1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: It is finally here. It's game week. O. Yes, welcome 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: in everybody to a Wednesday edition of Texans All Access 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: during game week. Oh man, well, what happens during game week? Well, 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: first of all, we get an extra hour of Texas 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: All Access on Wednesday and on Friday, and also on 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: Tuesday we get Food Rucker Show, we get an hour 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: Ball Access, and then we get of course an hour replay. 8 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: So we get three hours to talk Texans two hours tonight, 9 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: and we have got plenty for you. I'm so glad 10 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: to be with you. I'm your host, John Harris, football 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: analyst and sideline reporter for your Houston Texans in Game 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: one is right around the corner, relatively speaking. When you 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: think about the end of the season was back in January. 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: We had to wait nine months. Just a few days away. 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: The Texas will be kicking off at one pm Local 16 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: twelve pm Houston time against the New England Patriots for 17 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: the fourth time inside two calendar years. Oh yeah, Well, 18 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: when you finish first, you match up with that team. 19 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: When you rotate the divisions, which you do every three years, 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: that also indicates you're gonna play the Patriots. And when 21 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: you go to the the playoffs, you're gonna meet the Patriots, 22 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: And so that's exactly what's happened. In twenty sixteen. They 23 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,199 Speaker 1: played him because twenty fifteen and play him here. Two sixteen. 24 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: It was up there because it was after finishing first 25 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: in fifteen. Then in seventeen they played him because they 26 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: both finished first in sixteen eighteen. When we're playing him, 27 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: it's because the AFC East is the division on our rotation. 28 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: Next year, we would only play the Patriots if we 29 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: both finished first in a division, and in some way, 30 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: I sort of hope that happens. I kind of hope 31 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: that happens, but we'll get to that down road. We 32 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: got sixteen games before we got to make that determination. 33 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: When we got Game one coming up, and we've got 34 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: plenty for you. We have got Dpcity going behind enemy 35 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: side last night with Ben voland write your extraordinaire for 36 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: the Boston Globe. We got our man Russell Baxter, who's 37 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: gonna come out and talk and Manna fell with us. 38 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: We've got our men behind the Mike's segment to kick 39 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: off the second hour, Bob Socy, play by play man 40 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 1: of the New England Patriots, and also Kevin Coogler, the 41 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: play by play man for our preseason TV broadcast of 42 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans and also for Westwood One. We're gonna 43 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: have Andre where on the show, and of course Mark's 44 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: gonna stop by, and we'renna talking about some of the 45 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: keys to the game, well from his side of thing. 46 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: I'll have more of Mike keys to the Game on 47 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: Friday when we are back here in our last show 48 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: before Sunday's matchup with New England Patriots. So that is 49 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 1: the outline of the show. Now I can change it 50 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: at any point, but we're gonna talk a lot about 51 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: the Patriots in this show. We're gonna talk about what 52 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: the Texans must do, as we talk with Mark Vandimirt 53 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: later in the show. But we kick off every show 54 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: with our hot Reads. Yes, hot Reads are brought to 55 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: you by Geico fifteen minutes. Could say you're fifteen percent 56 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: or more on car in shirts. Let's start with the 57 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: weekly press conference. Yes, the Wednesday weekly press conference is 58 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: always an interesting one because it's the first one in 59 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: which coach O'Brien and JJ Watton to Shaw Watson meet 60 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: with the media. Now we've been meeting with them all 61 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: throughout training camp, but this is when you get into routine. 62 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: On Wednesday, we'll see JJ and de Seaun. On Thursday, 63 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: I believe we'll hear from DeAndre Hopkins and jadeveon Clowney. 64 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: And then Friday, I don't know if anybody goes to 65 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: the podium, but we will hear from Bill O'Brien on 66 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: Wednesday and Friday here from the coordinators on Thursday. So 67 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: that's just a little bit of the schedule if you 68 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: get interested in those kind of things. So today JJ, 69 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: wat Shaw, Watson Coach O'Brien with their podium and we'll 70 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: start with coach as he was asked about the familiarity, 71 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: as I said four times and not just four times, 72 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: but four times in Foxborough against the Patriots, you would 73 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: think that breeds some familiarity, But every year's difference a coach, 74 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: there's certain things about the two teams that I'm sure 75 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: we're familiar with each other. You know, obviously certain players. 76 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: You know, we've played against certain players over the years 77 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: many many times. Some of us have coached those players. 78 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: So yeah, there's certain things, but every year I do 79 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: think it's different, you know, and every year overall, and 80 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: the big picture of things. Teams are different, we're different, 81 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: They're different, and we have to we have to understand 82 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: that too. Now, there are a lot of people in 83 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: this building that have dealt with the Patriots offense in 84 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: the past. But if there's one guy that's gonna know, 85 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: maybe better than anybody else, is the guy that actually 86 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: ran that offense for a few years up in New England. 87 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: That was Bill O'Briant, who was asked today, what do 88 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: you have to deal with when facing Tom Brady the 89 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: Patriots offensive attack? There's so many different things that you 90 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: have to deal with. You know, you have to deal 91 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: with tempo, they play very fast. You have to deal 92 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: with different personnel groupings, you have to deal with obviously 93 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 1: Tom's ability to get them into the right play in 94 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: a very quick manner. You have to you have to 95 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: go back to the basics of what you believe in, 96 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: which is stopping the run and understanding that you've got 97 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: to stop the run. If you don't stop the run, 98 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: you're gonna be in a big problem. So I think 99 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: there's a lot of different things you have to deal 100 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: with with their offense, and it just comes down to 101 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: making sure that you can execute the keys to your 102 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: game to the best of your ability and then see 103 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: what happens. We've talked to coach a lot of times 104 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: Mark and I about this particular point. What kind of 105 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: team do you have? Do you know what kind of 106 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: team do you have? Do you have an idea of 107 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: the type of team you'll have? Coach said, well, we've 108 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 1: seen some things in training camp, but now it's got 109 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: to come to fruation. It's hard to say like, hey, 110 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: this is exactly what you're going to be in all 111 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: three phases. I think that's that's something that you quickly 112 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: have to determine in this game and moving forward. You 113 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: have an idea of of what you've seen. I know 114 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: our team, you know what I've seen in training camp, 115 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: very hard working team, very competitive team, tough football team. 116 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: Now that has to show up, you know, obviously in 117 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season. I think you know to 118 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: say like, this is exactly the type of team we're 119 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: going to be. You know, it's hard to say that, 120 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: you know, relative to personnel and things like that, but 121 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: I know those three things that I said a minute ago, 122 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: that's I know that about this team. The Texans obviously 123 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: missed the Shawn Watson for a majority of the season 124 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: last year. Now, they did have this Shawn in this 125 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: matchup last year and he was phenomenal against the New 126 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: England Patriots. No win, But coach, I'm sure throughout that 127 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: time learned a lot about this Sean And what was 128 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: it that he knew about the Shawn going into that 129 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: game that maybe not a lot of people know. And 130 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: what does he know now? Well, I just knew from 131 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: the time that he arrived here that you know, he 132 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: had really good poise, very smart guy. You know, there 133 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: was never really I mean, this guy had beaten Alabama 134 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: in a national championship game in front of one hundred 135 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: thousand people in national television and almost did it the 136 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: year before if I'm correct, So I mean, you know, 137 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: I don't think there was ever gonna be any stage 138 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: too big for him. And that's what we've seen. You know, 139 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: he's a he's a very poised young man. He's uh, 140 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: he's very professional in his approach every single day. You know, 141 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that he hasn't seen yet 142 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: in professional football just because he hasn't been out there, 143 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, Uh, you know a ton so he's gonna learn. 144 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: He learns from uh. From everything that he sees. He 145 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: has a short memory when things go bad, He's able 146 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: to deal with adversity. He's dealt with adversity his whole life, 147 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: and he's excited to get back out on the field 148 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: and get going this weekend. Speaking of the Sean Let's 149 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: get too Hot read number two. Sean stepped up to 150 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: the podium today and was asked about making the most 151 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: of every opportunity. Every opportunity I get to be able 152 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: to learn and and you know, build my knowledge and 153 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: build my game. He's always very important. So those times 154 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: where you know, I wasn't you know, physically on the field, 155 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: but mentally I was in the in the meetings and 156 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,559 Speaker 1: being able to you know, continue to build my craft 157 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: and build you know, my knowledge of this offense and 158 00:07:55,920 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: this team. UH is gonna come coming very very helpful 159 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: this season. The next question that Deshan got, I think 160 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: about this all the time, and that is think about Deshaun. 