1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: Welcome and everybody to a Friday edition of Texans All 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: Acts as an eventful day here on Friday the thirteenth. 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: Who and No, we will not on this show look 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: back at the horror of football at Energy Stadium on 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: Friday thirteenth. We will not do that. That's not going 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: to happen tonight. We're talking about good things tonight. I'm 7 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: your host, John Harris Football and a Side one reporter, 8 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: joined by the man who wanted to do the horror 9 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: on Friday the thirteenth, Mark vander me the Voice of 10 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: the Texans. But we think it was going to be 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: a long show. Listen, I said, you know, we could 12 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: do like the most horrifying moments. Oh no, but I 13 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: don't want to do that. I'm in a good mood. 14 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: I'm fired up. The schedule came out last night, Rookie camp. Right, 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: I don't want to do the most horrifying moments. We 16 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: talk about that sometimes. Actually we talk about that a 17 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: lot anyway, because they come up in conversation when we're 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: talking about some of these opponents. Right, But we're not 19 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 1: going to do that tonight. Good We are going to 20 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: talk about schedule because we got off the air at 21 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: sixty five ish and the schedule went live at seven, 22 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: so we have yet to opine on that, so we're 23 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: gonna done the next segment. And then Drew Doherty had 24 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: a chance catchup love you Smith to talk specifically about 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: the schedule that we will have in the final segment. 26 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: But Mark and I had an opportunity today after the 27 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: first day of rookie mini camp or orientation if that's 28 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: what you want to call it, with the headball coach himself, 29 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: Lovey Smith. We had a good time talking to coach 30 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: and we wanted to know the vibe of today with 31 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: the rookies. Coach, thanks a lot for joining us fresh 32 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: off rookie camp Day one. What is the most important 33 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: thing or some of the more important things to accomplish 34 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: during rookie Camp Number one is just to get it 35 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: started and before we can start evaluating guys and see 36 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: who's going to play for us and all that, just 37 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: teaching them, you know, the Houston, Texan way of how 38 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: we do things. I really did have to, you know, 39 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: point guys in the direction of the practice field starting 40 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: off with that and things like, you know, as you're 41 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: coming in here, being on time. You know, our team 42 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: goals and how they're going to integrate in with the 43 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: rest of our veterans. But today it was about us 44 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: getting on the football field, getting a look at them 45 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: physically a little bit. And the first step is for us, 46 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: it's just to see get a baseline of where they are, 47 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: so we have testing to see exactly where they are. 48 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: So from there we start teaching them, you know, drills, 49 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: you know, and in meetings like right now they're getting 50 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: ready to go back into meetings the rest of the night, 51 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: just trying to cast them up with what we do offensively, defensively. 52 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: Specialty coach. One of the hardest things when you have 53 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: a group of young players or people that are new 54 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: to a situation is understanding when they don't know, and 55 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: they'll give you that look like you know what you're doing, 56 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: Yeah I know, but you know they don't know. As 57 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: you go through this process with them, how do you 58 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: kind of overcome that where you look at a kid 59 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: you could tell, Okay, he's not gay, he's telling me 60 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: he is, but he really isn't getting how do you 61 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: kind of reinforce those lessons of what that player you 62 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: want to see that player end up with this weekend, well, 63 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: starting off, it's exactly what you said. We know that 64 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: he doesn't, though, so we're gonna initially start teaching them 65 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: that way, starting back from the basics and day one, 66 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: first day, you know, the genesis of everything that we do. 67 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: We're gonna start that way and just assume that they 68 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: don't and because none do. The smartest guys when you 69 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: come in a totally different you know, totally different systems 70 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: from what you've done, terminology, just so many things going on. 71 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: That's why you know, for me, I keep making reference 72 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: to this being a rookie orientation because because camp wise 73 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: is saying that you're just out there competing hard and 74 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: doing all that, that is not the case. We got 75 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: to get them up to the starting line first before 76 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: we can go from there. Well, I notice on the 77 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: roster no quarterback in camp, So how do you do 78 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: some of these drills? I know you have a lot 79 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: of former quarterbacks on the staff all over the place, really, coach, 80 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: so take us through some of that when you have 81 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: to throw the ball during this time. Well, us, I 82 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: mean you kind of answered the question a little bit there. 83 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: First off, as we look at our roster, we have 84 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: four quarterbacks are in our program right now, right, so 85 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: to bring another one in just to make a whole 86 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: lot of sense and to be able to go through 87 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: drills and the limited amount of stuff that we're doing 88 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: this camp. We do have some old quarterbacks, probably about four. 89 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: We have four former quarterbacks. And if you know any 90 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: anything about coaches, they never think that they can't throw 91 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 1: the football. They think that they played their last game yesterday. Yeah, 92 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: but that's how we handled it and it works pretty good. 93 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: Could you have gone through Rooky mini camps over the years. 94 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: Has there been any significant change from when you started 95 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: doing it to where it is now? Is it just 96 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: the same sort of thing as you talked about. It's 97 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: more about just getting oriented, oriented to the building, to 98 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: the people, to the coaches, etc. That's the part that 99 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: I think has changed a little bit. There was a 100 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: time when many camp was that we would bring in 101 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: you know whatever enough to have two teams and that's 102 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: all you did out there, and by the time those 103 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: guys made it to the veterans Monday, they were all 104 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: beat up in all of that pull muscles and all 105 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: those things. So I think we try to handle it 106 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: a little bit a little bit wiser with what we 107 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: do now, and there is time, and what allows them 108 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: to catch up the quickest is not that out there. 