Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - TITANS SQUAD SHOW: Carnell Tate LOOKS LIKE WR1 plus Cam Ward, O-Line updates

Episode Date: May 23, 2026

OTAs are officially underway, and fourth overall pick Carnell Tate already looks the part. In this episode, we discuss the rookie wideout's impressive start to offseason workouts with the Titans. Plus, we highlight quarterback Cam Ward's new, slimmer physique and break down exactly how dropping weight could fuel his major leap in year two.  Everydayer Club If 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! 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. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. 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. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. 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.

So I spent the entire morning removing any seed oil from my kitchen. We'll talk about it. I see. I see what you're saying there. Speaking of that, there's a lot of things Saul is implementing, including maybe starting the starters or playing them, at least in the preseason games. We'll talk about it. And from what I saw at OTAs, there's a lot of optimism and rightfully so with this 2026 version of the Tennessee Titans.

Tighten 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. And welcome to the Titans Squad Show. The only Titans podcast that doesn't use any seed oil. I'm Julian Minnesone. That's Kayla Anderson. And I'd be remiss if I didn't say not only all pro left tackle, not only Titans Squad Show hosts, but now part of the new Titans radio lineup as one of the sideline reporters for the upcoming season, Mr. Brad Hopkins, out of across right.

Yeah. Yeah. Might I add, Brad, the best damn hire they made out of all of those hires right here on the Titan squad up show. That's right, baby. That's right. We'll see if I can't get my head into the screen here. Behoff.

How did it feel? you got the call and because you were texting us yesterday, well, you were at practice saying, I'm home. It feels like I'm home. Yeah, 100%. It's been 20 years since I retired, literally, 20 years this year. And just to be working back in the building in any capacity, it does feel like home. You know, I'm, I don't feel like I'm a new guy, even though I'm a new guy, because I'm talking about so many things that are familiar with me. You know what I mean? Just my experience is my love for the only franchise I've ever played for in 13, season. So I'm looking forward to just being able to chop it up and bring the Titans fans

exactly what they want to hear in their coverage to the Titans. Can I add one more thing? Because I had the pleasure of working with Brad when I was in Nashville doing radio there. And when Brad would fill in, like, it was so nice to have somebody in terms of his professionalism and just the smoothness that he brought to the broadcast. And so I'm honestly, telling you like this is a treat for Titans radio to have Brad on the sideline like he's just a pro he's obviously played the game he cares so much about the organization I think like fans should be thrilled Brad that you are you are there and the insight that you're going to bring I'm super happy for you I appreciate that and also a caveat I'm not the only former that's going to be

playing that's going to be doing some hosting on the sideline you're going to hear from Kevin Dyson you're going to hear from Mark Martin and We're going to hear from Delaney Walker. You're going to hear from Ben Jones. And I think that they're doing this intentionally because of the final season in Nissan Stadium, having the legends, having players like myself and the ones I just mentioned, come back and just kind of regale you with our stories as we break down the game as it unfolds. Yeah.

And if you listen to this show regularly, you would know that the analysis that Brad gives is second to none. So that's going to be going to a big audience here in Nashville as they listen. to their Titans in 2026. And speaking of the 2026 Titans, we just got done with their first open to media practice at the OTAs. And where I want to start you guys is with the number four overall pick and Carnell Tate, because the guy, at least to me, looks the part as a number one wide receiver. Brad, you were there watching. What did you make of number 14 in that Columbia, that Love You Blue, I should say. Really, get it right now.

You know, when he first walked out into the practice field, and this was before media was allowed to kind of come off to practice, a swagger in the kid. You know what I mean? Just a confidence how he walked and how he took the field as if it were his own. He's the newest guy out there, right? Well, guess what? His performance in the practice that I got to see, it backed it up.

I mean, this kid was making plays. This kid was running crisp routes. he had, you know, defensive backs just trying to figure out where he was. There's a lot of reason why I think that this franchise felt so highly to get him, you know, in the first round and why he may have been their first option, regardless of who was available at pick number four. The kids showed up, and this is just a beginning. You know, this is just a few practices that they've had together.

