1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Hello, Texans, welcome to the show. Mark VanderMeer with you. 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: We've got an action packed, activity packed program for you. 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Tonight we'll check it with Johnny Harris in Vegas Big 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: twelve Meetings, winding down Johnny's thoughts on what he saw 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: as he makes his way back, and tomorrow he'll be 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: on for the full show. But let's kick off like 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: we always do, or often do, or most often do 8 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: it a Thursday night. That would be with the General 9 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: John McLain, the Hall of Famer. 10 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 2: General. How's it going great to visit with you? 11 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 3: Well, it's not going very well. 12 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 4: I'm in my fourth day without power. But I feel 13 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 4: really bad for John that you forced him to go 14 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 4: out there. I bet he hated that. 15 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, he hates being in Vegas talking about football with people. 16 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: My gosh, what a chore. And I'm so sorry that 17 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: you don't have power. So many in the city still 18 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: do not have power. It's coming back in trickles or 19 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: bunches now, but still so many without power. So my 20 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: heart goes out to you. General. You're welcome to come 21 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: here to the stadium. By the way, we do have 22 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: some power here, so that's a good thing. 23 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:58,959 Speaker 2: But let's talk you. 24 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: Let's start here with the Houston Texans one week away 25 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: from the start of training camp, and I know everywhere 26 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: you go you're faced with what I'm faced with everywhere 27 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: I go, and that is excitement. With the Houston Texans. 28 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: It's fever pitch. People are so fired up for football, 29 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: especially in the aftermath of this hurricane. We need some entertainment. 30 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: We're definitely going to need it by next week. Your 31 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: thoughts as we embark on training camp twenty twenty four. 32 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 4: Everybody around the country I talked to or they text 33 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 4: me or email. People are all excited about the Texans. 34 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 4: Their talent, especially on offense led by CJ. Stroud and 35 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 4: the receivers and even Joe Mixon, who is a really 36 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 4: good not just a runner, but a good receiver. And 37 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 4: I'm doing two columns next week right off the bat 38 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 4: for Houston Texans dot Com. 39 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 3: One. 40 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 4: I interviewed Hannan cal McNair about a week ago about 41 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 4: what it's like for them now going into last season 42 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 4: when everything was up in the air, and how peaceful 43 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 4: their life is with all the controversies surrounded them and 44 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 4: they're able to focus on football and the other one 45 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 4: I'm going to do right away, Mark is distribution of 46 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 4: the ball. 47 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 3: How does CJ. 48 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 4: Stroud distribute the ball to keep everybody happy? Bobby Slowg's 49 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 4: the play caller, you know. The two of them have 50 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 4: talked a lot about it winning cures all. I can't 51 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 4: wait to see the ball distribution considering their whiteouts, their 52 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 4: tied end, and Dalton Schultz and Joe mixing a new 53 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 4: running back. Is going to be so much fun to 54 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 4: watch this team. The evolution of this team in the 55 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 4: second year for Damiko Ryans, Bobby Slowick and CJ Stroud general. 56 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: With the Texans having such success last year at CJ. 57 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: Stroud's rookie season, what do you make of. 58 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: The sophomore campaign to be As CJ had that record 59 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: setting season and it's hard to compare it to anything 60 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: Andrew Luckman and his rookie year of twenty twelve, what 61 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: are you thinking as CJ tries to top it matchhit match 62 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:08,839 Speaker 1: up with what he did last year? 63 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 3: Mark, I think you can definitely be better. 64 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 4: He's going to learn he knows every defensive coordinators watching 65 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 4: tape of him and trying to find ways to contain him. 66 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 4: But Bobby Slowick is also watching that tape, seeing what 67 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 4: he can do to help Stroud overcome the attention he's 68 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 4: going to be getting out and all these predictions around 69 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 4: the country, I never see anybody point out the schedule. 70 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 4: First place schedule, eleven games against teams with the winning record, 71 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 4: five defending division champions. And you know, we talk about 72 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 4: the Murders world quarterbacks. They could be better, they could 73 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 4: be more effective, strout to throw thirty five touchdown passes 74 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 4: and four interceptions, But the schedule is brutal. And that's 75 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 4: why it's going to be so much fun to watch 76 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 4: Demiko in his second season. He knows that he was 77 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 4: with the forty nine ers all those years. They had 78 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 4: to evolve and they made trays and they made sure 79 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 4: they had the top group of offensive players in the 80 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 4: NFL at the skilled position. And I can't wait to 81 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 4: see how this offense and his team transitions into the 82 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 4: sophomore year, which is usually more difficult. 83 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think the schedule is a good thing 84 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: to bring up, the first place schedule because that affects 85 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: three games as opposed to two. The last time the 86 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: Texans were first in the division, it only affected two 87 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: games the following year. Now it has three with the Cowboys, Ravens, 88 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: and Chiefs being those first place teams. You're playing because 89 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: you finished first in the division. That's a big factor 90 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: to me. John the Jaguars had to deal with that 91 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: last year. We saw how that went. Not that that 92 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: was the reason things went wrong for them, but it 93 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: makes things that much tougher. 94 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 4: Just getting all those primetime games is so exciting because 95 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 4: they had none last year until they got to the playoffs. 96 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 4: And boy two, they put on a show against Cleveland, 97 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 4: and I think people are really fired up about their 98 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 4: offense defense. 99 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 3: I look at it. 100 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 4: They could have five new starters. I think the only 101 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 4: new starter, barring injury, and we know there's gonna be injuries, 102 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 4: would be the left guard. That's the only job that's 103 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 4: up in the air. Demiko Ryans goes crazy when he 104 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 4: hears people say that, But if you look at this lineup, 105 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 4: that's the fight and they need for Kenyan Green to 106 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 4: bounce back and be the player he was when he 107 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 4: was first round picked two years ago. And then it's 108 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 4: the defense. You know, if Nick Serio Demiko Ryans didn't 109 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 4: think they had to be prepared for the schedule these quarterbacks, 110 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 4: he wouldn't have signed fourteen defensive free agents, drafted five 111 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 4: defensive players, resigned four of his defensive No. Five, five 112 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 4: of his defensive players, and it's gonna be fun watching 113 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 4: them try to get enough practice in playing time in 114 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,679 Speaker 4: preseason to Miko told me he loves having the extra 115 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 4: game because with all these personnel decisions that need to 116 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 4: be made, not just about the roster, but who can start, 117 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 4: having that extra game and the extra week of practice 118 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 4: is ideal. 119 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: Well, especially since what we're talking about most of the 120 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: time with these guys is depth situations. We are talking 121 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: about third string quarterback reps the other day, My goodness. 122 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: But back to the defense here for a moment. Jerry 123 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: Hughes that was going down this week. Reports came out 124 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: earlier in the week that he resigns with the Texans. 125 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: Your thoughts on that particular resigning. 