1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome to the program that gets you 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: in touch with your Houston Texans Inside at RG Stadium. 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: Outside at RG Stadium, it's the hund Mobile Texans Radio 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: Studio and I'm Mark Vandermer along with John Harris. Tonight, 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: welcome to the program. We're gonna play Who's Better in 6 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: just a little while. That's gonna be a lot of fun. 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: We have a lot of things to get to tonight. 8 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: Texans announcing more signings there if it's some of the 9 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: reported signings, so we'll get to that. We'll go around 10 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: in the league as well. We know the gigantic story 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: that's going on with the Texans quarterback, but we don't 12 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: talk about that here. It's a Texans show. It's a 13 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: legal matter. We're not going to get into that. So 14 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: we hope things resolve themselves the way they're supposed to. 15 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: But that is it. That's all we can say. It's 16 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: a legal matter. We talked football on this show, So 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: Johnny ready to rock? Yes. And you know it's funny. 18 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: My friend Richard Cross's in Mississippi. He says to me 19 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: when he has me on the show, He's like, okay, quickly, John, Well, 20 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: we got well, you have a minute, Like I know, 21 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: you can't talk about anything in less than a minute. 22 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: That's the only thing that I can talk about in 23 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: less than a minute five seconds. We're not talking about it. 24 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: Talking football and football, yeah, football and then other stuff too. 25 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: I mean that it's a legal thing. So we're not 26 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: going to discuss that here. It's a Texans show, it's 27 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: a football show, and it's a Tangent show. It's sports 28 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: Tangent Radio six ten. Okay, that is what I used 29 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: to call my show or something like that, Tangent Radio sixtent. 30 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: I can't remember the exact funny title I gave it, 31 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: but yeah, we do go off on Tangents on occasion. 32 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: But let's start here before we get into the official 33 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: reported signings by the Texans. And these have been reported 34 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: previously by other media outlets. They've leaked out signings, always do, virtually. 35 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: But there was another report today that the Texans are 36 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: close to signing long snapper John Weeks back on the rosters. 37 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: I feel like the earth can get back on its 38 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: axis here. If John Weeks can get back with the 39 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: Houston Texans, that's pretty cool to have the long snapper back. Now, 40 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: look this is March. We're still in March. There's no 41 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: guarantee that Weeks he one signed again. It's a report 42 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: that he's going to sign with the team. There's no 43 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: guarantee that he would make the team because you would think, 44 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: especially the way this group is operating, they love competition. 45 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: You can tell they are just loading up the position 46 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: groups with competitive situations. So maybe they would do that. 47 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: And Weeks has had some challenges before in camp in 48 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: the offseason and responded. But if he gets another shot here, Johnny, 49 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 1: you gotta like his chances, even at his long in 50 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: the tooth status of being becoming a Texan in twenty 51 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: ten after his EMT career. Yeah, absolutely, I mean when 52 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: he's been what he's been able to do. When I 53 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: saw that today, it was one of those wait, okay, 54 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: is this who is this from? Is this source credible? 55 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: It's not quite a signing, but it's expected to and 56 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: those usually turn into signings. But we'll see, and obviously 57 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: in our world we will talk about according to sources, 58 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: we don't get totally excited because we know the physical 59 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: has to take place and those things always I don't 60 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: want to say this stand in the way, but we've 61 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: seen situations where guy feels a physical he doesn't become 62 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: a particular player. Now, I can't remember the last time 63 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: that's happened in Houston, but I've seen it happen throughout 64 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: the league. So it's always good to talk about it 65 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: in that way according to sources. Now, there are some 66 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: pretty good sources on this one, so hopefully that's gonna 67 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: be the case. I love week See. I tell the story, 68 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: I don't I don't know if you were on with 69 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: me Mark when I told that story. It's probably my 70 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: favorite weeks He story. It's my first game down in sideline. 71 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: That game, in and of itself, we could do with 72 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: Texans Radio thirty for thirty the Washington football team formerly 73 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: known as the Redskins. That was my first game down 74 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: on the sideline. And we know what happens in the 75 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: third quarter because a monster storm hit the building and 76 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: knocked the soft year, which is one of my favorite 77 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: stories as well. But this is my favorite weeks He story. 78 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: So weeks He would practice is snaps going in the 79 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: direction in which the team is going. And so that 80 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I've been on a sideline a million times. 81 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: For some reason, I was listening to you guys, and 82 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: I was looking back at the bench for something. I 83 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: didn't quite see him, and I started to move and 84 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, I felt this, I mean, right 85 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: by my nose, about two inches away, and I looked 86 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: down hair and he's got this smile on his face, like, hey, 87 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: new guy, attention. And I'm telling you, Mark, he would 88 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: have hit me in the note and you there would 89 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: have been no sideline report for the rest of the 90 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: game because I would have knocked me out. It was 91 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: a bullet, like they all were. And he just said 92 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: that little warning shot. And from that point forward, after 93 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: we talked about it, he always is like, hey, Johnny. 94 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: So I would always kind of work around him or 95 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: go in between he and the guy catching the snaps. 96 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: But he nearly decapitated me with one snap early in 97 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: that game against the Redskins, my first game, and I 98 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: was like, all right, I guess he made a point. 