1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome. It's Texans All Access here from 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Orlando the NFL Annual Meeting. Mark vander Meer with you tonight. 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: We've got a big show for you this evening. I know, 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: I say that a lot, and I mean that a lot. 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: I mean we have the General on Thursday nights, We've 6 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: got Johnny Harris most Mondays and Wednesdays. I hijacked the 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: show last night because it was originating here from Orlando 8 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: where the owners, coaches and gms are gathering. And I've 9 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: got tonight as well, and we've got Alex Marvez coming 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: up a little bit later on the show from formerly 11 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Now with the Sporting News. Sirius XM NFL Radio. 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: Excellent guy to talk to you about what is going 13 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: on around the National Football League. And because I am 14 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: just having so much fun here visiting with old friends, 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: how about James Palmer from NFL Network, who used to 16 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 1: work in Houston at CSN Houston and now is with 17 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: the NFL Network, and he just hosted the Philadelphia Eagles 18 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: victory parade and he can let us know what that 19 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: was like. Not that I want to dwell on that 20 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: too much, but I do want to dwell on this. 21 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: The coach's breakfast was this morning. They've done it differently 22 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: now as the AFC and NFC coaches go together, all 23 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: thirty two in one room. And yes, Bill Belichick did 24 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: report for duty today and meet with the media. There 25 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: is a strong contingent around him, as you can well imagine. 26 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: And Bill O'Brien took his seat at the table and 27 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: said a bunch of interesting things, including but not limited 28 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: to Julio and Davenport. Will start out, he said, start 29 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: off at left tackle. He didn't mean necessarily start at 30 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: left tackle, like he's going to annoint him as the 31 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: sixteen game guy at that position, but start out at 32 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: left tackle and they'll take it from there as far 33 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: as the old live development goes, and you know, they 34 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: have a lot of work to do. We'll get to 35 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: Brian Gain in this segment as well. Bill O'Brien coming 36 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: up in just a moment here, so Davidport at left tackle. 37 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: You know about the old line editions in free agency, 38 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: will go over those again in just a moment. Deshaun 39 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: Watson is ahead of schedule, more work to do, and 40 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: he's not certain what he can do in the spring yet. 41 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: As far as Ota participation is concerned, but he's going 42 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: to do something. So we'll find out a whole lot 43 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: more as we get closer. It's gonna be mid April, 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: so another two to three weeks when the Texans take 45 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: the field for conditioning, and it's a ramping up process 46 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: before they get out into the field for OTAs. That's 47 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: code for offseason practice. Actually it technically means organized team activities. 48 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: I get this question so often every offseason, and that's 49 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: what it means. JJ Watt. Everybody wants to know about him. 50 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: He says he's doing really well and he would never 51 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: bet against him. And Deante Foreman progressing well on schedule, 52 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: says the coach. He likes the way that he plays 53 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: the game, and he probably won't do a whole lot 54 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: in the spring. He's recovering from it to kill his 55 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: tendon injury. But he's optimistic. Bill O'Brien is, and you've 56 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: heard Brian gainsay it before. They're optimistic that he could 57 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: be out there opening day when the Texans take the field, 58 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: and I'm not sure where that's gonna be. The schedule's 59 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: gonna be out in a couple of weeks, so we 60 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: can all find out together. But let's find out what 61 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: the coach had to say about what is going on 62 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: with the team. And you might have read some of 63 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: this today on Houston Texans dot com. Prety interesting stuff. 64 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 1: As Bill O'Brien is going to reorganize the offense, and 65 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: I talked to him about a sense of starting over, 66 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: and of course every offseason you start over, but he 67 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: really wanted to wipe the slate clean from twenty seventeen, 68 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: not just the bad stuff, but the good stuff. He 69 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: wants to start from scratch on offense in particular. I 70 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: think so. I think every year it's different, and I 71 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: think we have to do that. I certainly you review 72 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: things that happened last season from a XS and O standpoint, 73 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: but in the end, let's kick seventeen to the curve 74 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 1: and let's start working on eighteen when the players get 75 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: back on April sixteenth. Now, what do you mean about 76 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: redesigning the offense? Can you elaborate on that? A? You know, look, 77 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: we have to and we have I mean, it's not 78 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: like we're starting this now right when the season ended. 79 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: We started this. You know, our offense is gonna be 80 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: totally different than it's been in the past even than 81 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: it was last year. You know, we've spent a lot 82 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: of time in the meeting room as a staff talking 83 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: through some things, running game wise, passing game wise, all 84 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: the things that go into everything. You know, we have 85 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: a different type of quarterback. We have a guy that 86 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: can do a lot of different things. He plays the 87 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: game in a very unique way. So we've looked We've 88 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: looked at a lot of different things to incorporate, and 89 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: we're going to try him out this spring. How challenging 90 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: is it going to be to develop chemistry on the 91 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: offensive line a lot of new guys and not a 92 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: whole lot of time to do it. Yeah, it's a 93 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: big challenge. You know, that's something where we're very excited 94 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: about who we've added to that position, but we also 95 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: know that, you know, building chemistry, working the five guys 96 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: that are going to primarily play together. You know, working 97 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: those guys together, how how do they you know, make 98 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: line calls? Who works side by side best? Uh, those 99 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: are things that we're gonna have to really work on. 100 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: You know, once they arrive here on April sixteenth, you 101 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: and Romeo must be having fun already developing and designing 102 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: what you're gonna do on defense with Tyrn Matthew and 103 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Colvin and some of the new guys. Yeah, that's 104 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: something that you know, we've talked a lot about. We 105 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: feel really good about where where we are with our 106 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: playbook on defense, feel real good about getting these guys back. 107 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: Haven't seen some of these guys in a while, but 108 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: it'll be fun to get all these guys back out 109 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: on the field. You know, we've got a lot of 110 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: talent on that side of the ball, and uh, they've 111 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: they've played a lot of football for us. Now we 112 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: add a couple of guys with Matthew and Aaron Colvin 113 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: and Batamosei and uh, you know, we're we're we're excited 114 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: about working with those guys. I'll pumped through you to 115 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: have condition and get started finally start coaching guys again, 116 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: working with your players. Yeah, I mean, you know, it's 117 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: it's one thing to sit in the meeting room, uh 118 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: during you know, March February March and and uh look 119 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: at each other and try to figure out the playbook 120 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: and all those things. But in the end, it's about 121 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: coaching the players. And I think we all get excited 122 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: around the building. When the players are back, it's a 123 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: lot of energy in the building and we're looking forward 124 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: to that. How helpful is it for you to have 125 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: discussions with other head coaches around the league at a 126 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: meeting like this, Yeah, I think it's great. I mean 127 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: I've always said that. That's one of my favorite things 128 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: about this league is you know, when you sit in 129 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: that room with the thirty one other head coaches, you realize, 130 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 1: you know how fortunate you are to have this this job, 131 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: and and everybody. All these coaches are so smart. They 132 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: we all exchange ideas, we talk about things, We social 133 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: great guys. So I always look forward to this weekend 134 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: every every year. Coach, thanks a lot, good luck, Thanks Fanny. 