126 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 4: Well, Jerry wasn't as effective last year as he was 127 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 4: here before when he had eight sacks. But when you 128 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 4: talk about culture, which is added to things we don't 129 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 4: see in the locker room in the meeting room, Jerry's 130 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 4: great at that. He's like case Keenum, He's like an 131 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 4: extra coach on the field and I'm sure that's one 132 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 4: thing they want. These guys getting playing time at defensive 133 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 4: end is going to be difficult. And the biggest question 134 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 4: on this team is not CJ. Striud in his second year. 135 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 4: It's not anything but to me, defensive tackles. You set 136 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 4: a team record for sacks and you trade a defensive 137 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 4: tackle had been very reliable for three years, Malie Collins 138 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 4: for a seventh round pick to the forty nine ers, 139 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 4: and they tried to keep Sheldon Rankins. They gave him 140 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 4: the next offered him two million more, but Cincinnati gave 141 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 4: him four million more and he had to go. But 142 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 4: Dudson combined eleven sacks with both those guys playing very well, 143 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,679 Speaker 4: and I think defensive interior defensive line is the biggest 144 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,679 Speaker 4: question mark going into training camp. 145 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: And corner opposite Derek Stingley Junior. They've signed CJ. Henderson obviously, 146 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: Jeff Acuda as well. Lassiter looked really good in mini camp. 147 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: At OTA's Steven Nelson played well for this team. Wasn't perfect, 148 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: but he made some big plays in big spots for 149 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: this team. What about that other corner spot you mentioned 150 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: the defensive tackle concern. 151 00:07:58,720 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 2: Or whatever question mark? 152 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: However, you want to describe that already, But what about 153 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: the corner opposite Derek Stingley Junior. 154 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 4: Well, I believe it's just my opinion based on what 155 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 4: I've seen and what I've been told. When they kick 156 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 4: off that first game at Indy, that starting corner is 157 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 4: going to be Kamari Lassner. And I'll tell you a 158 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 4: story that I was told by somebody who was there. 159 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 4: He had gotten hurt at the end and Georgia Kirby 160 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 4: Smart told him, Hey, if you can practice, great, but 161 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 4: don't worry about playing the game. He says, no way, 162 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 4: I'm missing playing the game. And they told him they 163 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 4: didn't think he would play, and he played. He could 164 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 4: have sat out, and that's one of the reasons they 165 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 4: loved the guy there. And I think, you know, the 166 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 4: cream's going to rise to the top and he's going 167 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 4: to be the other starter, and Desmond King will cover 168 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 4: the slot corners. 169 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 3: But if Jeff Ocouter. 170 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 4: Ce Jay Henderson, both of whom have been a disappointment 171 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 4: after being drafted third and ninth overall, if one of 172 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 4: them can do what Sheldon Rankins did last year on 173 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 4: a one year contract, I play really well well enough 174 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 4: for somebody to offer you millions. Oh my goodness, I 175 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 4: guarantee you Nick and Demiko would be so happy. You know, 176 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 4: they got five new corners on this team. Mark, that's 177 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 4: a lot of time they needed and practice and games. 178 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 4: Check those guys out, and if those guys played anywhere 179 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 4: near the potential they showed coming into the NFL, especially 180 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 4: Okuda third overall pick, it would be a godsend for 181 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 4: this defense because, as you know, you can never have 182 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 4: enough corners general. 183 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: What about Jamal Adams signing with the Tennessee Titans. What 184 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: do you make of that? Is they've definitely out of 185 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: talent this offseason. You can't deny that. I know there 186 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: are a lot of question marks about Will Levis and 187 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: they're pick to finish fourth by just about everybody in 188 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: the division. But hey, they're adding some talent in Tennessee 189 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 1: and you never know, if Levis plays really well. 190 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 2: They can get a ground game going without Derrick Henry. 191 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 3: You know that's going to be hard to do. 192 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 4: With Tony Poler and ty J Spears based on what 193 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 4: Derrick Henry had done for them, they're going to be 194 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 4: a different team. They want to throw the ball more. 195 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 4: You know, they'll still use the run as far as 196 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 4: Jamal Adams. You know, here is a huge disappointment Seattle 197 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 4: giving up two number ones for him for a safety 198 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 4: and then he was hurt most of the time over there. 199 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 4: But why not, it's only money. He didn't cost a 200 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 4: lot of money other than whatever they gave him to sign. 201 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 4: He's not going to get paid unless he makes the team. 202 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 4: And they're trying to build on both sides of the ball. 203 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 4: I think their interior defensive line with Sweat and Simmons, 204 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 4: it could be as good as any in the NFL, 205 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 4: not in Philadelphia. And then what they've done to their 206 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 4: offensive line has been amazing. So they still want to 207 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 4: run the ball, but they've got to protect Levis because 208 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,839 Speaker 4: they got to find out can he be the franchise quarterback. 209 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 4: If Brian Callahan doesn't think he will be, then they 210 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 4: will be going after another quarterback next year. 211 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: You know, I was reading the comments of Quentin Nelson 212 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 1: about the back for the Indianapolis Colts, Anthony Richardson, and 213 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: he said, this guy is a dude, He's a freak. 214 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 2: Whatever. He's a great talent. 215 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: Everybody says nice things about him, but do you look 216 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: at this his rookie year Part two. Looking it obviously 217 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: helps that he's played some NFL football and he's been 218 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: around the building and everything, but he has not been 219 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: through the rigors of an entire seventeen seventeen game campaign 220 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: just yet. 221 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 4: I think getting heard last year was good for him. 222 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 4: He got to watch and learn all those mistakes he 223 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 4: was making early. He get knocked out every game, and 224 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 4: he scored two touchdowns here when they beat the Texans 225 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 4: in the second game of the season. He's obviously got talent, 226 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 4: he's got size, he's got speed, he's got an arm, 227 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 4: but he's got to learn to throw from the pocket. 228 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 4: Every quarterback has to learn to throw from the pocket. 229 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 4: And then if you want to roll out and if 230 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 4: you want to do things like Patrick Mahomes be a 231 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 4: magician throwing behind your back no look passes, that's fine, 232 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 4: but you got to show defenses you can throw from 233 00:11:57,559 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 4: the pocket, and that's going to be a big deal 234 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 4: for him. Interestingly, Mark, they didn't spend a lot of 235 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 4: money in free agency like the Titans and the Texans did. 236 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 4: They re signed most of their players, and if they 237 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 4: got Jonathan Taylor back there doing to the Texans what 238 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 4: Derrick Henry used to they're capable of winning. People ask 239 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 4: me all the time when my other talk shows who's 240 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 4: the Texans' biggest threat, Indy or Jacksonville, And it's a 241 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 4: hard one. It is a hard one to pick out. 242 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 4: But I say Indy just because I don't really know why. 243 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 4: Maybe because Jonathan Taylor has been so good against the Texans. 244 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 4: So I'm saying, Indy, what do you say? 245 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: I think it's a tough call, like you said, General, 246 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: because I like ETN in Jacksonville and I like Ingram 247 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville, and those guys were in the top three 248 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: in receptions for that squad last year while Calvin Ridley 249 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: was leading the way in receptions, and Kirk is obviously 250 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 1: somebody to figure in as well. And I'm going that 251 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: I'm labeling those those stats without the numbers of Ridley 252 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: in there, now that he's a Tennessee Titan. I think 253 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: that if Lawrence can just keep it together, they get 254 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: the ground game going with ETN, they could. 