1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to everybody to a Wednesday the issue of Texans 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: All Access from the Honday Texans Radio studio, John Harris 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: alongside Mark Vanimir and we are moving ever so closely. 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: If a mathis correct, fifteen days from today, the Texans 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: sit at two and twelve and we'll be making picks 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: in the first round of the NFL Draft fifteen days away. 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: Draft party at Miller Outdoor Theater. Get out there. Last 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: year was absolutely awesome. The energy, the vibe was unbelievable. 9 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: And you can hang with Mark and myself and also 10 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: Dre's coming along and Robert Hensley, So come hang with 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: us to the draft party and we're gonna talk about 12 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 1: that tonight. Mark, good evening, How are you good evening? 13 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: All right? So a couple of things about what you 14 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: just said. I love our draft show and with you 15 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: Andre me talking about it, Robert Hensley chiming, and I 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: love Robert's voice the reports because comes in like such 17 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: an official news sportsman. The word is the Ravens are 18 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: going to create thinking, oh my gosh, what's happening now? 19 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: And it sounds awesome. I just love the sound of 20 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: it all. I'm a big audio guy in case you 21 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: didn't realize this. The other thing is this, here's why 22 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: you want to be at the draft party. What if 23 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: something happens that two that we weren't thinking of. And 24 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,199 Speaker 1: I know that's the big talk this week, last couple 25 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: of days especially, But what if that happens? How will 26 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: people react? You want to be there to see that, 27 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: all right, because it brings up all the other conversations 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: we've had over the years about the draft party, about 29 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: Jay Watt, Mario Williams, all of that stuff. What if 30 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: something different happens in two and then what all this 31 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: talk is interesting, Johnny, because if they don't take a 32 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: quarterback at two, people are acting as if there will 33 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: never be another quarterback ever in the history of the 34 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: game to take right in this draft or any other 35 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: draft or any other in space. Look, they could move 36 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: up to seven. Who Lance had that moving up to 37 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: seven and take Will Levis. I'm not saying that the 38 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: most popular thing world, but that's everything would be in 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: play if they don't take a quarterback at two. So 40 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: I think you just have to wait and see how 41 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: it plays out. One gigantic if hovers above it all. 42 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: But hey, this is what we're here for. Right. Oh yeah, 43 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: today has been a pretty pretty wild day with some 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: of the rumors that are out there about front office 45 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: shake up and whatever. But we're not gonna talk about that. 46 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about these two picks two and twelve. 47 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about these two and we're gonna play 48 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: a game. I like this. In fact, your Doughty and 49 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: I did a little bit of this on in the 50 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: lab and I wanted to expand it with you. I'm 51 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,839 Speaker 1: gonna hit you with various options. So here's the deal, 52 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: Miller outdoor theater draft party. And I always think about 53 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: this whenever I'm driving over to the draft party. I 54 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: always think about what are my thoughts gonna be at 55 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: the end of tonight. So last year when the Texans 56 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: drafted Derek Stingley Jr. Then traded down drafted Kenyan Green, 57 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: I remember driving home like, yes, man, those are two 58 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: positions we really needed two sec guys. I love fat 59 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: Kenyon's from a testca Ceda. I was really I was 60 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: really excited. I thought it was interesting. As fans were 61 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: filing out, they were like walking by with that look 62 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: like would you take John, Look, what do you think? 63 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: And I'm like I'm on the radio right now. You 64 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: can go listen if you're going home. But I always 65 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: think about that. Now, there have been times when Thursday 66 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: Night the Texans didn't have a pick, so we just 67 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: went home, like, okay, that was a really good draft show. 68 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: But there were no pick. Last year there were two picks. 69 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: Now they're two picks. So I'm gonna play this game 70 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: with you, Mark. I'm going to give you the two 71 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: picks at two and twelve, or maybe change the scenario 72 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: a little bit, okay, and I'm gonna ask you, how 73 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: are you gonna feel when you're driving home Thursday night 74 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: after the draft? Okay, all right, let's do it. So 75 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: the first scenario, there's just gonna be really easy. The 76 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: Panthers take CJ. Stott at one, the Texans take Bryce 77 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: Young at two, and then at twelve, the Texans take 78 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: Jackson Smith and jigbo Ohio State, Rice Young, Jackson Smith 79 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: and Jigba. How are you feeling driving home that night? 80 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: All right? We all know that long term you never 81 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: know how something's gonna play out. But in the short term, 82 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: Draft night and beyond up until Opening day, with whatever 83 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: happens there, this is the blue chip best feeling possible 84 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: among the fan base. Right, Yeah, went home with a 85 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: shiny new quarterback and a shiny new wide receiver whose 86 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: brother plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. By the way, that, 87 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: like so many of us, until last night, I thought 88 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: how many Smith and Jigbas could there be in the world, 89 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: So let's look it up anyway. I think I had 90 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 1: a lot of company in that. But if you had 91 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: those two guys, I think that's the best feeling you're 92 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: gonna have coming off of that night for most of it. Right, 93 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: for most of us, I think that's seventy five percent 94 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: approval rating, whatever the high percentage would be, and I 95 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: would feel rate. I think everybody would feel great. But 96 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: you gotta see it work out and some ober Nova 97 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: and the years beyond. You still have all those concerns 98 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: you did about Bryce, but you're happy you got Bryce. 