C.J. STROUD JOB ON THE LINE? Keith Bulluck breaks down the AFC South

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Southern Hospitality, baby!
The AFC South, CJ, Trevor, Indiana Jones, Cam Ward.
I'm breaking it down right now.
Plus, one of my close friends from childhood and from Syracuse,
Titans legend, Keith Bullock is in the house.
We're going to talk about our Little League baseball squad,
my athletic prowess, I can hit, ask Keith,
and then we're going to take up in the division.
Shine time starts right now.
CJ Stroud does not want you to recognize him.
I get a haircut every three weeks.
We should send the crew to film it.
I always feel good.
Cutler Salon, it's unbelievable.
CJ Stroud has changed his appearance in hopes you don't remember him.
You don't want to recognize him after that dismal performance
against New England in New England.
The Texans should have won that game.
They could have won that game.
If they would have punted on third down,
they would have won that game.
Arguably the worst playoff performance we've ever seen
by a quarterback ever in the playoffs.
The numbers are bad.
Look at that.
Four interceptions, a quarterback rating of 28.
I mean, he attempted 47 passes, completed 20.
If they would have just taken a knee, they would have won that game.
New England was giving it away.
CJ Stroud said, ah, I'm good.
That was last year.
New CJ Stroud, new haircut, new season, and kind of a vital one for CJ
as everyone in Houston needs to figure out if he's worthy of a new contract.
Remember, CJ Stroud as a rookie was majestic.
Last two years, not so much.
Now the Texans are the betting favorite to win the AFC South.
Frankly, I favor the Texans.
I would not bet the Texans.
Now, when I say favor the Texans, I think at the end of the day,
they've got so many elements that are unbelievable.
D'Amico Ryans is superb.
He's one of the best coaches in the National Football League.
I've known D'Amico for a long time.
He's a player with the Houston Texans.
And he has come in and no surprise, he's been able to kick ass and take names
and change the entire culture for the Houston Texans.
Smiling here, no nonsense in terms of running a tight ship
and the accountability and how he coaches.
I think D'Amico Ryans, unbelievable coach, unbelievable dude.
And his positivity, his focus, his attention to detail
permeates to that entire organization.
I think the Houston Texans are going to be a strong team this year.
And their upside is to go to the Super Bowl.
And we talked about this in real time last year, right?
The Houston Texans, I think of the odds for the odds board.
The best bet is over on wins.
I can't see any scenario where they don't hit double-digit wins.
Because D'Amico's that great, that defense is that special.
And that defense was good enough to win a Super Bowl last year.
That was a championship defense.
For my money, the Houston Texans last year had the best defense in the NFL.
I've got to vote for first-team All-Pro in all the NFL awards.
And Miles Garrett was my pick for the Defensive Player of the Year.
Obviously, he won.
I had three Texans on my ballot of five.
When you look at that Texans defense, and you look at Will Anderson,
and you look at what Stingley brings to the table,
I mean, it's absolutely terrific.
And Hunter up front.
I mean, these guys, they're phenomenal on every single level.
I am obsessed.
I'm impressed.
And that always goes back to our guy D'Amico Ryan.
And listen, Will Anderson is a special ball player.
Love everything in terms of what we've seen.
And Anderson and Hunter and Stingley,
these are three of the elite players when you look at defense.
And this is a brilliantly coached team.
Now, Nico Collins is a superstar.
And I'm not just throwing that word around.
If he played for the Cowboys instead of the Texans,
I wouldn't have to sell you on that.
I think, and I love that he was on Jeremy Fowler's list
for the top 10 for wide receivers.
I actually thought he was too low.
I think he should have been the sixth-best wide receiver.
I think Nico Collins is everything you want.
I think they have good depth.
And when you look at the receiver position,
David Montgomery comes in to run the football.
It all comes back to C.J. Stroud.
If C.J. Stroud is good, this team will be great.
If C.J. Stroud is competent,
not even a superstar like he was as a rookie,
the Texans will win this division going away.
But the last two years,
we haven't seen the C.J. Stroud we saw in his rookie season.
