bit of an exercise this week to come up with a list of 10 of the greatest Titans moments. And there have been quite a few that you could choose from, from accolades to plays to anything in between. And so Brad has been hard at work kind of coming up with a list for us. So the way we're going to do this is we're going to do five right now, and then we're going to have a break and then do five more. So, Brad, I will let you take it away, and we could just kind of chop it up about some of these moments here. Well, first off, J, man, I'm going to tell on you a little bit. You did come up with the top 10 moments, but your original request was top 10 Titans.

And I understand 10 years of the locked on podcast is definitely worth celebrating, and the 10 number makes sense. but I just could not come up with 10. You know, because there had been so many different players that have meant so many different things. And we've been in Nashville long enough for an era of Titans to affect different decades. You know what I'm saying?

So for me as a player also, I would have had to look at it like, you know, like I, as an example, and I shared this with you, I couldn't have put Bruce in there, but only five years as a Titan. Sure, he was probably the most impactful player in franchise history going back to, you know, the 60s till now, but I didn't count that because the Titans lineage, I think,

should have started in 1997 when we first left Houston and moved to Nashville. So it was hard for me to, you know, to think about other players that, you know, like Taylor and Chris and Derek and Galaney and Jarrell and Keith and Brett and all the guys, you know what I mean? So at the end of the day when I finally got, I put, my honorable mention of this was as big as my original list. It was. It was.

I don't think I can do this. So I think that in our top five, since we're just doing five right now, acknowledging the greatest season that this franchise has had to this point, and that would be getting

to the Super Bowl, right? That starts with that one crazy play in the Buffalo Bill's game in the wild card, the Music City Miracle. I mean, it was named the Music City Miracle by Mike Keith for a reason because we were down in that game. And being honest, I didn't realize at that point because I was so in our own lane of tracking to get to the playoffs, how well the bills were playing, you know, mirroring us. Now, we played well enough for them to have to travel to us, but we thought sure we were going to lose that game in Adelphia Coliseum at the time. But to have the presence of mind like Lorenzo White did, to throw it to toss it over to Frankie, Frank Whitecheck, if you don't know what I'm talking about,

and then have to have Frank throw it all the way back across to Kevin Dyson, all that movement of the football and the bill is just coming down to cover, right? And this kid starts running down the sideline. And as I'm watching him run down the sideline, Julian, I'm sitting there thinking, okay, I'm just thinking field position. Because you know how hard it is, first of all, to have a kick six. That is like, it's an extremely hard play to get to everybody that's on the field and work your way to the end zone.

So I'm just thinking about where we're going to be taking the football in possession. It's not what maybe we can put together a drive, right, and maybe get into the end zone. And as he just, as he crossed the 50, I thought, oh, my God, this is going to be almost like a chip shot for us. It's going to be a field goal maybe. And he kept running and running and running. And I know this is a picture of Steve McNair's face. And I think his face encapsulated all of our field. He was like, what the hell is going on?

And he got into the end zone and he scored. And Mike Keith's words, there are no flags on the field that resonated through Titans history. I mean, that was the most incredible play. So that might. Yeah, well, I was just going to say, like, obviously I was just a little kid at that time. But, like, I still, coming here to Nashville to cover the team when I got the job, that was the first thought was one of the most iconic plays of all time. Mike Keith's call from a broadcasting perspective, obviously, is absolutely chills. But I want to know from you, B. Hop, in the moment, when you're in a play like that,

do you know that it is going to be an iconic play of all time when you're in the moment, like after you guys are celebrating and you won the game? Do you realize or take a step to step back to recognize just what crazy kind of moment that it was for you? I understand the reason for the question because you're looking at the culmination of what that play ended up doing for us. It got us into the Super Bowl, right? Sure. Yes.

But in that moment, let's just say we'd have lost the next week to Indianapolis. It wouldn't have mattered. You see what I'm saying? What if we'd lost to Jacksonville in Jacksonville? That play wouldn't have mattered. It had been a kickoff return for a touchdown. That would have been all it was remembered as. It wouldn't have been remembered as the Music City miracle.

I mean, sure, it's a miracle of a play because, like I said, you know, it was like very rarely did those things happen. But it wouldn't have the recognition nor the impact that it had had we not gotten to the Super Bowl. You see what I'm saying? So, and even in that moment itself, we practiced that play. You know, in practice, that thing scored touchdowns every time we practiced it. You know what I mean? So for us, you're just doing your job.

If you do your job and you, you know, just, you know, have that little bit of luck that it does take for almost every single play that scores and things line up like they could. And they did, we scored a touchdown that ultimately ended us winning the game. But I understand your question, but I can only say that we were just doing what we were trained to do. You see what I'm saying? So we scored a touchdown that got us to the next round. that got us to the divisional round, and then ultimately the conference championship and then ultimately to the Super Bowl itself.

But that play wouldn't have been remembered as the Music City miracle lack. We remember it because that basically was a part of that whole magical season that got us to the Super Bowl in our very first year of opening the Delphiaeotia. Well, you know, it's fitting that you see that play first just because you ask any Titans fan,

that's probably the one that tops their list for sure. What else do you got, Bihab? So I've got us going down to what Jeff Fisher used to call is our home away from home, which was Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville. Jacksonville was 14 and 2. They were having a tremendous season. You know, James Little Man Stewart, Mark Runell, Tony Brackens. I mean, they had horses.