99 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: And I'm wondering what happened with Carolina. So they went 100 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: for Strout after all? Interesting because the betting favorite was young, 101 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: then it became stroud that it became young again, and 102 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: what happened on Draft night. We'll have all those questions 103 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: to ask, and you'll always wonder who did you pass up? 104 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: And if you take Jackson Smith and Jigba at twelve, 105 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: who went at thirteen, fourteen, fifteen? And how'd you feel 106 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: about that? But I think I think I have a 107 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: lot of company here that that would be the shock 108 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: of the best feeling possible exiting Thursday night of the draft? 109 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: Am I right? I think? So I have one that 110 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: I might put ahead of it? Might? Okay, Mike, I'm 111 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: still I'm still contemplating Allen Carter drops and you take 112 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: him at twelve. Well, come on, man, we got twenty 113 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: more minutes in this segment. You're just steal this boy. 114 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: Never mind, Okay, okay, let's play this scenario. Here's scenario two. 115 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: Your favorite Indianapolis Colts GM trades up to number one, 116 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:23,799 Speaker 1: oh and takes Bryce Young. The Texans at two draft CJ. Stroud, 117 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: and at number twelve they draft guard Peter Skronsky from Northwestern. 118 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: Your thoughts driving home that night, Okay, offensive linemen are 119 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: not sexy picks. They might be great, they might help 120 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: your team for a decade, but draft night you're kind 121 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: of thinking, okay, great. You know Tony Manderich once got 122 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: the fans excited, right right? Work out too? Well, Eric 123 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: Fisher got the fans excited. I know, long career, but 124 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: not exactly the one you thought he could have. Yeah, 125 00:06:55,880 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 1: don't even bring up Dwayne Brown either. Dwayne Brown, I'm 126 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: draft prognosticators. We're not in favor. That's so they're not 127 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: always the sexiest pick. Not that they're not going to 128 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: work out, but I'm talking about sheer draft nights sexy. Right, 129 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: But if the Colts move up to number one and 130 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: Carolina moves out of that spot, I'm thinking they found 131 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: something they really don't like about Bryce Young because they 132 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: spent all the capital to move up, they did all 133 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: the research, and they were about to go all in 134 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: on Deshaun Watson last year. For some reason, they went 135 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: all in to number one, dropped to four, which meant 136 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: they're probably losing Strapp and could lose Richardson as well, 137 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: and they felt okay about it because they made the 138 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: deal in this hypothetical situation. So I'm feeling like, oh, 139 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: the Colts might have made a mistake. Maybe Bryce Young. 140 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: There's some flaws there beyond what was transparent to the world. Right, 141 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: So I'm feeling pretty good. You got CJ. Strapp, you 142 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: got an old lineman. They felt they needed him. You know, 143 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: I'd still prefer a sexy or wide receiver pick at twelve, 144 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: or a pass rusher or somebody like that, but I'd 145 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: feel pretty good. I'd feel about about fifty five forty 146 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: five sixty forty leaving Miller outdoor theater that night, Johnny, Okay, 147 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: Scenario three is what I call the OG theory. This 148 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: comes straight from John Lopez. He said, I can't remember 149 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: which day it was Tuesday or Wednesday? What's today? Wednesday? 150 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: I think it was tuesday. He was talking about. He's 151 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: come to grips with this scenario. At two and twelve. Okay, 152 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: Number two, Texans select Will Anderson Junior. At number twelve, 153 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: they select Bijean Robinson University of Texas, a Will Anderson 154 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: Bijean Robinson combination at two and twelve. It's the OG theory. 155 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: How you feeling driving home that night, Mark, I'm not 156 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: feeling I see. I feel really good about Bijean Robinson, 157 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: but I'm thinking, well, wait a minute, you have needs 158 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: here and in your backfield of Robinson Pierce, and you 159 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: just signed Devin Singletary, feeling like you've got a stacked 160 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: backfield and your own line is better than a lot 161 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: of people think. So that's pretty cool, right, but what's 162 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: the planet quarterbacks? I think general feeling if they did 163 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: something like that. If they don't take a quarterback with 164 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: two or twelve or move back into the first round 165 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 1: Layton take Hendon Hooker if he's still there, I feel 166 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: like you're leaving Miller outdoor theater on that Thursday night, 167 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: really perplexed about what the planet quarterback is. And you 168 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: don't have the first pick the next day, even though 169 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: it's pick number thirty two. We talked about this. Miami 170 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: doesn't have a very confusing Johnny, but you have the 171 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: second pick. If you had the first pick on day two, 172 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: I'd feel better because whatever quarterback fell, you have your 173 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: shot right there. But if you don't have that pick, 174 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: would you know somebody can move in front of you 175 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: and take that guy. They got all day to do it, 176 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: all day to make those calls and make a deal 177 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: and do it. So I'm not feeling too good if 178 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: they do that, because I want to know what the 179 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 1: planet quarterback is. I'm very impatient here like a lot 180 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 1: of people, and I need to know what the plan 181 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: is at QB after night one, I need to be 182 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: able to at least imagine what it is and see 183 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: it clearly, you know, imagine it with some clarity, if 184 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: you will. Okay, let me let me take one of 185 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 1: the scenarios I already gave you and let me let 186 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 1: me let me adjust a little bit. So you said 187 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,559 Speaker 1: the first scenario gave you. I gave you Bryce young 188 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: Ittt too, Jackson Smith and Jigbat twelve. Yeah, So let's 189 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: take that and tweak it a little bit. Let's go 190 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: Will Anderson it too, Jackson Smith and Jigbat twelve. Yeah, 191 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: and a trade up back into the first round to 192 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:43,839 Speaker 1: get your guy handing hooker? Is that scenario a better 193 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: than the first one I gave you? B How are 194 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: you feeling when you're driving home that night? Okay, let 195 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: me tell you something. I think if they do that, 196 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: they've done the research. Yeah. I feel really good about that, 197 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: really good. I might feel better about that than scenario 198 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: number one, which was seventy five eighty percent. I think 199 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: I'm feeling eighty five nine. I love handing hooker. I'm 200 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: willing to wait. I am willing to wait. I've waited 201 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: this long. I can wait another six weeks or whatever. 