1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:01,200 Speaker 1: What's happening? Everybody. 2 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 2: Welcome into a Friday edition of Texans All Access. You 3 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 2: get ready for the weekend. Well, for some of you, 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 2: I guess the weekend's already started. Not for me, John 5 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 2: Harris Football and All Sideline Reporter. I'm hosting radio. But 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 2: you know what, that's cool. That's that's what I do. 7 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: So we got radio for you for the next hour, 8 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: Texans Style, and we're gonna hear from a. 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: Lot of Texans tonight. 10 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 2: This is one of those shows where we talked about 11 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: at the beginning of the week. We had media days 12 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: all Monday, so we had thirty interviews on Monday. So 13 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 2: let's play him for you. So we've got a little 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: Thomas Booker the fourth. We've got Alex Bachman, who you 15 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: will absolutely enjoy. We got motor Devin Singletary is the 16 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 2: first time to talk to him. Tell you a little 17 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: story about him a little bit later on. But we're 18 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: gonna kick off tonight's show with a guy that's going 19 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: into his third year with the Texans. Drafted on Day 20 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: three of twenty twenty one, a lot of people scrambling 21 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: to figure out who Roy Lopez Junior was, but in 22 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: the city of Houston. 23 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: That name traveled quickly. 24 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: There's a lot of excitement about Roy Lopez. 25 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: He played up two in twenty twenty one. 26 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: She started twenty twenty two, wasn't quite there the second 27 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 2: half of the year. After he had not started for 28 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: a few games. Boy, the light really, I thought went 29 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 2: on for him. Now there's a big battle at defensive tackle, 30 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 2: a big one. There are a lot of guys. When 31 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 2: you add in Ridgeway and you added Rankins to the 32 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 2: group that was here last year. Boy, it's going to 33 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 2: be a really tough nut to crack for these defensive linemen. 34 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 2: But Roy came back this year. Body is just an 35 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: incredible shape. His mind is where you want it to be. 36 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 2: Going into this third year. He feels refreshed and he 37 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: is excited about what is going on with this team. 38 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 2: So let's get to it. Mark vandermiir Me, John Harris 39 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 2: and Roy Lopez chopping it up on a Friday. 40 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 3: Let's go joining us now on the Hundai Texans radio studio. 41 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: It's Roy Lopez. How's it going right? 42 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 4: It's going good. 43 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 3: Great to see you all right. So you're one of 44 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 3: the true veterans on this team, and I feel like 45 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 3: you got here ten minutes ago. So how does it 46 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 3: feel to you going into year three? 47 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 4: It's awesome. 48 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 5: It's exciting, just trying to grow and been the same 49 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 5: thing since I got here, but just trying to improve 50 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 5: every which way I can, trying to learn from everybody 51 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 5: and take bits and pieces. So it's exciting, though, you know, 52 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 5: you understand why everybody's so excited, you know, because it's 53 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 5: every day everybody walks in here with the with a 54 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 5: smile on their face. 55 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 4: But we understand, you know, the mission's got to get done. 56 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 3: So Okay, I want to zone in on that for 57 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 3: a moment because we've heard that from numerous guys about 58 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 3: the energy, the vibe. Can you speak to that a 59 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 3: little bit more. Not to downgrade or degrade anything that's 60 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 3: happened in the past here, but what is this like 61 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 3: this regime? 62 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's just you know, everybody's excited. Like I keep saying, 63 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 5: everybody's just excited because you look around, You're like, okay, we're. 64 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 4: Kind of stacked right now, you know, and it's something 65 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 4: to look forward to. 66 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: You know. 67 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 5: You just look around you see all these players, and 68 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 5: then everybody's making plays and and but flying around and 69 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 5: happy for each other, you know. I think that's the 70 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 5: biggest thing is is you look at our film and 71 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 5: everybody's celebrating. 72 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 4: Everybody's you know, competing, but healthy competing, you know. 73 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 5: And it's come to the point where, you know, you 74 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 5: look back on everything, You're like, man, you know, it's 75 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 5: come a long way, you know. But it's fun to 76 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 5: be here. It's it's fun to be on this team, 77 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 5: fun to be on this d line. So just looking 78 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 5: to grow. 79 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: Let's focus on you for a second. 80 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 2: Roy Lopez wearing number seventy nine first OTAs walking into building. 81 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: I don't know if you've ever been to Houston at 82 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 2: that point, Roy Lopez sitting here today, How are those 83 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: two different? 84 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 5: Just not too much, to be honest, besides of the 85 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 5: work and everything I've learned along the way, But as 86 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 5: far as being the same and being different, my mindset 87 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 5: is still the same. I'm still walking in here as 88 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 5: a six round pick, still tucking in as a guy 89 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 5: that has to prove himself every day, and that'll never change, 90 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 5: you know. And that's been my process my whole career 91 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 5: since elementary school, you know, So just always proving yourself 92 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 5: every day and connecting with the guys is something that 93 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 5: you know, I've I've been able to create relationships that 94 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 5: I'll have for the rest of my life, you know. 95 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 4: So it's been great. But just to be able to grow. 96 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 5: I've learned so much these first two years about football myself. 97 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 5: Like it's it's crazy when you understand the difference that 98 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 5: playing time and being a vet can you know do 99 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 5: to you? 100 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: So Roy Lopez with us, how is this system different 101 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 3: for what you do? 102 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's They're known for their D line, you know, 103 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 5: you watch you watch Niners. Their front seven is amazing, 104 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 5: you know, and that's just because they play like their 105 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 5: hair is on fire, you know. So that's something that 106 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 5: we watch past defenses with this scheme, and that's what 107 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 5: they do. They get off the ball, they get off 108 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 5: the rock, they penetrate and look to make plays, you know. 109 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 5: So that's the biggest thing. You see guys you know, 110 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 5: go from one system to the other. Example Javon Hargrave 111 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 5: from Philly to sanfran You know, all he's doing is 112 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 5: just creat have it. 113 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: You know. 114 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 4: So he's gonna be able to instill that over there. 115 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 5: And we get a guy like Sheldon to come out 116 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 5: here and you know, he's playing the system before and 117 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 5: Malie Collins and you see these guys compete every rep 118 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 5: at practice. It's something that you know, it's being instilled 119 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 5: in us every day, and so it's just something growing, 120 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 5: something to be excited about. 121 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 4: Attack. 