1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Well, hello Texans, and welcome to the program that gets 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: you in touch with what is happening inside the building 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: in RC Stadium. Mark Vandermer with you in the Hunday 4 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: Texans Radio studio, Joy tonight because it's Thursday and it's 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: our visit with the General, John McLean of the Houston Chronicles. 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: So let's go, General, how's it going? Markin's going very well? 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Well, here we go Thursday night, 8 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: getting ready for the Sunday showdown. Texans at Colts Division 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: game number two? Is this the week it happens? General? 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: Can they get win number one here in Indeed, they 11 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: could have beaten Tennessee, they could have beaten the Giants. 12 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: They should beat the Colts, But what do I know? 13 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: Pick them to The only one I've gotten right is 14 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: in New England. I missed the last two. I thought 15 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: sure the Texans would win them. They've been close, and 16 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: Dy's not a good team. But the Colts they blew 17 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: the first game they land losses Incinnati. They went to 18 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,319 Speaker 1: Washington and one Redskins are two and one, and then 19 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: then he'll marry into the end zone for a chance 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: to win a game. Sunday at Philadelphia so they've been 21 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: close too. Yeah, and they've got Andrew Luck back. They 22 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: can't run the ball Andrew because they've got injuries in 23 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: their offensive line. It's probably two offensive lines that are 24 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: as bad as there are because of injuries. And well, 25 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: the Colts have injuries. They've invested a lot in their 26 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: offensive line, two number one pigs and number two. But 27 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: their tackles I think are both out and we've seen 28 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: that before. And Luck is averaging like five yards per 29 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: a tempt. Frank Raich has him getting rid of the 30 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: ball fast, dumping it off. That's not the Andrew Luck 31 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: you used to drop back five and seven step drop 32 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: weight for t Y Hilton to go deep that we 33 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: used to see at not at all. But the Texans 34 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: have been vulnerable against the short pass. I guess you 35 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: could say of certainly Eli Manning was going short and 36 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: having a whole lot of success against this team getting 37 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: the ball out fast. Eli. We haven't in our haste 38 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: to criticize the Tixins, and it's well deserved. We have 39 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: not pointed out enough at least I know I haven't 40 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 1: about how great Eli played, how well he threw the ball, 41 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: pinpoint passing led his receivers perfectly. They would get open. 42 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: They did a good job getting open, and he put 43 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: it on the money. The media told me after the game, 44 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: that's the best he looked in years. And he was 45 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: getting blasted after those first two games, including that lost Dallas, 46 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: they'd scored two touchdowns in two games, and then all 47 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: of a sudden, here comes the ELI meeting. We used 48 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: to see, Well, it's not like these last two games. 49 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: You've seen the offenses of the opponent go nuts against 50 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: the Texans, but the Giants did in the first half. 51 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: They slowed down on the second half, but when they 52 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: needed the big drive they got it. Against Tennessee, Texans 53 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: defense really comes together in the second half. But when 54 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: the Titans needed their big scoring drives, they weren't that big. 55 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: But there were two field goal drives, so they win. 56 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: They got them. What do you make of this Houston defense, John, 57 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: Because the yardage totals are not voluminous, but they need 58 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: to be more clutch in the crutch. I like that voluminous. 59 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: I like voluminous penalties. What I don't understand is how 60 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: this team, three games in a row, has come out 61 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: slow and fallen behind and had to play catchup and 62 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: then in the third quarter they're a different team, and 63 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: then a lot of in the fourth quarter. In that game, 64 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: they had stammied the Giants and Eli Manning I believe 65 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: on four or five series in a row. Then that 66 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: nine play, seventy seven yard drives secured it with a 67 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: touchdown past past the sterling Shepherd. And I don't know 68 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: the difference. I've gone back, I've watched it, I've looked 69 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: at the play by play, and it's just it's like 70 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: Eli took it upon himself to do more and it worked. 71 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: And JJ White I was I was listening to NFL Radio, 72 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: which I listened a lot to National Show, and they 73 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: were talking about how much better the Giant's offensive line 74 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: was with Chad Wheeler replacing Eric Flowers, and I'm thinking, Okay, 75 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: they must think why I would have beaten Flowers for 76 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: six sacks because he just abused Chad Wheeler. They didn't 77 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: win that game because the offensive line was better. They 78 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: did it. They won that game because Eli his receivers 79 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: got open, and Eli threw a much of really good 80 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: passes and the defense they need Clowney. Clowney said today 81 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: he thought he should have played more in preseason, and 82 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: it's like now his preseasons over. Whitney Merciless's preseason is over. 83 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: They need to have the kind of games or half 84 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: of the game that White had last week. They need 85 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: to become a factor on that defense so you can 86 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: prevent things like those game, these drives at the end 87 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: of the games that cost you a win. And once 88 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: they do do that, once they become much more of 89 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: a factor, obviously, that's going to help his defense. Secondary 90 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: John the balls coming out fast by the opponent, Gabert 91 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: had to get it out fast, screens and such. We 92 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: talked about Eli Manning and Andrew Luck. This is what 93 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: he's doing right now. So they really have to step 94 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: it up and play well this week. The Giants running 95 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: game has been awful. Eighty two yards of game, So 96 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: you got to figure, I mean the Colts that You've 97 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 1: got to figure they're going to stop the Colts running game. 98 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: Manning is gonna throw, I'm gonna guess Andrews Andrew, Yeah, 99 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: I'm still thinking about the Giants. Andrew's gonna throw a 100 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: lot on first down to try to keep them off balance, 101 