135 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: There's your head coach, Bill O'Brien. I caught up with 136 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: him earlier today here in Orlando at the NFL Annual Meeting. Now, 137 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: as far as Brian Gaine goes, free agency continues, but 138 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: the first wave is over. And you know they improved 139 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line with Senio Kellimete and Zach Fulton. By 140 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: the way, O'Brien said some good things about Seneoklimete today 141 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: that a lot of people are sort of overlooking his 142 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: addition to the offensive line, and he feels like he 143 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: could be a really good contributor, and we'll see what 144 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: that means as they get going. And a little news 145 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: item that you might have missed from earlier. Xavier Suaphilo, 146 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: the former Texans spent four years here. Part of that 147 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen draft choice or draft class rather goes to 148 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. How about that? So we'll see what 149 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: Xavier can do in Tennessee. And it's another intradivision signing. 150 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: These things happen so often looked that Texans got Aaron 151 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: Colvin from Jacksonville. Anyway, Seneo Klimte part of the Texans 152 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: free agency hall on the offensive line, Seantrell Henderson swing tackle. 153 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: And you also, of course know about Zach Fulton, guard 154 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: and center among the free agents signed by Brian Gaine. 155 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: And I caught up with the general manager a bit 156 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: earlier here and we discussed, yeah, free agency, but also 157 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: what the gms and everybody's trying to get done here 158 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: at the annual meeting in Orlando. Well, first and foremost, 159 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: learning the rules and the by laws and getting brought 160 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: up the speed and getting educated on what's being proposed 161 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: number two, the emphasis on player safety and the rules 162 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: and how they affect our game. Obviously, coaches, general, managers, 163 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: ownership all involved at a very high level here to 164 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: help make these decisions, but collectively we'll arrive to the 165 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: best solutions. Last time we visited with you on Texans TV, 166 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: it was before that initial wave of free agencies. So 167 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: how do you feel about what you've been able to 168 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: accomplish so far? Well, this is step one in the 169 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: player acquisition process. We had to address the offensive line. 170 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: We're happy that we were able to make some inroads 171 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: with that. We wanted to address some issues in our 172 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: secondary We're happy to be able to do that as well, 173 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: and then equally on special teams. We added some players 174 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: that we feel that can contribute on fourth down as 175 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: well as in base offense or based defense. I asked 176 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: coach O Bryan about the offensive line of the challenges 177 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: of trying to develop chemistry over a short period of time. 178 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: How do you feel about that phase of it. Yeah, 179 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: that's a unique circumstance and that happens over time. That's 180 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: a process that doesn't happen happen with a click of 181 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: a button. But we're hopeful and optimistic once the off 182 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: season program starts, all those guys will be here and 183 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: through the OTAs and mini camps that will develop a 184 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: lot of chemistry before you arrive to West Virginia. You 185 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: mentioned the versatility aspect of things in the secondary. That's 186 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 1: going to be good when you have Tyrn, Matthew back there, 187 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: Aaron Cold and a lot of different things you can 188 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: do back there. Now. Yeah, it creates a lot of 189 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: roster flexibility, a lot of game day flexibility in terms 190 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: of the roles, jobs that players can do either in 191 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: based defense, subdefense, or even on fourth down. But we 192 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: felt like we were able to create some flexibility within 193 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: the position groups in the secondary, on the offensive line 194 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: through free agency where guys are more than one whole players. 195 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: One month or less until the draft, So what is 196 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: the focus as you get ready? You're in crunch time now. Preparation. Well, 197 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: all our scouts and including our coaches have been out 198 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: through the month of March after the Combine, attending pro days. 199 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: We're also doing private workouts with some players and then 200 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: in house we're preparing for our final draft meetings which 201 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: start in April. And this is a great portion of 202 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: our process where we finally integrate the coaches with the 203 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: scouts as it relates to what our coaches think about 204 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: our prospects and what the scouts thinking, and then we 205 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: collectively blend that evaluation together. So's that a wide open 206 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: conversation kind of thing. That must be pretty interesting stuff. 207 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: There's certainly a process involved, but it's an opportunity for 208 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: the coaches to have input on what they see from 209 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,599 Speaker 1: the players. But what we hear from the scouting standpoint 210 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: is how they would be used either in our offense, 211 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: defense or on our special teams units. How important are 212 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 1: the visits in the interview as you get with these guys. 213 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: You talk to a bunch of guys at the combine, 214 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: but then you get some other visit possibilities critically important 215 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: because ultimately you want to know what you're getting with 216 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: the player outside of what you see on the film. 217 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: The second phase of that is obviously the medical portion, 218 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: which is a heavy emphasis too in terms of the 219 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: players durability factor. But we want to get to know 220 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: the players and we want them to get to know 221 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: us as well, so we're learning a lot about their 222 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: football character, their personal character, their background, their family situation, 223 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: and ultimately how they fit into our organization, not just 224 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: in terms of what they're going to do for us 225 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: on Sunday, but we want to know everything about their 226 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 1: work ethic, their practice habits, their preparation habits, how they 227 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 1: operate in the classroom, what kind of teammate are they're 228 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: going to be, how they're going to impact our locker room, 229 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: and where they fit with our team chemistry. Bryan, thanks 230 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: a lot, good luck, You're welcome. There's General Manager Brian 231 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: Gaine here at the NFL annual meeting in Orlando. Now, 232 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: a couple of other news and notes items from the 233 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: proceedings here. The catch rule, as you've read the reports, 234 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: is going to happen all the catch rule is going 235 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: to be different, and now it's pretty easy to understand. 