1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome everybody to a Friday edition of Texans All Access. 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris, Football Anas sideline reporter, going 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: on my fifth hour of radio. Did four this morning 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: with Seth. That was a blast, but glad to be 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: with you in our home. I was just visiting this 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: morning in our home of Texans All Access, and we've 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: got plenty for you. We got Lovey Smith. We're gonna 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: hear from our vandomer. We're gonna hear from Kyle Allen. 9 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: We're gonna have some keys to the game. We're gonna 10 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: hear from the enemy sidelines with Dpcity. We're also gonna 11 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: hear from Troy Harryston doing a drews dozen with Drew Doherty. 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna hear my predictions. All those things are happening 13 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: this evening right here on Texans All Access. And each 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: Friday we dive in right off the bat with like 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: I said, the head coach of your Houston Texans, Lovey Smith. 16 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: Here we go, coach facing the Dolphins. I know you 17 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: have the new quarterback in there with Kyle Allen. And 18 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: how much does it help that he's played some games 19 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: in this league. He's got some experience under his belt 20 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: that he can bring well, it helps a lot. I 21 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, when you make a change, you know, 22 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: sometimes a lot of times it's a it's a young 23 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: player that hasn't had an opportunity to start. But that's 24 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: not the case with Kyle. Kyle has been around. I 25 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: remember his college career, so followed his career an awful lot. 26 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: And he's been one of those guys that had an 27 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: opportunity before then turn out exactly the way he wanted. 28 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: But you're always looking for that second opportunity, and we like, 29 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: you know, when you have to go a different direction, 30 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: feel like you need to have someone that has played. 31 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: And he's been here with us an entire time. So 32 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: he's played in the NFL. He's been with us from 33 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: the first day as we install our offense. He's been 34 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: in all of the meetings and I've seen him. He's 35 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: been going against the one defense every day. So I've 36 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: seen him throughout the year and feel good about this 37 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: opportunity in front of it. What about facing this Dolphins 38 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: defense in general, coach, what's important about your Houston Texans 39 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: offense as you match up with them? Well, we've talked 40 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: about Mark D's last seemed like last month, it's been. 41 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: We need to be able to hand them offensive We 42 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: need to be able to hand them up front. Offensive 43 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: line needs a helm and outstanding defensive front. We have 44 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: another one that we're gonna have to deal with. We need, Yeah, 45 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: we need. We're gonna pass the football and we need 46 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: to be able to pass it, but we want to 47 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: be able to run the football also, So we need 48 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: to win a line of scrimmage and that will open 49 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: up and make everybody's life better. We'll get to their 50 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: quarterback in a moment too, But what about their ground game, coach, 51 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: They're pretty tough upfront as well running the football. That's 52 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: the misnomer a little bit. I mean, we're gonna, you know, 53 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,279 Speaker 1: their receivers a special two is a heck of a quarterback. 54 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: But what makes them tougher, I think is a balance. 55 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: I mean, most of the you know, they're you know, 56 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: most time you have a team like this, they're an 57 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: eleven personnel, three receivers throwing it all over the place. 58 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: But they do a lot of what of their offense 59 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 1: out of a twenty one personnel grouping, which makes you 60 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: under the run more so as a commitment to the 61 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: run here also, all right, and what about the week 62 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: of preparation coach, with Thanksgiving and everything that factoring into 63 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: getting ready for the Dolphins game. The whole league is 64 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: going through it, really, Yeah, and that's how we see it. 65 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 1: We know that the Thanksgiving, the Thanksgiving game week is different. 66 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: You plan that in advance, and lately for us, I 67 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: think it's important that the guys be able to spend 68 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving at home, So we structure our game week for 69 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving week a little bit different. We've we've done more 70 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: Tuesday Wednesday and we had meeting we normally have meetings 71 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: on Friday morning. We came in early to day to 72 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: make up for some of that time. All right, So 73 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: last year these two teams matched up and we've saw 74 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: different quarterbacks, a different situation, a lot of different players. Really, 75 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: do you use that tape at all to get ready 76 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: for this matchup? Yeah, it's because a lot of guys 77 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: did play last year. So the matchups are still the same. Yeah, 78 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: the way we're doing things have changed a little bit. 79 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: But yes, we use it. But a lot of their 80 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: key key guy performers right now, like Tyreek Hill, I mean, 81 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: they weren't there last year. Two it in play against 82 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: this last year. You have to take that in mind. 83 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: All right, coach, thanks a lot of good lucky against Miami. 84 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: Thank you, all right, Mark, you just heard from Lovey 85 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: Smith made it official today it is Kyle Alan, that 86 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen went to the podium. Your gut reaction, My 87 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: gut reaction was what Lovey just said in that interview 88 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: about Alan getting that opportunity again, having a chance to watch, 89 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: to wait and get it again. Look, it's not like 90 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: he was rooting against Davis Mills. They're close and they're 91 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: in that quarterback room together, but everybody's a competitor and 92 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: they want another shot. And Alan has played in this league. 93 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 1: He's had seventeen starts in this league. He understands a 94 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: lot about the NFL in different ways, different teams, and 95 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: now he's ready for another shot. Look, no one is 96 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: saying this is oh, he's going to the Pro Bowl 97 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: with these last seven starts. But I think it'll be better, Johnny. 98 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: I think with Mills that was diminishing returns after a while. 99 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: So this is a good move for the Texans. Give 100 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: it a shot, see what happens, be more competitive and 101 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: just take it one week at a time. I know 102 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: that's cliche, but what other choice do you Yeah, you're 103 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: exactly right, that's right. Now, what other choice do you have? 104 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 1: I mean, you pass the trade deadline, you've got seven 105 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 1: weeks left. You Your choices right now are go to 106 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen, go to Jeff driscoll, or run wildcat with 107 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: somebody that and you're not gonna do that in an 108 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: NFL game, not for a full game. So you go 109 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: to Kyle. You give him an opportunity. And it's been 110 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: kind of amazing to see just the reaction to it, 111 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:35,679 Speaker 1: but all week, but watching Kyle Allen up at the podium, 112 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: it's funny because our friend Landry Locker talks about this 113 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: a lot, he's a podium critic. Kyle Allen would get 114 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: a's across the board from me at the podium. He 115 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: was very sure of himself. He had stammered and starter 116 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: he just he I thought he was just really straight 117 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: to the point. Somebody had actually asked him a question 118 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: that was very either similar or the exact same as 119 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: the other question, and he just said it's the same. 120 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: I got over here, here's what I said. Bang bang bang, 121 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: next one, let's go. I just felt like I like that. 122 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: It doesn't say a whole heck of a lot about 123 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: you know, Okay, how is he gonna do him at 124 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: thrown interception on the first play. Yeah, we don't know. 125 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: We don't know, but I got a sneaky suspicion that 126 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: what he has gained from the last time he started 127 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: a game, which was November eighth, November eight, twenty twenty 128 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: against New York Giants. UM. That was the lab was 129 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: the last start. I think that's when he broke his 130 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: leg and then came back in twenty twenty one. He 131 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: did play a couple of times last year. They ended 132 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: up both ironically being in Dallas, they're the same team UM, 133 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: and in at those two appearances, he was twelve or 134 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: nineteen hundred twenty yards, one touchdown, no interception. And you 135 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: go back and you look at the year that he 136 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: started twenty nineteen for the Carolina Panthers, and he was 137 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: seventeen in sixteen I think touchdown interception ratio. He also 138 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: was a second year guy in the NFL. Yeah, somebody 139 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: else that he's replacing right now. And so I think 140 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: when you have that opportunity to go back and do 141 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: something again and you think about that. Just in any 142 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: any walk of life, you go back and get to 143 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: do something that you had done prior to Okay, this 144 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: is how I did it before, this is how I'm 145 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: doing it now. Maybe nothing changes. Maybe the way you 146 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: were doing it before it was great. Maybe it was 147 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: just because you were hurt. You can go back and 148 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: do it that way. Kyle Allen, the way that he 149 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: talked it felt like, Okay, he's got a lot to 150 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: prove to himself and he's gonna go out there and 151 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: be a different guy than he was before. So I 152 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: like it from the standpoint of Look, this team and 153 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: this offense not going anywhere. It's not going anywhere. Damian 154 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: Peers has been really fun to watch. The offensive line 155 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: has blocked. The run game okay, and thirty one has 156 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: been fun to watch, But the passing game has been 157 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: just now, it's frustrating. John, he's not been it's been frustrating. 158 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: You've talked about it during games. We've all talked about it. 159 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: During games. People pointed out their opportunities that were missed, 160 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: and now it's opportunity to cash in on all right, 161 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: this is your quote unquote insurance policy, and now you 162 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: got to cash that in and see what it's worth 163 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: and you're on the road. It would have been nicer 164 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: to see it last week against Washington, But what can 165 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: you do at this point? Right? Doesn't that game feel 166 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: like a thousand years ago now? Because it's Thanksgiving and 167 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: it's a weird week, And I thought, wait a minute, 168 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: have I took my podcast this week? Yeah, it was 169 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: up on Tuesday, but it feels like it's been three 170 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: weeks since I did that with Joe Rosen. It's up 171 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: on the website, by the way, and the Texans App 172 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: and all the other podcast platforms. But yeah, you were 173 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: missing opportunities. It was diminishing returns. We were all waiting 174 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: for it to happen. We were all waiting for that 175 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: last five games of twenty twenty one Mills and it 176 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: never materialized. You saw flashes of it, it didn't happen. 177 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: Andre made a good point about, hey, new offensive coordinator, 178 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: different system. Maybe it's just going to take a while. 179 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: Sure you'll give it a while, but no one can 180 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: say that you haven't given this quarterback a fair shot 181 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: as far as amount of starts go, right, I mean, 182 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: he started eleven games last year and I'll throw out 183 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: the first six because that was way too early for him, 184 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: but the last five were significant, and then you have 185 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: ten this year. Yep, you had a lot of starts. Now, well, 186 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: the talent, Mark, well, look, I know the talent is 187 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: not exactly the best show on ready to Show on turf. 188 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: It's not air correel. But you've got some pieces here. 189 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: You've got Damian Pierce, who's a top ten running back 190 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: at the very least. You've got two first round draft 191 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: choice tackles who are doing a pretty good job. I 192 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: know what. The middle it's been a little tough lately, 193 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: but you've got some decent receivers and it just hasn't happened. 