1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: Five nights a week. We talk Texans, go. 2 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 2: Go, no bet are sepid here we go, touchdown, Jost 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 2: and unreal, Let's go. Let me a TECHNI ball sacked 4 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: three and out. 5 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: This is Texans All Access. 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 3: Live here. 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: At the Houston Texans Team Shop lobby. Right outside the 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 2: team Shop, Mark Vandermir John Harris with you and our 9 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: special guest here tonight, Executive vice president and general manager, 10 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: Nick Cassario, fols. 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: It's great to be here. 12 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 3: We should meet like this all the time. 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: It would be nice. 14 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 4: It also would be nice that you know it's Nick 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 4: Cassario night. 16 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 5: So I look at my closet and I pull out 17 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 5: the vest. Thanks. 18 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 4: At least if Mark doesn't have it on, at least 19 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 4: have my and then there's no better. 20 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: I thought about it, but I figured you. 21 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 3: You figured I would carry it all right? Move an 22 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 3: October thing. Perhaps I don't. 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 5: Know where's yours. You said you were gonna wear it. 24 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 3: I did. 25 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: Whatever, But here we are, and Nick, we really appreciate 26 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:19,839 Speaker 2: you being here today. 27 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 3: Thank you for being with us. 28 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: And it's a little bit of a different week because 29 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: it's a longer week getting ready for a week two, 30 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 2: which might be a good thing, right now as you 31 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 2: have a lot of preparation to do, different players to 32 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: bring up. Perhaps what can you tell us about getting 33 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,479 Speaker 2: through the loss to the Rams and getting ready for 34 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 2: the next step, which is defeating the Buccaneers on Monday night. 35 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, we try to treat it as a normal week, 36 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 6: so we kind of pushed everything back, got back late 37 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 6: Sunday night. Players were off yesterday and they kind of 38 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 6: came in like a normal Monday, which we would do 39 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 6: after the game. So met this afternoon, Tomko went through 40 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 6: the game tape. There's a number of things we did well. 41 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 6: It's unfortunately some things we didn't do as well, which 42 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 6: kind of led to the result that it did. And 43 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 6: then tomorrow the players will be off like a normal Tuesday, 44 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 6: and everything just gets pushed out an extra day. So 45 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 6: Thursday's Wednesday, you know, Friday's, Thursdays, you know, et cetera. 46 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 6: And then the games Monday night, so we pick up 47 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 6: an extra day terms of preparation. This week following week, 48 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 6: it'll be a short week, so we'll play Monday night 49 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 6: six o'clock, hopefully everybody will be there, and then. 50 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 3: Six o'clock, six o'clock, not seven six. 51 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 6: And then the players will be off and then we'll 52 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 6: have a short week in the term. But then you know, 53 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 6: everybody's got to go through this, so we'll handle it accordingly, 54 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 6: but you know, excited to get it back out there 55 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 6: and hopefully play good football next Monday night. 56 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 5: Nick. 57 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 4: Week one to week two, you see some un scouted looks, 58 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 4: things you haven't seen in week one, some things that 59 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 4: are different. You get to week two, you at least 60 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 4: have some film to prepare for the Buccaneers. How much 61 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 4: difference does that make from week one to week two 62 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 4: from that standpoint in preparation. 63 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 6: Yeah, the opponent will be the opponent, so it'll be 64 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,119 Speaker 6: certain things that'll be specific for Tampa Bay. New play 65 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 6: caller and some of the different things that are doing defensively. 66 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 6: But inevitably, the first few weeks are really about your team. 67 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 6: What can you do to improve When you go back 68 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 6: and look at the film, A lot of things that 69 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 6: happen during a game, we're self inflicted. So if we 70 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 6: can some of the things that maybe we didn't do 71 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 6: as well that were coach would do that we actually 72 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 6: practice and carry those over the game. If we can 73 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 6: make them improvements in those areas, then hopefully that leads 74 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 6: to a better result. 75 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: Running a football four and a half yards per carry 76 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 2: with Nick Chubb getting the thirteen, and it looked like 77 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 2: there was some progress there. Some things you like, but 78 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 2: you want to see more of it. Tough to do 79 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: it when third downs aren't going as well as you want. 80 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 6: Yeah, we talked about it for the game, Johnny just 81 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 6: for first time was gonna be key. Trying to be 82 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 6: as efficient as we possibly could. That was one of 83 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 6: the themes going into the game. And we kind of 84 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 6: set ourselves back there a little bit with some penalties 85 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 6: and some early down negative plays. So if we can 86 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 6: eliminate the negative plays. But when we stayed on schedules, 87 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 6: stayed on track, Nick had some solid runs. We got 88 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 6: the ball in north and south, you know, some other 89 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 6: plays where it was blocked properly. With the other plays 90 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 6: at one block we didn't really have a hat on 91 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 6: a hat and kind of led to a one yard 92 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 6: gain or a one yard loss. So if we can 93 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 6: kind of limit some of those things, I mean, I 94 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 6: proven those areas is going to help the overall operation offensively. 