1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: Welcome and everybody to a Monday Night edition, A wonderful Finally, 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: we've been dying to say those words. A wonderful Monday night. 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: Blue skies, actually clear skies, see some stars. I'm your 4 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: hostess Evening, John Harris Football else a sadline reporter, and 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: I am joined by a thought out Mark van Mere Mark, 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: good evening. How are you doing, my friend, Johnny? Is 7 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: this even the same city as last match week? The 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: same state? I mean a week ago I was literally 9 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: sleigh riding with my kids and it was unbearably cold. 10 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: Today it's like you get in to the car if 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: you've been out for a while, it's like, oh, the 12 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: car's hot. You know, you're getting hot, car already thinking 13 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: what happened? How did this happen? But it did. I 14 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: got in the car just instinctively today with a you know, 15 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: a sweatshirt hoodie on, and I got in the car 16 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: and I'm like, what am I doing? It was it 17 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: was that it was that warm, but it was just 18 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: instinctive over the last few days that as soon as 19 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: you stepped outside, you better be wrapped up or you're 20 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: in trouble. And the thing is both of us have 21 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: experienced way worse weather when we went to college and 22 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: when we lived in the Northeast. We've seen way worse, 23 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: felt way worse. But man, I'm telling you, when it 24 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: just there's something about it when it hits you here, 25 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: when it's like, this isn't our weather, this isn't what's 26 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: supposed to happen. I think that's probably that's the biggest 27 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: thing that hit me more than anything else, was like, 28 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: this isn't supposed to be this way, But it was 29 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: nice to see a beautiful day out on Monday, Mark, 30 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: and great weather, and it looks like it'll it'll stick around, 31 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: but we're not going to get back to the freezing temperatures. 32 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: A little bit of rain, but that's okay. And now 33 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: the weather portion of the program is over and we've 34 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: got plenty for your next segment. We're gonna we're play 35 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: a new segment called Yes No, Maybe Marquez, No idea 36 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: what this one's about. It's brand new. I just thought 37 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: it up literally thirty seconds ago. So we're gonna do that. 38 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: And Mark, you also had an opportunity and I don't 39 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: really want to steal your thunder on this one, but 40 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: you had an opportunity to have a discussion with the 41 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: executive director Beth Harp of Kids Meals Incorporated. We're gonna 42 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: have that interview, but I just want to ask you 43 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: straight out because that's the organization that I know that 44 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: Cal and Hannah McNair. They were out at the food 45 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: bank to giving food and they joined the cheerleaders out there, 46 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: which was such a great, great thing. They've given money. 47 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: I mean, the mcnairs have done so much for this 48 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: city and for this community. It's been absolutely amazing. And 49 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: you had an opportunity to catch up with someone that's 50 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: pretty special. What was that interview like to talk with 51 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: Beth Harp. I know we'll hear from you and hear 52 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: that interview later, but what what was that like getting the 53 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: chance to interview her and what she does for Kids 54 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: Meals inc Well, I'll tell you what, Johnny. I know, 55 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: I know it's a sports show, but I thought it 56 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: was important to hear from her because one thing that 57 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: blew me away was in a non frozen world, in 58 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: a regular Harris County world, even non COVID, you have 59 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 1: one out of four children in need of this service, 60 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: right They're undernurseed, they're basically hungry. This is unbelievable to me, 61 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: and I really wasn't aware, but you're right, Cale and 62 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: Hannah McNair really stepped up. And you know, remember when 63 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: Bob passed and we talked about he gave away over 64 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: a half billion dollars in charity money throughout his life. 65 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Cal and Hannah, I mean, they're 66 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: off to a tremendous start here. They're gonna hit that 67 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: number pretty quick if they keep going like this, because 68 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: you know, you're talking about a half million dollars in 69 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: cash last week, all these other donations you're talking about 70 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: the food Bank, Kids Meals, They're getting seriously involved with 71 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: these causes in addition to everything else and everything else 72 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: in the Houston Texans organization does with them leading the way. 73 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: So I just think it's been an incredible week to 74 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: step up for the Texans, for Cal and Hannah. And 75 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: it's great to hear from somebody like Beth Harp later 76 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: on in the show to hear what Kids Meals is 77 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: all about. I know Sports Radio six ten guys have 78 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: really stepped up this week as well Intercom Radio. So 79 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: it's just awesome to see because it's so needed in 80 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: our community. Yeah. No, doubt and obviously, when the leaders 81 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: of an organization set the tone from that perspective, you 82 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,239 Speaker 1: definitely want to follow or feel the need to follow 83 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: in it, and not a bad way, not feel like 84 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: you this burden. You want to do it because you 85 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: want to be part of that. I mean, we've done 86 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: that for years with United Way, the Houston Food Bank. 87 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: I mean the number of partners that we have that 88 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: did charitable things for people just and I think about 89 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: kids meals and I think about just having meals. I mean, 90 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: when our power went down, I thought, Okay, we've got 91 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: plenty of food, here will be Okay, we've got our 92 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: gas fireplace, We'll be all right. But what about that 93 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: family that didn't. I mean, to have just three bag 94 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: meals to be able to have for your kids, to 95 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: be able to feed them and give them some energy 96 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: to get up, to be able to get through this 97 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: is pretty amazing, So great stuff from the mcnairs. Can't 98 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: wait to hear the interview that you have Mark with Beth, 99 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: and we're looking forward to that later in the show. 100 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: Obviously we'll do yes no