109 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: It's more in the classroom and those things like that. 110 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: You have an idea with most of the guys on 111 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: how they're going to fit in in our program this year, 112 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: So that's what we try to get a COMPLI how 113 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: hard is it for a tryout player to make it 114 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: in this particular kind of situation? Coach, you mentioned that 115 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: you've had trialut players before who have flourished, But it's 116 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: got to be difficult out there right now because you 117 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: are somewhat limited in what you can do. Yeah, but 118 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: we had there's different segments to practice though. We had 119 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: some you know, test going on here and then we 120 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: had more of a mini camp practice of here with 121 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: some of our tried players, video and all of it. 122 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: So we we got a chance to see what you 123 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: would normally see in a workout you go out on 124 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: a college workout, just think about that a little bit. 125 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: We put some of the guys through something similar to that, 126 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: and we feel like we'll get a good enough look 127 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: to be able to tell coach, how wasn't going out 128 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: on the road. I know you and I had talked 129 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: when we were at A and M together, how was 130 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: it going on the road And I talked about it 131 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: afterwards that I just got the sense that no matter 132 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: what was going on and football was involved, it didn't matter. 133 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: You were just excited to be there and to take 134 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: it all in. Was that kind of the feeling you 135 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: had as you went to different schools and checked out 136 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: and talk to these different prospects. Absolutely, And if you 137 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 1: just go on campus you find out so much. And 138 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: I have been doing it a while and just but 139 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: every place I go there's someone I know for a 140 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: little will that can give me the real scoop. And 141 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: of course that was you know, former guys at A 142 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: and M that I recruited back when I was in college. Course, 143 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: just to have a relationship with so that as much 144 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: as that's a part of the process as much as anything, 145 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: just trying to get as much information as you possibly can. 146 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: You know, what they do on the football field. You 147 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: kind of see that you have video and awful lot. 148 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: It's the other things that were that we're kind of 149 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: looking for a little bit and we're able to do 150 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: that every time you step on a campus. Coach. Here 151 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: we are in rookie camp But what can you tell 152 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: us about what you're seeing from your veterans right now 153 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: this time of year, I know you're spending some time 154 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: on the field getting to see them, and what can 155 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: you do with the new CBA because things are a 156 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: little bit different. We had COVID two years ago. Last 157 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: year we're coming out of it. What can you do 158 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: out there? How is it different? Well, a lot more, 159 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: And I'm kind of basing it on last year. Last year, 160 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: you know, we had COVID, there were so many restrictions 161 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: on what we could do and we really didn't get 162 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: that much work done in the off season. This year 163 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: has been a complete opposite since I think about April eleventh. 164 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: Was at April of March, it seemed like ever all 165 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: right when we started, we've been able to do so 166 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: much more. So we're farther along for sure this year. 167 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: And for the most part this week, I think we 168 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: had every one in the building sometime this week, and 169 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: for voluntary workouts that in itself voluntary workouts, and everyone 170 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: is showing up, and we haven't had everybody there every 171 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: day throughout, but for the most part, we've had everybody there. 172 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: And every day you come into building just letting our 173 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: coaches coach you up. So we're a lot further ahead 174 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: this veteran group that we have, and that should be 175 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: the case. Coach, you talked about having rookie meetings last night, 176 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: but I'm sure I am a thousand percent positive you 177 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: were waiting with bated breath to see what the twenty 178 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: twenty two schedule was going to be. Is that correct? 179 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: I know, you know I'm job joking in that. I'm 180 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: sure you had other things to do, but I'm sure 181 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: you took a look at at some point just to 182 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: get a gauge of it. But I know we've been 183 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: breaking it down. What do you think when the schedule 184 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: came out, you look at it, go Okay, good done, 185 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: let's go back to work. No, now exactly how you 186 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: presented it to start off, as exactly how it'd happened. 187 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: We had rookies in. It was a welcome meeting last 188 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: night for the rookies. But yeah, I was excited about 189 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: the schedule. Yeah, we wanted to see and to me, 190 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 1: as a coach, you always talk about all right, it's 191 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: just that next game, all right, And I know what 192 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: kind of fans we have here, you know, I know 193 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: about the traveling Texans, and when looking at the first 194 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: road game going to Denver and of course just getting 195 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: out here to NRG Stadium. So I was anxious to 196 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: see and for us to have an opportunity to have 197 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: to start at home with a division opponent. Think it 198 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: any better than that? And what's the team? All right? 199 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: If you need some more motivation, you know, getting ready 200 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: and for the fall and the first game, I mean 201 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: we have it. They dominated us last year, dominated us, 202 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: you know, talked about us on the on the Hard 203 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: Knocks Show and everything else, So that should motivate us 204 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: a little bit along those lines. Would you ever want 205 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: to do Hard Knocks? Uh? Not necessary. I think you 206 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: probably know me well enough. Thank war. You keep things inside, 207 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: but it's good TV. In your press conference, you talked about, Hey, 208 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: if this was two thousand and four, I might something. 209 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: I might say something different about the rookies than I'm 210 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: saying right now. The evolution of being a coach and 211 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: what you learn along the way. I know that's a 212 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: wide open conversation, but you must be seeing so many 213 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: things throughout the course of this spring even that you 214 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 1: might have adjusted as time goes on. I think the 215 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: safe to say that things have changed and you have 216 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: to change too, and I feel like I have. But 217 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: everything is just kind of out there. We're talking about 218 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: hard knocks, but everything there's very seldom is there anything 219 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: seemed like things stay within as much as they do. 220 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: Social media has just changed everything also, so you have 221 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,959 Speaker 1: to just a little bit. So those things have changed, 222 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: but the core of what football has always been has 223 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: not changed hardly in at all. And just dealing with players, 224 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: I don't think has changed. And what they want. They 225 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: want you to teach him and show them and they'll 226 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: do whatever you ask them to do if they feel 227 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: like you can help them that way, and that's what 228 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: we're trying to do. I keep talking about our staff. 