255 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 2: Be pretty good. 256 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: You know, they still have a coaching staff that understands 257 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: things and a head coach who's got a Super Bowl ring, 258 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: and I think that can be a very dangerous team. 259 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: People forget yeah, I know they melted down at the end, 260 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: but they still won nine games. They're gonna give you 261 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: everything they've got. This is a tougher division than people think. 262 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 1: I think too many locals are overlooking the AFC South 263 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: competition that the Texans have to deal with. And you 264 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 1: know this is the most important thing on your schedule, 265 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: your division games. 266 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 4: For fifty five million a year, Lawrence better do more 267 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 4: than just keeping it together. He better be a star. 268 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 4: He's been a disappointment because he was supposed to be 269 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 4: a generational talent, the best since Andrew Lott in twenty twelve. 270 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 4: And while he's been good and really good, at times, 271 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 4: he struggled with interceptions. They keep changing the talent around him. 272 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 4: He's got robins in his offensive line. But if he 273 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 4: ever is the generational quarterback man oh Man, the rest 274 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 4: of THEFC South better watch out. 275 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: General Dallas Cowboys. Texans will face them Monday Night Football 276 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: in November. And what are your expectations here as they 277 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: come off three consecutive twelve wins seasons playoff disappointments, of course, 278 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: but what about everything they're going through. Dak Prescott contract, 279 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons, Oh my gosh, Is he going to be happy? 280 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: Are they going to be able to pay him? Cde Lamb, 281 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: et cetera? What are your expectations. 282 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 4: I believe that Jerry Jones has never lost the player 283 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 4: to money that he didn't want to lose, and I 284 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 4: think Prescot get paid, Lamb will get paid, Parcels get paid. 285 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 4: Next year, Cowboys still be really good. They'll win double 286 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 4: digit games. Philly will win the division because they have 287 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 4: NFC North. Sorry, NFC East has not had a repeat 288 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 4: champion in like twenty years, so Philadelphia ought to win it. 289 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 4: Cowboys ought to be a wild card where they stink 290 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 4: it up in the playoffs again remains to be seen, 291 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 4: but I do not see them letting Dak Prescott play 292 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 4: out his contract and then be an unrestricted free agent 293 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 4: because Jerry Jones doesn't want to start over at that position, 294 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 4: unless they think Trey Lance is to be all end 295 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 4: all after the forty nine ers gave up on him. 296 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 4: I think Ceedee Lamb and Micah Parsons will be signed 297 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 4: as well, and the Cowboys offense will be good. 298 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 3: And I think Mike Zimmer. 299 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 4: A really really drill sergeant type defensive coordinator compared to 300 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 4: Dan Quinn who was everybody's buddy. Can't wait to see 301 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 4: how those players, specifically Parsons, develops to get to a 302 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 4: coach who kicks you in a butt, he doesn't pat 303 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 4: you on the back. 304 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: I was listening to an interview with Danny White and 305 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: he said he was talking about going to three consecutive 306 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: NFC Championship games losing them all, but he got there 307 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: and he's not in their Ring of Honor. 308 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 2: He didn't mention this. 309 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: I'm mentioning the Ring of Honor part, but he talked 310 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: about how difficult it was the expectation level there, especially 311 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: coming off the era with Stawback and everything. 312 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 2: But what about Danny White. Doesn't he belong to their 313 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 2: Ring of honor? 314 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: General three consecutive NFC Championship game appearances, Well. 315 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 4: That only tells them how big a disappointment they were 316 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 4: to not take that next step. I feel bad for Danny. 317 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 4: I watched Cowboys back then like crazy, and I never 318 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 4: thought of him being a great quarterback. I thought he 319 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 4: was really good, and they keep that Ring of Honor 320 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 4: for the best of the best. I'm not even sure 321 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 4: who's in there now because I don't pay attention like 322 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 4: I used to. 323 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 3: But I don't think Dandy White'll ever get in there. 324 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: Okay, So I know you have some things going on 325 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: around the state in the coming weeks. Not only do 326 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: we have Texans training camps starting up a week from 327 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: tonight or today. It won't be a night practice the 328 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: following week, but a week from today. But tell me 329 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: what you're doing in San Antonio with the Texas Sports 330 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame and everything like that. 331 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 3: Well, I'm glad you asked. 332 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 4: The annual Texas High School Coaches Convention, which every college 333 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 4: and high school coach in the state. It rotates between Houston, 334 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 4: San Antonio in Dallas, and it is in San Antonio, 335 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 4: and I'm going over for Gridiron Legends of Texas and 336 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 4: the Texas Bowl. I'm gonna host a panel for an 337 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 4: interview that includes mean Joe Green, best defensive tackle on history, 338 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 4: Kenny Houston, best strong safety, Wade Phillips, the UFL Coach 339 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 4: of the Year, and Michael Bishop, the former Willis Blend 340 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 4: Kansas State and Patriots quarterback. And Keith Kilgore, a longtime 341 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 4: administer athletic director here and then I'm going up to Waco, 342 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 4: Texas Sports Hall of Fame has their annual long Star 343 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 4: luncheon in which someone interviews a person for an hour. 344 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 4: And I love doing hour long interviews because you can 345 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 4: cover so much territory. And it's going to be me 346 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,479 Speaker 4: and mean Joe Green, and Joe's going into Cowboy Country 347 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 4: where they hate him because they beat the Cowboys and 348 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 4: two Super Bowls, and of course he helped keep the 349 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 4: Oilers from going to the super Bowl after the seventy 350 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 4: eight and seventy nine season. Josemuth Temple, he lives in 351 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 4: the Metroplex. He went to North Texas State, and I'm 352 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 4: really looking forward to sitting down with him and delving 353 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 4: into things like where he got his nickname, the coke commercial, 354 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 4: what it was like to play before integration in high 355 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 4: school football, preview Interscholastic league. So I'm really looking forward 356 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 4: to that. And then I'll be back down here at 357 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 4: training camp and I am really fired up mark about 358 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 4: the start a camp. This will be my fifty second 359 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 4: year as a sports writer. I will be my forty 360 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 4: eighth year of covering the NFL every year. At this time, 361 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 4: I feel like a rookie starting all over again. 362 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: General with Wade Phillips. I know that the Hall of 363 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: Fame has that award of Excellence that assistant coaches can win. 364 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: And I know Wade's been a head coach obviously and 365 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: just took a UFL team to the championship game. 366 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 2: Didn't win the championship, but he got them there. 367 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: And Wade's accomplishments as an assistant coach does that warrant 368 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: him the Hall of Fame Award of Excellence honor. 369 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 3: Well, we also have a contributors category. 