95 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 4: Nick, it feels like every year that I've been in 96 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 4: a building, there's always a position just it happens that 97 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 4: way that there's a rash of injuries. 98 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 5: You just can't stop it. 99 00:03:58,960 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: It just happens. 100 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 5: This year, it happens to be tight ends. 101 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 4: I mean, you know Brevin and Dalton and now obviously Kate, 102 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 4: who's doing some good things in the game. 103 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 5: What are your thoughts of moving forward with what you 104 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 5: got at the tight end position. 105 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, unfortunately, that's just part of football. So we're going 106 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 6: through and other teams are going through it. So that 107 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 6: was a strength going into the year. So we've lost 108 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 6: some players that we felt were going to help us, 109 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 6: but nothing we really do about it other than try 110 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 6: to come up with a solution. We've talked about this 111 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 6: kind of have some of our depth off the roster, 112 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 6: whether it's internally or if there's a player externally on 113 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 6: another practice squad or on the roster or on the street, 114 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 6: they might be able to come in and give us 115 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 6: some snaps. So we'll look at everything and try to 116 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 6: do what we feel makes the most sense. 117 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the pass catchers in the game, because 118 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: I know Nico didn't catch as many as we would 119 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 2: like to see, perhaps, but Higgins got involved, had that 120 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: one really great catch at midfield. I know we had 121 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: to pick take it away from him, but that's kind 122 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 2: of a learning experience. 123 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 3: What about collective group, Nick. 124 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, sure, a lot of people touch the ball. 125 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 6: I think the Rams did a pretty good job of 126 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 6: having an awareness of where Nico was. Nico's one of 127 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 6: the best receivers in the league, so they made a 128 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 6: concentrated effort to not let him get behind the defense 129 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 6: and are aware of where he was. Just about on 130 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 6: every play, Hut's got some opportunities, justin Watson got some opportunities. 131 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 6: Higgins made a few plays, as you had mentioned, Dalton 132 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 6: made a few catches, so you know, we distributed the 133 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 6: ball around a little bit, and we didn't throw the 134 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 6: ball all that much. We only had so many plays 135 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 6: in the game, but everybody who touched the ball made 136 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 6: a positive contribution. 137 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: So we've talked about this like this is why you 138 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: build a team. 139 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 6: You're gonna need everybody, and at some point the balls 140 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,119 Speaker 6: are gonna go and the distribute is gonna go to somebody, 141 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 6: maybe more than others. 142 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 4: Defensively, and I guess overall physicality we talked about Timiko 143 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 4: with that, were you happy with the physicality just the hitting, 144 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 4: just bringing that aspect. You talk about it rep your style. 145 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 4: It felt like we repped our style from that standpoint 146 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 4: on Sunday. 147 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, we did. 148 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 6: We played physical really on both sides of the ball. 149 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 6: I mean, overall, the pass protection was pretty good. I mean, 150 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 6: you know, a couple of sacks were just a matter 151 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 6: of whether we just missed idea the protection or there's 152 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 6: some other nuance. But they really didn't get to the quarterback. 153 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 6: Did a pretty good job against their edged people. Played 154 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 6: physical in the running game, and then defensively, I mean, 155 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 6: we ran around and tackled, you know, with some plays 156 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 6: where we're out of position, which are correctable, but we 157 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 6: definitely had a lot of hats to the ball and 158 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 6: you saw and Kamari let us in tackles. I mean, 159 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 6: how many corners led their team in tackles, not just 160 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 6: throwing the ball down a field, but merely making a 161 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 6: tack with a line of scrimmage. And that's one of 162 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 6: the hallmarks of you know, Kamari's game. 163 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: Can you discuss special teams a little bit, Nick, because 164 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 2: Emmy in the first half three field goals as that 165 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 2: one at the halftime buzzer, you take the lead on 166 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 2: that one. I know everything in the kickoff game didn't 167 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: quite go exactly the way you wanted it. 168 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 3: What about the whole special teams operation. 