194 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 1: And look, Johnny, as you say Alan gets the second 195 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: chances we've talked about, I'm not saying Mills is done 196 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: here either. As far as opportunity Alan could play two games, 197 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: maybe it's not going that well. Maybe you throw Mills 198 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: back in there and you get that last five games 199 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty one hit. I don't know, and I 200 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: don't know what that does to your offseason evaluation. But look, 201 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: this is a week to week, day to day thing 202 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: for you and I looking at it, talking about it, 203 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: and here we are. I thought it would go a 204 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: lot better. I started to have some serns during training 205 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: camp with the passing game, but now I want to 206 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: see it with Kyle Allen because I saw during the 207 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: preseason game. One thing I noticed, Johnny and you and 208 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: I agree and Andrea as well. The ball was coming 209 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: out quick, it was crisp, it was accurate. And the 210 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 1: short range stuff like take the easy stuff and do 211 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: that really well. Then the harder stuff. All right, you 212 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: know fifty fifty balls. Those are fifty fifty balls for 213 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: a reason. But you gotta be really high percentage with 214 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: the short and so called easier passing game. Yeah, there's 215 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: no doubt. One thing I was on with Seth this 216 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: morning and one thing I thought he made a great 217 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: point that we expanded upon. And it's weird. I we 218 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 1: have had very few days off and this is what 219 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: was the sort of stuff. But because of games I've 220 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,199 Speaker 1: been doing on the weekends in our travel, I've had 221 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: very few just there's nothing going on on these particular days. 222 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: Right Thanksgiving was that day. Nothing I was excited about 223 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: cooking all that. Yeah, I woke up at four forty 224 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: five and I couldn't go back to sleep really because 225 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: you're just so used to just I mean, just you know, 226 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 1: I have I don't sleep past you know, the latest 227 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: I usually sleep is seven fifteen. And to stay up 228 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: till the end of the Patriots vikings, I fell asleep. 229 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 1: I had to go back and watch I had to 230 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: watch The Hunter. Henry think my point well, all that 231 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: was I had to get up the next day anyways, 232 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: at four forty five to go do the show at six, 233 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: and so I was I've been okay. But one thing 234 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: that he pointed out, and I thought this was it 235 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: was a good point by Seth, and I think this 236 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: is true if we're being honest. And I think sometimes 237 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: people will accuse you of you and I have not 238 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 1: being as honest, like we look at things through rose 239 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: colored glasses. But I think people don't really understand a 240 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: lot of times what we're talking about. But if we're 241 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: being honest, this team is still in an evaluation sort 242 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: of form, meaning you still have to figure out who 243 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: fits what we're doing going forward, right, But we got 244 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: winning games. But we said that, I know, I know, no, no, 245 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: I do not think everybody we haven't and everybody's signed 246 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: off on that. Coming into this year at the quarterback position, 247 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: including us, We're gonna see how it goes. If it 248 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 1: doesn't go, well, well, you got all these drafts, and 249 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: what did we say. We said twenty twenty two Davis 250 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: discern to deserve the opportunity to start. That's what he deserved. 251 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: You can be crazy not to try it, right, what 252 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: if he is lightning in a bottle and we're something 253 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: more sustainable. Absolutely, and so thinking of us sort of 254 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: in an evaluation phase. The offense has not been going well? Right, No, 255 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: not been going well? No? What all the issues? Well 256 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: a lot of people have been giving their opinions about 257 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: what has been wrong? What was this? What was that? 258 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: What's going on? All right, Well, let's take this one 259 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 1: quarterback and let's see was it the quarterback? Well, you 260 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: put Kyle Allen in that situation. If the offense still 261 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: doesn't go then there's got to be another problem. So 262 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: this is along the lines of solving those problems. Okay, 263 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 1: we talked about the protection. The protection isn't any better 264 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: for Kyle, then something's going on with the offensive line. Now, 265 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: if the protection gets better, why is that, Well, Kyle 266 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 1: gets rid of the ball. Maybe they're running a few 267 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: different places they have to figure all that out. But 268 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: they're still in an evaluation phase such that they can 269 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: look at everything with a fine tooth comb with this decision. 270 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: If they just continue down the road with Davis, because 271 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: well Davis is the starting quarterback, I don't think you're 272 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: gonna get the right and thorough evaluation of everything on 273 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: the offense that you need. And so from that perspective, 274 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: if you put Kyle in there, like, Okay, we've now 275 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 1: changed the experiment, We've kept all this other stuff the same, Well, 276 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: we change the experiment at one key spot, and so 277 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: now you can make and it doesn't And it may 278 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: not be just one game. Maybe it's a couple guy 279 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: who knows how long Kyle's gonna start, But you can 280 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: at least evaluate the offense and go okay, if Kyle 281 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: doesn't succeed, maybe it's not the quarterback situation. Maybe that's 282 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: not what it is. Maybe there's an issue elsewhere that 283 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: they've got to try and faret out as well. Well, 284 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: what about what Lovey said, he's sort of hinted at. 285 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 1: This might not be the only change, right, right, And 286 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: I'm wondering what else they try to do, because You're right, 287 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: they are in an evaluation mode. I mean, you are 288 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: where you are here, one eight one, and you have 289 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,199 Speaker 1: seven games left, and you have some really tough teams. 290 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: So if nothing else, you want to know exactly what 291 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: you have, what you don't have, what you need. You 292 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: have the big draft coming up, you have free agency 293 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: of cap space, you have a lot of avenues with 294 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: which you can solve and go a long way towards 295 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: solving these problems and building something really special for the future. 296 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: I mean, it's super exciting once you get to the 297 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: offseason and see that, But right now you've got to 298 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: deal with these games and the best way you can 299 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: deal with them is be as competitive as possible and 300 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: see where the holes are, where the really deep ones 301 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: are where, yeah, this is sort of a shallow hole, 302 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: Like we could get by with doing this, and there 303 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: are a lot of instances we can go through all 304 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: the examples, but we won't do that right now. I 305 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: think if there is going to be another change, I 306 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: don't know if it's for a full game or if 307 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: it's just an alternation situation, but I think Kenyon and 308 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: I guess Jesse McCray would be the other guy or 309 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: Jimmy or something, somebody alternating with Kenyon, and I know 310 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: that disrupted Morrissey play guard. What I think he could 311 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: if you ask them too. I mean, remember last year 312 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: Jimmy's first start was again ray Kwon Davis. I remember 313 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: the very first play. I remember you looked over at 314 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: me and I'm watching Jimmy Morrissey against ray Kwon Davis 315 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: and my eyes just went ooh, and he did pretty well. 316 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: He did pretty well. Now, so I don't I don't know, 317 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: but I would think offensively, if you took a step 318 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: back and you went okay, where would you make changes? 319 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: Maybe Jimmy Place Center, Maybe Jimmy Place Center, So I mean, 320 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: we'll see maybe McCray play Center. I don't know, mccraig 321 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: play Center. Maybe there's something that's gonna be happening. I 322 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: would imagine what the interior. Yeah, I think that's I 323 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: think that's where there would be another another change, if 324 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: there is one exactly. And to your point before, yes, 325 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: you make some changes, and maybe some of them are 326 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: not as permanent as others, but you're having a look 327 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: with some different people in there to really get the 328 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: full evaluation going. Because again, if nothing else, you need 329 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: that information. You need that data going into the offseason. 330 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: And it's too bad it has to be against Miami 331 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: on the road. But I guess, you know, play one 332 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: of the best teams right now and see where you're 333 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: at at this point. What do you got to lose? 334 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: You're fourteen. I mean, I hate to say it like that, 335 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: but but in essence, that's you're facing in Miami. Let 336 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: it all hang out. Yeah, I mean, let it all 337 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: hang out. It's because to beat Miami you're gonna have 338 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: to score thirty one. Gosh, if Kyle Allen plays well, 339 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna be wondering what would have happened in the 340 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: Bears game, the Denver game, this game, that game. We're 341 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: not already doing that. Well, we're already doing that. But 342 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: some of the things early that Mills was doing well, 343 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: like the turnover problems, have been worse lately. Right completion 344 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: percentage has been worse lately, which is really weird because 345 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: that's where he's supposed to shine and where this offense 346 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: is supposed to click with easy, gettable passing at the 347 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 1: short range of particular right yeah, and it just hasn't 348 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: been there. And you have to be accurate in this league. 349 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: If you're gonna be effective, if you're not that accurate, 350 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: you better have a howitzer and be making plays deep 351 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: down field and making things happen. That way, it looks 352 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: like you're making things happen breaking mics. Now there came up, 353 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: but nobody heard it, and I'm just gonna put it 354 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,479 Speaker 1: right back. Guy. Yeah, as we talk, nobody would have known. 355 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: I just happened to do it because I'm amost started laughing. 356 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: People be wondering, why are you laughing? John, Just I 357 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: don't know if things just like to, like Sinatra starts 358 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 1: spreading the news. Well, my old radio station, they used 359 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: to have these these uh stand mikes, and I didn't 360 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: like to stand mike, so I would ask I was 361 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: high maintenance. Of course I would ask for a hand 362 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: I would hand handheld. I would with a handheld. Yeah, 363 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: I liked it. I liked it better the mic. You 364 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: know why, because you know me, you know how I am. 365 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: I get into studio and then I start getting comfortable, 366 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: and I put my feet up and I kicked back 367 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 1: and I loud, so I do all that, and so 368 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: I would just I would just hold the mic, and 369 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: I was fine. So you got these stand mics, and 370 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: now I have to sit up proper and still hold 371 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: it like a like a regular handheld microphone, you know. 372 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: I like that for you feel like Freddie Mercury at 373 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: uh oh. Yeah, it's got the little stand on the 374 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: little half looked like a sword. Okay, I okay. On 375 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 1: a different note, it is it is nice giving Friday. 376 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: So I want to hit this real fast. I was 377 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: watching on our last trip to where Do We Go 378 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: to New Jersey? On the on the uh director on 379 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: the screen they had all these you know, different movies 380 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: and documentaries you get, and they had the they had 381 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: these top Tan from the eighties. Freddie Mercury at Live Aid. Yeah, 382 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: they were saying is was one of the top Tan 383 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: water cooler moments in the eighties. It's more relevant now 384 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: than it was then. People talked about it then. Yeah, 385 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 1: But Live Aid was full of performances and Mercury did great, 386 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: and it's documented well in the Queen Movie where they 387 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 1: were in there in their careers at that point and 388 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: how big that was for them. But honestly, Johnny, I 389 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: was right there during I wasn't there, but I was 390 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,719 Speaker 1: right there as a music aficionado then, and that performance 391 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 1: as well, regarded as it was, was not quite the 392 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: iconic because stuff. For stuff to become iconic, you need 393 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,479 Speaker 1: the passage of time to go along with it, right, 394 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: I mean, Mercury Dies, Wayne's World popularizes bohemian rapsody again. 395 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: The Queen movie Queen is bigger now almost than they 396 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: ever were in that way, and that performance gets magnified 397 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: over time. So I would disagree that that's a top 398 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 1: ten water cooler moment. One of the things they said, 399 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: and I wish I knew the numbers to this, that 400 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: the donations to Live Aid were very low, and that 401 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: brought him up. Queen got on stage, performed and apparently 402 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: the donations went through the roof. I have a hard 403 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: time believing that. I mean, maybe that's true, but to me, 404 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,360 Speaker 1: look they have asked the music AFICIANA should look at 405 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: the Live Aid list and who played. It's amazing magnomous. 406 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: Bill Collins played both England, both coasts or both countries. 407 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 1: He flew over and played at JFK. It was at 408 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: JFK Stadium in Philly. Rfk's Washington played. They reformed to 409 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: play without John Bonham of course, so I think Collins 410 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: drummed with them. I think Collins is a hell of 411 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: a drummer from Genesis. He drummed in the led Zeppelin 412 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: Come I believe that's when he did that. Yeah. Wow. 413 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 1: So but they had so many good performance at Live Aid, 414 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: so I'm not gonna say Queen was bad. They were excellent. 415 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: That's a hell of a performance. You know what. My 416 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: favorite Queen performance without him is that George Michael doing 417 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,439 Speaker 1: Somebody to Love at Wimbley. Yes that I mean just 418 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: YouTube that, folks. That will just send chills down your spine. 