Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - TITANS SQUAD SHOW: CRUCIAL training camp approaches, JC Latham enters MAKE-OR-BREAK summer

Episode Date: July 22, 2026

Titans Training Camp is almost here, and the trenches are under the microscope. As veterans report next week, the Tennessee Titans still face massive question marks at center and right guard. But all eyes are on right tackle JC Latham, who enters a crucial camp to prove he is the definitive answer on the edge.  Plus, we are diving deep into the newly released Season 3 of Netflix’s Quarterback. We break down the behind-the-scenes look at Cam Ward, tracking his rookie journey and what it means for his year-two development. 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! FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COMto play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who’s hitting a homer this MLB season. Square Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at https://square.com/go/lockedonnfl! #squarepod Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.Sign up and get 10% off at http://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDON. Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONfor $20 off your first purchase. Ultra Pouches Don’t sleep on Ultra Pouches. New customers get 15% Off with code LOCKEDONNFL at https://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad Warby ParkerOur listeners can buy one pair of glasses and get 20% off any additional pairs at https://WarbyParker.com/LOCKEDONNFL — and using our link helps support the show. #WarbyParker #ad OdooGreat organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon.  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.

Coming up on the Titans Quad show, what insight we could get from the quarterback show on Netflix featuring Cam Ward and how it lends insight into maybe what it would be like this coming season. And there are plenty of storylines this year coming into training camp. Which one do we think, though, matters the most? We'll get to all of our answers. Listen, I'll tell you my answer. I'm worried about that Tennessee Titans offensive line. We'll talk about how worried we should be. And I'm getting an opportunity to compare football and football on this show.

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. And welcome to the Titan Squad Show.

I'm your host, Julian Minneson, joined by Kayla Anderson, Brad Hopkins, and Tyler Rowland. Today's episode is brought to you by Game Time. Download the GameTime app, create an account, and use code locked on for $20 off your first purchase. We're going to have a B-Hop's hot take later in the show. We're also going to talk about Cam Ward being featured in the Netflix show. Quarterback, what are our big takeaways from that? And did we learn anything about Cam that maybe we didn't know before? But I wanted to start with Training Camp.

You guys, Training Camp, it's here. Rookies report this week. Vets report next week. The Titans are going to get back on the football field. So I'll start with Bhop on this one because Bhop, you're going to be on the practice sidelines very soon before you actually are on the game sidelines as one of the Titans radio broadcast sideline reporters this season. What is one big storyline that you are looking for when the Titans take the field for training

game? Well, I'm glad you asked that, international Julian. You know, I think that there's quite the situation developing behind Tony Pollard. You know, obviously, we know that Taji Spears has proven his value coming out of the backfield. And, of course, also in the past game, we got Nick Singleton. He probably fell to the fifth round due to the Jones fracture in his foot that he suffered at the Senior Bowl. That's probably one of the reasons why some guys are like, yeah, I forget, I ain't going to these, like, situations like that, right? You got Michael Carter.

He's in the building. thought he was going to be the guy in Arizona until they drafted Jeremiah Love. That tends to happen. Julius Chestnut. I mean, we know he's been on this roster quite a bit, but we'll even have a spot. You know what I mean? So it's just a lot of things in flux, if you will. I think Tony Pollard, going for his, what, fourth straight thousand-yard season would be a storyline

to watch, and I do think that he'll be able to achieve that running Brian Dayball's offense. But we also understand how pivotal the backfield is. what a huge component the backfield is in his offense at all. And I think it's just going to be interesting to see how they actually use Tosier Spears, Nick Singleton, maybe even Michael Carter, what the rotation is going to actually look like. So that's one of the things I'm definitely going to be paying attention to get those. I think Nick Singleton's going to make a bigger impact than what people are thinking.

It may take a little bit of time, maybe the first six weeks, but he's big, strong, he's fast, he's young, he's got juice. I'm sure they want to make sure that he's healthy, but with Tosje Spears constantly having injury stuff, Tony Pollard's got a lot of tread on the tires. You're right, he deserves his credit for the production he's had over the last years. But the running back position is tough. Not everybody's Derek Henry, man.

You know, like these guys, they run out of juice. So it would help Tony Pollard do what he needs to do as well to get Nick Singleton a little bit more involved. And you're right, Brian Daible is known for using a committee of backs. So I think those guys will be critically important. Yeah, I think with Taji Spears, like you mentioned, he's penciled in as that number two back right now. But we all know how seasons have gone with him. And believe me, I'm a big supporter of Tadje Spears.

I love the kid, but I know that he just keeps on enduring these injuries. It's not allowing him to really be his 100% productive self. So I think that's something you have to start even looking at in training camp. But yeah, as the season goes along, what happens with Nick Singleton? and maybe surpassing Tage at some point. You have to think about it from the Titans perspective, too, because Tage is a free agent at the end of year. So it's like at some point, if Nick Singleton is healthy

and he's productive similarly, and Tages may be banged up some. It's like at some point you've got to worry about your future if you're the Titans. And I don't know right now. I think I would say I'm 80 to 85% confident. Tadier Spears won't be here next year. So at some point, it makes more sense to invest in someone who will be here next year.

and that's something that's in my calculus when I talk about the end of the season and Singleton kind of getting warmed up. And when you can get that dual running back threat too, we saw how better the Titans were at the end of last year when they could actually run the football. Obviously, it's going to be a different system. But like DeHot mentioned on the last show we had together, quarterback's best friend is the run game. And so we'll see if the Titans can unlock that.

And maybe give Tony Pollard a little bit of a, if Nicholas Singleton can establish himself in this offense, give Tony Pollard a little bit of a break. like you mentioned, Tyler. He's got a lot of tread on the tires. And I think that was the idea when you had him and Tadge Spears, you were kind of be by committee basis because he is getting older. Tyler, what do you think was your one big storyline? I think, well, it depends on like, like I have like the, you know,

the low hanging fruit storyline is, of course, going to be like Cam Ward in the offense, right? How does Cam Ward progress in Brian Dable's offense? That's clearly the big headline that everybody's going to focus on. but for me personally, I'm looking at the offensive line still. I talked about J.C. Latham in my training camp preview on Locked on Titans that he needs to level up this year. J.C. Latham has to go to a different last year.

