1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: What is up everybody? Welcome to a Friday edition of 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. I 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: am your host, John Harris, and so glad to be 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: with you yet again, as we well, we're less than 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: forty eight hours away from a matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: Rivalry that well, it's been one sided, if you will. 7 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 1: Seven in twenty four. The Texans are seven and twenty 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: four when going up against the Colts. They are two 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: and fifteen, two out of fifteen, so two and thirteen 10 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 1: on the road against Indianapolis, and of course they are 11 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: oh and three to start the year. So a win 12 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: is so desperately needed. But most post most importantly though, 13 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: I think going up there and just playing a clean 14 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: game and let the result figure itself out. If the 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: Texans play a clean game and they're effective in the 16 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: red zone, they're more effective in the goal to go situations, 17 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: they are finishing drives defensively and not allowing team, not 18 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: allowing the Colts into their territory and then giving up points. 19 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: So we will get into all of that as we 20 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: move on. There's there's a lot about this one. There 21 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: are a lot of numbers to this game that are 22 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: disturbing if you want you want the truth, as in 23 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: summer eleven, twenty sixteen, last time we played Indianapolis two 24 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: years ago, last time we had a Sunday road win. 25 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: How about that? How about the fact that the Texans 26 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,839 Speaker 1: have not won a game they've trailed at any point 27 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: since that Jacksonville game. Also in twenty sixteen, they trail 28 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: at any point, they've lost the game. Oh since that 29 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: point forward. I mean, that's that is tough, tough, tough, 30 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: tough to overcome. Now, they have taken a lead those games, 31 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: but if they've trailed at any point in those games, 32 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: they've lost them. So there are some trends that must 33 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: turn around for this team, and it starts Sunday against 34 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck and the guys from Indy. Now on the 35 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: show tonight, we've got plenty for you. We've got our 36 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: Deep Slant Interview the week DBC, who sits down this 37 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: week with punt and kick returner Extraordinariy and third down 38 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: specialist Tyler Irvin. I hope and I'm pretty sure she 39 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: did that. She talks with Tyler about the haircutting business, 40 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 1: because that was one thing that Jermain and Kelly talked 41 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: about when we talk to him draft night, when he 42 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 1: or the third day when he got drafted. We asked 43 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: Jermain Kelly about that. Oh, he was very clear he 44 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: was happy to see Tyler Irvin again because that was 45 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: his guy. That was his guy in the barbershop. If 46 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: you will so, we'll have Tyler Irvin on the show. 47 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: We also have Mike Keys to the Game. I'll give 48 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: you those the first Community Credit Union, First Glance Keys 49 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: to the Game, Offense, Defense, Special Teams. We've got a 50 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: couple of special teams won one including a very big 51 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,119 Speaker 1: stone who can be a problem for the Texans. We'll 52 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: get to that in a little bit. I'll give you 53 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: my picks to every game. We go around the NFL 54 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: and do it my way, which means I'm gonna predict 55 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: every game and I don't care if I'm right wrong 56 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: or otherwise. It's just a good way to talk about 57 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 1: the NFL. We've also got the Gain Plan Brian Gained 58 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: the GM of your Texans sits down with Mark Vandermer. 59 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: We will also have our Players segment. We will get 60 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: to know Will Fuller, the fifth. We will have Kjack 61 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: TV aka player reporter, and we will also have the 62 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:35,119 Speaker 1: final word, Drew Doherty. It's Kareem Jackson, So Kareem gets 63 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: to dominate the final segment. That's okay, it's good stuff, 64 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. So we've got plenty to do. 65 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: Oh and we've also got the head coach of the 66 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: Houston Texans in what we call hot reads, how reach 67 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: brought to you by Geico fifteen minutes and save you 68 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: fifteen percent or more on car insurance. So let's hear 69 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: from the man himself, Bill O'Brien. You sat down with 70 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: Mark vandermir coach. You've gone to Indian gotten some big 71 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: wins before. Is that the kind of thing you can 72 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: draw from or does it have nothing to do with 73 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: what's going to play out in this game? I mean, 74 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: it's it's an important game, you know, obviously for a 75 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: lot of reasons. It's a divisional game. We haven't won 76 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: a game yet and we've got to We've got to 77 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: find a way to win a game. And so, um, 78 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if you know, it's it's important that 79 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: we're playing a divisional opponent. That's that's really important. And again, 80 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: but it doesn't matter who you're playing, we've got to 81 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,559 Speaker 1: try to find a way to win. What about Lucas 82 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: Oil Stadium specifically the building, the environment, anything unique about it. 83 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: It's your only indoor road game this year. Yeah, no, 84 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: I mean it's a beautiful place. The crowd is into it. 85 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: They're they're quiet when their offense is out there, and 86 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: they're loud when our offense is out there. So we've 87 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: got to deal with that. And uh, you know, they've 88 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: got a good team, they've got new coaching staff in there, 89 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: and and they're playing energized, they're they're they're doing a 90 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 1: lot of good things in all three phases. So you know, 91 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: we've got to be ready to go. What are you 92 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: looking at when you're facing their front seven? What do 93 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: you think of that matchup? You know, a lot of 94 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: those guys Jabal shared Um, Marcus Hunt on the inside 95 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: really playing well. Uh you know the linebacker, the rookie 96 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: Arius Lender, really athletic guy that's playing well. So you know, 97 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: we've got it. We've got a challenge there, just like 98 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: we do every week, and we've got to meet the challenge. 99 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,679 Speaker 1: And what about meeting against their offensive line and trying 100 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: to stop their running game? We've got to do that. 101 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,799 Speaker 1: It always starts with stopping a run for us, setting 102 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: the edge, building a wall and doing doing a good 103 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: job of that, and tackling well, you know, we've got 104 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: to tackle well, we can't let the ball get to 105 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: the second level. We've got to do a good job 106 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: of fitting the runs properly and getting the guys down 107 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: on the ground. You know, that's a big part of 108 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: what we always do. You said earlier this week, Andrew 109 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: Luck is the same guy. What about the weapons he 110 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,119 Speaker 1: has to work with? You still have t Y Hilton 111 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: to deal with t Y Hilton tight End. You know, 112 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: I know they've had some injuries at tight End, but 113 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: you know they they still have weapons, you know, and 114 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: I think that you know when you look at it, 115 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: they have weapons on special teams, Rogers as the punt returner. 116 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: Sometimes Hilton will go back there and return punts. So 117 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: you know, we've got we've got a challenge on our 118 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: hands when it comes to the handle and those guys. 119 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: I was going to ask you about their kicking game. 120 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: Does it kind of blow your mind when you see 121 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: autam bit of Arry out there. Still he's amazing. I mean, 122 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: he's a hall of fame kicker. You know, he's he's 123 00:05:58,279 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: made some of the biggest kicks in the history of 124 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: the game game, you know, and he's been doing it 125 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: for so long. I think he's only a little bit 126 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: younger than me, but uh, you know, he's he's a challenge, 127 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: you know, just just from you know, how many years 128 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: he's been doing it, how consistent he is. You gotta 129 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: feel like your special team's performed pretty well last week 130 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: despite the loss. Yeah, no, I think our guys have 131 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: covered kicks well. I think the return game, the punt 132 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: return game, Tyler did a good job. Guys are busting 133 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: on that. They're really, you know, busting their butts to 134 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: to do the right thing. And it's been good. Brian 135 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: Peters and John Weeks, you know about a mostly those 136 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: guys have been good leaders. And uh, you know, we 137 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: and Trevor punted the ball better last week, and you know, 138 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: hopefully that continues. We don't want to punt as much 139 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: as we did, but you know, hopefully those things continue. 140 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: I know you got a lot of young players, coach, 141 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: but at least you have it on the road a 142 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: couple of times so far. So you've dealt with some 143 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: harsh environments. Yeah, you know, I think going on the road, 144 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's just a matter of sometimes 145 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: it's a good thing. You're you're you're on your own 146 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: and you know all you have or the fifty excuse me, 147 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: the game day roster on the sideline within, and that's 148 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: a good thing, you know, that's you're just fighting for 149 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: each other, and that's that's probably what we need right now. Coach, 150 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: thanks a lot, good thanks. Let's get to our next 151 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: hot read, and it is the all too important Friday 152 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: injury Report. Now, I'm gonna say this and it's a 153 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: hot read because it is information, and there's plenty of 154 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: information that comes out of this injury report. The last 155 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: few weeks, we've talked a lot about this. I will 156 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: be brutally honest with you and tell you I don't 157 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: care anymore who's in, who's out whose sideways? I don't care. 158 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: I really don't. The Texans have faced teams the last 159 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: couple of weeks in the Titans, and they didn't have Conkling, 160 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: they didn't have Luon, they didn't have Marcus Mariota, didn't matter. 161 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,559 Speaker 1: Texans were slopping that game. It's an hell last week 162 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: there was, There was no Eli Apple, there was no 163 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: Olivier Vernon, and then of course they changed. There was 164 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: an injury, but Eric Flowers got bumped. It put Chad 165 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: Wheeler in there. Oh man, I got Chad Wheeling there. 166 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: We're about to eat. Well jj wat did eat. But 167 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: the team struggled in the twenty seven twenty two lost 168 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: to the Giant. So I will give you the information 169 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: and then at that point that's information. But this team, 170 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: if there are guys that have to be out, other 171 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: players have to step up and step into that stead 172 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: and make those plays. And if there are players out 173 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: on the other side, then we have to embarrass them 174 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: when that happens. And hopefully that's going to be the 175 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: case here now. The Texans injury situation actually might be 176 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: as as good as we've seen in a while. Unfortunately, 177 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 1: we'll be without Dylan Cole and Bruce Ellington, who are 178 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: placed on IR both this past week. Those will be 179 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: big losses, no doubt. But one name that does not 180 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: even have questionable next to his name on the injury 181 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: report gives me hope, and that's Key Key QT. There's 182 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: no questionable next to his name. Unfortunately, there is questionable 183 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: next to DeAndre Hopkins name now, I said last week 184 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: and a hop was banged up, he played through it. 185 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: That is to me, one of the great things we 186 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: can talk about catch radius and everything that he's able 187 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: to do down the field and all the different catches 188 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: he can make. To me, DeAndre Hopkins toughness should never 189 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: ever be questioned. Ever, I guarantee that guy is nowhere 190 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: near one hundred percent, and yet he's still balling out. 191 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: He is questionable. I do hope that it follows the 192 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: same trend as last week and he does play, but 193 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: he is questionable. So that there is out there. Cavon Webster, 194 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: Sharise Wright, both of them are questionable. Now we have 195 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: not seen Cavon Webster at all, and Sharis to do 196 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 1: a decent job last week, so maybe we'll have a 197 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: chance to see him. But Hopkins, Webster right, all questionable. 198 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: Now for the Colts, they have ruled one, two, three, four, 199 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: five guys out. Jack Doyle tight end out, Joe Hague, 200 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: who had started at tackle. He is out. Heard this 201 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: before Anti Costanzo the other tackle, he is out. You 202 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: heard that before. Two tackles out. Jack Doyle, Key tight 203 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: end out on the road facing a divisional opponent. This 204 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: sounds like Tennessee reincarnet Son. Ridgeway is also out up front. 205 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: He's out for a second straight week. Quincy Wilson is 206 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: also out questionable, and Clayton Gathers. I believed he was 207 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: on the injury report on Thursday, he was not on. 208 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:34,719 Speaker 1: He missed practice Wednesday. He then practiced fully on Thursday, 209 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: but did not practice on Friday. Clayton Gathers is questionable now. 210 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: He is a key in the secondary alongside Malie Cooker, 211 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack Anthony Walker both questionable. They were limited participants 212 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: in practice, but Nico Autry, Eric Ebron, Mallie Cooker, Andrew 213 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: Luck deal with a groin issue in al Woods. Alwoods. 