169 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,679 Speaker 6: Yeah, Amy's really been one of our most consistent players 170 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 6: going back to last year. I mean he's delivered in 171 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 6: clutch moments. I mean he accounted for the nine points 172 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 6: and they weren't chip shot field goals. I mean there 173 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 6: was orderline two fifty yarders, then the other forty yarders, 174 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 6: so and then the kickoff. You look around the league 175 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 6: there it was interesting. I mean we didn't really handle 176 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 6: the ball as well as we should have. A couple 177 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 6: that hit in the in the fielding zone that ended 178 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 6: up in the end zone. The ball started on the twenty, 179 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 6: we lost twenty forty yards of field position, so there 180 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 6: was more returns I think than there was. You know, 181 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 6: however many, you know, going back to last year, which 182 00:06:58,279 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 6: is what the league wanted. So we've just got to 183 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 6: do a better I will handle the ball a little bit. 184 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 6: We got to cover kicks. I mean, the Buccaneers have 185 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 6: a pretty good kickoff returner, so and they hit us 186 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 6: and we got bailed out by the holding penalty against 187 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 6: dar A. But you know we've got hit on a 188 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 6: sixty plus yard return. So there's certainly some things we 189 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 6: clean up. But I mean, the kicking game is going 190 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 6: to be a big part of the league, you know, 191 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 6: for the entire season. 192 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 2: I asked to Mico this, and when you started in 193 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 2: this league, when we all started in this league, touch 194 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 2: back at the twenty yard line, right, And now it 195 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 2: feels like the twenty. 196 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 3: Yard line is such a punishment. 197 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: In the old days, that was standard, but it feels like, oh, 198 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 2: we could have gotten so much more. 199 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 3: It's strange. 200 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's an offensive league, so they want to if 201 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: they could start. 202 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 6: The ball at midfield, they probably would so, but you 203 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 6: know you have if you it's in the end zone, 204 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 6: you get it to thirty five. But you don't field 205 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 6: in the proper area, the ball goes to the twenty. 206 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 6: So you want to try to get the ball in 207 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 6: good scoring position. And there's certain percentages where the drive 208 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 6: starts when that leads to points. So field position is 209 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 6: definitely a big part of any game. 210 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 4: I was asleep well before this happened. Mark texted me 211 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 4: about this. Once you get to week one, you got 212 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 4: sixteen games to pull all kinds of information from. And 213 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 4: the Vikings Bears had an interesting scenario last night where 214 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 4: the Bears scored with like what two five or too 215 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 4: six left and you really had to keep them from 216 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 4: a return, but the Vikings did the smart thing and 217 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 4: actually returned it so they could not have to run 218 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 4: a play before they're two minuy warning. As you get 219 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 4: a chance to see all sixteen games, Nick or there 220 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 4: certain situations that will come up that you could share 221 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 4: with the team at certain points, like hey, if this 222 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 4: comes up, or even staff just to say, hey, if 223 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 4: this comes up, this is how we should handle something 224 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 4: like this. 225 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 6: All the above On Fridays, Dimiko does kind of around 226 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 6: the league, so there'll be some pertinent plays and maybe 227 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 6: have some relevance to us. Might be us, might be 228 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 6: somebody else doing it. But it's when we get in 229 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 6: this situation, here's what we're trying to do. Here's how 230 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 6: this team handle it. Here's what came up. So it's 231 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 6: more of an awareness thing for the players. You don't 232 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 6: know what situation is gonna come up in the game, 233 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 6: but just mention it. I mean, I've probably gone through 234 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 6: I don't know half the games here throughout the league, 235 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 6: some of our upcoming opponents, but I mean twelve to 236 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 6: one score games in the first week just speaks to 237 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 6: the overall competitiveness of our league. It tells you the 238 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 6: margins are very small, so you have to do the 239 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 6: little things, and if you don't do the little things, 240 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 6: then it's going to lead to the result that you know, 241 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 6: we saw on Sunday. 242 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: The data of medical information that you have relative to 243 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 2: the week one tax on the body. Because the guys 244 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 2: have not played a full game yet going into week two, 245 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 2: what does that tell you? Everyone's going through the same thing, 246 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 2: So it's not unique to the Texans, but there's got 247 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 2: to be some information. 248 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: Sure, summer tax more than others. 249 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 6: Some of the high speed running that took place in 250 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 6: the game, none of our players had done that. I 251 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 6: would say Jay Rock, Jalen Smith, and Traymon their high 252 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 6: speed running was more than they had done all a 253 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 6: training camp. It wasn't that we weren't practicing, it was 254 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 6: just more they were covering kicks. Tommy did a great 255 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 6: job flipping the field and he was hitting fifty yard punts. 256 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 6: So those guys are running eighteen nineteen twenty miles an 257 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 6: hour and that build up over time. So it's something 258 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 6: that we're cognitive that we track you're not necessarily going 259 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:50,599 Speaker 6: to change. 