1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: What's going on everybody. Welcome to a Monday edition of 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from Monday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: John Ares, football analyst, sideline reporter, and a little sad 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: after yesterday's twenty one fourteen loss to the New York 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: Jets aka the New Jersey Jets against New Jersey Jets. 6 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: I don't know, New Jersey Jets sounds kind of good 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: to me, but they're just that's not what they're going with. 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: So either way, Texans lose follows two and nine on 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: the year, and that is highly unfortunate because yesterday was 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: a great opportunity, especially it had fourteen to three, but 11 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: didn't turn out that way for the good guys. And 12 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: it's time to go back to drawing board and get 13 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: ready to face the Indianapolis Colts. So let's find out 14 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: what the Texans have got to do, get a review 15 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: of yesterday's game, and then get Andre Where's thoughts on 16 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: what is happening at Oklahoma Why Lincoln Riley went to 17 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: usc This weekend's gargantuan matchup between Cincinnati and Andrea's alma 18 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: mater of the University Houston, the AAC Championship will get 19 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: his thoughts on that, But first we asked Andrea his 20 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: thoughts when the Texans were up fourteen to three. Was 21 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: he feeling good? Yeah, no doubt about it. You're feeling good, 22 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: and you're it's the Jets, so you're supposed to, you know, 23 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: they're supposed to just roll over and and and let 24 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: you beat him. But that was in the case. They 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: fought back a couple of a couple of eras in 26 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: the second half, and and all of a sudden we 27 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: found ourselves on the other end of a twenty one 28 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: fourteen loss day. I'm gonna ask you this. We'll get 29 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: to the Texans in a second, but I know you 30 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: did a number of games in Zach Wilson's BYU career, 31 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: and I'll never forget the night watching the UVH game 32 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty where they posted your quarterback rankings for 33 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: the draft, and you had Zach Wilson number two, right 34 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: beyond Trevor Lawrence. You're the first person to have that, 35 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: and everybody else jumped on. I know he's the first 36 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: game coming off the knee injury. He had the knee injury. 37 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: What do you think overall? What do you think his 38 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: future is? Get a chance to see him now up 39 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: close with the Jets, and what's gonna lead to more 40 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: success for him with the Jets. Yeah, I think Zach is. 41 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: I think Zach's right on pace. He's you know, he's 42 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: turning the ball over at an alarming rate, but he's 43 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: also trying to make plays. And I think once the 44 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,239 Speaker 1: Jets settling around him in terms of upgrading the talent 45 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: level around him, that's when he's going to get better. 46 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,839 Speaker 1: With one thing, that one glaring thing that stood out 47 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: is that he tries to throw everything one hundred miles 48 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: an hour. And I didn't see that from him at BYU. 49 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: He had touch, and I think that just comes from 50 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: trust and getting adjusted to game speed. Once he's starting 51 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: to trust the guys around him, he adjust to the 52 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: game speed. And he's been off four weeks, so it's 53 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: an adjustment again for him coming back. And then you've 54 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: got the knee injury that he's wondering will that thing 55 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,839 Speaker 1: hold up? So I think he's right on pace. He'll 56 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 1: be fine. They can upgrade the talent around him. I 57 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be He's gonna be first, all right, 58 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: So Trey, what do you do with the Texans quarterback 59 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: situation here with Taylor having a subpar second half, But 60 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: it wasn't just him, it's the whole offense. And I 61 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: know it's a team thing because it's not like Davis 62 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: Mills was putting up a lot of points. But at 63 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: some point you need to see Mills again, you would 64 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: think going into the offseason where quarterback is going to 65 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: be a question for the future and you have a 66 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: high draft pick. So what do you think the whole 67 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: situation boils down to in these final six games. Well, 68 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: I think it's got a match from top to bottom. 69 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: This is what I think. I think. You know, the 70 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: scouting department, Nick may want to see Davis Mills for 71 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: evaluation purposes like you just mentioned. And then you know 72 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: when you look when you get to the coaching staff, 73 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: they're trying to win games, because I mean, that's what 74 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: you're hanging your hat on. So who gives you the 75 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: best chance to win games now? And that's to Rod 76 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: and I think it's I don't even think it's close 77 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: at this point. So if if it does warn a switch, 78 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: if Tarad turns the ball over, an alarm. He didn't 79 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: have a bad game yesterday, just didn't show up statistically 80 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: in the yards department. I mean he threw two touchdown 81 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: passes seventeen to twenty six. Most