1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome. It's Texans All Axis, n RG Stadium, 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: the Hunday Texans Radio Studio, and we're back. By we, 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: I mean John McClain to myself. It's a Thursday, and 4 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: I visit it's our first one in a while. So 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: the General from the Houston Chronicle is with us, and 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: he's back from the Chesapeake area. I'm not giving anything 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: away because I've seen your social media stuff. Oh, we 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: had a blast on the chess Peak Bay for five days. 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: I was in Florida and Captiva and santabel Islands off 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: the Fort Myers Coast before that, and I had a blast. 11 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: My wife is still up there. I told her it 12 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: must be nice to not have anything to do. Well, Yeah, 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: a lot of people on vacation, a lot of people 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: getting back. Camp starts two weeks from today, General, you 15 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: know what that means? Four weeks from todight preseason game 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 1: number one, as the Texans will face the Green Bay 17 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: Packers at lambeau Field, and I cannot wait. I can't 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: believe it's in four weeks. I can't wait to go 19 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: up there for the joint practices. I don't like preseas 20 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: and games, but I love joint practices where you can 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: be on the field, move around and watch JJ Watt 22 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: pass rush, watch Titus Howard pass protect, watch the corners, 23 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: cover the receivers. It's gonna be fun watching Aaron Rodgers. 24 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: And it's hard to believe, though, in a month, that 25 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: they crank it up again. And I'm excited about this season. 26 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: I think I'm excited because mainly because of Deshaun Watson. 27 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: I believe Mark, and I'm guessing you do too, based 28 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: on what I've seen, based on my experience of covering 29 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: the NFL and quarterbacks I've watched, and based on what 30 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: people tell me, I believe Watson will help the Texans 31 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: go to a Super Bowl and possibly win a Super Bowl, 32 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: depending on who the competition is, and it could be 33 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: more than one. That's how much faith I have in 34 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson as a true franchise quarterback. And I wrote 35 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: two Sundays ago that I this season that people around 36 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: the country will acknowledge him as truly an elite quarterback, 37 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: right up there with the best of the best. And 38 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: I based that on this. I thought he had a 39 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: great year, especially considering the pass protection. Nineteen miss games 40 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: by his second and third receivers, two and a half 41 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: games missed by Lamar Miller, no contribution from Deonte forum 42 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: and two rookie tight ends. All the tight ends combined 43 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: for only four touchdown catches. I believe it's basically him 44 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: and Hopkins, and I believe the offensive line will be better. 45 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: Part of that pass protection that it's improved will be 46 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: Watson and his mature maturation as a quarterback, and he 47 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: will get rid of the ball quicker. I think that 48 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: Will Fuller's in the last year of his contract and 49 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: he's playing for a new contract. Players it's amazing the 50 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: way this works. A tendency to be healthy in the 51 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: last year of their contracts. Kiki Qt never missed a 52 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: practice or a game at Tech, so you like to 53 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: think that's a flute to hamstring injuries. So if those 54 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: guys are able to play more pass protections a little better, 55 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: I think the tight ends are gonna be really good, 56 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: especially Jordan Thomas Collie Waring. I think will be but 57 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: he may get off to slow start because of his 58 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: he's kind of behind on football. Deonte Foreman looked great 59 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: in the offseason. Lamar Miller's in the last year of 60 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: his contract, I think this offense is going to be prolific. 61 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: I think Watson he could counted for thirty one touchdowns 62 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: last year, and I've told people I think he could 63 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: count for the mid to high forties this year. I 64 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: don't think that's that far off because the rushing touchdown 65 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: number is still gonna be significant. Might not be double digits, 66 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: but he's gonna have a few. Put it that way, 67 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: and we always talk about that passing touchdown number. Please 68 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: break the number. Thirty Texans have never hit that mark 69 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: ever in the franchise's history. Watson last year and Melton 70 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: was talking about it earlier in the week. Oh, it 71 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: wasn't a great year. It was a good year. However, 72 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: he's talking about that with me yesterday. The great um 73 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: Cecil Schwartz and I were on with him in season. 74 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: I thought Watson played great based on the limitations we 75 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: just talked about. Mike did not, and then we talked 76 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: about we thought why had a great season, and I 77 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: thought that was non debatable, but Meltzer debated that one. 78 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: And I told Mike, I'm glad he wasn't my professors 79 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: in school. I would never have graduated. Was he greating 80 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: on the Curve wasn't think too hard. If Watt doesn't 81 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: put up twenty, it's not what like I could be 82 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: could be. But I think anybody I can't wait to 83 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: watch Watson. I can't wait till the Saints game comes. 84 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: I was watching Drew Brees accept an award at the 85 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: SP's last night, and I thought, that's the guy that 86 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: the Texan is gonna be going against on Monday Night 87 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: Football that first game. And it's how exciting it could 88 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: be with Brezon Watson and those first seven games, the 89 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: quarterbacks they'd play, and fortunately for the Texans, all those 90 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: are not great defenses. They're good teams, they have prolific quarterbacks, 91 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: but the defenses are susceptible. So Watson could light it up. 92 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: He certainly could. Now you mentioned franchise quarterback and how 93 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: important that is, and there are some teams in the 94 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: NFL that feel like they have quarterbacks that can take 95 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: them to the super Bowl. But when I look at 96 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: the Texans situation and the lack of a GM Jack 97 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: Easter be coming over the fact that Nick, as Sarrio reported, 98 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 1: they wanted to come here. All of that, Watson plays 99 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: into that. The fact that you have the guy in 100 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: place a quarterback that you feel can be around for 101 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: a decade plus. That means a whole lot to the 102 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: