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Speaker 1: Happy Friday, everybody.

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Speaker 2: Welcome into Texans All Access from the HONDAYE Texans Radio Studio.

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Speaker 2: I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter for

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Speaker 2: your Houston Texans. Looking for a great weekend. In this

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Speaker 2: daylight savings time, spring forward, make sure you move your clocks.

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Speaker 2: But I guess, I guess clocks are all electronic now

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Speaker 2: all automatic. Maybe you've got that spare clock in the kitchen,

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Speaker 2: but just make sure you spring it forward one hour

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Speaker 2: as we save a little daylight going into the spring month.

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Speaker 1: So glad to be with you.

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Speaker 2: Was out yesterday taking a trip to I almost said

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Speaker 2: the nation's capital, but to this day capital went to

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Speaker 2: Austin for overnight, a little work thing, and then came back.

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Speaker 2: So glad to be with you this afternoon. All right,

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Speaker 2: we're gonna hit some Texans news right off the bat,

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Speaker 2: and then we got plenty of great stuff market a

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Speaker 2: chance to catch up with a Texans legend, one of

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Speaker 2: my favorites. We'll tell you that is in just a second.

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Speaker 2: But got to get caught up on some news that

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Speaker 2: happened with the Texans over the last few days. This

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Speaker 2: announcement came down probably a couple hours ago, got the

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Speaker 2: official announcement from the team. Running back Joe Mixon released

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Speaker 2: hate that it went in that direction. Joe injured going

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Speaker 2: into twenty twenty five, obviously unable to play throughout the season.

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Speaker 2: He has posted some stuff on social media. But then

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Speaker 2: the Texans traded for David Montgomery. That trade will become

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Speaker 2: official at the start of the new league year, so Wednesday,

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Speaker 2: and at that point you thought, Okay, we're pretty sure

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Speaker 2: that this is going in a direction in which Joe

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Speaker 2: is not gonna be back.

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Speaker 1: He will not be back with the team going forward.

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Speaker 1: Last night, just as I was about to lay.

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Speaker 2: My head on the pillow, It's announced the Texans given

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Speaker 2: extension to Danil Hunter. And I've seen a lot of discourse,

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Speaker 2: mostly been here in Houston, has been look the guy deserved.

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Speaker 2: So I saw a couple of national guys like what

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Speaker 2: are they doing? Daniel Hunter has earned every single dollar

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Speaker 2: that he is going to make. His first two years

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Speaker 2: with the Texans could not have been more dominant. And

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Speaker 2: the way that they've gone about with the contract situation,

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Speaker 2: I think it's kind of worked out. Signed a two

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Speaker 2: year deal when he got here, signed an extension last year,

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Speaker 2: played a year was tremendous. Second team All Pro, probably

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Speaker 2: should have been first team All Pro. She definitely made

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Speaker 2: Pro Bowl. Tacked on another year this year and hopefully

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Speaker 2: we just keep moving it down the road with Danil.

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Speaker 2: So Danil is back, and it also gives some salary

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Speaker 2: cap relief.

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Speaker 1: Is that the right way of saying it.

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Speaker 2: Salary cap dollars to use coming up starting on Monday

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Speaker 2: with the tampering period begins.

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Speaker 1: In a new league year afternoon on Wednesday.

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Speaker 2: Now before that, Derek Stingly restructured his contract a Basically,

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Speaker 2: all it does is take his salary for this year,

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Speaker 2: gives him all that one love sum. It turns into

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Speaker 2: a bonus then that can be rated over a number

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Speaker 2: of years, so his salary cap hit can go down.

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Speaker 2: Jalen Petrie apparently has done the same thing. Speaking of

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Speaker 2: the secondary of the Texans. Also, it looks like bringing

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Speaker 2: back MJ. Stewart, one of our faves since MJ got

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Speaker 2: in a building. We love him on radio, We love

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Speaker 2: what he was doing for the team last year. He

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Speaker 2: is a special teams demon, but he was really filling

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Speaker 2: that defensive safety spot and playing very well opposite Kaitlin

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Speaker 2: rest of the season. So really missed MJ at that point.

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Speaker 2: But he's coming back on a one year deal to

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Speaker 2: the Texans. So a lot going on as we head

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Speaker 2: a tampering period starting on Monday. The biggest news Joe

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Speaker 2: Mixon released today. He requests his release. Apparently he was

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Speaker 2: granted that that Texans are now able to save some

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Speaker 2: start again somewhere else if he is healthy. And I

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Speaker 2: think that's probably the big point of contention there for

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Speaker 2: ben of news, Dalton Schultz gets a one year extension

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Speaker 1: Glad to see Dalton was fantastic. So love seeing that

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Speaker 1: for Dalton for sure. All Right, it's toime.

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Speaker 2: It's getzar Man, Wade Smith that caught up with Mark

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Speaker 2: vandermir right here, all.

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Speaker 3: Right, Wade Smith joining us right now, and Wade, let's

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Speaker 3: start here with the O line because it's so important.

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Speaker 3: They're reconfiguring again. You've got free agents like Ed Ingram,

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Speaker 3: that's gonna be good. You have Ursery coming back. Titus leaves.

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Speaker 3: Just your thoughts in general on some of the things

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Speaker 4: Well, I think first of all, you have to give

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Speaker 4: were last year and the year before that and what

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Speaker 4: this year they definitely improved. So you got to give

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Speaker 4: credit to Cole Popavision. Uh and and my guy Yesner

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Speaker 4: so now you're at a position where you're trying to

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Speaker 4: figure out how you're going to configure things going forward.

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Speaker 5: Uh. You mentioned you know, Titus was traded away. He's

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Speaker 4: In an organization for a long time, I believe seven

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Speaker 4: able to play multiple spots and play at a at

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Speaker 4: a high level. And so but when you start getting

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Speaker 4: things get done and decisions get made, and so he

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Speaker 4: was traded away, like you mentioned, Trent Brown being signed.

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Speaker 4: That's a that's a that's an important sign, I think

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Speaker 5: Was healthy, he played well.

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Speaker 4: He brings a veteran leadership and a temperament demeanor that

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Speaker 4: that paid dividends just from what he was able to

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Speaker 4: guys that think Ursery I think is a guy that

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Speaker 4: definitely kind of fell under his wing and you can

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Speaker 4: kind of see him picking up from Trent.

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Speaker 5: You know, how to be a pro, how to play

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Speaker 5: the game, the way to go about it. And so

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Speaker 5: I think it's.

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Speaker 4: Good that the Texans was able to to bring Trent back.

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Speaker 4: And now you're trying to figure out what's going to

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Speaker 5: You mentioned.

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Speaker 4: Ediegram was a guy that had his best NFL season

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Speaker 4: will he be able to come back to the Texans.

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Speaker 5: I hope.

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Speaker 4: So, but I don't know if that's necessarily realistic thing,

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Speaker 5: Because he had such a good year last year.

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Speaker 4: And so, you know, I'm sure that the Texans are

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Speaker 5: And so if you have a young.

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Speaker 4: know most likely will be starters. You could probably spend

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Speaker 5: And so.