202 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: It's going to take to get him on the football field. 203 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 1: And I think a lot of rookies aren't ready to 204 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: start anyway, right, But if you draft a rookie one 205 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: or two, you're probably gonna start him. I get it. 206 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: I get it. But you don't have to. And you 207 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: have Keenam in the building. You still have Davis, but 208 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: you have Case Keenam in the building, veteran starter and backup. 209 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: And I can wait for Handing Hooker to get there. 210 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: I drafted Will Anderson. I feel really good about him 211 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 1: being a stalwart defensive end. And I feel really good 212 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: about Jackson Smith and jigbub and my wide receiver group 213 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: which now includes John Matchi coming back, Nico. Whatever you 214 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: can get out of him as long as he stays healthy, 215 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: and you can get a lot out of him if 216 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: he stays healthy, and the rest of the guys we 217 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: always talk about. I'm thrilled with that scenario. Write me 218 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:57,319 Speaker 1: down for that scenario. You had me watch the Peyton Manning, 219 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: Archie Manning, Eli Manning, hand and hook or special. I 220 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: know they did four quarterbacks, not CJ. Stroud, the four 221 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: that went to the Manning Passing Academy. So it was 222 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: Levis Hooker, Bryce Young, and Anthony Richardson. Right, those four 223 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: guys and the one they did. The show they did 224 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: about Hendon Hooker was awesome. They played a clip on 225 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,719 Speaker 1: the Big Channel yesterday at ESPN as well, so it's 226 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 1: on ESPN Plus for those of you don't know that 227 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: wins you over to Hendon Hooker. You know, And I'm 228 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: not saying the Bryce Young one turns you off to 229 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: Bryce Young. It doesn't at all. But if you had 230 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 1: any doubts about Hendon Hooker, that that is a doubt 231 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: remover right there. If you watch that special, Yeah, there's 232 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: no question. Okay, let's go to the let's go to 233 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: the LZ theory. Let's go to lands Aerolin, our good 234 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: buddy put together a mock. He has it to Tyree Wilson, 235 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: the edge rusher, even the lineman from Texas Tech. And 236 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 1: at seven, because he moved up, he went got Will Levis, 237 00:12:55,760 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: quarterback Kentucky. How are you feeling driving home after that scenario? Well, 238 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: I want to hear their explanation because obviously they did 239 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: they move to move up to seven and take Levis 240 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: in this hypothetical scenario because they felt Levis was the 241 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: best guy either left. Yeah, I wonder who's left in 242 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: this hypothetical. Here is Richardson still on the board, No, 243 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: Hooker is probably still on the board. Richardson's not strout 244 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: as not young as not, but Hooker is. And they 245 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: go up and get levis Nick and Nimiko have done 246 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: the research, and I trust them. If they think Tyree 247 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: Wilson is that much better than Will Anderson for the 248 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: second pick in this draft, I've got to trust them, 249 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: you know, I have to give them the benefit of 250 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: a doubt. I always say this, all of us who 251 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: talk about the draft stuff, and everybody on six ten 252 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: and everybody in the universe, they don't have access to 253 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: the same information that the people in those draft rooms 254 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: have around the league. They don't. They could say they do, 255 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: they could put in the work. You can watch all 256 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: the film, but there's still little nuggets of info that 257 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: you get from the coaches who worked with them, of friends, 258 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: and you get anecdotal stuff. Look, I don't want to 259 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: play telephone with draft analysis too much, but they have 260 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: so much information. Could you get analysis paralysis? I suppose so, 261 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,439 Speaker 1: But they still get more information than even you get. Johnny, 262 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: So I think that if that happened. I'd have to 263 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 1: trust them, give them the benefit of a doubt. I'm 264 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: not saying I'm thrilled that night, and I don't think 265 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: the fans would be totally over the moon about this exactly, 266 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: but it might work out to be the best thing 267 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: for this team. We'll see. I think the Tyree Wilson 268 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: Will Anderson comparison, if you want to go there, is 269 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: a lot closer than people think and people imagine. I mean, 270 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: I think it's I think it's a lot closer. I 271 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: think Will has been just a bigger name. Now what 272 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: could separate them as an injury history? And Tyree Wilson's 273 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: had two years of season engine injuries and I don't 274 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: think Will Anderson has missed a game, and that does 275 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: that does matter, especially considering you know, last year draft 276 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: and Sting and he was coming off two years of 277 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: injuries and then he was injured last year. Now it's you, 278 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: you're playing the long game. So hopefully Sting is gonna 279 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: be healthy going forward and rock on from there. But 280 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: that is I think part of it. So here's the 281 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: scenario that this is the one that that I think 282 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: I like the most. Okay, wait before I ask you 283 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: that one. Yeah, let's tweak that theory. Tyree Wilson at two, 284 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: no trade up to seven. You stick at twelve, and 285 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: you take Hooker at twelve. All for the first four 286 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: off the board. So Hooker's the last one, I guess 287 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: of the first rounders. You take him at twelve, So 288 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: you have Tyree Wilson, it too, Hooker at twelve. How 289 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: you feel thrilled because I've fallen in love with Hooker? Okay, 290 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: look if Bryce Young's there too, I'm taking Bryce Young. Yeah. 291 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: But after that, and I could even talk on myself 292 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: into Richardson because you know he's gonna make plays. He's 293 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: gonna you've put him in the lineup. It might not 294 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: be pretty all the time, but plays will be made, im. 295 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: I might go two quarterbacks. Here it comes friskal again 296 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: in the form of any say that there are people 297 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: dropping the cars off. We speak runner. He's more than that. 298 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: But Richardson, what do I say? It's like Lamar Jackson 299 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: and Cam Newton had a baby, and yeah, Richardson comes 300 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: out and we'll see how it goes. You know, people 301 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: forget that Cam Newton through for over four thousand yards 302 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: is rookie season. How about the first two games as 303 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: a rookie through for over four hundred yards in his 304 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: first two Gamescredible? Wasn't this guar supposed to be an 305 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: occasional thrower and runner, And yeah he gets throws psalm. 