At the end of the year, he was solid. J.C. Latham needs to be good. You know what I mean? Or this offensive line isn't going to have enough. I mean, we know Dan Moore is average to below average based on matchup. Austin Sloatman is a backup level center who maybe give your replacement level play. like Corey Levin did at times last year, and you can survive. But I look at Cordell Voulson at Whiteguard,

and maybe we can dive into that. I've been getting some pushback from people. People are mad at me because I'm saying, I don't think the team likes Jackson Slater that much based on the moods that they made, the actions that they've had. People are like, oh, you don't know that. You don't have to have sources. You know, you go outside, you're wet.

It probably rained. You know, I don't need an expert opinion to confirm me that it rained. I'm wet. The ground has puddles. It rained. You know what I mean? So like, there's a reading between the lines here that we can do with the offensive line. And I think it leads us to they are going to start Cordell Wilson.

Like I do believe that. And that is a dangerous game. So if J.C. Latham doesn't live up to the potential that we all hope he can be, that's just too many leaks in the boat for me to realistically think this offense can be good. So the O line and how they progress, J.C. Latham in particular, becoming who we need him to be. that's the biggest storyline to me because that is the, yeah, you can talk about Cam Ward up here if you want, but you can't even get past here without talking about the O line to get to more than my opinion. Well, Tyler, that's actually rain, but it might be somebody on the second floor.

Yeah, unfortunately, that could be the case with this one. You're 100% right. This offense doesn't go if it has the issues that it's had, previously with keeping quarterback's protected without being able to establish the run game, those situations that start up front. And as much inconsistency as we've had with this offensive line, you're definitely on the right track as far as paying attention to who solidifies these bookends. I don't think, and I'm not sure.

Well, first off, I do feel that there is incremental development at that right tackle spot for them to not look for the replacement at right tackle. Left tackle, we'll see what happens there. There's probably a change in the future, a high draft pick that will force the Titans hand at doing whatever they need to do, right? And we'll definitely see how Cam Ward's development, his progression, you know, unrelated to the offense will have an effect on that. So I think you're 100% right. And this being a year where J.C. has to establish himself and not be a guy that defense is key on, you know, to be able to get pressure. You know, I mean, those are some of the things that he can himself put to bed by just how well he's prepared himself, how healthy he stays, and how consistently he plays.

So we'll see exactly what that looks like as camp starts. And Kayla, I was going to talk it over to you, Kayla, like to P. Hopp's point, we've talked about this. You're getting into that back end of J.C. Latham's contract, that rookie deal, where you're going to have to start saying, okay, we need to see more proof in the pudding that he is that pillar that we're talking about. at right tackle for years to come and not starting to think about a replacement. Yeah, we're not the only ones who feel that that is a major storyline. I mean, there are national writers, including the athletic that just put out one of their articles on players that have the most at stake in 2026. And guess what?

Under the Tennessee Titans, it's Mr. J.C. Latham. So, I mean, this is something where it's starting to be talked about around, the 32 teams. And you're right. I mean, because you're talking about that possible contract extension. But you correct me if I'm wrong, Bhop. I do feel like year three for offensive linemen is a big year. I mean, that's a year where they've kind of had enough of the training wheels on. And if they don't take that step, that might not be the best sign. Yeah, that's a great point, Kayla. First off, in year three, you are what you are. I mean, you can change in some things here, you know,

tweaks and things there. You're still learning a little bit, but by year three, you are who you are, especially up front. I mean, I struggled handsomely. I don't know how to hell I made on the all-rooky team as a rookie probably because I was one of the only rookies that was actually starting, you know, and let tackle. I know I was the only one.

And you look good out there, Brad. That counts you look good out there. You know what I mean? Yeah. But the thing is, I wasn't near the confident player that I would grow to be. Right. So by year three, you've established your tendencies. And it's not like these switching positions.

I understand maybe from one year to the next, you've got to change everything's in your mind. You're on the left side when you start, now you're on the right side, you know, that can be a little more difficult than some would imagine. But by year three, you're going into your back-to-back years, playing the same position, the expectation that people have of you as a first-round pick.

And I just, I really think he's ready for this moment. And it might be Pollyani of me. It might be just like me thinking the glasses have full, which I tend to do. But just in having spoken to the guy, just seeing how he's giving himself ready, physically and mentally, I think he's up for the challenge. And I don't think the right tackle will be something that we're concerned about moving forward. Kayla, what is your one big storyline? Yeah, I mean, I think the obvious one was J.C. Latham.

But I'm going to go with one that I don't think there's as much worry at this position. I think there's a lot of intrigue, though, in terms of how the chemistry, builds with the quarterback and the wide receivers. We've obviously known what has happened in the draft and getting somebody like Carnell Tate with the number four overall pick was a big deal. And now I think we're seeing really the future he could have in this organization and really being Cam's right hand man. So I'm interested to, A, see that develop throughout Camp because it's going to give them

time people as you know you guys there that are going to training camp are going to see firsthand how that's developing but also like how are some of these other relationships developing between cam ward and these wide receivers because you've added so many like wandale robinson we know what kind of year he's coming off of we've already kind of seen him and cam ward connect how does that continue to build and the big question for me is calvin ridley like i i think we forget so much like he's been here, but not done a lot. And I like Calvin Ridley, but it's like, what is this really going to look like? I'm understanding he's a veteran. I understand, you know, when he is healthy, he brings good things out there. But like, what is that with Cam at this point?

So I'm interested to see that and how it developed or how it doesn't, guys, because you've got other guys like Elic Iyo Manor and Chimre D.K. And let's not forget about Bryce Oliver, who continues to be that guy who just wants to scratch and claw to get his opportunity. I think there's so much talent in this room that it's really going to be interesting how people can jump or, you know, stay or fall out of favor. And Kayla, I think the conversation is very similar to running back. Like, who are you going to prioritize at some point? Let's say Chim D.K. takes a step forward. I think that's a realistic possibility. If DK is 60%, 65%, 75% of what Calvin Ridley's given you,

and Ridley's a 31-year-old who's probably going to be gone after the year, and D-K is in his second year came in with Cam Ward. It could be a piece for the Titans for the next five, six years. Like, who would be better to have out there? Let's be real about that. So I think that, and, you know, we'll talk about the quarterback stuff. Calvin Ridley was one of the only wide receivers that I noticed that wasn't at either of the throwing sessions in Texas or Miami with Cam Ward, which we can get into more as we talk about Cam and the media in the next segment. But Kayla, you're right on.

I think identifying Calvin Ridley right now, that's a big storyline in what he's going to be. And he may not be what people want him to be. And it may not be the worst thing for the Titans. Julian, what's your big storyline? It is on the wide receiver side too. but it is who wins that last or final two wide receiver spots. It may not be as important as the offensive line. It may not be as important as the development of the rookies.