260 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: Anything, but the first three or four weeks. 261 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 6: You're just monitoring that, and once you get through those 262 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 6: first four or five games, then you can kind of 263 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 6: send to settle into sort of a normal progression of 264 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 6: loading that takes place, you know, during the year. 265 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 4: Okay, we're doing with the Rams. I'm done. I'm like 266 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 4: a I'm like a fiend. 267 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: Didn't really much about the Rams. 268 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 5: No, we didn't. 269 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 4: But then I'm talking about that game. It's talking about 270 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 4: it was a frustrating afternoon in a number of levels. 271 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 4: I know you felt that way, and there are a 272 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 4: lot of things that you can learn from that. But 273 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 4: Monday Night, I know you're excited about wearing the Liberty white. 274 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 4: I know you're excited about that. 275 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: Because we're excited about all the time. 276 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 2: The way Nick is wearing Liberty white tonight is a 277 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 2: reminder that we need the Liberty white out on Monday 278 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 2: night for the Texans takeout of the bus. 279 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: Anybody asked me about fashion, I'm the wrong person. 280 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 3: So don't I don't thin Johnny's gonna do that. 281 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 5: I get just a time. What are we wearing? I'm like, 282 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 5: it's the opener, you know, it's Liberty White. 283 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 4: That's it. It's the Bucks. It's a team we saw 284 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 4: two years ago. Even though it's a NFC team, we 285 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 4: see him saw two years ago. Tremendous game here. I 286 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 4: still have a lot of same pieces. 287 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: If you like offense. 288 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 5: It was a good game, yeah, exactly, but. 289 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 4: Both defenses have got some things that are bringing to 290 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 4: the party of this year. It's going to discounting report 291 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 4: of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 292 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 6: Yeah, good football team, NFC South champions last year. They've 293 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 6: played good, consistent football over the last three or four years. 294 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 6: I think Jason light and Todd Bowles have done a 295 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 6: great job when they transitioned from Bruce to Todd and 296 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 6: then Jason's kind of been there for a number of years. 297 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 6: But they've been a very consistent team for a number 298 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 6: of years now. You know, offensively, everything starts with Baker. 299 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 6: I mean, Baker's is he's one of the best quarterbacks 300 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 6: in the league. Nobody really talks about him in that vein, 301 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 6: but he's a really good football player and he's kind 302 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 6: of found a home there in Tampa, and they did 303 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 6: a really good job. He threw for forty five hundred 304 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 6: yards forty one touchdowns last year. Very instinctive, kind of 305 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 6: sneaky with his ability to make plays with legs, but 306 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 6: everything runs through him. New offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard who 307 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 6: was there previously, So there's a little bit of carry over, 308 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 6: a little bit of continuity. Two really good receivers, I 309 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 6: mean three if you throw Sterling in there. But you 310 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 6: know Mike Evans, I mean borderline Hall of Famer, I 311 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 6: mean Mike. Everybody knows Mike. I mean touchas a and 312 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 6: m His career kind of speaks for itself. But and 313 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 6: then the guy that we studied spent a lot of 314 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 6: time on before the draft was a Mecca, a Buca 315 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 6: and he showed up in a first game and had 316 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 6: two touchdown catch I mean he was basically the difference 317 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 6: in the game. 318 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: So good the perimeter. 319 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 6: Kate Otten's a really consistent, instinctive player, a tight end 320 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 6: in a running back I mean, you know Bucky Irving 321 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 6: ran for eleven hundred yards last year, versus a little 322 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 6: good passing game player, kind of a good one two 323 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 6: punch him. Rashaan White and Tucker gives them some play 324 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 6: as a kickoff returner, and they've kind of had to 325 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 6: reconfigure their offensive line a little bit with Werf's being out, 326 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 6: and they mean they basically kicked out their starting center, 327 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 6: Barton who they took in a first round. He started 328 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 6: all sixteen games at center, started him at left tackle, 329 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 6: moved Bretison to from left guard to center, and then 330 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 6: they you know, elevated Michael Jordan to you know, to 331 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 6: to the rosters. So they had a deal with some 332 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 6: change and everything starts with Baker. And defensively, i mean, 333 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 6: Todd's a head coach, slast defensive coordinator, play caller. They 334 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 6: have a number of coordinators on head side of the ball. 335 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 6: Coach foot coach Edward, George Edwards has been there. But 336 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 6: this is an aggressive attacking. They blitzed a lot and 337 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 6: they picked, you know, they picked their spots. But they're 338 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 6: very aggressive and how they play really good front. I 339 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 6: mean they got a load in the middle of the 340 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 6: defensive line of Vidavea. I mean, not too many people 341 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 6: do what he does at you know, three hundred and 342 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 6: fifty pounds. That guy kind of a little bit underrated. 