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: Like you don't want Lamar Miller one yard and second 102 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: to night. They don't want to put Andrew in those 103 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: situations where the front seven's not worried about a run. 104 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: Maybe a screen, maybe a wide receiver screen. But that's 105 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: the worst thing they can do is put it put 106 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: them in long situations. So I'm guessing they're gonna throw 107 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: a lot of short passes on first down. And the 108 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: safeties have outplayed the corners. And Aaron Colvin, he got hurt, 109 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: he came back, you know, a c. Charisse right out there, 110 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: and he gets a penalty right off the bat. He 111 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: had won on special teams a week before. Truth is, 112 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: guys getting available at this time of the year, you're 113 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: not They're not gonna come in and step in and 114 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: play really well for you. If that's the case, they'd 115 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: still be on a team. So they've mixed and matched 116 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: in the secondary. I really like what they got at safety. 117 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 1: And I'm not sure about Andre Halle, who was a 118 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: miraculous story, but he said he wanted to play this 119 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: year and he's been working like crazy. So if he's 120 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: able to play this season, he comes back, gets in 121 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: game to condition, he gives them four safeties. Yea, So 122 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: maybe they moved Kareem back to corner full time. Well, 123 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: while we're on that subject, Andre, how with a great 124 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: story like you said, goodness, Mark, and I loved his 125 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: press conference. I thought it was one of the best 126 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: I've ever heard under those circumstances. And he talked about 127 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: his life and how he was ready for this and 128 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: he knew when it was in remission and he always 129 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: wanted to play, and that's why he didn't go with 130 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: the chemo and he went with ar doses of vitamin 131 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: C and the drug he talked about. But he could 132 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: come back. And I think when you look at if 133 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: they can hang in there, John, if they could somehow 134 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: get the four and four, which might be a very 135 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: tall order. It is right right now. If they can 136 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: get the four and fourth the halfway point, they got 137 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: a lot of guys coming back. They got Foeman possibly 138 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: coming back, while I would think he would come back 139 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: back after six. And then you look at the guys 140 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: on ir. You know these guys you can only get 141 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: two back, but you could get some serious help here 142 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,559 Speaker 1: at the halfway point. They could, but that's a tall 143 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: order right now. They just need one win, one win, 144 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: and I think it would change a lot. But as 145 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: a Texans fan, you got to be worried about the 146 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: offensive line again, the penalties, the snap counts, the center 147 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: getting penalties, Watson getting hit a lot. Yeah, he's I 148 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: figured out he's on a pace for fifty three sacks, 149 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: and not counting the fifty three sacks, he's on a 150 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: pace to be in one hundred and seventy times. That's 151 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: you know, that's almost more disturbing than the sacks. I mean, 152 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: the sacks are obviously terrible. He's been he's been a 153 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: thirty two times, not counting his ten sacks, that's forty 154 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: two overall. My goodness. I don't know if they're gonna 155 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: have to go to the three step drop and the 156 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: ball's got to come out moving pocket more protection. Andy 157 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: Benoit the Sports Illustrated had some interesting stats on Watson 158 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: compared to last year, and it's what they're doing blocking wise, 159 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: They're chipping more and they like to go to empty backfield, 160 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: have the receivers go down to field. But they were 161 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: with Fuller and Hopkins. It seems like you could keep 162 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: more in. Yeah, and because those guys are so good, 163 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,839 Speaker 1: but they can't continue in the current form. Bill O'Brien's, 164 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: a play caller, has to do something to keep Watson 165 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: from being hit, and Watson has to be smarter with 166 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: the ball. Andre Ware was saying, when you go empty backfield, yeah, 167 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: it exposes the quarterback, but it does spread everybody out, 168 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: so you have less pass rushers if you will. If 169 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: they show a blitz, then you can get the ball 170 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: out fast and you have a lot of one on 171 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 1: one blocking though, and when your offensive line is bad, 172 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: they get beat quick. But he also said, you can 173 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: see where the guy's coming from. Maybe a little bit easier, 174 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 1: but it's easier said than done. He acknowledged that it's 175 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: not like they can go to that every time, but 176 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: when they did go to it in the Giants game, 177 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: it was effective for them, and then they ought to 178 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: do it again. Everybody says, oh, Bill O'Brien should be 179 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: Fire's not gonna happen. Bill gin needs to give up 180 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: a play calling. Well, Bill didn't go brain dead over 181 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: the offseason. He called the plays when he averaged thirty 182 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: nine points a game and Watson's last five starts thirty 183 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: four points in his six starts, and so it's the 184 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: same play callers. So it's not that they need to 185 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: change the play caller. It's these these dumb penalties and 186 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: mental mistakes and giving up sacks at the worst time. 187 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: I wrote today because I went over every play by play. 188 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: It's not just the red zone offense at sufferings when 189 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: they get an opposing end of the field. That's too 190 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: many negative plays, yep, and too many possessions that just 191 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: die on that end of the field. Although I will 192 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: say that the interceptions in the end zone, look, you 193 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: never want to do that, But those don't bother me 194 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: as much as they possibly could. Everyone saying, oh, you 195 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: can't throw an interception in the end zone, Well, I'd 196 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: rather i'm at than an interception on my own end. Sure, 197 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: he's throwing some heat check balls, I get it, he's 198 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: trying to make plays. I'm not saying they're great decisions, 199 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong. But I think Watson overall, I'm 200 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: not upset at all with the way he's playing. He's 201 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: thrown for over three hundred each of the last two games. 