214 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: Alwoods in particular is one that three hundred and thirty 215 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: pounds space eater inside are very difficult to move him. 216 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 1: He is a problem, but he is gonna play. So 217 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: out for the Colts. Jack Doyle tight end, Joe hag 218 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 1: and Anthony Costanzo starting tackles asan Ridgeway rotational player, and 219 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: Quincy Wilson, who's been still dealing with a concussion at 220 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 1: one of the corners. So questionable. Gathers, Mac and Walker 221 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: Mac didn't play last week, so he could be back now. 222 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: The Colts did release Kristen Michael and as soon as 223 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: I thought, as soon as I saw that thought, Marlon 224 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: Maxim gonna play. So my guess is, yes, questionable, but 225 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: he'll probably play. Anthony Walker ends up being a key 226 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: because he plays next to Darius Leonard and does a 227 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: really nice job. So there's your injury report again, a 228 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: tight end two starting tackles out on the road playing 229 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: divisional opponent. It's Week two all over again. Now you 230 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: have to make them pay for that. And look, they're injuries, 231 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: but you've gotten when there are backups in their place, 232 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: it's time. It is time you play a clean game 233 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: and you go up there and you do what you 234 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 1: have to do. But that is the injury report for 235 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: your Texans. Hopkins, Webster, Right, questionable, that's it. Qts in 236 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 1: even senior Calmente is in. So we'll see what happens 237 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: on Sunday with hop with Webster and with Right. My 238 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: guess is that Webster we probably still won't see him, 239 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: but hopefully we have Right and Hopkins back for Sunday 240 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,839 Speaker 1: against the Cults. So there you go. Those are hot reads. 241 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: Brought to you by Geiko. Fifteen minutes can save you 242 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: fifteen percent or more on car insurance. We get back. 243 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: It is the Deep City, Deep Slant Interview of the week, 244 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: and this week it's Tyler Irvin, punt kick return man extraordinaire. Next, 245 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: he's probably does barber on a team too. There might 246 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: be something to take umbridge with that, but as far 247 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: as I know, he is the barber on the team. 248 00:12:53,640 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: Tyler Irvin. Next right here, let Texas All Access. What's up? Everybody? 249 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: Welcome back into a Friday edition of Texans All Access 250 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, 251 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: football Analyst. That's Silent reporter, and it's time for our 252 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: Deep Slant Interview of the week. This week it's somebody 253 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: I didn't think, honestly we would be seeing in week 254 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: four played the role that he has played, and that 255 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: is Tyler Irvin. We talked about it during camp that 256 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: the way that I felt like Tyler was gonna make 257 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: this team was doing something big on punk kick returns. 258 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: And he has done that, but I expected him in 259 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 1: preseason to be able to have to do that. Man, 260 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: I think due to the injury to Kiki Qt and 261 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: maybe Bruce Ellington not being one hundred percent that time, 262 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: they felt most comfortable with putting Tyler back there. And 263 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: then that New England game. Boy, he had a lot 264 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: of really good kick returns, had a good punt return 265 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: week last week against the Giants. I think Tyler Irvin 266 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: of anybody, has been a really positive surprise early on 267 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: in the season, and I think it was to a 268 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: point where the Giants said, look, we're not kicking him 269 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: the ball. They kicked it to him twice. I think 270 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: he had one good return. I can't remember what the 271 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: other one was, but they did not want to kick 272 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: him the football and that was a huge compliment, I 273 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: think to Tyler Irvin. And then his punt returns were fantastic. 274 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: He had a really good one that got the ball 275 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: to the forty five and Sean tried to go up 276 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: top the next play to will Fuller. I can imagine 277 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: what if we had that return and then Watson hits 278 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: the deep ball. That's complimentary football. Get to stop on 279 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: d great return by the punt return team by Irvin 280 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: and then hitting the deep ball. Boy, that's complimentary football 281 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: at its finest. But that didn't happen, of course, but 282 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: the party did, and Tyler Irvin has been very, very good. 283 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: So get the Colts off the field. Let Rigoberto Sanchez 284 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: kicked the ball to Tyler Irvin and lets the magic happen. 285 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: Magic definitely happened. In our Deep Interview the week DPC 286 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: with Tyler Irvin joining me today, third year with the 287 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: Texan Special teams, Welcome to the studio. You're having a 288 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: great first three games. I know that the record is 289 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: not what you guys wanted at right now, but as 290 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: for yourself, you are currently ranked third in the NFL 291 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: and kickoff return yardage and then fifth and kickoff return 292 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: average fifth and punt return yardage and then seventh with 293 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: ten yards per punt return. Are you surprised at how 294 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: this transition's been coming off of I R and then 295 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: back into the season and then sort of taking on 296 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: this role and how well you've done through first three games. 297 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm just expect to go out there and 298 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: try to make as many plays as possible. Obviously, coming 299 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: off an injury, I had to work really hard to 300 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: get back to where I need to be. So my 301 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: main thing is I'm just happy to be playing because 302 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: I'm healthy. So, yeah, you don't see too many guys 303 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: that do both, that do kickoff return and do punt returns, 304 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: but you've sort of taken that role even throughout college. 305 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: How easy or difficult is it to do both for you? 306 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: You know, it's two different type of kicks. But once 307 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: you kind of get adjusted and learn, you know what 308 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: kind of technique you need on both situations, I think 309 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: you just gotta keep doing it in progress and so 310 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: that's what I'm just trying to do. All right. So 311 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: coming into camp you mentioned the injury. Let's let's rewind 312 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: a little bit. So last year you had the knee surgery. 313 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: It was about a year ago, right that you got 314 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: placed on my Yeah, yeah, so basically in about four 315 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: days will be a year. So yeah, you got that 316 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: date in your Yeah. I mean, I'm always gonna remember 317 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: that day and I'm just, like I said, glad to 318 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: be healthy. It was that the worst injury that you'd 319 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: ever had in your career? Oh yeah, by far, by far? 320 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: All right? So what were those first days? Like, I 321 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: know you probably don't want to relive it, but you 322 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: find out you're injured, you go on IR and then 323 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: you have the surgery or are those first few days 324 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: like for you? Well, I had a surgery immediately after, 325 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: so just kind of just getting back from the surgery 326 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: was the main thing, kind of. I was in the 327 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: hospital for about two days afterwards, so just get recover 328 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: and all that kind of stuff. We're able to walk 329 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: or get around on your own like that, Franchet, Yeah, 330 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: I couldn't get around on my own for maybe, you know, 331 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: maybe about like two weeks, so for two weeks. Yeah, 332 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: and then I kind of transitioned to the crutches and 333 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,199 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. So yeah, it was a 334 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: long road, but I'm glad it's done with and over. 335 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: How do you stay mentally strong through something like that, 336 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: because I'm sure, like we've heard JJ Watt and all 337 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: these other guys talk about, you know, doubt starts to 338 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: creep in, like am I going to be the way 339 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: that I was? Am I going to be able to 340 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: run the way that I did before? But you know, 341 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: obviously you have to have some mental strength to get 342 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: through it. So what helped you get through that whole process? Yeah, 343 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: just staying positive is the main thing. And I think 344 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: for me, just having to grace a support system in 345 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: my family. You know, they were able to come down 346 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: and kind of be with me, you know for the 347 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: first month where I mean my parents, you know, they're 348 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: they're more than you know, one of the best set 349 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: of parents, said I've ever seen, because you know, they're 350 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: always trying to take care of me. So for them 351 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 1: to come down to literally spend that time with me, 352 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: it was amazing. And yeah, to staying positive and just 353 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: being able to say, hey, you know, I'm gonna push 354 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 1: through this whatever happens. All right, we didn't see you 355 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: too much in OTAs. We saw you out there a 356 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: little bit, but you weren't really cleared until about training camp, right, 357 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: That's when you were out on the field with your 358 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: teammates and that's when you're back to football again. Yeah. Yeah, 359 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: so training camp was my first shot at, you know, 360 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 1: getting back into the room of things. So yeah, it 361 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: was like I said, it's been a process and I'm 362 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: just glad that I'm playing again. So you get into 363 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: training camp and then you got to sort of work 364 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: your way back into that the roster again, right, Like 365 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: you got to sort of because everybody was talking about 366 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: who were going to be the kick returners. You know, 367 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: you'd been on ir for all this time, and you've 368 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: worked your way back and you're thinking, you know, this 369 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: is your your job, that's somebody to take from you. 370 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: But what you know, what is that like in training 371 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: camp because you've not really played much and then you 372 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: got to come in and then you got to sort 373 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: of take back both of those roles. Yeah. Well, I mean, obviously, 374 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: training camp is a time to compete, and I mean 375 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: even during the season, it's always time to compete. So 376 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: I had to go in with the mindset that nothing's 377 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,239 Speaker 1: ever given and just work hard. Really yeah, and then 378 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: you you make the roster. Obviously the fifty three. Were 379 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: you surprised or did you expect that you're gonna make 380 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: the team? How stressful was that whole scenario? I mean, honestly, 381 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: it was a little stressful because, you know, like everybody, 382 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: I was kind of unsure as well. So, like I said, 383 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: I'm just glad that I made it, and like I said, 384 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm just going to continue to keep progressing in trying 385 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: to do the best I can. You set a record 386 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: for most kickoff return yards in your first week back 387 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: in week one, and then the highest kickoff return at 388 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: average thirty one point two, everyone was sort of wowed by, Oh, 389 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: here's Tyler Irvin back for kicks, because it was still 390 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: sort of undecided who was going to return kicks. And 391 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: then Bill O'Brien said, you're really able to see a 392 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: lot of cuts out there. How has it been for 393 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: you now three games in, you've watched the film, You've 394 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,719 Speaker 1: studied yourself a little bit, You've gotten into a rhythm. 395 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: How much more confident do you feel? Do you feel 396 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: like you're seeing even more out there? Yeah, I think 397 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 1: it's just the minor rep So just whatever opportunities I get, 398 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: just trying to, like you said, I watched the film 399 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: from the previous game, and then go out there and 400 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: try to do better the next time. I always feel 401 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: like kick returners have the most stressful job out there, 402 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: Like you've got everybody coming at you. Do you have 403 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: to have a certain personality type to be able to 404 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: handle that. You know, you got to have some courage 405 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: and at the same time, you have some faith in 406 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: the guys that are blocking for you. So courage is 407 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: a good word. I feel like it's courage and then 408 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: the ability to sort of block out any distractions, like 409 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: you've got guys coming at you from all directions. Yeah, 410 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 1: it takes immense folks. So yeah, it takes a lot 411 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: that goes into it. But like I said, once you 412 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: get the reps in the practice, after a while, hopefully 413 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, becomes natural. So that's what I'm just trying 414 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: to do. Do you feel like you're that way in 415 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: real life? Does that personality? Do those personality traits carry Oh? Yeah, 416 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: feeling of course. Yeah. I always got faith. Yeah, I 417 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: mean I have faith in you know, a lot of 418 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 1: things obviously, but focus. Obviously you have to have focus 419 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: if you want to play this game. So for sure 420 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: you're super calm too, it seems like too, so I 421 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 1: would imagine you can't have a lot of anxiety. Yeah. 422 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: Coach Silly always says back, there just be cool common collective. 423 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: So I think that probably comes very naturally for you, right, Yeah, 424 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: I would say, so what about the kickoff rules because 425 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: those sort of change. They're trying to make it safer 426 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: for everybody. Do you feel like it's made an immense 427 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: difference in how you attack the return game or not? Really? 