306 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: But and I know the college stats are better than 307 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: people think there. He's plus sixty percent in college at all. 308 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: He was good. He stop that. But I know you've 309 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: got over the drops and the whatever and so all that. 310 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: I've done the mathematics on it, of course. Okay, go ahead. 311 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna say, all right, how do you feel 312 00:16:55,480 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: in this scenario? Let's take that Richardson scenario? Pick number 313 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:04,479 Speaker 1: one to Carolina Panthers, select Bryce Young. Pick number two, 314 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: you'r Houston Texans select Anthony Richardson, University of Florida. All 315 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: the way down to twelve. Nikissario has stayed at twelve 316 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: because Jalen Carter from Georgia has fallen to them at twelve. 317 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: You draft Anthony Richardson and Jalen Carter at two and twelve. 318 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: How are you feeling driving home that night? First of all, 319 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: Vegas just put this at ten thousand to one. All right, 320 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: forget Vegas, baby, forget Vegas. I'm making this happen. It's 321 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson at to Jalen Carter at twelve. How are 322 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: you feeling. I feel like they got good information on Carter, 323 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: that he's going to be good as a citizen in 324 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: the building, Demico coaching him, the culture Demiko is instilling here, 325 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: I think it's very strong. Demko's ability to rate relate 326 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: to players work with as assistants. I really think so 327 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 1: highly of him that whatever issues may or may not 328 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 1: exist with Jail and Carter, I believe Damiko Ryan's if 329 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: he felt that he could work with Carter, I would 330 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: trust him. Now, maybe he'd be wrong, I don't know, 331 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: but Carter at twelve, you get a prospect like that 332 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: at twelve, Johnny, It's ridiculous. We were talking about him 333 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: as the possible number one overall pick in this draft 334 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago before happened at the combine occurred, 335 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 1: and then you said Richard said at two or before 336 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: that you said richards said it two project. But look, 337 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: stranger things have happened. You know, he has good OTA's 338 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: looks pretty solid in camp preseason. Let's start him week one. 339 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: Let's start him. We'll put a pack. Well, we'll simplify things. 340 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: We'll do it. We'll run the ball, we'll play great 341 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: d we'll win twenty four to seventeen against the Cleveland 342 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 1: that opening day rocket. Yeah, that would be nice. That's 343 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: the scenario that I don't I don't know the right 344 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: way saying it, but that's the scenario that would make 345 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: me want to watch Texans football that much more in 346 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three because Richardson, I don't want to see 347 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: a Texans quarterback go bust. Don't don't get me wrong, 348 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: but I think just being able to watch him developed. 349 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: Like I've talked to sala about this. Um sac Paccio, 350 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: our buddy from Buffalo is a Silom reporter there, and 351 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: I've told Salas before that I have a level of 352 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: envy the fact that he gets to watch Josh Allen 353 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: every day, Like he gets to watch that guy do 354 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: just unbelievable things with a football in his hands, Like, 355 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: oh my god, what did he just I get to 356 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: watch that. I feel like we would have that with 357 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson on offense, and then we would have that 358 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: with Anthony richardson defense. But I would also be holding 359 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: my breath like, oh, my gosh, what you know? I mean, 360 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: that is a that is a that is a boom. 361 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:00,959 Speaker 1: It's a star bus. But it is excited. Now At 362 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: least I didn't. I hadn't thought about that one. This 363 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,479 Speaker 1: is the one I was curious to get your thoughts on, 364 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: probably more so than any other. And it does include 365 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: Jalen Carter at twelve again, but this time at two, 366 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: you draft Will Anderson junior. Oh at twelve, you draft 367 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: Jalen Carter because he has fallen into your lap. You 368 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: get arguably the two best defensive players we've seen in 369 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: a couple of drafts. And you get him at two 370 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: and twelve to go with Stingley, with Petrie, with Perriman, 371 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: oh Man, that's a lot of peas. And then Rankins 372 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:37,719 Speaker 1: and Ridgeway and Leek and you get Will Anderson at two, 373 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: Jaylen Carter at twelve. How do you feel driving home 374 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: that night? Does Houston have a good riot control police department, 375 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: police force for this party? I'm worried. I'm concerned about this. 376 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: Look that is that is a haul of two great players. Yeah, 377 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: I think people are so fixated on quarterback, you know six, Okay, 378 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: let me let me change this real fast. Let me 379 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: change people are getting clicks, Johnny. It's it's two and 380 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: twelve and you need a quarterback. A big part of 381 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: the interest here. It's not just professional football and Jamika 382 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: Ryan's being the head coach, and it's Houston Texans and 383 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: here we go all the draft capital. It's you're going 384 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: to get a quarterback. Quarterbacks are exciting. So you leave 385 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: Miller outdoor theater that night without a quarterback selected. I 386 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: don't know, we'll see. Okay, let me ask you this now, 387 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: this is a fast forward, one year approach. What if 388 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: you get Will Anderson Junior and Jalen Carter. You draft 389 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: a rookie quarterback at some point, being a hooker at 390 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: the back end of the first round or um, I 391 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: don't know, just anybody not Tanner McKee. You draft him. 392 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,959 Speaker 1: It's okay, you in five six games, you're picking fifth 393 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: or whatever, but you've got ammunition. How are you feeling 394 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: about that scenario? But then you're able to move up 395 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: to one and draft Caleb Williams from USC So you 396 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: end up with Will Anderson Jr. Jalen Carter. But you 397 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 1: gotta wait a year to get your guy. Caleb Williams 398 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 1: from usc put that scenario altogether. How you feeling. You know, 399 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: I don't want to go through another year of we're 400 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: just gonna piece it together. I know I'm the NFL 401 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: team to a degree pieces it together