1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Here's the snap looking for the plot that he's got it. 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: Rots t touchdown, two stands and the Texans go in front. 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Game day. He's every day. We had a lot of 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: energy and we brought a lot of spark for this organization. 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: Five nights a week. They hits keep on coming. The 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: Texans say they have it and they do no it's 7 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: Texans All Excess. What's going on? Everybody? Welcome into a 8 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: Wednesday edition of Texans All Access from the Hounday Texans 9 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: Radio Studio. I'm your host, Sean Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter. 10 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: I know you heard me last night on Texans Replay 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: and I would give you a peek behind the curtain. 12 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: That thing was recorded, and it was a good thing 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: it was recorded, because there's no way I could have 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: done that show last night. But I'm here tonight to 15 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: do Wednesday All Access as I have last seven years. 16 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: Appreciate you guys being with me, hanging with me in 17 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 1: short back surgery Monday afternoon and been trying to trying 18 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: to catch up ever since. So hopefully I will make 19 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: sense as we go through the show. I've done radio 20 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: shows after ear surgery, after not back surgery. I feel 21 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: like I've made it through. Wasn't always easy. I'd much 22 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 1: rather be laying in bed, But as they say, the 23 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: show must go on all right. Tonight we're gonna go 24 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: behind enemy sidelines with Deep City in this week. It's 25 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: our good friend Megan O'Brien, who we have known for 26 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: a very long time. I think, if I remember correctly, 27 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: every time we go behind me sidelines and we played 28 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: the Patriots a lot, we have caught up with Megan O'Brien. 29 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: She's fantastic, She knows the Patriots inside and out. She 30 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: has been our go to each and every time. So 31 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: Megan O'Brien, who covers the Patriots for the team itself, 32 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: and so we'll talk with Pat's team report or Megan 33 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: O'Brien later in the show, will also go with our 34 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: men behind the mics. Mark van amir Catch is up 35 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: to play by playvoice and a longtime play by play voice, 36 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: so the Patriots Bob Socy. Bob has been there for 37 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: I think the last three championships. I think it was 38 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 1: Gil Santos who did the first three. I think it's 39 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: been Bob who's done the last three. Obviously, he's got 40 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: Scott Zolac up there, and the game will take place 41 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: at NRG Stadium, so you will not hear Josie's on 42 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: a vacation far away, which has always been one thing 43 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: to Ryle meet up every time I hear that at 44 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: Chilette Stadium. I hate yournet song because it means the 45 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: Patriots have one another game and hopefully that's not the 46 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: case this time on a Sunday, and then Mark will 47 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,399 Speaker 1: join me and we will sit and discuss this one. 48 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: I have a stat for him. They'll kind of work 49 00:02:54,960 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 1: into our our Schlumberge stats challenge, which I noticed when 50 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: I looked back at last year's game, and I was 51 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: dumbfounded because I looked at it went wait a second, 52 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: that can't be right, and then I thought about it 53 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: just kind of visualizing the gaming, went yeah, that's absolutely right. 54 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: So we'll get into one stat in particular that blew 55 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: me away because if you just play box Score Hero, 56 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: there's no way the Texans should have beaten the Patriots 57 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: last year at home. But luckily we don't play box 58 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: Score Hero, play the game out on the field. Then 59 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty will join me for our in the Lab podcast. 60 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: We obviously had a blast doing that getting that done today, 61 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: so you'll want to hear a little bit of that. 62 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: What are some of the silver linings that we have 63 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: found in this twenty twenty season. Look, it's been tough. 64 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: The whole year has been tough. You talk about COVID 65 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: and all that's gone on, and then changing coaches or 66 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: be out of the building, all that's gone with it. 67 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: It's clear. I mean, it's just been a wild year. 68 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 1: And yet there's been some silver linings to it, and 69 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: we'll hit a few of those in our in the 70 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: Lab podcast. But we're gonna kick it off, as we 71 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: always do, with some hot reads brought to you by Geico, 72 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: and they've got great news for you. You can say 73 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: fifteen percent or more on your car insurance. And what 74 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: better time to do it than right now in the 75 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: holiday season. And all you need is fifteen minutes with 76 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: Geico Geico dot com. Fifteen minutes can save you fifteen 77 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: percent or more on a car insurance. All right, let's 78 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: get our hot reads kicked off with I'm gonna start 79 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: today with the injury report because this might take a 80 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: little while. When I saw this today, I just I 81 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: panicked because it was not a great look for the Texans. Yes, 82 00:04:54,040 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: it's Wednesday. I know that it's tough regardless, but five 83 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: players did not participate in today's practice. Brian Anger. Now, 84 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: first of all, you don't carry a lot of punters 85 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: on your team, so hopefully Anger is gonna be back. 86 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: And you think, okay, well, you know, maybe it's a 87 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: you know, a bruised I don't know, shoulder or something 88 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: just not his leg. Well it's his right quad. Oh boy. 89 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: Duke Johnson and Larremy Tunsil both missed with illness, and 90 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: my assumption is with the illness that does not mean 91 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: COVID because they would have said COVID. And Kenny Stills 92 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: missed with a back, and Michael Thomas miss due to 93 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: a shoulder. Limited participants, and it was good to see 94 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,239 Speaker 1: Jacob Martin back after I believe ten days of being 95 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: on COVID nineteen injury related list, the COVID nineteen list. 96 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: He was back at a limited participation today, as was 97 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: Charles Amnahu and Sneil Calimete. Now on the Patriots side, 98 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: they have almost an entire roster, it feels like, as 99 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: limited participants, starting with Jawan Bentley, Adam Butler, kicker Nick 100 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: Folk Stefan Gilmour, Lawrence Guy who has been phenomenalos year, 101 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: Threas Hall Linebackerround Missouri, Damien Harris who had a great 102 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: game against Baltimore, rin Is a Shack, Mason, John Simon, 103 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: Joe Tuney, Dietrich Wise, and Isaiah win Now, after going 104 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: back and watching that game against the Ravens, I watched 105 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: that on Monday as I was just lying in bed, 106 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: and man, you talk about waking me up a little bit. 107 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: Holy smokes, that was a physical football game. I mean 108 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: it blew me away out physical that football game was. 109 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: So I'm not surprised that the Patriots have got a 110 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: few people banged up from that one, but Texans have 111 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: a few banged up as well, and a couple with 112 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: illness that did not participate. So things obviously to keep 113 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: an eye on for the rest of the practice week. 114 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to our next hot read, and 115 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: that is going to be a little Texans audio jukebox. 116 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: I love me some Texans audio jukebox, and really what 117 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: that means we get a chance to hear from some 118 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: of the particulars who went to the podium today, and 119 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna start with Romeo Crannell. Obviously he's got a 120 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: long history with the New England Patriots, but thankfully he 121 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: wasn't asked all about that. But one thing he was 122 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: asked about was defending the Patriots is a little different 123 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: this year than it has been in prior years. With 124 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: Cam Newton at quarterback, things are a little They're a 125 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: little bit different than they've been in the past. Now. 126 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: Like I said, the one thing that is familiar is 127 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: the physicality, and that's gonna be an issue. But Rack 128 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: talked about defending the Patriots now as opposed to before. Well, 129 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: I'll tell you Newton he's a big individual, and when 130 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: he decides to run, he runs like a running back. 131 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: You know. He many quarterbacks trying to avoid contact when 132 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: they run, but he almost like he seeks it. Particularly 133 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: if there's a defensive back who's trying to tackle him, 134 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: he'll just put his shoulder down and run over him. 135 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: You know. So that mentality from a quarterback makes it 136 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more difficult because most of the time 137 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: you're treating a quarterback like a quarterback and you almost 138 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: have to have those golden gloves when you deal with 139 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: a quarterback. Now, Harris, he is a really good runner. 140 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: He runs downhill, he runs with effort, he breaks tackles, 141 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: and he's one guy that you have to tackle. You 142 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: just cannot wush him down. Depending on who's doing the tackling, 143 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: you might have to have more than one guy there 144 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: to get him down. And so I think the combination 145 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: of all of their backs that they use, because they 146 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: all have unique abilities and they all run hard though, 147 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: and so that stable of backs that a guy, he's 148 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: using them to his best advantage, and so that makes 149 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: the running game more difficult the quarterback and run. And 150 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: then I think these offensive linemens that they guy, they're 151 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: doing a pretty decent job of getting on people, cutting 152 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: people off to create space for the runner. A little 153 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: while later through our in the Lab podcast So Him, 154 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,959 Speaker 1: we tell a story about Cam Newton just describing his size. 155 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: And when I first heard that clip from Romeo Carnell, 156 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: That's that's what I thought of, was Cam size. You 157 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: just when you when you see him, you're just blown 158 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: away by how big that guy actually is. It's mind boggling. 159 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: You think that guy's a quarterback. He looks like a 160 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: tight end. You'll hear my story a little bit later 161 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: on in the in the Lab podcast because it's it's 162 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: pretty good, So I'll let you that's a tease, as 163 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: we call it in the business, all right, Romeo obviously 164 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: and much more to say, and talked about why either 165 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: running game for the Texans really just hasn't gotten going 166 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: this year. I attributed to this that we did not 167 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: have the off season and then we did not have 168 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: the preseason, you know, and those are games where a 169 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: guys getting an opportunity to work together to get a 170 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: feel for each other, and I think missing those helped 171 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: the development of that unit. And so we're still trying 172 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: to develop to a degree, and so that's what I 173 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: attributed to. Yeah, with the team sitting at two and 174 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: sevens the last place your team really wants to be, 175 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: but you have an opportunity to evaluate some some young players. 