428 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 1: Uh No, honestly, it doesn't take a you know, much 429 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 1: difference for me. I think just at the same time, 430 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: I have to understand that the rules have changed as 431 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: far as them being able to not run down to 432 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: the balls kick, but as far as my goals and 433 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: the goals of the kickoff return team, we're just still 434 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: trying to get yards. So all right, how about on offense? 435 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 1: Because you're obviously listened as a running back, you get 436 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: a few carries here and there, but you also you 437 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: also are a wide receiver. You're sort of used in 438 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: a lot of different ways. How how do you view 439 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: your role on the offense? Um, just whatever's asked. So 440 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: just whatever they asked me to do. Where it's at 441 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: so wide receiver and running back. You know, if they 442 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 1: asked me to play center, I give it a try. 443 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: Do you feel like you fit in more with the 444 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: running backs as opposed to the wide receivers or vice versa. Well, 445 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: I mean, since my time being here, I've spent time 446 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: with both groups. So I don't mean I'm not You're 447 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,959 Speaker 1: not gonna pay Yeah, I'm not gonna pick all right. 448 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: I know in the before you even got here, you 449 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: had your real estate license that you've got. Well, I 450 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: was working on it, you know what I was working 451 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 1: on something. I didn't finish it. Unfortunately. So that's yeah, yeah, 452 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: you guys gotta fix that. But yeah, I was working 453 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: towards it and I didn't get a chance to finish it. 454 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 1: So that's something that's going to be a project. Hopefully 455 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 1: I get to finish it. Would you do it in 456 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: Texas though? Now? Because you live in back to California? Yeah, 457 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: I mean I go back every now and again, but 458 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 1: I would say about eighty five percent of the time 459 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: I'm here in Texas. So, well, what makes you such 460 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: a good person to sell real estate or to be 461 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: a realist agent? Well, I mean, at the same time, 462 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: I feel like when it comes down to a home, 463 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: everybody wants to have a home. You're giving your sales pitch. Yeah, well, okay, 464 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: we have this beautiful home here. What do you like? 465 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: Do you like something that's a little bit more um, 466 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, wood based, or do you like a little 467 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: bit more brick? I only exterior. What do you like 468 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: on that? I want like modern and huge, but I 469 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: don't want to pay a lot of money. Okay, Texas, 470 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: here you go, So you're right in the right area. 471 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: We have several Yeah, we have several different areas and 472 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: you get live like way out here, you're not living 473 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: anywhere near the stadium or inside the loop. Is that 474 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: how it goes? Well, it just depends on what kind 475 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: of price point. You're being serious, all right, So you're 476 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: gonna do that. You're gonna get your real estate license. 477 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: What about cutting hair? Because I know we always try 478 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: to talk to you about cutting here, and you brought 479 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: the shears back out or the scissors one in training camp, right, Yeah, 480 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: so you still got that side get going on. You 481 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: know what I haven't done in a while. I mean, 482 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: obviously with the injury, I kind of took my focus 483 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: on just getting back healthy. So it's been a minute 484 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 1: since I've cut here. But like it's kind of like 485 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: riding a bike, you never really forget. So you know, 486 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: I ever needs a cut, I'm always available. Have you 487 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: had any volunteers yet, Like, anybody want to be the 488 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: first to get the haircut from Tyler Irvin? Well, you know, 489 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: I mean, I just haven't really talked about it. I'm 490 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 1: sure if I kind of get guys excited about it, 491 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 1: I'm all right, we're excited about you and everything you're doing. 492 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,360 Speaker 1: In the return game. You're still looking for that first touchdown. Yeah, 493 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 1: So how much do you think about that when you 494 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,199 Speaker 1: get the ball in your hands and you have a 495 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: touchdown celebration. I feel like with that's something that you 496 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 1: need to that's that's something that you know when it happens, 497 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 1: you guys will just see. But obviously, anytime I try to, 498 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: you know, touch the ball, I'm gonna go ahead and 499 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: try to make a big play. All right, good stuff, 500 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: Tyler Ivan, thank you so much. Okay. Thanks. One of 501 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: the things I remember so much about Tyler's rookie year, 502 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: which was twenty sixteen, he was banged up by week four. 503 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 1: I think happened early at Tennessee game last year was confidence. 504 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: I just wanted to see Tyler every time he gets 505 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: the ball. I'm cheering for him because I was so 506 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: badly for him to break one. Just take one all 507 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: the way to the house, because I think that will 508 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: just pop the top on his confidence. And I think 509 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: his confidence has been growing by leaps and bounds with 510 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: the contributions that he has made to the special teams. 511 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: In particular, I said last year, I thought that he 512 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: was going to play a significant role in the offense 513 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 1: because before Bruce Ellington came here, they didn't really have 514 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: a slot receiver option and Tyler would on third down 515 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,360 Speaker 1: go into the slot and be that guy. Now we've 516 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: seen him on third downs in the offense a little bit, 517 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 1: not a ton, but a little bit, and I would 518 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: imagine that'll that'll continue with him in there as the 519 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: third down third down running back, frown on the ball 520 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: of the backfield, pass protect a little bit here there, 521 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: but he ends up being at times the third down 522 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 1: guy on offense alongside the shan. The special teams, though, 523 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: were where his bread is buttered. I want him to 524 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: just break one yet on Sunday. If he could take 525 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: one to the house and I don't say steal seven points, 526 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: but produce seven points, the confidence that he would have 527 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: going forward, I just kind of felt like his twenty 528 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: sixteen rookie year that he just kind of couldn't get 529 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: on track. But it feels like is confidence is starting 530 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: to grow a little bit this year, and as it grows, 531 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: the better the returns. And we saw that especially in 532 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: the part return game. If he can put the fear 533 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: of the fear of a return into a team, what 534 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 1: could that mean for this team going forward? It's the 535 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: one thing we've talked about forever. Special team, special team 536 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: Special teams. Well, now Tyler's giving you something in the 537 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: punt return game that's got to continue. And especially in 538 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: a game like this and division game where the Colts 539 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: aren't going to score a ton of points. They'll put 540 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: some points on the board, but they're not going to 541 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: score a ton of points. Getting seven off a punt 542 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: return or getting three off a punt return that sets 543 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: up points that's huge. So Tyler Irvan plays a massive 544 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: role on Sunday in this game against the Indianapolis Colts. Now, 545 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: I don't know what the team will do when Kiki 546 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: Qt comes back, if he ends up involved in the 547 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: part return game or the kickoff return game. I don't 548 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: know how it's gonna play a role. And I don't 549 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: know at some point if if Bill Bryant wants you 550 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 1: Will Fuller back there in the part return game, at 551 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: this point, I wouldn't do it because Tyler has been really, 552 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 1: really good. They in the past have put Will back 553 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: there when they haven't to get him the ball, but 554 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: they're targeting him so much on offense, and Tyler's running 555 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: it back very very well. I would leave it alone, 556 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,479 Speaker 1: leave them alone, let Tyler try and break one. Let 557 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: him do his thing on the part returns. Let Will 558 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: state wide receiver, and I think that's gonna end up 559 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 1: being the right fit and the right move going forward. Now, 560 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: if Will isn't getting his touches, that's a good way 561 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: to do it. Put him back on part returns and 562 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: his speed puts the puts the fear of Will Fuller 563 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: and the Punk coverage team. But Tyler has been very, 564 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 1: very good, and hopefully Sunday he'll have more of the same. 565 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,959 Speaker 1: All right, when we get back, it's our first Community 566 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 1: Credit Union first glance Keys to the Game Offense, defense 567 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: and special teams. We just talked about Tyler and special teams, 568 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: but there's one other key on special teams that will 569 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 1: get into. But offense defense, what must they do? Yes, 570 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 1: they got to score points, and yes they got to 571 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 1: eliminate the penalties. But we'll dive deeper into our keys 572 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 1: to the game now. Right here in Texas Access, we're 573 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: less than forty eight hours away from a matchup with 574 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts Colts one and two Texans oh and three, 575 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: another team off to a great start this year, but 576 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: the Colts have played consistently tough football last two weeks, 577 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: especially against NFC East teams on the road beat the 578 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: Redskins twenty one to nine, lost to the Eagles twenty 579 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: to sixteen. So how are the Texans going to go 580 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: up and get a W while we're about to talk 581 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 1: about that right now on this First Community Credit Union 582 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: First Glance Keys to the Game from me, John Harris, 583 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 1: Football Els and sideline reporting this week's First Community Credit 584 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: Union First Glance Keys to the Game, brought to you 585 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: by FCCU First Community Credit Union, the Official Credit Union 586 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: of the Houston Texans. Okay, let's start with the offense. 587 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,679 Speaker 1: We'll go offense, defense, and special teams. We'll do it 588 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: all in this segment. Typically, I'd say typically, sometimes we 589 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: spread it out, just kind of depends on what we've 590 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: got on the radio landscape for that particular day. And 591 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: we're jam packed with Brian Gaine later in the show. 592 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: Obviously my picks I give to you every single week. 593 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: We had our deep sunt interview with Tyler Irvan the 594 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: previous segment, So we're gonna jam our keys all into one. 595 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: So I have a few for each and probably a 596 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: little bit longer I would go into a few more, 597 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: but I think with the offensive side of the ball. 598 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 1: And I don't have these really in any particular order, 599 00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: because ultimately the key is to score the ball, and 600 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: we'll get to that in a second. But I want 601 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: to get a little bit more granular than that. They've 602 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: got to score the ball, they gotta protect the ball, 603 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: they gotta you know, I'm gonna give you, hopefully a 604 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: little bit more, a little bit more specific keys, if 605 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 1: I will. So let's start with number one. I don't 606 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: know for a fact that kiki qt is going to play, 607 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: but if he is, get him involved in a game early. 608 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 1: I don't know what makes the most sense in getting 609 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: him involved. Whether it's get him a quick screen, letta catch, 610 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 1: a little snager out over in the middle, something he 611 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: can catch and run upon return, I don't know, but 612 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,959 Speaker 1: I'd love to see sixteen and get the ball early 613 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: and just put the colts back on their heels just 614 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: a little bit with his speed and explosiveness. So, if 615 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: Keiki qt Is ultimately going to play, then get him 616 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: the ball early, get him involved early, because if you 617 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: get him involved early and he does something positive, and 618 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: then you got will fuller on the outside that they're 619 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: already afraid of from speed, per cospective. And then you 620 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: got Hopkins, who has been, you know, as good as 621 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 1: anybody in the league, one of the top receivers in 622 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: the league, and all of sudden you throw him in there. 623 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: Oh man, that can change things, and it can change 624 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: game plans, and it can make the Colts adjust, and 625 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: then when they're trying to adjust, maybe they scrip a 626 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: coverage and boom away you go. That's all it takes. 627 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 1: So get Kiki Qt involved early, flipping little jet jet 628 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: sweep or that little foot jet flip play they ran 629 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: with Braxton Miller last year. Running with Kiki whatever you 630 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 1: gotta do to get him the football early and put 631 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: some stress on the Colts in the second level, at 632 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: the third level with his ability to make people miss 633 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: in his quickness. Haven't seen him play a full game. 634 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: He has not been in a full game since the 635 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: Bowl game against USF last year, and he was absolutely unbelievable. 