every year, but 402 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: I want the plan, and I want the plan in place. Yeah, 403 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,959 Speaker 1: I don't even have to start the guy week one, 404 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: but I want the guy in the building. I want 405 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: who you think the guy is? The quarterback of the 406 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 1: future and the now and the franchise. Like Demiko was 407 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: right to not bite into that savior talk. Yeah yeah, 408 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: press conference, Absolutely the savior face of the franchise. Everybody's 409 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: off face of the franchise, right, that's how you have 410 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 1: to look at this thing. But to me, I want 411 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: the quarterback in the building this offseason. You could make 412 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 1: that happen. There are enough quarterbacks in this draft where 413 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: you could believe in one Williams might be the next 414 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: great thing. But we're saying this stuff about Bryce Young 415 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 1: last year, and look at it now, you over evaluate 416 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: Williams might not have as good a year. Cliff Kingsbury 417 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: shows up, he gets confused. It's a good year, but 418 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 1: not a great year. We're finding the flaws. Johnny, you 419 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: know how it goes. I'm thinking docuted next year. I've 420 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 1: just got through three years, four four and three wins. 421 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: Don't do this to me. Do not do this to me. 422 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: Twenty nineteen, including the playoff victory, they won eleven games. 423 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: Since then, they've won eleven games. I need to be 424 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: on the right track with the quarterback position and then 425 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: some this offseason. That is what I want. If I'm 426 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: cal and Hannah, That's what I'm thinking. Yeah, I know 427 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: it's hard to think. I mean, you and I had 428 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: this conversation how many times last year, and it was 429 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: to me it was very simple. It was Davis earned 430 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: the opportunity to be a starter. Yeah, if it goes 431 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: spectacularly wrong, you're draft in one or two in the draft, 432 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: you get one of the top two quarterbacks the way 433 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: you go, Well, here we are and we don't know. 434 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: We don't know if that's going to happen. I mean, 435 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: it could seem logical, but like you said, these NFL teams, 436 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: obviously Texans included, have so much information at their disposal 437 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: that we don't. We have the most powerful too, I 438 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: will say, we have the opportunity to watch these guys 439 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: play football like We've seen him play football, so we 440 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: know whether a guy can play football or not. And 441 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: I think there are a couple quarterbacks that can play 442 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: football and be very very good at the game of football, 443 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: but we know, especially at that position, it goes beyond it. 444 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: So we'll see what they end up doing. But you 445 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: did a good job with your scenarios, and hopefully one 446 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: of them hits and get you driving home Thursday night 447 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 1: really in a good mood. Mark appreciated. All right. Coming 448 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: up next, Drew Dory's gonna join me for in the lab. 449 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: We did a little bit of this as well, as 450 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: we talked about Devika. Ryan's setting the tone for this 451 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: organization with this pressor on Tuesday. That's text on Texans 452 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: All Access. What's up everybody? Walking back to Wednesday the 453 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: shot Texans All Access. I'm John Harris Football on a 454 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: sideline reporter and we are, as I said, teen days 455 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: away from the draft party Miller outdoor theater. Gotta get 456 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: out there. It's gonna be fantastic, big screen on one side. 457 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 1: You got Mark Andre and myself long Robert Hensley on 458 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: the other side, breaking it all down all the way 459 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 1: through the draft, not just through whatever pick the Texans make, 460 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 1: because you know, the Texans could work their way into 461 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: the back of the second round or back of the 462 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: first round, so that could be a long night. Either way, 463 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: it's a long night, but it's fun. It is. It's 464 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 1: a blast, and hopefully the weather is like it was 465 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: last year, it'll be even more fun. So getting out there, 466 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: Miller Outdoor Theater Thursday, Parl twenty seventh and join us. 467 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: My guy, Drew Doherty will be in Kansas City where 468 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: the draft festivities are going on, and hopefully he'll be 469 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,479 Speaker 1: catching up with the pick the Texans make who will 470 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: be at the draft. Hopefully there have been some years 471 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 1: worth that player has not been at the draft, but 472 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: hopefully if they are, then Drew catches up with them 473 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: and gets FaceTime with them, and that'll be a good thing. 474 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: But Drew and I, hell I talk about conditioning started Damiko, 475 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: Ryan's with the media, John Metchi in the building. But 476 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 1: we get a lot of different things in this in 477 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: the lab. Take listen, let's go on the way down here. 478 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: I passed through the dudes. Is they're back for offseason conditioning. 479 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: They've got big medicine balls. They're slamming them against walls. 480 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: I guess that's core work. Yep, they're working with the 481 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: strength and conditioning staff. We heard earlier from Demiko Ryans. 482 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: But it's fun, man, It's it's fun chit chatting and 483 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: seeing guys throughout the building through the course of this morning. 484 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 1: A moment ago, I wasn't talking with guys because they're working. 485 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: But you know, I saw Jonathan Grenard earlier today, saw 486 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: some of the coaches. Like I said, we heard from 487 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: Demiko Ryans. It's nice that they're back in the building. 488 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 1: And really we keep getting closer and closer and closer 489 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: to the football season because really, once the draft happens, 490 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 1: it's football time. There's there's a gap in between. OTA's 491 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 1: in training camp, but it is football once the draft happens, 492 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: because you see those guys right after they're picked. Oh, 493 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: I guess you could probably say that the football is 494 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 1: happening now because you've got the offseason. You know, kind 495 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: of the long spring break is over, and now you 496 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: kind of finish up the end of the year and 497 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:07,199 Speaker 1: then you get your month break or six weeks or 498 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: whatever it is. I've looked kind of at the offseason schedule. 