176 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: At least that's what in theory you'd like to be 177 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: able to do. And here's what Rock had to say 178 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: about evaluating some young players moving forward. The most important 179 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: thing for me is to try to win games. And 180 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: I know we're not winning games, but we're going to 181 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: try to win games. And I don't know if we've noticed, 182 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: but there have been young guys who've been playing defense 183 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: a little bit, and I don't hear much talk about 184 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: those guys at this moment, you know, and so they 185 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: are still learning. I say this all the time that 186 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: young players, particularly rookies, they don't know what they don't know, 187 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: and they have to get into the games and try 188 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: to figure some stuff out. And that's where you have 189 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: to do it. I mean on the practice hiel. You know, 190 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: you can see some things on the practice hild, but 191 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: the game tempo is where these young players learn the most. 192 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: And so you put them in the game and then 193 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: you see what they do. Now, putting them in the 194 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: game is an issue with me a lot of times, 195 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: depending on who you got in front of them, all right, 196 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: and then how do you get them in the game, 197 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: and then how they do when they go in the game, 198 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: you know, and that determines if they get back in 199 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: the game. So, you know, it's a line that you 200 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: have to walk when you're talking about young players. And 201 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: Romeo hit right on it. And it's the one thing 202 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: that I would absolutely say. It sounds and that's why 203 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: I used the word theoretical. Theoretically speaking, that sounds awesome. Man. 204 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: You get all these young players, a lot of time, 205 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: you build for the future, but it doesn't always work 206 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: out that way, to be honest, it doesn't really. It 207 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: really doesn't happen like you'd want it to. Now, if 208 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: you were oh and nine and it was a first 209 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: year coach and everybody was kind of knowing each other 210 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: and you were really building for the future, okay, that'd 211 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: be one thing. But it's a little different with what's 212 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: going on with the staff this year and obviously things 213 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: that are happening within the organization, so not as easy. 214 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: It's just throwing young players out there and just letting 215 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: them sink or swim at that particular moment. All right, 216 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: let's get to this moment right here at the press 217 00:12:55,960 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 1: conference where Seth Paint our good pal sports Radio six ten. 218 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: He and Romeo Crenell probably no defense about as well 219 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: as anybody in this particular city. Due and those two 220 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: had a little back and forth about Ross Blacklock and 221 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: what they've seen from the rookie from TCU. Ross Blacklock, 222 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: he's dropping his helmet, which has ended up with him 223 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: on the ground. Go old school, make him practice without 224 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: a helmet. The NFLPA will hate you for it, but 225 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: I promise you it'll fix it so fast. Hey, I'm 226 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: inclined to agree with you there. If he has to 227 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: take that helmet off, he'll keep that hit up. You 228 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: do what I see what you're doing. I mean, he's 229 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: he's where do you assess him right now compared to 230 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: maybe where he was at the beginning of the year, 231 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: Because the athleticism is obvious, but there's just a few 232 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: technical things that it looks like you're keeping him from 233 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: really growing. Well, that's true, you know, and he's getting 234 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: better at that. He's gotten better from when he first started, 235 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: you know, to this point, and if he continues to 236 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: get better, and which I think he will, because when 237 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: you're in these games, you get a chance to go 238 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: against different blocking styles and different style players and you 239 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: have to you begin to learn and understand how you 240 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: need to play them. Keep your head up, you know, 241 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: use your hands, push the upfield, shoulder, those kind of 242 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: things which enable you to be a good player. And 243 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: then when you can create the space for yourself, use 244 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: that natural ability that he has. Yeah, I forget this 245 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: question from people, just fans, and they'll ask me what's 246 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: the easiest position to play on the field for a 247 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: young guy? And I don't think there is one, to 248 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: be honest, I often think running back, but there's so 249 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: many technical things that go with the running game now, 250 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: especially pass protection and hearing Romeo talk about defensive linement, 251 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: I mean, because that's the first place you kind of 252 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: start like, hey, look, just go in there and tie 253 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: up a couple of walkers and do this and you're fine, 254 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: and you'll stay on the field for a little bit, 255 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: or just run up field and go see if you 256 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: can create some mayhem. And look, Romeo Cornell has had 257 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: a player in the past that did that. It just 258 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: ran up field and created mayhem, and he turned out 259 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: to be one of the great past rushers of all time, 260 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: if not the greatest, in Lawrence Taylor. So he's been 261 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: around those type players. But hearing Romeo talk about Ross 262 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: and watching Ross play, you can tell that it isn't 263 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: as easy as you know, put the helmet on, you know, 264 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: roll that helmet out there and go, you know, use 265 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: your strength and your quickness and beat up some offensive linemen. 266 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: It definitely isn't that way. But you can see the 267 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: minute progress that Ross is making and I just didn't 268 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: say minute, he's making progress, but you just would hope 269 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: that it would be faster on a run defense that 270 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: has given up a lot of rushing yards, in particular 271 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter last week against the Cleveland Browns. 272 00:15:54,760 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: You would hope that you could have it expediated, you know, 273 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: process like all right, you know, let's let's get going here, 274 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: let's let's get this thing going a little bit faster. 275 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: But it just doesn't always happen that way. Rookies are 276 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: always learning and growing at their own rate. And when 277 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: you think about it, Ross came from the Big Twelve, 278 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: where things are a whole lot different the Big Twelve 279 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: than they are in the NFL. Just the different types 280 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: of schemes that you see, the different types of skills 281 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: that you have to show in the Big Twelve and 282 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: display in the Big Twelve. And it's tough. It's tough, 283 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: and it's a tough transition coming from that conference. Now 284 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: if you come from the SEC, not to say that 285 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: it's all you know easy, but in the SEC, man, 286 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: you're facing first round lineman, if you're going against Alabama, 287 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: if you're going against A and M. We've got guys 288 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: I think gonna be in the first round picks next 289 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: couple of years. You're facing top knots linemen, so you're 290 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: at least getting some sort of opportunity to face some 291 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: of the best in the country, Big Big twelve. It's 292 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: just a different brand of football, so it's taken Ross 293 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: a little bit of time to adjust that. But I 294 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: think in due time, as I said watching the first week, 295 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: he's gonna be one of these teams better you mark 296 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: my words. In seven weeks, we're gonna look up and 297 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: think boy nineties pretty darn good, and he's gonna be 298 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: a guy we can rely on on into the future. 299 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: So that's gonna be a good thing. All right. We'll 300 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: have a little bit more Texas Audio Jukebox a little 301 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: later in the show, but we got to cut the 302 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: hot reads right there because it's time to go behind 303 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: enemy sidelines. Were deep be sitting. 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Each 416 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: time that we play the Patriots, DP catches up with 417 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: a good friend of ours, Megan O'Brien. She covers the 418 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,159 Speaker 1: Pats for the team. She's a Pats team reporter, and 419 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: DP goes behind enemy sidelines. Right about now, Welcome into 420 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 1: Enemy Sidelines presented by Microsoft Teams. Our guests this week 421 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: is New England Patriots team reporter Megan O'Brien and Megan, 422 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: welcome in. I know it's been a roller coaster of 423 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: a season for those Patriots. The loose four in a row, 424 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: and then we saw that huge upset victory they had 425 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night. Is the mood 426 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more optimistic in New England these days? 427 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 1: I think it has to be, especially when you beat 428 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: a team like the Ravens. Now, the Patriots were able 429 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: to string two impressive offensive performances together, and I think 430 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: it's almost as if it's a new season in Foxborough. 431 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: This win against the Ravens has given the Patriots new life, 432 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: and I think they're riding that high and looking forward 433 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: to the next opponent, which is obviously the Houston Texans. 434 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: I read this stat that Bill Belichick is undefeated when 435 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: his team is the underdog by a touchdown or more so. 436 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 1: With that being said, what is it about his teams 437 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 1: and how he coaches that they play not only so well, 438 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: but they can win under pressure like that. Well, I 439 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 1: think when you look at the last twenty years, there 440 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,719 Speaker 1: have been many games where Bill Belichick's team has been 441 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: an underdog by seven or more points because of the 442 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: dominance that the Patriots have had through the last twenty years, 443 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: and it really is remarkable. But I just think looking 444 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: at the coaching job that the Patriots staff put together 445 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: this week to go up against the Ravens. They had 446 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: seventeen players on the injury report Friday's injury report heading 447 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: into the week, and several of those players were on 448 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: the front seven. And what do the Ravens like to 449 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 1: do all They like to run the ball, and the 450 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: Patriots did an excellent job containing that run. And I 451 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: think Bill Belichick just looks at each week as another 452 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 1: building block opportunity. The Patriots were slowed down a little 453 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,159 Speaker 1: bit in the beginning of the season due to a 454 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 1: slight COVID outbreak when Cam Newton tested positive for COVID. 455 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: Then Stefan Gilmour did as well. They were back on 456 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: on the practice field, stringing days together, building upon that, 457 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: and I think this win, like I said, gave them 458 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: new life. Yeah, you mentioned Cam Newton with the COVID diagnosis, 459 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 1: and he went through a month there where he did 460 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: not have a passing touchdown. He was still rushing for touchdowns, 461 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 1: but it was really slow going. It seemed like for 462 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: Newton early on in the season. Where do you think 463 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: that he has really shown the most growth of the 464 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: most progress since his return from COVID and even throughout 465 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: the season. I think for the Patriots it's been about 466 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: developing an identity under Cam Newton as their quarterback. Without 467 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 1: training camp this year, without Cam Newton being available for 468 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: some of those early weeks the season, without the team 469 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: being able to practice, it was tough for them to 470 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: really install new things to develop their offensive identity. You 471 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 1: can do those things virtually over zoom meetings or whichever 472 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 1: way you want, but it's different when you're not physically 473 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: able to be together and practice those things. Cam Newton 474 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 1: has had to learn a whole new offensive system with 475 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: new offensive weapons, and I think it's just taken him 476 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 1: some time now getting back to those weapons. He doesn't 477 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: have a ton to work with, but I think the 478 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: chemistry he's built with wide receiver Jacoby Meyer is certainly promising. 479 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: And Nkiel Harry, he's been dealing with a concussion. He 480 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 1: was back out this week. Hopefully Harry can take a 481 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,880 Speaker 1: step forward, and then Edelman, who's on IR It sounds 482 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: like at some point he will come back this season. 483 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 1: It won't be this week against the Texans. So you 484 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about Billian Edelman. Let's just resting 485 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:21,479 Speaker 1: a little bit longer. I think the progress of the offense, 486 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: it keeps evolving, and then all starts with Newton. All right, So, 487 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: according to our next Gen stat presented by AWS, Cam 488 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 1: Newton ranked second in the NFL with nine rushing touchdowns. 