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Speaker 4: It's something that the organization has been trying to solidify

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Speaker 4: combination of how they're doing things schematically CJ bringing in

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Speaker 4: they'll be able to put together a total group that's

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Speaker 4: to places that they've never been before.

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Speaker 3: Wade, we talk about this with you a lot that

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Speaker 3: you played tackle guards, center, and I look at Urser.

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Speaker 3: He's played a little right tackle. He's played a whole

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Speaker 3: Obviously swing tackle guy. But when you look back on

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Speaker 3: been better? Or does it help you playing different spots

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Speaker 3: to understand how everything works on the line. I got

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Speaker 3: to imagine that you can come up with, Yeah, it

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Speaker 3: definitely helps to play different positions. Yet would it have

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Speaker 3: been better to stay in one spot? What do you think?

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Speaker 4: I would say yes and yes to your question. Stand

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Speaker 4: it just depends on It's a case by case basis.

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Speaker 4: I think that if I would have started off my

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Speaker 5: Where I was drafted, I don't think my career would.

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Speaker 4: because what we were doing in Miami wasn't what we

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Speaker 5: And I was a tackle back then in Miami, so.

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Speaker 4: I was able to play multiple spots based off of

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Speaker 4: So that helped me to be overall a better offensive lineman.

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Speaker 4: So when I got to my ideal spot in my

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Speaker 4: me be a to diagnose in real time things that

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Speaker 4: I know they're gonna have to adjust to, Like our

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Speaker 4: be better as a group, or some of the issues

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Speaker 4: I'm gonna I'm gonna lean to my left tackle because

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Speaker 4: maybe he's got Dwight Freennier or somebody out there, So

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Speaker 4: I'm gonna lean to him, even though schematically the scheme

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Speaker 4: that working knowledge I think helped me be a better

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Speaker 4: Every Tuesday we're at one of our four elementary schools

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Speaker 4: in HISD, whether it's Law Elementary, madding Ty Arena, or

443
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Speaker 4: JP Henderson, these are the four schools we go to

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Speaker 4: every Tuesday. We're reading to second graders. It's a critical

445
00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,719
Speaker 4: stage in their development as readers, and so you know

446
00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,600
Speaker 4: by third grade you can kind of extrapolate that out

447
00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,280
Speaker 4: of what their reading level is by third grade to

448
00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,360
Speaker 4: determine how successful they'll be as far as graduating high

449
00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:42,000
Speaker 4: school and going out and having amazing careers. And so

450
00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,480
Speaker 4: we focus in that second grade year to get kids

451
00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:49,359
Speaker 4: excited about it being a constant presence, and our volunteers

452
00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,439
Speaker 4: just do an amazing job. We're very thankful for the

453
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Speaker 4: Houston Texans, Kroger and Wastemith Foundation for partnering.

454
00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:57,000
Speaker 5: To put this thing together.

455
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Speaker 4: But really our volunteers, whether it's you know, volunteers that

456
00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,399
Speaker 4: have been with the Wastements foundations for years and years,

457
00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:11,719
Speaker 4: fan council members that participate in it. There's operations staff,

458
00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,439
Speaker 4: people from the Houston Texans organization. There's a there's a

459
00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:21,040
Speaker 4: huge turnout in buying, investment of time, uh to give

460
00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,440
Speaker 4: back to these schools, and I'm very thankful for.

461
00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:25,960
Speaker 5: It, and the kids enjoy it.

462
00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:31,200
Speaker 4: You have total coming out there, Texans cheerleaders, it's it's

463
00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,280
Speaker 4: it's a really cool deal. You got Texans players, Texans legends,

464
00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,600
Speaker 4: current and forming players going out there to read to

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Speaker 4: the kids and and the kids love it. You know,

466
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,680
Speaker 4: we had Ris volleyball team go out there at one

467
00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:45,160
Speaker 4: time and read to the kids. You're having people from

468
00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,720
Speaker 4: all over the Houston community buying in and investing their

469
00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:51,639
Speaker 4: time to share and read to these students and so

470
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Speaker 4: read them with the pros is something I'm excited that

471
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Speaker 4: was able to partner with the Texans on and I'm

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Speaker 4: excited to continue building and besting in our kids in

473
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Speaker 4: the future.

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Speaker 3: That's awesome. What a program. Wait, thanks so much for

475
00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,760
Speaker 3: the time. As always, it's always great to catch up.

476
00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,119
Speaker 3: And let's hope for good things next week for the Texans.

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00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,280
Speaker 5: They'll go Texans.

478
00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,240
Speaker 2: Brilliant stuff there with Wade Smith and the voice of

479
00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:14,720
Speaker 2: the Texans, Mark Van Damer.

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Speaker 1: All right, coming up, let's hear from the general manager.

481
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Speaker 2: And I'm playing this in large part because I didn't

482
00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:20,800
Speaker 2: get a chance to hear a lot of this as

483
00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:21,560
Speaker 2: I was traveling.

484
00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,120
Speaker 1: Nick Cassario was on with Sean and Seth.

485
00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,359
Speaker 2: They talked about a lot of things relating to twenty

486
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Speaker 2: twenty six new league years starting very soon.

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Speaker 1: Weather for you. Next the Texans' Access.

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Speaker 2: Welcome back everybody in this Friday edition of Texans All

489
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Speaker 2: Access from the Texans Radio studio. I'm your host, John Harris,

490
00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,960
Speaker 2: football analyst sideline reporter was out yesterday traveling, so I

491
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Speaker 2: didn't get a chance to hear Executive Vice president General

492
00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,800
Speaker 2: manager Nick Caseria on with the guy Sewan and Seth

493
00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,960
Speaker 2: on Sports Radio six', ten SO i, figured, hey why

494
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:51,960
Speaker 2: not some of you didn't hear.

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Speaker 1: IT i didn't hear. It let's play right. Here Here's

496
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,400
Speaker 1: nick With seawan and says some great.

497
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Speaker 7: Stuff TEXANS Gm Nick casserio joining. Us all, Right, nick

498
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Speaker 7: so let's get into. It you've been a bus week

499
00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,000
Speaker 7: this week so. Far let's start With let's start With.

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00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:07,480
Speaker 7: Titus So titus moves on To. CLEVELAND i guess the

501
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,240
Speaker 7: fact that there was a contract extension on the other

502
00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:15,080
Speaker 7: end With cleveland And. Titus, uh there's all kinds of

503
00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,000
Speaker 7: reading into it that goes into it when you see

504
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,919
Speaker 7: that is there connective tissue there with a deal like

505
00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,000
Speaker 7: that where there was talks of a contract on this,

506
00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,280
Speaker 7: end but that he gets one on that end means

507
00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,480
Speaker 7: that that was kind of part of the whole, thing

508
00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:26,919
Speaker 7: if you.

509
00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:27,199
Speaker 5: Know WHAT i.