229 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: We have an excellent football staff here and for you 230 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: to continue this life of being an NFL player, and 231 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: we have people in this building that can help you 232 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: do it. Guys, buy into that. That was It was 233 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: that way when I first got into the league, and 234 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: it's nothing has changed. Last time Coach you and I 235 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: were together, I forgot to offer you congratulations. Miles had 236 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: had a baby, you became a grandpa one and which 237 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: way we were going, well, congratulations on a looted for levels. 238 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: But you became a grandfather. You mentioned it in your 239 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: press conference that that that changed you at all. I mean, 240 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: how does that? How's that? How's that been so far? 241 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: Being uh grandpa love you? Well, it's been great. And 242 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: uh this is this was number nine? Oh wow, this 243 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: was number nine and uh but number nine is just 244 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: as a special as number one. But that is great 245 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: and of course in Miles and carras Uh's sake, their 246 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: first child, it's pretty special. And the only grandchild that 247 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: we have here in Houston with us, so is Neat 248 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: a part of my routine every Saturday morning as I 249 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: drive out just to kind of watch her a little bit. 250 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: Good grandpather Man, you're a good grandpa. All right, Every 251 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: grandfather has got I know you don't have to share this. 252 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, every grandfather is not called grandpa 253 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: or grandma. I like, sha, I'll share it too. Of 254 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: what am I called you? What are you called? I'm 255 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: a papa And I never thought, you know, papa seems 256 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: older too, you know you have grandpa Granddad is kind 257 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: of younger. Yeah, I think when that's what I think, Papa, 258 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: that sounds like a guy with nine and number ten 259 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: is also on the way. So but I papa to them, 260 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: you know, my father in laws papa though my life, 261 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: my wife's dad, Papa. I like it. I was gonna 262 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: think pop that Pop was the one. I was thinking, 263 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: that's one more for you. And this is very important. 264 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,959 Speaker 1: Based on the music that was playing on the practice field, coach, uh, 265 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: four Tops or the Temptations? Which way are you going? Well? 266 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: I mean most people would say the Temptations, and that's easy, 267 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: I mean more but the four Tops, it's pretty hard 268 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: to be the four Times. But I would throw in 269 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: the spinners, Luke Van. I could go on and on 270 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: with so many different I almost think you're different errors though. 271 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: It's like the quarterbacks different eras the spinners are a 272 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: little bit later. The rules are different. They were. And 273 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: it's amazing though, And I say that about rap music. 274 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: I like rap music also, but most of our players 275 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: when music starts, if you see one of us, they 276 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: know the song they've heard. Yeah, maybe it's a parent 277 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: you know, or maybe a grandparent that's listened to an 278 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: awful lot. But it makes you feel good. It's kind 279 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: of simple as that. And and on the practice on 280 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: the football field, I mean, we're feeling good. I mean, 281 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: we're blessed to be in this position. And it just 282 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: kind of kicks starts at the line I always said, 283 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: if you're in a bad mood, earth wind and fire 284 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: will always put you in a good mood. It never fails. Absolutely. 285 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: My neighbors would probably say something, I get up early 286 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: in the morning and music in the house. You know 287 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: it's turned on early. Nice, Okay, we're gonna sit outside 288 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: listen in. Yes, all right, coach likes let Mark. We 289 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: could have talked to him for I don't know how 290 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: long on music, on anything that wasn't football. We gotta 291 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: talk to him about any number of things. And I 292 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: know you wanted to go another fifteen minutes on music, 293 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: you know I did. And look, you know he went 294 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: the Spinners and the Stylistics and all these great seventies 295 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: soul bands, which I think are different. I know, the 296 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: Motown label lived into the seventies successfully, maybe beyond that 297 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: into the eighties, of course, but you know Motown. You 298 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: think of the sixties stuff, right, that is the heyday 299 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: of it. And I really believe that. And I know 300 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: Jackson five and everything came later, but I think, you know, 301 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: it's hard to compare the eras in music. I just 302 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: do classic rock to the nineties rock to whatever you 303 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: have out there today, to soul, to R and B 304 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: to disco. Did I say that disco? Yeah? Yeah, there's 305 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: some disco that's Borderline's soul. Yeah, portal, Yeah, absolutely, and 306 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: no doubt. I'm all right with that. Yeah, and that's cool. 307 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: We could talk to him for a while. Maybe we will. Well, 308 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: that was a great catching up with Lovey, and we'll 309 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: hear him with Drew talking specifically about the schedule later. 310 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: But speaking of talking about the schedule, Mark and I 311 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: have not had a chance to share our thoughts about 312 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two schedule. We will do that next 313 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: right here in Texans All Access Ero, Texans All Access Ero, 314 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: Texans lock tg if Yes, thank god it's Friday. We're 315 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: here on Texans All Access celebrating, I guess, is the 316 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: right way. The rookie Minicamp kicking off today. I didn't 317 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: see a lot. Got got a chance to see them 318 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: warm up and run around a little bit, but didn't 319 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: see a whole lot of it. But guys look good 320 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: on the hoof. It's okay, it's cool. We saw it, 321 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: but we'll be able to see them hopefully when they 322 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: start OTAs with the Vets, I got a new segment, 323 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: Harris hits on the hoof. Oh all right, okay, give 324 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: me a guy. All right, let's go with Petrie. He's 325 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: I re interviewed him at the at the Senior Bowl, 326 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: and I remember thinking, police harder I thought, because I 327 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: thought watching him on film, he's five nine, five ten, 328 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: but he's a legit five eleven almost six feet. He 329 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: was almost staring me right in the eye. He's put 330 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: together a lot better than I the next but he 331 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: was standing next distingly and they looked about the same height. 