636 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: Here's another way to get Kiki qt involved in the 637 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: game plan. Don't be afraid to throw the ball deep 638 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: to him. Do not be afraid to throw the ball 639 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 1: deep to him. That sounds strange because you see keiking, 640 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: You're like, well, well, that's a slot dude, that's a 641 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: slot receiver. No, no no, no, that guy was as good 642 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: down the field as anybody I saw last year, no 643 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: matter how big how small, he was one of the best. 644 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: They would put him in the slot and he would 645 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: run right by a corner that was covering him the 646 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: slot or a safety that would cover him in the slot. 647 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 1: If you get that matchup, sixteen is the way you 648 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: gotta go. Number two. Maybe this goes above anything else, 649 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 1: but as much help as is needed for the offensive line, 650 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 1: give it to them. Now. The Texans at times this 651 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: year have protected with six and with seven, and there 652 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: have been times where even that has not been enough. 653 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: But they've got to protect the Sean Watson. Now here's 654 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: the tough part. The Shaun is very comfortable and empty 655 00:31:56,120 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: in shotgun in empty. There isn't that much to help 656 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: in that situation. And this Colts defensive line is nasty. 657 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: Marcus Hunt has turned to corner and become the dude 658 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: we all thought he had the potential of being Comico 659 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: tu ray off the edge. Whether he is blazing the 660 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 1: edge outside or he's running stunts inside, he doesn't stop. 661 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 1: He is the Colts version of Duke Edge A four. 662 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: But a little bit quicker but not as big. But 663 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: that's what the Colts having Comico Tray pass rush specials. 664 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: Then they've got the big fellas up front. Grover Stewart 665 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: is an angry football playing dude. They've got to protect 666 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: up front and keep number four upright. He cannot continue 667 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: to take the shots. So if that means you've got 668 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 1: to leave a tight end to block and help. If 669 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: you've got to have a running back, maybe the running 670 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: back motions back in and helps and chips and whatever. 671 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: Running back to tight ends can still get out in 672 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: the route even if they help to protect. Initially was 673 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: the play to Jordan Thomas last week against the Giants. 674 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Thomas was not involved in that. He was blocking, 675 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 1: and then when the play was taken forever he kind 676 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 1: of leaked out, was like, hey man, I'm open, throw 677 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: it to me. De Shannie did it. It became a 678 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: big game. As much help is needed provided for the 679 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: offensive line provided number three, this kind of goes number two. 680 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: Contain the hosses in the middle. They have got some 681 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 1: players in the middle, and they are tough to move, 682 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:37,240 Speaker 1: and most importantly, they have a one track mind. They 683 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: go up field right now, It is a four three 684 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:47,080 Speaker 1: defense that flies up field. Marcus Hunt and Grover Stewart 685 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: and the guys inside are flying up field. So you've 686 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:59,760 Speaker 1: got a limit that penetration or b let him penetrate 687 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 1: and have a plan against it. How do you counter 688 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 1: that penetration up front with traps, with draws, with screens. 689 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:15,560 Speaker 1: But those guys up front completely tore up the Washington 690 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 1: run game, completely tore it up. Washington couldn't get anything going. 691 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: They try and pull somebody, and Marcus Hunt is blowing 692 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 1: up the guard and the center. As the guards trying 693 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: to pull, the centers trying to block back Marcus Hunts 694 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 1: just run up field. So they won't run up field, 695 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: they will leave a ton of seams in the defense. 696 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 1: You either have to limit it or you have to 697 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: have a plan for it. And the plan for it draws, wham, traps, screens, 698 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:45,840 Speaker 1: invite them up field, and then once you get the football, 699 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 1: don't look back because they're gonna be coming. They do 700 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:52,760 Speaker 1: not stop. This front is absolutely relentless for the Annapolis Colts. 701 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: Number four goal to go situations must result in touchdowns. 702 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:05,360 Speaker 1: Now five of the twenty four there have been twenty 703 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 1: four penalties. The Texans have had this year after eight 704 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:12,880 Speaker 1: a game not good, Five of the twenty four have 705 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: come in goal to go situations, holdings, false starts, you 706 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:25,200 Speaker 1: name it. Five of the twenty four twenty percent of 707 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: the penalties have come in goal to go situations. The 708 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: Texans have been abysmal goal to go situations. Bill Abriant 709 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,400 Speaker 1: said it. I've said it, the players have said it. 710 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:38,279 Speaker 1: Mark Vanemuer said it. You've said it, We've all said it. 711 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 1: We've all seen it. They've been abysmal. If that turns around. 712 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:49,399 Speaker 1: The Texans have not struggled moving the ball. What they 713 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:52,959 Speaker 1: have struggled with is getting to the finished line. It's 714 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: like the tortoise and the hair. It's like we're the hair. 715 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: We're like running like oh, and then we get within 716 00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:59,440 Speaker 1: the finish line and then we're off like eating out 717 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,319 Speaker 1: of the the brear patch or whatever it was that 718 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 1: the hair was was. I don't know, you had donuts 719 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: or something. I don't know. The goal to ghost situations, 720 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:11,800 Speaker 1: I mean that's when you put it in and the 721 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:14,839 Speaker 1: way you go. Let's touchdowns, and you've been in gold 722 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:19,960 Speaker 1: to ghost situations a number of times. Five out of 723 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:22,239 Speaker 1: twenty four penalties have come in goal to goost situations, 724 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: stop it. Stop it when you get there. I mean, 725 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 1: obviously you need to have field goals out of that, 726 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: But once you get into gold to ghost, you're inside 727 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 1: of ten yard line. Stick that son of a buck 728 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 1: in the end zone. Make it happen, Cap, Let's go 729 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: all right, flip over the defense number one, and again 730 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: these are not in any order. Offense defense. Defense can 731 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: go for our offense and the keys itself, that could 732 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:50,760 Speaker 1: be you can mix them around. But defense play the short, 733 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: forced the long. Andrew Luck has not throwing the ball along. 734 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 1: I think he can, don't get me wrong. I think 735 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: he can, and if given a wide open situation, I 736 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:02,239 Speaker 1: think he would. But I think this offense, with the 737 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: offensive line the Colts have, which is not at a 738 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: point where I think it will be if they continue 739 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:10,240 Speaker 1: to draft as they have Ryan Kelly and Quinn Nelson 740 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,440 Speaker 1: foundation pieces. They're fun. They had another couple of pieces 741 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: to that down the road, okay, but they're not at 742 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: that point yet altogether. So they want the ball out 743 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:22,399 Speaker 1: of the lock's hands and they're gonna do it now. Well, 744 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 1: Eli Manny got the ball hot quick. He had a 745 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:28,319 Speaker 1: great day. Blaine Gabbert. The only thing he was going 746 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:30,280 Speaker 1: to do was throw the ball short, hot and quick, 747 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: and he had a decent day. Take that stuff away. 748 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: Take away some of the short stuff, force them into 749 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,520 Speaker 1: long stuff, forced them to hold it for just a 750 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,440 Speaker 1: half second longer. Let Clowney and Watt and Merciless and 751 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:46,320 Speaker 1: let the gang get there. Play the short forced along. 752 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 1: Maybe it's just this week you do it. Maybe next 753 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 1: week you go back to kind of doing what you're doing. 754 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 1: But I know Rack will spin the dial, and I 755 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 1: think this is one of the weeks where he's definitely 756 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:58,279 Speaker 1: got to take some chances. Go get the football, which 757 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:03,279 Speaker 1: is key number two. Get them Paul, how many turnovers 758 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: have been there for the Texans and they haven't taken 759 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:10,239 Speaker 1: advantage of it. They've had two forced fumbles, one of 760 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:12,839 Speaker 1: gains Tennessee JJ Watt force one last week J Watt force. 761 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 1: They can get either one of them. They turned into 762 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:18,000 Speaker 1: key field goals for both teams. Go get the football 763 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: in the air, Go get picks he picked they've had 764 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:22,720 Speaker 1: this year. Tyron Matthew caught off a deflect the pass. 765 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,120 Speaker 1: Go get the football, read the route, jump in front, 766 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:30,239 Speaker 1: make a play, make a play. Now the interceptions that 767 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 1: the Texas have given up have all been in the 768 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:34,040 Speaker 1: end zone, but you don't think about those plays. Every 769 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: one of those interceptions was a top notch eight out 770 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:39,439 Speaker 1: of ten interception, if not grade at higher. But Dory 771 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,400 Speaker 1: Jacksons was a nine out of ten. The one for 772 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,880 Speaker 1: the Patriots, the Eric Row or Stefan Gilmur that was 773 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: like an eight and a half or nine out of ten. 774 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:49,680 Speaker 1: Last week you had elk Ogletree skying for that one. 775 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: That was more like it was like a seven or eight. 776 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:55,120 Speaker 1: Who's all been great interceptions, great individual place. The Texans 777 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 1: have to do that this week. I don't think luck 778 00:38:57,239 --> 00:38:58,640 Speaker 1: is gonna throw you one, but you gotta be in 779 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: position to go get one. If he does put one 780 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 1: on the table for you, go get the damn ball. 781 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,919 Speaker 1: Let's move on to number three finish drives and be 782 00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:08,120 Speaker 1: better in scoring territory. Now, Texas have had plenty of 783 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 1: They've created plenty of three and ounces this year, but 784 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:14,840 Speaker 1: what they haven't done is buckled down for the most 785 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:18,960 Speaker 1: part in scoring territory. When opponents have gotten the ball 786 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:24,480 Speaker 1: on the other side of the fifty, they've scored points, 787 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:26,919 Speaker 1: not a great deal of points, because they've been really 788 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: good before that. But when teams have gotten the ball 789 00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:31,000 Speaker 1: on the other side of the fifty yard line that 790 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:35,200 Speaker 1: those teams have scored, they've scored points. When they haven't 791 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 1: it's been three and out. So they've got to finish drives. 792 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,319 Speaker 1: If they get in scoring territory, like they get to 793 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: the forty five or forty, force a punt. If you 794 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:47,719 Speaker 1: get a sudden chained situation, force to three, you get 795 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:51,960 Speaker 1: a golden ghost situation forced to three at best. But 796 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:54,440 Speaker 1: you cannot allow teams to just get in scoring territory 797 00:39:54,520 --> 00:39:56,680 Speaker 1: on your side of the field and score the ball. 798 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:59,879 Speaker 1: You can't. Happening against the Giant's happen gains a tight 799 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:03,000 Speaker 1: this happens against the Patriots. Teams got in scoring territory 800 00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:08,360 Speaker 1: they have scored against the Texans. That must change. Unlast, 801 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: it's certainly not least play all fifty three yards of 802 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:15,880 Speaker 1: the field with Wise, obviously one hundred yards, but with 803 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:20,000 Speaker 1: Wise in particular, with this trio of running backs they're 804 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:24,480 Speaker 1: going to face Jordan Wilkins, Marlin mac naim Hines. I 805 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,600 Speaker 1: don't think anybody out there files Na Fell is like, wait, 806 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:30,600 Speaker 1: I know those guys. I know exactly who they are. 807 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:33,440 Speaker 1: Nobody knows who they are. These guys are not famous, 808 00:40:33,719 --> 00:40:37,120 Speaker 1: not very well known, but they can do a lot 809 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:40,440 Speaker 1: of different things. Marlon Mack last year really hurt to 810 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:43,840 Speaker 1: Texas with his speed explosiveness. Naim Hines is even faster 811 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: a track guy. He is a fast football player, not 812 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:50,759 Speaker 1: a football player, not a track player turning into football player. 813 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:56,680 Speaker 1: He's a fast football player. He will spread you wide 814 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:01,120 Speaker 1: and then once he gets outside of you good. They've 815 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:03,320 Speaker 1: got to contain him. And Wilkins is gonna be the 816 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 1: guy who pounds between the tackles. So they're gonna have 817 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,440 Speaker 1: their hands full with these three running backs. But you 818 00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:13,600 Speaker 1: gotta play all fifty three yards of the field because 819 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:16,359 Speaker 1: they will stretch you horizontally. With all that they can do, 820 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:21,200 Speaker 1: you must be ready for that. Special teams. I think 821 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:25,360 Speaker 1: the special teams other than the massive blunder in Tennessee 822 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:28,879 Speaker 1: with that fake punt and then Trevor Daniel punting one 823 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:30,319 Speaker 1: into the end zone late in that game when they 824 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:32,440 Speaker 1: needed that ball pinned inside the five, I think other 825 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:36,560 Speaker 1: than that, special teams have been pretty good. But this 826 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 1: week it could be a challenge, especially kicking field goals 827 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:41,640 Speaker 1: and extra points. Marcus Hunt as Colt and Brian pointed out, 828 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:45,600 Speaker 1: and I'm glad he did. He is unbelievable blocking kicks. 829 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:47,960 Speaker 1: In fact, I want to say in twenty sixteen he 830 00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:51,280 Speaker 1: blocked an extra point when he was playing with the Bengals. 