122 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 2: So Royce a defensive lineman there. I mean, I think 123 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: probably fans talk about it. You know, you can probably 124 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: eat whatever you want, you know, just kind of beef 125 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: up and be beef and all that. But one thing 126 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 2: I said to Mark the other day was, and I 127 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 2: hope this comes out the right way your body is 128 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: transformed since you've been here. 129 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: Hey, why was that or he was that a goal? 130 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: And b why was that a goal for you to 131 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: sort of transform your body to get it to where 132 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 2: it is today because you're leading fighting machine. Not that 133 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 2: you were fat when you got here, but there's there's 134 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: a difference in your body sculpture now than what it was. 135 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, just kind of listening to everybody around me, you know, 136 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 5: the bests. I've been here for a long time and 137 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 5: been the lead a long time. They kind of expressed 138 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 5: the importance of taking care of your body, changing your 139 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 5: body composition and everything like that. Just trying to trim 140 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 5: the fat. Being as fast as you can, explosive as 141 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 5: you can. So I think that was just the goal. 142 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 5: And uh, just trying to grow speed, foot speed, everything, 143 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 5: and you know this this game is played at a 144 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 5: very fast pace, you know, and being in shape and 145 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 5: and you know, you can't just keep tapping your helmet 146 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 5: to come off the field and you got to stay 147 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 5: in there, so you got to be in shape. And 148 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 5: just being able to growing out here in this humidity. 149 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 5: You know, it's not that hard, you know, to sweat 150 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 5: off some fat. So but that's that's the biggest thing. 151 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 5: Is just I just grew up, you know, and change 152 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,119 Speaker 5: the way I eat, changed the way I trained. 153 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 4: Everything like that. 154 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: So throughout your career, all off season training camp, the 155 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 3: majority of reps are against your own team. So what 156 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 3: is it like going up against the new Texans offense? 157 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 3: What can you tell us about that? 158 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, playing against playing us the guards we got with 159 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 5: Shaq Mason and and Ken Young Green. You see a 160 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 5: vet and you see a young guy and it's like, 161 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 5: you know, but they're they're both very very smart defense 162 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 5: i mean offensive linemen, and they understand their strengths and 163 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 5: they play to them, you know, and being able to 164 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 5: have shake Shack Mason, you know, go against Shack Mason. 165 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 5: It's like, man, you see this kind of film for years, 166 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 5: you know, and it's like it's crazy to line up 167 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 5: across fro him. You know, he does little vet things 168 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 5: and I look at him and laugh and he'll laugh, 169 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 5: you know because we understand, like, okay, you got me 170 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 5: that rep, you know, and it's just you know, line 171 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 5: back up, and it's a competitive like healthy competitiveness that 172 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 5: we've built that Okay, if you give me, I'm gonna 173 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 5: laugh at you, but we're gonna line it up again, 174 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 5: you know. And that's the biggest thing that I've taken 175 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 5: away from going against these guys and being able to 176 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 5: see Ty this and LT go out it again another 177 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 5: season is some of the that's probably the best tackle 178 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 5: do in the league, you know. So there's nothing more 179 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 5: fun to watching those two guys. 180 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: Roy when we used to talk to It's funny when 181 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 2: deandreer Hopkins used to be a Texan here, we would 182 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 2: ask him, hey, who who do you talk to? You 183 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: know when you come back to the sidelines, And he 184 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 2: made a comment with time about the first person that 185 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 2: he would talk to me. 186 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: And he came back to the sidelines. 187 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 2: Was Jonathan Joseph A like, well, why would why did 188 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 2: receiver go talk to Do you like that's the first 189 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 2: guy because JJ would be that guy to give him 190 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 2: kind of that that knowledge. Do you guys as defensive 191 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 2: lineman kind of share with the offensive line you talked 192 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: about Jack Mason? Do you guys I don't know whether 193 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 2: to dinner or not, but just kind of walk over 194 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 2: the sideline and say, hey, what are you trying to 195 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 2: do to me on that particular rep Do you guys 196 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 2: kind of have a relationship like that with the offensive 197 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: line where you guys are kind of sharing some of 198 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 2: those notes every day. 199 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 5: Every day we're in the cafeteria and we'll have to practice. 200 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 5: We'll go eat and and well, what. 201 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 4: Do you see? 202 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 5: Why you why are you setting me like that? What 203 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 5: do you what are you trying to take away? What's 204 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 5: your what's your thought process? Why is this not working 205 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 5: when I do this? 206 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 4: You know? 207 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 5: Stuff like that. And then same same for them. You 208 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,839 Speaker 5: know what'd you see? Was I leaning like give it away? 209 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 4: What? What's what's making you do those moves? 210 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: You know? 211 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 4: And so. 212 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 5: Just literally trying to be as good as we can 213 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 5: and for for the purpose of the team, but individually 214 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 5: just trying to you know, like I said, it's stacked rosters, 215 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 5: so pull your weight, you know, because there's there's ball 216 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 5: players all around this field. 217 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 4: Now and it's something that again, it's so fun to 218 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 4: be a part of. You know. 219 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 3: So, Roy, how have you grown with Houston? How have 220 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 3: you assimilated into the city in the last couple of years. 221 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 4: It's been amazing, you know. 222 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 5: That's probably one of my favorite things about being here 223 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 5: is uh just I've done so many different events and 224 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 5: got to meet so many people and uh, the rodeos 225 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 5: out here, that was cool. I got to meet Cody 226 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 5: Johnson this offseason. That was sick. You know, I still 227 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 5: smile about it. I'm gonna go see him again in 228 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 5: a couple of weeks just because I love Cody. But 229 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 5: has been amazing, especially coming from Hispanic background. 230 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 4: Is out here. 231 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 5: I didn't know there were so many And then in 232 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 5: being able to go to these events and and see 233 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 5: little kids and you know, they say my name and 234 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 5: it's like you know who I am? 235 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 4: You know, it's crazy, and you. 236 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 5: Know, I do book readings and and you look out 237 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 5: to to the to the kids and they literally they 238 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 5: could care less about what words you're saying. You know, 239 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 5: they're just infatuated with the jersey you're wearing and everything 240 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 5: like that. So just being able to to, you know, 241 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 5: be the kid with them, you know. And and again, 242 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 5: I grew up around the game, family, football coaches, and 243 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 5: and everything was just I was always a kid looking 244 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 5: up to high school football players, you know, and to 245 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 5: become full circle now it's like, you know, I'm sitting 246 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 5: here talking to high school football players. You know, they're 247 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 5: staring at me, you know, bright eyed. It's it's amazing. 248 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: How's your pops? Family? 249 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 4: They're amazing excited. 250 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 2: He's every game is I think he beats me to 251 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 2: the game, which beats us. I mean, it's nuts, but 252 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 2: he's there every single game. 253 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 5: He's the first one at the gate as soon as 254 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 5: it opens, he walks in. He doesn't want to miss 255 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 5: my pregame warm up to been that way since I've 256 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 5: been in college. And he, uh, he can't sit still. 257 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 5: My mom's the same way. They can't sit still, my sisters. 