1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: What is up everybody? TG I thank god it is Friday. 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: When it's Friday, that means it's Texans All Access from 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: the Hounday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, 4 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: so glad to be with you this evening, and boy 5 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: do we have a jam packed show. How about the 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: head coach Houston Texans, Bill O'Brien, will have him on 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: the show. How about the general manager of the Houston Texans, 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: Brian Gaine, We will have him on the show. How 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: about will Full of the Fifth? We will have him 10 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: on the show. We got a deep slant interview with 11 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: him that you definitely want to hear. Deepe asked him, 12 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: how do you back on twenty pounds in the off season? 13 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: Pretty interesting stuff from will Full of the Fifth. Will 14 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: have him on the show. We will also have get 15 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: to Know Brandon done this week. DJ Dunney one of 16 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: the one of the most fun guys in the locker room. 17 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: He's fantastic and I'm telling you right now, ninety two 18 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: is playing his guts out. Last year, I felt like 19 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: nobody talked about him. This year, of course, nobody talks 20 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: about him because everybod wants talking about what Mercill's Clowney 21 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: and hire map you and Kreem Jackson. Brandon Dunne is 22 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: playing his guts out up front, so we're gonna get 23 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: to know Brandon done. We will have the final word 24 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: with Drew Doherty with Nick Martin this week. We of 25 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: course have got player reporter with Kareem Jackson, and I 26 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: will give you my keys to the game, and I 27 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: will give you my NFL picks. You know how I 28 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: do it. I go around the NFL, I talk about 29 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: all the different games and then I predict them, just 30 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: because I putting myself out there. And of course you 31 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: guys are have been great. You don't point out all 32 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,279 Speaker 1: my misses because they're predictions. They're just they're guesses, of course, 33 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: and so you don't point them out to me. And 34 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: I appreciate that because there are plenty. I'll tell you 35 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: this when I when I've done this for the college 36 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: football world and did it for college football games, I'm 37 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: telling you I would hear from fans, well you don't 38 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: know anything. You missed that pick? Well, yeah, who's gone 39 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: one hundred percent picking college football games? I mean, fans 40 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: were obnoxious and of course some NFL fans can be 41 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: that way, but you guys aren't. You guys are very understanding, 42 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: and of course it's just in my estimation. It's just 43 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: a fun way to talk about the games that are 44 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: happening this week in the NFL, and a couple of 45 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: good ones, one AFC South Battle that will definitely have 46 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: our eyes on while we are playing at twelve o'clock 47 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: local time Tennessee and Jacksonville. That game taking place in Jacksonville. 48 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: And it's funny when I was talking to both Frank 49 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,279 Speaker 1: Frangie and a few of the people around the Jacksonville organization, 50 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: and I talked to him about Tennessee and they're like, 51 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, this organization just kind of has a burr up. 52 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: It's saddle about Tennessee. And Tennessee beat Jacksonville twice last year, 53 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: and in the first contest, I think it was Week two, 54 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: because we played Jacksonville here and then Jacksonville went back home, 55 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: and it was in that fourth quarter in Tennessee just 56 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: went nuts. Tennessee just pounded the football right down her 57 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: throats and jacksonvill couldn't take it. And I was like, 58 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: what's going on? And that was at a point where 59 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: we didn't really think Jacksonville was all that a bag 60 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: of chips. Turned out, the Jacksonville was all that in 61 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: a bag of chips when we saw that on Sunday. 62 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: The twenty eighteen team is definitely definitely at that level, 63 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: so we'll see. Still, I still contend with Tennessee, and 64 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: I know what people are thinking when I say this. 65 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: I still don't think Tennessee is as good as people 66 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: have hyped them up to be. The NFL Analyst, etc. 67 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: At that point, the Texans have not played up to 68 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: the level they're supposed to be either. But I think 69 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: once the Texans round into shape, I think they're a 70 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 1: better team than Tennessee. Will they be a better team 71 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: than Jacksonville we'll find out week seven. But the Texans 72 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: have got to do a number of different things first 73 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: to be able to get there. And the first thing 74 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: they've got to do is take care of business on 75 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: Sunday against Big Blue, the New York Giants coming to 76 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: town for the first time since twenty ten, when Eli 77 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: Manning led the Giants to win over the Texans that afternoon. 78 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: He's done that three times oh six fourteen. Eli Manning 79 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: is three and oh against the Texans. So the Texans 80 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: have got to take care of that business on Sunday 81 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: and just get a W. I said this last week, 82 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: I'll say it this week. I don't care how pretty 83 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: it looks. I don't care what people on the twitters 84 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: and on the interwebs are gonna say. Don't care, just 85 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: get a win. Seventeen sixteen, forty one to three, three 86 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: to two, It doesn't matter. Just get a W. So 87 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: we'll talk about how they're gonna do that with our 88 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: keys to the game later on. But we got plenty 89 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: for you on the show. Let's kick it off as 90 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: we always do with our hot reads, and these hot 91 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: reads are brought to you by Geico. Fifteen minutes can 92 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Now, 93 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: the first Hot Read, as it is each and every Friday, 94 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: is Mark Vandomer sitting down with head coach Bill O'Brien. Mark, coach, 95 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: let's start with Wednesday, because last week you talked about 96 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: not being happy with the Wednesday practice prior week two. 97 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: So how has the week gone? Starting with the Wednesday practice, 98 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: you mentioned Thursday looked pretty good as well. Yeah, we've 99 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: had a good couple of days. You know, our guys 100 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: have really, you know, approached it with good focus, good energy. 101 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: We got a really good group of guys. We had 102 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 1: a we had a good Wednesday, and we had a 103 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: very very good Thursday. You know, guys competed and really 104 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: look like they were focused on their assignments and really 105 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: trying to do a good job. So it was it 106 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: was good, good, good week. I know you've been asked 107 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: a lot about being home, and it just feels strange 108 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: to be this deep, if you will, into the season 109 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: and playing your home opener. But that's got to give 110 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: you a big burst of energy, no doubt. It's great 111 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: to be home. It'll be great to be in front 112 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: of our fans. And we you know, we really want 113 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: to go out there and play well and play well 114 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: in front of our fans, and that's a big, big 115 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: deal for us. And uh, you know, we're very excited 116 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: about being home. It's obvious you want everybody to be 117 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: off to a good start this game. You want to 118 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: get off to a great start. But at the same time, 119 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: how do you handle that. You wanted that in the 120 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: other two games, So do you adjust anything going into that. Yeah, no, 121 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: we have to. You know, we really focused on starting 122 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: off team periods and all the periods this week in 123 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: practice starting off on a positive note, and guys did 124 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: a good job of that. And then you know it's 125 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: also finishing. You know, we've got to finish better. But 126 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: I thought that we got off to a real good 127 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: starting practice both days and or all three days, and uh, 128 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: you know that's a good thing. You know, we need 129 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: to just be efficient and everybody no self inflicted uh 130 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 1: you know, self afflicted wounds, so to speak. You know, 131 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: we we were not we need to play against the giants. 132 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: We don't need to play ourselves and the giants, you know, 133 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: so it's important that we get off to a good start. 134 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: How difficult is it to predict what they want to do. 135 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: They obviously want to use their young running back, but 136 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: they also have a quarterback and catch fired anytime. Yeah, No, 137 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: I mean they're they're gonna give the ball to Barkley. 138 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: I mean, over the over the first two games, I 139 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: think he touched the ball fifty times. So he's gonna 140 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: touch the ball, uh, and definitely in the running game, 141 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: and then um, they get it to him in the 142 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: passing game. And then like you said, Eli does a 143 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: great job of getting him into the to the right play. Um. 144 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: You know, I think that uh Beckham is a huge 145 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: part of what they're doing, and I know that he'll 146 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: he'll have his touches too. So we just need to 147 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: do a good job of lining up, understanding where everybody's aligned, 148 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: and and really just doing our jobs, you know, doing 149 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: our jobs at a high level. Our guys have done 150 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: that all week and now needs to carry over to 151 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: the practice field. You have to feel good about your 152 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: running game overall. In the first couple of weeks. I 153 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: know you didn't get the results you want it at 154 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: the end of the game, but going into week three, 155 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: what are you looking for in that phase of the 156 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: game to keep getting better? Yeah. No, we lead the 157 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: league in rushing and it's good. I mean we've run 158 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: the ball very well. Deshaun to run the ball, and 159 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: then obviously Lamar and Alfred have done a good job. 160 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: The line and the tight ends have done a good 161 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: job and that needs to continue. We need to be 162 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: able to establish a line of scrimmage and run the 163 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: football and you know, if we can do that, that 164 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: opens up a lot of things for us in the 165 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: passing game and it keeps drives on schedule. You know, 166 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: as long as we're able to get positive yards in 167 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: a running game, it's it keeps you in manageable third downs, 168 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: which is really important. Give us a glimpse into the 169 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: kicking game, the field position game, and how it might 170 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: play out here. Yeah, No, we need to do a 171 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: good job. We need to do a good job of 172 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: covering kicks. We got to do a good job. They 173 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: rushed the punter, so we have to do a really 174 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: good job of protecting. They do a real good job 175 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: of putting pressure on the punter. We have to get 176 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: down there. We got to do a good job of 177 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: containing the return or whoever it is. I mean there's 178 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: been times when they put Beckham back there, you know 179 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: as the punt return. Uh. And then you know, relative 180 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: to our return game, I think it's going to be 181 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: important to be penalty free. You know, we we've gotten 182 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: some good returns, but when when we have we've gotten 183 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: a holding call, especially in the Tennessee game, puts our 184 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: start drive drive start, you know, inside the ten yard 185 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: line a couple of times because of penalty. So really 186 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: got to be penalty free in a return game, and 187 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: I think if we do that, we'll be in good shape. 188 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: One more. You want takeaways, but it's not as easy 189 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: just to say, go get the takeaways. So how do 190 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: you handle that? No, I mean, you know it's takeaways. Um, 191 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: you know, it was good. We got a couple in 192 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: the New England game and didn't didn't really get any 193 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: in the past game. But I mean, you know, I 194 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 1: think that that takeaways or something that we really concentrate 195 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: on in practice. Uh, you know, sometimes there's a little 196 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: bit of you know, the ball bouncing a certain way 197 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: for us and all those things. But I think that 198 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: our guys are really working on it, and hopefully we 199 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: can we can take the ball away in this game. Coach, 200 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: thanks a lot, good luck, Thanks Benny. Let's move along 201 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: to our next hot read, and as always, the Friday 202 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: injury report most important one of the week because you 203 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: start making your game declarations. Who's going to be able 204 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: to play, who's questionable, who's out. So let's get to it. 205 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: For your Texans, out of this one will be Cavon Webster. 206 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: I don't think that's too much of a surprise. I 207 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: think we expect Cavon to be back. I expected him 208 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: to be back week three, week four. And the reason 209 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: I say that is you. I think with Cavon you 210 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 1: could have, I believe, kept him on POP and then 211 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: brought him back in week seven. So my guest was 212 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: always week three, week four, so he's not gonna be 213 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: in this one. So Webster is out questionable for your Texans, Sammy, coach, 214 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: Kiki QT. They've banged, they were out last week. They're 215 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: both questionable for Sunday. I might get My gut tells 216 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: me that they will not be they will not be playing. 217 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 1: But then again, I've been wrong, and I hope I'm 218 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: wrong on this one. I would love to be able 219 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: to see both, if not one of them. Coach and 220 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 1: or QT also questionable and just popped up on the 221 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: injury report today, and that's Jordan Thomas with a hip. 222 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: He just popped up, so we'll see what that means. 