I can only imagine when he and Cam Ward make this offense their own, the magic that they're going to be able to create. Yeah. I was just going to say, Kayla, go ahead. No, go for it. No, I was just going to toss it to you and say this is why they pick him number four overall. Oh, yeah, absolutely. And while we were all maybe a little bit like stunned in the immediate reaction of it,

I think the more you sat back and did your homework on Tate and then understood, oh, yeah, that's Ohio State. Like they literally breed wide receivers into the NFL. and they become successful. Like even like the guys that were forth on the depth chart at Ohio State, like it doesn't matter. Like they just have a way of getting these pros ready. And then they just always exceed expectations at the next level.

And what I love about Tate is, you know, we looked at Cam Ward last year. And it was his rookie season. There were ups and downs. But there wasn't a lot of help in terms of like his wide receivers always being reliable. like the dropsy's happened a lot. And I know that, you know, guys like even Patrick Mahomes have had issues with that in Kansas City and some of the wide receivers that are just not dependable in terms of their hands. Well, let me tell you this about tape.

This is a guy who is dependable. First of all, have you seen his mitts? Like, he's got some big old hands. Like, this guy can catch the ball so much so that I think I already had like a zero percent drop rate in 2025 with the Ohio State Buckeyes with 51 receptions. that were counted into that. And that is such a good thing to have for a young quarterback. And I know you Brad and Julian saw it firsthand. Like he looks the part,

but he's also like showing early on that he very well could be wide receiver number one. I think he's expected to be that. Yeah. You know the interesting thing guys is when a player is good, no matter what sport it is, they just tend to float out there. You know, it looks like they're gliding. It doesn't look like they're moving fast at all,

even though they are. Bihop, you know this being a former athlete. You are moving quick out there. You're strong, but it doesn't look like it. Right. And so watching Tate yesterday glide, the ball glides into his hands. It seems so effortless. They were running a two-minute drill.

And Cam found him over the middle. Cam found Carnell Tate over the middle. And there was a DB coming. And I know they can't hit each other. But the ball just glided right into Carnel Tate's hands. even in like the first week of practice with some of the vets, he looks kind of like a step ahead of almost everybody else. And it makes me wonder, we talked about his expectations for the upcoming season.

Yes, we think he could be the number one receiver. But like numbers wise and stuff, did this week maybe change your guys' expectations? I know it's one practice and I don't want to get ahead of myself. But you're either selling wins or you're selling hope. And right now, Carnell Tate is selling a lot of hope to kite and stuff. fans out there. Kayla? I think it's easy to get excited about a guy like this.

We've been talking about like the Titans need a young wide receiver for a minute now. And I know like the edge is also something we've talked about. But when it comes to the receiver position, I know that they drafted a couple of guys last year, right? Jim D.K. and Elico Manor. I understand that. But this is, that was not a first round number four overall wide receiver. this is what they saw in this guy to take him at four even though there were other choices specifically on defense they could have went with they believe so much in tape being a game changer that i think it's okay to have this hope early on for titans fans because they've wanted this so badly and to identify a wide receiver like that that maybe others didn't exactly see that high of an upside in him taking him that early that's okay the titans saw their own magic

in him and maybe specifically because they saw that being a special pairing with Cam Ward. But I think I put him at about 800 yards or 850, I think, for this year. I mean, I might up that a little at this point. Yeah. I'll tell you what, I said, I said a thousand yards. Yeah, he did. That's right. You had the highest of all of us.

What practice is I seen? Yes, well, we up, might be. I'm just saying, and this is without the other options that are going to be available. to Cam Ward on the football field. You know what I mean? Think about when Calvin Ridley is out there. Hopefully he's healthy throughout the entirety of the season. Think about obviously Wondale Robinson, who had 1,000 yards last year in Brian DeBalt's offense as a giant.