510
00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,040
Speaker 8: Mean, yeah, NO i understand a. Question there's always a

511
00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,359
Speaker 8: lot of factors that go into these types of. DECISIONS

512
00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:34,800
Speaker 8: i think the reality, is and you, know some of our,

513
00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,000
Speaker 8: players a lot of our players understand. THIS i, Mean

514
00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,520
Speaker 8: titus did a lot of great things for the. Organization

515
00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,680
Speaker 8: have a lot of respect for. Him, honestly he's been

516
00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,360
Speaker 8: one of the few players that's still here from WHEN

517
00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:47,840
Speaker 8: i first got here in twenty twenty. One and sometimes

518
00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,480
Speaker 8: you got to make some difficult. Decisions and it's just

519
00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,560
Speaker 8: one of those situations where at some point we were

520
00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,480
Speaker 8: gonna potentially have some dialogue and discussions about, that whether

521
00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,840
Speaker 8: or not that was a, possibility and whether or, not you,

522
00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:01,600
Speaker 8: know we could extend them or were going to extend

523
00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,200
Speaker 8: them or. Not and, again you just got to look

524
00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,760
Speaker 8: at the. Situation sometimes you got to make some. DECISIONS i,

525
00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,040
Speaker 8: mean the reality is it's probably going to be hard for.

526
00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,480
Speaker 8: It it is hard for us to make commitments to

527
00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,480
Speaker 8: just about everybody or the players that you, know maybe

528
00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,159
Speaker 8: deserve a contract or looking for a. Contract so the

529
00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,520
Speaker 8: reality is we're just trying to manage and navigate through

530
00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,639
Speaker 8: the situation as much as. IMPOSSIBLE i, MEAN i had

531
00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:25,960
Speaker 8: a chance to See titus the other. Day he came into.

532
00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:32,120
Speaker 8: Building he's very appreciative of his time. Here he made

533
00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,439
Speaker 8: a tremendous, Impact AND i told, HIM i, said, LOOK

534
00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,800
Speaker 8: i have a massive amount of respect for. You, honestly

535
00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:38,639
Speaker 8: like what you've been asked to. DO a lot of

536
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,440
Speaker 8: players could have handled it a lot. Differently you never,

537
00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,679
Speaker 8: bitched you never. COMPLAINED i, mean essentially the guy was

538
00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:48,960
Speaker 8: moved all along the offensive. Line so again it's on

539
00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,480
Speaker 8: to say these are these are the tough, ONES i would,

540
00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,639
Speaker 8: say and, ultimately you got to make a decision and

541
00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,200
Speaker 8: in the, end you, know do what you feel is

542
00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,560
Speaker 8: in the best interest of the team and the. Organization

543
00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,720
Speaker 8: so had nothing but respect For. Titus certainly wish him.

544
00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,399
Speaker 8: Well i'm sure he'll do a good job out there In.

545
00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,120
Speaker 8: Cleveland you, know never, KNOW i MEAN i told, HIM i, said,

546
00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:09,800
Speaker 8: look the door is not for. CLOSED i, mean who

547
00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,359
Speaker 8: knows what happens here down the. Road but you, Know

548
00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:14,280
Speaker 8: titus did a lot of good things to your. ORGANIZATION

549
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,399
Speaker 8: i know he's appreciative of his time and or certainly

550
00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,159
Speaker 8: appreciative of the work that he did for.

551
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,840
Speaker 9: Us AND i know it's tough when you talk about

552
00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:24,040
Speaker 9: individual offensive lineman because it is just such a it's

553
00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,920
Speaker 9: such a group, effort and that it's hard to talk

554
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:30,960
Speaker 9: about individual players necessarily without acknowledging what's going on next to.

555
00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,040
Speaker 9: HIM i would, say over the last couple of, YEARS

556
00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:34,640
Speaker 9: i think you and you And dimiko do a really

557
00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:38,199
Speaker 9: good job of not publicly criticizing, players and as a.

558
00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:39,440
Speaker 6: Former, PLAYER i appreciate.

559
00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,080
Speaker 9: That but then by if we look at the offensive.

560
00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,520
Speaker 9: Line the actions of the last couple of years have been.

561
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Speaker 9: Okay from twenty twenty four until, now we've pretty much

562
00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:55,320
Speaker 9: swapped everybody, out you, Know so where's the when when

563
00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,360
Speaker 9: you say there was improvement this last. YEAR i saw.

564
00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:59,560
Speaker 9: IMPROVEMENT i thought that there was improvement on the offensive.

565
00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:03,600
Speaker 9: Line but there's also clearly going to be changes and

566
00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:05,960
Speaker 9: likely a draft pick or a free agent or something

567
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,919
Speaker 9: along the. Way where, like where are they right now

568
00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:13,000
Speaker 9: compared to where you want them to be and what

569
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:14,679
Speaker 9: like what wasn't working over.

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Speaker 6: The last couple of.

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00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,639
Speaker 8: Years, yeah every year is a little bit, different and

572
00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,200
Speaker 8: once one season, ends then we kind of look look

573
00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,080
Speaker 8: at where are we for the twenty twenty six.

574
00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:24,440
Speaker 6: Season what are some of the things that we're going to?

575
00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,720
Speaker 8: Do understand and Seth players are going to come on and,

576
00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,280
Speaker 8: off and there's gonna be players that are still. Here

577
00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,800
Speaker 8: there's gonna be players they move on from. US i,

578
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,760
Speaker 8: mean we have some players that are in free agency

579
00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,480
Speaker 8: and they're going to make a. DECISION i, mean you,

580
00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:36,800
Speaker 8: know we're going to talk to all of our. Players

581
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:38,399
Speaker 8: we're going to be able to keep some, Players we're

582
00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,679
Speaker 8: gonna be able to lose some. Players and, again the

583
00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,680
Speaker 8: reality is like we very easily could keep those. Players

584
00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:45,800
Speaker 8: they played good. FOOTBALL i, mean going back TO, lt

585
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,680
Speaker 8: he played good football as one of the best left

586
00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,280
Speaker 8: tackles in the. League titus has played good. Football so

587
00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:52,479
Speaker 8: again we're just trying to look at the whole. Picture

588
00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,800
Speaker 8: to your, POINT i, mean we, IMPROVED i would, say

589
00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,920
Speaker 8: especially in past protection when you just look at the

590
00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,040
Speaker 8: big picture of twenty four relative twenty, Five like our

591
00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:04,120
Speaker 8: past protection improvement was amongst the best in the. LEAGUE

592
00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,439
Speaker 8: i think it was us In chicago from a pass protection,

593
00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,600
Speaker 8: Standpoint so we made improvement. There certainly can make some

594
00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:12,080
Speaker 8: improvements in the run game and run blocking and some

595
00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:12,440
Speaker 8: of the other.

596
00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:13,280
Speaker 6: Things it's all tied.

597
00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,919
Speaker 8: Together so whichever five are out, there which at this

598
00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,600
Speaker 8: time last year we were kind of sitting, here we

599
00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:21,800
Speaker 8: didn't really know who was going to be, here who

600
00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,199
Speaker 8: was on the. Team Edw ingram wasn't even on the.

601
00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,359
Speaker 8: Team whether or, NOT i can't remember the, timing but

602
00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:29,520
Speaker 8: this is a right around when we TRADED. Lt so

603
00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,000
Speaker 8: we didn't have a left, tackle we didn't really have

604
00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,119
Speaker 8: a right. GUARD i, mean we had a few players

605
00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,879
Speaker 8: that were. Returning so again it's just where are we.