202 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: I just think that they got to find a way 203 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: to cut down of the pre snap stuff. If you 204 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: reduce that by fifty percent, you might be looking at 205 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: one or maybe two wins right now. The pre snap alone, 206 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: because down a distance is so greatly effective. I know, 207 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: Mac him going deep throwing interception end zone as long 208 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: as the receiver's not double covered, which is what happened, 209 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: and the one Sunday that caused him a touchdown. You know, 210 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: Miller's waving his arm like I'm open, I'm open, and 211 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: he throws it and he wasn't open and Ogletree intercepts it. 212 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: That's the one, the short one like that. You know 213 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: you can do the one like a punt, but the 214 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: short one, and you figure he's gonna learn about that. 215 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 1: He's only made nine starts in his career and he's 216 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: thrown down for almost seven hundred yards the last two games. 217 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: I think it's six ninety five, and so I love 218 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: watching him play. But every time you cringe when he 219 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: gets hit. I don't care if he's up to two sixteen, 220 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: like he said last year, he's like two oh seven. 221 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: He gave Luke Richardson a lot of credit, Andrew Lucks 222 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 1: two forty five. Look what happened to him six four 223 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: and two forty five. You can't take that beating he's got. 224 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: They gotta figure out a way, and I don't think 225 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: it's giving Lamar Miller the ball on first and second down, 226 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 1: more short passes. I don't know if they I didn't 227 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: guess they don't have a screen pass in the playbook 228 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: because I've never seen him throw a screen pass other 229 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: than the receiver. But they got to do something to 230 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: help him get rid of the ball. Quicker well, Bill 231 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 1: O'Brien said, when asked about Jordan Thomas, he said, yeah, 232 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: we gotta get him the ball more. I'm paraphrase said 233 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: he did. Yeah, he said, we need to get him 234 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: the ball more. Every time I see him in practice 235 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: catching the ball, I'm impressed. I'm thinking, this guy's got 236 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: to play. And isn't it ironic that usually when you 237 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: have a big tight end you're talking about, well, he 238 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: needs to develop as a pass catcher. He's the big 239 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: tight end. You're saying, well, he can catch passes. He 240 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: needs to develop as the blocker, which is interesting to 241 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: me because it's kind of against type. If you will, 242 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: they have three, and I'm wondering now with Bruce Ellington 243 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: on injured reserve with hamstring injury, and I know Kiki 244 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: Qt's back, but I'm not so sure they shouldn't play 245 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: two tight ends all the time and two white Outsins 246 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: to the three and one interesting because you think the 247 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: protection will be better or but also Thomas can catch 248 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: the ball with ron soak and Griffin, and then Akins 249 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 1: proved that he what he could do. Those tight ends 250 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 1: they need to figure in the passing game. I have 251 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: much more confidence than them, especially Thomas the way he 252 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: ran the other day, and I think O'Brien said something 253 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: was wrong with him. He couldn't run like he usually does. 254 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: It's a really perplexing start, John, because Bill O'Brien talks 255 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: about complimentary football and I could not agree more. When 256 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 1: you look at the first half against the Giants, you 257 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: drive down the field, you only get the field goal 258 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: in a goal to go situation, second and goal that 259 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,079 Speaker 1: the two you have to settle for the three ultimately, 260 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: and then you go three and out, three and out 261 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: three now, And what the Giants are doing is driving 262 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: down the field every time. So yeah, the defense could 263 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: come up with a stop here. I totally get that. 264 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: But at the same time, if your offense was able 265 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: to drive it a little bit, well, you give the 266 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: defense a little bit more of a break. Maybe they 267 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: make an adjustment and you're draining the clock away. From 268 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: New York's opportunities. So they just haven't been helping each 269 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: other out. These two sides of the ball in the 270 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: third phase did better against the Giants than they did 271 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: against the Titans the week before. Oh yeah, they were 272 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: awful against the Titans. But Tyler Irvin's become an effective 273 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: return guide and I believe Trevor Daniels net was almost 274 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: fifty yards, get a couple of nice ones. Punt returns 275 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: for the Giants was three yards. Kickoff returns like eighteen, 276 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: so they did their job fair. Marion kick was a 277 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: fifty four yard field goal, So the special teams were 278 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: good in that one, and they've been good all but 279 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: the second game. But it's just it's amazing that this 280 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: team's in this predicament and everybody. I think the fact 281 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: expectations were so high, the fan base is even more infuriated. 282 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: I think the Astros and Rockets, their success gets the 283 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: fans even more infuriated because everybody had high expectations. I'm 284 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: not talking about the Super Bowl, but I thought they'd 285 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: be two and one at every projection. I had him. 286 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: I had him, maybe I had him won two. It 287 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: worse and now I may not pick them the rest 288 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: of the year. Okay, general, a little bit more of 289 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: the Colts here. You mentioned it. They played Philly close, 290 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: held them to twenty, lost by four. Could have won 291 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: that game. I know a lot of teams can say that, hey, 292 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: don't we know that song? The week before. What really 293 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: surprised me was holding Washington to nine in the Nation's capital. 