161 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: It's twenty two years old. Tom Brady's forty one. So 162 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: when Tom Brady won his first championship back in two 163 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: thousand and one, Deshan was like five or six. And 164 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: it's a guy he's watched growing up. Now he's on 165 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: the same field. Is there any starstruckns if you will 166 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: to seeing Tom Brady on the other side. I've been 167 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: to that stage of you know, just kind of you know, 168 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: been you know, star struck. But right now, you know 169 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: the guy that you look up to will come, you know, 170 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: your arrivals at times, and you got to just be 171 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: able to go out there and compete and try to 172 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: beat him. Sean was fantastic in this game last year, 173 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: but one moment sticks with him, I think maybe more 174 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: than any other, and that was the interception by Stefan 175 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: Gilmour Low miscommunication seemingly through one past DeAndre running different 176 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: route with that mistake led to points for the Patriots, 177 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: and Sean said, can't do that against these guys, Against 178 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: those guys, you can't. You can't make too many mistakes. 179 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: You gotta capitalize them and redon points, square testdowns and 180 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: field goes and and be able to, you know, play 181 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: mistake free as much as you can. All right, let's 182 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: get to one justin James Watt and hot and read 183 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: number three. Of course, JJ coming back and playing for 184 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: the first time and regulacies games since his injury against 185 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs. JJ was asked about the long 186 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: road and getting back. It's been a long road. It's 187 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 1: been it's been a grind. It's been a lot of 188 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: ups and downs over the last couple of years, obviously, 189 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: But I mean, I love this game. I love my teammates, 190 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: I love these guys, and I love coming to work 191 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: every day. So um, I've said all offseason, but I mean, 192 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: the thing I'm most looking forward to is today's practice. 193 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: I just little things. I love practice. I love the meetings, 194 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: I love focusing on an opponent, going out there with 195 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 1: my guys and trying to figure out the best plan, 196 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: and just the game of football. So I'm just I 197 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: just love being part of it. After two SI magnificant injuries, 198 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: JJ's got plenty of doubters out there. I ran have 199 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: to want him the other nine out of Twitter, and 200 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: I think the fans in Houston and I pretty much 201 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: put that guy back at his place. But the proof 202 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: still remains in the pudding, if you will. JJ talked 203 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: about that there's people that doubt the best players in 204 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: the history of the game. There's people I'm sure there's 205 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: people at doubt Tom, which I mean he's with the 206 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: best quarterback of all time. So I mean it's I've 207 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: learned that people's opinion doesn't really matter. The people's opinion 208 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: that I care about in my family, my friends, my teammates, 209 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: my coaches, my girlfriend, and whenever everybody else thinks doesn't 210 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: affect my day to day life. But I'm gonna go 211 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: out there and try and make those people I mentioned. 212 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: Probably earlier this morning, Bill Belichick remarked about the greatness 213 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: of one JJ Watt, so JJ returned to favor talking 214 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: about Bill Belichick, He's the best coach of all time. 215 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at his record, look at what 216 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: he's been able to do. I mean, the guy's incredible. 217 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: So um, any any praise that comes my way from him, 218 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: I'm extremely fortunate and respectful, and I think I would 219 00:10:58,000 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: give it back to him tenfold. I mean, he's a 220 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: he's an incredible coaches obviously put together an incredible team. 221 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: I have nothing but respect for what he's bammed to 222 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: accomplish in this league. All right, let's move on to 223 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: our final hot read, and on Wednesday, that is the 224 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: all important injury report. Now, the Texans have exited training 225 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: camp in preseason relatively unscathed in comparison to sub teams 226 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: like the Patriots. Isai Win, first round draft pick, already 227 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: out for the season. So what does the injury report 228 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: look like. Well, Kevon Webster did not participate. I think 229 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: we expected that We're not gonna see Kevon for a 230 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: few weeks. Limited participants, wide receivers. Unfortunately, kikiqt Will Fuller, 231 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: Duke Kedge four was the limited participant, as was Whitney Merciless. 232 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 1: The good news, Kevin Johnson back at practice today, as 233 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: was Kayomie Fairbaron. On the Patriots side, Win already out 234 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: for the year, Juwan Bentley inside linebacker, Illness, Duke Dawson, 235 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: Jacob Hollister, and Sony Michelle. They were all limited participants. 236 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: We have not seen Dawson or Michelle at all during 237 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: the preseason. Michelle is seemingly the one that I got 238 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: my on, just another threat in the offense. The first 239 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 1: round pick isaih went already out for the year. Sony Michelle, 240 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: I know the Patriots really want to get him going, 241 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: alongside James White and Rex Birkhead and also Jeremy Hill 242 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: in the backfield. They got some running backs. There's no 243 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: doubt about that and Tom Brady will definitely use them. 244 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: So there you go. There your hot reads presented to 245 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: you by Geicgo fifteen minutes can say you're fifteen percent 246 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: or more on car in Sharance. Coming up, Let's go 247 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: behind enemy sidelines with Deep City. It's been Bowland of 248 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: the Boston Globe who covers the Patriots on a daily basis. Wow. 249 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: That next right here in Texans All Access calling out 250 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: Houston area teachers want to bring a little Texans football 251 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 1: auto your classroom and sign up for Toros Matrials presented 252 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: by Conico Phillips. 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Now they're meeting in week 262 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: one Let's talk about the offseason, because there was a 263 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: lot of talk about it being sort of the end 264 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: of the Bill Belichick, Tom Brady era with one or 265 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: both or retiring at some point in the future. But 266 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: can you give us a sense of what the mood's 267 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: been like this offseason and now obviously heading into Week one. Well, 268 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: I would say the reports of their demise are a 269 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:53,319 Speaker 1: bit overstated. Definitely, there was some strife this offseason, a 270 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,559 Speaker 1: lot of Budingham heads at the top of the organization, 271 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,599 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, Bill Belichick. I mean, Brady skipped OTAs and 272 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 1: mostly offseason program and we never really see that out 273 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: of him. It's very out of character. At the end 274 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 1: of the day, though, Brady's back, Belichick's back, Josh McDaniels 275 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 1: is back, They're going to get Julian Edelman back after 276 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: this Week four suspension. Gronk is back after he had 277 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: made a stink about his contract as well. So there 278 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:18,599 Speaker 1: was a lot of that stuff off the field, but 279 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: a lot of that drama has gone away here in 280 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: training camp. It's mostly been business as usual, you know, 281 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, Robernkowski. It hasn't been the most physical demanding 282 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: training camp preseason for them. But you know, I think 283 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: these guys veterans where they are at in their career 284 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: right now, they're gonna be ready to go for Week one. 285 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: And Belichick looks like business as usual. I don't think 286 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: he's lost any of his passion or desire for the 287 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: game right now. And so even though there are some 288 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: issues at the top, you know, it's still very professional 289 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: relationship between Brady and Belichick and Craft, and I think 290 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: everyone's going about their job business as usual right now. Now, 291 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: what about Alex Guerrero. That seems to be a topic 292 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: of conversation. Tom Brady walked out of an inner view 293 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: over it, So is that still an issue. How much 294 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: of a distraction has that all been or has it 295 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: really just been exaggerated by the media. What do you 296 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: make of all that? Well, I don't know if it's 297 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: been a distraction, and I don't know if it's been exaggerated. 298 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: It keeps getting stokes because Tom Brady, instead of answering 299 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: questions about it, instead hangs up on interviews or storms 300 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: out of press conferences, cuts them off short. And that's 301 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: kind of fanning the flames and keeping people talking about 302 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: the issue instead of making it go away. So you know, 303 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, he can only look at himself, or why 304 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: we're still talking about Alex Guerrero. It's interesting. He's Tom 305 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: Brady's right hand man, his business partner, the godfather to 306 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: one of his children. You know, he's not just a trainer. 307 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: He's a lot more to Tom Brady. And he had 308 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: been all throughout the last few years. He'd been given 309 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: special access to the Patriots, being allowed to fly on 310 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: the team plane and stand on the sideline for road 311 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: games and other privileges, and Belichick abruptly took a lot 312 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: of those away last year. He didn't ban him from 313 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: the facility completely, but he drew a line in the 314 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: sand and said you're not part of the team, and 315 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: he reduced a lot of his access. And so it 316 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: became a story a few weeks ago in the preseason 317 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: when all of a sudden, Alex Berrero's on the team 318 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: flight again. And it makes you wonder if that was 319 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: part of the contract. You've mentioned that Brady signed a 320 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: few weeks ago where he only got like five million 321 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: and incentives out of it, which you know makes his 322 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: contract still a great value compared to other quarterbacks around 323 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: the league. But it looks like maybe there was some 324 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: negotiating about what role Alex Berrero can have and the 325 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: fact that he's on the team plane again. That's certainly 326 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: an interesting story and it's something that we're going to 327 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: monitor and move it forward. There's always interesting stories when 328 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: it comes to the Patriots, but it seems like no 329 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: matter what's going on with them, they always seem to 330 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: pull through. But it's hard to overlook the fact that 331 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: there's so much uncertainty in that offense with all the 332 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: changes in the wide receiver group. You know, you mentioned 333 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: Julian Edelman and not being there for the first four weeks, 334 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: but then no Danny A. Mendola, no Brennan Cooks, you 335 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: know how the other receiver stepped up. And how much 336 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: of a concern is that, the fact that Brady is 337 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: without a lot of his offensive weapons this season. Yeah, 338 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: it's definitely concerned, no question. I think if the Patriots 339 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: are healthy this year, then they still have some pretty 340 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: dynamic weapons. Rob Gronkowski still in all pro tight end, 341 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: one of the most dangerous players in the NFL. Ed Oldman. 