attractiveness of a franchise for employment. There was a great 103 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: example of that, Chris Ballard, who right now is considered 104 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: one of the top general managers in Indianapolis. He used 105 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: to be a scout for the Bears who lived here, 106 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: and then he was with the Chiefs and he turned 107 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: down Manage your opportunities to interview because they didn't have 108 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: the franchise quarterback. So when the Colts called, he jumped 109 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: on it. Didn't know he wasn't gonna have Andrew Luck 110 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: the first year, but it's worked out great and Nickssario 111 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: wanted out. He wanted to come here. He wanted to 112 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: be reunited with Bill O'Brien and Jack Easterby, two close friends, 113 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: and of course he didn't get to do it. Everybody 114 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: I've talked to in New England and Kansas City who 115 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: was around Easterby and knew what he did, is his 116 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: responsibilities and how he grew into his position. He's not 117 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: a team chaplain anymore. Swear Byke you can google him 118 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: and gone there and look at all these glowing reports 119 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: from New England. He did interviews during the Super Bowl. 120 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,559 Speaker 1: I think that Jack will be Bill O'Brien's right hand man. 121 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: They'll answer to cal McNair, and they got a twenty 122 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: two man personnel staff that Bill's already worked closely with. 123 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: Jack will two Jack. Easterby's not gonna say, Okay, we're 124 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: gonna sign this guy. That's gonna come from Bill O'Brien. 125 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: Bill's gonna say, you know, I want Mark Vandermuir. Do 126 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: everything you can to resign him. That'll be up to 127 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: Chris Olsen. If you say, okay, I want you to 128 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: go get Mark Vandermuir, trade him, trade for him. Then 129 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: that'll be up to Matt Bezergan. I pronounce his name right, 130 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: Matt Basergan. It'll be up to him and they'll all 131 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: function together. And I think Easterby will have the inside 132 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: track a year after this next season if everything goes smoothly, 133 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: being named general manager, it doesn't mean he's gonna have control. 134 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brian still going to be in charge, and then 135 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: they'll answer cal McNair, of course. But I think Easterby 136 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: has is really kind of an auditioning to be a 137 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: general manager. He was going with Josh McDaniels to Indianapolis 138 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: for a bigger role under Chris Ballard, and then that 139 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: fell through. And I am eager to see the impact 140 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: that Easterby has on this organization and he will be 141 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: he will, I think, because he'll oversee football operations for 142 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien. When Bill wants to get something done, he 143 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: can turn to Easterby, and if it's personnel, he'll turn 144 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: the mat and then contract's course will be Chris Olsen. 145 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: And then if they have a debate on something, it's 146 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: always been Bob McNairy us, tell me with cash Ley 147 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: and Capers, with Smith and Kubiak, if there's a difference 148 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: and you can't get it worked out, come to me, 149 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: and the same thing's going to be there with Cal 150 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: And Bob said they didn't have to do that hardly 151 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: at all. They always get it worked out. Well, I'm 152 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: glad you know the story broke, Yester broke with Adam Schefter. 153 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: But you've been saying this for weeks about I've been 154 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: reporting that for weeks in the Chronicle, talking about on 155 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: six ten, talking about on Texans Radio that they weren't 156 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: going to have a general manager and they were gonna 157 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 1: go with the structure that I just talked about. Well, 158 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: I'm always willing to believe that anything's possible in this world, 159 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: because who knows. I mean, I didn't know it was 160 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 1: going to play out like this a month and a 161 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: half ago. But here we are. And I think you 162 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: bring up some excellent points. How I've always said you 163 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: have a team in place here. You bring up Matt Basigan, 164 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: you bring up James Lipford, director of college scouting, and 165 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: the fact that Bazigan's director of player of personnel. You 166 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: have director of college scouting, You have guys like that 167 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,199 Speaker 1: who step up to be general managers. It's and I 168 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: always say this about whatever's going on in any NFL building, 169 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: it's in everybody's best interests that the team wins, right, players, coaches, 170 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: front office people, They're all gonna work together to make 171 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: sure they have their best shot to win every Sunday. 172 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: And one of the things that Easterby is good at 173 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: bringing people together and making sure everybody pulls in the 174 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: same direction and they're not pulling in a different direction. 175 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 1: And I think that's good. And he can slide from 176 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: group to group and make sure all this is going 177 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: on and then report back to Cal McNair because there's 178 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: a lot of responsibility for a general manager now, and 179 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: Bill will control personnel. And then you've got so many 180 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: departments under the auspice of a general manager. And you 181 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: know there's general managers in the league, you have the 182 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: title that don't do anything but contracts and they and 183 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: they work with personnel, but they're real good at making 184 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: decisions about hiring people. How he Roseman's not a personnel guy, 185 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: but he relies on good people. Mickey Loomis. You know 186 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: Sean Payton makes the top decisions in New Orleans, Pete Carroll, 187 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: there's other coaches that do that. And you O'Brien's a 188 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: smart guy. I mean, he graduated from Brown and Easter 189 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: be by all accounts, is a really smart guy who 190 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: seems like he would be older, but he's only thirty 191 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: six years old. And this is the next stage of 192 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: his career. Don't matter if his goal is to be 193 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: a general manager, a president, or whatever it is. This 194 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: is a great an opportunity for him. Well, we'll see 195 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: how that plays out. I mean, Jack has spoken to 196 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 1: some groups around town. He spoke to some partners of 197 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: the Texans A few weeks ago, I heard that he's 198 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: really compelling, He's really great, and it's gonna be fun 199 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: to see how he affects what happens with this organization 200 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: as time goes on. I mean, he wasn't even here 201 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: as of the NFL meetings, the owners meetings in late March. 