maybe in our next segment, 101 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: but we're gonna keep our position group discussion going. We 102 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: talked about the D line last week, and I like, 103 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people will say, why won't 104 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: you talk about this? Why do you want to talk 105 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: about this now as opposed to what it's all been 106 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: said and done. I like looking at it now because 107 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: to me, it's kind of part of looking at how 108 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: the puzzle pieces have to come together. And with the 109 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: D line, obviously there are a number of puzzle pieces 110 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: that have to come together. There are a couple of 111 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: young guys, as we mentioned Charles Amner who Ross Blacklocke, 112 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: there instrumental on how this off, this defensive line is 113 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: going to play in twenty twenty one and beyond. I 114 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: like looking at it now under construction. Look, every team, 115 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: even the Buccaneers under construction. You got Shack Barrett. You 116 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: don't know what's gonna happen with him, you know, the 117 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: Buccaneers making run of JJ. Why every team is under construction. 118 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: So there are some teams that don't have as much 119 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: construction to do as others. But I like looking at 120 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: the construction phase to understand, Okay, let's see what you're 121 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: going to do. So our position group today, which to 122 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: me is when everybody's healthy and one particular piece is 123 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: in this group, and we'll talk about his impact, and 124 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: that's the wide receivers. When Mark I say to you 125 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: Texans wide receivers, your first thought is what, Well, my 126 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: first thought is, geez, isn't everybody going away because everybody's 127 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: a free agent. But it's not true, Johnny. In fact, 128 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: the people that Watson was slinging it with at the 129 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: end of the year making big plays. Because remember despite 130 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: the fact that, yeah, I know, they didn't exit well 131 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: in the win column, they did exit well in the 132 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: numbers column, as Watson led the league in passing, and 133 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: these guys are all still here now. Obviously, Fuller is 134 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: a big question mark for this team being a free agent. 135 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: We don't know how they're going to handle that. But Johnny, 136 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: they have a lot of guys who can play, and 137 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: they proved they can play. I mean, we now know 138 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: Kiki Qt can play. Chad Hansen, not that he's your 139 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: number one guy or anything, but he can certainly help 140 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: ANFL team. We've seen that with our own eyes. Randall 141 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: Cobb comes back. Now, I don't know if they'll be 142 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: on the roster come Labor Day and all that. Who 143 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: knows what they do but I'm telling you right now, 144 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: he's still a member of this organization. They have got 145 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks. They have guys who can play. Now again, 146 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: I like what you just said. We're taking inventory now, 147 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: because what do you do when you take inventory? You 148 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: see what you've got, you see what you might want 149 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: to change out. They're gonna change out some things. But 150 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: this is all about if they play today. You know 151 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,119 Speaker 1: how full or empty is the cupboard at each position group. 152 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,679 Speaker 1: We went over the D line and we talked about 153 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: the secondary a little bit, even though we kind of 154 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: cheated doing that wasn't the day of the secondary, but 155 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: we saw how many guys were actually like out the 156 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 1: door as free agents in all likelihood if nothing else 157 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: in the secondary. But with the receivers, Johnny, and I'm 158 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: sure you looked as well. Fuller's the big, the big 159 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: question here, and he's the number one guy. But they 160 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: do have some assets here. There's no question about it. 161 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: You are not starting from scratch at this position group. 162 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: So let's just tackle that big mots of ball that 163 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: is Will Fuller. We asked the general last week. I 164 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: actually I asked him this because I heard him say 165 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: this live and I was I want to say I 166 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: was taken aback by it, but I was surprised by 167 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: it when he was asked about Will Fuller. And I 168 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: was glad that I heard him say it, because I 169 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: was asked about this down on ten ten Excel down 170 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: at Jacksonville, and I wasn't expecting. I don't know, I 171 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: don't know why. I just wasn't expecting a question about 172 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: Will Fuller, and they said, what do you expect what 173 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: to happen to Will Fuller. I was like, well, okay, 174 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: here's what John McClain said, and so I was like, oh, man, well, 175 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: I pulled up the PFF twenty twenty one Top one 176 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: hundred and three Top fifty free Agents, and they have 177 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: guessed a landing spot. They've made a prediction for a 178 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: landing spot. Only one player on this entire top fifty 179 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: ends up in Houston per their prediction, and that is 180 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: the aforementioned Will Fuller. They predict that the franchise tag 181 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: will be placed on Will and they're saying it's fifteen 182 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: point eight million for twenty twenty one. And I saw that, 183 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: and that's exactly what John McClain said, that they would 184 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: look at franchising Will bringing him back into the fold, 185 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: and then working towards a long term contract. I think 186 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 1: the Clowney franchise tag experiment, albeit under different leadership, didn't 187 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: kind of go I think the way that we all 188 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: thought it should. My thought is if they put the 189 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: franchise tag on Will, then that means they're looking to 190 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: add years and give him a long term extension. Now 191 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: it's on Will, he doesn't have to sign a franchise tag. 192 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 1: That's what Clowney did. He wasn't going to sign it. 193 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: Then they ended up trading him to a place he 194 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: wanted to go in Seattle. That's a player's prerogative. It's 195 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: also fifteen point eight million out the door if you 196 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: choose not to. I know that we're not in the 197 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: business of prognosticating those kind of things, Mark, But in 198 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: your heart of hearts, just what you think Will Fuller 199 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: is back what the Texas twenty twenty one or no 200 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: Johnny if they tag him. I think that you know, 201 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: you just mentioned Clowney, and because some other players who 202 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: get tagged where they might not want to get tagged. 