342 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: We're not quite sure what he's gonna be when he 343 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: comes back, thirty two years old, coming off the torn 344 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: acl but I expect him to be close to the 345 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: player that he was. He had a pretty good thing 346 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: going with Tom Brady. They have excellent pass catching running 347 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: backs James White, Rex Burkehead, this rookie Sony Michelle, who's 348 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: dealing with a knee injury. I'm not really sure what's 349 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: going on with him right now. But so you know, 350 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: Chris Hogan on the outside has been with the Patriots 351 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: for a few years. They're excited about Philip Dorset, who 352 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 1: they acquired from the Cold last year and they think 353 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: he can replace Brandon Cooks. So on paper, they have weapons, 354 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: but they are sin right now. And as you said, 355 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: they don't really have wide receivers after Doorset and Hogan 356 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: and Cordrell. Patterson is a new weapon, but I don't 357 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: know if I could sider him a true wide receiver 358 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: right now. So they certainly have some deaths issues, and 359 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: if they get hit by the injury bug, it's really 360 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,719 Speaker 1: going to hurt them. Whereas in years past, I think 361 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,199 Speaker 1: they were deeper, and you saw that last year when 362 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: Danny Amondola stepped up with so many big catches throughout 363 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: the entire season. So you know, Brady's gonna miss a 364 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: guy like him. He's gonna miss Dion Lewis, He's gonna 365 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: miss his left tackle, Nate's older. The offensive line has 366 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: some big questions right now. So you know, they definitely 367 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 1: have some stars on paper, but they have some big 368 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: issues with death to cross the board right now on offense. 369 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: I definitely want to get to you about the old line. 370 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: But first, one of the weapons that Tom Brady does 371 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: get back obviously Rob Gronkowski. You mentioned that he missed 372 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: the off season. How is he looked heading into his 373 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: ninth season. Did it even make a difference to the 374 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: fact that he missed some of otases that just make 375 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: him fresher for the year. How do you think that's 376 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: going to impact him moving forward? Yeah, I'm not worried 377 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: about Gronk missing OTAs you know, it's one thing for 378 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 1: your quarterback not to be there, And it was very 379 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: interesting that Brady decided to skip OTAs you know, he's 380 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: a leader of the team. Those are basically passing Canston, 381 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: So how much can you really accomplish when Brady's not there? 382 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: But you know, Gronk not being there, I'm not worried 383 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: about it. He has you know, this is his ninth 384 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: year on the team. Now him and Brady exactly what 385 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: they're doing. Gronk knows how to get his body ready 386 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: and in shape. He played a few snaps in the preseason, 387 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 1: didn't do a whole lot, but you know, training camp 388 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: is all about gearing up for Week one. He signed 389 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: a new contract that has a you know, over four 390 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: million dollars and incentives dangling in front of him, so 391 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna be motivated and ready to go. He played, 392 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: He made it healthy throughout the entire season. Last year, 393 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 1: he made it all the way to the super Bowl. 394 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: So you never quite know with him. He's had so 395 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: many injuries throughout the years. But I'm not worried about him. 396 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not worried about him. I'm not worried 397 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: about Brady. I'm not worried about the veteran guys. It's 398 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: just there are a lot of new pieces this year, 399 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 1: and there are some youngsters as well, guys like Sony, Michelle, 400 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: Philip door Set that they're really counting on and having 401 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: proven themselves themselves. Yet I think with the one guy 402 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: that you need to stay healthy is number twelve. And 403 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,959 Speaker 1: you mentioned the old line losing Nate Solder and then 404 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: their rookie went out, Isaiah Wynn went out in preseason. 405 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: What's the state of the old line right now? And 406 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: you know how they expect to shuffle pieces around this 407 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: close to the start of the season. Yeah, they're really 408 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: solid on the interior. They just locked up their guard 409 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: Shack Mason to a big, six year, fifty million dollar contract, 410 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: center David Andrews, left guard Joe Tuney. Like that's they're 411 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: solid up the middle, but they have some issues at tackle, 412 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 1: no question. Nate Soldier was a pretty steady guy for them. 413 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 1: Not the best tackle in the league, but a very 414 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 1: steady and consistent performer for them, I think for six 415 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: or seven years. And so now they're trying Trent Brown 416 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: at left tackle. He came over from the forty nine ers, 417 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: where he was mostly a right tackle, so we'll see 418 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: how that transition goes. Marcus Cannon is a steady right 419 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: tackle when he's healthy, but he was banged up, missed 420 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: the second half of last season and did not play 421 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: a snap in the preseason this year as he dealt 422 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: with a minor injury. So they have some tackle issues, 423 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 1: and they brought a bunch of guys into camp and 424 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: basically none of them made the team for whatever reason, 425 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: for injury or they just decided to go in another direction. 426 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: The loss of Isaiah Win first round pick twenty three overall, 427 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: I think that's a big one. He was someone I 428 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: don't know if he was going to start from day one, 429 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: but he was going to back up probably every position 430 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: than center and was going to provide Really, you don't 431 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: draft a guy that high at number twenty three to 432 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 1: send him. So he's gonna provide good depth and fit 433 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,159 Speaker 1: in somewhere at one of the guard or tackle spots, 434 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 1: and so losing him is tough. They're banged up at 435 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: other offensive tackle positions. Do you have a new left tackle? 436 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be a big test from the start 437 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,199 Speaker 1: of the season right away with the Texans and they 438 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: played the Jaguars week two, the Patriots are definitely gonna 439 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: get thrown right into the fire. Patriots have a lot 440 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: of new faces, like you mentioned, they've got the rookies 441 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: obviously in the free agents that they've added throughout the 442 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: course of the off season. Which of them do you 443 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: expect to have sort of the biggest impact on this 444 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 1: Patriots team this year. Well, one guy I'm looking at. 445 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: He's not new, but they resigned Rex Burkhead. They brought 446 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: him in last year on a one year deal and 447 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: he was kind of banged up. When he was healthy 448 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: and in the game, one of the most productive players 449 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I think he had eight touchdowns last year. 450 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: I only played about two hundred snaps all season. He's 451 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: a guy that I think they're really going to look 452 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,199 Speaker 1: to in the passing game, someone they can line up 453 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: in the slot, take advantage of his receiver skills, or 454 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: just throwing the ball out of the backfield. So Rex 455 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 1: Burkehead is someone who certainly can make a big impact. 456 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: And let's look at Quarrel Patterson. You know, he's not 457 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: going to be a traditional wide receiver. He doesn't run 458 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: every route in the route tree, but they're going to 459 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 1: find ways to get in the football three or four 460 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: times a game, whether it's end a rounds, deep passes, 461 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: you know, double passes, trick plays. He's gonna be their 462 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,120 Speaker 1: kickoff returner. Kickoff returns are probably gonna be a big 463 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: part of the game this year. So quartar All Patterson 464 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: is someone that I think has a potential not to 465 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: be a big volume a player in this offense, but 466 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: when they are going to find three or four times 467 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: a game to get the ball in his hands and 468 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 1: take advantage of his playmaking abilities. We talked about the offense, 469 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: we talked about special teams. Let's switch gears and talk 470 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: Patriots defense. Obviously, we saw what happened last year. They 471 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: were one of the few teams that faced Deshaun Watson 472 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: on the field and Texans. I mean, I'll never forget 473 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone will ever forget Texans leading up 474 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: into the final twenty three seconds of the game. Until 475 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: Brady found Brandan Cooks for a touchdown, the Texans thought 476 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 1: they were going to get their first win up there 477 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 1: at Gillette Stadium. Now, looking forward year two for Deshaun Watson, 478 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: how does this Patriots defense stack up to facing a 479 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: mobile quarterback like Watson. What's sort of the general attitude 480 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: about this Texans team that's heading up there. Yeah, that 481 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: was such a fun game last year. And this isn't 482 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: a popular opinion here in New England, but I think 483 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: the Patriots may have gotten away with one on that 484 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: game winning touchdown past to Brandon Cooks, it looks like 485 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: he lost control the ball for a little bit as 486 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: he was heading to the ground, and the Patriots where 487 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 1: the beneficiary of some of those calls during the season, 488 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: but they may have gotten away with one in that 489 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: big game against the Texans last year. But yeah, I'm 490 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: really excited to see what Watson can do. You know, obviously, 491 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: this is going to be his first game back from 492 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: the ACL, so I wonder if he's going to be 493 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 1: limited or skittish or anything like that, and that's obviously 494 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: only natural. The Patriots are gonna have a pretty similar defense. 