And they were running throughout the division, the conference. And they won the division that year. You know, so we'd already beaten them twice, once in Nashville, once in Altelle Stadium. So we'd had to go down to Altel Stadium again to win the conference championship. So you know they were going to kill us, right? I mean, there's a team that swept us in a division, even though we won the division. There are only two losses were to who? You guys.

This logo right here. They're only two losses for the season. They won't. They beat everybody else, except for us. And then we ended up going down to Alto Stadium and beating the Jacksonville Jaguars right in Jacksonville. I mean, to go to the Super Bowl, mind you. The Music City of Miracle was great. You know what I mean?

It catapulted us to this point, to this point. But to think when we left Jacksonville that we were the AFC champions, we were the best team in our conference, getting ready to go play. I don't even know if we knew who we were playing. I think we knew we were playing the Rams, the St. Louis Rams. I think we did. I can't remember if it had already been determined or not. But that has to be, you know, that moment of recognizing that, oh, my God, do we're going to the show for the first time in Oilers, Titans, history. And mind you, we'd only been in Nashville for going on our third season.

Okay? Think about all the history that Love You Blue era presented, and they never got as far as we did in just three seasons. And this was like, this put everything in perspective for us, playing in Memphis in the Liberty Bowl, playing down the street in Vanderbilt Stadium. You know what I mean? And then ultimately ended up, you know, opening up this stadium and almost losing week one to the Bengals, mind you. What a dud that would have been to open up the stadium at home with a loss. But we weathered all of those storms to get our stuff together to actually end up going to Jacksonville and winning the AFC Championship. That was amazing.

those guys must have been tired of you guys man i mean like to have a season like that where you you know obviously they were the top team in the afc you know that year right i believe so at 14 and 2 and you guys were the hump that they just could not get over the thorn in the foot of that team um division you know it was it's so interesting to think because now we talk about when teams facing a team three times in a season is very uncommon and to beat a team three times in a season is uncommon. And to do that and have the third one be like the cherry on top

to get you to like the precipice of what you're trying to get to is, yeah, that must have been tough to be a Jacksonville fan that year. And think about that. That was Tom Coughlin was the coach. Yes. Great coach. They had a tremendous defense, great offense. They had all the stuff, you know.

And no one caused them. as many problems as we did. Now, actually, the thing is, I think that we played them in preseason, too. So we actually beat them four times that year. Yeah, because I don't know what it was. We played Jacksonville. I think we practiced against them.

We played them in preseason. Got them twice during the season. No, no, I'm sorry. I'm getting ahead of myself. That was the Rams that we beat during the regular season, and we beat them in the preseason too, because we practiced against them. I think in Macomb, Illinois,

at Western Illinois University. because they had camp at Western since they were in St. Louis, and we went out to Western Illinois University and played them and went to practice against them and played them. And it was super competitive, you know, playing against these cats, you know, because, yeah, they were trying to beat everybody in the league that year. So, yeah, crazy, to say the least. What's next for you, Bih.

Well, this is a moment. It's not one of our best moments. I mean, the greatest depends on how you look at it. coming up short of tying the game to go into maybe extra minutes and then ultimately maybe giving this franchise, it's one and only Super Bowl to date. You know what I mean? So the one-yard short memory, I mean, excuse me, the way that the game played itself out, it'll be remembered as one of the most memorable Super Bowls in Super Bowl history because the tale of two halves.

I mean, they weren't boat racing us in the first half, but they definitely had control. It didn't seem like, you know, it seemed like the greatest show on turf was showing exactly why they're the greatest show on turf. And we were in shell shock a little bit, you know what I mean? In that moment, just never having been there before. Well, I mean, I don't think the Rams had either. But either way, for us, it was a little more eye-opening the stage that we were on, right? And to fight and scratch and claw and for Steve to will us through all of those unbelievable plays that he made in that quarter to put together that drive. And of course, Kevin having some

unbelievable catches that put us in position converting first downs and that kind of stuff. Eddie, not being denied on the drive before getting to the end zone while they're pulling on his head and everything else to see Kevin on the slant, catch the ball and him just being four yard short of the goal line and in making his way towards the end zone and to have mike jones make that tackle that just stopped everything that's a memorable moment and i always i don't usually share this but i remember um that ticker tape that was falling out of the ceiling um celebrating the rams victory right the rams colors of course and then some 20 some odd years later i had that same ticker tape falling on my face in SoFi Stadium when Bryson won my oldest won the Super Bowl

with the Rams. So I had that same experience, one as a player in a loss, and then one as the father of a winner of the Super Bowl, you know, that same color ticker tape falling on my face. That was wow. Let Pikachu 11 says a lot of people remember Dyson being a yard short, but they failed to remember McNair's scramble right before then. And that's what you're talking about, the heroics and the heart to even get to that point to put you guys in a position to have a chance. Do you know who had him, had him in his grasp and almost brought him down? Kevin Carter.