294 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: And the Colts has some talent on defense, Darius Leonard, 295 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: Marcus Hunt's playing right now very well. So I'm a 296 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: little blake cooker. Last year's number one was went on 297 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: our I know they're a secondary is nothing to write 298 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: home about other than him maybe, But to me, this 299 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: is a dangerous team and their fans and media are 300 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: calling it a must win for them, and I get 301 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: why they're wanting two. They want to stay in the 302 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: race as well. Your thoughts just taking another look at them. 303 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: They had low expectations up there. They didn't think they 304 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: were gonna turn around and go to the playoffs. And 305 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: I still don't think they're playoff team. But you mentioned 306 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: Darius Leonard. He's best rookie in the NFL right now. 307 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: Second round pick from South Carolina State. He has been tremendous. 308 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: He's got like his numbers, quarterback, hits, sacks, tackles for laws. 309 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: It's like people didn't know he was coming. Now he's 310 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: no secret, so I'm sure the Texans will have a 311 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: good plan for him. But they swept to Texans last 312 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: year with the Texans killer Jacobe Brisette, and they don't 313 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: run the ball well and they're passing it well enough. 314 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: J Anoyle missed the game in Philadelphia. Don't know about 315 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: him this week. Of course, Texans should hope that he's 316 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: out again. Texans ought to win this game. Mark Culture 317 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: went from two and a half to one and a 318 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: half point favorite. But they should win this game. We 319 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: should win for a third time in a row. You 320 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: see on Twitter, don't at me. I'm gonna say, don't 321 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: aught me no, and don't should on me either, because 322 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: the should and the ought and I mean, I don't 323 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: know anymore. Let's just play well, see if they can 324 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: correct the mistakes and get a w on Sunday. Tell 325 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: me this before we go into the rest of the 326 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: stuff here. Frank Reich, we've seen him before as an 327 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: assistant coach. This is the first meeting between Houston Professional 328 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: Franchise and Frank Reich as a head coach. We all 329 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: know what he did as quarterback for the Buffalo Bills 330 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: once upon a time. I hate to ask you to reminisce, 331 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: but give me a snapshot of that afternoon from your perspective. 332 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: At the end of the game, when I went down 333 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: to go on the sideline, I was with Mark Burman, 334 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: and as we came down the tunnel and the end zone, 335 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: it was the loudest crowd I've ever heard. And it 336 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: was like there's a scene early in Saving Private Ryan, 337 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: which I think is the greatest war movie ever, in 338 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: which they're storming Normandy Beach and Tom Hanks is on 339 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 1: the beach and all of a sudden, he's just leaning 340 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: up against something and it's he can't here, you know. 341 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: It's the noise is so loud he can just see things. 342 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: And that's the way it was. It was so loud. 343 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: I looked over at Burman and he's right next to 344 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: me and his lips were moving. I couldn't hear one word, 345 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: and so we went outside and at the at the point, 346 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: at one point when it was thirty five to three, 347 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: almost half the stadium was empty. The game was not 348 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: televised because it wasn't sold out, so it was black 349 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: Local Mark blacked out in Buffalo playoff game. And so 350 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: by the time we went down at the end of 351 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: the game, the place not only had filled up, but 352 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 1: people were pushing and they were worried they were going 353 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: to knock down fences to get in because everybody had 354 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: heard it on the radio. And remember the Bills went 355 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: ahead and the Oilers had to kick a field goal 356 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: to force overtime. And I still ever seen anything. When 357 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: I came out hours later, people were parking lot was 358 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: just packed with people still there, just celebrating hours after 359 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: that game. Isn't that incredible? I didn't remember that that 360 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: they actually fell behind and tied the game to force 361 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 1: overtime and then lost it overtime. Aldel Greco had to 362 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: kick a field goal and then Ernest Gibbons ran the 363 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: wrong route and Warren Moon through a pass, Darryl Tallely intercepted, 364 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 1: and Steve Christie kicked the winning field goal. What about 365 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: Frank Reich that afternoon, Frank Reich, A lot of people 366 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: they remember that game, Boy, what a great game by 367 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: Jim Kelly, and they just assumed Jim Kelly was in there. 368 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: It wasn't just that, you know, Rike engineered the greatest 369 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: comeback in college history Maryland beating Miami yep, and then 370 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: in this one. And I interviewed him in March when 371 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: we were at the NFL meetings, and he said that 372 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: hardly a day goes by that somebody doesn't bring up 373 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: that game to him. I'm sure. I mean, when you 374 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: do one like that, four touchdown passes for Frank Reich, 375 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: one pick, two hundred eighty nine yards and the Bills 376 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: beat the Olders, Reid Andre Reid all the fame wide receiver, 377 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: all right, enough on that. I just thought i'd bring 378 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: it up because Reich is the head coach of the culture, 379 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,919 Speaker 1: I mean, of the team I hate the most in 380 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: a healthy sports way, the team I hate the most. 381 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: They had to get Frank Reich to be the head coach. Well, 382 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: let's be honest, we don't know Frank's gonna being good 383 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: as head I know, but just the fact that it's 384 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: him is already a great drama. I think the Philadelphia 385 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: misses him. I remember when Ken Wisenhunt got the head 386 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 1: coaching job at Tennessee. I was told a lot of 387 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 1: people said in San Diego that it was Reich. Is 388 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: the quarterback coach who was more respond honsible for that offense. 