370 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 4: It's for guys like assistant coaches, general managers, personnel, director, commissioners, owners, 371 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 4: and that Wade, to me would be a serious candidate 372 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 4: for that because he's one of the great assistant coaches 373 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 4: in history. And he also, as he will point out, 374 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 4: he has a winning record as a head coach and 375 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 4: he's still going strong at a seventy seventh birthday two 376 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 4: weeks ago, and Wade's always one of my favorite people. 377 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 4: Grit Iron Legends had a great evening and in Mattress 378 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 4: Mac Sweet for the first game of the Marlins. Wade 379 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 4: was one of the great Iron legends there. It was 380 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 4: to celebrate the forty eight year anniversary of Larry Derker's 381 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 4: no hitter as the Astros pitcher, and Wade looks great. 382 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 4: He's pumped about football, and I think if Wade has 383 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 4: his way, he'll probably when he dies, it'll be watching tape. 384 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 1: What a great coach, There's no question about it. And 385 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: it's so interesting that in the Texans history we've had 386 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: two of the greatest defensive coordinators in NFL history with 387 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: Romeo Crenell and Wade Phillips. Just fantastic stuff right there. 388 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 1: One more for you. In general, a lot of talk 389 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 1: about eighteen games, and of course the league can't even 390 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: opt out of the TV deals until twenty twenty nine, 391 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 1: I believe, But if all parties are willing, they could 392 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: restructure things and go to eighteen games, make more money, 393 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: get more money for the networks, that kind of thing, 394 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: and maybe just maybe things change. What are your thoughts 395 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: on that, Are we going to eighteen? 396 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 4: If and when I think there'll be an eighteen games 397 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 4: next year, everybody will get more money out of it. 398 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 4: You saw that new NBA deal. NBA's trumpeting that, and 399 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 4: I'm thinking, my god, if the NBA gets that, can 400 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 4: you imagine what the NFL is going to get on 401 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 4: its next deal? Because these streaming services continue to get involved. 402 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 4: Every owner in the league got a check for four 403 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 4: hundred million I think this week or last week, a 404 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 4: little spending money for him. And because of gambling, Mark, 405 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 4: they're talking about gambling could bring in one hundred billion 406 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 4: dollars to the NFL over the next five to ten years. 407 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 4: So it's one reason everybody wants to own an NFL team. 408 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 4: Would you like to go in on one? 409 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I just don't know if I have the anty 410 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: up money, so there's an issue there. I'll just continue 411 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: to be the voice of this team. I'm having so 412 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: much fun doing it. So there's that you do that. 413 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: I'm calling James mcnaw general. Thanks so much for the time. 414 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 3: As always, Mark, it's my pleasure. Thank you very much. 415 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 3: I look forward to seeing your training camp there. 416 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: He is the General, John McClain Pro Football Hall of Famer. Now, 417 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: let's go to Vegas next in an audio way and 418 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: check it with John Harris, Big twelve Media Days over 419 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: and what were his thoughts on that and everything going 420 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: on around the NFL and the rest of it. 421 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 2: It's Texans Radio. 422 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: Back to it here on Texans Radio, Mark Vandermain with 423 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: John Harris, who we have been hearing from at the 424 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: Big twelve Media Days in Vegas, and now he joins 425 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: us from Vegas, taking a break from the tables from 426 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: playing back rock. Is that how you pronounce it? The 427 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 1: James Bond game? I don't know what are you playing, Johnny? 428 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 5: So okay, I'm a blackjack guy. Okay, okay. 429 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 6: So so Tuesday night, my wife and I we go 430 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 6: out to eat. She met me over here, La, not 431 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 6: far away. So she she met me over here, decided 432 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 6: we're going to have, you know, kind of a working vacation, working, 433 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 6: and then at night we'll go. 434 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 5: To dinner and you know, watch movies. 435 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 6: What do Yeah, And so she had never played blackjack, 436 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 6: and she had most importantly never seen me play blackjack. 437 00:22:54,640 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 6: Oh so so that was an interesting watch. 438 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 5: But she really she enjoyed it. 439 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 6: She just she kind of sat with Jen and Tynak 440 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 6: InHand and kind of watched me play and had a 441 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 6: good time. 442 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 5: And I didn't lose too much. 443 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 6: But then I divulged to her at some point in 444 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 6: a point of honesty, how much I actually lost to 445 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 6: the Greenbrier twenty seventeen. 446 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 5: And I almost got kicked out of my hotel room. 447 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 5: So it's all good. We had. 448 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 6: I'm telling you this place I stayed at the Blagio 449 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 6: and not speaking for them, but man Mark, I've never. 450 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 5: Stayed in a place like this. It's unbelievable. The amount, 451 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 5: like it's a it's an. 452 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 6: Adults playground, Like I mean, everywhere you look, there's something 453 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 6: for like what do you what do you want? 454 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 5: What do you want to do? Oh? 455 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 6: I want to go see a show? Okay, there's shows. 456 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 6: There's a sports book obviously, casino. There was rodeo, like 457 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 6: shopping your chanel stuff I could never afford, Harry Winston. 458 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 6: That's all in the same hotel. It's absolutely bizarre. But 459 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 6: I know the players and coaches that were here for 460 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 6: Big twelve media days absolutely loved it. 461 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 5: So I got a feel that's coming back here at 462 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 5: some point. 463 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: Oh, it's got to go back there. Wait, the league 464 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: is unl v in these days, not that that even matters. 465 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 5: Well, it's funny you say that, because I think it does. 466 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 6: And that's where I think Brett Yormark did it really 467 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 6: interesting thing in bringing it to Las Vegas, because Las 468 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,199 Speaker 6: Vegas was the Pac twelve's outpost. They would play the 469 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 6: Pac twelve Basketball Championship packed PAC twelve Football. 470 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 5: Championship was allegiant they did it. 471 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 6: They did a lot of stuff in Vegas with their 472 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,199 Speaker 6: championship games or neutral site games. 473 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 5: You know, that's you know, the Vegas was the PAC twelves. 474 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 6: Well, when the PAC twelve splits up, who basically takes 475 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 6: Vegas the entertainment capital of the world. Brett your Mark 476 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 6: steps in and says, no, no, we will, And so 477 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 6: apparently there was a scheduling conflict as I put my 478 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 6: hands up in air quotes with Jerry World in Arlington, 479 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,719 Speaker 6: and so they said, all right, let's go to Vegas. 480 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:48,439 Speaker 6: Even though the Furthest West School is Utah, I believe 481 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 6: Utah or Colorado, one of the two, and they just 482 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 6: joined the conference. But they came out to veg and 483 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 6: it's been I mean, I was sitting in that breakfast 484 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 6: with Dre. Drey was out here, which was kind of 485 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 6: an interesting moment because Dre was doing ESPN stuff, interviewing 486 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 6: coaches and such for ESPNU and for ESPN with Brock Osweiler. Yeah, 487 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 6: so it was interesting to catch up with Brockwood. But 488 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 6: Drey and I were sitting there in breakfast and we're 489 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 6: just chopping up. We're talking about Houston and everybody can 490 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 6: power back and hopefully that's the case for a lot 491 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 6: of people. We look over and they're like five show 492 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 6: girls just like walking by us. 493 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 5: You know, on one side, and then on the other 494 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 5: side it's. 495 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 6: Tetoa McMillan and No Fafida from Arizona, one of the 496 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,360 Speaker 6: best pass catch combinations in the entire country. 497 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 5: And you're just like, mind is blown. 