419 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: He is a hell of a performer with that band. 420 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:02,880 Speaker 1: That song. They are awesome. That's a great He's got 421 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: the crowd in the palm of his hand at that point. 422 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: That's incredible, really fun to watch. Um, yesterday being Thanksgiving? 423 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: Oh did you? I was hoping you would bring this 424 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: up to two things. Number One, the games were credible. 425 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: They were except if you wanted to see the end, 426 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: if you want to see where you get that one? 427 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: Two in just a second, But all three Thanksgiving games 428 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: were inside? Is that so? Yeah? All three were inside? 429 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: That feels a little um Thanksgiving sacrilegious sort of so 430 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,239 Speaker 1: to speak. Well, but hang on a second, Detroit. I mean, 431 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I know they're always inside and Dallas, but 432 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 1: all of our Turkey bowls, your Turkey bowl all it's 433 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: all outside. It's great, cold, snowy weather, and I all inside. 434 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: I'm a little sword today. I don't mind telling ye okay, 435 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: because you use a lot of muscles you don't normally use. 436 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: Like to stop and start is not even basketball is 437 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,479 Speaker 1: not quite the same as playing there touch football. It's different. 438 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,120 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to it. So I talked about 439 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: it was Seth k Sho. You cuts in thirty seconds 440 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: left in a twenty five twenty five game? Yeah, your thoughts? Well, 441 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 1: at first when he cut in, we were out eating right, 442 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: we ate out yesterday, and I was like looking up 443 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: at the monitor and I thought, well, they're just doing 444 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: this for sixty seconds. They're going to go right back 445 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: to the game and I and then it went on. 446 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: I thought, I guess they're into overtime. Now, Yeah, that's 447 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:27,479 Speaker 1: saying we missed the you know, failure by Buffalo to score, 448 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: and we're an ot send us back. And then I 449 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: go to my amp and I'm thinking, oh my gosh, 450 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: they scored and we missed it, and they're still up 451 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: there repetitive doing the same weather update. The lie about 452 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: the FCC demands that you stay on the air during 453 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: the tornado warning is that I don't. I've never even 454 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: heard of that. Now, if there is apparently a lower third, 455 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: a little box would do, so they should have done 456 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: that and K show you, Johnny. The thing about that 457 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: is the ratings yesterday for these games, they're always massive, 458 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 1: especially that that was a great game. Massive number for 459 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 1: K show you. I don't even have to look and 460 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: I can easily tell you that's a top thirty rating 461 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: of the year on K show you that moment right there, 462 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: so they stepped on it, and a lot of our listeners, 463 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: those more seasoned, were heart of the Heidi game, which 464 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: was between the Jets and the Raiders, and they missed 465 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: the end of the game because they put the movie 466 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: Heidi on at seven pm Eastern, And it's a famous story. 467 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,439 Speaker 1: This was the whole TV rules forever. This is the 468 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: Houston Heide game. This is the Houston Heidy game. Didn't 469 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: involve a local team, but it was a game that 470 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: people were enjoying with their families and wanted to watch. 471 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: Tyler Marcott, our video guru, one of them. Yeah, he's 472 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: from Michigan. He had all these Michiganders down watching the game, 473 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,400 Speaker 1: Lions fans, and they freaked out that they missed the 474 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: end of this one. Oh it's brutal. It was brutal. 475 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: I knew I was gonna watch it at some point, 476 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: so I didn't lose it. And I certainly was not 477 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 1: going to put any anything out of the twitter. That guy, 478 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: Johnny petter Gas put it on in twitters and he 479 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: has been fighting. He's just been fighting them all day, 480 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: to swatting them off, because really, there's no excuse for 481 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: you could have at least double boxed it. No excuse, 482 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 1: no excuse for that. You could have at least done that, Johnny. 483 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: Hurricane Harvey, all right, yeah, Saturday night when it hit, right, 484 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: we had a preseason game on ABC thirteen. They didn't 485 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: even cut away from the preseason game. Yeah, all right, 486 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: they double boxed it and they talked about the hurricane, 487 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 1: the Hurricane Harvey, and it was hitting. It was that 488 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: wasn't like tornado warning and in look, tornado warnings are serious. 489 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 1: I don't want to be light of any of this, 490 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: but Hurricane Harvey hitting and they double boxed the game 491 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: so you can do it, Kjo. You could have served 492 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 1: two different audiences for sure if you wanted to that. 493 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: For sure, you you had a lot of publicity, but 494 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: it's not the kind you want. Nice Mark, Thank you 495 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 1: very much. We'll be back with a little Kyle Allen 496 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,479 Speaker 1: audio jukebox. That's next right here in Texas All Access. 497 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 1: Welcome back to this Friday edition of Texans All Access. 498 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: I'm your RST. Sean Harris Football and on a side 499 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: reporter and Kyle Allen named starting core back on Friday. Officially, 500 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: there had been sources that spoke with Mike Garret follow 501 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: that said Kyle would be a starter Thanksgiving US Thursday. 502 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: Announced off Friday, and then Kyle Allen went to the 503 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: podium to speak. He spoke on any number of things. 504 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: Obviously the biggest thing was getting this opportunity, and he 505 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:26,199 Speaker 1: talked about how his past, the past four years in 506 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: the league has really been helping him this week get 507 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: ready for another opportunity to start in the NFL. All 508 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I think reps and experience and the more 509 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: you see things, and you know, even just practice and 510 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: seeing how this team plays and you know, just different scenarios, 511 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: it all helps you know, just being able to have 512 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: played a bunch in my past and and seeing tons 513 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: and tons of looks. You know, it's it's every year helps. 514 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: Kyle last started October twenty twenty, and then he was 515 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: I think it was against New York Giants and broke 516 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 1: his leg. Leg has not started since. He played in 517 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: two games last year for the Washington Commanders. Both games 518 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 1: it just happened to be that they were against the Cowboys. 519 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: He was twelve and nineteen I think one hundred twenty 520 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 1: yards a touchdown to interception. So this would be the 521 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: first start in over a couple of years for Kyle Allen, 522 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: but he is very appreciative of the opportunity. It's cool 523 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 1: for me, this is a year five. I've played every 524 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: single year of my career. I was undrafted. You know, 525 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: there's been a lot of adversity. The last start I 526 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: had was in twenty twenty when I broke my leg. 527 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: So this is the first start since breaking my legs. 528 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: So personally for me, it's it's kind of a cool, 529 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: you know, overcoming adversity moment and getting back on the field. 530 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 1: It was really tough being injured and last year and 531 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: kind of still injured, powering through that, and then this 532 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: year feeling good and being able to get it back 533 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 1: out there. So personally it's it's awesome. I mean, you 534 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: go into the season just wanted to play a role, 535 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:55,640 Speaker 1: but you always want to see time in the field. 536 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 1: So I'm excited, no doubt. He is pumped to be 537 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:02,439 Speaker 1: on the field for day against the Dolphins, and so 538 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: he was asked what this week was liked being named 539 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: the starter. Obviously, we found out officially on Friday, but 540 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: he found out much earlier in the week. So what 541 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: was the week like, Kyle Allen? Yeah, I mean we 542 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: didn't really know anything earlier in the week. We were 543 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: just kind of splitting refs and then today he told 544 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: me I was playing. But you know, every week I 545 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,239 Speaker 1: try and go and put in my mindset like I'm 546 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: gonna play, you know, whether I'm I know I'm not 547 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 1: starting or whatever. I mean, I might have to play 548 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: at any point. So it's always been the way of 549 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: my career. I've been the backup most of my career. 550 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:35,719 Speaker 1: I've played a bunch of though too, but when I'm 551 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: the backup, I always in my brain I gotta be 552 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: ready to play. Being a backup it's it's an interesting 553 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: spot because you may not see the field of Kyle 554 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: has not seen the field in when we played ten games. 555 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: He's not seen the field in ten games. But you 556 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: gotta prepare like you're gonna be the starter because one 557 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 1: helmet came flying off, one concussion protocol, one sprained ankle, 558 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: and you're on a field and that thing's got to 559 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,399 Speaker 1: run smoothly. And I thought about all the different quarterback 560 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 1: changes since twenty fourteen, since I've been on the sideline, 561 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: and I thought back to Tom Savage of twenty fourteen 562 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 1: when he was the backup to Ryan Fitzpatrick. And I 563 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: remember during the game, andre Ware was like, Fitzy, you 564 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: have to be careful. He scrambled once got a first down. 565 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: It's like, do you know who your backup is? You 566 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,479 Speaker 1: got to be careful. Well, a little while later, Fitzy 567 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: not being careful, dove broke his leg, time had to 568 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: come in turn the wrong way on one run, dropped 569 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: a snap on another, and it was a really bumpy 570 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 1: start and it really cost us in that game because 571 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: we end up scoring to take the lead. We got 572 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 1: a call back for a holding, but Tom got a 573 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: little bit of a groove in the second half, but 574 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: it just took so long to get going. And so 575 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: Tom had prepared, but he's a rookie. He wasn't really sure. 576 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: What do I need to do? We don't need you know, 577 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: all those things kind of really hit him right in 578 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: the face in that game. Well, Kyle's gonna be ready 579 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: for that, there's no doubt. Now. He was asked about 580 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: potentially jump starting the offense. It's something I'd love you 581 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: referred to. Here's Kyle's thoughts about jump starting this offense. 582 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: I mean, just execute. I think I don't think there's 583 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: anything special that needs to be done or or crazy. 584 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: I just think community to execute and we just need 585 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: to make plays. I think situational football is gonna be huge. 586 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 1: I think we've struggled in the situational football a bunch, 587 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: so hopefully we can be good in third downs, red zone, 588 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: two minutes, and stuff like that. I think those areas 589 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: are really important in the game, and I think we 590 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: can improve those areas. But for me personally, I'm just 591 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: trying to execute and do what I can do to 592 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:32,719 Speaker 1: help the team. It's a team game at the end 593 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: of the day, so we all got to play good 594 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: no doubt, people got to pick Kyle up, Kyle's got 595 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: to pick them up, and they got to feed off 596 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: of one another. Now, the starters have been pretty much 597 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: the starters all year long, and because Davis has played 598 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: every single rep, it's to be expected that Kyle hasn't 599 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: had much time with the starters. So how much time 600 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: has he gotten with the starters in preparation for Sunday? Yeah, 601 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: not much, to be honest with you, Even in preseason. 602 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: I mean Scott, who's been playing center. It's the two 603 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: in preseason, so I did get a lot of reps 604 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: with Scott, So I'm really comfortable with Scott. But honestly, 605 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: outside of that, not many. But I always watch all 606 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: the receivers, you know, I'm good friends and close with 607 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,959 Speaker 1: all the receivers. That's why for me, it's it's really 608 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: important for me to just build relationships around the locker 609 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: room because when it comes time for me to have 610 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: to play, these guys got to trust me out there. 611 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: They got to know who I am. So I think 612 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: Ota is training camp throughout the season. It's it's a 613 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: real priority of me to build relationships with everybody. For 614 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: as much as this is a physical grind, physical, hitting 615 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: kind of game. He said it. This whole thing is 616 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 1: about relationships. If people trust you, they'll play for you. 617 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: It's that simple. You'll play for the guy next to 618 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: you if you trust him, no matter the sport him 619 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: or her. If you trust him and you create a synergy, man, 620 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: it's magic. That's magic. And hopefully that's what happens on 621 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 1: Sunday is a little bit of Kyle Allen magic for 622 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: this offense. All right. Kyle was then asked about had 623 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: he been preparing for an opportunity like this one that 624 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 1: he was about to get on Sunday. I mean, I 625 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: think of wherever I signed, wherever it was going to happen. 