223 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: He is questionable and those three Art Coach, QT, Thomas, 224 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: three guys questionable for this one. Only one out Cavon, Webster, 225 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: everybody else guys we talked about. Jean Clowney, he's in, 226 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hockins in, Will Fuller in Watt in ranking. A 227 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 1: lot of these guys are in after being on the 228 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 1: injury report and they're still on the injury report, so 229 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 1: for some reason we put seeming everybody on it. Now 230 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: to me, the interesting part comes on the other side. 231 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: Olivier Vernon is out with the ankle injury. I don't 232 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: believe that he has played I don't think thus far 233 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 1: this year, so he will be out of this one. 234 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: Olivier Vernon the best pass rush of the Giants have. 235 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: That means that Carrie Win b J. Hill will play 236 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: that spot opposite Kareem Martin and Connor Barwin. Barwin had 237 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: been banged up during a week with a knee, but 238 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: he was a full participant practice today. But Olivier Vernon out, 239 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: but also out his starting corner, Eli Apple, who would 240 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: seemingly turn to corner and played decently in the first 241 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: two games. So I would imagine at corner we're gonna 242 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: see BW. Webb, who plays a lot of nickel, and 243 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: also Dante Dion who is doesn't play a ton, but 244 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: now I would imagine he's gonna be asked to, especially 245 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: when the Texans aren't three and four wides and then 246 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: and the Giants want to go nickel. My guess is 247 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna see a lot of those two guys with 248 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: Eli Apple out of this one. Like I said, Apple 249 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:39,199 Speaker 1: had turned a corner. Seemingly. There had been some some 250 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: serious hiccups last couple of years, but it feel it 251 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 1: felt like Eli was ready to make that next step 252 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: to being a solid corner for the Giants. But he 253 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 1: will be out of this one. So that's gonna put 254 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: a focus on two guys that BW Web's been around 255 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: a league a bunch, been around a league a bunch, 256 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 1: and Dion is a guy that had doesn't have a 257 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: lot of experience. The sense must be able to exploit 258 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: those losses of Olivier Vernon and also Eli Apple on 259 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: the edge. So injury report seemingly opens up some opportunities 260 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: for the Texans to exploit. It would be nice if 261 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 1: they were able to do that. So they got to 262 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: protect the Sean. If they do, then we'll see. I 263 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: went back and I watched the All twenty two actually 264 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: a couple times of the Texans, and I'm telling you, 265 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler and Dory Jackson two the fastest guys you're 266 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: gonna find a corner and two very skilled corners. They 267 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: were scared to death of Will Fuller running by them, 268 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: especially in off coverage. Will would run five yards and 269 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: they were already turning running, So I would imagine Norris 270 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: Jenkins and Dot de Dion and BW web A're gonna 271 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: have their hands. Well, we'll get two more of that 272 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: in our Keys to the game. But that is your 273 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: Friday injury report. Recapital quick coats, QT, Jordan Thomas all questionable, 274 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: Cable Webster out for the Giants, Eli Apple starting corner, 275 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: and Olivier Vernon the best pass rushing to the Giants 276 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: have also out. Now bj Hill, very talented guy. Kareem 277 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: Martin can be a problematic rushing to quarterback because he 278 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: does long and carry. Winn has shown that he can 279 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback as well. He's been around with 280 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: the Giants at twenty fourteen, So they've got some guys 281 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: that can get back there. But I don't think anything 282 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: like we saw with the of the Patriots with Wise 283 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: and also Flowers, and definitely not last week with Derek Morgan, 284 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 1: Irakpo and Harold Landry. So that group, this group a 285 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: little bit stepped down, if you will. Doesn't mean of 286 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: Texans aren't minded their ps and qs those guys can't 287 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: get there. It's just those other groups have been very, 288 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: very skilled on the edge in particular. So there's your 289 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: injury report and those are your hot reads presented to 290 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: you by Geico. Again, fifteen minutes can save you fifteen 291 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: percent or more on car insurance. Now, one of the 292 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: guys that I talked about in this and go to 293 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: play a key role because of Eli apple beeing out 294 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: is Will Fuller and he stopped by with dep City 295 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: for our Deep Slant Interview of the Week. We'll have 296 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: that for you next on Texans All Access. The Houston, 297 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: Texas Water Burger and the Houston Food Bank are teaming 298 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: up to help them take on their toughest opponent ever. 299 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: Houston Area Hunger just donated dollars the next time you're 300 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: in an area Waterburger, and that dollar will go to 301 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: help the Houston Food Bank feed eight hundred thousand of 302 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: our community neighbors each year. And you'll even get a 303 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: coupon for a free Waterburger with purchase of a thirty 304 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: two drink and medium fry for every buck that you give. 305 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: So from now until October eighth, give a buck and 306 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: be a part of the team that's wiping out hunger 307 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: in Houston. Welcome back to the show Everybody Texans All 308 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: Access from the Hounday Texans Radio Studio. I am your host, 309 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 1: John Harris. Glad you are with me this evening, and 310 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: it's time for our Deep Slant Interview of the Week. Now. 311 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: Deep request players each and every week. And we walked 312 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: into our meeting on Monday and she said, I want 313 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: to get Will Fuller now when I always play that 314 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: her Deep Slant Interview on Friday and with all the 315 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: different radio that we do during the week, and I 316 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: had an event last night, pably a Brian Award event 317 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: last night. If there's any way that anybody can eat 318 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: up innings, I e. Just talk for a little bit longer, 319 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: maybe eat up a whole segment. The better off it 320 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: is for me. It's fantastic. It gives me a little 321 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: bit of a break. The vocal cords get a break. 322 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: And when she said Will Fuller, I was like, oh no, 323 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: I love Will, but Will say a whole lot. And 324 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: so I was. I was a little bit worried, and 325 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: I texted Deep, I said, did you get Will yesterday? 326 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: Said yes, and he was awesome. It's like all right, sweet, 327 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: so here it is our Deep Slant Interview of the Week. 328 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: Dpcaters sat down with a guy who was absolutely phenomenal 329 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: last week in Tennessee. Has become an impact player that 330 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: we wanted to see and hopefully he will continue to 331 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: do that throughout this year and if he dies, he 332 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: may end up be one of the best in the AFC. 333 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: But that would be fun. Will Full the fifth, all 334 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: right joining me today, will Full or welcome back minus 335 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: the loss. Your first game back, it was probably exactly 336 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: how you planned it, right over one hundred yards receiving touchdown. 337 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: How good did it feel to be back out there 338 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: and was there any rust to knock off for you? 339 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: I don't feel like there was any rustum for my hamstring. 340 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: I was out there with this showing a lot in 341 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: training camp, so we got a lot of rest together. 342 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: And then when I wasn't out there, I was you know, watching, 343 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: you know, communicating with him. So I don't feel like 344 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: there was any rust. But um, it was good to 345 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: get back out there with the guys and uh, you know, 346 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: contribute a little bit. But you know, like you said, 347 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: tough loss, so I need to do a little more. 348 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: All right, I want to ask you about the touchdown celebration. 349 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put it into air quotes because it seemed 350 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: like you guys were all uh doing I don't know 351 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: how to describe it other than you had your finger 352 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: under your nose like a mustache, but everybody was doing 353 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: it with you, like they all. It was like a 354 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: thing with you that everybody seemed to do. That's new, right, 355 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: just uh what is wiping out a noise? Clean it? 356 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: Just in you know, young Dog. Were just showing our 357 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: love to young Dog. You know you can call a 358 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: Slam season slime season. Oh of course, eighteen Slam season. Okay, 359 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: I like it. I like it. I hope we get 360 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: to do it a lot more. And you know what, 361 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: I think people are gonna start paying attention now because 362 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: I didn't catch it the first time, because you guys 363 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: are all celebrating. But then afterwards, all right, DeShawn said, 364 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: in the second half of that game, you guys were 365 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: really all on the same page. What was it that 366 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: made it so easy for you guys just pick up 367 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: where you left off? Because I think a lot of 368 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 1: people thought it was gonna take you guys a little 369 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: bit of time to get into that rhythm, not really 370 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: a lot of time, But you guys were just right 371 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 1: where you left off since week of last year. Yeah, 372 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: just like I said, just you know, just shows shows 373 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: all the work that we put in, you know, during 374 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: training camp, because you just can't go out there on 375 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: on Sundays and you know put up a good performance, 376 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 1: you know, because they have guys on the other team 377 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: who are approach to who you know get paid for 378 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: their job just like we do. So just you know, 379 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: putting in the extra work. And is you know, finding 380 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: you know, anything watching film just to see like some 381 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: tells that you can take advantage of and executing the 382 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 1: game plan. What do you think your strength is right now? 383 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: Because I know a lot of people talk about your 384 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: route running just being really crisp. Obviously your speed, which 385 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: is what everyone had known you for before that, and 386 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 1: you pretty much pulled in every catch but maybe one, 387 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: I think in Sunday's game or you were close to 388 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: perfect and seem like you do a lot of things 389 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: well in this third season. What do you think it 390 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: is that you do well or best in your game? Me? 391 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: Just uh, I would say speed, you know, That's what 392 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: I'm That's what I'm known for. And uh, you know 393 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: I like to you know, think I have good good 394 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: routes because you know that's what I You know, I'm 395 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: a receiver, so you gotta have routes after receiver. You 396 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 1: can't just play fast as a lot of guys who 397 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: think you can just go to the NFL and just 398 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: play fast. But it's tough because you got guys on 399 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: the other side who are smart. So, um, just you know, 400 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: mixing it up, you know, trying to trying to play fast. 401 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, the sponsor tells about the 402 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: dB that, um, it's not gonna take advantage of. But 403 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,439 Speaker 1: for me, it's just playing fast and just you know, 404 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: doing everything as fast as possible because you know, the 405 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: dB don't want to get beat deep. So um, think 406 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: on what y'all protect that. I remember when you were 407 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: just a rookie here, you had somebody had mentioned that 408 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 1: you take a lot of notes, that you used to 409 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 1: take a lot of notes and meetings, that you just 410 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 1: took notes and notes and notes. And I asked you 411 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: what you were taking notes on it, and you said 412 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: you pretty much took notes on everything. How is it 413 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: now for you? Is it still like you're just constantly 414 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: learning or does the game seem to have slowed down? 415 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: And and you just sort of have this instinctual way 416 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 1: that you attack the game. Now, yeah, I would say 417 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: it slowed down a lot since my rookie season. I mean, 418 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: just looking back at it, it's funny to me just 419 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: how how routled I was just being out there, you know, 420 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: on the same field as you know, these NFL players 421 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,400 Speaker 1: out you know, I've been watching for for my life, 422 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: like it was cool. So now it's just I'm a 423 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: lot more relaxed. You know, we we all, we all, 424 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: I want to say, yeoh, but just just happened these 425 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: years experience, you know, all the film I've been watching 426 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: over these two years, and it's my job now. So 427 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: just you know that rookie season is all about taking 428 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 1: it all in, but had to you know, start contributing fast. 429 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: So I bet a lot of the younger receivers are 430 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: probably going to you and asking you questions. Now. Yeah, yeah, 431 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: like Kiki. You know, Kicky does a good job too. 432 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: I mean he's a real smart guy. You know, he 433 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: knows every time the coach tried to call on him 434 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: in the means, he always knows the answer. So KICKI 435 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: is a smart guy. You know. I can't wait to 436 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: get him back on the field, and I would say, 437 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: you know, you know, all the guys Vincent Chester, like 438 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: they've been doing a good job with our playbook because 439 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: our playbook is really tough. So I remember being a rookie, 440 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: it was really difficult and that's why I was taking notes. 