202 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 1: I mean, it's been such a short time, so it's 203 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: going to take a while to really get things fully 204 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: stamped for him. But we'll see how that goes. Training 205 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: camp coming up in two weeks. Like we said along 206 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: those lines, John, here we go. Training camp coming up 207 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: in two weeks, and I want to take this into 208 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: the next segment as well, but we'll start it here. 209 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: Some players out, I was gonna say, you're looking forward 210 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: to seeing We're all looking forward to seeing Deshaun Watson, 211 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: but we're all looking forward to seeing certain other guys 212 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: who maybe we haven't seen for a while. We want 213 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: to see how they come out of the gate. I 214 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: think position groups. You could point to a variety of 215 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: position groups, most notably too. You want to see how 216 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: they gel and where they start. It's not necessarily where 217 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: they fish. What are you looking at first? Besides the 218 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: main guys, I want to see Aaron Colvin bounced back 219 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 1: as a slot corner, not playing outside. He's playing slot 220 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: the way he did at Jacksonville. I talked to Cecil 221 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: Shared Stanford Rout James ahead of bow the last two 222 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: weeks on sports Radio six ten about we all know 223 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: players make their biggest improvement between their first and second season, 224 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: rookies who learned the NFL way, but sometimes veteran free 225 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: agents go somewhere and it takes them the same thing 226 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: to adjust. And each of them talked about why that is. 227 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: And in Colvin's case, the reason he came here besides 228 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,559 Speaker 1: the money was good. He had a chance to play outside, 229 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: which he was not gonna get in Jacksonville and he's 230 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: not an outside guy. Then he got hurt, So I 231 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: think he's gonna come back with on a mission to 232 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: prove that that disappointing last season. He's gonna play the 233 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: way he did when the Texans showed faith in them 234 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: and signed him at slot corner. He better because they 235 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: need that position. And then offensively, we're all gonna be 236 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: watching Titus Howard, not just because he's the number one pick, 237 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: because he plays the most important position on the offensive 238 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: line to protect the Shawn Watson's backside. Will he be 239 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: able to start the first game against New Orleans? I 240 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: say yes based on everything I've heard now. Or would 241 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 1: he be like Dwayne Brown having to rotate with a 242 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: veteran like Julian and Davenport? Or will they move him 243 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: inside to guard now they're not moving him to guard. 244 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: Max Sharping would have a better chance to go to guard. 245 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: Titus is a tackle and he's played both sides. A 246 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: thing that's gonna be fun here. Who's gonna be a 247 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: swing tackle? Swing tackles got to play both sides. Sean 248 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: Trelle Henderson hadn't played both sides. He's a starting right tackle. 249 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: Max Sharping's a right tackle. Howard has played both sides, 250 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: so is Davenport. Where would that leave Matt Khalil, who's 251 00:13:56,080 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: a left tackle. So Mike Devil has got some things 252 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: he's got to find out. And it's funny to say 253 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: there's gonna be tough cuts and offensive tackle. People are like, 254 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: oh my god, you're kidding me. Those are easy, But 255 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: they're not. They're not. And I think with Khalil, it 256 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: all comes down to health. If he's fully healthy, there's 257 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: ability there. He should be able to do something that 258 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: can help your football team. But the question is is 259 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: he gonna be fully healthy? And if he is, it's 260 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting to watch that competition because of Howard, 261 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: like you mentioned, and Davenport is eager to say that 262 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: people have forgotten about him, and don't forget about me 263 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: because I can still play or I can play at 264 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: a higher level than I did. Anyway, and you talk 265 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: about year one to year two, jump. I know it's 266 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: not year one last year for him, but it was 267 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: year one as a full time player. So here we go. 268 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: What is year two? Prank? What do you do with Khalil? 269 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: He played seventeen games two seasons ago for a playoff team, 270 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: didn't miss last season. But say he's healthy and he 271 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: does pretty well. Say Howard does pretty well, Davenport does 272 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: pretty well, Sean trow Henderson stays healthy, He's keep him 273 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: Schandrell Henderson max sharp. And let's see it's five tackles. Yeah, 274 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: but like you said, Sharpe can start them all offensive line. 275 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: I still think Howard's got the chance to play inside 276 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: a little bit. All right, we'll discuss that and then 277 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: some and continue with some training camp players to watch 278 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: two weeks from today it starts. It's Texans Radio. It's 279 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: Texans All Access here on the Hunday Texans Radio studio. 280 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermer and John McClain with you today as we 281 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: are talking training camps stuff. With camp opening two weeks 282 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: from today, first preseason game at Green Bay four weeks 283 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: from tonight. It is upon us, ladies and gentlemen. We 284 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: talked about the offensive line situation a bunch anything else 285 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: to add there? Nick Martin at center. Obviously, Greg Matts 286 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: is a guy we don't talk about much, but he's 287 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: gonna be on this football team. I think he'll fight away. 288 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: Greg is the swing guy on game day. You know, 289 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: I'm not saying I think that I'd be shocked if 290 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: both Fulton and Kela Meta are back. Considering all those 291 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: things we just talked about it, all those numbers, it 292 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: really creates a situation. But again, injuries do come into play, 293 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: and I don't want that for anybody, but very often, Hey, 294 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: somebody's gonna get hurt and you might need some players 295 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: that we think might be on the bubble. They're no 296 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: no longer on the bubble because somebody else got hurt. 297 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: Now you really need their services. The other thing is this, 298 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: and I know I'm not going in order here, but 299 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: I always go back to that. After the fourth preseason game, 300 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: everybody else around the league is waving