626 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: I was going to be ready to play no matter what. 627 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: You know, I trained the off season to get ready 628 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: to play. I mean it's just from football, you know, 629 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: come here to hopefully not play the whole season, you know, 630 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: be a backup. So I'm ready to play now on 631 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:34,479 Speaker 1: Sunday with Kyle starting, obviously, Davis Mills is going to 632 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: be a backup. And when you've been the starter for 633 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 1: ten twenty one games for this organization and then you're 634 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: benched for another guy, a guy that you've gotten pretty 635 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: close to in the year that you've been together. Man, 636 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: it can have a pretty interesting, I guess his lack 637 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: of a better term, intriguing impact on a player. So 638 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 1: Kyle was asked, what's in the impact on Davis and 639 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: how do you look at it? For Davis, this is 640 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: probably his most insightful answer, and it's about his teammate, 641 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: which I think is insightful on Kyle himself. I don't 642 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 1: think he'll put it that in his confidence. I think Davis. 643 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: I've said this since I got here. I think Davis 644 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: is extremely talented, and like me early in my career, 645 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: you just need reps. You need to be able to 646 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 1: work through things and maybe hit a little adversity. And 647 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: how he responds to it can either get better or worse. 648 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: And I think he's gonna he's gonna respond to it great. 649 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: I told him, like, this isn't over for you. You know. 650 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: I think a lot of times I've been I mean 651 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 1: you around when I was at Houston. I've I've been 652 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: benched in my career, I've been taken off, I've been benched. 653 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: But I've been through it all, you know, and I 654 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: think you just keep pushing through it. He's gonna be 655 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: just fine. He's a really good quarterback, a great person. 656 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: He gets it. It's just sometimes stuff like this happens. Man, 657 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: you gotta pushed through. Yeah, Kyle seen all all sides 658 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: of this thing. He's a five star quarterback coming out 659 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 1: of high school at Arizona. He's the start at A 660 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: and M. Kyler Murray comes in the next year. Because 661 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray is who Kyler Murray is, Kyler Murr's dad 662 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: is who Kyler Mercher's dad is. There are some things 663 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: that happened at Texas A and M. And Kyle has 664 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: given an opportunity and it's kind of taken away. And 665 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: then he can say opportunity, it's kind of taken away. 666 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: He's like, ah, I'm done with this. Ends up transferring 667 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: to the University Houston. That opportunity was not the greatest 668 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: for him. He ends up moving out to the NFL. 669 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 1: He starts at twenty nineteen for the Carolina Panthers Day 670 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: look for somebody else, he moves on. He gets hurt. 671 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this thing is a moving target at all 672 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: times until you get to a Mahomes, Josh Allen, Matt 673 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: Stafford sort of level. It's gonna be like that, and 674 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 1: it's probably gonna be like that for a lot of guys. 675 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: You just look around at the time, you look the 676 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: bottom and at the bottom half. But if you write 677 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: quarterbacks one through thirty two, and you looked at the 678 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: second half sixteen through thirty, seventeen through thirty two, I 679 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 1: bet a lot of guys have maybe that's similar stories, 680 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: but they've gone through some things. Has definitely gone through 681 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 1: some things, and he can be a great sounding board 682 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:07,719 Speaker 1: for Davis Mills as always. Now a guy that's stepped 683 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 1: up for this team is with Damian Pierce and he's 684 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 1: helped in this running game, has helped this entire offense, 685 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,879 Speaker 1: and Kyle was asked about having that running game to 686 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:20,160 Speaker 1: help him on Sunday. Yeah, it's great and we've committed 687 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: to it too. You know. That's why last game when 688 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,479 Speaker 1: we were struggling in the run game, it's that hurts 689 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,359 Speaker 1: the whole offense, you know, or a run identity team. 690 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 1: So it's great. Damian's played awesome. Rex's obviously a season 691 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: that in the league he's played great, and then Darry's 692 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,399 Speaker 1: been awesome in the Spurts he's got too. So yeah, 693 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: we didn't get him going on Sunday. One thing he 694 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,880 Speaker 1: said I thought was very interesting. We are a run 695 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 1: identity team. I thought that was interesting, and that's really 696 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 1: got to come to the forefront. That's got to be 697 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: something that this Texans team is so completely committed to. 698 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 1: We are physical and we have got to push people 699 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:58,120 Speaker 1: off the ball. Now that hasn't been happening, but if 700 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: that's the true identity of this team, that's got to 701 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:04,720 Speaker 1: come to the forefront. And lastly, form Kyle Allen taking 702 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:09,320 Speaker 1: advantage of opportunities when they're given. As I mentioned, opportunities 703 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 1: have not always been there for Kyle, but when he 704 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: has gotten one, he's taken advantage of him. And this 705 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:18,760 Speaker 1: is him talking about this particular opportunity. Yeah, Miami, there's 706 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 1: a good front. Obviously, trading for Bradley Chubb was huge 707 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:24,120 Speaker 1: for them. I think their defense, it's kind of the 708 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: way a lot of defenses are going now. They're going 709 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:27,840 Speaker 1: to a five in front and play just man and 710 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: cover three behind it, and and I think they don't 711 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: do much, but what they do they do it really well. 712 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 1: I think they've calmed down the blitz a little bit 713 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: from US year, but they're still blitz in a lot, 714 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: and obviously their offense can put up points at will, 715 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: so it's gonna be it's gonna be a great challenge. 716 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,879 Speaker 1: You know, seven and three. McDaniel's got them rolling over 717 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:47,360 Speaker 1: there too, is playing great defense, is playing great I 718 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,879 Speaker 1: think we're up for the challenge. But it's it's gonna 719 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: be a great challenge. Kyle, You've had special, not much 720 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: in your career. We're just want to stack up for 721 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: you at this juncture. I mean, I think it's it's 722 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 1: just cool to be able to get the opportunity to 723 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:04,400 Speaker 1: go back out there. I think, and in the NFL 724 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,719 Speaker 1: you get opportunities, Like there's always opportunities to be had. 725 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 1: You gotta keep taking advantage from though, And I feel 726 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:11,440 Speaker 1: like over my career I've I've done a really good 727 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:13,839 Speaker 1: job of taking advantage of opportunities when I've been given them. 728 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: So I'm always really grateful to get these opportunities because 729 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: you don't know when they're gonna run out. That last part, 730 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,000 Speaker 1: you don't know when they're gonna run out. I think 731 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 1: he's got a great outlook on this, and I'm really 732 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 1: excited to see Sunday what Kyle Allen is going to 733 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,560 Speaker 1: do all right, we get back. We're gonna go round 734 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 1: the NFL hit some of the news items, players in, 735 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 1: players out, kind of fantasy updates and status report for 736 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,440 Speaker 1: everybody on both sides of the Miami Dolphins used to 737 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 1: Texans legend and status report. That's next on Texans All Access. Hey, 738 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 1: happy Friday, everybody. Welcome back to a Texans All Access 739 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:54,839 Speaker 1: Friday edish on a post Thanksgiving. Oh we have got 740 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:58,760 Speaker 1: to go on a diet edition of Texans All Access. 741 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris ball on a sideline reporter, 742 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:03,240 Speaker 1: and it's just me who has to go on the diet, 743 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:06,240 Speaker 1: not you guys. I cooked my you know what off 744 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: this weekend, me and my son and I just I 745 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:12,920 Speaker 1: handled it. I didn't do turkey. I didn't do turkey, 746 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: but I did I pretty much well. I got some 747 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:19,800 Speaker 1: pies too, and they were good. Flying Saucer Pie Company, 748 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Shout out Chocolate Strawberry. Oh my goodness. 749 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: So we've knocked down two of them. We still got 750 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 1: one left, but I gotta feeling that thing's gonna be 751 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: gone in the next few hours. After the show. That 752 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:34,480 Speaker 1: is folk shout all right, let's get to some news 753 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 1: around the NFL. But let's start with Texans v. Dolphins. 754 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: The status report that comes out every Friday. It's not 755 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 1: a long one, which I think is good. But there's 756 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,960 Speaker 1: one piece of news on there that's not totally great 757 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 1: and I don't like that, and that is Derek Stingley 758 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:56,320 Speaker 1: Junior deal with that hamstring is out. He's the only 759 00:37:56,400 --> 00:38:00,879 Speaker 1: player listed as out. MILLIEK Collins Devil hewittt were participants 760 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:05,040 Speaker 1: in practice today, Malik with the chest and never here 761 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: with a hamstring. So those two guys are both in 762 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: on Sunday, which is nice. Now on the Dolphins side, 763 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:14,279 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater is questionable with the knee. He was a 764 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: limited participant practice all week long. Rohe mos Dirt doubtful 765 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: dealing with the knee issue as well. So anybody I've 766 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,120 Speaker 1: ever seen is doubtful. I don't think I've ever seen 767 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:33,759 Speaker 1: anybody play, so doubtful is akin to out, so most Bridgewater. 768 00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:36,239 Speaker 1: I don't know how Bridgewater obviously he's backing up to 769 00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 1: but mostt it's a big one. Jeff Wilson's gonna have 770 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:43,239 Speaker 1: to carry that load at eighty one degrees, whether it's 771 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,880 Speaker 1: projected to be on Sunday, so he did the battle. 772 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: He's the guy. Now Damian Pierce has to deal with 773 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:50,640 Speaker 1: that as well. But Damian's played football Florida before, he 774 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:53,359 Speaker 1: knows and then he plays football in Houston, so he 775 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,759 Speaker 1: gets it. He gets how hot it's gonna be. So 776 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:58,479 Speaker 1: each back is gonna need a little bit of a rest. 777 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:03,280 Speaker 1: But rohe Mos dirt from the Miami Dolphins is doubtful. 778 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:06,680 Speaker 1: More than likely that is going to mean he is 779 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:09,959 Speaker 1: out of this one. So we'll keep our eyes on that. 780 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: Arizona's taken on the Chargers. Kyler Murray and Marquise Brown 781 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 1: Hollywood Brown to you and me, are on track to 782 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:24,160 Speaker 1: return versus the Chargers. So if you got either one 783 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 1: on your fantasy team, it looks like Kyler Murray and 784 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 1: Marquise Brown Hollywood Brown on tract to return against the Chargers. 785 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: Now one that's not as sure. He's justin fields. He 786 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: is listed as questionable to play against the New York 787 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:45,800 Speaker 1: Jets due to a left shoulder injury. It's been described 788 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:49,520 Speaker 1: as basically an ac joint. And if there's anything I 789 00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:51,880 Speaker 1: can speak to it's that one. I can speak a 790 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: few things. It's that one. That ac joint is an 791 00:39:55,280 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 1: absolute which with a bee. It's not fun. I had 792 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:03,600 Speaker 1: that many many years ago. Now it's list as a 793 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:08,160 Speaker 1: shoulder separation, but it's right on the top of your 794 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:13,600 Speaker 1: shoulder and it is painful to the touch like nothing 795 00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 1: ever felt. I mean it's awful. So with as much 796 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: as Justin Fields runs the ball, that ac joint really 797 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:24,399 Speaker 1: becomes pain tolerance. Now. In the game against US back 798 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:27,279 Speaker 1: in Week three, Justin was feeling it. I mean he 799 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:29,160 Speaker 1: was on the ground a few times. He had been 800 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:32,160 Speaker 1: banged up. He's listened as questionable. I don't know if 801 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:35,480 Speaker 1: the Bears would be smart to even chance it. At 802 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:39,120 Speaker 1: this point. He was limited in practice all week. Evra 803 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:41,480 Speaker 1: Foos has kept the door open for the quarterback to play, 804 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 1: but noted Fields we would be need would need to 805 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:49,600 Speaker 1: be cleared by the medical staff. I wouldn't do it. 806 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 1: He has really become the franchise. He has taken his 807 00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:54,879 Speaker 1: game to a whole different level. And because he runs 808 00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:56,560 Speaker 1: the ball as much as he does, going out there 809 00:40:56,600 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 1: with a spring ac joint or an injured ac joint, no, 810 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:08,600 Speaker 1: just don't do it. Cincinnati Joe Mixon is out playing 811 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:14,960 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. So no Joe Mixon However, Jamar Chase 812 00:41:15,840 --> 00:41:19,920 Speaker 1: maybe Zach Taylor said Friday that Mixing would would miss 813 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 1: the game against Tennessee due to concussion. That makes it 814 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:25,560 Speaker 1: suffered in Week eleven against Pittsburgh. Chase has been out 815 00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:30,359 Speaker 1: for a few weeks and he might be back, So 816 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 1: I can't help you with your fantasy team there. That's 817 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:35,880 Speaker 1: kind of a wait and see. My gut tells me 818 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,040 Speaker 1: Cincinnati is gonna hold off if Chase is not one 819 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:42,560 Speaker 1: hundred percent, give it another week, let him go, let 820 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:46,560 Speaker 1: him get healthy. But no Joe Mixon for the Cincinnati Bengals. 