495 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: They lost their defensive coordinator, Matt Patricia. They promoted Brian Flores, 496 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: who was the linebackers coach. They didn't officially give him 497 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: the title, but he's basically the defensive coordinator. They made 498 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: a couple additions on defense. They added Adrian Claiborne, the 499 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: defensive end who had been with the Bucks. But really 500 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: it's the same unit from last year. They lost Malcolm 501 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 1: Butler and they're gonna just replace him with Eric Rowe 502 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,439 Speaker 1: and a few other pieces. But it's basically the same defense, 503 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: and it's a defense that is really predicated not on 504 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: pass rush, but they're just gonna try to contain Deshaun Watson. 505 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: They're not gonna go full boar and blitz them and 506 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: try to, you know, really go exotic with their defensive 507 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: pressures up front. I think it's just about containing him 508 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 1: and not letting him break free like he did so 509 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: many times last year. And the Patriots defense, the secondary 510 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: had that early in the season, they were having significant 511 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: communication issues. Stefan Gilmore was new back there, and the 512 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: Texans really took advantage of some of that. I'm not 513 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: expecting the same thing this time around, because again, same 514 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: players back from last year, and they did get that 515 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: stuff fixed, that fixed throughout the season and made it 516 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: all the way to the super Bowl. But it's just 517 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: really going to be about containing Deshaun Watson and not 518 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: letting him make some of those crazy schoolyard plays where 519 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: he really broke down the Patriots defense last We certainly 520 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: hope it's another fun one, maybe with a different result 521 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: this year. I don't know, but it was a lot 522 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: of fun up there at Gillette last year. Ben, What 523 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 1: about you? What storylines are you looking at for the 524 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: Patriots this week as we head into Week one? Yeah, obviously, 525 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 1: just the Patriots offense and how they click coming out 526 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: of the gates. Is Tom Brady or Tom Brady and 527 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: Gronk going to prove that OTAs and mini camp are 528 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: completely worthless? Or is it the Russ gonna show with 529 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: those guys? Are the Patriots? They also didn't have joint 530 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: practices and didn't have the most physical training camp. Is 531 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: that going to show up early on some of these 532 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 1: controversial decisions by Belichick to let Nate Solder walk, let 533 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: am and Doola walk. How are those things going to 534 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 1: manifest on Sunday? And then they didn't really do a 535 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: whole lot to the defense, And so is that going 536 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: to be enough? That the defense was clearly the team's 537 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 1: achilles heel last year in the Super Bowl and they 538 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: just got shredded by by the Eagles. So to the 539 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: Patriots by mostly standing patton hoping on a few guys 540 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 1: returning from injury like Dante Heightower, is that going to 541 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: be enough? So this was, you know, a big offseason 542 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: for the Patriots and Bill Belichick in the sense that 543 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 1: you know, they traded away Brandon Cooks, and they let 544 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 1: Dannie Amndola walk, and Dion Lewis, Malcolm Butler and Eates Solder, 545 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: all these excellent players who want a lot of football 546 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: games for them, and again the feeling in New England 547 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: as well in Bill we trust if Belichick thinks it's 548 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: the right move, and it's got to be the right move, 549 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: and so we'll see how that all plays out this year. 550 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: I am a big fan of Ben voland, but I 551 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:27,959 Speaker 1: am tired of hearing him on our air and our 552 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 1: behind enemy sidelines, which DPC who does a great job 553 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: with I just don't want to hear anybody for the 554 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: Patriots anymore because it means we're playing them. But I 555 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: gotta take care of business week one and maybe we'll 556 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:40,120 Speaker 1: seem down the road playoffs, who knows at this point. 557 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: Coming up next, my man Russell Baxter at Backs Football 558 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: Google has been joining me talking the NFL for the 559 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 1: last five years, and he joins me again right here 560 00:26:47,880 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: on Texans All Access. Welcome back to the Wednesday edition 561 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio studio. 562 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 1: Glad to be with you this evening. I'm your host, 563 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 1: John Harris Football, ANLST silent reporter, and joining me right 564 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: now is a good friend. You've heard him on All 565 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 1: Access for the last four years. He's joining me again, 566 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: and he is the absolute best. Now. He's been on Friday, 567 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: but he agreed to move to Wednesday because well, you know, 568 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 1: Russell Baxter in the middle of the week is well 569 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 1: better than any other time of the week. Well, he 570 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: was great on Friday, he'll be great on Wednesday. And 571 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: he joins me right now, Russell, how are you, my friend? 572 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: I'm doing tremendous looking so forward to another season, the 573 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: ninety nine of the NFL, which was born in nineteen twenty. 574 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: I was not there, and next year will be the 575 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: hundredth season. First thing first, And you know, after what 576 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 1: we saw this past season, with all these teams ending 577 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: long playoff routes and the team winning its first Super 578 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 1: Bowl and winning its first championship since nineteen sixty, can 579 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: you top that? In terms of unpredictability? We shall say, well, 580 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 1: there would be one way to top that, Russell. I 581 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: think only one way to top that, and that's if 582 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns were to win a Super Bowl championship 583 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: this year. That's about the only way I think you 584 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: could top it. But I think anything else you step 585 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 1: back and say, well, yeah, I could see that. Oh 586 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: I could see that too. There are a lot of 587 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 1: There are a lot of different scenarios I can see 588 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: with the NFL and Russell, I gotta think that's the 589 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: way that Roger Goodell and the NFL like it, that 590 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: every single team goes into this year feeling like it's 591 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 1: got a chance to go win a championship, no matter what, 592 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: whether they got Tom Brady or not. I think the 593 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: Eagles are a great case in twenty sixteen. There are 594 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: five and eleven turn right around, everything breaks right, that 595 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 1: makes some good key decision, personnel decisions, and then they're 596 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: in the right spot at the right time and get 597 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: hot at the right time and go win a championship. 598 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: I've got to think, Russell, this is the way the 599 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 1: NFL wanted it all along, that every team at this 600 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: point of the year feels like it's got a shot. 601 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: Well yeah, I mean, and be Roger Goodell, be it, 602 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 1: Paul Tagliabus, certainly, going back to Pete Roselle. You know, 603 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: they don't want every team to be seven and seven 604 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: or eight and eight as it is now. They're they're 605 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: looking for a competitive balance. They want everybody to be relevant. 606 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: It's not good to have teams missed the playoffs for 607 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: sustained periods of time, you know when you're for instance, 608 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 1: the Texans have been only in the league since two 609 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: thousand and two. That's the last time the Browns made 610 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and the Texans have been there four times since, 611 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: all division titles. So you know they're they're looking for 612 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: these droughts to end. And we saw it last year 613 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: Bills nineteen ninety nine, Rams two thousand and four, Jaguars 614 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven, the Titans two thousand and eight. 615 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: All this happened in one year. We saw two last 616 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: place teams. That's kind of commonplace. At least one team 617 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: comes from last to first. We saw it with the Eagles. 618 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: We saw it with Jacksonville. We damn near saw them 619 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: play each other in the Super Bowl season with that event, Yeah, 620 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: but this year will be interesting. We haven't seen a 621 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: repeat champion since two thousand and three, in two thousand 622 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 1: and four, which was, of course, the New England Patriots. 623 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: And speaking of the Patriots, one of my favorite historic 624 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: stats John They're going to try and do something, and 625 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: maybe they have a pretty good chance of doing this 626 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: because when you think about the consistency, they've been to 627 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: three the last four Super Bowls. They've won two of them. 628 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:46,320 Speaker 1: They've won five under the Belichick Brady umbrella, and so one. 629 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: No team, I'm sorry, the last team to win the 630 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl the year after losing the Super Bowl. You 631 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,360 Speaker 1: have to go all the way back to the nineteen 632 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: seventy two Miami Dolphins. Well, that's good because that means 633 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: the Patriots aren't winning. I'm happy with that now. It 634 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: doesn't mean they won't. It doesn't mean they're not getting there. 635 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 1: My gosh, Russell, They've just they put that permanently on 636 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: their calendar and that is the Texans first opening afternoon matchup. Russell. 637 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: We've seen a lot of changes up in New England. 638 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: Matt Patrician now with the Lions. He's former defensive coordinator 639 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: Brian Flores calling place. Josh McDaniels did decide to stay, 640 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: but no more. Brandon Cooks. Julian Edelman is out for 641 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: the first four games they brought in. They brought to 642 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: Jordan Matthews, then released him. They had Malcolm Mitchell, he 643 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: was injured, couldn't get him healthy. They then signed him 644 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 1: Are Darbou at receiver. He then goes on season ending ir. 645 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: They made some changes on the defensive side in personnel. 646 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: Danny Shelton comes in. They've lost Malcolm Butler at the corner. Russell. 647 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: There are a lot of people in Houston to talk 648 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: about this and say, if the Texans can't beat the 649 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: Patriots at this point, they're never going to do it. 650 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: It feels like New England is vulnerable. But I know 651 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:02,719 Speaker 1: a lot of people. You should say that about Muhammad 652 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: Ali too. He feels vulnerable. Then he'd ropendopia knock you 653 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 1: out in eighth round. How do you feel about the 654 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:13,239 Speaker 1: Patriots this year? Well, you know, speaking of receivers. By 655 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 1: the way, Danny ammondolah, Now remember the Miami Dolphins last year, 656 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 1: and speaking of receivers, I should say pass catchings coming. 