499 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 1: It's it's it's different. There's kind of this gap after 500 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: the draft before they kind of get everybody together. I'm 501 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: assuming there's probably a rookie mini camp in there. Maybe 502 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: I don't know, but either way, everybody back in the 503 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: building or because Demiko said in his press conference, the 504 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: participation was high, and so you'd like to think everybody's there, 505 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: but you never know. I mean again, conditioning is voluntary 506 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: and we have to say that every single year, and 507 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:39,239 Speaker 1: everybody's like, well's this guy there? Is that guy there? 508 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 1: It's voluntary. You'd like to think everybody was going to 509 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 1: be here. You kind of keep that good positive vibe 510 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: going and keep them going. But there might be guys 511 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: not here for any particular reason. Might be having a wife, 512 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 1: might be having a baby, there might be a family situation, 513 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: there might be anything going on, who knows. But there 514 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: are a lot of the guys here and they're getting 515 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: work done and just here those medicine balls against the 516 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: wall because I'm based down in the studio all the time, 517 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 1: so it's so quiet. And then when you hear those 518 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: medicine balls, she's like, Okay, everybody's a here. Well, you know, 519 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: you'd like to think everybody's here, but to your point 520 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: about attendance. As I was walking through, I wasn't checking 521 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: off too but I saw a lot of notable names. 522 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: I'm not going to mention them, but I saw a 523 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:24,439 Speaker 1: lot of notable names that were they're grinding yep, excuse me, 524 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: sweating and getting to work. So yeah, for the most part, 525 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: everybody is here. There's, like you said, a face or 526 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: two that's not but that doesn't necessarily mean much. Yeah, 527 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: the people are gonna make too much of it. People 528 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: always make too much of it. And by people, I 529 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: mean some media, some fans. Was this guy there be 530 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: here when it matters as long as those guys, and 531 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: I remember when it when it comes to conditioning. My 532 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: last year coaching, I had a I was coaching at 533 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: a private school and so I had kids from all 534 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: over the city. So I had this I had this 535 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: young man. It was like an hour and fifteen minutes away, 536 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: and he was my best probably my best, my second 537 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: best player, and I knew he was going to work out, 538 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: and I made it mandatory for the guys to come together, 539 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: and I told him, look, I know you got a 540 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: long drive. That's a long haul. I trust you. If 541 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: you come back in August and you haven't done the work. 542 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: I will not hand you the football. Here's my tailback. 543 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: I said, if you're lazy and you're out of shape, 544 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: I'm not handing the football. I'm gonna make you play 545 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: outside linebacker. And that's it. He's like, oh, you know, Coach, 546 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: I do the work. I mean, I was joking with 547 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: because I knew he was gonna do the work. He 548 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: came back. He was probably the most in shape player, 549 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: and he appreciated the fact that I allowed him to 550 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: do that. I said, when you can get in, it's 551 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: great to see you. The players will love it, but 552 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: they understood, and so I think it's you know, in 553 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 1: the NFL, there are a lot of different things that 554 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: are going on, but you don't panic about it. I 555 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: think everybody's got the good vibes going and hopefully they'll 556 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: continue with Demiko in charge. All right, Demiko did speak. 557 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: There were a few notable things that he mentioned. As 558 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: far as you know, we're concerned. One of the things 559 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: I've not heard coaches say around here and really in general, 560 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: and maybe I just haven't been listening, but Demiko brought 561 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: it up and then I asked about it there at 562 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: the very end, of the press conference. He said every 563 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: player has an individualized plan, which I knew, but I've 564 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 1: never heard coaches focus on that and say that out 565 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: loud this time of year, about how, hey, I want 566 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: number seventy seven to do this, and we're gonna work 567 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: on specifically this and this and this form. I knew 568 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: the strength and conditioning staff always has that, but yeah, 569 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: there's other things going into it, and it's just it's 570 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: cool to hear Ryan's say that. Maybe I'm making too 571 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: much of it and it's April and I'm just grasping 572 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: at straws, but I've never really heard a coach around 573 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: here elaborate on that. Yeah, I think when you start 574 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: thinking about the team or the team does everything the 575 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: right way, and the team does everything the right way, 576 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 1: and I do think there has to be a level 577 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: of individual accomplishment that goes with the team getting to 578 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: its ultimate goal. I mean, obviously individuals get better and 579 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: they do it collect actively than the team ends up 580 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: getting better. And so it's it's not I think, I 581 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,080 Speaker 1: don't want to say it's it's the most earth shattering thing, Drew, 582 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: but I do think it's super important because it's an 583 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: understanding of not everybody's at the same baseline. And at 584 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: some point in his press conference to Miko talked about 585 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: you've got rookies, not yet, but you've got, you know, 586 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 1: second year guys, You've got ten twelve year vets. You know, 587 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: You've guys that have been with three four different teams. 588 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: You have guys that have only been with the Texans. 589 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: You have all different levels of accomplishment and athletic ability 590 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: and anything that goes with playing this game. And so 591 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 1: to think you're going to do the exact same thing 592 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: for every single guy in this building, I think is 593 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: sort of foolhardy, And I think attacking it individually with 594 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 1: a collective goal in mind is absolutely what Demiko is 595 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 1: going for and what the staff is going for, this 596 00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: organization is going for. And I think there is a 597 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: mantra on the business op side fearlessly evolving. Well, I 598 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: think one of those things where you have to fearlessly 599 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 1: evolve is to look at team situations different to look 600 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: at individuals differently than maybe you have in the past. 601 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: And the the the irony is that I think one 602 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 1: of the best ever at understanding what every single player 603 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: needed was Bill Parcels and Parcels used that um in 604 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 1: so many different ways. You know, Lawrence Taylor was not 605 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: treated like Phil Simms, who was not treated like the 606 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: offensive line, who's not treated like the fourth um your specialty. Yeah. Absolutely, 607 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: they were all sort of unique in their in their 608 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: ways and how they went about things. And you know, 609 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: Phil Simms could take an absolute berating from Bill Parcels, 610 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: but he might not do that with a few of 611 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: his other players. Um, Lawrence Taylor, you know, needed that motivation. 