258 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 5: But it's something that I don't take for granted. It's 259 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 5: something that all of my teammates have expressed to me, like, man, 260 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 5: you're blessed man's uh, that's not normal, you know. And 261 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 5: then it's something I hold very close to my heart 262 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 5: and thank you for noticing it and bringing up. 263 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 2: I don't know who gets to the stadium earlier, but 264 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 2: they get to the stadium at the same time. Your 265 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 2: dad and stings dad, mom and dad. I'm like, they're 266 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 2: they're in the stadium before anybody. Like when I'm doing 267 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 2: my mic check, I look up and I'm like, okay, 268 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 2: there's Roy's family and there's things like they're there before that. 269 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 2: I look, does he ever get do they give you 270 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 2: like notes like hey, I watched you pregame, you look 271 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 2: a little slow, or did you give you like those things? 272 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: There is you wait for after the game that. 273 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 5: I'll go do my warm up and I'll come, you know, 274 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 5: give him a dad and give them a hug. And 275 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 5: he never says slow. I don't think he tries to 276 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 5: put that in my head. 277 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: You know. 278 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 5: He's like, you look explosive, you look fast, you look good, 279 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. How's how's your feet, how's 280 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 5: your hands? How you feel good? You feel yeah? And 281 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 5: then I'll get into the locker room about ten minutes 282 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 5: go by, and then like I say, he can't sit 283 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 5: still right, so he'll text me and it's uh, my 284 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 5: dad takes funny too. He does a lot of spaces, apostrophes, eboji, 285 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 5: you know exactly. 286 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 4: But he's fired up. 287 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: You know. 288 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 4: You can feel it, you know. 289 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 5: And I get the same for my feels, my uncles, 290 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 5: my mom, my sister. I get text from everybody, and 291 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 5: it's something that, trust me, I don't take for granted. 292 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 5: I love it so much every single Sunday. And you 293 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 5: can feel the energy through their text message because they 294 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 5: they can't express any other way, you know, So it's, uh, 295 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 5: I love it. 296 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 3: What are you doing with the break between any camp 297 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 3: and training camp? 298 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 5: We'll go home, like I said Cody Johnson, I think 299 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 5: that's next week. But and after that, lock in, uh 300 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 5: train at home and get ready to probably come out 301 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 5: here a week early before camp and. 302 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 4: Acclimate to the weather again. 303 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 5: But just mentally prepared mentally, get myself ready physically as well. 304 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,679 Speaker 4: But you know, it's a that's another thing I've learned. 305 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 4: It's a long season. 306 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 5: It's something that you know, you got to progress throughout, 307 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 5: you know, and it's not to peak in camp, not 308 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 5: to peak in week one, week two. 309 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 4: You know, it's it's a long season. 310 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 5: It's something you got to grow throughout the year and 311 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 5: stay healthy, take care of your body. So I have 312 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 5: my routine down, but looking to grow on the routine 313 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 5: and make sure that it's you know, setting stone by 314 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 5: the time camp comes around. 315 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 2: So once you're out of Houston and look any Arizonas, 316 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 2: don't walk in the park because you're talking triple. 317 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: Digits, but that humidity is a little different. 318 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 2: So how do you how do you kind of go 319 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 2: through the acclimation process right when you're working out, Do 320 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: you like turn the air conditioning off and just work 321 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 2: in your garage that gives you a little bit of 322 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 2: a handle on or how do you accumate aclim acclimate 323 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 2: as you go. 324 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 5: As as when I'm home, I kind of just I'll 325 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 5: train with a hoodie on or one of these the 326 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 5: sweat sweat jacket on or saunas or stuff like that. 327 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 5: There's a lot of wrestling rooms in Arizona that got 328 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 5: the heater on. You know, that's a that's a wrestling thing. 329 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 5: But yeah, thing, but there's really nothing to prepare too. 330 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,599 Speaker 4: Much for it, you know, it's ridiculous. 331 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 2: How do you talk to the guys about it and 332 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 2: they've been through it because there's got to be some 333 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 2: guys in your room, Like we were talking to us 334 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 2: earlier and he's like, oh my god, like yeah, you know, 335 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 2: how do you warn people like that? 336 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 5: So my locker is next to Dylan Horton, right, so 337 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 5: I'm telling them like, hey, man, I know you're fit 338 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 5: and good right now, but i'd let you know camp 339 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 5: is camp is crazy, you know, and to prepare yourself, 340 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 5: prepare your. 341 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 4: Feet, your hands, hydrate your food. 342 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 5: You're like, that's when routine comes into play because you'll 343 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 5: feel it if you don't prepare your body, you know. 344 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 4: And then that's the biggest thing. I say. 345 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 5: My other the guy next to Dylan is Ali Gay, 346 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 5: you know. Being able to tell him is like he's 347 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 5: he's listening. He's like, you know, and they played ball 348 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 5: in Louisiana and he and Dylan played in Texas already. 349 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 5: But I'm telling Miam, telling you guys like, this is 350 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 5: this is and it's camp, you know. So every rep 351 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 5: you're giving everything you got and it's a dog fight, 352 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 5: you know. So that's another thing that the ads on 353 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 5: top of his you're so locked in on every rep, 354 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 5: So that just adds to the heat. 355 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 3: The eye in the sky is always watching too, never lies. 356 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 2: There no temperature gauge on that thing. You don't even know, 357 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 2: you're just watching. 358 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 4: No matter, it doesn't matter the temperature. The play is 359 00:14:58,120 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 4: going to go on. 360 00:14:58,680 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 3: So right back to a lot. 361 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 4: Luck to you, yes, sir, thank you. 362 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 2: I love that Roy was really excited and honored that 363 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 2: I asked about his dad. 364 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: But it's really true. 365 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 2: His dad, his family, the Lopez family, and the Stingley 366 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 2: family get there about what we do when I go 367 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 2: out for my walk before the game, where I walk 368 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 2: up the sideline, I test my microphone, all that kind 369 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 2: of stuff. As I said, I see them, I see 370 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 2: Roy's family, I see Sting's family, and they are there 371 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 2: two plus hours before the game. I mean, it's really 372 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: impressive and very very cool and on Father's. 373 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: Day, well Sunday, but you get the point. Father's dad. 374 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: It's really cool. So I think Roy appreciated that. 375 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 2: I appreciate it talking about his pops because I know 376 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 2: I got a great article coming up on Sunday about 377 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 2: my dad, a story that I can tell. I love 378 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 2: telling stories about my pops. A lot of people know 379 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 2: him here in the Houston area. Coach to Lamarket Slidated 380 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 2: and then he went to Kempner for a while. So 381 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 2: happy Father's Day if I fail to say it on Friday, 382 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 2: obviously to my pops, all you fathers out there, it's 383 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 2: a great weekend. Hopefully you guys get a chance to 384 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 2: kick back and enjoy a little bit of what you deserve. 385 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: And moms too. 386 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 2: Moms should celebrate every weekend, not just Mother's Day. They 387 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 2: should celebrate. 388 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: Every weekend as well. 389 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 2: Now we're gonna celebrate Devin Singletary because he is up 390 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 2: next the newest text and when he's one of the 391 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 2: newest Texans coming in to compliment Damian Pierce. I think 392 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:20,479 Speaker 2: this is gonna be a fun duo of Devin Singletary 393 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 2: and Damian Pierce. Will talk to Singletary next right here 394 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 2: in Texans All Access. 