831 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:55,160 Speaker 1: I'm almost positive that happened. He's blocked one of our 832 00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:58,640 Speaker 1: field goals or extra points before. I believe he's a 833 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:01,040 Speaker 1: terror in the middle of the field on defense, but 834 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:03,719 Speaker 1: he might be even more important keeping points out the 835 00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:07,359 Speaker 1: board of how good he is blocking field goals. Now, 836 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:12,080 Speaker 1: the one thing I don't know a thing about is 837 00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:14,759 Speaker 1: how do you avoid that special team's wise I'm leaving 838 00:42:14,760 --> 00:42:17,520 Speaker 1: that up to Brad Seley and Tracy Smith, but you 839 00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,400 Speaker 1: have to know where he is. You have to do 840 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:22,879 Speaker 1: everything possible to get his hands down, but you gotta 841 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:24,799 Speaker 1: get a helmet on him. As far as kicking, I 842 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:29,120 Speaker 1: would think logically the higher you kick the ball from 843 00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:31,080 Speaker 1: the beginning, and I don't know how Kyemi has to 844 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:32,719 Speaker 1: do that, but he's got to get the ball up, 845 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:35,480 Speaker 1: not out. He's got to get it up and that 846 00:42:35,600 --> 00:42:37,560 Speaker 1: might take some distance off it, but it's gonna keep 847 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:39,359 Speaker 1: it away from ninety two. And that's a big thing 848 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:41,920 Speaker 1: in special teams. So there you go. Those are your 849 00:42:41,960 --> 00:42:44,520 Speaker 1: first community credit Union first glance Keys to the game 850 00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:46,920 Speaker 1: has to see you the official credit Union of the 851 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:49,440 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. Now we get into our second hour, we 852 00:42:49,560 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 1: got plenty to do. We got player reporter, we gotta 853 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:54,959 Speaker 1: get to know. We have got the game plan with 854 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:57,640 Speaker 1: Brian Gaine. But coming up next, we are going to 855 00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:01,040 Speaker 1: do our NFL picks. I pick every game straight up 856 00:43:01,080 --> 00:43:02,480 Speaker 1: and against the spread. It's a good way to go 857 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:04,279 Speaker 1: around the NFL. So we'll do that next right here 858 00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:40,160 Speaker 1: in Texas, All Access the Houston Texans, water Burger and 859 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:42,799 Speaker 1: the Houston Food banker teaming up to help them take 860 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:46,200 Speaker 1: on their toughest opponent ever. Houston Area Hunger just donated 861 00:43:46,239 --> 00:43:48,200 Speaker 1: dollars next time you're in an area of water Burger, 862 00:43:48,360 --> 00:43:50,120 Speaker 1: and that dollar will go to help the Houston Food 863 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:53,160 Speaker 1: Bank feed eight hundred thousand of our community neighbors each year. 864 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:55,560 Speaker 1: And you'll even get a coupon for a free water 865 00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: Burger would purchase of a thirty two ounce drink and 866 00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:01,359 Speaker 1: medium fry for every buck that you give. So from 867 00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:03,279 Speaker 1: now and talk till Raith, give a buck and be 868 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:06,760 Speaker 1: a part of the team that's wiping out Hunger in Houston. 869 00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:09,239 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the show Texans All Access on this 870 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:12,080 Speaker 1: Friday evening from the Honday Texans Radio studio. Glad to 871 00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:14,640 Speaker 1: be with you. I am John Harris, silent reporter and 872 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:17,160 Speaker 1: football annals for your Houston Texans. All right, it's time 873 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:18,880 Speaker 1: to go around the NFL. And you know, each and 874 00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:21,720 Speaker 1: every week I do this by picking the games straight 875 00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:24,880 Speaker 1: up and against the spread. Just a way to do 876 00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:28,000 Speaker 1: it and not trying to make this a gambling segment. 877 00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:29,879 Speaker 1: That's not really what it's all about. But it's gonna 878 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:31,480 Speaker 1: way to talk about the games and what's going on 879 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:35,080 Speaker 1: throughout the NFL. Fifteen games left this weekend. You missed 880 00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:38,000 Speaker 1: a scintillating game last night if you did miss it, 881 00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:43,720 Speaker 1: the Rams and Vikings thirty eight thirty one, Jared Goff phenomenal, 882 00:44:44,320 --> 00:44:47,520 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins really really good last night. That was as 883 00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:50,400 Speaker 1: enjoyable an NFL game to watch all this talk about 884 00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:54,200 Speaker 1: Thursday night games Steak and Boy Fox got a great 885 00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:56,959 Speaker 1: one or Amazon Prime if you watched it that way 886 00:44:57,080 --> 00:45:01,000 Speaker 1: with Hannah Storm and andrewa cra if you watch it there, 887 00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:02,760 Speaker 1: I didn't. I watch it on the Fox. I couldn't 888 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:05,360 Speaker 1: get the Amazon Prime to pop up as quickly as 889 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:07,279 Speaker 1: I watched. I just went to Fox. But either way, 890 00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:11,400 Speaker 1: tremendous football game last night, the Rams. According to my 891 00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:14,360 Speaker 1: what information I had to start with, I have to 892 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:15,840 Speaker 1: pick these games for a buddy of mine each and 893 00:45:15,880 --> 00:45:19,480 Speaker 1: every week, so I picked them for him based on 894 00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:21,960 Speaker 1: his sheet. The Rams were six and a half my 895 00:45:22,120 --> 00:45:24,200 Speaker 1: favorite one by seven. I picked the Rams. Yes, I 896 00:45:24,280 --> 00:45:26,400 Speaker 1: want to know going into the weekend, and I'm honest. 897 00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:28,680 Speaker 1: I missed the first two Thursdays, but I've gotten the 898 00:45:28,719 --> 00:45:30,759 Speaker 1: last two, so I feel I feel good. I'm off 899 00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:34,240 Speaker 1: there a good start. So let's get these fifteen games done. 900 00:45:34,320 --> 00:45:36,480 Speaker 1: I don't believe anybody's on a bye this week. I 901 00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:40,520 Speaker 1: think the by starts soon though, but we are. We 902 00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:42,959 Speaker 1: have fifteen games to do, so let's get it done. 903 00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:47,280 Speaker 1: But to do this, I need my music and bam, 904 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:49,880 Speaker 1: there it is. So let's get going. The three in 905 00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:52,880 Speaker 1: all Miami Dolphins. Yeah, I said that, the three in 906 00:45:52,920 --> 00:45:57,600 Speaker 1: all Miami Dolphins. They traveled to New England to take 907 00:45:57,640 --> 00:46:00,800 Speaker 1: on the Patriots. The Patriots are seven and a half 908 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:04,839 Speaker 1: point favorites. I think this is the opportunity and this 909 00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:07,840 Speaker 1: is the time where the Patriots turned around. They seem 910 00:46:07,920 --> 00:46:12,280 Speaker 1: to love at certain points chaos in that it's a circle. 911 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:14,360 Speaker 1: I remember Chris Burman used to say this about the 912 00:46:14,360 --> 00:46:18,680 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills circle the wagons. Like the Buffalo Bills. Well, 913 00:46:18,719 --> 00:46:21,080 Speaker 1: I think the Patriots circle the wagons pretty darned well. 914 00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:23,600 Speaker 1: They've lost the last two. They lost at Jacksonville and 915 00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:26,080 Speaker 1: they lost on Sunday night to the Detroit Lions, which 916 00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:28,640 Speaker 1: is a little odd. There's seven a half point favorites 917 00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:30,640 Speaker 1: against the three and oh team. I think that's what 918 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:35,359 Speaker 1: Vegas thinks about Miami three and oh. But we're not 919 00:46:35,520 --> 00:46:37,960 Speaker 1: buying you quite yet. I'm in the same boat. I'm 920 00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:40,080 Speaker 1: following Vegas on this one. I'm taking New England to 921 00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:42,600 Speaker 1: cover the seven and a half, get back on they 922 00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:45,040 Speaker 1: get back on track and take away one of the 923 00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:48,640 Speaker 1: undefeated teams in the NFL, that being the Miami Dolphins. 924 00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:50,600 Speaker 1: So let's go with New England to win and cover 925 00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:53,719 Speaker 1: the seven and a half. Texans go to Indianapolis. That 926 00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:55,600 Speaker 1: line has dropped. It was three and a half to 927 00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:57,920 Speaker 1: start the week. I think it's now two. You can 928 00:46:58,000 --> 00:46:59,479 Speaker 1: take it for how it is when a number gets 929 00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:03,320 Speaker 1: a low. Picking basically the money line, which is essentially 930 00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:05,920 Speaker 1: you picking it straight up, so you know how I 931 00:47:05,960 --> 00:47:07,719 Speaker 1: do this. I picked the Texans to cover and win, 932 00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:10,200 Speaker 1: and I haven't been right yet, but hopefully Sunday is 933 00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:12,840 Speaker 1: a change in that particular direction. I would tell I 934 00:47:12,840 --> 00:47:16,000 Speaker 1: would tell you this, never trust anything, and I'm gonna 935 00:47:16,040 --> 00:47:19,640 Speaker 1: tell you from a spread perspective picking games on the Texans, 936 00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:22,279 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna pick against them. I've always said that 937 00:47:22,280 --> 00:47:25,000 Speaker 1: I'm never gonna pick against them, and I'm not going 938 00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:27,600 Speaker 1: to Oh, they're gonna get No. I just you're gonna cover, 939 00:47:27,640 --> 00:47:29,279 Speaker 1: They're gonna win. That's I'm gonna tell you that every time. 940 00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:32,719 Speaker 1: It's gonna worry about that, all right. Jets go to Jacksonville. 941 00:47:33,080 --> 00:47:35,800 Speaker 1: The Jacksonville coming off a nine to six lost to 942 00:47:35,880 --> 00:47:39,399 Speaker 1: Tennessee last week. The Jets took an l last week 943 00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:42,200 Speaker 1: one and two. They've lost two in a row. They 944 00:47:42,239 --> 00:47:44,520 Speaker 1: go down to Jacksonville. I think Jacksonville gets right. I 945 00:47:44,560 --> 00:47:46,759 Speaker 1: think Wortles does do a whole lot. This feels like 946 00:47:46,840 --> 00:47:50,040 Speaker 1: it's ugly, seventeen to six kind of game. Jacksonville is 947 00:47:50,120 --> 00:47:52,839 Speaker 1: seven and a half point favorite. That feels a little 948 00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:55,200 Speaker 1: rich on the surface. I would have liked to defend 949 00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:57,640 Speaker 1: at seven then I feel like I'm gonna win either 950 00:47:57,680 --> 00:47:59,960 Speaker 1: way because it feels like a seven to ten point win. 951 00:48:00,080 --> 00:48:03,360 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna lean Jacksonville to cover that seven and 952 00:48:03,360 --> 00:48:06,680 Speaker 1: a half, but definitely Jacksonville to win straight up the 953 00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:11,840 Speaker 1: two and one Bengals. It's an interesting weekend where teams 954 00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:14,160 Speaker 1: with better records. Miami three and ol goes to New 955 00:48:14,160 --> 00:48:17,080 Speaker 1: England seven a half point dog, Cincinnati two and one 956 00:48:17,640 --> 00:48:21,040 Speaker 1: goes to Atlanta, and Cincinnati's a five and a half 957 00:48:21,040 --> 00:48:24,560 Speaker 1: point dog. But I think Cincinnati's I think Cincinnati's got 958 00:48:24,600 --> 00:48:27,239 Speaker 1: something this year. Some of them about that Bengals team, 959 00:48:27,280 --> 00:48:29,520 Speaker 1: I don't think it's perfect, but it's definitely better than 960 00:48:29,560 --> 00:48:32,120 Speaker 1: it's been. I think Gainy dlds playing much better. I 961 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:34,880 Speaker 1: think Atlanta is banged up to beat you know what, 962 00:48:35,360 --> 00:48:38,080 Speaker 1: and I think that's the issue. I think Atlanta wins, 963 00:48:39,160 --> 00:48:40,920 Speaker 1: but getting inside the five and a half, I think 964 00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:43,640 Speaker 1: Cincinnati will do that. I think Cincinnati will get to cover, 965 00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:46,799 Speaker 1: but Atlanta is gonna get a narrow, narrow victory even 966 00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:50,960 Speaker 1: with all the injuries. I think Cincinnati, well, with those injuries. 967 00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:52,719 Speaker 1: Cincinnati will keep it close, but I think Atlanta is 968 00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:55,200 Speaker 1: gonna pull it out in the end. They need this one. 969 00:48:55,239 --> 00:48:58,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta is sitting at one into a team that I know. 970 00:48:58,280 --> 00:49:00,160 Speaker 1: I thought it was gonna bounce back, and a lot 971 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:01,960 Speaker 1: of people thought I was gonna bounce back, but these 972 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:05,360 Speaker 1: injuries have really set them back. Deon Jones, Ricardo Allen, 973 00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:09,200 Speaker 1: two very key members of the defense, both out. Philadelphia 974 00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:14,880 Speaker 1: goes to Tennessee. Philadelphia two and one. Lost to the 975 00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:18,319 Speaker 1: Buccaneers in Game two, but they bounced back last week 976 00:49:18,320 --> 00:49:20,040 Speaker 1: to beat Colton home, and now they go on the 977 00:49:20,080 --> 00:49:23,440 Speaker 1: road take on the Titans. Philadelphia's favored by three and 978 00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:26,759 Speaker 1: a half of this one. That feels about right. I've 979 00:49:26,800 --> 00:49:28,839 Speaker 1: said this. I know Tennessee's coming off a big win 980 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:31,560 Speaker 1: last week. Mariota had to come into that game because 981 00:49:31,640 --> 00:49:35,600 Speaker 1: Gabrick got hurt. He ran the ball very well. Philadelphia 982 00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:39,600 Speaker 1: will take that away, I believe, and then I think 983 00:49:39,640 --> 00:49:42,080 Speaker 1: Philadelphia will do what it wants to do. This feels 984 00:49:42,120 --> 00:49:45,200 Speaker 1: like Tennessee is to me kind of similar to Indianapolis 985 00:49:45,200 --> 00:49:47,760 Speaker 1: this year. Tennessee is not gonna score a ton of points. 986 00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:50,319 Speaker 1: They're gonna get you twenty, but they're gonna be time 987 00:49:50,320 --> 00:49:52,600 Speaker 1: when you need forty and they'll get you twenty. So 988 00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:55,759 Speaker 1: I feel like Philadelphia is gonna win this game as 989 00:49:55,800 --> 00:49:57,520 Speaker 1: a three and a half point favorite on the road. 990 00:49:57,760 --> 00:49:59,919 Speaker 1: Tough to go on the road win. Obviously, Philadelphi found 991 00:49:59,920 --> 00:50:02,840 Speaker 1: it going to Tampa Bay. But with Carson Wentz back 992 00:50:03,280 --> 00:50:07,000 Speaker 1: and potentially dry conditions in Nashville, I think Philadelphia wins. 993 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:09,160 Speaker 1: Just won by a touchdown. So let's go with Philadelphia 994 00:50:09,400 --> 00:50:12,239 Speaker 1: to win and cover the three and a half. Buffalo, 995 00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:15,440 Speaker 1: fresh off that win in Minnesota, goes almost I was 996 00:50:15,440 --> 00:50:17,759 Speaker 1: gonna say back to Wisconsin because if you saw the 997 00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:21,120 Speaker 1: social media feed of the Bills last week when they 998 00:50:21,239 --> 00:50:25,520 Speaker 1: said we've arrived, they arrived in Wisconsin on the little graphic, 999 00:50:25,719 --> 00:50:28,360 Speaker 1: they didn't realize they were in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Now they 1000 00:50:28,400 --> 00:50:32,000 Speaker 1: actually go to Wisconsin and Green Bay is a ten 1001 00:50:32,239 --> 00:50:35,399 Speaker 1: nine and a half point favorite. Green Bay at one 1002 00:50:35,600 --> 00:50:38,440 Speaker 1: one and one got throttled last week by the Redskins 1003 00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:41,319 Speaker 1: on the road in the rain. I do not think 1004 00:50:41,320 --> 00:50:43,319 Speaker 1: that happens again. I think Green Bay gets to win 1005 00:50:43,640 --> 00:50:46,680 Speaker 1: and the cover over Buffalo. Great win for Buffalo, but 1006 00:50:46,760 --> 00:50:49,440 Speaker 1: I think Buffalo is gonna be prone to inconsistency. With 1007 00:50:49,600 --> 00:50:52,040 Speaker 1: Josh Allen at quarterback. To have some great moments, we'll 1008 00:50:52,040 --> 00:50:53,759 Speaker 1: have some less great moments. We'll see that in a 1009 00:50:53,800 --> 00:50:58,120 Speaker 1: few weeks. But Buffalo at one and two, we'll go 1010 00:50:58,160 --> 00:51:01,640 Speaker 1: down to defeat and lose by more than nine and 1011 00:51:01,640 --> 00:51:03,440 Speaker 1: a half. So I'm taken Green Bay to win and 1012 00:51:03,600 --> 00:51:07,319 Speaker 1: to cover. Detroit wanted two big, big win for the 1013 00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:11,200 Speaker 1: Matt Patricia lead Lions. As Patricia gets a win over 1014 00:51:11,280 --> 00:51:14,200 Speaker 1: his mentor last week on Sunday Night Football and ran 1015 00:51:14,320 --> 00:51:18,000 Speaker 1: the ball to do it. That was big. Dallas at 1016 00:51:18,040 --> 00:51:20,399 Speaker 1: one and two, tough loss to Seattle, but I think 1017 00:51:20,520 --> 00:51:23,360 Speaker 1: Dallas goes home three and a half point favorite. I 1018 00:51:23,400 --> 00:51:25,640 Speaker 1: think Dallas gets it right. Dallas moves to two and 1019 00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:28,319 Speaker 1: two and it gets the three and a half point cover. 1020 00:51:29,560 --> 00:51:33,440 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay goes to Chicago. I don't know what's happening 1021 00:51:33,480 --> 00:51:36,800 Speaker 1: with Tampa Bay's quarterback situation. You go a fitz Magic, 1022 00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:41,160 Speaker 1: you go at Jamis Winston, both of them unreliable in 1023 00:51:41,239 --> 00:51:46,920 Speaker 1: some sense. Jamis might be a little bit more so alltogether. Fitzy, 1024 00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:49,320 Speaker 1: you just know he's gonna take some chances. Can Tampa 1025 00:51:49,400 --> 00:51:51,840 Speaker 1: Bay lived with that? I think they will be interesting. 1026 00:51:51,920 --> 00:51:54,920 Speaker 1: But Chicago playing at home two and a half point 1027 00:51:55,840 --> 00:51:58,440 Speaker 1: favorite at home. I like Chicago to win this one 1028 00:51:58,680 --> 00:52:01,080 Speaker 1: and get that cover, so win covered the two and 1029 00:52:01,080 --> 00:52:03,759 Speaker 1: a half Chicago with the winner of Tampa Bay. Matt 1030 00:52:03,840 --> 00:52:06,560 Speaker 1: Nagey's got the team playing good football and Khalil Mack. 1031 00:52:06,680 --> 00:52:11,040 Speaker 1: The Khalil Mack difference has been significant for the Bears 1032 00:52:11,239 --> 00:52:12,880 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. So let's go 1033 00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:15,640 Speaker 1: Bears to win and cover over Tampa Bay. Then we 1034 00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:18,759 Speaker 1: go to the afternoon games on Sunday. Seattle, they one 1035 00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:22,600 Speaker 1: and two, gets the feast on rookie quarterback Josh Rosen, 1036 00:52:23,480 --> 00:52:29,360 Speaker 1: fourth rookie starter this year as Rosen starts against Seattle 1037 00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:31,200 Speaker 1: at home. Though Seattle is a three and a half 1038 00:52:31,239 --> 00:52:35,400 Speaker 1: point favorite and hasn't played exceedingly well up until last week, 1039 00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:37,400 Speaker 1: did they find the secret sauce? I don't know if 1040 00:52:37,440 --> 00:52:40,279 Speaker 1: it's gonna turn Seattle back into a playoff contender. I 1041 00:52:40,320 --> 00:52:43,279 Speaker 1: don't think, but I do think Seattle is definitely better 1042 00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:45,640 Speaker 1: in Arizona and definitely better than three and a half points. 