343 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 6: Younger player that's on the upswing is Diabi who led 344 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 6: them in pressures last year, and they signed Raddick in 345 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 6: the off season. You know, Braswell, who they drafted the 346 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 6: second round last year, is kind of coming, so, you know, 347 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 6: pretty formidable front. Levante David's is the longest tenured you 348 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 6: know Buck and then Savasier Dennis is kind of inserted 349 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 6: into there next to him, very similar to Toto. I think 350 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 6: he went the same round as we took Toatoa, so 351 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 6: it looks like he's giving them some good snaps and 352 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 6: an Antoine winfield. 353 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: He is one of the better safety in the league. 354 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 6: McCullum kind of a local kid ish not local, but 355 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 6: local playing around here. And then Jamel Dean and then 356 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 6: you know, e Zine gives them some snaps at Nickel 357 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 6: and the kid Paris has giving ums some snaps in 358 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 6: Nickel as well. They drafted the third round. So it's 359 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 6: a good overall football team, present a lot of problems. 360 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 6: They won on the road, you know, uh last week 361 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 6: and beat a good Atlanta team, so certainly could be 362 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 6: a challenge for us, and you know, we just got 363 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 6: to go out there and try to play good football. 364 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 2: Is Baker a great example for other players in that 365 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 2: he had a franchise that said, all right, we're we're 366 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 2: going in another direction, and he goes to Carolina, doesn't 367 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,599 Speaker 2: really work out there, goes to Sean mcvagh for a 368 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 2: few weeks, and all of a sudden, Tampa Bay. Maybe 369 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 2: not all of a sudden, but Tampa Bay. He becomes 370 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 2: this kind of player, the kind of player everyone hoped 371 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 2: he would be when he was drafted. What kind of 372 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 2: example is that for other players who might be in 373 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 2: a similar situation even though they weren't drafted that high. 374 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 6: I mean, it's a great example for everybody. And you know, 375 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 6: people forget. I mean, Baker was a number and overall pick, 376 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 6: so Misah that was a pretty good football player. So 377 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 6: it didn't work out for whatever the reason. And sometimes 378 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 6: just players need to change the scenery and you go 379 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 6: somewhere and there's a lot of faith, a lot of belief, 380 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 6: and a lot of trust. And he's going on there. 381 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 6: He took advantage of his opportunities when they sign him. 382 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 6: They signed Hi basically a one year deal, not really 383 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 6: knowing what to expect, and he went out there and produced. 384 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 6: And now he signed multiple long term contract extensions. He's 385 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 6: in a good offense, in a good system. He's very 386 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 6: well respected, and I mean he's a leader of that 387 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 6: team and he goes out there and he produces. So 388 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 6: I mean, you never really know how it's going to go. 389 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 6: Your job as a players is to try to take 390 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 6: advantage of the opportunity and if it doesn't work out 391 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 6: somewhere else. One door closed, another door opens. I mean 392 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 6: you got to be open minded. It happens a lot 393 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 6: in this league, and you know, really can't get too 394 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 6: caught up in why it didn't work, try to figure out, like, well, 395 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 6: let's make it work and let's go come up with 396 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 6: a solution. And you know, Tampa Bay has done a 397 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 6: good job in that respect. 398 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 5: One name you didn't mention because he's been banged up. 399 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 4: That's Tristan Worse And they had to move the offensive 400 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 4: line that you talked about, Nick, How how does that 401 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 4: offensive line move forward without Worse? 402 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 5: How much did they miss Worse or does it appear 403 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 5: on film? 404 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean Worse is one of the best tackles 405 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 6: in the league, and he's compensated accordingly and he's not available. 406 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 6: But they this league is about just finding solutions and 407 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 6: figure it out. You don't have a player, who what 408 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 6: are you gonna do? I mean the games are still 409 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 6: being played, so Okay, you don't have worfs like come 410 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 6: up with a solution. So they thought the best thing 411 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 6: to do for them was to put Barton out there 412 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 6: at left tackle. Then he held up. So it happened 413 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 6: to a lot of teams. I mean the charges of 414 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 6: how to go through and I mean they lost to 415 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 6: Shaan Slater in training camp. 416 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: They had to kick alt over. So this is part 417 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: of what this league is about. 418 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 6: You got adapt, you gott adjust, gotta be flexible, and 419 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 6: you can't be so beholden and worry about like what 420 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 6: happened in the past. 421 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: Just focus on the present. Just try to make it work. 422 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 2: During training camp, we saw a lot of different configurations 423 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 2: of the offensive line, and a lot of people read 424 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 2: a lot into each particular one, and I get it 425 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 2: because that's just all they have to see at the time. 426 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 2: But there you were in the game and you had 427 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 2: to reconfigure on the fly. Ande I'm thinking, well, this 428 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 2: is one of the reasons why they do this, because 429 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 2: you never know who's gonna have to play where in 430 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 2: the heat of battle. 