389 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: Now he comes in, he doesn't have a healthy Andrew Luck, 390 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: and he's got injuries in his offensive line. He doesn't 391 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: have a running game. You know, that's the kind of 392 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: team that ought to be interested in Levion Bell. Not 393 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: so much for this year, but next year because they 394 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 1: have no running game. And if they want to protect Andrew, 395 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: you need a good running game to protect him. Yeah, 396 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: and I got plenty of money to do it. I 397 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: vote for Levion Bell to go to the NFC, though, 398 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: what about Tampa That would be a good one. Yeah. Good, 399 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: send him to Tappa, although the Texans play them next year, 400 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 1: maybe after another year, a send him to Tappa. All right, 401 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,199 Speaker 1: let's go around the division a little bit. As the 402 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: Titans shocked the world man man at least North Florida six. Yeah, 403 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: what about that one, John. They're playing great defense under 404 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: Mike Brabel and new coordinator Dean Bees had been with 405 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: the Ravens and came out of retirement. They've got a 406 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: one red zone touchdown. You know. The Texans are struggling 407 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: in the red zone twenty eight thirty six percent last 408 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: year with Watson number one in the red zone when 409 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: he's sixty seven percent. You know what's what is more 410 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: amazing than Titans giving up one red zone touchdown? Baltimore 411 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: leads the league. Yeah, twelve red zone trips, twelve touchdowns 412 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: with Joe Flacco. Yeah, twelve, that's enormous success. And by 413 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,439 Speaker 1: the way, just to h am, I gonna take personal 414 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: credit here and pat myself on the back for saying 415 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: that DMPAS was a great high in the offseason, and 416 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: I didn't like it from a Texan standpoint, Yes I will, 417 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: because look what he's doing so far. So rooted for 418 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck not to come back. I didn't really root 419 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: for I was worried about the man's health and suggested 420 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: another year off. That's all I'm saying. I think I 421 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: saw you actually praying and maybe a trip to the 422 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: NFC for him. All right, So the Titans and the 423 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: Eagles are gonna get together in Nashville. What do you 424 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: think Mariotte is gonna play? And I don't know if 425 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: that makes a big deal. He's been hurt. He came 426 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: off the bench last week. He wasn't supposed to play 427 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: through for like one hundred yards. Isn't it amazing. These 428 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: last two victories over Jacksonville and Houston. They've thrown for 429 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: like one hundred and seventeen and a hundred yards, but 430 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: they have played great defense, and they've kicked well. Now 431 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: something I saw their kicker, Ryan suck Ups got an 432 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: injury problem, and that guy's great. Do you know in 433 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: all the games he's kicked against the Texans, he's missed 434 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: one field goal. And I think them beating Jacksonville getting 435 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: up two oh in the division is amazing right now, 436 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: as you can imagine. Right now, I'm guessing Mike Vrabel's 437 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: more popular Nashville than Luke Bryan or carry Us Swift 438 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: or Taylor carry Underwood. But because they people are just 439 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: so pumped about these last two because nobody thought they 440 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,680 Speaker 1: were gonna win. Nobody had accepted people in their locker room, 441 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: fans didn't think it, media didn't think it. And now 442 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: they've won both. What if they beat the defending Super 443 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: Bowl champions at home? Oh no, please, it go Eagles 444 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: games they shouldn't win. Texans need to win a game 445 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: they should win and then make up for these losses 446 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 1: by beating somebody we don't think they will be. Yeah, 447 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: I've got to get out a roll somehow. Well. The 448 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: Eagles will be at the Titans, and the Cults of 449 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: course hosting the Houston Texans. The Jets will be at 450 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: the Jags. So I have a hard time predicting the 451 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: Jets doing anything positive down there, But you never know. 452 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: Sam Darnolds had two bad games in a row after 453 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: that first one in which they were ready to coronate 454 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: him as the next Joe name it, somebody said after 455 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield did so, well, remember when Sam Darnald was 456 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year two weeks ago. The Jaguars playing 457 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: a third consecutive game at home, which means like Texans 458 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: have after starting with three or four on the road, 459 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a pretty favorable schedule as far as home. 460 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: Jaguars gonna have to start playing on the road. All right, 461 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: let's bounce around the AFC a little bit here. The 462 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: New England Patriots, I asked you on Monday, is this it? 463 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: Are we seeing the tide turning? Finally? It's been predicted 464 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: many times before and incorrectly. Of course, they have the 465 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: undefeated Dolphins at Fox Row and they're one and two. 466 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 1: Blame it all on Bill Belichick for giving Tom Brady 467 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: such bad receivers that Julian Edelman will be back after 468 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: this one, but letting Danny Am and Dola go trading 469 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks still can't figure out why they did that, 470 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: trading Rob Gronkowski. What in the world would they have 471 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: played with this year? I don't know if the Gronkt gone. 472 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 1: It's like they're trying to just clean house and get 473 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: rid of Brady and convinced Tin He's like he's trying 474 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:31,640 Speaker 1: to run him off. But they got Brian Horrier. Yeah. Well, 475 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: it's almost like they just want to set the stage 476 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: for the next guy, whoever that might be bad, get 477 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: a high pick. Well, if he gets a bunch of picks, 478 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: he could trade for a backup that he likes, or 479 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: somebody we're not thinking of, like Jah, Kobe Brazette or 480 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: Jimmy Done. The there are they. If the Dolphins win, 481 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 1: the Dolphins will have a three game lead over the Patriots. 482 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: The Patriots right now I double digits on the road 483 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,160 Speaker 1: back to back for the first time since two thou 484 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: and this is the first time they've been two games 485 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: out of first place since two thousand and one. If 486 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: the Dolphins win this. All of a sudden, the Dolphins 487 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: game on that Thursday nighter looks like the toughest game 488 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: on the Texas can't believe what Miami's doing. Ryan Tannehill, 489 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: who was hurt last year, in his last ten eleven games, 490 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: is ten and one with one oh seven rating. Adam 491 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: Gaze after getting rid of all those guys that they 492 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: wanted to change the culture, but we're good players. All 493 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: of a sudden, I'm stunned to me, Tennessee, I picked Tennessee, 494 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: you go to the playoffs, but still them going to 495 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: one with all those injuries. But the Dolphins being unbeaten 496 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: has got to be the biggest story in the league. 