606
00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,680
Speaker 8: Now take a picture and then just try to figure,

607
00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,440
Speaker 8: out all, right what's just going to look like moving.

608
00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:44,440
Speaker 8: FORWARD i, mean right, now there's some players that are

609
00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:45,760
Speaker 8: here that are going to be able to make a

610
00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,760
Speaker 8: contribution and help. Us there's other players that aren't here

611
00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:50,440
Speaker 8: that are probably going to be able to come in

612
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,880
Speaker 8: here and make a positive. Contribution so, again it's not

613
00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,440
Speaker 8: necessarily about what happened in the. Past here's where we

614
00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,280
Speaker 8: are building the twenty, sixteen and then once we build

615
00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:01,240
Speaker 8: a twenty, sixteen then we're going to go through the

616
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,840
Speaker 8: process of the, spring and then we'll get through training

617
00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:05,600
Speaker 8: camp and then kind of get ourselves ready to. Go

618
00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,920
Speaker 8: so there's never one particular. Thing it's what we need

619
00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,680
Speaker 8: to do, this we need to do. That it's, like all,

620
00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,160
Speaker 8: right let's look at the, team what are our. Options

621
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,320
Speaker 8: who's under, contract who's not under. Contract sometimes we have

622
00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,760
Speaker 8: to make some difficult decisions and we're going to have

623
00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,120
Speaker 8: to bring other players in here that you, know we're

624
00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,560
Speaker 8: going to have to fill some. Roles so the reality,

625
00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,080
Speaker 8: IS i, mean everybody gets the same, Opportunity so we're

626
00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:27,800
Speaker 8: trying to put the five best out, there which is

627
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:30,200
Speaker 8: what we've always. Done SO i wouldn't say that's in

628
00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,640
Speaker 8: an indictment on those. Players it's more of like the

629
00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:36,360
Speaker 8: team building roster. Construction every year it's going to be,

630
00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,800
Speaker 8: Different so what happened one year isn't necessarily going to

631
00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,520
Speaker 8: be what happens the following. Year SO i, mean every

632
00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,680
Speaker 8: year is a little bit. Different so you, know we'll

633
00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,520
Speaker 8: do the best we, can try to make good, decisions

634
00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:48,560
Speaker 8: try to add players that you, know we feel can

635
00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,960
Speaker 8: help our, team and just you, know go from.

636
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:52,960
Speaker 6: There is with a full.

637
00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,720
Speaker 9: Year now With nikkeley And Cole popovich being in the

638
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,440
Speaker 9: building in their. ROLES i Know Cole popovich is obviously there,

639
00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,800
Speaker 9: already but like when it comes to the improvements on

640
00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,880
Speaker 9: the offensive, line just to put it as generally as,

641
00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:05,560
Speaker 9: possible the thing THAT i liked was that they just

642
00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,480
Speaker 9: looked more fundamentally. Sound they looked like a more uniform.

643
00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:11,000
Speaker 9: Front there weren't as many there's just weren't as many

644
00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,040
Speaker 9: gaps and run throughs as their behead in the. Past

645
00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,800
Speaker 9: SO i, LIKE i liked. THAT i WAS i thought

646
00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,080
Speaker 9: THAT i could see evidence of good. Coaching are those

647
00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:23,960
Speaker 9: guys now? MORE i guess? Not like they didn't contribute

648
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,800
Speaker 9: to draft discussions and free agent discussions. Before do you

649
00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:29,920
Speaker 9: feel like you have a better understanding of exactly what

650
00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,800
Speaker 9: they like when you're evaluating these.

651
00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,840
Speaker 8: Players, yeah it's no different this year than it was last.

652
00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,560
Speaker 8: Year our coaches have always been involved in a draft,

653
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,320
Speaker 8: process you, know, offensively, defensively kicking. Games so we take

654
00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:43,880
Speaker 8: a lot of. Information we elicit their, opinions what do

655
00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:45,640
Speaker 8: they think of the, player how do they see the,

656
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,800
Speaker 8: role and then we butchers that up against what do

657
00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,320
Speaker 8: we have from the scouting, Side and in the, end

658
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,600
Speaker 8: we're trying to pull the information make sure we have

659
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,480
Speaker 8: the right picture in the profile of a. Player and

660
00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,000
Speaker 8: the reality is it might be a situation where, hey

661
00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,920
Speaker 8: here's a bucket of five six. Players we like these,

662
00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,360
Speaker 8: players we see them in this, Role, okay we'd be

663
00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:08,320
Speaker 8: comfortable with any one of those particular. Players so the

664
00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:12,680
Speaker 8: process is very. Fluid there's ongoing. DISCUSSIONS i mean we're talking.

665
00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,120
Speaker 8: DAILY i mean we're. Talking tomiko AND i are talking

666
00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:19,000
Speaker 8: daily about. Players he's watching, Players i'm watching. Players we're

667
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,959
Speaker 8: getting the opinions of our scouting, department we're getting the coach's,

668
00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,920
Speaker 8: opinion and any, end we're just trying to make a

669
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:28,400
Speaker 8: good collective decision and make sure that we get the

670
00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:31,720
Speaker 8: right people with the right mindset into our. Program so

671
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,480
Speaker 8: we value everybody's. Opinion at some, point De miiko AND

672
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,320
Speaker 8: i have to make a decision about whoever the player

673
00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,640
Speaker 8: is in the direction that we. Go so and THEN

674
00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,320
Speaker 8: i think the great thing about our coaching staff is

675
00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:46,080
Speaker 8: whoever we bring in the, building they embrace that player

676
00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:47,920
Speaker 8: and they're going to coach the hell out of them

677
00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,040
Speaker 8: and try to get them to perform at an optimum.

678
00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:53,120
Speaker 8: Level so we're not one of these well the coaches said,

679
00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,240
Speaker 8: this the scouting department said, this and kind of.

680
00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,080
Speaker 6: That that doesn't. Work that never.

681
00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,120
Speaker 8: Works we're never going to operate that, way and that's

682
00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,960
Speaker 8: not how we build the. Program so again it's a collective.

683
00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,320
Speaker 8: Effort we value the opinions of a lot of. People

684
00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,320
Speaker 8: we try to get, information we try to get different,

685
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,280
Speaker 8: perspectives which is really what you, want and then in the,

686
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,960
Speaker 8: end whatever decision that we end up, making then all

687
00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:16,080
Speaker 8: systems go and we're going to do the best we

688
00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,400
Speaker 8: can to try to maximize that. Player so that's our

689
00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,360
Speaker 8: approach and it's certainly not going to change this.

690
00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:24,080
Speaker 7: Year texan's executive vice president and general Manager Nick casario

691
00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,440
Speaker 7: JOINING us here On Sports radio six.'. Ten nick the

692
00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,480
Speaker 7: other deal earlier, this week the Trade For. David montgomery

693
00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:31,040
Speaker 7: can you take us through that and what it is

694
00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,520
Speaker 7: that Led To david montgomery soon Becoming A.