But it seems like there's a real competition, real intrigue there, those back end spots, those depth spots. Like KJ Osborne, obviously it feels like the coaching staff really likes him. We've mentioned Bryce Oliver and his value that he can bring, especially to special teams. and we talk about it on this show all the time. Like if a guy is going to make a roster and find his way on the 53 man, it's probably because it's special teams, especially at wide receiver.

And then, you know, if you ask me at the start of OTAs, if Xavier Estrepo was making the team, I admittedly would have said 100% no, right? Like he's slower, smaller, and this roster is better, and he didn't make it last year. So, like, he probably had one of the most impressive OTA sessions of anybody. I mean, he had the most catches out of any guy. And so there is a legitimate shot for him, too.

So what happens at that back end of those depth spots and how many do they realistically keep? Is it six receivers? Do they add a seventh? Like, I think that's maybe not as a priority as an offensive line, but it's certainly a sexier position battle that I would say that something to keep. I'm bringing sexy back. You're not sexier than alignment. You need to quit. It's going to be interesting to see what happens there at that back-end receiver spots.

So that would be at least mine for right now that. It would be exciting to see. When you guys talk about, we already talk about J.C. Latham. But is there one particular player that's also on your, hey, he's got to prove it this summer? Jermaine Johnson. Jermaine Johnson. Like everybody, he's going to be the number one. edge rusher on this team. He is. He's the veteran. He's making the most money. He's,

you know, Folk is a rookie. Femmy is basically still a rookie. Germain Johnson is not. They are relying so much on Jermaine Johnson to, quite frankly, I think they are expecting him to be better than he was in his best season in the pros before the Achilles tear. But let's just say the facts out loud to ourselves. His career high in Sax is seven and a half. It came before an Achilles tear. came back last year and had three and a half sacks. He was never viewed as a pure number one pass rusher and was drafted late in the first round because he's viewed more as a secondary effort rusher like in a Harold Landry mold. Landry was never, you know, Miles Garrett, that level of guy.

He was a great number two. We just never gave him a number one to fit perfectly. Jermaine Johnson is a good number two at his best. He'll never be Brian Burns, Nick Benito, you know, that level of God. He's not going to be so like, or maybe he will be. Maybe I'm wrong and maybe he will be. You know what I mean? I just feel like Jermaine Johnson is being ignored by fans, and people are acting like, oh, it's going to,

Jermaine Johnson, it's good, but Jermaine Johnson hasn't been so good that that can be your number one edge rusher, especially, you know, people talking about the Achilles and stuff. So he's the number one guy, him and Latham for me. If they ball out this year, the Titans are going to win eight games. Be hot. Well, it sounds crazy to say. But Big Jeff get in the bag this year, that puts them in a different stratosphere.

Yeah. This is a team that won three games last year, yet they found a way to make Jeffrey Simmons the market setter for Interior Defense of Limit and very well deserve. I understand that. But they're also now puts him now on the crosshairs of being judged. Look at Chris Jones. Chris Jones is a baller for the chiefs, right? all of a sudden, we're looking through a microscope of every single thing that he does,

whether he takes a playoff, whether he's being disrupted, whether he's doing all the things. Now, hopefully a Jermaine Johnson, a John Franklin Myers, you know, a Jordan Elliott, these guys that they brought in to kind of alleviate some of the pressure that Big Jeff has gotten, you know, because he is pivotably the only guy that's been so disrupted consistently. But it still does make us pay more attention to what he's doing. You know, whenever you've got a player that's being paid as highly as Big Jeff is, you get judged in a different way, man. Oh, they're giving Jeff all this money.

It was nothing to be said about it when he was just a dude that was making some good money, but was also being the most disruptive guy in the National Football League down there, right, for a losing team. And the funny thing is we're just going to be looking at Jeff like, you know what? You're definitely a guy that deserves a bag in the first place, but can you continue that monitor of success that you've had to basically be labeled that guy? You know what I mean? He set the market for a reason, but he's got to now continue by his.

his efforts, his play, and his leadership to just basically be, you know, the value pick that he is. Yeah. And that's a good point, Bihop. And I think it's hard sometimes for anyone in life when they get, like, kind of rewarded for something. There seems sometimes to be a little bit of complacency because it's just natural. But I do feel like Jeff, strange enough, like, he's just wired so differently. like I don't know what he finds in terms of chips on his shoulder every year, but it seems like there's a new one that gets put on his shoulder.

And it's like, where the hell did that come from? But he seems to find something. So I hope that that is not the case. But it is something that is very, I feel like not common, but it does happen, especially in professional sports when you are rewarded. So I do like that one. Okay, I don't have a specific guy, you guys, because I guess I am just wondering in terms of the secondary as a whole.

I know that the starters are set. And when you look at the starters, you think, okay, this feels good. But we all know in this league, and we all know, especially covering the Tennessee Titans like we have, there are always injuries at the back end, and especially for this team. And there are always question marks. And we're always wondering how to fix and patch up.

And I just wonder in terms of backups for these positions in the secondary, what really do we have? And what can these guys really do if someone and probably someone will go down throughout the season? And I think we'll see some of that in training camp. But like there's a lot to look at when it comes to depth at that secondary unit as a whole. Yeah, it was one of the quiet concerns. concerns that Tyler labeled in one of our earlier shows this summer is the the secondary. That's for sure. And I wanted to throw one guy in there is Femio Lidio too. You know, like, like you you expend a second round pick on a guy you expect at that spot. The consensus is

starter, right? Like that's some high draft capital. And he was already a project to begin with switching positions and then obviously injured in OTAs where he can't get really valuable reps. So, like, can this guy just stay on the field consistently so we can properly evaluate to see where this guy can go? And so I would throw Famil Ledizio in a crucial summer, even though this is only his second summer with the team. To add to that really quick. And the reason really why is because if he wasn't, was he drafted by Borgozzi? Technically, he was. But he's not part of this staff's pick.

Yeah, it wasn't with Robert Salas' defense. and he's an outside linebacker and they want D-Ns. Yes. Exactly. So we all know when new people come in that are in charge and they don't necessarily like the fit, it's easier to wipe your hands clean. Yeah.

I feel very confident that Femi would not have been the pick at 52 if Robert Sala was the coach during last year's draft. You know, I liked Femi coming into the draft. I really did. And I think there's still potential there with his size and strength and athleticism. But defensive line is so technique-based. and when you miss this summertime, you know, when you get to training camp,

it's time to compete for your spot. Summer is that relaxed environment where you really focus on technique. So he missed all that time when he needed it the most out of anybody on the team maybe. So it is discouraging and disappointing to see what's happening with Femi so far. But it's far from the end for him.