their players, and 301 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: you're picking players that you think. It's kind of like 302 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: a if roster management is a construction project. That's the 303 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: punch list after that fourth preseason game, what do we need? 304 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: Last year, they felt like, we need some special teams help, 305 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: so let's go get some guys who we really know 306 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: could be ballers on special teams. And they did just that. 307 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if they'll have to do that again 308 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: the same way they did last year, because they still 309 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: have a bunch of those guys, but maybe somebody around 310 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: the league is an attractive option for them for offensive 311 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: line depth. I doubt it because to me, I feel 312 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: like if you look at your offensive line talent, particularly 313 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: a tackle, it's almost like pitching in baseball. You're not 314 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: gonna get rid of that. You're gonna keep all of 315 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: that that you possibly can. Who has an embarrassment of 316 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: riches at that particular smoobody and the other big position. 317 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: Of course, the secondary top three safeties are set, but 318 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: there's a lot of corners, and there's somebody who's not 319 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: gonna make it. And you'd love to see Xavier Crawford 320 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,959 Speaker 1: be a good slot corner, Breeing Body Calhoun slot corner, 321 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: could be a dime safety. There got a lot of 322 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 1: options there. Lonnie Johnson, who was hurt, didn't do much 323 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: an offseason. Being a second round pig, he needs to 324 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: step up. And they've got to have Bradley Roby healthy 325 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: and playing and playing well enough to where he's gonna 326 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 1: cash in after the season. I don't like too many 327 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: guys on one year contracts, but considering guys usually stay 328 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: healthy and have their best season in the last year 329 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: their contract, I think it's good to have two or 330 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: three you're expected to be keep players. Do you think 331 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: linebacker is the most set group on this team or 332 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: is it without the depth? Yeah, you know, right now 333 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: you got you got Dylan Cole inside and Brandon's Scarlett outside. 334 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: Now the defensive line, there's not going to be any 335 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: room in there. You got your three starters done on 336 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: the nose reader right in. Why you got Blackson coming 337 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: off the bench with a new contract, Charles Minnie, who 338 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: they're hoping the rookie will be able to give them 339 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 1: a little pass rush. Carlos Watkins in his third season, 340 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: that's six right there. So but what they do need, 341 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: and you know this because we see it every year 342 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: in a three to four, the linebackers get beaten up. 343 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 1: That's why it's amazing the durability of Benardrick McKinney and 344 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: I don't think Benardrick's missed a game. And Cunning ends 345 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 1: been hurt, Coal has been hurt, Clown he's been hurt, 346 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: Merciless has been hurt. But Benardrick is in there answering 347 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: the bell every game and sometimes we take that for granted. 348 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 1: But they've got to get more depth outside. I don't 349 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: know where it's gonna come from, maybe another team, but 350 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: they were counting on Duke as for big time. Yeah, 351 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: that's sad to me that Obviously it's not like losing 352 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: a front line starter necessarily, but you really wanted to 353 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: see what he was. I'm as sing player and the 354 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: good thing is when they're injured, they're not in on 355 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: another planet. They're there every day. So he's getting all 356 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: the mental stuff from John Bigano coaches outside linebackers. He's 357 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 1: getting it from Romeo Cornels. So he's learning the mental 358 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: stuff in but they got to come up with somebody 359 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: else besides Brendan Scarlett, who was also hurt last year. 360 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: Those linebackers, you almost got to have too many, you know. 361 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 1: I don't know what's gonna happen at receiver John as 362 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: far as depth goes, but I can tell you this, 363 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 1: I bet that two guys get released who are going 364 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: to make other teams, whether it's the practice squad or 365 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster minimum. Well, I think they have 366 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: a lot of talent here, a lot of young, raw 367 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: talent that's gonna have a hard time making the team 368 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: because of the numbers of the guys in front of them, 369 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: the prowess of the guys in front of them. I 370 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: think at least one would be on a practice squad here. Yeah, 371 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: because you got your first three, you got to have 372 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: a slot corner. DeAndre Carter did a pretty good job 373 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: after coming here. He should be even better now that 374 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: he knows the system and didn't get thrust into it 375 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: at being claimed from Philadelphia. And Vincent Smith is one 376 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: of the guys we talked about going into your second year, 377 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: you make your biggest improvement. Think about where Vincent came 378 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: Limestone College, and I think that Jester Weah was on 379 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 1: the practice squad. I thought he was better in preseason 380 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 1: than Smith, who dropped too many passes. But Smith absolutally 381 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: impressed him. So where's were Maybe all of a sudden, 382 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,959 Speaker 1: he makes a big jump in his second season, and 383 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: then Johnny Dixon And who's the big receiver, the big one, Yeah, 384 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: Tyron Johnson. And they're practice squad guys. I'm sure Dixon 385 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: will be a practice squad But and also you think 386 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: they're going to keep possibly keep four tight ends. I don't. 387 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: Somebody's got to come out of another position. If they do. 388 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: You'd love for Darren Fells to play well enough to 389 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: where he forces his way onto the team, But with 390 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 1: Fuller and Qt and Hopkins, there's just not going to 391 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: be a lot of balls to go around the multiple 392 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 1: tight ends, especially if they're able to incorporate Miller more 393 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: in the passing game because he had to block so 394 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 1: much last year. How does Glaspia fit in. Somebody's got 395 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: to replace Brian Peters. Brian was good, good on coverage 396 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: for years. Gillespia to me, would be the obvious guy. 397 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: Could he play fullback in a fuel as a lead 398 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 1: blocker or go out and catch few passes. His training 399 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: camp is important for him. You can't have too many 400 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: Buddy You can have too many Buddy How's and Johnson 401 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: bademosies who are there just because of special teams. So 402 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: I think Gillespie has got to prove that he can 403 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 1: do some things at fullback. He's a good athlete and 404 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: he can run, and he's tough and he's smart. He's 405 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: gonna make it tough for them to cut him. But 406 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: if they do, they could put him on the practice 407 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: squad because I don't think those kind of guys for 408 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: other teams, they got their own guys like that, right right, 409 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 1: that's a good point. It could be where he ends up, 410 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: but we'll see. You want to see him make plays 411 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: in these preseason games and really more importantly in practice. 