695
00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:37,640
Speaker 8: Houston, texan yeah, you know still obviously these trades are

696
00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:39,800
Speaker 8: finalized next week when everybody kind of goes through the

697
00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:43,400
Speaker 8: physicals in. The PROCESS but i Would say david's been

698
00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:47,120
Speaker 8: a very productive player since he's been In this league'd say,

699
00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:51,040
Speaker 8: his leadership, his toughness. His consistency we have a lot

700
00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:52,640
Speaker 8: Of and i've, said this have a lot of Respect

701
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:55,320
Speaker 8: For matt campbell and the program that he Built At

702
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,600
Speaker 8: iowa state and probably the program that he's going to

703
00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:01,160
Speaker 8: build There At. Penn state everything that we Had on

704
00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:03,960
Speaker 8: david even, COMING out, i mean this guy was one

705
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,760
Speaker 8: OF the i would SAY toughest i mean elite makeup

706
00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:10,920
Speaker 8: Players That iowa state has. Ever had and you saw

707
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,600
Speaker 8: that his impact that, he made, you Know for chicago

708
00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:18,960
Speaker 8: and Then the allion's program. As well, so again discussions

709
00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,800
Speaker 8: are always. Very fluid we're always looking at opportunities that

710
00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,760
Speaker 8: players that may or may not. BE available i, would Say,

711
00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,560
Speaker 8: like detroit, YOU know i had great conversations With With

712
00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,240
Speaker 8: brad holmes have a lot of respect for. Their program Him.

713
00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:33,840
Speaker 8: And dan what they do is as good as any

714
00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,840
Speaker 8: program in. THE league i would say they weren't necessarily

715
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:41,280
Speaker 8: trying to move On From. DAVID montgomery i think they're similar.

716
00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,560
Speaker 8: TO us, i mean, you'll listen if somebody asked about a,

717
00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,680
Speaker 8: PARTICULAR player, i mean the answer, is, like yeah we will,

718
00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:48,719
Speaker 8: entertain it or you, know what it's really not, an

719
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:51,240
Speaker 8: option and then you kind of work through. The, process so,

720
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,680
Speaker 8: you know We feel david as a player that'll be

721
00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:56,520
Speaker 8: a good fit.

722
00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:58,280
Speaker 6: In our not only, our offense but in.

723
00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:01,600
Speaker 8: Our building and, you know his leadership and toughness is

724
00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:03,959
Speaker 8: something that we feel can be an asset to our

725
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:04,360
Speaker 8: team and.

726
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,800
Speaker 7: Our, program now, you know naturally in, The, outside nick

727
00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:08,719
Speaker 7: when that trade, goes down all of us out here

728
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,360
Speaker 7: outside the building are connecting the Dots With. Joe mixon

729
00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,160
Speaker 7: what can you tell us about the latest. With that

730
00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:14,879
Speaker 7: the last time we sat down, with you said there's

731
00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,200
Speaker 7: eventually gonna. Be you you're gonna sit Down with joe

732
00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,400
Speaker 7: and talk. About things where are Things With joe mixon? Right?

733
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,680
Speaker 8: NOW yeah i would say we're kind of working through

734
00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:23,960
Speaker 8: the process and no real change or update from. THE

735
00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:25,640
Speaker 8: lot i think we talked out There To super bowl

736
00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:30,040
Speaker 8: or whatever, it was so, you, know nothing nothing's, finalized

737
00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:31,719
Speaker 8: there so, you know we're kind to kind of work

738
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:33,440
Speaker 8: through the process and kind of get some of the

739
00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:37,120
Speaker 8: medical information and, you know make a decision at some

740
00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,279
Speaker 8: point that, we feel, you know makes the most sense

741
00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:39,600
Speaker 8: for for.

742
00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:43,480
Speaker 9: Everybody involved What, uh so as you start to enter the,

743
00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:48,440
Speaker 9: free agency the legal tampering process, and everything where's the

744
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,920
Speaker 9: do you feel like right this moment you started to

745
00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,799
Speaker 9: have a pretty good idea of which guys definitely aren't

746
00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,279
Speaker 9: going to be retained by their team and which guys

747
00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,640
Speaker 9: are going to hit free agency if there hasn't been

748
00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:02,640
Speaker 9: an anounce, by now you kind of got the lay of.

749
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,760
Speaker 9: The land free perspective. Free, agents yeah it's.

750
00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:08,719
Speaker 8: Pretty early, BECAUSE again i think you get in this Situation,

751
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:12,480
Speaker 8: where okay teams go, to combine agents have a bunch.

752
00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:15,640
Speaker 8: OF meetings i wouldn't say that there honestly is really

753
00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:17,800
Speaker 8: much that gets done at the combine because really nobody.

754
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:21,960
Speaker 8: Knows anything so it could be a situation where all, agent, says,

755
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:22,759
Speaker 8: OH yeah i.

756
00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:23,640
Speaker 6: Met with, you know five.

757
00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:27,319
Speaker 8: Hundred, Teams, okay well like free agency hasn't, started YET

758
00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,040
Speaker 8: so i, would say LIKE we're, i know it's just a,

759
00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,359
Speaker 8: shocking development but like we're not a big, Meeting TEAM

760
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,200
Speaker 8: like i don't meet with any agents of. The combine

761
00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:35,719
Speaker 8: LIKE if i want to talk to, An agent i'll

762
00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:37,479
Speaker 8: pick the. Phone, up hey what's?

763
00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:39,719
Speaker 6: Going? On hey who are? Your players? All right what are?

764
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,239
Speaker 8: Your, thoughts okay got it, All right let's reconnect here at. Some,

765
00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,399
Speaker 8: POINT so i mean every team goes about a little.

766
00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:48,200
Speaker 8: Bit DIFFERENTLY so, i, mean look until something, ACTUALLY happens

767
00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:51,279
Speaker 8: i would say nothing's very nothing's. Really finalized are there

768
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:52,720
Speaker 8: deals that are going to get done Quickly?

769
00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:52,799
Speaker 5: On?

770
00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:56,040
Speaker 8: Monday, Sure ABSOLUTELY so i think over the weekend there'll

771
00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:58,719
Speaker 8: probably be some jockeying and guys are kind of Positioned,

772
00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:01,120
Speaker 8: for okay well they think they got a pretty good

773
00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:03,880
Speaker 8: situation somewhere else or you, know what they're gonna end

774
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:06,359
Speaker 8: up turning back to. Their TEAM so i mean free

775
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,520
Speaker 8: agency is kind of the same. Every YEAR so, i

776
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,120
Speaker 8: mean in, our situation there's going to be some players

777
00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:13,160
Speaker 8: that we, probably retain there's going to be some players that.

778
00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,080
Speaker 8: MOVE on i mean there's not what we can do.