He can definitely turn it around. Yeah, well, Tyler, like we talked about earlier too, about Robert Salas, rule of four, or whatever it was about the plays, rotation. He's going to get his opportunities, you know what I mean? because they want fresh guys, they want people coming off the sideline to give that maximum effort.

And I will say there's something to that. You know what I mean? If you, if you, we know at the end of the day as Lyman that we're going to wear you down. Okay, that was Oregon's philosophy. Be in shape.

They'll start quitting by the four quarter. But if you've got eight dudes that are in rotation and they're only on the field for like four plays at a time, they're giving you 100% every single time. So it's not like we won't see family on the field for him to be able to prove himself. You know, we'll just see what he does with those. opportunities when they do come. Right. It's funny. Robert Sala literally said that himself recently in an

interview when they were asking him. He's like, we want to wear down the offensive line because I've been throwing three or four guys at you and you're one guy. So now my guys had 20 snaps and you've had 70 and you're tired in the fourth quarter and I'm not. You know what I mean? That's, that is truly the philosophy of the rotation. I hope it works. Yeah, we'll see you that hockey style rotation will work for the Titans here in 2026. On the other side of the break, We are going to talk about Cam Ward and him being featured in the quarterback series. What were our big takeaways from that show? That's next here in the Titan Squad Show.

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download the game time app today all right so Cam Ward one of the four quarterbacks featured in Netflix's season three of quarterback I'm going to start with the person on the show who is featured in that in that one of the episodes Kayla had one of her tweets mentioned in the in the show when Cam went on his we-ass tirade so So Kayla, did you learn anything about Cam that maybe you didn't know before? Where were some of your big takeaways from the show? Well, I've been doing my research on Cam for a very long time. You know me.

I'm a Cam Ward gal. But in all honesty, I did. I always knew Cam Ward from, in terms of like the firsthand with the media in the time that I did get to cover him. It did feel at times like, is this guy like got to? personality behind the scenes. Does he have fun ever? Does he, you know, is there anything else to him besides football? Because that is what I love about Cam, but I also thought it was hard for people to maybe fully connect with him in terms of fans, like outside of football. And when I saw, even just episode one, I was like, there it is. He is just a fiery soul. And he is, he is,

He's funny in his own way. Like it's a different type of funny. But I like to refer to him sometimes as the, or I am the female form of Cam Ward. Our birthdays are right next to each other, May 24th and 25th. And I swear to you, if I was a quarterback, I would literally be spitting the same things in the huddle. I'd be throwing my iPad. But I also think it's great to see he's going and he's giving back to the. community. He's doing these things that I don't think he's doing it for clout or anything.

Like, that's just Cam Ward. He has a pure heart, but he's such a gamer. He's such a competitor when it comes to the focus on the field. I just think if you didn't like him before, I really think you love him now. Tyler, your mic. Obviously, Baker Mayfield was a star in the show. He was the primary. And Kayla, you say that about Cam? When I watched Baker Mayfield, I said, if I would have become an NFL, when I see him doing the thing on the sideline and yell, man, it's a good thing. God didn't make me an NFL quarterback because I'd be just like Baker Mayfield. But with Cam Ward, I think I find him so funny.

He is so dry with his comedy. It reminds me of someone. I watch a lot of Batman growing up. I'm a big bat stand. You tell if you look in the background, Batman is funny. as crap if you listen. He is dry and pan, how he's written. It's great. And Cam will be like, oh, that sounds cool. And then like, look the other way. You know what I mean? Like it's so, it's like I'm watching the office

sometimes with the way that he jokes with people and stuff. But what I like was how he watched film and how dedicated he was to film. We have to remember. This guy was a zero-star recruit running the wing tea out of small high school in Texas. He was not at one of these Permian, you know, Friday Night Lights type high schools in Texas that had these college-like campuses and procedures and stuff. He was at a small high school like most people that are listening probably went to. He had no idea how to watch tape for real and train and do all this stuff. And yes, a ton of these coaches out there helped him.

But to see him, you know, holding his keyboard up and going through the film, like I watch more film than anybody else. It's just like, this dude has his head on his shoulder so perfectly. You know, it may not all be perfect all the time, But as Robert Sala says, guys with Cam Ward's talent and the work ethic that he has, they just refuse to fail. They just don't. They're going to find a way.

So like Cam Ward being fun and likable and having this dry comedy to him and, you know, all that stuff is great. But like his just dedicate. Kayla, you're right. No, this guy is just all football. Like, he's all football. And I go back to the Shador Sanders video before the draft where Shador's like, get on one of my rap songs with me.

Cam's like, I play football. I play football. Like he really just, and, you know, Julian's got the Kobe posters. I got the Kobe stuff. He talks about Kobe the whole time and the mentality, man. Like, you couldn't, I didn't think it was possible to like Cam Ward anymore than I did, already did.

But quarterback did it. And I'm just mad at Netflix that we got as little of Cam Ward as we did in that. Just ridiculous to me, you know. But whatever, what can I do? I understand where the Titans and just always going to have to deal with that. Bhop. Yeah, well, if he had to. year that Jayden Daniels had, he would get his flowers.

Okay? Yeah. Yeah. You got to make better. You came into the playoffs, your rookie year. Those conversations will be had. But I will say that the rest of the football community recognizes just what a tremendous talent Cam Ward is going to be. And I'm going to tell you this right now, fellas. And this won't be my hot take, but it will be a take that I have. He will be a star in this national football league. And part of the reasons why what you just said, Tyler, This kid is dedicated. He wants to be the best at what he does.

He doesn't need all the accolades and recognition. He didn't even want to go to the draft. His mama wanted a picture with Roger Goodell, so they went. That was so funny. Think about that, though. He just wants to play football. And I think there was a lot of enlightenment in that series. When you listen to him talk about how life was an uphill battle for him as a football player coming from a assistant

that didn't feature his arm. You know what I mean? So those are some of the reasons why you see it contributing to his shortcomings because he doesn't want to leave the pocket and revert back to what got him in the position in the first place, his ability to use his legs. He wants to show you how big his arm is. He wants to show you how smarty is being able to dissect defenses

and handle the pressure of them trying to basically, what did he say? Their defense alignment getting paid millions of dollars to beat them out of him. That's what he said. And he recognizes that. And he said also, The reason why I watched tape is because I didn't know how. Yep.