441 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,439 Speaker 1: But um, now you know, everything has slowed down from me, 442 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: so I know on how it feels to be done. 443 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: You and DeAndre Hopkins are just such a powerful duo 444 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: right now, like a lot of people talk about it. 445 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: It could be the best in the league if you 446 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: keep up this pace. What's your relationship like with DeAndre 447 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: off the field? Because I know you guys have talked 448 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: about with each other how how much your games compliment 449 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: each other. But what's your relationship like with him off 450 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: the field? Yeah, I mean I'll talk about everything. Really, 451 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: Um it's pretty hard to discussing me. Uh, I would say, 452 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: we have a real good relationship about the field. You know, 453 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: it's like fashion wise, I don't think that you guys 454 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 1: are similar or like you guys discuss stuff like that. 455 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we we've discuss stuff like that, like having 456 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: the same style as maybe, but you know, um, I'm 457 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: not ready. I'm not ready to pay for all that 458 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 1: yet maybe in a few years. But um, I mean 459 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: we talk about everything, relationships, you know, clothes, you know. 460 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: I mean I remember an all season I'll sending a 461 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: picture like what you think about this? You know some 462 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: some clothes and stuff. Get that that's hot? So I 463 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: mean we talk about everything. Everybody's got a friend like 464 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: that that before you buy it, you have to send 465 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: him a picture and be like should I or shouldn't I? 466 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: Make sure they be honest with you, right, yeah, yeah, 467 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: all right. I know a lot of people ask you 468 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: about this offseason. You talked about it as well. You 469 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: put on some muscle. I want to ask you, like, 470 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: if you rewind what went into that decision? What made 471 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: you decide this is something I need to do for 472 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: my game? Was it a collective effort? Was it you know, 473 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien. Was it the strength and conditioning, the sports 474 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: performance staff? Was it you? How did you come to 475 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: that decision and why did you decide that now was 476 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: the time to do something like that? Yeah? Just you 477 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: know my injuries, I was I was real frustrated with 478 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: my injuries. Um, you know some things that can you know, 479 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: could possibly be avoided, Like uh, you know I heard 480 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: my rip last year. I don't know that I could 481 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: be avoided with with some weight and some strength. So um, 482 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 1: just looking at like, um, I was one hundred and 483 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: fifty five pounds in the NFL. I was just thinking 484 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: about this year. I'm like, how did I do that? 485 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: You know I did it in college. I don't know 486 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: how I did it in college, but uh, you know 487 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: I found out quickly it's not gonna work. You know, 488 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: I've been injured a lot my first two years. So um, 489 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:31,959 Speaker 1: just putting on a little weight and just you know, 490 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 1: just so I can. I can put on enough weight 491 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: where I can still play fast. But um, just seeing 492 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: how it feels. And I feel real good too. So 493 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: and you've been able to keep up your speed despite 494 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: putting on extra muscle. Were you worried about that at all? 495 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: That if you get bigger, like what the thing that 496 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: you pride yourself on, might you might compromise some of that? 497 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: I really wasn't because I got I got real big 498 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: during the combound. I think I was like one hundred 499 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: almost one hundred niney pounds and that's when I ran 500 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,239 Speaker 1: forty were I don't remember that, okay? Ye? So um, 501 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: I lost thought that my rookie season from being in Houston, 502 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: it just sort of melted off, right Yea, And uh yeah, 503 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: but I mean I knew as long as I put 504 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: it on the right way, which I did with Luke 505 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: and Land and those guys, that'll be fun. I know 506 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: you trained with a former teammate at Notre Dame as 507 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: well during the off season, Equanimius Saint Brown and his 508 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: dad was a two time Mister Universe. So what's that 509 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: like lifting with a two time he was there, I 510 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 1: assume he yeah, yeah, I mean that's about pressure or anything, right, 511 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 1: John Brown? Yeah, I mean I've talked to him a 512 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 1: lot at Notre Dame. I remember, I think around the 513 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: time where I was thinking about leaving and going to 514 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: the draft, I was talking to him about and helped 515 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: me gain weight, and I just never got back around 516 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: to until until this year. And uh, I actually put 517 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: on some way fast with him. So I'm definitely gonna 518 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: I'm definitely looking forward to working out with him again. 519 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: He were intense and it was fun going out there 520 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: and uh working with IQ and his and his dad. 521 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: What about meals? Like what did was he on you about? 522 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: What you ate? Like? What do you he could put on. 523 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: He cooked everything for it. I mean I feel like 524 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,080 Speaker 1: when I was out there with him, I ate like 525 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: spaghetti like thirteen times. Like with spaghetti. I ate spaghetti 526 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. Okay, so you 527 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: gain weight, you can eat that three times a day, 528 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,919 Speaker 1: you'll be fine. I was putting on weight quick. How 529 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 1: much weight did you put on overall? Um? Since I 530 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: first you know, since I first waited in it with Luke, 531 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: I was small. I don't though coming back from the 532 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: off season, I was small at one sixty five and 533 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: now I'm about one three five flowing around that ratio 534 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: about twenty pounds. Do you think you're gonna keep it going? 535 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: And I know it's hard during the season, but like, 536 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: can you keep it going about in the off season? Well? 537 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: I can keep it going because like I said, like, 538 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,479 Speaker 1: how big could you get? Well, I can probably get 539 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: like one ninety five two hundred if I tried to 540 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: working with eqs dead, I can get there fast too. 541 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 1: So but I don't want to do that. Here's a 542 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: mister Universe in your off season with him? Right, that's 543 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: too big two hundred pounds. I don't think I'll be feasive. 544 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: I will. I won't be eating spaghetti three times a day, 545 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 1: that's for sure. I know you guys are playing the 546 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 1: Giants on Sunday. Have you ever met Odell Beckham. I've 547 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: never met Ode. I know Deandres hung out with him 548 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: a little bit in the off season. Yeah, I think 549 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure, but yeah, I've never met Is 550 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: he one of those guys that, like, as a receiver 551 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: you just sort of watch his game or you'd been 552 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 1: watching his game and things that he could do? Yeah, 553 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: I mean, or is it like less impressive because you 554 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: see Dean Ray Hopkins every day. I mean, they both 555 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: make incredible catches. So um, I've never really I've never 556 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: seen a m Odell in person, so I've seen happin 557 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,679 Speaker 1: person out. I mean, we'll see on Sunday. How you 558 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: know how that that matches up? How about that secondary? 559 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: Because you've got Genorris Jenkins and maybe Eli Apple if 560 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: he's playing, what are gonna be here some of your 561 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: challenges Sunday? Yeah? Eli played against Elia's game in college. 562 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:36,719 Speaker 1: I know you did. Yeah, I know it's a lot 563 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,479 Speaker 1: different now, but you know, he's a he's a bigger 564 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 1: What do you remember about him. He's he's a big 565 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: dB um. It's fast. You know, he has unintangibles to 566 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: be to you know, to roll with me. So I 567 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 1: just gotta do what I'll do. So, I mean, it's 568 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: gonna be a good matchup. You know, Jenor's he's real smart, 569 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 1: he's been he's a veteran player. Um, you know, he can, 570 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 1: he can roll with you. He can he make good 571 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: plays on the ball. So it's gonna be tough. It's 572 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough matchup. But we'll see what happens 573 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: on Sunday. All right, good stuff, Hopefully we see a 574 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: lot more of your what is it called slim slam season, 575 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: slum season, slum season? Good stuff? Will Fuller, thanks so much. 576 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: This to me becomes a really interesting matchup. And I 577 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,199 Speaker 1: think there's actually a decision for the New York Giants 578 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: in this one, and that is, do you put Norris 579 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: Jenkins on Will Fuller using jenkins speed to match up 580 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: with Fuller's speed, or do you put Jenkins on the 581 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: bona fide number one, DeAndre Hopkins and then put one 582 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: of the other corners be at BW Web or Dante 583 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 1: Dion on Will Fuller. I think It's a pretty tough 584 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: decision for the Giants to make. If I were them, 585 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: I would put Jenkins one on one on Fuller and 586 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,640 Speaker 1: know that my guys b W Web and Dion can 587 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: run with Hopkins or think they can run with Hopkins, 588 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: and then just hopefully they don't get out physically for 589 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,239 Speaker 1: the football. Well, last week the Titans, they mixed it up. 590 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: They had they had a Dorry Jackson sometimes on Fuller, 591 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 1: that Dorry Jacksons sometimes on Hopkins. They had Malcolm Butler 592 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: sometimes on Fuller, sometimes on Hopkins. They sort of mixed 593 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 1: it up, they played, they played different sides of the field. 594 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: They mixed it up a little bit. Now the Giants 595 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: on the depth chart list left corner, right corner, So 596 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 1: we'll see how they go about it and we'll see 597 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: which match up the Texans if that's how they decide 598 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 1: to stay. They don't travel, and there are some teams 599 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: that do that. The Colts did that with Vante Davis 600 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: for a long time. He just stayed on one side 601 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 1: and you could avoid him going to the other side. 602 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it was that simple. Now there's sometimes specific 603 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: zone coverages, specific man coverages where they're gonna end up 604 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: on the same side. But if Hopkins and Floor are 605 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: on separate sides, we'll see whether Genorris Jenkins is gonna 606 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: travel or not. But it's good match up either way. 607 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: Jenkins going against both Will Fuller and DeAndre Hopkins. Jenkins 608 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 1: had interception against the Jags and it was a heck 609 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 1: of an interception. You talk about ball skills, Will is right, 610 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,879 Speaker 1: He's got tremendous ball skills. So great matchup of Genorris 611 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: Jenkins against those two. The good news is at least 612 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: there's two and in week one we only had one 613 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: of them. DeAndre Hopkins had a great game, but now 614 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: he got both of them. And if they can pink 615 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: pong off one another, one guy makes the play and 616 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: other guy makes the play. Next they keep going back 617 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 1: and forth. Man, that's gonna be a lethal combination and 618 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 1: hopefully when Texas will walk out of there with a 619 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: w as a result. All right, coming up next, it's 620 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: the game plan. Jim Brian Gaine sat down with Mark 621 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: to talk about this one against the New York Giants. 622 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: We'll have that for you next on Texas All Access 623 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: Calling all Houston area teachers want to bring a little 624 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: Texans football to your classroom, of course, then sign up 625 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: for Toros Matros, presented by Conico Phillips. Toros Matris is 626 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: a video series designed to help third and fourth graders 627 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: learn how to tackle math in a classroom. Go to 628 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: Houston Texans dot com slash Toros Matris to learn more. 629 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: That's Houston Texans dot com slash Toros Math Drills to 630 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: learn more. Nothing like learning math through football. I'm telling you, 631 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: that's how you're gonna get to some of these kids. 632 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: I went back in the day when I was teaching 633 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: both math and science. I put together tests when I 634 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: did word problems, and I know a lot of people 635 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: are like, oh, word problems with worst Man map math, 636 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: They're so hard, they were so hard for students. But 637 00:29:55,480 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 1: I would put together word problems that included football. Some where, somehow, 638 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: some way, I did an entire physics test one time, 639 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 1: all based around the Florida Georgia Rivalry, the world's largest 640 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: cocktail party, and the school at that point that I was. 641 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: We were right on the river right across from at 642 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: the time it was was it all Tell Stadium? I 643 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: can't remember. It's gone through so many different basil Gator 644 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 1: Bowl basically it's where the Jacks played. Now it's they 645 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: call it the Bank because it's TIA Bank, tiaa bank stadium, 646 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: which TIA is a it's a teacher, it's a teacher 647 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 1: retirement fund. So anyhow, point being, there's a lot of 648 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: ways that you can include math in your classroom with 649 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: football to teach math, teach science, etc. So you can 650 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 1: do it. Houston Texans dot com slash Toros Matros. Now 651 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: you'll make it a little easier for the third fourth graders, 652 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: but you get my point. All right, welcome back to 653 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: the show. It is time for the gain plan. Brian 654 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 1: Gaine sat down earlier this week with the Voice of 655 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: the Texans, Mark Vandermir. Joining us right now, Texans general 656 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: Manager Brian Gaine, Brian, I gotta think you're so weaker. 657 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: To get back home, starting on the road is so tough. 658 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: Tough enough coming off two losses, but it's gonna be 659 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 1: good to get in front of the NRG stadium. Faithful. Okay, Well, 660 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: it's a first home game. We're excited about that. I'm 661 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 1: going to work hard to earn the right to win 662 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: this week. We've got a formardable opponent coming in here 663 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: who's looking for a win as well, so it'll be 664 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:27,720 Speaker 1: a highly contested game. You know. Look, we played two 665 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: playoff twenty seventeen AFC Playoff appearance teams. Here are these 666 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: last two games, and we're working hard here today and 667 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: yesterday to make the corrections here to position ourselves to 668 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: give us our best chance to win here this coming Sunday. 