So I love C.J. Stroud at Ohio State.
Loved him the first year in Houston.
Always was convinced that he would bounce back.
I think the world of him is a person.
I think that he wants to win more than anything else.
Proof's gotta be in the pudding.
New offensive coordinator Nick Caley comes in.
That's a huge key to the Houston Texans and their success.
I'm picking Houston to win the division.
Houston is my pick.
But I'm not, and that's going into training camp.
I always say I don't lock in my picks
until the Wednesday before Labor Day.
But going into training camp,
I slightly favor Houston over Jacksonville
and over the Indianapolis Colts.
Now, you have to remember,
it was Jacksonville who won the division last year.
And I think there's a case to be made
that they are disrespected.
And I'll tell you how this works, right?
A couple of things.
First of all, it's Jacksonville's smaller market.
Then, of course, you have the fact
that they lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Going into that game,
I said the winner of Buffalo, Jacksonville
was going to the Super Bowl.
I picked Buffalo.
It was a close game.
Now, in terms of an odds board,
bang the over for Jacksonville for wins.
Jacksonville should be able to win 10 games.
Now, I think they get dinged somewhat
in the court of public opinion
because of, again, small market,
who they are in terms of that playoff loss last year,
which kind of resonates to people.
And their offseason was quiet.
Didn't have a first-round pick.
Made the Travis Hunter deal on draft day
a couple of years ago.
And it's just a nondescript offseason
from a nondescript team.
Travis Etienne left the squad.
So it's a different kind of feel.
Now, Trevor Lawrence is a star.
Trevor Lawrence, a great player.
Trevor Lawrence, a franchise quarterback.
Liam Cohen, the head coach.
Mr. Duval himself brought the most
out of Trevor Lawrence last year.
And I think the arrow's only going up.
You got to remember, again,
it's important for this conversation.
Trevor Lawrence and the Jags were piping hot
down the stretch of the season last year
with a real opportunity to make that run in the playoffs.
Their matchup was poor.
Buffalo beat them.
And the rest is history.
But this defense is really good.
Travis Hunter has to be a star, right?
He was supposed to be the Shohei Ohtani
of the National Football League.
And listen, I mean,
he wasn't even the Anthony Rendon.
I mean, it was a problem.
I mean, and I love Travis Hunter.
I'm not throwing random shade.
I just think, you know,
considering all they gave up
and, you know,
he needs to contribute on offense,
needs to contribute on defense.
You know, you look at Heinz Allen,
he's terrific.
You look at Walker, he's terrific.
They have a bunch of dogs on defense.
This team is absolutely capable
of making the playoffs
and making a run in the postseason.
I think Travis Hunter,
living up to where he was drafted,
I think that is supremely important here
when you look at it for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
But I, right now by a hair,
would go Houston,
Jacksonville,
both teams hitting the over
when it comes to the win total,
and then Indianapolis.
And honestly,
I feel like the human emoji
when it comes to the Colts.
A shrug.
Because I will tell you,
I took the cheese on Indianapolis
in the middle of the season
and I rightly destroyed
and stand by every word
on Daniel Jones as a giant.
He was terrible.
Daniel Jones played really well
before he got hurt last year.
The team fell apart,
didn't have a requisite backup.
We all know what happened.
You know, they had to bring
a Phillip Rivers in.
Daniel Jones is currently,
as we speak,
we'll see what happens,
on track to start week one.
If he's ready to rock and roll,
listen, Daniel Jones should be able
to play like he did last year
when this team was 8-1,
when this team had the lead
in Kansas City.
I was like, you know what?
They're going to be able to win the AFC.
They were on track
to not only making the playoffs,
they were going to have
Now, I think their offseason was weird.
I didn't understand or like
the Michael Pittman trade at all.
Again, and this is dangerous,
I like the over for the Colts as well.
I think they're going to hit 8-9 wins,
defensive strong, coaching strong.
Jonathan Taylor is an absolute star
and I think he's going to have
another incredible year.
Make sure you get him in fantasy.