Think about that. These are the things that we're watching develop in his game that will make him great. Okay? If they surround him with the right pieces, protection, receiving, backfield, the defense that doesn't give up a ton of points where he has to match score for score every time he gets on the football field, this guy will be amazing. We will finally have our face of the franchise. Love you, Big Jeff.

We don't need a defensive line and be defensive. faces of this franchise. Matter of fact, what are quarterbacks? Quarterbacks are targets for not only D. Lyman, the targets for the public, they're the measuring stick. If you don't have a quarterback that's the face of your franchise, what do they say about your team? Oh my God, you don't have a chance to win. Why? Because it's the most identifiable position that there is with the most pressure on it. Okay. So, I mean, with all the things that come along with that, I don't normally agree with Peyton Manning, but when he says the hardest position in pro sports, it is. Just because of all that comes along with it, because of who you have to be.

as a player. Now, do quarterbacks win games by themselves? Absolutely not, because it takes big bodies like me to protect you to get off the field on third down and give you options. You're not throwing to yourself, are you? And you're not taking field goals. So it takes more than what you're able to do. But in essence, who has the most stressed on them to lead a team? It's a quarterback. And this dude, he checks off so many in the boxes. And so I were watching this team struggle, a fourth round pick this year. First round, first pick, or excuse me, fourth pick this year, first pick the year before. It's had it struggles, right? But what's everybody saying? This can't work kid. This can't work kid. And the reason why they're saying is because they recognize the intangibles that make you great.

And I'll tell you what he has so many of those. I can't wait to see him grow into exactly what he's supposed to be. Hey, can I just say that him playing dodge ball and like, oh, I love that. Take it serious on the, like, that sort of stuff is awesome. There are other things that had popped out, like the Cam Ward workouts. Did you guys see his Under Armour Camp where he was working with the, it's like high level high school quarterbacks and maybe college quarterbacks in there as well. Like it wasn't like a little kid camp. Like Cam was being hard on those guys.

Like telling him like, no, that's not good enough. Throw it again. No, we're not getting water yet. Blah, whoa, whoa. Like he was taking it real, real serious. And that's sort of like he just gets it. I know that's reductive. but like you know when you talk to people and they just don't get it man you just don't see the big picture of

what's going on and what you need to do and all of this cam just he truly gets the big picture of what it takes you know what I mean and the recent interview he did with uh I always say Debo and I want to say Samuel afterwards but it's James Harrison from the Pittsburgh Steelers that debos his nickname and then Joe Hayden is the other guy but he's on Brad I know you got a Debo from Friday, I got to remind people, if we're getting older, man, people don't even know. Well, you say,

Debo, people don't recognize it. You know what I mean? I'm like, dude, how am I am I? Hey, Debo, come on, man. But anyways, the point is he was on there talking about, tuck your chain. Everybody's tight your bike.

But anyways, he was talking about Brian Dable and he wasn't meaning to crush Brian Callahan. Like, it wasn't his intention. I know Cam Ward would not do that. But the things that he said, man, Like in the five, last five, six months with Brian Dable,

I've learned more than I learned all of last year. Like, how do you not take that as a major criticism of Brian Callahan? And then he says, and you guys saw on quarterback when Callahan sits him down. And he's like, here's what Joe Burrow did. Here's what Matt Stafford did. And what did Cam just say in that interview? He said, well, he didn't come in and show me clips of Josh Allen and Jackson Dart and say that's what they do.

He asked me what I wanted to do. And I'm like, how do you not? Like, I know that I skew negative, but how do you not? read that and hear that and go like, man, he was not happy with Brian Callahan. Like, I'm sorry. Some people are trying to say I'm clickbaiting it and over exaggerating it. I think everybody is under exaggerating it, man. Like you don't say stuff like that in the way that he did and not compare it.

Real quick, Julian, I know you're going to say something to. For me, in terms of how you read people that are just, it's hard for them to not tell the truth or to not be visibly like annoyed because that's how I am. If you watch the clip with him in that room with Callahan, there is some sort of off-putting energy that is there. And it just seems like he doesn't want to be rude because it's his coach. But he's almost like, yeah, man, like there's something with the way the interaction is that's a little awkward. That for me, my first thing was like, yeah, that ain't jiving.

Like, Cam is not feeling that. I had a bunch of people message me, Kayla, and say, like, Callahan and Cam don't seem like they get along. And, you know, I don't know that I could go that far, but you're right. You can feel something weird there. Okay. So do you remember when Callie told him and say, hey, I'll give you more in the playbook when you settle down a little bit? He said, I'm cool. I'm cool.

I'm ready. I'm settled. Okay. And then later on in that drive, when they were like third and 24, whatever else, and first thing you said was, I won't take a sack. What did he do? You went out there and took a sack. And then Nick had to remind him on the sidelines like, look, dude, sometimes you just got to take an easy play. Just take the easy one.

It doesn't seem like at that point that it means this much, but it really does because we needed you in that moment to get the ball out of your hands. You're under duress. You know, so maybe in that moment that Callie was right. But, you know, obviously you lived by another day. He'll learn from those experiences. But it was just funny how that exchange happened where he said, I won't take that one. Well, I remember that, too. I was so mad when that happened.

They blew that Broncos game so bad, man. I'm going to be angry in my bones till I die on that one. That was so funny, though. Even his dad was pissed off. I remember the dad jumped up. It has to be what it's like to have kids, right? I don't know. But we got to ask you, Brad.

Caleb, do you have kids? I don't know. Brad, that's got to be what it's like. Like, oh, dad, I won't. You know what I mean? And then there they are again. You know what I mean? Like, that just, that killed me, man.

rookie quarterback stuff right there. Well, to this whole coaching discussion, because I wanted to get into that a little bit, one of the big takeaways that I had is in three times within the first three episodes, Cam, after an unfavorable performance or he's down in the dumps or a loss, he's on the sideline, and it's Bo Hardegree talking to him, like giving him pep talks, right? And at first, you know, it kind of reinforced to me the importance of not only Brian Dable this upcoming season, but Shay Tierney as well. Those two guys are going to be the ones that are going to be in his ear the most,

spending the most time with them. But I saw on Twitter this week, especially after the season was released, and there's a debate out there that maybe, and this is just based on what we saw on the show, obviously, what was edited in, is was Cam Coddle too much by the coaching staff? Were they hard enough on him?