236 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: In fact, the simplest way to do it is that 237 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien one. How about that Bill O'Brien won when 238 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: he said that if it's a catch in the back yard, 239 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: it should be a catch. In the National Football League 240 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: Dez Bryant under the new rule, that would have been 241 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: a reception. Remember I went over this last night. How 242 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: some of these controversial non catches are just known by 243 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: the names of the receivers who would have, could have 244 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: should have had completions ruled in their favor. Jesse James 245 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 1: another one, the tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a 246 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: catch that would have helped them beat the New England Patriots. 247 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 1: That would have counted the new rules saying that a 248 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,959 Speaker 1: ball is caught, it's a completion when the receiver has 249 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: control two feet another body part down. Perhaps it makes 250 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: a football move, maybe a third step, reaching the ball 251 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: toward the line of gain, or has the ball long 252 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: enough to make such a move. Now there will still 253 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: be some subjectivity to this, but I think that it 254 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: kind of simplifies it, doesn't it. You don't have to 255 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: survive the ground anymore. That term, which was sort of 256 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: confounding to so many fans, is not going to apply. 257 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: You don't have to worry about surviving the ground. Now 258 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: you've got possession, it's deemed you have possession. Well, it's 259 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: a catch. Here's what I want to know. You got 260 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins on the sideline and he does one of 261 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: his virtuoso moves with the two feet down. He's got 262 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: possession of the ball and he's falling down toward the ground, 263 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: and then the ball pops out. Is that a catch 264 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: or not? And I think that you're gonna have to 265 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: look at each situation individually. Was he making a football move, 266 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: was he proceeding toward the line of game? Was he 267 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 1: just trying to hang on while he was going to 268 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: the ground. I mean, this is going to be interesting 269 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: to see how some of these things are ruled. And 270 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: I can see some people getting really upset, but hey, 271 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 1: that would be life in the National Football League. We'll 272 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: talk about it a little bit more with James Palmer 273 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: a little bit later on in the show from the 274 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: NFL Network, and also Alex Marvez from the Sporting News 275 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: and also serious x MNFL Radio. That's all coming up 276 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: tonight a little bit more about what is going on 277 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: with your Houston Texans having a lot more here from 278 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: Orlando the NFL Annual Meeting. It's Texans Radio. It's nice 279 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: work if you can get it, and we are at 280 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: the NFL Annual Meeting in Orlando covering this thing where 281 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: rules changes are taking place. We caught up with Bill 282 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: O'Brien and Brian Gain earlier and if you missed that segment, 283 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: I am so sorry about that. But go to Houston 284 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: Texans dot com and the one on one with Gain 285 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: is on there, and plenty of stuff from Bill O'Brien 286 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: on redesigning the offense with Deshaun Watson, his feelings on 287 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: the offensive line, the secondary improvements, all of it is 288 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 1: right there on Houston Texans dot com, your destination for 289 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: everything at Texans. As far as rule stuff go, we 290 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: gave you the catch rule, what about the helmet rule? 291 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: Major rule change is at the targeting rule? What's it 292 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: going to be called? Look, the wording is not official yet, 293 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: but a player that uses his helmet as a weapon, 294 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: that's a major no no now fifteen yards And of 295 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: course there's some subjectivity involved with this one. You can 296 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: bet that there's gonna be plenty of debate about it. 297 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 1: But it's all about playing the game in a safer manner. 298 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: You know. That's a huge emphasis for the league. It 299 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: has been for a number of years now, and they're 300 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: doing it at the youth level, at the NFL level. 301 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: The NFL I mentioned this last night. The NFL feels 302 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: a strong leadership responsibility for the entire game of football, 303 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: whether it be college, high school, youth league football. They 304 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: feel it. They know that it's good for the game. 305 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: It's good for them, it's good for the entirety of participation, 306 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: whether it's kids, teenagers, college athletes, whatever the situation may be. 307 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: And a big emphasis on flag football as well. You 308 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: know you've heard me talk about that with the Texans, 309 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: and you know I'm coaching my team. Yes, a week 310 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: from Sunday opening Day. I will give you progress updates. 311 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: I certainly will. Anyway, back to this targeting thing. You 312 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: can't use the helmet as a weapon. And it's funny 313 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: because if you talk to old time football players, I 314 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: don't even mean old time, I mean how many times 315 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: have you heard the cliche get a hat on that. Now, 316 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: it's not like your helmet happens to make contact with somebody, 317 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: that's going to be an automatic penalty. But it's using 318 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: the helmet as a weapon. And it's really a word 319 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: that I'm not sure it's going to be in there 320 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: or not. But we'll just see how the official wording 321 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: plays out when it comes down. All right, let's get 322 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: to this Alex Marvez. You've heard of him Fox Sports 323 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: formerly and now with the Sporting News serious XM NFL Radio. 324 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: I caught up with him. Yeah, he's been a lot 325 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: of places. He's really good and we talked about his 326 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: various media stops to start things out. The ever changing 327 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: media world and you never know where people come and 328 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: go and what's going business and what isn't. And we're 329 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: going to continue to see the evolution of media, you know, 330 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: over the next two years. There's people consume news in 331 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: different ways, and you know, it creates challenges, you know, 332 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: for teams, and that's one of the reasons you see 333 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, websites like the Houston Texans dot Com and 334 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: things like that that continue to get built up because 335 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: you know, you look at the number of real, you know, 336 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: legitimate media out let's carving the team, not a whole 337 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: heck of a lot out there, right, It's interesting how 338 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: things have developed and changed. And as someone who has 339 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: observed the league for so long and covered this league, Alex, 340 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: I mean I talked to some of the people who 341 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: work for me, people in their twenties, and I tell 342 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: them about score phone on Sunday nights, or having to 343 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: wait till the late news to get highlights of the game. 344 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a concept very unfamiliar today, maybe 345 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: unfamiliar to you as well. Oh, I used to I 346 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: used to take calls at the Miami Herald, you know, 347 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: back when I was in high school and I started 348 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: working there in nineteen eighty seven, and you know, people 349 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: would could call in and we couldn't. You know, we 350 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: had different times that late scores would get in the 351 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: paper and not. What's so weird about it is that 352 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: as technology has gotten better, the deadline times have actually 353 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: gotten worse. You know. Now you used to have It's crazy, 354 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: you used to have a whole group of people, you know, 355 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: sometimes seven eight editors at a time working at the 356 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: Miami Herald. You know, a newspaper of more than four 357 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: hundred thousand in circulation at the time, you know, to 358 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: make sure that you know, the final print deadline was 359 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: about one thirty two in the morning. Now when they 360 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: go to press, there's about one hundred and fifty thousand circulation. 