395 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: Appreciate you being with me on a Friday. 396 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 2: John Harris Football and a sideline reporter on Dexans All 397 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 2: Acts says, with a great time talking with Roy Lopez 398 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 2: Junior in our first segment. Now it's time to talk 399 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 2: for the first time with our guy, Devin Singletary. Back 400 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 2: in the off season, I was doing position breakdowns of 401 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 2: each position here's what Texas having the roster he was 402 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 2: coming back. 403 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: Here the guys they lost or hadn't resigned. 404 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 2: Here are draft picks they could potentially look at, and 405 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 2: here free agents they could potentially look at, and at 406 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 2: running back. 407 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: I came up with four of them. 408 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 2: Devin Singletary was one of those guys, and I just 409 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 2: felt like he would be the perfect compliment to Damian Pierce. 410 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 2: They aren't the same size, they are not the same style, 411 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 2: but they both can get the ball the backfield. They 412 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:13,879 Speaker 2: both hurt defenses in different ways, and. 413 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: He's been doing it for the Buffalo Bills for a while. 414 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 2: While he's with the Buffalo Bills, my man Salla Capacio 415 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 2: was a huge fan of his, and right after Devin 416 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 2: sign of the Texans, I just got a text him, Sal. 417 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:28,120 Speaker 1: You guys will love motor. He's awesome. 418 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 2: So before we started this interview, we were telling we're 419 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 2: talking to Devon and I forgot about that. I said, oh, man, 420 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 2: my man Salacapaccio, solid reporter for the Bills, and he goes, man, 421 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 2: I love sal and I said, well, you're gonna love us. 422 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 2: Then we loved us some Devin Singletary, So let's talk 423 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:45,120 Speaker 2: to him right now, mark me, Devin, let's roll. 424 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 3: All right, I'm very happy to announce we have Devin 425 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 3: Singletary and studio. Welcome to Houston. How's it going, Man, 426 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 3: it's going, will going? 427 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 6: Will Man? 428 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: All right? 429 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 3: So I see in that offense. How does this offense 430 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 3: fit what you do? 431 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: Oh? 432 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 6: Man, I think it's I think it's perfect. 433 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 4: You know. 434 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 7: I like to look at myself as a slasher, and 435 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 7: that's the type of backs you know that's been in 436 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 7: this offense? 437 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 4: Is it slasher? 438 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 7: So I think it's perfect in catching out the backfield. 439 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 7: It gives you a lot of opportunity to do that 440 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 7: in this offense, and I've done that a lot over 441 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 7: the past few years. 442 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 6: So I think it's perfect. 443 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 3: I always thought, though, you need the ball more out 444 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 3: of the backfield as a receiver in Buffalo. Now that 445 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 3: you're gone, I can say that. 446 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, in the playoff game, where like, are they going 447 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 2: to realize that if they give the ball to twenty six, 448 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 2: we're in trouble like that that could be trouble if 449 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 2: they keep giving it to him. And then they stopped, thankfully, 450 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 2: and we're able to get back in that playoff game 451 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 2: for sure. But but Mark's right, that part of the offense, 452 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 2: Devin catching the football. 453 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 1: You know, NFAU scored. 454 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 2: I think when you scored like thirty two touchdown thirty 455 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 2: two rushing touchdowns. How much of the passing game were 456 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 2: you a part of there? And how much has that part. 457 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: Of your game evolved as you've been in the game. 458 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 7: Man, So I FAU Man Coach Kiffin, especially like my 459 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 7: last two years, it wasn't big on running backs, you know, 460 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 7: catching out the back right. We had a few screens 461 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 7: here and there, but it wasn't emphasized as running backs 462 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 7: catching out the right. Then when I got to Buffalo, 463 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 7: you know, it was a lot of that, right. So 464 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 7: I have plenty of time to grow, still growing in it. 465 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 7: But that's that's when I was able to take my 466 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 7: game to the next level. 467 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 3: All Right, I'm not gonna talk Canes here, Johnny, but 468 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 3: Ken Dorsey, what was it like working for him as 469 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 3: the offensive coordinator? 470 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, man, it was it was fun. 471 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 8: Man. 472 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 7: Coach Coach Dorset's man, a smart guy, great energy every day. 473 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 7: Very competitive, I'll say that. Very competitive. We all saw 474 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 7: the video right right, very very competitive. But but I 475 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 7: have fun, you know, playing his offense. 476 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 6: It was fun. 477 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 3: All right, let's talk about Damian Pierce. What are you 478 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 3: seeing from him entering year two. What's it like to 479 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 3: be around him, and what do you observe and his style? 480 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 4: Man? 481 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 7: Uh, First off, I'm gonna say his energy that he 482 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 7: brings day in and day out. Man, You could you 483 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 7: could tell he's a dog. And then just being up 484 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 7: close up and close and personal seeing them work, man, Man, 485 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 7: he brings it every day. We know he's gonna be 486 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 7: a bruiser, but he doesn't want to just be labeled. 487 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 7: You could see him working on all the small things, 488 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 7: catching out the backfield, past pro you know, whatever it 489 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 7: may be. He's trying to better his game, so you 490 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 7: could you could tell his home gry to be even 491 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 7: better than he was last year. 492 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 2: Devin, this is maybe it's the simplest question I could 493 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 2: ask you, maybe with the most difficult answer for you, 494 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 2: But why Houston? What made the most sense to you 495 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 2: about you picking Houston to come here and play for 496 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 2: the Texans in twenty twenty three? 497 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: Yeah? 498 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 7: Man, So so when I came here on a visit, 499 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 7: you know, I gotta gotta meet coach the Miko and 500 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 7: some of the other coaches that just the energy that 501 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 7: I felt when I was around the building. 502 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 6: It was I'm big on energy. 503 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 7: It was a lot of good energy, and I like, 504 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,479 Speaker 7: I like what coach slow brains, you know, coming from 505 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 7: San fran You know that that type of offense. You know, 506 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 7: he's gonna put his own twist on it. I was 507 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 7: thinking about that and then I don't know, some in 508 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 7: my heart, some in my gut. I'm a guy that 509 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 7: likes to follow his gut. It was like, this is 510 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 7: the place I need to be, This is the place 511 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 7: for me. 512 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, all right, I have to ask a weather question 513 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 3: because I do this with all the South Florida guys. 514 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 3: We got a lot of them, the South Florida heat 515 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 3: and humidity versus Houston, and we haven't quite baked yet, 516 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 3: but we're getting there. What do you think so far? 517 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 7: Man, I would say, already it's totally total, and they 518 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 7: keep telling me it's gonna get hotter. 519 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 6: So I don't know. Houston might have us when it 520 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 6: comes to that real. 521 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 2: So I mentioned we do have a lot of South 522 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 2: Florida guys. So why, Devin, what is it about South Florida? 