99 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: From that point four, we'd never had any issues. And 100 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: I love the death. He's great And I hope he 101 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: does come back to the Texas. Yeah, me too. I 102 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: hope he does. Hope he makes the team. We'll see 103 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: how it all goes for the former Baylor standout. And 104 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: by the way, Baylor in the NCAA tournament in the 105 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: Sweet sixteen, Thank goodness for the Big twelve for them, 106 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: because oh my gosh, and we move into the Sweet sixteen, 107 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: which actually starts Saturday. It's weird, Johnny, the way this 108 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: whole thing is laid out. Yesterday we had the final 109 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: day of the first two rounds. We're not gonna have 110 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: the Sweet sixteen till Saturday. This means we're not done 111 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: with the Elite eight till Tuesday, which goes right into 112 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 1: the Final Four, which I guess they're doing it for 113 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: travel purposes or whatever, because they're all in Indianapolis and 114 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: they want to make it as palatable as possible. It's 115 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: a one gigantic TV show right now, of course, with 116 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: limited fans, but they're pulling it off, just like all 117 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: of sports. We talked about it last night and fell 118 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: with a lot of games with zero fans, some games 119 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: with some fans. We want to have fans this year, 120 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: but you know, we're playing this thing out in college basketball. 121 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: The NBA has some fans, which is terrific. I hope 122 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: they opened it up even more as more people get vaccinated. 123 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: And by the way, great news today is Texas. You 124 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: can make an appointment. If you're an adult, you can 125 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: make an appointment to get a vaccination for COVID nineteen. 126 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: This is great news, right, it is great news. I 127 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: got mine last Thursday, Wednesday, I can remember what day 128 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: it was, but I got my first dose last week 129 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: sometime in My left arm hurt like you wouldn't believe. 130 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: I mean, end of the night, I couldn't lift up 131 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: my arm. Wrapping next morning is fine, it's fine, But 132 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna get the second dose sometime early in April. 133 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: I actually think I think it's Final four championship game morning, 134 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: the morning of So yeah, I'm looking looking forward to 135 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: doing that. But I saw that news today and I 136 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,040 Speaker 1: just thought about how far we've come, and hopefully it 137 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: continues along those those those lines. We keep this momentum 138 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: going that spring break and whatever. You know, other super 139 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: spreader events are not super spreader events. But I'll tell 140 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: you this, Mark, it's weird watching the games with no 141 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: fans in the stands. And you know, the local regional 142 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: always has fans that you're for the underdog, and there's 143 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: always a great environment in there. But even with the 144 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: small fans, you still hear them, you still feel them. 145 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: Even the announcers talked about I always listening to Kevin 146 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: Cooker called game today. He was talking about that. He said, look, 147 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: there are only twelve hundred fans in this place, but 148 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: it feels like five to six thousand when they get 149 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: roared up. So it's it's been. It hasn't been perfect 150 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: because we want fans to be in the stands and 151 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: there to be an environment there. But I don't think 152 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: the players are missing out in any way, shape or form. 153 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: I actually like the big bench areas bench area for 154 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: all these tournaments. I love it because it's basically become 155 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: like this celebration arena for the teams, and it's really 156 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: cool to watch it. You know, something different. They're not 157 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: going to do it for when we get back to normalcy, 158 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: if you will, But this has been really cool to 159 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: see these teams sort of celebrate those big areas over 160 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,559 Speaker 1: by the sideline that has turned into their bench area. 161 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: It's really cool. Yeah, look, limited number of fans, and 162 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: I think I brought this up a bunch last offseason 163 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: when we were getting ready for whatever it was we 164 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: were getting ready for. We didn't even know it was 165 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: on a horizon really as far as a COVID football season, 166 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: we didn't know how it would feel. But I brought 167 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: up the black Hole where the Raiders played that Cookie 168 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: Cutter Oakland Alameda County Stadium whatever they were calling it 169 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: that particular week. Because it had a dozen names, it 170 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: felt like which stadium has had the most names in 171 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. This is a good trivia question, isn't that one? 172 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: Or I think it's the Dolphins Stadium because it's been 173 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: Joe Robbie Stadium, it's been Pro Player Stadium, it's been 174 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: Dolphins Stadium, it's been Land Shark Stadium, and it is 175 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: what is it now? I'm forgetting It's hard rock. It's 176 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: hard rock Stadium. How could I forget that? And you know, 177 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: when I lived in in South Florida, there was no 178 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: hard rock casino, so that's something new. There was Seminole 179 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: because it was a reservation based kind of thing. And 180 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: you know, maybe hard rock is I don't even know, 181 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 1: but it's one of those things. And yeah, I Jacksonville's 182 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: Jacksonvills had a number of changes to their stadium too. Yeah, 183 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: and it was not as many, but they've had a few. 184 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: All all tech we all tell it used to be one. 185 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: Ever Bank used to be one. Now I think it's 186 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: tia Is. I think it's had like four or five 187 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: different changes. But most people they're just called the Old 188 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: Gator Bowl because that's what it was. It was the 189 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: Old Gator Bowl. Um, I think they called the bank now. 190 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: I think it's tia Bank. But they've had a few. 191 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: They've had a good four or five, just in a 192 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: shorter amount of time than the Dolphins. A think you're right. 