203 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: Obviously everybody wants a long term deal. But Fuller, I 204 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: think would understand that based on his injury history and 205 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: what happened last year that you know he's not gonna get, 206 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: you know, one of the top five receiver contracts in 207 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: this league, right. I just don't see that happening with him. 208 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: So I guess the question is would he be willing 209 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: to sign something that isn't that or would he rather 210 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: play a year with the tag which is top five money? 211 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: Right for one year and you got your's if it's fifteen, 212 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: I mean that's fifteen. I mean that's not going to 213 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 1: sneeze that, right, And then you know how much is 214 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: the guaranteed money going to be? Anyway, Like, if I 215 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: think it's a good gamble for Will, I can't speak 216 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: for Will, and I know you're you're right. We don't 217 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: really prognosticate about these things. But I think it's a 218 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: good quote gamble for him. It would be a good 219 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: arrangement for the team if Will didn't sign, you know, 220 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: in the case that he doesn't sign the deal, because 221 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: you get the services of Will. And for Will, if 222 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: he blows up in twenty twenty one again and maintains 223 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 1: his status throughout the entire season, well then he sets 224 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: himself up for a huge deal. The next year. If not, well, 225 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: at least he got the fifteen. Maybe the next year's 226 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: deal isn't as big, but you got the fifteen, so 227 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: I think that might be the win win. But I 228 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: don't know what they're thinking. You know, we're not in 229 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: the conference rooms with Nick Kissario going over this stuff saying, 230 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: and you know that Collie definitely has an opinion on 231 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: this boy. He has an opinion on everything. But he 232 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: coached receivers, so it's gonna be really interesting to see 233 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: how they handle him. But he's awesome, we know it. 234 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: He played great. And I think Will in the mix 235 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: with the other guys they have, and look, it's probably 236 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: not going to be all these guys like I just mentioned, 237 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: but that's a pretty good group right there. That's a 238 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: pretty darn solid group. Yeah, no doubt. Okay, So let's 239 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: say that Will is not franchise. That franchise tag is 240 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: coming up, and I think it's in the next couple 241 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: of days actually, So not to say that you've got um, 242 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: not to say that you've got money to burn. However, 243 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: if Will does not sign, you've got Brandon Cooks coming back, 244 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: Kiki Qt, Randall Cobb, You've got You've got guys coming back. 245 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: Could I interest you in any of these wide receivers 246 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: at fair market value? Let me know when I hit on, 247 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: you might like, Okay, there's there's one right off the 248 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: well it's actually the first name Alan Robinson, Chicago Bears. Yeah. 249 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: You know, look, if you had Will and him, don't 250 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,079 Speaker 1: they compliment each other? Well, I mean, you know more 251 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: about these things that I do. But I think that 252 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 1: that is a tremendous compliment. And he had Traubisky right 253 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 1: and fold, So you really can't judge everything based on 254 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: whatever numbers he's put up in recent years. Here, we 255 00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: know who he is. We saw it with Jackson Bill, 256 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: we know how good he can be. So I think 257 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: that a fair market value. Yes, back to Will for 258 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: a moment though the tag on him, doesn't it send 259 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: a nice little message to you know who about what's 260 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: going on here in the past cashing department and don't 261 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: you want to be part of this? So you know, 262 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: I think there's a great, you know, little element at 263 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: play there. But yeah, I do like Robinson, go on, 264 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: there are a few others. When I look at the 265 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: list of free agents, and this is one of the 266 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: things to me, Mark that makes it sort of tricky 267 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: because there are some bona fides in this group of 268 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: free agent wide receivers. Now, Chris Godwin will probably go 269 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: back to Tampa Bay. Mike Evans has already said he'll 270 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: give up money to get Chris Godwin back. Juju Smith 271 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: Schuster as a fit on the Texans. I yeah, Mark, 272 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if I buy that one. Here's one 273 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: that I here's one that I really like. PFF has 274 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: actually said they predict he'll go back to the Troy 275 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: also with the franchise tag, and that's Kenny Galladay of 276 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. Well, I don't think you can accommodate, 277 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: you know, him fuller the contract situation you have with 278 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: a couple of the other guys. You know, I just 279 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: don't I don't see that happening. I like him as 280 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: a player, there's no question, But contractually that doesn't seem 281 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: to be a fit for that, you know what I mean? 282 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: But hey, i'd love him. Yeah, sure, let's just bring 283 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: it on. Here's the name that I'm gonna hit you with. 284 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: And I can't wait to ask you, what would the 285 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: day be like if you were to walk in the 286 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: building and walk into the into the conference room and 287 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: t Y Hilton was signing his contract with the Houston Texans. 288 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, well, Johnny, what's the contract. I'm assuming 289 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a contract that takes into account 290 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: his injury situation. Yes, and that's why I said, That's 291 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: why I said earlier fair market value, So you know, 292 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: a couple of years, you know, maybe let's just say 293 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: two years, twenty million. Let's just go with that. Joy. 294 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: I remember doing shows. I remember doing I remember doing 295 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: shows where I would throw out if the Rockets signed 296 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: called malone, how would you feel? And a lot of 297 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: fans he was some fan said, look, if he's a 298 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: Houston Rocket, he's it's fine. But a lot of fans 299 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: are like, no way, he's called alone. I cannot tolerate this, right, 300 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, kind of right Russell Westbrook becoming a Rocket. 