431 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 6: That's exactly right, And we've we talked about this on 432 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 6: the show a little bit, so you know ed practice 433 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 6: on Thursday kind of got banged up a little bit. 434 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 6: It's kind of touch and goes he's going to. 435 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: Be available and getting ready to play. 436 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 6: All right, well, we got to play the game, so 437 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 6: we're going to take eight to the game. What's the 438 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 6: best way to go. We felt that maybe that was 439 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 6: the best way to handle it this past week. So 440 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 6: you got to be ready at a moment's notice. And 441 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 6: the fact that different players that practice different spots that helps. 442 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 6: Ideally like to have kind of as much continuity as possible. 443 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 6: Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but you just have 444 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 6: to be able to adjust and adapt as you go. 445 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 4: The duo running back you talked about with Bucky Irving 446 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 4: and Rashad White, kind of issues they present because they're 447 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 4: not they don't look like Nick Chubb in a sense. 448 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 4: You know, Nick Persika from Bride's a different look for 449 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 4: Tampa Bay. But these two guys are definitely different Nick 450 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 4: and what they can do, and they're really good receivers. 451 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 6: Very good, and that's probably the differentiating fact. When you 452 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 6: go back and look at White kind of his history. 453 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 6: I mean he's been very productive, thirty five to forty 454 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 6: catches in a year. I mean Bucky had over many 455 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 6: had last year. Bucky's not the biggest guy. I mean, 456 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 6: Bucky looks a lot like James White, you know who 457 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 6: we had in New England. I mean low center of gravity, 458 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 6: has the level of quickness. He's stronger than you think 459 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 6: he is for his size. I think his yards after 460 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 6: contact was up there in the league last year. He 461 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 6: doesn't look very big, he doesn't look much, but he's 462 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 6: a very effective and productive football player. So they utilize 463 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 6: them both very well. And like I mentioned Tucker, you 464 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 6: know as a player that when he's played, he's given 465 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 6: them some snaps and they have him back there as 466 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 6: a kickoff for turners. So tackling is going to be 467 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 6: at a premium and they present different challenges maybe that 468 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 6: other backs don't present. 469 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 2: Nick, this is the first Monday night game at NRG 470 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 2: Stadium since twenty eighteen, so it's been a while and 471 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 2: I wanted to ask you what does Monday night mean 472 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 2: to you? 473 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 5: Now? 474 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: Some of the younger folk might think, well, Sunday night 475 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 2: is the night, but we kind of grew up in 476 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 2: a world where Monday night is the night. Never mind Sunday. 477 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 2: It's Monday Night football. It's the big show. What does 478 00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 2: it mean? 479 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 6: Historically when there wasn't Sunday night games. I mean everybody 480 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 6: played Saturday or excuse me, Sunday afternoon, and then there 481 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 6: was one game on Monday night and everybody's watching, so 482 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 6: all eyes are on you, and that's an opportunity to 483 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 6: go out there and you know, display your team, showcase 484 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 6: your city and what your program is all about. So 485 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 6: I mean we're excited to play on Monday night. I 486 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 6: mean the end, it's about playing good football. So if 487 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 6: we don't play good football, I mean, everybody's gonna walk out, 488 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 6: you know, like the Bills fans did. 489 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: But the ones that left that didn't see the end 490 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: the other night. 491 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 6: But in the end, it's about playing good football and 492 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 6: to be able to do it on Monday night, I 493 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 6: mean nobody else is playing. I mean there's another game 494 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 6: there happened to be two games this Monday night coming 495 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 6: on afterwards. Yeah, it's after our game, so but everybody's 496 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 6: watching on Monday night. So the key is just going 497 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:39,360 Speaker 6: out there and make sure you're prepared. I mean, it's 498 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 6: a long day. You're gonna sit around. You gotta make 499 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 6: sure you just don't sit around and do nothing. You 500 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 6: gotta stay active and then be ready to go when 501 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:46,959 Speaker 6: the ball kicks off at six o'clock. 502 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 4: They're playing things and plenty of keys, and we'll talk 503 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 4: about it before the game obviously, But if there's one 504 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 4: thing that you know, we have got to do this 505 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 4: on Monday night, whether we did it against the Rams 506 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 4: or we didn't, but we've got to do it on 507 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 4: Monday night against the Bucks get a win. 508 00:18:58,400 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 5: What would you say that is? 509 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 6: Yeah, we just have to play Houston textan football and 510 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 6: just play discipline football and focus on the little things. 