361 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: There's one person who's working the late night and usually 362 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: by ten o'clock to have to have everything in and 363 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: otherwise it's not going to make the newspaper. And that's yeah, 364 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: it's just it's been again a change in the way 365 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 1: we're consuming news. And also, let's be honest here, you know, 366 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 1: a lot of us are getting to a point. I 367 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 1: just look on Twitter and I see one hundred forty 368 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: characters and it pretty much tells me what I need 369 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: to know. And I think our attention spans have really 370 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 1: changed as well. In fact, what we're even talking about. 371 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: I'm just okay. Now, it's funny because you work for 372 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 1: the Sporting News and I haven't seen an actual Sporting 373 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: News paper version for a while. Yeah, they went to 374 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 1: all online a couple of years ago, and uh, you know, 375 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 1: but I mean we're still viable. I mean, we're you know, 376 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: it's you know, trying to get here. We're here, you 377 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: know what I mean. But it is a difficult media market. 378 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,439 Speaker 1: And now you see the Athletic dot Com, which is 379 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: trying to become a place where are people willing to 380 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: pay for sports when everything has been given to them 381 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,439 Speaker 1: for free for so long, and when there's still so 382 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: many free outlets out there offering news coverage. You know, 383 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:55,479 Speaker 1: this is one of the tough things about it. And 384 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: listen from an NFL standpoint, that's why you see them 385 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: trying to self publicize themselves, you see, and continuing to 386 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 1: build up their own media arms be able to control 387 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 1: the message a little bit. You know, obviously NFL network's 388 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: not going to report everything because there, you know, there 389 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: are some conflicts that they're not going to get into. 390 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: I don't think we really see a lot of Colin 391 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: Kaepernick coverage on the network anything like that. So and 392 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:16,919 Speaker 1: that's just the reality what you have. But you know 393 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: what it's interesting too is unfortunately some people really can't 394 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: tell the difference between actual reporting or people who are 395 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: just simply copying other people's work and presenting it off 396 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: on a fan site or a blog or trying to 397 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: offer their own spin on it. And you know, you 398 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: almost feel like sometimes you're doing work for others and 399 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: they take your work and they'll, you know, they'll they'll 400 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: put it out there. And I get it why fans, 401 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 1: you know, I just don't think that some can discern 402 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: between people that are actually there and understand what's going 403 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: on and other people who are just you know, writing 404 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: from home. Alex Marvez joining us the Sporting News and 405 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: serious XM NFL Radio. Okay, what do you make of 406 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,439 Speaker 1: the Texans free agent class highlighted by the Honey Badger. 407 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 1: They also brought an errand Coleven the offensive lineman they 408 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: brought and what do you think overall here. Well, first, 409 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien is a happy man, and I haven't seen 410 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien as a happy man in quite a while, 411 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: to be honest with you. You know why he's so 412 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: happy because he's got his general manager, He's got our guy, 413 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: Brian Gaine back in the building. And the thing is 414 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: that these are guys that are very much in lockstep, 415 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: not only professionally but personally. They viewed things the same way. 416 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: There's a trust. And listen, I am not here to 417 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: beat up Rick Smith. I like Rick a lot. To 418 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: Rick Smith's credit, this is not a threadbar roster. You know. Yeah, 419 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: there were some spots that had gotten really a little 420 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: bit thin when you take a look at the offensive line, 421 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: and but now you add as Zach Fulton, who is 422 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: just you know what you're gonna get from Zach Fulton 423 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: whatever the length of the contract is, what's it a 424 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: four year deal, You're gonna get a three year deal. 425 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: You're gonna get three years. As Zach Foulton playing forty 426 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: eight games, I mean really, because he's he's that type 427 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: of guy. He's a power guy. He could play center, 428 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: he could play guard. In fact, you know, Bill brought 429 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 1: that up today when I spoke to him that you know, 430 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: he you know, he didn't, you know, he didn't say 431 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: this is definitely a guard. I mean, I think he 432 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: would be open to potentially putting Nick Martin at guard 433 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: if he felt that Zach Fulton was better at center. 434 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: But so you've got that addition there. I mean, they're 435 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: better referendless in the left tackle situation is not a 436 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: great one. You know, Seantrel Henderson right now is going 437 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: to be the swing tackle. He'll you know, they're going 438 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 1: to keep him at right, but they may take a 439 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: look at him at left. Of course, Shan Charles had 440 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: his issues, as you know, as he going to be 441 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: on the field, is he gonna get suspended again? He's 442 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: at health issues. I mean, look, it's been like this 443 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: with Shawantrells since his days at the U, even before 444 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,719 Speaker 1: the U, as you know I've marked down in Miami. 445 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,439 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, young man who just never at 446 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,959 Speaker 1: six foot eight, three hundred and twenty pounds, showed all 447 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 1: the year marks of being a great lineman, but he 448 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: just never developed into that. Now we'll see if he 449 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: can have a career renaissance. Right there, the tyron Matthew 450 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: signing is fantastic because it gives you another variable on 451 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: a defense that just is really deep. I mean, again, 452 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: you got what you got Clowney for at least one 453 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: more season. I would imagine a franchise tag coming his way. 454 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: If they're not be able to get him SYNCD up 455 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: to a long term deal, you still have Whitney Merciless. 456 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: I mean, there's there's plenty of talent on this team 457 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: in that regard. In Aaron Colvin's big because you get 458 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 1: some used back in your secondary. The tough part was 459 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: letting a j Boye go. But but Mark on average, 460 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 1: he was the highest paid member of his free agent 461 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 1: class that they'll average thirteen million dollars a year. I 462 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: mean that's not you know, and whether he collects all 463 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,239 Speaker 1: of its one thing. But that was just a very 464 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,479 Speaker 1: high ticket item that the Texans, simply because they had 465 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: other investments in their secondary, weren't able to resign him. 466 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: It's it's unfortunate, but you know, getting Aaron Colvin in 467 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: I think was a really nice move for them because 468 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: he is a very good slock corner will helped his 469 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: team a lot. Bill O'Brien said this morning he's redesigning 470 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: the offense, and who knows what that means for Deshaun Watson. 