332 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: I know, Derek is six and a half sixty one. 333 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: You feel like he's got a bigger presence than Tyrn Matthew. Oh, 334 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: you know, Matthews. I should use a different word, Matthew. 335 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: Different present is one of like six to five his 336 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: presence it was. Yeah, we were talking about that yesterday, 337 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: about how our buddy Tyler Suttarth was pulling down pregame speeches. Yeah, 338 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: and that man all five eight, five nine, got no fear. Yeah, 339 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: and just every single play, it didn't matter who it was, 340 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: was hanging on every word. I should use a different 341 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: word than presence. That's a really bad mistake up mine again. 342 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: I get your point. Yeah, just a frame, just bigger 343 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: overall in the hoof. Yes, Okay, so the two drafted 344 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: offensive linemen because there are others here. But when you 345 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: look at Green and Deculous, my impression was, these are 346 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: large individuals, the size of vending machines that can move. 347 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: I've seen Kenyan Green many times. I mean I've seen 348 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: him many times. I mean somethi is pro day and 349 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 1: maybe it was just seeing him a little bit in 350 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: in the distance, like dang, he looks well put together. 351 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,959 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see him put the pads on 352 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: and see him bang on the inside. But Austin Deculous 353 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: two wearing seventy six, which of course takes a second 354 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: to kind of readjust the eyes, the yea of a 355 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: guy that we knew that for a long time of um. 356 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,959 Speaker 1: But Deculus has got the long locks and he is big. 357 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: I hope they give him shot of tackle and I 358 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: think it's where a start. But I think he may 359 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: transition in the guard. But you know, I mean Nick 360 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: talked about it at the golf tournament. You know, you 361 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: don't want you don't want to get away with the expectations. 362 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys are rookies. They haven't even been 363 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: on campus yet, so I don't want to. Yeah, in 364 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: that perspective, that's kind of what we do. I mean, 365 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: we talk about that stuff. So, um, he's well put together. 366 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: He he moves better probably than I give him credit for. 367 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:13,679 Speaker 1: But I don't think it's gonna be well enough to 368 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: play tackle. But that's okay. If he can move in 369 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: the guard, I'd be okay with that. He's a big dude. 370 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: I mean on the hoof, he is impressed. He is 371 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: and is impressive. Sometimes we make too big a deal 372 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: out of what they did in college. But four year 373 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: starter for that program. That says something, you played a 374 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: lot of football, you hung in there in a tough league. 375 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: They had success. So that is impressive to me. Okay, Metchi, 376 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: what I noticed right away is no knee brace. Yes, now, 377 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: wasn't wasn't doing the full workout that other players were doing, 378 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: and we don't know. I when Love he was doing 379 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: his press conference and the question of Metchi came up, 380 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: I was like, man, I gotta do the math on this. 381 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: So that was December. If they're sixth that he got 382 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 1: hurt in that game against Georgia. So that's January, February, March, 383 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: April May. We're just beyond five months. Yeah, and it's 384 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: a torn ACL, and I know, I know players are 385 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: getting back, but we're still talking probably, you know, another 386 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 1: couple of months to be really sure that he can 387 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: go out and run and do all those kind of things. 388 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,199 Speaker 1: But we saw him kind of striding them out a 389 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: little bit, and you're right, he didn't have a brace on. 390 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: He was moving along. We've gone gotten so far with 391 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: technology that once the surgery has taken place, there was 392 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: no other damage, which from Metchi, I don't think there was. 393 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: I think it was just a it was a torn ACL. 394 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: There was not a PCL or MCL like Burrow. Joe 395 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: Burrow had torn ACL, but then he had the MCL 396 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: and the PCL. I think that we're also hurt. So 397 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: I think from METSI was just just it was the 398 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: ACL and only the ACL, and so I think the 399 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,640 Speaker 1: return from that, I would say it's easier, but it's 400 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: different and I think it can be expediated a little bit, 401 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: but we'll see. But right not having the knee brace 402 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: on now, once they get into full contact stuff, and 403 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: they got pads on. Maybe he'll put one on. Maybe 404 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: not might be a good idea. I think so too. 405 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: You play in four months, that's when the season opens, 406 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 1: and look, he's a rookie. So it's not like, oh, 407 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: you just put him in Brandon Cooks, you put him 408 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,959 Speaker 1: right in there. This is a little different. I just 409 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: don't want it to be a lost season for Metchi. 410 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: I want Metchi to be able to play. And if 411 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: it takes a little longer to get him in there, fine, 412 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,400 Speaker 1: if it's a half season, great, I'll take it right now. 413 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: I just don't want it to be a lost season, 414 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: a redshirt year for him. Now. I'm only bringing this 415 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: name up because I remember what happened as a rookie. 416 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: That's the only thing. And really as receivers, there's no 417 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: comparison between the two. But you remember in twenty fourteen 418 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: ob J he missed the first seven weeks of the year. Yeah, 419 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: and then he makes that catch against Dallas and then 420 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: all of a sudden he turns into this. And I guarantee, 421 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: if you ask people about that rookie year, they would say, oh, 422 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: you had one hundred catches, you had this is that like, no, 423 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 1: he missed almost half the year, but that big but 424 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,479 Speaker 1: they yeah, but you remember that catch and you remember 425 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: what he did that year and he set it off, 426 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: and so you know, look last year, Brevin Jordan on 427 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: a different on a different level, Brevin Jordan got what 428 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: active in week nine when we played the Rams. Whenever 429 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: we played the Rams, Brevin got active. He missed the 430 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: first six or seven games being inactive. He's finally active, 431 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: I think in week eight or nine it was against 432 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: the Rams and started and he started to do some things. 