412 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: It's funny with the preseason games, john because guys could 413 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: be doing stuff in practice that's impressive and that would 414 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: be great. But if they're doing stuff in the preseason games, 415 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: the whole league sees it because everybody's combing through the 416 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: preseason game footage to find players at the waiver wire. 417 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: Like I pointed out earlier with the punch list with 418 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: a lot of these players that they're doing stuff in practice, Well, 419 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: it's not seen by the other teams, so maybe you 420 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: can sneak him through a little bit easier. It's almost like, 421 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: don't make too many plays, but you want to see 422 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 1: them make plays. So it's sort of this double edged sword, 423 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: if you will. There's a problem with that because his 424 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 1: specially his hitting people. You can't get people in practice. 425 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: He gave run down to field and flatten DeAndre Carter 426 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: on a return, So the only way to judge him 427 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: is in games. I'm guessing in Green Bay, in those 428 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 1: joint practices, he's not gonna run down and go out 429 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: and take out a return guy. We're only gonna see 430 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: it in the preseason games. I think he's gonna be inspirational. 431 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna fire up a lot of people, 432 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: not just the aggies. I think Colin Gillespia, who's big two. 433 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: He's six two and two thirty five. It's not like 434 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: he's a little guy. I think he's gonna I think 435 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,360 Speaker 1: he's gonna How would I know, But I think he's 436 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: gonna make the team because he can do so many things. Well, 437 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 1: it just feels like that, right, if he feels, for 438 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: lack of a better word, seems like the kind of 439 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: guy who will find his way out of the squad somehow. 440 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: You bring up Brian Peters, that's a pretty good example. 441 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 1: Although if Gillaspia makes the team in a Brian Peters 442 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: type role, boy, they have gotten to the Texans very 443 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: different ways because Peter has played at every level of 444 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: football and Canada and Arena or whatever else. I mean, 445 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 1: he's all over the place and he finally found himself 446 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: a job with the Minnesota Vikings. Anything else that you're 447 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,399 Speaker 1: looking for here. You want to see special teams, but 448 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: you made a good point. You're not really going to 449 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: see much in these training camp practices, even in the 450 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: joy practices. You gotta wait for the preseason games to 451 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: see how some of that stuff flushes out. Trevor Daniel 452 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: last year didn't have impressive gross or net, but he 453 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: was good at angling kicks. He was good at getting 454 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: him inside to twenty and inside to ten. Yeah, ball 455 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: placement was good. His ball placement was really good. They 456 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: were happy for him to have him. They improved in 457 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: six special teams categories last year, and Brad Seeley who's 458 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: one of the all time great special teams. Coaches had 459 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: a lot to do with that, but they also had 460 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: the kind of players he needed. I'm looking to see 461 00:24:58,160 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 1: is and then we're not going to know this till 462 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: the game. Is there anybody out there that could be 463 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: a better returner than DeAndre Carter? He was better than 464 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: Tyler Irvin? They cut Irvin, We're like, whoa, why would 465 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: they cut him? And they had their eye on Carter, 466 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: who'd been cut by the or was claimed on waivers 467 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: from the Eagles. Can somebody returned better than him? I 468 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: would love to see the Texans get a return guy 469 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: who could dictate field position. Was that good and be 470 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: a candidate Pro Bowl like Jerome Matthis used to be 471 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: as a kickoff returner, and I don't know the heck 472 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: of a year it was. I don't know if that 473 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: is If there's anybody here it has that possibility. You know, 474 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: you'd love to see Kiki Qt be the kickoff returner 475 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: because he's great at it. You'd love to see Will 476 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: Fuller be the punt returner because he's great at it. 477 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: But one problem with both those guys too important at 478 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: the receiving position. I don't want to increase exposure. All right, 479 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: the general stays with us. Let's bounce around the league 480 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 1: a little bit. Plenty of news around the NFL and 481 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: more on Texans camp coming up in two weeks it opens. 482 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: It's Texans All Access, Mark Vandermerin, John acclaimed with you 483 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: in the Hyunday Texans Radio studio as we talk Texans 484 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: with camp opening in two weeks and the rest of 485 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 1: the league as well. John. We brought up this point 486 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 1: last night, Johnny and I in that the Texans schedule 487 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: is very difficult, there's no question about that. But the 488 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: AFC South, everybody's got the same thing other than the Patriots, right, 489 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: and the AFC North the opponent. But the Colts have 490 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: the Steelers on the road, which is arguably tougher than 491 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: the Ravens on the road. We'll see how that plays out. Obviously, 492 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 1: the Patriots are tough out you get them here December first. 493 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: But other than that, they've got all those tough teams. 494 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: They've got Kansas City and Mahomes, they've got to play 495 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers, They've got a lot of tough opponents. The 496 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: New Orleans, Yeah, they got all that stuff. Andrew Luck 497 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: two times. I mean, Johnny was going through the first 498 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: three games for every AFC South team and everybody's got 499 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: a tough opening stretch here. Now they get into their 500 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,200 Speaker 1: division schedule. Week two, the Texans do with the Jacks, 501 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,959 Speaker 1: but you know the Titans will meet the Colts. I mean, 502 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:07,679 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a tough game. The Titans are a 503 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: tough game for everybody. There's no week sister in this division. 