I think that it was innately the way it was going to be because they knew he had limited experience. Okay, especially warning in offense. So they were looking at him like, oh, this is the kid that ran the wing tea in high school, was just learning how to be a quarterback in the pocket in college. He doesn't have the experience or the tutelage that, you know, some of these other guys have had.

So I think that they were just looking at him through that lens, not looking at his ability to get to grasp things. You know what I'm saying? He is a sponge. That's why he watches so much tape. That's why he wants to better himself, right? I think it's just sometimes that's what we coaches think. It's like, ah, you can't.

when in essence he can but you've got to believe that going against your better instinct to say, well, let's look at his experience or lack thereof and let's keep him in this box when actually you just probably just need to let the guy go in some instances and let him learn

just like he did as the season progressed. He's getting better and better and better every single game and every single season. Well, and that's the other thing about Brian Dable too that's such a difference this year is he's actually coming in with coaching experience of coaching young guys. Brian Callahan, Nick Holwell,

didn't have any in their respective roles that they were in. And now you're getting Brian Daibel, which is a totally different teaching dynamic out there. And we've seen him on the sideline. That dude's a hard ass. You know what I mean? He's going to tell you like it is. So does that maybe change the development trajectory of Cam

after what you've seen from this quarterback series because that style is going to be different now? Well, 100%. First of all, no offense against Brian Callahan, but he had his training wheels on to start the whole entire season. Or, you know, he still had his training wheels on. I mean, he was not proving that he could call plays and be a head coach. He admitted after his first year. He needed to even be more involved with the defense. Like, there was just so much going on up here. I think it was hard for him to really

even give Cam, like, what he needed. And sometimes that is like a little tough love or a little bit of like, no, you're not going to go and take the sack. Like, you know, it's just one of those things that I wonder, it just didn't match. Like, those two didn't match in terms of what Cam needed. And obviously, Callahan was not at the level that he needed to be yet to truly be a head coach and to be a successful one. And I think that is so opposite when we talk about Brian Dayball. Is it a shock?

I mean, is it if we, you know, if I've, I've met Brian Callahan. He seems like a wonderful man. He was very kind to me. We chit-chatted about lunch sand, which is, you know, that dude didn't have to spend a second of his day talking to me in an informal thing. I just shook his hand and talked to him for a couple of minutes. You know, he could have big time. He's an NFL coach.

He could have just ghosted me and walked away. But he took a second. He seems like a great person. You know what I mean? Love to hang out. But I don't believe that that laid back, oh, it'll be all right, buddy. You know, like that ain't going to cut it. And for me personally, you know, we talk about the Kobe Bryant method.

Kobe Bryant was a driven ruthless competitor. You know, and in my mind, in the way that I've always thought, I want the hard truth. Make it hard. You know, be honest. And Brian Dable, just from talking to him, seeing him, observing him in any way, it's pretty clear that just personal, not even coaches, personalities is men that Brian Dable and Brian Callahan are different

and are going to handle things different. And I think Cam Ward is more like a Brian Dable, hard-ass type of guy. Yeah, I'm going to scream at you. I'm going to give you that tough love. What the heck are you doing? You know? Like more than, hey, buddy, it's going to be all right. Like, you can't do that.

You know, so I think that Brian Dable's style and just his personality as a guy, not even a coach, this is way more of a fit with Cam. And you're right. Callahan just was not ready. He just wasn't anywhere close to ready for the opportunity. I think he had never been in that position of leading the entire team. Yep. His personality.

He never be in no seat or play. what Brian Callahan is a sweet guy yeah he really is a sweet guy sometimes that's the last thing you need when it comes to leading men he didn't have enough edge to him I remember the most exciting thing that I saw him do was when he yelled at Will Levis what we doing you know now that's the guy right there that needs to be leading somebody right but by and large more often than I it was the you know hey you were late for curfew it's okay just don't be late again No, when you have some moms and dad, like, or are you late again?

I'm about to put these things on you, you know, that kind of deal. Because the fear of repercussion is what stops kids from doing some of the things that they do, right? You know, so I think when you look at Brian Callahan, just, I mean, like you said, I've had the same experience, Tyler, where you're talking about a guy that will give you the shirt off his back, just love talking to you. He laughs at your jokes, even when they're dumb. He's just a good guy to hang around, right? Yeah.

But sometimes you need somebody that you're talking about. just not quite sure where they're, you know, like, man, if I say the wrong thing, this guy might just go, you might just go off. You know, I mean, you need that just element of unpredictability in your code. There's a difference between wanting to have a good time with a guy and going to war with a guy. You know, the type of dude I want next to me, the type of woman I want next to me when I'm doing that kind of stuff. You know what I mean? So I just, I'm just saying, you know, you go to these battles and stuff.

You know, like, I'm going to battle with Kayla Anderson. Okay. Oh, yeah, you are. Yes. We're battling out here. But no, you're 100% right. I just don't think that. And I honestly think that that Will Levis moment might have lost some guys in the locker room.

And he might have lost Will Levis because that was out of character. And I liked seeing fire from Callahan. But, man, I would love to see that done behind closed doors rather than out in Will Levis' face in front of the public like that. Like, I think that was a tough moment for him to come back. You've seen some great with you. Same thing, guys. We've seen some great. Bill Cellecheck has done it.

McSavon's done it. I mean, they've earned the right to do it, though. Callahan has not, you know, I mean. They didn't change who they were for that moment. That's who they were. Exactly. I see that.

And it was maybe uncharacteristic. But in that moment, okay, look, I'm about to put you back out on the field again. You do that again. And you've got to know what's coming for you, but. Well, Will deserved it. Okay, that was a disaster. Well, based off Cam's personality,

the hope is that he responds to, Brian Dable more so than he did to last year's staff. Head coach Robert Sala called him a match made in heaven. So time will tell and we'll see on that front. BOP's got a hot take next for us. That's next on the Titan Squad Show. Support for today's show comes from Warby Parker. If you're active, you know not all sunglasses are built the same.

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Sometimes it just means more. And I hate stealing that from the SEC, but just watching and listening to these fans that cried when goals were scored. I guess there's an appreciation for putting the ball in the net on. the pitch when you've been sitting out there for 86 minutes and it's a zero-zero game. You know what I'm saying? You're going to score field goals. You're going to score touchdowns. You're going to score baskets and basketball. You're going to hit home runs. You're going to put runs on the board. You get all of these things, right? It just seems like there's more of an appreciation in that space.