433 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: And then after the year you're really excited. So you're 434 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,199 Speaker 1: right in that you don't want it to be a 435 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: lost season. But let's say it happens that he's not 436 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 1: ready for week one, even week eight, week nine, you're 437 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: still talking about half the season still left to play. 438 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: And week eight or nine on the schedule is gonna 439 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: be what on into late October early November. Yeah, so 440 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: you still have half the season. If you get to 441 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: you get to late November, mid to late November, you 442 00:21:58,280 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: still have a lot of season to play. The way, 443 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: so I don't think you're gonna have a lost season 444 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 1: with him, as long as obviously the rehab continues along 445 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: and you don't want to rush it. There's no sense 446 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: to rush it. There's no sense. There's no sense for 447 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: the team to rush it, and there's no sense for 448 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,959 Speaker 1: him to rush it. Other years, other players, you're like, 449 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: like Clowney coming back in twenty fifteen, that wasn't so 450 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,959 Speaker 1: much rushing him back. But he wanted Clowney to get 451 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: back on the field, you know, you wanted if it 452 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: was an immediate see to getting him back on the field, 453 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: and he worked his tail off to get back on 454 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: the field in twenty fifteen. This is not that situation, 455 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: not at all. I don't think so. Metchi's just gotta 456 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 1: just get because he again another guy that looks good 457 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: in a hoof. Not a tall guy, but he's thick. 458 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: I mean he's thick for I mean, he's the good 459 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: solid six foot one ninety five. I mean he's he's 460 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: gonna be exactly what I think they want him to be. 461 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: And whether he plays in the slot, moves outside, he 462 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: starts in the backfield, there's gonna be a lot of 463 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: things he can do. Harris hits on the hoof Triple 464 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: H News segment, all right, because that's basically all we 465 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: saw of these guys today Stingley, well, I like it. 466 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 1: I like his look. I like his look. It's just 467 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: you look at him and go, man, we haven't had 468 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: corners that look like that, bro. Like that was my 469 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: first thought when I saw him. First of all, I 470 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: loved the number because I wore twenty four in college. 471 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: That's my number. Jjoe wore it, so you know, must 472 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: respect to j Joe. And now you're seeing it stingly 473 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: where and you're like, man, look he's impressive looking. I 474 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: mean really is. And I mean if he if he 475 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: lives up to the to the building. And I remember 476 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, we were struggling. We couldn't. I mean, Robie 477 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: was doing okayn one side, but Conley was all right 478 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: any other. But we really didn't have guys that could cover. 479 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: And I remember watching you and I were talking about this. 480 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 1: Came in with like, man, I wish I kid from 481 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: else you could play for us tonight. You know, I 482 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:46,120 Speaker 1: wish we could have that guy. What is he being? 483 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,719 Speaker 1: What is getting drafted this year? No? No No, no, he's 484 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: a refreshman. But he's he's talking play he can play, 485 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: and well now he's here, he's impressive. He's an impressive 486 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: looking guy. We actually were walking out last night and 487 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: we just happened to be walking behind him and you 488 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: see him and you're like, that's not a frail, thin individual. 489 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: He's just everything you really want a corner to look like. 490 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you and I've been down on a field. 491 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: We stood next to you know, Jalen Ramsey, and I'm 492 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: not gonna tell you Stingley's Ramsey. I hope he turns 493 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: into Ramsey, but just body wise, body type, that's how 494 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: Ramsey's built. Man, Between Petree Ramsey, I mean Ramsey, Petrie Stingley. 495 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: You look at Harrison linebacker. I don't know about Booker 496 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: on the D line, but the additions on the D line. 497 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: Can we go to Booker? Yeah, Booker physically basically you see. 498 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: And I thought that when I watched him at Stanford two. 499 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: He looks like he's put together. When you see a 500 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: guy about pads On, you're like, man, he's he's built. 501 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: And I say this a lot of times when people 502 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: talk about defensive lineman or offensive lineman. There's some guys 503 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: that will do the bod Pod tests. There's like this 504 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: test that they can do, the test body fat and 505 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: body comp and all that kind of stuff, And so 506 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: there are a lot of There are a lot of 507 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: gems around the league. Who's one in particularly? I know 508 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: for sure that you fail that bod pod tests, like 509 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: they're not even gonna look at you. And by fail it, 510 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: I mean they just don't you don't have the the 511 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: elite bodpod numbers. If you don't have it, you're out. 512 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: I think Thomas Booker would have elite botpod numbers. Like 513 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: he's thick legs but not you would look at him 514 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: and think you're three hundred pounds, Like you think he's thick, 515 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: but you're like, he's three hunder pounds. He's three hundred 516 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: pounds because it's it's proportional all throw's body. So he's 517 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 1: pretty impressive. I'm really curious how they plan on using 518 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: him this year and again as a rookie. And there's 519 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: a lot we talked about defensive line. There's a lot 520 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: of death, a lot of different directions you can go. Yes. 521 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: I mean with the three guys they've added with Rashieme Green, 522 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: Mario Addison, and Jerry Hughes coach three added to Jenkins 523 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 1: and Grenard. I keep forgetting about Green, Yeah, and then 524 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: Green can go outside outside. Then you got Roy Ross 525 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: and Malik on the inside. For right now, you got 526 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: Michael dwump four on the inside. Um, I've heard Derek 527 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 1: Rivers on the I mean you've got a lot of 528 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: You've got a lot of bodies on the D line. 529 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: So where does Booker fit in? And obviously it's a 530 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 1: draft pick, so he's gonna get a long look, and 531 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 1: they were impressive. He's impressive, dude. I'm just curious how 532 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: they plan on using him in this particular season. And 533 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: so he can get his feet wet so they could 534 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: see what they have with him, and that's a position. 535 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: I feel like they've definitely stocked the They've stocked the 536 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: cupboard with some with a lot of D line bodies 537 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,919 Speaker 1: and so hopefully they can find a good six to 538 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 1: seven that you can rely on. I mean, they'd like 539 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: to get up to eight, but don't want to get greedy. 540 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: But you can get six to seven guys that you 541 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 1: can rely on in a rotation throughout the year. Because 542 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: that's and I want to say, that's the way we 543 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: do Obviously, it's the way the Texas do it. It's 544 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: the way a lot of teams are doing the Buffalo 545 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: Bills do that. You know, a lot of teams playing 546 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 1: for three they're doing that. I mean, there's no team 547 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: that lets their defensive alignment out there for eighty to 548 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: eighty five percent of the plays in the game. They 549 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: just don't. It's just not what they're doing. That's not 550 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: what they're doing anymore. Things I'm rooting for or to 551 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: not happen. With the tryout guys, boy, I can't say 552 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: this about him because you know he's a guy trying 553 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: to make the team. But Eric Dickerson is a long 554 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: snapper from Arizona State. If we have a long snapper, 555 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: and it would break my heart if somebody replaced weeks 556 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: and if his name was Eric Dickerson, that just sounds weird. 