1043 00:52:45,640 --> 00:52:48,640 Speaker 1: So let's take the road favorite Seattle to win and 1044 00:52:48,800 --> 00:52:52,360 Speaker 1: to cover. Cleveland goes out to Oakland. Baker Mayfield will 1045 00:52:52,400 --> 00:52:56,239 Speaker 1: start for the one one and one Cleveland Browns going 1046 00:52:56,280 --> 00:52:58,160 Speaker 1: against the oh and three Raiders. Now I went with 1047 00:52:58,200 --> 00:53:00,200 Speaker 1: the Raiders last week, and I was almost right. I 1048 00:53:00,239 --> 00:53:02,440 Speaker 1: don't know what the Raiders again. Raiders are a two 1049 00:53:02,440 --> 00:53:05,400 Speaker 1: and a half point favorite at home, oh and three 1050 00:53:05,840 --> 00:53:07,600 Speaker 1: kind of know that song and dance. There's gotta be 1051 00:53:07,640 --> 00:53:10,759 Speaker 1: some desperation for the Raiders, and I think they will 1052 00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:14,240 Speaker 1: capitalize and get a W over Cleveland. Let's get Oakland 1053 00:53:14,280 --> 00:53:16,080 Speaker 1: with the W to get to one in three and 1054 00:53:16,239 --> 00:53:19,400 Speaker 1: a cover of that two and a half. Then I 1055 00:53:19,440 --> 00:53:22,359 Speaker 1: think one of the better games of the afternoon, New 1056 00:53:22,440 --> 00:53:26,880 Speaker 1: Orleans travels the Giants. The Giants had wanted too, obviously 1057 00:53:26,920 --> 00:53:29,200 Speaker 1: the one came against the Texans, but they played a 1058 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:32,839 Speaker 1: very close game against Jacksonville and they just couldn't get 1059 00:53:32,880 --> 00:53:36,279 Speaker 1: the offense in gear fast enough against Dallas. I think 1060 00:53:36,360 --> 00:53:40,239 Speaker 1: that's a good Giants team, and it's an underdog by 1061 00:53:40,280 --> 00:53:42,640 Speaker 1: three and a half points at home. I don't know 1062 00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:46,040 Speaker 1: that Eli gets dialed in as as well as he 1063 00:53:46,239 --> 00:53:49,560 Speaker 1: was against the Texans, but I do think that he 1064 00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:52,439 Speaker 1: starts finding it in with Sterling Shepherd and with all 1065 00:53:52,520 --> 00:53:55,560 Speaker 1: Beckham Junior and Sequon Barkley. The key there is whether 1066 00:53:55,600 --> 00:53:57,600 Speaker 1: every ingram was back. If every Ingram was back, that 1067 00:53:57,680 --> 00:54:01,200 Speaker 1: Giants offense, it's salty and Orleans hasn't stopped a lot 1068 00:54:01,239 --> 00:54:04,840 Speaker 1: of people. So I'm gonna go with the Giants to 1069 00:54:05,120 --> 00:54:08,000 Speaker 1: cover the three and a half to get inside that number. 1070 00:54:08,120 --> 00:54:10,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give it the Saints a very very close win, 1071 00:54:11,320 --> 00:54:13,400 Speaker 1: very close, but the Giants will get the cover. So 1072 00:54:13,600 --> 00:54:15,799 Speaker 1: New Orleans will win by three that I'll get the 1073 00:54:15,800 --> 00:54:17,839 Speaker 1: Giants to cover because they're three and a half point dogs. 1074 00:54:17,880 --> 00:54:22,280 Speaker 1: San Francisco plays the LA Chargers. The Chargers are favored 1075 00:54:22,320 --> 00:54:24,640 Speaker 1: by ten and a half against CJ. Bethard, and that, 1076 00:54:24,760 --> 00:54:27,200 Speaker 1: by friends, is all really you need to know. The 1077 00:54:27,280 --> 00:54:30,600 Speaker 1: hope for San Francisco is Jimmy Garoppolo. Fortunately he te 1078 00:54:31,200 --> 00:54:34,480 Speaker 1: he tore his ACL last week against Kansas City. He 1079 00:54:34,600 --> 00:54:37,480 Speaker 1: is out for the year. CJ. Bethard can throw it 1080 00:54:37,560 --> 00:54:40,000 Speaker 1: am mild, but he's also gonna throw a few to 1081 00:54:40,080 --> 00:54:41,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers. The Chargers have been banged up to the 1082 00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:46,920 Speaker 1: Chargers have missed Joey Bosa a significant amount. But I'm 1083 00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:49,720 Speaker 1: giving the Chargers to win in this one. Chargers favored 1084 00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:51,960 Speaker 1: by ten and a half at home, which really isn't 1085 00:54:51,960 --> 00:54:53,800 Speaker 1: saying a whole lot because they play in that soccer 1086 00:54:53,840 --> 00:54:56,239 Speaker 1: stadium and they will be probably more forty nine ers 1087 00:54:56,280 --> 00:54:59,040 Speaker 1: fans and Chargers fans, But the Chargers will get the 1088 00:54:59,080 --> 00:55:01,520 Speaker 1: win and the cover of that ten and a half 1089 00:55:01,600 --> 00:55:06,040 Speaker 1: point spread against San Francisco. Baltimore. Tune one goes to Pittsburgh. Now, 1090 00:55:06,040 --> 00:55:09,279 Speaker 1: this has been traditionally one of the great rivalries in 1091 00:55:09,320 --> 00:55:12,760 Speaker 1: the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers got to win on Monday 1092 00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:15,840 Speaker 1: night and they get to come back home. Traveling to 1093 00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:19,359 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay, they had a pseudo circle the Wagons sort 1094 00:55:19,400 --> 00:55:21,440 Speaker 1: of game getting to win at Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay 1095 00:55:21,480 --> 00:55:24,359 Speaker 1: was hot coming into an Oh, Pittsburgh knocks them off. 1096 00:55:24,600 --> 00:55:26,520 Speaker 1: I don't want to say handily defeated them. I think 1097 00:55:26,560 --> 00:55:28,400 Speaker 1: the score was closer than the game actually was. To 1098 00:55:28,440 --> 00:55:31,960 Speaker 1: be honest, Pittsburgh's favored by three and a half against Baltimore. 1099 00:55:32,040 --> 00:55:34,719 Speaker 1: I said at the beginning of the year, I didn't 1100 00:55:34,760 --> 00:55:38,640 Speaker 1: truly trust or believe in Baltimore. Just didn't and I 1101 00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:41,200 Speaker 1: still don't. But I think Baltimore is gonna win some 1102 00:55:41,280 --> 00:55:43,960 Speaker 1: games this year. This will not be one of them. 1103 00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:46,719 Speaker 1: I think Pittsburgh's gonna play at home in front of 1104 00:55:46,719 --> 00:55:51,000 Speaker 1: the home crowd. They're gonna feel that atmosphere on Sunday night. 1105 00:55:51,560 --> 00:55:54,319 Speaker 1: They've beaten Baltimore and Sunday night at home. I think 1106 00:55:54,360 --> 00:55:57,919 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown's too much for the Baltimore secondary. Pittsburgh's gonna 1107 00:55:57,960 --> 00:56:00,440 Speaker 1: get to win and cover that three and a half. 1108 00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:03,920 Speaker 1: And then on Monday Night, you've got the Kansas City 1109 00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:09,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs taking on the Denver Broncos. This on the surface 1110 00:56:09,480 --> 00:56:12,719 Speaker 1: when it was announced back in April, you know, Monday Night, 1111 00:56:12,760 --> 00:56:14,319 Speaker 1: Denver Kansas City. I don't know what are you gonna 1112 00:56:14,320 --> 00:56:16,400 Speaker 1: get with these guys. You got my homes. It was 1113 00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:19,800 Speaker 1: sort of essentially a rookie. You got case Keena on 1114 00:56:19,840 --> 00:56:22,120 Speaker 1: the other side. You know what's he gonna provide for Denver? 1115 00:56:22,600 --> 00:56:24,560 Speaker 1: It could be kind of fun, but who knows what 1116 00:56:24,560 --> 00:56:28,000 Speaker 1: they expect. Well, Kansas City's three and oh, Denverse two 1117 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:31,000 Speaker 1: and one with a couple of comeback victories, and Kansas 1118 00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:33,080 Speaker 1: City's favored by five and a half. Now, if the 1119 00:56:33,239 --> 00:56:35,480 Speaker 1: Rams are the most exciting team in the NFL to 1120 00:56:35,520 --> 00:56:38,400 Speaker 1: watch offensively, it's the Chiefs. It's it's not the Chiefs, 1121 00:56:38,440 --> 00:56:42,040 Speaker 1: it's the Rams. The Chiefs are I don't want to 1122 00:56:42,040 --> 00:56:45,000 Speaker 1: say they're getting a great test, but von Miller going 1123 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:48,080 Speaker 1: to get said that offensive line. You're seeing Chris Harrison 1124 00:56:48,120 --> 00:56:50,960 Speaker 1: the secondary going against those wide receivers, but I just 1125 00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:55,360 Speaker 1: don't think Denver has enough. I think the Chiefs continue 1126 00:56:55,640 --> 00:56:58,000 Speaker 1: to get Tyreek Hill involved in a number of different ways. 1127 00:56:58,200 --> 00:56:59,920 Speaker 1: He has been a thorn in the side of the 1128 00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:04,279 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos over the years, in particular at Denver. I 1129 00:57:04,360 --> 00:57:07,399 Speaker 1: think that's the one player that separates Denver from Kansas City, 1130 00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:09,440 Speaker 1: and this one Tyreek has another big ball game. I 1131 00:57:09,520 --> 00:57:12,240 Speaker 1: think Kelsey gets in the end zone as well. Mahomes 1132 00:57:12,280 --> 00:57:15,520 Speaker 1: maybe not as clean and hot as he has been, 1133 00:57:15,840 --> 00:57:17,560 Speaker 1: but he'll put up some points to the Chiefs will 1134 00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:20,959 Speaker 1: score that much more than Denver, and they will cover 1135 00:57:21,120 --> 00:57:24,320 Speaker 1: that five and a half. The Chiefs offensively are as 1136 00:57:24,320 --> 00:57:27,400 Speaker 1: good as against Chiefs. Rams. Take your pick, man. They 1137 00:57:27,560 --> 00:57:32,920 Speaker 1: hold smokes loaded with players low did Chiefs, Sammy Watkins, 1138 00:57:32,920 --> 00:57:37,320 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey, Tyreek Hill, Kareem Hunt, ram Oh of course, 1139 00:57:37,320 --> 00:57:39,480 Speaker 1: then Petrick Holmes. They know with the Rams you got 1140 00:57:39,480 --> 00:57:44,760 Speaker 1: Gurley and Cooks and Woods and Cup and Higbee and 1141 00:57:44,920 --> 00:57:47,320 Speaker 1: Everett and Todd Gurley. You know, by the way, the 1142 00:57:47,360 --> 00:57:49,400 Speaker 1: guy pulled the triggers pretty good to Jared Goff. So 1143 00:57:49,640 --> 00:57:52,400 Speaker 1: there you go, all the picks straight up and against 1144 00:57:52,400 --> 00:57:55,360 Speaker 1: the spread for the fifteen games this weekend. All right, 1145 00:57:55,720 --> 00:57:58,959 Speaker 1: coming up next, we have got my first community credit 1146 00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:01,080 Speaker 1: Union first Glance key East to the game how the 1147 00:58:01,120 --> 00:58:05,840 Speaker 1: Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday. That 1148 00:58:05,960 --> 00:58:32,880 Speaker 1: for you. Next right here in Texas Access. Welcome back 1149 00:58:32,880 --> 00:58:34,920 Speaker 1: to a Friday edition of Texas All Access from the 1150 00:58:35,000 --> 00:58:38,920 Speaker 1: Honday Texans Radio studio. Hopefully you are doing well. Appreciate 1151 00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:41,360 Speaker 1: you being here. I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst 1152 00:58:41,680 --> 00:58:45,000 Speaker 1: and sideline reporter. Now on Sunday I get an opportunity 1153 00:58:45,040 --> 00:58:48,280 Speaker 1: to talk to our next guest. But each and every week, 1154 00:58:48,440 --> 00:58:51,640 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermer gets to sit down for a longer form 1155 00:58:51,760 --> 00:58:56,040 Speaker 1: version of the game plan interview with General manager Brian Gaine. 1156 00:58:56,080 --> 00:58:59,200 Speaker 1: Mark taken away. Brian gained, general manager of the Houston Texans, 1157 00:58:59,320 --> 00:59:01,080 Speaker 1: joining us right now. And Brian, You've been around a 1158 00:59:01,120 --> 00:59:03,560 Speaker 1: lot of organizations. Obviously this is a very tough time, 1159 00:59:03,600 --> 00:59:06,280 Speaker 1: so so important for everybody to stick together and improve 1160 00:59:06,360 --> 00:59:08,240 Speaker 1: what's going on out there. How do you go about 1161 00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:11,800 Speaker 1: this from your role? Yeah, the preparation week really is 1162 00:59:11,840 --> 00:59:14,600 Speaker 1: a process. You know. It starts Monday where we evaluate 1163 00:59:14,680 --> 00:59:17,760 Speaker 1: the tape. We try to install our corrections and communicate 1164 00:59:17,800 --> 00:59:20,640 Speaker 1: those to our players. We meet with our players. Obviously 1165 00:59:20,680 --> 00:59:24,080 Speaker 1: from medical side, we deal with the injuries and any 1166 00:59:24,120 --> 00:59:28,960 Speaker 1: time potentially missed. Process all that information and look, somehow, 1167 00:59:29,000 --> 00:59:31,960 Speaker 1: some way we have to move forward. We compartmentalize things. 1168 00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:34,280 Speaker 1: It's one week at a time. I've used this phrase before, 1169 00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:38,200 Speaker 1: a singular purpose, singular focus. The only thing that matters 1170 00:59:38,280 --> 00:59:41,240 Speaker 1: right now to us is making the corrections that we 1171 00:59:41,360 --> 00:59:45,120 Speaker 1: have to make. Talk about the positives as well. You know, 1172 00:59:45,240 --> 00:59:47,800 Speaker 1: it's not always bad, there are some good, but finding 1173 00:59:47,840 --> 00:59:50,360 Speaker 1: a way to turn that into the end result, which 1174 00:59:50,440 --> 00:59:53,080 Speaker 1: is we're finding a way to win, and then try 1175 00:59:53,120 --> 00:59:55,120 Speaker 1: to put a plan in place to try to get 1176 00:59:55,160 --> 00:59:57,840 Speaker 1: our first victory of the season. The focus right now 1177 00:59:57,920 --> 01:00:01,760 Speaker 1: is on winning our first divisional game. That's our second 1178 01:00:01,760 --> 01:00:04,600 Speaker 1: divisional opponent. It's on the road in a tough environment 1179 01:00:05,040 --> 01:00:08,760 Speaker 1: versus a competitive team with the returning quarterback who's healthy 1180 01:00:08,800 --> 01:00:11,560 Speaker 1: now and highly productive. So we know what's at stake here. 1181 01:00:11,560 --> 01:00:14,000 Speaker 1: We're certainly aware of that. The other phase of that 1182 01:00:14,080 --> 01:00:16,040 Speaker 1: is we try to put the season into quarters. You know, 1183 01:00:16,200 --> 01:00:18,360 Speaker 1: right now we're in the third game of were entering 1184 01:00:18,400 --> 01:00:20,720 Speaker 1: the fourth game of the first quarter of the season. 1185 01:00:21,480 --> 01:00:23,560 Speaker 1: It hasn't gone the way we want to that's for sure, 1186 01:00:23,640 --> 01:00:26,280 Speaker 1: certainly our fan base. It hasn't gone that way for them, 1187 01:00:26,480 --> 01:00:29,880 Speaker 1: But there's still thirteen games of football left. Thirteen games 1188 01:00:29,960 --> 01:00:32,280 Speaker 1: is a long time, so we're hoping to make those 1189 01:00:32,320 --> 01:00:34,280 Speaker 1: corrections this week. We're gonna do everything we can to 1190 01:00:34,360 --> 01:00:37,120 Speaker 1: try to put a winning performance on Sunday. Let's talk 1191 01:00:37,120 --> 01:00:39,200 Speaker 1: about some of the players playing a role and some 1192 01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:41,760 Speaker 1: guys who did some positive things. And a new player 1193 01:00:41,960 --> 01:00:43,880 Speaker 1: made an appearance yesterday in the starting lot up with 1194 01:00:43,920 --> 01:00:46,920 Speaker 1: Shariss Wright playing and how did you find him? What 1195 01:00:47,080 --> 01:00:49,720 Speaker 1: you seeing him? What do you think? Shariss is an 1196 01:00:49,720 --> 01:00:53,800 Speaker 1: experienced veteran who has both outside and inside flexibility at 1197 01:00:53,800 --> 01:00:57,560 Speaker 1: the corner position. He's played both the perimeter corner position. 1198 01:00:57,600 --> 01:00:59,800 Speaker 1: He's played nickel in the past. He also plays the 1199 01:01:00,200 --> 01:01:04,080 Speaker 1: vice on punt return, so he's had some roster flexibility 1200 01:01:04,080 --> 01:01:06,360 Speaker 1: as it relates to the forty six man game day roster. 1201 01:01:07,000 --> 01:01:10,920 Speaker 1: He's a savvy, instinctive veteran. He's had both starting experience 1202 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:14,480 Speaker 1: and then backup role playing experience. So the value of 1203 01:01:14,520 --> 01:01:16,760 Speaker 1: that on game day for us under the circumstance with 1204 01:01:16,800 --> 01:01:20,160 Speaker 1: the injury to Kevin Johnson two weeks ago, we saw 1205 01:01:20,280 --> 01:01:23,040 Speaker 1: value there and a chance to be played or compete 1206 01:01:23,080 --> 01:01:25,480 Speaker 1: for a contributing role, either on the perimeter or from 1207 01:01:25,480 --> 01:01:28,560 Speaker 1: inside positions. Do you talk to the coaches about how 1208 01:01:28,600 --> 01:01:30,680 Speaker 1: a guy might fit before you pick him up, because 1209 01:01:30,720 --> 01:01:32,920 Speaker 1: maybe a guy knows the system, or maybe it's just 1210 01:01:32,960 --> 01:01:34,960 Speaker 1: a terrific athlete and you just can't pass them up. 1211 01:01:35,000 --> 01:01:36,840 Speaker 1: So how do you balance that when you try to 1212 01:01:36,840 --> 01:01:39,600 Speaker 1: acquire a player. Absolutely, the first thing we talk about 1213 01:01:39,760 --> 01:01:41,880 Speaker 1: is just scheme and system fit. The second thing we'll 1214 01:01:41,920 --> 01:01:44,680 Speaker 1: always talk about is going to be the performance, and 1215 01:01:44,720 --> 01:01:47,280 Speaker 1: then the third thing is just the intangible and the 1216 01:01:47,280 --> 01:01:50,040 Speaker 1: football character fit. So we do a lot of research 1217 01:01:50,360 --> 01:01:52,760 Speaker 1: and background on guys that we want to bring into 1218 01:01:52,760 --> 01:01:54,960 Speaker 1: our program to make sure that they're seamless fit from 1219 01:01:54,960 --> 01:01:59,040 Speaker 1: a performance standpoint, from a chemistry standpoint, and then obviously 1220 01:01:59,120 --> 01:02:02,160 Speaker 1: just that the scheme it, But most importantly is are 1221 01:02:02,200 --> 01:02:04,360 Speaker 1: they going to fit into our program in terms of 1222 01:02:04,360 --> 01:02:06,600 Speaker 1: how we run football shop and how we run business. 1223 01:02:07,680 --> 01:02:09,680 Speaker 1: One thing I can say about Sharis Rays is the 1224 01:02:09,720 --> 01:02:13,240 Speaker 1: guy's a good competitor, he loves football, he prepares, he's 1225 01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:15,360 Speaker 1: a good teammate. I was familiar with him from last 1226 01:02:15,400 --> 01:02:17,280 Speaker 1: year than one year I was with him in Buffalo 1227 01:02:17,680 --> 01:02:19,720 Speaker 1: and so far, so good. We feel like he's been 1228 01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:23,880 Speaker 1: a seamless insertion into our our operation. A side note here, 1229 01:02:23,920 --> 01:02:27,280 Speaker 1: it feels like familiarity is obviously very important acquiring a player, 1230 01:02:27,320 --> 01:02:29,320 Speaker 1: and that's why you see so many guys go within 1231 01:02:29,440 --> 01:02:32,720 Speaker 1: divisions in the league, and for guys in the NFC West, 1232 01:02:32,720 --> 01:02:35,800 Speaker 1: he's Richard Sherman for instance. Now that might be an 1233 01:02:35,800 --> 01:02:40,280 Speaker 1: extreme example, but so much interchanging between teams within divisions 1234 01:02:40,280 --> 01:02:42,520 Speaker 1: because you see these guys a lot on tape twice 1235 01:02:42,560 --> 01:02:44,080 Speaker 1: a year, you see in them live. Is that why 1236 01:02:44,120 --> 01:02:46,920 Speaker 1: that is? Yeah, you certainly hit the hit on the 1237 01:02:46,960 --> 01:02:49,400 Speaker 1: nose there. We see these players twice year when it's 1238 01:02:49,440 --> 01:02:51,520 Speaker 1: within the division, number one, number two. You see it 1239 01:02:51,560 --> 01:02:54,439 Speaker 1: in a lot of crossover tape when you're evaluating other 1240 01:02:54,440 --> 01:02:58,160 Speaker 1: teams within the division. So you're constantly evaluating the three 1241 01:02:58,200 --> 01:03:01,160 Speaker 1: other teams in your division through direct opponents, but also 1242 01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:04,960 Speaker 1: from shared opponents. And then equally you also play we 1243 01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:07,919 Speaker 1: all share. Hey, you're playing the AFC South this year, 1244 01:03:08,040 --> 01:03:12,160 Speaker 1: or you're all playing the AFC North, whatever division it is. 1245 01:03:12,280 --> 01:03:14,520 Speaker 1: So you see a lot of the redundancy when you 1246 01:03:14,560 --> 01:03:18,200 Speaker 1: are evaluating specific players within the division and then your 1247 01:03:18,200 --> 01:03:21,840 Speaker 1: own players become very familiar with the opponents, So it 1248 01:03:21,880 --> 01:03:24,280 Speaker 1: does make it for a seamless transition. That's not what 1249 01:03:24,320 --> 01:03:27,200 Speaker 1: you're looking for per se. If it happens by coincidence, 1250 01:03:27,320 --> 01:03:30,120 Speaker 1: even better, great example of that is Aaron Colevin when 1251 01:03:30,120 --> 01:03:32,360 Speaker 1: we signed him in free agency, a guy that we 1252 01:03:32,360 --> 01:03:34,080 Speaker 1: were very familiar with because we played him twice a 1253 01:03:34,120 --> 01:03:36,680 Speaker 1: year and then equally he was familiar with us. Now, 1254 01:03:36,760 --> 01:03:39,520 Speaker 1: how often do you get input from your own players 1255 01:03:39,520 --> 01:03:41,600 Speaker 1: on another player because they face him, they might know 1256 01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:43,960 Speaker 1: the guy, they talk to him on the field. However 1257 01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:47,280 Speaker 1: that happens, How often does that occur on a selective basis, 1258 01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:49,480 Speaker 1: on a case by case basis. If if one of 1259 01:03:49,480 --> 01:03:52,280 Speaker 1: our players can be a resource in that regard in 1260 01:03:52,400 --> 01:03:54,880 Speaker 1: terms of player evaluation or insight in terms of how 1261 01:03:54,920 --> 01:03:57,640 Speaker 1: to you know their experience as a lining up versus 1262 01:03:57,640 --> 01:04:00,640 Speaker 1: a guy, or perhaps maybe they were college teammates, or 1263 01:04:00,680 --> 01:04:03,760 Speaker 1: perhaps maybe they worked out together in the offseason, or 1264 01:04:03,800 --> 01:04:06,400 Speaker 1: perhaps they were together on an NFL team somewhere along 1265 01:04:06,440 --> 01:04:08,960 Speaker 1: the lines, when and if those times come, we can 1266 01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:11,240 Speaker 1: tap into that as it relates to being a resource 1267 01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:14,560 Speaker 1: on information. But for the most part, the players play, 1268 01:04:14,680 --> 01:04:17,720 Speaker 1: the coaches, coach and the scout scout as the play 1269 01:04:17,760 --> 01:04:19,600 Speaker 1: by play an answer. I named a couple of names 1270 01:04:19,680 --> 01:04:23,080 Speaker 1: yesterday of guys you acquired after the waiver wire occurred 1271 01:04:23,520 --> 01:04:26,760 Speaker 1: following the final preseason game. Buddy how the running back 1272 01:04:26,760 --> 01:04:29,160 Speaker 1: from Miami on special teams and also j Moore and 1273 01:04:29,520 --> 01:04:32,640 Speaker 1: those guys are assimilating right, they're making plays for you. 1274 01:04:32,680 --> 01:04:35,160 Speaker 1: How they do it so far? Yeah? So, one place 1275 01:04:35,240 --> 01:04:37,320 Speaker 1: I think we always can try to get better at 1276 01:04:37,560 --> 01:04:39,800 Speaker 1: the fifty three man cut down is always going to 1277 01:04:39,880 --> 01:04:42,400 Speaker 1: be on fourth down. So we spend a lot of 1278 01:04:42,440 --> 01:04:45,560 Speaker 1: time in resource as it relates to our preseason evaluations 1279 01:04:46,120 --> 01:04:49,360 Speaker 1: on fourth down players on fourth down film evaluation in 1280 01:04:49,400 --> 01:04:51,840 Speaker 1: the hopes that if a player comes to your fifty 1281 01:04:51,840 --> 01:04:54,720 Speaker 1: three man roster at that time, if they're a developmental 1282 01:04:54,760 --> 01:04:58,040 Speaker 1: guy at their position per se, at the position they 1283 01:04:58,080 --> 01:05:00,600 Speaker 1: play on offense and defense, if they have dominant traits 1284 01:05:00,600 --> 01:05:03,560 Speaker 1: of height, weight, speed, we feel like their ability to 1285 01:05:03,600 --> 01:05:07,680 Speaker 1: contribute maybe an earlier timeline might be more so on 1286 01:05:07,760 --> 01:05:11,000 Speaker 1: fourth down before maybe they actually are able to carve 1287 01:05:11,040 --> 01:05:13,400 Speaker 1: out a role in either base or sub package looks 1288 01:05:13,440 --> 01:05:16,240 Speaker 1: on offense and defense. One place we had to get better. 