669 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: Last week, we talked a little bit about scouting college players, 670 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: but there's a whole entourage scouting pro teams as you're 671 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: about to play them weeks down the line. So can 672 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: you take us through a little bit of that process 673 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: how you go about evaluating a future opponent. Sure, So 674 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: we have our college scouting operation and then our pro 675 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: scouting operations, so that falls under our pro scouting operation. 676 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: We have a collective group of four or five staff 677 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: members here in our pro staff led by Rob Kissel, 678 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 1: our director of pro scouting, and Matt Basing and our 679 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: director or player of personnel, and we basically work hard 680 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: here to evaluate the other team's fifty three of the 681 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: opponents that we're playing. We'll start weeks in advance, and 682 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 1: we call that advance scouting where we'll study that roster 683 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 1: one through fifty one through fifty three and prepare an 684 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: advanced scouttering port for our coaches in terms of the 685 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: makeup of the roster, at the strengths and weaknesses, competitive advantages, 686 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: the general makeup and the build of how the team 687 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: is built, where the threats are, maybe where the positive 688 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: matchups are, where the concerns are, statistical production. There's a 689 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: lot of facets that go into that. We present that 690 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: information to the coaches, and we gain a lot of 691 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 1: institutional knowledge on our opponent that way. Let me ask 692 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 1: you this as a sort of sidebar. When you look 693 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: at a guy like Dylan Cole who was undrafted, or 694 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: even Duke Edge of War who was drafted, but we'll 695 00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 1: see how he does. He got off to a good 696 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: start last week in his debut. When you look at 697 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: players like that and how they were evaluated by everybody, 698 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: do you change the way you evaluate sometimes based on 699 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: the way these guys turn out. You're changing the process 700 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: sometimes or adjusting it. We study draft history and we 701 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 1: try to see where where the holes may have been, 702 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: or maybe where we got it right. Equally at the 703 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 1: same time, in those two specific instances, Dylan Cole was 704 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: an undrafted free agent. We actually here, we call that 705 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 1: the eighth Round's only seven rounds in a draft where 706 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 1: we call free agency here the eighth round, and we 707 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: want to extend the draft. And sometimes whatever I'm a 708 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: reason like, you may have a draftable grade on a player, 709 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 1: but somehow, some way he slips through the draft because 710 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: of circumstance. Maybe a team was drafting on need even 711 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: though they had a draftable player. Maybe perhaps that other 712 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: team need was higher than the position of that player 713 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 1: who was available. So did sometimes guys just slipped through 714 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: the cracks based on circumstances. In Dylan Cole's case, he 715 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 1: was a guy we had our eyes on throughout the 716 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 1: Day three of the draft, and somehow, some way he 717 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: went undrafted, so we aggressively pursued him when undrafted free 718 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: agency raft. Very cool stuff. Now the rookies are making 719 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 1: some headlines here for the Houston Texans. I know you 720 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: want to get wins, but you're getting some positives out 721 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 1: of these guys. And let's go over a couple of 722 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:13,720 Speaker 1: them here. As Martinez ranking was thrust into action against 723 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 1: the Patriots at left tackle and he got his first start. 724 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: It was his first start on Sunday, so how do 725 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: you think he's faring based on what you've seen pre draft, 726 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:22,719 Speaker 1: in the whole process, because you really don't have a 727 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 1: lot of time to prepare in the offseason. Yeah. So 728 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: Martinez was one of our third round picks this year. 729 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: He played left tackle from Mississippi State in the SEC 730 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 1: this season. And I've used this description before. Martinez is 731 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman. I think he could arguably play any 732 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:38,839 Speaker 1: of the five positions on the offensive line for us 733 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 1: right now, then needs to go in and play left tackle. 734 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: We drafted him for a reason. We have a lot 735 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 1: of confidence in his promise and potential to be a 736 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:48,399 Speaker 1: starting caliber player in the league. He got thrust into 737 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:50,879 Speaker 1: the role right now based on some of the circumstance 738 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 1: and injury. We're excited about his upside and potential. But 739 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,920 Speaker 1: he's a young player and he's still developing. But we 740 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: think he's got a lot of promise and a good 741 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: future ahead of him. The good news about that, even 742 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: if he stayed at left tackle, that'd that'd be fine. 743 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: But if we needed him at any other position, perhaps 744 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: he could play any of those, which creates a lot 745 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: of versatility for us in terms of our vision. So 746 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 1: we're excited about his promise and potential. And Jordan Nakens 747 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 1: has done some good things so far for you. You 748 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: saw a lot of good things out of him former 749 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 1: professional baseball player, and I gotta think that kind of 750 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: experience helps you a little bit in terms of acclimating 751 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: to a pro life, if you will. We're excited about 752 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: his upside, We're excited about his contributions. A very athletic guy, 753 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:32,160 Speaker 1: very mature or very professional, a pro's approach, so at 754 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:33,799 Speaker 1: a young age, and I know he's a little bit older, 755 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:35,680 Speaker 1: but at a young age as a pro football player, 756 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 1: he's been impressive in that regard. He's developing in the 757 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:40,919 Speaker 1: run game, which is an area that maybe he knew 758 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: he needed to get better at here coming out of 759 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,359 Speaker 1: the draft, and we think that, you know, in time, 760 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 1: he can become a fully dimensional run game pass game 761 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:51,399 Speaker 1: option for us at the position we have the why 762 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: and the F Those are two different positions at the 763 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,760 Speaker 1: tight end group as it relates to how we run offense. 764 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: He fits that F caliber mold, and he has the 765 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,680 Speaker 1: versatility and flex ability to move around in the formation. 766 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:04,280 Speaker 1: The best thing about Jordan, I think in the passing 767 00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 1: game is that he can win one on one matchups, 768 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:08,919 Speaker 1: and he does have the ability to separate and catch 769 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 1: the catch the ball. And you see sometimes the baseball 770 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:14,760 Speaker 1: skill set having played out field, he played center field. 771 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: When he does catch the ball, it's it's a natural 772 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,279 Speaker 1: natural field for how he locates and tracks the ball, 773 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:22,919 Speaker 1: how he adjusts the ball. So it's interesting to see 774 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 1: that dynamic in terms of the transferable skill set from 775 00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: from baseball to football. Justin Reid, he's flashed. What does 776 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:31,320 Speaker 1: he look like to you right now in his development 777 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: nearly going. Justin was our basically our first pick in 778 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: the draft in the third round this year. Uh, you know, 779 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: he has all the heightweight, speed, and the physical parameters 780 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 1: we look for at the safety position. We wanted to 781 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:44,400 Speaker 1: put an emphasis in our defensive backfield here in the 782 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:48,280 Speaker 1: all season on our player acquisition process on getting bigger, longer, 783 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:51,319 Speaker 1: and stronger. He presents that at six foot six foot 784 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: one two oh five. He was a four three four 785 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: four guy coming out. And he's a fully dimensional player, 786 00:36:57,200 --> 00:36:59,759 Speaker 1: meaning he's not just a run game support player, box 787 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,439 Speaker 1: player or a depth player. We think he can line 788 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: up from depth. We think he can line up at 789 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: the second level and play matchup football in some of 790 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:10,279 Speaker 1: the substitution packages, and equally, he's been a good run 791 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:13,520 Speaker 1: support player. So we like his promise, will like his future. 792 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 1: He's got a lot of upset and equally he's been 793 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:19,040 Speaker 1: a very good fourth down player for us, and on 794 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 1: fourth down we've made an emphasis this office. He's trying 795 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: to add more speed and range to that group, and 796 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:25,840 Speaker 1: he's one of the guys that shows up doing that. 797 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,920 Speaker 1: I mentioned Edge of four had a sack, and you 798 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 1: saw him flash with the backfield a few times. He 799 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 1: made plays in the preseason, so he's not totally unfamiliar 800 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:35,920 Speaker 1: to people, but they're getting to know hib for the 801 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 1: first time and opponents are as well. Of course, Unfortunately 802 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 1: he was slowed by injury here in recent weeks, but 803 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:44,840 Speaker 1: he made a promising comeback here this week. In fifteen snaps, 804 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:47,080 Speaker 1: I think he had a few tackles, he had a sack, 805 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:49,880 Speaker 1: he missed another sack. I think he posted a tackle 806 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 1: for loss or two. So in the amount of time 807 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,239 Speaker 1: and snaps he had, he was productive for us in 808 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:56,880 Speaker 1: the game. So I'm excited about what his promise and 809 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 1: potential is ahead of us, And you know, as the 810 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: overall rookie class when you look at it there, they're 811 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: all playing contributing roles to what they're being asked to do, 812 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: and we're excited about that because we think that offers 813 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 1: longevity to the roster. I know Kiki QT gets closer 814 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 1: and closer. What are people going to see when he 815 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 1: gets on the field. For you, he is a very 816 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:18,319 Speaker 1: good athlete. And when you think about Kiki and what 817 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:21,359 Speaker 1: he offers, he has an inside outside passing game skill set, 818 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,799 Speaker 1: and equally he can be a fourth down player in 819 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: terms of the return game. But he's fast, he's explosive, 820 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,279 Speaker 1: he's sudden, he has what we call twitch. He can 821 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 1: make plays in space. He offers a dimension in a 822 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:36,399 Speaker 1: run after the catch element. When the ball's in his hands, 823 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: the play's not over. So we're excited about what he 824 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 1: could offer us here when he gets back and gets out, 825 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,040 Speaker 1: he gets back on the field. He had a promising offseason. 826 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:46,359 Speaker 1: Unfortunately he's been slowed by injury right now, but he's 827 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:49,239 Speaker 1: getting close and I'm optimistic that has returned will happen 828 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 1: here pretty soon. You made a practice squad transaction Isaac 829 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:56,319 Speaker 1: Whitney joining the team, and maybe not him specifically. We'll 830 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:57,799 Speaker 1: get to him in a moment. But when you work 831 00:38:57,840 --> 00:38:59,879 Speaker 1: with the practice squad, how much of it is guy 832 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:02,879 Speaker 1: who can eventually play for you versus guys you need 833 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 1: to have practice because you only have fifty three players 834 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,880 Speaker 1: on the roster, and you do need the practice bodies, 835 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 1: if you will, the best practice squad player, and we 836 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:11,600 Speaker 1: like to refer to it as the developmental squad because 837 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 1: really it's player fifty four to sixty three. Although they're 838 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: not on the act of roster, they're very much a 839 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:18,799 Speaker 1: part of our team, and we treat him as such 840 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,960 Speaker 1: and very much a developmental environment. And we hope that 841 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,880 Speaker 1: this is our pipeline for the future in terms of futures, 842 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: prospects and guys that can that can fill some holes 843 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,399 Speaker 1: and fill some reserves, fill some backups, fill some fourth 844 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:33,160 Speaker 1: down roles as it relates to overtime and experience. But 845 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:35,640 Speaker 1: Isaac Whitney, he's a second year player. He's one of 846 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:40,719 Speaker 1: our members of our ten man practice squad or developmental squad. Heightweight, speed, 847 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:42,600 Speaker 1: all the way six foot two, two hundred and five, 848 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: two hundred and ten pounds. He was a four three 849 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: to four four guy coming out. He's somebody that some 850 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:49,920 Speaker 1: of our coaches are familiar with with Brad Seeley, Tracy 851 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,160 Speaker 1: Smith and John Pagano. They worked with him last year 852 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,560 Speaker 1: in Oakland, Oakland and let him go here at the 853 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,880 Speaker 1: fifty three man cut down. We worked him out here 854 00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: the other day. We brought him in for one of 855 00:39:58,200 --> 00:40:01,279 Speaker 1: our many tryouts that we do. He auditioned well and 856 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 1: we signed him to the practice quiety. The other thing 857 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:06,400 Speaker 1: is he showed up on fourth down this preseason and 858 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 1: last year and he's had some active roster snaps doing that. 859 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:12,680 Speaker 1: So we're excited about the opportunity that we might have 860 00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 1: a heightweight, speed player here in our developmental program at 861 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,680 Speaker 1: the wide receiver position who would also offer us a 862 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:20,960 Speaker 1: fourth down role if you got to the active Brian, 863 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:22,680 Speaker 1: thanks a lot for joining us. Good luck this week. 864 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:24,880 Speaker 1: Thank you. You know. One of the things that Brian 865 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:29,160 Speaker 1: and Mark talked about in that interview was the rookie class. 