And fans remember Kevin Carter, he helped us have some tremendous seasons, was a huge cog on our defense at that point he was the enemy. He would actually have Kevin almost in his grasp of taking him down, but Steve in his grass taking him down. But Steve slung him off, made a pass to Kevin Dyson, Kevin converts first down. The drive continues. We're not dead, you know.

So some tremendous plays by Steve keeping the drive lot. So we have the Music City Miracle. We have the AFC championship game against Jacksonville that year. And then, of course, the Super Bowl. What's next for you, Bhop? Well, I guess there's only been one person that is ever in this franchise's history won the MVP. Now, admittedly, I mean, he shared it with.

with Peyton. It is what it is. You know what I mean? We feel that our guy won it. But, you know, Peyton had a tremendous season in 2023. And I think for Steve, you know, battling injuries throughout the season, leading us to a 12 and 4 record in 2003. I mean, you can't deny or take away to the fact that he had a tremendous year and put himself in a category of one of the greatest quarterbacks in franchise history and in the league, you know, as an NBA is a co- MVP. So I've got Steve winning the MVP in there too. When you're the guy who is responsible for keeping the MVP upright, when he wins an MVP, do you feel vindicated in the work just as much?

Yeah, we're so unheralded. You know what I mean? We're just out there doing our job because our job is not to catch passes. It's not to run football. It's not to tackle. It's not to tackle. not to score touchdowns. It's not to do any of that. Our only job is to do what? Defend that guy behind us. We're bodyguards. I mean, how does the bodyguard feel if he's just client get shot? Oh, not very good. You know, secret service, right? Yeah. President keeps winged, man. It's like, bam, you know, you know, that's one job. Yeah, one job, man. You know, so at the end of the day, we, you know, we know, we know, we know, and he knows,

And Steve definitely was a super appreciative and very thankful guy that he had us to play in front of him because, you know, if he eats, we all eat. And that's the way alignment's career goes. You know what I mean? We're unharreled. Nobody talks about us unless they're calling us for a sack or holding or something like that. But at the end of the day, those true football historians and people that watch the game in totality, I'm talking about top the bottom, not just. just watching where the ball goes. They understand the importance of the trenches and Steve did too.

And what do you have for your fifth moment before we head to break here? 2006 yards rushing. Sweet Jesus. I mean, you know what I'm saying? I think that, you know, Chris carried on the lineage of great backs that we've had. You know what I mean? And to have him pick up the banner that Eddie left behind, Eddie did some tremendous things, running over people, just gritty performances.

But when you had a cot, first off, had a guy that set at that time the 40-yard-dash record at the combine running a 4-2-40. And then to have him showcase that speed on a regular basis every Sunday, to see him have 206 yards, actually 2,5009 yards from scrimmage, that's an NFL record all time. 16 touchdowns, too. So go to 2009 with Chris Johnson getting 2. 2,000 yards on the season. CJ 2K was one of those guys where even if you weren't a Titans fan, it was like he was a cool player to watch and to root for, you know, with a track level speed.

And you've talked about it all the time on this show, Bhop. You mentioned Eddie in this segment as well. Obviously, Derek Henry, CJ, like this franchise, the MO is the backfield. The identity of this franchise is the backfield. The Mount Rushmore of the Titans. You could argue it's like running back heavy. So he is a chapter in the story of this franchise. That's for sure.

And that was the peak of his powers. Peak of his powers. I like where you put that. Well, those were five moments. We had the Music City Miracle, the AFC title game against Jacksonville in that same year that led the Titans to the Super Bowl, which was Brad's third moment on this first segment.

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And you know what? These might not be an order of importance to you. Because what if you just started watching the Tennessee Titans in 2017? The year that we had the comeback at Arrowhead in the 2017 playoffs. What was your first year? That might be like, oh, my God, that submitted me for being a Titans fan forever. You know, maybe you were three when the Music City of Miracle happened. You really don't understand exactly the implications of that, and you maybe weren't even watching.

What if you just moved here? So in other words, I'm just saying that the order I'm giving them in might not be the order that they're in your memory, but they are obviously moments that can be remembered in Titan history. So that comeback down 21 to 3 at Arrowhead. I don't know if you've ever been at Arrowhead, Julian, but it's almost impossible to win there because of how loud the crowd is, right? That was the memory of Marcus Marriota, you know, passing to himself. You know, that was there.

Obviously, Derek Henry's game-winning touchdown run, that was part of that. That being Tennessee's first playoff win in 14 years. You know, so think about that. That was a moment that in, you know, playing against the Chiefs, I think that was actually Patrick Mahomes' rookie year, if I remember correct. they had Travis Kelsey. I think Travis Kelsey came to the chiefs in 2013, if I remember correctly. Still had Andy Reed.

Yep, still Andy Reid. Right. Andy had been let go by Philly. And he was still, because he was still a tremendous coach. Now, sort of the big green jackets, he was a big red jacket. And he was making his mark in Kansas City. And they were a team to beat in the AFC. And they were beating the Titans handsomely, 21 to 3.