489 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: Only Kyler Murray has more with tense. So, with that 490 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: being said, how has Josh McDaniels really adapted this offense 491 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: to fit Cam's mobility and his skill set. Well, there's 492 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: no question they are run first offense. And I think 493 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: you have to pat the offensive line on the back 494 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: because they did a tremendous job against the Ravens under 495 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: less than ideal situations there, and they've created the lanes 496 00:28:56,440 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: for Damian Harris, They've allowed Cam to run, and I 497 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: think that it all really begins with the run for 498 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: the Patriots. I mentioned the weapons, how they don't have 499 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: a lot to work with. Think if the Patriots can 500 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: establish the running game, things will open up for the 501 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: Patriots offense. All right, So let's talk about that Patriots 502 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: a running game because obviously you don't have Sony Michelle 503 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 1: for the season, but you've got Damien Harris, You've got 504 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: Rex Burkhead. So how are those two used in tandem 505 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 1: and how are they used in different situations for the 506 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: Patriots run game. Well, the Patriots will have to make 507 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: a decision this week on whether to activate Sony Michelle 508 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: off of IR or not. So there is a question 509 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: there and something to keep an eye on because he 510 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: could add some more depths. He had an underwhelming season 511 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: last year and his second year playing in the NFL, 512 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: but Michelle could add some promise, especially running behind this 513 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: offensive line there. Damien Harris is a second year player 514 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: who've made the most of all of his opportunities. He 515 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: was dealing with an injury last year. He was dealing 516 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: with an injury at the beginning of the season, but 517 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: after this last performance he had, it seems like he 518 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: is the lead back unless Sony Michelle comes back and 519 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 1: has something to say about it. Rex Burkhead has been 520 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: the offensive MVP for this Patriots team, and I think 521 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: the key with Burkehead is his versatility he can run 522 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: the ball out of the backfield, he can catch. He 523 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: made himself a great touchdown reception when quarterback Jacoby Myers 524 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: threw him the ball on that trick play on Sunday. 525 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 1: But Rex Burkhead really has been the heart and soul 526 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: of this offense. He does it all. But one thing 527 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: I would keep an eye on is James White. James 528 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: White has been a key contributor for the Patriots over 529 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: the past several years. He hasn't been playing as much 530 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: this season. Obviously, he was dealing with a terrible tragedy 531 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: and that kept him out of a couple of games. 532 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 1: I don't know why James White hasn't been playing as much, 533 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: but anytime he's out there, he contributes as well. So 534 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,360 Speaker 1: I think those group of versatile backs have really helped 535 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 1: the Patriots offense and gotten more action. Well, you mentioned receivers, 536 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: but you've got a pretty good receiver on that defensive 537 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Cornerback jac Jackson's interception and the 538 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: closing seconds of the second quarter against the Ravens was 539 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: his sixth pick of the season. He's got five consecutive 540 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: games with an interception. That just seems crazy, but it's 541 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: a new franchise record. What's been the key to his 542 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: success and how does he get his hands on a 543 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: pick every single week. What's been most impressive about Jackson 544 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: is the way he's stepped up and filled the void 545 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: for Stefan Gilmore. The Patriots have been without Gilmore for 546 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: the past three games, and in that game against the Jets, 547 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 1: Jackson and the rest of the Patriots secondary did not 548 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: play well. Yet Jackson was able to come up with 549 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: a crucial interception and it seems like he's there for 550 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: all the big plays. He's a young player, he's still developing. 551 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 1: Seems sometimes he gets a little handsy and draw some 552 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: penalty flags, but he's definitely cleaned it up and he's 553 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 1: got an act for the ball. All right. So, Stefan Gilmore, 554 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: what can you tell us about him? Obviously you've got 555 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 1: a lot of injuries that you've been dealing with. We've 556 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: got a lot of COVID cases of this season, But 557 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: what about his status for the rest of twenty twenty. Yeah, 558 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: that is something that's been very curious to watch about 559 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: the Patriots. Stefan Gilmore was dealing with a knee injury 560 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: and there were reports that after the injury occurred in 561 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 1: practice that Gilmore had an MRI done and they didn't 562 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 1: find the injury to be significant. However, Gilmore has not 563 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: been out at practice. He was out for a walkthrough 564 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: last week, but besides walkthroughs, he hasn't been on the 565 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: practice field and he hasn't been seen in game action. Now, 566 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: that was a name that was floated around a lot 567 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: at the trade deadline, and obviously he's still on the 568 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: Patriots team, but it is curious that he hasn't been 569 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: out on the practice field or active for games. All Right. 570 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: How surprising is it because when the season started it 571 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: seemed like the Patriots had the longest list of players 572 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: that were opting out and due to COVID concerns, and 573 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 1: you lose starters like Pie Tower, Patrick Chung. You know 574 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: who's really stepped up or surprised you in the absence 575 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: of some of those leaders on the team. Jacoby Myers 576 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: has been the biggest surprise because he was an undrafted 577 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: player and he's really stepped in. Didn't have an opportunity 578 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 1: until Nickiel Harry was injured, and then Jacoby Myers has 579 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: definitely made the most of his opportunities. But I also 580 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: look at a guy on the defensive side of the 581 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: ball like Adrian Phillips. He was signed as a free 582 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: agent for the Patriots and he's really made the most 583 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 1: of that. He's a versatile player. He's been playing that 584 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: safety and really kind of filling in for that Patrick 585 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 1: Chung role. And another name that I would watch out 586 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: for is Kyle Dugger, who's a rookie second round pick 587 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: for the Patriots. We know the Patriots are sort of 588 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 1: notorious for that rookie redshirt year, and it didn't seem 589 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: like Dugger was getting a lot of opportunities at the 590 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: beginning of the season. That all changed in the game 591 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: against the Ravens and Dugger was very impressive. He led 592 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: the team in tackles. I would look for him to 593 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: build off of that perform as well. But the tandem 594 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: of Dugger and Phillips, to me, is really the key 595 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:08,879 Speaker 1: of the defense just because of the speed that they provide. Okay, well, 596 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 1: it seems like every year these two teams face each other, 597 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 1: and you know, we reminisce about all the Patriots connections 598 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 1: on the Texans team and vice versa. But this year 599 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:19,799 Speaker 1: seems a little different because it's it's Romeo Cornella as 600 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: interim head coach, and Romeo and Bill Belichick's relationship has 601 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: gone back many, many years. I wrote a story about 602 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 1: on Houston Texans dot Com, like the sheer experience of 603 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: the NFL between those two coaches, and they were together 604 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,960 Speaker 1: with the Giants. Obviously they're together with the Patriots. But 605 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,360 Speaker 1: what has Bill Belichick been saying about facing Romeo Cornell, 606 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: a guy that he's coached with on multiple teams and 607 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: is really good friends with they have it's such as 608 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: it's different from the coaches that have worked under him. 609 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 1: They were really working side by side for a lot 610 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: of their careers early on. Well, it's interesting, DP. I'm 611 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: not sure if you knew this, but this will be 612 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: the oldest coaching matchup in the history of the NFL 613 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: when you look at Cornell and Belichick, Belichick pushing seventy, 614 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 1: he's sixty eight and Crenell in his seventies. 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I 743 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:42,480 Speaker 1: don't think that's Mark Vandom remark. Good evening, How are 744 00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 1: you good, sir Johnny. I'm doing well. You know, I'm 745 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:47,560 Speaker 1: looking forward to this one. I know the record is 746 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:51,200 Speaker 1: what it is, but it's the Patriots and how unique 747 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:55,400 Speaker 1: this version of the Patriots is. It's just unbelievable. With 748 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:58,560 Speaker 1: Cam Newton, I keep doing double takes. Cam Newton's really 749 00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:00,600 Speaker 1: a Patriot. Of course, we've known this for some time, 750 00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:03,919 Speaker 1: but now that you're facing them in the crosshairs, it's 751 00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:07,080 Speaker 1: a little bit different. And guess what they look dangerous. 752 00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:10,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to say as ever, but they look dangerous, 753 00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:11,879 Speaker 1: and they're four and five and they feel like they're 754 00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:13,759 Speaker 1: getting out a role and they're hungry to get to 755 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:16,960 Speaker 1: five hundred. I think it's gonna be a big one. Yeah, Mark, 756 00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:20,640 Speaker 1: I watched the game against the Ravens. I didn't watch 757 00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:23,279 Speaker 1: the Sunday night because I don't think we got home 758 00:43:23,360 --> 00:43:25,840 Speaker 1: in time to see it. So I ended up watching 759 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:30,200 Speaker 1: it kind of just in my recovery phase on Tuesday. 760 00:43:31,239 --> 00:43:33,400 Speaker 1: And the thing that stood out as I was watching 761 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:35,279 Speaker 1: it and just was like, I mean, even in the 762 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:37,640 Speaker 1: first couple of plays, I'm like, whoa, there are some 763 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:42,440 Speaker 1: dudes that are being hammered in this thing. This is 764 00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:48,759 Speaker 1: a physical matchup against the Ravens, and that just that 765 00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:52,120 Speaker 1: just worried me, just from the standpoint of you're gonna 766 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:54,879 Speaker 1: have to bring your big boy pads every single play 767 00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:58,879 Speaker 1: against these guys, and we've done that at times this year, 768 00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:01,000 Speaker 1: and then there are times where we haven't done that. 769 00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:03,080 Speaker 1: And you know, I think you saw a lot of 770 00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:06,000 Speaker 1: that against the Browns. For a decent majority of the 771 00:44:06,080 --> 00:44:09,640 Speaker 1: game we did that. We were in there physically bang 772 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:12,360 Speaker 1: banging with a physical team and hanging in there, and 773 00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:15,239 Speaker 1: then in the fourth quarter the dam broke and the 774 00:44:15,360 --> 00:44:18,920 Speaker 1: Browns went on and you know, ran out basically the 775 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:21,759 Speaker 1: last quarter or so. And I just worry about that 776 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:25,920 Speaker 1: with this team that they're facing because of Damien Harris, 777 00:44:26,200 --> 00:44:31,200 Speaker 1: Rex Burkhead, James White, it might be getting Sony Michelle back. Obviously, 778 00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:35,040 Speaker 1: Cam Newton adds a whole different rinkle because at six six, 779 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:39,640 Speaker 1: two fifty, that's a really fast tight end that could 780 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:43,480 Speaker 1: throw the football and it's it's remarkable to think about 781 00:44:43,560 --> 00:44:46,840 Speaker 1: him playing quarterback and having to stop him when he 782 00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:49,239 Speaker 1: turns to run the football, and he's been so good 783 00:44:49,239 --> 00:44:52,600 Speaker 1: at that in his career. Well, one thing that jumps 784 00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:55,000 Speaker 1: out to me, I mean, I think everybody's talked about this, 785 00:44:55,120 --> 00:44:58,080 Speaker 1: but you have three touchdown passes for Newton and you 786 00:44:58,160 --> 00:45:00,759 Speaker 1: have nine rushing touchdowns, right and not only that, so 787 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:02,680 Speaker 1: I see that number, I'm thinking that's got to be 788 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:05,880 Speaker 1: close to the league lead. Right. Well, you got Dalvin Cook, 789 00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:11,360 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray, and Cam Newton in terms of rushing touchdown 790 00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:15,279 Speaker 1: leaders quarterbacks are two of the top three. Now, I 791 00:45:15,440 --> 00:45:17,759 Speaker 1: don't know, and somebody must have talked about this and 792 00:45:17,840 --> 00:45:20,480 Speaker 1: looked this up, but Johnny it has to be since 793 00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:23,400 Speaker 1: the forties that that was the case. Maybe not, but 794 00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:27,160 Speaker 1: it just seems so strange to see quarterback. Two of 795 00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:31,520 Speaker 1: the top three rushing touchdown leaders are quarterbacks. This is unbelievable, 796 00:45:31,880 --> 00:45:34,960 Speaker 1: and Newton is incredible. Look, we've talked about it a 797 00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:37,160 Speaker 1: lot when b MAC went out of the year and 798 00:45:37,239 --> 00:45:38,759 Speaker 1: you had to go up to Tennessee and we knew 799 00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:40,640 Speaker 1: that that was a b MAC game because you were 800 00:45:40,719 --> 00:45:43,239 Speaker 1: facing Derrick Henry. And then last week you brought it 801 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:46,200 Speaker 1: up again, that's a b MAC game. Facing Cleveland on 802 00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:48,640 Speaker 1: a day like that, Boy would he have come in handy? 