504 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 1: Now that Nick falls and not just falls in Jack Jacksonville, 505 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: but they get their left tackle Cam Robinson back. They 506 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: drafted Juan Taylor as right tackle. We all thought he 507 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: was going in the first round. They got him in 508 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: the second. So that's two young bookend tackles that they 509 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: have that the Texans hope they're gonna have. And their 510 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:35,119 Speaker 1: defense was really good last year. They added Josh Allen, 511 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: the pass rushing from Kentucky in the first round, so 512 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: they they should their defense should be really good again. 513 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey's playing for a new contract, Miles Jack is 514 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: it Telvin Smith? Who's out? Ye? Who's that? I'm guessing 515 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: it hurt the weird deal that he took the year off. 516 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: But they still got a really good defense and now 517 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,479 Speaker 1: with Nick Foles, and we saw last year when Falls 518 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 1: brought to them behind after Watson through two touchdowns to 519 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:09,919 Speaker 1: beat the Texans on the last second field goal, that 520 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 1: what Falls is capable of doing. The division is gonna 521 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: be tough top to bottom. It's gonna be fun. It's 522 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 1: the best division in the NFL, and anybody wants to 523 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: challenge that, I say, Okay, look at your worst team, 524 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: So I said, NFC South, Well you have Carolina and 525 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: Atlanta didn't go to playoffs. Tampa's the worst team AFC South, 526 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: that only division with three teams with winning records, two 527 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: went to the playoffs. And in Jacksonville's your worst team 528 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: with one of the best defenses in the league. Yeah. Now, 529 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: with Nick Foles, the winner might be nine and seven. Well, 530 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: you know what, I'll take nine and seven in a 531 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: division win and take it from there. Of course, at 532 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: this point, sure, I'll take that if you promise to 533 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: be the division in and at least I'll get another 534 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: shot at that opening weekend game. Win that this time, 535 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: move on, see what happens from there. Tennessee John Mariota, 536 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: what's the feeling about him in Nashville? People are worried 537 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 1: about it. You know, last year his numbers were not good. 538 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: He hasn't missed a lot of games, but he missed 539 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: his time. He's always seems to get hurt and they're trying. 540 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: They've changed coordinators now, three coordinators in three years, and 541 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: he's on his third head coach, and a lot a 542 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: lot of it's on them. And everybody loves the guy. 543 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: They say he's a good leader, but early in his 544 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: career he was better than he is now. And this 545 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: is make or break for him, just like it is 546 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 1: Jamus Winston, one and two picks in their draft, and 547 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: now both of them are trying to get new contracts. 548 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: And he's got a good running game with Derek Henry. 549 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 1: They've draft him another receiver high. He's got two tackles 550 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: first round picks. Their defense has been loading up on 551 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 1: the front seven and in the secondary. They've got good 552 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: special teams. They're good. Tannahill seems like a pretty good 553 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: insurance policy for that. I would think he's as good 554 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: as any backup quarterback in the NFL. Yeah, that was 555 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: a good move for them because Mariota does miss time 556 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: and tanne Hill's at least played a smart move by 557 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 1: Tanney hill to go there. Yeah, where you know the 558 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: starting quarterback is somewhat vulnerable. What's your feeling about how 559 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: Falls will perform? Yes, he knows the offense, but the 560 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: personnel is not exactly the same thing he was dealing 561 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: with in Philadelphia. He hasn't had a great season from 562 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: start to finish since that year he went at like 563 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: twenty seven touchdowns to Chip Kelly's first season. But one 564 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: of the reasons they gave him all that money they 565 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: want him to change the culture. That he's a great leader. 566 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: I don't I don't know how you can just step 567 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: in there and be a great leader on both sides 568 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: of the ball. And that defense has got personalities, get characters, 569 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: let me put it like that. They're always on the 570 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: verge of imploding, it seems like, and they're hoping he 571 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:59,719 Speaker 1: can his attitude, his leadership can permeate through that dressing 572 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: room where Doug Moron is gonna be gone. And I'm 573 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: worried that Tom Coughlin's gonna hire Matt Rule from Baylor's 574 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: as a replacement. Oh boy, you're real coached under Coughlin 575 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: at the Jets, and I mean the Giants and Rules 576 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: interviewed the last two years with the Colts and the Jets, 577 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 1: which tells me he's interested in the NFL. And I 578 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 1: hope it's not the case. And that takes him away 579 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: from your alma mater and puts him against your Texans 580 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: and Houston franchise. And I don't know what Coflin thinks 581 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 1: about him. He only had him one year, but I 582 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: was totally Coughlin has followed him carefully because he was 583 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: impressed that year that he had him Sideenelle. By the way, 584 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: rules done a heck of a job with Baylor to 585 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: get them back on the map. He's gonna be here 586 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: in two weeks. I'll be introducing him at the annual 587 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: Touchdown Club if Houston's Baylor Day. And the last time 588 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: we saw him in Houston was at the Texas Bowl 589 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: when Baylor had a great comeback victory over Vanderbilt. And 590 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: I had one great night with my friends watching Baylor 591 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,480 Speaker 1: win that game. John, Melvin Gordon, what's going on in 592 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: San Diego? All right? He wants more money, says he's 593 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: not going to report. I'm assuming his agent's been trying 594 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: to get more money and the charges have not done it. 595 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 1: So he's going to withhold his services. This is something 596 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: I talked about with Aaron Wilson on our podcast today. 