Morning Drive

Talking all things Titans with Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com for the final hour.  We head right to the phones on HC Robert Saleh and his DL rotation plan already out the window.  We get back into the Cam Ward footwork conversation.  Is there a scenario where he can get that fixed this season?  Why is still a problem?  We take more of your texts.  With the Titans playing Derrick Henry this week, what were the chances he could've stayed with the Titans instead of moving on to the Ravens?  Plus, a quote from Robert Saleh on QB Zach Wilson during his tenure with the Jets.

Talking Titans to begin the 2nd hour as the team head to Baltimore to take on the Ravens and RB Derrick Henry.  This will be the first time Henry plays his former team.  How are fans feeling about it?  Sounds like a lot of them are cool with Henry having a big game.  Henry still hasn't slowed down and continues to climb up the record books.  We take your phones.  Paul Kuharsky hops in studio for his weekly visit.  We get into the Cam Ward discussion and whether or not it would be beneficial for him to spend time as the backup.  PK has the rant of the day.

Wednesday's show begins with a little Nashville Predators talk after the team released its opening night roster.  Youngster Brady Martin was sent down to the AHL, and the team is currently carrying nine defenseman.  It's important that the team gets off to a fast start this season.  How do we think they are going to handle the goalie playing time?  We get into the latest college football news and notes after the Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act.  What are the chances it passes the House too?  A former Auburn staffer was arrested after it was determined he shared trade secrets with other teams.

We get back into the Titans talk in the final hour.  Joe wonders if there is a point in the season if the team is struggling where they would consider trading away Jeffery Simmons.  Would it make sense?  What kind of offer would the team need in return?  We head to your phones.  Are there any other veteran players on the Titans that might have a trade market as the season progresses?  What about interest levels in Ridley or Pollard?  We close out the show with your final phones.

Tennessee dropped a close on to Texas on Saturday and the SEC ruled that the onside kick for the Vols should've been called a penalty.  How crazy would that have gotten if UT had found a way to win?  The path to the postseason for Vandy is looking pretty tough after the loss to Auburn and four top 10 teams left on the schedule.  Can they find a way?  MTSU HC Derek Mason was not happy with the officials in his postgame press conference.  Joe has his 24 football questions on the Rex Rant.

We start off the show on Tuesday with some of the latest NFL news and notes after the Bears crushed the Eagles on MNF.  The Vikings traded QB J.J. McCarthy to the Giants.  What did we make of the return?  We get into the Titans and Cam Ward talk.  Do we think even some of the Titans coaches are surprised he hasn't been better?  Some fans are becoming more and more sour on Ward as the weeks go by.  The OL has started out pretty well, but how concerning are the injuries at RG?  RT Latham has been very good and even LT Moore has held his own.

Cory Curtis from News 2 joins the show for his weekly visit to help us break down the Titans loss to the Giants and what he saw from Cam Ward.  We head back to your phones.  Why has the offense started so slowly in these games?  Did we think the Titans were going to score and win on the final drive?  What is up with Jeffery Simmons playing 98% of the snaps on defense?

We continue the Titans reaction and take your phones to begin the 2nd hour.  Some of the fancy stats have not been kind to Cam Ward.  OC Daboll had some interesting reaction shots in the booth.  We talk a little Vols this hour following the loss to Texas.  The offense and QB Faizon Brandon didn't have a great day either.  What kind of look was this for Josh Heupel and the coaching staff?  Hey, at least hockey is back this week, right?  Robby has the Rob Rant to close the hour.

Robby and Joe have full reaction to the Titans 12-7 loss at the New York Giants on Sunday.  Once again, it was not a great day for the offense and QB Cam Ward.  When will this team win again?  Sounds like the fans are becoming more and more down on Ward as the QB of the future.  The offense could get nothing done in the first half of the game.  What happened on the last INT to seal it? We take plenty of your phones.  No, the Titans should not bench Ward for Trubisky.  Is it fair to say we expected more from this coaching staff?

We have our weekly visit with ESPN Titans reporter Turron Davenport ahead of the Titans' matchup vs the Giants.  What are some keys to a win, and how bad will the weather get?  We react to some of what TD had to say and head to your phones.  We pick the Titans, Vols, and Vandy games, along with a few others in Pigskin Pick 'Em.  We wrap up the week with final thoughts on Vols vs Texas, and Titans vs Giants.

Big matchup in Knoxville on Saturday as the Vols welcome top-ranked Texas to town.  How are we feeling about the game?  What could this game mean for the tenure of HC Josh Heupel?  If the Vols find a way to win, what does that mean for its path to the college football playoff?  Could the headset communication get a little whacky with the President scheduled to attend?  Joe pays tribute to a 20 year old Michigan State radio rant.  Robby has the Rob Rant of the day.

