Robby & Rexrode

Cory Curtis from News 2 hops on the show for his weekly visit to give his thoughts on the Titans' first win of the season.  We react to some of what Cory had to say and head to your phones.  Some breaking news this morning as the Colts have fired GM Chris Ballard following the loss to the Titans.  What does this mean for the division?  Was this game the best formula for the Titans to get a win?  We wrap up the show with your final phones.

The Vols also got a big win this weekend taking down Alabama 26-10.  The defense continues to play well and held down the Bama offense.  MacIntyre looks like the guy right now at QB, as Bishop, Matthews, and Staley made some plays.  What does this win mean Josh Heupel and his tenure?  Vols are early underdogs at South Carolina this week.  What does the path look like for the CFP?  It was not a great game for Vanderbilt after losing to Arkansas.  Texas once again struggled in its loss to Florida.  What does that do for their CFP chances?  Plus, Kentucky...

We begin Monday's show discussing the Titans after the team secured its first win of the season, taking down the Colts 26-20.  The offense wasn't overly impressive, but the defense and special teams stepped up.  We take your phones, and it's nice to hear some positives after a game for once.  What did we think about DB Alontae Taylor not playing bc of a coaches decision?  The defense was finally able to get some pressure on the QB and create some turnovers.  Hard to say this was a step in the right direction for the offense, however.  But, going 0-17 is off...

We begin the final hour with our weekly visit with ESPN Titans reporter Turron Davenport.  How can the Titans get the 1st win of the season this week vs Indy?  We head back to your phones on the CFP expansion, and discuss some more keys to the Titans game.  We pick our slate of games in Pigskin Pick 'Em, and close out the week with your final phones and thoughts on the weekend of games.

Talking some Titans this hour as the team searches for the 1st win of the season vs Indy this week.  The Colts have been average this season, but can the Titans take advantage?  What are some keys to a win?  Which would fans rather see, a good game from the OL, or rookie Keldrick Faulk make some plays on defense?  We head to your phones.  We share a few more thoughts on the fan survey about the Titans from A to Z Sports.  Robby has the Rob Rant on the 24-team CFP.

Robby Stanley and Joe Rexrode are closing out the week on this Friday.  The Broncos beat the Seahawks on TNF and the Preds dropped one to the Sharks in a shootout.  We get into the big news of the day after report came out last night the college football playoff is set to expand to 24-teams starting in 2027.  Robby and Joe are not fans.  Do any fans actually want this to happen?  How much are they destroying the regular season?  Is this really going to help coaches job security like they seem to think?  How much are they watering down the pla...

Senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson of NFLBlueBook.com joins the show for his weekly visit.  We get into the ugly start to the season for the Titans.  Plus, the rough start for the Chargers, and Marvin Harrison Jr traded to Houston.  A new state of the Titans fan survey is out from A to Z Sports and we share some quick observations from that.  We close out the show with some thoughts on the Colts matchup this week.

We talk some Vols vs Alabama to begin the second hour as UT hosts the Tide this weekend.  How are we feeling about the matchup?  How badly does HC Josh Heupel need a signature win against a top quality team?  What does the future look like for the Vols under Heupel, and why can't he seem to get the offense and defense playing well at the same time?  We take your thoughts.  The Nashville Predators return to action tonight vs San Jose.  HC Andrew Brunette hops on to share his thoughts on the early portion of the season and where the te...

Starting off the show with some news on the Titans after a report they are set to hire Jeremy Walls from Arizona as the new COO.  What do we make of that news?  We ask the question, how have Titans fans changed their viewing habits and attendance of the games?  Are people still invested in watching the entire game?  Have fans decided to attend less games given how the franchise has looked over the last couple of years?  How long could it be before they can get turned around?  We take a bunch of your phones.  We have our Best & Worst T...

The offense for the Titans has not been able to get on track yet this season.  What do we think are some of the biggest contributing factors?  Is there a lack of trust from the coaching staff?  Why can't the team find an identity?  We share some audio from Nick Saban and how he came about his process during a tough season.  We head to the phones.  How much would things improve if they did move on from Burke Nihill?  PK has some more numbers on the historically bad start for the Titans.  We close out with some thoughts on the futu...