193 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: I think it's the Dolphins. The rate, the Holiseum, they've 194 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 1: had a few. O dot co and um over I 195 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: can't remember what Oversuthing dot com, overstock dot com. I 196 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: think that was one. They've had a few for for 197 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,959 Speaker 1: for the UH the stadium formerly known as the Colosseum, 198 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: but it's gotta be Miami. You just label off six 199 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: or seven. I think that's what it's got to be 200 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: asked to be the Dolphin Stadium. The Ravens were PSI 201 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: dot net like, welcome to PSI dot nets. We couldn't 202 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: even afford a dot com, but we could afford the 203 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: naming rights to this stadium. Darnett boy, you want to 204 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: talk about Tangent Radio six ten. I brought up this 205 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: whole point to go back to the Raiders situation when 206 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: they really didn't have a lot of fans at that stadium, 207 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: but they would make a lot of noise. You know, 208 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: it doesn't make a lot or take a lot for 209 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: a limited number to make a lot of noise if 210 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: they're all doing it. So to Coopler's point, calling that 211 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: tournament game on the radio, you know, thousand people screaming 212 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: can do it. Then they add in the other noise 213 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: and it really does add to the whole effect of 214 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 1: it all. I can't wait for baseball. I really hope 215 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: that we can pack them in soon enough. Get that 216 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: place jam Mini made Park downtown, really get it going 217 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: all over the country. I'm supposed to bring my son 218 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: to Fenway Park this year for a special so yeah, 219 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to doing that because he has to 220 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: see where the old man went to college and stuff 221 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: like that. So we'll see. Anyway, let's get back to 222 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: this now. Texans announcing some signings today and again somebody's 223 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: have been reported before, but Ryan Iszzo the tight End 224 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: was an acquisition actually in a trade with the New 225 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: England Patriots six five, two fifty five Johnny Thumbnail Quickie 226 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 1: on Ryan Izzo. He's gonna be an in line, an 227 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: inline why tight end. I eat more of a blocking 228 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: tight end than a receiving tight end. I think with 229 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: Farrell Brown and Jordan Nakins Collie Wearing, you got more 230 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: receiver types. I think Zoe is a true to life 231 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: why tight end, kind of old school sort of guy 232 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,839 Speaker 1: two five pounds who'll get in there and swap some 233 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: paint with the edge guys. But that I think is 234 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,599 Speaker 1: going to be his role is to be more of 235 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: the in line why run blocking type of tight end. 236 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: All Right. The quarterback Ryan Finley, who they got in 237 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: the trade with the Cincinnati Bengal six four two o seven, 238 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: a twenty six year old player. Yeah, you get a 239 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: former I think he's a former third round quarterback, and 240 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: you bring him in, you develop them, and I wouldn't 241 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: imagine that Ryan Finley is going to be the starter 242 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: for this team. But you bring in a guy that 243 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: had and was highly thought of coming out of the draft, 244 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 1: coming out of North Carolina State, and you develop them, 245 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 1: and you see what you got and you see what 246 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: you know Pep Hamilton and Tim Kelly can do with 247 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks Tarright Taylor, Ryan Finley, and rock on from there. 248 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: I liked when I heard about it was like, I 249 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: think he's better than any six or seventh round quarterback 250 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: you'd find in this draft, So go make a move. 251 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: And that's what they did. Okay. I want to do 252 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 1: a couple of other highlights here. And by the way, 253 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: the Texans are not listing the positions of some of 254 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 1: these players, right and Johnny, please don't tell me that 255 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna get to OTAs and they're not gonna have 256 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:13,199 Speaker 1: numbers on the jerseys. Are some crazy No, no, I'm 257 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: putting I'm standing on a table for this one. You know, 258 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 1: the Patriots did stuff like that. I cannot deal with that. 259 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: I can't deal with that. Come on, don't do it 260 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: to us, Nick and what they do. What they do, 261 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: and they'll have numbers. Remember watching one training camp highlight 262 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,719 Speaker 1: in Sony Michelle. The running back was wearing number fifty one. 263 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: So they'll give them all different numbers. So it'll especially 264 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: with this roster how much it's changed. Oh, good grief, 265 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: we won't be able to figure it out. But you're right, 266 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: we have to have to have some sort of roster 267 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 1: number or something or other. It's trying to figure it out, 268 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 1: figure out how many with all the changes they've had. Oh, 269 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: my goodness, he'll tell forever. Hey, who's number fifty eight? 270 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: Oh that's our Nickel's back desmy key. No, no, don't 271 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: do it to me. Yeah, they are listing what group 272 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 1: you're in, but not specifically. Terrence Brooks, for instance, is 273 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: listed as a dB defensive back. Yeah, Malie Collins DL 274 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: defensive line. So they don't want to say whether he's 275 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: an end or a tackle. They don't want to say 276 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: whether Brooks is a safety or a corner. Now you 277 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: even look at what they've played. Obviously some guys are 278 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: able to do both or have done both, or you 279 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: know they're targeted or they were one and they're targeted 280 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: for another. Here, I guess they just want to play 281 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: it very broadly right now. And we mentioned John Weeks 282 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: earlier reportedly ready to sign with the Texans again. But 283 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Kukwa, long snapper from Lake Erie College, he's been signed. Actually, no, 284 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: he's been waived. I apologize he's been waived because Weeks 285 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: is ready to come back on board. So sorry, Anthony, 286 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: you're not going to get a chance to compete. How 287 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: about this for a way, though, I'm ready to break 288 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: some hearts. Chad Hanson wide receiver who shined last year 289 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: while everyone was going down with injuries or whatnot, and 290 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: he was able to play well. We've told his story 291 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: many times. He was in the league in twenty seventeen 292 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: with the Jets, bounced around a little bit, hung around 293 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: with the Texans, finally got his shot, was able to 294 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: catch some passes and really turn some heads out there 295 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: on the field. He was turning heads in training camp, 296 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: but we thought he'll never get a shot in the game, 297 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: I mean with this group ahead of him. But he 298 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: did and he played well. But now he's been waived. 299 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: Maybe he ends up back in the practice squad Johnny 300 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: or something like that eventually, but maybe he catches on 301 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: with someone else. I think he's got too much talent 302 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: not to get an opportunity somewhere in the NFL. I agree. 