523 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,439 Speaker 2: Like why do so many players come out of that area? 524 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 2: Miami Core Gables. I mean all of for Lauderdale, I 525 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 2: mean all the different places that you can I mean 526 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 2: there are so many players that come out of there. 527 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 2: Why is that, in your opinion, you've played down there, 528 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 2: you play collegeball down there. Why is that area producing 529 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 2: and produces so many players? 530 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 6: Man, it's something they put in the water. 531 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 7: No, no, I'm flaying, but it's just man, you could 532 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 7: play football year round down there. 533 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 6: It's very big, very competitive. From a young age. 534 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 7: I could just remember from being five and four years old, 535 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 7: like we took it serious. 536 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: Like you were playing Pop Warner four and five years old. 537 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 6: Yes, we took it serious. 538 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 7: Like even on the off season, we're working out, we're 539 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:12,360 Speaker 7: with each other, we're on that grind. So I think 540 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 7: that's that's the biggest thing, just how serious we take 541 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 7: it down there. 542 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 3: Delray Beach. Yeah, that's where the action is, no question. 543 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 3: I mean you playing down at South Florida High school ball. 544 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 3: I can't wait to to you till you see what 545 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 3: playing high school ball in Houston is like, because you'll 546 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 3: be able to go to some of the games here. 547 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 3: But what was that scene, Like Johnny talked about being 548 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,880 Speaker 3: really young, but the high school scene just being down 549 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 3: there being a part of it on a weekly basis. 550 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, I'm not gonna say every game was a tough game, 551 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 7: but you knew you were gonna be going against some 552 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 7: guys like so you had you had to bring it. 553 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 7: You had to bring it, and that was your mindset 554 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 7: going into summer work. I was like, man, if I'm 555 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 7: not on my stuff, like, I'm gonna get exposed. So 556 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 7: weekend we got it was it was like a big 557 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 7: game and you knew. 558 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 3: It f a y FAU. Yes, somewhere else. 559 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 7: FAU for me kind of like here they wore me over. 560 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 7: They want my grandmother over, you know, I and my god, 561 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 7: I felt that was the right spot for me and 562 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 7: they and they kept it real with me throughout the 563 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 7: whole process, and that was big to me. So I'm 564 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 7: glad that was probably one of the best decisions I 565 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 7: made on going to FAU. 566 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 2: But being here in Houston, great spot, great fit. I 567 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 2: told I told Devin as we were talking before you 568 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 2: walked in the room, Mark. I saw Devin in the 569 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 2: hallway last week and I can see him from a distance, 570 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 2: but I didn't know who it was, but I could 571 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 2: just tell by the way he's walking and said, that's 572 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 2: Lamar Miller, And that's how I knew it was, Devin, 573 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 2: because that's why I told you out in the field, 574 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 2: that's you. You remind me of was Lamar Miller, the 575 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 2: other South Florida guy. You're probably a look quicker. He's 576 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 2: a little bit bigger, but you're running style, just the 577 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 2: way you kind of carry yourself and walk same, almost 578 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 2: the exact same. 579 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: But Lamar ended up being here. 580 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 2: He was that down in down out back, which I 581 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 2: know every running back wants to be in some regard. 582 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: But you talked about the passing game. 583 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 2: You could be a lethal weapon in the passing game 584 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 2: catching forty five to fifty sixty passes. 585 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: In this offense, you might be even more dangerous that way. 586 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean for me that now, that's you know. 587 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 7: I'm ready to do whatever you know, So let's see. 588 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 3: What's all right, Devin, thanks a lot for being with us. 589 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 2: Good luck to you, Yes, sir, Oh yeah, Motor's gonna 590 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:26,959 Speaker 2: be fun, really really fun. I told him I saw 591 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 2: him in the hallway from a distance, and I knew 592 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 2: exactly who it was because it reminds of me so 593 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 2: much of Lamar Miller, just a kind of shrunken down 594 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 2: version if you will. Motors got I think a little 595 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 2: bit more shake, but their running style is very similar. 596 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 2: But Lamar in twenty sixty, when he got here, it 597 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 2: really didn't have any other options at running. 598 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 1: Backs, so he used them, you know, like an F 599 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: one fifty. 600 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 2: I mean, they used him for everything, Whereas I felt 601 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 2: like they could probably have used him best with a 602 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 2: complimentary back that could have taken a lot of the 603 00:24:57,800 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 2: carries and give him Lamar an opportunity to catch ball 604 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 2: the bield. Well, I think Singletary with Damian Pierce here 605 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:04,640 Speaker 2: is gonna have the right fit. I feel like he's 606 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 2: gonna catch forty to forty five passes, he'll carry it 607 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 2: ten eleven times a game. I mean, he's gonna have 608 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:12,919 Speaker 2: thirteen to fifteen touches a game, and I think it's 609 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 2: gonna be a great thing. 610 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: For the Texans, So I can't wait. 611 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 2: But he reminds me a lot of Laara Miller, just 612 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 2: a little bit shorter, smaller, but the same movement, the 613 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 2: same walk, the same swidgern. I don't know something about 614 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 2: those sulf floid running backs, man, but he reminds me 615 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 2: a lot of Lamar Miller. And hopefully he can have 616 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,959 Speaker 2: that kind of success and then some alongside Damian Pierce. 617 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: Now coming up, we got a dynamic. 618 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 2: Duo a little alliteration, Booker and Bachman, Thomas Booker and 619 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 2: Alex Bachman. 620 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: These are fun interviews. We've been looking forward to doing this. 621 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 2: We have met either guy, so this is good to 622 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 2: sit down and talk with Thomas Booker and receiver Alex Bachman. 623 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 1: That's next the Texans All Access. 624 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 2: We got one final segment this Friday edition of Texans 625 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 2: All Access and we have got a lot to do. 626 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris. Glad you're with me. We 627 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: had a blast. 628 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 2: Talking to Thomas Booker, defensive tackle Fifth Brown or at 629 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:00,120 Speaker 2: twenty twenty two. 630 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: What's your for the first time with us. 631 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 2: On Texans Radio, Thomas Thomas Booker joining us in the 632 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 2: hun Day Texans Radio Studio. 633 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 3: Thomas, thanks to love for being with us, Thank you 634 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 3: for having me. All right, so we're talking off the year. 635 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 3: At one point you were a Patriots fan. Look, we're 636 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 3: gonna forgive you for that because they're a Texan. Now, 637 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 3: it's all right, we all have a past. I guess yeah, 638 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 3: why was this though? 639 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: So okay? 640 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 8: I think I had a little bit of the Fairweather 641 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 8: fan syndrome, you know, the Patress winning. 642 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: Super Bowls and all the rest time. 643 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 8: Yeah, and Tom Brady was something somebody I definitely like 644 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 8: looked up to that was a legend, still is. And 645 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 8: then I came to my senses after after that Giant 646 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 8: Super Bowl when they were you know, going in. Man, 647 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 8: that was one of the most frustrating experiences as a fan. 648 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: Of my entire life. I wasn't. I think I was 649 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: like seven or eight. 650 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 8: My mom has a real visceral memory memory of them 651 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 8: losing the game and then me going back home and 652 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 8: like taking my jersey off, like throwing it down. 653 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: So I was mad. I was mad. I was upset. 