498 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 6: But it was a it was a really good couple 499 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 6: of days to be here, and you know, got to 500 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 6: come back and get working. You look up, Mark and 501 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 6: we are one week away, one week away from. 502 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 5: Training camp starting. That's incredible. 503 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't wait for that. 504 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,879 Speaker 1: And you know, it's great to keep tabs on what 505 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: is going on in the college world, especially with the 506 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: Texas Ball slated for December thirty first Big twelve versus SEC. Still, 507 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: eventually they'll be in one gigantic league. It's the opposite 508 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: of Pangaea and Penthalosa or whatever. It's those two land 509 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: masses broke up to form the continents on planet Earth. Instead, 510 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 1: it's going the opposite direction. All the different land masses 511 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: of conferences are going to mold into one or maybe 512 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: two eventually. 513 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 2: Is that how you see it? 514 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:22,439 Speaker 1: Because I know there's a lot of talk about that 515 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: sort of stuff at media days and you get to 516 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: hear a different a lot of different perspectives from different people. 517 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,959 Speaker 6: Yeah, exactly, and a lot of the questions that that 518 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 6: Brett Yormark commission of the Big Twelve got we're along 519 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 6: those lines, you know, what's what? 520 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 5: When does this end? 521 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 6: And you know what's kind of the future of all this? 522 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,439 Speaker 6: And you know, I think he was He's very measured 523 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 6: in his comments. I think he in his mind is 524 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 6: a pretty good idea of where it's going and he's 525 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 6: wanting to get out in front of it and Mark 526 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 6: that the thing that strikes me about college athletics and 527 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 6: especially what the Big Twelve did in going and hiring 528 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 6: Brett your mark is he didn't have athletic director experience. 529 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 6: What he had was business experience, and that has made 530 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 6: him incredibly valuable because how many discussions that we have 531 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 6: two three years ago where we were talking about the 532 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 6: Big Twelve dying, like the Big Twelve dead, it's dead 533 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 6: now at Texa Kualmart gone, and he saved it. 534 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 5: He brought in the four schools last year, including Uiversy Houston. 535 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 6: He brought in the four Corner Schools of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, 536 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 6: and Utah. This year he makes deals with tune in 537 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 6: the week before the Media Days take place, official digital sponsor. 538 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 6: He's got WWE wrestlers, They've got to deal with WWE. 539 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 6: They've got all these business deals, like he's shaking and moving, 540 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 6: And I think that's going to be the biggest aspect 541 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 6: of it is which schools as they are constructed, can 542 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 6: handle it from a business standpoint, And they're going to 543 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 6: be some like the Big ten and SEC that just 544 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 6: because they're the. 545 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 5: Blue blood schools, they're going to be able to be fine. 546 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,400 Speaker 6: But it's the PAC twelve that has really moved into 547 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 6: that number three spot as a solid number three spot, 548 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 6: which is great for the University of Houston, which is 549 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 6: great for Big twelve, the new schools that have gone 550 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 6: in there in the Big twelve. So from that perspective, 551 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 6: I'm curious to see where it all goes. But there 552 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 6: are a lot of questions. Rich Clark, who has taken 553 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,640 Speaker 6: over as the kind of the head of the CFP, 554 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 6: he did a question answer with everybody and there were 555 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 6: you know, hey, what about fourteen teams or you know, 556 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 6: why are they on campus games. 557 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,439 Speaker 5: There's going to be so much movement in all of 558 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 5: this over the next If there's already been a ton 559 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 5: I mean, you. 560 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 6: Look up in u USC ucler in a Pact or 561 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,439 Speaker 6: in the Big Ten, you know what's going on. But 562 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 6: there's gonna be even more. You know, they've increased the 563 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 6: playoff from four to twelve. Twelve is going to become 564 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 6: sixteen soon enough. They're going to play more games on campus. 565 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 6: There's gonna be a lot of things that go into 566 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 6: this that are going to change. And one of the 567 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 6: things Mark that though was interesting. They've made changes to 568 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 6: the NFL style that I think are going to be 569 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 6: pretty interesting. 570 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 5: In fact, I wrote an article. I'm gonna have a 571 00:28:58,160 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 5: few articles that are going out on this. 572 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 6: Over at LSC, Mike Gundhy was talking about the fact 573 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 6: that you can out have the coach. 574 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 5: Comp system in college. 575 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 6: His proposal was he wanted five on one side and 576 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 6: five on the other. 577 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 5: Five on offense, five on defense with the coach comp system. 578 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 6: WHOA And I was like, I turned to Kenyata right 579 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 6: who I got to know he's kind of he's basically 580 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 6: the gm at Oklhoma State and he played in the 581 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 6: league and I looked at him. I said, man, can 582 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 6: you imagine Belichick with five guys in East Side with 583 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 6: coach comp systems. But here's the other one. They're going 584 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:34,719 Speaker 6: to the surfaces. They're gonna be able to use the surfaces. 585 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 6: But here's what's wild. They're gonna be using the Microsoft surfaces, 586 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 6: but they're gonna have video on it. Still, you're gonna 587 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 6: be able to watch the video and the stills. You're 588 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 6: gonna get both. His NFL is only the stills? 589 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, but why is the NFL only the stills? Why 590 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: are we still in this era? It used to be 591 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: the polaroids, I know, but why not video? 592 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 2: Johnny? 593 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: I can't believe that that's not allowed because it's in 594 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: the air. 595 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 2: What's the problem. Let's just all let's put it all 596 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 2: out there. 597 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 6: So I talked to Craig from DV Sports because they 598 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 6: it's funny because they had a Microsoft surface. 599 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 5: Like set up. 600 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 6: You know that blue box that we always see right 601 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 6: what the surfaces are. So I got done listening to Gandia, 602 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 6: I'm walking across and go listening to somebody else and 603 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 6: I see that box and I just I'm so used 604 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 6: to seeing it. 605 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,480 Speaker 5: I didn't you know, I just see it. And then 606 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 5: I got five steps. I want wait a second, I said, 607 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 5: why is the surface here? That doesn't make Oh oh, 608 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 5: they're going in the surfaces. So I'm glad. 609 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 6: I walked over and I talked to him and we 610 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 6: were I talked to him and I said, man, this 611 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 6: is awesome, and he goes, and he was the one 612 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 6: who pointed out, yeah. 613 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 5: The colleges can use the video, and I was like, oh. 614 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 6: And so then we got in that discussion and he said, 615 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:42,920 Speaker 6: you know, John, for the last few years, the NFL 616 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 6: has experimented. 617 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 5: He said, last. 618 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 6: Year the preseason game, one of the preseason games, they 619 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 6: used video on the sideline, and so he said they 620 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 6: had done it a couple of years prior to that. 621 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 6: And I said, well, why do you think in the 622 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 6: NFL we've not changed over And he goes, this is 623 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 6: just my opinion, and he said, in all honesty, I 624 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 6: think it's because there are some old school guys, old 625 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 6: school coaches, some that no longer coach in the NFL 626 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 6: that really pushed against it. And I thought, I wonder 627 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 6: who you could be talking about. But I kind of 628 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 6: looked at him and nodded. But I think that's part 629 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 6: of it. It's just there's this old school kind of 630 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 6: you know, I can look at the stills and be 631 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 6: better than that guy looking at the stills, but all 632 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 6: of a sudden you put video, and all of a 633 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 6: sudden it becomes a little bit more even playing field. 