866 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 1: And if you think about this rookie class now minus 867 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:35,040 Speaker 1: the guys that have been banged up, Kiki qt being 868 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,920 Speaker 1: banged up, but when we talked about the rookie class, 869 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 1: I'll never forget. We were in studio, we're doing Texas 870 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:46,240 Speaker 1: All Access and we talked about this draft the twenty 871 00:40:46,239 --> 00:40:49,520 Speaker 1: eighteen draft will be a success if and I remember 872 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:54,280 Speaker 1: saying if they get one impactful starter from this particular group, 873 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:58,640 Speaker 1: And when you think about what they've gotten already, Justin 874 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:02,520 Speaker 1: Reid started last week against the Tennessee Titans and has 875 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:04,400 Speaker 1: provided them a number two. I mean, he did a 876 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:07,640 Speaker 1: number of different things against the Patriots. So Justin Reid 877 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,719 Speaker 1: is stepped up, whether it's starting or coming in nickel 878 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:13,400 Speaker 1: or whatever, He's gotten plenty of great reps already. Then 879 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:15,319 Speaker 1: you had Martinez Ryanken, who has stepped in at left 880 00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:19,359 Speaker 1: tackle already. You got Jordan Nakins who definitely has made 881 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 1: his presence known in the passing game. And I think 882 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,040 Speaker 1: we're going to see more of Jordan Nakins as we 883 00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:28,000 Speaker 1: go through. The fourth round is QT. When we see QT, 884 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,439 Speaker 1: he is going to light this place on fire. People 885 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,600 Speaker 1: are going to absolutely love him. In the sixth round, 886 00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:37,200 Speaker 1: we ended up getting Duke Get you four and you 887 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:40,320 Speaker 1: heard Brian talking about him. He had about fifteen snaps 888 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:44,000 Speaker 1: last week and had a really nice tackle on one play. 889 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:46,239 Speaker 1: The very next play created pressure. Then he had a 890 00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:48,839 Speaker 1: sack his first one Texas at three this year, he's 891 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:51,360 Speaker 1: got one of them and he only played fifteen snaps. 892 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:53,840 Speaker 1: I think Duke get you four as he gets healthier. 893 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:56,280 Speaker 1: You know, people ask why do you w a sixth round? 894 00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:58,040 Speaker 1: One of the reasons he won the sixth rounds he 895 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,880 Speaker 1: was dealing with the shoulder issue or labor him shoulder, 896 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:05,440 Speaker 1: and he missed essentially the draft process, and I think 897 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,840 Speaker 1: there were some concerns about whether Duke was ever is 898 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:09,759 Speaker 1: he a four three defensive end and only a four 899 00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:12,359 Speaker 1: three defensive end. I think Duke came here a little 900 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,480 Speaker 1: bit lighter than wasn't wake Forest, and it really has 901 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:15,960 Speaker 1: paid off for him and I think he is going 902 00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:20,200 Speaker 1: to continue to be a big factor for this team, 903 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 1: no question. Jordan Thomas has started and played a bunch 904 00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:26,160 Speaker 1: at tight end, had a big catch against New England, 905 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:29,399 Speaker 1: and he's been a key contributor to the run game. 906 00:42:29,480 --> 00:42:32,239 Speaker 1: His run blocking I think has improved. Hopefully he'll be 907 00:42:32,320 --> 00:42:34,040 Speaker 1: able to play this weekend. Seeing him pop up on 908 00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:39,600 Speaker 1: the injury reports questionable was highly unfortunate today. But hopefully 909 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:41,799 Speaker 1: that is something that checks out and he's able to 910 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:43,719 Speaker 1: play because we would miss him greatly and that Peter 911 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:47,400 Speaker 1: Callumbidi has made some tackles on special teams, so everybody 912 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:50,160 Speaker 1: that has been available to play. Jermaine Kelly was drafting 913 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:51,920 Speaker 1: seventh round, but he's been banged up and we have 914 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:54,280 Speaker 1: not had a chance to see him on the field 915 00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:57,520 Speaker 1: one day in practice. That really was only was all 916 00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:00,680 Speaker 1: that we got with Jermaine Kelly. But you've got out 917 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:03,880 Speaker 1: of that. Reid has started, George Thomas has started, Martinez 918 00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:07,279 Speaker 1: Rankin has started. Jordan Nakins, I don't know if he's 919 00:43:07,360 --> 00:43:10,480 Speaker 1: been considered a starter, but he has been definitely in 920 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:12,640 Speaker 1: the rotation at tight end, no question about that. With 921 00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:16,359 Speaker 1: Jordan Thomas and Ryan Griffin, everybody has contributed to keep 922 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:21,359 Speaker 1: Peter Colmbay running down on kickoff on special teams, making 923 00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:23,880 Speaker 1: place had the one tackle. The Patriots only had one 924 00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:26,840 Speaker 1: return in that game. Peter Colmbay had a tackle inside 925 00:43:26,840 --> 00:43:30,600 Speaker 1: the twenty yard line. So this rookie class that Brian 926 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:32,440 Speaker 1: Gain and his staff and Bill O'Brien, they all put 927 00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 1: their heads together and went out and got with first 928 00:43:34,640 --> 00:43:39,640 Speaker 1: no second. They have found impact players in this particular class. 929 00:43:39,719 --> 00:43:43,440 Speaker 1: So that votes well for the future with next year. 930 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:45,799 Speaker 1: With the first and two seconds, who knows what they're 931 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:48,759 Speaker 1: gonna be able to bring to this organization next year. 932 00:43:48,800 --> 00:43:50,799 Speaker 1: But the guys that they brought in this year have 933 00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:55,120 Speaker 1: made a significant impact on this organization and they've done 934 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:57,400 Speaker 1: a really nice job. So hopefully they'll be able to 935 00:43:57,400 --> 00:44:00,040 Speaker 1: continue that, and hopefully Jordan Thomas as a rookie and 936 00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:04,080 Speaker 1: Kiut will be able to play on Sunday. If not, 937 00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:07,200 Speaker 1: there are other rookies will pick up the slack. There's 938 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:09,319 Speaker 1: no question about that. All Right, we get back. It's 939 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:13,040 Speaker 1: time for the around the NFL segment that I couch 940 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:16,440 Speaker 1: as my NFL pick segment. You'll definitely want to tune in, 941 00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:18,840 Speaker 1: especially if you want to hear me be wrong, because 942 00:44:18,840 --> 00:44:20,600 Speaker 1: a lot of times I am. So this is the 943 00:44:20,680 --> 00:44:22,920 Speaker 1: segment for you people coming up next right here in 944 00:44:22,960 --> 00:45:03,279 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. What's up, everybody? Welcome back to a 945 00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:07,759 Speaker 1: Friday edition of Texans All Access. Our second hour always 946 00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:12,040 Speaker 1: begins with me, John Harris, your host, Football Alston silent reporter, 947 00:45:12,440 --> 00:45:16,880 Speaker 1: making my NFL picks. Now, this is typically where I 948 00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:19,319 Speaker 1: would tell you we go around the league, we go 949 00:45:19,320 --> 00:45:21,399 Speaker 1: around the NFL to all these stories. Why do it 950 00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:24,640 Speaker 1: my way? And my way basically is picking games, picking 951 00:45:24,719 --> 00:45:27,120 Speaker 1: them straight up and picking him against the spread. Now, 952 00:45:27,239 --> 00:45:31,200 Speaker 1: I'm not saying anything other than this is what I think. 953 00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:32,920 Speaker 1: This is my opinion, and I telling you a gamba 954 00:45:32,920 --> 00:45:35,640 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. Just this is the way 955 00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:37,440 Speaker 1: that I like to talk about the games. And why not. 956 00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:40,960 Speaker 1: We got fifteen games this weekend remaining Man, what a 957 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:43,920 Speaker 1: game on Thursday night Jets Browns. Who'd ever thought Jets 958 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:46,399 Speaker 1: Browns on a Thursday night would have felt that way. 959 00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:49,560 Speaker 1: I saw a tweet from my buddy Jeremy Poplin, who 960 00:45:49,719 --> 00:45:53,640 Speaker 1: is with I believe it's fourteen thirty the buzz in Tulsa, 961 00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:56,080 Speaker 1: and he said that the TV rating to start the 962 00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:58,760 Speaker 1: game in Tulsa. In Oklahoma City was like a seven 963 00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:01,080 Speaker 1: one seven a half. I think one was a seven 964 00:46:01,080 --> 00:46:03,160 Speaker 1: and a half and a seven one. By the end 965 00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:06,359 Speaker 1: of the game in both places it was a nine 966 00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:09,120 Speaker 1: and a half plus. Now you do the math, Baker 967 00:46:09,160 --> 00:46:12,680 Speaker 1: Mayfield comes to the game, State of Oklahoma, TV ratings 968 00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:14,160 Speaker 1: go up. Man, it was a heck of a football game. 969 00:46:14,239 --> 00:46:17,200 Speaker 1: The Browns gonna win one, one and one and easily 970 00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:19,719 Speaker 1: could be three and oh and easily could be over 971 00:46:19,800 --> 00:46:22,040 Speaker 1: with three. To be honest, that's how close the games 972 00:46:22,040 --> 00:46:24,440 Speaker 1: have been when the Browns have been on the field. 973 00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:27,040 Speaker 1: Now we got fifteen other games remaining. We have not 974 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:28,879 Speaker 1: reached that point of the year where teams started having 975 00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:31,320 Speaker 1: a buy. So we got fifteen games remaining, one on 976 00:46:31,360 --> 00:46:33,120 Speaker 1: Sunday night, one on Monday night, and then the rest 977 00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:37,040 Speaker 1: on Sunday afternoon, including your Texans and the New York Giants. 978 00:46:37,080 --> 00:46:41,280 Speaker 1: So let's get into this right about now. But before 979 00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:46,680 Speaker 1: we get there, I need my music and boom there 980 00:46:46,719 --> 00:46:48,600 Speaker 1: it is all right, let's get into this. Tennessee goes 981 00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:51,719 Speaker 1: to Jacksonville. Jacksonville's favored by six and a half. Now, 982 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:54,600 Speaker 1: I did my picks. I did my picks with a 983 00:46:54,640 --> 00:46:57,279 Speaker 1: buddy of mine and he sent me the picks in 984 00:46:57,320 --> 00:46:59,560 Speaker 1: the lines, and that's how I've done this. So they 985 00:46:59,600 --> 00:47:02,680 Speaker 1: may have changed. In fact, looking at the Texans line, 986 00:47:02,960 --> 00:47:05,279 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure that's yeah. This one that lines is 987 00:47:05,360 --> 00:47:07,600 Speaker 1: five and a half. The line now is up to 988 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:09,560 Speaker 1: seven on the Texans. So either way, they may be 989 00:47:09,640 --> 00:47:11,520 Speaker 1: changed a little bit on your book or whatever you're 990 00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:13,520 Speaker 1: looking at. But Jacksonville is a six and a half 991 00:47:13,520 --> 00:47:17,160 Speaker 1: point favorite at home against Tennessee. It does look like 992 00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:19,279 Speaker 1: Taylor Luan is gonna be back, and that's gonna be 993 00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:22,040 Speaker 1: very helpful. But I would imagine Tennessee is gonna do 994 00:47:22,080 --> 00:47:24,960 Speaker 1: the exact same thing it did last week against US. 995 00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:28,040 Speaker 1: It is gonna grind and grind and grind and grind, 996 00:47:28,440 --> 00:47:31,839 Speaker 1: and it might be a twenty three seventeen sort of game. 997 00:47:31,880 --> 00:47:34,400 Speaker 1: It might even be I don't know, like a twenty 998 00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:38,359 Speaker 1: to fourteen game. Either way, I think Jacksonville wins. It's 999 00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:41,440 Speaker 1: gonna be relatively close, but I do think it is 1000 00:47:41,480 --> 00:47:43,400 Speaker 1: going to be a touchdown victory. I feel like a 1001 00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:47,600 Speaker 1: twenty four seventeen is somewhere along those lines seventeen ten. 1002 00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:49,560 Speaker 1: But either way, Jacksonville I think wind up winning by 1003 00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:51,799 Speaker 1: a touchdown. I just don't know that Tennessee forced to 1004 00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:55,680 Speaker 1: go a full field if Mariot's to play, then that 1005 00:47:55,800 --> 00:47:57,399 Speaker 1: ends up being a problem for Tennessee. So I'm gonna 1006 00:47:57,440 --> 00:47:59,719 Speaker 1: give Jacksonville to win here, although I would love to 1007 00:47:59,719 --> 00:48:02,800 Speaker 1: see Tennessee go get the win because to see everybody 1008 00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:05,080 Speaker 1: get to two and one, the Colts get knocked off, 1009 00:48:05,120 --> 00:48:06,600 Speaker 1: we'll talk about that in a little bit, and Texans 1010 00:48:06,680 --> 00:48:08,279 Speaker 1: get a win, that would be kind of nice. But 1011 00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:10,640 Speaker 1: Jacksonville gets the three and oz and they got victories 1012 00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:14,000 Speaker 1: against Tennessee, then they'll have US week seven. They can 1013 00:48:14,040 --> 00:48:15,640 Speaker 1: start to run away with that thing, and we don't 1014 00:48:15,680 --> 00:48:18,040 Speaker 1: want that to happen. So either way, I help them wrong. 1015 00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:20,000 Speaker 1: But Jacksonville went straight up jackson On the cover of 1016 00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:22,080 Speaker 1: the six and a half, Oakland goes to Miami. This 1017 00:48:22,160 --> 00:48:25,200 Speaker 1: feels like a sucker bet. Oklahoma's owin two, Miami's two 1018 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:27,479 Speaker 1: and oh, Miami's only favored by three and a half. 1019 00:48:28,120 --> 00:48:30,279 Speaker 1: But I got a hunch that John Gruden is not 1020 00:48:30,320 --> 00:48:33,120 Speaker 1: about to let his Raiders go down after a week 1021 00:48:33,120 --> 00:48:35,319 Speaker 1: in Denver, after playing last week in Denver, now having 1022 00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:37,520 Speaker 1: to go out to Miami. I just don't see the 1023 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,920 Speaker 1: Raiders going to owen three for some reason. So I'm 1024 00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:44,279 Speaker 1: gonna give them the W. And obviously with the W, 1025 00:48:44,360 --> 00:48:45,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna get inside the three and a half. So 1026 00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:48,279 Speaker 1: I'm going Oakland in it. Upset the s upiste of 1027 00:48:48,280 --> 00:48:52,080 Speaker 1: the week, the Raiders beating Miami in Miami. I think 1028 00:48:52,120 --> 00:48:53,960 Speaker 1: Miami's a little bit of fools gold. They got the 1029 00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:55,919 Speaker 1: two and oh, they beat the Jets, and they also 1030 00:48:55,960 --> 00:49:00,840 Speaker 1: beat the Titans in a rain fest, rain delayed type game. 1031 00:49:01,400 --> 00:49:04,480 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go with Oakland to bounce back after 1032 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:06,840 Speaker 1: an only two start tough one in Denver. Had that 1033 00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:08,840 Speaker 1: one in the bag. And then case Keenum pulled it 1034 00:49:08,840 --> 00:49:10,600 Speaker 1: out of the bag and said no debuts for us. 1035 00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:12,880 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go Oakland with the win and obviously 1036 00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:16,200 Speaker 1: the cover of Miami. Denver then goes to Baltimore. Now 1037 00:49:16,239 --> 00:49:18,000 Speaker 1: I don't think Baltimore is all that good, but I 1038 00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:20,720 Speaker 1: don't think Denver's all that good either. Baltimore is favored 1039 00:49:20,719 --> 00:49:23,359 Speaker 1: by five and a half. I think Baltimore bounce back. 1040 00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:25,960 Speaker 1: They had the mini by after losing to Cincinnati a 1041 00:49:26,040 --> 00:49:28,600 Speaker 1: Thursday night. I think Baltimore does bounce back. I think 1042 00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:30,760 Speaker 1: Denver is a little bit, as I said, fool's gold. 1043 00:49:30,920 --> 00:49:34,400 Speaker 1: So let's go with Baltimore to win and cover that 1044 00:49:34,600 --> 00:49:36,279 Speaker 1: five and a half at home. Then you got the 1045 00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:39,280 Speaker 1: Giants taken on Houston. That line's already up to seven. 1046 00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:43,080 Speaker 1: God man, I just look, I just want to get 1047 00:49:43,120 --> 00:49:45,120 Speaker 1: a win. And I never picked against Hart and Head. 1048 00:49:45,160 --> 00:49:47,080 Speaker 1: You know how I do this with the Texans. So 1049 00:49:47,080 --> 00:49:49,879 Speaker 1: they're gonna cover, They're gonna win, and hopefully they get 1050 00:49:49,920 --> 00:49:53,000 Speaker 1: that win. Indianapolis goes to Philadelphia, and as much as 1051 00:49:53,040 --> 00:49:57,040 Speaker 1: I would love to see Philadelphia pound Indianapolis, I think 1052 00:49:57,040 --> 00:50:00,000 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen. I think Philadelphia is going to pound Indianapolis. 1053 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:02,399 Speaker 1: Piladelphia coming off a tough one down in Tampa Bay. 1054 00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:04,719 Speaker 1: If it's Magic got all over them, they couldn't get 1055 00:50:04,719 --> 00:50:07,359 Speaker 1: the stench. If it's Magic off and they lost that game. 1056 00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:10,719 Speaker 1: But Carson Wentz is back. Indianapolis has a number of 1057 00:50:10,760 --> 00:50:14,239 Speaker 1: players out, including Anthony Costanzo and Jack Doyle. I think 1058 00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:17,840 Speaker 1: Philadelphia puts a number in Indianapolis. The Colts having to 1059 00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:20,400 Speaker 1: travel for a second straight week, they will feel the 1060 00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:22,560 Speaker 1: pain that we felt in the first two weeks. As 1061 00:50:22,719 --> 00:50:25,040 Speaker 1: Philadelphia gets a big win, they'll cover that six and 1062 00:50:25,040 --> 00:50:28,120 Speaker 1: a half. Green Bay goes to Washington as a two 1063 00:50:28,160 --> 00:50:31,359 Speaker 1: and a half point favorite. Aaron Rodgers still not one 1064 00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:34,760 Speaker 1: hundred percent, but he's playing through it. Washington last week 1065 00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:39,040 Speaker 1: just went from so good against Cardinals to what am 1066 00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:42,879 Speaker 1: I watching right now against the Indianapolis Colts. I don't 1067 00:50:42,880 --> 00:50:45,279 Speaker 1: trust Washington. I trust green Bay a little bit more. 1068 00:50:45,440 --> 00:50:47,000 Speaker 1: Although I will say a couple of years ago when 1069 00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:49,200 Speaker 1: Green Bay went in on a Sunday night to Washington, 1070 00:50:49,239 --> 00:50:51,960 Speaker 1: the Redskins and Kirk Cousins thumped them. Well, now it's 1071 00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:55,080 Speaker 1: the Redskins and Alex Smith. I'm giving green Bay the 1072 00:50:55,200 --> 00:50:58,400 Speaker 1: win and the cover. I think it'll be close. It 1073 00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:01,839 Speaker 1: feels like a twenty one, seventeen, twenty four, twenty kind 1074 00:51:01,880 --> 00:51:04,080 Speaker 1: of game. But that'll be just enough to get over 1075 00:51:04,120 --> 00:51:06,120 Speaker 1: that two and a half number that green Bay's favorite 1076 00:51:06,120 --> 00:51:08,920 Speaker 1: bossolet's give green Bay to win and the cover. Buffalo 1077 00:51:09,239 --> 00:51:11,600 Speaker 1: goes to Minnesota. Minnesota is a sixteen and a half 1078 00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:14,400 Speaker 1: point favorite, and I don't think you can make this 1079 00:51:14,520 --> 00:51:18,000 Speaker 1: number large enough Minnesota bouncing back off the tie last 1080 00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:22,080 Speaker 1: week at Lambo. Let's give Minnesota the victory and the cover. 