It was not a good night for Robby's Packers on TNF after they got destroyed by Atlanta.  Joe asks the question; What if Daboll leaves the Titans and they have an opening at OC at the end of the season?  Could Matt LaFleur be a candidate to take over if he doesn't last in Green Bay?  The start of the season has been hot in both the NFL and college football.  Do leagues need to keep that in mind moving forward as they add games?  We talk some Titans, and apparent PFF loves the start JC Latham has had on the OL.  Sounds like this Titans vs Giants game could be played in some bad weather.  We touch on some of the other top NFL matchups this weekend.

Senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson from NFLBlueBook.com joins the show for his weekly visit to discuss all things Titans and NFL.  What has he thought of the Titans after two weeks and the upcoming matchup vs the Giants?  What is going on in Arizona with WR Marvin Harrison Jr?  We react more to some of what Charles had to say and take your question.  We wrap up the show with some thoughts on Robby's Packers' matchup vs Atlanta tonight.

Gentry Estes of The Tennessean joins the show to help breakdown the upcoming weekend for the Titans, Vols, and Vandy.  Does Gentry have a pick in the battle of UTs?  We get more into the matchup in Knoxville and some of the keys for Tennessee win.  We take your phones.  How will freshman QB Faizon Brandon handle his toughest test of the season?  How are we feeling about Vandy's chances at Auburn?  Joe has his Rex Rant of the day.

Robby and Joe begin talking some Titans on this Thursday.  The team heads to New York to face the Giants and backup QB Jameis Winston on Sunday.  How badly do they need to win this game?  If they can't win the game, when is the next realistic chance at a win?  What are some fair expectations for Cam Ward in this contest?  Can the secondary make some plays for the defense, and what kind of scheme should Saleh try this week?  We wrap up hour one with the Best and Worst in Sports This Week.

Paul Kuharsky continues his weekly visit in studio talking all things Titans.  The team heads to New York this week to face the Giants and backup QB Jameis Winston.  The Titans haven't always had great success against backup QBs.  How worrisome is the lack of pass rush for the defense right now?  How can they get more out of rookie 1st round pick Keldrick Faulk?  We get into some of the snap counts from the defense, and Marcus Harris flashing well in the secondary.  Should they consider playing some more man to man defense at times?  We take plenty of your phones as fans are worried the Titans are going to lose to Winston.

We move to the Titans talk for the remainder of show.  How have we felt about the offensive line through two games?  Some of the stats say it's been pretty good.  Do we think that is sustainable all season?  Paul Kuharsky from PaulKuharsky.com hops in studio with the guys.  We get more into the OL and JC Latham early season play.  Who in the WR corps should be getting the most targets?  Has Cam Ward done a good enough job of playing through the pass rush pressure?  Joe has the Rex Rant directed at PK to close the hour.

Robby and Joe start Wednesday's program with the latest news and notes from around the NFL.  Former Titans QB Will Levis has finally found a new team after signing with the practice squad for the New York Jets.  The New York Giants got some bad injury news as QB Jaxson Dart is now expected to miss more time than originally thought.  We get back into the college football conversation.  Who is more to blame for NC State's blunder that led to the win for Vandy?  Did the coaches tell the QB to run around like that?  What are the chances LSU does not make the playoff following the loss to Ole Miss.  Is LSU losing a good thing for college football?  Plus, the college QB narratives are changing by the week.

Chris Vannini, college football writer for The Athletic, joins the show to share his early impressions on the season and upcoming matchup between the Vols and Texas.  Robby and Joe yell at the AP voters about some of the latest AP poll rankings.  There are a handful of good SEC games lined up with Vanderbilt and Ole Miss both coming in as underdogs.  We get back into the Titans talk and the upcoming matchup vs the Giants.  What kind of chance is this for the Titans to get a win after NYG QB Jaxson Dart suffered a knee sprain last night?  We close out the show with your final phones.

We continue some of the discussion on the Titans and how they can get more out of the pass rush.  Who would we like to see make some plays?  We listen to some comments from WR Elic Ayomanor about his mindset during the week.  Training camp for the Nashville Predators is in full force with the second preseason game tonight.  What are our early thoughts on the upcoming season?  Big weekend of college football lined up as Tennessee is set to host Texas.  How are we feeling about the latest hype on Arch Manning and his pro prospects?  Robby has the Rob Rant to close the hour.

Robby and Joe begin with some thoughts on the MNF matchup from last night after the Rams took down the Giants.  New York QB Jaxson Dart was injured in the game, putting his status vs the Titans this week in doubt.  We react to some of what Titans HC Robert Saleh had to say at his press conference yesterday about the team being cautious in the red zone at the end of the game vs the Eagles.  How much does that tell us about their lack of confidence in Cam Ward?  Were we expecting more of an impact early on from rookie WR Carnell Tate?  How can they get more production from him and the entire WR room?  What about rookie DL Keldrick Faulk, and when is it fair to start seeing more plays from him?  We take your phones as always.

Cory Curtis from News 2 hops on the show for his weekly visit to share his observation from the Titans after the 24-20 loss to the Eagles.  Robby and Joe react to what Cory had to say and take your phones.  The guys share some of their biggest thoughts on the game.  How worrisome is it that the team continues to lose the time of possession so badly?  This game won't matter too much if they put up a dud vs the Giants next week.  We close the show with your final phones.