Gunner Helm, who's going to be a nice addition underneath, you know, the strides that he's taking in development. So I'm just thinking right now we're looking at the exploits of a young player in Carnel Tate, but imagine him out there will they full entourage of guys of weapons that Cam Ward has to throw to and how open he's going to make. himself. Yeah, that is one thing to keep in mind indeed is that the wide receiver room looks a whole lot better going into this season than it did going into last season. That's for sure. We are going to talk about Cam Ward here on the other side of the break. Another slimmer and more fit

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All right, guys, Cam Ward, as Robert Sala announced, at the start of his press conference after the first open OTA practice for media, that his shoulder is perfectly healthy after injuring it in the finale against Jacksonville, which is great news. And it seems like that injuries in the rearview mirror. And also, it was a revelation that Cam Ward's 10 pounds lighter. And the hope is that there's more speed and more durability. Bihop, when you're looking at a much lighter, healthier Cam Ward going into the season,

given what we know about Brian Dable's offense, how much do you think that is going to help him in year two when this whole regime of rebuilding the Titans, it's solely based, at least, number one focus, is Campbell. I think one of the reasons why his weight will help him this year is because of maybe how Brian Daveau uses him as a dual threat quarterback. I'm not saying Lamar Jackson. I'm not saying, you know, a guy that looks to run first, but there will be designed runs for Cam to basically take advantage of defenses

that are used to him being in the pocket. Okay. I think the one thing that helps their efficiency would be how they manage the first and second downs, getting into third down, manageable down and distances, and that's how he's able to use his legs. If the defender turns his back on Cam, I think he has every right to be able to just kind of take the yards that the defense gives him, and then therefore take the next set of downs,

which should be closer to converting a first down to stay on the field as long as possible. So the better he's in shape to be able to do those things and maneuver around the pocket, I think that that's going to be a complete advantage for not only himself, but for Brian DeBall being able to call an effective offense consistently every week. Yeah, I love it.

I mean, for me, what it shows too is like, I am quickly realizing what it's going to take to be a pro. And you come in in your rookie year and you're kind of like your head's spinning. And I'm sure being a quarterback on top of that, your head is spinning. Also realize Cam Ward has seen multiple offensive coordinators

in his career, has worked in multiple offenses. And then he gets to the pro level and he's learning a whole new gigantic playbook. So there's not a lot like I think when you get in your rookie year, like you're trying to take. care of your body and you're trying to do things that are going to allow your career to be long lasting. But it's kind of the last thing you think about. I think what I love about Cam and why I fell in love with him, you know, at Washington State and throughout his career was, you know, like when that guy is dedicated to doing something, he's going to do it the right way. He's going to give it his 100%.

And I think, you know, whether that be his team that sat down with him or when the coaches came in, they were like, you got to lean up a little. Like, we got to get you on a little bit of a plan here. You want to sustain your health. And I think the shoulder thing might have shook him up a little too towards the end of the year. And respect to him, because those are the little things, guys, that we can't take for granted in a player. And, like, taking it upon themselves to do those things. I mean, no, I love Jeffrey Simmons.

You all know this. And I'm so happy that Jeff, like, did what he did last year. but I mean, he did that like years into his career here in terms of losing the weight and getting on a plan. Look at what his play ended up being that year. I want you guys to follow me here real quick. By identity, there are two type of coaches. There are mama coaches and they're daddy coaches. Mama coaches are more nurturing.

They have more patience. They don't usually yell a lot. You know what I'm saying? It's just they're not cobbling, per se. but they're just there to take care and protect, right? Daddy coaches, they'll get your butt every now of man. I'll make sure that you understand exactly the severity of the situation. Cam got a daddy coach now.

Brian Dable doesn't have any problem getting in his butt if need be. But he also has the qualifications and the credentials with his previous experience and his success for Cam to pay attention. You see what I'm saying? So I think that that's one of the biggest differences. I'm not taking shots of the previous regime. Brian Callahan was a mama coach. Sure. A good coach, very offensive-minded, you know, great scheme, things like that. But he wasn't going to be, I mean, it was rare to he see him, like, say anything.