657 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 1: Dan lewis gone. Yep, it's a big way scored six 658 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: rushing touchdowns, three receiving touchdowns, one kickoff return touchdown. So 659 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,080 Speaker 1: this is listen. This is a drain team. And by 660 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: the way, let's not forget that Nate Soldier and Cameron 661 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: Fleming the defense. I'm sorry, the two starting offensive tackles 662 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: are both gone for this team as well. Vulnerable, yes, 663 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: but how many times has this team been kicked and 664 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: written off? And it's the end and Brady suspended and 665 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: their two and two and their defense is horrible, and 666 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: you know they have to be they you know, they 667 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,479 Speaker 1: haven't missed the playoffs since oh eight, they haven't had 668 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: a losing season since two thousand. It's it's still going 669 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: to take a herculean effort to knock them off to 670 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: prevent them from winning the AFC East. Now, to me, 671 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: the AFC is very much up for grabs this year. 672 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: You know, are we sold on Pittsburgh? Ken Baltimore challenged them, 673 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: who's the best team in the AFC West. I tend 674 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: to lean the Chargers. The AFC SATs could be the 675 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 1: most competitive division in the conference. Could they produce two 676 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:39,479 Speaker 1: playoff teams? Could they produce three playoff teams? I wouldn't 677 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 1: rule that out. You know. Let's put this way. If 678 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: New England was in the NFC, I think they would 679 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: be great cause for concern because there's gonna be some 680 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,479 Speaker 1: good teams in the NFC that aren't going to make 681 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But in the AFC, I think they still 682 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 1: kind of rule the roost. You know, They're definitely in 683 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 1: the team that everybody's chased to about that, including the 684 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: Patriots facing Week one? That is my Houston Texans. Russell, 685 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: what are your overall thoughts on this team? I understand 686 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: what guys coming back from injury, they don't know exactly 687 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 1: how they're going to react. If we did see some 688 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 1: of them in the preseason, but not for very long. 689 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:17,799 Speaker 1: Even Deshaun did play in all three of the first 690 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: three preseason games, we didn't play long. Wat played a 691 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 1: little bit against the Rams, but this team was hamstrong 692 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 1: literally and figuratively last year by all of the injuries. 693 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:31,320 Speaker 1: What's your overall sense for this team, especially if everybody 694 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,719 Speaker 1: does come back and is healthy this year. Russell, what 695 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: do you think about the Texans? Well, I think the 696 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: AFC South is truly a three team race between Jacksonville, Tennessee, 697 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: and Houston. I know a lot of people think that 698 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 1: just because the injury luck is back that automatically raises 699 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: then they have the Colts to being a contender. I'm 700 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 1: not saying they're not, but I'm not that sold that 701 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 1: they've done enough. And we have to see how healthy 702 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: he stays. And I don't even know the degree of 703 00:34:57,360 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: weapons they have around him right now. Out They've made 704 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:02,800 Speaker 1: a lot of change, They've lost some key people in 705 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 1: that regard. In their defense, really hasn't wowed anybody for 706 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 1: probably a decade, to be honest with you. As for 707 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 1: the Texans, health was the biggest concern last year. This year, 708 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: they did a lot of work when he came to 709 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,800 Speaker 1: the offensive blind and understandably so. They know only the 710 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: Colts gave up more sacks a year ago. You know, 711 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:22,799 Speaker 1: is there a book out on Deshaun Watson. We don't 712 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: know that. Is Lamar Miller ready to take the load 713 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:31,280 Speaker 1: in the backfield? You know, there's a lot of question 714 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 1: marks with Houston and probably fewer question marks with Tennessee, 715 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:38,880 Speaker 1: which appears to be very very solid. Of course, they 716 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 1: the former Texans defensive coordinators now they're head coach and 717 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: Mike Gravel Jacksonville. I think they have some question marks 718 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,879 Speaker 1: in the passing game, especially with Marquis Lee now out 719 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: for the year. Alan Robinson's gone, I know he missed 720 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 1: most of the last year, but Alan Hearns has gone 721 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: as well. Marcedes Lewis has gone. I think Leonard Fournette 722 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: could be a busy guy this year. And as you know, 723 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 1: they went out and got Andrew Norwell, the guard from 724 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:08,840 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers to beef up an improving offensive line. 725 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:12,800 Speaker 1: So to me that the Texans are going to have 726 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 1: a tough time getting past Houston. I'm sorry, Tennessee and Jacksonville. 727 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: That doesn't mean they're not a playoff team, and I 728 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: certainly don't expect them to fall the way they did 729 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 1: last year. At the very least, I expect him to 730 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: at least double their win total of a year ago. 731 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,320 Speaker 1: Some people might not say that's a lot, but I 732 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:35,000 Speaker 1: don't anticipate a losing season from the Houston Texans. I'll 733 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: tell you that if they can just get in the 734 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,080 Speaker 1: mix and stay healthy, if they can get into dance 735 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:42,440 Speaker 1: and the playoffs, they will be. If healthy, they can 736 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 1: be a tough out. It's just navigating this AFC South 737 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 1: that ends up being a really difficult nugget. Russell. One 738 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 1: team that doesn't treat me in the AFC as a 739 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:55,000 Speaker 1: team the Texas saw on Christmas Day last year, and 740 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:58,560 Speaker 1: that's the Pittsburgh Steelers. And Ben Roethlisberger's back, and Antonio 741 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:01,719 Speaker 1: Brown is back, and Levion Bell is Oh wait a second, no, 742 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: he's not could that. And I know he's one guy, 743 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: but because of how much Leveon Bell means to the Steelers. 744 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: Without Leveon Bell, does it make the Steelers more vulnerable? 745 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 1: You mentioned Baltimore a little while ago. I've seen a 746 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:18,879 Speaker 1: number of a number of articles that I've read have said, hey, 747 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:22,000 Speaker 1: look out for the Baltimore Ravens this year. Do you 748 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,280 Speaker 1: think the Ravens have enough to knock off the Steelers 749 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: if Leveon Bell is not there for a significant portion 750 00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:31,399 Speaker 1: of the season in Pittsburgh. Even if Leveon Bell was there, 751 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens have enough because I think defensively 752 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:37,040 Speaker 1: and on the offensive line, you are a very very 753 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,279 Speaker 1: good team. Now. Defensively, it's a team the last couple 754 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 1: of years, John, it's really kind of relied on takeaways, 755 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 1: and sometimes you don't get a ton of those. Ye 756 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:46,800 Speaker 1: we saw them get a lot in the preseason. I 757 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: understand that last year they had thirty four takeaways. They 758 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,120 Speaker 1: had twenty two picks, most in the league. And still 759 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:55,320 Speaker 1: that wasn't enough. As you saw it down the stretch. 760 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:58,200 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberg three four over five hundred yards against them 761 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: on a Sunday night. And of course, you know, we 762 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,960 Speaker 1: don't have to remind raven fans about Andy Dalton and 763 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd in the final minute of a home game 764 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:08,960 Speaker 1: in which all they had to do was win to 765 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:11,400 Speaker 1: go to the playoffs, and they lost to a Bengals 766 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: team that was having a subpar year. So if they 767 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 1: don't get to takeaways, how good is that defense. They 768 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:20,560 Speaker 1: have a new defense coordinator, Force team pieces. It's now 769 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: moved on. John Martindale was promoted. So offensively, I think 770 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 1: they're gonna be a team that's going to power run 771 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 1: the football. Alex Collins, who they got, you know, almost 772 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:37,399 Speaker 1: unexpectedly from the Seattle Seahawks, really came on last year. 773 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:40,280 Speaker 1: I think their offensive line they hope will be healthier 774 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:45,080 Speaker 1: this year. Joe Flacco's got a whole new core pass catchers. 775 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 1: They always play this steer that's one of the best 776 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:50,759 Speaker 1: rivalries in the league. In Pittsburgh's been able to come 777 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: back and beat them at home late in the year 778 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,240 Speaker 1: in essence to win the division. But you know, Baltimore 779 00:38:57,239 --> 00:38:59,279 Speaker 1: also has to play. It's kind of hard to believe 780 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: you think about the even two were in the playoffs 781 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:04,919 Speaker 1: the first five years under Harball and Flaco, the last 782 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:08,320 Speaker 1: five years John. The Baltimore Ravens are forty and forty 783 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: and if it's the playoffs four times, wow. But John 784 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: Harball has a ring. We'll see how long that last, 785 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:20,560 Speaker 1: No doubt, Russell. Both AFC and NFC. I mean you 786 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 1: could pick one from from anywhere. We've been talking about NFC, 787 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: but if you find one of the NFC, that's fine. 788 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 1: Is there a team? And I guess it's kind of 789 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:30,919 Speaker 1: tough because all offseason we talk about we talk about 790 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:33,200 Speaker 1: every team throughout the league. It seems so it doesn't 791 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,719 Speaker 1: seem like there are any real surprises. But last year 792 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,640 Speaker 1: you mentioned a few of them. Jacksonville came out of 793 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:40,799 Speaker 1: nowhere to win the NFC South, the Rams coming back 794 00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:44,080 Speaker 1: at twenty seventeen with Sean mcvayh and winning the NFC West. 795 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 1: The Eagles, they were in fourth place in twenty sixteen, 796 00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:52,880 Speaker 1: they won a championship. Is there a surprise team that 797 00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 1: you see in either the AFC or NFC. I mentioned 798 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,160 Speaker 1: Cleveland earlier. I want to be surprised to see Cleveland 799 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:00,640 Speaker 1: win six seven games this year. They've got a lot 800 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:02,080 Speaker 1: of talent, a lot more talent I don't have. They 801 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 1: have the depth. They got a lot more overall talent 802 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:06,120 Speaker 1: than they've had in recent years and they probably should 803 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:08,279 Speaker 1: have won three or four games last year. Is there 804 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:11,759 Speaker 1: a surprise team to you that maybe doesn't make the 805 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:15,000 Speaker 1: fourth place the first place leap, but maybe a team 806 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:17,560 Speaker 1: that was off the radar last year for certain reasons 807 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:21,479 Speaker 1: and maybe he can get back on the radar this year. Well, 808 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 1: I'll do the NFC first, because this is a team 809 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:28,279 Speaker 1: I've been talking about for about four months and I 810 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:31,360 Speaker 1: referred to him this most intriguing team in the NFC. 811 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:34,200 Speaker 1: And the Cat's probably a little out of the bag 812 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:37,560 Speaker 1: now because of the big trade. But going back to 813 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,320 Speaker 1: late March and early April, the Chicago Bears intrigued the 814 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:44,239 Speaker 1: hell out of me. Yeah, going back to what Ryan 815 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:48,640 Speaker 1: tasted in free agency, Alan Robinson, Taylor Gabriel, Benny Fowler. 