301 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: You know a lot of people had to bite their 302 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: tongue on that one because of all the criticism of 303 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: him from Rockets fans over the years. But if t 304 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: Y Johnny, oh my gosh, I mean, that is book 305 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning coming here. Had he done that, had that happened, 306 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: would be one thing, because that's a quarterback that can 307 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: help you within a championship. And I'm not saying t 308 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: Y couldn't help you as a receiver, but it just 309 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: seems different. He actually wore the clown mask coming into 310 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: the building. I don't know if I can tolerate this, 311 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: but you know what, if they's done, I'll find a 312 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: way to do it. I mean, I'll find a way. 313 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: And look, I'd love to meet him and talk with him, 314 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: I really would. I've never met him, so I think 315 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: that would be so interesting for us just to be 316 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: able to catch up with him. You and I would 317 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: have a ball with this. Yeah, oh yeah, absolutely. I 318 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: forgot about the clown mask. How did I forget about 319 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 1: the clown? Maask? And here's the thing with the clown 320 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: mask that probably bothers me more than anything else, Mark 321 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: is he then went on a field and embarrassed us 322 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: in that first embarrassed us and the game was over 323 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: at that point because we couldn't do anything. Hop was 324 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: banged up and away you go. We couldn't. We couldn't 325 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: do anything right in that game, but in large part 326 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: because he's destroying our secondary. He's killing us. He walked 327 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: in wearing a clown mask and walked out of there 328 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: cole hero basically for having done it. There was an 329 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: NFL Films Presents on him just wearing the dad gum 330 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: mask coming in the bill. Oh my gosh, I don't 331 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: I don't ever really want to do this on radio 332 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: at some point, but I think it would be a 333 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: fascinating exercise. We talked about all the time, the games 334 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: with names, and that one's Hey, remember that playoff game 335 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: against the Colts, Oh cloud mask, Yeah, the clown mask. 336 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: We we Colts than any other I think any more 337 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: name games against the Colt That. Yeah. I can't believe 338 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: we really haven't dubbed that game clown mask. Because when 339 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: I saw that, and I was still at home because 340 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: the arrivals happened so early and I'm just leaked for 341 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: the stadium, and I saw that, I thought Texans are 342 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: winning today. There's no way you're losing. After seeing that, 343 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Jonathan Joseph and then why he wore the mask. 344 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: People forget Jonathan Joseph said all that clown yeah, and 345 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: then he shows up at a clown mask, and I thought, oh, 346 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: Texans got this. I mean, there's no your your blood 347 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 1: is gonna be boiling and then he torches the Texans. 348 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: That felt bad for sure. It' you know, playoff loss 349 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: is always gonna feel horrible, but that felt extra horrible. 350 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: So listen, I'm gonna tell Nick, I'm just gonna call 351 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: him after the show and say no, if he's available, please, 352 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: I doubt they would sign him. It just doesn't seem 353 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: like one of those efficient type signings. And it's really 354 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: amazing he's a free agent. People forget how long he's 355 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 1: been in the league. I mean he came in with 356 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: Luck in twenty twelve. He's been in for a while. Yeah, 357 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: he has the thing about it is and I'm no 358 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: Texas fans are going, well, look, he plays so great 359 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 1: at Energy Stadium. I mean that's eight games in Energy Stadium, 360 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: maybe nine, depending on what the seventeenth game is like. 361 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean it's I don't know. I'm not 362 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: in the business of going out and getting thirty thirty 363 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: year old plus receivers, especially ones with injury histories just recently. Look, 364 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: I like I said, even with the guys on the roster, 365 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: I'm not feeling terrible about that. I mean, we're not 366 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: going to talk running backs today, but I think that 367 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 1: that is such a key position for this offense. If 368 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: you're able to get Will back and everybody else is healthy, 369 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: and you add something in the draft, I don't know 370 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: what you're gonna get out of Isaiah Culture second year 371 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: receiver really had done anything because there was a long 372 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: jam and he was way behind. And those guys rookies 373 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: were badly hurt by no OTAs and preseason games and 374 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: you know, limited training camp and all of that. But 375 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: I still think running back is a huge ad for 376 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 1: this team when they do make that acquisition. Whatever it's 377 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 1: going to be, and it might not be sexy on paper, 378 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: but it's got to be sexy on the field. It's 379 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: got to pay dividends for them. Otherwise the offense not 380 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: gonna take the step forward that they want. And I'm 381 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: saying all this listeners with Deshaun Watson. Okay, let's just 382 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: be clear. He's under contract, he's your quarterback. I gotta 383 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: go with it right now, thank you. Yes, absolutely, And 384 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: I think all this is like, yeah, we're with you, Mark, 385 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: Then I'm with you, no doubt. All right, we handle 386 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: the wide receivers coming up, new segment for Mark, it's 387 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: called yes no. Maybe the NFL's playing a seventeenth game. 388 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: Where is that seventeenth game gonna be played? We'll talk 389 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: about that next right here in Texas All Access, Tess, Tess, 390 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: Welcome back this Monday edition of Texans All Access. I'm 391 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: your host John Harris football ANAST sideline reporter, joined by 392 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:21,400 Speaker 1: the voice of the Texans, Mark Vandimer. It's time for yes, no, maybe. 393 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: I give marking out pretty much each and every time 394 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: we do something. And Mark, I actually thought about this 395 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,719 Speaker 1: during right at the beginning of the show. I've kind 396 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: of been thinking about this driving around today, like, Man, 397 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:33,439 Speaker 1: what do I want to do for a segment? I 398 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: was like, Oh, I know what I want to do, 399 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: and I just I don't know why. Yes, no, maybe. 