497 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: I asked some of the Giants people what they thought 498 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 1: of the Cowboys last week? Is they played them right 499 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: before they played the Texans, and they said, ah, basically 500 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: a big about Dallas is terrible. They're gonna host Detroit 501 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: this week. Well, did you see the stat layout of 502 00:25:53,560 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: somebody tweeted brock Oswiler's last thirteen games, and yeah, I know, 503 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: and they were very similar numbers. But Prescott does have 504 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott to work with, which is going to help 505 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: the cause. They were nine at seven last year. That 506 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: a winning season the Cowboys, even though they didn't go 507 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. I still say it's a pretty dangerous team. 508 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 1: They're gonna be home to Detroit this week. I think 509 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: they'll win the game. But Prescott's getting a lot of 510 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,919 Speaker 1: proper criticism because he's not throwing the ball down the field. 511 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: But they don't give him any weapons. Who they have 512 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: at receiver? Yeah, yeah, no Winting, no Desert. They should 513 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: give Ezekiel Elliott. Make it sure he touches the ball 514 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: twenty five times a game. I don't care if it 515 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: using him up. He's their best weapon and their offensive 516 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: line is struggling without two starters. Do you think the 517 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: Chiefs are gonna come down to earth here a little bit. 518 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 1: They're gonna play at Denver, tough place to go, but 519 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: this is an AFC West showdown. They've they've been there 520 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 1: many times. They're not worried about going very good. Yeah 521 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: they're not really, they're not at all. And Kansas City 522 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: will come down to earth. They're not going undefeated. But 523 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: the key for them, they've been great and regular season before. 524 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: The key is can Patrick Mahomes do what Alex Smith couldn't, 525 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,679 Speaker 1: which is winning the playoffs and get them to a 526 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:06,880 Speaker 1: super Bowl. Smith won two playoff games there. But I'll 527 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 1: tell you what. Their offensive line is good, running games good. 528 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: My homes is incredible, and their defense is suspect where 529 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to score a lot of points. So 530 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: I love you. Can you imagine how much fun exciting 531 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: in Kansas City, La? Rams super Bowl? Wouldn't I don't 532 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: think about that right now, Johan. I just want to 533 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 1: see the Texans somehow get well, I mean the Super Bowl. 534 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'll worry about that later. The Browns 535 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: are gonna be at the Raiders, and this is the 536 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,239 Speaker 1: game other than an AFC South game that I want 537 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: to see the most, actually, and it's between the Browns, 538 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: who only have one win and the Raiders who have none. 539 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: But I want to see Baker Mayfield to see what 540 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: he does for an encore. Here the Browns are plus 541 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: nine in turnover ratio. Nobody else is even closed. They 542 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: are getting the ball out under Greg Williams. I think 543 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: they should be better. I think I'm gonna pick the 544 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: Raiders to win this game, even they've blown all three 545 00:27:56,520 --> 00:28:00,080 Speaker 1: games they have. It's interesting, No pass rush. And but 546 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: if Baker Mayfield goes into the black hole and wins 547 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: his first start on the road, you know Cleveland could 548 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: be three and oah if they'd started in from the 549 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: get go. You mentioned the Ravens being very good in 550 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: the red zone. They're gonna be at Pittsburgh this week. 551 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: How serious is the situation in Pittsburgh. I know they'd 552 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 1: just beat Tampa. Fence is bad, so they you'd think, 553 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: unlike the old Raiders and Steelers games in which they 554 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: bang on each other and it's physical and guys are 555 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:29,199 Speaker 1: taken away in ambulances, this one actually might be high scoring, 556 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: like the Steelers Monday night victory at Tampa. What about 557 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: the Vikings and Rams tonight? The biggest egg laid in 558 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: the NFL in years was late at US Bank Stadium 559 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: Sunday when Buffalo came in, and it's pretty obvious Minnesota 560 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: was preparing for the Thursday night game against the Rams 561 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: and not the Bills, and josh Alan ran for two touchdowns. 562 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: It looked like he was auditioning for the Olympics hurdling. 563 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: I think they'll come down to Earth. I think I 564 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: just Minnesota is playing at the Rams Minnesota's defense is good, 565 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: Rams missing both corners, but their offense is prolific. In 566 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: Minnesota's defense has not been nearly as good as last season. 567 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: They had ever some Griffin controversy going on with his 568 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: mental state of mind, and they just seem to have 569 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 1: a lot of controversy there. So I'm picking the Rams 570 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: on that one. And Buffalo now goes to Green Bay. 571 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,959 Speaker 1: I know, Minnesota, it's not like you're going from New 572 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: York to LA, but going to LA for a Thursday 573 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: night or it's going to be brutal. I'm sorry, I 574 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: know you get that too. Yah short, I mean that's 575 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,959 Speaker 1: the thing. Short week, short week games for the visiting team, 576 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: very tough. That Wednesday you lose that Wednesday. If you're 577 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: the home team, Wednesday, at least you're in the facility, 578 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: you're able to prepare, you're able to get some things done. 579 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: Still on Wednesday you're on the road. The whole thing changes. 580 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: You basically have one day as a team Tuesday to 581 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 1: get things and I think that's why the home team 582 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: such a big advantage. Look at Cleveland last week and 583 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: the Jets that was a very short trip. Anyway, general, 584 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: what do you have going out of the Chronicle. I 585 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: am writing a column for tomorrow about the controversial roughing 586 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: the password penalty with J. J. Watt and Shaun Watson 587 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: and DJ Reader talking about you know, they don't like 588 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: it and the possibility that it could be quote unquote 589 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: clarified next week in a conference call with the Competition 590 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: Committee members. John, thanks for a lot, Thank you very much. Mark. 591 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: Let's get to this. It's time for the fireside chat. 592 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: We started this last week and we're going to continue 593 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: the fireside chat this week centers on the Texans and 594 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: the Colts. A little bit of the history here, as 595 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: the Texans have not done well. This just did have 596 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: not done well against the Colts. You know this already. 