821 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:50,120 Speaker 1: That is a big one in that game. News out 822 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:53,560 Speaker 1: of Buffalo von Miller in the Thanksgiving game, Man, Thanksgiving 823 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:55,759 Speaker 1: games were great, I mean just great to talk about 824 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:59,319 Speaker 1: a little bit later. Von Miller has a lateral meniscus tear. 825 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:02,759 Speaker 1: Will be evaluate in seven to ten days. It's not 826 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:06,280 Speaker 1: the worst thing, but it's not the best thing. Apparently 827 00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:10,160 Speaker 1: Vaughan will need surgery on this, but just don't know when, 828 00:42:10,719 --> 00:42:13,600 Speaker 1: and that could in the season. If he did it now, 829 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:15,600 Speaker 1: you can wait till after the season. Do it after 830 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:17,319 Speaker 1: the season. We'll see what von Miller chooses to do. 831 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,840 Speaker 1: But that is a key one to watch in Buffalo. 832 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,080 Speaker 1: All right, we get back, we go behind enemy's sidelines 833 00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:24,719 Speaker 1: and play a little Jenga with your doughty. That's next. 834 00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm Texans Access. We got one hour down, one hour 835 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:30,040 Speaker 1: left to go on this Friday edition of Texans All 836 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:33,520 Speaker 1: Access from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, 837 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:37,319 Speaker 1: John Harris, Football Ell, sidline reporter. Glad to be with you. 838 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 1: We got a little double dip of Deep and Drew. Wow, 839 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:43,080 Speaker 1: look at that a literation coming to you. We're gonna 840 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:46,239 Speaker 1: start off with Deep eat City. Who goes behind enemy 841 00:42:46,320 --> 00:42:49,759 Speaker 1: sidelines each and every week, and this week, well it's 842 00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:53,960 Speaker 1: to talk about the Dolphins. And that means Marcel Louis Jacques, 843 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:58,520 Speaker 1: who covers the Dolphins, knows them inside and out, so 844 00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:01,319 Speaker 1: deep he sat down, picked his rain and well this 845 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:05,000 Speaker 1: is what happened growing behind enemy's sidelines with Marcel Louis Jacque. 846 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:08,480 Speaker 1: He covers the Miami Dolphins for ESPN NFL Nation. I've 847 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:11,640 Speaker 1: spoken with Marcel in the past. Marcell, welcome in, and 848 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:13,960 Speaker 1: what a season the Dolphins are having. I think this 849 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,440 Speaker 1: time last year Dolphins were four and seven. Now here 850 00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:19,160 Speaker 1: they are at seven and three. Yeah, what a change. 851 00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 1: From a year ago when all the conversation was between 852 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 1: the Dolphins and Texans was about a potential trade, but 853 00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:30,520 Speaker 1: Tuatunga Vailoa. They stuck with him and they're reaping the 854 00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:32,880 Speaker 1: benefits from it now. He's been one of, if not 855 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:36,920 Speaker 1: the most efficient passer in the NFL. Tyreek Hill has 856 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:39,680 Speaker 1: been the best wide receiver in the NFL. Mike McDaniel 857 00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:41,799 Speaker 1: gonna be a finalist for Coach of the Year at 858 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:45,000 Speaker 1: this rate as well, just a complete one eighty as 859 00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:47,680 Speaker 1: far as the Dolphins fortunes have come over the past year. 860 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:49,600 Speaker 1: All Right, tell me a little b about Mike McDaniel. 861 00:43:49,640 --> 00:43:51,920 Speaker 1: I mean, as a first year head coach, what can 862 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:54,279 Speaker 1: you tell us about him? And really what's been the 863 00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:59,040 Speaker 1: catalyst behind him turning things around so quickly for the Dolphins. Well, 864 00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:01,320 Speaker 1: I mean, the first thing that people are going to 865 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:05,759 Speaker 1: say when they try to describe Mike McDaniel people who 866 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:09,040 Speaker 1: work with him, is that he's he's a genius. They say, 867 00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:13,719 Speaker 1: super genius, brilliant play designer and play caller, really understands 868 00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:16,680 Speaker 1: the game, and that resonates in the locker room, that 869 00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:20,680 Speaker 1: resonates with people and players. But he's also a people person. 870 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:23,520 Speaker 1: He knows how to connect to his players. He's not 871 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:26,560 Speaker 1: a raw, raw in your face, hard nosed kind of guy, 872 00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:29,840 Speaker 1: and that's not really his style. He's honestly optimistic to 873 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:33,440 Speaker 1: a fault if you ask, if you ask Tomavalloa. But 874 00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:38,239 Speaker 1: that kind of approach has really built trust in this 875 00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:42,440 Speaker 1: locker room and through adversity. I asked Ta, Hey, like, 876 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:45,279 Speaker 1: when was the moment where you knew what kind of 877 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:48,319 Speaker 1: person Mike was? He said, after we were on a 878 00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:51,120 Speaker 1: you know, when we lost our first game, he was 879 00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:55,480 Speaker 1: the same person in the locker room, same optimism, same positivity, 880 00:44:55,560 --> 00:44:58,239 Speaker 1: same uplifting style. When they lost two in a row, 881 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:00,960 Speaker 1: he was the same guy. When they lost, he was 882 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:06,560 Speaker 1: the same guy. And that kind of character trade goes 883 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:08,239 Speaker 1: a long way in the locker room to the point 884 00:45:08,320 --> 00:45:11,320 Speaker 1: where they know they trust him through adversity, they trust 885 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:13,680 Speaker 1: him moving forward and they will play for him. So 886 00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:18,640 Speaker 1: he's been as advertised, I would say, through his first 887 00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:22,360 Speaker 1: I guess we're at eight months, nine months with the team, 888 00:45:22,480 --> 00:45:24,040 Speaker 1: all right. As far as to a tongue vlo, I 889 00:45:24,040 --> 00:45:26,440 Speaker 1: mean you talk about one eighties, I mean he's done 890 00:45:26,440 --> 00:45:28,480 Speaker 1: no less than that. I mean this time last year, 891 00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:31,080 Speaker 1: they were like you mentioned the trade rumors. He dealt 892 00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:33,680 Speaker 1: with a concussion earlier this year, which was really scary, 893 00:45:34,120 --> 00:45:37,160 Speaker 1: But overall, it's completing seventy one percent of his passes, 894 00:45:37,239 --> 00:45:41,640 Speaker 1: eighteen touchdowns, three interceptions. It's impressed you most about Tuah 895 00:45:41,719 --> 00:45:47,160 Speaker 1: and his ability to handle adversity. It's just the hyper 896 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:51,439 Speaker 1: efficiency with which he distributes the ball. He's a guy 897 00:45:51,960 --> 00:45:55,560 Speaker 1: who it felt like was kind of reacting to defenses 898 00:45:55,640 --> 00:45:59,560 Speaker 1: last year and the year before. But this newfound confidence, 899 00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:04,680 Speaker 1: with supportive coaching staff, with a system that obviously works 900 00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:07,080 Speaker 1: and that he believes in, we're seeing a guy who's 901 00:46:07,120 --> 00:46:10,120 Speaker 1: now dictating the flow of the game. When he's under center, 902 00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:13,480 Speaker 1: he is asked, he's selling defenses. You adjust to me. 903 00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:16,520 Speaker 1: You're playing against me, not the other way around. And 904 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:19,560 Speaker 1: that kind of confidence is why you're seeing the hyper 905 00:46:19,600 --> 00:46:22,759 Speaker 1: efficient numbers. You're seeing him set career highs already in 906 00:46:22,840 --> 00:46:27,120 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns, he's obviously on pace for a new career 907 00:46:27,239 --> 00:46:32,279 Speaker 1: highs and completion percentage and passing yards, but even the 908 00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:37,080 Speaker 1: high analytics like you know, added expected points added per dropback, 909 00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:40,360 Speaker 1: he's top in the league despite missing you know, the 910 00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:44,000 Speaker 1: better part of three games. He's just been you know 911 00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:46,800 Speaker 1: if you're a Dolphins fan watching him play, it's gotten 912 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:49,080 Speaker 1: to a point where when they take the field, you 913 00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:51,879 Speaker 1: kind of expect them to score. When they go down 914 00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:55,439 Speaker 1: by two scores, you don't get that same, Well, I guess, 915 00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:57,239 Speaker 1: let me start to plan out the rest of my 916 00:46:57,320 --> 00:47:00,600 Speaker 1: Sunday feeling that you did it in years past, genuinely 917 00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:03,040 Speaker 1: get the feeling that a game is never over as 918 00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:06,879 Speaker 1: long as he's helping and playing in the game. He's 919 00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:09,480 Speaker 1: got a phenomenal duo in Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle, 920 00:47:09,480 --> 00:47:11,399 Speaker 1: who went to high school not too far from here. 921 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:14,879 Speaker 1: They're putting up such tremendous numbers, combining for over two 922 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:17,799 Speaker 1: thousand receiving yards. How do those two really play off 923 00:47:17,800 --> 00:47:19,480 Speaker 1: each other? It seems like he's doing a really good 924 00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:21,920 Speaker 1: job of distributing the ball well between the two of them. Yeah, 925 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:24,320 Speaker 1: you're gonna see a lot of motion. You're gonna see 926 00:47:24,360 --> 00:47:27,200 Speaker 1: a lot of movement before the snap. And what that's 927 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:30,040 Speaker 1: meant to do is it's meant to get defenses just 928 00:47:30,239 --> 00:47:34,000 Speaker 1: a little bit, just a little bit uncomfortable and try 929 00:47:34,040 --> 00:47:38,160 Speaker 1: to extract the slightest bit of hesitation from them. Because 930 00:47:38,239 --> 00:47:41,200 Speaker 1: Hill and Wattle are so fast, that even a little 931 00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:44,080 Speaker 1: bit of hesitation, even a little uncertainty with what your 932 00:47:44,080 --> 00:47:45,880 Speaker 1: assignment is or where you're supposed to be, who you're 933 00:47:45,920 --> 00:47:49,920 Speaker 1: supposed to guard, could be the difference between maybe a 934 00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:53,600 Speaker 1: five yard completion or even an incompletion and a forty 935 00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:58,759 Speaker 1: five yard catch. And you know they're not. They're I guess, 936 00:47:58,760 --> 00:48:02,960 Speaker 1: free of egos, which seems ironic considering how loud of 937 00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:05,480 Speaker 1: a presence, how large of a presence in personality that 938 00:48:05,560 --> 00:48:08,719 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill is. But he's truly coming to the locker 939 00:48:08,840 --> 00:48:11,600 Speaker 1: room as the highest paid player on the team and 940 00:48:12,280 --> 00:48:14,880 Speaker 1: led by example to the point where I mean he 941 00:48:14,880 --> 00:48:17,359 Speaker 1: took the ping pong table out of the locker room 942 00:48:17,719 --> 00:48:20,120 Speaker 1: after they lost I believe a game or two in 943 00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:23,480 Speaker 1: a row. And while everybody loved that ping pong table, 944 00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:27,600 Speaker 1: they knew, okay, if this guy is telling us it's time, 945 00:48:27,840 --> 00:48:30,960 Speaker 1: it's time to refocus, it's time to sharpen our effort. 946 00:48:31,200 --> 00:48:33,399 Speaker 1: They knew he was going to go out and lead 947 00:48:33,400 --> 00:48:34,880 Speaker 1: by example. He was going to go out and be 948 00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:36,839 Speaker 1: the first one on the field, last one off. He 949 00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:40,680 Speaker 1: was going to put in the overtime, you know, after games, 950 00:48:40,719 --> 00:48:44,040 Speaker 1: before games, after practice. That he's somebody they can look 951 00:48:44,040 --> 00:48:46,719 Speaker 1: at and know, all right, he's never gonna tell us 952 00:48:46,760 --> 00:48:49,799 Speaker 1: something that he's not also willing to do. So I 953 00:48:49,880 --> 00:48:52,960 Speaker 1: think that has trickled down to Jalen Waddle, still a 954 00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:55,560 Speaker 1: young and impressionable receiver, and it could have been tough 955 00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:57,759 Speaker 1: for him. You know, he was the clear cut number 956 00:48:57,800 --> 00:49:01,680 Speaker 1: one option for this team entering entering the off season 957 00:49:02,120 --> 00:49:06,040 Speaker 1: after setting an NFL rookie record for receptions in a season. 958 00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:09,839 Speaker 1: But and you heard Mike McDaniel was so excited about 959 00:49:09,880 --> 00:49:11,319 Speaker 1: what he's going to be able to do with him 960 00:49:11,360 --> 00:49:13,880 Speaker 1: before the tire Gil trade. You know, he could have pouted, 961 00:49:13,920 --> 00:49:15,800 Speaker 1: and he could have rolled his eyes and said, wow, 962 00:49:15,880 --> 00:49:18,319 Speaker 1: like there goes my spotlight. But he's truly embraced it 963 00:49:18,320 --> 00:49:20,920 Speaker 1: as well, to the point where this isn't a number 964 00:49:20,920 --> 00:49:23,200 Speaker 1: one and number two, this is a. I mean, it's 965 00:49:23,239 --> 00:49:26,120 Speaker 1: one A and one B and they're kind of interchangeable 966 00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:28,840 Speaker 1: for who gets which letter. I mean. In addition to 967 00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:30,759 Speaker 1: the passing game, Lovey Smith said, the one thing that 968 00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:33,000 Speaker 1: really stood out to him about this offense was the 969 00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:36,640 Speaker 1: commitment to the run. How has McDaniel used those backs 970 00:49:36,680 --> 00:49:40,440 Speaker 1: in pandem with the passing game? It's big ever since 971 00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:45,000 Speaker 1: trading for Jeff Wilson, it's kind of reinvigorated this kind 972 00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:48,360 Speaker 1: of stagnant rushing offense over the first eight weeks of 973 00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:51,080 Speaker 1: the season. But you know, in week nine and ten, 974 00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:56,600 Speaker 1: you have seen physicality, You've seen energetic running. You've seen 975 00:49:57,040 --> 00:49:59,600 Speaker 1: two guys in Mosergan Wilson who really can play off 976 00:49:59,600 --> 00:50:02,160 Speaker 1: of each other. And it just seemed to kind of, 977 00:50:02,640 --> 00:50:06,320 Speaker 1: like I said, reignite, reinvigorate this team on either side 978 00:50:06,320 --> 00:50:09,520 Speaker 1: of the ball, honestly, because this is another reunion between 979 00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:14,840 Speaker 1: former forty nine ers with Moster, Wilson and McDaniel. And 980 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,640 Speaker 1: I even asked Mike, but it is it the physicality 981 00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:20,040 Speaker 1: of Jeff Wilson. Is that what this team was missing. 982 00:50:20,120 --> 00:50:23,680 Speaker 1: He's like, though, it just can't be explained that he 983 00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:26,359 Speaker 1: said before Jeff got there, he's saying, I don't know 984 00:50:26,400 --> 00:50:28,560 Speaker 1: how to describe it. Guys, just wait, just wait and 985 00:50:28,600 --> 00:50:33,759 Speaker 1: you'll see. And we've seen it. Kristen Wilkins, their defensive tackle, said, 986 00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:37,040 Speaker 1: I don't know who makes him so mad before a game, 987 00:50:37,080 --> 00:50:39,600 Speaker 1: but that guy just runs angry and every time he 988 00:50:39,719 --> 00:50:42,600 Speaker 1: lowers his shoulder into somebody and he drags on for 989 00:50:42,719 --> 00:50:46,080 Speaker 1: nextra two three four yards that it just ignites the 990 00:50:46,239 --> 00:50:49,959 Speaker 1: entire sideline and that kind of energy translates even when 991 00:50:50,440 --> 00:50:54,600 Speaker 1: Wilson's not on the field. So it's been between that 992 00:50:54,680 --> 00:51:00,319 Speaker 1: and you know, they're hopefully they're they're hopefully resurgent defensive play. 993 00:51:00,719 --> 00:51:03,680 Speaker 1: We saw a real turning point for Miami for the 994 00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:06,560 Speaker 1: better over the past couple of weeks. Yeah, I was 995 00:51:06,600 --> 00:51:09,400 Speaker 1: going to ask about that Bradley Chubb because Denver traded 996 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:12,120 Speaker 1: the pass rusher to the Dolphins earlier this month. What 997 00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:15,719 Speaker 1: sort of impact has he made on the defense so far. Well, 998 00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:18,880 Speaker 1: it's only been a couple of games, and his first 999 00:51:18,920 --> 00:51:20,799 Speaker 1: against Chicago. I mean it came with only a couple 1000 00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:25,759 Speaker 1: of days of practice. Statistically, wasn't too big of an impact, 1001 00:51:25,800 --> 00:51:28,839 Speaker 1: but you could see the seeds starting to starting to sprout. 1002 00:51:28,920 --> 00:51:31,359 Speaker 1: You could see the foundation and the reason why they 1003 00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:34,960 Speaker 1: traded for him. And last week he was just so disruptive, 1004 00:51:35,040 --> 00:51:38,040 Speaker 1: or two weeks ago so disruptive against the Cleveland Browns. 1005 00:51:38,080 --> 00:51:41,799 Speaker 1: And what it allows him the Dolphins to do is 1006 00:51:41,960 --> 00:51:45,799 Speaker 1: overload a d or overload and offensive line, especially when 1007 00:51:45,840 --> 00:51:49,279 Speaker 1: they put Chubb, Jalen Phillips, and Melvin Ingram on the 1008 00:51:49,280 --> 00:51:52,160 Speaker 1: field at the same time with Christian Wilkins. That is 1009 00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:55,160 Speaker 1: poor guys who are all adept at rushing the passer. 