654 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 8: So I think that's kind of where the whole competitive 655 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 8: edge became very apparent to everybody who was around me. 656 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 8: And then yeah, I came to my senses and decided 657 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,239 Speaker 8: to go with the hometown squad after that. 658 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 2: So the hometown squad for those that don't know, the 659 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,239 Speaker 2: Baltimore Ravens, Yes, sir, and Thomas remind us week one, 660 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: we were playing. 661 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,239 Speaker 8: The Baltimore Ravens and we were playing where we were 662 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 8: playing in Baltimore. 663 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 2: When you saw that when you knew we were playing 664 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 2: Baltimore this year, Yeah, we knew that. But the fact 665 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 2: that it's week one right out to shoot, going back, 666 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 2: growing back relatively close to home, as you said, where 667 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 2: you went to high school. 668 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: What is that feeling when you saw that pop up 669 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: on the schedule? What were you thinking? 670 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 8: Man, It's crazy. It's one of those kind of like 671 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 8: full circle moments. You know, it's always special to play 672 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 8: in the city that you grew up in in general, 673 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 8: be for it to be like the start of the 674 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 8: season and having that team is crazy. Like, there's so 675 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 8: many people that I know are super excited about that. 676 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 8: I'm obviously, you know, super super excited to have that 677 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 8: opportunity to go back home and do that, like right 678 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 8: next to where my high school is, oh yeah, or 679 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,120 Speaker 8: close enough to it, probably about ten minutes away. 680 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, So yeah, it's a super exit. 681 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 8: And it's funny the Ravens facility is in Owen's Mills, 682 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 8: which is actually right next to my rival high school 683 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 8: that I would drive down there to play, like, you know, 684 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 8: our rivalry games and all the rest. So definitely a 685 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 8: lot of history back home that I'm excited to to 686 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 8: get to play there. 687 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 3: Thomas Booker joining us. All Right, I forget about football. 688 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 3: Let's focus on the important things. The Wire. So people 689 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 3: in Baltimore do they take pride in the Wire or 690 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 3: do they not like the depiction of Baltimore from The Wire? 691 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 3: How does all that work? 692 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 8: So that's a great question. I personally have not watched 693 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 8: the show. I've seen a bunch of excerpts of it. 694 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 8: I know it's legendary. People talk about it being like 695 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 8: top three up there with like Breaking Bad and like 696 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 8: Game of Thrones that sort of thing. But I think 697 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 8: what people get upset about who are from Baltimore is 698 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 8: like that is the that is the claim to fame 699 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 8: for a lot of people that they associate with Baltimore. 700 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 8: So like when you first tell somebody on from Baltimore first, 701 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 8: then they ask like, oh, like that's that's where the 702 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 8: Wire was shot? Is it really like that? And it's like, no, 703 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 8: it's not really like that. I think all cities have 704 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 8: their specific like sections like that. But I think in general, 705 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 8: like everybody's like, yeah, it's a great show, but like 706 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 8: I wish that that wasn't the only thing that people 707 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 8: knew about about Baltimore. So yeah, it's kind of a 708 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 8: it's kind of a love hate relationship a little bit. 709 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: I do need to watch that show, though. 710 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 3: You do need to watch it. Have you seen all 711 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 3: the others, like Game of all the ones you mentioned? 712 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 8: So I've seen Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad was fire. I 713 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 8: took a while for that one, but I understand the 714 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 8: hype now I get it. Game of Thrones is a 715 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 8: little bit slow for me at to begin. 716 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 3: Don't worry, don't even watch it. 717 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:33,719 Speaker 1: Don't even watch it. 718 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 3: No, I'm serious. It ends so badly. 719 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: That's what I heard. That's what I heard. The ending 720 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: was very unsatisfactor. 721 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 3: I speed watched it, and everybody doesn't like that. I 722 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 3: did that, Okay, So how do you speed well when 723 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 3: they're walking through the woods? I just you know, I'll 724 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 3: speed watch that and I wait for the dialogue and 725 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 3: if I think I missed something, I can rewind. But 726 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 3: that way, you can watch an episode in half the time. 727 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 3: There's a lot of wasted footage and Game of Thrones 728 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 3: a lot of people are hating me right now. Anyway, 729 00:29:58,400 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 3: you like Breaking Bad, you do Better Call Sauw. 730 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 8: So I actually was about to watch Better Call Saul. 731 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 8: That's the next like first. 732 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 2: Couple of seasons are a little slow, but once you 733 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 2: get past that. It my son who watched both of 734 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 2: them with me. My Son's twenty three, he says it's 735 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 2: better than breaking Back. 736 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 8: I've heard that too, and is a really interesting character. 737 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 8: So I'm gonna definitely take that one. 738 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 2: The character, the character building, and better call Saul because 739 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 2: you're looking back at the same time as you're looking ahead. 740 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's kind of an interesting bat. 741 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 3: Right season three. Skip the first two season. 742 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: You don't actually watch shows. 743 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 2: Watch that's what he's talking about exactly. But then you 744 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 2: leave Baltimore and you go to Stanford all the way 745 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 2: across country. Sir h A Y and B what B 746 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 2: Why why Stanford? 747 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 1: Yeah? 748 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 8: So for me, when I was coming out of high 749 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 8: school and like I was starting to get offers and 750 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 8: all the rest, and I knew I was gonna be 751 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 8: able to play Division one, that was probably around the 752 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 8: sophomore year when I started getting offers. My first one 753 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 8: was actually from Michigan. So after that happened and I realized, like, 754 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 8: I can do this. I went to a really really 755 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 8: academically rigorous high school. Gil was a really really academically 756 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 8: rigorous high school, so I knew that I wanted to 757 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 8: have a similar experience when I went to college. I 758 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 8: didn't want to really have to compromise on whether I 759 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 8: went to a great school or played great football. So 760 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 8: for me, that kind of like narrowed down my choices. 761 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 8: So it was really like, you know, Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke, 762 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 8: like Virginia, those types of schools what I was gonna 763 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 8: be looking for. So for me, like I was always 764 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 8: into technology as well, right, so like I wanted to 765 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 8: be a tech CEO, like probably before anything else. 766 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: You know, I used to pick up all the books. 767 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 8: About Android and Google, and I kept on seeing like 768 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 8: names pop up, Eric Schmidt, Sergei Brand, like all these guys, 769 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 8: and they all had some sort of tie back to Stanford. 770 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 8: So immediately I was started to think, you know, Steve 771 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 8: Jobs also took classes there all the rest. Like I 772 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 8: started to think, all right, like if I'm super interested 773 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 8: in this lane, then you know, Stanford sounds like a 774 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 8: great place to be. It's in California, it's sunny, I 775 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 8: don't have to deal with the humidity as much. 776 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: And then they played great football. 