557 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,479 Speaker 1: If I have to say Eric Dickerson with the long snap, 558 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 1: it just sounds weird. Johnny, He's reinvented his career pushing 559 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: sixty as a long snapper. It does sound weird in 560 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: some sense. But of the try out of the try 561 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: out guys, if I remember correctly, they're two long snappers 562 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,679 Speaker 1: and two kickers. Yes, so there are four guys in 563 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: that group of the eight or nine that they ended 564 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: up bringing for tryouts, and I know people who are 565 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: trying like, what's that try what's that all about? You're 566 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: essentially trying out. You're doing in some cases a full 567 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: practice workout, in some cases you're doing a different modified workout, 568 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: so the scouts can take good evaluation on you. And 569 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: then there's also well, how many of these tryout guys 570 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: were gonna sign? Do you sign any? I remember Corey 571 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: Moore was a tryout player. Chris Thompson that very next year, 572 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 1: Oh it was a tryout player who ended up making 573 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: making special teams and then got a lot of reps 574 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:15,679 Speaker 1: of receiver against Tennessee in twenty seventeen. So there have 575 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: been there have been players over the years that have 576 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: come through that tryout process and ended up getting an 577 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: opportunity going to camp, fighting their way on the special 578 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: teams and then finding the way in defense. But Corey 579 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: Moore started either because the year he got a with 580 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 1: fifteen it so like sixteen seventeen, he was starting at 581 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,159 Speaker 1: certain points. So I love he mentioned a player today 582 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: that he didn't say the name, the tryout guy that 583 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: ended up starting for him. Nick as Sarrio told us 584 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: about Malcolm Butler. Yeah, it happens. Trial players sometimes make 585 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: it so we'll see. All right, so we'll see that's 586 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: Ricky Camp. We'll talk more about it next week when 587 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: it's in the books. What about the schedule, Yeah, let's 588 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: talk about the schedule a little bit. I know you 589 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: and I had a chance to look at this. We 590 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: in fact stayed in here afterwards to take a look 591 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: and go through. Yeah. First thing that stud I mean, 592 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: the first thing we always look for on a schedule. 593 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the first thing alec for is prime 594 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: time games. Yeah, and I knew there was a possibility 595 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 1: that we weren't getting many, but I saw a Thursday 596 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: Night and I kept thinking in my mind, if we 597 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: have a primetime game, it's gonna be Thursday night. A. 598 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: Hopefully it's at home. Be hopefully it's not a Vision game. 599 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 1: Every the Thursday night games, we've played a lot of 600 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: them in the division, most of them the Colts I 601 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: can think of. Um, I think it's been all the 602 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: Colts I can think of. But we had the one 603 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: sits next Thursday Night in twenty thirteen. I want to 604 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: forget about that. Yeah, that's boy, that's ads. Colts fourteen, 605 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 1: Colts fifteen Colts nineteen, Colts nineteen, so yeah, it's a 606 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: lot of times when the Colts. So when I saw 607 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: it was the Eagles, I was like, oh cool, all right, 608 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: a little different. I mean, you're playing NFC, so you 609 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: only see them a four years, but then you're seeing 610 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: them on Thursday night, so seeing the prime time game. 611 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: And then the second one is the bye week, and 612 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 1: I went, dang it, it's week six. I would have 613 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: liked it a little bit early. It's a little early, 614 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: but you know what, we've had a lot of luck 615 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: with the bye week saw of course in the last 616 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: many years, unfortunately not able to capitalize the way you'd 617 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: want to. But you'll take it and you just have 618 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: to deal with this. Yeah, and that's why I was like, Okay, 619 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna get greedy with that. It's week six. 620 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: You'll get the bye week before the or after preseason. 621 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: Then you'll play five weeks, you see kind of where 622 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: you are, and then you get to the bye week, 623 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 1: and then you'll have at that point twelve straight and 624 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: you just gotta go. Now. You'll have the mini buy 625 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: a few weeks after that, but then you're playing every 626 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: single Sunday. Oh you do play Saturday Christmas Eve against 627 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: the Titans at Tennessee. But those are the first two 628 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: things that stood out from that standpoint. Mark after that, 629 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 1: what stood out to you? Well, the opener because you 630 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: and I guessed it right. That was very cool to 631 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: pick Indie that the team would open against at home, 632 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: and I picked Chicago week three. I got that right. 633 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 1: That's amazing that you've got the week three tret So 634 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: we each picked the first five, and we each picked 635 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: the same second game too, but we're both wrong at 636 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: the Giants, which will actually happen in November. How about 637 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: the New York Post leaking the Giants schedule yesterday. That's 638 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: so funny. But all right, so the opener I noticed 639 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: right away primetime. Yes, I go to the holidays always. 640 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: The Christmas Eve date at Tennessee. Okay, great, fine cold 641 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 1: weather games. You really don't have it other than that 642 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: Tennessee tilt possibly, and you have Chicago and November, which 643 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: could be if you But it's not going to be 644 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 1: a problem. I'm sorry. What was I think? Oh, the 645 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 1: Giants I was tak in New York in November could 646 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 1: be an issue, but it shouldn't be too much of 647 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 1: a problem. So weather will not be an issue for 648 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans this year in all likelihood. Now as 649 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: I say that, watch its snow in Denver and September 650 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: or Chicago whatever. But I thought, look, it is what 651 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 1: it is. Being on the road in weeks two and 652 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 1: three feels like a lot, but you're gonna have to 653 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: have back to back road at some point the schedule. 654 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: I like ripping off the band aid of the colds. 