1010 00:51:55,239 --> 00:51:58,560 Speaker 1: And again when I asked Bradley, hey, what do you 1011 00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:00,959 Speaker 1: see from opposing old lines and all of you guys 1012 00:52:01,040 --> 00:52:03,280 Speaker 1: are on the field at the same time, he said, 1013 00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:07,200 Speaker 1: a lot of confusion and chaos. Oh line saying Okay, 1014 00:52:07,239 --> 00:52:09,319 Speaker 1: he's here, guys, he's here, grab him, Watch for this, 1015 00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:11,759 Speaker 1: watch for that. And it's all part of that, you know, 1016 00:52:11,920 --> 00:52:16,200 Speaker 1: dictating the flow of a game and making somebody uncomfortable, 1017 00:52:16,239 --> 00:52:19,600 Speaker 1: making somebody hesitate, because again, like a defense, if this 1018 00:52:19,719 --> 00:52:22,120 Speaker 1: offensive line hesitates for just a second on where they're 1019 00:52:22,120 --> 00:52:24,919 Speaker 1: supposed to be or who they're supposed to block, then 1020 00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:27,080 Speaker 1: one of those four guys is going to get home. 1021 00:52:27,120 --> 00:52:29,800 Speaker 1: And we saw the sprout to that against the Browns 1022 00:52:29,920 --> 00:52:33,120 Speaker 1: really started, actually started, so i'd start like blossom against 1023 00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:35,640 Speaker 1: the Browns, and they're hoping to keep it going against 1024 00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:38,840 Speaker 1: you know what's been kind of a struggling Houston Texans 1025 00:52:38,840 --> 00:52:41,680 Speaker 1: offensive line, Well, the Dolphins. It seems like whatever weaknesses 1026 00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:43,799 Speaker 1: they've had, they've sort of addressed them over the course 1027 00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:45,960 Speaker 1: of the season or through trades. But coming out of 1028 00:52:45,960 --> 00:52:48,960 Speaker 1: the buy, Now, what are some of the biggest areas 1029 00:52:48,960 --> 00:52:51,680 Speaker 1: of improvement for Miami here through the final seven games 1030 00:52:51,680 --> 00:52:55,440 Speaker 1: of the season, Well, the defense they need to They 1031 00:52:55,480 --> 00:52:58,720 Speaker 1: need to make sure that this trend we saw against 1032 00:52:58,840 --> 00:53:01,799 Speaker 1: the Browns is an actual trend and not just an 1033 00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:05,040 Speaker 1: outlier because they were not one of the more efficient 1034 00:53:05,080 --> 00:53:06,960 Speaker 1: teams in terms of getting into the quarterback through the 1035 00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:10,000 Speaker 1: first nine weeks of the season. Their passing defense the 1036 00:53:10,040 --> 00:53:13,680 Speaker 1: secondary has been decimated shut but the passing defense has 1037 00:53:13,719 --> 00:53:16,200 Speaker 1: also given up, you know, one of the highest completion 1038 00:53:16,280 --> 00:53:20,160 Speaker 1: percentages to opposing quarterbacks in the league. It's when you 1039 00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:22,719 Speaker 1: look at areas they need to improve, it's mainly in 1040 00:53:23,120 --> 00:53:26,560 Speaker 1: those areas getting home and defending against the past. They've 1041 00:53:26,600 --> 00:53:29,120 Speaker 1: been stout against the run. You know, did a very 1042 00:53:29,120 --> 00:53:32,439 Speaker 1: good job against Nick Chubb. When they've been gashed, it's 1043 00:53:32,520 --> 00:53:36,160 Speaker 1: usually been when a guy like Lamar Jackson or Justin 1044 00:53:36,280 --> 00:53:39,719 Speaker 1: Fields comes in comes onto the field, and there's a 1045 00:53:39,719 --> 00:53:43,080 Speaker 1: lot of people who are struggling to defend those two 1046 00:53:43,480 --> 00:53:45,840 Speaker 1: when they decide to take off and run. But that 1047 00:53:46,080 --> 00:53:47,840 Speaker 1: I think it's scary for the rest of the league 1048 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:53,040 Speaker 1: if the Dolphins can kind of recapture their defensive performance 1049 00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:55,560 Speaker 1: from a season ago, because that was the idea entering 1050 00:53:55,560 --> 00:53:58,279 Speaker 1: the league entering twenty twenty two is Wow, we just 1051 00:53:58,280 --> 00:54:02,160 Speaker 1: supercharged this offense. If last year's defense, which led the 1052 00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:06,960 Speaker 1: NFL in expected points at it, if that defense shows up, 1053 00:54:07,320 --> 00:54:10,759 Speaker 1: then this is a Super Bowl contending team. I think 1054 00:54:10,760 --> 00:54:13,080 Speaker 1: it's a team that can beat Buffalo. I think it's 1055 00:54:13,080 --> 00:54:15,879 Speaker 1: a team that can hang in there and maybe even 1056 00:54:15,920 --> 00:54:18,839 Speaker 1: beat Kansas City, especially if they're playing them at home 1057 00:54:18,880 --> 00:54:21,799 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. It's really you know, you like to 1058 00:54:21,840 --> 00:54:25,439 Speaker 1: be cautious, you like to be reasonable when it comes 1059 00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:28,920 Speaker 1: to lock the expectations. But if that defense clicks, I 1060 00:54:28,920 --> 00:54:31,440 Speaker 1: think we've seen what this offense is and what it 1061 00:54:31,480 --> 00:54:33,879 Speaker 1: can be already, this would be one of the best 1062 00:54:33,880 --> 00:54:37,000 Speaker 1: teams in the NFL, if not number one. All right, 1063 00:54:37,040 --> 00:54:39,400 Speaker 1: great insight from Marcel Louis Jacques. You can catch them 1064 00:54:39,400 --> 00:54:43,440 Speaker 1: on ESPN NFL Nation covering the Miami Dolphins. Marcella appreciate 1065 00:54:43,520 --> 00:54:46,919 Speaker 1: the time, of course, thanks for having me. Absolutely tremendous stuff. 1066 00:54:46,920 --> 00:54:50,040 Speaker 1: They're going behind enemy sidelines. Learning a little bit more 1067 00:54:50,040 --> 00:54:54,080 Speaker 1: about the Miami Dolphins from Marcel Louis Jacques, who covers 1068 00:54:54,239 --> 00:54:59,880 Speaker 1: the Dolphins for ESPN. Now, the man charge with block 1069 00:55:00,280 --> 00:55:03,800 Speaker 1: those aqua shirt actually they wear white. I don't remember. 1070 00:55:04,160 --> 00:55:06,680 Speaker 1: We'll wear some aqua and imagine on Sunday, but we'll 1071 00:55:06,719 --> 00:55:08,920 Speaker 1: find out soon enough. And it's gonna be eighty one degrees. 1072 00:55:08,920 --> 00:55:11,239 Speaker 1: They might not wear a dark color. Maybe they want 1073 00:55:11,239 --> 00:55:15,960 Speaker 1: to wear that white either way. Troy Harriston, playing fullback, 1074 00:55:16,640 --> 00:55:19,719 Speaker 1: played defensive d last year at Central Michigan. Now he's 1075 00:55:19,760 --> 00:55:23,120 Speaker 1: a head knocking fullback and they love him. Loveby Smith 1076 00:55:23,160 --> 00:55:25,000 Speaker 1: talked about him. We talked about him with Love You 1077 00:55:25,080 --> 00:55:28,000 Speaker 1: this week. They just love what that guy brings. And 1078 00:55:28,200 --> 00:55:30,840 Speaker 1: he's really good at Jenga, but can't he beat the 1079 00:55:31,040 --> 00:55:35,240 Speaker 1: King Drew Doherty, Well, it's a little Drew's dozen playing Jenga, 1080 00:55:35,480 --> 00:55:37,719 Speaker 1: Drew take it away. Straight out of Detroit. We got 1081 00:55:37,719 --> 00:55:40,239 Speaker 1: a guy who grew up there and then went to 1082 00:55:40,280 --> 00:55:43,000 Speaker 1: Central Michigan and was awesome on the defensive side of 1083 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:45,480 Speaker 1: the ball. He was sacking quarterbacks, dropping dudes behind the 1084 00:55:45,520 --> 00:55:48,040 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, so good. In fact, he was the 1085 00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:51,280 Speaker 1: defensive player of the Year for the mac Mister macdo 1086 00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:53,600 Speaker 1: came to the NFL and they switched him over to 1087 00:55:53,719 --> 00:55:56,719 Speaker 1: fullback and now he's busting heads, clearing the way for 1088 00:55:56,800 --> 00:55:58,560 Speaker 1: one of the greatest running backs in team history. And 1089 00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:01,279 Speaker 1: Damian Pierce. We're talking about one the best fullbacks in 1090 00:56:01,320 --> 00:56:04,040 Speaker 1: the land. They call them t Roy. We're gonna call 1091 00:56:04,120 --> 00:56:05,920 Speaker 1: you Troy Harrison by your name. Good to see you, 1092 00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:07,799 Speaker 1: my friend. How you do it? I'm I'm doing good. 1093 00:56:07,800 --> 00:56:09,439 Speaker 1: How are you? I'm good? Let's play a little ginger. 1094 00:56:09,480 --> 00:56:11,839 Speaker 1: You're familiar with the game, right, yeah. We can't pull 1095 00:56:11,880 --> 00:56:13,600 Speaker 1: from the top three rows. You can only use one 1096 00:56:13,600 --> 00:56:15,759 Speaker 1: hand when you're doing it. Don't knock this over. And 1097 00:56:15,800 --> 00:56:18,040 Speaker 1: when you pull a block, you'll ask the question and 1098 00:56:18,040 --> 00:56:20,080 Speaker 1: you'll answer it. When I pull a block, I'll ask 1099 00:56:20,080 --> 00:56:22,120 Speaker 1: the question, but you'll still answer it. So it's all 1100 00:56:22,160 --> 00:56:25,239 Speaker 1: about you. Okay, cool, Yeah, let's do it. So I 1101 00:56:25,280 --> 00:56:28,040 Speaker 1: go first. Your first of course, were you a Disney 1102 00:56:28,239 --> 00:56:31,279 Speaker 1: or a Nickelodeon kid? Oh? I was definitely a Nickelodeon kid. 1103 00:56:31,760 --> 00:56:35,279 Speaker 1: I used to watch Jimmy Neutron stuff like that, Like 1104 00:56:35,560 --> 00:56:38,160 Speaker 1: they used to have Boomerang at the end of Nickelodeon 1105 00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:39,480 Speaker 1: at the end of the night. They used to have 1106 00:56:39,520 --> 00:56:42,560 Speaker 1: the old Flintstones and old cartoons. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, 1107 00:56:42,560 --> 00:56:45,080 Speaker 1: the old stuff. Okay, okay, now, speaking of the Flintstones, 1108 00:56:45,320 --> 00:56:47,239 Speaker 1: did I hear you have a nickname? Bam Bam or 1109 00:56:47,239 --> 00:56:49,399 Speaker 1: some people calling you that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it kind 1110 00:56:49,440 --> 00:56:54,240 Speaker 1: of I think OC or Danny Barrett had actually called 1111 00:56:54,239 --> 00:56:55,960 Speaker 1: me that and it kind of stuck. That's pretty good. 1112 00:56:55,960 --> 00:56:57,480 Speaker 1: You can kind of connect with Bam Bam. I like, 1113 00:56:57,560 --> 00:57:00,960 Speaker 1: who is your celebrity look alike? Okay, so growing up 1114 00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:04,240 Speaker 1: people used to make fun of me because of Troy 1115 00:57:04,360 --> 00:57:06,840 Speaker 1: from High School Musical. I've been told I look like 1116 00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:09,120 Speaker 1: Cordon Bleue. That's good. That's the most unique one we've 1117 00:57:09,120 --> 00:57:11,160 Speaker 1: ever had on the show. Really. Yeah. Most people say 1118 00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:13,480 Speaker 1: something else and it's like, oh, okay, yeah, I've never 1119 00:57:13,480 --> 00:57:14,960 Speaker 1: heard that one. I like it. Yeah, I used to 1120 00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:16,560 Speaker 1: hear it a lot. So it's better than That's it 1121 00:57:16,640 --> 00:57:18,840 Speaker 1: could be much much worse. We'll always remember that, always 1122 00:57:18,880 --> 00:57:21,000 Speaker 1: remember that. Okay, you're up, You're up. Which teammate is 1123 00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:23,680 Speaker 1: the best hype man? Who get you? Who get champed 1124 00:57:23,720 --> 00:57:25,680 Speaker 1: up the most? Oh? I would probably have to say, 1125 00:57:25,800 --> 00:57:30,240 Speaker 1: uh did dar Dari has a handshake with everybody on 1126 00:57:30,320 --> 00:57:32,560 Speaker 1: the team. Really, so when we come out, everybody go 1127 00:57:32,600 --> 00:57:35,080 Speaker 1: to Dire do a little handshake, and he'll talk to 1128 00:57:35,120 --> 00:57:36,840 Speaker 1: you before the game and get to a little hype. 1129 00:57:36,840 --> 00:57:39,600 Speaker 1: He's very worldly, you know, definitely, definitely so pay attention 1130 00:57:39,640 --> 00:57:42,280 Speaker 1: to him pregame because he'll go out do different handshakes. 1131 00:57:42,280 --> 00:57:44,160 Speaker 1: On different handshakes, I'm gonna check it out. Who kind 1132 00:57:44,160 --> 00:57:46,200 Speaker 1: of calms you down? Which teammate if you need to 1133 00:57:46,200 --> 00:57:49,600 Speaker 1: get calmed down, he's probably Rex Burr Cutt Okay, yeah, yeah, 1134 00:57:49,640 --> 00:57:52,600 Speaker 1: he's wise school. He lets you know before the game start, 1135 00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:54,640 Speaker 1: you're ready to go. Let's go. What would your walk 1136 00:57:54,720 --> 00:57:57,560 Speaker 1: up song? B If you walk into a room the 1137 00:57:57,560 --> 00:57:59,440 Speaker 1: rest of your life, you're walk up the plate as 1138 00:57:59,440 --> 00:58:02,560 Speaker 1: a baseball This is gonna be funny. But Stone calls 1139 00:58:02,600 --> 00:58:06,400 Speaker 1: Steve Boston. Yeah, yeah, the glass breaking and everything. Yeah, 1140 00:58:06,440 --> 00:58:09,360 Speaker 1: that's perfect. That's perfect. You walk in there and full 1141 00:58:09,360 --> 00:58:11,680 Speaker 1: of energy. So wrestling guy you like wrestling? Used to 1142 00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:13,720 Speaker 1: when the kids? Is he your he's your favorite? Yeah, 1143 00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:16,120 Speaker 1: it used to be. He's got a Even if you 1144 00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:18,600 Speaker 1: don't like wrestling, he's got a hell of a podcast. 1145 00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:20,919 Speaker 1: You should listen to it. Okay, really good podcasts, really 1146 00:58:20,960 --> 00:58:23,720 Speaker 1: interesting stuff to to, really good interviewer. What is your 1147 00:58:23,880 --> 00:58:29,240 Speaker 1: zodiac sign? I think it's Sagittarius. Okay, December December eighth, Okay, 1148 00:58:29,240 --> 00:58:31,640 Speaker 1: so it's about Sagittarius never right, do you have those 1149 00:58:31,720 --> 00:58:34,200 Speaker 1: qualities that people say Sagittarius people have I don't know 1150 00:58:34,280 --> 00:58:36,800 Speaker 1: nothing about it there as far as that go, I 1151 00:58:36,840 --> 00:58:39,840 Speaker 1: don't know nothing about the no problem, no problem. Yeah, well, 1152 00:58:39,840 --> 00:58:41,320 Speaker 1: what's you? We're gonna learn a lot about you here? 1153 00:58:41,360 --> 00:58:45,120 Speaker 1: What's your guilty pleasure? Song comes on in the car 1154 00:58:45,600 --> 00:58:47,520 Speaker 1: and you're by yourself. It comes on the car and 1155 00:58:47,560 --> 00:58:49,440 Speaker 1: you're just belting it out. But if there were other 1156 00:58:49,440 --> 00:58:51,280 Speaker 1: people in the car, you might not be singing it, 1157 00:58:51,360 --> 00:58:53,320 Speaker 1: or you just change your channel, or maybe you're singing 1158 00:58:53,360 --> 00:58:55,080 Speaker 1: it in the shower, or don't want other people to 1159 00:58:55,120 --> 00:58:58,680 Speaker 1: hear he's singing it. It had to be rude by magic. Okay, 1160 00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:01,280 Speaker 1: how's that go? I don't want to say, I'm not 1161 00:59:01,560 --> 00:59:04,120 Speaker 1: dang it almost got you almost got a guilty pleasure? 1162 00:59:04,160 --> 00:59:07,400 Speaker 1: I can't see in front of you. Fair enough? Fair enough? Yeah? Okay? 1163 00:59:07,600 --> 00:59:11,600 Speaker 1: What is your most use emoji? The crime? Like the 1164 00:59:11,720 --> 00:59:13,920 Speaker 1: laughing crime? Yeah, it's good you're a laugh for you 1165 00:59:14,040 --> 00:59:16,440 Speaker 1: like having fun? Yeah? So that means you got friends 1166 00:59:16,440 --> 00:59:19,320 Speaker 1: that make you smile. It's good, definitely. Its press which 1167 00:59:19,320 --> 00:59:22,960 Speaker 1: teammate has the most inaccurate Madden rating? So it's too 1168 00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:26,200 Speaker 1: low where it's too high easily DP. How come what 1169 00:59:26,360 --> 00:59:29,880 Speaker 1: is easy. I think it's like a seventy four seventy 1170 00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:32,800 Speaker 1: five the way that doing run. Yeah, No, it's like 1171 00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:35,240 Speaker 1: to me, that's the nineties. So at least a nineties. 1172 00:59:35,280 --> 00:59:37,400 Speaker 1: I'm with you, man, that's that's a that's a good point. 1173 00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:39,560 Speaker 1: Who has the best here in the team? Me? There 1174 00:59:39,600 --> 00:59:41,800 Speaker 1: you go? You Okay, you've been the answer when that 1175 00:59:41,840 --> 00:59:44,400 Speaker 1: block has been pulled before. You've been the answering at 1176 00:59:44,440 --> 00:59:46,800 Speaker 1: least three or four of these. So I've heard that before. 1177 00:59:46,800 --> 00:59:48,800 Speaker 1: I sunk. Yeah, and I've heard you even have told 1178 00:59:48,840 --> 00:59:51,040 Speaker 1: a few folks. So you need to try this. You 1179 00:59:51,080 --> 00:59:55,120 Speaker 1: need to try this technique. So what's what? How how 1180 00:59:55,120 --> 00:59:58,120 Speaker 1: extensive is the process for you? It's not crazy for me. 1181 00:59:58,360 --> 01:00:03,240 Speaker 1: My parents blessed me so. But it's just creaman nature, okay, 1182 01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:06,439 Speaker 1: conditioner with curls and stuff like that. Cream and nature. Okay. 1183 01:00:06,440 --> 01:00:08,200 Speaker 1: I think Jerry Hughes, you've talked with him about it 1184 01:00:08,240 --> 01:00:10,160 Speaker 1: a little bit, a little bit, a little bit. Yeah, 1185 01:00:10,200 --> 01:00:12,640 Speaker 1: he got good hair too, So great hair, great hair. 1186 01:00:13,000 --> 01:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Who on the team would you? First of all, do 1187 01:00:15,480 --> 01:00:18,120 Speaker 1: you have a sister or sister? Not? Okay, I did 1188 01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:19,960 Speaker 1: not have all brothers. Let you have how many brothers? 1189 01:00:20,080 --> 01:00:22,960 Speaker 1: You got I got three bigger brothers, one old or 1190 01:00:22,960 --> 01:00:25,560 Speaker 1: two younger, one older two or you're right in the middle. Okay, Okay, 1191 01:00:25,760 --> 01:00:28,040 Speaker 1: let's say you got a sister. You love your sister, 1192 01:00:28,600 --> 01:00:30,280 Speaker 1: you want to protect your sister. So who on the 1193 01:00:30,280 --> 01:00:34,120 Speaker 1: team would you not let date your sister? If you 1194 01:00:34,200 --> 01:00:37,120 Speaker 1: had a sister, who would I not let date my sister? 1195 01:00:37,560 --> 01:00:39,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. We have We have a good group 1196 01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:42,440 Speaker 1: of guys. I think everybody's okay, you're a good rookie, man. 1197 01:00:42,840 --> 01:00:45,360 Speaker 1: I like that political answer. That's a good Yeah, I 1198 01:00:45,360 --> 01:00:47,760 Speaker 1: think everybody Okay, Okay, you've got a bunch of good dudes. 1199 01:00:47,960 --> 01:00:50,960 Speaker 1: Fair enough, fair enough, favorite nicknames. You've got cool nicknames. 1200 01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:53,120 Speaker 1: And we've already said t Roy versaid bam bam? What 1201 01:00:53,120 --> 01:00:54,760 Speaker 1: else you got bam bam? When I was a kid, 1202 01:00:54,840 --> 01:00:57,760 Speaker 1: my parents just don't call me task tas so was 1203 01:00:57,760 --> 01:01:02,000 Speaker 1: that always hyper because it's Asmanian down? Yeah, yeah, it'll 1204 01:01:02,040 --> 01:01:04,840 Speaker 1: probably be bam bawn ban bown. It's probably my like 1205 01:01:04,920 --> 01:01:08,120 Speaker 1: it stakes. That's a great nickname, especially for a fullback. Yeah. 1206 01:01:08,920 --> 01:01:13,400 Speaker 1: Sometimes coach dB calls me t Pain because you're bringing 1207 01:01:13,440 --> 01:01:16,720 Speaker 1: the pain. Yeah, okay, who's got the cleanest locker on 1208 01:01:16,920 --> 01:01:20,240 Speaker 1: the team. I would probably have to say, Mill, it's 1209 01:01:20,240 --> 01:01:24,160 Speaker 1: just a quarterback side quarterbackbacks, quarterbacks. Pretty Who do you 1210 01:01:24,200 --> 01:01:27,680 Speaker 1: think had the highest sat acts score on the team? 1211 01:01:27,840 --> 01:01:31,320 Speaker 1: Probably book Book, Yeah, Thomas. Yeah, he's a Stanford guy. Stamp. 