803 00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:51,359 Speaker 1: And I hate to say it's all about that, but boy, 804 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:54,520 Speaker 1: what a loss to not have him for these types 805 00:45:54,560 --> 00:45:57,359 Speaker 1: of games. In particular, Adams is doing a nice job, 806 00:45:57,400 --> 00:45:59,919 Speaker 1: and Cunningham is Cunningham. I mean, he's putting together because 807 00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:03,279 Speaker 1: zillion tackles, maybe a Pro Bowl campaign, But you miss 808 00:46:03,400 --> 00:46:06,080 Speaker 1: b MAC in these situations. And I think if they 809 00:46:06,239 --> 00:46:08,280 Speaker 1: hang in there the way they did against the Browns 810 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:11,560 Speaker 1: for much of the first well obviously the first half 811 00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:14,040 Speaker 1: and a big chunk at the third quarter, they'll have 812 00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:16,600 Speaker 1: a shot in this one. But clearly they have to 813 00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:19,080 Speaker 1: score more points, so let's see if they can do it. Yeah, 814 00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:23,320 Speaker 1: and look, you don't try and make excuses. You know, 815 00:46:23,719 --> 00:46:26,839 Speaker 1: wins win, the loss is a loss. But you hope 816 00:46:26,920 --> 00:46:30,160 Speaker 1: that in controlled weather environments, and actually both teams will 817 00:46:30,200 --> 00:46:34,000 Speaker 1: appreciate that because both teams were put through the weather 818 00:46:34,120 --> 00:46:37,440 Speaker 1: ringer on Sunday, the Patriots Sunday night and us the 819 00:46:37,480 --> 00:46:41,840 Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon, that maybe our advantage of throwing the football 820 00:46:42,080 --> 00:46:45,920 Speaker 1: can come back, which leads me to this point. We've 821 00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:49,160 Speaker 1: been talking about the running game. I was looking for something, 822 00:46:49,280 --> 00:46:52,520 Speaker 1: Mark in last year's game book. I was just looking at, 823 00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:56,840 Speaker 1: you know what, the the game that we played with 824 00:46:56,920 --> 00:46:58,360 Speaker 1: them last year. I don't know why it was, but 825 00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:00,440 Speaker 1: I was looking for something, and I stud on this. 826 00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:04,520 Speaker 1: How many rushing yards do you think we had last 827 00:47:04,600 --> 00:47:08,440 Speaker 1: year against the Patriots in a win, twenty twenty two win? 828 00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:11,919 Speaker 1: How many rushing yards do you think we had? Well, 829 00:47:12,080 --> 00:47:14,120 Speaker 1: it's funny you mentioned that because I wrote about this 830 00:47:14,239 --> 00:47:16,759 Speaker 1: today of the Daily Brew. And they couldn't run the ball. 831 00:47:16,840 --> 00:47:19,480 Speaker 1: It was well under a hundred. They could not run 832 00:47:19,560 --> 00:47:22,760 Speaker 1: the football. It was Watson shredding them through the sky 833 00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:27,200 Speaker 1: that made the difference in that one, right, fifty two 834 00:47:27,320 --> 00:47:34,000 Speaker 1: yards and in a very Bill O'Brien sort of way. 835 00:47:34,520 --> 00:47:40,680 Speaker 1: It was twenty three attempts in fifty two yards, and 836 00:47:41,120 --> 00:47:43,640 Speaker 1: it was you know, we often talk about the fact 837 00:47:43,719 --> 00:47:47,839 Speaker 1: that the Shawn when the Texans are running the ball, well, 838 00:47:47,920 --> 00:47:50,520 Speaker 1: the Shawn is picking up usually thirty five to forty. 839 00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:55,960 Speaker 1: He had four carries minus one yard, and Duke Johnson 840 00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:59,040 Speaker 1: at Carlos High, I mean Carlos had seventeen yards on 841 00:47:59,160 --> 00:48:01,880 Speaker 1: ten carries. And as I just look at this, I'm like, 842 00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:06,360 Speaker 1: how did we win the game? They had James White 843 00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:10,480 Speaker 1: had ninety eight yards receiving. He had seventy nine yards rushing. 844 00:48:11,120 --> 00:48:15,320 Speaker 1: Julian Edelman had one hundred and six yards receiving, he 845 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,560 Speaker 1: had a touchdown, James White had two receiving touchdowns. And 846 00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:25,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, holy cow. They ran seventy seven plays to 847 00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:31,800 Speaker 1: the Texans fifty one. I still when I think about that, 848 00:48:31,920 --> 00:48:33,520 Speaker 1: and I just was going over this, I was like, 849 00:48:34,239 --> 00:48:38,440 Speaker 1: how did the Texans win this particular ball game? The 850 00:48:38,560 --> 00:48:41,880 Speaker 1: Patriots had four hundred forty eight total yards to the 851 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:47,600 Speaker 1: Texans two seventy six. It's mind boggling to think that 852 00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:50,719 Speaker 1: they actually won this game. Last year, Mark, I know 853 00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:53,680 Speaker 1: I thought the same thing and a lot of it 854 00:48:53,840 --> 00:48:57,080 Speaker 1: was third down and Watson just being so good in 855 00:48:57,200 --> 00:48:59,760 Speaker 1: his game with a three touchdown pat now two touchdown 856 00:48:59,800 --> 00:49:02,719 Speaker 1: path he caught the other ones. We all remember the 857 00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:06,839 Speaker 1: Hopkins flipped to Watson and they ran the play even 858 00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:08,560 Speaker 1: though the look told them not to, but they did 859 00:49:08,640 --> 00:49:10,879 Speaker 1: it anyway, and they got it in the end zone 860 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:12,759 Speaker 1: and then they're up. Watch twenty eight to nine or 861 00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:15,800 Speaker 1: something like that in the Patriots score thirteen unanswered and 862 00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:19,160 Speaker 1: make it closer. I just thought I was thinking the 863 00:49:19,239 --> 00:49:21,239 Speaker 1: same thing you were. It's funny how we do this 864 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:24,320 Speaker 1: that it just didn't look like a win when you 865 00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:26,839 Speaker 1: looked at the lack of rushing yards. But here's the deal. 866 00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:29,720 Speaker 1: You mentioned it. The attempts were there on the ground. 867 00:49:30,040 --> 00:49:33,360 Speaker 1: You even though you weren't getting yards, you were quote 868 00:49:33,480 --> 00:49:36,359 Speaker 1: keeping them honest, right. We always talk about that even 869 00:49:36,400 --> 00:49:38,520 Speaker 1: if you get a yard or two, they have to 870 00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:40,799 Speaker 1: come play it. And yeah they might be playing it well, 871 00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:43,080 Speaker 1: but they're playing it and that's enabling you to get 872 00:49:43,160 --> 00:49:46,560 Speaker 1: play action going and some other things because they stuck 873 00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:48,400 Speaker 1: to it. And that was one of those games. And 874 00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:51,600 Speaker 1: you know, I know people I'll give Obi credit here. 875 00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:55,400 Speaker 1: I know people sometimes think, well, how you know, like, 876 00:49:56,120 --> 00:49:58,200 Speaker 1: how can you stick with them run when it's not working. 877 00:49:58,520 --> 00:50:01,000 Speaker 1: You have to have that discipline and sometimes, you know, 878 00:50:01,120 --> 00:50:03,560 Speaker 1: kouby Ak kuby Ac had it when they went on 879 00:50:03,640 --> 00:50:06,960 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl run. They were so patient and ran 880 00:50:07,080 --> 00:50:10,040 Speaker 1: the football even when it wasn't working as well as 881 00:50:10,080 --> 00:50:12,680 Speaker 1: they wanted it too, because they knew they couldn't go 882 00:50:12,719 --> 00:50:15,160 Speaker 1: to the air too much otherwise they might not win. 883 00:50:15,440 --> 00:50:18,640 Speaker 1: Now that night against the Patriots, obviously the aerial game 884 00:50:18,760 --> 00:50:21,880 Speaker 1: was working, but it wasn't a bazillion yards. It was 885 00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:25,319 Speaker 1: just efficiency. And remember he hit the long one too, 886 00:50:25,760 --> 00:50:30,239 Speaker 1: what was it? Stills? Fuller had the New York touchdown, 887 00:50:30,520 --> 00:50:33,160 Speaker 1: and then Stills had the next one. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 888 00:50:33,320 --> 00:50:35,520 Speaker 1: that was cool. I mean they had you know, Hop 889 00:50:35,600 --> 00:50:39,440 Speaker 1: had sixty four yards, Duke Johnson had fifty four yards 890 00:50:39,520 --> 00:50:42,480 Speaker 1: receiving in a touchdown, Kenny Stills had sixty one and 891 00:50:42,560 --> 00:50:46,239 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Your defails had twenty three and a touchdown, 892 00:50:46,719 --> 00:50:48,319 Speaker 1: you know, and then de Sean obviously caught the one 893 00:50:48,360 --> 00:50:51,920 Speaker 1: on the on the trick play. But it just is 894 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:53,719 Speaker 1: one of those games you look at it and go 895 00:50:55,400 --> 00:50:58,080 Speaker 1: how did it? How did it happen? And then you 896 00:50:58,160 --> 00:51:02,439 Speaker 1: go back and look Okay, here's how that happened. Robie interception, 897 00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:08,680 Speaker 1: timely pass rush throughout the game, Jacob Martin. I think 898 00:51:08,760 --> 00:51:11,560 Speaker 1: at two sacks in this game. Robie had a sack 899 00:51:12,400 --> 00:51:17,120 Speaker 1: on a blitz. You know, they everything was so perfectly timed, 900 00:51:17,320 --> 00:51:23,120 Speaker 1: and then they took advantage of the passing game in 901 00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:25,799 Speaker 1: getting those those deep balls. Obviously one to Stills, they 902 00:51:25,800 --> 00:51:28,640 Speaker 1: got the one to Fuller before that. But I hope 903 00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:32,759 Speaker 1: they're able to get that against the Patriots. And look, 904 00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:35,320 Speaker 1: we don't know whether Stefan Gilmour will play or not, 905 00:51:35,800 --> 00:51:37,919 Speaker 1: and that obviously is a big factor. Don't know about 906 00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:41,800 Speaker 1: Julian Edelman coming back or not. And so this Patriots 907 00:51:41,880 --> 00:51:45,880 Speaker 1: team has just sort of transformed itself into like nineteen 908 00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:50,480 Speaker 1: forties Chicago Bears Bronco Nagurski kind of thing where they're 909 00:51:50,520 --> 00:51:54,120 Speaker 1: just two running backs almost at all times and just 910 00:51:55,120 --> 00:51:58,320 Speaker 1: pounding you. And that's what they did to the Ravens 911 00:51:58,360 --> 00:52:00,840 Speaker 1: the other night. And hope our guys are going to 912 00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:03,600 Speaker 1: be able to stand up to that and stand up 913 00:52:03,640 --> 00:52:06,520 Speaker 1: to that physicality. But you know, it was such a great, 914 00:52:07,040 --> 00:52:10,440 Speaker 1: such a great win last year to get that win 915 00:52:10,640 --> 00:52:13,080 Speaker 1: when the Texans did and kind of get that Tom Brady, 916 00:52:13,640 --> 00:52:16,160 Speaker 1: you know, monkey off everybody's back. That, yeah, they were 917 00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:19,319 Speaker 1: able to They were able to get get that wit 918 00:52:19,400 --> 00:52:22,439 Speaker 1: against Brady. And in fact, it didn't hit me Mark 919 00:52:22,560 --> 00:52:25,560 Speaker 1: until I was talking about it with somebody and I 920 00:52:25,719 --> 00:52:28,760 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, you know, oh, I was doing replay 921 00:52:29,040 --> 00:52:32,080 Speaker 1: last night and I was like, you know, we may 922 00:52:32,160 --> 00:52:35,719 Speaker 1: not play Brady ever again, given the fact that he's 923 00:52:35,760 --> 00:52:38,080 Speaker 1: over in the the NFC right now now. It would 924 00:52:38,080 --> 00:52:40,120 Speaker 1: be nice because then we'd be playing with the super Bowl. 925 00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:45,400 Speaker 1: But basically, the last time we got him, we got 926 00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:49,279 Speaker 1: him that last time. And it may, you know, it may, 927 00:52:49,480 --> 00:52:51,120 Speaker 1: all right, you know, you got us all these other 928 00:52:51,239 --> 00:52:54,359 Speaker 1: times we got the we got the last one. And look, 929 00:52:54,400 --> 00:52:56,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how long he plays and who knows 930 00:52:56,600 --> 00:52:59,080 Speaker 1: what happens from here on out, but that at least 931 00:52:59,160 --> 00:53:03,680 Speaker 1: have gotten him just that one time. Mark, I, no 932 00:53:03,840 --> 00:53:06,719 Speaker 1: matter whatever happens, I'll take that one in my grave, Like, yeah, 933 00:53:06,920 --> 00:53:10,560 Speaker 1: but we got Brady last. We got him that last 934 00:53:10,640 --> 00:53:13,040 Speaker 1: one in Houston, and I'm glad we were able to 935 00:53:13,080 --> 00:53:15,320 Speaker 1: beat that team. And look, I'd like to beat this 936 00:53:15,400 --> 00:53:17,640 Speaker 1: team too, don't get me wrong, but I'm glad we 937 00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:21,640 Speaker 1: beat that team at least with Brady one time, just one. Well, 938 00:53:22,040 --> 00:53:25,520 Speaker 1: think about it like this. You have hosted the Patriot 939 00:53:25,719 --> 00:53:29,120 Speaker 1: several times at at RG Stadium, and Brady's always been 940 00:53:29,120 --> 00:53:32,239 Speaker 1: the quarterback. And the first time you hosted them was 941 00:53:32,320 --> 00:53:35,360 Speaker 1: two thousand and three and Tony Banks started for you, 942 00:53:35,920 --> 00:53:38,960 Speaker 1: and it was Andrey Johnson's rookie year, and Brady was 943 00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:42,680 Speaker 1: already in year three of his career, you know. And 944 00:53:42,840 --> 00:53:44,680 Speaker 1: then you get him again at oh nine and beat 945 00:53:44,760 --> 00:53:47,920 Speaker 1: him for the first time ever, and Mario Williams with 946 00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:51,240 Speaker 1: a big sack on the third day, Jacobe Jones punt return, 947 00:53:51,600 --> 00:53:54,279 Speaker 1: Bernard Pollard had a pick late in that game after 948 00:53:54,520 --> 00:53:57,640 Speaker 1: Mario hit Brady again very hard. And then you had 949 00:53:57,680 --> 00:54:00,239 Speaker 1: Brady last year obviously had Brady a fifth teen. He 950 00:54:00,280 --> 00:54:03,200 Speaker 1: had Brady in thirteen when he's facing case Keenum. That 951 00:54:03,320 --> 00:54:05,319 Speaker 1: was actually a pretty close game in the second half, 952 00:54:05,520 --> 00:54:08,360 Speaker 1: even though the Texans were having a disastrous season. And 953 00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:11,040 Speaker 1: now no more Brady, but he's still in the league. 954 00:54:11,080 --> 00:54:14,080 Speaker 1: It's unbelievable, Johnny. I mean, the guy is really amazing, 955 00:54:14,480 --> 00:54:17,400 Speaker 1: but so is Cam Newton in a different way. And 956 00:54:17,840 --> 00:54:20,600 Speaker 1: I really look, I'm a Cam Newton fan, you know. 957 00:54:20,680 --> 00:54:22,960 Speaker 1: I like the way he dresses. I love all that stuff, 958 00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:25,000 Speaker 1: and we were talking about that last night, DP and 959 00:54:25,040 --> 00:54:27,839 Speaker 1: drewid I. I love all that stuff. I think it's great. 960 00:54:27,880 --> 00:54:30,840 Speaker 1: The more of that, the merrier. This professional sports. This 961 00:54:30,960 --> 00:54:34,520 Speaker 1: is entertainment. It's not you know, look, I don't want 962 00:54:34,560 --> 00:54:37,880 Speaker 1: my doctor coming in dressed like that necessarily, but my 963 00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:43,960 Speaker 1: quarterback I'm fine. Well said, very well, said Mark. I 964 00:54:44,040 --> 00:54:46,319 Speaker 1: appreciate your time. My friend will talk to you tomorrow night. 965 00:54:46,880 --> 00:54:49,680 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot, Johnny appreciate it. I gotta agree with Mark. 966 00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:52,840 Speaker 1: I've always been a cam fan. My family lives in 967 00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:55,359 Speaker 1: Charlotte and they were big Panthers fans for a long 968 00:54:55,440 --> 00:54:58,879 Speaker 1: time and still are and they still love cam Man. 969 00:54:59,040 --> 00:55:00,960 Speaker 1: I was a huge fan a Cam as well. He 970 00:55:01,040 --> 00:55:07,000 Speaker 1: does he makes it fun and he's just he's entertainment. 971 00:55:07,200 --> 00:55:11,919 Speaker 1: He's entertaining. He's fantastic. All right, Coming up next, we've 972 00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:15,479 Speaker 1: got men behind the mics. Mark is gonna stick around. 973 00:55:15,480 --> 00:55:18,319 Speaker 1: He's gonna talk to Bob Socy, played by play Man 974 00:55:18,520 --> 00:55:21,080 Speaker 1: of the New England Patriots. That's next right here in Texans, 975 00:55:21,120 --> 00:55:25,560 Speaker 1: a acis Oh. This is Texans Radio on Sports Radio 976 00:55:25,760 --> 00:55:29,359 Speaker 1: six ten. My name is Dean Grhan of Resude Oil. 977 00:55:29,600 --> 00:55:32,839 Speaker 1: We were poised for significant growth in twenty twenty. 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Here tups 1081 01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:38,760 Speaker 1: the ball diving for the pilot that he's got it runs, 1082 01:01:38,800 --> 01:01:43,240 Speaker 1: all deaths, all touchdown, He stands and the Texans go 1083 01:01:43,560 --> 01:01:47,000 Speaker 1: in front. Game day. He's every day. We had a 1084 01:01:47,040 --> 01:01:48,800 Speaker 1: lot of energy and we brought a lot of spark 1085 01:01:48,920 --> 01:01:53,840 Speaker 1: for this organization. Five nights a week, they hits keep 1086 01:01:53,920 --> 01:01:58,080 Speaker 1: on coming. The Texans say they have it and they 1087 01:01:58,200 --> 01:02:03,440 Speaker 1: do No, It's Texans all exis. We got one hour 1088 01:02:03,520 --> 01:02:05,040 Speaker 1: down at one hour left to go. Right here on 1089 01:02:05,160 --> 01:02:09,120 Speaker 1: this edition of Texans All Access. I'm your host, John Harris, 1090 01:02:09,240 --> 01:02:13,280 Speaker 1: and I've been waiting for this segment all night long. 1091 01:02:13,520 --> 01:02:17,520 Speaker 1: It is our men behind the Mike's segment, and I 1092 01:02:17,560 --> 01:02:19,160 Speaker 1: didn't get a chance to be a part of this one, 1093 01:02:19,240 --> 01:02:21,080 Speaker 1: and typically I am. When we go to Combine, we 1094 01:02:21,160 --> 01:02:23,040 Speaker 1: catch up with Bob Socy, who's to play a long 1095 01:02:23,080 --> 01:02:25,360 Speaker 1: time play by play voice for the Patriots, and I 1096 01:02:25,480 --> 01:02:27,040 Speaker 1: love getting a chance to talk to him about the 1097 01:02:27,120 --> 01:02:29,240 Speaker 1: Super Bowl and all the stories that go with it. 1098 01:02:29,880 --> 01:02:33,520 Speaker 1: But this time it was just Mark in Bob. I 1099 01:02:33,640 --> 01:02:36,960 Speaker 1: understand it's been behind the mics. The two played by 1100 01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:41,000 Speaker 1: play voices sat down to discuss this one on Sunday. 