612 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 1: He needed Bill Parcels to poke and prod a little 613 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: bit to get the most out of him. And I 614 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: always think about that when I think about individualized in 615 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: a team manner, because I do think you have to 616 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: have that. Not every single player in that particular roster 617 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 1: um has to be treated or should be treated the 618 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: exact same way. It's just that's that's not the way 619 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: it is. And to your point to then take what 620 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: that individual does extremely well and take that to a 621 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: different level and then try and find where are the 622 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: rough spots and then make that better. So I think 623 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:40,080 Speaker 1: there's there's a bunch there and what Demiko was talking about, 624 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: and I'm glad. I'm glad to see it because to 625 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: me that is truly fearlessly evolving. Yeah, you know, Demiko 626 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: didn't put a timeline on it. Nickossario has never put 627 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:51,000 Speaker 1: a timeline on it. But we heard nice things about 628 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: John Metsi, the third wide receiver who was battling and 629 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: has been battling a form of leukemia. But he's part 630 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:01,480 Speaker 1: of the program and they're gonna take it day by day, 631 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 1: Demko said. But the coolest stuff Ryan's was talking about is, 632 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 1: you know, he's newer to the team. Obviously he's only 633 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: been here a few months, Demiko, but he says everything 634 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 1: he had heard about Metchi and seen about Metchi has married. 635 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: Those were his words, marries with what he's seen firsthand 636 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: from Metchi now that he's been in the building and 637 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 1: been around him. So cool to stuff. And then he 638 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: went further and said, Metchi is a guy that we like, 639 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: and we want more guys around this building like Metchi. 640 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,800 Speaker 1: So I'm not saying he's gonna be out there and 641 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: he's gonna have fifteen hundred yards receiving, but looks like 642 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: he's on a nice path to to make an impact 643 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: on this team, and that's the type of guy you need. 644 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:45,440 Speaker 1: You need more impact makers. Here in the building. Yeah, 645 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: there's no question. And impact makers on the field and 646 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: hopefully impact makers off the field. And John Mechi has 647 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: always been that. I mean, even before he was struck 648 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 1: down with DCL, even before he was struck down with leukemia. 649 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,799 Speaker 1: He he's always been one of those guys. And it's 650 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: so funny because as soon as he said that, in 651 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:07,279 Speaker 1: my mind, I went Alabama guys. And of course last 652 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: year they got both number eight from Alabama. They ended 653 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: up getting both John Mechi and Christian Harris, and we 654 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 1: saw what Christian Harris is able to do about a 655 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 1: little over half the season, and hopefully he's won to 656 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: take that next level. But in you know, of course, 657 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: Demiko having played at Alabama didn't play for Nick Saban, 658 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:27,359 Speaker 1: but there's something about playing in that particular program. There's 659 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:32,440 Speaker 1: a gravitass there. There's an understanding of what you have 660 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 1: to do to take your game and your team's game 661 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 1: to a completely different level. And so well, they drafted 662 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: player from Alabama. Of course, we know Bryce Young went 663 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: to Alabama. We don't know that, but there are qualities 664 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:52,440 Speaker 1: that are taught at Alabama at other programs. Clemson is 665 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: obviously one that's had plenty of players come out of there. 666 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:58,920 Speaker 1: We've seen that. Now we're seeing it at University of Georgia. 667 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: Those kind of alpha, those dog qualities, but yet always 668 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:07,319 Speaker 1: willing to get better every single day. And it's one 669 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 1: of the things that you know, and what I try 670 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 1: and do when I'm doing my draft stuff. It's one 671 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:12,920 Speaker 1: of those things that I try and look for what 672 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:15,839 Speaker 1: makes this guy different? Why is this guy different? It 673 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: was very easy last year in studying John Metchi to 674 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:22,400 Speaker 1: find out why he was different, what made him different. 675 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,200 Speaker 1: But we see him every day, even before the conditioning 676 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:27,400 Speaker 1: program started. I can't tell you the number of times 677 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 1: I saw him out and the probably doing the medicine, 678 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:35,000 Speaker 1: ball tosses, doing things outside, doing his rehab, getting ready, 679 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, for when he can be cleared. And that 680 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: is going to be a tremendous day. I'm I just 681 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,680 Speaker 1: I'm bracing for that day because that's gonna be a 682 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 1: day when I need to Kleenex and I'm gonna have to, 683 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,279 Speaker 1: you know, pat the eyes, because that's gonna be a 684 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: really it's gonna be a really incredible day. I remember 685 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 1: when David Kozenberry got cleared years ago and what that 686 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: was like. And I can only imagine what it's now 687 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:00,120 Speaker 1: going to be with John Metchi. So excited to see 688 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 1: what Metchi can do. But the mentality that he brings, 689 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:07,280 Speaker 1: whether he plays one down or he plays a thousand downs, 690 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: it's the mentality that ends up rubbing off. And you 691 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: see that in Jalen Petrie. I go back to Petrie 692 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:16,920 Speaker 1: after that game against the Colts in Week eighteen. He 693 00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:19,880 Speaker 1: had gone out at some point and I think he 694 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: was being evaluated for a concussion. But there's just long 695 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: hallway as you go into the actual locker room that 696 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:27,840 Speaker 1: take you from kind of the corridor. There's a long 697 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:30,680 Speaker 1: corridor that takes you into the