Didn't quite much of a game. But guess what? The Titans just still stuck to it, you know, just started, racing that lead, much like we saw the spurs doing against the Knicks. The next thing you know, they end up coming out of the Arrowhead with a W. So that's a more memorable moment, the comeback at Arrowhead in 2017's playoffs. Yeah, that's a big one, considering the Chiefs also, I mean, pretty much after that were the gold standard of the NFL, too.

And they have been pretty much, and now Mahomes coming back from an injury this coming season. We'll see if they can get back to that. but they are, you know, people associate them with the team to beat here in the league in the modern era. So that's for sure. Yeah. And if you think about it, you mean, Vegas is putting their odds together based on what? How healthy Patrick Mahomes is. Absolutely.

Yeah. I think that they start the season out against Seattle, if I remember correctly, for looking at their schedule. And depending on whether or not he's in the lineup, that's, or it might be dead. Denver. But either way, they got a really, really good opponent week one. And I'm not hoping, because I really don't care. If he gets healthy, you know, that's going to make a difference for Chiefs fans and for the bookies. So you have to come back against the Chiefs. What do you have next? Let's go to 2018. It was against Jacksonville. Well, we've got some great memories against Jacksonville, Daddars, don't we? Thursday night football.

Derek Henry had one of the best runs that you're ever going to see. I think that this pretty much started like, you know, not the rumbling, bumble and stumbling, but like the stiff arm to the turf, Derek running over some people, you know what I mean, that kind of deal. Starting 99 yards from the end zone, he's stiff-armed defenders like into another dimension, bro.

And then showcased, hold a second, when you think about a dude that just can bowl you over, stiff-arm you to the ground, you don't think about him with breakaway speed, right? No, but he does. He's running the length of the field for a touchdown all the way down. So that run instantly became not only a franchise highlight, but an NFL highlight, you know, I mean, for years to come. So give me Derek Henry's 99 touchdown run in 2018 against Jacksonville.

We love them Jags. The Pikachu 11th said, even if it's not in the top 10 list, I would definitely give Derek Henry's 99-yard run as an honorable mention. He basically got out of DeMarco Murray's shadow and started his career with a bang. But it's not an honorable mention on your list. list Bhop. It is in the list. It is in the list. And I'm not taking anything away from DeMarco Murray. DeMarco head is better years in Dallas. Okay. Sure. But to see him really take over, then all of a sudden be recognized like, oh, snap, the Titans got a third franchise back. You know what they do? You know what I'm saying? Running the dang football. And I'm not going to,

this is just a point to make, okay? And I'm not putting my own horn or anything. But when we had great backs, we also had 30 years of great left tackles. If you think about that. Yeah. I blocked for Eddie. Michael Roos blocked for Chris. Bruce, man. Taylor LeWan blocked for Derek.

Those correlations matter. You know what I mean? Now, on our line, we had Bruce and John Runyon and, you know, Benjillo's and everything. And, you know, so we had, we had a squad. We had the dudes, you know, blocking for Edward. You know, and I think that that's probably why we had the balance that we had. But I'm not going to take anything away from the quarterbacks that were, you know, whether Ryan Tannenhill or who else was blocking with Derek.

Did, was Marcos Moriota there with there? I think he was. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. And Marcus was the first kick of our draft, you know, and, you know, I think he was a pro-bowler, you know, that kind of stuff. So it wasn't a throwaway. And he played for the franchise for like seven, eight years.

years. So he definitely did some things well. But that 99 touch start run is one of the ones I remember to you. You mentioned Michael Ruse. I have an interesting connection to Michael Ruse. And it was before I even moved to Nashville, I thought I'm moving to Nashville. My last market, I was working for the ABC affiliate in Spokane, Washington, Eastern Washington University, home of Michael Ruse. And the name that Ruse Field is named after Michael Ruse. And so that's the Red Inferno over there in Cheney, Washington. I did a college game up there as a color analyst, and I sent Rooster a picture of his name on the thing. He was like, he was in Scotland golfing or something at that point, too. But it was just

funny when I walked in her, because I didn't know that the stadium was getting up here. I'm like, oh, my God, this dude was a baller. And the thing is, Michael, when he first came in as a rookie, he was our right tackle. You know what I mean? Because they just, they knew old beehub's getting old. They knew that he, you know, let's draft his successor now. So I wasn't done yet. I wasn't quite done yet. So I was playing left. Roos was playing right.

And, you know, we had an okay year. And then when I retired, he moved over the left. And the rest of his history, he played there the next 10 years. So, yeah. So in this segment, we have the comeback against the Chiefs. Derek Henry's 99-yard run. And what do you got next, Bhop? How about ending the Patriots dynasty in 2019, the playoffs?

I mean, come on, man. We went into Foxborough as a heavy underdog. We won 20 to 13. Derek Henry basically just dominating the New England Patriots. We had a late interception, return for a touchdown. Thank you, Mr. Logan Ryan. Yes. It's a great job on TV, by the way.

And it wouldn't he a formal Patriot, too? I think so. Was he a former Patriot? I think that's right. We double-checked that for you. Yeah. And also, it was, guess what? The last game of Tom Brady's career is Patriot.