Sauce Gardner, the former Jets,
obviously he's going to have,
I think, a terrific full season
for the Indianapolis Colts.
Remember, they made that trade
thinking they were going to go for it
and bam, we saw the injury.
So I do think there's that feel
going into camp of man,
what could go wrong
went wrong in the second half
and they're certainly a team
that has a lot of
really strong players on it.
I just wonder aloud
if the other two teams
in the AFC South are better.
And look, then we have the Titans
and I want to spend a second
on Tennessee, right?
And Nashville legend Keith Bullock
is going to join us in a little bit.
But here's where I'm at with Tennessee.
I think Tennessee is going
to surprise some people.
I think Tennessee is going to be
in more games and win more games
than people anticipate.
Say what you want about Robert Sala
as the Jets head coach
and I said it, I think he's an upgrade.
I think that Brian Dayball
for Cam Warren, perfect.
I think that that is going to be
a tremendous pairing.
Look, six and a half wins
is a big number for Tennessee.
Only one off the pace
if you look at it
for the Indianapolis Colts.
I would not be surprised
if they won six, seven games.
I like what they did with Tate.
I was surprised in real time,
but you catch your breath
and you say, all right,
that makes sense.
I love Cam Ward of Miami,
love them as the number one pick.
And I think Ward and Tate
are going to be a great combination.
You know, I think they did
a great job bringing in Robinson.
They can run the ball with authority.
Jeffrey Simmons is an absolute stud.
I wouldn't bet on the Tennessee Titans,
but I will tell you,
we start getting into our NFL picks
against the spread
during the course of a season,
which is always fun.
We'll pick games every single week,
best bats,
picking everything you need
for an NFL season
on a football Friday.
I bet I take the Tennessee Titans
to cover in a lot of games
or a Moneyline upset special
because I think Sala
is the right guy at the right time.
I love Dayball
as an offensive coach
and an offensive mastermind.
And I think he's going to be
terrific for Cam Ward.
And I think Cam Ward
is going to have
a terrific second season.
Like, looking for a backup
quarterback in fantasy,
this is the guy.
People forget he went
number one in the draft.
You know, think what
could go wrong, went wrong.
I mean, Callahan got fired.
Mike McCoy, I mean,
no one even remembers
he was the head coach
for a period of time.
The organization's sloppy.
They've been a mess.
I think they righted the ship
in the offseason.
So I'm not telling you
in any way, shape or form
to bet any overs or make any.
I wouldn't bet any unders either
on the Tennessee Titans.
But I'm telling you,
the former New York coaches
who are now in Tennessee
are going to make a major impact
on the Tennessee Titans.
So I'm telling you,
remember the Titans.
Joining me right now
to discuss the Tennessee Titans
and the rest of the AFC South,
none other than my childhood friend,
former Tennessee Titans All-Pro
and the host of Bullseye View,
new weekly episodes
on YouTube every single week.
My guy, the great Keith Bullock.
KB, it's good to see you, man.
Thanks for having me.
I'm digging the studio.
Looks great, doesn't it?
Yeah, I happen to be in New York
and I get to come through.
This is awesome.
I know Nashville is home for you,
but I know that New York
is also home as well.
Syracuse, obviously.
We went to college together,
grew up in New City together,
played in Little League together.
Little League, Babe Ruth Prep, too.
By the way,
can we tell that story quickly?
Well, first of all, Babe Ruth,
OK, when we were 13,
New City Phillies won a championship.
Champions.
You played short.
I played first.
We're on the all-star team together.
East Fish Kill.
That's right.
Living the dream.
Utica.
Utica, New York, baby.
Lost the first game.
Double elimination.
Won every game after.
Every game.
And then lost the final game.
And then, you know,
that's just how it goes sometimes.
But that's when I feel like
baseball is the purest.
When you're young and you're playing
and then you make these all-star teams
and you play with, you know,
other guys around the league
that have been on other teams.
Obviously, you know, my baseball skills
wore out pretty soon after that.
Well, let's get into that, too.
Give you another story, right?
I mean, you want to let's do it.