471 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: I mean, there was a lot of stuff that worked 472 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: pretty well last year. But Alex, your thoughts on Deshaun 473 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: in year two, Oh my goodness, this is gonna be 474 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: so much fun. And well, you know what's happened now 475 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: is when we say redesigning the offense, it's not it's 476 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: not just them, it's just the Texans. It's Matt Nagy 477 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 1: working with Mitchell Trubisky. You know, it's what you're going 478 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,959 Speaker 1: to see in Kansas City with Patrick Mahomes. I mean, 479 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: they're going to put in a lot of the RPOs 480 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: or run pass options that you saw Philadelphia have some 481 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: success with last year. They're going to put in a 482 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: few more college concepts would be able to continue to 483 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 1: take advantage of Deshaun Watsons you know, athletic ability, while 484 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: continue to groom him as a pocket passer. I mean 485 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: the one thing you know, of course, you always have 486 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: to remember is that you know you're young. Youth has 487 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: wasted on the young sometimes right, and you can get 488 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: away with things like you know, scrambling around and making 489 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: plays with your feed, etc. But Eventually you're gonna as 490 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: you get older, you're gonna have to develop like a 491 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: Steve McNair, for example, who is able to build that 492 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: great skill set still be mobile in the pocket, but 493 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: you needed to become an all around quarterback. This is 494 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: the thing with de Shaun Watson. He shows those earmarks. Yeah, 495 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: he's gonna make plays with his legs, but he also 496 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: is going to be able to make plays with his 497 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: arm as the times go by. So I think that 498 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: you know, the sky's the limit for him, and I 499 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 1: just I feel really bullish about what he's going to 500 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: be able to do in twenty eighteen O. One thing 501 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: I asked to Bill is and he doesn't want to 502 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: put a timetable on him, but he does feel at 503 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: some point this offseason that he will be able to 504 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 1: participate in some offseason workouts. How much you'll be able 505 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: to do that, We're not really sure. They're going to 506 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: be judicious and cautious because you don't win a Super 507 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: Bowl in the offseason. I'd practice that. Being said, the 508 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: fact that you know he's made this much progress and 509 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: Bill says he's ahead of schedule, that's great news for 510 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: this Texas organization. Alex Marvez of the Sporting News and 511 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 1: Sirius XM NFL Radio. So we have a lot of 512 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: talk about Jackson Bill because they went to the AFC 513 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,959 Speaker 1: Championship game. But what do you think shakes out here 514 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: in the AFC South, Assuming everybody's healthy going into this year, 515 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,360 Speaker 1: and everybody includes Andrew Luck, I know, this is what's 516 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: nuts about it. And listen, we haven't even talked about 517 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans yet. Yeah right, I mean they made 518 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: it to the second round of the playoffs and we 519 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: sort of forget about that. But of course the Sea 520 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: chains there with Mike Vrabel obviously, who you know very well, 521 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: coming over from the Houston Texans, and that's going to 522 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how he does in his first 523 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,679 Speaker 1: year there. They too, are going to be reconfiguring their offense, 524 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: you know under you know m Lafloor who comes in 525 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 1: and you know as our offensive coordinators. So I'm very 526 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: curious to see what this, you know, this Titans team 527 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: looks like in with danps defensive coordinator as well. Hey 528 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: look Andrew Luck, what do you figure he's worth three 529 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: four more wins? I mean, this is a team that 530 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 1: the weird part of what the Colts was. They actually 531 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: led nine games at halftime, the the first team in 532 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: NFL history to lose as many games as they did 533 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: winning while winning at halftime. They just ran out of 534 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: juice in the second half of games. I'm not saying 535 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: that that they're automatically a playoff contender. They still have 536 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: a lot of work to do, but they can keep 537 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck standing up. Right, They're probably close to a 538 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: five hund team. And then we get the Jaguars, which 539 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,120 Speaker 1: is what is the next step? You're one of year two. 540 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 1: So much instant success for this team. How do they 541 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 1: handle it? How do they get their mojo back and 542 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: his blay portals? For real? Do you still look at 543 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,479 Speaker 1: the Patriots as the favorite of the AFC? You have to, right, 544 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: You always have to until Tom Brady is retired. That 545 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: is it? Because that's really how I look at this situation. 546 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: Although there are some real challenges they have right now. 547 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: They need to improve on the defensive side of the football. 548 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: They've added some names, but no blockbuster signings, you know so, 549 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: I mean Dante Higtower coming back would be big for them, 550 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: but the key to their left tackle, what's going to 551 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: happen there? You know, no, Nate's older now. Tom Brady 552 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: throughout his career, Mark, he's had always a guy that's 553 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,959 Speaker 1: had his back, had his blindside, mad Lte, Sebastian Valmer. 554 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: Nate's solder right now, big question, Mark. That's not good 555 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,360 Speaker 1: when you have a foot of forty a quarterback will 556 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: be forty one years old during the season and he's 557 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 1: chasing well, he's trying to fight Father Time. Who's undefeated. Really, 558 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:56,679 Speaker 1: yeah he is. But tell you what, if you go 559 00:24:56,760 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: fifteen rounds, you're doing okay, you're doing pretty well, Alex. 560 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: What about the NFC because the Eagles fans obviously death 561 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: bird to repeat. But yeah, Wentz coming back and that's 562 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: not really a butt. The only wayson I bring that 563 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: up is because the Wentz Foles dynamic there. It's gonna 564 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: be really interesting to watch. It is weird. Well, you mean, 565 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, now you know Carson Wentz was 566 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: the golden boy. Right now it's like, well, the other 567 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: guy won a Super Bowl? What can you do and 568 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: look good? Yeah, this has really changed things maybe on 569 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: that team, and they're gonna have to try to manage 570 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: that if Carson comes back and struggles a little bit earlier, 571 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna hear, why aren't we playing Nick Foles? Maybe 572 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: he is the guy all along. And you know with Carson, 573 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: is he going to be more judicious in the way 574 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: that he runs the football? You know, he would just 575 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: take so many chances because he thought he was invulnerable. 576 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: You know, he's so big and guys bounce off him 577 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,959 Speaker 1: and you have success. But people told him stop exposing yourself. 578 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:47,959 Speaker 1: His teammates told him that, and he didn't do it, 579 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: and there were people in that locker room that were 580 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: upset at Carson wentz like, what are you doing here? 581 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: You might have caused us a super Bowl. Fortunately he's 582 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 1: off the hook with all that now, so we'll see 583 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: how that goes. But you look at the New Orleans Saints, 584 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,360 Speaker 1: a team that I think is really prior to take 585 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: that next step. Really nice offseason, getting Drew Brees back 586 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: upgrading on the defensive side of the football, that's really outstanding. 