400 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna hit you with a comment. You tell 401 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: me yes, no or maybe, and I'll leave it completely 402 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: and totally up to you. All Right, We'll start with 403 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: the one that I teased coming into this segment. Twenty 404 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: twenty one the Texans and thirty one other teams are 405 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: going to be playing a seventeenth game. Obviously, right now, 406 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: the math works perfect, and you know me, Mark, my OCD. 407 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: This is blowing my OCD just to Kingdom come because 408 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: this is killing me because it's perfect. It's at home, 409 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: it's a way, it's these four here, these four here 410 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: that I mean, it's perfect the way it is. And 411 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: now you're adding a seventeenth game, and it's blowing my mind. 412 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: So I tell you this, the seventeenth game for every 413 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: NFL team will be played in a foreign location. Do 414 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: you would you like that to happen? Yes? No? Or maybe? 415 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: Would I like it to happen. I'm gonna say maybe, Johnny, 416 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: because maybe would depend on where we're going. Okay, you 417 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: and I we all agree that, like London was a 418 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: fantastic experience. You know, winning the game helps, right, It's 419 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: a long trip. Mexico is a much shorter trip, but 420 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: it felt longer because the ride to the airport was 421 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: ridiculous and it just felt longer. The stadium's not as good, 422 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: everything else that went into that. Where else are we going? Germany? 423 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:12,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know where they want to go. 424 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: I just say again, I'm sure they'd want to go there. 425 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure that would all happen. But I just don't think, 426 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: you know, there's enough out there. I don't think there's 427 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: enough out there to do a seventeenth game for every 428 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: team in a foreign location. I just don't think there 429 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:33,239 Speaker 1: are enough locations to make it worthwhile. Now, one thing 430 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: I always thought though was London. You have a whole 431 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: season of games there, right, you could have a whole 432 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: season of games with different teams in London. Can you 433 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 1: imagine in a non COVID world, of course, what those 434 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 1: season tickets would go for? I mean, now, first of all, 435 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: most teams you only have eight games, maybe nine with 436 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: the seventeen game schedule, right, but could you would you 437 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: at least get nine ten games in London now and 438 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: tell that as an NFL season ticket overseas? That would 439 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: be pretty attractive to the ex pats over there and 440 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: all the Brits who love professional football. If some people 441 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: like from other countries in Europe who will fly in 442 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: for the games. You know, it's like just going to 443 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: London as like flying for US flying to San Antonio 444 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 1: for a lot of people in Europe. So there's a 445 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: lot to consider there. I'm gonna say maybe that's a 446 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: solid maybe with me, Okay, I think your idea would 447 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: be awesome for at Tottenham, for at Wembley, and you 448 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: basically have got an NFL season's season worth of games 449 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: over in London. I mean that would be that would 450 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: be outstanding. Okay, yes, no, maybe. Michael Pittman was asked 451 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: about number eleven with the Indianapolis Colts, and apparently he 452 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: told Carson Wentz, nah, I'm sticking with number eleven. So 453 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: who knows what Carson Wentz is going with? Wants a 454 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: new change, whatever the case might be. Carson Wentz offers 455 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: you one hundred thousand dollars, Mark VanderMeer, you own number eleven? 456 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:13,199 Speaker 1: Would you give Carson Wentz your number eleven, especially since 457 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: you're one of his wide receivers. Would you give that 458 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: to him to be able to play for the Colts 459 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: so he could wear eleven, you'd wear a different number, 460 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 1: would you? Would I give it to him? If I'm 461 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: the quarterback, you know, I would definitely offer a hefty sum. 462 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: I think one hundred grand is a lot of money, 463 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: Johnny for a number. You know. I love what amand 464 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: Green did with Jason Simmons when Amand came to the 465 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: Houston Texans and Simmons had his number and they ended 466 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: up buying a single mother a hole. It was a 467 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:49,959 Speaker 1: charitable contribution. Amand was all over it. Paid for it 468 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: that way. Simmons, a heart the size of Texas, wanted 469 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: to do it that way. I loved that. I love 470 00:25:56,800 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: seeing things like that in these exchanges. But coldheart cash, 471 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: I would say, if I'm Wentz, I don't go any 472 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 1: higher than fifty. Now, if I'm Pittman, You're right. You 473 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,199 Speaker 1: got to acquiesce at some point and maybe suggests something 474 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: to the effect of what I just did, or you know, 475 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: pay for a year of college for one of my kids. 476 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: You know, eventually. I don't think he's got college Asian kids. 477 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: Of course, he's over a second year player. But yeah, 478 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 1: for someday, get a trust brobby some bitcoin, do something. Yeah, 479 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: I think he should consider giving him his number for 480 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: a feat. JJ Watt is rumored to potentially go to Cleveland. 481 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: Are you buying JJ Watt and Cleveland opposite? Miles Garrett? Look, 482 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: it's a free country. Obviously wat can do whatever he 483 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: wants to do. But to me, why are you going 484 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 1: to Cleveland? And I hate to bring up Baker Mayfield 485 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: in this conversation, but I'm going to because you have 486 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 1: to consider who the quarterback is when you're watch trying 487 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: to figure out what team it gives you the best 488 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: shot to go to the super Bowl. I'm gonna word 489 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: it like this, Johnny, I don't think you're really that 490 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 1: serious about going to the super Bowl. If you think 491 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: Cleveland's your best chance to get to a super Bowl, 492 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. Cleveland is not going to 493 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. Now. I could eat my words a 494 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 1: year from now and we could be celebrating a Brant 495 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 1: or they could be celebrating a Brown super Bowl win. 496 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: But I just don't see it happening. And I think 497 