303 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: I think he showed those last five games. Hey, there's 304 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: something there with Chad Hanson. I think there is a 305 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: fair amount of athleticism. There's NFL athleticism. He's got really 306 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: good hands. He was trustworthy where he needed to be. 307 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: He'd get open I think he is the type of 308 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: guy that will have an opportunity somewhere if not. And 309 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: you know how it is. You get the training camp 310 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: and you've got you know, ten receivers on the books 311 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: or whatever the number is, and you look at it 312 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: and think, okay, we'll be fine, and all of a sudden, 313 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: this guy gets dinged up. This guy is a little 314 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: slow to react. Oh this guy just had a really 315 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: bad injury. He's not he's out for the year. And 316 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you need receivers just to even 317 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: get through a training camp day of practice. And that's 318 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: when you call Chad Hanson like, hey man, you know 319 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: this offense, We want to bring you back. We've had 320 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: some things happen. We trust that you're gonna come to 321 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: camp in shape and where you go and he gets 322 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: another opportunity and who knows what happens at that particular moment. Well, 323 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: we've seen that receiver position ravaged at times during training camp, 324 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: and they need bodies. The Greenbrier Summers, I think it 325 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: was twenty seventeen when it was one receiver after another 326 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: coming in. It was like, my gosh, can somebody stay healthy? 327 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: And finally we got Bruce Ellington, and then he got 328 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 1: hurt within like two or three weeks of playing a game. 329 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 1: I think he got a concussion in the first game 330 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: against Jacksonville. So those receivers have been beaten up last year. 331 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: I don't think any of the top four receivers practiced 332 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: together any one day. So you needed nine, ten, even 333 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,360 Speaker 1: a leathern receivers to get through a full training camp practice. 334 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: So if Chad's not picked up, I would imagine he's 335 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: just a short phone call away. If they get the 336 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: training camp and they do get some receivers banged up, 337 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 1: I do think Mark they will add another receiver, maybe 338 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: even two through the draft and undrafted rookie process, so 339 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: there'll be another two guys I think, added to the mix, 340 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: and I think they'll kind of go through what they've 341 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: got there and say, yeah, these are now getting down 342 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,640 Speaker 1: from whatever the number is going to be to five 343 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: or six. It's going to be really, really difficult. But 344 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: as you said many times, injuries and other things sort 345 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: of sort that all out. You go and at the 346 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: end of it, you go, Okay, I know who the 347 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: five or six are, even though they started with eleven, 348 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: you know who those five or six are going to 349 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: be and I think that's the way this group will 350 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: eventually be. Well, Johnny, we don't really know what the 351 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: offseason program is going to look like yet, right we 352 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: are not sure how many practices. Now they should get more. 353 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: Let's just say it was a non COVID world. With 354 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: a new head coach coming in, you get more time 355 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: for offseason practices to get everybody acclimated to the new system. 356 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: And in this case, it would be great because you 357 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: want to get everybody acquainted with each other and how 358 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 1: they want to do things with the Cully administration and 359 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,120 Speaker 1: everything like that. Now we might not get that look, 360 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: and it's looking like we're not going to but we're 361 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: gonna get something. I would hope. It's so funny because 362 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: last year, at this time it was a complete mystery. 363 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: We were praying we'd get something. I remember a Sunday 364 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: in early April where it was announced. I don't know 365 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: if it was the President or Fauci or both or whatever. 366 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: They said, Listen, we're gonna have to lock down through April. 367 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: And I thought at the time it was like through April? 368 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: Are you crazy? Are you kiddy? We can't do this. 369 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: A year later, now. I know we've come out of 370 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: lockdown and everything in a lot of states and a 371 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: lot of places, but it still feels like this is 372 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 1: very much with us. Because it is. But as it 373 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,719 Speaker 1: applies to an NFL situation, I just think that it's 374 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: gonna be difficult to get everybody lined up the way 375 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: you want them to line up now. Lined up, yes, 376 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: but to perform at peak efficiency, it's gonna be tough. 377 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: I mean, this puts a premium on whatever time you 378 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: get in training cap and we should get that full compliment. 379 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: We're gonna get something this offseason, you would think, but 380 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to make the most of it. The 381 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: pressure is on to get all these guys working well 382 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 1: together as quickly as possible, no doubt. And last year 383 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: for this squad, in particular, Anthony Weaver, who was running 384 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: kind of a mix of what Romeo Cornell had run 385 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: and what you know, some of the new requals he 386 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: wanted to bring in. But for the most part, they 387 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: the defense knew him, they knew the calls, et cetera. 388 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: Offense with the same offense they've been running for the 389 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: most part, and they had a lot of veterans completely 390 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: different Neil. This is gonna be an offense that, yes, 391 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: run back to Kelly, but there are so many different pieces. 392 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: They're all learning this, they're learning each other, and defensively, 393 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be completely different. They need something in the 394 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: off season, something for this group in the off season. 395 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: If they don't, training camps can be really interesting because 396 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: if I'm Lovey Smith at that point, I'm going, man, 397 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: how much can I actually install and make sure that 398 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: we're running it properly before we play a regular season game? 399 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: And that's gonna be a that's gonna be a really, 400 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: a really tough question if they don't have any offseason 401 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: to kind of work through some of those wrinkles. Even 402 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: just getting in the huddle and making a call and 403 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: the verbiage is completely different than what it's been. You 404 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 1: need the off season to be able to do some 405 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: of those things. Even just get in the huddle, break 406 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: the huddle, everybody gets to a spot, and they do 407 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: it even on air, to know what guys are doing. 