1101 01:02:41,120 --> 01:02:44,640 Speaker 1: Mark joining us right now on Texans Radio. It's Bob Socie, 1102 01:02:44,720 --> 01:02:47,760 Speaker 1: the voice of the doing the Patriots. Bob, it's always 1103 01:02:47,800 --> 01:02:49,680 Speaker 1: a pleasure to visit. And the last time we caught up, 1104 01:02:49,720 --> 01:02:51,680 Speaker 1: I think was at the Combine, So you're one of 1105 01:02:51,760 --> 01:02:54,200 Speaker 1: the last people I've seen in a non COVID world 1106 01:02:54,320 --> 01:02:58,080 Speaker 1: in an NFL situation. Yeah, Mark, it's funny. As you 1107 01:02:58,160 --> 01:03:00,200 Speaker 1: were saying it, it's good to catch up. I was 1108 01:03:00,280 --> 01:03:04,960 Speaker 1: thinking how much I enjoy catching up with you in person, 1109 01:03:05,080 --> 01:03:07,880 Speaker 1: and how I'm gonna miss talking to you Sunday at 1110 01:03:07,920 --> 01:03:10,440 Speaker 1: the game because we'll be at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough 1111 01:03:10,520 --> 01:03:14,520 Speaker 1: calling it remotely. But we've both been through some challenging 1112 01:03:14,560 --> 01:03:17,400 Speaker 1: times this year, like everybody else with COVID and as 1113 01:03:17,440 --> 01:03:20,760 Speaker 1: well in a far less important way in calling football 1114 01:03:20,800 --> 01:03:24,640 Speaker 1: for teams that uncharacteristically have struggled for much of this season. 1115 01:03:24,880 --> 01:03:28,680 Speaker 1: How about this after last year's matchup Sunday Night Football, 1116 01:03:28,840 --> 01:03:32,920 Speaker 1: big game, Patriots Texans at NRG. Now at NRG, both 1117 01:03:32,960 --> 01:03:36,720 Speaker 1: teams under five hundred. It's unbelievable. Really. Now take me 1118 01:03:36,840 --> 01:03:39,080 Speaker 1: through the New England journey though in the offseason, because 1119 01:03:39,120 --> 01:03:42,080 Speaker 1: when we last talked Brady Well, I was like, it 1120 01:03:42,200 --> 01:03:44,240 Speaker 1: wasn't gonna happen. He wasn't going to be back. But 1121 01:03:45,000 --> 01:03:48,360 Speaker 1: everything that's happened since getting Cam Newton, what you thought 1122 01:03:48,480 --> 01:03:51,200 Speaker 1: was going to happen at quarterback versus what did take 1123 01:03:51,280 --> 01:03:54,160 Speaker 1: me through some of that, Bob Oh, Yeah, absolutely, because 1124 01:03:54,160 --> 01:03:57,560 Speaker 1: when Brady made an official inside with Tampa Bay at 1125 01:03:57,600 --> 01:04:01,440 Speaker 1: that point in time, everything looked like Jared Stidham was 1126 01:04:01,480 --> 01:04:03,120 Speaker 1: going to be the guy for the Patriots. All the 1127 01:04:03,200 --> 01:04:05,720 Speaker 1: signs were pointing the Patriots, like the fourth round pick 1128 01:04:05,760 --> 01:04:09,400 Speaker 1: out of Auburn by way of Baylor, of course, played 1129 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:11,800 Speaker 1: in Texas in high school and then went to Waco 1130 01:04:11,960 --> 01:04:13,920 Speaker 1: for the start of his college career. That you know, 1131 01:04:14,080 --> 01:04:16,480 Speaker 1: he was going to be the guy that would at 1132 01:04:16,560 --> 01:04:20,320 Speaker 1: least be the favorite to take over the quarterback position. 1133 01:04:20,400 --> 01:04:22,880 Speaker 1: They resigned Brian Oyer, of course, the former Texation for 1134 01:04:22,960 --> 01:04:25,200 Speaker 1: a third Stidt in New England and said that there 1135 01:04:25,240 --> 01:04:27,560 Speaker 1: was going to be a competition at the position, but 1136 01:04:27,840 --> 01:04:30,960 Speaker 1: again all the signs pointed to Jared Stidham, and with 1137 01:04:31,280 --> 01:04:33,680 Speaker 1: no spring on the field, you know, there was no 1138 01:04:33,800 --> 01:04:36,880 Speaker 1: way for reporters to see how either would performed, to 1139 01:04:36,920 --> 01:04:38,240 Speaker 1: no way for the coaches to see how they could 1140 01:04:38,240 --> 01:04:40,160 Speaker 1: perform on the field. But there was something that, you know, 1141 01:04:40,440 --> 01:04:43,000 Speaker 1: in the end, led the Patriots to continue to explore 1142 01:04:43,200 --> 01:04:45,680 Speaker 1: the availability of Cam Newton. There are reports that they 1143 01:04:45,720 --> 01:04:48,760 Speaker 1: were always interested in Cam, but of course it ultimately 1144 01:04:48,840 --> 01:04:51,640 Speaker 1: came down to I think a no loose situation for 1145 01:04:51,720 --> 01:04:55,080 Speaker 1: the Pats in July where they could sign the former MVP, 1146 01:04:55,680 --> 01:04:58,600 Speaker 1: a guy coming off a couple of injury affected seasons 1147 01:04:59,040 --> 01:05:00,960 Speaker 1: at a bargain base rate. They got him for the 1148 01:05:01,040 --> 01:05:04,000 Speaker 1: veterans minimum with incentives to max out around seven million. 1149 01:05:04,040 --> 01:05:06,840 Speaker 1: Dollars on a one year deal, and Cam Newton came 1150 01:05:06,880 --> 01:05:10,160 Speaker 1: in to the organization after signing his contract, and I 1151 01:05:10,280 --> 01:05:13,800 Speaker 1: think it was a very very pleasant surprise in terms 1152 01:05:13,840 --> 01:05:17,200 Speaker 1: of his energy, his enthusiasm, the way his teammates gravitated 1153 01:05:17,240 --> 01:05:19,880 Speaker 1: toward him. So much was said about his leadership, and 1154 01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:21,800 Speaker 1: it was such a strange thing to go to training 1155 01:05:21,880 --> 01:05:25,960 Speaker 1: camp practices and watch his behavior on the field, and 1156 01:05:26,240 --> 01:05:28,560 Speaker 1: he's a leader in a much different way than Tom 1157 01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:33,520 Speaker 1: Brady was. Cam's more of a cheerleader. Cam's very vocal 1158 01:05:33,840 --> 01:05:36,400 Speaker 1: from the time he gets out on the field until 1159 01:05:36,440 --> 01:05:39,880 Speaker 1: the time he leaves throughout a practice, and players seem 1160 01:05:39,920 --> 01:05:41,680 Speaker 1: to be responding to it, and I think it took 1161 01:05:41,680 --> 01:05:45,040 Speaker 1: away from some of the attention that otherwise would have 1162 01:05:45,080 --> 01:05:48,280 Speaker 1: been paid to the quarterback who wasn't there and was 1163 01:05:48,400 --> 01:05:51,240 Speaker 1: in Tampa Bay speaking of Brady. And the Patriots start well, 1164 01:05:51,600 --> 01:05:53,640 Speaker 1: and it's a different kind of team Mark, as you know. 1165 01:05:53,960 --> 01:05:56,000 Speaker 1: They start well by running it and Cam is running 1166 01:05:56,000 --> 01:05:58,640 Speaker 1: it predominantly against Miami, and then they have a tough 1167 01:05:58,760 --> 01:06:01,560 Speaker 1: loss against Seattle, but he's able to throw the ball 1168 01:06:01,640 --> 01:06:04,600 Speaker 1: down field. He comes down to a last play at 1169 01:06:04,640 --> 01:06:06,920 Speaker 1: the one yard line. The Patriots don't get in. But 1170 01:06:07,080 --> 01:06:10,160 Speaker 1: everything again at that point in time being written and 1171 01:06:10,240 --> 01:06:13,160 Speaker 1: said about Cam Newton for the most part, was all positive. 1172 01:06:13,600 --> 01:06:17,240 Speaker 1: And then he tests positive for COVID and it's a 1173 01:06:17,320 --> 01:06:20,120 Speaker 1: string of negatives for the Patriots thereafter. And I don't 1174 01:06:20,160 --> 01:06:21,880 Speaker 1: need to be glib about that, but they go through 1175 01:06:21,960 --> 01:06:25,280 Speaker 1: this losing streak for the first time since two thousand 1176 01:06:25,600 --> 01:06:29,520 Speaker 1: and two. They fall on hard times after the worst 1177 01:06:29,520 --> 01:06:31,800 Speaker 1: starts in two thousand when they lose four in a row. 1178 01:06:32,480 --> 01:06:35,440 Speaker 1: They bounced back after a late fumble against Buffalo, and 1179 01:06:35,520 --> 01:06:37,200 Speaker 1: they start to get back on the winning track a 1180 01:06:37,280 --> 01:06:40,240 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago, and suddenly Newton, who during that 1181 01:06:40,400 --> 01:06:43,479 Speaker 1: losing streak, he caught a lot of criticism in local 1182 01:06:43,600 --> 01:06:47,320 Speaker 1: sports talk circles because of the COVID case. The people 1183 01:06:47,360 --> 01:06:50,120 Speaker 1: thought maybe he maybe exposed himself or responsibly, and I 1184 01:06:50,160 --> 01:06:52,880 Speaker 1: don't think there's any evidence of that, but that nonetheless 1185 01:06:52,960 --> 01:06:55,560 Speaker 1: was one of the narratives. And his poor play that 1186 01:06:55,720 --> 01:06:59,920 Speaker 1: followed when he returned. Mechanics were inconsistent, a lot of turnover, 1187 01:07:00,120 --> 01:07:02,840 Speaker 1: including the fumble against Buffalo. But now it's starting to 1188 01:07:02,880 --> 01:07:05,240 Speaker 1: shift back in the other direction because he's played turnover 1189 01:07:05,360 --> 01:07:07,520 Speaker 1: free and he's played much better the last two weeks, 1190 01:07:07,560 --> 01:07:09,720 Speaker 1: and the Patriots have come up with back to back wins, 1191 01:07:09,800 --> 01:07:12,280 Speaker 1: A tough one against the Jets, but a very important 1192 01:07:12,320 --> 01:07:15,880 Speaker 1: and impressive one I think against the Ravens. Well. Bob Sosi, 1193 01:07:15,960 --> 01:07:17,520 Speaker 1: by the way, joining us the voice of the New 1194 01:07:17,560 --> 01:07:21,080 Speaker 1: England Patriots, I really was hoping the Texans would do 1195 01:07:21,160 --> 01:07:24,080 Speaker 1: what the Patriots are doing right now. Where you get 1196 01:07:24,160 --> 01:07:25,880 Speaker 1: to four and five, you have a chance to get 1197 01:07:25,920 --> 01:07:28,400 Speaker 1: the five hundred with six to go, and who knows 1198 01:07:28,480 --> 01:07:31,600 Speaker 1: what happens after that. And I wanted to ask you this, 1199 01:07:31,760 --> 01:07:34,480 Speaker 1: and I hate to go outside the building, but how 1200 01:07:34,520 --> 01:07:37,120 Speaker 1: are the fans in New England taking all of this, 1201 01:07:38,080 --> 01:07:41,520 Speaker 1: the sub five hundred year, the Bills and the Dolphins 1202 01:07:41,640 --> 01:07:43,640 Speaker 1: doing well. I guess some of it was to be 1203 01:07:43,880 --> 01:07:46,920 Speaker 1: expected to a degree, but how is it going over? 1204 01:07:47,040 --> 01:07:49,960 Speaker 1: Bob Yeah, Mark, I think you know, you look at 1205 01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:55,240 Speaker 1: it two ways. There's the fans reaction that is vocalized 1206 01:07:55,560 --> 01:07:59,160 Speaker 1: on sports talk airways, and then there are the fans 1207 01:07:59,280 --> 01:08:03,720 Speaker 1: who have I think a healthier perspective and familiar You know, 1208 01:08:04,920 --> 01:08:07,440 Speaker 1: we've gone through this autopsy over the course of the 1209 01:08:07,520 --> 01:08:11,280 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks with media and fans of like 1210 01:08:12,360 --> 01:08:16,240 Speaker 1: evaluating and criticizing the Patriots draft classes from the recent past, 1211 01:08:16,280 --> 01:08:20,559 Speaker 1: and and and in fairness there there they have every 1212 01:08:20,680 --> 01:08:22,439 Speaker 1: right too. And and and I can point through a 1213 01:08:22,479 --> 01:08:25,519 Speaker 1: couple of drafts where the Patriots came out of the 1214 01:08:25,600 --> 01:08:29,400 Speaker 1: two and sixteen draft, for example, twenty seventeen and didn't 1215 01:08:29,439 --> 01:08:34,800 Speaker 1: set themselves up for the next chapter post Brady. And 1216 01:08:35,160 --> 01:08:37,360 Speaker 1: with an aging roster the last couple of years, we're 1217 01:08:37,400 --> 01:08:41,080 Speaker 1: not positioned well to transition and continue to be you know, 1218 01:08:41,160 --> 01:08:44,920 Speaker 1: the contending a Super Bowl contending team we've become accustomed to. 1219 01:08:45,120 --> 01:08:47,519 Speaker 1: But all boils down to the fact that we're completely spoiled. 1220 01:08:47,560 --> 01:08:49,639 Speaker 1: But the Patriots experiencing right now is what everybody else 1221 01:08:49,680 --> 01:08:52,640 Speaker 1: in the NFL generally goes through when you have an 1222 01:08:52,680 --> 01:08:54,960 Speaker 1: aging roster and you start to turn over talent and 1223 01:08:55,280 --> 01:08:57,280 Speaker 1: you lose your franchise quarterback. And in the case of 1224 01:08:57,320 --> 01:08:59,640 Speaker 1: the Paths, it's been Tom Brady for twenty years. And 1225 01:09:00,040 --> 01:09:02,759 Speaker 1: you know, I think that again you look at those 1226 01:09:02,920 --> 01:09:07,639 Speaker 1: who are vocalizing their feelings they've been spoiled by the success. 1227 01:09:08,400 --> 01:09:10,719 Speaker 1: I think, you know, a lot of it is driven 1228 01:09:10,840 --> 01:09:15,479 Speaker 1: by the media narratives in this marketplace. You know, having 1229 01:09:15,800 --> 01:09:18,720 Speaker 1: having grown up in this area and been educated on 1230 01:09:19,640 --> 01:09:22,720 Speaker 1: the sports talk in New England what it's like. And 1231 01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:25,120 Speaker 1: I think that you know, again, when you look at 1232 01:09:25,200 --> 01:09:29,080 Speaker 1: things in proper perspective, the organization, it's like the old 1233 01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:32,080 Speaker 1: cliche mark, it's never as good as it seems. It's 1234 01:09:32,160 --> 01:09:34,559 Speaker 1: never as bad as it seems. And so those first 1235 01:09:34,600 --> 01:09:37,200 Speaker 1: two games, for example, the win over Miami the loss 1236 01:09:37,240 --> 01:09:39,400 Speaker 1: of Seattle as good as it seemed at the time. 1237 01:09:39,640 --> 01:09:41,000 Speaker 1: The Patriots had a lot of flaws and a lot 1238 01:09:41,040 --> 01:09:43,559 Speaker 1: of issues. And when they went through the losing streak 1239 01:09:43,640 --> 01:09:45,800 Speaker 1: and people were wondering about, you know, whether this team 1240 01:09:45,840 --> 01:09:49,080 Speaker 1: should be tanking and try to improve draft position by 1241 01:09:49,160 --> 01:09:51,599 Speaker 1: intentionally losing games, which you heard from a large segment 1242 01:09:51,640 --> 01:09:54,040 Speaker 1: of fans the last couple of weeks. You never as 1243 01:09:54,120 --> 01:09:55,920 Speaker 1: bad as it seems. I think the Patriots are still 1244 01:09:55,920 --> 01:09:58,400 Speaker 1: in a pretty good place all things considered. They've gone 1245 01:09:58,439 --> 01:10:00,360 Speaker 1: back on the right track. They're starting to find some 1246 01:10:00,479 --> 01:10:03,600 Speaker 1: roles for some people. Sunday's game is extremely important. You 1247 01:10:03,640 --> 01:10:05,759 Speaker 1: don't want to set back if you're New England, obviously, 1248 01:10:06,360 --> 01:10:07,880 Speaker 1: and I think you know, you get to five hundred 1249 01:10:07,880 --> 01:10:10,439 Speaker 1: and then you can start entertaining possibilities of the playoff run. 1250 01:10:10,439 --> 01:10:12,080 Speaker 1: They've got the work cut out for them, but I 1251 01:10:12,120 --> 01:10:14,760 Speaker 1: don't think they're that far away from being at least 1252 01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:17,040 Speaker 1: a playoff contending team, not just this year, but again 1253 01:10:17,160 --> 01:10:19,920 Speaker 1: being well positioned for the future. Bob Sosey joining us 1254 01:10:20,040 --> 01:10:22,000 Speaker 1: voice of the Patriots. All right, so we talked about 1255 01:10:22,080 --> 01:10:25,040 Speaker 1: Newton and Edelman's trying to come back now. But who 1256 01:10:25,160 --> 01:10:29,320 Speaker 1: else is people to watch? Players to watch for New England, 1257 01:10:29,680 --> 01:10:33,439 Speaker 1: particularly on offense, because it's not like these are names. 1258 01:10:33,520 --> 01:10:35,840 Speaker 1: We know many of them. I know Rex Burkhead and 1259 01:10:35,880 --> 01:10:38,000 Speaker 1: some of the other backs. But tell me who's doing 1260 01:10:38,120 --> 01:10:41,680 Speaker 1: well for the Patriots that's out of the football anyway. Yeah, Mark, 1261 01:10:41,760 --> 01:10:43,600 Speaker 1: When I talk about too the criticism the Patriots have 1262 01:10:43,720 --> 01:10:45,640 Speaker 1: faced for the drafts, a lot of it is due 1263 01:10:45,680 --> 01:10:47,840 Speaker 1: to who hasn't been playing well or who hasn't been 1264 01:10:47,840 --> 01:10:51,280 Speaker 1: available at wide receiver and tight end. In particular, nikkil 1265 01:10:51,280 --> 01:10:54,000 Speaker 1: Harry number one picked from last year. He's been largely 1266 01:10:54,080 --> 01:10:56,120 Speaker 1: unavailable to the last two seasons his first two years 1267 01:10:56,160 --> 01:10:59,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL and not the player that DK Metcalf 1268 01:10:59,120 --> 01:11:00,880 Speaker 1: and A. J. Brown been, And so that's been a 1269 01:11:00,960 --> 01:11:03,320 Speaker 1: root of a lot of the criticism for Belichick and 1270 01:11:03,360 --> 01:11:06,559 Speaker 1: the Patriots. And they were in dire need of somebody 1271 01:11:06,600 --> 01:11:08,960 Speaker 1: who emerged from that wide receiver class when Edelman went 1272 01:11:09,000 --> 01:11:11,840 Speaker 1: down with the knee injury. While that guy has been 1273 01:11:11,920 --> 01:11:15,720 Speaker 1: Jacoby Myers, a high school quarterback. He was recruited to 1274 01:11:15,880 --> 01:11:19,040 Speaker 1: nc stayed as a quarterback his true freshman year. That's 1275 01:11:19,080 --> 01:11:21,719 Speaker 1: the position he was listed. That he had knee surgery 1276 01:11:21,720 --> 01:11:23,479 Speaker 1: at the end of that year, and then about a 1277 01:11:23,520 --> 01:11:27,439 Speaker 1: week before his retchart freshman year began, NC State converted 1278 01:11:27,520 --> 01:11:30,840 Speaker 1: him to wide receiver. Not a fast guy, You're not 1279 01:11:30,960 --> 01:11:35,080 Speaker 1: blessed with exceptional athleticism, but he has a knack of 1280 01:11:35,200 --> 01:11:39,080 Speaker 1: getting open, the awareness of spacing, especially against zone defenses 1281 01:11:39,120 --> 01:11:43,320 Speaker 1: that a former quarterback would have. Good hands, tough kid 1282 01:11:43,920 --> 01:11:46,160 Speaker 1: took some shots the other night from the Ravens, and 1283 01:11:46,400 --> 01:11:48,679 Speaker 1: he has been a spark for this team. He's given 1284 01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:51,839 Speaker 1: in somebody that he can go to his a security 1285 01:11:51,880 --> 01:11:54,479 Speaker 1: blanket of sorts other than the running backs. And when 1286 01:11:54,520 --> 01:11:56,280 Speaker 1: I speak of the running backs, that's another area where 1287 01:11:56,320 --> 01:11:58,839 Speaker 1: the Patriots I think can point to a young player emerging, 1288 01:11:58,880 --> 01:12:01,920 Speaker 1: and that's Damien Harris. First and foremost three hundred yard games, 1289 01:12:01,960 --> 01:12:04,479 Speaker 1: including one the other night, and he was playing with 1290 01:12:05,200 --> 01:12:07,720 Speaker 1: a chest injury that kept him questionable all week long 1291 01:12:07,760 --> 01:12:11,400 Speaker 1: in terms of his availability. Harris runs extremely hard. He's 1292 01:12:11,439 --> 01:12:15,280 Speaker 1: quick to the whole and then because of that when 1293 01:12:15,320 --> 01:12:19,599 Speaker 1: he encounters contact, his style as such that he's able 1294 01:12:19,680 --> 01:12:21,639 Speaker 1: to break a lot of tackles and pick up yards 1295 01:12:21,680 --> 01:12:25,280 Speaker 1: after contact. And so he's been a revelation of sorts 1296 01:12:25,320 --> 01:12:27,080 Speaker 1: for this team, along with Jakobe Myers. So you look 1297 01:12:27,080 --> 01:12:29,360 Speaker 1: at offensively, those are two guys. I think his strength 1298 01:12:29,400 --> 01:12:32,200 Speaker 1: of the team too, is the offensive line tight end position. 