511 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 6: I mean when you go back and look at some 512 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 6: of the plays, I mean, you know, if I was 513 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 6: covering you man a man coverage and that was my assignment, 514 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 6: in my eyes, are somewhere else that leads to big play. 515 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 6: I mean, that's fixable. That's correctable. So the key is 516 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 6: as a player, don't try to do too much. Just 517 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 6: do the things that you're coach to do. I think sometimes, 518 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 6: especially on week one, you're so amped up, you're trying 519 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 6: to do more than you really need to do. Just 520 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 6: go out there and focus on your assignment each play 521 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 6: and then at the end of the game, hopefully look 522 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 6: it up the scoreboard and you know we've had more 523 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 6: good plays than they have. 524 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 2: Last week we asked you about scouting college games getting 525 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 2: ready for the twenty twenty six draft, but you also 526 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 2: have a crew that scouts the other NFL teams that 527 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 2: you're going to be playing and next week. Not to 528 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 2: look past it, but just procedurally here, Nick, you got 529 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 2: to get ready for the next opponent on a very 530 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 2: short week, and you've already scouted them or will this week, 531 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 2: And how do you handle all that? 532 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. 533 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 6: So we have somebody that's pretty much finished with Tampa 534 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 6: Bay and we'll track them during the course of the week. Injuries, 535 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 6: how did practice go, whatever notes that Germaine to this game. 536 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 6: And by the same token, we have somebody right now 537 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 6: actively working on Jacksonville getting ready to the advance scout 538 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 6: and report, so at the end of the week we 539 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 6: can kind of hand that information off of the coaches 540 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 6: so whenever they start their process, whether it's Sunday or 541 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 6: at some point on Monday. There we got to focus 542 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 6: on Tampa, but we also have to be prepared for 543 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 6: the next opponent because as soon as the game flips, 544 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 6: we got to be ready to go. So you know 545 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 6: we're gonna expect everything's gonna get expedited a little bit 546 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 6: because we're going to kind of lose the day, So 547 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 6: we work ahead. 548 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: We try to stay as proactive as possible. 549 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 6: Everybody has different assignments, So the advanced scout that as Jacksonville, 550 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 6: you're focused on Jacksonville. So this week, while we're worrying 551 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 6: about Tampa, they're focused on Jacksonville. 552 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: So it's pretty good formula. 553 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 6: It's work for us, but all the idea of trying 554 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 6: to be as prepared as we possibly can and give 555 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 6: the coaches and the players the information that they need 556 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 6: to go out there and be successful on Sunday in 557 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 6: the off season. 558 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 4: Nick, do you do additional work on division opponents and 559 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 4: we're not at a divisional opponent? Do you do additional 560 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,719 Speaker 4: work on teams that are early in the year, and 561 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 4: then obviously once you start getting film then you kind 562 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 4: of build off of that, but you have to do 563 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 4: additional work on division opponent and early season opponents like this. 564 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 6: Yeah, what I try to do is during a training 565 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 6: camp is really work on the first three opponents. So 566 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 6: by the time you get to training camp cuts all right, 567 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 6: you kind of know what the team looks like, what 568 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 6: it's gonna who it's gonna be comprised of, and then 569 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,199 Speaker 6: you're gonna watch the first two weeks see if anything changes. 570 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 6: So the idea is to try to stay ahead as 571 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 6: much as possible and not get caught up in a 572 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 6: lot of other things that don't matter, so you know, 573 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 6: I mean, it's just part of the process. Everybody has 574 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 6: a different process that works for them, and that happens 575 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 6: to work for me. I mean, not everybody agrees with 576 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 6: me on everything, but try to figure something out that works, 577 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 6: all right. 578 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 3: A couple of other pups doesn't agree with you. A 579 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 3: lot of people a couple of other questions. 580 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,639 Speaker 1: You're not here tonight when they live at my house. 581 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 2: And we're at the Texans team shop by the Way 582 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 2: Live with Nick Cassario, General Manager, Executive vice President. I 583 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,479 Speaker 2: asked this of Demigo Ryans because it came in from 584 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 2: a listener, and I'll ask you the same question. Is 585 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 2: there anybody outside the building and your career that you 586 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:54,239 Speaker 2: talk to sometimes a mentor or somebody like that, just 587 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 2: to get some feedback, advice, whatever the case may be, 588 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 2: bounce stuff off of. 589 00:21:58,359 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 3: Is there anybody you can share with us? 590 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: Yeah? 591 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 6: No, I mean I'm not going to mention them individual 592 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 6: by name, But typically I try to talk to some 593 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 6: people outside of football that kind of have a you know, 594 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 6: different viewpoint. So sometimes when we're so immersed and you're 595 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 6: just talking to other teams and other coaches, all right, 596 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 6: that's enough of that. So I try to bout some 597 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 6: ideas off other people outside of football. Some of my clothes. 