So when I said in the very beginning about football compared to football, I now have a different respect for the game of football versus the one that we play here. And I completely understand why there is this push, this campaign. to play games in in Australia, in Brazil, in England, in France, in all the Germany, you know what I mean? Because they want to have that same, I guess, reverence globally like we do here in the United States. So I say that with loosely, but it just might mean more in soccer than it does here in the NFL. Bhop, let me ask you this because you mentioned the international games. And obviously the push for that is increased over the last few.

years. Do you think we get teams in the NFL that are stationed overseas? Yeah, I think with the scheduling as it is right now, and I mean, look, look, when you play a game over abroad internationally, you usually have like an extended time during the NBA, because you've got to be able to recover. Yeah. Unless there are more opportunities. Okay. Jacksonville gets to play over in England two weeks in a row, so they don't have to come back. You see what I'm saying? So until we see situations like that where they're able to spend a month over there and play four games before returning or something like that, then it'll always just be the difficulty of travel because it's one thing to go from Seattle playing Miami, right?

How about Seattle playing? Yep. Name some country that's in Europe. You know what I'm saying? What's something different? And therefore, there isn't a competitive advantage. I mean, for either team, unless you're one that's housed there. So until we start seeing the Hamburg jargonauts is part of the NFL, you know what I'm saying, and there's a team that's actually there that plays most of its schedule on in that situation and doesn't have to have travel be a part of it.

It's always going to be more difficult. You know what I mean? Because, I mean, look at Kyle Shanahan. He was convinced having to play a divisional game in Melbourne. You know what I'm thinking about that. A divisional game? Yeah. Against Seattle?

No, L.A. It's a home game. You know, think about that. What if they played that game over in Seattle or in Melbourne and then didn't get the home game in San Fran and had to play it in L.A. You'd be ticked off that you didn't get to play a divisional game when it's as pivotal as this was going to be in front of your hometown crowd to give you that advantage.

So you can see where situations like that would come up and that would actually bring out a disadvantage, which obviously would be counterproductive to what you're trying to do. You know who doesn't care about all that stuff? the owners. They don't care if the coach is mad about not getting their division game. If going to Melbourne and playing that game is going to net them more money than a traditional home game, they're going to do that. I think, Brad, what you mentioned, the little two-week thing, you know how every NFL team has like a country that's, or every country is a, like the Titans

or Ireland, right? And that shameless dude from the WWE is always doing stuff for him. Like these countries get to kind of like, I forget, like franchise the teams. What if the Titans went to their country, Ireland or whatever, and played two games back to back? So you're there for two weeks, which kind of eliminates the health concerns. You know what I mean? One game will be home. One game will technically be away,

so you're not getting screwed out of two home games. They could maybe try to find a way to do that. But the real problem, I talk about the money, the real problem is the taxes. If you play over in England, you're going to get taxed in England. And then you're also going to get taxed where you're at home. So you're getting hit twice over the head.

And as far as I know, and Julian, you know this probably better than me. I've never been overseas, but taxes are pretty brutal in some other places of the world. You know, so like the players may freak out about having their checks taxed multiple times and not just different states, but different countries. You know what I mean? Like that is, that's where I think they may lose that battle is the taxes on the players and everything like that. But I'm for it. You know what I mean?

It doesn't bother me. I like the international atmospheres. The NFL wants to grow the game. Like, you know, as long as it doesn't hurt my team, like you're talking about with the 49ers, where they're losing a critical home game and they don't get that back in some way. As long as it doesn't kill the Titans in that way,

I'm fine with it. I look at it in a little different perspective because I think sometimes you just have to accept, like, not everybody is the same in terms of their sports and their culture. And I think what's beautiful about that is, while it seems like the rest of the world is football and it's so much bigger and so much more appreciated, it almost makes it special, though, for us when we do get to host something like

the World Cup, right? Or we do get to like travel overseas to experience it for ourselves. And I think it's smart the NFL is getting involved internationally, but I don't think we need to make it anything more than that because I think that's special for them, too, to experience what our game of football truly means to us because we all know here football is above everything else. And rightfully so, I mean, it's just, it is what it is. That's what it's always been here in America. So I think there's an appreciation of like everybody kind of has that sport that is their sport. It just seems like it's more popular in terms of worldwide

for football compared to our football. And we know why, right? Let's just be real about. why soccer is the most popular sport on earth, because it's the cheapest to play. Period. Ball, ground. Football, you need pads. Yeah, basketball, you need a hoop. Baseball, you need to love. Hockey is expensive, yeah.

That's why baseball is the second most popular sport internationally, because you can tie rags together and hit with a broomstick and play baseball. But football, you need pads and all that stuff, you know what I mean? So outside of just, it was invented here and it's not as old as soccer, soccer is the most popular because the reality is most other countries around the world or a lot of other countries. The average citizen ain't living life like we live in America. And soccer is a silly to get into. Tyler, how do we steal the name football from soccer?

Yeah, that was brutal. That had to be pure pettiness, right? You know, like we're not doing what England does. Never, you know what I mean? Like they were just like, screw that. after after going overseas i was out there when france lost in the semifinals to to uh to spain and win or lose you wouldn't have known it because of how crazy it is out there like NFL is the biggest here by far but it still doesn't even touch what soccer is to the rest of the world

which is it's pretty nuts to think about and kind of we saw it firsthand this summer here in america when i was talking about teams you know potentially being added I would think that if it were going to be, it would be more like Canada or Mexico City just because of how, you know, that's easy. Yeah. And, you know, teams,

we've been playing games there. And Buffalo basically plays in Canada anyway, right? Yeah. And so that would be, I think, the first place. If it were to, at the NFL were to expand internationally out of the U.S., it'd probably be those two. But yeah, interesting, interesting for sure. On the other side of the break, we have some questions and comments from the live chat.

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I just think if you're overly concerned about your mechanics and if you're thinking too much about the play, your progressions, and all the stuff he was probably overwhelming. with last year, I can see how you aren't able to play nice and loose. You know what I mean? You're just thinking too much. It's going too fast. You're a rookie.

So that makes sense, Kelly. I think Cam Ward plays more loose, plays more like himself. He'll be fine. And the constant stress of being chased around. I mean, he was hit 55, 55 sacks allowed last year. Yeah. You know, constantly being put on your butt. Like that's, I'm sure, going to add to some tension.

It creates bad habits over time. Sure. The only way that you play loose is if you know exactly. what you're doing at all times in the football field. I mean, you're able to play fast. You're able to play loose when you know exactly what you're doing. Maybe when you have more contributions into what's being told of you to do. You know what I mean?