Yes. Put that in the bank, buddy. So that's a memorable moment going into Foxborough. Because I remember us playing in Foxborough on one of the coldest playoff games in NFL history. I think the windshield was like minus 24 or something like that. And we lost in a close battle to them. It might have been an AFC championship game, as a matter of fact, in Foxborough. So for us to go up there in exact revenge, almost, it would have been probably eight, seven,

or eight years later. Good job for the Titans to go up there and send Tom Brady packing in his last game as a Patriot. And Ryan did play in New England for four seasons just before Tennessee. So yes, you were correct in that assessment. All right. We have our ninth moment now. How about we love playing the role of the spoiler.

And the number one seed Ravens in 2019, you know, they got stunned by the Titans. and 28 to 12 dirt road whipping in Baltimore. Obviously, a lot of the fans still consider that one of the greatest road playoff wins because it actually was, you know, not only for franchise history, but for NFL history. And when we're as significant an underdog as we were, you know, it just kind of makes sense to kind of put that one in the mix, too. We have plenty of battles with the Ravens when I played, you know, Ray Lewis and Eddie

George and that whole deal. Everybody keeps kind of mentioning those two because, you know, we were a team that ran the football very effectively. And they were a defense that stopped the run very effectively. So it was like, you know, that immovable object and what is the, how does that go again? Unstoppable and versus immobile, whatever. But you see what I'm saying. That was definitely one of the more memorable moments to have a 28 to 12 road win into playoffs

because those are hard to come by, especially in tough environments like Arrowhead, Foxborough. And I don't even remember. I think I can't remember what Baltimore Stadium was called. But either way. went up there and get a W. It's great. Yeah. So come back against the Chiefs, Derek Henry's 99-yard run, ending Tom Brady's time in New England with a tough game against the Pats in 2019 and Ravens as well. Upset playoff win. So what do you have to round out your 10 Titans moments list?

I should have went chronologically because this one happened in 2009. it was at Arizona in November, the 99-yard drive, right? We're losing to the Cardinal of 17 to 13. We took over at our own one-yard line with just over two minutes to go. Think about that. You got to go 99 yards. So the only thing they're thinking about it is just we've got to get off the field. You know, that's what Arizona's think.

We got to get out the field. And then 18 plays later with Vince Young basically orchestrating that drive. and converting on three separate fourth downs. Think about that, bro. Three separate fourth downs you convert. And that basically culminating with Vince Young throwing a 10-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Britt. Remember Kenny Britt?

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. And basically, as time expired to seal a 20 to 17 victory, that has definitely got to be one of the more memorable moments to round out the top ten. You know, the funny thing about Vince Young and Marcus Mariotta is maybe they didn't have the most accomplished careers compared to what their college careers were. But at least for somebody like myself who grew up watching those guys in college,

you know, Vince Young still is a part of the greatest college football game ever to me against USC in the Rose Bowl. And Marcus Marriota, I was in Eugene. I lived in Eugene and covered the ducks for quite a long time. And there are a lot of Titans fans over there because of Marcus Marioata. And we were directed by my station that, hey, anytime Marcus is on TV, we need to cover it because of how beloved he was. So there is a fondness, I think, for not just Titans fans, but football fans, when it comes to Vince Young and Marcus Mariotto, when you think of the touchdown drive you're talking about with Vince or Marioita's stiff arm, let's say, that's another one. Great moment in Titans history that locked up a playoff spot.

Those two guys, yes, like I said, maybe not have the accolades that some other great players have. in the NFL, but certainly have a lot of great moments that I think a lot of people resonate with. And that's why I think that when you ask someone to put together a top 10 list of players, right, it's almost impossible. One, I don't think that there's any one player that means more than the other 11 that are on that side of the football, because it takes all of them to be successful. Because Steve can throw the most accurate ball, but if it results in a drop, is anyone going to remember how great that pass was?

No, they won't. if Eddie completely gets shut down before he crosses the goal line, you know, is anyone going to remember his greatness? No, because it takes guys to block in front of him. So you see what I'm saying. Too many moving parts. But those moments, the ones that we just chronicled in our 10 play and our 10 moments in NFL, in our title franchise history, they are created by those players, those great players. You see what I'm saying? So while Marcus Marietta might not have been mentioned as one of the franchise.

his best of a QB position, he had some moments that made you this love this franchise. Like, man, this is why I'd spend my hard earned dollars to come watch this franchise. Now, admittedly, that goes hand in hand with some of the, you know, the upsets, you know, because that's sports, right? You know, one minute you're leaving the stadium, you're crossing a pedestrian bridge, and you're your next at a 90-degree angle because you're just so upset. You know what I mean? How it would happen?

But then sometimes you're walking back to your car and your feet don't even touch the ground, you're floating so high. You know what I'm saying? But that's the beauty of sport itself. But those moments are created by great moments, by great players that actually contributed to that moment being memorable like it was. So that's a, that's a, I think, the way I would look at it. You know what I mean? Because it just means different to different people. It depends where you were.

I mean, in life. You know what I mean? You could have been a teenager going to you. your first game or you could have been a grandparent taking your grandson to his first game. You know what that means to you? You know what I mean? Because like even the Music City Miracle. You know what I mean?