597 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: If you are a player, and of course you're only 598 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: only chance, you have to express your displeasure when you're 599 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: not getting paid. What you want is to do what 600 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: Jadevion Clown you know other players doing with all their 601 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: services and the off season. But it seems to me 602 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: if you wanted to maximize your potential to get a 603 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: big payday, really you should be there working your tail 604 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: off every single day to hit the ground running rather 605 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 1: than run the risk of a slow start because you're 606 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: not in football condition, no matter what kind of great 607 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: shape you're in. So if Melvin Gordon misses the preseason, 608 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 1: you're always susceptible to hamstring growing and calf pulls when 609 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: you come back. If Gordon does miss all that over 610 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: money and then doesn't have a great season, he's not 611 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: going to get paid. So it just seems to me 612 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: that when you want your money the most is when 613 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: you should be working the hardest. John, what about this 614 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: report that dozens of Washington Redskins employees have left the 615 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: organization and they don't like it there. The culture is troubled. 616 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: What do you make of all that, it's not pretty 617 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: easy to verify as well. I have not heard that. 618 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:35,800 Speaker 1: I know there's still a lot of people I know 619 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: that are there, but I don't have any idea what 620 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: the culture is. But it wouldn't surprise me at all. 621 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 1: With Dan Snyder as the owner, and you consider how 622 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: much they've been losing with Bruce Allen is still running 623 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: the show. He's the president, he's not the general manager. 624 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: They've been awful under him. Now they hope with Dwayne 625 00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 1: Askins they've turned their their fortunes around with a franchise quarterback. 626 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: It'll tell a couple of years to know, but that 627 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me because there just seems to be so 628 00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:11,399 Speaker 1: much negativity around the Redskins and has been for years. Yeah, 629 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,799 Speaker 1: it seems like a strange deal. And what jumped out 630 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: of me when we were up there is the state 631 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: of the stadium. The condition of the stadium was pretty bad. 632 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 1: He wants to I was just in Washington. I went 633 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:26,919 Speaker 1: to watch the Nationals. Carol and I want to see 634 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 1: Max Scherzer pitch. I forgot what it was like to 635 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 1: go to the stadium where it was really hot, and 636 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 1: it was hot because it was a day game and 637 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: they didn't draw well. Next day they had twenty one thousand, 638 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: and so there was nobody was talking about the Redskins 639 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 1: anywhere we went. We also went to their National Spy Museum, 640 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: which I would tell anybody listening if you go to DC, 641 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 1: check it out. It's just opened. It was fascinating and informative, 642 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 1: but there's just no buzz. They've built where the Nationals 643 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 1: are at the Navy Yards now as condos and offices everywhere. 644 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,320 Speaker 1: DC United just got a new stadium there down the street. 645 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: I guess they're tearing down RFK and Dan Snyder wants 646 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 1: the stadium built a new one where RFK is and 647 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 1: they won't. Nobody's going to give him anything, so he's 648 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:22,280 Speaker 1: let his stadium fall into disrepair. That's terrible. It's just bad. 649 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 1: I mean that it still feels like it shouldn't be 650 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: considered a brand new stadium, but it's not an old stadium, 651 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: and people are like, wow, this is a taj Mahal. 652 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: It's gonna seat He put seats everywhere. At one point 653 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:40,560 Speaker 1: they were seated ninety thousand, and now they've got seats 654 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:44,720 Speaker 1: covered up like Jacksonville in Oakland, John Josh Norman, running 655 00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 1: with the bulls and pamplown up. Players have all sorts 656 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:52,399 Speaker 1: of stuff that they should stay away from. Maybe basketball, 657 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:57,439 Speaker 1: though many players riding motorcycles running with the bulls would 658 00:35:57,480 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 1: seem to be one of these things. I'm not expert. 659 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: What do you make of this? Well, first of all, 660 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,839 Speaker 1: I'm sure general managers didn't think to put it in there, 661 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: but now everyone will put it in a contract either, 662 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: like Jadeveon Clowney when he if he signs J J. 663 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,920 Speaker 1: Watt signs a new one and DeAndre Hopkins will get 664 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: a new one. Watson, I would say no running with 665 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: the bulls, no standing on camels, and so Katy get 666 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: baptized in the river. But I would put clauses in there. 667 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 1: The astros. I remember Moist's a loop blew out his 668 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 1: knee and he and twice he got hurt. Once he 669 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: said his son ran into him with a basket with 670 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: a bike. Another time he fell off a treadmill working 671 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:42,359 Speaker 1: to stay in shape. Turn he's playing basketball. Jeff Kent 672 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,640 Speaker 1: was hurt. People saw him riding a motorcycle and a 673 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 1: parking lot popping wheelies when he got hurt. So just 674 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: because it's in your contract, doesn't mean you don't do it. 675 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: But I would think running with the bulls that would 676 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: be right up there. Didn't Jeff Kent say he was 677 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: washing his rock or something that his truck and then 678 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,640 Speaker 1: he was caught in cameras that he was popping wheelies 679 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,919 Speaker 1: on a mike. But sometimes guys get legitimately injured doing 680 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: silly things, like Clint Barmes, former Major League picture. I 681 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: believe he was he slipped while carrying groceries. These things 682 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,120 Speaker 1: happen to people. One picture cut the heck out his 683 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 1: finger cutting vegetables for dinner. Could happen to anybody. Hey, 684 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,640 Speaker 1: every time I handle that knife, or I'm cutting watermelon 685 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: or making my ribs, or I'm very careful, very careful, 686 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,680 Speaker 1: and I'm just the announcer, Okay, I'm very careful about 687 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 1: this stuff. Running with the bulls. If it's your fault, 688 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:36,919 Speaker 1: you can't blame it on being an accident. If if 689 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:39,400 Speaker 1: you've antagonized some bull. I was just walking on the 690 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:41,240 Speaker 1: street and Polo and all of a sudden, these bulls 691 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 1: come running and he sticks his horns up here, you 692 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 1: know what, and have all the things. I think I'd 693 00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:49,840 Speaker 1: waited my careers over Josh Norman didn't blay very well either, 694 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 1: And now he's out