587 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 1: You look at the LA Rams, the addition of and 588 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: Donikan Sue who knows a Phodel Beckham junior ends up 589 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 1: wearing a Rams uniform. Will see how all that plays out. 590 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: But you never say never with this Rams team. I 591 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 1: mean that's the thing. You know, They've they've made so 592 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: many bold moves the past couple of years that you know, 593 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: you can't discount it. I mean, getting now a keep 594 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: to leave and Marcus Peters in your secondary I mean, 595 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: and you know, look the offense, you know's going to 596 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: put up point for Sean McVeigh and Todd Gurley and 597 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: Jared Goff. Now you're talking about that defense. I mean, 598 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: they're loaded. So it's just you know, and of course 599 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: do you discount the Packers with Aaron Rodgers. Maybe they've 600 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: fallen back a little bit into the pack so to speak. 601 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, the Minnesota Vikings have Kirk Cousins. Yeah, it's 602 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:44,919 Speaker 1: really I mean, it's almost like when you look at 603 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 1: the scales here, if you were to have the NFC AFC, 604 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: I mean, the NFC is so top heavy. Well the AFC, 605 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: you just look and you say, well, maybe if this, 606 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: maybe if that, but it's still New England's conference. We 607 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: just don't know. I mean, but it looks like the 608 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: NFC is really the power in this league right now. Alex, 609 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: thanks so much of the time. Mark, thank you so much. Brother. 610 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:06,199 Speaker 1: There's my buddy, Alex. Marvvez from the Sporting News and 611 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: Sirius XM NFL Radio and tomorrow night, I believe we'll 612 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: have Dan Leberfeld on from Serious XM NFL Radio and 613 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,640 Speaker 1: Jets Confidential, and we got a bunch of other guests 614 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: coming your way, including next up, how about my buddy 615 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: James Palmer, hosted that Eagles victory parade on NFL Network. 616 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: He's coming up next here on Texans All Access. Before 617 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: we get to James Palmer from NFL Network and welcome 618 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: back Texans All Access here in Orlando, NFL Annual Meeting. 619 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: We gave you some of the catch rule stuff, we 620 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: gave you some of the helmet rule stuff. We gave 621 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: you Brian Gaine, Bill O'Brian earlier and Alex Marvez. What 622 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: about this information? Next year twenty nineteen, and it sounds 623 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 1: so sci fi to say it that way, Right, two 624 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: thousand nineteen, that'll be the one hundredth season of NFL football, 625 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: and that'll be very cool. Actually, the one hundredth birthday 626 00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 1: is September seventeenth, two thousand, twenty twenty two twenty, but 627 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: next year is the one hundred seasons, so it'll be 628 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: a big deal. A lot of one hundred lists coming 629 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: out and things like that, and we'll share more with 630 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,959 Speaker 1: you as we know, but I just wanted to give 631 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: you a little heads up. This year will be the 632 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: ninety ninth season. Yeah, do the mat that's pretty logical anyway. 633 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 1: James Palmer, NFL Network, you know him from CSN Houston 634 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 1: back in the older days. That's only a few years ago, 635 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: but he's been with NFL Network since doing a great job. 636 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: I caught up with him here in Orlando at the 637 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:30,080 Speaker 1: NFL Annual meeting and it's always great to see James. 638 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 1: Wonderful to see you. As always, this is all you 639 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 1: guys always have a very good setup every event, Combine meetings. 640 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: You always are one of the teams with a better setup. 641 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: It's all about branding and set up. You know, I 642 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: started in this thing over a half decade ago. It 643 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: makes it sound longer than it really is, but I 644 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: noticed that you need a good setup, so we work 645 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: on that. The Jets put up their whole background behind 646 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: Tom Bowls today this morning. You see that, oh they 647 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: did at the coach Coach's breakfast behind Coach Well they 648 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: have they have a good setup, but it's so elaborate 649 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: that they have to be like offsite. Practically, I think 650 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: they're at another hotel. I think they're in Fort Lauderdale. 651 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: Actually they had to move down the road a peace 652 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: But anyway, you're here. And what is intriguing to you 653 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: about these meetings because you're a national guy, used to 654 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 1: work in Houston, as people know, people hearing you as 655 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: CSN Houston. We had Dave's and Garland yesterday. I know 656 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: you were jealous of Dave. Had a great run with 657 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: those birds this year. Who I know, and you were there. 658 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: You covered them with them all through the playoffs. I 659 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: was I'm from Philly back living in Philly through the 660 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: whole playoffs. Did not see my family, but man, it 661 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: was fun. I got to do the parade. It was amazing. 662 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: The parade there, it was incredible. The turnout was nuts. 663 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: I've done the parade the last three years Denver, Boston 664 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: and now Philly and that parade was just out of 665 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: this world. So you anchored the parade coverage on NFL 666 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: network And how hard is that? Because you know, you 667 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: see like Matt Lauer doing Thanksgiving. Maybe that's a bad 668 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: guy to bring up right now. Yeah, we could bring 669 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: up some other people, you know, but people have done it. Yeah, 670 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: and it's different kinds of parade, you know what I 671 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: will say about it. And it's great because honestly, on 672 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: NFL Network, my time is limited, specifically on a Sunday 673 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: when I'm at a game, I can give you what 674 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 1: you know, I what I've talked to coaches about and 675 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: things like that. And then Rich Eyes and those guys 676 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: have so much of the you know, pregame show to 677 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: talk that I don't. But it's a great opportunity to 678 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: tell these longer stories, you know what I mean, that 679 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: you don't get a chance to tell during say, you know, 680 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: the regular season, like you know, you know, it was 681 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: great to talk to Howie Roseman during super Bowl Week 682 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: and talk to him about he wanted to make a 683 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: trade that you know, I'll shorten this, but it ended 684 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: up allowing them to keep Malcolm Jakins get Ronald Darby 685 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: and him not making a move actually was one of 686 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: the better moves that they made. And like these longer 687 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: stories you can tell during the parades, like I remember 688 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: Boston's parade talking about their center David Andrews when nobody 689 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: really knows about him. I don't have a place to 690 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: say it other than maybe a parade or something like 691 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: that where they Bill Belichick went down there worked him 692 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 1: out by him self at the University of Georgia, and 693 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: so we're not going to draft you, but if you 694 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: don't get drafted, we're gonna we're gonna pick you up 695 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: as an undrafted free agent. Fast forward. He's been their 696 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: starting safety for like, the starting center for like the 697 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: last three seas and those little side stories you get 698 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: to tell. D're in the parade, which is which is 699 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: always a good time. But when you hear that from Belichick, 700 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: you must think, oh, just go ahead and draft me. 701 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,719 Speaker 1: That would be good. Yeah, go ahead and be drafted. 702 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: And they've given him a new contract already too. I 703 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: mean he's got a new deal and everything. So I 704 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: mean those little things are great, and you know, and 705 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: to tell the stuff about the city and about you know, 706 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: the players that you get to talk to you so frequently, 707 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: it's it's a blast. So you're from Philly, but you're 708 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 1: based in Denver, right, so you basically can sort of 709 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: bandwagon jump as a national reporter. I mean, that's what 710 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: they want you to do. They don't want you to 711 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: be with the Cleveland Browns all year, rightly. Yeah, you know, 712 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: you go to where the storylines are and whether they're 713 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 1: good or about or you're usually hoping you're covering good storylines. 