779
00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,120
Speaker 8: About THAT so, i, mean honestly it's just know, the

780
00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:21,640
Speaker 8: market know, the players be prepared for whatever situation, presents

781
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,239
Speaker 8: itself and try to make, good decisions and, you know

782
00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,080
Speaker 8: try to add players that we feel can. Help Us

783
00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:29,520
Speaker 8: so i'd say it's an. Ongoing process every team is

784
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,359
Speaker 8: probably going through that here a little bit, this week

785
00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:33,319
Speaker 8: just trying to get a gauge of, all right if

786
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:36,239
Speaker 8: we're looking at a, Certain, position hey maybe here are

787
00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:38,600
Speaker 8: four or. Five guys you're maybe trying to get a

788
00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,080
Speaker 8: gauge of what the. Market is but nobody really knows

789
00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:44,720
Speaker 8: what the market is until an actual offer is, actually

790
00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,880
Speaker 8: made and then a player ultimately will have to make

791
00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:47,320
Speaker 8: a decision.

792
00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:48,839
Speaker 6: About it so we'll see how.

793
00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,000
Speaker 8: IT goes i mean my sense is over, the weekend,

794
00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:53,080
Speaker 8: you know some of this will start to fall, into

795
00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,080
Speaker 8: place And, THEN monday i mean it's kind of, you

796
00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,479
Speaker 8: know everybody will hit the gas and be ready.

797
00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:59,759
Speaker 9: To go did you guys have any conversations with that

798
00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:00,640
Speaker 9: in him during, The?

799
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,680
Speaker 6: Season uh not during.

800
00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:06,880
Speaker 8: The season, YOU know i think we've been in contact

801
00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,000
Speaker 8: with his, reps here, you know quite a, bit here,

802
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,320
Speaker 8: you know after, the season so as a free agent

803
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:14,399
Speaker 8: had played a lot of. GOOD football, i mean he's

804
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,400
Speaker 8: a good example of, you know he was a player

805
00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:18,959
Speaker 8: like this time, last year wasn't even on, a team

806
00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,719
Speaker 8: and then when he, got here, You know i'm really

807
00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:25,080
Speaker 8: sure what it was going to. Look Like and ed

808
00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:26,960
Speaker 8: went out there and, you know play his. BEST football

809
00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:28,719
Speaker 8: i probably had his, best season took advantage of his

810
00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:30,840
Speaker 8: opportunity to play. Good, FOOTBALL so, i mean he's a,

811
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,640
Speaker 8: free agent so, you know we're having conversations. With him

812
00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:36,799
Speaker 8: we're having conversations with our our other free agents, as well,

813
00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:39,040
Speaker 8: you know so we'll kind of see how that.

814
00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:41,960
Speaker 7: Process goes, do, You, guys nick have a big board

815
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,319
Speaker 7: for free agency For, next monday the same way you

816
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:46,440
Speaker 7: have a big board for the Draft. In, april no

817
00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:49,000
Speaker 7: it's a. Great question it's very similar in. Some respects

818
00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,840
Speaker 7: so we kind of have here's like, in everybody here's

819
00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:55,239
Speaker 7: literally all the players that. Are UFAs there might be

820
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:57,800
Speaker 7: a few RFAs on there as well in the event

821
00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:01,880
Speaker 7: that they're, not tendered and as these players are released

822
00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,400
Speaker 7: or the players that, get cut those players are added to.

823
00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:06,200
Speaker 7: The board so you kind of have call it a big,

824
00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:08,600
Speaker 7: big board and then you kind of have a, all

825
00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:09,680
Speaker 7: right here's.

826
00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:12,240
Speaker 6: Our board, of pool a pool of players.

827
00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:15,040
Speaker 8: Who okay maybe fit the profile of what we're looking

828
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:18,160
Speaker 8: for a little bit. More realistic there's probably some positions

829
00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:19,880
Speaker 8: we're just probably going to be a little bit more

830
00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:25,000
Speaker 8: opportunity than. Other positions so take the larger picture and

831
00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:28,359
Speaker 8: then dwindle it down into a. Smaller sample, so yeah

832
00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:32,560
Speaker 8: we're probably working through let's, CALL it i, don't know

833
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:38,080
Speaker 8: anywhere from twenty five to thirty players across. All positions

834
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,560
Speaker 8: with some positions there's a few more players. Than others,

835
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:43,440
Speaker 8: so again what we don't want to do is just

836
00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:46,759
Speaker 8: waste time, because everybody we're not going to be in

837
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,799
Speaker 8: the market, for everybody and everybody's not going to be

838
00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,520
Speaker 8: like in a market For The. Houston texans and some

839
00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:55,319
Speaker 8: of this is what's, the market what's, the value what's,

840
00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:59,000
Speaker 8: The cost and, we're, a well here's what we think the,

841
00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:02,120
Speaker 8: player is, all right whatever the, role is there's a

842
00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:05,399
Speaker 8: commensurate value associated, with it. All right so if there's,

843
00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:09,279
Speaker 8: a mismatch let's not waste time on those players there

844
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,200
Speaker 8: where it's, A mismatch let's try to get into a

845
00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:14,080
Speaker 8: little bit more of a. Focus group so very similar

846
00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:15,640
Speaker 8: to how we handle the draft.

847
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:17,040
Speaker 6: For, sure okay, All, Right.

848
00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:19,000
Speaker 9: Nick i'm gonna ask you about a sensitive, topic here,

849
00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:23,080
Speaker 9: AND uh i just there's no, Correct answer so don't

850
00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:24,240
Speaker 9: worry in your wrong.

851
00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:26,600
Speaker 6: Answers like you tell, your kids there's no wrong answer those.

852
00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:29,319
Speaker 9: Don questions we're gonna Talk About Pro football focus a little,

853
00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:31,319
Speaker 9: bit here so just. Be READY m i getting an

854
00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:32,520
Speaker 9: angry TEXT From jj watt.

855
00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,160
Speaker 8: Or, SOMETHING okay i think they were bought Out. By

856
00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:36,640
Speaker 8: TeamWorks they were one hundred and.

857
00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,879
Speaker 6: Thirty, mil yeah, oh really yeah they got. Sold good

858
00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:42,400
Speaker 6: i'm Sure collins. Worth Thrilled ohs worth has a.

859
00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:46,560
Speaker 9: New, grill, well okay tell Me if i'm tell Me

860
00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:48,160
Speaker 9: if i'm on the right track with this. Or not

861
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:52,719
Speaker 9: BECAUSE every nfl Teams Use Pro, football focus they use.

862
00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:54,960
Speaker 9: Their data some teams use the grades more than.

863
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:55,280
Speaker 5: Others.

864
00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:57,319
Speaker 9: Do whatever this is THE way i Look At Pro

865
00:39:57,360 --> 00:40:00,440
Speaker 9: football FOCUS where i always TRY to i use it

866
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,760
Speaker 9: as a guide to a. Certain respect but the, biggest

867
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:04,400
Speaker 9: thing and tell Me if i'm right or wrong, on

868
00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:07,200
Speaker 9: this IS that i, feel like, let's say with grading,

869
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:12,440
Speaker 9: offensive linemen it, has value but it also depends on

870
00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:15,440
Speaker 9: what scheme they, play in who's next, to them all the.

871
00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:18,920
Speaker 9: Other things and THAT with nfl people with their learned

872
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:20,279
Speaker 9: eye and everything know.