1289 01:05:16,360 --> 01:05:18,440 Speaker 1: We knew we'd we had to improve on this off 1290 01:05:18,520 --> 01:05:21,360 Speaker 1: season was the speed, to range, the mobility, and the 1291 01:05:21,360 --> 01:05:24,520 Speaker 1: ability to cover ground on fourth down. And we feel 1292 01:05:24,560 --> 01:05:26,520 Speaker 1: like with some of the acquisitions we made at the 1293 01:05:26,520 --> 01:05:29,200 Speaker 1: waiver wire cutdown, we were able to add range and 1294 01:05:29,280 --> 01:05:32,840 Speaker 1: speed to the fourth down units, such as a J. 1295 01:05:33,000 --> 01:05:35,360 Speaker 1: Moore when we claimed him from the Patriots, such as 1296 01:05:35,720 --> 01:05:38,360 Speaker 1: Buddy Howe and we claimed him from the Dolphins. Those 1297 01:05:38,400 --> 01:05:41,440 Speaker 1: are some examples of that. Equally Jamerson from the Saints. 1298 01:05:41,480 --> 01:05:44,600 Speaker 1: They were all heighthweight speed players. So each all three 1299 01:05:44,640 --> 01:05:46,840 Speaker 1: of those guys we feel like added speed, range and 1300 01:05:46,920 --> 01:05:49,400 Speaker 1: running ability in terms of covering ground on fourth down. 1301 01:05:49,680 --> 01:05:51,160 Speaker 1: I know this time of year you're doing a lot 1302 01:05:51,200 --> 01:05:55,560 Speaker 1: of traveling scouting college games for prospective draft choices, and 1303 01:05:55,680 --> 01:05:58,160 Speaker 1: you go to a wide variety of environments and everything. 1304 01:05:58,200 --> 01:06:00,240 Speaker 1: I think the fans would be interested when you go 1305 01:06:00,240 --> 01:06:02,200 Speaker 1: to a college game, or you got a suite or 1306 01:06:02,560 --> 01:06:04,240 Speaker 1: where are you're not sitting in the stands at a 1307 01:06:04,280 --> 01:06:06,800 Speaker 1: student section? Obviously, how does that go? And are you 1308 01:06:06,800 --> 01:06:11,240 Speaker 1: with other gms sometimes looking at prospects first and foremost. 1309 01:06:11,240 --> 01:06:15,360 Speaker 1: The twenty nineteen draft process began June first at the 1310 01:06:15,440 --> 01:06:18,800 Speaker 1: National Football Scouting Meetings in South Florida. That's when we 1311 01:06:18,880 --> 01:06:22,040 Speaker 1: just really really begin our process of the twenty nineteen draft. 1312 01:06:22,600 --> 01:06:25,920 Speaker 1: When I do travel, I'm just like every other scout. 1313 01:06:25,960 --> 01:06:29,600 Speaker 1: I'm visiting the school, coordinating in terms of who I 1314 01:06:29,640 --> 01:06:32,360 Speaker 1: need to meet with in that school, to speak to resources, 1315 01:06:32,400 --> 01:06:35,320 Speaker 1: to gain insight on our prospects. It could be from 1316 01:06:35,320 --> 01:06:38,000 Speaker 1: the position coach coordinator, if you're granted time with the 1317 01:06:38,040 --> 01:06:42,040 Speaker 1: head coach, time spent with the strength coach, time spent 1318 01:06:42,080 --> 01:06:44,200 Speaker 1: with the support staff to find out a lot about 1319 01:06:44,240 --> 01:06:47,680 Speaker 1: the players and the prospects character, and then the film 1320 01:06:47,720 --> 01:06:49,800 Speaker 1: evaluation certainly is a big part of that as well, 1321 01:06:49,840 --> 01:06:51,760 Speaker 1: But when we descend on the school, a lot of 1322 01:06:51,760 --> 01:06:54,360 Speaker 1: it is to get some background and information on who 1323 01:06:54,360 --> 01:06:56,960 Speaker 1: these guys are. We can watch the film from any 1324 01:06:56,960 --> 01:06:58,680 Speaker 1: place in the country right now. I can watch it 1325 01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:00,360 Speaker 1: from my desk here at the office, so or I 1326 01:07:00,360 --> 01:07:03,280 Speaker 1: can be on a plane with my iPad. But the 1327 01:07:03,320 --> 01:07:05,760 Speaker 1: other part that where scouts spend a lot of time 1328 01:07:05,840 --> 01:07:08,040 Speaker 1: on is the body typing. You know, we want to 1329 01:07:08,040 --> 01:07:10,000 Speaker 1: know maybe what they are now to what they can 1330 01:07:10,040 --> 01:07:12,440 Speaker 1: be one to three years down the road. There'll be 1331 01:07:12,480 --> 01:07:14,400 Speaker 1: times and places where I run into other gems on 1332 01:07:14,440 --> 01:07:17,880 Speaker 1: the road, other scouting directors. But when I'm at a game. 1333 01:07:17,880 --> 01:07:20,040 Speaker 1: I'm up in the press box just like every other scout, 1334 01:07:20,080 --> 01:07:22,560 Speaker 1: grinding away, trying to get the best information that I can. 1335 01:07:23,120 --> 01:07:25,960 Speaker 1: But scouting is a process. Here we are in September, 1336 01:07:26,000 --> 01:07:28,720 Speaker 1: it already started in June, and this will be you know, 1337 01:07:28,760 --> 01:07:31,960 Speaker 1: all the way through through April twenty eighth until that weekend. 1338 01:07:32,240 --> 01:07:34,400 Speaker 1: Besides being able to talk to people at the school's 1339 01:07:34,400 --> 01:07:37,840 Speaker 1: face to face, what is it about being at the 1340 01:07:37,880 --> 01:07:40,280 Speaker 1: game that you see versus looking at stuff on tape? 1341 01:07:40,280 --> 01:07:41,840 Speaker 1: Because you get the All twenty two, you probably get 1342 01:07:41,840 --> 01:07:43,840 Speaker 1: a lot of great angles. But when you watch a 1343 01:07:43,960 --> 01:07:46,800 Speaker 1: game or a prospect live in the press box, what 1344 01:07:46,840 --> 01:07:48,720 Speaker 1: are you gaining there? We spend a lot of time 1345 01:07:48,720 --> 01:07:50,520 Speaker 1: in a pregame, to be honest, I'll be down on 1346 01:07:50,560 --> 01:07:52,960 Speaker 1: the sidelines, you know, looking for the body types of 1347 01:07:53,000 --> 01:07:54,920 Speaker 1: all the prospects that we need to study. I try 1348 01:07:54,920 --> 01:07:57,120 Speaker 1: to maximize our exposures. So if it's a very good 1349 01:07:57,120 --> 01:07:59,520 Speaker 1: opponent on both sides of the ball, I try to 1350 01:07:59,560 --> 01:08:02,160 Speaker 1: maximize as the exposure that one team has, and then 1351 01:08:02,200 --> 01:08:03,800 Speaker 1: as well as I get to see the other team, 1352 01:08:04,160 --> 01:08:07,200 Speaker 1: I'm looking to see basically, practice habits, preparation habits in 1353 01:08:07,280 --> 01:08:09,680 Speaker 1: terms of how they prepare for the game. I'm looking 1354 01:08:09,680 --> 01:08:11,560 Speaker 1: for the body typing in terms of what they are 1355 01:08:11,640 --> 01:08:15,000 Speaker 1: from from their lower body to the upper body, trying 1356 01:08:15,040 --> 01:08:17,360 Speaker 1: to be definitive in terms of their build, what they 1357 01:08:17,360 --> 01:08:20,640 Speaker 1: are today, what they can be tomorrow. And then if 1358 01:08:20,640 --> 01:08:22,639 Speaker 1: you have a chance to speak to any sources while 1359 01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:24,640 Speaker 1: you're there, if you have a chance to get some 1360 01:08:24,680 --> 01:08:26,960 Speaker 1: time with a position coach or a coordinator or a 1361 01:08:27,000 --> 01:08:29,679 Speaker 1: support staff member, that can at least be a resource 1362 01:08:29,720 --> 01:08:32,360 Speaker 1: for you to gain some insight and information that perhaps 1363 01:08:32,439 --> 01:08:35,599 Speaker 1: maybe you missed or did not get at the school visit, 1364 01:08:35,640 --> 01:08:38,599 Speaker 1: because sometimes availability is tough based on their own schedules. 1365 01:08:38,600 --> 01:08:41,400 Speaker 1: When you are a visitor in the campus setting and 1366 01:08:41,439 --> 01:08:43,680 Speaker 1: the game day morning, sometimes when the coaches come out, 1367 01:08:43,720 --> 01:08:45,479 Speaker 1: you do get a chance to speak to them and 1368 01:08:45,560 --> 01:08:47,880 Speaker 1: gain a little more insight about their football character and 1369 01:08:47,880 --> 01:08:50,519 Speaker 1: their personal character. All right, Brian, we appreciate the time 1370 01:08:50,600 --> 01:08:52,640 Speaker 1: very much. Good luck this week. Thank you. You know, 1371 01:08:52,680 --> 01:08:55,639 Speaker 1: it's interesting that Mark asked that last question about being 1372 01:08:55,760 --> 01:08:59,240 Speaker 1: there watching these players up close. It's so interesting to 1373 01:08:59,240 --> 01:09:02,400 Speaker 1: me because I know a lot of people on Twitter 1374 01:09:02,680 --> 01:09:05,280 Speaker 1: fancy themselves as draft experts. I do a lot of 1375 01:09:05,280 --> 01:09:09,160 Speaker 1: stuff as it pertains to the draft. My best intel, 1376 01:09:09,600 --> 01:09:13,240 Speaker 1: my best intel just me comes from being at the 1377 01:09:13,360 --> 01:09:17,080 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl, seeing these players, being at the Added Care 1378 01:09:17,200 --> 01:09:20,400 Speaker 1: Texas Kickoff, being at the Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl, 1379 01:09:20,640 --> 01:09:24,960 Speaker 1: seeing these players on the field, body types, composition. Now 1380 01:09:25,200 --> 01:09:27,439 Speaker 1: Brian and his personnel staff, they get a chance to 1381 01:09:27,520 --> 01:09:29,920 Speaker 1: get a little bit closer. They get the interview these players, 1382 01:09:30,000 --> 01:09:32,840 Speaker 1: as you know, at the combine and various things. But 1383 01:09:32,920 --> 01:09:35,519 Speaker 1: that's where I get when I see these guys up close. 1384 01:09:35,760 --> 01:09:38,000 Speaker 1: I can watch them on television. I mean, anybody can 1385 01:09:38,040 --> 01:09:40,639 Speaker 1: watch them on television. You can even watch them on 1386 01:09:40,960 --> 01:09:43,920 Speaker 1: Good All twenty two college tape. But when you get 1387 01:09:43,920 --> 01:09:46,240 Speaker 1: a chance to see them up close and you get 1388 01:09:46,280 --> 01:09:50,479 Speaker 1: to see what they're all about and what the body 1389 01:09:50,520 --> 01:09:54,360 Speaker 1: type looks like, it's amazing. I can tell you. Here's 1390 01:09:54,360 --> 01:09:58,840 Speaker 1: a great example of that. Ole miss has three tremendous receivers, 1391 01:09:59,080 --> 01:10:01,280 Speaker 1: the Marcus Lodge I think it's from Cedar Hill right 1392 01:10:01,320 --> 01:10:04,639 Speaker 1: here in Texas, DK, Metcalfe and A. J. Brown. AJ 1393 01:10:04,760 --> 01:10:07,479 Speaker 1: Brown was out warming up before the game and I 1394 01:10:07,560 --> 01:10:10,200 Speaker 1: watched almost his every move and I was kind of 1395 01:10:10,280 --> 01:10:14,160 Speaker 1: enamored with him because he's so much bigger than what 1396 01:10:14,439 --> 01:10:17,559 Speaker 1: his program size seems to list. I think they listed 1397 01:10:17,600 --> 01:10:19,840 Speaker 1: him at like six one two nineteen or something like that, 1398 01:10:20,479 --> 01:10:23,080 Speaker 1: and he is all of that, I mean, so well 1399 01:10:23,120 --> 01:10:25,880 Speaker 1: put together, but you start seeing that. I had that 1400 01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:30,200 Speaker 1: same exact conversation with Brian at the Senior Bowl last year. 1401 01:10:30,600 --> 01:10:33,439 Speaker 1: Because the Texans were coaching, we had a couple of 1402 01:10:33,680 --> 01:10:37,400 Speaker 1: field access passes and omar Anda guys were able to 1403 01:10:37,439 --> 01:10:39,200 Speaker 1: hook me up and give me one of them to 1404 01:10:39,240 --> 01:10:41,680 Speaker 1: go down there and be down on the field. And 1405 01:10:41,720 --> 01:10:43,960 Speaker 1: so Brian was there and I saw him, and it 1406 01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:45,479 Speaker 1: was good to catch up with him because he had 1407 01:10:45,520 --> 01:10:47,360 Speaker 1: come back from Buffalo and it was great to see 1408 01:10:47,439 --> 01:10:49,360 Speaker 1: him out there at the Senior Bowl. And so he 1409 01:10:49,400 --> 01:10:52,160 Speaker 1: asked me, you know what I was doing, and I said, 1410 01:10:52,520 --> 01:10:54,880 Speaker 1: you know, I love this. You know, I fancy myself 1411 01:10:54,880 --> 01:10:58,080 Speaker 1: as a scout in some respects that just never went 1412 01:10:58,120 --> 01:11:00,519 Speaker 1: into the scouting business, if you will, but I love 1413 01:11:00,600 --> 01:11:02,639 Speaker 1: doing it. And I said it makes all the difference 1414 01:11:02,640 --> 01:11:04,000 Speaker 1: in the I just kind of flipply said, you know, 1415 01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:06,439 Speaker 1: it makes all the difference in the world watching these 1416 01:11:06,479 --> 01:11:09,439 Speaker 1: guys up close and seeing them up close. And he 1417 01:11:09,439 --> 01:11:12,400 Speaker 1: looked at me and said, that's it. That's absolutely what 1418 01:11:12,439 --> 01:11:15,160 Speaker 1: it is. You get an opportunity to see these guys 1419 01:11:15,240 --> 01:11:17,320 Speaker 1: up close. Now, it was great for the Texan staff 1420 01:11:17,520 --> 01:11:19,720 Speaker 1: because they had an opportunity to meet these players and 1421 01:11:19,760 --> 01:11:22,280 Speaker 1: coach them and see how they reacted to change and 1422 01:11:22,280 --> 01:11:25,080 Speaker 1: how they adjusted to coaching. And obviously Jordan Nakins was 1423 01:11:25,120 --> 01:11:27,560 Speaker 1: a draft pick in large part what he did in 1424 01:11:27,600 --> 01:11:29,760 Speaker 1: his college career, but in some small part to what 1425 01:11:30,080 --> 01:11:32,479 Speaker 1: he was able to show them at the Senior Bowl 1426 01:11:32,600 --> 01:11:35,120 Speaker 1: with that coaching staff, and so they were able to 1427 01:11:35,160 --> 01:11:37,519 Speaker 1: get some intel from that. Although it's fascinating, and then 1428 01:11:37,520 --> 01:11:39,679 Speaker 1: of course Mark brought that up talking to him, there 1429 01:11:39,800 --> 01:11:42,479 Speaker 1: is nothing and will this will always be the case. 1430 01:11:42,560 --> 01:11:46,479 Speaker 1: There's nothing that replaces that up close personal view on 1431 01:11:46,560 --> 01:11:49,120 Speaker 1: a player, and then of course getting to meet that player, 1432 01:11:49,160 --> 01:11:52,439 Speaker 1: but seeing how they warm up, seeing what they look like, 1433 01:11:52,640 --> 01:11:55,200 Speaker 1: the body comp I mean, that's such a big part 1434 01:11:55,720 --> 01:11:59,400 Speaker 1: of the scouting and personnel business. It's just a it's 1435 01:11:59,400 --> 01:12:01,840 Speaker 1: a fascinating beast to me, if you will, And I'm 1436 01:12:01,840 --> 01:12:03,400 Speaker 1: glad that Mark got into it right there at the 1437 01:12:03,479 --> 01:12:07,080 Speaker 1: end with Brian Gaine. All right, coming up next, we're 1438 01:12:07,080 --> 01:12:10,040 Speaker 1: gonna have our players segment. This opportunity for the players 1439 01:12:10,080 --> 01:12:13,240 Speaker 1: to sound off. If you will get to Know Will Fuller, 1440 01:12:13,479 --> 01:12:16,240 Speaker 1: Final Word with Kareem Jackson, and of course it's kjack 1441 01:12:16,320 --> 01:12:18,639 Speaker 1: TV as well. Next right here on Texans All Access 1442 01:12:53,320 --> 01:12:56,520 Speaker 1: What If segment of Texas All Access on this Friday evening, 1443 01:12:56,920 --> 01:12:59,080 Speaker 1: wherever you may be, I appreciate you being with me. 1444 01:12:59,200 --> 01:13:02,240 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris, football anoist and sideline reporter. 1445 01:13:02,520 --> 01:13:05,639 Speaker 1: And this last segment we typically save for the players, 1446 01:13:05,720 --> 01:13:08,000 Speaker 1: not that we don't earlier. I mean, we heard from 1447 01:13:08,040 --> 01:13:11,639 Speaker 1: Tyler Irvin with our Deep Slant interview, and we've heard 1448 01:13:11,640 --> 01:13:13,840 Speaker 1: from the players in the first segment as well, But 1449 01:13:13,880 --> 01:13:15,720 Speaker 1: this is an opportunity for the players to kind of 1450 01:13:15,760 --> 01:13:18,559 Speaker 1: pew back the layers, if you will. This is our 1451 01:13:18,600 --> 01:13:21,240 Speaker 1: get to No segment. It is our player Reporter, and 1452 01:13:21,400 --> 01:13:23,760 Speaker 1: it is the final Word with Drew Doherty this week 1453 01:13:23,840 --> 01:13:27,479 Speaker 1: player Reporter and the final word the same guy, Kareem Jackson. Now, 1454 01:13:27,640 --> 01:13:30,680 Speaker 1: Kareem asked the questions and player reporter and in the 1455 01:13:30,720 --> 01:13:33,840 Speaker 1: interview he's answering the questions. Well, we're gonna start with 1456 01:13:34,120 --> 01:13:42,320 Speaker 1: get to Know Will for the fifth Drew take it away. 1457 01:13:43,720 --> 01:13:48,080 Speaker 1: It's time to get to know Big Bill Fuller. Did 1458 01:13:48,080 --> 01:13:49,840 Speaker 1: you know people call you that? No? I don't. I 1459 01:13:49,880 --> 01:13:52,559 Speaker 1: hope people don't know. Why not a joke? I like 1460 01:13:52,640 --> 01:13:54,960 Speaker 1: that makes you? That makes you old? Why don't you 1461 01:13:54,960 --> 01:13:57,160 Speaker 1: go from Will to Bill? I think that puts some 1462 01:13:57,280 --> 01:14:00,360 Speaker 1: ages on you. I think so. My dad is Bill. Okay, 1463 01:14:00,360 --> 01:14:02,040 Speaker 1: So okay, Well let me give you the background on 1464 01:14:02,080 --> 01:14:03,519 Speaker 1: it's there's a guy. There's some guys that do a 1465 01:14:03,600 --> 01:14:05,840 Speaker 1: college podcast. And when you were just ripping it up 1466 01:14:05,840 --> 01:14:08,559 Speaker 1: in Notre Dame scoring touchdowns, he scored a lot of 1467 01:14:08,600 --> 01:14:11,559 Speaker 1: big touchdowns. So they called you a big Bill Foy. 1468 01:14:11,640 --> 01:14:14,519 Speaker 1: It's a it's a good nickname, but you don't like it, 1469 01:14:14,560 --> 01:14:16,280 Speaker 1: so I'm not gonna call you that. If you could 1470 01:14:16,280 --> 01:14:19,240 Speaker 1: turn the ocean into one other liquid? What liquid would 1471 01:14:19,240 --> 01:14:23,160 Speaker 1: you turn it into into one other liquid? Oh? Man, 1472 01:14:23,640 --> 01:14:29,080 Speaker 1: milk coke? Uh mountain, that's a good one. Get you 1473 01:14:29,200 --> 01:14:32,120 Speaker 1: charged up and don't addicted to it? Yeah? Do you 1474 01:14:32,120 --> 01:14:34,280 Speaker 1: start your day every day with the mountain? I got it. 1475 01:14:34,280 --> 01:14:35,680 Speaker 1: I got a chill out on it because it's not 1476 01:14:35,680 --> 01:14:37,720 Speaker 1: good for you. But whenever I can get one, I 1477 01:14:37,800 --> 01:14:39,880 Speaker 1: love it. Yeah, because you had jolt there, I like it. 1478 01:14:39,880 --> 01:14:42,800 Speaker 1: I like it. I'm an dude guy myself. Okay, is 1479 01:14:42,920 --> 01:14:46,920 Speaker 1: cereal a soup? I wouldn't say so. I mean one, 1480 01:14:46,960 --> 01:14:49,479 Speaker 1: I think it's abut thing of like ramen noodles are like, 1481 01:14:49,800 --> 01:14:52,720 Speaker 1: uh something like they don't want the cereal thing of 1482 01:14:52,800 --> 01:14:55,080 Speaker 1: Cadet cry So. I mean there's two two way different 1483 01:14:55,080 --> 01:14:57,439 Speaker 1: things for me. Sammy Coats said, otherwise, prob with you 1484 01:14:57,479 --> 01:14:59,040 Speaker 1: on that one, even though I told him I was 1485 01:14:59,040 --> 01:15:01,360 Speaker 1: with him on that one. Okay, So cereals not a soup. 1486 01:15:01,720 --> 01:15:05,479 Speaker 1: It's a hot dog and sandwich. Depends on how you 1487 01:15:05,479 --> 01:15:07,479 Speaker 1: look at it. I mean it's it's in between bread. 1488 01:15:07,760 --> 01:15:09,960 Speaker 1: So I mean, depends on how you look at it. Uh, 1489 01:15:11,400 --> 01:15:12,720 Speaker 1: I've never called it a sandwich. I do. Just call 1490 01:15:12,720 --> 01:15:16,640 Speaker 1: it a hot dogs. Yeah, yeah, I mean yeah I 1491 01:15:16,720 --> 01:15:19,320 Speaker 1: do too. Kyami Fairbaron said it's a sandwich, and yeah, 1492 01:15:19,320 --> 01:15:20,800 Speaker 1: that's kind of me. He's a kicker. He's saying he's 1493 01:15:20,800 --> 01:15:23,760 Speaker 1: got his own idea. Just think different. So I mean, 1494 01:15:24,600 --> 01:15:27,519 Speaker 1: I hear you, I hear you. Okay, you gotta wear 1495 01:15:27,600 --> 01:15:29,400 Speaker 1: one color of clothing the rest of your life, Like 1496 01:15:29,520 --> 01:15:31,400 Speaker 1: your shoes, your pants, your shirt, they have to be 1497 01:15:31,439 --> 01:15:33,479 Speaker 1: the same color. What color you're gonna choose A probably 1498 01:15:33,479 --> 01:15:36,320 Speaker 1: a little black man like you can't go wrong. Blad Luke. 1499 01:15:36,320 --> 01:15:39,559 Speaker 1: He's gotta got on Black, so uh can't go wrong. 