So we're 15 years old.
The following year.
So 15 years old and they take 19 kids
on the all-star team.
Yes.
They have to cut it down to 15.
And the other four that don't
make it become alternates.
Alternates.
So you're pretty much not on the team.
You're not on the team.
Not on the team.
So you go from all-star to non-all-star.
And they tell me when I say
something that's not right.
They change the rules.
Where it went from New City
to Clarkstown to expand
the rosters because they thought
they were making a run to the 15-year-old
Babe Ruth World Series.
They thought they were.
And then two of the four cuts.
These two guys right here.
And they did it.
Like you played in the NFL.
They did it publicly.
They called us out on the field.
I'm crying.
You put your arm around me.
Then the team that was ultimately
the roster lost the first two games.
They lost the first two games.
And then I actually got a call
to like come by then.
I was playing AAU basketball, man.
I'm not taking, you know, second fiddle.
But that was really the last time
I played baseball with that team.
And it all worked out.
We did okay.
We did all right.
You know.
But I'll never forget that.
I always say that's the only team
I ever got cut from.
I mean, who cuts Keith Bullock?
I mean, my goodness.
Who does that?
I was an alternate,
but you might as well be cut.
I mean, we felt like we were cut.
Kind of like, you know,
we still had friends on the team,
but kind of rooted against them.
I mean, you know,
justify that we should have made it.
By the way, just tell the audience
I could hit.
Yes.
Contact.
Always.
I never don't recall you striking out.
Contact.
Always going to put the ball in play.
Slap hitter.
That's right.
Lefty.
Yeah.
There you go.
And can go opposite field.
I remember that about you, too.
It only we only played till 15,
but we played in some really
intense baseball up there.
It was fun.
It was a lot of fun.
And then, of course,
we went to Syracuse together.
And I'll tell that story.
So I'm getting an interview,
you know, the way they did it at Syracuse.
You go to your locker.
They say, oh, you have an interview.
And it's in the cafeteria.
And I go.
I don't know why I'm getting interviewed.
I'm not playing yet at all.
And I go in the cafeteria
and I see Adam sitting there.
And I'm like, hey, Adam, what's up?
What are you doing here?
He's like, I'm having an interview with you.
And I was like, oh, snap.
And it was very professional
then at the time.
So it's always great to see you, Pete Damo.
There's a bunch of guys, Scott Hanson.
There's a bunch of guys that went to Syracuse
and that I remember just from being on campus
and, you know, them starting out
and seeing them thrive now.
I love that.
And listen, Pete's still one of my close friends,
one of my best friends from college.
And it's interesting.
I try to explain this to the kids.
Like the years we were there,
Syracuse was phenomenal.
I mean, the years you played.
The four years I was in school,
you were there for five as a red shirt.
Donovan was our quarterback for four years.
Every game mattered.
And then that's how you know,
well, you start to see if you have a quarterback
on a foot like a football and football,
if you have a quarterback that's capable,
like you always have a shot.
Like at Syracuse,
we always had a shot with Donovan McNabb.
We started one in three one year
and then we made it to the Fiesta Bowl.
So I like the fact that I had an opportunity
to play for,
you know, a top 25,
top 10 school in college.
That was a great experience.
And we had the experience
of our basketball team freshman year
going to the championship game.
I try to explain that as well.
I mean, we made the tournament obvious every year,
but our first year on campus.
That was amazing.
I mean, that was energetic.
It was unbelievable.
John Wallace, Jason Tupola, Otis Hill.
It was incredible.
Yeah.
John Wallace,
I always tell him when I see him,
he was the big man on campus then.
And it just kind of like,
as a redshirt freshman,
not really knowing what collegiate sports was about.
Sure.
It's like, oh, all right.
I see.
So John Wallace was-
That's how it's supposed to be.
Yeah, for sure.
John Wallace knew how to be John Wallace on campus.
He came into the bar with the nets
running around his neck.
Oh yeah, John Wallace.
I feel like everybody saw John Wallace that night.
Yeah, everyone knew it.
No question.
You feel comfortable?