I remember when he yelled at Will Levis coming off the sideline one time when he took, when he threw a pick or whatever, it's like, what the, are we doing? You know what I mean? We're like, yeah, let's see some more of that. You know what I mean? Just because sometimes coaches need a little, I mean, players need a little poking in the butt. I'm not saying spit and howling and cussing him out and, you know, all the craziness.

I'm just saying, you know, at the end of the day. it's okay to express your frustration, but if it comes from a place of love where that player trusts that you're coaching him this way because you believe in his abilities, that's one thing versus he just out and out has it against you. And players recognize that. You know what I mean?

So I think Brian Dayball has good intentions, and those intentions allow him to get the attention of Cam Ward and bring out the best of it. When they were running two-minute drill and practice this week, Cam hit Gunner Helm for, I think it was like a 30-yard completion, right? And the guys are celebrating. And Brian Dable, I was on the sideline, listening to him, call the plays. And he said, what the F are we doing celebrating?

Get up, get to the line and run the damn play. Yeah. Right. And we wanted to see a little bit more hurry of a little bit more tempo from the Titans last year, too. But knowing that's what Brian Dable likes to do, it could be another reason why Cam needs to be more durable and be in shape. Because they're going to be at a higher tempo. I was looking at Jeremy Fowler. He put this on Twitter, and this is from our buddy Tehran Davenport.

Cam Ward's lighter frame and dietary changes could help his running ability in a Brian Davel offense that utilizes dual threats. Check these numbers out that Behop just was kind of teasing here a little bit. Under Daibol, and Josh Allen in 2021, 7.2 rushing attempts per game. Daniel Jones in 2022, 7.5 rushing attempts per game. Jackson Dart last year, 7.2 per game. And so he likes to get his quarterbacks moving. And how many times last year did we say we would love to see Cam scramble out of the pocket?

Not like a Lamar Jackson type. He's not that type, but he is slippery enough and athletic enough to no understand angles to get to where he needs to go, just like the, I don't know, the final play of his rookie season where he got down there to the goal line and got hurt, obviously, but scored the touchdown. So it wouldn't be a surprise that we're going to see a much faster-paced Titans offense under Brian Dable. And that is another reason for the dietary change, the body change that he's going through. And I know it was all jokes, but Jeffrey Simmons, when Cam first came in, was joking like,

oh, he's got the worst body of any quarterback in the league. And like, I know it was jokes between them. There's like some friendly banter there. but I do think it goes back to what you kids said, Kayla, about being an ultimate pro. And you learned that in the first year. Now you're going into year two with what you needed to work on. And his physique was something that it felt like he needed to work on. Well, let me say this real quick, Kayla.

When you talk about going fast as an offense, the speed and the pace of it all, right, getting in and out of the huddle, you don't want to be winded when you're doing that. Going fast means that you know what you're doing. Going fast means that you're familiar with the plays that are being called. And if you're able to go fast, that allows you to then, you know, just be more effective. It allows you to keep defenses tilted a little bit. I think cardio comes into that. You know, if I'm playing fast and not thinking as much or making mistakes and kind of slowing the pace down, you know, those are some of the things that can make an offense, you know, predictable, make an offense, you know, defendable. Let's just say that.

But if you're going fast and that means not only mental, you know, mental, you know, but physically as well. Now you've got a chance to really make a difference. No, 100%. It felt like last year, too, that offense was so too horizontal from my liking as well. And you're going vertical, you're going to be getting a lot of yards going down the field. And so the Titans want their guys in tip-top shape, that's for sure, on top of removing all the seed oils out of the building. B'all what did you make of that?

Are we making too big of a deal out of the removing seed oils out of the building? because that seems to be a big talker on social media and things right now. No, no. But it's really not the seed oil, even though you can get into that, right? Sure. It's the implant. Yeah. What it shows is that by his culture, he wants you to take care of your body.