634 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 5: That was kind of the feeling that I got. 635 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 6: But the information that he gave to me about the 636 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 6: surfaces having video during the preseason. 637 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 5: Games, I thought it was interesting. Its kind of an experiment. 638 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 6: Yeah, and that got me thinking about preseason games, Mark, 639 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 6: that could be thinking about what kind of experiments could 640 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 6: you end up, you know, doing in preseason games that 641 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 6: you may not use during the year. Maybe you use 642 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 6: one or two. And that's what they obviously have been doing. 643 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 6: And I said they should do that for bowl games. 644 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 6: I think bowl games, Oh yeah, they should experiment with everything. 645 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 6: You know, like college has the old school kickoff, you know, 646 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 6: let a bowl game, Hey, the Texas Bowl is going 647 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:11,959 Speaker 6: to be one that does the new kickoff, right, And 648 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 6: you know, I hope you listen to my conversation with 649 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 6: Eric Galco because he was he he was instrumental with 650 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 6: Sam Schwarztein putting it at the XFL level. 651 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 5: So they studied it, looked at it. 652 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 6: They were the originators of it, and I was like, man, 653 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 6: use a Bowl game for something different. You know, I 654 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 6: don't know all the different things you could do, but 655 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 6: you know, do something different for every Bowl game to 656 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,160 Speaker 6: make it a little bit more interesting and give kind 657 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 6: of a talking point for people. Hey, I want to 658 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 6: those see how that looks in the college game. So 659 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 6: there's gonna be a lot of changes in the game 660 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 6: this year, and obviously there's moving to schools all over 661 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 6: the country. But to see the Big twelve kind of 662 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 6: station and positioned as it is is pretty cool. 663 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: What do you think about the NFL going to multiple 664 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: comms systems for different players? I know, I mean, let's 665 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: say it was three or four, not five, whatever the 666 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,720 Speaker 1: number would be. One of the objections I would have, 667 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: or concerns I would have, is that, look, cheating does happen. 668 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 1: We've seen it in this league, right and intercepting these 669 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: signals would be really damaging. I think the video on 670 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 1: the sideline is fine. Have at it now, what's the problem? 671 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 1: And you and I were talking about this before that 672 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: during COVID we called the games from home. You were 673 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: on the road, but we were from home, and we 674 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: had the ALL twenty two, which is the wide angle 675 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 1: live feed along with the sound from the stadium, and 676 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,840 Speaker 1: we were able to do a pretty decent job with 677 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: that picture. But they were no longer going to make 678 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: that picture available because they were worried about people at 679 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: the road team's home stadium looking at the live video 680 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: of the ALL twenty two and having some input. And 681 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,959 Speaker 1: my objection was, Hey, anybody with an opinion that matters 682 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: is already at the game. You know you're taking them 683 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: with you on the road. But what do you think 684 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:54,920 Speaker 1: of the multiple comm systems. I think that there's a 685 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:57,760 Speaker 1: threat of interception of the signal because you're dealing with 686 00:33:57,800 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: frequencies in the air, and that those are easy to 687 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: I don't know that part of it bothers me. 688 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 5: You have to tell me about those frequencies. 689 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:08,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, my mind's gotten lifted over the years, Like, 690 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 6: you know, everything's working fine, and all of a sudden, 691 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 6: I can't talk to you guys, right, and it's like, oh, 692 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 6: somebody jumped on my line so I could see that. 693 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 6: I mean, I I don't mind. You know, I thought 694 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 6: when I heard gun when I heard Gunny say. 695 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,360 Speaker 5: That about five on each side, you know, five on offense, 696 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 5: five on defense. I just thought, WHOA, that's I don't know. 697 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,800 Speaker 5: I think that's a that's a little bit much. 698 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 6: I think if you have one maybe each level, I 699 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 6: think that that could work. I don't know, other than 700 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 6: the interception of the the the actual communication, I don't 701 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 6: know that there's a lot to be lost or even 702 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 6: gained having two or three. 703 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 5: I mean, I think it helps that there are two. 704 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 6: Or three people that can, you know, maybe talk now 705 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:47,840 Speaker 6: if you've got one coach in one ear. 706 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 5: And another coach in another guy's ear. 707 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 6: But the fact that those coach commsystems mark go off 708 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 6: at the fifteen second mark and that's it and it's. 709 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 5: Only one way communication. 710 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 6: I don't mind guys having multiple multiple systems. 711 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:04,399 Speaker 5: I think you could go to two. Like think about 712 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 5: us if he had one in a Zaza's. 713 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:09,839 Speaker 6: Ear and you had one in I don't know, say 714 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 6: Jimmy Ward's ear, give me. 715 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: Two on offense, give me two on offense. Because I 716 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: got an idea. I was thinking the center, because the 717 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: O line coach being able to talk to the center, Hey, 718 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 1: this is what's happening. 719 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 2: Blah blah blah. Maybe shift it over there. 720 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:26,879 Speaker 1: Well, the quarterback's got to get involved with that as well, 721 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: but the center's got to make calls at the line. 722 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 2: And you would know better than me if that's helpful, man. 723 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 5: I think it would. I think there would have to be. 724 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 6: There would have to be like you said with you know, 725 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 6: if the offensive line coach, here is the play to 726 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 6: take that. For instance of Chris Drasso is a play 727 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,799 Speaker 6: and he's helping Juice or whoever's playing center with the 728 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 6: protections and they're kind of getting the protection set and 729 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 6: all of a sudden Cja changes it and you get 730 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 6: to the fifteen second mark and all the communications go out, 731 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:54,799 Speaker 6: Oh boy, now what do you do with that? That's 732 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 6: gonna be really that would be interesting. But I think 733 00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:59,960 Speaker 6: I think two on offense. I mean, I don't know 734 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,480 Speaker 6: that I want a receiver with it. What I might 735 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 6: do is if I had a good young rookie, I 736 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 6: might put it in rookies year, like I might change it, 737 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:09,879 Speaker 6: put it in rookies year and have a coach talk 738 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 6: them through, or a new guy, you know, if we've signed. 739 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 5: Somebody during the week. 740 00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 6: I think of that game in seventeen when we went 741 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 6: to Tennessee and all of our receivers are dead. 742 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:19,960 Speaker 5: They're all dead. 743 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, you've got you've got Chris Ellington playing receiver, and 744 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 6: you've got Chris Thompson playing receiver. Now that wasn't Chris Allington, 745 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,839 Speaker 6: but as Ellington I remember, and Allington's Andre Allington. Yeah 746 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:34,280 Speaker 6: it was Andre, and it was Chris Thompson playing receiver. 