You feel good about Syracuse basketball?
Jerry McNamara getting back to a certain level?
I do.
I like Jerry McNamara there
because obviously it was Boeheim forever.
And then look,
Autry, he's from the cloth too,
but he had a different style, right?
Jerry McNamara was just at Siena.
He showed what he could do there.
And then now coming to Syracuse,
we're excited because we haven't been to a tournament
and I can't even tell you how long.
And then the lineage,
that was the national championship team.
And I think it gets all the Syracuse faithful,
especially people our age and a little bit younger,
back into it.
Gives it belief.
And Mac definitely gets all the support
and that he's gonna need.
Now, hope he gets some money
because the NIL really controls everything.
Changes everything.
All right, now before we get into the Titans
and the AFC South,
our Knicks.
I mean, we're the same age together.
I mean, how sweet was that for you
watching the Knicks win?
Man, it was pretty amazing
because it's one thing we've been,
like when we were in high school,
like, okay, we were good.
Charles Smith, I'm glad he didn't show up.
You know what I mean?
But we've been close before
but never gotten over it.
And for us to even just make it to the finals,
it's like, all right, let's see.
And then once we come in and we're competing,
we're on this historic run
and then it's like, not real
until you get to the finals.
You get to the finals
and then now you're sealing the deal.
You're making Wim Bionda
look like a second year player.
You're making, you know,
Jalen Brunson is showing why
he is a top player in the league.
Hitting big shots.
O.G. Ananobi, you had a lot of plays.
That's why it's a team game
and it really showed.
And I love the way these Knicks are trending
and we have something to look forward to
even next year
because the year before,
they were just in the conference finals.
So it's not like it's a fluke.
They went, they got better.
Unfortunately, you know, new coach.
But hey, we know what's up.
Listen, I think Knicks are absolutely
going to be in the mix again.
We're always going to have that one.
So no matter how it plays out,
it doesn't matter.
We're good.
Yeah, they can have the next four.
We're going to compete, but we got our one.
That's what matters.
I mean, we don't forget what happened
in the 90s then after that.
Let's get into the Titans.
I do.
I like him over, like,
because I think Harbaugh was kind of in the mix,
but not really.
They threw his name out there.
I like Robert Salahire
because he's been places where he's won.
He came to New York.
He didn't do too well.
He had some success.
You know, his defense played well,
but it's hard to reject, man.
You know, no disrespect.
It's a joke.
Yeah, you know what I'm saying?
And you hope he learns
and you have to believe that he will.
He's an excellent defensive mind.
And then you go back
and you get with Kyle for a little bit,
Shanahan.
So now it's like, OK, this is
you can kind of see what you didn't do
and maybe you would do differently.
And then now you got this opportunity.
And I like Brian Dable higher, you know,
because he was just ahead
because they both were in New York
where the media is frenzy, you know, fanatic.
Whereas Nashville, it's a little more,
you know, passive.
It's not as, yeah, yeah.
So I think they can concentrate on football.
Not everything that comes with it.
And then Gus Bradley, our defense coordinator,
we'll see what that does.
But solid said he's calling the defense,
which I like.
And I do like Gus Bradley.
And I love Dable.
And I'm a huge day ball fan.
I think he's a great offensive mind.
And I think he's excellent
with athletic quarterbacks.
I think he was great with Josh Allen.
Great some way, shape or form.
Maximize Daniel Jones.
Great.
Yeah, he did great.
I think he did great with with Jackson Dart.
Yeah, no, it shows that Jackson Dart.
What the Titans didn't look like
in the first half of the season,
they didn't look like,
like a full football team,
like meaning like, okay,
you get three first downs
and then you have to punt
or they always had like
some type of dysfunction
in the beginning of that season
with Callahan,
whether it be he didn't know the call
or he didn't, you know,
so it kind of made things sputter.
Who was the interim
that took over?
I'm brain farting right now.
For for Callahan.
Callahan.
Who's the coach after Callahan?
I'm blanking too.
Yeah, all right, cool.
Yeah, well, yeah, we'll cut that.