597 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you the all time record here and 598 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: it's really not enjoyable to report. Twenty five and seven 599 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: are the Colts against the Houston Texans. The Texans have 600 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: only beaten the Colts seven times in the history of 601 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: this rivalry, and the first time was back in two 602 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: thousand and six. That's right, Dom Capers and the Texans 603 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:13,719 Speaker 1: never beat the Colts. I mean there were some blood 604 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 1: baths in there, some pretty close games at home. You 605 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: can talk to guys like Seth Payne and Kylie Wong. 606 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: They played the Colts tough on defense from time to 607 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: time at home, but on the road it was always 608 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 1: always difficult, especially at that bandbox known as the RCA 609 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: Dome back in the day. But let's get to two 610 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,959 Speaker 1: thousand and six, because it was December twenty fourth, that's right, 611 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve at then called Reliance Stadium now NRG Stadium, 612 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: and the Texans were trying to salvage something of their season. 613 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: They had only four wins at the time going in, 614 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 1: and that was a difficult year. Gary Kubiak's first year. 615 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: Some of the wins, well, there was one at Jacksonville. 616 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: There was one against Miami that was the first ever 617 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 1: Kubiak win. They also had the horrifying, most painful loss 618 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: in the history of the France chides Vince Young thirty 619 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: nine yard touchdown running overtime. They had a blowout at 620 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: New England that would happen again later in the franchise's history. 621 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: But it was Christmas. Even the Colts were in with 622 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning and this was a good Colts team coming in, 623 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 1: of course, very good always with Manning at the helm. 624 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: So the Texans unleashed somebody. Maybe unleashed is too strong 625 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 1: a word, but they decided to ride the legs of 626 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 1: Ron Dane. Thirty two carries, one hundred and fifty three 627 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: yards and two touchdown runs. Ron Dane was just splendid 628 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 1: that afternoon. Andre Johnson, by the way, would be heard 629 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 1: from four catches in forty eight yards, including a very 630 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: big one I'll tell you about in just a moment. 631 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: And Vante Leach. How about this. Vante in the early 632 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: days as a Texans fullback, was a bit of a 633 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: receiver from time to time, and he had three catches 634 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 1: in the game, including this one for a touchdown second 635 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,479 Speaker 1: and goal at the three car bootlegs. Throws to us 636 00:32:55,560 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: right Hitchason, touchdown, Texans David Carr with a touchdown pass 637 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: to Leech and the Texans are back in front. So 638 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: Leech has that catch for a TD. At the time, 639 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: it put the Texans up twenty one to fourteen, but 640 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: you knew the Colts would come back. They did out 641 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: of Vinetari with a thirty three yard field goal. He's 642 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: still playing for this team, by the way, Oh my goodness. 643 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 1: Twenty one to seventeen. That was in the third quarter. 644 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: Then in the fourth Chris Brown forty two yard field goal, 645 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 1: Texans up seven, twenty four to seventeen. Bud Peyton Manning 646 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: eight play seventy one yard drive in the fourth quarter 647 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:36,160 Speaker 1: Marvin Harrison's seven yard TD pass and the game is 648 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: tied at twenty four with two forty one left. Could 649 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: the Texans pull it out? Well, David Carr would find 650 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: Andrey Johnson with a key pass. I mean they did 651 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: not throw it much in this game. It was Gary 652 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: Kubiak playing it close to the vest with the legs 653 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: of Ron Dane. Like we said, Carr was sixteen to 654 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 1: twenty three for only one hundred and sixty three yards, 655 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:58,200 Speaker 1: but a nice throw to Andrey Johnson for seventeen yards 656 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: set up the game winner. And it was some holiday 657 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 1: magic at the stadium. Oh no, let's go Let's go crazy, 658 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:08,520 Speaker 1: which is what this building is gonna do. When Chris 659 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 1: Brown knocks this field goal through y I rhymed on Christmas, 660 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:17,360 Speaker 1: It'll beat from about forty eight yards as Chad Stanley 661 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:21,359 Speaker 1: will hold Brian Pittman, the long snapper. The snap is down. 662 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:25,279 Speaker 1: Brown's kick on the way, it has the distance. It's 663 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 1: good Merry Christmas. The Texans beat the Colts for the 664 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: first time ever. Chris Brown Good has time runs out 665 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 1: twenty seven, twenty four the Texans win. Look, this wasn't 666 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: a playoff season, this wasn't a winning season. This was 667 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: the year the Texans beat the Colts for the first time. 668 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: And it was fabulous because you'd never done it before, 669 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 1: and they were so good and such a thorn in 670 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: the side. And little did we know it would still 671 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: be a rare thing relatively to get any kind of 672 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:02,839 Speaker 1: win over Indianapolis. So it was special at the time 673 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:06,480 Speaker 1: December twenty fourth, two thousand and six, when the Texans 674 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 1: got Indie for the first time. Now I mentioned it, 675 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 1: only seven times have they beaten them. They would not 676 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:15,319 Speaker 1: beat them again until the twenty ten season. That's right. 677 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: They went four more years. Opening Day Arian Foster with 678 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 1: the big rushing performance, then Opening Day the next year. 679 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: I talked about it last week, Kerry Collins and Theventate 680 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 1: running well in that opening day performance, and the next 681 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 1: time would be a win over Andrew luck in two 682 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:32,759 Speaker 1: and twelve to win the division. And then Bill O'Brien 683 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 1: would get it going against the Colts three game winning 684 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,279 Speaker 1: streak against Indie and It started with that first ever 685 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:41,839 Speaker 1: winning Indeed late in twenty fifteen, and then they had 686 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:44,239 Speaker 1: to come from behind her on a Sunday night when 687 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: they beat Andrew luck Brock Oswiler with a great throw 688 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:51,160 Speaker 1: to CJ. Fedorowitz, Lamar Miller with that dynamite catching run 689 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: inside the ten yard line before that, and Oswylder with 690 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: a good throw. This was his best game, I thought, 691 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: best performance anyway, when he hit Jail and Strong on 692 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: the sideline to set up the game winning field goal 693 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:04,800 Speaker 1: against Indee in overtime. But some of the losses along 694 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:07,239 Speaker 1: the way, I mean I mentioned it not being able 695 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,880 Speaker 1: to beat them in that four year stretch between oh 696 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 1: six and two thou ten. You had rosen Copter in 697 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 1: there is one of the losses. Another time blowing a 698 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: seventeen point lead at home in two thousand and nine. 699 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:20,719 Speaker 1: In two eleven, dan Orlovski up there second and last 700 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 1: week of the season last year, two wins by Jacoby Brissette. 