747 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:36,799 Speaker 6: And basically Hop was going to both of them and 748 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 6: telling them what to do. 749 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:40,239 Speaker 5: Well, you could put a coach comsystem in one of 750 00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 5: their heads where the receivers coach which. 751 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:43,320 Speaker 6: Is talking to them, and they could get you know, 752 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:44,480 Speaker 6: that would be a lot easier. 753 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 5: So Hop gets lined up, they can line up. I 754 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 5: think it ended up being a little bit better that way. 755 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 5: So I think you could be creative, but I think 756 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:51,960 Speaker 5: you could do it now. 757 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 6: Again, still, the key becomes communication, because if you've got 758 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:00,200 Speaker 6: two on your side, you know the defense has got too. Yeah, 759 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 6: now everybody's talking coach talking to players. But to me, 760 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:04,600 Speaker 6: the key was cutting off the fifteen second mark. 761 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:05,080 Speaker 5: I think in. 762 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 6: College, the way that Gundy was talking is that they're 763 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 6: gonna have that on one hundred percent of the time. 764 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 1: Geez, Well, now they won't have to look to the 765 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:15,920 Speaker 1: sideline and do that thing where they're just about the 766 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,160 Speaker 1: snap and it's so frustrating to watch sometimes and they 767 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,520 Speaker 1: all look at the cards or the signals or whatever, 768 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:22,480 Speaker 1: and then they finally snapped the football. 769 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 5: Yeah. 770 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,520 Speaker 6: And what was the biggest scandal last year, mark in 771 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 6: college football? The Michigan science stealing scandal. Yeah, well that's dead. 772 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 6: Those big cards that they put up, Yeah, that's that's dead. 773 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,760 Speaker 6: The signals, the you know, like four or five offensive 774 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 6: gas that are over there doing signals, and I've got 775 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:42,239 Speaker 6: different color polos on. That's dead there. You know, they 776 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:44,200 Speaker 6: can go do something else. They can go coach. And 777 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 6: that is the other thing that I found interesting in 778 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:48,239 Speaker 6: college football. They had a rule you can only have 779 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:49,840 Speaker 6: ten coaches coach. 780 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 5: That was it. 781 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 6: Hen this year they've changed the rule. You can have unlimited. 782 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 6: You could have unlimited, So all those analysts and all 783 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 6: the gas you can have, like although you could have 784 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 6: Alabama would have ten coaches and they'd have like fifteen analysts. 785 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 6: And those analysts all came from jobs that, like, you know, 786 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:10,280 Speaker 6: a head coach would get fired somewhere, Nick would. 787 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 5: Bring them in and make them an analyst for a year. 788 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:13,480 Speaker 1: What do you mean they can't coach. They can't talk 789 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: to a player and give them advice or. 790 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:16,640 Speaker 2: Don't teach them. 791 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 6: They couldn't they couldn't act in a coaching role. All 792 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,319 Speaker 6: they would All they could do is communicate with their coaches. 793 00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:25,719 Speaker 6: They couldn't even go out to practice. Now you can 794 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 6: have unlimited You can have unlimited You can have a 795 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,760 Speaker 6: unlimited budget for coaches. So you could have thirty coaches 796 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:32,960 Speaker 6: if you want it. You're not You're not bound by 797 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:37,680 Speaker 6: the rule anymore. Okay, And if you've got money, you look, 798 00:38:37,719 --> 00:38:40,640 Speaker 6: you want a receivers coach, you want a slot receivers coach. 799 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 6: You could have a receiver coach for every position, X, 800 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:45,759 Speaker 6: y Z. You could have you know, three different tight ends. 801 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 6: I mean, if you want to. So the college game 802 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:54,560 Speaker 6: is changing, changing rapidly, rapidly, and obviously considering the fact 803 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 6: that we were in Vegas for the week well with 804 00:38:57,040 --> 00:38:59,919 Speaker 6: the Big twelve, I think goes to show that it's 805 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 6: still college football. It's just, you know, the business aspect 806 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 6: has gotten involved in it. But you know what, the 807 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 6: business aspect has been involved in the NFL for a 808 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 6: long time, and guess what, it's thriving. So I don't 809 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,920 Speaker 6: think college football is gonna die because these kids end 810 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:18,239 Speaker 6: up getting some nil deals. No, or you know, old 811 00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 6: Trapper Jerky, you know, supports the you know, the Big 812 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 6: Twelve championship game. I don't think that's gonna end up 813 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:24,240 Speaker 6: being a problem. 814 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,359 Speaker 5: It's going to these kids. They love it. 815 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's going to exist. It's just gonna be very 816 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:31,719 Speaker 1: different and it's still gonna be great. And it's the 817 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,240 Speaker 1: second most popular sport in the United States of America 818 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:36,800 Speaker 1: behind NFL football, So it will thrive. 819 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 2: They'll just find a way to do it. 820 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:40,760 Speaker 1: And just because the Big Twelve is not the SEC 821 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,960 Speaker 1: doesn't mean the Big Twelve can't be awesome unto itself 822 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:47,040 Speaker 1: and entertaining and win championships. 823 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:48,120 Speaker 2: You might not be the. 824 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,000 Speaker 1: SEC get the SEC money, but you're gonna get a 825 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:52,839 Speaker 1: lot of money and enough to exist and thrive if 826 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:55,759 Speaker 1: you will. All right, Johnny, save trip back. Looking forward 827 00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:56,880 Speaker 1: to tomorrow's program. 828 00:39:57,200 --> 00:40:00,759 Speaker 5: Absolutely, Mark looking forward to it. Everybody in Houston. I 829 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:02,520 Speaker 5: hope the power is back for a lot of you. 830 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 5: It's been a tough time for a lot of you. 831 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 5: I know that. 832 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:07,960 Speaker 6: I run into people here in Houston from Houston in Vegas. 833 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 6: I were like, yeah, man, it's got my power yesterday. 834 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:10,640 Speaker 5: Or still without it. 835 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:13,920 Speaker 6: So thoughts to everybody, and brother, it's good to be 836 00:40:13,960 --> 00:40:15,120 Speaker 6: back on radio with you, my man. 837 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:18,279 Speaker 1: So good and so looking forward to the program tomorrow. 838 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:21,760 Speaker 1: Johnny coming up next, some stuff going on around the NFL, 839 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:24,280 Speaker 1: Titus Howard making some news, and. 840 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:26,239 Speaker 2: Eighteen game schedule. 841 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:29,520 Speaker 1: More coming up with that, because man, it feels like 842 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:31,440 Speaker 1: that narrative is being floated out there by a lot 843 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:33,560 Speaker 1: of people. I guarantee you that I have not been 844 00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:36,160 Speaker 1: told to float this narrative, but it's out there, so 845 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:37,920 Speaker 1: you have to keep talking about it. It's in the 846 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 1: future in all likelihood, It's Texans Radio. 847 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:42,120 Speaker 5: All right. 848 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: One more segment on the program tonight. I mentioned Titus 849 00:40:44,719 --> 00:40:47,160 Speaker 1: Howard being in the news. Apparently his truck got stuck 850 00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:48,840 Speaker 1: and he put it out there on social media that 851 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:52,080 Speaker 1: he might need some help, and among other things, said, 852 00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:54,920 Speaker 1: am I a Houstonian now now that he had his 853 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 1: truck stuck in a flooded situation in a ditch? And 854 00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:00,960 Speaker 1: I guess that does qualify you. But I think Titus, 855 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:04,759 Speaker 1: you are already a Houstonian. This is a very inclusive environment. 856 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,319 Speaker 1: Everybody is welcome here. You have so many people from 857 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:10,960 Speaker 1: other places, and that is the tradition and the history 858 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:15,319 Speaker 1: of the state of Texas formerly a country. It's right, 859 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 1: Texas was a country for the first ten years of 860 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:17,920 Speaker 1: its existence. 861 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:18,320 Speaker 2: Kids. 862 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,360 Speaker 1: I know kids know that who grew up in Texas 863 00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:23,200 Speaker 1: because they study Texas history. But many of the adults 864 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:26,239 Speaker 1: who come here from other places are not aware of 865 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:26,920 Speaker 1: that fact. 866 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:30,120 Speaker 2: So I'm just throwing it out there. Other things happening. 