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: Mayfield is a big part of that because inaccuracy issues, 498 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 1: key moments, that kind of thing. Now, you do make 499 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,679 Speaker 1: the Browns better just by being on the team. But 500 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:32,199 Speaker 1: you've heard me say it. I think green Bay Tampa Bay. 501 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: I haven't seen Tampa Bay on the lists, by the way, 502 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 1: too many of them. But if Green Bay's an actual player, 503 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: I'm headed for the Packers. You know, people doubt the 504 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: Packers constantly and all they do. I mean they went 505 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: to the NFC Championship Game. Is it back to back years? Yeah, 506 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: back to back to back years in the NFC Championship Game. 507 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 1: That means you're right there. You could be the difference 508 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,919 Speaker 1: go for it. Cam Newton gotten a little hubbub this 509 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 1: weekend with a teenager, and I thought Cam actually handled 510 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 1: it fairly good for the most part. He then did 511 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 1: an interview and I can't remember who the interview was with. 512 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 1: I think it was Brandon Marshall, and he came out 513 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: and said, there are not thirty two quarterbacks better than me? 514 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 1: Is he correct? All right? So he's saying he's at 515 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: least thirty two. There are not thirty two better than him? 516 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: I e, he should be a starting quarterback in the NFL? 517 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: Is he right? Yes? No? Maybe based on last year, 518 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: He's incorrect for sure. He says that the COVID slowed 519 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: him down. Okay, got it. I don't dispute that. I 520 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 1: think that you know I had it, and I know 521 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: that I didn't exercise for about a month, so I 522 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: can only imagine what it's like when it's such a 523 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: fine line between the precision that you need to execute 524 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: with as an NFL quarterback, you know, having that edge 525 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 1: and not so COVID could have been a big factor. 526 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: I do think Newton can play a lot better than 527 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: he did. So as I say all that, I would say, Johnny, 528 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 1: he's right that you know, maybe not based on what 529 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: everyone sees on paper heading into the twenty twenty one campaign. 530 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: But I bet that through week six we're gonna say, 531 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: you know, a healthy Cam Newton, a healthy non COVID 532 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: Cam Newton certainly would deserve a starting job, or at 533 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: least a shot at one in the NFL. But having 534 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: said all that, I can understand why a team is 535 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: not going to take that shot at him. Right. Yeah, 536 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: They're not gonna assume that he's gonna be healthy. They're 537 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: gonna think that he's gonna be not up to the snuff. 538 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: Look at the lack of touchdown passes the way that 539 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: Patriots does. If look and here's the other here's the 540 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: other downside. If the Patriots can't do it with you, 541 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: if you can't do it with them and all their 542 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 1: brain trust and the way they organize things, who can 543 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: you do it with? I mean that could be a factor. 544 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: So I guess I'm like sort of hedging my bet here. 545 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go, maybe maybe he's right if I have 546 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: the yes no maybe thing. The Philadelphia Eagles are set 547 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: to release and we talked about receivers earlier al Sean 548 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: Jeffrey when the League year begins now. He has not 549 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: played a full set of games the last time. But 550 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 1: the last time we saw Alshan Jeffrey at his best, 551 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: we saw him at his best in twenty eighteen when 552 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: he lit up the Texans. He's thirty one years old. 553 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 1: But because of that, you probably can get him for 554 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: a fair deal. Alshon Jeffrey soon to be released by 555 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: the Eagles, would you yes, no? Or maybe? I believe 556 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,479 Speaker 1: I want to be definitive here. I hate the maybe option. 557 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: It just get it's too easy. Okay, I'm gonna say 558 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: I want I would like to be able to bring 559 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: him the camp, But when I look at the Texans 560 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: receivers and the young guys, I don't want to take 561 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: reps away from those guys, you know what I mean? Like, 562 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: I still think that what we saw out of Chad 563 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: hand And look, I'm not saying Shad Hanson at his 564 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: best is gonna be as good as all Shan Jeffrey 565 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: at his best. But are you ever gonna get all 566 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: Sean Jeffrey at his best? Right? Is that best attainable 567 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: for him? Twenty eighteen in the NFL is a long 568 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 1: time ago. All of a sudden, it just is that's 569 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: just how the league works, as you know. So I'm 570 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: gonna say no, I'm gonna say no, all right, we'll 571 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: take maybe out. We'll just do it, yes or no, 572 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: all right. I like I like that. I just I 573 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: think it's tough with someone thirty one. That's a big 574 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: receiver too. The thing about a big receiver, though, is 575 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: if you got a pretty big catch radius, you don't 576 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: need to get all that separation. You just need to 577 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: be healthy enough to catch the ball. And if you 578 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: can run just a little bit. You know, who's to say, 579 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: it's not like he's gonna be losing a bunch of speed. Well, 580 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: he wasn't a speed burner to begin with. All I 581 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: know is in those three years ago or two and 582 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: a half or whatever it is now, in twenty eighteen, 583 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: that dude was phenomenal against us, phenomenal against us. But 584 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: then again, we couldn't cover you know, anybody that day. 585 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 1: We couldn't stop running water. But that's a different story 586 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: for a different days. You know, that's a game that 587 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 1: kind of falls through the cracks mark all the great 588 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: games that we've had. And we talked about Seattle and 589 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: seventeen in New Orleans, in nineteen. That game against Philadelphia 590 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 1: was as exciting a football game as I've been on 591 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 1: the sidelines for. I mean, that was an incredible, incredible 592 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 1: football game. Unfortunately, Alshound Jeffrey's not that guy from that 593 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: game anymore. No, he's not. And that game was incredible. 