816 00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:50,960 Speaker 1: He then goes out and to get draft and gets 817 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:54,360 Speaker 1: Rolan Rocan Smith, who I know was a late signee 818 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,440 Speaker 1: and so on. But he also used the second round 819 00:40:56,520 --> 00:41:01,120 Speaker 1: pick on Anthony Miller, wide receiver out of Memphis, Kevin White. 820 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:03,719 Speaker 1: You know, whether he stays healthy or not, I don't know, 821 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,719 Speaker 1: but they seem a lot more. There are a lot 822 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 1: of people I've talked to or heard from who have 823 00:41:10,320 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 1: tried to draw the comparison of Matt Naggie and Mitchell 824 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,440 Speaker 1: Trubisky to Sean McVay and Jared Goff. I don't know 825 00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:19,400 Speaker 1: if I'm willing to go that far, but I know 826 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:22,359 Speaker 1: no Bears wide receiver caught more than one CD pass 827 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 1: last year and the Bears passing game produced only thirteen touchdowns. 828 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:31,560 Speaker 1: AKA that's what sixth fewer than the Shawn Watson had 829 00:41:31,640 --> 00:41:36,160 Speaker 1: the six games by himself. Yeah, okay, so in the AFC, 830 00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, I think it would probably have to take 831 00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:42,960 Speaker 1: somebody to come out of nowhere who really, But and 832 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:46,879 Speaker 1: the Jets, to me, I don't think are as bad 833 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:48,840 Speaker 1: as people labeled them out to be a year. I 834 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 1: heard people picking them and go oh in sixteen. Last 835 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:52,800 Speaker 1: year they got up to a three and two starts. 836 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,200 Speaker 1: I like what they did in terms of not only 837 00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:59,759 Speaker 1: promoting Darnold but also getting something for Teddy Burdgewater in 838 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:04,080 Speaker 1: the process. I think tie Bowls and Mike mccagnan had 839 00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:05,839 Speaker 1: a pretty good thing going there and it just kind 840 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:08,600 Speaker 1: of went awry for a little bit. Um. You know, 841 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:10,160 Speaker 1: I'm not ready to put the Bears in the Jets 842 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:12,360 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl, all right, would be kind of 843 00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:15,399 Speaker 1: nice this is gonna be the fiftieth anniversary. Is super 844 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:19,280 Speaker 1: Bowl great? Okay? Yeah? Which which I mean? It's always 845 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:22,480 Speaker 1: hard to believe some of us we're around and Jet 846 00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:26,040 Speaker 1: fans have been screaming ever ever since. Yea, as far 847 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:29,080 Speaker 1: as intrigue teams and maybe sleeper teams, I'll go Bears 848 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,239 Speaker 1: Jets in each conference. I'm gonna throw this out there 849 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:35,200 Speaker 1: as a closing call. Atlanta Falcons over Los Angeles Chargers 850 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:37,759 Speaker 1: in Super Bowl fifty three. Oh, I like it. Oh, 851 00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:41,920 Speaker 1: Atlanta winning in Atlanta? How about that? That would be 852 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:45,000 Speaker 1: if Russell, you usually give us a good nugget, that 853 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,920 Speaker 1: would be the first time a team would ever have 854 00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:48,960 Speaker 1: won the Super Bowl in its own building. Russell, appreciate 855 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:51,440 Speaker 1: my friend. You got it coming up. It's our men 856 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:55,360 Speaker 1: behind the mics stressing the word men. Bob Socy pictures 857 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:59,520 Speaker 1: played by play. Kevin Coogler Houston Texans TV preseason played 858 00:42:59,520 --> 00:44:03,359 Speaker 1: by play. He join us next in Texas, Alexis hour 859 00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:06,120 Speaker 1: of as we jump in the addition of Texans All Access, 860 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:08,200 Speaker 1: that means that we are in a ready to go 861 00:44:08,320 --> 00:44:11,839 Speaker 1: welcome back every football analysts and sideline power with one 862 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:14,399 Speaker 1: of my men behind the mikes essentially homework a couple 863 00:44:14,440 --> 00:44:17,080 Speaker 1: of years ago. Can it and run Men behind the 864 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:20,080 Speaker 1: mics typically I'm talked talking with the playbiping opponent, and 865 00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:22,480 Speaker 1: we know Bob So's voice of the New England Patriots. 866 00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:24,719 Speaker 1: Got some time with him and then can go difficulties, 867 00:44:24,760 --> 00:44:27,319 Speaker 1: can go? So this week men behind the third man, 868 00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:29,520 Speaker 1: the third man being burd him during the preseason on 869 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,920 Speaker 1: our is one of the best play by play man 870 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:35,560 Speaker 1: You're gonna find Kevin Kwek's Penn State applachics stately phenomenal. 871 00:44:35,719 --> 00:44:37,680 Speaker 1: We're gonna hear from both Bob So seeing our men 872 00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:41,360 Speaker 1: behind the mic secument. I'm doing great, Mark again, and 873 00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:44,359 Speaker 1: if for you as it has for England, but it's 874 00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:46,480 Speaker 1: great faster when you're always going to the Super there 875 00:44:46,520 --> 00:44:48,800 Speaker 1: you go, all right, let me ask you this and 876 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:51,600 Speaker 1: we'll start loss and how only the team, but just 877 00:44:51,719 --> 00:44:54,560 Speaker 1: the general team going into the offseason. Well, Mark, I 878 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:58,440 Speaker 1: think it's in which are trying to turn the pay here, 879 00:44:58,520 --> 00:45:02,120 Speaker 1: whether they win or lose playoffs. If in the Super 880 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:04,960 Speaker 1: Bowl you find them saying saying you find Belichick from 881 00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:07,640 Speaker 1: day one the spring OTAs and moving on, I'm not 882 00:45:07,680 --> 00:45:10,120 Speaker 1: talking about last year locally, and you know how there 883 00:45:10,200 --> 00:45:13,319 Speaker 1: can be in New England regionally have not to turn 884 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:16,440 Speaker 1: the page. There are stibob at loss to the fifty two? 885 00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:19,520 Speaker 1: Why didn't Melchos? There are riffed as Webby and Bill 886 00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:23,759 Speaker 1: Belichick or the team and the dissension you've done the 887 00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:26,840 Speaker 1: outside would come. You know that missed to beat the 888 00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:30,840 Speaker 1: Eagles and in a shifty two I've been the Belichick 889 00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:33,600 Speaker 1: has a remarkable capacity and be able to turn the page. 890 00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:36,120 Speaker 1: But I think the players have continually build again and 891 00:45:36,239 --> 00:45:38,359 Speaker 1: not just from them, have faced those questions of at 892 00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:42,080 Speaker 1: home or amongst friends, what position or fans are your 893 00:45:42,160 --> 00:45:44,279 Speaker 1: most cons campaign and I know these things out a 894 00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:46,800 Speaker 1: year agoes on. But Dane, what are you thinking about that? 895 00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:49,640 Speaker 1: I think with training camps started you because the Patriots 896 00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:51,840 Speaker 1: had replaced look pretty good about the rest and they 897 00:45:51,960 --> 00:45:55,120 Speaker 1: drafted Isaiah Wait in the first round with Dall to 898 00:45:55,560 --> 00:45:58,520 Speaker 1: presume of tackle spot. Orn't this first year if not 899 00:45:58,719 --> 00:46:00,359 Speaker 1: move on? I was a guy they acquired the draft 900 00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:03,480 Speaker 1: days go a mammoth and with limited experiences left to 901 00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:07,200 Speaker 1: well overall and preseason to they a lot of the 902 00:46:07,239 --> 00:46:10,720 Speaker 1: concerns about the time we saw a rath engine impact. 903 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:13,000 Speaker 1: We know Danny Amendola. Such a move god in the 904 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:15,760 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins traded away to the LA or were about 905 00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:18,680 Speaker 1: between those two guys, he catches seventeen hundred yards. Know 906 00:46:18,719 --> 00:46:21,320 Speaker 1: what Cooks did? It has last year against the Texans 907 00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:24,120 Speaker 1: as a Patriot while they signed a guy like Jordan 908 00:46:24,239 --> 00:46:26,480 Speaker 1: met they had Malcolm Mitchell. They were three that signed 909 00:46:26,520 --> 00:46:28,600 Speaker 1: lied him and his son. They had Kenny Britt who 910 00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:30,480 Speaker 1: was thought maybe could give them some O looks in 911 00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:33,040 Speaker 1: terms of stretching the deep downfield. All three of those 912 00:46:33,120 --> 00:46:36,399 Speaker 1: guy got hurt. Britt never recovery, Mitchell couldn't come back 913 00:46:36,440 --> 00:46:38,800 Speaker 1: to him. All of all those guys were let go 914 00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:42,000 Speaker 1: joining the first four games. And so yeah, with three 915 00:46:42,320 --> 00:46:44,719 Speaker 1: plane two off waivers from but you can't expect either 916 00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:47,279 Speaker 1: one of the league role, especially in let alone early 917 00:46:47,320 --> 00:46:49,640 Speaker 1: in the season of WORLST. And now you have get 918 00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:51,840 Speaker 1: in the past for Brady and guy they like a 919 00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:53,680 Speaker 1: lot and has had a Maine about whether or not 920 00:46:53,800 --> 00:46:56,040 Speaker 1: he in the Patriots Offenseimen that was all in his 921 00:46:56,120 --> 00:46:59,640 Speaker 1: hands as a return necessarily a beaver. And we'll see 922 00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:02,759 Speaker 1: what with Brady trying to earn out of those two guys. Okay, 923 00:47:02,840 --> 00:47:05,040 Speaker 1: that or in preseason games his voice of the New 924 00:47:05,080 --> 00:47:08,399 Speaker 1: England Patriots and Brady's trust and should be earned because 925 00:47:08,440 --> 00:47:10,360 Speaker 1: he's in his Super Bowl wins and what are is 926 00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:13,239 Speaker 1: this age versus Well, the one thing we didn't see 927 00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:15,759 Speaker 1: ut Her out of the ordinary, we didn't see him 928 00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:19,480 Speaker 1: at the OTA, and that's certainly an additioning program made 929 00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:21,960 Speaker 1: of that. And it goes back to the interview about 930 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:25,120 Speaker 1: what I says, Tom Brady forty one years of age. 931 00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:27,080 Speaker 1: You look back at a touchdown pack when we do 932 00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:29,360 Speaker 1: the preseason that Craig Lances left, and he might have 933 00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:33,520 Speaker 1: had James being confident in what he affected Chris Hogan 934 00:47:33,560 --> 00:47:35,720 Speaker 1: to come out by time moving up in the potty 935 00:47:35,920 --> 00:47:38,680 Speaker 1: and then getting Hogan emblematic of what he's become. They 936 00:47:38,760 --> 00:47:42,080 Speaker 1: always had that Pocamo being able to make plays with him, 937 00:47:42,239 --> 00:47:45,480 Speaker 1: whether to the right he looks grazy in a great 938 00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:48,840 Speaker 1: frame moved to him. Recently before Patriots played at Carolina, 939 00:47:49,080 --> 00:47:50,880 Speaker 1: you again have to look at he's got a lot 940 00:47:50,920 --> 00:47:53,400 Speaker 1: of confidence. As I said, why certainly a guy who's 941 00:47:53,400 --> 00:47:55,640 Speaker 1: meant a back with Rex Burr, kid Brady's going to 942 00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:57,520 Speaker 1: be going up against God to him and affected the 943 00:47:57,600 --> 00:48:00,919 Speaker 1: Patriots defense that can The Journal noted the offensive line change. 944 00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:04,680 Speaker 1: Also talk about of options if the Texans or limit 945 00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:07,120 Speaker 1: rob ground calling, and well that's gonna putback so it 946 00:48:07,239 --> 00:48:09,799 Speaker 1: might not be so much time because if his dom 947 00:48:09,880 --> 00:48:12,560 Speaker 1: could be the Tom Brady's productive because of who's around 948 00:48:12,600 --> 00:48:17,160 Speaker 1: him from Big Tens. It's preseason TV. You're fresh off 949 00:48:17,239 --> 00:48:19,920 Speaker 1: Houston Texans, and the pre see the starters that much 950 00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:22,120 Speaker 1: potions of the team heading into twenty eight. I think 951 00:48:22,440 --> 00:48:25,160 Speaker 1: we're going to be taught about a rams lighting. I 952 00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:28,160 Speaker 1: really do. I means that went four in the span 953 00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:30,600 Speaker 1: of one year. Fully surprising to me. If the Texans 954 00:48:30,680 --> 00:48:33,280 Speaker 1: just think this team is a vision is up for grabs, 955 00:48:33,400 --> 00:48:35,600 Speaker 1: you bottom, there's just not a ton of weekide receiver. 