1500 01:15:39,640 --> 01:15:42,720 Speaker 1: Black goes with everything right, everything perfect. Well, good to 1501 01:15:42,720 --> 01:15:50,720 Speaker 1: see it all, good to see thank you. Okay, I'm 1502 01:15:50,720 --> 01:15:53,120 Speaker 1: the guilty one as it pertains to Big Bill. Fol 1503 01:15:53,360 --> 01:15:57,360 Speaker 1: Let me explain. There's a cod football podcast called The 1504 01:15:57,439 --> 01:15:59,880 Speaker 1: Solid Verbal if you haven't heard it. Guys are great, 1505 01:16:00,040 --> 01:16:02,960 Speaker 1: Hi hil Brand and Dan Rubinstein. They are fantastic, and 1506 01:16:03,000 --> 01:16:04,760 Speaker 1: I was listening to them. I started listening to them. 1507 01:16:04,760 --> 01:16:07,680 Speaker 1: I think in either twenty fifteen, maybe twenty sixteen and 1508 01:16:07,840 --> 01:16:11,280 Speaker 1: twenty there had to be twenty fifteen twenty fifteen. Will 1509 01:16:11,360 --> 01:16:14,320 Speaker 1: was phenomenal for the Notre Dame team, and I believe 1510 01:16:14,640 --> 01:16:17,800 Speaker 1: ty is titled Brand is a Notre Dame alum. So 1511 01:16:18,439 --> 01:16:20,680 Speaker 1: he would talk about and was talking about Notre Dame 1512 01:16:20,680 --> 01:16:22,920 Speaker 1: in that year. Twenty fifteen was an amazing one. Sean 1513 01:16:23,040 --> 01:16:25,679 Speaker 1: Kaiser beating Virginia, last play of the game, he looks 1514 01:16:25,760 --> 01:16:29,519 Speaker 1: up Will Fuller, etc. So they took to calling Will Fuller. 1515 01:16:30,200 --> 01:16:32,320 Speaker 1: They were they started they were calling him big play 1516 01:16:32,400 --> 01:16:34,240 Speaker 1: Will Fuller. And then one of them, just joking, he 1517 01:16:34,280 --> 01:16:38,479 Speaker 1: said big Bill Fuller, and so that became the moniker 1518 01:16:38,560 --> 01:16:42,280 Speaker 1: and it stuck for them and I sort of I 1519 01:16:42,320 --> 01:16:44,080 Speaker 1: sort of liked it. I kind of liked it big 1520 01:16:44,080 --> 01:16:48,120 Speaker 1: Bill Fuller. I like alliteration. It sounded great after Will's 1521 01:16:48,720 --> 01:16:50,920 Speaker 1: I think it was the second game. I think it 1522 01:16:50,960 --> 01:16:52,120 Speaker 1: was the second game at home. Maybe it was a 1523 01:16:52,160 --> 01:16:54,360 Speaker 1: Tennessee game his rookie year he has the punt return. 1524 01:16:54,960 --> 01:16:56,920 Speaker 1: It was either that game or right after the Chicago game. 1525 01:16:56,920 --> 01:16:59,080 Speaker 1: I can't remember having his first game. He was our 1526 01:16:59,120 --> 01:17:02,679 Speaker 1: player of the game and I asked him, I said, hey, 1527 01:17:03,640 --> 01:17:05,360 Speaker 1: and I told him about the I told him kind 1528 01:17:05,360 --> 01:17:07,679 Speaker 1: of a mini version of that story Big Bill Fuller. 1529 01:17:07,720 --> 01:17:08,880 Speaker 1: He kind of looked at me and I could tell, 1530 01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:10,920 Speaker 1: and he doesn't like this. All right now, I'm not 1531 01:17:10,920 --> 01:17:13,920 Speaker 1: gonna do it, but I so wanted him to like it. 1532 01:17:14,000 --> 01:17:15,559 Speaker 1: So now that we've gotten to the bottom of that, 1533 01:17:15,640 --> 01:17:18,240 Speaker 1: Will's like, no, no, no, my dad's Bill. I don't 1534 01:17:18,240 --> 01:17:21,519 Speaker 1: care for it makes you sound old. Will's explanation is perfect. 1535 01:17:21,760 --> 01:17:24,320 Speaker 1: There's no more Big Bill Fuller. It's always Will Fuller 1536 01:17:24,640 --> 01:17:27,439 Speaker 1: from here on. All right, let's go to our player reporter. 1537 01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:30,639 Speaker 1: We always have Kareem Jackson in the locker room asking 1538 01:17:30,920 --> 01:17:34,040 Speaker 1: the hard hitting questions as he always does. Player reporters 1539 01:17:34,080 --> 01:17:36,559 Speaker 1: brought to you Barctick the official coolers and tumblers of 1540 01:17:36,600 --> 01:17:41,439 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans. Visit rtic coolers dot com, artic coolers, overbuilt, 1541 01:17:41,640 --> 01:17:49,879 Speaker 1: not overpriced. Kjack TV AK player reporters start now. Kjack 1542 01:17:49,960 --> 01:17:53,280 Speaker 1: TV Man coming to you with another episode here with 1543 01:17:53,400 --> 01:17:59,920 Speaker 1: Whitney Mercers number fifty nine linebacker. What's it? What's the 1544 01:18:00,120 --> 01:18:02,240 Speaker 1: what's the little slogan? They said, what's your little slogans? 1545 01:18:02,400 --> 01:18:08,320 Speaker 1: No mercy? No mercy? I can dig it very Who 1546 01:18:08,360 --> 01:18:11,320 Speaker 1: has the most unique laugh on the team? And what 1547 01:18:11,360 --> 01:18:21,040 Speaker 1: does it sound like? I'm gonna be Mack. You gotta 1548 01:18:21,080 --> 01:18:25,720 Speaker 1: know your teammate j D just loud? I get no, no, 1549 01:18:25,920 --> 01:18:32,080 Speaker 1: just got that ain't a laugh, man, That's that's abuse. 1550 01:18:33,960 --> 01:18:39,000 Speaker 1: Who has the most unique laugh on the team? Uh? 1551 01:18:39,200 --> 01:18:42,640 Speaker 1: I wanna say, I think be mad? Got what they 1552 01:18:42,840 --> 01:18:52,559 Speaker 1: sound like? It goes a little home life. That sounds 1553 01:18:52,600 --> 01:18:58,559 Speaker 1: like being Mack Kevin. That's a good one. I don't think. 1554 01:18:58,720 --> 01:19:01,040 Speaker 1: Can you mimic that? You know? He got this like 1555 01:19:01,160 --> 01:19:15,320 Speaker 1: little slam on loop? Hey, ki kid, when you see this, 1556 01:19:15,960 --> 01:19:18,439 Speaker 1: I have then to do with with my brother. That's 1557 01:19:18,479 --> 01:19:20,360 Speaker 1: all we got for you today, my guy, I have 1558 01:19:20,760 --> 01:19:23,120 Speaker 1: saved you. Man. I don't know what I'm gonna have 1559 01:19:23,160 --> 01:19:24,880 Speaker 1: you on a game man. It's gonna be a long, 1560 01:19:25,040 --> 01:19:27,200 Speaker 1: a long, long good season. Manna have you on a 1561 01:19:27,240 --> 01:19:30,120 Speaker 1: game man, My guy scar Man, k DA TV man. 1562 01:19:30,160 --> 01:19:38,160 Speaker 1: We out. So what happens when we flipped the script 1563 01:19:38,160 --> 01:19:41,880 Speaker 1: dot Kareem Jackson and he becomes not the interviewer but 1564 01:19:41,920 --> 01:19:44,439 Speaker 1: the interviewee. The final word with Jude Ury this week 1565 01:19:44,600 --> 01:19:48,280 Speaker 1: is with our guy, kay jack Kareem Jackson, Thanks so much. 1566 01:19:48,320 --> 01:19:52,520 Speaker 1: We've got safety, We've got corner, We've got television impresario. 1567 01:19:52,760 --> 01:19:58,000 Speaker 1: Kareem Jackson here, Kareem. Texans are owing three. But confidence 1568 01:19:58,120 --> 01:20:00,479 Speaker 1: is not an issue, is it? No, not at all, 1569 01:20:00,600 --> 01:20:02,960 Speaker 1: not at all, um, just because we know the type 1570 01:20:02,960 --> 01:20:04,760 Speaker 1: of team we have, you know, the type of guys 1571 01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:08,439 Speaker 1: are having a locker room, you know. Um, like you said, 1572 01:20:08,439 --> 01:20:11,400 Speaker 1: we're all in three, but we could easily be three 1573 01:20:11,439 --> 01:20:13,320 Speaker 1: and no, you know, one or two plays here and 1574 01:20:13,360 --> 01:20:15,320 Speaker 1: there and all three of those games can go you know, 1575 01:20:15,360 --> 01:20:18,000 Speaker 1: a different way. So you know, we're definitely still a 1576 01:20:18,040 --> 01:20:20,000 Speaker 1: confident in group. Like I said, because we know the 1577 01:20:20,040 --> 01:20:21,640 Speaker 1: type of team we have. Is that kind of the 1578 01:20:21,920 --> 01:20:25,200 Speaker 1: double edged sword he exact cliche where you know, if 1579 01:20:25,280 --> 01:20:27,439 Speaker 1: just a few things go differently, it's like you said, 1580 01:20:27,560 --> 01:20:31,280 Speaker 1: you're undefeated, but those few things are holding your back still, right, 1581 01:20:31,439 --> 01:20:34,800 Speaker 1: Um it is because I mean we worked so hard 1582 01:20:35,120 --> 01:20:36,920 Speaker 1: and we want to go out there and we want 1583 01:20:36,920 --> 01:20:39,280 Speaker 1: to you know, execute the way we need to. But 1584 01:20:39,400 --> 01:20:42,400 Speaker 1: like you said, I mean, it's just always those one 1585 01:20:42,479 --> 01:20:44,120 Speaker 1: or two plays and we gotta try to type, we 1586 01:20:44,200 --> 01:20:46,320 Speaker 1: gotta try to, you know, eliminate those one or two 1587 01:20:46,320 --> 01:20:48,479 Speaker 1: plays sometime. I mean, however, we got to do it. 1588 01:20:48,520 --> 01:20:50,800 Speaker 1: But um, it's got to be done, you know. So 1589 01:20:50,920 --> 01:20:53,160 Speaker 1: you know, we continue to go out and you know, work, 1590 01:20:53,320 --> 01:20:55,679 Speaker 1: you know, we get good work throughout the week in practice, 1591 01:20:55,720 --> 01:20:57,360 Speaker 1: but we just gotta you know, we gotta go out 1592 01:20:57,360 --> 01:20:59,439 Speaker 1: and execute on it on a different level and you know, 1593 01:20:59,520 --> 01:21:01,880 Speaker 1: eliminate those you know, one or two plays. On a 1594 01:21:01,920 --> 01:21:04,680 Speaker 1: personal level, what's it been like getting to play safety, 1595 01:21:05,080 --> 01:21:06,920 Speaker 1: playing a little bit of cornerback as well. But it 1596 01:21:06,960 --> 01:21:09,599 Speaker 1: looks like you you've been a duck in water as 1597 01:21:09,600 --> 01:21:11,120 Speaker 1: far as playing safety. I mean, you look like a 1598 01:21:11,280 --> 01:21:13,439 Speaker 1: natural there, all right. Uh, it's been a lot of 1599 01:21:13,479 --> 01:21:15,479 Speaker 1: fun getting a chance to kind of fly around and 1600 01:21:15,960 --> 01:21:18,280 Speaker 1: hit people, getting a chance to you know, see the 1601 01:21:18,320 --> 01:21:21,120 Speaker 1: whole of the entire form, the entire formation before the 1602 01:21:21,160 --> 01:21:22,880 Speaker 1: ball snap, you know, so I can kind of see 1603 01:21:22,920 --> 01:21:25,080 Speaker 1: some things before they happened. So it's been a lot 1604 01:21:25,080 --> 01:21:27,519 Speaker 1: of fun, you know. So, um, I've had a chance 1605 01:21:27,560 --> 01:21:30,400 Speaker 1: to really embrace it, you know, throughout camping, you know 1606 01:21:30,520 --> 01:21:32,800 Speaker 1: now and you know throughout the seat, through these first 1607 01:21:32,800 --> 01:21:35,599 Speaker 1: couple of a couple of games. So but um, just 1608 01:21:35,600 --> 01:21:37,760 Speaker 1: looking to improve each and every day. Then you say, 1609 01:21:37,760 --> 01:21:39,920 Speaker 1: it's fun to play. Brandon Done. We were talking with him. 1610 01:21:39,960 --> 01:21:41,920 Speaker 1: He said, it's fun to watch you play. He said, 1611 01:21:41,960 --> 01:21:43,720 Speaker 1: you're like a bullet. That's the word you use, a 1612 01:21:43,720 --> 01:21:46,600 Speaker 1: bullet when when you're hitting guys. Let's talk about this 1613 01:21:46,680 --> 01:21:48,920 Speaker 1: Colts team. It's a trip to Indianapolis. It's a it's 1614 01:21:48,920 --> 01:21:51,040 Speaker 1: a quarterback that you guys know very well. And Andrew 1615 01:21:51,080 --> 01:21:53,280 Speaker 1: Luck what's he doing. Well, there's a lot of things. Well, 1616 01:21:53,439 --> 01:21:55,840 Speaker 1: you know obviously all I'm talent. You can make every 1617 01:21:55,880 --> 01:21:58,200 Speaker 1: throw in the field. Definitely a smart guy. He in 1618 01:21:58,280 --> 01:22:00,360 Speaker 1: very s ruba on this and you know, put the 1619 01:22:00,360 --> 01:22:03,600 Speaker 1: guys in the right players and right you know, right situations. 1620 01:22:03,640 --> 01:22:06,720 Speaker 1: But um, I mean it's nothing he can't do. So 1621 01:22:06,880 --> 01:22:09,160 Speaker 1: for us, you know, we gotta be definitely definitely got 1622 01:22:09,280 --> 01:22:11,160 Speaker 1: to be on our a game through three games. They've 1623 01:22:11,160 --> 01:22:13,320 Speaker 1: not gone deep like they have in the past, but 1624 01:22:13,360 --> 01:22:14,720 Speaker 1: you always kind of have to be worried. I t 1625 01:22:14,880 --> 01:22:17,000 Speaker 1: Y Hilton and his word about Yeah, he's definitely a 1626 01:22:17,040 --> 01:22:19,160 Speaker 1: deep threat, you know, trying to speed you know with 1627 01:22:19,240 --> 01:22:21,719 Speaker 1: t Y. You know, um can definitely run the route, 1628 01:22:21,760 --> 01:22:23,519 Speaker 1: the entire route tree. You know. For us, we just 1629 01:22:23,520 --> 01:22:25,439 Speaker 1: gotta be sticking coverage. We had to know where he is, 1630 01:22:25,479 --> 01:22:27,240 Speaker 1: you know, at all times. You mean, he's all over 1631 01:22:27,280 --> 01:22:29,120 Speaker 1: the place, so we just gotta spide him out, you know, 1632 01:22:29,160 --> 01:22:31,080 Speaker 1: before the ball snapping, you know, do the things we 1633 01:22:31,120 --> 01:22:32,840 Speaker 1: need to do to try to eliminate him. Have you 1634 01:22:32,840 --> 01:22:34,360 Speaker 1: been impressed with what Luck's been able to do in 1635 01:22:34,360 --> 01:22:36,559 Speaker 1: the short passing game, going to the backs on the backfield, 1636 01:22:36,520 --> 01:22:39,120 Speaker 1: the tight ends, et ceter et cetera. Yeah, yeah, s 1637 01:22:39,160 --> 01:22:41,679 Speaker 1: watching fam you know though they you know, got some 1638 01:22:41,680 --> 01:22:44,600 Speaker 1: some new guys and some new some new spots. But um, 1639 01:22:44,640 --> 01:22:47,000 Speaker 1: I mean he's still still Andrew Luck. You know, he's 1640 01:22:47,000 --> 01:22:49,759 Speaker 1: still making some throws, you know, like you said, been 1641 01:22:49,840 --> 01:22:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, using this short game a little bit more 1642 01:22:52,080 --> 01:22:54,280 Speaker 1: this year. But you know that's that's not you know, 1643 01:22:54,360 --> 01:22:56,200 Speaker 1: taking away from you know, his arm chowning to be 1644 01:22:56,280 --> 01:22:59,200 Speaker 1: able to go downtown any play last thing? How special 1645 01:22:59,240 --> 01:23:01,759 Speaker 1: has this week been hearing the news about Andre house 1646 01:23:01,880 --> 01:23:04,320 Speaker 1: limp Fumma remission? Man, that's very special. You know with 1647 01:23:04,439 --> 01:23:06,320 Speaker 1: everybody you know just kind of see, you know, the 1648 01:23:06,320 --> 01:23:08,200 Speaker 1: football side of us, but at the end of the day, 1649 01:23:08,240 --> 01:23:09,800 Speaker 1: you know a lot of us, you know, we deal 1650 01:23:09,880 --> 01:23:12,479 Speaker 1: with real life situations as well outside of football. So 1651 01:23:12,640 --> 01:23:15,000 Speaker 1: you know, for him to be in remission, you know, 1652 01:23:15,280 --> 01:23:17,320 Speaker 1: for us, you know, just we just wanted to support 1653 01:23:17,360 --> 01:23:20,120 Speaker 1: him throughout this this entire time. You know, he's handed 1654 01:23:20,120 --> 01:23:21,960 Speaker 1: it like a champ and he did exactly what we 1655 01:23:22,000 --> 01:23:23,679 Speaker 1: all thought he would do. And you know, like I said, 1656 01:23:23,680 --> 01:23:25,560 Speaker 1: with him being in remission now, we're definitely happy for 1657 01:23:25,640 --> 01:23:28,360 Speaker 1: him and his family. That's great stuff. Glad you're with us, Kareem, 1658 01:23:28,479 --> 01:23:31,439 Speaker 1: best of luck on Sunday. Please keep playing great football 1659 01:23:31,439 --> 01:23:33,640 Speaker 1: because I value my job. I don't want you to 1660 01:23:33,680 --> 01:23:36,160 Speaker 1: come to Kjack TV for real. Okay, Hey, we all 1661 01:23:36,280 --> 01:23:39,360 Speaker 1: value all job. We'll definitely we'll definitely we gotta take 1662 01:23:39,360 --> 01:23:41,240 Speaker 1: it to another level, but we'll definitely stay on it. 1663 01:23:41,360 --> 01:23:43,479 Speaker 1: Thank you, my friend, good luck probably thank you. They're 1664 01:23:43,479 --> 01:23:45,880 Speaker 1: having a little get to know Will Fuller Kjack TV 1665 01:23:46,160 --> 01:23:49,360 Speaker 1: and the final word Drew Doherty with, Yeah, for mentioned 1666 01:23:49,479 --> 01:23:53,920 Speaker 1: Kareem Jackson games Sunday, folks, you know that twelve noon 1667 01:23:54,240 --> 01:23:56,840 Speaker 1: kickoff you can hear on Sports Radio six ten. It 1668 01:23:56,920 --> 01:23:59,040 Speaker 1: is a CBS game, so you can check it out 1669 01:23:59,040 --> 01:24:02,040 Speaker 1: on Channel eleven. If you're gonna watch, sync up the 1670 01:24:02,120 --> 01:24:04,960 Speaker 1: radio broadcast with TV broadcast. I'm sure you can do that. 1671 01:24:05,040 --> 01:24:07,000 Speaker 1: In this world of technology. You figured that out and 1672 01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:08,840 Speaker 1: you can listen to Mark Andre and myself give you 1673 01:24:08,880 --> 01:24:11,639 Speaker 1: the broadcast from Lucas Oil Stadium, place where the Texans 1674 01:24:11,680 --> 01:24:14,080 Speaker 1: have won two out of three. It's also been two 1675 01:24:14,080 --> 01:24:17,080 Speaker 1: out of fifteen, so yes, two to last three, but 1676 01:24:17,200 --> 01:24:20,680 Speaker 1: two of fifteen going up there, look gonna make it 1677 01:24:20,800 --> 01:24:23,920 Speaker 1: three of sixteen on Sunday. It is a difficult place 1678 01:24:23,960 --> 01:24:28,880 Speaker 1: to win. It is a confident, young and aggressive Colts team. 1679 01:24:28,960 --> 01:24:31,160 Speaker 1: It's a team that figures are playing with the house money. 1680 01:24:31,200 --> 01:24:34,040 Speaker 1: Nobody had any expectations of the Colts this year. Oh 1681 01:24:34,120 --> 01:24:36,400 Speaker 1: Andrew luck came back. Oh man, maybe the Colts will 1682 01:24:36,400 --> 01:24:38,639 Speaker 1: be okay, maybe they win five six games. There are 1683 01:24:38,720 --> 01:24:43,320 Speaker 1: no expectations for the Colts this year whatsoever. They are 1684 01:24:43,360 --> 01:24:47,880 Speaker 1: playing with house money and it shows every time they 1685 01:24:47,920 --> 01:24:51,080 Speaker 1: are out in the field. They're let it all hang loose. Well, 1686 01:24:51,080 --> 01:24:54,439 Speaker 1: the Texans have to answer on paper, which is a 1687 01:24:54,520 --> 01:24:57,880 Speaker 1: dangerous thing to do. But on paper, the Texans are 1688 01:24:57,920 --> 01:25:00,600 Speaker 1: a more overall town of team and as such, the 1689 01:25:00,640 --> 01:25:03,479 Speaker 1: expectations have been higher for the Texans and they have 1690 01:25:03,800 --> 01:25:05,679 Speaker 1: not lived up to them in the first three weeks. 1691 01:25:05,960 --> 01:25:08,040 Speaker 1: Now could they have? Could they have come through the 1692 01:25:08,120 --> 01:25:11,280 Speaker 1: victory they've lost by one score seven, three and five? 1693 01:25:11,600 --> 01:25:13,080 Speaker 1: What if they don't fumble on the first play of 1694 01:25:13,120 --> 01:25:15,320 Speaker 1: the game in New England. What if they don't give 1695 01:25:15,400 --> 01:25:17,960 Speaker 1: up that fake punt to Tennessee. What if they could 1696 01:25:17,960 --> 01:25:20,599 Speaker 1: come up with one turnover down in the red zone 1697 01:25:20,640 --> 01:25:22,680 Speaker 1: against the New York Giants. Maybe you're talking about a 1698 01:25:22,680 --> 01:25:25,000 Speaker 1: three no team. That's the difference between oh and three 1699 01:25:25,040 --> 01:25:26,960 Speaker 1: and three and oh. That's the difference between O and 1700 01:25:27,000 --> 01:25:32,439 Speaker 1: three and shoot one and two. Small things, little things. 1701 01:25:32,479 --> 01:25:36,080 Speaker 1: As I mentioned earlier, the various things this team hasn't 1702 01:25:36,160 --> 01:25:40,120 Speaker 1: done it must do. The fall star penalties, the goal 1703 01:25:40,240 --> 01:25:45,080 Speaker 1: to go penalties, the mistakes, the inefficiency scoring once in 1704 01:25:45,200 --> 01:25:49,400 Speaker 1: scoring territory. They've got to put it all together to 1705 01:25:49,560 --> 01:25:52,400 Speaker 1: walk out of there with a w. The team has 1706 01:25:52,439 --> 01:25:54,479 Speaker 1: not won a Sunday road game since they've been in 1707 01:25:54,520 --> 01:25:57,479 Speaker 1: Indiapolis December eleven, twenty sixteen. I would love to be 1708 01:25:57,520 --> 01:25:58,920 Speaker 1: able to get on a plane and fly home with 1709 01:25:58,960 --> 01:26:01,599 Speaker 1: his team after a W. They need it, we all 1710 01:26:01,640 --> 01:26:04,240 Speaker 1: need it, the city needs it. But most importantly, we 1711 01:26:04,280 --> 01:26:08,799 Speaker 1: just have to play better overall, start to finish sixty 1712 01:26:08,840 --> 01:26:12,160 Speaker 1: minutes of complete football. See what this team can do 1713 01:26:12,240 --> 01:26:14,600 Speaker 1: and what it can be in twenty eighteen, because I 1714 01:26:14,680 --> 01:26:16,920 Speaker 1: don't think we've seen it. I know we haven't seen it. 1715 01:26:17,560 --> 01:26:20,360 Speaker 1: But what can we do on Sunday afternoon? If we 1716 01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:24,880 Speaker 1: play a clean game, reduce the penalties, score touchdowns in 1717 01:26:24,960 --> 01:26:28,480 Speaker 1: gold to ghost situations, score points when you're in scoring territory, 1718 01:26:29,080 --> 01:26:31,840 Speaker 1: and play defense like you know, this group can play 1719 01:26:32,040 --> 01:26:36,040 Speaker 1: for sixty full minutes, finish the game, and come home 1720 01:26:36,160 --> 01:26:39,200 Speaker 1: with a W. The Colts expect to win. They don't 1721 01:26:39,240 --> 01:26:41,840 Speaker 1: know any better. They expect to win. Like I said, 1722 01:26:42,000 --> 01:26:43,680 Speaker 1: playing with house money, that's kind of a It's a 1723 01:26:43,680 --> 01:26:46,400 Speaker 1: fun spot to be in. There's no expectation. Nobody expects 1724 01:26:46,479 --> 01:26:48,280 Speaker 1: us to do anything. Let's go play. That's where the 1725 01:26:48,280 --> 01:26:51,120 Speaker 1: Colts are. You got to answer that, You've got to 1726 01:26:51,200 --> 01:26:54,120 Speaker 1: answer all day long. But as of right now, the 1727 01:26:54,200 --> 01:26:58,200 Speaker 1: talking is over it's done. Nothing you can do about 1728 01:26:58,200 --> 01:27:00,920 Speaker 1: it but go play on Sunday, no doubt about that. 1729 01:27:01,160 --> 01:27:03,160 Speaker 1: Got a lot of people to thank. Gotta thank Dpcuit. 1730 01:27:03,200 --> 01:27:06,160 Speaker 1: You gotta think Tyler Irvin, Gotta thank Mark Vandermer, Gotta 1731 01:27:06,160 --> 01:27:09,400 Speaker 1: thank Brian Gaine, Gotta thank Kareem Jackson, will fuller to 1732 01:27:09,439 --> 01:27:12,040 Speaker 1: your doherty, all of you for listening to my guys 1733 01:27:12,040 --> 01:27:14,360 Speaker 1: back in studio at six ten. Really appreciate your help. 1734 01:27:14,439 --> 01:27:17,120 Speaker 1: We will see you on Sunday, and hopefully at the end, 1735 01:27:17,120 --> 01:27:19,599 Speaker 1: come around three thirty Central time, we'll be talking about 1736 01:27:19,600 --> 01:27:21,760 Speaker 1: a one in three football team, not an own four 1737 01:27:21,800 --> 01:27:25,320 Speaker 1: football team. Appreciate y'all very much. We'll see you than everybody, 1738 01:27:25,320 --> 01:27:26,360 Speaker 1: and as always, go Texans.