1299 01:12:32,320 --> 01:12:34,800 Speaker 1: Ryans has been the one guy at that position. It's 1300 01:12:34,880 --> 01:12:37,320 Speaker 1: not these are not the days of Gronkowski and Aaron 1301 01:12:37,360 --> 01:12:39,800 Speaker 1: Hernandez playing tight end for the Patriots are Gronk and 1302 01:12:39,880 --> 01:12:43,400 Speaker 1: Martellis Bennett earlier in my broadcasting days. And then defensively, 1303 01:12:43,680 --> 01:12:46,120 Speaker 1: the strength of the team is still the secondary and J. C. 1304 01:12:46,360 --> 01:12:49,640 Speaker 1: Jackson has been able to prove to I think the 1305 01:12:49,720 --> 01:12:51,200 Speaker 1: rest of the football world. Altho, they got beat a 1306 01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:54,679 Speaker 1: couple of times against the Jets. Nonetheless, without Stefan Gilmore 1307 01:12:54,680 --> 01:12:57,040 Speaker 1: has missed the last three games that Jackson is a 1308 01:12:57,920 --> 01:13:00,560 Speaker 1: one eight cornerback if got a number one cornerback on 1309 01:13:00,680 --> 01:13:03,960 Speaker 1: most other teams. He's had an interception now in five 1310 01:13:04,040 --> 01:13:06,439 Speaker 1: consecutive games, that's a franchise record. He leads to the 1311 01:13:06,520 --> 01:13:09,439 Speaker 1: league with six after five picks last year, and even 1312 01:13:09,479 --> 01:13:11,639 Speaker 1: when he had trouble against the Jets, he still bounced 1313 01:13:11,680 --> 01:13:13,360 Speaker 1: back to make a key play in that game, and 1314 01:13:13,400 --> 01:13:15,800 Speaker 1: I'll turn things around with a pick in the fourth quarter, 1315 01:13:16,080 --> 01:13:18,880 Speaker 1: had an interception the other night. He's the best cover 1316 01:13:19,000 --> 01:13:21,280 Speaker 1: corner right now they have if Gilmore is obviously not 1317 01:13:21,439 --> 01:13:23,280 Speaker 1: out there, and I think he's as good as just 1318 01:13:23,439 --> 01:13:25,559 Speaker 1: about any other cornerback in the league. Safe for three 1319 01:13:25,640 --> 01:13:29,120 Speaker 1: or four other guys around the NFL. So they're strong 1320 01:13:29,160 --> 01:13:31,479 Speaker 1: in the back end. Devin mccordy is still a solid 1321 01:13:31,600 --> 01:13:33,560 Speaker 1: leader on that defense, but they've had a lot of 1322 01:13:33,640 --> 01:13:36,679 Speaker 1: issues in the front seven. Bob Sosey joining us voice 1323 01:13:36,680 --> 01:13:39,320 Speaker 1: of the Patriots. All right, So in the AFC East, 1324 01:13:39,560 --> 01:13:43,280 Speaker 1: the Bills and Dolphins are both doing well. Tell me 1325 01:13:43,520 --> 01:13:45,920 Speaker 1: what you think doing what you do, Bob, tell me 1326 01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:48,920 Speaker 1: what you think their prospects are to go to the postseason, 1327 01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:51,439 Speaker 1: advance into the postseason, through it, maybe get to the 1328 01:13:51,479 --> 01:13:53,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, maybe not. I know there are a lot 1329 01:13:53,360 --> 01:13:55,719 Speaker 1: of good teams out there, particularly the Kansas City Chiefs 1330 01:13:55,720 --> 01:13:57,840 Speaker 1: and the Pittsburgh Steelers. But tell me about the Bills 1331 01:13:57,840 --> 01:14:00,720 Speaker 1: and the Dolphins. Well, Mark, he's all the Bills last 1332 01:14:00,760 --> 01:14:03,320 Speaker 1: year in the postseason, and you know that's the kind 1333 01:14:03,360 --> 01:14:06,599 Speaker 1: of team they have been there when they added Stefan Diggs. 1334 01:14:06,720 --> 01:14:08,280 Speaker 1: You know, to me, it all came down to the 1335 01:14:08,600 --> 01:14:12,840 Speaker 1: same thing that ultimately led to their demise in that game. 1336 01:14:13,520 --> 01:14:15,840 Speaker 1: What kind of decisions does Josh Allen may make? What 1337 01:14:15,880 --> 01:14:17,320 Speaker 1: are they going to get down the quarterbacks about. The 1338 01:14:17,360 --> 01:14:21,479 Speaker 1: talent is certainly there, but it all hinges on how 1339 01:14:21,600 --> 01:14:24,439 Speaker 1: he performs. How consistent is he going to be from 1340 01:14:24,479 --> 01:14:26,280 Speaker 1: one game to the next, from one half to the next. 1341 01:14:26,560 --> 01:14:28,439 Speaker 1: And there have been stretches this year when Josh Allen 1342 01:14:28,479 --> 01:14:32,400 Speaker 1: has been terrific for the Bills a couple of games ago, certainly, 1343 01:14:32,680 --> 01:14:36,680 Speaker 1: but then against the Arizona Cardinals the other day, you know, 1344 01:14:36,960 --> 01:14:38,880 Speaker 1: he looks like, Okay, this team is really on a 1345 01:14:39,040 --> 01:14:41,920 Speaker 1: role and Alan Alan is the guy the Bills were 1346 01:14:41,960 --> 01:14:45,240 Speaker 1: hoping he would be, and there's no way the Patriots 1347 01:14:45,439 --> 01:14:47,360 Speaker 1: or the Dolphins are gonna be able to catch them. 1348 01:14:47,640 --> 01:14:50,120 Speaker 1: And then, of course the game ends with the Hail Murray, 1349 01:14:50,200 --> 01:14:53,640 Speaker 1: an incredible play by the former Texan Gadre Hopkins on 1350 01:14:53,720 --> 01:14:57,120 Speaker 1: the throw from Kyler Murray and you know, it's it's 1351 01:14:57,240 --> 01:15:00,720 Speaker 1: it's in that case, Okay, you know this is a 1352 01:15:00,800 --> 01:15:03,640 Speaker 1: breakdown from Miami and even the Patriots. You know, if 1353 01:15:03,640 --> 01:15:05,280 Speaker 1: the Patriots can back to five hundred, they still have 1354 01:15:05,320 --> 01:15:07,479 Speaker 1: a couple of division games left against those teams head 1355 01:15:07,520 --> 01:15:10,000 Speaker 1: to head, and their schedule lightens up a bit, whereas 1356 01:15:10,040 --> 01:15:14,519 Speaker 1: Buffalo's I think it's progressively did more difficult, and I 1357 01:15:14,600 --> 01:15:16,960 Speaker 1: think Miami continues to play extremely well, and the Dolphins 1358 01:15:17,000 --> 01:15:18,920 Speaker 1: are doing it by and large with their defense, and 1359 01:15:18,960 --> 01:15:21,200 Speaker 1: they're doing it too with I think a young coach 1360 01:15:21,720 --> 01:15:25,639 Speaker 1: who has been an exception to the conventional thought rule 1361 01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:29,479 Speaker 1: about Bill Belichick assistance and you know, those who came 1362 01:15:29,560 --> 01:15:32,080 Speaker 1: off of his tree, because Brian Flores is his own 1363 01:15:32,160 --> 01:15:34,200 Speaker 1: man in Miami, and although he's incorporated a lot of 1364 01:15:34,280 --> 01:15:36,800 Speaker 1: aspects of you know, the so called Patriot away and 1365 01:15:36,800 --> 01:15:39,519 Speaker 1: a number of his assistants, including defendant coordinator Josh Boyer, 1366 01:15:39,800 --> 01:15:42,120 Speaker 1: came from the Patriots staff. They've helped to develop the 1367 01:15:42,200 --> 01:15:46,240 Speaker 1: core of their defense through free agency thanks to the Patriots, 1368 01:15:46,479 --> 01:15:49,120 Speaker 1: Kyle van noy E, Landon Roberts, a couple of guys 1369 01:15:49,200 --> 01:15:51,360 Speaker 1: on that team, some other ex pats playing for Miami. 1370 01:15:51,680 --> 01:15:54,480 Speaker 1: But that's a team that's really taken on the toughness 1371 01:15:54,720 --> 01:15:58,520 Speaker 1: and the integrity of Brian Flores. He's such an impressive 1372 01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:01,439 Speaker 1: young coach and in such a pressive person. And I 1373 01:16:01,600 --> 01:16:06,240 Speaker 1: think that, you know, Miami right now is the hottest 1374 01:16:06,240 --> 01:16:09,639 Speaker 1: team in the division. They're playing extremely well on defense, 1375 01:16:09,720 --> 01:16:12,160 Speaker 1: they're still you know, they're still building offensively. But with 1376 01:16:12,240 --> 01:16:14,600 Speaker 1: two a quarterback, you know, maybe the ceiling is a 1377 01:16:14,640 --> 01:16:18,440 Speaker 1: bit higher than it would have been with Ryan Fitzpatrick 1378 01:16:18,479 --> 01:16:21,080 Speaker 1: at quarterback because I think fitz as you know, you 1379 01:16:21,200 --> 01:16:23,680 Speaker 1: kind of get you know, you get a streaky guys. 1380 01:16:23,760 --> 01:16:27,280 Speaker 1: It's like Alan one half. One game, he's gonna produce 1381 01:16:27,360 --> 01:16:30,200 Speaker 1: fitzmatch it fixed magic, and then the next game, you know, 1382 01:16:30,400 --> 01:16:31,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna throw some balls that are going to go 1383 01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:33,800 Speaker 1: the other one from of those fifty fifty balls. So 1384 01:16:34,080 --> 01:16:36,400 Speaker 1: I think Miami's a real threat to overtake the Bills 1385 01:16:36,680 --> 01:16:38,400 Speaker 1: in the division. And they're both going to be difficult 1386 01:16:38,400 --> 01:16:40,000 Speaker 1: for the Patriots to try to catch. But I think 1387 01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:42,040 Speaker 1: if the Pats can win, and I think these next 1388 01:16:42,080 --> 01:16:45,640 Speaker 1: two weeks are vital to them. Obviously, they're running out 1389 01:16:45,680 --> 01:16:48,200 Speaker 1: of time. They got to go to Houston. They have 1390 01:16:48,360 --> 01:16:52,200 Speaker 1: issues with Deshaun Watson. He's so good. And you know, 1391 01:16:52,240 --> 01:16:54,920 Speaker 1: the Texans get familiar. It's like a division foe, and 1392 01:16:55,320 --> 01:16:57,360 Speaker 1: you know this is not this is not a juggernaut 1393 01:16:57,360 --> 01:16:58,840 Speaker 1: that's going down to Houston. This is a four and 1394 01:16:58,920 --> 01:17:01,160 Speaker 1: five football team. You know, if you rely on the 1395 01:17:01,200 --> 01:17:03,840 Speaker 1: old Parcels words that you are what your record says 1396 01:17:03,880 --> 01:17:06,280 Speaker 1: you are. I think the Texans have to be looking 1397 01:17:06,280 --> 01:17:07,760 Speaker 1: at this game and saying, oh, this is a game 1398 01:17:07,760 --> 01:17:09,680 Speaker 1: for us to get back on a leinning track. And then, 1399 01:17:09,760 --> 01:17:12,919 Speaker 1: like I say, you know, with Kyler Murray and Arizona 1400 01:17:12,960 --> 01:17:15,200 Speaker 1: coming in, that's a big game for the Patriots. And 1401 01:17:15,280 --> 01:17:17,680 Speaker 1: if they come out of this two game stretch in 1402 01:17:17,720 --> 01:17:20,600 Speaker 1: good shape, you know, then maybe they can handle the 1403 01:17:20,720 --> 01:17:23,559 Speaker 1: head to head competition and find themselves in that mix 1404 01:17:23,600 --> 01:17:25,920 Speaker 1: as well. I love that Parcels quote. When the Texans 1405 01:17:25,960 --> 01:17:27,439 Speaker 1: have a good record, I always bring it up, and 1406 01:17:27,439 --> 01:17:28,960 Speaker 1: they have a bad record. I try to put that 1407 01:17:29,040 --> 01:17:32,479 Speaker 1: one on the shelf because they're two with seven right now. Bob, 1408 01:17:32,560 --> 01:17:36,160 Speaker 1: So tell me this prior to the season. Maybe let's 1409 01:17:36,200 --> 01:17:39,120 Speaker 1: go back to the offseason. And I told and if 1410 01:17:39,160 --> 01:17:42,400 Speaker 1: I told you, look, you're nine games into an NFL season, 1411 01:17:42,920 --> 01:17:46,280 Speaker 1: right You're Week ten, Week eleven and it's still going strong, 1412 01:17:46,520 --> 01:17:49,679 Speaker 1: and there have been positives, but you really haven't missed 1413 01:17:49,840 --> 01:17:53,720 Speaker 1: anything virtually. Would you be surprised, how do you think 1414 01:17:53,800 --> 01:17:57,200 Speaker 1: it's going through the pandemic that the league is able 1415 01:17:57,280 --> 01:17:59,519 Speaker 1: to conduct a season. We have a long way to go, 1416 01:17:59,720 --> 01:18:03,360 Speaker 1: but so far, so good. Yeah, Mark, You're absolutely right. 1417 01:18:03,439 --> 01:18:07,160 Speaker 1: I would be surprised. I'm and I'm surprised today, and 1418 01:18:07,320 --> 01:18:09,559 Speaker 1: I'm especially surprised that, you know, the league has been 1419 01:18:09,600 --> 01:18:13,120 Speaker 1: able to do it considering the situations that number one, 1420 01:18:13,160 --> 01:18:16,400 Speaker 1: the Titans encountered and number two the Patriots experienced. And 1421 01:18:16,680 --> 01:18:18,440 Speaker 1: you know, at the time, I thought that the Patriots 1422 01:18:18,840 --> 01:18:21,400 Speaker 1: should not have gone to Kansas City to play that game, 1423 01:18:21,439 --> 01:18:23,800 Speaker 1: and many of the Patriots thereafter felt that they should 1424 01:18:23,840 --> 01:18:26,160 Speaker 1: not go to Kansas City to play that game. And 1425 01:18:26,240 --> 01:18:29,639 Speaker 1: if you go back to the situation for those who 1426 01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:32,200 Speaker 1: may not recall, out of the particulars, you know, the 1427 01:18:32,280 --> 01:18:38,000 Speaker 1: Patriots had Cam Newton test positive, and then as more 1428 01:18:38,040 --> 01:18:41,360 Speaker 1: and more players started to test positive, including Stefan Gilmore. 1429 01:18:41,520 --> 01:18:44,479 Speaker 1: That week, the Patriots were basically in limbo for a 1430 01:18:44,520 --> 01:18:47,839 Speaker 1: couple of days, shut down. The facility didn't have practice 1431 01:18:48,280 --> 01:18:52,320 Speaker 1: over the weekend before being scheduled to travel to Kansas 1432 01:18:52,400 --> 01:18:57,320 Speaker 1: City for a game, and it was scheduled to be 1433 01:18:57,360 --> 01:19:01,000 Speaker 1: a game on Sunday and ended up happening is that 1434 01:19:01,680 --> 01:19:05,360 Speaker 1: the league essentially had the Patriots get on a plane 1435 01:19:05,680 --> 01:19:08,439 Speaker 1: the day of game, and you know, with a game 1436 01:19:08,520 --> 01:19:11,920 Speaker 1: pushed back to Monday, the Patriots awoke in their hotel 1437 01:19:12,040 --> 01:19:14,920 Speaker 1: early in the morning. They had another round of testing, 1438 01:19:15,439 --> 01:19:18,360 Speaker 1: and then they took two planes out to Kansas City 1439 01:19:18,439 --> 01:19:20,639 Speaker 1: day of game. One of the planes had a group 1440 01:19:20,720 --> 01:19:23,000 Speaker 1: of twenty players, and Gilmore was on that plane. By 1441 01:19:23,040 --> 01:19:25,640 Speaker 1: the way, I don't think his test had been had 1442 01:19:25,680 --> 01:19:28,240 Speaker 1: come up positive yet And now as I sort through 1443 01:19:28,320 --> 01:19:30,800 Speaker 1: my memory, so the Patriots go out to Kansas City 1444 01:19:31,080 --> 01:19:33,200 Speaker 1: and they have two planes. One of them has about 1445 01:19:33,479 --> 01:19:36,280 Speaker 1: twenty players in personnel who were at risk. They were 1446 01:19:36,280 --> 01:19:40,519 Speaker 1: in close contact with Newton while he was positive. And 1447 01:19:41,360 --> 01:19:43,800 Speaker 1: they go to Kansas City. They had requested a larger 1448 01:19:43,960 --> 01:19:47,200 Speaker 1: locker room space. They didn't get it. They play that game, 1449 01:19:47,280 --> 01:19:51,160 Speaker 1: they play very competitively. They lose with some uncharacteristic mistakes 1450 01:19:52,040 --> 01:19:55,280 Speaker 1: time management, some bad decisions by quarterback Brian Hoyer at 1451 01:19:55,280 --> 01:19:56,519 Speaker 1: the end of the first half of a little bit 1452 01:19:56,600 --> 01:20:00,640 Speaker 1: later in the second half, before he was lifted fly 1453 01:20:00,840 --> 01:20:03,160 Speaker 1: back to New England that night, and then all of 1454 01:20:03,200 --> 01:20:06,040 Speaker 1: a sudden, after that experience, there's an outbreak on the team. 1455 01:20:06,120 --> 01:20:08,600 Speaker 1: Gilmore is among the first to test positive in the 1456 01:20:08,680 --> 01:20:11,080 Speaker 1: next wave of cases for the Patriots, and they basically 1457 01:20:11,160 --> 01:20:14,640 Speaker 1: go two weeks. Their bye week is shifted from you know, 1458 01:20:14,960 --> 01:20:19,320 Speaker 1: the following week to that ensuing weekend. The Denver game 1459 01:20:19,400 --> 01:20:21,519 Speaker 1: is pushed back, and the Patriots during this two week 1460 01:20:21,560 --> 01:20:23,759 Speaker 1: stretch basically don't practice. And they had one full padded 1461 01:20:23,840 --> 01:20:26,720 Speaker 1: practice before they played the Broncos. And they go out 1462 01:20:26,760 --> 01:20:30,320 Speaker 1: and they lose a game, a mistake play game at home, 1463 01:20:30,800 --> 01:20:33,040 Speaker 1: and you know that during that stretch, I was thinking, no, 1464 01:20:33,160 --> 01:20:34,680 Speaker 1: where are they're going to be able to continue this 1465 01:20:34,760 --> 01:20:38,559 Speaker 1: season without some interruptions, And yet they have, even as 1466 01:20:38,600 --> 01:20:40,120 Speaker 1: more and more players of test to positive. I think 1467 01:20:40,120 --> 01:20:41,680 Speaker 1: back to the Titan situation. They came out of a 1468 01:20:41,720 --> 01:20:46,760 Speaker 1: similar situation and one back to back game. So I'm 1469 01:20:47,600 --> 01:20:50,680 Speaker 1: very pleasantly surprised at where we are today. That the 1470 01:20:50,760 --> 01:20:52,880 Speaker 1: fact that the teams have been able for the most 1471 01:20:52,920 --> 01:20:56,599 Speaker 1: part to assemble, you know, enough of their rosters even 1472 01:20:56,600 --> 01:20:58,680 Speaker 1: when guys have tested possible. When the Patriots played the 1473 01:20:58,960 --> 01:21:02,640 Speaker 1: Bills for example, they had three tight ends, including a 1474 01:21:02,680 --> 01:21:05,799 Speaker 1: practice squad, who are unavailable because one of them tested 1475 01:21:05,880 --> 01:21:08,640 Speaker 1: positive and two of them were in close contact. But 1476 01:21:09,360 --> 01:21:13,360 Speaker 1: fortunately another tight end, his wife was pregnant, so he 1477 01:21:13,479 --> 01:21:15,160 Speaker 1: was away from the group for a couple of days, 1478 01:21:15,520 --> 01:21:18,479 Speaker 1: and while she was in labor, he was with her 1479 01:21:18,560 --> 01:21:20,439 Speaker 1: of course, waiting for the birth of the baby. And 1480 01:21:20,600 --> 01:21:23,000 Speaker 1: then because he was away from all those guys who 1481 01:21:23,040 --> 01:21:27,280 Speaker 1: were exposed to Dawson Knox, he was Tyler Croft was 1482 01:21:27,320 --> 01:21:29,080 Speaker 1: able to play in the game against the Patriots, and 1483 01:21:29,479 --> 01:21:32,800 Speaker 1: of course he played. Well. Wow, I mean, that's incredible stuff. 1484 01:21:33,120 --> 01:21:36,920 Speaker 1: It's amazing stories are coming out of this season like that. 1485 01:21:37,280 --> 01:21:40,120 Speaker 1: And I think this, and you're probably with me, that 1486 01:21:40,640 --> 01:21:44,400 Speaker 1: medical officials from around the country should talk to NFL 1487 01:21:44,520 --> 01:21:47,360 Speaker 1: teams because they're testing one hundred hundred and fifty people 1488 01:21:47,400 --> 01:21:49,000 Speaker 1: a day and they have a pretty good understanding of 1489 01:21:49,080 --> 01:21:53,320 Speaker 1: how the spread occurs within groups of people, don't you think. Yeah, 1490 01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:55,439 Speaker 1: you know, and they have the advantage of the resources 1491 01:21:55,479 --> 01:21:56,880 Speaker 1: they put it. That's one of the things that's really 1492 01:21:56,920 --> 01:21:59,360 Speaker 1: stood out to me is the amount of money and 1493 01:22:00,040 --> 01:22:05,960 Speaker 1: thought and the extra steps the teams have taken to 1494 01:22:06,560 --> 01:22:10,200 Speaker 1: make this possible. You know, you're you're around the team, 1495 01:22:10,360 --> 01:22:12,519 Speaker 1: I think more closely than I am. As we've compared 1496 01:22:12,600 --> 01:22:15,639 Speaker 1: notes off air. You know, I do not have access 1497 01:22:16,439 --> 01:22:20,160 Speaker 1: as a Tier one or Tier two media members, so 1498 01:22:21,160 --> 01:22:25,200 Speaker 1: I don't have any person to person contact with the 1499 01:22:25,320 --> 01:22:29,479 Speaker 1: team whatsoever. Again, in the facility once a week to 1500 01:22:29,600 --> 01:22:31,639 Speaker 1: record a television show, and then of course we show 1501 01:22:31,720 --> 01:22:34,840 Speaker 1: up for the games, and there's still an opportunity to 1502 01:22:34,920 --> 01:22:37,719 Speaker 1: at least look around and observe and to see whether 1503 01:22:37,760 --> 01:22:43,000 Speaker 1: it's plexiglass that's been installed, hand sanitizers just about everywhere, 1504 01:22:43,400 --> 01:22:46,759 Speaker 1: the tracing devices that the players and staff are wearing 1505 01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:50,280 Speaker 1: to ensure that proper social distancing is made, seeing where 1506 01:22:50,320 --> 01:22:52,720 Speaker 1: meetings are being conducted. There's a there's a great piece 1507 01:22:52,760 --> 01:22:54,680 Speaker 1: that was done on the Patriot's website, kind of an 1508 01:22:54,680 --> 01:22:56,800 Speaker 1: inside look at what the organization has had to do 1509 01:22:57,640 --> 01:23:01,200 Speaker 1: to stay to the season, make it possible during the pandemic. 