873
00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:20,759
Speaker 1: How to use.

874
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,800
Speaker 9: Those grades but if you're just trying to compare, offensive

875
00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:26,440
Speaker 9: linemen like an offensive lineman from this team to an

876
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:29,680
Speaker 9: offensive lineman from, another team that it probably doesn't have

877
00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:31,359
Speaker 9: a whole lot of value in just looking at.

878
00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:32,319
Speaker 6: The grades is that fair?

879
00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:35,839
Speaker 8: TO say i think the best way to view that

880
00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:39,120
Speaker 8: it's just a data point and there's a subjective element

881
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:44,200
Speaker 8: from their, analysis honestly. ACROSS positions i have no idea

882
00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,279
Speaker 8: how they come up with, their conclusion come up with. Their,

883
00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:49,960
Speaker 8: rankings again it's a. Reference point it's a. DATA point

884
00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:53,400
Speaker 8: i would, say different but in some respects it's a

885
00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:56,560
Speaker 8: little bit like. Mock drafts it's not exactly. The same,

886
00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:58,680
Speaker 8: but again you're just trying to get a barometer in

887
00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:02,359
Speaker 8: a ballpark on. Some measurement so out to your, point

888
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:06,280
Speaker 8: sets some teams certainly put more stock in those rankings.

889
00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:09,160
Speaker 8: Than others so what you have to do is take

890
00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:11,880
Speaker 8: all the data sources that, are available figure out the

891
00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:16,040
Speaker 8: ones that may have the, most applicability and then ultimately

892
00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:18,080
Speaker 8: you have to go back to your evaluation of the

893
00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:20,080
Speaker 8: player and the things that you see. ON tape, i

894
00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,239
Speaker 8: mean reality is the people that are great in these

895
00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:25,960
Speaker 8: players and evaluating. These players they're not in the, meeting

896
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:29,280
Speaker 8: rooms they're not in. The buildings they're trying to figure

897
00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:32,760
Speaker 8: out and ascertain to the best of their ability what's

898
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:35,440
Speaker 8: going on in a. Particular play you might assign a

899
00:41:35,480 --> 00:41:38,880
Speaker 8: negative to, a player maybe it's the, wrong player but

900
00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:40,960
Speaker 8: you don't really understand that because you don't have.

901
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,880
Speaker 6: The context so you just have to.

902
00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:45,920
Speaker 8: Be, careful again it's a, data point it's a tool

903
00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:49,280
Speaker 8: that's available and that's, out THERE and i would say

904
00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:52,000
Speaker 8: each team is probably going to use those tools a little.

905
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:53,239
Speaker 6: Bit, DIFFERENTLY yeah i.

906
00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:55,920
Speaker 7: Don't Think derek stingley's the forty second best cornerback in. The,

907
00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:57,880
Speaker 7: sport nick that's my hot take on the whole is

908
00:41:57,880 --> 00:41:59,080
Speaker 7: that like where he's ranking.

909
00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:01,040
Speaker 1: Out of one hundred and twelve.

910
00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:03,320
Speaker 6: Of, cornerbacks NO what i ACTUALLY and i talked to

911
00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:05,920
Speaker 6: the corners in. The, league yes he's.

912
00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:06,560
Speaker 1: FORTY second.

913
00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:10,000
Speaker 9: I talked i talked to somebody who used to WORK

914
00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:13,200
Speaker 9: at pff Specifically About, derek singley and, he, said yeah

915
00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:16,279
Speaker 9: there's they don't there's certain glitches in the way you

916
00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:18,640
Speaker 9: know that if you're playing a lot of, match coverage,

917
00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:22,120
Speaker 9: for instance that they don't necessarily grade they don't grade,

918
00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:24,080
Speaker 9: it properly or say they don't grade it the same

919
00:42:24,120 --> 00:42:24,799
Speaker 9: as other types.

920
00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:26,879
Speaker 6: Of, coverage, Ye yep so there.

921
00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:26,960
Speaker 4: You.

922
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:30,560
Speaker 7: Go Uh, Nick cassario texans executive vice president and, general

923
00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:32,680
Speaker 7: manager joining us on. The, Show, Hey nick i'm sure

924
00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:34,160
Speaker 7: one of the things that you guys are working on

925
00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:36,560
Speaker 7: this week is Getting some i'm assuming is getting some

926
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,719
Speaker 7: cap space available to go attack. Free agency we, Know

927
00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:42,320
Speaker 7: restructures we see teams working on that, right now and

928
00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:44,200
Speaker 7: you guys do that every year. As well i'm, just

929
00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:46,920
Speaker 7: curious is that one of those things like you're you're

930
00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:48,920
Speaker 7: able to look and see who your big contracts are

931
00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:51,520
Speaker 7: and these are the guys that are restructurable to open up.

932
00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:54,439
Speaker 7: Cap space is that one of those things that it's

933
00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:56,800
Speaker 7: just generally assumed that guys are going to be agreeable,

934
00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:59,160
Speaker 7: to it or do you get guys sometimes that that

935
00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:02,120
Speaker 7: aren't agreeable Well to how hard is that process for

936
00:43:02,239 --> 00:43:04,480
Speaker 7: you as the general manager to get that cap space

937
00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:06,200
Speaker 7: opened up to go attack free agency.

938
00:43:06,239 --> 00:43:09,279
Speaker 8: Next, week no it's a, great question and all the

939
00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:12,760
Speaker 8: situations are a little. Bit different sometimes there's language where,

940
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:17,080
Speaker 8: it automatically, you know a portless salary converts and then

941
00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:17,920
Speaker 8: just treated a.

942
00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:19,799
Speaker 6: Certain way some of it's kind of.

943
00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:24,080
Speaker 8: Built in i'd say there are other situations you might,

944
00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:26,960
Speaker 8: you know they have a high cap number and then

945
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:29,280
Speaker 8: you're trying to figure out, is okay what's the best

946
00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:31,560
Speaker 8: mechanism and way to go, about this and you just

947
00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:34,560
Speaker 8: try to be honest in. Those discussions it might be

948
00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:39,680
Speaker 8: just again an auto conversion mechanism where it's just already

949
00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:42,520
Speaker 8: built into, the contract or you might have a situation

950
00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:44,640
Speaker 8: where you might have to have a conversation with the

951
00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:46,880
Speaker 8: agent or, A, player hey here's what we're looking. To

952
00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:49,399
Speaker 8: do are your interested very Open to and it can

953
00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:52,399
Speaker 8: take on many. Different forms, you know you can add

954
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:56,479
Speaker 8: a year to, the contract and again sometimes you're doing

955
00:43:56,520 --> 00:44:00,200
Speaker 8: that to just to deal with the, current year but

956
00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:02,000
Speaker 8: just to try to create a little bit of space

957
00:44:02,040 --> 00:44:02,359
Speaker 8: and a little.

958
00:44:02,360 --> 00:44:04,759
Speaker 6: Bit Relief so i'd say every situation is a little.