But nonetheless, Mike McCoy.
Wow, there we go.
There we go.
So so Mike McCoy
got some type of structure going,
you know, and then you hear this
offseason, Jeffrey Simmons saying that,
you know, with Salah in the room,
we got someone that's like
taking control and,
you know, giving direction.
So we'll see.
I love Tim Moore.
I love his talent.
I loved him in college.
I love the draft pick.
I'm not getting off that
taker bandwagon after one year
because of all the chaos you described.
What's fair to expect with
Dayball now in year two?
I expect, you know,
some of the same things that,
you know, he was able to do
with with Jackson Dart.
You know, I think Dayball
does a great job
of getting his running backs
into the passing game.
You know, you got
Pollard, Tajay Spears,
and I believe Singleton
from Penn State,
who I'm really excited to see
because he's a dual threat
running back.
Tajay Spears has a hard time
staying on the field
and staying healthy.
Cam Ward,
what I would like to see him
do is, you know,
dial in his accuracy a bit.
You know, he was a rookie.
Things are going to happen.
Things are going fast.
His O-line, you know,
he was he was moving
a lot back there.
So I want to see him
dial in his accuracy.
And, you know,
his playmakers need to emerge
and make plays on offense
for him because, you know,
not every pass is going
to be perfect,
but you get paid to make plays.
So we're hoping to see
what Wondo Robinson done.
Carnell Tate looked good
in shorts, you know,
in minicamp.
I don't put too much
into shorts.
Like I said,
I have my cup ready.
I'm not drinking the Kool-Aid yet.
My cup is right there.
But I think that's fair.
And I want to get into Tate
with you because,
you know, I always try
to do this and take a breath,
right, because I get paid
to have informed takes.
And I figured, OK, it's solid.
They'll take defense.
I take a breath.
They take Tate.
I look at it and say,
that makes sense.
And he's an excellent prospect.
Right.
So what was your take
on that pick?
Um, with the number four pick,
you got to make something.
You got to make a splash.
So I think it was a fine pick.
It was unexpected.
You know, I think people
were thinking they were
going to take defense
with number four.
But look, if you have
the number one pick overall
from the year before
and your top wide receivers
were a kick returner,
a special team guy,
Chimodike, who did a great job.
And then Alec Iron Manor,
who was a rookie.
And then you had tight ends.
And then Calvin Gridley got hurt.
You need to solidify
that wide receiver room
and get your quarterback
some weapons.
So they did that
with Wando Robinson.
He's familiar with the
Dable system.
And then Cardinal Tate.
I feel like any wide receiver
over the last five,
six years, almost ever
that's coming out of Ohio State
is usually a pro ready.
So I say that, yeah,
I think, you know,
you can see some
and he looks fluid.
You know, when you see
like highlights
and things like that,
he looks fluid.
That's why I say
I have my cup ready,
but I need to see it in pads.
And, you know, when he's
getting off the blocks
and stuff like that.
I think Jeffrey Simmons
is a star.
Oh, yeah, he needs to be.
Well, you know what?
I'm not even going
to ask the question.
I want you to describe
for people who might not
be familiar.
Don't watch the Titans.
What makes him so great?
Well, Jeff, you always
have to account
for where he is.
And he has a motor,
you know, a motor.
And when I say that
he doesn't have
to come off the field.
I remember playing
with Albert Hainsworth.
He was more of a, you know,
he was six, six, three, 40.
So he would have to,
you know, cycle out
every three plays,
every four plays or so.
Jeffrey Simmons is six,
five to 80,
a different body build,
but the same strength,
mass and power.
And I know that gives
offenses and offensive
linemen headaches.
And at the same time,
he's going to get
the double team.
So what the Titans
are going to need
is someone that can
beat a one on one.
You know, Jeffrey
gives you that match.
He has he had 11 sacks
last year as an interior
lineman for four.
I mean, three and maybe
a four and 13 team.
So, you know, he's
one of those guys
who's a force to reckon with.
And he's the most,
I would think,
you know, closest thing
to Aaron Donald
that we have in the
league right now,
which is not exaggeration.