867 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: George Kittle, he's totally fine with eighteen games. He just 868 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:38,520 Speaker 1: wants two buys in the mix. I think that that's 869 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:42,440 Speaker 1: a good idea. I think that's a good compromise, good concession. 870 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:44,839 Speaker 1: If you will you have eighteen games, but you have 871 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:47,320 Speaker 1: two buys in there. And I don't want the borough 872 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:50,240 Speaker 1: by The Joe Burrow idea was to have the entire 873 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:53,160 Speaker 1: league have a bye week and maybe play the Pro 874 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:57,040 Speaker 1: Bowl during the bye. That is the most ridiculous idea ever. 875 00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:59,840 Speaker 1: I don't want Joe Burrow handling scheduling and marketing for 876 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:02,120 Speaker 1: the league. If you have the Pro Bowl during a 877 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:04,520 Speaker 1: league wide by in the middle of the year, guess 878 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:07,279 Speaker 1: who's gonna want to play in the Pro Bowl. Nobody, 879 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,560 Speaker 1: not one single individual. Maybe you could do it with 880 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:14,560 Speaker 1: retired players like the Big Three, that three on three 881 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:18,800 Speaker 1: basketball league. No, so I think you go eighteen games 882 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:22,520 Speaker 1: with two bys. However, this brings up an interesting dynamic. 883 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: If you had eighteen games and only one by and 884 00:42:25,719 --> 00:42:27,680 Speaker 1: started the season the way it usually does now, the 885 00:42:27,719 --> 00:42:31,640 Speaker 1: weekend after Labor Day, this would put Super Bowl Sunday 886 00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:36,960 Speaker 1: right before the President's Day holiday day off Monday. If 887 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,000 Speaker 1: you have two buys, you're gonna be the weekend after 888 00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:42,279 Speaker 1: that you're running into not March madness, literally, but aren't 889 00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:45,600 Speaker 1: you running into some conference tournaments? That doesn't matter. I 890 00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:49,040 Speaker 1: think start the season Labor Day weekend. I've had this 891 00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:53,239 Speaker 1: debate with the general with others. Labor Day weekend not 892 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:56,239 Speaker 1: good for TV ratings. It'll be fine, not good for 893 00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,960 Speaker 1: the crowds, It'll be fine. You're gonna go to an 894 00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:01,640 Speaker 1: NFL game. You're gonna stay home from your Labor Day 895 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:03,920 Speaker 1: holiday to watch your NFL team play. 896 00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:04,879 Speaker 2: I think you would. 897 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:07,000 Speaker 1: I think you'd have enough butts in the seeds, you'd 898 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,279 Speaker 1: have enough eyeballs on television to check it all out. 899 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:13,480 Speaker 1: So I'm aokay with starting the season Labor Day weekend, 900 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:17,840 Speaker 1: eighteen games, two buys, Super Bowl Sunday, the Sunday before 901 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:21,439 Speaker 1: President's Day, so you have the day off the day 902 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:24,200 Speaker 1: after the Super Bowl. Wouldn't that be awesome? I like 903 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:26,680 Speaker 1: that idea and awful lot. Another thing about Burrow. I 904 00:43:26,719 --> 00:43:29,759 Speaker 1: mentioned this the other night and this goes it's not 905 00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:32,279 Speaker 1: about him so much, but I had a headline from 906 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:35,319 Speaker 1: one of the news apps I follow Joe Burrow wants 907 00:43:35,360 --> 00:43:38,520 Speaker 1: to play for another team. That was the headline. That 908 00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:41,399 Speaker 1: was total clickbait. And I knew what they were getting at. 909 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:44,280 Speaker 1: He wants to play for the Olympic flag football team. 910 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:48,640 Speaker 1: But the clickbait stuff has got to stop. That kind 911 00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:50,920 Speaker 1: of stuff. Now, look, that's a sports story, so it 912 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:52,120 Speaker 1: doesn't harm anybody. 913 00:43:52,239 --> 00:43:53,560 Speaker 2: But I get so many news. 914 00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:57,360 Speaker 1: Stories like that that are so clickbaity and not just sensationalism, 915 00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:01,919 Speaker 1: some actual important news information. And by the way, while 916 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:04,879 Speaker 1: we're on the subject, one of the headlines I keep 917 00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:08,960 Speaker 1: seeing this week is how many homes have been restored? 918 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,799 Speaker 1: How many as far as power goes, how much power 919 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:13,920 Speaker 1: has been restored to how many homes? You get that 920 00:44:14,040 --> 00:44:16,920 Speaker 1: number a lot. That's fine, and it's great, and I 921 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:19,000 Speaker 1: credit the guys working on the lines, but they're not 922 00:44:19,040 --> 00:44:22,120 Speaker 1: putting out the tweets here. The only number that really 923 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:24,480 Speaker 1: matters to most of us is how many homes are 924 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:28,759 Speaker 1: left without power. The current number down to zero is 925 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:32,160 Speaker 1: the relevant countdown, not how many homes have been restored. Again, 926 00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:36,200 Speaker 1: great job restoring those homes with power, but we want 927 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:38,880 Speaker 1: to know how many homes are without power and see 928 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:41,080 Speaker 1: that go down to zero. 929 00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:42,400 Speaker 2: As soon as possible. 930 00:44:42,520 --> 00:44:45,360 Speaker 1: So that's a media thing, not a center point thing really, 931 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,840 Speaker 1: as far as I'm concerned. Other things happening around the league. 932 00:44:48,960 --> 00:44:53,759 Speaker 1: The Colts will wear their Indiana Knights uniforms against the 933 00:44:53,840 --> 00:44:57,359 Speaker 1: Lions on November twenty fourth. If you haven't seen this, 934 00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:01,280 Speaker 1: the Colts have a new UNI. It's it's called Indiana Knights. 935 00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,080 Speaker 1: It's a black helmet with the horseshoe, a little bit 936 00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:07,520 Speaker 1: of a different horseshoe design, and that is called Indiana 937 00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:11,839 Speaker 1: Knights because we all know how special Indiana Knights are. 938 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:15,440 Speaker 1: Are they really? Is that the Tom Petty song? Is 939 00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:19,520 Speaker 1: it a John Cougar Mellencamp thing? Indiana Knights really? 940 00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:20,040 Speaker 2: Horseshoe? 941 00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:21,839 Speaker 1: Do you have to go there? Here's the other thing. 942 00:45:22,200 --> 00:45:25,640 Speaker 1: The Colts have such a traditional UNI. This goes back 943 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:28,440 Speaker 1: to the Baltimore Colts and Johnny Unitas one of the 944 00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:30,560 Speaker 1: great quarterbacks this league has ever had. 945 00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:32,560 Speaker 2: Of course, Peyton Manning played in Indianapolis. 946 00:45:32,560 --> 00:45:34,560 Speaker 1: But you know what I'm saying, the history of the 947 00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:37,680 Speaker 1: Horseshoe and they're gonna mucky it up with Indiana Knights. 948 00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:39,560 Speaker 1: And I don't even think the UNI looks that good. 949 00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:42,759 Speaker 1: But of course these things are always subjective. Here's the 950 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:44,960 Speaker 1: other thing. The Lions are playing the Texans in battle 951 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:48,040 Speaker 1: red and the Colts in Indiana Knights uniforms. 952 00:45:48,239 --> 00:45:51,560 Speaker 2: That's neither here nor there, but it's worth mentioning, I thought. 953 00:45:51,960 --> 00:45:56,160 Speaker 1: And finally, Bill Belichick will be part of Inside the NFL, 954 00:45:56,239 --> 00:45:58,640 Speaker 1: the weekly TV show which has been on twenty seven 955 00:45:58,680 --> 00:46:06,480 Speaker 1: different networks in the last twenty years. Not really HBO, Showtime, CW. Yeah, 956 00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:08,640 Speaker 1: it's still a watchable show. And you know what else, 957 00:46:08,680 --> 00:46:11,320 Speaker 1: I love They show the highlights with the radio calls, 958 00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:14,320 Speaker 1: and this is something that's near and dear to my heart. 959 00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:16,600 Speaker 1: But I think Belichick does a really good job as 960 00:46:16,600 --> 00:46:19,280 Speaker 1: a commentator. You get Belichick in an interview talking about 961 00:46:19,320 --> 00:46:23,560 Speaker 1: other people other than the New England Patriots, it's good. 962 00:46:23,960 --> 00:46:26,360 Speaker 1: In that Apple TV series, I thought he was in 963 00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:29,880 Speaker 1: a very defensive position. It was an awkward physical position 964 00:46:29,920 --> 00:46:32,840 Speaker 1: they put him in to be interviewed and give his 965 00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:36,440 Speaker 1: comments on the subject matter of that series, and I 966 00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:37,520 Speaker 1: thought they weren't fair to him. 967 00:46:37,560 --> 00:46:39,160 Speaker 2: We've been over that subject matter. 968 00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:42,880 Speaker 1: But when they did the NFL one one hundred celebration 969 00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:45,480 Speaker 1: and he was on a panel, he was awesome. He's 970 00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:48,040 Speaker 1: going to be great on Inside the NFL. Does he 971 00:46:48,080 --> 00:46:51,319 Speaker 1: want to coach again? Allegedly, but maybe he should do 972 00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:53,719 Speaker 1: this stuff. I think he'll be really good at this 973 00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:56,640 Speaker 1: commentary job on inside the NFL. In fact, I would 974 00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:58,120 Speaker 1: love to see him on one of the Sunday shows 975 00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:00,680 Speaker 1: you want people to watch. Belichick would bring a lot 976 00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:02,680 Speaker 1: more attention to those shows than a lot of the 977 00:47:02,719 --> 00:47:06,680 Speaker 1: people they have currently on Fox, CBS, NBC on Sunday nights. 978 00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:11,000 Speaker 1: My personal opinion, Johnny back tomorrow. We'll be back at 979 00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:13,880 Speaker 1: it together, getting ready for camp. We are inside a 980 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:17,800 Speaker 1: week of Texans training camp opening. Have a great evening 981 00:47:17,840 --> 00:47:20,200 Speaker 1: area forty five Next, Go Texans.