You know what I mean? People saw the Music City Miracle in person? Five million. Because every time I run into somebody, they all say they saw that. I said, you know, that's statement only seats 67,000 people. But, you know, and half of those people were walking across that bridge anyway because they were just knew that we were lost and didn't want to get stuck in traffic. But they started trying to file back in once the celebration started.

You know what I mean? But there's a lot of people that say they were at Music City Miracle, but just, you know, weren't there. But they all wanted to be a part of it. I guess they had that fomo. Yeah. Yeah. Well, and you talk about the beauty, the power of sports.

Sport is to me the ultimate reality TV, right? Because where else could you lose a Super Bowl, the one yard line, to the same team that your son is on and have him winning a Super Bowl? all those years later. Like, I don't know if you can even script something like that. And I know you talked about that a little bit, but that's just something that, I don't know, you know, call it some energy, something in the air that only sports can provide.

Yeah. And Bryson wasn't even a starter, but he had like four catches in that game, converting first downs and had almost 50 yards and was a huge contributor in it. You know, Matthew Stafford, in his first year as a ram because Bryson blocked or Bryson was in the offense with Jared gott before they made the switch right you know what I mean so you know he made plays here and there throughout the season but he wasn't you know a starter by any stretch and to see him making catches I'm thinking what the hell is going on you know what I mean this is the

the Super Bowl and that was the and that's the reason why I feel that this could be a turning point for the Titans. You know what I'm saying? Because we're set to do the same thing, open a stadium, you know, a brand new stadium, and then in a couple of years after the stadium opens, post the Super Bowl. So can we make enough strides to get things lined up to do what the Rams did, to do what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did the next year? You know what I mean? And the host team actually playing in the damn game that everybody's coming to see, that the entire planet is coming to see. Nashville hosting a Super Bowl, I think, is going to be an unbelievable pageantry,

a celebration of where we've come as an NFL city, right? And it'd be great to just have NFL teams in and around the national area. But how great would that be for the Titans to be the host team? You know what I'm saying? the team that's actually in it. You know, and I don't even know how they will classify that. Would they classify us as the home team, or if we had a lesser record than who we were playing in the NFC,

will we be the away team in our own stadium? I don't think we're even mad. It doesn't even matter. But the point is, if we can do the things that this franchise is capable of doing, you know, putting those building blocks together to create the type of culture that, has a Super Bowl-type identity. You know, that's what we should track for.

And it starts next year. Well, it actually starts this year because we don't want to close the Nissan Stadium, the old Nissan Stadium in a dud. We don't want to be picking in the top five in the draft. You know what I mean? Because we stunk it up to close out that era of Titans football there. But I think it does open the door for opportunity for us to, like we did in 1999,

to start something magical here. You know what I mean? Yeah, no, absolutely. One last season to make some memories to add to that list and then with the old Nissan Stadium and then opening up in 2027, some new memories at the new Nissan Stadium, that's for sure. Well, thanks, Brad.

We appreciate that. That's awesome for you to come up with that list there. On the other side of the break, we're going to talk about the Titans that are hoping to make those memories. What we are looking for from the guys as mandatory minicamp kicks off and the off season continues. That's next tier on the Titan Squadron.

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Go get started with Square and build a setup that works the way you do. All right, Bhop, so the off season is continuing for the Titans mandatory minicamp kicks off this week. As the rest of the roster who maybe wasn't at OTAs will join the guys on the practice field. What's something you're looking out for as the Titans at the field this? week well a lot of conversation you and I took some grief on social media for support and Steve it's just the whole thing of cam and I wanted to say this I'm not media I've been hired by the Titans to chronicle the the journey of the Titans this year I'm not beholden to any faction outside of that building

That's why I have a four-digit code that I punch when I go over to the facility because I have access. That's why I wear the Titans logo. You don't see media members doing that. I'm a part of the franchise, which is where I belong. And as someone that's wore the helmet, someone has put their hand in the dirt, someone has played 13 seasons for this team, my perspective is different. It's different because I'm one of them and I always will be. So when I talk about this franchise, I talk about it as if I'm wearing the helmet, as if I'm actually in the building, because that's my perspective.

You asked me questions about what it's like to get ready for a game. The reason why you asked me that is because you know I played in the games. And as a player, my perspective is different for those that aren't. I'm not here to be debatable. I'm not here to just trash dudes just to get clicks. That's just not the way I do it. Because even as players, when things don't go the way that you want them to go, we don't just sit there and go all henny penny and scream,

the sky has fallen and have this terrible attitude and then just jump off the bandwagon because that's my family. That's how we continue to get better. And when I see something, I'm always going to be supportive of what I think can happen. At the end of the day, the tape don't lie. It is what it is. And there have been thousands of kids that want to be. to be in our shoes, wearing the logo of any NFL franchise. And we know the small percentage

of players that actually get the chance to do that. So when I talk about this team, I talk about it as if I belong because I do. Now, what am I looking for? I'm looking to see improvement. I'm looking for in a mini camp with the bodies that are supposed to be there, them taking those strides and preparing themselves for training camp. A mini camp. A mini camp is a mini camp. Camp is exactly what it is. It's a mini camp. Okay. We don't have helmets on. I mean, they do have helmets on. We don't have shoulder pads. They're not running nine on seven. They're not doing all these, the things that bring the physicality of the game to the forefront because that's not where we are right now in our preparation for a season. It's steps that we're taking right now to get comfortable in what we're doing. That's offensively and defensively. But since accuracy seemed to be a part of the conversation, and debating whether or not guys or buss or or bones or whatever we're talking about. Come on. Yeah.