Some of the Titans' media corps has been criticized for asking tough questions to Cam Ward this season.  It feels like a lot of people are taking stuff out of context.  We head to your phones.  A caller asks about the potential of the Titans wanting to draft Arch Manning.  Are we so sure that's a slam dunk?  We get back into the conversation around president Burke Nihill and his influence on the team.  Robby has the Rob Rant to wrap up the hour.

Robby Stanley and Paul Kuharsky are talking Titans on this Wednesday as PK fills in for Rexrode.  Paul said earlier this week this is the worst its ever been with the Titans.  How can the offense improve and where is there a win left on the schedule?  We turn our attention to the defense and some of the lack of impact from the free agency class.  Why do we think the moves haven't panned out like they hoped?  Why have the defensive backs not fit better into this defensive system?  What does that tell us about the tenure of Borgonzi as GM...

Emma Lingan from The Hockey News joins the show to begin the final hour to talk some Nashville Predators.  How are we feeling about the team after the first two weeks of the season?  Can Saros keep up his good play in net?  What about the defense corps and how much will they still tweak that during the season?  We get back into our Vanderbilt conversation from earlier in the show and head to your phones.  We close out with a few more thoughts on the Vols tilt vs Bama this week.

Gentry Estes from The Tennessean hops on the show as we talk all things Nashville sports with him.  We touch on the latest from Vandy, Vols, and Titans.  Reacting to Gentry we get into the latest with UT and the matchup vs Bama this weekend.  How will they handle the QB situation this week and moving forward?  Mike Herndon from PaulKuharsky.com joins to discuss the Titans and what he's seen from the first five weeks.  Robby has the Rob Rant of the day.

We begin with some thoughts on last night's win for the Bills over the Rams on MNF.  We transition into some Titans talk.  What does the future look like for Jeffery Simmons with the team given the trajectory of the season?  One expert wonders if Simmons should demand a trade.  Would the Titans be smart to consider it?  How much would that hurt the DL with the lack of pass rush on the team right now?  We get into some Vanderbilt talk for the remainder of the hour.  How worried are we and how worried are fans that this could be 'sam...

Cory Curtis from News 2 hops on the show for his Monday visit to share what he thought about the Titans' loss to Houston yesterday.  We react to what Cory had to say and get back to the phones.  The early returns on GM Mike Borgonzi are not great right now and what do we make of the slow snap counts from Femi Oladejo and Keldrick Faulk?  Is Cam Ward the worst QB in the NFL right now?  Joe agrees with one texter about the new stadium and the lack of retractable roof and grass playing surface.  We share some reaction to qu...

We continue the conversation on the Titans after the loss to Houston on Sunday.  We head to your phones.  Why do we think things are going in the wrong direction?  Shouldn't there be more signs of improvement at this point?  It feels like there is a legit chance the Titans won't win a game this season.  Where do they rank compared to the other 0-17 seasons at this point on offense?  We take a little Titans breather and talk some college football after the Vols squeaked by Arkansas, and Vanderbilt got handled by Ole Miss.  Joe has the Rex Rant with so...

Robby and Joe kick off the week with more Titans talk after the team dropped to 0-5 on the season following a 26-3 loss to Houston.  The offense looks like the worst in the league right now, and 0-17 for the season is completely on the table.  QB Cam Ward continues to not make plays and not showing real progress.  We take your phones.  Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky says this is the worst he's ever seen from the Titans offense in his career covering the team.  At what point does HC Robert Saleh lose the locker room?  We take more of you...

ESPN Titans reporter Turron Davenport joins the show for his weekly visit to help us break down the Titans vs Texans matchup.  What are some keys that stand out in this one?  What about the injury report for Carnell Tate and Amani Hooker?  We pick our games of the week in Pigskin Pick 'Em, and wrap up the week with our final thoughts on the weekend of games.

The Nashville Predators secured a comeback win over Montreal last night, 5-2.  Juuse Saros looked solid in net, but the defense corps still has some stuff to work out.  Vanderbilt is set to host Ole Miss on Saturday.  Jared Curtis is expected back and the weather could be an issue.  The Vols head on the road for a matchup vs Arkansas.  How will the offense look with George MacIntyre set to start at QB?  Joe has the Rex Rant of the day.