guys will take that. 82 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: You increase it to about two hundred plus yards, then 83 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: that's a good afternoon. But they've got to figure out 84 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: a way to get in the end zone. He put 85 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: them in there twice. As you just mentioned, it wasn't 86 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,679 Speaker 1: happening with Davis Mills. So it's a situation of who 87 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: wants to win. Now. The coaching staff certainly does because 88 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: their jobs are on the line, and you know, then 89 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: scouting departments looking at looking at it from an evaluation 90 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: standpoint going forward. So somehow that thing's got to sort 91 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: itself out. But I do think that Tarad gives them 92 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: the best chance to win. Jay, So I talked about 93 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: this in the open. The fact that the Texans had 94 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: their fifth different offensive line combination yesterday with Titus moving 95 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: out to left tackle. I think that's probably the one 96 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: where everybody I don't say raised and eyebrow, but like, 97 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: whoa wait a second, Titis is now not only going 98 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: to right tackle, he's going all the way out to 99 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: left tackle, which is something he did in college. He 100 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: played both right and left and then Lane Taylor jumped 101 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: in a left guard. They didn't run the ball ultra 102 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: successfully yesterday, um, especially minus Tyrod's thirty yards on that 103 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: scramble in the third quarter. But with the different pieces 104 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. And I know we haven't gotten 105 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: all the way through the film any of us, but 106 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: you're just your thoughts. He about Titus moved left tackle 107 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: in particular, and Beach still overall play of the offensive line. 108 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: Why not if I'm Titus, should stick me somewhere and 109 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: leave me. You know, you'd have me at right tackle 110 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: one year and now or last year. This year they 111 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: moved him inside to left guard, and then you know, 112 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: now left tackle, where is he most comfortable that I 113 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: don't think he really cares where he plays. Just put 114 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: him somewhere and let him, you know, start a career 115 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: and and see if you know how how well he 116 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: can play at that spot if injuries occur. That's that's 117 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: one thing. But you know, the Keith flip flop, and 118 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: that's frustrating for a player because you don't know what 119 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: message is being sent there to that particular player. So 120 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,239 Speaker 1: I know, if I'm Titus, I wanted just a spot. 121 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: I thought the offensive line at times yesterday, especially early, 122 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: I was like, I was surprised. It looked good, but 123 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 1: they were running the ball. The first drive I think 124 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: was a nice mix of five passes five runs and 125 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: resulted in the score. But then as the game progressed, 126 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: it seemed as though the Jets figured out how to 127 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: break them down in terms of where the weaknesses were, 128 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: where they were going to attack, and they were able 129 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: to get home on tarade at times as well as 130 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: pretty much shut the running game down, Trey, How hard 131 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: is it for these players right now? Look, they're all professionals, 132 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: they get paid for what they do, and they all 133 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: know it's important to show up individually, but also to 134 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: keep the team thing together, to try to continue to 135 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: improve the team thing, the mentality involved all of that. 136 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: How difficult visit for these guys. You had the situation 137 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: with Thread yesterday. You have some other guys who have 138 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: been deactivated for a game here and there, But yesterday 139 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,679 Speaker 1: you show up, you lose by seven, but you lose, 140 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: and I know it's got to be difficult with six 141 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: games to go. What do you think, Yeah, could justin 142 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: read have helped absolutely yesterday, But you know, I think 143 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: there's a standard and a culture that's trying to be 144 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: set within the building, and certain things just aren't going 145 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: to fly. I don't know what those things are, but 146 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: obviously that message is being displayed because it's been that way. 147 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: It seems like for a player or players the last 148 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: few weeks where they're healthy scratches or for disciplinary reasons 149 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: and so you just kind of have to fall in line. 150 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: And it's frustrating. You know, those things are fine if 151 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: when you're winning games, everybody wants to fall in line, 152 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: but when it's going the way it's going then and 153 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: that's a little bit tougher to swallow, especially for veteran players. 154 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: Younger players, they're just gonna do what they're told because 155 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,679 Speaker 1: they have no idea what the NFL is like guys 156 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: that have been around, I have been on multiple teams. 