locker room, and so 698 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: I was kind of waiting there to get coach Smith 699 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: after the game. And so as I'm waiting, as I'm 700 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: walking down a corridor, I could see somebody at the 701 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:41,360 Speaker 1: very end just kind of standing a T shirt and 702 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:44,200 Speaker 1: a towel, just hugging all the guys that are coming in, 703 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: just really excited and you know the vibe that's that's needed, 704 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: and that was Jalen Petrie. And so you start kind 705 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:53,040 Speaker 1: of stacking one guy after the next that kind of 706 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:57,200 Speaker 1: all think that way or have those qualities for long. 707 00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: You've got something for sure. That's listen. You go back 708 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:02,280 Speaker 1: to the eleven and twelve teams, think about those alpha's. 709 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:05,120 Speaker 1: I mean, there are some dudes in that locker room 710 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 1: and even some you know, you're buddy Sean Cody. You know, 711 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: he was a guy that you know, didn't get out 712 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: of a lot of acclaim for his play, didn't play 713 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:14,880 Speaker 1: every single down, He wasn't the most instrumental player, but 714 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:18,799 Speaker 1: it was it was the qualities that he had of 715 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:21,600 Speaker 1: being a teammate, of being a great teammate. Yeah, and 716 00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:24,480 Speaker 1: it's getting a lot out of his defensive linemates too. 717 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: A lot more than that podcast. Go check it out 718 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:30,200 Speaker 1: wherever you get your pod cast in the lab. John Harris, 719 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:32,400 Speaker 1: Drew Dorty, are we get back? DP Sitter's gonna join us, 720 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: talk a little Nolan Smith. That's who I had to 721 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 1: Texas taking a mock draft recently. That's next a Texas 722 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 1: to Access. We got one final segment of this edition 723 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:42,800 Speaker 1: to Texas All Access. I'm your host, John Harris, Football 724 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:46,200 Speaker 1: on a sideline reporter And last week I did my 725 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:48,839 Speaker 1: most recent mock I had the Texas trading down from 726 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:53,960 Speaker 1: twelve to seventeen to taking Georgia edge rusher Nolan Smith. Well, 727 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 1: let's learn a little bit about Nolan Smith through our 728 00:38:57,280 --> 00:39:00,360 Speaker 1: good friend DP City, who caught up with JC Sheelton, 729 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:04,000 Speaker 1: beat writer who covers the Georgia Bulldogs. It's learn a 730 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:07,080 Speaker 1: little bit about Nolan Smith. Wanted to catch up with 731 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:09,359 Speaker 1: you about Nolan Smith. Excited to talk about Nolan here. 732 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,160 Speaker 1: He had a great combine, probably one of the best 733 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: combine performances out of the prospects this year. Yeah, let's 734 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 1: talk about it because it was historic and I think 735 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 1: that was one of the biggest news stories coming out 736 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,240 Speaker 1: of the combine. Four point three nine forty yard dash. 737 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:26,560 Speaker 1: We saw the simulcast of DeAndre Hopkins and Stefan Diggs, 738 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:30,280 Speaker 1: but he was faster than any other linebacker. His vertical 739 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:33,960 Speaker 1: for his weight was the best as well, forty one 740 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:36,480 Speaker 1: and a half inch vertical jump. He was the heaviest 741 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:39,760 Speaker 1: player to have a vertical over forty and a forty 742 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:43,160 Speaker 1: yard dash and under four point four seconds. So what 743 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 1: can teams learn about Smith from his performance and how 744 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: does that translate to the tape. I think it translates 745 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:52,440 Speaker 1: well to the tape. From the standpoint of we already 746 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:54,680 Speaker 1: knew his strengths was there, and we knew the speed 747 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:56,879 Speaker 1: was there from ability to close the edge and keep 748 00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:59,560 Speaker 1: that edge closed for the Dogs so they could get 749 00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:03,080 Speaker 1: that in side tackle and forced tackles for loss there 750 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:05,759 Speaker 1: as well. You know what stands out to me this 751 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:09,319 Speaker 1: year is especially on his tape, specifically before his peck 752 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:12,239 Speaker 1: injury against Florida, he had played eight games up to 753 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 1: that point and he had the best season he has 754 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:16,880 Speaker 1: had as a four year guy in Athens. I mean, 755 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:19,440 Speaker 1: he had eighteen total tackles at the time, had a 756 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:23,160 Speaker 1: team high sixteen QB hurries three sacks before the injury, 757 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: all which led the team. I think that's a really 758 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:28,319 Speaker 1: strong showing from him, and he had to have this 759 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,080 Speaker 1: season to really prove that stock and he showed up. 760 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:33,440 Speaker 1: And I think he played well in the biggest stage 761 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,520 Speaker 1: for him at at the most important time for his 762 00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:39,200 Speaker 1: young career. Very strong. For the undersized part of this 763 00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:41,719 Speaker 1: He's six foot two. It's not exactly the length you 764 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:43,960 Speaker 1: want to see, especially in the NFL, but I think 765 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: his strength and able to take on these bigger offensive tackles, 766 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:49,560 Speaker 1: which he was doing in the SEC on on a 767 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:53,560 Speaker 1: weekly basis, they didn't push him around. Very good leverage 768 00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: for him at that size and then his speed of course, 769 00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:58,719 Speaker 1: I mean that's much you want to see out of 770 00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:01,120 Speaker 1: a pass rusher. Especially the NFL defense is where they're 771 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 1: going to send that edge more often because when you 772 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,319 Speaker 1: look at these Georgia edge defenders, and we talked about 773 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:09,120 Speaker 1: it last year with Treyvon Walker and he actually earned 774 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: that number one overall pick even though his sack numbers 775 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 1: were not there. And this Georgia team is able to 776 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,960 Speaker 1: get pressure percentages higher than most teams in college football 777 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:21,200 Speaker 1: without having the Bulitz. They asked their edge defenders to 778 00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:24,160 Speaker 1: primarily close that edge, forced that quarterback to make a 779 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:26,319 Speaker 1: decision in the pocket or move out, and that's where 780 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 1: we can catch up to him. I think that's just 781 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:30,759 Speaker 1: Georgia using the speed of their defense. But that pass 782 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 1: rush did improve. He was about he was on pace 783 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:35,439 Speaker 1: for his best SAX season in Athens, and I think 784 00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:38,080 Speaker 1: he'll thrive an NFL system with that ability that we 785 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,319 Speaker 1: saw on display in the combine there. It is jac 786 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:44,840 Speaker 1: Shelton who covers the Bulldogs for USA Today. Great podcast 787 00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:47,080 Speaker 1: on george Bulldogs. Of course, our friend dep Sitter and 788 00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: a big thanks to all you for listening. We'll see 789 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:50,240 Speaker 1: it tomorrow and it's always go Texans.