We begin Friday's show with a few quick thoughts on Tampa Bay's win over Dallas on TNF.  Titans OC Brian Daboll talked at his press conference yesterday about the play-calling the red zone and if they lack confidence in Cam Ward.  Do we believe his logic?  ESPN's Dan Orlovsky had another film breakdown of Ward on social media.  It showed some improvement, but did it change our mind about the outlook this season?  What are the chances the Houston defense looks more like people thought at the beginning of the season?  We take your phones, and close the hour with some m...

Charles Robinson from NFLBlueBook.com hops on the show for his weekly visit and helps us break down what he's been hearing when it comes to all the drama with the Titans.  What does he think of the new business restructure?  What does he think of preaching patience when it comes to the front office?  We react to what Charles had to say and take your phones to close the show.

We continue the Titans conversation and the alignment of the front office.  How much should it matter that the GM and coach are on the same timeline?  At what point do the Titans need to show results and not just continuity?  How have the early returns looked on the free agency class for the Titans?  The Vols head to Arkansas this week.  How will the offense look and what should be the game plan with George MacIntyre set to start at QB?  Robby has the rant of the day.

Started off the show with the latest Titans news after reports came out yesterday the team is re-structuring the business side of things.  Does that tell us anything about the direction of the team?  HC Robert Saleh spoke at his press conference yesterday about the defense and how it can take time to adjust to the new scheme he runs.  Does it make us feel any better about the 2nd half of the season?  The defense does rank in the top 10 in one category.  We take your phones.  We close hour one with the Best and Worst in Sports This Week.

Time for our weekly visit with Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com to talk all things Tennessee Titans.  What did PK think of Robert Saleh's comments this week on the defense getting on the same page as the season goes along?  Will the team adjust the snap counts for Barton and Gray moving forward?  The OL has looked good early on.  How much is new OL coach Carmen Bricillo factoring into that?  What about the tenure of GM Mike Borgonzi, and why can't the team ever hire a GM and coach at the same time?  We take your phones and close out wi...

Talking Titans to begin the 2nd hour.  How would fans feel about Titans ownership acting like Colts ownership and being on the sideline wearing a headset?  Is there a way that benefits the team more?  Is Amy too hands on or too hands off?  We take some of your phones.  The Titans media corps has been in the news lately for how they approach the Cam Ward press conferences.  Are we buying any of that?  Paul Kuharsky joins in studio for Joe's rant of the day.

Robby and Joe begin with the latest on the Nashville Predators after the team blew a 3-0 and 4-2 lead to lose to Toronto 5-4 in overtime.  How worried are we about the d corps this season?  Will Preds GM Chris MacFarlane have a different approach when it comes to how much he values culture?  What are the chances he moves players that former GM Barry Trotz was unwilling to trade?  Vanderbilt had a tough day vs Georgia last weekend and freshman QB Jared Curtis didn't play.  Some people are wondering if Curtis sat out on purpose.  How can Vandy take d...

The newest AP college football poll was released this week and Robby is not happy with it.  Who are some of the latest college football coaches to be on the hot seat?  How worrisome is it that TV ratings for college football have been down this season?  Why do we think that is and will it improve as the playoffs approach?  We discuss some Nashville Predators with Alex Daugherty of the Tennessean.  What are some takeaways after two games?  We wrap up the show with your final phones and some closing thoughts on the Vols QB situation.

Nick Baumgardner from The Athletic hops on the show to talk some film breakdown on what he's been seeing from Titans QB Cam Ward, and some of the other top college prospects.  HC Robert Saleh was asked yesterday about the snap counts for Barton and Gary in the LB room.  How will that playing time look for the defense?  We head to your phones.  The Titans OL has been improved this season.  Do we think new OL coach Carmen Bricillo is the kind of coach fans thought they were getting in Bill Callahan?  Robby has the Rob Rant to close the ho

We begin Tuesday's show with some reaction to Titans HC Robert Saleh's Monday press conference.  He was asked about the defense giving up some big plays and the confidence in Cam Ward in the red zone.  How do we feel about his answers and does that tell us anything about the direction this season?  We take some of your phones.  Adam Sparks from The Knoxville News Sentinel joins the show to talk Vols and the latest on the QB situation.  UT HC Josh Heupel got sick of answering questions about the QB situation.  How do we think the team will handle...