655 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: I've always liked that. I'd kind of rather open with 656 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 1: them up there, but I'll take this. And I like 657 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 1: hitting the Bears pretty early in Denver, pretty early because 658 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: they might not have their act together yet. You know, 659 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 1: they have new head coaches, just like the Texans do. 660 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 1: I know, But I think the Texans have a little 661 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: bit of an edge because the staff has been here 662 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: a lot of the staff. Pap, even though he wasn't OC, 663 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: he was here with Davis Lovey defensive coordinator. He was here. 664 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: They're used to love. There's enough of a system and 665 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 1: a program, as different call it in place. Frank was 666 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: here where yeah, you do have a new coach, but 667 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 1: he was here, so you feel like there's some continuity 668 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 1: from last year, not that last year was a smashing success. 669 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: But I think continuity helps, and the new players you 670 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: can assimilate them in a little bit easier. So I 671 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: like going on the road to play those teams. I'm 672 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: not so sure how the Russell Wilson thing is gonna 673 00:32:56,760 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: work out in Denver. We'll see, obviously, but I'm not 674 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,719 Speaker 1: gonna sit here. I like our chances at Denver, but 675 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people have just underestimated the potential. 676 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say the total performance eventually of this team, 677 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: but the potential that this team has in twenty twenty two. Yeah, 678 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: I'm with you. After the bye week, you talk about weather. 679 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: October not to Jacksonville could be steamy, but I can 680 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: live with steamy. That I can live with hot. Just 681 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: the ring gets to be the problem. But after the 682 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 1: bye week, the road games at Las Vegas inside Giants 683 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: November could be dicey. At Miami in November, I'll take it. Yeah, 684 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: At Dallas inside, at Tennessee and Christmas Eve can go 685 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 1: either way. We've been there late in the year, we 686 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 1: can go either way. And then at Indianapolis and don't inside. Yeah, 687 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: So I'm sitting there going all right, I I kind 688 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 1: of like it. After four games and torrential downpours last year, 689 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: the fingers across that maybe we won't have four of 690 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: the six games that are outside. But getting Ver in 691 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: week two again. To your point, I don't know if 692 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: it's you know, you know, something to completely cheer about. 693 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:11,839 Speaker 1: But the Broncos will be a different team in Week 694 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: fourteen than they will be in Week two. Yeah, everybody'll be. 695 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 1: And you know we had to run the second game 696 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: as a head coach. Oh yeah, that's the thing about 697 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: Denver with Russell Wilson. You have a first time head coach. 698 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: Whatever you think Chicago's gonna do, you have a first 699 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 1: time head coach. I'm not saying it can't go well, 700 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 1: but we've seen what happens, and I've said it. I 701 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:35,239 Speaker 1: don't know if I was on this show or we 702 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:38,760 Speaker 1: were on Live on TV or whatever when I pointed 703 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:41,520 Speaker 1: out man. Obviously Doug Peterson. We've talked about him when 704 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 1: he was hired. This is an experienced guy with a 705 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl ring. He knows what he's doing. Now. I'm 706 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 1: not so sure that Jags it's gonna work out for them. 707 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 1: Just great, but I don't like that higher from a 708 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 1: Texans perspective one bit, and let's look down the line here, Johnny, 709 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: when I when I appear at this schedule old division 710 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: games and the season, three consecutive games in the division 711 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 1: on the way out for the first time since twenty fifteen. 712 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: In twenty fifteen, they beat the Colts, the Titans, and 713 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: the Jags on the way out to win the AFC 714 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: Souts for the first time in three years. If they 715 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: do that again this year, they will have won the 716 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:24,440 Speaker 1: AFC South for the first time in three years. Chills. 717 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:28,319 Speaker 1: Look this, I'm not saying it's gonna happen, but it 718 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 1: could happen. Weirder things have happened, and it's great that 719 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 1: you have those divisional games on the docket where you 720 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: can directly affect your opponent's fate as they don't have 721 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 1: too big elite, no doubt. Well, a guy who we 722 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: talked to you earlier, talked to Drew Doherty about the 723 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: schedule specifically. That's Lovey Smith. That's coming up next the 724 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:56,759 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. We got one final segment of this 725 00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 1: edition of Texas All Access, the TGIF edition of Texans 726 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: All Access. My baby girl Ellie right next to me, 727 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:08,200 Speaker 1: loves her some lovey Smith. As I tweeted out earlier 728 00:36:08,239 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 1: in the show, I love me some Lovey Smith, and 729 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,480 Speaker 1: so does Drew Dorty. Drew Dorty had a chance to 730 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:15,920 Speaker 1: catch you up. We love you to talk specifically about 731 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: the schedule last night. Take a listen, well, coach, you 732 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: were excited coming in about the schedule. You get to 733 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,759 Speaker 1: see it. What was your initial reaction when it all 734 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:25,920 Speaker 1: was in front of you, I could say, just a 735 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: lot of excitement been waiting, you know, an anticipation for 736 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 1: this day. One of the most exciting days to me, 737 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:34,360 Speaker 1: you know, kind of in sports a little bit, and 738 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 1: for us on this season. You know, we knew the Ponas, 739 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: but now to know exactly why when we play them, 740 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: I'm pumped. Of course, the guys will be pumped. Two. Yeah, 741 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 1: right off the bat, you get the Colts Week one here. 742 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 1: That's happened a lot of times in this franchise's history. 743 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 1: That's gonna be a fun one to see. That's a 744 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:54,360 Speaker 1: good challenge right off the bat, isn't it. Yes? You 745 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:56,320 Speaker 1: know right now, Drew. Of course we have all season 746 00:36:56,400 --> 00:37:00,360 Speaker 1: workouts going on and you're prepping for the season. But 747 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: once you know who the first opponent is everything we're 748 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:07,399 Speaker 1: going to do is about starting fast. And it's one 749 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: thing to get your opponent, but for it to be 750 00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 1: a division team, to a division rival that dominated us 751 00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: last year. So that should keep us motivated of course 752 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 1: throughout and that's what it's about. It really for us 753 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:27,040 Speaker 1: as we start building our program, about eventually taking back 754 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 1: control of the AFC South. So what a better way 755 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: to start the off the season. Yeah, it's interesting you 756 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:36,120 Speaker 1: say that about taking control of the AFC South because 757 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:39,200 Speaker 1: you finish with a trio of each of the three 758 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: opponents at the end of the season. How much do 759 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: you like that aspect of the schedule this year if 760 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: you draw it up, if I had control of drawing 761 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:50,200 Speaker 1: it up, you want to start off, I mean with 762 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: a division opponent and then the end once the season 763 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:56,200 Speaker 1: plays out, when you're playing for it all, you want 764 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:58,799 Speaker 1: to play against the teams in your division. So it 765 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: plays out well, you know I us, you know two 766 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,799 Speaker 1: of