1081 00:51:22,560 --> 00:51:24,480 Speaker 1: I know at sixteen and a half, but you just 1082 00:51:24,520 --> 00:51:26,600 Speaker 1: can't make that number high enough. Right now with the 1083 00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:28,880 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills and the way the Bills are struggling New 1084 00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:30,800 Speaker 1: Orleans one and one Atlanta one and one, this is 1085 00:51:30,840 --> 00:51:33,960 Speaker 1: the game that I struggled with the most. Atlanta's favored 1086 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:36,520 Speaker 1: by three and a half. They usually give the home 1087 00:51:36,520 --> 00:51:38,879 Speaker 1: team a three point favorite, so you know, on an 1088 00:51:38,880 --> 00:51:42,600 Speaker 1: even field, Atlanta New Orleans couldn't be more even. I 1089 00:51:42,719 --> 00:51:45,640 Speaker 1: went with Atlanta in this one. I just playing at home. 1090 00:51:45,680 --> 00:51:47,920 Speaker 1: I remember that Thursday night game last year. They gave 1091 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:50,880 Speaker 1: Drew Brees a lot of trouble. Atlanta is without Dion Jones, 1092 00:51:50,880 --> 00:51:52,360 Speaker 1: and he was a guy who had a d it 1093 00:51:53,480 --> 00:51:56,239 Speaker 1: meaningful pick late in that game to preserve the win 1094 00:51:56,320 --> 00:51:59,400 Speaker 1: against the Saints. I don't know that New Orleans is 1095 00:51:59,480 --> 00:52:03,600 Speaker 1: right where it wants to be. It's still lacking mark ingram. 1096 00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:06,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with Atlanta at home to get the 1097 00:52:06,719 --> 00:52:09,160 Speaker 1: w over in New Orleans and get to cover. San 1098 00:52:09,239 --> 00:52:11,359 Speaker 1: Francisco goes to Kansas City. This should be a fun 1099 00:52:11,400 --> 00:52:13,360 Speaker 1: game that should be a lot of points scored. Jimmy 1100 00:52:13,360 --> 00:52:16,040 Speaker 1: G should get the offense going for San Francisco. But man, 1101 00:52:16,120 --> 00:52:18,640 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, are you kidding me what they're doing in 1102 00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:22,120 Speaker 1: Kansas City? Tyree killed the Cheetah, Sammy Watkins, Travis Kelsey. Look, 1103 00:52:22,160 --> 00:52:24,520 Speaker 1: we knew that that offense was gonna break out, and 1104 00:52:24,560 --> 00:52:26,400 Speaker 1: they broke out in the first two games. Problem is 1105 00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:30,040 Speaker 1: that the defense keeps it close. I don't think they'll 1106 00:52:30,080 --> 00:52:31,520 Speaker 1: keep it within six and a half though. I think 1107 00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:34,160 Speaker 1: Kansas City gets to win and the cover. Jimmy G 1108 00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:37,960 Speaker 1: puts up about twenty eight to thirty, but I think 1109 00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:40,680 Speaker 1: Pat goes big forty two plus they'll get to win 1110 00:52:40,840 --> 00:52:44,520 Speaker 1: Kansas City and the cover at home Cincinnati. I think 1111 00:52:44,520 --> 00:52:47,040 Speaker 1: it's Kansas City's first home game too. Yeah, Cincinnati goes 1112 00:52:47,080 --> 00:52:49,360 Speaker 1: to Carolina, and Cincinnati's played well. They've coming off to 1113 00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:52,480 Speaker 1: Mini by Carolina. Not real sure with the offensive line 1114 00:52:52,560 --> 00:52:53,960 Speaker 1: banged up as it is, And the more I think 1115 00:52:53,960 --> 00:52:56,640 Speaker 1: about it, the more I feel like Cincinnati could win 1116 00:52:56,719 --> 00:52:59,560 Speaker 1: this one outright, But I went with the Panthers. I 1117 00:52:59,680 --> 00:53:03,480 Speaker 1: just feel like playing at home Cincinnati without Joe Mixon. 1118 00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:05,080 Speaker 1: He's been a big part of the offense the first 1119 00:53:05,080 --> 00:53:07,600 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, I think that's gonna be a tough 1120 00:53:07,640 --> 00:53:10,840 Speaker 1: one for the Bengals to win. Now, could the Bengals 1121 00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:12,600 Speaker 1: get inside the three and a half point number. I 1122 00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:15,640 Speaker 1: think I think they could, but I'm not going that way. 1123 00:53:15,680 --> 00:53:16,880 Speaker 1: I'm going with the home team and go with the 1124 00:53:16,920 --> 00:53:20,040 Speaker 1: Panthers to win and cover the three and a half. 1125 00:53:20,080 --> 00:53:23,200 Speaker 1: The LA Chargers take on the La Rams, So they 1126 00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:25,839 Speaker 1: will cross the city and take on a team that 1127 00:53:26,239 --> 00:53:30,399 Speaker 1: nobody thinks should lose but two or three games this year, 1128 00:53:30,440 --> 00:53:32,160 Speaker 1: if that one of the best teams in the NFL, 1129 00:53:32,239 --> 00:53:34,440 Speaker 1: one of the best teams in the NFC. The Chargers 1130 00:53:34,680 --> 00:53:38,360 Speaker 1: struggling against Kansas City, got back back on it last 1131 00:53:38,360 --> 00:53:41,080 Speaker 1: week against the Bills on the road. Now they could 1132 00:53:41,120 --> 00:53:43,880 Speaker 1: go back home, but they're the visiting team taking on 1133 00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:45,440 Speaker 1: the Rams. That don't be a fun one. In a 1134 00:53:45,440 --> 00:53:46,920 Speaker 1: few years, they can just stay in the same building, 1135 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:48,759 Speaker 1: like when the Jets and Giants play. The Rams are 1136 00:53:48,760 --> 00:53:50,960 Speaker 1: favored by seven and a half. That feels like a 1137 00:53:51,040 --> 00:53:53,719 Speaker 1: really big number. And I've actually picked the Rams to win, 1138 00:53:54,160 --> 00:53:55,960 Speaker 1: and I actually picked the Rams to cover. But I 1139 00:53:55,960 --> 00:53:57,799 Speaker 1: feel like the Chargers are gonna get inside that. So 1140 00:53:57,840 --> 00:54:00,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you Rams to win, Chargers to cover 1141 00:54:00,719 --> 00:54:03,040 Speaker 1: to get inside the seven and a half. Dallas goes 1142 00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:09,200 Speaker 1: to Seattle. I don't trust Dallas at all. Dallas can 1143 00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:11,560 Speaker 1: be up and down, but they were dominant on the 1144 00:54:11,600 --> 00:54:13,680 Speaker 1: defensive line and pass for rush the other day, and 1145 00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:18,160 Speaker 1: Seattle has struggled mightily. I can't trust Seattle at home, 1146 00:54:18,840 --> 00:54:21,040 Speaker 1: even though they're at home. I don't trust Seattle all 1147 00:54:21,040 --> 00:54:23,480 Speaker 1: with that offensive line. Dwayne Brown is holding up his 1148 00:54:23,560 --> 00:54:25,560 Speaker 1: end of the bargain. We knew he would when he's there, 1149 00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:27,319 Speaker 1: but the rest of him it's a mess. I think 1150 00:54:27,400 --> 00:54:30,360 Speaker 1: Dallas gets after Russell Wilson. I think Seattle drops to 1151 00:54:30,440 --> 00:54:32,440 Speaker 1: oz and three and Dallas gets to win on the 1152 00:54:32,520 --> 00:54:35,120 Speaker 1: road to improve to two and one. The Bears go 1153 00:54:35,160 --> 00:54:38,640 Speaker 1: to Arizona. You can't give me enough points in this one. 1154 00:54:38,680 --> 00:54:43,920 Speaker 1: Arizona is a six and a half point underdog at home. 1155 00:54:45,120 --> 00:54:47,280 Speaker 1: You could go up to fourteen. That still take the Bears. 1156 00:54:47,280 --> 00:54:49,719 Speaker 1: The Cardinals are miserable. They scored six points all year. 1157 00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:52,560 Speaker 1: The Bears I think will go in there. Even after 1158 00:54:52,600 --> 00:54:56,239 Speaker 1: a Monday night game where they beat Seattle, I think 1159 00:54:56,239 --> 00:54:58,520 Speaker 1: the Bears. I think it was a good thing actually, 1160 00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:00,920 Speaker 1: because they're gonna use that confidence and they're gonna roll 1161 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:03,080 Speaker 1: in Arizona. So look at the win and the cover 1162 00:55:03,160 --> 00:55:04,800 Speaker 1: of the six and a half. New England is also 1163 00:55:05,120 --> 00:55:08,120 Speaker 1: a six and a half point favorite at Detroit Detroits. 1164 00:55:09,160 --> 00:55:11,839 Speaker 1: They're in the same boat at Owen. Two started playing 1165 00:55:11,840 --> 00:55:14,200 Speaker 1: a little bit better last week, but the defense got shredded. 1166 00:55:14,200 --> 00:55:16,480 Speaker 1: I think Tom Brady in the offense bounces back. Bronk 1167 00:55:16,520 --> 00:55:19,520 Speaker 1: did end up on the injury report this week. That 1168 00:55:19,680 --> 00:55:22,000 Speaker 1: is definitely something to keep an eye on. But I 1169 00:55:22,040 --> 00:55:25,120 Speaker 1: think Tom Brady against Matt Patricia, they're gonna have some 1170 00:55:25,160 --> 00:55:27,400 Speaker 1: things for Brady. Maybe they know the half to have 1171 00:55:27,480 --> 00:55:29,640 Speaker 1: things that he hasn't seen, but Brady has pretty much 1172 00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:31,919 Speaker 1: seen it at all, and he knows Patricia. He knows 1173 00:55:32,280 --> 00:55:34,239 Speaker 1: what he's gonna see on that side. I don't know 1174 00:55:34,280 --> 00:55:35,880 Speaker 1: if that makes it better for Brady or not, but 1175 00:55:35,920 --> 00:55:39,480 Speaker 1: I do think New England overall is just better than Detroit. 1176 00:55:39,520 --> 00:55:41,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if Darius Slay is gonna play in 1177 00:55:41,560 --> 00:55:44,359 Speaker 1: this one, and if he's not, Detroit is in a 1178 00:55:44,400 --> 00:55:48,400 Speaker 1: lot of trouble. Detroit falls to ohen three, Patriots get 1179 00:55:48,440 --> 00:55:50,920 Speaker 1: to two and one. The Patriots cover that six and 1180 00:55:50,920 --> 00:55:53,080 Speaker 1: a half, which leads us to Monday, and I think 1181 00:55:53,080 --> 00:55:56,600 Speaker 1: one of the more interesting games of the entire weekend 1182 00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:02,640 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers oh one and one Antonio Brown drama, 1183 00:56:02,880 --> 00:56:06,200 Speaker 1: Levion Bell still abs him, and then you've got fitz 1184 00:56:06,360 --> 00:56:10,680 Speaker 1: magic in Tampa Bay. Ryan Fitzpatrick is getting it done 1185 00:56:11,360 --> 00:56:14,920 Speaker 1: in Jamis Winston instead, and I would love to see 1186 00:56:15,000 --> 00:56:18,080 Speaker 1: him stay the quarterback. But I think and this is 1187 00:56:18,080 --> 00:56:22,200 Speaker 1: where it gets interesting, because if Fitzy doesn't play well 1188 00:56:22,520 --> 00:56:24,680 Speaker 1: and then Jamis comes back, I believe he comes back 1189 00:56:24,719 --> 00:56:26,719 Speaker 1: next week three games suspension. I believe he comes back 1190 00:56:26,719 --> 00:56:29,080 Speaker 1: in week four. Do they then turn it over to 1191 00:56:29,160 --> 00:56:31,760 Speaker 1: Jameis Winston. All indications are they want to keep rolling 1192 00:56:31,760 --> 00:56:34,600 Speaker 1: with Ryan Fitzpatrick. Receivers love him, the team loves him. 1193 00:56:34,760 --> 00:56:38,520 Speaker 1: They can trust Ryan Fitzpatrick. But I think in this 1194 00:56:38,560 --> 00:56:43,040 Speaker 1: one Monday night stage, everybody talking about that organization, everybody 1195 00:56:43,160 --> 00:56:46,279 Speaker 1: talking about that offense. I just feel like this is 1196 00:56:46,320 --> 00:56:49,640 Speaker 1: a circle the Wagon's type of moment for Pittsburgh. Lose 1197 00:56:49,719 --> 00:56:52,480 Speaker 1: this one and they fall to O two and one. 1198 00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:56,400 Speaker 1: Now the Steelers haven't lost two. They haven't been winless 1199 00:56:56,440 --> 00:56:59,360 Speaker 1: through the first two games since two thousand and four. 1200 00:56:59,440 --> 00:57:01,360 Speaker 1: I believe am in two thousand and three, two thousand 1201 00:57:01,360 --> 00:57:04,160 Speaker 1: and four. Maybe now has to be two thousand and three, 1202 00:57:04,160 --> 00:57:06,359 Speaker 1: because two thousand and four they're fifteen and one, so 1203 00:57:06,520 --> 00:57:10,080 Speaker 1: they haven't been winless since two thousand and three. I 1204 00:57:10,160 --> 00:57:13,319 Speaker 1: think Pittsburgh bounces back, gets a win, goes to one 1205 00:57:13,480 --> 00:57:18,240 Speaker 1: one and one, and if Cincinnati loses, well, since that's 1206 00:57:18,240 --> 00:57:20,600 Speaker 1: still heading division because since that has two and oh, 1207 00:57:20,600 --> 00:57:23,720 Speaker 1: but that'll put Pittsburgh into a second place tie. If 1208 00:57:23,800 --> 00:57:26,960 Speaker 1: Baltimore loses with Cleveland Browns at one one and one, 1209 00:57:27,040 --> 00:57:29,640 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay is a sorry Pittsburgh is a one and 1210 00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:33,680 Speaker 1: a half point favorite on the road. It's too close. 1211 00:57:33,960 --> 00:57:35,720 Speaker 1: From that standpoint, I'll just be a pick them, and 1212 00:57:35,720 --> 00:57:38,320 Speaker 1: I'm picking Pittsburgh. I just think Pittsburgh will find a way, 1213 00:57:38,520 --> 00:57:42,200 Speaker 1: They'll get Antonio Brown involved. They will make sure that 1214 00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:44,680 Speaker 1: the ball is spread to him and targeted to him. 1215 00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:47,040 Speaker 1: He's going back to his home state of Florida. They'll 1216 00:57:47,080 --> 00:57:49,480 Speaker 1: get him to football. And I'm not sure that Tampa 1217 00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:52,080 Speaker 1: Bay will completely be ready. Brent Rhymes should be ready 1218 00:57:52,080 --> 00:57:55,680 Speaker 1: to go. Vita Veaya is still questionable, but that will 1219 00:57:55,760 --> 00:57:58,160 Speaker 1: help them. But I just feel like this is a 1220 00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:00,400 Speaker 1: game that Pittsburgh has got to circle the wage and 1221 00:58:00,480 --> 00:58:02,520 Speaker 1: get this one done. So I'm going with the Steelers. 1222 00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:06,800 Speaker 1: So to recap. To win, I'm taking Jacksonville, Oakland, Baltimore 1223 00:58:06,840 --> 00:58:11,880 Speaker 1: of course of Texans, Eagles, Green Bay, Minnesota, Atlanta, Kansas City, Carolina, 1224 00:58:12,160 --> 00:58:14,960 Speaker 1: the Rams, Dallas, Chicago, New England, Pittsburgh. I'm taking all 1225 00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:22,000 Speaker 1: those guys. To win against the spread, I'm taking Jacksonville, Oakland, Ravens, Eagles, 1226 00:58:22,200 --> 00:58:29,600 Speaker 1: Green Bay, Minnesota, Atlanta, Kansas City, Carolina, the Chargers, Cowboys, Bears, Patriots, 1227 00:58:29,640 --> 00:58:32,080 Speaker 1: and the Steeler. So there you go, and keep track 1228 00:58:32,160 --> 00:58:34,720 Speaker 1: see how I'm doing, keep a record of it. I 1229 00:58:34,720 --> 00:58:36,240 Speaker 1: don't know that my record has been great, but look, 1230 00:58:36,280 --> 00:58:37,880 Speaker 1: I just gotta get my footing. Man. You gotta see 1231 00:58:37,880 --> 00:58:39,520 Speaker 1: how this league's playing out, and then you can start 1232 00:58:39,560 --> 00:58:42,400 Speaker 1: to read things a little bit and the next four 1233 00:58:42,520 --> 00:58:44,600 Speaker 1: weeks four or five and six are usually pretty good. 1234 00:58:44,880 --> 00:58:46,720 Speaker 1: Then you start getting injuries and then you're back to like, 1235 00:58:47,040 --> 00:58:48,720 Speaker 1: I don't know what's this team gonna do today. I 1236 00:58:48,760 --> 00:58:50,560 Speaker 1: have no idea. So there you go. You can have 1237 00:58:50,600 --> 00:58:52,640 Speaker 1: some fun with that and hopefully it's just a good 1238 00:58:52,640 --> 00:58:55,280 Speaker 1: way to talk about things they're going going on around 1239 00:58:55,400 --> 00:58:57,160 Speaker 1: the NFL. We get back, it's time for our First 1240 00:58:57,160 --> 00:59:00,280 Speaker 1: Community Credit Union First Plans Keys to the Game. What's 1241 00:59:00,280 --> 00:59:02,280 Speaker 1: the offense gotta do? What's the defense gotta do to 1242 00:59:02,280 --> 00:59:04,520 Speaker 1: get a w over Big Blue on Sunday? Will do 1243 00:59:04,600 --> 00:59:41,680 Speaker 1: that next right here in Texans to access. The Texans 1244 00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:45,560 Speaker 1: sit at oh in two, unfortunately and need a win 1245 00:59:45,760 --> 00:59:48,160 Speaker 1: in the worst way on Sunday against the New York Giants. 1246 00:59:48,160 --> 00:59:50,520 Speaker 1: How are they gonna do that? Well, I'm about to 1247 00:59:50,560 --> 00:59:53,720 Speaker 1: give you my keys to the game. This week's first 1248 00:59:53,720 --> 00:59:56,480 Speaker 1: Glance Keys to the Game are brought to you by 1249 00:59:56,600 --> 01:00:01,160 Speaker 1: First Community Credit Union FCCU, the official union of the 1250 01:00:01,320 --> 01:00:05,200 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. All right, let's start with the offensive side 1251 01:00:05,520 --> 01:00:09,640 Speaker 1: of the ball and start with our first key. And 1252 01:00:09,840 --> 01:00:12,560 Speaker 1: something I wasn't totally sure we would be able to 1253 01:00:12,600 --> 01:00:16,640 Speaker 1: say about this particular team, but watching the offensive line 1254 01:00:16,720 --> 01:00:21,360 Speaker 1: up front and watching the two backs key number one 1255 01:00:21,360 --> 01:00:27,160 Speaker 1: pound the two headed monster, Lamar Miller and Alfred Blue pounded. 1256 01:00:27,280 --> 01:00:29,720 Speaker 1: The Texans are number one in the league and rushing 1257 01:00:29,720 --> 01:00:33,240 Speaker 1: at this moment. The Giants are twenty ninth in the 1258 01:00:33,320 --> 01:00:38,680 Speaker 1: league in stopping the rush. Coach O'Brien's talked about Danny Barrett, 1259 01:00:38,680 --> 01:00:41,320 Speaker 1: the running backs coach do a really nice job of 1260 01:00:41,480 --> 01:00:44,840 Speaker 1: mixing in the carries for both Lamar and for Alfred, 1261 01:00:45,360 --> 01:00:47,600 Speaker 1: and Lamar talked about how the two push each other 1262 01:00:47,680 --> 01:00:50,280 Speaker 1: this week, we always on each other. We want each 1263 01:00:50,280 --> 01:00:52,280 Speaker 1: other to be great. You know, we push each other 1264 01:00:52,360 --> 01:00:56,520 Speaker 1: to you know, you get positive players may be a 1265 01:00:56,600 --> 01:00:59,160 Speaker 1: place for this team. Yeah, you know, every day to 1266 01:00:59,360 --> 01:01:01,840 Speaker 1: be told if we mess a hole of something so 1267 01:01:01,920 --> 01:01:06,040 Speaker 1: we can get better, to be easy. Here's what I 1268 01:01:06,080 --> 01:01:09,040 Speaker 1: love about what you're getting from those two running backs, 1269 01:01:09,480 --> 01:01:13,320 Speaker 1: Lamar and I've done telestrators on this Lamar week one 1270 01:01:13,320 --> 01:01:15,720 Speaker 1: against the Patriots, and I think Lamar is a really 1271 01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:20,120 Speaker 1: good zone runner, but in the past maybe struggle a 1272 01:01:20,120 --> 01:01:22,920 Speaker 1: little bit with the power game. But against the Titans 1273 01:01:22,920 --> 01:01:25,080 Speaker 1: in particular, a couple of times Deshan check to a 1274 01:01:25,120 --> 01:01:27,560 Speaker 1: power and Lamar took it. And ran with it. His 1275 01:01:27,640 --> 01:01:29,560 Speaker 1: longest run of the day was off a power run. 1276 01:01:29,680 --> 01:01:34,960 Speaker 1: So you're seeing Lamar transform into a complete runner. Both 1277 01:01:35,160 --> 01:01:39,360 Speaker 1: zone and power can run them both. With Alfred, you're 1278 01:01:39,440 --> 01:01:42,920 Speaker 1: seeing over the years he's been at times two patient, 1279 01:01:43,640 --> 01:01:47,560 Speaker 1: but now you're seeing Alfred run behind his pads, run downhill, 1280 01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:50,880 Speaker 1: read blocks as he's going. He's not having to slow 1281 01:01:50,920 --> 01:01:54,320 Speaker 1: down to read the blocks. He's letting them develop as 1282 01:01:54,360 --> 01:01:57,880 Speaker 1: he's pounding through the hole. And Alfred talked about this week. Yeah, 1283 01:01:57,920 --> 01:01:59,240 Speaker 1: you know what I've been around here. I know the 1284 01:01:59,240 --> 01:02:01,000 Speaker 1: soft fans, I know what I need to do. As 1285 01:02:01,040 --> 01:02:03,360 Speaker 1: I get older, I get a little bit more wiser 1286 01:02:03,360 --> 01:02:05,920 Speaker 1: than knowing what's going on infirm me. And I've been 1287 01:02:05,960 --> 01:02:08,560 Speaker 1: in this office five years, so I think that's helped 1288 01:02:08,560 --> 01:02:12,280 Speaker 1: out a lot too. So Key number one Pound the 1289 01:02:12,440 --> 01:02:16,920 Speaker 1: two headed Monster, Lamar Miller and Alfred Blue Dante Foreman. 1290 01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:19,520 Speaker 1: Although we get the question every single week on Cooler Talk, 1291 01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:22,600 Speaker 1: he's not coming back till at a minimum week seven. 1292 01:02:23,120 --> 01:02:26,360 Speaker 1: But Alfred Blue has given you quality carries every time 1293 01:02:26,400 --> 01:02:29,800 Speaker 1: he's touched it. Lamar Miller has been I think fantastic, 1294 01:02:29,880 --> 01:02:33,040 Speaker 1: and those two have played off one another very very 1295 01:02:33,040 --> 01:02:35,520 Speaker 1: well as you heard Lamar Pound a two edited monster 1296 01:02:35,840 --> 01:02:39,000 Speaker 1: make the Giants twenty ninth in the league in stopping 1297 01:02:39,000 --> 01:02:42,280 Speaker 1: the run. Half to stop the run, all right, key 1298 01:02:42,360 --> 01:02:46,280 Speaker 1: number two. When you look at the New York Giants secondary, 1299 01:02:46,960 --> 01:02:49,640 Speaker 1: you see Landing Collins and you're like, that's a dude. 1300 01:02:50,120 --> 01:02:53,160 Speaker 1: That guy is fantastic. By the way, as a quick 1301 01:02:53,160 --> 01:02:58,240 Speaker 1: asside Landing Collins Dutchtown High School in Louisiana, Justin Reid 1302 01:02:58,880 --> 01:03:02,600 Speaker 1: Dutchtown High School in Louisiana went to the same high school. 1303 01:03:02,760 --> 01:03:05,120 Speaker 1: And obviously Justin Reid went to same high schools. His 1304 01:03:05,120 --> 01:03:07,040 Speaker 1: brother Eric Reid. Those three all went to the same 1305 01:03:07,120 --> 01:03:10,000 Speaker 1: high school. And you talk about producing some safeties. Holy smokes. 1306 01:03:10,240 --> 01:03:13,000 Speaker 1: Either way, you see Landing Collins number twenty one, that's 1307 01:03:13,000 --> 01:03:15,560 Speaker 1: a dude. That guy can play near the box, he 1308 01:03:15,600 --> 01:03:17,280 Speaker 1: could play in coverage, he can play man, he can 1309 01:03:17,280 --> 01:03:20,800 Speaker 1: play his own. Landing Collins is the guy you want 1310 01:03:20,920 --> 01:03:25,320 Speaker 1: to stay away from, which leads me to free safety 1311 01:03:25,400 --> 01:03:30,120 Speaker 1: Curtis Riley number thirty five. The Cowboys saw something they 1312 01:03:30,200 --> 01:03:33,960 Speaker 1: liked in going against Curtis Riley. The Cowboys biggest place 1313 01:03:34,240 --> 01:03:38,160 Speaker 1: came when they attack number thirty five. Curtis Riley. He's 1314 01:03:38,200 --> 01:03:40,640 Speaker 1: formerly of Tennessee. But he's signed with the Giants, and 1315 01:03:40,680 --> 01:03:43,840 Speaker 1: if the Giants have a hole in the secondary, obviously 1316 01:03:43,880 --> 01:03:46,320 Speaker 1: they have one at corner because Eli Apples out, But 1317 01:03:46,440 --> 01:03:49,160 Speaker 1: they even with Apple, whether he played or not, I 1318 01:03:49,240 --> 01:03:52,080 Speaker 1: felt like with Curtis Riley back there, there was opportunity 1319 01:03:52,120 --> 01:03:54,840 Speaker 1: to exploit him in large part because you want to 1320 01:03:54,840 --> 01:03:58,600 Speaker 1: stay away from Landing Collins. DeAndre Hopkins was asked about 1321 01:03:58,640 --> 01:04:01,280 Speaker 1: that secondary and in Collins this week. But they got 1322 01:04:01,280 --> 01:04:03,000 Speaker 1: a lot of skill back there, a lot of young guys. 1323 01:04:03,120 --> 01:04:05,760 Speaker 1: They want to make plays. You know, they got Collins, 1324 01:04:06,560 --> 01:04:08,680 Speaker 1: you know, who's one of the best safeties in the game, 1325 01:04:09,600 --> 01:04:11,919 Speaker 1: and you guys on the outside they can make plays 1326 01:04:11,920 --> 01:04:14,720 Speaker 1: as well. One of the things about facing Collins is 1327 01:04:14,840 --> 01:04:17,439 Speaker 1: how he could be a dual threat safety. Like I said, 1328 01:04:17,560 --> 01:04:19,920 Speaker 1: he could play to the box, he could play in coverage, 1329 01:04:20,320 --> 01:04:23,160 Speaker 1: but the ball is anywhere near him, he's gonna come 1330 01:04:23,200 --> 01:04:25,840 Speaker 1: down with it. He's got impressive ball skills, he said, 1331 01:04:25,920 --> 01:04:28,680 Speaker 1: multi interception games before. He's one of the top one 1332 01:04:28,800 --> 01:04:30,840 Speaker 1: hundred players in the league after the twenty sixteen season. 