777 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 8: You know, you see Andrew Luck, you see Bryce Love, 778 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:06,479 Speaker 8: you see Christian McCaffrey, Solomon Thomas, Doug Baldwin, Richard Sherman, 779 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 8: all those guys come out of Stanford like you literally 780 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 8: have the best of both worlds. You've got guys that 781 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 8: are world class intellects, but also you know, can play 782 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 8: on Sundays and dominate on Sundays. So that's kind of 783 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:18,719 Speaker 8: what I wanted for myself because I feel like I 784 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 8: had a smaller version of that at the high school 785 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 8: where I. 786 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 3: Went to one more question, What's give me a thing 787 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 3: or two that you're looking to do personally this year 788 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 3: to take that jump, I think. 789 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 8: I think for me, it's just being a more natural 790 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 8: pass rusher, and that usually just comes with like having 791 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 8: about two to three moves that you're super super comfortable 792 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 8: with and super confident with, you know. So that's for me, 793 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,719 Speaker 8: it's just getting in and grinding and having my two 794 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 8: or three things that I like to go to my power, 795 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 8: my power rush move, my finesse outside rush move, the 796 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:50,959 Speaker 8: way I get to my inside move, all that so 797 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 8: that it comes as muscle memory versus like having to 798 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 8: really think about it. You know, football is very much 799 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 8: a muscle memory instinctual sport, and you know, you get 800 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 8: better at it through rep So that's definitely one of 801 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 8: the things that I want to get better at. And 802 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 8: then just becoming a more consistent player down from down, 803 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 8: you know, being able to be out there three downs 804 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 8: in a row, being able to play the run on 805 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 8: first and second and down, and then being able to 806 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 8: rush the passer and be high level of both of 807 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 8: those things. 808 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: You know. 809 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 8: I think that in general, what I've seen like separates 810 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 8: good players from great players in the league is consistency. 811 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 8: People have flashes, Everybody has slashes. You know, everybody has 812 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 8: that one play where oh my gosh, I didn't expect 813 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 8: that from him. 814 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 1: Whatever. 815 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,360 Speaker 8: If you can do that repeatedly, game after game, year 816 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 8: after year, that's what separates you, you know. So I 817 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 8: want to be able to become more consistent because that's 818 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 8: you know, I know I have the flashes of potential. 819 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 8: I know I have the potential, but cannot have that 820 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 8: show up on tape on a down by down, game 821 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 8: by game basis. 822 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: That's what I'm trying to work on. 823 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 3: Well, thanks Thomas for joining us. Good luck to you. 824 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 3: We appreciate it. 825 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: Yes, sir, appreciate you. 826 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:50,960 Speaker 2: I had a great time with Thomas Booker and also 827 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 2: had a great time with Alex Bachman. I had a 828 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 2: little surprise for him. I know one of his professors 829 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 2: at Wake Forest. 830 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 3: Let's go Alex Bachman joining us, and I made a 831 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 3: crack about Backman Turner overdrive. So how often has that 832 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 3: happened in your life? People talk about Backban Turner overdrive 833 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,920 Speaker 3: because I don't know too many Bakman's. I just don't. 834 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 3: So when I saw you were on the squad, I 835 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:14,520 Speaker 3: was thinking, all, right, here we go. 836 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,800 Speaker 9: It's usually not from a player, it's usually from a coach, 837 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:19,240 Speaker 9: an older person. 838 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 1: I got it. 839 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 2: He's in a season vet in some way, shape or form. 840 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: So Alex, longer story or try to keep it short. 841 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 2: But I was in a Bear Brian Award meeting in 842 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 2: which we picked the college coach of the Year and 843 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:35,719 Speaker 2: there was somebody who had been on a call and 844 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 2: we were kind of chit chatting and he knew I. 845 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:38,240 Speaker 1: Was with the texts. 846 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,880 Speaker 2: He's like, oh, hey, you got one of my favorite students, 847 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,080 Speaker 2: and I was like, Dave Goren. 848 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,359 Speaker 1: Dave Gore was He was like, man, you'll love him. 849 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 2: He was one of my favorite students. So what class 850 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:49,920 Speaker 2: did you take with Dave Gorean? Who's the head of 851 00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 2: the National Sports Writers and Sports Broadcasters Association, because he's 852 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:54,680 Speaker 2: on that crew. 853 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,760 Speaker 1: What class did you take with him at Wake Forest? 854 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 4: Is it sports broadcasting class? 855 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: So you want to do this? 856 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,359 Speaker 9: That was I majored in communication, so I could talk 857 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 9: sports for days. So I always, you know, going into 858 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 9: college trying to think of what I would do besides 859 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:11,640 Speaker 9: play football. I would never look at talking sports is 860 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,879 Speaker 9: really a job. It would just be something I love doing. 861 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 9: I grew up you know, doing debates. Me and one 862 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 9: of my former teammates, Justin Crenati's with the Broncos, always 863 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 9: joked that we would, you know, be the next Get 864 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 9: Bayless and Steve Ma, you know, talking about it's always debating, debating, 865 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 9: you know lebron versus Jordan's and all these different you 866 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:32,480 Speaker 9: know topics and sports and so yeah. Actually I interned 867 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,799 Speaker 9: for for Dave as well for a summer, so I 868 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 9: got to, uh interview you know a lot of the 869 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 9: top broadcasters and stuff. 870 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 4: That was really cool experience. 871 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 1: Very cool. 872 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:44,800 Speaker 3: Who do you like as broadcasters? I mean, who stands 873 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 3: out to you when you're watching TV, when you're any sports, 874 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 3: the different sports? Is there anybody that rings a bell or. 875 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 9: I mean, uh, Chris Collinsworth's good. Yeah, It's one of 876 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:07,280 Speaker 9: the guys that I think growing up, I just always 877 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 9: thought he was he really knew. 878 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 4: The game, you know, inside and out. 879 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,319 Speaker 9: It's been I mean obviously coming into college just seeing 880 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:18,640 Speaker 9: Tony Romo as a you know, a broadcaster and just 881 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 9: like the experience he's kind of given fans and and 882 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 9: that's kind of like, you know, I thought, like, you know, 883 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 9: I could do something with that. If I really know 884 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,359 Speaker 9: the game in and out and I'm with the game 885 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,239 Speaker 9: long enough, I could provide that from a receiver aspect. 886 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 3: Very nice. 887 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 2: We we talked about this, and obviously we are a 888 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,280 Speaker 2: little bit seasoned, so when we were growing up we would. 889 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 1: Have to speak in that way. We would we would. 890 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 2: Speak into uh, you know, a recorder and we'd hit 891 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 2: the two buttons and you know, if we wanted to 892 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 2: hear ourselves. 893 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:42,799 Speaker 1: As you were growing up, what. 894 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:44,759 Speaker 2: Kind of did you do some of those things where 895 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 2: you would you know, I don't know, get in front 896 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 2: of your grab a mic and just talk about something 897 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 2: that was happening. Did you kind of go through that 898 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 2: as a kid, what kind of spurred on you know, 899 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 2: your thoughts about you know, being a sports broadcaster. 900 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,279 Speaker 9: I actually would be outside in my backyard just throwing 901 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 9: the football to my self and calling the action. While 902 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,920 Speaker 9: I was doing the action. I'll be five, six, six 903 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 9: years old out back. It'd be porn Rain. I'll be 904 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:10,880 Speaker 9: out back throwing the football there catching it, yeah, acting 905 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 9: like you know I would. I grew up a huge 906 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,120 Speaker 9: Florida State fan. Yeah, funny enough because my mom went there. 