701 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,400 Speaker 1: It's been really painful at times throughout the years, and 702 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: this is, in my opinion, the biggest nemesis for this franchise, 703 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 1: and they got to find a way to get it 704 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:36,960 Speaker 1: done this week. That's the fireside chat. Now, Hey calling 705 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,840 Speaker 1: all Houston area teachers. If you want to bring a 706 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: little Texans football to the classroom, sign up for Toros 707 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 1: Math Drills, presented by Concho Phillips. Toros Mathdrills is a 708 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: video series designed to help third and fourth graders how 709 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: to tackle math in the classroom. Go to Houston Texans 710 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: dot com slash Toro's Math Drills to learn more. Time 711 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:57,960 Speaker 1: for Houston Methodist Minutes. Now, let's talk to doctor Ashmun Dewan. Doctor, 712 00:36:57,960 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: how's it going. I'm fine? Thank you. Mark. All right, 713 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: let's talk hip injuries today, because these are very common 714 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: in sports and in life. But give me an idea 715 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:09,280 Speaker 1: of what kind of hip injuries occur in sports most often? 716 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:11,400 Speaker 1: What do you most often deal with? Yeah, well, you know, 717 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:14,440 Speaker 1: the hip is actually a very resilient joint. And in 718 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,760 Speaker 1: the football, at least in sports, most common hip injuries 719 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:21,399 Speaker 1: we see are evotion type injuries. There's a structure called 720 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 1: the labor that can get injured. And also inflammation can 721 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:25,960 Speaker 1: be a big problem in the hip and you get 722 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:29,480 Speaker 1: something called per sitis. Now, what about in older people? 723 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:32,760 Speaker 1: And I also notice that it's not just the elder 724 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,720 Speaker 1: lee that get hip injuries. But you can be thirties 725 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:38,359 Speaker 1: or forties or whatever need a hip replacement. What most 726 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 1: often contributes to that. Hip replacements generally are a consequence 727 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:46,239 Speaker 1: of arthritis that has developed through where and tear of 728 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: the joints. So if someone participates in a lot of 729 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 1: sports in their younger years, or if they're participating at 730 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: an elague level, they're going to accumulate more wear and 731 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:56,799 Speaker 1: tear on their hip, and it's possible that they could 732 00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: need a hip replacement a lot sooner than someone, let's say, 733 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:01,880 Speaker 1: as a desk job who maybe doesn't put as much 734 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,839 Speaker 1: wear in tear on their hip. I take me through bracitis. 735 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: What are we talking about when this occurs? But hip 736 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:11,040 Speaker 1: procitis basically involves when you have a muscle around your 737 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:14,239 Speaker 1: hip that is not able to keep up with the 738 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:17,359 Speaker 1: demands you put on it. That muscle produces a lot 739 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:19,880 Speaker 1: of inflammation when it's weak and not up to the task. 740 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 1: And so when inflammation occurs, you know, the treatment for 741 00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 1: it basically involves taking anti inflammatories, resting, and then working 742 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 1: in conjunction with the physical therapist to try to strengthen 743 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:32,960 Speaker 1: those muscles so that the source of the problem, which 744 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:35,720 Speaker 1: is the weak muscle is addressed. When we hear about 745 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: hip contusions, is that just a bruise? And maybe I 746 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 1: shouldn't say just a bruise because these can be very painful. Yeah, sure, 747 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:46,920 Speaker 1: hip contusion exactly what you said. It's a bad bruise. 748 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,520 Speaker 1: And you know, when we think of bruises, you know, 749 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:50,399 Speaker 1: we imagine the bruising on the skin and that kind 750 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: of thing. But when you have a bone that sustains 751 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: a significant traumatic impact, there are cellular changes and processes 752 00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:00,479 Speaker 1: that create a lot of inflammation and irritation, and bone 753 00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 1: bruises or contusions as you call it can take sometimes 754 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:05,879 Speaker 1: up to three or six weeks to completely resolve or heel. 755 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:08,680 Speaker 1: But that's a common especially in football. You hear about 756 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:11,840 Speaker 1: hip pointers, and that's basically a fancy word for a 757 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: type of hip bruise or hip contusion. Hip injury prevention 758 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,880 Speaker 1: in athletes, what is this stretching or what do you 759 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:22,359 Speaker 1: recommend there? The best thing for athletes or even just 760 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:26,240 Speaker 1: a weekend warrior is really just strengthening the muscles around 761 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: the hip. Strong muscles really reduced the amount of force 762 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,560 Speaker 1: that the joint is subjected to. And so doing whatever 763 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:36,400 Speaker 1: you can to maintain those good strong hip flexers, the 764 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,240 Speaker 1: muscles that help you move the hip to the side, 765 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:42,239 Speaker 1: and in addition the core muscles. People often get to 766 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:45,480 Speaker 1: realize that maintain a strong core also can take a 767 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,880 Speaker 1: lot of the abuse and stress off the hip joint itself. 768 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:51,160 Speaker 1: Excellent material, doctor, Thank you very much, my pleasure mark 769 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 1: doctor Ashvin Duan on Houston Methodist minutes and for the 770 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:57,480 Speaker 1: fall sports season, Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 771 00:39:57,480 --> 00:40:00,360 Speaker 1: offering its convenient sports injury clinics for a student athletes 772 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:03,640 Speaker 1: around the Houston area. Clinics are open Saturday mornings in Baytown, 773 00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:06,560 Speaker 1: Clear Lake, West, Houston, Katie, sugar Land, and Willowbrook. For 774 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:10,440 Speaker 1: more information, visit Houston Methodist dot org. Slash Athlete the 775 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:14,879 Speaker 1: official healthcare provider of the Houston Texans Houston Methodist Leading Medicine. Well, 776 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:16,680 Speaker 1: that's going to do it for the show tonight. Thanks 777 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:19,640 Speaker 1: very much for listening, and check out Texans All Access 778 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:23,000 Speaker 1: tomorrow at six and all of our TV shows, including 779 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 1: Inside the Game on Sunday nights at ten thirty five 780 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:30,600 Speaker 1: on ABC thirteen. Thank you Joseph for producing Thursday Night 781 00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:33,320 Speaker 1: Football coming up. Have a great night and Go Texans.