Yeah. Yeah. I love it. Not only wants you to be in shape, you know, physically, mentally, getting the rest, getting stretched, you know, getting massage. All these things now help your competitive advantage. And when you've got a coach that's in shape like Robert Sala is, he's in shape, you know what I mean?

So he's leading by example. He's like, I'm not going to do it for myself, and nor do I expect my players to do the same thing. So watching what you put in your body. They say your body is shaped by what you put past your teeth. And I think that he's saying that in just not only by the culture he's trying to create, by kind of identifying some of the things that he felt might be, you know, a little more, you know, risky for players, to say the least.

Yeah. No, in all seriousness, I do all of this stuff. I take all the stuff real seriously, you know, maintaining your body and stuff, especially as you get older. But inflammation is like a big issue. And especially when you're a player and you're on the go and you're constantly putting your body through turmoil in terms of being out there on the field, like you can actually somewhat control inflammation in your body, right?

And so even if it's one thing they're taking out of that kitchen, you know, in terms of the food that they're not preparing that with. I think it's like, hey, you can't lose in that situation. It's not going to hurt you. Right. I remember when the offensive lineman, we had a, it's called a snack table. And we had a line on top of the snack table

to where if the snacks went below that line, rookies got fun because it was their responsibility to make sure the snack table always got refilled. And it was full of everything, donuts, twinkies, all the junk, right? I would imagine Robert Sala will lose his mind. Oh, yeah. If he's called the snack table that was in the offensive line room,

because it wasn't just offensive linemen that were going in and taking advantage of that, especially when they thought we weren't in there. You see D.Bs going in there, quarterbacks, coaches, everybody's going to delivering our snack tables. So at the end of the day, it would not be welcomed in Robert Sala. I will listen to Robert Sala for any fitness tips. That's for sure. That dude is jacked.

And also, as much as this is a diet thing, it's also a culture thing. I think we can agree on that too. All right, on the other side of the break, we're going to talk about the big fellas up front. B. Hawk got his first look at the offensive lineman. Maybe what's changed about his thoughts about the O line or what has stayed the same, but we're breaking it all down next on the tight squad.

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That's SQ-U-A-R-E dot com slash geo. slash locked on NFL. All right, so we got our first look at the offensive line. Dan Moore was not at OTAs, at least out on the field yesterday, but we got our firsthand look at Peter Skoransky back in action, of course, J.C. Latham back in action. Some of the new guys like Austin Schloteman, Cordell Bolson, and some of the depth pieces Jackson Slater in there as well on the two rookies,

Pat Coogan and Fernando Carmona. So, Behoff, I'll start with you, being the resident offensive lineman on the panel. What did you make of the offensive line? And are you still as concerned as you were before the practice began? Well, first and foremost, I had a chance to talk to Carmen Bricillo, the offensive line coach. Oh, yeah. I was going to ask about that anyway with you, like if you've met him. Yeah, I did.

Got a chance to talk with him before practice started. And I'm a fan. I'm a fan, one, because of the style that he's going to implement. Now, this is something that he did in 2024. 2005 when he was with Dave's up in New York. That's slide protection. Let me tell you how crucial that is. Fly protection avoids the one-on-one situation that you see where if there's a really

good defense alignment, he's going up against a subpar office alignment, who's going to win? They're really good defensive linemen. But when you slide protect, you're protecting gaps and you're protecting each other. The only one that's by themselves is the end, is the tackle that's in the opposite direction of the slide. In other words, if we call slide left, the right tackles by himself. But then you can protect him because why? You can chip on the way out. You can have a tight end in 12 personnel. Someone lined up on that side. That could be the strong side of the line of

scrimmage where the tight end actually goes out and starts his routes and maybe he's blocking on the way out or on the opposite. Conversely, if you're sliding right, it's the left tackle that's by himself. And that's going to be accordance to what hash you're on, what play you're trying to call, but in essence, those four guys that are in the slide, they're protecting each other's inside. Think about that. If I'm sliding left and I'm the left tackle, I know that I'm protected on my inside. I can set the guy in accordance to where my help is coming from. And the same thing can be said for the left guard with the center. The same thing can be set for the center with the right guard. We're all protecting each other in the slide. So in essence, I'm not blocking one guy particularly.