We continue the talk and your reaction to the Titans' loss to Philly.  Did we have any issues with the trash talk from Jeffery Simmons and Cam Ward?  We did see improvement from the team this week.  How did we think Ward did with his pocket presence?  How has JC Latham looked through two games?  We transition to a little college football talk after Vandy got one of the craziest wins you'll ever see, and Ole Miss took down Lane and LSU.  Joe has the Rex Rant to wrap up the hour.

The Tennessee Titans dropped game two of the season to the Eagles on Sunday, 24-20, and Robby and Joe are breaking it all down.  What did we think of the performance after the week one loss to the Jets?  Is there such thing as a 'morale victory' for the team?  Eagles QB Jalen Hurts made some key plays when it mattered most.  We take your phones.  Is there any reason to be frustrated with the officials today?  It felt like the pass rush was much better for the Titans in the second half.  It's been a rough start to the season for the AFC South, as three teams have begun 0-2 and the Jags 1-1.

ESPN Titans reporter Turron Davenport hops on for his weekly visit talking all things Titans.  What has he thoughts on the press conference this week?  What will be the key vs Philly?  We break down more what TD had to say.  Surely the Titans need to come out and show some fight this week.  We pick some game in our weekly Pigskin Pick 'Em segment, and close out the week with some thoughts on LSU vs Ole Miss and final thoughts on Titans.

We have our weekly visit with Charles Robinson of NFLBlueBook.com discussing all things Titans and NFL.  Charles has a new article out on Cam Ward and comparing his early career to Bryce Young.  What other storylines stand out this week?  We react to what Charles had to say and get more into people being mad at Kuharsky for his questions.  Robby has the Rob Rant to close the hour.

Robby and Joe begin with some thoughts on the Bills' win over the Lion on the TNF last night.  Apparently some people are mad at Paul Kuharsky online for his line of questioning.  It's another big weekend of college football, and some fans are not happy about the recent direction of College Gameday.  Vanderbilt will be starting freshman Jared Curtis at QB for the first time.  What do we think about the matchup vs NC State?  Which are some of the other contests we are looking forward to?  We close the hour with some thoughts on the Titans vs Eagles.  George from the Boro called in once again.  Titans OC Brian Daboll didn't really say much at his weekly press conference yesterday.

We continue the Titans talk in the final hour on Thursday.  Cam Ward spoke yesterday on his progress as a player and does it feel like he's at the 'floor' of his development right now?  Does Ward actually believe he's playing well right now?  How badly does he need a good game this week vs the Eagles?  We take your phones.  Who, other than Ward, needs to have a bounce-back game this week?  We wrap up the show with some CFB news after UNC DC Steve Belichick resigned this morning.

The big college football game this weekend is Lane Kiffin's return to Ole Miss as the HC of LSU.  There has been an update to the injury report after LSU listed starting QB Sam Leavitt as doubtful for the contest.  Are we buying it?  Is Kiffin up to some shenanigans?  We get back into the NFL and go over some of the big storylines for week two.  Lions and Bills tonight is a big one, along with some of the other key matchups.  Joe has some words for Michigan in the Rex Rant.

Robby and Joe are talking Titans in the first hour of the show on Thursday.  HC Robert Saleh and QB Cam Ward took to the podium yesterday.  We discuss some of their comments on the team.  Saleh was asked about Ward's demeanor and is he taking enough blame for his play.  Ward had a back and forth with Paul Kuharsky about his performance and if he thinks he's at the floor of his progress.  Saleh also had some comments on Ward's play and said he doesn't think he's regressed.  We take your phones, and wrap up the hour with the Best and Worst in Sports This Week.

Paul Kuharsky from PaulKuharsky.com is in studio for his weekly visit to talk all things Titans.  We get more into the 'lifeless' performance from the Titans in the loss to the Jets.  Is it fair for the coaches and players to tell everyone it's only week one?  What about the postgame comments from Jeffery Simmons?  We head to your phones.  What else are players supposed to say after a game like that?  We get more thoughts on Ward and his development this season.  Some fans are asking if the team should move on to Trubisky already.  We close out with some thoughts on the upcoming matchup vs the Eagles.

We turn our attention to the Titans in the 2nd hour of the show.  How much patience is fair to show for Cam Ward as he starts his second year?  Do we think Ward should be further along than he is?  How have some other promising young QBs been ruined early in their careers?  Paul Kuharsky joins the show and shares his thoughts on what he saw from the team in the loss vs the Jets.  Did it look like Ward regressed from last season?  Joe has the Rex Rant of the day.

We begin Wednesday's show talking some college football as The Athletic released a new report on the roster budgets for college football teams.  What do we make of most of the numbers?  How are we feeling about the budgets for the Vols and Vandy?  Given what UT is paying, what should be fair expectations for the team and HC Josh Heupel?  We take your phones.  Vanderbilt HC Clark Lea announced yesterday that Jared Curtis will be the starting QB.  What does he do for the ceiling of the Dores this year?