At the end of the day, we are in, we are in an organized team activity, which in those instances were voluntary. Today, when you and I take the field today, because we will both be over there, we're going to be watching to see this team take steps to preparing themselves to play against an uncommon opponent. You know what I'm saying? To start the season like it should be with this team being prepared, especially with all a newness. You've got a new identity. You've got new coaches offensively and defensively. You've got new players that are now trying to make the adjustment to hopefully have influence

and impact. And those are adjustments that, you know, sure, every single team is making the National Football League, but we're looking to see if this team is making the strides that are necessary so they're not picking in the top. What do we pick forth this year? We don't want to be picking and forth again. You know, so I'll take any improvement to get us out of the top 10. And I'd love to pick in the 20s because that means that we were doing some good, really good stuff. You know what I'm saying? That's the goal. But if it don't happen this year, let's at least start making those strides to be a respectable franchise like we once were, like all the moments we just talked about. Yeah. And you know, the big difference, Bhab, you mentioned you being a player.

And let's take myself, for example, as media watching as an observer who has never been a player. us as media we don't know what the purpose is of a drill let's say cam ward wasn't accurate this past week right like he obviously had some he had some struggles we don't know if he's working on different mechanics we don't know if he's working on different footworks we don't know the why right we just we just see at surface level basically oh he missed a throw there but robert solace said it he's trying new things this is the time to do that you know and and it all goes towards growth down the line. I don't care that he looks subpar and has a subpar week of practice in June.

It's June. You know, I just care. Does he look the part in September, October, November when the season happens? And that's, I think, what should matter because it is OTAs and I feel like us as media just try to grab straws and just to have something to talk about because there is nothing to talk about. but, you know, there is, there is context that we have to take a lot of this stuff into consideration with and that we don't know the why because we're not with the helmet on and the headset or talking to the coaches.

Yeah. You know, the goal for this offense and for the defense, too, is to be able to go fast because that's the biggest difference from one level of football to the other level is the size, speed, experience of the guys are playing. you know the most you're going to give well nowadays with n iL you might get six years in college you know but you're going to have guys exactly but you're going to have guys that are playing into their 30s and how much more do they know than a guy that just got into the league so they're levels of this stuff right at the end of the day you want to be able to play consistent and you want to be able to play fast the only way that you play consistent and fast is knowing what

you're doing to making it habit you know what i'm saying Bruce matthews and i'm saying Bruce matthews and I played alongside of each other for 10 years. We didn't play well in the very beginning because I'm still learning. I'm still learning what Bruce likes. I'm still learning. He's still learning what I like. We're still talking at the line of streamage about what's going to happen during a play or what we're seeing as we're taking the line of streamage.

But at some point, we need to talk anymore. Sometimes just a simple nod, like, because we've already seen these scenarios over and over and over again. And that allows us to play fast. That allows us to play consistent. These are now the building blocks to be able to play like that. You've got to go through these uncomfortable moments of growth. Growth is never comfortable.

Have you ever seen growth comfortable? No. No. I mean, you don't have kids yet, but I mean, when they get into their teens, you want to suck them in the mouth sometime because of the uncomfortableness that they're going through as growing teens. You know what I mean?

It's just like mentally and visibly. You're going through some stuff. You know what I'm saying? And you trying to remember what that was like. You've got to be patient. At the end of the day, they're learning. And so are the guys now learning. What is this now?

Well, he was under Brian Callahan's system for a couple, for his rookie season. But he's now learning a completely different system. I'm just talking about Cam specifically. But that's for everybody. Even if you're a veteran that's now being a part of Gus Bradley's defense or Robert Salas defense, you're still learning if you came from another team. Now, that might not be the case for guys like Solomon. Thomas, who's obviously played in the system before when he was in New York or, you know, some of the players that do have history with this, with his coach and his style of coaching.

But for the most part, they're just not being introduced to each other. You know what I mean? And as we get closer and closer to training camp, those moments are now being more defined about creating that unity. You know what I mean? But the only way that this team is going to be able to play fast is by getting out there on the field and sometimes looking uncomfortable. Yeah. No, growing pain. Uncomfortable moments sometimes are the best way to grow, right?

Growing pains and all of that. So we'll see. Go quick. There's more learning in the mistakes you've made than when you don't make a mistake. Because if you don't make a mistake, what are you trying to do difference? Like if I've hit a free folks shooting the shot this way, you know, every single time, am I just going to try to make it interesting and start doing stuff that, you know, that doesn't play to that consistency?