408 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: So this will be a definite challenge if the offseason 409 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 1: is reduced in any way, shape or form for this group. 410 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: I didn't last year, even though I wanted to have 411 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: an offseason. I was like, hey, you know, they'll be 412 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: all right. They got a lot of vets on this team, 413 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: they'll be okay. I don't know if that was totally true, 414 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: but I feel like the teams that came out of it, 415 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 1: with a lot of veterans that have been together, they 416 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: started the season better. Eventually, Tampa Bay got to a 417 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: point where they were on the same page and they 418 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: were just too talented to be But Kansas City was 419 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: very good. Buffalo have been together for the most part. 420 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: Outside of Stefon Diggs, that team was very good. You 421 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: saw a lot of those teams. Green Bay was a 422 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: veteran team that had been together for a few years 423 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: and the second year under of the floor. So those 424 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: teams had success and had success early. I think this 425 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: Texas team is going to no matter what the success is, 426 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: they are going to need that offseason in some way, 427 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: shape or form. It's projected to start April fifth, but 428 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: I don't know if that will happen, and we'll see. 429 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: I hope they just get something done where they can 430 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: get everybody together and work, even if it's just units. Okay, 431 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: defense is coming in this week, they're out. Offense is 432 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: coming in next Even if it's like that, Mark, I 433 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: could live with that, just something in which they can 434 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: get together before the season starts. Yeah, I mean we 435 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: talked about it last year and the coaching staff was 436 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: optimistic that the veteran status of the receivers. You know, 437 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: you were replacing DeAndre Hopkins, and ye had Randall Cobb 438 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: coming in and Brandon Cooks and you know, we know 439 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: the rest of the story, but those were good players 440 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: who had played a lot of different place as well. 441 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: But the timing wasn't there. It just wasn't what it 442 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: needed to be early on, and it got going as 443 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 1: a season got going, and obviously they put up more 444 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: yards than anybody in the NFL. The quarterback led the 445 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: league in passing, but they weren't able to run the ball. 446 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: If you can find a way to grind out some 447 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 1: yards with the ground game early on, my gosh, that's 448 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: gonna take so much pressure off the situation. But we 449 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: have a lot of time to talk about that. Okay, 450 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: Next up, where to play the game that we haven't 451 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: played for a couple of weeks, Johnny, it's called Who's Better. 452 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: I've got second year quarterbacks featured, I've got all time 453 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: running backs featured. I have all time quarterbacks featured. This 454 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: is a really tough one. You're not getting able to 455 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: watch film on this because the film is black and 456 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 1: light and you're just gonna have to guess. And how 457 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: about this kids toys that's gonna come into play as well. 458 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: I just thought I threw that one in for fun. 459 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:51,400 Speaker 1: It's Texans Radios, Mark Vadimir, John Harris with you. It's 460 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. Great to have you listening. And I 461 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: know there's a huge story going on with the Texans 462 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: quarterback right now. Legal story. We're not going to talk 463 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: about legal story here on Texans Radio. It's just the 464 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: way we're rolling here. It's a Texans show. It's a 465 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: football show. We do throw in some other stuff, as 466 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,239 Speaker 1: you do know, I mean last year or last week. Rather, 467 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: we were talking about piano intros to classic rock songs. 468 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: By the way, I never gave you my top drum intro, 469 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: which is no doubt rock and roll led Zeppelin. Is 470 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 1: there any better drum intro? Maybe Rolling Stones Hockey Talk 471 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: woman with the cowbell that is an awesome intro as well. 472 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 1: There was one that I'm trying to remember, the one 473 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,159 Speaker 1: that I saw I think back in black starts with 474 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 1: the high hat or something, but it's not that pronounced, 475 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: but people know what it is when it's coming in. 476 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, are a bunch of other ones. I 477 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: know I'm gonna get the texts as we're rolling here. 478 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: But I wanted to play this game. Who's better? Are 479 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: you ready to play Who's better? We haven't played his 480 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: goal out, all right, let's go who's better twenty twenty one? 481 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow or twenty twenty one? Justin Herbert. We saw 482 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: Burrow early and he looked pretty good. He looked really 483 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: good as a matter of fact, but obviously got hurt 484 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: and the that was it for his twenty twenty reason. Herbert, 485 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: on the other hand, you know, he came out of 486 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 1: the gate looking pretty good, relieving Tyrod Taylor. Remember Taylor 487 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: had the collapsed along right, that was Yeah. I can't 488 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: wait to talk to about that. I'm sure, I'm sure 489 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 1: he's gonna YEA. Let's just get that. But Herbert, Herbert 490 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: had an outstanding season, But Burrows got all the talent. 491 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: Number one pick in the draft last year. Who's better 492 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one Burrow or twenty twenty one Herbert. I'm 493 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 1: gonna go justin Herbert. I'm gonna go justin Herbert. Even 494 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: though I had Burrow ranked higher than Herbert Harris one 495 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: hund I was not one of those that thought Herbert 496 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: would be a complete total bust. In fact, when I 497 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: saw the senior ball, was like, man, that that dude 498 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: shows up. He's gonna be exceptional. I thought Joey Bee 499 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: was really really good. In fact, he was on I 500 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: saw a tweet last night. I was like, look who's 501 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: at this Ohio game. It's Joey b I'm like, Joey 502 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: bo Oh Joe. That's right, suput olhalla um. That's where 503 00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: his dad, I think, was coaching at the time where 504 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 1: he was growing up at went to high school, so 505 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 1: he was there cheering on the Bobcats. Unfortunately Ohio loss. 506 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 1: But you're thinking about Joey. Joe would be yesterday, and 507 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 1: I know he's coming off an injury, and I will 508 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 1: take a little bit of time. He's gonna get more 509 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:20,239 Speaker 1: than likely a piece on offense number five. I think 510 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's got picked number five, and he's gonna get a piece, 511 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: whether it's an offensive lineman later one of those tackles 512 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: or he's gonna get a guy like Yle Pitts to 513 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: go with Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins already, and I'm like, 514 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: you add Kyle Pitts those two, they're gonna be fantastic. 