That's who he is.
I mean, he's that close
to being Aaron Donald.
Take us through
the ceiling and floor
for the Titans this year,
because I think that
they're upside,
especially people
don't realize Callahan
was just overmatched.
Yeah, it was a bad hire.
He just did not know
what he was doing.
Wasn't ready for it.
Was not ready for it.
I think the coaching's
in place.
Quarterbacks there.
Give us upside downside
for the Titans this year.
Well, I think with the Titans,
you know, playing
in a small market,
you're going to get overlooked,
you know, no matter what.
So I feel I remember,
you know, you have to have
a certain attitude, man.
You know, and for them,
their upside is
as far as Cam Ward
is able to take them
from the offensive standpoint,
the quarterback being able
to go out there,
get first downs,
make the right throws,
not force into traffic,
you know, start showing
that he is getting
better and maturing
at the quarterback position
what he showed last year.
Defensively, they're going
to need some playmakers
to emerge.
You know, Robert Sala,
they keep talking
about his, you know,
wide nine defense.
And that's great.
So they have some young
linebackers and Gray
and then Hill from Texas,
who's the rookie.
And then in the back end,
I want to see with
what Kevin Winston
is going to do as a safety.
And then they got
the corner from
from the New Orleans Saints.
Oh, yeah.
And that was a good pick.
Yeah, I like that pick.
So those type guys.
And then they got Jermaine Johnson.
He comes with Sala.
So those type guys,
right, bringing in
all that veteran knowledge
and hopefully they emerge
as leaders.
You know, that's the step
you want to see,
you know, guys take
when they come to a new team
on a second deal
or they come with another coach.
You got to understand that,
you know, you're expected
to be a leader,
you know, help learn the scheme,
show these younger guys
how to be pros in the NFL
and get everybody
on the same page.
So I think they did
a great overhaul.
But these guys got to
step up right away,
just not on the field,
but in the locker room.
But more importantly,
as leaders, because
this is not a winning culture.
The Titans don't know
how to win.
They haven't won
since Mike Vrabel was there.
So the only winner
in that locker room
is Jeffrey Simmons
because he's a beast.
You know what I mean?
So with that being said,
Robert Sala, Brian Daywill,
those coaches have to
get that winning
mentality in there
and then they just
have to go out there
and just be killers
on the field.
I want to get your take
on the rest of the division
and I don't want to hold you
to anything until obviously
we get closer to September.
But little thumbnail sketch
because I think
the division is fascinating.
Look, that Texans
defense is unbelievable.
Could be the best defense
in the NFL.
On every single level,
they're coached up brilliantly.
I don't know what the hell
has happened to CJ.
First year phenomenal.
He's certainly regressed.
Nico Collins is a stud.
Montgomery comes in.
Texans going to be strong.
Jacksonville is kind of like
that forgotten team, right?
Going into the playoffs,
I had a great vibe about them.
I thought the winner
of Buffalo Jacksonville
was going to make
a Super Bowl run.
Didn't happen for either team.
But Jacksonville didn't have
a great or robust offseason.
They're strong.
Indianapolis, there was
a moment in time last year
that was going to be
the best team in the AFC.
How do you stack up the top
three when you look at it?
I think I like Jacksonville
to kind of be at the top of the game.
Just because I know that
Liam Cohen is installing culture.
I actually ran into him
casually at a restaurant
during Super Bowl,
and we just chopped it up
about football for a little
under five minutes.
But one thing I noticed
he said was culture.
How the culture,
the guys are buying in,
and he's like,
you don't have to BS them.
We're just straight up with them.
And that's part of our culture.
And then you see in the offseason,
he brought guys back
like Fred Taylor, Maurice Jones-Drew.
Big deal.
Yeah, because it's about culture.
So that's what I see
coming out of Jacksonville.
So I won't dethrone them.
But what you're saying
about Houston is huge.
C.J. Stroud just has
to not mess it up.
I feel like as a young quarterback,
you know, he obviously was phenomenal.