No. But if I keep missing them, I'm trying different things. Like, man, what is it? Is it my foot spacing? Is it, you know, is it my vision to the rim? What is it? Is it my arc on the shot? I'm trying to figure it out because I'm not making the shots, right?

So there's more in losing or not succeeding. There's more learning in that than there is when you actually do succeed. Well put right there by somebody who would know Brad Hopkins, how many years he spent in the league. And part of many of those great moments that took a lot of growth. to get to those points, that's for sure. We're going to take a couple comments before we go on the other side of the break. Stay with us here on the Titan Squatch.

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Femi is also a must, talking about Femiola Dajio, at OTAs, but not on the field has me worried, want to see him do go. Yeah, that's a great, um, I like that because he does want to see them. It sounds like someone that's supported his franchise. And the questions are valid. Because these guys are new to the system. They're new basically to us.

I mean, obviously, Dan was here last year. But when you look at John Franklin Myers, side saddle with Jeffrey Simmons, sweet Jesus, I hate you an offensive line. And block these guys. Right. Exactly. And the fact that we didn't address cornerback or safety in the draft, you know, aggressively, like we did in free agency, bringing in Cordell and Alante.

These guys look good. You know, they look good enough to be better than they were last year, which is an improvement for me. I really am looking forward to seeing that. And hopefully with Carmen Brissillo, the new offensive line coach, bringing a breath of fresh air, creating some consistency with the big bodies up front, hopefully this will be the best mentoring and tutelage that the office line gets about being consistent, about finishing, about being in the right place. Because at the end of the day, I don't think it's as

much about talent as it is about technique when you're talking about linemen. Okay. And technique comes from spacing, your stance, all of these things. And it's the only position that is really super dependent on itself, right? Because running backs, you know, they see the vision of hitting a hole. They're by themselves. You know, they even run routes. Receivers, they run routes. Quarterbacks have to go to progression. They're all doing their job. But my job is so interdependent on what the guy next to me is doing. Because it doesn't matter if, you know, when you're running a stunt or a game, if I can lock this guy out, if all of a sudden he's getting beat, we all got beat. You see what I'm saying? Or we didn't pick up the stunt the right way. Or we didn't see the blitz

are coming because we weren't on the same page and understanding our assignment. All of those things are so interdependent on one another. And hopefully, you know, Dan will be better this year in the entire office line. We want, we want J.C. Latham to be better going into his, what would be his third season now. And second consecutively playing right tackle. No, no movement, no more, you know, you haven't adjusted and flip-flop in your mind, you know, so hopefully he can make those adjustments. And, of course, we want Peter Speronsky to be considered as one of the best interior alignment in the game, which I think is very valid. I think he's definitely going to be a pro bowl this year. Now, the other guys want them to step up too, you know, um, Bolson and like you mentioned,

Slotman, Slotman, Austin Slotman. Yeah, got to step up, man, because, you know, you're going up against some, some dogs this year. And if there's any questions about protection and about the run game, they're going to try us. You know what I'm saying? So, you know, we've drafted a couple of guys in the fifth and sixth round in Fernando Carmona and, of course, Pat Hogan. I'm not saying that those late picks will challenge the vets that we brought in, but with limited experience starting overall between all four of those guys, you know, this should be a good competition to watch. And hopefully the best ones will see the, well, it's not a whole. The best ones will see the field.

You know what I mean? So at the end of the day, those slight adjustments that we've had to make to be consistent up front, hopefully they pay off, and it starts today in practice. Yep. Obviously, that center and right guard position is something to look at in the whole offensive line in totality, because keeping Cam Ward protected is atop the priority list, that's for sure. When you were talking about Chris Johnson and part of your top 10 moments, CJ2K, we had a commenter. I believe it's Andrew Noakes, 9935.

My friend is debating me right now. Would you rather choose CJ2K or Labion Bell? Well, okay. I'll throw my, you know, the loyalty to my franchise out of the 24th second. Levion was the cat that made the debate about, hey, look, don't call me a running back. You know, because he was just as effective in the slot. He was effective running routes coming out of the backfield. He's versatile.

He basically said, I'm positionless. I'm Levyon Bell, damn it. You know what I mean? And she let my contract reflect that because first off, he was upset at the disrespect that the running back position gets because they're the most unheralded. The low, I mean, for what they do, underpaid, certainly for the importance of the run game. Because every single offensive coordinator will tell you you have to be able to run the football first. If you cannot run the football, it makes you one dimensional and you will get sacked regularly

because there'll be just dreaming up ways to sack you because there'll be just dreaming up ways to sack you because you can't run the football. So that shows you the level of importance that a running back actually has. So Chris had some tremendous plays, great moments, did a lot of great things. I just think that when you look at the dual threat capabilities of Levian Bell coming out of the backfield,

also being a guy that was commanded a lot of respect behind this quarterback, yeah, it might tip the scales just a bit towards Levian Bell. Yeah, but both are great players just for the record. I mean, both are awesome players, and that is why it even sparked the debate from our commenters because Brad had CJ2K's 2,000-yard season in his top 10 Titans moments. So that'll do it for today. We wanted to thank you guys for joining us here on the Titans Squad Show on this special

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