515 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: That said Justin Herbert. The Chargers added Corey Lindsley on 516 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:50,120 Speaker 1: the offensive line. They've still got Mike Williams. They've got Keenan, 517 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: Allen Gostin, Austin Ekeler in the backfield along with Joshua Kelly. 518 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: I think Justin Herbert is really scratched to the surface 519 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: of his prodigious town. I think twenty twenty one Justin Herbert, 520 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 1: although it's gonna be really close, really close, but I 521 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: think Herbert's that guy. Yeah, I think a lot of 522 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: people notice Burrow in the stands. And my note about 523 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: Athens is I was in the Mid American Conference a 524 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 1: long time ago at Central Michigan. That was the longest 525 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: trip for us to go to. We called it OU. 526 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: It was Ohio University OU up there, and to go 527 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: to OU, Oh my gosh, an eight hour drive to 528 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: go to Athens. And those were some long nights coming 529 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: back in the bus from that place, which you feel 530 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: like you're driving to the edge of the Earth, and 531 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: it's really not. It's just like pretty close to Columbus relatively, 532 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:38,679 Speaker 1: like I think an hour and a half. But it's 533 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: interesting that it comes from that town. I'm with you. 534 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: I think Herbert. You know, maybe it's just recency bias 535 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,719 Speaker 1: as they call it, but Herbert looked so good. Okay, 536 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 1: who's better? As we continue to play this game, in 537 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: his prime Adrian Peterson or in his prime, which is 538 00:27:55,880 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: probably now, Derek Henry. Dereck Henry or Adrian you get 539 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: to pick the guy in his prime now. A lot 540 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 1: of people are just gonna say, well, Peterson, look at 541 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 1: what he's done his career and everything. And I know 542 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: that Peterson is putting up numbers that are ridiculous all 543 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: time numbers, and Henry might not, he might not last 544 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: that long. But in his prime, Johnny Henry last couple 545 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: of years is unbelievable. Your thoughts. I mean, we've seen 546 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: oh god, I can't believe I have to say this. 547 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: We've seen three of Derrick Henry's past game We've seen 548 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:35,399 Speaker 1: him oh yeah, all right games, So it's hard to 549 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: go against Derrick Henry, it really is. I think about 550 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: it this way, which one would I not want to face. 551 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: I felt for the longest time, I've felt for the 552 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: longest time like Derrick Henry didn't scare me or scare us. 553 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: Like your face, Derrick Henry this week, how do you 554 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: feeling fine? Like our defense was made really to stop him. 555 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: And then at the end of twenty nineteen, of course 556 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: he's facing the JV unit, but he ran for over 557 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: two hundred yards and thought, oh, he looked really good. 558 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: And I've seen him look even better. And the two 559 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: games last year he just took over that said one 560 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: game situation, Adrian Peterson's the guy that I would not 561 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: want to face, because Derrick Henry gets that runway and 562 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: you can forget it. Adrian Peterson will create his runway. 563 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: And then it was just as powerful as Derrick Henry was. 564 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 1: So at that point to say who's better, I think 565 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: about who would at least want to face, and that 566 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: would be Adrian Peterson in his prime, in his prime, 567 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: my goodness, as a defensive back. I would have been 568 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: making some business decisions, no questions asked. Okay, Johnny for 569 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: the next who's better? Get your black and white iPad 570 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: film ready? All right? Black and white? All Who's better 571 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: Auto Graham or Johnny You? Johnny Unitis or Otto Graham. Now, 572 00:29:55,880 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: before people knee jerk, say, Johnny you Mark you didn't 573 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: watch Johnny you? People? Maybe John Mcca I did. I 574 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 1: watched Johnny and Adis on TV. You're the only one 575 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: general nobody else. I'm just kidding. Maybe some people have 576 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 1: who are listening right now. But check this out about Autogram. 577 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: Three time NFL champion. All right, this is Cleveland Browns people. 578 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: This is when the Browns were awesome. Three time NFL champion, 579 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: three time MVP, four time First Team All Pro. Okay, now, 580 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: Johnny you similar numbers if you will. Super Bowl champion, 581 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: three time NFL champion, three time NFL MVP. How about 582 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: that five time First Team All pros? So Auto had 583 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: a four, Johnny you had it five and I didn't 584 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: get a chance to play it in a super Bowl 585 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: because he was done before the Super bowls got rolling? 586 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: So who's better Autogram or Johnny You? I think Otto 587 00:30:54,880 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 1: Grain gets cheated because there there was so much talk 588 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: about how great Paul Brown was as a coach as 589 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: a play caller, and Paul Brown was really the first 590 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 1: one to call plays for his quarterback. He was really 591 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: the first one. Johnny United is called everything he was. 592 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: He's Peyton Manning before Peyton Manning and thenced some because 593 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: he called everything. He made every check, he made every 594 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 1: play call. Johnny You was his offensive coordinator and his 595 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: quarterbacks coach and a quarterback all in one. Say that's 596 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: the difference that right there. Because automatic auto was automatic. 