1212 01:01:31,560 --> 01:01:34,080 Speaker 1: It's really smart. He answers all the questions. It's our 1213 01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:39,560 Speaker 1: rookie meeting. Oh, Troy, it's been good playing with you. 1214 01:01:39,640 --> 01:01:43,240 Speaker 1: We really appreciate the time. Do it again sometimes. That 1215 01:01:43,320 --> 01:01:48,160 Speaker 1: dude is absolutely awesome. Love having Troy Harriston on the show. 1216 01:01:48,200 --> 01:01:49,840 Speaker 1: All right, we get back. We got to actually double 1217 01:01:49,880 --> 01:01:52,680 Speaker 1: dip again because we got to do my Keys of 1218 01:01:52,760 --> 01:01:55,680 Speaker 1: the Game, and we gotta do all of our predictions, 1219 01:01:55,800 --> 01:01:57,800 Speaker 1: and we'll do them in that order. Next right here 1220 01:01:57,800 --> 01:02:02,040 Speaker 1: on Texas All Access. Oh baby, two of my favorite 1221 01:02:02,040 --> 01:02:05,120 Speaker 1: segments combined in one. Welcome back this Friday, the show 1222 01:02:05,160 --> 01:02:08,440 Speaker 1: of Texas All Access. I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst, 1223 01:02:08,440 --> 01:02:12,600 Speaker 1: sideline reporter, and it's time for my Keys to the 1224 01:02:12,640 --> 01:02:17,240 Speaker 1: game and my predictions for all games in the NFL 1225 01:02:17,720 --> 01:02:22,640 Speaker 1: this weekend. Already tell you I'm two and one. Well, 1226 01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:27,600 Speaker 1: let's see, I'm I picked the Bills to win, lines 1227 01:02:27,680 --> 01:02:30,720 Speaker 1: to cover, and that was that's two and oh. I 1228 01:02:30,840 --> 01:02:34,840 Speaker 1: picked the Cowboys to win, Cowboys to cover, and if 1229 01:02:34,840 --> 01:02:37,840 Speaker 1: they would have kicked the field goal and made it, 1230 01:02:38,000 --> 01:02:39,440 Speaker 1: I would have been two and oh there, but one 1231 01:02:39,480 --> 01:02:41,400 Speaker 1: on one there. And then I picked the Vikings to 1232 01:02:41,480 --> 01:02:44,200 Speaker 1: win and cover. I did that, And I know I 1233 01:02:44,280 --> 01:02:47,600 Speaker 1: have a friend of mine because that could vouch for 1234 01:02:47,720 --> 01:02:50,560 Speaker 1: me because I gave him my picks and he took 1235 01:02:50,640 --> 01:02:53,000 Speaker 1: him and did with it whatever he chose to. So 1236 01:02:53,040 --> 01:02:55,840 Speaker 1: I know that I'm five and one thus far with 1237 01:02:55,880 --> 01:02:58,320 Speaker 1: those three games in my predictions. But we'll get the 1238 01:02:58,320 --> 01:03:00,880 Speaker 1: predictions in a little bit. It's time to start with 1239 01:03:01,120 --> 01:03:04,400 Speaker 1: my keys to win over the Miami Dolphins. So give 1240 01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:06,480 Speaker 1: me in my music and his music is just gonna roll, Baby, 1241 01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:08,840 Speaker 1: It's just gonna roll through the whole thing. And we 1242 01:03:08,920 --> 01:03:11,120 Speaker 1: are going, We're going fast. We gotta get keys in 1243 01:03:11,240 --> 01:03:13,000 Speaker 1: and we gotta get prediction. So let's go with keys 1244 01:03:13,240 --> 01:03:18,320 Speaker 1: and start with facing this Miami Dolphin offense. Oh my goodness, 1245 01:03:18,360 --> 01:03:22,800 Speaker 1: this group is twenty seventh in the NFL and rushing. However, 1246 01:03:22,840 --> 01:03:24,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you a number a little bit, so 1247 01:03:24,160 --> 01:03:26,120 Speaker 1: don't get caught up on that number yet and where 1248 01:03:26,120 --> 01:03:28,120 Speaker 1: they rank, because that's gonna change him a little bit. 1249 01:03:28,920 --> 01:03:31,000 Speaker 1: They throw for two hundred and ninety four yards per game. 1250 01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:34,920 Speaker 1: That's second the NFL. Yikes. They average three hundred ninety 1251 01:03:34,920 --> 01:03:37,760 Speaker 1: two yards per game. That's third in the NFL. Double 1252 01:03:37,840 --> 01:03:41,720 Speaker 1: yikes to what talk about Iloa has found it. He 1253 01:03:41,880 --> 01:03:44,440 Speaker 1: is fantastic. Jeff Wilson was traded to the forty nine 1254 01:03:44,480 --> 01:03:47,720 Speaker 1: Ers about four weeks ago. He's been unbelievable. He mostert 1255 01:03:48,560 --> 01:03:51,360 Speaker 1: is banged up and will not play in this game. 1256 01:03:51,520 --> 01:03:54,640 Speaker 1: Actually might have an illness, but he's not. He's doubtful, 1257 01:03:54,760 --> 01:03:58,120 Speaker 1: but everybody is doubtful. I've always seen be out, so 1258 01:03:58,160 --> 01:04:01,080 Speaker 1: I don't expect him. Tyreek Hill might be the best 1259 01:04:01,720 --> 01:04:05,520 Speaker 1: non quarterback in the league. Jalen Waddle has been fantastic 1260 01:04:05,560 --> 01:04:07,440 Speaker 1: this year. Average I was eighteen yards of catch. We'll 1261 01:04:07,440 --> 01:04:09,680 Speaker 1: get to that. Let's off. It's a line that added 1262 01:04:09,800 --> 01:04:13,480 Speaker 1: three players to Robert Jones and Robert Hunt, and it's 1263 01:04:13,520 --> 01:04:16,720 Speaker 1: gone to a different level. So let's talk about the keys. 1264 01:04:16,840 --> 01:04:19,720 Speaker 1: Number one, This ain't three yard yards in a cloud 1265 01:04:19,720 --> 01:04:21,520 Speaker 1: of dust. Now. I said this against the Giants, I 1266 01:04:21,520 --> 01:04:24,280 Speaker 1: said it against the Commanders. That's what they are aiming for. 1267 01:04:24,320 --> 01:04:26,280 Speaker 1: They are aiming for three to four yards that cloud 1268 01:04:26,280 --> 01:04:30,000 Speaker 1: of dust that's not this Dolphins offense. I said earlier, 1269 01:04:30,120 --> 01:04:32,720 Speaker 1: ninety eight yards per game on the ground, right number 1270 01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:35,800 Speaker 1: that Well, last week against the Brows, they doubled that 1271 01:04:35,840 --> 01:04:39,080 Speaker 1: one hundred and ninety five yard rushing performance. Jeff Wilson 1272 01:04:39,120 --> 01:04:42,480 Speaker 1: went for over a hundred reimotion in that game. Was 1273 01:04:42,600 --> 01:04:45,000 Speaker 1: very very good as well. They will use their fair 1274 01:04:45,000 --> 01:04:47,120 Speaker 1: shriff twenty one personnel, meaning they'll have two backs of 1275 01:04:47,200 --> 01:04:49,720 Speaker 1: the field. Alcingle is typically a fullback. Now, I don't 1276 01:04:49,720 --> 01:04:52,800 Speaker 1: know what they'll do. They're probably Salvon aren't Meed who 1277 01:04:52,800 --> 01:04:56,160 Speaker 1: will be next to Jeff Wilson in the lineup. But 1278 01:04:56,200 --> 01:04:57,400 Speaker 1: they run the ball and a lot of they do 1279 01:04:57,400 --> 01:05:00,280 Speaker 1: a lot of different things. They do like a double 1280 01:05:00,320 --> 01:05:03,200 Speaker 1: wham type play. They got some gap plays, they got 1281 01:05:03,200 --> 01:05:05,920 Speaker 1: some zone plays. They create a lot of space, that's 1282 01:05:05,960 --> 01:05:07,360 Speaker 1: the biggest thing. They create a lot of space for 1283 01:05:07,440 --> 01:05:09,920 Speaker 1: their running backs. And that run game really started to 1284 01:05:09,960 --> 01:05:12,440 Speaker 1: take off, and I'm really worried about it. Even though 1285 01:05:12,480 --> 01:05:15,440 Speaker 1: it says twenty seventh to the league. They've been averaging 1286 01:05:15,480 --> 01:05:17,320 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixteen yards per game in the ground 1287 01:05:17,360 --> 01:05:20,000 Speaker 1: the last six games. That would put them about the 1288 01:05:20,040 --> 01:05:22,560 Speaker 1: middle of the pack of the league. So twenty seventh 1289 01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:24,840 Speaker 1: right now, But that's because they started off so badly 1290 01:05:24,840 --> 01:05:27,600 Speaker 1: against the round. Jeff Wilson has given them a real good, 1291 01:05:28,200 --> 01:05:30,120 Speaker 1: real good kick in the backside with the run. Game 1292 01:05:30,560 --> 01:05:35,200 Speaker 1: Number two is pick your poison. The addition of Tyreek 1293 01:05:35,240 --> 01:05:38,280 Speaker 1: Hill couldn't have gone any better for two a Tonga Volo, 1294 01:05:38,440 --> 01:05:40,400 Speaker 1: but also for Jaylen Wattle. Check this out. Last year, 1295 01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:44,240 Speaker 1: Jalen Wattle caught one hundred four passes. He averaged under 1296 01:05:44,280 --> 01:05:46,240 Speaker 1: ten yards of catch nine point eight yards per catch. 1297 01:05:46,680 --> 01:05:49,640 Speaker 1: This year he's got fifty one catches, he has eight 1298 01:05:49,800 --> 01:05:51,280 Speaker 1: hundred seventy eight yards. To do the math for you, 1299 01:05:51,400 --> 01:05:55,560 Speaker 1: that's seventeen point two. It's almost double his yards per catch. 1300 01:05:55,680 --> 01:05:58,040 Speaker 1: And that really has a lot to do with Tyreek. 1301 01:05:58,160 --> 01:06:00,040 Speaker 1: It's got a lot to do with Mike McDaniel. But 1302 01:06:00,080 --> 01:06:03,080 Speaker 1: then you throw Tyreek in there, who has eighty one 1303 01:06:03,160 --> 01:06:06,960 Speaker 1: catches on one hundred and six targets. That's the seventy 1304 01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:11,360 Speaker 1: six seventy seven percent catch for target ratio. That's his 1305 01:06:11,520 --> 01:06:15,840 Speaker 1: highest in his career. So Tyreek is just crushing it. 1306 01:06:16,280 --> 01:06:18,840 Speaker 1: And you ask, well, which one is the most dangerous, 1307 01:06:18,840 --> 01:06:20,960 Speaker 1: and you just say yes, I don't know how you 1308 01:06:20,960 --> 01:06:22,520 Speaker 1: take them away. The one thing you got to take 1309 01:06:22,560 --> 01:06:25,560 Speaker 1: away are cheap in deep shots. No, nothing cheap, nothing deep. 1310 01:06:25,800 --> 01:06:29,440 Speaker 1: You just can't get anything easy unless it's certainly not least. 1311 01:06:29,440 --> 01:06:32,600 Speaker 1: It's two a tongue of viola being lefty. Now you 1312 01:06:32,640 --> 01:06:34,600 Speaker 1: start thinking about quarterbacks you've seen that are lefty, and 1313 01:06:34,640 --> 01:06:37,320 Speaker 1: I forgot about one that I watched a lot as 1314 01:06:37,360 --> 01:06:40,080 Speaker 1: a young adult. That was Mark Brunell and Jacksonville. But 1315 01:06:40,200 --> 01:06:44,640 Speaker 1: after that Burnell, it's too young, Michael Vick, those guys 1316 01:06:44,800 --> 01:06:46,320 Speaker 1: all have been on the league for a while. It's 1317 01:06:46,320 --> 01:06:48,760 Speaker 1: really been to a tongue of violoa. So Desmond King 1318 01:06:48,960 --> 01:06:51,120 Speaker 1: when he was talking about us this week, I just thought, man, 1319 01:06:51,240 --> 01:06:53,240 Speaker 1: that's yeah. Have you faced the lefty much? He's like, no, 1320 01:06:53,320 --> 01:06:55,120 Speaker 1: I don't think I have. I don't know how much. 1321 01:06:55,120 --> 01:06:57,800 Speaker 1: It fundamentally changes where you need to be on the 1322 01:06:57,880 --> 01:07:01,080 Speaker 1: route and all that. But things do chains right tackles, 1323 01:07:01,120 --> 01:07:04,360 Speaker 1: the blindside tackle instead of the left tackle. Two is 1324 01:07:04,400 --> 01:07:06,320 Speaker 1: gonna like to escape to his left, which a lot 1325 01:07:06,320 --> 01:07:09,040 Speaker 1: of quarterbacks escape through the strong hand the right. So 1326 01:07:09,240 --> 01:07:11,000 Speaker 1: some things are gonna be different, some plays that they 1327 01:07:11,000 --> 01:07:13,160 Speaker 1: want to run. Mike McDaniel Mike duff was talking to 1328 01:07:13,240 --> 01:07:16,920 Speaker 1: two of about asking him do you want to fake 1329 01:07:17,000 --> 01:07:18,840 Speaker 1: right and roll left or you want to fake left 1330 01:07:18,880 --> 01:07:21,439 Speaker 1: and roll right? Which one's better for you? And two 1331 01:07:21,560 --> 01:07:23,360 Speaker 1: was like, no, no, man, whatever you want, whatever you want, 1332 01:07:23,360 --> 01:07:26,640 Speaker 1: I'm good with. So two, it can go both ways. 1333 01:07:26,760 --> 01:07:29,240 Speaker 1: He can do some different things, but being a lefty, 1334 01:07:29,680 --> 01:07:31,600 Speaker 1: it's a little dicey, and he can put plenty of 1335 01:07:31,680 --> 01:07:33,880 Speaker 1: RPMs on the ball, So that's gonna be a tough 1336 01:07:33,920 --> 01:07:37,200 Speaker 1: one to stop with those three. Now, defensively, and give 1337 01:07:37,240 --> 01:07:38,760 Speaker 1: up one hundred and seventeen yards in the ground at 1338 01:07:38,800 --> 01:07:41,040 Speaker 1: sixteenth in the league. Right in the middle passing yards, 1339 01:07:41,040 --> 01:07:43,120 Speaker 1: I give up two forty that's twenty second in the 1340 01:07:43,160 --> 01:07:45,040 Speaker 1: league over all, three hundred and fifty seven yards per game. 1341 01:07:45,080 --> 01:07:47,000 Speaker 1: They give up this twenty first, they're mus two and 1342 01:07:47,040 --> 01:07:52,240 Speaker 1: turnover margin ten takeaways or ten turnovers eight takeaways, they're 1343 01:07:52,360 --> 01:07:55,160 Speaker 1: mightus two in turnover margin. They've added Bradley Chubb to 1344 01:07:55,280 --> 01:07:59,160 Speaker 1: the mix, traded for him, but the defense is relatively 1345 01:07:59,200 --> 01:08:02,240 Speaker 1: the same as it was last year with the addition 1346 01:08:02,240 --> 01:08:05,080 Speaker 1: of Chubb, the addition of Melvin Ingram coming off the 1347 01:08:05,080 --> 01:08:07,080 Speaker 1: bench giving them a little bit off the bench, and 1348 01:08:07,160 --> 01:08:09,720 Speaker 1: then kadeer Co who who is playing the corner spot 1349 01:08:09,840 --> 01:08:13,600 Speaker 1: right now for Byron Jones, because Byron Jones is banged up, 1350 01:08:13,640 --> 01:08:19,639 Speaker 1: So on that side. First key outside or inside question mark, Well, 1351 01:08:19,960 --> 01:08:22,080 Speaker 1: the inside people have been given to Texas a lot 1352 01:08:22,080 --> 01:08:26,000 Speaker 1: of issue. Zach Siler, Ray Kwon Davis, and Christian Wilkins 1353 01:08:26,040 --> 01:08:28,719 Speaker 1: are not the animals that they've seen it now. They're quick, 1354 01:08:28,800 --> 01:08:32,320 Speaker 1: they're athletic, they're a limit twitchier, they're not as powerful. 1355 01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:36,439 Speaker 1: That might be helpful, might be very very helpful. So 1356 01:08:37,200 --> 01:08:40,800 Speaker 1: take care of that inside, help the inside guys, if 1357 01:08:40,800 --> 01:08:43,719 Speaker 1: at all possible. Let the two tackles go against Bradley 1358 01:08:43,800 --> 01:08:47,599 Speaker 1: Chubb and Ingram and Jalen Phillips one on one. That's 1359 01:08:47,640 --> 01:08:50,360 Speaker 1: why that tackle tanum is the way it is, so 1360 01:08:51,360 --> 01:08:54,640 Speaker 1: let them do it. Number two Hawaii five one. One 1361 01:08:54,640 --> 01:08:57,479 Speaker 1: of the things I noticed, especially against Washington, Washington play 1362 01:08:57,479 --> 01:08:59,280 Speaker 1: a five one look or three three depending on how 1363 01:08:59,280 --> 01:09:03,400 Speaker 1: you love idol. It essentially five down lineman, three down 1364 01:09:03,439 --> 01:09:06,200 Speaker 1: lineman at two outside linebackers acting like defensive hands, and 1365 01:09:06,280 --> 01:09:10,439 Speaker 1: one linebacker up in nickel. And that's the key. Is 1366 01:09:10,439 --> 01:09:12,639 Speaker 1: we hear nickel, you think oh it's throwing you stopped 1367 01:09:12,640 --> 01:09:17,800 Speaker 1: to throw right, Well that's not quite that actual grouping 1368 01:09:18,120 --> 01:09:20,320 Speaker 1: is perfect against teams that run the ball because they 1369 01:09:20,360 --> 01:09:22,479 Speaker 1: essentially cover the front five, so it's really hard to 1370 01:09:22,479 --> 01:09:25,160 Speaker 1: get a guy to that linebacker. That linebacker could run 1371 01:09:25,200 --> 01:09:27,120 Speaker 1: free and makes the plays. The Texans got to figure 1372 01:09:27,160 --> 01:09:29,879 Speaker 1: out how they are going to block that. And finally 1373 01:09:29,920 --> 01:09:32,120 Speaker 1: I mentioned that there's one rookie on this defense, and 1374 01:09:32,160 --> 01:09:36,559 Speaker 1: that's kadir Co who on the outside a really good 1375 01:09:36,680 --> 01:09:39,759 Speaker 1: young emerging player, but he's more probably a better inside 1376 01:09:39,760 --> 01:09:41,680 Speaker 1: player than he's the outside player. The Browns went right 1377 01:09:41,720 --> 01:09:43,760 Speaker 1: after him to start the game. Then they didn't have 1378 01:09:43,840 --> 01:09:45,559 Speaker 1: much success the rest of the game, but they went 1379 01:09:45,640 --> 01:09:47,360 Speaker 1: after him to start the game and got a deep 1380 01:09:47,360 --> 01:09:49,479 Speaker 1: ball of Downovan people Jones scored a touchdown for few 1381 01:09:49,720 --> 01:09:52,840 Speaker 1: plays later. That might be something that Texans can do 1382 01:09:53,080 --> 01:09:56,519 Speaker 1: with Kyle Alan and might need to do right off 1383 01:09:56,520 --> 01:10:00,559 Speaker 1: the bat. All right, those are your keys to the game. 1384 01:10:00,720 --> 01:10:05,679 Speaker 1: So let's I try to do like a record flip 1385 01:10:05,760 --> 01:10:08,960 Speaker 1: switch sort of thing, and let's go to predictions. Baby. 1386 01:10:09,520 --> 01:10:13,240 Speaker 1: Love doing it. Love getting the opportunity to talk about 1387 01:10:13,240 --> 01:10:16,120 Speaker 1: the league and do it well my way basically, and 1388 01:10:16,240 --> 01:10:19,439 Speaker 1: that is to pick every single game and pick it 1389 01:10:19,560 --> 01:10:21,559 Speaker 1: straight up and against the spread. Now, like I said, 1390 01:10:21,840 --> 01:10:24,439 Speaker 1: five and one in the three games already, and that's 1391 01:10:24,479 --> 01:10:26,479 Speaker 1: a wax I can I can tell you for a fact. 1392 01:10:26,880 --> 01:10:29,160 Speaker 1: But that's the way that we picked them. So we 1393 01:10:29,280 --> 01:10:32,519 Speaker 1: gotta buzz through what is left in the NFL. All right, 1394 01:10:32,600 --> 01:10:36,600 Speaker 1: Buccaneers taking on the Browns. The Browns will be the 1395 01:10:36,600 --> 01:10:39,160 Speaker 1: the next team the Texans face. The Browns are playing 1396 01:10:39,200 --> 01:10:41,839 Speaker 1: at home. Tampa Bay's a three and a half point favorite. 1397 01:10:41,920 --> 01:10:44,880 Speaker 1: I'm going with the Browns to cover this one. I 1398 01:10:44,880 --> 01:10:46,200 Speaker 1: think they'll get inside. I think its gould be a 1399 01:10:46,240 --> 01:10:49,519 Speaker 1: very close game. Twenty one eighteen something along that ILK 1400 01:10:49,600 --> 01:10:53,120 Speaker 1: twenty four, twenty one. Buccaneers are gonna go win. They're 1401 01:10:53,120 --> 01:10:55,080 Speaker 1: gonna find a way. Tom Brady late, we'll gonna win. 1402 01:10:55,360 --> 01:10:57,479 Speaker 1: The Browns are gonna end up getting a cover inside 1403 01:10:57,479 --> 01:11:00,360 Speaker 1: that three and a half Bengals Titans be goals. No, 1404 01:11:00,439 --> 01:11:03,679 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon, I think that's gonna end up hurting the Bengals. 1405 01:11:04,040 --> 01:11:07,200 Speaker 1: Maybe Jamar Chase Mike Gets says no, the Titans won't 1406 01:11:07,240 --> 01:11:09,800 Speaker 1: score a lot of points, but Cincinnati's favorite by two 1407 01:11:09,800 --> 01:11:13,320 Speaker 1: and a half. Not buying it. A Titans team knows 1408 01:11:13,320 --> 01:11:16,160 Speaker 1: how to play and win at home. That's enough Titans 1409 01:11:16,160 --> 01:11:19,639 Speaker 1: to win and cover in Nashville. Let's go to Bears 1410 01:11:19,640 --> 01:11:23,240 Speaker 1: and Jets metched Justin Fields questionable. I don't think he'll play, 1411 01:11:23,360 --> 01:11:26,479 Speaker 1: so that makes this one a potential Mike White be 1412 01:11:26,760 --> 01:11:30,760 Speaker 1: Trevor Simeon battle in the Big Apple or like the 1413 01:11:30,800 --> 01:11:33,639 Speaker 1: Big Apple's neighbor in New Jersey. The Jets are favored 1414 01:11:33,640 --> 01:11:35,680 Speaker 1: by six. I think the Jets end up winning and 1415 01:11:35,760 --> 01:11:39,799 Speaker 1: covering that game against the Bears. I don't buy Trevor Simeon. 1416 01:11:40,640 --> 01:11:44,120 Speaker 1: Justin Fields could play. He could play, but even at 1417 01:11:44,160 --> 01:11:45,920 Speaker 1: that point with that shoulder, I don't know that he'll 1418 01:11:46,000 --> 01:11:48,000 Speaker 1: last long. It's at Jets defense. I think this would 1419 01:11:48,040 --> 01:11:51,280 Speaker 1: be one that the Bears would be wise to let 1420 01:11:51,360 --> 01:11:53,920 Speaker 1: Justin Fields sit and watch it. Let Trevor Simeon do 1421 01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:56,280 Speaker 1: what he can against the Jets. So Jets win and 1422 01:11:56,360 --> 01:11:59,519 Speaker 1: cover and get a win from Mike White. Falcons go 1423 01:11:59,720 --> 01:12:03,840 Speaker 1: to the Commanders, and the Falcons have been up and down, 1424 01:12:04,840 --> 01:12:07,840 Speaker 1: up and down up last week. I think down this week. 1425 01:12:07,880 --> 01:12:10,599 Speaker 1: I think the Commanders are playing much better than they 1426 01:12:10,640 --> 01:12:13,439 Speaker 1: were earlier. I think they rally around Taylor Heimer Keith. 1427 01:12:13,640 --> 01:12:15,479 Speaker 1: They are a four point favorite. I think they win 1428 01:12:15,560 --> 01:12:18,760 Speaker 1: and cover in Washington and moved to seventy five man 1429 01:12:18,760 --> 01:12:21,840 Speaker 1: and Commanders team has played very very well, and they'll 1430 01:12:21,880 --> 01:12:24,120 Speaker 1: do that again against the Falcons. They might ugly upter 1431 01:12:24,120 --> 01:12:25,720 Speaker 1: that game, it doesn't matter. They will run it and 1432 01:12:25,760 --> 01:12:29,400 Speaker 1: physically beat you up. And guess what, it works. It works, 1433 01:12:30,240 --> 01:12:33,640 Speaker 1: it works. Take lessons, Texans, we could we could learn that, 1434 01:12:33,880 --> 01:12:37,080 Speaker 1: run it and beat people up. I like it. Broncos Panthers. 1435 01:12:37,360 --> 01:12:39,880 Speaker 1: I cannot believe that I'm saying this. The Panthers are 1436 01:12:39,880 --> 01:12:41,840 Speaker 1: three and eight at home. Sam Donald looks like he's 1437 01:12:41,840 --> 01:12:45,160 Speaker 1: gonna start. He is back healthy. Broncos. Well, it doesn't 1438 01:12:45,160 --> 01:12:47,840 Speaker 1: matter really who was starting. I saw ustat today that 1439 01:12:47,920 --> 01:12:51,240 Speaker 1: said that the Panthers. I'm sorry, the Broncos would be 1440 01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:53,400 Speaker 1: nine and one if they just scored eighteen plus points 1441 01:12:53,400 --> 01:12:56,800 Speaker 1: in every game, and they haven't. That's a three and seventeam. 1442 01:12:57,320 --> 01:12:59,439 Speaker 1: But I'm going with the Broncos. I can't believe because 1443 01:12:59,439 --> 01:13:01,799 Speaker 1: I just don't buy Sam Donald. I don't buy the Panthers. 1444 01:13:02,040 --> 01:13:04,719 Speaker 1: I think the Panthers full on tank is on if 1445 01:13:04,720 --> 01:13:08,320 Speaker 1: you will, so I'm growing Broncos. They're favored by one. 1446 01:13:08,360 --> 01:13:10,439 Speaker 1: It's essentially a pick. I'm someone Denver to win it 1447 01:13:10,479 --> 01:13:14,200 Speaker 1: and then they'll cover that one point. Ravens Jaguars. Jaguars 1448 01:13:14,200 --> 01:13:18,479 Speaker 1: coming off by Ravens have had struggles scoring, They've had 1449 01:13:18,520 --> 01:13:21,800 Speaker 1: struggles offensively. They're favored by three and a half in 1450 01:13:21,840 --> 01:13:25,240 Speaker 1: dude Wall County. The Jaguars have played close games. This 1451 01:13:25,320 --> 01:13:28,800 Speaker 1: is the proverbio. Ravens win, Jaguars cover sort of game. 1452 01:13:29,240 --> 01:13:31,640 Speaker 1: I think that's exactly what will happen. I don't know 1453 01:13:31,680 --> 01:13:34,400 Speaker 1: if it's high scoring, well scoring. I feel like mid 1454 01:13:34,760 --> 01:13:36,679 Speaker 1: kind of twenty four twenty one ish sort of thing. 1455 01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:39,240 Speaker 1: The Jags are gonna force the Ravens have to do 1456 01:13:39,320 --> 01:13:44,280 Speaker 1: something late to win that game. Jags cover, the Ravens 1457 01:13:44,439 --> 01:13:48,280 Speaker 1: get the close, narrow win. Chargers Cardinals I mentioned earlier, 1458 01:13:48,360 --> 01:13:51,760 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray looks like he's gonna be back in Hollywood 1459 01:13:51,840 --> 01:13:55,559 Speaker 1: Brown trending in the right direction. The Chargers lost one 1460 01:13:55,760 --> 01:14:00,360 Speaker 1: late to the Chiefs again. Charges five and five now 1461 01:14:00,439 --> 01:14:03,120 Speaker 1: going out to Arizona. I think Arizona bounces back. The 1462 01:14:03,200 --> 01:14:04,720 Speaker 1: Charges are favored by three on the road, but if 1463 01:14:04,760 --> 01:14:08,639 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray's playing and Hollywood Brown is back and hops 1464 01:14:08,680 --> 01:14:10,680 Speaker 1: on the field, I think it's gonna be tough. I 1465 01:14:10,680 --> 01:14:13,639 Speaker 1: think Arizona bounces back after the Mexico City to backle 1466 01:14:14,040 --> 01:14:17,360 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals get a win and as an underdog 1467 01:14:17,560 --> 01:14:22,559 Speaker 1: they will cover Raiders going to the Sea Hawks. Seahawks 1468 01:14:22,600 --> 01:14:24,960 Speaker 1: are too good man. They're only a four point favorite. 