594 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: We've had too many incredible losses, Johnny, You and I 595 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: have been through too many of these where you get 596 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 1: these incredible Watson performances. He leaves the field with the 597 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: lead and you're not able to hang on. I mean, 598 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: it's just so freaking frustrating when you see stuff like 599 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: that happen. But you know, you can do some good 600 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 1: memories from that, and I think, you know, one of 601 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 1: the best losses we ever saw, I hate to say 602 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: best loss, but entertaining. And you know during the game, 603 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: you just thought, this is a fantastic moment. Was that 604 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: Cowboys game in twenty fourteen up there. And guess what, 605 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: next year you get another shot at that. You get 606 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: another shot and hopefully not next I mean next year 607 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. Right, So that twenty twenty two season, 608 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: you're gonna be a Jerry world again with the battle 609 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: Red dominating the building. And that is gonna be fun 610 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 1: stuff to watch. I can't wait for that. Oh man, 611 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: if we start wearing a battle red on the road, 612 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: that'd be sweet. I would that you have to up there, 613 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 1: you know, for the contrast. And it worked out great 614 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: that day because there was so much red in the stands. 615 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: It was a terrific look and the crowd was going 616 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: nuts and cowboys had to go to the silent camp 617 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 1: when they were on offense. It was terrific. That was 618 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: absolutely terrific. All right, Mark, appreciate you being with me. Actually, 619 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: Marks gonna stick around because he joined the executive director 620 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 1: of Kids Meals Incorporated, Beth Bart. It's a great interview, 621 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,160 Speaker 1: and we got the for you next on Texans All 622 00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: Access All Access. We got one final segment this money 623 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: an issition to Texans All Access from the day Texans 624 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst and 625 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,800 Speaker 1: sidelow reporter for your Houston, Texas. So glad to be 626 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:11,719 Speaker 1: with you, especially after a week last week that was 627 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: as frustrating as maybe one we've ever seen, as sad, 628 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:22,880 Speaker 1: as emotional. A lot of people just dealing with so 629 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: much be it power, water, and food. Food was a 630 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,919 Speaker 1: major issue for a lot of families, for a lot 631 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: of kids throughout the city of Houston, throughout the snowpocalypse 632 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty one, if we call it that, it 633 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: was just such a horrible time. And Kids Meals, Inc. 634 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 1: Is a group that feeds young people throughout the city 635 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:55,280 Speaker 1: of Houston, and they've lost their entire cadre of food 636 00:34:56,200 --> 00:35:01,160 Speaker 1: because of losing power, not having the requisite food to 637 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:04,480 Speaker 1: be able to feed the kids that they feed on 638 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: a daily basis. And it's an incredible organization. And I 639 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:12,360 Speaker 1: know our friends over at Sports Radio six ten they're 640 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: doing a lot to serve that group. I know Clint 641 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: and Sean both put together meals and put that out. 642 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: There's incredible. I know I donated the organization. I know 643 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:26,240 Speaker 1: that McNair's donated thousands of dollars to Kids Meal Inc. 644 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:31,360 Speaker 1: As well. And they are led by an unbelievable, unbelievable 645 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: leader and their name is Beth Harp. She sat down 646 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 1: with Mark to kind of talk through the challenges of 647 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: what they went through and how people can help their organization. 648 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:46,520 Speaker 1: Joining us right now on Texans Radio is Beth Harp, 649 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,440 Speaker 1: executive director of Kids Meals, and Beth, how are you 650 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 1: doing Thanks for being with us. I am doing great. 651 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: Thank you. A little tired after this week. Oh it's 652 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,920 Speaker 1: been a busy week for you. Well, busy week for everybody, 653 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 1: but especially for Kids Meals. When we get into what 654 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: the Texans have done and everything, tell us about Kids 655 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:05,759 Speaker 1: Meals and what you do, Beth. Kids Mills is the 656 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 1: nation's only home delivery service for preschool aged children that 657 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 1: are living in severe poverty right here in Houston. Those 658 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:16,479 Speaker 1: are children that are living in food insecure homes, which 659 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,719 Speaker 1: means they don't know necessarily where their next meal is 660 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: coming from. And Kids Mills addresses those children that are 661 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: five and under. Because of our critical brain development us 662 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 1: as humans, ninety percent of our brain is going to 663 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: develop before the age of four, and so we are 664 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: focusing on those little ones that don't have access to 665 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:39,239 Speaker 1: free breakfast, free lunch through the school system. They're an 666 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: impoverished situation and they need the food, and so we're 667 00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 1: delivering a healthy meal right to their homes, apartments, or trailers. Beth, 668 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,800 Speaker 1: tell me, give me a number if you can, or 669 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 1: a percentage of Houston. I mean, how many people are 670 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: we talking about that are affected like this? How many 671 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,440 Speaker 1: kids and how many are you able to help and 672 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:01,319 Speaker 1: how much help do you need to be to help them? All? Right? 673 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:03,879 Speaker 1: You know, we look at our city and we just 674 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 1: we love our city and we think it's so prosperous, 675 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: which it is, but there's also just so much incredible 676 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,200 Speaker 1: need right here in our city. There's one in four 677 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: kids in Harris County that are living in food and 678 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:20,719 Speaker 1: secure homes. So from our perspective, if we're looking at 679 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: the preschool aged children first, that's over twenty six thousand children. 680 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:28,759 Speaker 1: Kids Meals is able to serve about sixty four hundred 681 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 1: of those kids daily, and that's again taking it right 682 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:35,560 Speaker 1: to their homes and then also helping some low income 683 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,440 Speaker 1: daycares that we're able to help as well. So we're 684 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:42,319 Speaker 1: serving about twenty two percent of those that need help. 685 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:46,279 Speaker 1: And so the need is great and we appreciate any 686 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:48,840 Speaker 1: support from the Houston community, whether it's you come and 687 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:51,600 Speaker 1: volunteer with us, or you can make a donation, or 688 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 1: you can volunteer from home. We also have so many 689 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 1: opportunities to get involved at Kids Mealsinc. Dot org. Well, 690 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: you had the storm last week and you saw the 691 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:04,520 Speaker 1: freeze coming, but I don't think anybody saw the massive 692 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:09,080 Speaker 1: power outers that we did have coming. Maybe you did obviously, 693 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: not only that, but pipes bursting, everything else that happened. 