597 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: He was tremendous with ball accuracy. That's a way small 598 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: automatic auto. But also because he sort of followed the 599 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: script that Paul Brown laid out, which is unfortunate because 600 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: Otto was a smart guy, went to Northwestern. But Johnny 601 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: Unitas did everything. And then in the clutch, there's it's 602 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: hard to say, Joe Montana, Tom Brady, who was better 603 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: in the clutch? I don't know, man, But if Johnny United, 604 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: Johnny United, isn't that team picture for sure as being 605 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 1: in the clutch two minute drives famous one in nineteen 606 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: fifty eight. So I'm gonna go with Johnny United by 607 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: a hair A lot of people, like you said, a 608 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: lot of people just oh John No, it's you. You 609 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: mentioned it. It's very very close. But I think that 610 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: one thing I would want Johnny Units with the ball 611 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 1: in his hands and two minutes left. I'd want that guy. 612 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 1: I mean, Otto correct, But you have no way of 613 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: evaluating this stuff. Not you, but people don't. You know, 614 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: you can't really watch these guys now, Johnny, you maybe 615 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: a little bit more than Otto Graham. But I love 616 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: talking about stuff like this, okay, because you know why 617 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: these guys are dead, and it's nice to get them there. 618 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: Due right, They're like, oh, thanks for talking about me. 619 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: That's great. I'll move on. I'm going to the early 620 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: Bird special in Heaven. Thank you? All right? So I 621 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: got one more Who's better? And we don't have a 622 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: lot of time for it, but let's get to it. 623 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: Who's better? This is the kid toy category? Who's better? 624 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: G I Joe? Or Wheels? For a kid's toy, Who's 625 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: better g I Joe or Hot Wheels? Or you could 626 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: have a wildcard entry if you like, no hot wheels 627 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: and the hot Wheels. To me, that's that's the way 628 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: to go. Versatility there. I know there were other there 629 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 1: were other individuals in the Gi Joe Umbrella universe. Yeah, 630 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: but hot wheels. Give me hot wheels. I'd be fine 631 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 1: all day long. You give me g I Joe, and 632 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 1: I was like, yeah, you can only do so much 633 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: with the Kuku grip, but you give me a few 634 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: hot wheels. I was pretty good for the rest of 635 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: the day, to be honest. So I would go. I 636 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: would go hot wheels, and I'll give honorable mention to 637 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 1: the little tiny football players that you used to play 638 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: on the electric football set. Those little guys that would 639 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,000 Speaker 1: kind of just go around. They'd have the little things 640 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: on the bottom and they would get all messed up 641 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 1: and so they would just go around the circles. I 642 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:57,440 Speaker 1: was to go there. I was gonna say, what's better, 643 00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: the electric football or the little hockey game? You twist 644 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:06,520 Speaker 1: the the hockey game is way better, yeats way better. 645 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: I used to love that game. And then when I 646 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:11,760 Speaker 1: was in college Mark, we had a place right across 647 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: from our dorm. We just called it ec deck East 648 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: East Coast Dining Center because we were on east side 649 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 1: or whatever. And they had a bubble, oh the bubble 650 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 1: with the scoreboard had the Soviets and had the US, 651 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,320 Speaker 1: and there was a there was a buddy that he 652 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: could press that you could boo the Soviet national anthem. 653 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: We will play the sovietsthem if you were in the 654 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 1: American side, you can get my buddy and I went 655 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: in there every night, I swear to you, from February 656 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:45,799 Speaker 1: through the rest of the year, we went in there 657 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: every night, played at least two games of bubble hockey. Yeah, 658 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 1: that's my favorite. That's my favorite sports game of all time. 659 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: That the bubble hockey, the stick hockey. I've I've looked 660 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:59,320 Speaker 1: for used machines that I'd like to be able to 661 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:02,600 Speaker 1: purchase one. They're just off. Oh yeah, I'm sure those 662 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: are worth some money. Look, I used to have every 663 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: Gi Joe accessory. It was in a big shopping bag 664 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 1: and my mother sold it for like ten bucks in 665 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:13,640 Speaker 1: the garage shale. That stuff would be worth thousands right now, mom. Anyway, 666 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:17,440 Speaker 1: next up, let's go around the league and a quarterback 667 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:19,760 Speaker 1: who used to be the big subject of the debate 668 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: is he elite in a joking way, has signed with 669 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: a team, among other things. We'll get to all that 670 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:29,200 Speaker 1: stuff on Texans All Access. It's Texans Radio. Mark Vandermaron, 671 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 1: John Harris with you. And if you've come here looking 672 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 1: for legal talk, we're not gonna have it. For a 673 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: illegal matter involving the Texans quarterback We're not gonna go there, 674 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: so we apologize about that, but we just can't discuss 675 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,879 Speaker 1: those things. Texans show. I know, we were just talking 676 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: about like bubble hockey and other things. You know, we 677 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,040 Speaker 1: do go off on tangents, but we don't talk about 678 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: legal stuff. All right, let's get to this now. Johnny 679 00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,800 Speaker 1: going around the league. Hey, is he elite or not? 680 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. Thoughts. Wow, 681 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 1: the Eagles, it doesn't make sense. I mean, Jalen Hurts 682 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 1: is their quarterback. You would think as the starting quarterback. 683 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:10,319 Speaker 1: I don't care, and you got Joe Flacco behind him. No. Look, 684 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:14,359 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco's I think he is. He's reached the match 685 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 1: shop status in some sense, like he knows he's a backup, 686 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,960 Speaker 1: but to be around he loves to be able to 687 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: help an assist and if that's that's his role. Look, 688 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,440 Speaker 1: I think Joe Flacco can impart a lot of wisdom 689 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:29,840 Speaker 1: on Jalen Hurts. Is the first time starter, so I 690 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 1: appreciate it from that perspective. But if Hurts goes out 691 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: of the game for some reason and you've got to 692 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,440 Speaker 1: go to Joe Flacco, it's a totally different game plan, yep, 693 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 1: totally different. And and if Hurts has been struggling, or 694 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: if like the pass rush has been a bit of 695 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: an issue, Flacco is roadkill. Come on, yes, he's not 696 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:51,160 Speaker 1: gonna be able to get out of the way. And 697 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:55,279 Speaker 1: you know this is the Eagles. They'll bench Jalen Hurts. No, 698 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:59,440 Speaker 1: don't do it. Don't do it for Joe. Now I 699 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:03,120 Speaker 1: do Joe. It's interesting when you look at his career 700 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 1: because it started off so well. He and Harbaugh came 701 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 1: in together with the Ravens five years in a row. 702 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,960 Speaker 1: They make the playoffs, and they win a playoff game 703 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,840 Speaker 1: in each of those five seasons and eventually win a 704 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: Super Bowl together. But then it gets to be a 705 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,280 Speaker 1: rocky road with the two of them. And look, remember 706 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:23,320 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's rookie season. You know Flacco was starting. A 707 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:25,959 Speaker 1: lot of people thought that Harball might be fired because 708 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 1: they were really struggling, and then he puts Lamar Jackson 709 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:30,879 Speaker 1: in and whoop, oh my gosh, my career is resurrected. 