But then in the second year,
you know, you kind of
get a name for yourself.
You start doing television shows
and all these different things
and you forget about the football.
So I think he just needs
to get back to basics.
You don't need to hold the ball all day.
Get the ball out,
hand the ball to your running backs.
Obviously, they had
offensive line struggles,
you know, so I'll be fair there.
And then the Colts,
obviously, Jonathan Taylor
can't carry it alone.
Phenomenal back.
Once Daniel Jones went down,
we didn't really get to see
the Colts finish it out.
But if they come out with the steam
that they had last year,
you know, they're in
the they're in the mix, too.
And then, you know, the Titans need to,
you know, just figure it out.
And it's a whole new start
for them, blank slate.
So but those three,
I'm going with Jacksonville
to win the division again.
I like that pick.
All right, let's get into
bullseye view a little bit,
because obviously I've
known you forever and,
you know, your childhood,
your upbringing, you know,
it's been talked about
in terms of, you know,
you know, foster care
and then, you know,
living with a different family
and then a whole community
rallying around you
and everything that you've
been through in your life.
I think that's and I I know you
when I watch Bullseye View,
you're such a great listener
and you get the most out
of the people you interview.
Take us through what
you want to accomplish
on Bullseye View,
because I'm just look,
I'm your friend.
Yeah, I appreciate it.
And I'm just starting out season two.
But at first it was more
so about, you know,
me being a business owner as well,
getting in the community,
talking to people
that have businesses.
And what I do know
about this landscape,
you just you can do whatever,
you know, because it's digital,
you know, which is great.
Yeah, I don't have to
force in a sports show.
I don't have to force
in things like that.
And then I have,
you know, conversations
with former Titans,
former players around the league.
I had a great conversation
with Jared Allen,
who I became friends
with Hall of Famer,
NFL Hall of Famer.
And I've been in their position
and I know some of the things
that I think about.
And I just kind of
give them the opportunity
to tell their story differently.
It's like we're having
a conversation right now.
Right. So.
And I also know what to ask.
Like, you know,
they know the people
also know what to ask
to kind of, you know,
get them to tell a story
or get them to say something
that I know about themselves
that they would never say
because maybe they're humble
or they wouldn't think of it
or however it works, man.
Being able to work
with Mike Keith
for like 10, 15 years,
you know, with Titans
radio and stuff.
I learned a lot from him
just by working with him
and just picking things up.
And, you know,
that's kind of how I was
as a football player, too.
Like your coaches
are going to give you instructions,
but the people
that are really good
and do things well,
I always pay attention to,
you know, what they're doing
because they got there somehow.
So it's just going to be
a continual platform
where now this year
I'll expand a little more
into weekly Titans work
just because the fans
are asking for it.
So now I'm kind of,
you know, letting the fans
give their input
because I want them
to have interaction.
I want them to feel
as if they're a part
of what we're doing
at Bullseye View.
And honestly,
you're just going
with the flow of life
after football, you know.
Which is amazing.
Now, before we let you go, right?
Because we grew up together.
You went to Clarkstown North.
I went to Clarkstown South.
But I want to know
what was going on
in the water
at Clarkstown North, right?
Because Adam Rodriguez
is one of your close friends,
CSI Miami, among other things.
Tracy Wolfson.
Yeah.
I mean, speaks for itself
in terms of what Tracy does
for a college basketball
and lead reporter
for the NFL team.
Jeremy Garlick, legendary producer
for all these incredible movies.
High school football team.
Which is crazy.
Jen Flans produces
John Stewart Show.
Mark Hale is the
associate sports director
here at the New York Post.
He was a runner in high school.
You remember that, right?
And he played,
he was on your Little League team,
the New City Cardinals.
Absolutely.
What was in the water
at Clarkstown North?
You know, someone else
has said that before,
that they didn't even grow up
in our area.
But they just know
they put the dot,
connect the dots.
And yo, no different water
than you guys had over there.
Maybe just a little bit
more ambition.
Keith, you're the best.
Congrats on everything.
My guy.
The great Keith Bullock.