I'm blocking a space. I'm blocking an area. That's going to help them tremendous. tremendously, especially when they try and figure out exactly who and what they are in the interior, right? Because even though there might be one person that's by himself, we used to do slide protection all the time. You know, John Runyon was our right tackle. So he would be sometimes by himself. I would be by myself, but we're sliding right. Fred Miller, these kind of guys was also another guy that, you know, was okay in taking care of his own side of the football, his own side of the line of scrimmage when necessary. But in essence, I can take full advantage of whatever front. I see because I know that I'm being protected on one of my sides at least. Even if I'm in isolated by myself, I know that if I got a bad boy out there and I'm sliding away from him, away from him by chance, that running back is going to make sure that I'm good not getting beat on my outside so I can set on the inside. You know, haven't helped me if I need a tight end that's next to me too because guess what? It's going to be two of us blocking that one guy by myself until I can get a good fit.

You see what I'm saying? but in essence it's them working together that's going to be the best case scenario versus one-on-one blocking all the way across where someone inevitably is going to get beat. Yeah, that's interesting. I'm glad you got a good impression of him because it's just like, I feel like we've been starving for obviously a great offensive line at some point here, but like the coaching has been kind of a thing where even, you know, with Callahan here the last year, it was like I kind of,

Bill, like those two years, like, it kind of expected a little more out of him in terms of like who he was and what his resume was, but maybe it just wasn't a bit with the personnel he had here in terms of players. So it's good to hear that you kind of believe this guy could be good for the offensive line. And I know you guys have seen Jackson Slater. I love Jackson Slater. He actually is highly talked about where I'm from right now. I live in. in Sacramento and he went to Sacramento State. And he was highly regarded here. And for the most part, like, because he's a kind of a freak athlete for being an

offensive lineman. He's very versatile, very athletic. And I think that will bode well for his chances to start somewhere. I would think maybe right guard. I don't, it doesn't look like Zeitler's going to be re-signed there. I know he's been kind of connected to some other teams. And it's like, at what point do you just be like, hey, let's start to build, mold him at that right side would then lay them on the other side and see what you could do

for the future on the right side of the line. Yeah, Salas said he's been working mostly pretty much at right guard is what it seems like it's going to be right now. Brad, do you have something to add? Yeah, you know, I know that people keep saying, you know, Kevin's Islander could be an option and maybe so, but maybe, yeah. Kevin's, I think he practiced maybe one day a week last year. Yeah, yep. I'm always just trying to keep him healthy for Sunday, right?

and sometimes in practice that he couldn't finish you know so unless he's had some kind of surgery or cleaned up some stuff in the off season you know but the point is i think that they've even drafted a couple of guys in cougain and cormona cougan's got or uh well cuman's got a nice reputation you know being a smart guy one of the smartest guys is going to see in the office at front but there's giant he's massive and guess what he's massive and mean he's the two M's the things you don't want to see as a defensive line. A massive dude that's mean. And that's exactly who Fernando Camero is.

Yeah, they've been missing like a mean street guy on that offensive line. There is one thing that did, or that was apparent, I guess, yesterday, is that this is Peter Skoronski's offensive line. I mean, as much as it, we already kind of knew that, Peter coming into that leadership role last year, and then being the guy that they put up at the point, podium, kind of the valedictorian, the spokesman for the offensive line, as much as whether he wanted it or not, because as we know, he's kind of a guy who puts his head down and works,

he's kind of morphed into almost a vocal leader as well for those guys because he's playing at, though he wasn't a pro bowl or a pro bowl level last year. You talk about Cam Ward losing some pounds. Another guy that actually is coming in in shape, J.C. Latham. Yeah. Good. Good. I was talking to him in the locker room, and he said, you know, how if I can't come, I can't be out of shape, you know, first off, if I'm telling my other teammates like Caden Proctor, hey, man, you got to be in shape when you come here. Remember the whole crispy package and all how big he got and whatever else?

