Let’s face it – every day we are routinely bombarded with questions. When you’re an emerging media company in Nashville, people just want to know what your opinions are on everything. It’s only natural. And, since our duty is to serve the people, well, we have no choice but to be present. That’s the SoBro Way. Also, aren’t mailbags just a barrel of laughs anyway? Welcome to the newest weekly recurring feature up in this bitch: The SoBros Mailbag. As always, hit us with those mailbag questions @SoBrosNetwork on Twitter, email ’em to me anonymously at thesobrosnetwork@gmail.com. And, holy shit, I need to update this terrible intro paragraph that I’ve been using literally ever since I started writing this column…
Question:
What might be a surprising storyline coming out of the Titans training camp?
— Ed Helinski 🇺🇸🇵🇱 🌴 (@MrEd315) July 16, 2025
Answer:
Here’s one I’ve been chewing on this week because I’ve been going back and reviewing the 2024 tape: “Josh Whyle and Treylon Burks probably won’t even be on this team come September.” Another, perhaps more spicy potential storyline is “Tyler Lockett struggling to unequivocally claim roster spot.” How about that?
Question:
Who’s your favorite UDFA so far besides Restrepo?
— The Titans Rundown (@TitansRundown) July 17, 2025
Answer:
Easily Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson. I think he has a real shot at the roster because of the Titans shoddy tackle depth. I know the guy isn’t the most explosive athlete, but he has some good tape going up against SEC pass rushers and he’s a mountain of a man.
Question:
Does your go-to cocktail change based on location and if so what are your changes
— Easton Freeze (@eastonfreeze) July 16, 2025
Answer:
Absolutely – it depends on my mood, but if I’m craving a gin and tonic and I look up at your bar and see nothing but Bombay and Tanqueray, I’m pivoting. If I’m going to spend real money, I need something a little more exotic than that. If I’m craving a good bourbon, and all you have is Jim Beam, I’m equally offended and will pivot to something else. The two I usually pivot between are G&Ts and Old Fashioneds.
Question:
Does Cheeseburger(that’s your cat’s new name) like cheeseburgers?
— Lightning’s Big Blue Church (@theblueshoe1911) July 17, 2025
Answer:
Cheeseburger likes anything. She will ram her face full speed into whatever plate or glass is sitting in front of her. In fact, she’s had a bit of a tummy ache this week because she got an entire chunk of onion out of my butter chicken meatballs the other night and apparently onions are super bad for cats. *shrugs* We’re doing the best we can here.
Question:
— eddie (@wondernomma) July 17, 2025
Answer:
Eddie, I have to be physically restrained from talking about the weather at the start of nearly every podcast I do. Brandon is the worst about stopping me though – he just jumps in and the next thing you know we’ve talked about the weather for 15 minutes on a podcast that’s supposed to be about the filmography of Benicio del Toro.
Question:
Something you and I briefly touched… Robert Mays abd Derick Classen says if you CANNOT stop the run, you dont even have the opportunity to get after the QB with pressure and sacks. Is Borgonzi/Wilson first rebuilding the runnstop before tackling pass rush next season?
— Eugene (@exterminatorx) July 16, 2025
Answer:
That’s what I think the plan is – getting bigger and more formidable inside and key in on stopping the run. They were bled dry in the run game last year…when that happens, the pass rush doesn’t matter because it’s nonexistent. So, they absolutely have to build that run defense back up before they can start fine-tuning pressure.
Question:
Where do you stand on Aioli as a sauce?
— Stokely (@Stokely3) July 16, 2025
Answer:
Love it. I’d smear it across my bare chest and lick it off myself right this very moment if I could.
Question:
Top 3 muscle cars
— Name (@El_Gringo22I) July 17, 2025
Answer:
- Bumblebee
- Shockwave
- Ironhide
Question:
Garlic bread with or without cheese?
— Ayomanor Enthusiast (@AWildMinotaur) July 17, 2025
Answer:
This might be a hot take, but I’m going without cheese any day of the week. I like the garlic to shine in my garlic bread – just soak that shit with butter and garlic and I’m set. The cheese just weighs it down and overpowers the flavor of the garlic to me.
Question:
Hey, Stoney. First time caller, long time listener.
— Lowry (@ImMikeLowry) July 17, 2025
When you're sad, which genre of film do you generally lean on?
Also, can you please expand on why I cried during the scene in Superman where his Dad was telling him that his parents didn't define his legacy?
Thanks, Dad
Answer:
Thank you so much for your support that’s so precious. I don’t know that I go with a specific genre – I go straight for the comfort movies….stuff I’ve seen a million times…classics such as The Departed, Dead Poets Society, and Grown Ups.
That scene in Superman was just so heartfelt. It got me too! One of three times I cried during that movie – the other two being “he’s alone and he’s probably scared” and at the end when Gary asked if he wanted to watch the message from his parents…got me sobbin’ in the Mount Juliet Regal Providence.
Question:
P.S. Can you touch on the potential geopolitical impact that could happen if particular American politicians are in the Epstein files?
— Lowry (@ImMikeLowry) July 17, 2025
I'll hang up and listen.
Answer:
I don’t want to be dramatic, but I think the lizard elite would start World War III.
Question:
Sorry. On vacation so I can’t put the adequate time in thinking of questions for you. Here’s a couple.
— Eldon English (shrike113) (@shrike4113) July 17, 2025
1) If you had to travel to one place you’ve never been to, and live there for one month, where would you go and why?
2) Same question, but somewhere you have traveled to?
Answer:
- Maine – I’ve heard from multiple sources now, “it’s your type of place.”
- Apalachicola, Florida – it’s small, quiet, warm, and it has a good brewery and a book store downtown…I’d be more rested up than I’ve ever been in my life before.
Questions, from John on Twitter:
- What are the key narratives, “battles”, matchups, schematic elements you hope to hone in on during training camp (via 1st-3rd person clips, reports, off the record comments, etc.)?
- Top 5 Under-the-Radar Prospects for Snaps and/or Potential Breakout Performers
- Top 5 Most Concerning Position Groups and/or Player Roles
- Favorite M.L. Rose burger, other food item, and beer in the last year
Answer:
- In no particular order: Cam’s turnover-worthiness, how Dennard Wilson eases Femi Oladejo into the defense, the DL taking on this new-look OL, how Ayomanor and Dike establish themselves in the receiving corps, the musical chairs at linebacker.
- Kevin Winston Jr., Chimere Dike, Marcus Harris, David Martin-Robinson, Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
- EDGE > cornerback > linebacker > tight end (specifically, who’s going to be the “blocking” tight end?) > swing tackle
- The jam burger (I’m a sucker for red pepper jam and crispy onions on a burger), the Nashville hot cheese curds, and Creature Comforts Brewing’s Tropicalia IPA (love passionfruit in an IPA).
Keep the questions coming – catch y’all next week!
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.
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