1333 01:04:30,920 --> 01:04:33,200 Speaker 1: I think he was last year as well. But the 1334 01:04:33,280 --> 01:04:37,920 Speaker 1: Giants were just a really difficult franchise to watch. I 1335 01:04:37,920 --> 01:04:39,880 Speaker 1: guess you'd say that about the Texans after the Shawn 1336 01:04:39,960 --> 01:04:43,760 Speaker 1: as well. But Landon Collins has been a All Pro 1337 01:04:43,920 --> 01:04:46,560 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl type player the middle of that secondary. Now 1338 01:04:46,560 --> 01:04:48,920 Speaker 1: it's Norris Jenkins on the outside, and we'll see who 1339 01:04:48,960 --> 01:04:51,320 Speaker 1: ends up starting at the other corner position. We talked 1340 01:04:51,320 --> 01:04:54,160 Speaker 1: about Jenkins and the matchup he'll have with Hopkins and 1341 01:04:54,360 --> 01:04:57,800 Speaker 1: with Will Fuller depending on whether Fuller and Hopkins where 1342 01:04:57,800 --> 01:05:02,080 Speaker 1: they'd line up on either side, left, right, etc. But 1343 01:05:02,240 --> 01:05:04,640 Speaker 1: Collins is the one in the middle. But you can 1344 01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:08,439 Speaker 1: exploit the other safety and the other one being Curtis Riley. 1345 01:05:08,600 --> 01:05:10,760 Speaker 1: I think that's an area where the Texans can really 1346 01:05:11,360 --> 01:05:13,760 Speaker 1: put together a pretty good game plan. All right, Next 1347 01:05:14,280 --> 01:05:19,240 Speaker 1: next item. Next key communication is a key between Deshaun 1348 01:05:19,280 --> 01:05:23,080 Speaker 1: Watson and the offensive line. Now, I feel like there 1349 01:05:23,080 --> 01:05:26,640 Speaker 1: have been I feel like the communication has been good 1350 01:05:27,640 --> 01:05:30,360 Speaker 1: in this building. Against this team, they're gonna show you 1351 01:05:30,400 --> 01:05:34,960 Speaker 1: some different looks. And the biggest piece here is the blitz. 1352 01:05:35,720 --> 01:05:37,920 Speaker 1: I think the Giants will look out what the Patriots did, 1353 01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:40,439 Speaker 1: and the Patriots didn't blitz much, but the Titans did. 1354 01:05:41,120 --> 01:05:44,240 Speaker 1: The Titans did bring they brought the funk a little bit, 1355 01:05:44,640 --> 01:05:47,920 Speaker 1: and they got Logan Ryan home once totally clean. The 1356 01:05:47,960 --> 01:05:50,280 Speaker 1: Texans picked that up, but they struggled with some of 1357 01:05:50,320 --> 01:05:52,200 Speaker 1: the other all out blitz of six and I think 1358 01:05:52,200 --> 01:05:54,800 Speaker 1: there was even one time a seven man blitz. The 1359 01:05:54,920 --> 01:05:58,600 Speaker 1: Texans struggled with that. So Deshaun and the offensive line 1360 01:05:58,640 --> 01:06:00,919 Speaker 1: have to be on the same page age and number 1361 01:06:00,960 --> 01:06:04,040 Speaker 1: four talked about that this week. That's every day, every week, 1362 01:06:04,760 --> 01:06:07,560 Speaker 1: And like I said before, it's never to a period 1363 01:06:07,640 --> 01:06:10,160 Speaker 1: of time throughout the career where you're just constantly, oh, 1364 01:06:10,240 --> 01:06:13,400 Speaker 1: you got it. There's always, you know, something new, there's 1365 01:06:13,400 --> 01:06:16,040 Speaker 1: always something you know you got to communicate with. Like 1366 01:06:16,080 --> 01:06:18,240 Speaker 1: I said before, the other team that we're going against 1367 01:06:18,280 --> 01:06:20,840 Speaker 1: our professional athletes and getting paid and watch film too, 1368 01:06:20,920 --> 01:06:23,560 Speaker 1: so they're scheming up, you know, trying to find ways 1369 01:06:23,560 --> 01:06:25,200 Speaker 1: to stop us, and we're trying to find ways to 1370 01:06:25,240 --> 01:06:28,480 Speaker 1: stop them. So I mean, that's it's just every day, 1371 01:06:28,480 --> 01:06:30,760 Speaker 1: every week, it's a new test and new tests, and 1372 01:06:31,280 --> 01:06:35,000 Speaker 1: there's never a comfortable physician or spot where you can 1373 01:06:35,040 --> 01:06:36,760 Speaker 1: just say that you got it. You always got to 1374 01:06:37,200 --> 01:06:39,600 Speaker 1: stay on your toes and stay on your p's and 1375 01:06:39,680 --> 01:06:42,720 Speaker 1: q's one of the biggest keys for an NFL offense 1376 01:06:42,920 --> 01:06:45,560 Speaker 1: and for defense too. But for an offense in particular, 1377 01:06:45,760 --> 01:06:48,000 Speaker 1: is you're gonna see things on the defensive side, Hey, 1378 01:06:48,000 --> 01:06:50,760 Speaker 1: you've never seen before, be you definitely have not seen 1379 01:06:50,840 --> 01:06:52,800 Speaker 1: from that team. And you've got to be able to 1380 01:06:52,840 --> 01:06:55,680 Speaker 1: communicate at all times. Make sure you make your MIC 1381 01:06:55,720 --> 01:06:58,000 Speaker 1: points correct, make sure the line is where it needs 1382 01:06:58,040 --> 01:07:01,439 Speaker 1: to be. You've accounted for all potential blitzers that could come. 1383 01:07:01,840 --> 01:07:05,120 Speaker 1: Make sure that communication is solid. If it is, you'll 1384 01:07:05,160 --> 01:07:06,960 Speaker 1: be able to move to football. And last, and certainly 1385 01:07:07,000 --> 01:07:10,240 Speaker 1: not least, get the tight ends involved in the passing game. 1386 01:07:10,520 --> 01:07:13,640 Speaker 1: The inside passing game has got to continue to improve. 1387 01:07:13,920 --> 01:07:16,480 Speaker 1: That means Jorde Nakins, That means George Thomas if he 1388 01:07:16,520 --> 01:07:18,560 Speaker 1: does play. He did end up on the injury report. 1389 01:07:18,680 --> 01:07:21,600 Speaker 1: And Ryan Griffin. I think Griff has got to be 1390 01:07:21,680 --> 01:07:24,240 Speaker 1: a guy that catches at least at least three or 1391 01:07:24,280 --> 01:07:27,960 Speaker 1: four passes a day every time he goes out there. 1392 01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:29,560 Speaker 1: He's got to be a guy. And I know Deshan 1393 01:07:29,640 --> 01:07:31,880 Speaker 1: likes throwing to him. We gotta get Griff rolling, and 1394 01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:34,439 Speaker 1: I think once he does, the inside passing game starts 1395 01:07:34,440 --> 01:07:36,960 Speaker 1: to evolve. That opens up everything else. I think the 1396 01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:39,880 Speaker 1: tight ends have really got to get involved to improve 1397 01:07:40,040 --> 01:07:42,520 Speaker 1: the inside passing game. All right, let's flip it over 1398 01:07:42,560 --> 01:07:46,360 Speaker 1: to the other side. Number one key And I don't know, 1399 01:07:46,400 --> 01:07:49,000 Speaker 1: I didn't put these really in any order, but I 1400 01:07:49,040 --> 01:07:54,880 Speaker 1: think controlling, slash, slowing down Odell Beckham Junior is going 1401 01:07:54,960 --> 01:07:58,800 Speaker 1: to be key to me. When Odell Beckham Junior is 1402 01:07:58,840 --> 01:08:01,880 Speaker 1: playing at a high at a high level, and he 1403 01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:04,800 Speaker 1: is involved in the game, the Giants offense plays at 1404 01:08:04,840 --> 01:08:07,880 Speaker 1: a high level. When he is muted in some sense, 1405 01:08:08,360 --> 01:08:10,760 Speaker 1: sort of like he was against the Cowboys, then I 1406 01:08:10,800 --> 01:08:14,760 Speaker 1: think the Giants offense kind of slogs through and they struggle. 1407 01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:18,120 Speaker 1: Tyrn Matthew, when asked about Beckham Junior, had this to say, 1408 01:08:18,280 --> 01:08:21,040 Speaker 1: probably the best receive in the game right now from 1409 01:08:21,080 --> 01:08:23,160 Speaker 1: the raltie run, the thing that they asked him to do. 1410 01:08:23,800 --> 01:08:28,600 Speaker 1: His catch radius. Um, you know, so he pulls the 1411 01:08:28,640 --> 01:08:30,840 Speaker 1: problem for some of the best devays in a game. 1412 01:08:31,280 --> 01:08:35,200 Speaker 1: Tyrant captured Odell perfectly. The one thing about Odell is 1413 01:08:35,240 --> 01:08:36,800 Speaker 1: you can throw him the ball on a lot of 1414 01:08:36,840 --> 01:08:39,280 Speaker 1: different spots. You can throw slants, you can throw deep, 1415 01:08:39,400 --> 01:08:43,840 Speaker 1: you can throw intermediate. He can catch and run. He 1416 01:08:43,880 --> 01:08:47,120 Speaker 1: can catch those fifty fifty balls. As we've seen DeAndre do. 1417 01:08:47,280 --> 01:08:51,439 Speaker 1: He turned he and DeAndre both turn fifty fifty balls 1418 01:08:51,479 --> 01:08:54,800 Speaker 1: into eighty twenty or ninety ten if you want the truth, 1419 01:08:55,200 --> 01:08:57,760 Speaker 1: those guys when the balls in the air, it is 1420 01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:01,400 Speaker 1: it's incredible to see those two go up and get 1421 01:09:01,400 --> 01:09:04,400 Speaker 1: the football snatch out of the air. Odell's numbers over 1422 01:09:04,400 --> 01:09:08,240 Speaker 1: the years have been unbelievable. The last two weeks, he's 1423 01:09:08,280 --> 01:09:11,760 Speaker 1: gotten targets. He got his targets against Jacksonville. He didn't 1424 01:09:11,760 --> 01:09:14,080 Speaker 1: get as many targets against Dallas, but he's got fifteen 1425 01:09:14,120 --> 01:09:16,479 Speaker 1: receptions on the year. I mean that's at a clip 1426 01:09:16,520 --> 01:09:18,760 Speaker 1: of one hundred and twenty catches. I mean, that's outstanding. 1427 01:09:18,960 --> 01:09:21,479 Speaker 1: But he hasn't been able to really come up with 1428 01:09:21,520 --> 01:09:24,760 Speaker 1: that big, huge play for the Giants. And it does 1429 01:09:24,840 --> 01:09:28,040 Speaker 1: worry me that he's sort of been lying kind of 1430 01:09:28,080 --> 01:09:30,559 Speaker 1: in the weeds if you will, that the Giants will 1431 01:09:30,600 --> 01:09:32,840 Speaker 1: try and get him involved early on and they will 1432 01:09:32,880 --> 01:09:34,960 Speaker 1: go to him, and if they get him involved, then 1433 01:09:35,000 --> 01:09:36,600 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, that offense starts rolling, and that 1434 01:09:36,640 --> 01:09:39,080 Speaker 1: does worry me a little bit. So got to control 1435 01:09:39,400 --> 01:09:41,920 Speaker 1: slash slow down thirteen. I don't know if you complete 1436 01:09:41,960 --> 01:09:44,599 Speaker 1: shut him out, which would be great, that's not really 1437 01:09:44,600 --> 01:09:46,240 Speaker 1: the goal. The goal is just to control him and 1438 01:09:46,280 --> 01:09:50,240 Speaker 1: slow him down. Number two. I've got it written down 1439 01:09:50,280 --> 01:09:52,960 Speaker 1: as hats a plenty on twenty six. And what I 1440 01:09:53,000 --> 01:09:56,960 Speaker 1: mean by that is Saquon Barkley. Sa Quan is not 1441 01:09:57,160 --> 01:10:00,120 Speaker 1: strung together a bunch of a hundred yard games. He 1442 01:10:00,160 --> 01:10:02,320 Speaker 1: had a great sixty eight yard run for a touchdown 1443 01:10:02,320 --> 01:10:06,519 Speaker 1: against the Jaguars. His yards per carry average has been minimal. 1444 01:10:06,560 --> 01:10:11,400 Speaker 1: It's like two point four every other carry. But what 1445 01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:15,400 Speaker 1: he's able to do is break tackles. Even on a 1446 01:10:15,600 --> 01:10:19,360 Speaker 1: minus two yard run, he'll break two three tackles. So 1447 01:10:19,640 --> 01:10:24,000 Speaker 1: there have got to be multiple helmets in the area 1448 01:10:24,200 --> 01:10:26,800 Speaker 1: to take him down and just say hats, helmets whatever. 1449 01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:29,000 Speaker 1: You got to have bodies there. You've got to have 1450 01:10:29,120 --> 01:10:32,240 Speaker 1: people because invariably, if it's one on one with a 1451 01:10:32,280 --> 01:10:34,640 Speaker 1: defender and Barkley, Barkley will win. I don't care who 1452 01:10:34,680 --> 01:10:37,400 Speaker 1: that defender is, because either he'll shake a big guy 1453 01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:40,680 Speaker 1: or he'll run through smaller guys. So you've got to 1454 01:10:40,760 --> 01:10:44,200 Speaker 1: have multiple guys. If guy one misses two three, four, 1455 01:10:44,280 --> 01:10:46,040 Speaker 1: bang bang bang bang, it's got to be rat a 1456 01:10:46,120 --> 01:10:49,200 Speaker 1: tat tat every time he catches the ball or every 1457 01:10:49,200 --> 01:10:51,920 Speaker 1: time he carries the football, and they will throw a 1458 01:10:51,920 --> 01:10:54,400 Speaker 1: tomb out of the backfield and guys are gonna have 1459 01:10:54,439 --> 01:10:56,840 Speaker 1: to bring everything they've got to take this guy on. 1460 01:10:57,720 --> 01:11:00,559 Speaker 1: And Tyrone talked about the impact of saque Barkley. He's 1461 01:11:00,560 --> 01:11:02,360 Speaker 1: a special player. I mean you can see that from 1462 01:11:02,360 --> 01:11:04,280 Speaker 1: the way he runs the ball, the different things that 1463 01:11:04,280 --> 01:11:06,439 Speaker 1: they try to do with him. In a passing game, 1464 01:11:07,240 --> 01:11:09,400 Speaker 1: he's free releasing a lot. They try to get the 1465 01:11:09,400 --> 01:11:11,320 Speaker 1: ball to him quickly so he can have some space 1466 01:11:11,360 --> 01:11:13,200 Speaker 1: to run with the ball. So we're gonna have to 1467 01:11:13,320 --> 01:11:16,960 Speaker 1: rally tackle. Even Dallas last week, the first guy normally 1468 01:11:17,000 --> 01:11:19,400 Speaker 1: missed that tackle, but they always had extra guys around 1469 01:11:19,400 --> 01:11:21,720 Speaker 1: the ball, so they was able to contain them from 1470 01:11:22,040 --> 01:11:25,080 Speaker 1: that aspect. The one thing about Odell Beckham Junior and 1471 01:11:25,280 --> 01:11:29,320 Speaker 1: sae Quon Barkley, both of them are very good after 1472 01:11:29,360 --> 01:11:32,360 Speaker 1: the catch or in sae Quon's case, after the carry. 1473 01:11:32,479 --> 01:11:35,960 Speaker 1: They get the ball in space, they're really really good 1474 01:11:36,240 --> 01:11:38,960 Speaker 1: out in space. But also when they have to break 1475 01:11:38,960 --> 01:11:42,400 Speaker 1: a tackle or make somebody miss, those guys are top notch. 1476 01:11:43,200 --> 01:11:44,639 Speaker 1: They're at the top of the heap when it comes 1477 01:11:44,680 --> 01:11:47,760 Speaker 1: to that. So Texas defenders when those guys get the 1478 01:11:47,800 --> 01:11:51,080 Speaker 1: football or anybody really but those two. In particular, they 1479 01:11:51,080 --> 01:11:53,880 Speaker 1: have got to rally and get to the football and 1480 01:11:54,120 --> 01:11:57,519 Speaker 1: make stops such that yards after contact aren't pile up 1481 01:11:57,560 --> 01:11:59,120 Speaker 1: by the time you get to the third and fourth quarter. 1482 01:11:59,640 --> 01:12:01,800 Speaker 1: You do that, it's one yard here, it's two yards there, 1483 01:12:01,840 --> 01:12:05,759 Speaker 1: and before you know it, then that two yard yards 1484 01:12:05,800 --> 01:12:08,719 Speaker 1: after the carry turns into twenty. Guy breaks a tackle 1485 01:12:08,760 --> 01:12:11,000 Speaker 1: and he comes up with twenty additional yards after that, 1486 01:12:11,479 --> 01:12:13,840 Speaker 1: especially Barkley. Barkley is the one that I think can 1487 01:12:13,920 --> 01:12:17,200 Speaker 1: end up being a problem that way. Bring hats to 1488 01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:20,439 Speaker 1: the party. Number three. Heat up Eli early and often 1489 01:12:20,560 --> 01:12:23,720 Speaker 1: against that offensive line. I charted every throw of the 1490 01:12:23,800 --> 01:12:27,040 Speaker 1: Dallas game. Eli was honestly scared to throw. I think 1491 01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:29,200 Speaker 1: the over offense is scared to throw the way that 1492 01:12:29,280 --> 01:12:31,200 Speaker 1: Dallas was getting after them. They did not throw the 1493 01:12:31,200 --> 01:12:33,320 Speaker 1: ball on the field when they fell behind the second half, 1494 01:12:33,320 --> 01:12:35,080 Speaker 1: they had to throw the ball down the field. So 1495 01:12:35,120 --> 01:12:37,120 Speaker 1: they did that a little bit more against Dallas, But 1496 01:12:37,240 --> 01:12:40,040 Speaker 1: Dallas got all kinds of pressure on Eli. You must 1497 01:12:40,160 --> 01:12:43,720 Speaker 1: heat up Eli early. Why so, Tyran tell you he's 1498 01:12:43,720 --> 01:12:46,000 Speaker 1: a great quarterback. Anytime you go into Super Bowl in 1499 01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:49,040 Speaker 1: this league is pretty tough, and he knows what's going on. 1500 01:12:49,160 --> 01:12:52,720 Speaker 1: He can understand different coverages. I think his problem is 1501 01:12:52,720 --> 01:12:54,320 Speaker 1: when you have a lot of guys in his face. 1502 01:12:54,960 --> 01:12:57,000 Speaker 1: You know, he rushed his decisions, and that's what we'll 1503 01:12:57,040 --> 01:13:01,960 Speaker 1: try to do. Rush his decisions as they're rushing. Forced 1504 01:13:02,040 --> 01:13:04,280 Speaker 1: him to make decisions quickly. When he was forced to 1505 01:13:04,280 --> 01:13:07,479 Speaker 1: do that against Dallas, they he turned into sacks and 1506 01:13:07,479 --> 01:13:09,960 Speaker 1: they turned into poor throws. When he had some time 1507 01:13:10,520 --> 01:13:14,559 Speaker 1: or Dallas didn't force those decisions that he was able 1508 01:13:14,600 --> 01:13:18,200 Speaker 1: to find some receivers, especially in the second half. They've 1509 01:13:18,360 --> 01:13:21,680 Speaker 1: got to speed up the game on Eli. If that 1510 01:13:21,720 --> 01:13:25,519 Speaker 1: means bringing five, bringing six, whatever it takes. They've got 1511 01:13:25,600 --> 01:13:27,639 Speaker 1: a heat Eli up a little bit. You know where 1512 01:13:27,640 --> 01:13:29,360 Speaker 1: he's gonna be. He's not gonna move out of the 1513 01:13:29,360 --> 01:13:32,360 Speaker 1: pocket like Blank Gabbert or to Shaun Watson. He's gonna 1514 01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:34,280 Speaker 1: be right there at the top of the pocket. They 1515 01:13:34,320 --> 01:13:36,200 Speaker 1: do boot him a little bit, but they don't do 1516 01:13:36,320 --> 01:13:38,720 Speaker 1: a lot with him rolling completely out. They might move 1517 01:13:38,720 --> 01:13:41,000 Speaker 1: in the pockets to a little bit, but you know 1518 01:13:41,000 --> 01:13:43,200 Speaker 1: where he's gonna be. You gotta go take advantage in 1519 01:13:43,200 --> 01:13:46,800 Speaker 1: the final key nowhere Evan Ingram number eighty eight is 1520 01:13:46,840 --> 01:13:50,759 Speaker 1: lined up. At all times. He's part receiver, part tight 1521 01:13:50,880 --> 01:13:54,000 Speaker 1: end runs very well after the catch, has great hands, 1522 01:13:54,160 --> 01:13:56,439 Speaker 1: runs into four full range about two hundred and thirty 1523 01:13:56,479 --> 01:13:59,880 Speaker 1: five pounds. He is a problem. He has scored the 1524 01:14:00,360 --> 01:14:05,160 Speaker 1: one touchdown the Giants had against Dallas. He is a 1525 01:14:05,200 --> 01:14:08,800 Speaker 1: problem because you don't know how to guard him. Do 1526 01:14:08,840 --> 01:14:10,800 Speaker 1: you guard him with the safety, do you run a 1527 01:14:10,840 --> 01:14:13,240 Speaker 1: linebacker at him, try to be physical with him? You 1528 01:14:13,320 --> 01:14:16,640 Speaker 1: give help? Eighty eight can be a massive problem. And 1529 01:14:16,680 --> 01:14:18,599 Speaker 1: the Giants like to get him the ball in space. 1530 01:14:19,280 --> 01:14:21,240 Speaker 1: It's not really a tight end. If you treat him 1531 01:14:21,280 --> 01:14:23,280 Speaker 1: like a tight end, he'll kill you if you treat 1532 01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:25,120 Speaker 1: him like a receiver. And you sort of have to 1533 01:14:25,120 --> 01:14:27,120 Speaker 1: treat him like a receiver. That I think is the 1534 01:14:27,160 --> 01:14:30,559 Speaker 1: best tack to take. But you gotta have somebody on 1535 01:14:30,640 --> 01:14:33,839 Speaker 1: him that A can run and B can be physical 1536 01:14:33,880 --> 01:14:37,000 Speaker 1: with him. You've got a limit eighty eight. Now you 1537 01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:39,960 Speaker 1: can't take away all the weapons, but you can lessen 1538 01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:42,639 Speaker 1: the impact by what I think is the final key, 1539 01:14:43,120 --> 01:14:46,040 Speaker 1: get that pressure. And that goes back to what I 1540 01:14:46,040 --> 01:14:49,080 Speaker 1: said about number three Heli. But the offensive line as well, 1541 01:14:49,240 --> 01:14:52,200 Speaker 1: John Hoapio at center. They'll more than likely go with 1542 01:14:52,240 --> 01:14:54,880 Speaker 1: John Greco, the backup center they've got will Hernandez a 1543 01:14:54,960 --> 01:15:00,479 Speaker 1: left guard that he's struggled mightily. He has struggled, twists, stunts, 1544 01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:03,400 Speaker 1: one on one rush, Will Hernanis has struggled. And then 1545 01:15:03,439 --> 01:15:05,320 Speaker 1: you got Eric Flowers on the right side. Why that 1546 01:15:05,360 --> 01:15:07,200 Speaker 1: played a little better against Dallas and you play against 1547 01:15:07,200 --> 01:15:10,360 Speaker 1: the Jags, but he can be had. This offensive line 1548 01:15:10,360 --> 01:15:13,000 Speaker 1: will be the weakest one the Texans have faced thus 1549 01:15:13,040 --> 01:15:15,839 Speaker 1: far this year. And they've got to get to Eli. 1550 01:15:16,400 --> 01:15:19,160 Speaker 1: They must. And Eli knows that he's gonna get rid 1551 01:15:19,160 --> 01:15:21,280 Speaker 1: of the ball quickly, so Texans gotta heat him up. 1552 01:15:21,280 --> 01:15:23,240 Speaker 1: And the secondary he's got to take advantage of knowing 1553 01:15:23,439 --> 01:15:26,080 Speaker 1: that Eli is gonna throw it quickly. Maybe jump some 1554 01:15:26,120 --> 01:15:28,320 Speaker 1: short routes. Maybe play for some of those short routes 1555 01:15:28,320 --> 01:15:30,200 Speaker 1: with some help over the top just case you get 1556 01:15:30,240 --> 01:15:32,840 Speaker 1: double moved. But take some chances. Go get some turnovers 1557 01:15:32,840 --> 01:15:36,280 Speaker 1: this week and see if you can't get a few. 1558 01:15:36,720 --> 01:15:38,840 Speaker 1: If he gives you a few, take advantage of that 1559 01:15:38,880 --> 01:15:40,880 Speaker 1: and then win his football game. So there you go. 1560 01:15:41,000 --> 01:15:43,920 Speaker 1: There's your first Community Credit Union First Glance Keys to 1561 01:15:44,240 --> 01:15:47,320 Speaker 1: the Game coming up. It's a player's segment. Get to 1562 01:15:47,400 --> 01:15:50,880 Speaker 1: Know Final Word, Ju Doherty and play reporter with Kareem 1563 01:15:51,000 --> 01:15:54,200 Speaker 1: Jackson All next in our final segment of Texas All Access. 1564 01:16:24,080 --> 01:16:26,800 Speaker 1: We've got one final segment of a Friday edition of 1565 01:16:26,840 --> 01:16:30,280 Speaker 1: Texas All Access from the Hyunday Texans Radio studio. Glad 1566 01:16:30,280 --> 01:16:32,120 Speaker 1: to be with you. We got plenty to do. In 1567 01:16:32,160 --> 01:16:34,719 Speaker 1: this final segment, We're gonna hear from a number of players. 