running with the bulls and I 695 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: hope he doesn't get hurt. That's great, but he'll have 696 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:58,279 Speaker 1: something to talk about. But still I would put it 697 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:00,839 Speaker 1: in contracts. You can't do any thing but work out 698 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,319 Speaker 1: and play golf. John. What's your favorite sports to watch 699 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:07,960 Speaker 1: other than pro football or college football? Um, if if 700 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:12,200 Speaker 1: it's the baseball, if it's the Astros, I love watching 701 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: college basketball, course college football. If it's if it's Roger 702 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:21,120 Speaker 1: Federer and uh ray Field the doll then I love 703 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: watching ten if tennis, if it's classic players, and uh, 704 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 1: I love watching the Stanley Cup. There's a sports bar 705 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 1: we go to call O'Connors on I ten and Silber 706 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:33,160 Speaker 1: and we go over there and sit at the bar. 707 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: And one time we had Stanley Cup Astros, we had 708 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:40,440 Speaker 1: an NBA Rockets. We had all right there watching them 709 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:42,439 Speaker 1: all at the same time while we're having a beer 710 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:46,560 Speaker 1: and eating eating food. And I love Hunfortunately my wife 711 00:38:46,560 --> 00:38:49,720 Speaker 1: does too. Uh. She likes to go to sporting events 712 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: and likes to She didn't watch it. It's weird she 713 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: didn't watch him at home. But she'll watch him if 714 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:56,800 Speaker 1: we go out, or she'll watch him if we actually 715 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: go to the event like the Nationals game. Oh, that's 716 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:03,320 Speaker 1: very cool stuff. NBA do they have the best hot 717 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 1: stove stuff. I don't think that they do when you 718 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:09,799 Speaker 1: add up the NFL draft plus free agency. But as 719 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 1: far as free agency goes, I think they've a cliffs 720 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:16,160 Speaker 1: Baseball in the NFL because they're superstars move teams. In 721 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:18,879 Speaker 1: the NFL, superstars don't move. This would be like Drew 722 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:22,360 Speaker 1: Brees and Tom Brady switch it up teams and dictating 723 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: where others we're gonna go, and that's gonna be the Powers. 724 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,640 Speaker 1: And I got a two year It would be like 725 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:30,120 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck being able to go to another team and 726 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:32,520 Speaker 1: say it's just a two year deal. Really, I've got 727 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:35,799 Speaker 1: a two year option I can get out. That's kind 728 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:38,799 Speaker 1: of exciting for the league, but it's not very good 729 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,799 Speaker 1: for those franchises and the smaller markets that are trying 730 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:43,799 Speaker 1: to hang out of their players. The NBA needs to 731 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:46,200 Speaker 1: do something about its draft and start a free age 732 00:39:46,239 --> 00:39:49,760 Speaker 1: because it's absurd. It's a joke the draft of the NBA. 733 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:52,520 Speaker 1: When you have all these guys getting drafted when they're 734 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:54,920 Speaker 1: in they're wearing their hats when they're gonna be traded 735 00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:58,080 Speaker 1: to other teams. It's just a sham. Yeah, I think 736 00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:01,160 Speaker 1: it's It's too bad. The NBA raft has really fallen 737 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:03,600 Speaker 1: off as anything. You want to really know, say attention now. 738 00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: It's ridiculous, and they got to change the format. And 739 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:09,400 Speaker 1: I don't with Adam Silver being such a shrewd commissioner, 740 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:13,080 Speaker 1: I can't believe they continue continue to let that happen. 741 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: One thing that broke while you and I were I'm breaker. 742 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: We haven't done a show since then, was the pass 743 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:23,960 Speaker 1: interference stuff sort of finalizing itself. Are you okay with 744 00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:26,760 Speaker 1: where it's at. I'm eager to see how it's gonna 745 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,440 Speaker 1: work out. You know, it's subjective as it is, And 746 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:34,160 Speaker 1: I don't like Alberto river N using an example. Well, 747 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:38,280 Speaker 1: this would have been interference by the Patriots on the Rams, 748 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:42,319 Speaker 1: and they're opening a whole other can of worms. It's 749 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:46,480 Speaker 1: put in for egregious arrows like capping between the Saints 750 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:49,680 Speaker 1: and the Rams, not finding pass interference on the other 751 00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:52,360 Speaker 1: side of the field. That is could or could not 752 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:56,319 Speaker 1: have been called. Well, Johnny and I pointed out that 753 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:59,800 Speaker 1: the Women's World Cup final would have been the equivalent. 754 00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:02,839 Speaker 1: The first goal was a penalty kick, right, it would 755 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:05,520 Speaker 1: have been the equivalent of a Super Bowl. And it's 756 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:08,840 Speaker 1: late in the third quarter and a play was run 757 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: and a coach through a flag. It wasn't a challenge 758 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:13,880 Speaker 1: in the soccer game. But bear with me here, and 759 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,440 Speaker 1: they discovered pass interference. You get the ball at the 760 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:19,799 Speaker 1: one yard line. That's the equivalent. Because in soccer it's 761 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:21,879 Speaker 1: so difficult to score a goal, but the penalty kick 762 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:26,360 Speaker 1: is ridiculously easy. Considering that penalty was a penalty, but 763 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,520 Speaker 1: it was a heck of a punishment for that particular pena. 764 00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:32,000 Speaker 1: It could be like last year when it starts off 765 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,960 Speaker 1: and it's so absurd, the thing about landing on quarterbacks, 766 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:37,200 Speaker 1: and then they tell them forget about it and it's 767 00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:39,640 Speaker 1: not an issue the rest of the year. I hope 768 00:41:39,719 --> 00:41:43,520 Speaker 1: that the passion interference is gonna be like the seventh 769 00:41:43,560 --> 00:41:46,759 Speaker 1: game of Stanley Cup playoff. They basically it's got to 770 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:50,040 Speaker 1: be blatant to be called. We'll see how they play 771 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: at John. What do you have going out of the chronicle? 772 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:56,520 Speaker 1: We have My Texans Chat is on Texas Sports Nation 773 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:59,719 Speaker 1: podcast with Aaron Wilson on Texas Sports Nation. I will 774 00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:03,640 Speaker 1: have a Texans mailbag posted Friday morning. I will have 775 00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 1: a column on the Texans for Sunday. Sounds good, gentlemen, 776 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:09,600 Speaker 1: very much Mark. That's John mcclin from the Houston Chronicle. 777 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:12,480 Speaker 1: Go to Houston Texans dot com for articles, videos, all 778 00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:16,279 Speaker 1: the stuff on your favorite football team. And follow us 779 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: on Twitter at Houston Texans, follow me at Texans Voice. 780 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:23,799 Speaker 1: Follow John mcclin at McLean Underscore NFL. That's how you 781 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:26,160 Speaker 1: can find him, and you can find us tomorrow at 782 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:29,080 Speaker 1: six o'clock. I'll be on tomorrow morning with Mike Meltzer 783 00:42:29,120 --> 00:42:31,279 Speaker 1: and I think Cecil whoever is there, I'll be there 784 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:33,680 Speaker 1: eight am on Sports Video sixten. Have a great night, everyone, 785 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:34,759 Speaker 1: and go Texans.