1510 01:23:01,680 --> 01:23:05,040 Speaker 1: And you know, it's so impressive to me what the 1511 01:23:05,200 --> 01:23:07,840 Speaker 1: organizations have done, and I think the league is the 1512 01:23:07,960 --> 01:23:12,639 Speaker 1: teams themselves have given the league the opportunity to make 1513 01:23:12,720 --> 01:23:16,200 Speaker 1: this season possible. But it all comes down and I 1514 01:23:16,280 --> 01:23:18,680 Speaker 1: don't mean to get off on a soapbox or take 1515 01:23:18,720 --> 01:23:20,960 Speaker 1: this out of the sports realm, But it comes down 1516 01:23:21,120 --> 01:23:24,720 Speaker 1: to they followed science, They've done things logically, and yes, 1517 01:23:24,800 --> 01:23:28,880 Speaker 1: you know, the resources they're not available to most in 1518 01:23:28,920 --> 01:23:31,519 Speaker 1: the private sector, or even in the public sector for 1519 01:23:31,640 --> 01:23:34,880 Speaker 1: that that matter, the NFL being the multi billion dollar 1520 01:23:34,960 --> 01:23:36,800 Speaker 1: industry that it is, in these teams being worth what 1521 01:23:36,920 --> 01:23:38,800 Speaker 1: they are, you know, they've been able to keep a 1522 01:23:38,840 --> 01:23:42,360 Speaker 1: product down the field and maintain their television programming because 1523 01:23:42,360 --> 01:23:45,040 Speaker 1: of all those resources. But to me, you know, if 1524 01:23:45,280 --> 01:23:51,760 Speaker 1: they've followed what advisories, what guidance they were getting from 1525 01:23:52,160 --> 01:23:55,719 Speaker 1: the medical people who were you know, behind the scenes 1526 01:23:55,760 --> 01:23:59,680 Speaker 1: with each team and advising the league and the players Association, 1527 01:23:59,760 --> 01:24:02,800 Speaker 1: and as far as worked out, it certainly has and 1528 01:24:03,120 --> 01:24:06,560 Speaker 1: people need entertainment. The NFL is doing that job. But 1529 01:24:06,720 --> 01:24:10,560 Speaker 1: you're right, resources tremendous and a lot of information is 1530 01:24:10,600 --> 01:24:12,360 Speaker 1: going to come out of this season and we'll just 1531 01:24:12,479 --> 01:24:14,600 Speaker 1: find out more as it unfolds. Bob, thank you so 1532 01:24:14,800 --> 01:24:17,000 Speaker 1: much for joining us. We appreciate at the time and 1533 01:24:17,080 --> 01:24:19,639 Speaker 1: I look forward to the game on Sunday. Hey, Mark, 1534 01:24:19,720 --> 01:24:23,960 Speaker 1: my pleasure. Thank you so much. Yes, teams have rivalries 1535 01:24:24,320 --> 01:24:26,600 Speaker 1: and there's certain teams that don't like each other, and 1536 01:24:26,720 --> 01:24:29,320 Speaker 1: I know how Mark feels about the Patriots A good 1537 01:24:29,320 --> 01:24:31,920 Speaker 1: old sports hate. But that's a guy that we all 1538 01:24:32,160 --> 01:24:34,599 Speaker 1: really like. Great in a business, just a great guy. 1539 01:24:34,680 --> 01:24:39,320 Speaker 1: Bob Socy, play by play voice for the New England Patriots. 1540 01:24:39,479 --> 01:24:41,720 Speaker 1: All right, coming up next, let's go get a little 1541 01:24:41,760 --> 01:24:45,800 Speaker 1: Texans audio jukebox players style. Let's hear from Shaun Watson, J. 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For the latest stories 1636 01:31:12,320 --> 01:31:16,040 Speaker 1: and videos on your Houston Texans, check out Houston Texans 1637 01:31:16,160 --> 01:31:20,160 Speaker 1: dot com. Welcome back to this Wednesday edition of Texans 1638 01:31:20,200 --> 01:31:24,160 Speaker 1: All Access from the Honday Texans Radio studio. I am 1639 01:31:24,280 --> 01:31:28,519 Speaker 1: your host, John Harris. Very happy to be with you, 1640 01:31:28,760 --> 01:31:31,519 Speaker 1: especially after the last couple of days I've been with you, 1641 01:31:31,600 --> 01:31:34,920 Speaker 1: actually the last couple of days too, but no secret 1642 01:31:34,960 --> 01:31:37,720 Speaker 1: I recorded those. In fact, you were probably hearing from 1643 01:31:37,800 --> 01:31:42,719 Speaker 1: me on Monday night as I was rolling through surgery 1644 01:31:42,800 --> 01:31:45,200 Speaker 1: or trying to wake up from surgery. So you know 1645 01:31:45,360 --> 01:31:48,439 Speaker 1: the world of recording. It just happens that way sometimes 1646 01:31:48,560 --> 01:31:50,560 Speaker 1: in radio. But either way, glad to be with you 1647 01:31:50,640 --> 01:31:54,080 Speaker 1: by tonight. It's just great to be back on the air, 1648 01:31:54,160 --> 01:31:56,519 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, even though still hurting a 1649 01:31:56,560 --> 01:31:58,200 Speaker 1: little bit, just glad to be with you, all right. 1650 01:31:58,439 --> 01:32:00,000 Speaker 1: I mentioned that we would do a little bit more 1651 01:32:00,360 --> 01:32:03,120 Speaker 1: Texans Audio Jukebox. You heard from Romeo Cornell in the 1652 01:32:03,160 --> 01:32:06,439 Speaker 1: first segment and I figure out what let's hear from 1653 01:32:06,520 --> 01:32:09,000 Speaker 1: some of the players that went to the microphone today, 1654 01:32:09,160 --> 01:32:14,800 Speaker 1: and that would start with J. J Watt and JJ 1655 01:32:14,960 --> 01:32:19,320 Speaker 1: Watt was asked about a particular player on the Texans 1656 01:32:19,960 --> 01:32:23,880 Speaker 1: that is going to break the franchise record for games played, 1657 01:32:24,000 --> 01:32:30,080 Speaker 1: and that is our good friend John Weeks. Now, I'm 1658 01:32:30,120 --> 01:32:31,479 Speaker 1: a huge fan of Weeks. Yeah, I've been on the 1659 01:32:31,520 --> 01:32:35,600 Speaker 1: sidelines since twenty fourteen. He has kept from hitting me 1660 01:32:35,680 --> 01:32:37,880 Speaker 1: in the face with his great snaps and I thank 1661 01:32:38,000 --> 01:32:41,240 Speaker 1: him for that. Here's JJ talking about John Weeks breaking 1662 01:32:41,560 --> 01:32:45,679 Speaker 1: the record for games played of Andre Johnson. That's great. Weeks. 1663 01:32:45,680 --> 01:32:48,559 Speaker 1: He's been an extremely consistent guy his whole career. I mean, 1664 01:32:48,640 --> 01:32:50,040 Speaker 1: he comes in, he does his job, he does it 1665 01:32:50,200 --> 01:32:53,280 Speaker 1: very well. Obviously doesn't give a lot of praise or 1666 01:32:53,280 --> 01:32:55,519 Speaker 1: accolades for what he does, but he does it extremely well, 1667 01:32:55,560 --> 01:32:58,280 Speaker 1: and he does it every single day. It works extremely 1668 01:32:58,320 --> 01:33:00,680 Speaker 1: hard on his craft in the offseason. It's extremely hard 1669 01:33:00,720 --> 01:33:04,120 Speaker 1: ony into practice. Deserves a lot of credit. Has been 1670 01:33:04,479 --> 01:33:07,439 Speaker 1: has been very, very steady and stable to this organization 1671 01:33:07,479 --> 01:33:09,599 Speaker 1: for a long time. Yeah, there's no secret I feel 1672 01:33:09,600 --> 01:33:11,680 Speaker 1: about John Weeks. He's the kind of guy you have 1673 01:33:11,960 --> 01:33:16,360 Speaker 1: to have around your football team. He has been, as 1674 01:33:16,479 --> 01:33:22,280 Speaker 1: JJ said, steady and consistent at all times at all times, 1675 01:33:22,320 --> 01:33:24,479 Speaker 1: and so hopefully that's going to continue. We'll here from 1676 01:33:24,520 --> 01:33:27,000 Speaker 1: weeks to here in a little bit, but let's hear 1677 01:33:27,000 --> 01:33:30,880 Speaker 1: a little bit more from JJ, and he was asked 1678 01:33:30,960 --> 01:33:36,240 Speaker 1: about Damien Harris, a running back that they've never faced 1679 01:33:36,320 --> 01:33:38,720 Speaker 1: before but has played pretty well for the Patriots. And 1680 01:33:38,920 --> 01:33:41,400 Speaker 1: we got to stop all running games, period. I mean, 1681 01:33:41,680 --> 01:33:44,640 Speaker 1: that's something we haven't done well all year. So you 1682 01:33:44,760 --> 01:33:50,240 Speaker 1: have to player gap, shed your box, they tackles. Everybody's 1683 01:33:50,240 --> 01:33:52,639 Speaker 1: got to do their job. JJ brings up a great point, 1684 01:33:52,840 --> 01:33:55,280 Speaker 1: and that is it doesn't matter if it's Eric Dickerson, 1685 01:33:55,360 --> 01:33:58,600 Speaker 1: Walter Payton, Damien Harris or me back there. You got 1686 01:33:58,720 --> 01:34:01,439 Speaker 1: to do your job. Of course, playing to Patriots that 1687 01:34:01,520 --> 01:34:03,320 Speaker 1: gets brought up more than most, but you've got to 1688 01:34:03,400 --> 01:34:05,280 Speaker 1: do your job. Damian Harris is a good running back, 1689 01:34:05,439 --> 01:34:07,559 Speaker 1: but if you don't do the things that you're coached 1690 01:34:07,600 --> 01:34:09,960 Speaker 1: to do, and doesn't matter who's back to, that running 1691 01:34:09,960 --> 01:34:12,120 Speaker 1: back is going to embarrass you. And so this run 1692 01:34:12,200 --> 01:34:15,200 Speaker 1: defense has got to get better. Obviously this week taking 1693 01:34:15,240 --> 01:34:19,960 Speaker 1: on a pretty physical New England Patriots football team. Now 1694 01:34:20,360 --> 01:34:25,200 Speaker 1: We're one more from JJ as he talked about the 1695 01:34:25,320 --> 01:34:29,240 Speaker 1: things that he's talking with his teammates about about how 1696 01:34:29,439 --> 01:34:34,160 Speaker 1: this season is. I mean, I stressed that this situation, 1697 01:34:34,400 --> 01:34:38,240 Speaker 1: this feeling, this where we are can never ever be 1698 01:34:39,640 --> 01:34:43,160 Speaker 1: acceptable in any fashion. I personally don't think you should 1699 01:34:43,160 --> 01:34:46,200 Speaker 1: ever show up the work, you know, happy and excited 1700 01:34:46,320 --> 01:34:50,360 Speaker 1: and you know, joyous when you're two and seven. I 1701 01:34:50,520 --> 01:34:53,760 Speaker 1: just don't think that's I don't think this should be 1702 01:34:53,800 --> 01:34:57,880 Speaker 1: acceptable for players, for coaches, for fans, for anybody front office. 1703 01:34:59,080 --> 01:35:01,800 Speaker 1: So I don't. That's the message that I stress is 1704 01:35:02,840 --> 01:35:05,000 Speaker 1: is find a way to put more work in. I 1705 01:35:05,520 --> 01:35:08,120 Speaker 1: feel like you don't. I've said it before, the only 1706 01:35:08,160 --> 01:35:10,800 Speaker 1: way to get better at football is to practice football. Um. 1707 01:35:11,040 --> 01:35:14,800 Speaker 1: So I've made my feelings known on that. UM. I 1708 01:35:14,920 --> 01:35:21,480 Speaker 1: tell guys that don't don't ever let this be acceptable. 1709 01:35:21,800 --> 01:35:26,080 Speaker 1: And that's that's the most the biggest message I'd like 1710 01:35:26,160 --> 01:35:30,040 Speaker 1: to get across to these guys into this organization, this city. UM. 1711 01:35:32,040 --> 01:35:33,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not gonna say you have to live 1712 01:35:33,400 --> 01:35:35,519 Speaker 1: a miserable life, because there's a lot of things obviously 1713 01:35:35,560 --> 01:35:38,640 Speaker 1: are much more important than football. But when this is 1714 01:35:38,720 --> 01:35:40,240 Speaker 1: your job, when we get paid a lot of money 1715 01:35:40,280 --> 01:35:42,240 Speaker 1: to do it, Um, and we take a lot of 1716 01:35:42,280 --> 01:35:46,880 Speaker 1: pride in it. You can never ever be and you 1717 01:35:47,000 --> 01:35:51,240 Speaker 1: can never accept this type of situation. JJ's right, it 1718 01:35:51,360 --> 01:35:55,920 Speaker 1: can never ever happen again. And let's hope that he's 1719 01:35:55,920 --> 01:35:58,679 Speaker 1: absolutely right about that. All right, let's hear from John 1720 01:35:59,120 --> 01:36:04,639 Speaker 1: Weeks and he is breaking Andre Johnson's record for games 1721 01:36:04,720 --> 01:36:08,320 Speaker 1: played as a Texan. And here's Weeks he talking about 1722 01:36:08,520 --> 01:36:11,920 Speaker 1: breaking that mostone. I mean, it's a tremendous feeling. I mean, 1723 01:36:12,000 --> 01:36:15,040 Speaker 1: anytime you can do anything in this organization that surpasses 1724 01:36:15,400 --> 01:36:19,640 Speaker 1: you know, Andre is is surreal. I mean, Andre is 1725 01:36:19,840 --> 01:36:22,320 Speaker 1: going to be considered the greatest Textan to ever put 1726 01:36:22,400 --> 01:36:26,160 Speaker 1: on the uniform. And UM, I'm just very fortunate to uh, 1727 01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:27,960 Speaker 1: to still be out there doing what I love to 1728 01:36:28,000 --> 01:36:31,840 Speaker 1: do and playing with these guys and and enjoying every 1729 01:36:31,880 --> 01:36:34,960 Speaker 1: Sunday and not taking a moment for granted. UM. You know, 1730 01:36:35,040 --> 01:36:39,080 Speaker 1: obviously we all wish the situation was different. Um, you know, 1731 01:36:39,200 --> 01:36:41,360 Speaker 1: unfortunately the record isn't isn't where we want it to be. 1732 01:36:41,520 --> 01:36:43,920 Speaker 1: But I have a great group of guys that's uh, 1733 01:36:44,240 --> 01:36:46,840 Speaker 1: you know, we're working and and um, we're trying to 1734 01:36:46,880 --> 01:36:49,000 Speaker 1: get ready for Sunday. All right, here a little bit 1735 01:36:49,439 --> 01:36:53,360 Speaker 1: from the Shawn Watson and on the other side is 1736 01:36:53,400 --> 01:36:59,519 Speaker 1: going to be Cam Newton. And I don't think, yeah, yeah, 1737 01:36:59,560 --> 01:37:01,519 Speaker 1: I don't think these two have played against one another, 1738 01:37:01,640 --> 01:37:05,840 Speaker 1: but they've got a really strong connection. They go back, 1739 01:37:07,400 --> 01:37:11,400 Speaker 1: they go back a long way to Atlanta kids. Cam 1740 01:37:11,479 --> 01:37:14,559 Speaker 1: a little bit older than Deshaun, but Deshaun talked about 1741 01:37:14,880 --> 01:37:17,160 Speaker 1: the story of your first meeting Cam Newton. I was 1742 01:37:17,240 --> 01:37:19,240 Speaker 1: on my high school team and we went to the 1743 01:37:19,680 --> 01:37:21,240 Speaker 1: Cam Newton seven or seven I think it was his 1744 01:37:21,360 --> 01:37:24,880 Speaker 1: first ever ang with seven H seven in Atlanta, Georgia, 1745 01:37:25,439 --> 01:37:28,120 Speaker 1: and we went we went to the championship game. I 1746 01:37:28,240 --> 01:37:30,080 Speaker 1: can't remember if we went end up winning or that, 1747 01:37:30,240 --> 01:37:32,560 Speaker 1: but we got selected to his all Star team. He 1748 01:37:32,640 --> 01:37:36,360 Speaker 1: flew out the like I amg I think it was 1749 01:37:36,560 --> 01:37:38,320 Speaker 1: did a tournament. But at that time, that's when we 1750 01:37:38,400 --> 01:37:40,839 Speaker 1: became close and that you know, I was committed to Clemson, 1751 01:37:41,280 --> 01:37:43,599 Speaker 1: but he wanted me to go to Auburn and switch 1752 01:37:43,680 --> 01:37:46,240 Speaker 1: that around. But I couldn't do that. I was so 1753 01:37:46,439 --> 01:37:48,080 Speaker 1: out then. But yeah, we just kind of built from 1754 01:37:48,120 --> 01:37:50,240 Speaker 1: there and then once of course he's in Charlotte, I'm 1755 01:37:50,240 --> 01:37:52,880 Speaker 1: in Clemson. We're right there a lot of times on 1756 01:37:52,960 --> 01:37:55,800 Speaker 1: the phone. Um, you know a lot of situations where 1757 01:37:55,800 --> 01:37:57,479 Speaker 1: we just kind of just chopped it up all night, 1758 01:37:57,560 --> 01:37:59,320 Speaker 1: and you know, he just showed me a lot of 1759 01:37:59,600 --> 01:38:02,640 Speaker 1: a lot of different lifetime you know, life expenses and 1760 01:38:03,080 --> 01:38:05,360 Speaker 1: how to be a professional quarterback at this level. And 1761 01:38:05,520 --> 01:38:08,599 Speaker 1: he always told me that just really just this one thing. 1762 01:38:08,640 --> 01:38:09,880 Speaker 1: I mean, if you continue to do what you do, 1763 01:38:10,000 --> 01:38:11,880 Speaker 1: stay in school, stay locked in, and stay focused on 1764 01:38:11,920 --> 01:38:15,360 Speaker 1: your craft. I'm a ben a physician that he was in, 1765 01:38:15,640 --> 01:38:17,599 Speaker 1: especially at that time. I know a lot of people 1766 01:38:17,680 --> 01:38:21,960 Speaker 1: see Cam and how he's dressed, and he's flashy. The 1767 01:38:22,040 --> 01:38:24,000 Speaker 1: one thing that I've always taken from Cam Newton is 1768 01:38:24,000 --> 01:38:28,680 Speaker 1: that he cares about his fellow teammates, quarterbacks, people around him, 1769 01:38:28,760 --> 01:38:32,120 Speaker 1: people from his community. Cam takes care of his people 1770 01:38:32,439 --> 01:38:36,360 Speaker 1: and he loves people. And I think he really is relished. 1771 01:38:36,400 --> 01:38:38,639 Speaker 1: This opportunity with the Patriots. I think it's been great 1772 01:38:38,680 --> 01:38:41,000 Speaker 1: for him, and other than this game on Sunday, I'm 1773 01:38:41,000 --> 01:38:45,040 Speaker 1: glad to see him revitalize his career. If you will, 1774 01:38:45,200 --> 01:38:47,600 Speaker 1: to have kind of whether it's a finish or not, 1775 01:38:47,920 --> 01:38:50,120 Speaker 1: have a good end to it. If that's what it 1776 01:38:50,280 --> 01:38:51,960 Speaker 1: is speaking of end to it, we got one segment 1777 01:38:52,080 --> 01:38:55,240 Speaker 1: left of this all access couple of hours, and we're 1778 01:38:55,280 --> 01:38:58,080 Speaker 1: gonna have our little in the Lab podcast next right 1779 01:38:58,200 --> 01:39:03,960 Speaker 1: here with Drew Dorty and myself on Texas to Axis Touchdown. 1780 01:39:04,680 --> 01:39:11,160 Speaker 1: Texans Radio continues in a moment. The Hunday Thanksgiving Sales 1781 01:39:11,200 --> 01:39:13,439 Speaker 1: event is going on now, so that means it's time 1782 01:39:13,479 --> 01:39:15,880 Speaker 1: to feast on the savings. 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Learn more at Apatchee Corp dot com. 1876 01:44:50,920 --> 01:44:59,160 Speaker 1: That's apatche Corp dot com. Now here's the show. What 1877 01:44:59,320 --> 01:45:03,200 Speaker 1: are the experts predicting about this week's Big Game? Extra 1878 01:45:03,320 --> 01:45:05,920 Speaker 1: pointings Saturday night. It's at ten thirty or after the 1879 01:45:05,960 --> 01:45:10,280 Speaker 1: late local news on ABC thirteen. We Want Fast segment 1880 01:45:10,360 --> 01:45:12,960 Speaker 1: this Wednesday edition of Texans All Access from the Honday 1881 01:45:13,000 --> 01:45:16,639 Speaker 1: Texans Radio Studio. I am a banged up John Harris, 1882 01:45:16,760 --> 01:45:19,920 Speaker 1: but making it through, got through all two hours tonight. 1883 01:45:20,120 --> 01:45:22,040 Speaker 1: Not sure how I did it, but we did it, 1884 01:45:22,080 --> 01:45:24,840 Speaker 1: and we did it together. But we still have got 1885 01:45:25,000 --> 01:45:28,200 Speaker 1: more for you. Drew Doherty and I sat down for 1886 01:45:28,360 --> 01:45:32,400 Speaker 1: our in the Lab podcast today cranked out some thoughts 1887 01:45:32,880 --> 01:45:37,760 Speaker 1: about silver linings. It's been a tough year. What are 1888 01:45:37,840 --> 01:45:40,040 Speaker 1: some of the silver linings that we could take out 1889 01:45:40,080 --> 01:45:42,280 Speaker 1: of this year? And we talked a little bit about 1890 01:45:42,320 --> 01:45:45,160 Speaker 1: Cam Newton, and I told this story a little while 1891 01:45:45,240 --> 01:45:48,400 Speaker 1: into the interview from twenty fifteen. Don't want to miss it. Sorry. 1892 01:45:48,400 --> 01:45:52,160 Speaker 1: In the Lab podcast Your Dorty myself, Cal Ripkin played 1893 01:45:52,920 --> 01:45:55,679 Speaker 1: what do You Play Like? Almost two thousand games played 1894 01:45:55,680 --> 01:45:59,880 Speaker 1: from basically nineteen eighty two to nineteen ninety eight, pricing stuff. 1895 01:46:00,800 --> 01:46:03,120 Speaker 1: Did he ever played through back surgery like you are 1896 01:46:03,200 --> 01:46:06,840 Speaker 1: doing right now? John Harris, I am trying, Drew, Yeah, 1897 01:46:06,880 --> 01:46:10,000 Speaker 1: I had. You know, you've heard me on many in 1898 01:46:10,080 --> 01:46:12,680 Speaker 1: the Labs this year talk about this herneated disc I have. 1899 01:46:13,160 --> 01:46:15,120 Speaker 1: And so finally on Monday, I figured, you know what, 1900 01:46:15,280 --> 01:46:17,040 Speaker 1: we got a home game, try and make it through 1901 01:46:17,040 --> 01:46:19,120 Speaker 1: the home game, and then try and get to Detroit 1902 01:46:19,400 --> 01:46:21,640 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving. And I figured, man, maybe I'll do this 1903 01:46:21,720 --> 01:46:24,040 Speaker 1: on Monday and see how it goes. And doctor Mark 1904 01:46:24,080 --> 01:46:27,120 Speaker 1: prossarn me Mario Harman, he's also our spine doctor for 1905 01:46:27,200 --> 01:46:29,519 Speaker 1: the Texans. He did it. Now I'm just trying to recover. 1906 01:46:29,720 --> 01:46:31,240 Speaker 1: He's trying to get back, trying to get back in 1907 01:46:31,280 --> 01:46:35,000 Speaker 1: the flow of things. And hopefully I sound like I 1908 01:46:35,600 --> 01:46:38,360 Speaker 1: have half a brain right now. I feel like I'm 1909 01:46:38,400 --> 01:46:41,360 Speaker 1: speaking in echoes, So hopefully what I'm saying makes some 1910 01:46:41,520 --> 01:46:44,760 Speaker 1: sort of sense. Well, soldier on man, I'm sorry that 1911 01:46:44,800 --> 01:46:48,200 Speaker 1: you're hurting, and hopefully you start feeling great right as 1912 01:46:48,320 --> 01:46:51,080 Speaker 1: this podcast gets going. So let's get going. We got 1913 01:46:51,160 --> 01:46:53,519 Speaker 1: two things today we're gonna do. We're gonna talk about 1914 01:46:53,560 --> 01:46:55,320 Speaker 1: the matchup with the Patriots, and I'm gonna give you 1915 01:46:55,320 --> 01:46:58,320 Speaker 1: a few numbers that we're going to discuss. And the 1916 01:46:58,400 --> 01:47:01,320 Speaker 1: second thing is two and seven is ugly. Two and 1917 01:47:01,400 --> 01:47:04,160 Speaker 1: seven in November, very ugly. So we're gonna find some 1918 01:47:04,320 --> 01:47:08,679 Speaker 1: silver linings, because in every cloud there are silver linings, 1919 01:47:08,800 --> 01:47:12,160 Speaker 1: and there will be sunshine down the road. So let's begin. 