1568 01:16:34,720 --> 01:16:38,640 Speaker 1: So let's start by getting to know Brandon Done. With 1569 01:16:38,800 --> 01:16:42,840 Speaker 1: Drew Dorty, he wouldn't be too skinny. I've actually like 1570 01:16:43,600 --> 01:16:45,479 Speaker 1: I can't fit through that door because my shoulders are 1571 01:16:45,479 --> 01:16:48,880 Speaker 1: so wide. I'll tell you like this, No, I lift 1572 01:16:48,880 --> 01:16:50,920 Speaker 1: a little bit, but it's the swimming that's kind of 1573 01:16:50,920 --> 01:16:52,960 Speaker 1: made it like big. I'm gonna bet all the money 1574 01:16:53,000 --> 01:16:56,120 Speaker 1: know where that the swimming didn't make you that big. Well, 1575 01:16:56,160 --> 01:16:58,519 Speaker 1: I lift a little bit, but I would attribute probably 1576 01:16:58,560 --> 01:17:01,360 Speaker 1: eighty percent for this swimming. Woming call of the day. 1577 01:17:01,520 --> 01:17:04,800 Speaker 1: We'll go, We'll go together, Cannonball. It's time to get 1578 01:17:04,800 --> 01:17:07,599 Speaker 1: to know Brandon Done. It's all presented by W March 1579 01:17:07,680 --> 01:17:10,000 Speaker 1: defensive end for Houston Texans. But you're much more than 1580 01:17:10,000 --> 01:17:13,920 Speaker 1: the defensive end, orn't you? Who are you? Brandon Done? Well? 1581 01:17:14,160 --> 01:17:17,720 Speaker 1: You know burst the name of being DJ Dunny. You 1582 01:17:17,840 --> 01:17:21,320 Speaker 1: know that name is really, you know, came from Obi. 1583 01:17:21,800 --> 01:17:23,760 Speaker 1: At least you said he from up north. So when 1584 01:17:23,800 --> 01:17:26,160 Speaker 1: I first got here, I was called be done. And 1585 01:17:26,160 --> 01:17:27,679 Speaker 1: the next thing you know, I made a fellow players. 1586 01:17:27,720 --> 01:17:30,479 Speaker 1: I became Dunny. The next thing, you know, and move 1587 01:17:30,560 --> 01:17:32,720 Speaker 1: my locker next to the ox cord. And the next 1588 01:17:32,760 --> 01:17:34,400 Speaker 1: thing you know, I started to playing a whole bunch 1589 01:17:34,400 --> 01:17:36,439 Speaker 1: of good music. The next thing you know, boom comes 1590 01:17:36,520 --> 01:17:38,320 Speaker 1: DJ Dunny. What sort of songs do you listen to 1591 01:17:38,400 --> 01:17:40,720 Speaker 1: on the game? There is there a set list that 1592 01:17:40,760 --> 01:17:43,600 Speaker 1: you gotta have or no, Well, I'm gonna lie to you, 1593 01:17:43,640 --> 01:17:46,439 Speaker 1: it's depending on how I'm feeling that day. For some reason, 1594 01:17:46,479 --> 01:17:48,840 Speaker 1: I just got that bad you know, whatever I'm listening to. 1595 01:17:48,920 --> 01:17:51,519 Speaker 1: Everybody's like yeah, yeah. The next thing, you know, we 1596 01:17:51,640 --> 01:17:53,840 Speaker 1: all listening to it the same and so whether I'm 1597 01:17:53,840 --> 01:17:55,800 Speaker 1: feeling that it can be from worth it, you know, 1598 01:17:55,800 --> 01:17:57,960 Speaker 1: worth his future. You know a little bit of the 1599 01:17:58,040 --> 01:17:59,800 Speaker 1: me goes, you know what I'm saying, a little bit 1600 01:17:59,800 --> 01:18:03,280 Speaker 1: of you know, maybe sometimes everybody wants to spring in it. 1601 01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:05,559 Speaker 1: I might throw some young geez in that. Sometimes, you know, 1602 01:18:05,600 --> 01:18:08,760 Speaker 1: it's just no music to where it sounds like, you know, 1603 01:18:08,800 --> 01:18:11,080 Speaker 1: I'm in the I'm in the vibe and relax. Now 1604 01:18:11,080 --> 01:18:14,400 Speaker 1: it's all upbeat, loud and obnoxious. You're a defensive end 1605 01:18:14,600 --> 01:18:17,360 Speaker 1: your DJ Johnny, but you're still much more than that. Right, 1606 01:18:18,120 --> 01:18:21,200 Speaker 1: what's left? Man? You're looking at a guy right now 1607 01:18:21,320 --> 01:18:24,680 Speaker 1: who was actually one of the biggest sneak sneakerheads on 1608 01:18:24,720 --> 01:18:27,960 Speaker 1: the team. Sneakerheads. Yeah, how come? And I don't maybe 1609 01:18:27,960 --> 01:18:31,559 Speaker 1: over three hundred per shoes? Three hundred Yeah, how old? 1610 01:18:31,640 --> 01:18:35,880 Speaker 1: Your oldest spirit? Twenty years? Twenty years, maybe even more 1611 01:18:35,880 --> 01:18:38,040 Speaker 1: than that, like it fits you right now. Yeah, I'm 1612 01:18:38,120 --> 01:18:40,400 Speaker 1: quite a bit older than you are. Yeah. And when 1613 01:18:40,439 --> 01:18:43,080 Speaker 1: I was, don't say it's so enthusiastically. Okay, you don't 1614 01:18:43,120 --> 01:18:45,920 Speaker 1: need to cheese. But when I was in junior high, 1615 01:18:46,280 --> 01:18:49,240 Speaker 1: it was like the third Air Jordans that came out. 1616 01:18:49,520 --> 01:18:53,840 Speaker 1: Those were so cool because I wasn't getting cool. She's 1617 01:18:53,880 --> 01:18:56,920 Speaker 1: like that I had to wear like the forty dollars 1618 01:18:57,760 --> 01:19:00,680 Speaker 1: when she back in that you know, are still there 1619 01:19:00,680 --> 01:19:02,320 Speaker 1: were still one hundred dollars. They're still a hundreds of 1620 01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:05,559 Speaker 1: shoes back in the day. Okay, well, but I thought 1621 01:19:05,680 --> 01:19:07,800 Speaker 1: those are really cool shoes. I'll tell you when it 1622 01:19:07,840 --> 01:19:09,960 Speaker 1: comes to that game day and I'm Sundays a lot 1623 01:19:10,000 --> 01:19:12,320 Speaker 1: of people is looking at you at your feet. You 1624 01:19:12,360 --> 01:19:14,519 Speaker 1: know it's it's our day that we can relax. You know, 1625 01:19:14,560 --> 01:19:16,040 Speaker 1: you can cool whatever you want on. Some guys like 1626 01:19:16,080 --> 01:19:17,720 Speaker 1: you dress up. You know, some guys just like to 1627 01:19:17,720 --> 01:19:20,439 Speaker 1: come into some normal stuff. Dress up guy, you dress 1628 01:19:20,520 --> 01:19:22,679 Speaker 1: up guys. You know you see guys and just always 1629 01:19:22,720 --> 01:19:24,880 Speaker 1: you know, a good comfortable gray. You don't want to 1630 01:19:24,880 --> 01:19:27,200 Speaker 1: be two lout. And you got b Mac. You know 1631 01:19:27,240 --> 01:19:29,080 Speaker 1: it comes out with a whole suit and well now 1632 01:19:29,080 --> 01:19:30,680 Speaker 1: I'll lay a gator suit. You know he's got his 1633 01:19:30,760 --> 01:19:33,920 Speaker 1: Gator's own is his suit is highlight of green, you know. 1634 01:19:34,040 --> 01:19:35,640 Speaker 1: And the next thing you know, it's like, okay, b 1635 01:19:35,760 --> 01:19:39,120 Speaker 1: Mac instead of the show, thank you see, let's try 1636 01:19:39,120 --> 01:19:40,880 Speaker 1: to get those a bad hinch and come but hold on, 1637 01:19:41,560 --> 01:19:45,040 Speaker 1: there we go, there we go. You're swimming, got to 1638 01:19:45,080 --> 01:19:46,560 Speaker 1: get your better Do you have a better grip? And 1639 01:19:46,600 --> 01:19:48,160 Speaker 1: an't what you think I had like a you know, 1640 01:19:48,160 --> 01:19:52,960 Speaker 1: like cold Fisher. I think I can listen to get 1641 01:19:53,000 --> 01:19:56,599 Speaker 1: to know what you're Doherty all day long. He gets 1642 01:19:56,640 --> 01:20:00,400 Speaker 1: these players to say things, to do things that are 1643 01:20:00,520 --> 01:20:03,800 Speaker 1: just incredible. Man. Brandon Dunne DJ Dunney, a guy that 1644 01:20:03,840 --> 01:20:06,880 Speaker 1: I mentioned earlier. I don't think gets enough credit for 1645 01:20:07,000 --> 01:20:09,800 Speaker 1: the work that he has done. He has been absolutely 1646 01:20:09,840 --> 01:20:13,479 Speaker 1: outstanding in the last especially the last two years, I 1647 01:20:13,479 --> 01:20:15,080 Speaker 1: mean the start of this year and then last year 1648 01:20:15,160 --> 01:20:18,479 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, with everybody banged up up front, seemingly he 1649 01:20:18,520 --> 01:20:20,799 Speaker 1: and DJ Reader held it down. And you can see 1650 01:20:21,080 --> 01:20:23,880 Speaker 1: on the All twenty two film how much Brandon Dunn 1651 01:20:23,960 --> 01:20:25,800 Speaker 1: impacts the game. So it's good to get to know 1652 01:20:26,040 --> 01:20:29,240 Speaker 1: DJ Dunney. All right, we do this every single week. 1653 01:20:29,680 --> 01:20:32,479 Speaker 1: Player Reporter is brought to you by Arctic, the official 1654 01:20:32,479 --> 01:20:36,599 Speaker 1: coolers and tumblers of the Houston Texans. Visit rtic coolers 1655 01:20:36,640 --> 01:20:41,360 Speaker 1: dot com. Arctic Coolers overbuilt, not overpriced. This week it's 1656 01:20:41,400 --> 01:20:45,800 Speaker 1: a musical version of Player Reporter. All right, we should 1657 01:20:45,840 --> 01:20:50,040 Speaker 1: go to karaoke song and keep in mind I've seen 1658 01:20:50,080 --> 01:20:55,919 Speaker 1: you saying before, so don't lie to us. Go to karaoke. 1659 01:20:56,720 --> 01:21:00,759 Speaker 1: Michael Jackson rock with you. That's a good one. Mike's 1660 01:21:02,000 --> 01:21:05,680 Speaker 1: Mike's a man. Why is that one? You know? It's 1661 01:21:05,720 --> 01:21:07,960 Speaker 1: just want to get the whole crowd involved. Everybody knows 1662 01:21:07,960 --> 01:21:10,360 Speaker 1: a song, you know, we'll get the crowd involved. Now 1663 01:21:10,439 --> 01:21:15,599 Speaker 1: let me hit Oh okay, okay, girl, close your eyes 1664 01:21:16,360 --> 01:21:22,559 Speaker 1: let the rhythm get into you. Okay, za, okay, what'sh 1665 01:21:22,560 --> 01:21:28,439 Speaker 1: your go to karaoke song? Oh if you ever did carryoke? 1666 01:21:28,560 --> 01:21:31,080 Speaker 1: Have you before? Yeah? Man, I probably let's say Sammon 1667 01:21:31,160 --> 01:21:35,280 Speaker 1: say yes, Sammy say yes. That's interesting. Why is that 1668 01:21:35,680 --> 01:21:39,400 Speaker 1: because I liked the song you grew up listening to Sammy? Yeah, listen, yeah, no, 1669 01:21:39,520 --> 01:21:43,880 Speaker 1: it's core. Oh okay, you um want to give us 1670 01:21:43,880 --> 01:21:46,080 Speaker 1: a couple of I already know you're gonna ask the Nope, 1671 01:21:47,120 --> 01:21:50,679 Speaker 1: I go nice and slow by usher usher. I want 1672 01:21:50,680 --> 01:21:53,080 Speaker 1: to give us a couple of one o'clock on the dock. 1673 01:21:53,280 --> 01:21:59,479 Speaker 1: I'm in my drop cruise in the streets. I gotta 1674 01:21:59,680 --> 01:22:05,000 Speaker 1: rid pretty pretty things you didn't for me. Have to 1675 01:22:05,000 --> 01:22:08,240 Speaker 1: go with something from jay Z. Okay, something from jay Z. 1676 01:22:08,360 --> 01:22:11,320 Speaker 1: You want to give us a little it uh h 1677 01:22:11,479 --> 01:22:19,479 Speaker 1: to the to the but it's easy. Oh yeah, you can't. 1678 01:22:19,520 --> 01:22:21,240 Speaker 1: You can't. You can't. We're gonna leave it for Jay. 1679 01:22:21,320 --> 01:22:23,080 Speaker 1: But I feel what you're saying. I feel I feel 1680 01:22:23,080 --> 01:22:31,200 Speaker 1: it what you love and good look oh dude, keeping 1681 01:22:33,720 --> 01:22:37,599 Speaker 1: I like that. I like that. I like that. Man. 1682 01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:41,719 Speaker 1: I don't even saying karaoke, bro, you don't never no, Okay, 1683 01:22:41,760 --> 01:22:44,640 Speaker 1: Well we're gonna just scratch and karaoke part out. So 1684 01:22:44,680 --> 01:22:46,800 Speaker 1: what's your go to song in your car? What you 1685 01:22:47,000 --> 01:22:49,040 Speaker 1: like when you when you only called by yourself and 1686 01:22:49,120 --> 01:22:51,599 Speaker 1: you get all when you all into it? What's that 1687 01:22:51,640 --> 01:22:54,519 Speaker 1: song in your car? Oh? Man? Man, I can't. I 1688 01:22:54,560 --> 01:22:56,760 Speaker 1: don't know if I want to say it. Bro, it's 1689 01:22:56,760 --> 01:22:58,679 Speaker 1: a nice song to vibe out too. I think what's 1690 01:22:58,720 --> 01:23:01,800 Speaker 1: my name by it on the U Man Melody or 1691 01:23:01,800 --> 01:23:03,800 Speaker 1: something like that, whatever his new album, whatever it is. 1692 01:23:04,160 --> 01:23:05,680 Speaker 1: I don't know what the hell are you talking about with? 1693 01:23:06,040 --> 01:23:08,360 Speaker 1: So I can't, man, That's why I say, can't you 1694 01:23:08,520 --> 01:23:10,320 Speaker 1: just sing a little bit of before us? No, Bro, 1695 01:23:10,600 --> 01:23:14,840 Speaker 1: I ain't got the voice. All right, go ahead, k 1696 01:23:15,040 --> 01:23:17,559 Speaker 1: jack TV. We're here with Whitney merciless who can't get 1697 01:23:17,600 --> 01:23:19,840 Speaker 1: no karaoke out on him or the name of the song. 1698 01:23:20,120 --> 01:23:23,559 Speaker 1: He won't sing none of that for us. We just 1699 01:23:23,800 --> 01:23:33,080 Speaker 1: we just done. That was Zach cuttingham right off the 1700 01:23:33,120 --> 01:23:37,720 Speaker 1: top with Kareem Jackson singing, uh, Michael Jackson. Zach is 1701 01:23:37,760 --> 01:23:42,200 Speaker 1: a talented musical dude. Talented. I remember during the Deep 1702 01:23:42,200 --> 01:23:44,880 Speaker 1: Slant interview that Deepy did with him last year, they 1703 01:23:44,960 --> 01:23:47,880 Speaker 1: talked a lot about his music background. He talked about 1704 01:23:47,880 --> 01:23:51,479 Speaker 1: the impact of doing music in church. That's pretty good. 1705 01:23:51,720 --> 01:23:54,920 Speaker 1: Brand Scarlett stole the show. Though he stole the show, 1706 01:23:55,920 --> 01:23:58,639 Speaker 1: I mean, Whitty does do karao now with don't worry 1707 01:23:58,880 --> 01:24:04,360 Speaker 1: I have. I've never done karaoke never. I think i've 1708 01:24:05,600 --> 01:24:07,519 Speaker 1: There have been times that i've I've sung on the 1709 01:24:07,520 --> 01:24:12,240 Speaker 1: air and didn't care for it at all. I can't, 1710 01:24:12,320 --> 01:24:16,559 Speaker 1: I cannot sing. I would never do karaoke never. It's 1711 01:24:16,600 --> 01:24:18,720 Speaker 1: just it's one of the things I'll do and I'll 1712 01:24:18,760 --> 01:24:20,639 Speaker 1: get in I'll get up in front of one hundred 1713 01:24:20,680 --> 01:24:24,240 Speaker 1: thousand people and talk and have no problems. But you 1714 01:24:24,320 --> 01:24:26,759 Speaker 1: asked me to sing, and you could forget about it. 1715 01:24:26,760 --> 01:24:28,840 Speaker 1: It's a nightmare. So I don't want to do it. 1716 01:24:28,840 --> 01:24:31,679 Speaker 1: So I understand Whitney, I totally get it. Amber Ardric, 1717 01:24:32,280 --> 01:24:33,840 Speaker 1: they didn't. They didn't really want to do it, So 1718 01:24:33,880 --> 01:24:39,040 Speaker 1: I completely understand. Was that Cunningham, It's got some pipes. 1719 01:24:40,160 --> 01:24:42,439 Speaker 1: I'd like to hear a little bit more of that. Well, 1720 01:24:42,520 --> 01:24:44,360 Speaker 1: here a little bit more of Drew Dohrty. Now it's 1721 01:24:44,360 --> 01:24:47,640 Speaker 1: the final Word with Drew Dorty. This week it's the 1722 01:24:47,880 --> 01:24:51,760 Speaker 1: Center for your Houston Texans. Nick Martin, who I think 1723 01:24:51,760 --> 01:24:53,160 Speaker 1: he has had a pretty good start to the year. 1724 01:24:53,400 --> 01:24:55,800 Speaker 1: Let's hear from Drew and Nick. Thanks loth Fella's here 1725 01:24:55,840 --> 01:24:59,600 Speaker 1: with starting center Nick Martin. Nick nice challenge here in 1726 01:24:59,640 --> 01:25:02,400 Speaker 1: the New Giants everyone focuses naturally on the quarterback position 1727 01:25:02,479 --> 01:25:05,200 Speaker 1: Neili Manning. But this defense for the Giants, they can 1728 01:25:05,240 --> 01:25:07,720 Speaker 1: do some things upfront, can't they? Yeah? Absolutely, there nose 1729 01:25:07,800 --> 01:25:10,960 Speaker 1: guard three tech inside. Guys are very good, strong player, 1730 01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:14,080 Speaker 1: is very good on the run consistent. Let's talk about 1731 01:25:14,120 --> 01:25:16,160 Speaker 1: the Texans offensive one. Looks like you guys are clicking. 1732 01:25:16,360 --> 01:25:18,479 Speaker 1: You're clearly clicking in the run game. What's different this 1733 01:25:18,560 --> 01:25:20,840 Speaker 1: year versus last? You know, we're just the same thing 1734 01:25:21,120 --> 01:25:24,040 Speaker 1: as always, working every day to get that continuity, working 1735 01:25:24,080 --> 01:25:26,080 Speaker 1: to execute every play, just get a little bit better 1736 01:25:26,080 --> 01:25:28,080 Speaker 1: each day. It looks like you guys enjoy kind of 1737 01:25:28,120 --> 01:25:30,599 Speaker 1: asserting your dominance when you're doing that, right. Yeah. Absolutely. 1738 01:25:30,600 --> 01:25:32,000 Speaker 1: I mean, as an alms long, you love to run 1739 01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:34,000 Speaker 1: the ball. That's what you like to do. That's why 1740 01:25:34,040 --> 01:25:35,160 Speaker 1: you got in the game, and you were a kid 1741 01:25:35,200 --> 01:25:37,559 Speaker 1: to run the ball to hit people. And on the 1742 01:25:37,600 --> 01:25:39,360 Speaker 1: flip side of things, when you guys are in pass pro, 1743 01:25:39,640 --> 01:25:41,960 Speaker 1: looks like that's improved a lot Deshaun's having some time 1744 01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:44,360 Speaker 1: to make some throws, hasn't he? Yeah, absolutely, Again, it 1745 01:25:44,400 --> 01:25:45,960 Speaker 1: goes back, we're trying to get a little bit better 1746 01:25:45,960 --> 01:25:49,840 Speaker 1: each day, making sure Deshawn's comfortable back there, what he's feeling, 1747 01:25:49,920 --> 01:25:52,000 Speaker 1: where he's feeling, and let him do a thing back there, 1748 01:25:52,280 --> 01:25:54,559 Speaker 1: for better for worse. Though two games in is it's 1749 01:25:54,600 --> 01:25:57,160 Speaker 1: still tough to gauge where you truly are, not just 1750 01:25:57,240 --> 01:25:59,240 Speaker 1: as an offensive line, but where you are as a team. Yeah, 1751 01:25:59,240 --> 01:26:01,240 Speaker 1: it's a week two and again it's a long season 1752 01:26:01,360 --> 01:26:03,160 Speaker 1: and we're trying to get a little bit better each day. 1753 01:26:03,640 --> 01:26:06,080 Speaker 1: What's it like having Fulton Calamete next to you? What 1754 01:26:06,120 --> 01:26:08,160 Speaker 1: you guys have been able to do on the interior there, 1755 01:26:08,400 --> 01:26:13,519 Speaker 1: it's awesome and both Fulton and Sneil Jujum ranking everyone's 1756 01:26:13,520 --> 01:26:15,599 Speaker 1: been awesome. It really is. It's fun to work with 1757 01:26:15,680 --> 01:26:17,240 Speaker 1: and like I said, just work with them a little 1758 01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:19,519 Speaker 1: bit better each day. You said, Juju, that's obviously Julian 1759 01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:21,519 Speaker 1: and Davenport out there on the right side at tackle. 1760 01:26:21,600 --> 01:26:24,439 Speaker 1: Communication is still the biggest thing that you guys got 1761 01:26:24,439 --> 01:26:26,360 Speaker 1: to perfect, got to work on as always, or is 1762 01:26:26,360 --> 01:26:28,400 Speaker 1: that something you guys have almost gotten past You think 1763 01:26:28,800 --> 01:26:30,320 Speaker 1: you work out of every day, no matter what, there's 1764 01:26:30,320 --> 01:26:32,760 Speaker 1: gonna be different calls, different things each week. And you know, 1765 01:26:32,800 --> 01:26:34,080 Speaker 1: we got a lot, a lot of young guys on 1766 01:26:34,120 --> 01:26:36,320 Speaker 1: the whole line. But again, we've been playing all the 1767 01:26:36,360 --> 01:26:38,479 Speaker 1: way through camp with each other and you just continue 1768 01:26:38,479 --> 01:26:40,040 Speaker 1: to build on that. A little beach day. How much 1769 01:26:40,120 --> 01:26:42,559 Speaker 1: nicer is it to play at home? An energy stay? 1770 01:26:42,800 --> 01:26:45,519 Speaker 1: We can't wait in Houston and Houstonians. It's unbelievable crowd. 1771 01:26:45,560 --> 01:26:47,000 Speaker 1: We can't wait to get out there. And plus it's 1772 01:26:47,080 --> 01:26:49,240 Speaker 1: quieter when you guys are on offense, right, Yeah, exactly, 1773 01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:51,519 Speaker 1: all right, Nick, thanks so much for the time. Best 1774 01:26:51,520 --> 01:26:53,040 Speaker 1: of luck gets the giants. Yeah, no problem, like you 1775 01:26:53,479 --> 01:26:56,240 Speaker 1: all right, So there you have it, Brandon done, Play 1776 01:26:56,280 --> 01:26:59,960 Speaker 1: a Reporter aka k jack TV and the final word 1777 01:27:00,080 --> 01:27:03,200 Speaker 1: Drew Dorty This week, Nick Martin got a lot of 1778 01:27:03,240 --> 01:27:06,320 Speaker 1: people to thank for this one tonight, Bill O'Brien, Brian Gaine, 1779 01:27:06,360 --> 01:27:12,400 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermer, Will Fuller, Deepe City, Brandon Donne, Kareem Jackson 1780 01:27:12,600 --> 01:27:16,439 Speaker 1: and his band of married men on Player Reporter and 1781 01:27:16,520 --> 01:27:19,000 Speaker 1: of course Nick Martin and hopefully along the way, I 1782 01:27:19,000 --> 01:27:21,879 Speaker 1: said Drew Dohrty because I don't get this done without 1783 01:27:21,960 --> 01:27:27,599 Speaker 1: any of those people. Sunday kickoff noon pregame show right 1784 01:27:27,600 --> 01:27:30,519 Speaker 1: there on Sports Radio six ten. Starts at nine. You'll 1785 01:27:30,560 --> 01:27:34,200 Speaker 1: hear me about nine forty you'll hear Mark and Andre 1786 01:27:34,439 --> 01:27:39,000 Speaker 1: shortly thereafter. Pregame show is very good. I love being 1787 01:27:39,000 --> 01:27:41,120 Speaker 1: a part of it in my small way. Then the 1788 01:27:41,160 --> 01:27:44,120 Speaker 1: broadcast at twelve on our flagship Sports Radio six ten, 1789 01:27:44,880 --> 01:27:48,080 Speaker 1: and gotta go get this one, folks. Got I don't. 1790 01:27:48,320 --> 01:27:51,760 Speaker 1: I'm not saying anything you guys don't already know, but 1791 01:27:52,000 --> 01:27:55,360 Speaker 1: this one is hella important. Oh and two to o 1792 01:27:55,520 --> 01:27:59,360 Speaker 1: and three. Not what I want to see in this building, 1793 01:27:59,520 --> 01:28:02,479 Speaker 1: not at all. Well, like I said earlier, seven to six, 1794 01:28:03,080 --> 01:28:07,280 Speaker 1: seventy five to three or thirty eight thirty seven, doesn't 1795 01:28:07,320 --> 01:28:10,320 Speaker 1: matter how it goes down. It just has to be 1796 01:28:10,360 --> 01:28:13,880 Speaker 1: a Texans win in the end. Gotta go do it 1797 01:28:13,920 --> 01:28:15,960 Speaker 1: for the home folks wearing the Liberty white. So if 1798 01:28:15,960 --> 01:28:19,280 Speaker 1: you're in the stands, make sure you're wearing white, even 1799 01:28:19,320 --> 01:28:21,160 Speaker 1: though like well, John, that's not my color. I don't 1800 01:28:21,160 --> 01:28:23,320 Speaker 1: wear white after Labor Day. For this one. You do 1801 01:28:24,400 --> 01:28:28,880 Speaker 1: this one. You do, be ready, be loud, help this 1802 01:28:28,960 --> 01:28:32,920 Speaker 1: team out, get them going. Last year not grade at 1803 01:28:33,000 --> 01:28:36,360 Speaker 1: home twenty sixteen fabulous at home. Let's get back to that. 1804 01:28:36,400 --> 01:28:41,320 Speaker 1: Twenty sixteen. Rome in fourteen started at home against the Redskins, 1805 01:28:41,479 --> 01:28:45,000 Speaker 1: beat them. Opening game in twenty sixteen against the NFC team. 1806 01:28:45,040 --> 01:28:48,200 Speaker 1: The Bears beat them opening twenty eighteen at home against 1807 01:28:48,320 --> 01:28:53,080 Speaker 1: NFC team. Hopefully the trend stays, because either that one 1808 01:28:53,280 --> 01:28:56,240 Speaker 1: changes or Eli Mannings trend to being the Texans stays. 1809 01:28:56,320 --> 01:28:59,439 Speaker 1: I'd rather Eli be upset when he goes home to 1810 01:28:59,560 --> 01:29:02,559 Speaker 1: New Jersey slash New York. Let's get it done, folks, 1811 01:29:02,720 --> 01:29:05,360 Speaker 1: big one on Sunday. We'll see you there, and I 1812 01:29:05,360 --> 01:29:08,439 Speaker 1: appreciate you listening. Thanks to everybody involved. We'll see you 1813 01:29:08,439 --> 01:29:10,320 Speaker 1: on Sunday, and there's always go Texans