1469 01:14:25,040 --> 01:14:27,200 Speaker 1: I think they'll beat the Raiders by seven or more. 1470 01:14:27,280 --> 01:14:31,080 Speaker 1: The Seahawks arrested, they are ready to go. The Raiders. Well, 1471 01:14:31,120 --> 01:14:33,400 Speaker 1: they got that win against the Broncos and overtop, but 1472 01:14:33,439 --> 01:14:36,400 Speaker 1: they gotta go back on the road. I think that 1473 01:14:36,680 --> 01:14:39,840 Speaker 1: ends up taking a toll on the Raiders. Seahawks win 1474 01:14:40,600 --> 01:14:44,360 Speaker 1: and cover that four point spread. Rams Chiefs. This one's 1475 01:14:44,400 --> 01:14:47,960 Speaker 1: interesting because it's not Matt Stafford v. Patrick Mahomes. It's 1476 01:14:48,040 --> 01:14:51,519 Speaker 1: Bryce Perkins v. Patrick Mahomes. And if you're going wait, 1477 01:14:51,680 --> 01:14:53,919 Speaker 1: huh yeah, Bryce Perkins we saw him in the preseason, 1478 01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:57,759 Speaker 1: played at Virginia. Really good college player. I think he'll 1479 01:14:57,760 --> 01:15:01,479 Speaker 1: do some things that keep this one not close, but 1480 01:15:01,600 --> 01:15:04,160 Speaker 1: not fifteen and a half. I think the Rams get 1481 01:15:04,200 --> 01:15:07,080 Speaker 1: inside that number. They still have aa Ron Donald playing 1482 01:15:07,080 --> 01:15:10,519 Speaker 1: for him, so Rams inside the number to cover. Chiefs 1483 01:15:10,520 --> 01:15:12,760 Speaker 1: get to win at home. The Niners are the best 1484 01:15:12,760 --> 01:15:15,360 Speaker 1: team in football right now at six and four. Yeah, 1485 01:15:15,360 --> 01:15:17,760 Speaker 1: I know what I just said. They're favored by nine 1486 01:15:17,800 --> 01:15:19,600 Speaker 1: and a half or the Saints in Santa Clara. I 1487 01:15:19,640 --> 01:15:21,880 Speaker 1: think the Farday Night forty Niners cover that. I think 1488 01:15:21,920 --> 01:15:24,400 Speaker 1: they beat him the Saints by three touchdowns. Packers and 1489 01:15:24,479 --> 01:15:28,240 Speaker 1: Eagles on a Sunday night. The Packers have a way 1490 01:15:28,280 --> 01:15:31,400 Speaker 1: of keeping close in the game, staying close to the game, 1491 01:15:31,439 --> 01:15:33,280 Speaker 1: and then do just enough to shoot themselves in a 1492 01:15:33,360 --> 01:15:37,160 Speaker 1: foot to lose and not cover. I think the Eagles 1493 01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:40,000 Speaker 1: are way too good to give the game two. So 1494 01:15:40,240 --> 01:15:42,240 Speaker 1: Eagles are favored by six and a half. I think 1495 01:15:42,240 --> 01:15:46,080 Speaker 1: the Eagles cover that and win on Sunday night, and 1496 01:15:46,160 --> 01:15:51,680 Speaker 1: then on Monday night, you got Colts Steelers in Indianapolis. 1497 01:15:51,680 --> 01:15:54,439 Speaker 1: Indianapolis favor by two and a half. There'll be a 1498 01:15:54,439 --> 01:15:57,559 Speaker 1: lot of talk about Jeff Saturday. Steelers got Kenny Pickett. 1499 01:15:57,560 --> 01:15:59,600 Speaker 1: He's done some good things, put up thirty against the 1500 01:15:59,640 --> 01:16:04,400 Speaker 1: Bengals last week. However, Colts at home. I trust the 1501 01:16:04,479 --> 01:16:06,559 Speaker 1: defense and I trust Matt Ryan to go get a win. 1502 01:16:06,640 --> 01:16:08,960 Speaker 1: So Colts will win and cover the two and a half. 1503 01:16:09,120 --> 01:16:11,759 Speaker 1: We get back, We're gonna get scouting reporter the Dolphins 1504 01:16:11,800 --> 01:16:15,759 Speaker 1: from Nick Casserio and Drew Doherty's final word with Troy Harrison. 1505 01:16:15,800 --> 01:16:19,360 Speaker 1: That's next right here on Texans All Access. We got 1506 01:16:19,360 --> 01:16:22,480 Speaker 1: one final segment of this edition of Texans All Access. 1507 01:16:22,520 --> 01:16:25,200 Speaker 1: I am your host, John Harris, football an a sideline reporter, 1508 01:16:25,520 --> 01:16:28,240 Speaker 1: and I just gave you my keys to the game. 1509 01:16:28,280 --> 01:16:30,880 Speaker 1: Also gave you my predictions. But mainly the keys are 1510 01:16:30,880 --> 01:16:33,400 Speaker 1: the most important thing, because I talked about all the 1511 01:16:33,439 --> 01:16:35,800 Speaker 1: different things that Dolphins could do, how the Texans need 1512 01:16:35,840 --> 01:16:37,800 Speaker 1: to go about doing it. Of course, the impact of 1513 01:16:37,880 --> 01:16:40,960 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen in his first game as a starter for 1514 01:16:41,560 --> 01:16:46,080 Speaker 1: the Texans. Nobody gives a better scouting report of the 1515 01:16:46,120 --> 01:16:49,720 Speaker 1: opponent then general manager Nick Casserio, and I thought it 1516 01:16:49,760 --> 01:16:52,080 Speaker 1: was interesting to go back and listen to what Nick 1517 01:16:52,120 --> 01:16:54,599 Speaker 1: had to say. He gave a full and complete breakdown 1518 01:16:54,760 --> 01:16:58,280 Speaker 1: of this Dolphins roster, offense, defense, special teams to Mark 1519 01:16:58,320 --> 01:17:01,280 Speaker 1: and I last Wednesday. Yeah. No, they've done a really 1520 01:17:01,320 --> 01:17:02,920 Speaker 1: good job. Chris has done a good job, you know, 1521 01:17:02,920 --> 01:17:05,720 Speaker 1: putting the team together. Coach McDaniel's first year, I know 1522 01:17:05,800 --> 01:17:07,439 Speaker 1: he was here in Houston for a period of time. 1523 01:17:07,520 --> 01:17:09,480 Speaker 1: So I think the one thing that stands out offensively 1524 01:17:09,600 --> 01:17:11,760 Speaker 1: is you mentioned that the three players that I would 1525 01:17:11,760 --> 01:17:13,559 Speaker 1: say are the key to that. But they're a big 1526 01:17:13,600 --> 01:17:17,120 Speaker 1: twenty one personnel team which it's almost counterintuitive you think 1527 01:17:17,160 --> 01:17:20,040 Speaker 1: of his big play, explosive offense, but they're in twenty 1528 01:17:20,040 --> 01:17:22,280 Speaker 1: one personnel as much as any team in the league, 1529 01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:24,760 Speaker 1: So Ingold has a really big role I would say 1530 01:17:24,760 --> 01:17:27,960 Speaker 1: in sort of non traditional positions or slots. He's in 1531 01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:31,200 Speaker 1: the backfield, he's underline the scrimmage. They used motion I 1532 01:17:31,240 --> 01:17:33,280 Speaker 1: would say in the top five. I mean, their third 1533 01:17:33,360 --> 01:17:36,600 Speaker 1: or most highest motioning team in the league. So a 1534 01:17:36,600 --> 01:17:38,639 Speaker 1: lot of that is to displace the defense. A lot 1535 01:17:38,640 --> 01:17:40,920 Speaker 1: of that is to create angles. I think Mike does 1536 01:17:40,920 --> 01:17:43,080 Speaker 1: a really good job offensively putting the players in a 1537 01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:45,200 Speaker 1: position to go out there and executing. And the quarterbacks 1538 01:17:45,240 --> 01:17:48,680 Speaker 1: played at a really high level, so good skill players offensively. 1539 01:17:49,120 --> 01:17:51,439 Speaker 1: They've made some changes of modifications here a little bit 1540 01:17:51,560 --> 01:17:54,280 Speaker 1: running back, but both backs that they have on the roster, 1541 01:17:54,640 --> 01:17:57,400 Speaker 1: Mike has a background with from San Francisco. So they 1542 01:17:57,400 --> 01:17:59,719 Speaker 1: trade Wilson, I mean they signed Edmonds in the offseason, 1543 01:18:00,160 --> 01:18:01,960 Speaker 1: and then as a part of the Chub trade and 1544 01:18:02,280 --> 01:18:05,280 Speaker 1: Chubb acquisition, they traded Edmonds and then they brought Wilson 1545 01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:07,840 Speaker 1: in in a separate trade. So there's two running backs 1546 01:18:07,840 --> 01:18:11,080 Speaker 1: that really understand the eschematics of what they're trying to 1547 01:18:11,120 --> 01:18:13,920 Speaker 1: do offensively, but Ingolds got a really good role in 1548 01:18:14,000 --> 01:18:16,040 Speaker 1: terms of what they're doing. They've got good production from 1549 01:18:16,040 --> 01:18:18,320 Speaker 1: the tight end. So offensively they present a lot of 1550 01:18:18,760 --> 01:18:21,840 Speaker 1: challenges both horizontally and vertically with the big plays they 1551 01:18:21,880 --> 01:18:23,960 Speaker 1: can create, you know, on that phase of the ball. 1552 01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:27,200 Speaker 1: And then defensively, I'd say Josh has done a good 1553 01:18:27,320 --> 01:18:30,480 Speaker 1: job of you know, he came down there with Brian Flores, 1554 01:18:30,920 --> 01:18:33,000 Speaker 1: so I'd say some of the elements that you know, 1555 01:18:33,360 --> 01:18:36,160 Speaker 1: we had New England have carried over to the defense, 1556 01:18:36,200 --> 01:18:37,880 Speaker 1: and Josh has done a good job of kind of 1557 01:18:37,920 --> 01:18:39,920 Speaker 1: maybe simplifying some things. Maybe we're doing a little bit 1558 01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:42,960 Speaker 1: less relative to what they were doing previous years. But 1559 01:18:43,720 --> 01:18:45,920 Speaker 1: Josh is a secondary coach, so it's kind of top down, 1560 01:18:46,000 --> 01:18:48,040 Speaker 1: so kind of the way they kind of handle their 1561 01:18:48,040 --> 01:18:51,960 Speaker 1: coverages and put the defense together is through that lens. 1562 01:18:52,640 --> 01:18:54,040 Speaker 1: And they're kind of three for two. They're on the 1563 01:18:54,120 --> 01:18:56,000 Speaker 1: edge now with Chubbs. They got Chubb, they got Ingram 1564 01:18:56,000 --> 01:18:57,960 Speaker 1: and Jalen Phillips has done a really good job. So 1565 01:18:58,360 --> 01:19:00,759 Speaker 1: and they play have three I would say, big strong, 1566 01:19:00,840 --> 01:19:03,080 Speaker 1: physical guys on the interior of a defensive line of 1567 01:19:03,120 --> 01:19:05,880 Speaker 1: Wilkins Davis and Siler, who's kind of an improving player. 1568 01:19:06,840 --> 01:19:09,200 Speaker 1: They're kind of a nickel team for the most part. 1569 01:19:09,240 --> 01:19:11,080 Speaker 1: They're a nickel team, however, they get to it so 1570 01:19:11,160 --> 01:19:14,680 Speaker 1: like sometimes it's one inside linebacker, sometimes it's two inside linebackers. 1571 01:19:14,720 --> 01:19:17,800 Speaker 1: But you know, Houston's own Landon Roberts has done a 1572 01:19:17,800 --> 01:19:20,640 Speaker 1: good job there, you know, a mike linebacker and then 1573 01:19:20,680 --> 01:19:23,360 Speaker 1: a secondary probably one of the better ball hawking players 1574 01:19:23,360 --> 01:19:25,439 Speaker 1: in the league. And Xavian Howard, I mean, nobody's gotten 1575 01:19:25,479 --> 01:19:27,439 Speaker 1: his hands on more balls, you know than him over 1576 01:19:27,439 --> 01:19:30,160 Speaker 1: the last however many years. And Holland's a really good 1577 01:19:30,240 --> 01:19:33,800 Speaker 1: young player there at safety. So they present different types 1578 01:19:33,800 --> 01:19:37,640 Speaker 1: of challenges defensively, but they're explosive as a team and 1579 01:19:37,720 --> 01:19:40,720 Speaker 1: in a kicking game. And Danny Crossman who's trained by 1580 01:19:40,720 --> 01:19:42,920 Speaker 1: Scott O'Brien, who's one of the best special teams coaches 1581 01:19:43,000 --> 01:19:44,920 Speaker 1: kind of in the history of football. So Danny is 1582 01:19:44,920 --> 01:19:48,080 Speaker 1: a really good coach. So they're a well, I would 1583 01:19:48,080 --> 01:19:50,160 Speaker 1: say overall, they're a very you know, they're a good 1584 01:19:50,160 --> 01:19:52,439 Speaker 1: football team top to bottom. They do a lot of 1585 01:19:52,479 --> 01:19:54,400 Speaker 1: things well, which is why their record is you know, 1586 01:19:54,439 --> 01:19:56,280 Speaker 1: seven and three or whatever it is at this point. 1587 01:19:56,680 --> 01:19:59,160 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, seven and three. Nick new schedule, he knew 1588 01:19:59,160 --> 01:20:01,400 Speaker 1: the roster, he knew the record, he knew it all. 1589 01:20:01,960 --> 01:20:04,679 Speaker 1: He wasn't guessing at seven and three. They are absolutely 1590 01:20:04,680 --> 01:20:06,760 Speaker 1: seven three Vario football team. They lost three games without 1591 01:20:06,760 --> 01:20:09,200 Speaker 1: two of their undefeated with two of the Texas. To 1592 01:20:09,240 --> 01:20:11,439 Speaker 1: bring Kyle Allen and the rest of the squad and 1593 01:20:11,479 --> 01:20:15,599 Speaker 1: seeing what they can do on Sunday at hard Rock Stadium. 1594 01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:19,680 Speaker 1: Kick is at noon Houston time, one o'clock. If you 1595 01:20:19,680 --> 01:20:22,080 Speaker 1: are in Miami to go to this football game, be 1596 01:20:22,200 --> 01:20:24,479 Speaker 1: there b square all right, Troy Harriston, you did a 1597 01:20:24,479 --> 01:20:26,479 Speaker 1: little jinga earlier. Now it's time to get down to 1598 01:20:26,520 --> 01:20:29,519 Speaker 1: brass tacks and talk ball. And he did with Drew Dorty. 1599 01:20:29,520 --> 01:20:31,479 Speaker 1: You called Drew Dorty's final word, and this week it's 1600 01:20:31,479 --> 01:20:34,960 Speaker 1: with Troy Harriston, rookie fullback from Central Michigan. Troy, good 1601 01:20:34,960 --> 01:20:37,519 Speaker 1: to be with you. You know, you have such an 1602 01:20:37,560 --> 01:20:40,800 Speaker 1: interesting journey. Just last year you were playing defense. You 1603 01:20:40,800 --> 01:20:43,719 Speaker 1: were a Mac Player of the Year defensively in twenty twenty. 1604 01:20:43,800 --> 01:20:45,639 Speaker 1: Now you're a fullback. What have you learned the most 1605 01:20:45,640 --> 01:20:49,120 Speaker 1: about yourself in this whole transition? Try and learn the most? 1606 01:20:49,439 --> 01:20:51,880 Speaker 1: Is that anything that I put my mind to, as 1607 01:20:51,880 --> 01:20:53,960 Speaker 1: long as I work hard and believe in myself I 1608 01:20:54,000 --> 01:20:56,400 Speaker 1: didn't do it. I at least make him good attempt. 1609 01:20:56,439 --> 01:20:58,040 Speaker 1: And I imagine you've learned a hell of a lot 1610 01:20:58,080 --> 01:20:59,960 Speaker 1: about offense switching over from that side of the ball 1611 01:21:00,479 --> 01:21:02,880 Speaker 1: to this side. What stood out to you the most 1612 01:21:02,920 --> 01:21:06,160 Speaker 1: about what you've picked up probably probably to play calling. 1613 01:21:06,560 --> 01:21:09,160 Speaker 1: Play call on defense is maybe one or two words. 1614 01:21:09,280 --> 01:21:11,360 Speaker 1: You know, let you know the front coverage, you know, 1615 01:21:11,360 --> 01:21:13,519 Speaker 1: maybe if there's a blizz in there. But on offense, 1616 01:21:13,760 --> 01:21:17,439 Speaker 1: it literally tells you everybody's job. So it goes from X, 1617 01:21:17,520 --> 01:21:20,080 Speaker 1: do this, why do this? After this, we're gonna motion 1618 01:21:20,160 --> 01:21:22,360 Speaker 1: this way. So that was probably the hardest. It's kind 1619 01:21:22,360 --> 01:21:24,360 Speaker 1: of like picking and choosing the words out so I 1620 01:21:24,400 --> 01:21:26,320 Speaker 1: know what I have to do. I'm not giving play. 1621 01:21:26,439 --> 01:21:28,640 Speaker 1: How much fearlessness do you have to have to do 1622 01:21:28,680 --> 01:21:31,240 Speaker 1: what you've done? You think? I wouldn't say fearlessness. I 1623 01:21:31,240 --> 01:21:34,360 Speaker 1: feel like it would be more like determination because you know, 1624 01:21:34,439 --> 01:21:38,160 Speaker 1: everybody goes through anxiety and fear, you know, especially me 1625 01:21:38,479 --> 01:21:41,040 Speaker 1: before a game. So I wouldn't say it's fear, but 1626 01:21:41,200 --> 01:21:43,639 Speaker 1: determination to not allow a man to make a play. 1627 01:21:43,760 --> 01:21:45,760 Speaker 1: So determination is a big deal because I know you 1628 01:21:45,760 --> 01:21:47,040 Speaker 1: guys got to have it. You want to get that 1629 01:21:47,080 --> 01:21:49,920 Speaker 1: second win. It might start this weekend. Wants to start 1630 01:21:49,920 --> 01:21:52,600 Speaker 1: this weekend against Miami. So tell me about what you 1631 01:21:52,600 --> 01:21:54,400 Speaker 1: guys got to do better as an offense to kind 1632 01:21:54,439 --> 01:21:56,920 Speaker 1: of get things going. You got a rare struggle in 1633 01:21:56,960 --> 01:21:58,920 Speaker 1: the run game really for the first time all season 1634 01:21:59,000 --> 01:22:01,760 Speaker 1: last week. Yeah, and that's our identity. I think what 1635 01:22:01,840 --> 01:22:03,639 Speaker 1: we need to do is just stick to the plan, 1636 01:22:04,040 --> 01:22:07,320 Speaker 1: stick what coaches got planned for us game plan, and 1637 01:22:07,760 --> 01:22:09,680 Speaker 1: you know, stick to our identity, which is the run. 1638 01:22:09,800 --> 01:22:12,160 Speaker 1: So we're gonna be fine and we just keep pushing 1639 01:22:12,200 --> 01:22:14,960 Speaker 1: and eventually everything will fall into place. Tell me about 1640 01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:16,920 Speaker 1: this Miami defensive line from what you've seen, I mean, 1641 01:22:16,960 --> 01:22:19,120 Speaker 1: they've got a lot of Everyone talks about all the 1642 01:22:19,120 --> 01:22:22,439 Speaker 1: playmakers at wide receiver, but defensively, they've got some guys 1643 01:22:22,439 --> 01:22:25,040 Speaker 1: who can play can't. Yeah, they got some dogs, They 1644 01:22:25,120 --> 01:22:27,160 Speaker 1: got some players out there. We played some good d 1645 01:22:27,240 --> 01:22:30,000 Speaker 1: lines this whole season. So but we're going to do 1646 01:22:30,040 --> 01:22:32,040 Speaker 1: our job and we're gonna let the on line do 1647 01:22:32,040 --> 01:22:34,080 Speaker 1: what they do. What's the key for you this week 1648 01:22:34,160 --> 01:22:36,280 Speaker 1: as a fullback and far as far as helping the 1649 01:22:36,320 --> 01:22:40,400 Speaker 1: offense go setting up position blocks, allowing Damien to do 1650 01:22:40,439 --> 01:22:42,880 Speaker 1: what he'd do, hitting the gap hard and setting up 1651 01:22:42,880 --> 01:22:46,000 Speaker 1: so Damien can slowly Chavoy had a defense. He calls you, 1652 01:22:46,120 --> 01:22:48,040 Speaker 1: t Roy. It's always fun to hear that. We've heard you. 1653 01:22:48,120 --> 01:22:51,040 Speaker 1: Running backs coach Danny Barrett dB call you bam, bam. 1654 01:22:51,080 --> 01:22:53,120 Speaker 1: What's it been like blocking for a fellow rookie and 1655 01:22:53,160 --> 01:22:54,640 Speaker 1: a guy who I'm guests has become one of your 1656 01:22:54,640 --> 01:22:57,320 Speaker 1: pretty good friends. It's cool. It's cool. We call it 1657 01:22:57,360 --> 01:22:59,360 Speaker 1: double rooks. So whenever we're in there, we dap each 1658 01:22:59,400 --> 01:23:01,439 Speaker 1: other up as rook and I feel like we kind 1659 01:23:01,439 --> 01:23:03,240 Speaker 1: of have the same mentality when we go in there, 1660 01:23:03,280 --> 01:23:06,479 Speaker 1: and you know, it's pretty cool. It's chemistry and we 1661 01:23:06,520 --> 01:23:08,400 Speaker 1: have a connection. So we just kind of play off 1662 01:23:08,400 --> 01:23:11,040 Speaker 1: each other as cool. I have somebody like myself back there. 1663 01:23:11,120 --> 01:23:13,719 Speaker 1: The way you got ready for a game in college, 1664 01:23:13,760 --> 01:23:15,400 Speaker 1: I know it's going to be different than probably the 1665 01:23:15,439 --> 01:23:17,320 Speaker 1: way you get ready for a game in the editor. 1666 01:23:17,520 --> 01:23:20,640 Speaker 1: How's it changed though defensively offensively you wake up in 1667 01:23:20,680 --> 01:23:22,599 Speaker 1: the morning. What's different about how you do it now 1668 01:23:22,680 --> 01:23:24,400 Speaker 1: versus how you did it then? I guess it's probably 1669 01:23:24,400 --> 01:23:27,040 Speaker 1: the main thing is that film study is looking at 1670 01:23:27,200 --> 01:23:29,840 Speaker 1: different keys and understanding I play defense, so there are 1671 01:23:29,880 --> 01:23:32,280 Speaker 1: things that can understand on the defensive side that can 1672 01:23:32,320 --> 01:23:35,320 Speaker 1: take over to the offense. Society tendency is that someone 1673 01:23:35,360 --> 01:23:37,760 Speaker 1: may do on the defensive side that I understand, or 1674 01:23:37,840 --> 01:23:39,720 Speaker 1: things that I know a defensive player may not like. 1675 01:23:40,040 --> 01:23:41,920 Speaker 1: I can take advantage of that. So that's probably the 1676 01:23:42,400 --> 01:23:44,679 Speaker 1: main thing, is applying on knowledge and just a film 1677 01:23:44,720 --> 01:23:47,560 Speaker 1: studies different Troy Harriston, we appreciate the time, best of 1678 01:23:47,640 --> 01:23:49,360 Speaker 1: luck against the Dolphins and hope to do this again 1679 01:23:49,400 --> 01:23:51,559 Speaker 1: with you soon. Thank you, all right, baby, that's gonna 1680 01:23:51,600 --> 01:23:55,879 Speaker 1: do it for tonight show. Big thanks to Troy Harriston, 1681 01:23:56,160 --> 01:24:02,840 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty, Dpcity, Marcel Louis, Jacques Sarrio, Lovey Smith, Mark Vanamir, 1682 01:24:03,520 --> 01:24:07,599 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen producing some great stuff at the podium. Everybody 1683 01:24:07,600 --> 01:24:09,720 Speaker 1: back at Sports Radio six ten for having me this 1684 01:24:09,800 --> 01:24:12,760 Speaker 1: morning and also having us at night with Texans All 1685 01:24:12,800 --> 01:24:16,920 Speaker 1: Access six hours. Man woo, that's a long haul during 1686 01:24:17,000 --> 01:24:19,559 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving weekend, but glad I was able to do it 1687 01:24:19,600 --> 01:24:22,120 Speaker 1: and do it for the people I think most of 1688 01:24:22,120 --> 01:24:24,200 Speaker 1: all and that you guys, you guys allow me to 1689 01:24:24,240 --> 01:24:28,479 Speaker 1: do what I do. You listen, you comment, and I 1690 01:24:28,520 --> 01:24:32,160 Speaker 1: appreciate that. Thank you very much. You guys, enjoy your 1691 01:24:32,200 --> 01:24:35,320 Speaker 1: weekend and tune in Sunday and watch the Texans knock 1692 01:24:35,360 --> 01:24:37,599 Speaker 1: off these Dolphins in one of the bigger upsets in 1693 01:24:37,640 --> 01:24:39,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. Boy, that would be really fun to fly 1694 01:24:39,880 --> 01:24:44,360 Speaker 1: back with that in tow. But again, big thanks to everybody. 1695 01:24:44,560 --> 01:24:47,960 Speaker 1: We'll see you on Sunday and as always, go Texans.