them of course will be on the road, but 767 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:05,959 Speaker 1: we like that part two. Then there's just so much 768 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: more in So I talked about, you know, the opening 769 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:14,000 Speaker 1: game and you know for our fans too, you know, offense, defense, 770 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 1: special teams, they're pumped up. But our four phase the fans, 771 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:21,200 Speaker 1: you know, for them to get a taste of their team, 772 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:24,480 Speaker 1: to see exactly what we are. In order for us 773 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,919 Speaker 1: to complete this overhaul of our program to get back 774 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:29,920 Speaker 1: and take control of the division, we can't do it 775 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,560 Speaker 1: with our fans at four phase. So I know they're 776 00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: going to be excited and pumped up for that opening 777 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:37,239 Speaker 1: game and we're gonna show up to no doubt. And 778 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:39,680 Speaker 1: then in December you bring up the fans. You're wearing 779 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: a battle red shirt. There's gonna be a lot of 780 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,640 Speaker 1: battle read up when you play the Cowboys. As a 781 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 1: Texan coaching the Texans, how big is that game for you? 782 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 1: And it's big. There are rival games that you have, 783 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 1: you know in our division of course, but when you 784 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 1: when you have the two games, you know, the two 785 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,880 Speaker 1: professional teams in the state and in the state that 786 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:04,319 Speaker 1: prides itself one knowing about football, great high school football here, 787 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:07,920 Speaker 1: great college football. It's for the professional teams to meet 788 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,320 Speaker 1: up that way. You know, I grew up in East Texas. 789 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:13,360 Speaker 1: I watched a lot of Cowboys games, So that'll be 790 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:16,560 Speaker 1: a special game for us. And you look at our history. 791 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:18,879 Speaker 1: I mean starting off right now. I haven't been down 792 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:21,400 Speaker 1: here for a while, Drew, but we opened up. We 793 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,879 Speaker 1: started off against them right, our first game, first big 794 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:26,719 Speaker 1: win against them. No, that's a big game for us, 795 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:29,160 Speaker 1: and I can't wait to get to it. You played 796 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:31,360 Speaker 1: five games and then you have a buy kind of early. 797 00:39:31,360 --> 00:39:35,080 Speaker 1: What do you think about that? To me? Any whenever 798 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:38,440 Speaker 1: it comes, it comes, you know you're gonna get a 799 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:40,800 Speaker 1: buy sometimes throughout we knew, of course there's gonna be 800 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:44,160 Speaker 1: a Thursday night game throughout, so whenever you know, we 801 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:48,719 Speaker 1: played three preseason games five, so about eight games in 802 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:51,279 Speaker 1: two you kind of want to reprieve a little bit, 803 00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:54,359 Speaker 1: so we'll take it that way. You had some great 804 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: years in Chicago. You're gonna see them early on in 805 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:57,920 Speaker 1: the season. What do you think that might be like. 806 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,640 Speaker 1: I know it's different asking you may versus what it'll 807 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:04,960 Speaker 1: actually be like when you arrive there in October, But 808 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:07,200 Speaker 1: what do you think that's going to be like? Especial? 809 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 1: You know, when you spend that much time in a place, 810 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:12,840 Speaker 1: I mean, Chicago gave me, in my first opportunity to 811 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:15,080 Speaker 1: be a head football coach in the National Football League, 812 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:18,520 Speaker 1: a lot of great memories, great friends. I mean, we 813 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,880 Speaker 1: still have a place, you know there in Chicago s 814 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:23,759 Speaker 1: it'd always be a part of our home, so there'll 815 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 1: be a special game force. And I also like Drew 816 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:31,040 Speaker 1: playing it in September, you know, as opposed to November. 817 00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:32,919 Speaker 1: I can do it out that cold a little bit. 818 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:37,319 Speaker 1: But and then just talking about road games before we 819 00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:40,560 Speaker 1: go on the road there in the first game going 820 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: to Denver, I know our traveling Texans are pretty excited, 821 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: led by Pamela Irby. I know they're going to show 822 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:50,440 Speaker 1: up in numbers and we're gonna need them starting with 823 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,759 Speaker 1: that Denver game. Going out there the schedule, will you 824 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:57,200 Speaker 1: get a chance to go to so many traditional stadiums 825 00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:00,759 Speaker 1: and professional teams that we play in rder for us 826 00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:03,920 Speaker 1: to complete this overhaul of our program, we need to 827 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,600 Speaker 1: be able to travel well on the road. Yeah, And 828 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:09,200 Speaker 1: you know it doesn't hurt this season that you're going 829 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: to so many cities that are just fun destinations for 830 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,439 Speaker 1: not just traveling Texans before anybody now true, and that's 831 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,600 Speaker 1: the beauty about a you know, a seventeen games season, 832 00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: and of course we have nine on the road this 833 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,400 Speaker 1: year and some of the places I think I've played 834 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:26,759 Speaker 1: in just about every stadium around except for the new 835 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:30,719 Speaker 1: ones Las Vegas of course being won. So but you 836 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:34,480 Speaker 1: can make a case there's some type of special backstory 837 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 1: for everybody we play this coming season, no doubt. How 838 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:40,799 Speaker 1: important is it to play really, really well on primetime 839 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,080 Speaker 1: here in the home stadium. It's the one primetime game 840 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:46,080 Speaker 1: the Texans happen. Yeah, and I understand that eventually we 841 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 1: want a lot of primetime games and arder for that 842 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:50,000 Speaker 1: to happen, we need to show up. So we need 843 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,680 Speaker 1: to start off fasts. You know, as I said earlier, 844 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:56,120 Speaker 1: we need to travel on the road. But when we know, 845 00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:58,319 Speaker 1: we know what, we're gonna have a national audience then 846 00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:02,600 Speaker 1: and by then we hope we're playing our best football also, 847 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,160 Speaker 1: and so that game would be important. You know, if 848 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:06,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna play at thirties a game, of course you 849 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:09,320 Speaker 1: want to play at home purst and then where you 850 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,680 Speaker 1: don't have to travel at least, so we'll be ready 851 00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:14,040 Speaker 1: for that too. Well, coach, best of luck in between 852 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:16,799 Speaker 1: now and the start of the season. Take care, Thank you, Drew. 853 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:19,600 Speaker 1: There is lovey Smith, A little bit with us, a 854 00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:21,960 Speaker 1: little bit with Drew, and a lot for all of you. 855 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:25,040 Speaker 1: Are Texas fans really appreciate it. Hey, looking forward to 856 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:29,719 Speaker 1: Texans Care Volunteer Day tomorrow. That's gonna be very cool. 857 00:42:29,719 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 1: You're gonna see Texans and Texas players, Texas cheerleaders all 858 00:42:33,239 --> 00:42:35,560 Speaker 1: over the city helping out the city, doing great things 859 00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:38,160 Speaker 1: for the city. So great thing going on tomorrow, Texas 860 00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:40,879 Speaker 1: Care Volunteer Day right here in Houston. The big thanks 861 00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:43,759 Speaker 1: to Lovey Smith, to Mark van Emir, Drew Doherty, to 862 00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:45,600 Speaker 1: my man j P back in studio. It's all you 863 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:47,759 Speaker 1: listen and appreciate you guys. Thank you so much. We'll 864 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:49,360 Speaker 1: see you next time and as always, go Texans.