710 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:34,280 Speaker 1: Go figure, players matter, and it's a completely different situation. 711 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going to happen with Joe Flacco 712 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia, but I just thought I would mention it. Okay, 713 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: there is a report out there that Marcus Mariota will 714 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: take the pay cut and stay with the Las Vegas Raiders, 715 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:49,400 Speaker 1: And I said it right. I didn't say Oakland, I 716 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 1: didn't say La I didn't say Al Davis's Raiders. I 717 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:56,320 Speaker 1: said the Vegas Raiders. So Mariota taken less money reportedly 718 00:37:56,600 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 1: to stay with the Raiders. Good move. Yeah, I think 719 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:03,120 Speaker 1: it's a good move. I thought that maybe the Bears 720 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,000 Speaker 1: would look at Marcus Mariota would be a team that 721 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,960 Speaker 1: might look at him. But I think with the Raiders, 722 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:13,879 Speaker 1: he's in a good situation. He came into the Dolphins game. 723 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: Was that the game that he came into last year 724 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:18,920 Speaker 1: where Derek Carton gotten banged up or had injured his 725 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 1: growing and Mariota came in looked very very good. He 726 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,839 Speaker 1: looked really good. I think it was at Dolphins game 727 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,839 Speaker 1: because he got them to the lead and then fits 728 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:30,360 Speaker 1: he drove him back the other direction. I think Mariota 729 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: very good backup. I thought he might get a look 730 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:38,640 Speaker 1: to be a starting quarterback maybe, but I think that 731 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: now that I think about it, I think that ship 732 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:44,800 Speaker 1: is now sailed. He is a He's a functional backup 733 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 1: that I think in Las Vegas makes a lot of 734 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 1: sense for kind of Derek Carr, because Derek Carr has 735 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,560 Speaker 1: been good but not great, and he gets banged up 736 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:54,919 Speaker 1: that night, Mariota goes up and goes on the field, 737 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:59,759 Speaker 1: and the offense really hasn't missed a beat. But right now, man, 738 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,560 Speaker 1: they're kind of all overplaced. Mark. That offensive line has 739 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:08,200 Speaker 1: been completely chopped up. Hudson's traded, get Jackson's gone, it's 740 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:10,760 Speaker 1: try Brown gets traded back to the to the Patriots. 741 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:16,920 Speaker 1: We saw that line in twenty nineteen. God, they're massive, 742 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 1: they're tough. This offensive is gonna be together for who 743 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 1: They're gonna be a problem very very soon. And then 744 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:25,160 Speaker 1: it didn't turn into one. And Gruden's like, get rid 745 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: of them. I mean, his patience level, it's about the 746 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: size of a net. Right. Oh, it's crazy to watch, 747 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:38,640 Speaker 1: all right. The NFL obviously, the new TV deals have 748 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:42,279 Speaker 1: been announced and Amazon is gonna have your Thursday night ideal. 749 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: We don't know if the Texans will have a Thursday 750 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:47,600 Speaker 1: night game. Everybody gets one of some sort, right last 751 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:51,000 Speaker 1: year you got the Thanksgiving game. You're not gonna get 752 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,040 Speaker 1: the Opening night game this year. You got it last year. 753 00:39:53,040 --> 00:39:55,000 Speaker 1: So he had the Thanksgiving game and the opening night game. 754 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: That's not your traditional Thursday night football because that'll be 755 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:02,000 Speaker 1: an NBC game. But this year Amazon as your general 756 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:04,839 Speaker 1: Thursday Night package. But there's a lot of talk about, hey, 757 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:08,080 Speaker 1: they're going to field their own talent. They're gonna do 758 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:11,200 Speaker 1: it their own way, the Amazon way. So what is this? 759 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:15,320 Speaker 1: Is this home shopping network on TV with the NFL involved, 760 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,920 Speaker 1: We don't know what to expect. The league does have 761 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:23,440 Speaker 1: the right to approve or disapprove of whatever you do 762 00:40:23,560 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: as a broadcast right in other words, like when I 763 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:27,400 Speaker 1: got the job as the voice of the Texans, the 764 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:30,439 Speaker 1: league said, yeah, that's that's a good decision. It's okay. 765 00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:32,080 Speaker 1: Like I don't know if they can actually stop it, 766 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:34,399 Speaker 1: but I think they can. I think they could say listen, 767 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:37,800 Speaker 1: that's not worthy. You know this guy from Miami not worthy? 768 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 1: Now they're not Goodness didn't say that. But my point 769 00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:44,359 Speaker 1: is this, like, where are you with that? You want 770 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,440 Speaker 1: to see something really different, you want to see something traditional. 771 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: Would you want to see We always talk about the 772 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:54,279 Speaker 1: Nickelodeon thing. Who did it on six till yesterday? I 773 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:56,320 Speaker 1: think it was in the loop playing the mad Dog Russo. 774 00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:00,959 Speaker 1: I can't believe it that the Nikodonian. I can't believe 775 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,120 Speaker 1: what they did in the end zones. It's ridiculous. What 776 00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:06,120 Speaker 1: are you doing? He didn't really understand what they were doing. 777 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:07,920 Speaker 1: Do you know where I would you know what? I 778 00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:12,920 Speaker 1: wouldn't mind, and I think it's coming. I wouldn't mind 779 00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:18,439 Speaker 1: there being some sort of gambling angle to the broadcast 780 00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:23,480 Speaker 1: as maybe not like a sideline reporter, but something similar 781 00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:30,239 Speaker 1: to that. I think cover score board, why the game 782 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:34,800 Speaker 1: still matters. It's a seventeen point, the seventeen point blowout, 783 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:38,359 Speaker 1: and yet there's some at home really waiting on this one. 784 00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 1: But that's coming at some point for there to be 785 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:46,879 Speaker 1: some sort of gambling conversation in the broadcast. I could 786 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:48,920 Speaker 1: see that happening in the Amazon might be the right 787 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:50,560 Speaker 1: group to do it, and to try it on Thursday 788 00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:54,960 Speaker 1: night Sean Pendergast's Dream Gamble Cast And it's coming all right. 789 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:58,000 Speaker 1: Thank you, Johnny, appreciate Mark, thank you. We'll be back 790 00:41:58,040 --> 00:42:01,760 Speaker 1: on tomorrow draft Wednesday, among many other things. The show 791 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:05,880 Speaker 1: never stops here on Texans Radio. I have a great night, everyone, 792 00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:08,920 Speaker 1: Thank you very much to Eddie for producing Go Texans