598 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 6: You know, I have a pretty close personal friend. I mean, 599 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 6: I don't have a lot of friends, but I have 600 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 6: you know, core people that are important. And I try 601 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 6: to look outside of you know, sport, look into business 602 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 6: in some other areas, try to read, and there's some 603 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,239 Speaker 6: folks that I like to follow. I mean, you know, 604 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 6: I've gotten to have it here a little bit here 605 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 6: this offseason. I'm just you know, writing some notes to 606 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 6: some folks that I've read something I find interesting. Send 607 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 6: them a note and just tell them, hey, look, I 608 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 6: really appreciate that. And you might find, you know, you're 609 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 6: able to establish a relationship and establish some discourse of dialogue. 610 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:49,439 Speaker 1: You might find you might have a lot in common. 611 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 6: So even if they're working in a different space, there 612 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 6: might be an application to something that we're doing. So 613 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 6: try to take a you know, big picture view of 614 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 6: it and not get so focused on just fo ball 615 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 6: football and sometimes, you know, we got to take a 616 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 6: step back and mean, we love what we do when 617 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 6: we work really hard at it, but it's good to 618 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 6: kind of get a different viewpoint. Maybe you didn't think 619 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 6: about that and you say, oh, you know, give it 620 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 6: some thought and maybe there's an application that makes sense for. 621 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 2: You different perspective. Also a question came in from the 622 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 2: crowd here. Do you have any superstitions on game day 623 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 2: or habits that Maybe it's not a superstition, maybe it's 624 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 2: a habit. I have to do this every game day. 625 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 2: I don't feel good unless I do this. 626 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 6: What I try to work out, Okay, shoots game day, 627 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 6: so when we're here at the stadium, I jump on 628 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 6: a versa climber for those of you that going with 629 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 6: the versus climber as I wouldn't recommend it. 630 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: It's not easy, but I try to do that. 631 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 6: I mean, I enjoy exercise, I enjoy working out, so 632 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 6: when I'm on the road, there's not really too much. 633 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 6: You know, try to do the same thing. You try 634 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 6: to make it assant as possible, consistent as possible. But 635 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 6: that's probably one thing I've probably when I was playing, 636 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,719 Speaker 6: I was a stickler. I was probably a maniac now 637 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 6: if I've gotten a little bit older. Honestly, some of 638 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 6: that stuff doesn't really work. So you just got to 639 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:58,719 Speaker 6: do something to really settle the mind a little bit 640 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 6: and just kind of put you in a position where 641 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 6: you can focus on a job at hand. 642 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 5: You know, so right sock doesn't go on before left 643 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:04,919 Speaker 5: sockets done that. 644 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 6: I mean I had some you know, I used to 645 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 6: spat my shoes or make sure we're a tiel on 646 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 6: the EyeBlack only like an idiot. 647 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 3: As a player, as a player. 648 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 4: As a player, of course, uh if Monday Night Raw 649 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 4: butted up against Monday Night Football, which. 650 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 5: One would win? 651 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: If we're not playing probably Monday Night Raw. Oh, or 652 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: if it's not an opponent, so. 653 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 3: It's not an opponent, you can always watch the tape 654 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 3: later if you have to do. 655 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 5: It is true and it's easier to watch it. 656 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: You don't have to let me a true statement. I'm 657 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 1: not making that up. I probably would and be like, 658 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 1: all I got ano football, let me go see what's 659 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: going on. 660 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 3: Over here the. 661 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,199 Speaker 5: Outlet. Yeah, absolutely, it's why I watch Survivor. I mean, 662 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 5: you get away from the game for. 663 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 3: A little bit. 664 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 2: It's not football, how about it for Nick Cassario, Ladies 665 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 2: and gentleman, and Nick is going to sign a football 666 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 2: and a helmet short if you don't mind, and we're 667 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 2: gonna give them away later on in the program. And 668 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 2: next up we're gonna give away a jersey right here 669 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 2: from the Texans team shop at NRG Stadium. 670 00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 3: Nick, thanks so much for being with us. 671 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: You bet fellas happy to be here. 672 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 2: Thanks one more tap for Nick Cassario, Executive vice president 673 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 2: and general Manager. Johnny and I stick around what needs 674 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 2: to be done to beat the Bucks. On Monday night, 675 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 2: It's Texans Radio. 676 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: This is Texans All Access. 677 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 7: Throughout time, man has expressed himself through dance, the Charleston, 678 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 7: the two Step, and yes, even the Macarena. 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