956 00:48:36,080 --> 00:48:38,759 Speaker 1: Obviously I'm a superstar in this league. If the offensive line, 957 00:48:38,760 --> 00:48:40,320 Speaker 1: I think is when of course you moved to the 958 00:48:40,360 --> 00:48:41,879 Speaker 1: other side of the ball, you're gonna have wat You're 959 00:48:41,880 --> 00:48:45,120 Speaker 1: gonna have so much tended line all the way back 960 00:48:45,160 --> 00:48:47,759 Speaker 1: into this improved tyrant Matthew makes it. I walked away 961 00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:50,480 Speaker 1: from this tech telling people, you know, team is going 962 00:48:50,560 --> 00:48:54,319 Speaker 1: to be explosive to people really think this Texans team 963 00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:56,360 Speaker 1: and is going to see their season extend because I 964 00:48:56,520 --> 00:49:00,680 Speaker 1: just think this team is bole and I roster he's tenure. 965 00:49:00,719 --> 00:49:03,560 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what thinking, Kevin, your broadcast ball 966 00:49:03,640 --> 00:49:06,279 Speaker 1: every week college fooks and in the preseason last year, 967 00:49:06,640 --> 00:49:09,040 Speaker 1: what do you make of to Sean backs? So your perspective, 968 00:49:09,040 --> 00:49:11,560 Speaker 1: I want here, here's a couple of things. Fun The 969 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:15,120 Speaker 1: jumping from one year, I mean, no matter who talks 970 00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:17,080 Speaker 1: to Sean, it's just, you know, I mean, it's not 971 00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:19,920 Speaker 1: an easy thing to jump at the quarterback position was 972 00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:21,960 Speaker 1: just the tip of the iceberg under him a little bit. 973 00:49:22,320 --> 00:49:25,120 Speaker 1: He's game, really, he's really honest. I just think what 974 00:49:25,400 --> 00:49:27,800 Speaker 1: used to scratching the surface this time for the NFL? 975 00:49:27,840 --> 00:49:30,520 Speaker 1: And unfortunately there were shadow that sometimes, but was always 976 00:49:30,600 --> 00:49:32,279 Speaker 1: where are we going to be a quarterback league? It's 977 00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:34,719 Speaker 1: going to be a quarterback old guard that started round 978 00:49:34,719 --> 00:49:37,719 Speaker 1: the Roethlisberger's the Brady still got plenty left, but away 979 00:49:37,800 --> 00:49:39,400 Speaker 1: from starting to filter out of the notion of young 980 00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:41,840 Speaker 1: quarterbacks is going to come from well that next generation 981 00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:43,960 Speaker 1: of the Shawn Watson's the guy who's good to of 982 00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:46,279 Speaker 1: that generation. You know, it's funny you bring it up 983 00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:48,279 Speaker 1: that gets some of those older quarterbacks. He being in 984 00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:51,760 Speaker 1: his forties now, but you lie Manning Rubery and Chicken anymore. 985 00:49:52,280 --> 00:49:55,200 Speaker 1: And how these guys are able to page compared to years, 986 00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:57,680 Speaker 1: I mean you're looking at just has done with the 987 00:49:57,760 --> 00:50:00,279 Speaker 1: Peessans and Hunt. This is the This has got guys 988 00:50:00,320 --> 00:50:04,040 Speaker 1: who are solician keeping their body in shape, being able 989 00:50:04,120 --> 00:50:06,920 Speaker 1: to year despite a very physically high profile position. And 990 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:09,840 Speaker 1: you Cup has made a concerted f high profile position 991 00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:12,719 Speaker 1: so much. But look, those are the end that's your 992 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:15,719 Speaker 1: main app the headliner of every shiving smart to try 993 00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:18,320 Speaker 1: to protect the confines of a physical game that combined 994 00:50:18,800 --> 00:50:20,759 Speaker 1: gives you stay in the league longer, which is the 995 00:50:20,840 --> 00:50:23,719 Speaker 1: end of the National Football League where the quarterbat a 996 00:50:23,840 --> 00:50:25,800 Speaker 1: high level. It makes for better thing. Guess voice of 997 00:50:25,880 --> 00:50:29,160 Speaker 1: Westwood Wounday Night sees with the Big LA tournament. Are 998 00:50:29,239 --> 00:50:33,120 Speaker 1: you with NFL in format then a tournament? Then it does? 999 00:50:33,480 --> 00:50:35,080 Speaker 1: You know it comes now, but that's not a true 1000 00:50:35,080 --> 00:50:37,800 Speaker 1: playoff as you broadcast both these sports. If you know 1001 00:50:37,880 --> 00:50:40,600 Speaker 1: when you get bowed in the NCAA tournament dance, I mean, look, 1002 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:43,799 Speaker 1: you have level of underdoff you would in the NCAA 1003 00:50:43,920 --> 00:50:46,680 Speaker 1: tournament set last year the Virginia Umtan beating a one 1004 00:50:47,320 --> 00:50:50,160 Speaker 1: National Football League. So it's a little more of a 1005 00:50:50,239 --> 00:50:53,640 Speaker 1: well format than it is. Certainly people love to NFL 1006 00:50:53,719 --> 00:50:56,000 Speaker 1: and then say, well this, but the rules of the 1007 00:50:56,040 --> 00:50:59,399 Speaker 1: sports spheres are different, different, and that's okay. I don't 1008 00:50:59,480 --> 00:51:02,200 Speaker 1: see that as a negative. I think sports equally. Maybe 1009 00:51:02,239 --> 00:51:04,560 Speaker 1: one of them can be. The postseason has been flawed 1010 00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:06,880 Speaker 1: for a long time. To eight there's started out. I 1011 00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:08,719 Speaker 1: don't think it'll ever go past to have that many 1012 00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:12,120 Speaker 1: teams cleven then maybe it'll get a little too approximate 1013 00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:15,839 Speaker 1: with the NFREW postseason. It's worked so well, not going 1014 00:51:15,880 --> 00:51:17,600 Speaker 1: to change anytime soon, but it did get from an 1015 00:51:17,640 --> 00:51:20,520 Speaker 1: NCAA tournament that's a lot of big ten stuffed which 1016 00:51:20,840 --> 00:51:23,399 Speaker 1: I have to by the way, Maryland if not saying 1017 00:51:23,440 --> 00:51:26,680 Speaker 1: it's a huge win for a lot of eyes, again, 1018 00:51:26,719 --> 00:51:29,080 Speaker 1: it was a big win everything Maryland has gone with 1019 00:51:29,160 --> 00:51:32,960 Speaker 1: the death of Jordan mcnairlan on ethic department turmoil. That 1020 00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:34,839 Speaker 1: has been be able to go in there and beat 1021 00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:37,480 Speaker 1: us in the league certainly all it's opened Unfortunately a 1022 00:51:37,520 --> 00:51:39,960 Speaker 1: lot of evans of the Texas Longhorns who are from 1023 00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:42,480 Speaker 1: their team. A big, big win, especially in the thing 1024 00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:45,120 Speaker 1: that has gone on a season that one's surprised. There 1025 00:51:45,280 --> 00:51:47,360 Speaker 1: was some surprises the first week or a couple of 1026 00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:50,160 Speaker 1: surprises in the bigger than what that was. That was 1027 00:51:50,200 --> 00:51:52,440 Speaker 1: a big win for the Land. That's usually where the 1028 00:51:52,640 --> 00:51:54,560 Speaker 1: people feel about a league is what the old house. 1029 00:51:54,600 --> 00:51:56,839 Speaker 1: They go out and just pound Yet Maryland go down 1030 00:51:56,920 --> 00:51:59,239 Speaker 1: beat ten wins in the league for the two programs 1031 00:51:59,320 --> 00:52:02,160 Speaker 1: in the off sea and start their year. Okay, so Kevin, 1032 00:52:02,200 --> 00:52:05,239 Speaker 1: you broadcast on radio, So what's it looking forth? In 1033 00:52:05,320 --> 00:52:08,600 Speaker 1: which do you enjoy? Mind myself because my week is 1034 00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:10,960 Speaker 1: teaming radio on a Sunday, So here I kind of 1035 00:52:10,960 --> 00:52:13,040 Speaker 1: have to remind myself. So you've got to be more 1036 00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:15,400 Speaker 1: descript on they can't see it home. You've got to 1037 00:52:15,400 --> 00:52:17,399 Speaker 1: be the eyes and ears for the play by play 1038 00:52:17,480 --> 00:52:21,520 Speaker 1: guy at TV is his absence probably the nebeo. You 1039 00:52:21,640 --> 00:52:24,040 Speaker 1: know this better than any game. It is the point 1040 00:52:24,080 --> 00:52:28,120 Speaker 1: to gender specific. I play is going to be. I 1041 00:52:28,120 --> 00:52:30,719 Speaker 1: don't wonder they're they're they're playing thing needs to know 1042 00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:34,279 Speaker 1: where what the score is. Only person goes through a 1043 00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:36,719 Speaker 1: career learning how to do those up is in radio 1044 00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:39,960 Speaker 1: and TV st the time the school. You don't need 1045 00:52:40,080 --> 00:52:43,560 Speaker 1: that on radio. So from I play, it's because that 1046 00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:46,239 Speaker 1: you get to do more. You true play by play 1047 00:52:46,320 --> 00:52:49,480 Speaker 1: V I enjoy doing TV medium and I'm still every 1048 00:52:49,520 --> 00:52:51,479 Speaker 1: single time I do it for you get the chance 1049 00:52:51,520 --> 00:52:54,280 Speaker 1: to kind of cut descriptive chops a little bit. Mark Anaman, 1050 00:52:54,320 --> 00:52:56,640 Speaker 1: the voice of the Texans a lot in the previous years. 1051 00:52:56,840 --> 00:52:59,239 Speaker 1: And we'll talk about this. The New England Patriots nect 1052 00:52:59,320 --> 01:02:30,840 Speaker 1: right here acts welcome back to Texans season Wednesday sheets 1053 01:02:30,880 --> 01:02:33,240 Speaker 1: we get a second hour. Were just men behind the 1054 01:02:33,400 --> 01:02:36,320 Speaker 1: mic associated Patriots played by play. Now we're gonna hear 1055 01:02:36,400 --> 01:02:39,240 Speaker 1: from behind the mic. The voice of the Annimran joins me. Now, 1056 01:02:39,400 --> 01:02:42,840 Speaker 1: Mark early here, we got it four months than you 1057 01:02:42,880 --> 01:02:45,080 Speaker 1: are most looking forward to months game, Johnny. I'm looking 1058 01:02:45,080 --> 01:02:47,920 Speaker 1: forward to seeing Patriots and I can get done against 1059 01:02:47,960 --> 01:02:51,880 Speaker 1: New England and Ruckers. That creates ability. What they do? 1060 01:02:51,960 --> 01:02:53,520 Speaker 1: They score a point, I don't think, Oney, four to 1061 01:02:53,640 --> 01:02:55,560 Speaker 1: twenty eight points to not a number you're looking for 1062 01:02:55,760 --> 01:02:57,520 Speaker 1: here if you can hold them. I know it sounds 1063 01:02:57,560 --> 01:02:59,400 Speaker 1: the most game saying that, but we've hold them to 1064 01:02:59,480 --> 01:03:02,520 Speaker 1: maybe twenty four four touchdowns. Maybe think the number is 1065 01:03:02,560 --> 01:03:05,000 Speaker 1: more like thirty to be defense surprises us and us 1066 01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:07,480 Speaker 1: maybe it's a combination of things where completely throttles the 1067 01:03:07,560 --> 01:03:10,280 Speaker 1: patron finds a way to get into Brady's before it's turnover. 1068 01:03:10,440 --> 01:03:12,240 Speaker 1: Is my good things happening. We'll see how it plays 1069 01:03:12,280 --> 01:03:15,400 Speaker 1: that defense over the years to eleven now the Earth 1070 01:03:15,480 --> 01:03:21,160 Speaker 1: defensive performances, but going forward, notable defense was amazing. Yeah, 1071 01:03:21,240 --> 01:03:25,200 Speaker 1: the visual playoff round, it's that night. The defense was 1072 01:03:25,280 --> 01:03:27,200 Speaker 1: flat out right and gave up twenty seven points and 1073 01:03:27,240 --> 01:03:30,480 Speaker 1: the offense right at night and we're not even blazing 1074 01:03:30,560 --> 01:03:32,320 Speaker 1: or whatever. I mean, people run past to C. J. 1075 01:03:32,440 --> 01:03:34,840 Speaker 1: Fadora Witz that field right, wasn't that right after Earth? Right? 1076 01:03:34,840 --> 01:03:37,800 Speaker 1: You capitalize on it day A drive a couple half 1077 01:03:37,840 --> 01:03:40,360 Speaker 1: eight minutes. Oh my gosh, all away from Brady. It's 1078 01:03:40,440 --> 01:03:42,720 Speaker 1: the team. If you can get that, your defense is 1079 01:03:42,720 --> 01:03:44,440 Speaker 1: gonna be a whole lot better. Can do something like that, 1080 01:03:44,680 --> 01:03:47,480 Speaker 1: I think Patriots, because I think the Patriots talked about 1081 01:03:47,520 --> 01:03:50,280 Speaker 1: this a little bit offensively a sort of a few times. 1082 01:03:50,720 --> 01:03:54,320 Speaker 1: And what's first with the page, it was very zonal. 1083 01:03:54,560 --> 01:03:56,280 Speaker 1: It was very shot down the field and we're not 1084 01:03:56,360 --> 01:03:59,080 Speaker 1: gonna make miss settle for threes. They liventeen to twenty 1085 01:03:59,120 --> 01:04:01,360 Speaker 1: seven point range. They just didn't hurt themselves, but they 1086 01:04:01,360 --> 01:04:03,200 Speaker 1: didn't really have anybody stretched the field. Did you get 1087 01:04:03,200 --> 01:04:04,640 Speaker 1: that a little bit? At the end of that seven 1088 01:04:04,720 --> 01:04:08,000 Speaker 1: they got Welker and moss underneath well underneath musty musty 1089 01:04:08,760 --> 01:04:10,360 Speaker 1: to the two tight end phase where they had to 1090 01:04:10,440 --> 01:04:13,880 Speaker 1: have any receivers at that point two guys were between them. 1091 01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:17,200 Speaker 1: Then that last year where they had cooked a mandola 1092 01:04:17,360 --> 01:04:18,919 Speaker 1: at them, but they see and then they had gronk. 1093 01:04:18,960 --> 01:04:20,800 Speaker 1: They sex you with it down the field back a 1094 01:04:20,840 --> 01:04:24,000 Speaker 1: little bit in that well down the field as two 1095 01:04:24,080 --> 01:04:26,480 Speaker 1: games and Texans have played the playoff game in sixteen 1096 01:04:26,680 --> 01:04:31,400 Speaker 1: seven past plays. Last year nine of seven he had 1097 01:04:31,480 --> 01:04:35,480 Speaker 1: seven of twenty twenty yard Leasians against this Texans d 1098 01:04:35,640 --> 01:04:38,360 Speaker 1: continues to do that this year. Arrows right, Well, what's 1099 01:04:38,400 --> 01:04:41,440 Speaker 1: the Brady himself? All to the backs? Right? You look 1100 01:04:41,440 --> 01:04:44,560 Speaker 1: at you look at Shane Verwell of Houston Texans. You're 1101 01:04:44,600 --> 01:04:46,200 Speaker 1: Dion Lewis and I know he's not there. He to 1102 01:04:46,280 --> 01:04:48,640 Speaker 1: do damage through the airs. I know you've talked about 1103 01:04:48,840 --> 01:04:51,360 Speaker 1: to keep your eye on. You know everyone who says, well, 1104 01:04:51,400 --> 01:04:53,360 Speaker 1: they don't have it, they don't have the many weapons 1105 01:04:53,720 --> 01:04:56,720 Speaker 1: plenty they have because they still love number twelve challenge. 1106 01:04:56,760 --> 01:04:59,200 Speaker 1: I don't know, but you know you're their propensity of 1107 01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:01,600 Speaker 1: early the Brady belichip. But they could still go to 1108 01:05:01,640 --> 01:05:03,880 Speaker 1: that almost anything. So well, okay, bit bit be fair. 1109 01:05:03,880 --> 01:05:05,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna hit a big one here, says in oh 1110 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:08,360 Speaker 1: seven and that little little one with Welker involved get 1111 01:05:08,440 --> 01:05:10,640 Speaker 1: range stuff, you know, like not this, So I think 1112 01:05:10,720 --> 01:05:13,600 Speaker 1: that just and you hate you but if you have 1113 01:05:13,680 --> 01:05:17,760 Speaker 1: a weakness, why he's the best ever that I'm curious 1114 01:05:18,280 --> 01:05:20,040 Speaker 1: and I don't want to see. This happened during the 1115 01:05:20,320 --> 01:05:24,280 Speaker 1: as with most quarterbacks him trust is could trust Edelman 1116 01:05:24,320 --> 01:05:26,080 Speaker 1: to be and trust Amendola to be in the right 1117 01:05:26,160 --> 01:05:28,240 Speaker 1: those guys to be where they cooks. I think that 1118 01:05:28,400 --> 01:05:31,520 Speaker 1: was why it that Cooks was national and what he 1119 01:05:31,680 --> 01:05:33,720 Speaker 1: did play and definitely hit the big plan up. But 1120 01:05:33,920 --> 01:05:35,840 Speaker 1: I think he was probably a outside the lines, if 1121 01:05:35,840 --> 01:05:38,640 Speaker 1: you will. Maybe that's why they didn't fiction like people 1122 01:05:38,680 --> 01:05:40,160 Speaker 1: thought they were gonna have. He had it with Edelman. 