694 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: How did it affect you? How'd you get ready for it? 695 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 1: What happened? Beth? Well, we thought we were ready. We're 696 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:22,880 Speaker 1: in a least space and we didn't have a big generator, 697 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:26,719 Speaker 1: and even in Harvey, we didn't have this much that 698 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:30,000 Speaker 1: where we were out for just days on end, and 699 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 1: so we did. We lost all of our perishable foods. 700 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 1: We lost all the meat, the cheese, the milk, the juice, 701 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 1: anything that was perishable. Our produce, we did lose it. 702 00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 1: And it's been amazing to watch Houston step up, especially 703 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: to Houston Texans that have now partnered with us and 704 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: given an amazing generous donation to help us replenish all 705 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: the loss. And I mean, I just can't even thank 706 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,640 Speaker 1: you enough because it was devastating to come in here 707 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:03,319 Speaker 1: and and have to throw all that out. Well, so 708 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:05,600 Speaker 1: tell me where we're at right now, Beth, Because a 709 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:07,840 Speaker 1: lot of people think, well, the power's back on, everything's fine. 710 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: Doesn't happen that way, So what has it been like 711 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: climbing out of that and how much farther do we 712 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:15,560 Speaker 1: have to go. I mean, you mentioned it in general, 713 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:17,839 Speaker 1: you help over twenty percent, but I know you want 714 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:20,960 Speaker 1: to help everybody, right, right. So what happened, which was 715 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 1: really interesting last week. We had the funds from organizations 716 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:26,719 Speaker 1: like yours to buy the food, but we couldn't buy it. 717 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 1: We couldn't buy it in bulk because the big food 718 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:34,759 Speaker 1: distributors of the world are just jammed. They've never seen 719 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 1: anything like it, So we were having to make multiple 720 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:41,120 Speaker 1: runs wherever we could find food. It was really crazy. 721 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 1: But so now we are, we're pulling up. We're in 722 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:47,719 Speaker 1: the recovery process. But what happens with any disaster, with 723 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:53,040 Speaker 1: any hunger relief organization, is you see the demand for 724 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:57,399 Speaker 1: the need just grow many times exponentially, like it did 725 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: in the pandemic. Before the pandemic we were at thirty 726 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,959 Speaker 1: five hundred kids a day. We jumped as high as 727 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,360 Speaker 1: seventy four hundred kids a day. We're back down in 728 00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 1: the six thousand a day. But what we know is 729 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: that the need is just tremendous. There's those that are 730 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 1: suffering most or those that are been in the most 731 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 1: vulnerable positions, and we really want to be that lifeline. 732 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,120 Speaker 1: We want to be the lifeline to provide that daily 733 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:28,160 Speaker 1: nutrition to the kids as well as groceries and other 734 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:32,520 Speaker 1: shelf stable items to the family. So if anybody can 735 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:36,960 Speaker 1: partner with us again, volunteer with us, we have one 736 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 1: of the most incredible volunteer opportunities in the city. You 737 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:42,520 Speaker 1: will have a great time, you'll get a style in hairnet, 738 00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 1: you'll jam to some great music, and you're going to 739 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:48,200 Speaker 1: have a tangible experience where you are making meals that 740 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:49,719 Speaker 1: you know they're going to be in the hands of 741 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,640 Speaker 1: hungry child the next day. Or you can donate. For 742 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:55,919 Speaker 1: less than two dollars a day, Kids Meals can feed 743 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:59,080 Speaker 1: a hungry child and that's an all in organizational cost. 744 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 1: We've gotten the BBB Award for Charity of Excellent for 745 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 1: use of funds because we're doing it so well with 746 00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:09,080 Speaker 1: the use of volunteers that are making it happen. And 747 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:11,879 Speaker 1: you can also volunteer from home. We know several people 748 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:14,400 Speaker 1: are still concerned about COVID, but you can go to 749 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:16,920 Speaker 1: our website at Kids Meals Inc dot org and go 750 00:41:16,960 --> 00:41:19,560 Speaker 1: to take action and donation drives and you can do 751 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:21,160 Speaker 1: it right from your home. We've got all of the 752 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:23,560 Speaker 1: directions and videos on how to show you to do 753 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:26,120 Speaker 1: it from there. All right, So it's Kids Meals Inc. 754 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,480 Speaker 1: Dot Org to get more information on how to help 755 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:32,600 Speaker 1: out or anything you guys are doing. Yes, yes, all right, Bet, 756 00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:34,880 Speaker 1: thanks so much for the time and God bless you. 757 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:37,239 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for the work you do in Houston. Well, 758 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 1: and I can tell you how thankful we are to 759 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:43,120 Speaker 1: be in partnership with the Houston Texans. I mean, this 760 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 1: is so huge for Kids Meals. Sometimes we say we're 761 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: the best kept secret. We don't have an advertising budget 762 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: or promotions budget, and you helping us tell our story 763 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:54,600 Speaker 1: is such a gift and it's a gift to so 764 00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:56,920 Speaker 1: many children that won't go to bed hungry tonight. So 765 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:59,840 Speaker 1: I appreciate everything you do. Well, Bet, it's our pleasure 766 00:41:59,880 --> 00:42:01,920 Speaker 1: to help out in any way possible, And thank you 767 00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:04,920 Speaker 1: for the work you do. Okay, take care. That was 768 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:08,279 Speaker 1: so great to hear from Beth Harp, Executive director of 769 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:12,360 Speaker 1: Kids Meals Inc. You're follow on Twitter at kids Meals Inc. 770 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: Go check them out online Kids Meals Inc Dot org 771 00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:20,080 Speaker 1: and help them out. And by helping them out, you're 772 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:22,680 Speaker 1: helping all the kids here in Houston that rely so 773 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:28,680 Speaker 1: heavily on Kids Meals Inc. To help feed them on 774 00:42:28,719 --> 00:42:32,400 Speaker 1: a daily basis, and this is such a great partner 775 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:36,200 Speaker 1: to have during this time who needs the help desperately, 776 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:40,200 Speaker 1: and so anything you can do would be much much appreciated. 777 00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 1: Thank you very much, all right, Appreciate you guys listen 778 00:42:42,680 --> 00:42:45,759 Speaker 1: to the show. Appreciate Mark for stopping by. Beth Harp, 779 00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:49,480 Speaker 1: Executive director of Kids Meals Inc. Also for joining us. 780 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:51,399 Speaker 1: Appreciate you guys for listening. Thank you so much. We'll 781 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:53,080 Speaker 1: see you next time and as always, go Texans.