714 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: So back to kind of your original question, is this 715 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 1: is there's this the only place that you can see 716 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: owners GM's head coaches in a laid back atmosphere getting sued. 717 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: She with Doug Peterson last night and giving me a 718 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: hard time for blocking, hard time for slowing the line down. 719 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: I can tell Doug was getting antsy and he wanted 720 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: to get moving in the line. And it's just you 721 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 1: get you get an opportunity to see because they're still 722 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: closed off, you know in the league. They come in, 723 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: they do their media, they're out. Yeah, and you're one 724 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 1: on one time in a casual environment. To build your 725 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: relationships with so many different people in one place is 726 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: it's I think this is a must be like event 727 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 1: for anyone, especially national media. I don't know how you 728 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: could be in the national media and not attend this. 729 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: You have to be here, James Palmer, NFL Network with us, 730 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: And you're right, you painted that picture very well of 731 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: that reception last night. Just to see the owners looking 732 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: like regular people, really's run around watching trolls on a 733 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,160 Speaker 1: big screen TV. On the other side, the kid is 734 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 1: a celebrity, Like there are a lot of billionaire kids here, grandchildren. 735 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: Tony Conns made a great niche for himself with the JAG. 736 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: So what he's done alongside of his dad, shod I mean, 737 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: Tony does a great job in that organization. I mean 738 00:32:57,560 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 1: that's a to point out one kid that he's not 739 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: really a kid grown up, but he's great right in 740 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 1: the middle in the building, right, sort of a kid. 741 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: All right, So, James, what do you think you've covered 742 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: the Texans before locally? Now you're a national guy for 743 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: NFL Network. What do you think of what they've been 744 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: doing this offseason and what are your thoughts on twenty eighteen. Yeah, 745 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,239 Speaker 1: I'm excited to kind of see because you know, I 746 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: was with you guys a lot this year, and a 747 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: lot of it was for the wrong reasons, you know, 748 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 1: coming for Harvey throughout that first three weeks and then 749 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 1: also coming back when Deshaun Watson goes down and being 750 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: there for the week and how that was handled, and 751 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 1: you know, everybody's riding such a high before he went down, 752 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 1: and so it was like a lot of negatives. I 753 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 1: was at the game standing on the sideline with Von 754 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: Miller when JJ goes down, and so it was always 755 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: kind of like these negative things happening, And this year 756 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: I feel like it's going to be the exact oppostione 757 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 1: in my opinion, if everybody comes back. We talked to 758 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 1: Bill this morning right about you know, JJ really has 759 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: a good grasp. I think that was the best description 760 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 1: that Bill gave of it. Just such a really good 761 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: grasp of his injury and knowing how to be coming 762 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: back from this, which is an it's an odd injury 763 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: and a weird one to come back from that. He 764 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: has such a good understanding of what he's doing in 765 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 1: his rehab. I thought was a kind of a nice 766 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: telling sign from Bill. But I think the coolerst part 767 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: to me talking to Bill today was how they're going 768 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 1: to change the offense with Deshaun Watson, And you go, 769 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: why change it? At worked? You got, but the league 770 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: saw what he was doing. You have to constantly change, 771 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: and they're excited about changing things, obviously for him for 772 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:33,919 Speaker 1: the better. And the way Hop finished the season, I mean, 773 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,399 Speaker 1: and then to me, I'm a huge Tyron Matthew fan. 774 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: I have been since his time in Arizona, and I'm 775 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 1: really I'm tight with Bruce arians and I like him. 776 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 1: I love BA And what he told Bill when Bill 777 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: called him about Tyronno, he said, you know, I jump 778 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 1: up on the table for that guy. Yeah, over and 779 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 1: over again. His football IQ is through the roof and 780 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: a director example of what this guy means to teams. 781 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: I was in Philly, was that already two years ago 782 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:09,359 Speaker 1: when they clinched the division against the Eagles and they 783 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:12,320 Speaker 1: were riding crazy high, playing great, you know, remember, and 784 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: he tears his ACL on the interception at the end 785 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: of the game, and I'm on their sideline and that 786 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: you would have thought their season was over and they 787 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 1: had just clinched the division, right to show you, that 788 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,719 Speaker 1: shows you what he means to teams. Yeah, you know. 789 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 1: And so his versatility I think is going to be 790 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 1: the exciting part to the defense because when you have 791 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: a guy that you can move around like that, it 792 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:37,640 Speaker 1: just makes everybody else better. And nat i Q makes 793 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:41,280 Speaker 1: everybody else better too. James Palmer with us from NFL Network. 794 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 1: All right, so tell me about the Jaguars. We mentioned 795 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: them briefly a moment ago, but this is a team 796 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 1: that they're looking to take that next step. The next 797 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:50,399 Speaker 1: step to them as the Super Bowl. How surprised were 798 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,160 Speaker 1: you that they got where they gotten? What do they 799 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:53,839 Speaker 1: need to do to get to the next step? And 800 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: I really hope they don't get there, by the way, 801 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:58,319 Speaker 1: because going on the record with Understandable, I totally get it. 802 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: I wasn't super surprised cover them with their joint practices 803 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 1: against the Patriots during training camp and a good coworker 804 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:08,760 Speaker 1: of mine in Houston now on their staff, Keenan mccardo. 805 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 1: I talked to Keenan for a long time and he 806 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: was like, man, I think we're a lot better than 807 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: we think. And I talked to Malie Jackson for a 808 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,840 Speaker 1: long time there where he was like, you know, people, 809 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:20,960 Speaker 1: but we're not trying to change what we've built with 810 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: these new guys we brought in. Remember they bring in 811 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:24,839 Speaker 1: aj and they bring into some of these other free agents. 812 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: What they've done the last two years. He's like, we 813 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: had we understand what we're gonna do. Now we're now 814 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 1: we're just gonna go do it. And they did it, 815 00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:34,120 Speaker 1: and all they really needed was to make sure Blake 816 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:36,880 Speaker 1: didn't turn turn the football over, right you establish a 817 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 1: run game, and then they go and make their offensive 818 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,759 Speaker 1: line better and free agency this year, so I mean 819 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: they could they can go if they can run the football, well, 820 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 1: I don't see how they can't do exactly. I mean, 821 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,839 Speaker 1: they were one pass away from the Super Bowl. I mean, 822 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 1: if Blake plays that way again, and Leonard Fournette, you 823 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:56,800 Speaker 1: have him for this window, right if you're going to 824 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 1: run him that way, you have him for this short window. 