So at the end of the day, his comfort, his level of looseness, as you're asking there, Kelly, will totally come from his mastery of what he's doing. Yeah. And that might take a little bit throughout this season because, again, he's bringing in or he's being paired with yet another new offensive coordinator. and offensive mind. And so it might take a minute, but I will say this,

like that's clearly going to be a lot faster, I feel like, than it was with Callahan, because I just don't think, again, we go back to that pairing. I just don't think it was favorable for Cam, now that we kind of see seeing behind the scenes.

I think we'll see that much quicker this season with him maybe being able to feel more comfortable in softens. And that's the perfect segue to the next one, Kayla. Mimant 24-7, when talking about the relationship, that we saw the quarterback show between Cameron Ward and Brian Callan. I wouldn't say that Cam was unhappy. He could just tell the difference in coaching and the level of detail.

Maybe that's fair. Maybe that's a fair response to put it. I said that he seemed unhappy, so that's a direct response. And maybe you're right. I think it's possible that maybe he's not like mad at Brian Callahan. He's just like, wow, I'm learning so much more. I guess it's like, can you compliment your new person without it being like if I say, yeah, my new girlfriend, man, she, she cooks for me every night.

I can't believe it. It's great. How much of that is a shot at your previous girlfriend that she didn't cook enough for you? Like, where's the line there of, oh, I'm just complimenting the new person. And yeah, it's a shot at the old person. That's really, we're just talking about where that line is drawn. But maybe you're right. Maybe it's not unhappiness with Callahan.

It's just truly remarking on his happiness with Dable. Yeah, I think that Daniel's son wasn't truly unhappy with Mr. Miyagi. He just wanted to do that. He was tired of washing cars. He was tired of doing, you know, to paint the fence. He was tired of doing all this stuff, right? And he didn't see himself being, you know, groomed to be the guy, you know? So while he expressed his discomfort in doing all the laborer stuff, he didn't feel he was being trained.

And also, maybe Mr. Miyagi was just bringing him along as he would a pupil. You know what I mean? And that's probably part of the example that we saw earlier when Brian Callahan was like, hey when you settle down we'll be more on you we'll put more on you what Brian Gable might be saying here here's that kitchen sink I want you to take care of you know I'm pulling it right at you and so Bhop Bhop can you do that Brian Callahan impression one more time please this next one more time please this next one you know this nice guy you know this next one's about the O line and it's kind of a two-parter from two different

And B. Hop, you can address both of them here in your answer. B. Dozier 2000 said, J.C. is better on the left. And then Emmanuel Hoski adds by saying, there's a very good chance we still have the worst O line in the league this year, even with progress on cam and wide receiver upgrades. What do you think about those two comments, Baja? Well, I do see him being a left tackle. I mean, I know that he has probably, I guess, more right tackle abilities. And I say abilities, because he's not super athletic. He is a thick trunk guy, and it doesn't have the fastest guy

in and out of his stance, and this and that's usually where right tackles who are more run dominant. That's where they live. So it looks like that, but he can play left tackle. And I think that, you know, one year sample size

is probably not enough to determine which one he did more than better than the other. This third year will tell us that for sure. Now, and also that statement about this being the worst offense line, there's not a zero percent. chance that's what i'll just say that they're right there's not a no percent chance that so you're saying there's a chance i mean dumb and runner would have it you know there there might be a situation like that especially when you got two unproven guys in the middle the only constant that we know of

is scornski he's going to be the guy you know we need dan to live up to that check he gets every single month you know i mean and we'll see what year three looks like for uh for young pedwan at the right tackle spot. You know what I mean? I just want to say I, it's my personal opinion based on the film that I've watched that J.C. Latham's best football of his career was the back half of last season at right tackle. So that I would disagree with the statement that he was better at left tackle. I don't think that his rookie season was better than the back half of last year when he got healthy and finally started to turn things on. So maybe that'll give you a little more optimism for Latham going forward. I all I mean, you also have to remember.

he played right tackle in Alabama. That was his, how was his position? And that's what got him drafted. Obviously, they thought they'd feel comfortable when he came here to put him at left because he has the ability to. But I think he'll be good. If he could turn it to that next level, I think he's going to be fine at left tackle.

Oh, let me say this quick as off of what Emmanuel was saying about Dan Moore being gone next year. I'm going to say this. This is a hot take. If Dan Moore makes an argument, All anything team, all pro, all Pro Bowl, or whatever. If Dan Moore makes a Pro Bowl, we're going to the Super Bowl. Oh, yeah, I mean.

No, no, no. Think about why this said. Yeah, what I think about the Domino effect. Yeah. If Dan Moore is just, just Marlin cats. Dogging, yeah. He's killing people. And he gets to the Pro Bowl or makes it all,

or even all poor, are you kidding me? And that means that this line is just dominating. Yeah, we will definitely be going to the Super Bowl. Because you typically don't get honors like that just from being good. Your team has to be pretty good too, especially for a guy like Dan Moore who isn't already given like a good reputation. And that's what a lot of things are based on. You know, I think that, I mean, I'm here for it.

I doubt it, but I'm here for it. I have been throwing out the theory that like next year they get rid of Dan Moore to save the money and they draft a tackle. But I honestly think that they may just keep Dan Moore because they don't need the money and draft a tackle. tackle anyway and just hope that the tackle can beat him out. And if not, you still have a veteran and Dan Moore. So, like, I'm starting to feel less confident that he won't be here after the season.

I just think it's crazy that we're still talking about minus this year and drafting, thank goodness, in a way, you know, a weapon like Carnell Tate. We've been draft, I mean, we've seen him be putting their, you know, emphasis on the line here in the past few years now. And it's like, we got Skronski that's starting to pan out. and being like who could primarily be that guy, but it's like, God, I was hoping the line would be at least somewhat finished by now. And we're still remodeling the place.

You know the Titans are off their path when the O line's been bad this long. This ain't Titans football, man. Come on. Bhop, 10%. Somebody has the percentage of that Dan Moore makes a pro bowl or all pro team. He's not. As Kayla's answer. 90% chance that he won't. That's a huge number, man.

Manuel Hoski said 1%. That's horrible. Last thing here, this was asked earlier in the show. Bhop, what kind of chair is that? Because it looks like he's hovering on top of it. This game chair, I don't even know. You know what? I found a chair that it actually, it heats and it has vibration to it too. Oh, great. Hey, that's that NFL money, baby. I ain't got it like that. I ain't got that. I ain't got that NFL money. It's the game chair, man. That's funny. I think that's a good place to end right there.

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