It was guys like J.C. Latham that called him up and said, hey, man, you need to be in shape. You can't come in there, you know, 400 pounds. That's just not going to work. Well, you can't give that kind of advice unless you willing to take it. For sure. He's definitely living up to, you know, what he's. he's talking out of his mouth about coming in in shape and ready to go. He still looks massive and highly capable of being that right tackle. I just think that that's going to also, and also back-to-back years in the same position is going to help him. I agree. Just keep him out a spot for a second. Like, you know. Yeah, that's for sure. And another one, to Kayla's point earlier about Cam, another guy who's been in the league now for a couple years,

learning to be a pro and maybe it's starting to click there a little bit of the serious of it. We're going to take a couple questions. We have a few minutes on the other side of the break. We're going to take a couple questions and call it a day here in the tight squash show. That's nice. This is a hilarious comment. The CRA one says, was Dan more absent because Brad was given him a talking to? What was that? With you? I've never, I've never spoken to Dan. I'm never sure. I know Brad. Brad has a. I know Brad has a. a fondness for the left tackle position, as you guys know.

And so he wants that position to be super successful. So I'm sure you and Dan Moore will have some chats over the next year. That's for sure. Yeah, I don't know why the man wouldn't there. You know what I mean? That's so funny. One question I wanted to take is it's on the defensive side of the ball because we haven't really talked about them a ton.

And we will here on the Titan Squad show. StevieB.0.e.gorty says, does the secondary scare you at all? And this is something we talked about maybe being kind of a quiet concern for the Titans because they had Alante Taylor, they signed him. Cordell Flop, we'll see what we get from him. Marcus Harris, who they are very high on. But again, a six-round pick you're expecting to play, get a lot of snaps to you're

right away early in his career. And then you got a bunch of undrafted free agents on the roster, maybe looking to make the team, make the team. That's kind of a spot where I said in the last show, if you're looking for an undrafted guy to make the 53-man roster, it might be in the secondary. What do you guys think? Does it scare you at all?

I think there's yet to be to be proven there. I know there's some names there, but like this is, this is a new team. This is a new defense. Like I'm curious as to how they can get above like expectations. Because I think we all think just because these names are here or there's a couple of new guys signed that they're going to be the saving grace, that they're going to be the answer to what they need at that position and they got to go out there and prove that like they have to work just as hard as some of these rookies to prove like that they're legit in terms of that position

because that's a that's a big time position like quarterback wise like you've got to be smart up here like that cornerback position is is very very tough to do and do at a high level well I will say they are high on cordial flat they're high on Alante Taylor um These cats, they're figuring are going to make a nice adjustment and be tremendous additions to this defensive secondary, which, you know, I really wasn't paying that much attention to, you know, what they were doing in the routes they were covering and things like that. And we'll see more of it, you know, the more practices that they get in, just their impression. But I know that the staff speaks very highly of them. And it looks like these cats can be ready to go. And they do, like you said, Julian, have not necessarily big shoes to fill, but a huge part of what.

what they needed to address. You know, they did it to three agency particularly. Yeah, so we'll see how that goes. Of course, it was just day one, at least open practice for OTAs. They've been practicing all week. We'll get a look at them next week as well when they hold that next open media practice on Friday. But that's going to do it here on the Titan Squad Show. I wanted to thank you for joining us.

Make sure like, comment, subscribe, all of that fun stuff and get us here on YouTube live twice a week. But for now, I'm Julian Minen. So that's Kayla Anderson and Brad Hopkins. We'll see you guys next time. everyone.