825 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,280 Speaker 1: And I think they're built. I think they're built perfectly 826 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: because you have three tiers on defense that are that 827 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: all can play. And so when you can play that 828 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 1: well defensively, we saw it with Denver a couple of 829 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:10,359 Speaker 1: years ago, you can compete with anybody, even if it's 830 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:13,160 Speaker 1: mediocre quarterback play. You just can't turn the football over. 831 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 1: Isn't it kind of bizarre with Tennessee when you look 832 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:18,360 Speaker 1: at nine and seven and another winning record and a 833 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: playoff win, and then you're looking at a team that 834 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:24,840 Speaker 1: has a coaching change, and it's it's drastic, really because 835 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel and he got deemed ps in there. Now 836 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,879 Speaker 1: they bringing Matt Lafleur to coach the Yeah, I mean 837 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,120 Speaker 1: I thought that was a really smart hire by Braybell. 838 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: It was, and it was it was a respectable move too, 839 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,800 Speaker 1: to call the Ravens and double check with them about 840 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,360 Speaker 1: is this okay if I ask him to come back, 841 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:44,200 Speaker 1: you know, and everything. I mean, I'm excited to see 842 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 1: what Rabel can do because I mean, just watching his 843 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:51,279 Speaker 1: ascent so quickly and how much respect he gained so 844 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:54,359 Speaker 1: quickly with players and other people around the league. I'm 845 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:56,760 Speaker 1: excited to see what you can do. I think it'll 846 00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:02,640 Speaker 1: be interesting. And again having to delegate the defense, not 847 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:04,959 Speaker 1: having to be in there every second of the day 848 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:06,960 Speaker 1: in that defensive room, I think it's going to help 849 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 1: him out. Now, one more question about the AFC South 850 00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: the Colts, because Andrew Luck actually can throw a football somewhere. 851 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:17,120 Speaker 1: That is good news for them, probably bad news for 852 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,719 Speaker 1: the rest of the division. And it seems like they're 853 00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:21,799 Speaker 1: a fourth place team. But man, with him, you would 854 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,680 Speaker 1: think anything's possible. Maybe not anything, but a lot of things. 855 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 1: A lot of things are definitely possible. I mean, there's 856 00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: very few quarterbacks that came out with I mean, it's 857 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:33,440 Speaker 1: it's on one hand of what you thought he was 858 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,120 Speaker 1: going to be. And I think I think the league, 859 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:37,799 Speaker 1: even if you're a fan of one of the other 860 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: teams in the division. He's the type of guy that 861 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:42,960 Speaker 1: you're like, i'd want to see him healthy. I mean, 862 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,000 Speaker 1: even if you're a Texans fan, I think you don't 863 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 1: want to be like, you know, I don't want him 864 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:48,840 Speaker 1: to ever play football again, right, I mean, you know, 865 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:51,000 Speaker 1: he's a good guy, he's you know, he's a Texas 866 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:54,239 Speaker 1: guy too. Come on, So I mean, I just I 867 00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:58,320 Speaker 1: think that what they're doing is in the right direction 868 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 1: for sure, but I don't think they're anywhere near where 869 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 1: they need to be for this season. What do you 870 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 1: think of revising the catch rule? Everybody seems to be 871 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:09,680 Speaker 1: in favor of this, I think, so I don't. It 872 00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:11,839 Speaker 1: was funny I did, and we all know you know, 873 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:13,879 Speaker 1: a Texans fans, no case Keenum. I did his press 874 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 1: conference when he got the gig in Denver, and I 875 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 1: talked with John Elway for a while afterwards, and John 876 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 1: was like, I feel like that's the only thing we've 877 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: been talking about as Gas at these meetings for the 878 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:26,520 Speaker 1: last you know, forever is he goes. He was just 879 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:29,240 Speaker 1: like this, this this has got to get solved because 880 00:39:29,239 --> 00:39:31,080 Speaker 1: it is driving. He told He's like it is driving 881 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: me insane. If I was a player and I had 882 00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: to go through this and every single game and they're 883 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:36,839 Speaker 1: breaking down frame by frame, I would be going, well, 884 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:39,040 Speaker 1: I think the fans. Vick Caruccia had him on last night. 885 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 1: He made a great point. Everyone's turned off by it. 886 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,719 Speaker 1: You know, though, what is a catch conversations? And then 887 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:47,400 Speaker 1: it wipes out these huge, you know, maybe history changing plays, 888 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:49,760 Speaker 1: you know, Jessey James and you go back to Dez Bryant. 889 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 1: Everybody like that. Yeah, and the Megatron catch. That was 890 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: the one thing that it was joking about. He's like, 891 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: he's like, he's like Calvin Johnson literally used the football 892 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:59,319 Speaker 1: to get up. Yeah, remember that? And he's like, and 893 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 1: they call it to catch. He's like, it was he 894 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:04,200 Speaker 1: had such ball security that he was getting back up 895 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:06,360 Speaker 1: and use the football to raise himself. And so I 896 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:09,480 Speaker 1: think he's in one example of definitely of a general 897 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: manager that it has a lot of power in this 898 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:14,360 Speaker 1: league that is ready for this conversation to kind of 899 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:17,280 Speaker 1: be over all. Right, one more for your NFL network, 900 00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 1: what's going on? What do we need to watch out for? 901 00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:22,520 Speaker 1: Man I actually sitting in some of these meetings. We 902 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 1: had a TV session here and they talked about Good 903 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:28,439 Speaker 1: Morning Football doing so well it a ratings that group 904 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:30,560 Speaker 1: has done a great job. I think it's one of them. 905 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:35,120 Speaker 1: It's a really really fun show. They've really gotten their 906 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:36,680 Speaker 1: niche now, and I think it takes time when you 907 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:38,439 Speaker 1: get a bunch of people together. You know, that's four 908 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:40,560 Speaker 1: personalities that it takes time to get together. That show 909 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,799 Speaker 1: is doing great, and then we the big thing now 910 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:44,520 Speaker 1: after this and we get out of here, it's going 911 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:46,239 Speaker 1: to be Path to the Draft is I think a 912 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:49,040 Speaker 1: really great show. I think Bucky Brooks and Daniel Jeremiah 913 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: are just out of this world. I think DJ is 914 00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,759 Speaker 1: incredible in his evaluation being a former scout and saying 915 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:57,440 Speaker 1: with Bucky, so I just think I think the coverage 916 00:40:57,440 --> 00:40:59,600 Speaker 1: that we have and the draft coverage that we have 917 00:40:59,719 --> 00:41:02,719 Speaker 1: leading into it, I don't think anybody can really rival that. 918 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:05,080 Speaker 1: With where we're at with all these pro days. I 919 00:41:05,080 --> 00:41:06,600 Speaker 1: mean we're at A and M's Pro Day right now, 920 00:41:06,719 --> 00:41:09,799 Speaker 1: Johnny's throwing at A and Ellen's Pro Day right now, 921 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:11,680 Speaker 1: and I'll be at Boise States Pro Day in a 922 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:13,120 Speaker 1: couple of days. So I mean it's kind of like 923 00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:16,360 Speaker 1: we we cover this this path that leads us to 924 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:18,759 Speaker 1: this Monster Monster Day in April, and we'll see what 925 00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: I see what happens. You guys are gonna be kind 926 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: of watching a little bit the first couple of participating. Yes, 927 00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:28,879 Speaker 1: it's a little strange, but we're gonna highlight the Shaun 928 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:31,400 Speaker 1: Watson because that's the first round draft choice. Hey, that 929 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,120 Speaker 1: is the first round draft choice. And I think we'll 930 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:36,080 Speaker 1: highlight Brock Goswilder because that's the second not really well 931 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:39,920 Speaker 1: and talk to Miami about that. I guess all right, Hey, 932 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:44,239 Speaker 1: James Taks the let James Palmer from NFL Network. That's 933 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:46,200 Speaker 1: gonna do it for the show tonight. Thank you Brian 934 00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:49,840 Speaker 1: Gaine and Bill O'Brien for being on. Alex Marvez, James Palmer, 935 00:41:50,080 --> 00:41:53,080 Speaker 1: thank you everyone for participating in the program tonight. A 936 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 1: Lot at Night is next. Go Texans,