1123 01:05:40,320 --> 01:05:43,000 Speaker 1: Most two guys are against the text the Texans he 1124 01:05:43,080 --> 01:05:46,800 Speaker 1: has and that does money guy now anything. It's amazing 1125 01:05:46,880 --> 01:05:51,760 Speaker 1: thing people and stars what I Brady will either that 1126 01:05:51,880 --> 01:05:53,880 Speaker 1: thing and then also just gave you a pop gun 1127 01:05:53,960 --> 01:05:57,040 Speaker 1: and you tear stay. It's like we gave you this, 1128 01:05:57,240 --> 01:05:58,840 Speaker 1: yall turn into this and that's what he does. But 1129 01:05:58,920 --> 01:06:00,680 Speaker 1: I think Brady's done it and he and ends up 1130 01:06:00,680 --> 01:06:03,000 Speaker 1: being the one matchup. Two things can help you with 1131 01:06:03,080 --> 01:06:05,680 Speaker 1: gron if the pass rush is really getting after it 1132 01:06:06,200 --> 01:06:08,360 Speaker 1: tough time. Trent Brown and Marcus and I think Canon 1133 01:06:08,440 --> 01:06:10,920 Speaker 1: is a good player their side, it could be really 1134 01:06:10,960 --> 01:06:13,880 Speaker 1: haven't I don't time, but if they're having success and 1135 01:06:13,920 --> 01:06:16,400 Speaker 1: to have used him in the JJ in particular on 1136 01:06:16,440 --> 01:06:18,880 Speaker 1: that for using to help that les take Gronk out 1137 01:06:18,920 --> 01:06:22,200 Speaker 1: of the passing game. How are multiple ways that you 1138 01:06:22,280 --> 01:06:24,600 Speaker 1: can be successful, I don't know, but different things on 1139 01:06:24,720 --> 01:06:27,800 Speaker 1: for size or Corey is about six foot well, justin 1140 01:06:27,880 --> 01:06:30,160 Speaker 1: Reid's about this, if you're gonna if Gronk is one, 1141 01:06:30,520 --> 01:06:33,000 Speaker 1: it's probably about the best you have. You have that particular. 1142 01:06:33,040 --> 01:06:34,440 Speaker 1: Now he's a rookie and he's never done. To be 1143 01:06:34,520 --> 01:06:37,440 Speaker 1: physical standpoint, he'd probably handle it better than any other safety. 1144 01:06:37,600 --> 01:06:39,640 Speaker 1: He probably can handle a little bit. I think an 1145 01:06:39,680 --> 01:06:42,120 Speaker 1: option and covering out September nine. But if then I 1146 01:06:42,240 --> 01:06:45,120 Speaker 1: think Gronk has got those tackles and that keeps that's 1147 01:06:45,360 --> 01:06:47,959 Speaker 1: that's great. If Gronk does go on a route, you've 1148 01:06:48,040 --> 01:06:50,440 Speaker 1: got to force them into that and use Gronk to 1149 01:06:50,600 --> 01:06:52,400 Speaker 1: be you know, and get our get Brady side the 1150 01:06:52,400 --> 01:06:55,520 Speaker 1: passing game. We've seen that enough, so the gron weapon, 1151 01:06:55,640 --> 01:06:58,080 Speaker 1: especially in the fourth quarter, in the interior of the offense, 1152 01:06:59,080 --> 01:07:02,720 Speaker 1: look at events or even merciless for in certain passings. 1153 01:07:03,000 --> 01:07:04,760 Speaker 1: In other words, if you funning, it's not like you 1154 01:07:04,800 --> 01:07:07,440 Speaker 1: got him beat because sasons without running the foot that 1155 01:07:07,480 --> 01:07:09,240 Speaker 1: would really help you off with the chances of the 1156 01:07:09,240 --> 01:07:12,880 Speaker 1: past rush getting back end twenty sixteen, I remember saying 1157 01:07:13,000 --> 01:07:14,920 Speaker 1: from they've got an eight solder, it's gonna be tough. 1158 01:07:15,120 --> 01:07:21,080 Speaker 1: But David Andrews too, he's inexperienced. David Andrews a good player. 1159 01:07:21,600 --> 01:07:23,640 Speaker 1: Probably the bad issues with those three and I mean 1160 01:07:23,720 --> 01:07:25,840 Speaker 1: Whitney and Clown you're comment him. They were all getting 1161 01:07:25,920 --> 01:07:27,880 Speaker 1: up in the middle. I think now the interior that line, 1162 01:07:27,880 --> 01:07:29,760 Speaker 1: I don't think it's great, but it's much than the 1163 01:07:29,840 --> 01:07:34,200 Speaker 1: two tackles. You know, exactly exactly well back there, right, Roppolo, 1164 01:07:34,320 --> 01:07:36,080 Speaker 1: back there? What that team will look pretty good because 1165 01:07:36,080 --> 01:07:38,000 Speaker 1: he's pretty good. Game up with a trade scenario. By 1166 01:07:38,040 --> 01:07:41,480 Speaker 1: the way, last year you go, what do you have? Okay, 1167 01:07:41,560 --> 01:07:43,640 Speaker 1: and I don't something to help? Maybe maybe I should 1168 01:07:43,960 --> 01:07:48,200 Speaker 1: sure that. I don't know. Jameis Winston. We'll think about it, 1169 01:07:48,320 --> 01:07:52,280 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. Jameis Winston instant at all job. But here's 1170 01:07:52,280 --> 01:07:54,479 Speaker 1: the thing with Jamis. I think a guy like Jamis 1171 01:07:54,520 --> 01:07:57,880 Speaker 1: would McDaniels, you bring him along under Brady. He's not 1172 01:07:57,960 --> 01:08:00,480 Speaker 1: going for this, Brady. But I'm just I'm just saying, 1173 01:08:00,480 --> 01:08:03,000 Speaker 1: if feeling Brady does not want the Arab Pips, he 1174 01:08:03,120 --> 01:08:06,720 Speaker 1: wants the errand yet Apps tough beans. Yeah, I don't 1175 01:08:06,720 --> 01:08:08,920 Speaker 1: know they traded Garoppolo for I hope not. I mean, 1176 01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:13,320 Speaker 1: but if I mean, all right, deep ster film, I 1177 01:08:13,440 --> 01:08:16,840 Speaker 1: don't know. I was talking to James covering the Tampa 1178 01:08:16,920 --> 01:08:19,639 Speaker 1: Bends opener I think is what it is, and talking 1179 01:08:19,680 --> 01:08:23,759 Speaker 1: about starting how many former can fitsy back in New England. 1180 01:08:24,040 --> 01:08:26,880 Speaker 1: There was one, No, Brock's not starting in mind still employed. Here, 1181 01:08:27,040 --> 01:08:29,400 Speaker 1: here's another, here's another one. They go to this numerous 1182 01:08:29,439 --> 01:08:33,320 Speaker 1: times they lose and most teams thirty three points. Got 1183 01:08:33,360 --> 01:08:34,880 Speaker 1: to do what we can to keep this group again, 1184 01:08:34,880 --> 01:08:36,680 Speaker 1: to keep this group together, because we scored bowls to 1185 01:08:36,720 --> 01:08:41,120 Speaker 1: clear clearly about offensively. Now we're not fine a round. 1186 01:08:41,160 --> 01:08:43,360 Speaker 1: As long as we have twelve defensive line, get a 1187 01:08:43,400 --> 01:08:46,240 Speaker 1: new footworks. We don't need cooks, our best deep threat. 1188 01:08:46,680 --> 01:08:49,160 Speaker 1: How they do this every year, decide we're going to 1189 01:08:49,200 --> 01:08:51,320 Speaker 1: reinvent them. Win the championship. Even when they do go 1190 01:08:51,360 --> 01:08:54,240 Speaker 1: ahead and reshuffle the dealing the trigger. Last one he 1191 01:08:54,280 --> 01:08:56,439 Speaker 1: threw this little nugget in at dau the last time 1192 01:08:56,840 --> 01:09:02,040 Speaker 1: the role won the Super Bowl. The eggs whitch, wait 1193 01:09:02,080 --> 01:09:04,280 Speaker 1: a minute, you have the right desk, I have the 1194 01:09:04,400 --> 01:09:10,240 Speaker 1: right they did. They go to three in a row, 1195 01:09:10,439 --> 01:09:13,560 Speaker 1: seven and eight. It's in a Super Bowl. Well the 1196 01:09:13,640 --> 01:09:16,920 Speaker 1: following year, she is our guy, the Patriots thinking again 1197 01:09:17,240 --> 01:09:19,080 Speaker 1: or not? Even that puts a lot of AFC teams 1198 01:09:19,120 --> 01:09:20,600 Speaker 1: in the middens. Can be one of those teams that 1199 01:09:20,680 --> 01:09:23,559 Speaker 1: were and winning a Super Bowl last year? Mark does 1200 01:09:23,800 --> 01:09:25,479 Speaker 1: coming up. Let's talk to our buddy on It's not 1201 01:09:25,640 --> 01:17:17,360 Speaker 1: Texans OFC. I just brought this week's stat lumber je 1202 01:17:17,560 --> 01:17:20,760 Speaker 1: visit Houston texts to take the stats challenge and six 1203 01:17:21,200 --> 01:17:25,679 Speaker 1: number of DeShawn Watts where the ball for twenty yards? Again? 1204 01:17:25,720 --> 01:17:27,400 Speaker 1: I had two of them last year one Ryan Well 1205 01:17:27,400 --> 01:17:30,240 Speaker 1: in the air traveled further in twenty six the New 1206 01:17:30,320 --> 01:17:33,760 Speaker 1: England Patriots gave up to the ball traveled two of 1207 01:17:33,800 --> 01:17:37,360 Speaker 1: those accounted for Watson. There you go, that's challenge brought 1208 01:17:37,360 --> 01:17:39,599 Speaker 1: to you. Welcome back. One final segment of Ton Harris 1209 01:17:40,000 --> 01:17:42,479 Speaker 1: glad to be went to our buddy on him earlier 1210 01:17:42,520 --> 01:17:45,439 Speaker 1: today joining us right now you're ready to roll open, ready, 1211 01:17:45,479 --> 01:17:48,080 Speaker 1: it's as soon as I gets there with four priests 1212 01:17:48,320 --> 01:17:51,320 Speaker 1: under our belts. But now it is time. Big team 1213 01:17:51,360 --> 01:17:53,600 Speaker 1: has been up there a lot at two matchups and 1214 01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:56,639 Speaker 1: offs in week three and then last meeting in three 1215 01:17:56,840 --> 01:17:59,519 Speaker 1: yeas being used to playing up facing Tom Brady and 1216 01:17:59,560 --> 01:18:02,000 Speaker 1: his day so and then recently and having been as 1217 01:18:02,120 --> 01:18:05,400 Speaker 1: recent ads certainly going to help a quarterback that has 1218 01:18:05,439 --> 01:18:08,800 Speaker 1: played in that lay very well everyone when you look 1219 01:18:08,880 --> 01:18:10,960 Speaker 1: they have gotten away so to Yeah, I think it 1220 01:18:11,080 --> 01:18:14,519 Speaker 1: definitely helpful and it seems like a year because they 1221 01:18:14,600 --> 01:18:16,680 Speaker 1: act some time now. All right, we haven't watched it 1222 01:18:16,760 --> 01:18:19,479 Speaker 1: in the preseason. Andre is the advantage of ye one 1223 01:18:19,720 --> 01:18:22,200 Speaker 1: for him and week here well, I think he's has 1224 01:18:22,400 --> 01:18:24,160 Speaker 1: kind of learned the way of the end around a 1225 01:18:24,240 --> 01:18:28,160 Speaker 1: lot in terms of years and putting more on in 1226 01:18:28,320 --> 01:18:30,360 Speaker 1: terms of what they'll be able to do with him 1227 01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:33,360 Speaker 1: in the offense. Taken full advantage of that and back 1228 01:18:33,439 --> 01:18:35,840 Speaker 1: to one hundred for now, So I expect all right 1229 01:18:35,920 --> 01:18:38,760 Speaker 1: Deante Foreman last year against New England, it comes in 1230 01:18:38,920 --> 01:18:42,479 Speaker 1: that kind of thing healthier. He's lightning game and being 1231 01:18:42,520 --> 01:18:45,439 Speaker 1: able to threat kind of thing that's short. Yeah, I 1232 01:18:45,560 --> 01:18:50,120 Speaker 1: think healthy receiving this opening weekend at Lamar Miller to 1233 01:18:50,720 --> 01:18:53,400 Speaker 1: spread the ball around a little bit and then hill 1234 01:18:53,439 --> 01:18:56,040 Speaker 1: it makes the makes a little bit as well. When 1235 01:18:56,080 --> 01:18:59,600 Speaker 1: you hansively blocking angle, he's trimmed down, he's in. Do 1236 01:19:00,080 --> 01:19:01,719 Speaker 1: you know be that that he's going to be asked 1237 01:19:01,800 --> 01:19:04,880 Speaker 1: to become has been? Bill Belichick is I'm still so 1238 01:19:05,560 --> 01:19:08,559 Speaker 1: to slow down to sean him to last year making 1239 01:19:08,880 --> 01:19:10,840 Speaker 1: you know, play from the puck, ability to get out 1240 01:19:10,880 --> 01:19:13,240 Speaker 1: on the air train on is on the defense obviously 1241 01:19:13,360 --> 01:19:16,360 Speaker 1: knew faith of the ball for him, but so to speak, 1242 01:19:16,439 --> 01:19:19,960 Speaker 1: and had to force this, which you know, it's kind 1243 01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:22,960 Speaker 1: of pity. Even more comfortable the couple of preseason games 1244 01:19:23,400 --> 01:19:26,120 Speaker 1: he was even last poison with de Shaun at this point, 1245 01:19:26,160 --> 01:19:29,320 Speaker 1: at any defensive coordinator, all right, so Tom Brady Lax, 1246 01:19:29,360 --> 01:19:31,519 Speaker 1: they forced to fumble, they sup them up pretty well 1247 01:19:31,560 --> 01:19:34,680 Speaker 1: at scene. Still throws five touchdown passes. So about the Patriots, 1248 01:19:34,720 --> 01:19:37,640 Speaker 1: I know that, but it's still number two with that 1249 01:19:37,960 --> 01:19:41,600 Speaker 1: because you know, obviously back and healthy, he is some 1250 01:19:41,800 --> 01:19:44,719 Speaker 1: big player, but just guys that you don't big plays 1251 01:19:44,840 --> 01:19:47,320 Speaker 1: in a game to happen. You want to fordly move 1252 01:19:47,400 --> 01:19:50,200 Speaker 1: the ball down, the free opportunities to get turnovers ands 1253 01:19:50,360 --> 01:19:53,639 Speaker 1: or get the first to it and things of that sort. 1254 01:19:53,720 --> 01:19:57,479 Speaker 1: It's which literally the perfect game that starts with Getty. 1255 01:19:57,520 --> 01:20:00,800 Speaker 1: I think that's the recipe prior to so to speak, 1256 01:20:00,920 --> 01:20:03,160 Speaker 1: is get the pressure to do that. But you also 1257 01:20:03,240 --> 01:20:05,720 Speaker 1: it's going to be a sixty min of mistake three 1258 01:20:05,920 --> 01:20:08,200 Speaker 1: sixty Greight, what's your overall take? Do you need this 1259 01:20:08,320 --> 01:20:10,800 Speaker 1: all week? But week one? It's probably a good type 1260 01:20:10,840 --> 01:20:13,120 Speaker 1: of Texans the same way sitting at the Foxborough on 1261 01:20:13,200 --> 01:20:16,040 Speaker 1: Sunday time to play them, I really do on offense 1262 01:20:16,640 --> 01:20:22,639 Speaker 1: tackle line and aren't experience Brady and I think their 1263 01:20:22,720 --> 01:20:26,000 Speaker 1: issues there certainly the more games they want to get 1264 01:20:26,040 --> 01:20:29,960 Speaker 1: ironed out, but that's the best time it's fresh, there's 1265 01:20:29,960 --> 01:20:32,200 Speaker 1: going to be made. It's it's a odd week of 1266 01:20:32,320 --> 01:20:34,559 Speaker 1: an NFL matter. We saw it on the collegiate. Let 1267 01:20:35,479 --> 01:20:38,439 Speaker 1: you know, one have to capitalize and unities and you're 1268 01:20:38,439 --> 01:20:41,160 Speaker 1: getting the ris as opposed to field goals and it's 1269 01:20:41,200 --> 01:20:44,240 Speaker 1: going to take the leaves. You can't have you both 1270 01:20:44,320 --> 01:20:46,560 Speaker 1: on offense. You've got to continue drive to one a 1271 01:20:46,640 --> 01:20:49,400 Speaker 1: sideline Andy soon where they have to go school and 1272 01:20:49,439 --> 01:20:51,240 Speaker 1: the better offer are going to be the rest of 1273 01:20:51,320 --> 01:20:53,960 Speaker 1: the division heading any at the Dolphins and the cars 1274 01:20:54,000 --> 01:20:56,120 Speaker 1: are at the Giants. Not so much those teams. As 1275 01:20:56,200 --> 01:20:57,800 Speaker 1: we embarked how to get back to the top of 1276 01:20:57,840 --> 01:21:01,200 Speaker 1: the division, division got even stronger. Certainly being jackson they 1277 01:21:01,240 --> 01:21:03,840 Speaker 1: were able to put together last year, you know, even 1278 01:21:04,160 --> 01:21:07,559 Speaker 1: mixed that he made last year, and they seem to roster. 1279 01:21:07,680 --> 01:21:09,920 Speaker 1: If that's that's even I believe the same thing. I 1280 01:21:09,920 --> 01:21:12,479 Speaker 1: actually would be in Jacksonville's turn the corner a little 1281 01:21:12,520 --> 01:21:15,040 Speaker 1: bit faster. Bring you get Andrew Luck back to the uh. 1282 01:21:15,160 --> 01:21:17,439 Speaker 1: That's an instant up area in which they needed it. 1283 01:21:17,520 --> 01:21:20,840 Speaker 1: The leader of their franchise leader a new head coach there, coach, 1284 01:21:20,920 --> 01:21:23,000 Speaker 1: so you know they're going to be points on the board. 1285 01:21:24,240 --> 01:21:26,840 Speaker 1: It's one of a strong NFL. Well, it's what do 1286 01:21:26,880 --> 01:21:29,479 Speaker 1: you have this week? Cop facing a bowl team and 1287 01:21:29,640 --> 01:21:32,160 Speaker 1: is not afraid to throw our pos which could give 1288 01:21:32,280 --> 01:21:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, I think early in the game, ball games 1289 01:21:34,439 --> 01:21:37,160 Speaker 1: especially well coach don't see any reason for ali game? 1290 01:21:37,920 --> 01:21:41,560 Speaker 1: What's so entertaining for a while, and Arkansas thinking, I 1291 01:21:41,680 --> 01:21:44,640 Speaker 1: just don't know if they're gonna Obama who see as 1292 01:21:44,680 --> 01:21:48,360 Speaker 1: they always have at the Helm. It's scary when you 1293 01:21:48,520 --> 01:21:50,720 Speaker 1: watch them and got a chance to leave. And you 1294 01:21:50,840 --> 01:21:54,400 Speaker 1: can tell thickly gifted, but gift terms of he knows 1295 01:21:54,479 --> 01:21:58,120 Speaker 1: the sin and when you the physical gifts withness and 1296 01:21:58,200 --> 01:22:00,439 Speaker 1: the things that he's got ability to read average and 1297 01:22:00,720 --> 01:22:04,400 Speaker 1: is around. I meaning to be tough to trey. One 1298 01:22:04,400 --> 01:22:07,040 Speaker 1: thing I noticed aken was missed tackle. I think that's 1299 01:22:07,160 --> 01:22:09,519 Speaker 1: very difficult to say concerned about it. In the NFL 1300 01:22:09,600 --> 01:22:12,160 Speaker 1: starters didn't play a ton we all know, and even 1301 01:22:12,200 --> 01:22:15,960 Speaker 1: in those tackling how difficult to tackling again, It's why 1302 01:22:16,120 --> 01:22:19,840 Speaker 1: you went so long. Camps were sensed with coaches work, 1303 01:22:20,000 --> 01:22:22,720 Speaker 1: you would get into into miss and tackles and it 1304 01:22:22,760 --> 01:22:26,559 Speaker 1: would be even before with consistency showed. The spaces are 1305 01:22:26,600 --> 01:22:29,240 Speaker 1: down across AIL as well as on the collegiate. There's 1306 01:22:29,320 --> 01:22:32,400 Speaker 1: less contact both levels and so you're gonna see, specially 1307 01:22:32,439 --> 01:22:35,120 Speaker 1: early in the season, frustrating for coaches that used to 1308 01:22:35,200 --> 01:22:38,200 Speaker 1: have it, but once they've always adapted in us in 1309 01:22:38,320 --> 01:22:41,240 Speaker 1: this situation. Books A big thanks to Andrea, to Bob 1310 01:22:41,360 --> 01:22:44,840 Speaker 1: Socie of the Patriar Coogler two DP, Buddy Russell Baxter 1311 01:22:44,960 --> 01:22:47,200 Speaker 1: to you back at six ten for keeping us so much. 1312 01:22:47,240 --> 01:29:00,800 Speaker 1: We'll see you tomorrow, buddy ass