1920 01:47:13,120 --> 01:47:18,719 Speaker 1: Three seven nine. John cam Newton this year has thrown 1921 01:47:19,240 --> 01:47:24,559 Speaker 1: three touchdowns. That is abysmal. Wow goodness, three touchdowns get 1922 01:47:24,600 --> 01:47:28,559 Speaker 1: picked off seven times. Yeah, seven times, that's a bad ratio. 1923 01:47:29,240 --> 01:47:32,960 Speaker 1: But the niner in there, he's run for nine touchdowns. 1924 01:47:33,200 --> 01:47:37,360 Speaker 1: That's pretty darn impressive. So he's a very odd, odd 1925 01:47:37,479 --> 01:47:39,720 Speaker 1: guy to get prepared for. And then let me hit 1926 01:47:39,760 --> 01:47:43,120 Speaker 1: you with one final set of numbers. Four and four. 1927 01:47:43,880 --> 01:47:47,000 Speaker 1: When he started, the Patriots have gone four and four, 1928 01:47:47,280 --> 01:47:50,160 Speaker 1: so you know they're under five hundred. But he's only 1929 01:47:50,200 --> 01:47:51,800 Speaker 1: missed a little bit of time, and when he's in there, 1930 01:47:51,880 --> 01:47:54,400 Speaker 1: he gives them the puncher's chance to win. What do 1931 01:47:54,439 --> 01:47:56,519 Speaker 1: you make it, Cam Newton in this offense? Is it 1932 01:47:56,640 --> 01:47:58,439 Speaker 1: one of those things where they're finally starting to get 1933 01:47:58,439 --> 01:48:00,360 Speaker 1: going and they're on the uptick or or is it 1934 01:48:00,439 --> 01:48:03,880 Speaker 1: just something like bounce around? What do you see? Well? 1935 01:48:04,640 --> 01:48:07,120 Speaker 1: I watched the I watched the Sunday Night game kind 1936 01:48:07,160 --> 01:48:09,920 Speaker 1: of in a post operative haze on Monday night, and 1937 01:48:11,560 --> 01:48:13,960 Speaker 1: I just as I watched that game, I was like, whoa, 1938 01:48:14,720 --> 01:48:18,920 Speaker 1: these guys are physical, and then I'm trying to figure out, like, wait, 1939 01:48:19,560 --> 01:48:23,080 Speaker 1: what number is that guy? Who's that guy? Wait? Is 1940 01:48:23,120 --> 01:48:27,479 Speaker 1: that number such and such because it's such a different squad. 1941 01:48:28,280 --> 01:48:30,400 Speaker 1: But the one thing that stood out to me was 1942 01:48:30,520 --> 01:48:34,120 Speaker 1: how physical they played them on both sides of the ball. 1943 01:48:34,160 --> 01:48:36,840 Speaker 1: I mean, they played the Ravens and very rarely you 1944 01:48:36,920 --> 01:48:40,640 Speaker 1: see the Ravens out physical in a game. And I 1945 01:48:40,800 --> 01:48:43,760 Speaker 1: felt like Sunday Night, man, the Patriots took your right 1946 01:48:43,800 --> 01:48:46,200 Speaker 1: to him on both sides of the ball. And a 1947 01:48:46,280 --> 01:48:48,760 Speaker 1: lot of that has to do with with Cam. You know, 1948 01:48:49,000 --> 01:48:53,400 Speaker 1: Cam does just enough throwing the ball that you do 1949 01:48:53,560 --> 01:48:56,160 Speaker 1: still have to respect it, and he runs it so 1950 01:48:56,360 --> 01:49:01,360 Speaker 1: darn well that you absolutely have to respect. And I 1951 01:49:01,479 --> 01:49:03,040 Speaker 1: know it's five years ago, but just to give you 1952 01:49:03,040 --> 01:49:06,840 Speaker 1: an idea of what you're dealing with with Cam, we're 1953 01:49:06,880 --> 01:49:10,280 Speaker 1: playing to Carolina Panthers. Was Week two. We're at their place. 1954 01:49:10,800 --> 01:49:12,280 Speaker 1: It was the year that Cam ended up winning the 1955 01:49:12,360 --> 01:49:14,839 Speaker 1: MVP and we lost that game I think twenty three seventeen. 1956 01:49:15,280 --> 01:49:16,840 Speaker 1: We had a couple of shots at the end zone 1957 01:49:16,840 --> 01:49:20,560 Speaker 1: at the end, but we couldn't pull it off. And 1958 01:49:20,640 --> 01:49:23,479 Speaker 1: then Cam cam and and won fifteen out of sixteen 1959 01:49:24,400 --> 01:49:27,639 Speaker 1: that season. It got to the Super Bowl. Anyways, Cam 1960 01:49:27,760 --> 01:49:30,559 Speaker 1: comes on the field and our defensive backs were kind 1961 01:49:30,560 --> 01:49:33,360 Speaker 1: of jogging down the field just getting loose. And Cam 1962 01:49:33,520 --> 01:49:36,840 Speaker 1: comes on the field and he's got he's got his 1963 01:49:36,920 --> 01:49:41,600 Speaker 1: skull cap on, he's got a Superman under arm or 1964 01:49:41,640 --> 01:49:46,120 Speaker 1: Superman shirt that's kind of spandex tight, and he's got 1965 01:49:46,240 --> 01:49:49,880 Speaker 1: his shoes all spatted up. He's got the high tops on, 1966 01:49:51,160 --> 01:49:53,360 Speaker 1: and he's got his music on. He's got can tell 1967 01:49:53,360 --> 01:49:57,280 Speaker 1: he's got his his air pods on. And he runs 1968 01:49:57,360 --> 01:50:01,479 Speaker 1: by our defensive backs and our defensive backs just watched 1969 01:50:01,560 --> 01:50:05,120 Speaker 1: him with this look of holy cow, like they had 1970 01:50:05,200 --> 01:50:07,439 Speaker 1: no they had never seen him, and so now they've 1971 01:50:07,439 --> 01:50:09,080 Speaker 1: seen him for the first time, and they're like, oh 1972 01:50:09,200 --> 01:50:11,800 Speaker 1: my god, that dude is huge and key and the 1973 01:50:11,920 --> 01:50:13,680 Speaker 1: key is this. The key is this. For those who 1974 01:50:13,720 --> 01:50:16,439 Speaker 1: are listening and not seeing this on YouTube, lease be 1975 01:50:16,479 --> 01:50:19,200 Speaker 1: listening to the podcast. John just was saying that, and 1976 01:50:19,280 --> 01:50:21,800 Speaker 1: as he's saying what the defensive backs were thinking, John 1977 01:50:22,400 --> 01:50:25,080 Speaker 1: kind of instinctually looked up. That's what they were doing. 1978 01:50:25,160 --> 01:50:27,080 Speaker 1: They had to look up at them at cam Newton 1979 01:50:27,280 --> 01:50:29,240 Speaker 1: and most guys do, he looks like a you know, 1980 01:50:29,439 --> 01:50:33,240 Speaker 1: hulking tight end. Yeah. Physically yeah, I mean six six 1981 01:50:33,320 --> 01:50:36,040 Speaker 1: two fifty. You just look at him and you go, 1982 01:50:37,439 --> 01:50:39,559 Speaker 1: I mean, are you playing the right position? I mean, 1983 01:50:39,880 --> 01:50:43,479 Speaker 1: it's just it's amazing to see him up close. The 1984 01:50:43,600 --> 01:50:45,439 Speaker 1: one thing that that really has stood out to me though, 1985 01:50:45,520 --> 01:50:48,040 Speaker 1: from a throwing perspective, is he looks like he's labored 1986 01:50:48,040 --> 01:50:50,640 Speaker 1: when he's throwing. And that was the one thing that 1987 01:50:50,720 --> 01:50:52,800 Speaker 1: I had heard. My family lives in Charlotte, and my 1988 01:50:52,840 --> 01:50:54,400 Speaker 1: brother in law is pretty tight end too. A lot 1989 01:50:54,439 --> 01:50:57,880 Speaker 1: different people and different communities up there, and that was 1990 01:50:58,000 --> 01:51:00,440 Speaker 1: kind of the rumor was that from a throwing perspective, 1991 01:51:00,479 --> 01:51:03,920 Speaker 1: he was probably shot that he just doesn't really have 1992 01:51:04,080 --> 01:51:06,280 Speaker 1: it anymore. He had just taken so many hits over 1993 01:51:06,360 --> 01:51:09,960 Speaker 1: the years that it really had impacted his passing, and 1994 01:51:10,760 --> 01:51:13,160 Speaker 1: I think you're seeing that. I think that's the reason 1995 01:51:13,320 --> 01:51:17,640 Speaker 1: for the three touchdowns and the nine sorry, the seven interceptions. 1996 01:51:18,080 --> 01:51:20,280 Speaker 1: He just kind of looks labored as he's trying to throw. 1997 01:51:20,760 --> 01:51:22,600 Speaker 1: He gonna think over the years, he's probably tried to 1998 01:51:22,720 --> 01:51:25,240 Speaker 1: adapt his throwing motion to deal with all the different 1999 01:51:25,280 --> 01:51:28,360 Speaker 1: injuries and things that he had. So that's that's part 2000 01:51:28,439 --> 01:51:30,920 Speaker 1: of it. But when he's in there and they're playing 2001 01:51:31,000 --> 01:51:34,320 Speaker 1: physical ball. You know that game against the Ravens, that 2002 01:51:34,479 --> 01:51:37,760 Speaker 1: was a that was a Damien Harris game. I mean 2003 01:51:37,880 --> 01:51:39,960 Speaker 1: Camp turned to hand the ball Damien Harris, and Damian 2004 01:51:39,960 --> 01:51:43,080 Speaker 1: Harris was pounding the rock and I mean there were 2005 01:51:43,240 --> 01:51:47,240 Speaker 1: there were seams I mean eight inches wide and Harris 2006 01:51:47,280 --> 01:51:49,719 Speaker 1: would just burst through him and he turned that into 2007 01:51:49,760 --> 01:51:52,720 Speaker 1: an eight to ten yard game. And he did that repeatedly. 2008 01:51:53,360 --> 01:51:55,800 Speaker 1: So this is gonna be a tough ball game because 2009 01:51:55,880 --> 01:51:59,280 Speaker 1: you know that every single ball carrier for the Patriots 2010 01:51:59,800 --> 01:52:01,760 Speaker 1: is going to see the ball in some different kind 2011 01:52:01,800 --> 01:52:04,720 Speaker 1: of way. And the other aspect of it is Drew 2012 01:52:05,640 --> 01:52:08,280 Speaker 1: is Jacoby Myers through one of the touchdown passes. The 2013 01:52:08,360 --> 01:52:12,320 Speaker 1: other night. So the Patriots always pull out a little 2014 01:52:12,360 --> 01:52:16,680 Speaker 1: trick to have when they need a win, and they 2015 01:52:16,760 --> 01:52:19,120 Speaker 1: felt like they need one the other night, and Jacoby 2016 01:52:19,160 --> 01:52:21,280 Speaker 1: Myers through a great throw to Rex birkehead right at 2017 01:52:21,280 --> 01:52:22,920 Speaker 1: the end of the half, and that gave them a 2018 01:52:23,000 --> 01:52:25,519 Speaker 1: huge boost going into the second half to get that win. So, 2019 01:52:26,160 --> 01:52:28,360 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot with the Patriots that you 2020 01:52:28,479 --> 01:52:32,599 Speaker 1: have to just be alert for. And obviously Cam's running, 2021 01:52:32,680 --> 01:52:35,360 Speaker 1: Damian Harris is running, but their trick plays. Man, we 2022 01:52:35,479 --> 01:52:37,240 Speaker 1: better be on pointer. It could be a long day, 2023 01:52:38,000 --> 01:52:40,519 Speaker 1: could be all right, let's talk about some of these 2024 01:52:40,560 --> 01:52:44,120 Speaker 1: silver linings that we mentioned a little earlier. Yeah, it's 2025 01:52:44,280 --> 01:52:46,200 Speaker 1: it's tough when you're in the spot. You know it's 2026 01:52:46,240 --> 01:52:48,840 Speaker 1: and it's not over, but it's just it's rough. On 2027 01:52:48,920 --> 01:52:52,040 Speaker 1: the custom of Thanksgiving and your five games under five hundreds. 2028 01:52:52,080 --> 01:52:54,519 Speaker 1: So what are some things that we've seen this year 2029 01:52:54,600 --> 01:52:58,960 Speaker 1: that we like player wise? Yeah, I'm gonna start. Pharaoh 2030 01:52:59,080 --> 01:53:02,479 Speaker 1: Brown was not really on the mind of anybody in 2031 01:53:02,800 --> 01:53:06,080 Speaker 1: August September coming in. I mean, the tight end position 2032 01:53:06,160 --> 01:53:09,160 Speaker 1: group you thought was overloaded in training camp because he 2033 01:53:09,240 --> 01:53:12,120 Speaker 1: had the two Jordans Aikins and Thomas. You had Darren Fells. 2034 01:53:12,120 --> 01:53:14,519 Speaker 1: He caught you know, seven touchdowns last year, and he 2035 01:53:14,600 --> 01:53:18,920 Speaker 1: still had Colle Wearing right. Well, Thomas gets cut because 2036 01:53:18,920 --> 01:53:21,759 Speaker 1: of that glut there and then Wearing goes on ir. 2037 01:53:21,840 --> 01:53:23,640 Speaker 1: So you basically we're playing with two tight ends, but 2038 01:53:23,720 --> 01:53:26,000 Speaker 1: you need more than two tight ends on game day. 2039 01:53:26,080 --> 01:53:28,960 Speaker 1: So the Texans bring in Faraoh Brown, who'd been with 2040 01:53:29,000 --> 01:53:32,320 Speaker 1: the Raiders, been with the Browns, bounced around, played in Oregon, 2041 01:53:32,760 --> 01:53:35,800 Speaker 1: grew up in Cleveland. Cecil Shorts, the third knows him, 2042 01:53:36,080 --> 01:53:39,519 Speaker 1: knows him pretty well. Farrell Brown has been pretty darn productive. 2043 01:53:39,560 --> 01:53:41,320 Speaker 1: He's brought in as a blocking tight end. He caught 2044 01:53:41,360 --> 01:53:43,840 Speaker 1: a touchdown last week in his hometown. He caught that 2045 01:53:44,000 --> 01:53:48,160 Speaker 1: pass before the bomb touchdown the week before in Jacksonville. 2046 01:53:48,200 --> 01:53:50,800 Speaker 1: So he's done some nice things. He's he's a guy 2047 01:53:50,960 --> 01:53:53,599 Speaker 1: that you could see him maybe sticking around and doing 2048 01:53:53,720 --> 01:53:55,800 Speaker 1: something if the Texans want to want to do so. 2049 01:53:56,000 --> 01:53:59,600 Speaker 1: And I think that's been one small silver lining. He 2050 01:53:59,720 --> 01:54:02,360 Speaker 1: seemed like a guy who can help your offense get 2051 01:54:02,400 --> 01:54:06,559 Speaker 1: better and help your offense win. He when I saw 2052 01:54:06,680 --> 01:54:09,280 Speaker 1: him in college, Drew he went to Oregon. He was 2053 01:54:09,360 --> 01:54:11,280 Speaker 1: his town and a guy as I can remember seeing 2054 01:54:11,439 --> 01:54:14,200 Speaker 1: the tight end position. But he had a pretty bad 2055 01:54:14,240 --> 01:54:16,400 Speaker 1: injury and that really kind of set him back. And 2056 01:54:16,720 --> 01:54:18,840 Speaker 1: time out, time out, time out. You say pretty bad. 2057 01:54:19,439 --> 01:54:22,240 Speaker 1: They might have had to have amputate his leg. I mean, 2058 01:54:22,320 --> 01:54:24,240 Speaker 1: he he had a weird you know, there was some 2059 01:54:24,320 --> 01:54:27,519 Speaker 1: stuff going on in Utah when Oregon was played, so 2060 01:54:27,760 --> 01:54:30,080 Speaker 1: it took a while for him to rehab and that 2061 01:54:30,280 --> 01:54:34,080 Speaker 1: scared a lot of teams, understandably so. But right, pretty 2062 01:54:34,080 --> 01:54:36,360 Speaker 1: bad and he's only under contract. He's gonna be a 2063 01:54:36,440 --> 01:54:40,600 Speaker 1: restricted free agent. But yeah, that Sorry I interrupted him. No, 2064 01:54:40,800 --> 01:54:42,360 Speaker 1: I mean, but but you hit on it. You know, 2065 01:54:42,360 --> 01:54:44,040 Speaker 1: I didn't want to. I didn't want to downplay the 2066 01:54:44,120 --> 01:54:46,640 Speaker 1: significance of it, because I do think it's part of 2067 01:54:46,680 --> 01:54:49,320 Speaker 1: the reason why it maybe has taken him a little 2068 01:54:49,320 --> 01:54:52,520 Speaker 1: while to stick, that he just might not be all 2069 01:54:52,560 --> 01:54:55,200 Speaker 1: the way back to what he feels like is his 2070 01:54:55,360 --> 01:54:58,840 Speaker 1: normal self. So I think that's that's going to be 2071 01:54:59,280 --> 01:55:01,720 Speaker 1: something that when you look at this tight end position, 2072 01:55:01,800 --> 01:55:03,600 Speaker 1: it's not as if the tight end it's not as 2073 01:55:03,640 --> 01:55:06,600 Speaker 1: if the Texas of lack for tight ends in the 2074 01:55:06,680 --> 01:55:08,920 Speaker 1: last how many every years, I mean, they've gotten really 2075 01:55:09,000 --> 01:55:10,920 Speaker 1: good play out of the tight ends. I think the 2076 01:55:11,040 --> 01:55:13,640 Speaker 1: last few years now that's not a Kelsey or a 2077 01:55:13,760 --> 01:55:17,160 Speaker 1: George Kittle, But across the board, you've gotten pretty quality 2078 01:55:17,240 --> 01:55:19,760 Speaker 1: play all throughout the position, not just one guy at 2079 01:55:19,800 --> 01:55:23,000 Speaker 1: the position. I would say it's silver lining for me. 2080 01:55:23,120 --> 01:55:26,560 Speaker 1: Drew Now, I felt like early on in the season 2081 01:55:26,600 --> 01:55:29,280 Speaker 1: he was trying to do too much, and I felt 2082 01:55:29,320 --> 01:55:31,920 Speaker 1: like that was kind of showing in his play. But 2083 01:55:32,000 --> 01:55:34,160 Speaker 1: I think once he settled in, he started just doing 2084 01:55:34,280 --> 01:55:37,920 Speaker 1: his job and just reading his keys and not trying 2085 01:55:37,960 --> 01:55:40,600 Speaker 1: to do too much, his play got better than that. 2086 01:55:40,720 --> 01:55:43,960 Speaker 1: Zach Cuttingham, Zach cutting him. To me, the last probably 2087 01:55:44,000 --> 01:55:46,760 Speaker 1: four or five weeks, it hasn't been perfect. You know, 2088 01:55:46,840 --> 01:55:50,760 Speaker 1: he's missed the tackle here there, but he's in places 2089 01:55:50,840 --> 01:55:53,920 Speaker 1: where you don't even think there's a place and you 2090 01:55:54,000 --> 01:55:56,720 Speaker 1: see him pop out and make a play and you're like, whoa, 2091 01:55:56,880 --> 01:55:58,680 Speaker 1: you rewind it. You're like, where did he come from? 2092 01:55:58,760 --> 01:56:01,600 Speaker 1: On that? Wait? He came from a totally different angle 2093 01:56:01,640 --> 01:56:03,600 Speaker 1: he was supposed to come from and he made a tackle. 2094 01:56:04,120 --> 01:56:07,800 Speaker 1: So to me, Zach Cuttingham, and I think I want 2095 01:56:07,800 --> 01:56:09,800 Speaker 1: to say Lee's AFC and tackles. He might lead the 2096 01:56:09,920 --> 01:56:12,480 Speaker 1: NFL and tackles at this point, but he gets to 2097 01:56:12,560 --> 01:56:16,480 Speaker 1: the ball in such a hurry. And I think also 2098 01:56:16,560 --> 01:56:18,800 Speaker 1: to go along with that, Terrell Adams being a guy 2099 01:56:18,920 --> 01:56:21,040 Speaker 1: that take him I was going to throw him in. Yeah, 2100 01:56:21,040 --> 01:56:22,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean you can speak to that Drew, 2101 01:56:22,680 --> 01:56:25,240 Speaker 1: but I mean just from Zach Cuttingham and what I 2102 01:56:25,360 --> 01:56:27,800 Speaker 1: think he's done after losing but Ardert McKinney, you know, 2103 01:56:27,840 --> 01:56:30,760 Speaker 1: the guy that's kind of the soul your defense to 2104 01:56:30,880 --> 01:56:33,720 Speaker 1: have to have Zach step up and just start making 2105 01:56:33,840 --> 01:56:36,839 Speaker 1: plays once he realized he didn't have to do everything. 2106 01:56:37,520 --> 01:56:39,800 Speaker 1: Once he realized that and he just started locking in 2107 01:56:39,920 --> 01:56:42,640 Speaker 1: on his keys and just playing ball. He really, I 2108 01:56:42,760 --> 01:56:46,040 Speaker 1: think has turned into a really good season in twenty twenty. 2109 01:56:46,440 --> 01:56:49,040 Speaker 1: Still got seven games ago, John He's already had he 2110 01:56:49,080 --> 01:56:52,880 Speaker 1: already has ninety two tackles. So he only he and 2111 01:56:52,960 --> 01:56:57,000 Speaker 1: Damiko Ryan's in Frank's history of started the season through 2112 01:56:57,080 --> 01:56:59,960 Speaker 1: nine games with eighty tackles or more in each of them. 2113 01:57:00,120 --> 01:57:03,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he's he's really so housible. Yeah, Ty Adams, 2114 01:57:03,400 --> 01:57:06,120 Speaker 1: that guy, he was always solid and above average on 2115 01:57:06,280 --> 01:57:08,920 Speaker 1: special teams and just couldn't crack into the linebacker rotation 2116 01:57:08,960 --> 01:57:11,920 Speaker 1: because of you know what McKinney and Cunningham were basically doing. 2117 01:57:12,040 --> 01:57:14,520 Speaker 1: But he got his opportunity. He seized it. He is 2118 01:57:14,600 --> 01:57:17,520 Speaker 1: making the most of it. He's playing pretty well, kind 2119 01:57:17,520 --> 01:57:20,320 Speaker 1: of comes up with double digit tackles just about every week. 2120 01:57:20,360 --> 01:57:21,960 Speaker 1: He's always up there at the top of the tackle 2121 01:57:22,120 --> 01:57:25,320 Speaker 1: leaderboard with Cunningham just about every week. He's done a 2122 01:57:25,360 --> 01:57:27,360 Speaker 1: solid job. I'd like what I've seen from him, and 2123 01:57:27,840 --> 01:57:29,760 Speaker 1: you know, maybe we'll see more of him in the 2124 01:57:29,840 --> 01:57:32,040 Speaker 1: years to come. All Right, we did it. We made 2125 01:57:32,080 --> 01:57:35,640 Speaker 1: it through these two hours. Yes, thank you so much 2126 01:57:35,720 --> 01:57:38,839 Speaker 1: for being with me. A big thanks to Bob Socy, 2127 01:57:39,000 --> 01:57:42,440 Speaker 1: Megan O'Brien, both of the Patriots, Mark Vandomur, Deepcid, of course, 2128 01:57:42,880 --> 01:57:46,280 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty, to all my guys back at Sports Radio 2129 01:57:46,360 --> 01:57:48,400 Speaker 1: six ten for taking care of us and making sure 2130 01:57:48,440 --> 01:57:50,960 Speaker 1: we stand there, and mostly you guys for listening. Thank 2131 01:57:51,000 --> 01:57:53,000 Speaker 1: you so much. We'll see him everybody, and as always, 2132 01:57:53,000 --> 01:57:59,440 Speaker 1: go Texans. 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