907 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:19,279 Speaker 9: Oh yeah, and so gex. Yeah, so I'd be like 908 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:25,080 Speaker 9: acting like I was you know Chris Wanky, Yeah, yeah, 909 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:29,120 Speaker 9: Charlie Ward, work done, you know, you know, all those 910 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:33,200 Speaker 9: guys that played back back in the nineties. So that's 911 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:34,719 Speaker 9: kind of what I did. And I was just a 912 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:37,840 Speaker 9: football fanatic in general. I knew all I could. I 913 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 9: could tell you scores from when I was you know, 914 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:43,799 Speaker 9: seven eight years old, games that I watched, you know, 915 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:46,359 Speaker 9: going back to the Bobby Bounden era and stuff. So 916 00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 9: that's kind of what really was the beginning of my 917 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:52,439 Speaker 9: you know, love for the game. 918 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 2: So is it good to know that Mark was not 919 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,120 Speaker 2: the Florida State play by play man, but he was 920 00:37:57,160 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 2: the Miami Hurricanes play by play man back in the 921 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 2: late nineties early two thousand. 922 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:02,800 Speaker 4: Wow, you wants to call some tremendous games then. 923 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:05,720 Speaker 3: Right three, Sorry, sorry about that, Sorry, Alex. 924 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:08,920 Speaker 9: That was before I really you know, it was probably 925 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,160 Speaker 9: like two thousand and two. 926 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:14,640 Speaker 4: Two thousand and three was when I really started, right when. 927 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:15,760 Speaker 3: The hurricane started to stink. 928 00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:17,000 Speaker 1: So there it is. 929 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:18,759 Speaker 9: Yeah, I remember Monday night game. I think the final 930 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 9: score is like ten to seven. It was like, well 931 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 9: the Labor Day weekend. 932 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:24,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it was like everybody talking about his hard 933 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:25,320 Speaker 2: hitting football. 934 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: The country was like it's ten seven. 935 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 3: And that's when the network decided, you know what, we 936 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 3: don't need this one on prime time Labor Day. 937 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: Chris Rick was like, yeah, Rick, well, State's finals. 938 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:41,920 Speaker 3: Travis Johnson, former seminole defender, is a big Texans ambassador, 939 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 3: so you have the chance to meet him. He was 940 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 3: at a practice last week, Alex Bachman with us you 941 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:49,080 Speaker 3: were with the Rams. I was so, tell us, how 942 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:53,640 Speaker 3: similar is this offense? Terminology, all of it. No one's listening, 943 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 3: Just go ahead, lay it all out for it, Alex. 944 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 1: Uh. 945 00:38:56,719 --> 00:39:00,840 Speaker 9: It is some similar in terms of I know, you know, 946 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:03,319 Speaker 9: in terms of the four hours with Shannan came from 947 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:10,240 Speaker 9: a similar background as Blanket Right Now coach coach McVay. Yeah, 948 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:15,760 Speaker 9: and condensed formations. A lot of you know, motions, movements 949 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:19,240 Speaker 9: heavy and heavily involved run blocking in terms from a receiver. 950 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 9: So that's all something I've I've enjoyed doing. I love 951 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,399 Speaker 9: being involved in the run game as long as well 952 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,880 Speaker 9: as the past game. And uh, a lot of the 953 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 9: receiver positions. Positions are interchangeable, so it's not just outside 954 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,400 Speaker 9: and the inside receivers. You've got to be able to 955 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:36,960 Speaker 9: line up at anywhere. And you've seen that. I mean, 956 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:40,680 Speaker 9: Bobby coach Lowe coming from the Foreign Ars, Deebo Samuel 957 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 9: line up everywhere. Uh, you know, Juice lining up anywhere 958 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:46,279 Speaker 9: is a full back and line up in the slot 959 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 9: as a receiver. So you really you got to be 960 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 9: able to provide a variety of you know, very a 961 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:57,480 Speaker 9: variety in terms of your skill set. And I think 962 00:39:57,480 --> 00:39:58,759 Speaker 9: I do that and I think a lot of our 963 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 9: guys are able to do that. So I think it 964 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:04,239 Speaker 9: just brings an exciting factor to the table in terms 965 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:04,800 Speaker 9: of our offense. 966 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 2: Alex, I think people you mentioned a little bit on 967 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 2: a hit on that the outside versus inside thing, everybody, Well, 968 00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 2: that guy's got to be an outside, that guy's got 969 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 2: to be inside. 970 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:13,760 Speaker 1: There are nuances to both. 971 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:17,640 Speaker 2: For from your perspective, what's the biggest difference between being 972 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 2: outside and being inside? From your perspective, because you see 973 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 2: all the trafficking chaos when you're inside. Outside maybe got 974 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:24,960 Speaker 2: a little bit more room, but it's you know, you're 975 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,799 Speaker 2: a little more confined in silence, et cetera. What is 976 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:30,280 Speaker 2: the difference in being interchangeable to go inside and outside? 977 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:32,360 Speaker 2: What's the difference between those two spots. 978 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:36,480 Speaker 9: Outside you see a lot of this, the super athletic 979 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:38,880 Speaker 9: guys that are just just when you're one on one matchups, 980 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:42,719 Speaker 9: it's a lot more I think one on one inside. 981 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,959 Speaker 9: When I first came into the league, actually, Joe Judge 982 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:49,360 Speaker 9: had this conversation with me that the slot position's pretty 983 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:52,680 Speaker 9: interesting because it takes an acclamation period and understanding of 984 00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:56,080 Speaker 9: what the defense is trying to do. So in terms 985 00:40:56,080 --> 00:41:01,960 Speaker 9: of understanding the coverage I'm going against, I think in 986 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:05,920 Speaker 9: terms of IQ, the highest IQ in terms of receivers 987 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 9: are playing like the slot position just be able to 988 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:11,000 Speaker 9: think fast, I understand what the defense is trying to 989 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,520 Speaker 9: do and use that against them. That's why I study 990 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:14,680 Speaker 9: guys like you know. When I first got in the 991 00:41:14,719 --> 00:41:16,880 Speaker 9: league and had the opportunity to play with Cooper Cup 992 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:20,560 Speaker 9: And you know, I talked to Dannie and Mindola all 993 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:24,480 Speaker 9: the time, but just studying guys obviously, guys like Davonte Adams. 994 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:27,319 Speaker 9: I can play anywhere, you know, justin Jefferson, inside, outside, 995 00:41:27,560 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 9: and I want to be able to do that too. 996 00:41:29,719 --> 00:41:32,799 Speaker 9: But I think there is a longer acclimation period in 997 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:34,879 Speaker 9: terms of understanding how to play the slot position rather 998 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:38,080 Speaker 9: than just going out to the outside, understanding just press release, 999 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:39,240 Speaker 9: winning one on one matchups. 1000 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:41,239 Speaker 3: Alex, You've been in New York, been in LA, you 1001 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:44,000 Speaker 3: have your Florida state history. You're in Houston right now. 1002 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:47,040 Speaker 3: Impressions of Houston right in the middle of it all. 1003 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:47,759 Speaker 3: What do you think. 1004 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:50,160 Speaker 9: Well, I bought a house in Austin, Texas two years ago, 1005 00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:52,840 Speaker 9: so it has been really nice just being able to 1006 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:58,080 Speaker 9: have that easy back and forth. You know, originally came 1007 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,719 Speaker 9: from California, but I just love the people in Texas, 1008 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:05,719 Speaker 9: you know, and I think there's a strong you know, football, 1009 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:09,480 Speaker 9: it's almost religion out here, so they really respect it 1010 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:12,360 Speaker 9: and just a tremendous oportunity. Is really excited when I 1011 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,239 Speaker 9: had the opportunity to sign it. He submits Heason last 1012 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:17,279 Speaker 9: year and then obviously when they decide to bring it back. 1013 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:20,640 Speaker 9: It's nice that the stay income Texas. 1014 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 4: It's here. 1015 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:25,600 Speaker 2: I mean you would know after California that's a little tougher, 1016 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:27,440 Speaker 2: a little bit different. 1017 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:28,520 Speaker 3: Alex, thanks love for joining us. 1018 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,719 Speaker 4: Thank you so much for having me. Appreciate it, and. 1019 00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:33,120 Speaker 2: Alex, we like our job, so you play football for 1020 00:42:33,239 --> 00:42:36,560 Speaker 2: as long as humanly possible. Big thanks to Alex Bachman, 1021 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:40,200 Speaker 2: Thomas Booker, Devin Singletary, Roy Lopez, Mark Vandermer, all of 1022 00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:41,840 Speaker 2: you for listen. We'll see next time and as always, 1023 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:42,520 Speaker 2: go Texans.