959
00:44:04,760 --> 00:44:08,359
Speaker 8: Bit different, you know we're gonna probably have players each

960
00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:11,560
Speaker 8: year to kind of fall into. That, category again we're

961
00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:14,560
Speaker 8: not trying to hide anything or do any do. Anything

962
00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:17,239
Speaker 8: egregious and, YOU know i think teams know how, we

963
00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:19,399
Speaker 8: operate so you go, to, them hey here's what we're looking.

964
00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:19,839
Speaker 6: To do are?

965
00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:22,919
Speaker 8: You okay, With, this, yeah, great okay send it over

966
00:44:23,080 --> 00:44:25,560
Speaker 8: or let me talk to the, player first or sometimes,

967
00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:28,040
Speaker 8: it's hey you, know what he's got a year left on,

968
00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:30,640
Speaker 8: The contract like here's what we're, Thinking about like how

969
00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:31,920
Speaker 8: do you want to go? About this and then you

970
00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:34,680
Speaker 8: try to come to an agreement that works for not only,

971
00:44:34,719 --> 00:44:37,320
Speaker 8: a team but works for the player. As WELL so i,

972
00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:39,160
Speaker 8: would say, you know we're in a pretty. Good spot

973
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:40,879
Speaker 8: we're probably going to do a few things to kind

974
00:44:40,920 --> 00:44:42,480
Speaker 8: it create a little bit of space and give us some.

975
00:44:42,520 --> 00:44:45,080
Speaker 8: Muggle ROOM but i mean it's nothing like earth. Chattering

976
00:44:45,120 --> 00:44:47,280
Speaker 8: here so this goes back to just trying to manage

977
00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:49,799
Speaker 8: the team and just trying to carry as much flexibility.

978
00:44:49,800 --> 00:44:52,840
Speaker 8: As possible as you get into the new, league year.

979
00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:56,680
Speaker 2: Those, restructurings happening an extension For The neo hunter which

980
00:44:56,719 --> 00:45:01,080
Speaker 2: allowed them to do their cap thing with That cont sting's,

981
00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:05,040
Speaker 2: Been Restructured jalen peacher has, been restructured and basically those

982
00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:08,480
Speaker 2: guys get their money. Up, front hey we're gonna PAY

983
00:45:08,520 --> 00:45:12,920
Speaker 2: you x right now instead of your salary so we

984
00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:15,120
Speaker 2: can pro rate. The bonus how's the player gonna turn?

985
00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:17,279
Speaker 2: That down you're gonna get me thirty million. Right now i'll.

986
00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:19,600
Speaker 2: Take it i'll go buy. Some crawfish i'm sure that's

987
00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:21,799
Speaker 2: what sting was thinking at. That, point, so yeah those

988
00:45:21,840 --> 00:45:24,800
Speaker 2: things are happening right now and probably throughout. The weekend

989
00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:27,279
Speaker 2: there might be a couple more As the texans Lead

990
00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:32,760
Speaker 2: into monday and the, tampering period legal tampering period. Starting

991
00:45:32,840 --> 00:45:35,040
Speaker 2: now there's a bunch of news going around IN. The

992
00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:39,120
Speaker 2: nfl Plus there's. Texans news i'll Reiterate the texans news

993
00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:40,120
Speaker 2: hit on news AROUND.

994
00:45:40,120 --> 00:45:41,560
Speaker 1: The nfl do that Next In Texans.

995
00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:45,680
Speaker 2: All access, all right here, we go final segment Of

996
00:45:45,680 --> 00:45:48,560
Speaker 2: a friday Editie Of Texans all access With Me, John

997
00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:51,920
Speaker 2: harris football onto the sideline reporter For Your. Houston texans

998
00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:58,920
Speaker 2: legal tampering period will Begin, on monday and things getting very.

999
00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:02,880
Speaker 2: Very interesting here are all the things that you need

1000
00:46:02,920 --> 00:46:07,520
Speaker 2: to Know some. Texans news texans released per, His Request

1001
00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:10,680
Speaker 2: joe mixon saves eight million dollars in. The cap They Extended,

1002
00:46:10,719 --> 00:46:15,040
Speaker 2: daniel hunter They Restructured, derek Stingley Restructured, Jalen petrie they

1003
00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:20,160
Speaker 2: re signed AND. Extended mj stewart, one year and Also Extended.

1004
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:25,480
Speaker 2: Dalton schultz that came later This afternoon dalton one year

1005
00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:28,560
Speaker 2: extension to stay through twenty six to. TWENTY seven i

1006
00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:31,200
Speaker 2: believe great moves By. THE texans i love seeing what.

1007
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:34,560
Speaker 2: They did, all right news around. The League, ryan kelly

1008
00:46:34,719 --> 00:46:37,920
Speaker 2: when a lot of people wanted From the colts last

1009
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:42,960
Speaker 2: year in, free. Agency retires He Joins, drew dallman the

1010
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,279
Speaker 2: top two centers from the class at twenty five in,

1011
00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:50,719
Speaker 2: free agency both retiring in the last. Five, days raiders

1012
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:55,040
Speaker 2: they're Gonna Release. GENO smith i Still think geno's got

1013
00:46:55,040 --> 00:46:57,680
Speaker 2: good football. IN him i Think the raiders situation was.

1014
00:46:57,719 --> 00:47:00,160
Speaker 2: A mess i don't Know that gino goes back, in

1015
00:47:00,280 --> 00:47:03,360
Speaker 2: STARTS but i think maybe following the lines Of A

1016
00:47:03,440 --> 00:47:06,560
Speaker 2: chase Daniel Or, jacoby brissett he's a backup for the

1017
00:47:06,600 --> 00:47:09,239
Speaker 2: rest of his career who's just reliable and a guy

1018
00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:12,440
Speaker 2: that you always have. TO Have dj moore gets traded

1019
00:47:12,440 --> 00:47:15,239
Speaker 2: To The, buffalo bills and it was, more YESTERDAY but

1020
00:47:15,239 --> 00:47:17,160
Speaker 2: i didn't get a chance to comment much, on that

1021
00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:19,279
Speaker 2: but good move By. The bills, but man they gave up.

1022
00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:21,440
Speaker 2: A lot they gave up a lot to Go Get

1023
00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:24,720
Speaker 2: dj moore From. The bears now here's what it's interesting.

1024
00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:30,320
Speaker 2: To Me taylor decker offensive tackle For, the lions granted

1025
00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:34,759
Speaker 2: his release after ten Seasons with detroit.

1026
00:47:35,800 --> 00:47:39,440
Speaker 1: Left. Tackle hmm very.

1027
00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:42,239
Speaker 2: Interesting now apparently they couldn't come to an agreement on

1028
00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:46,400
Speaker 2: contract and that's why that. Is Happening But, taylor decker,

1029
00:47:47,040 --> 00:47:48,800
Speaker 2: all right it's gonna. Do it appreciate you guys for

1030
00:47:48,920 --> 00:47:50,680
Speaker 2: being here all week. With us we'll See, on monday

1031
00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:53,520
Speaker 2: we'll be carrying. It live his legal tampering will be

1032
00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:55,280
Speaker 2: going on during, the show so we'll. See that everybody

1033
00:47:55,440 --> 00:47:56,160
Speaker 2: is Always go tex