157 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: That's that's a tough pill, tough pill to swallow, so 158 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: to speak. And especially when you get to this point 159 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: in the schedule, this point in the year and you're 160 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: you know, two and two and nine, I guess it 161 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: is now that's gonna be a little tougher to sell 162 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: to older players. Dre yesterday, Joe Burrow through for only 163 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: one hundred and niney yards. Jamar Chase only had thirty 164 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: nine yards receiving and no touchdowns. Yet the Cincinnati Bengals 165 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:38,839 Speaker 1: beat the Steelers forty one to ten. Joe Mix in 166 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty five yards rushing, that was the 167 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 1: big key, and T Higgins had one hundred and fourteen 168 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: yards receiving. I know we can't really figure out what 169 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: the best team and who the best team is in 170 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: the AFC, but could you make a case for the 171 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: Bengals being the best team in the AFC. Yeah, they 172 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: also throw in I think it's three sacks and two 173 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: interceptions in there as well, and so yeah, I think 174 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: you can make They've been there before though, Johnny. I 175 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: mean they were top dogs in the AFC early in 176 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: the season. They lost the Jets beat up. Yeah, they 177 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: dropped a couple of games, and then then all of 178 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 1: a sudden everybody found out about them. But they were 179 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: still a good football team. They had a lot of injuries, 180 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: and now they're back healthy again with Mix and leading 181 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: the show. So you've got a good, solid running game, 182 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,839 Speaker 1: you've got a defense, you got a quarterback that you 183 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: know can throw it around. He can throw it upwards 184 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: a fifty times a game and take care of it 185 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: along the way. So they've got every ingredient that you 186 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: need to be a good football team, and I think 187 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: it's starting to show right now. They just happen to 188 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: take it out on the Steelers team that I think 189 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: maybe pointed in the other direction. Mike Thomlins never had 190 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: a losing season in Pittsburgh. This might be the year 191 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger. Is he at the end of his career, 192 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: certainly seems that way the way they're going about things offensively, 193 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 1: and can't really run the football, can't really move it 194 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: through the air with consistency the way they that we've 195 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: seen him in previous years. So that brings you back 196 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,719 Speaker 1: to kN Cincinnati win the division. Well, they're right there 197 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: with Baltimore. Who I think is I think I told 198 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: you guys last week that would be my choice to 199 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: represent the AFC right now. But Cincinnati's kicking on. I mean, 200 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: they're right on their heels. I mean, the interesting thing 201 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: about Baltimore is last night Lamar throws four interceptions. They 202 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: still find a way to win because they played good 203 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: defense and they just throttled Cleveland in that way. And Jackson. 204 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: It was funny because Collinsworth was asked by Tariko, not 205 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: do you think about pulling Lamar, but you know, how 206 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: do you handle a four picks? And Collinsworth is like, 207 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: you play Lamar Jackson. Michael Jordan missed a lot of shots, 208 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: and you just play Lamar Jackson because you know some 209 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: of those things are gonna happen from time to time. 210 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: But the guy's gonna put his cape on when he 211 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: needs to. And he got to the kept the ball, 212 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: kept playing keepaway at the end of the game. Yeah, 213 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:04,359 Speaker 1: if if you look at Lamar, I mean, he's obviously athletic, 214 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: but he turns it over. Can you imagine him without 215 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: the interceptions yesterday or the fumbles that he's had in 216 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: games that they've had to come back from or overcome. 217 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: When he tones that stuff down, he'll be danging their flawless. 218 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: And I think it's just from trying to make plays, 219 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 1: whereas I think in years past he's just kind of 220 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: let the game come to him. Now I think he 221 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: may be trying to make plays because of the lack 222 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: of a running game. They've had the mix Freeman and 223 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: Murray and DuVernay at times who carry the ball on 224 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: in a rounds or things like that. But you know, 225 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: they have a good running game when they're healthy. They're 226 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: just not healthy at that position right now. So it 227 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: puts a tremendous amount of pressure or Lamar to have 228 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: to do some things outside of outside of the scheme. 229 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: He's gonna do them anyway, but now it seems like 230 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: he's pressing even more. When those turnover stoned down, that's 231 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: going to be an even better team. And we're yeah, 232 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: we're picking nit picking at eight and three. They're sitting 233 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: there at eight and three. Who I mean, how many 234 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: teams would love to be there right at this point? 235 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: I would right now, I'd like to be Listen, I'd 236 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: like to be three at eight today, just today, I'd 237 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: like to be eight, you know what I mean? Yeah, 238 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: I'll take that. I ask you for much here, Yeah, 239 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: not asking yesterday would have been nice. Uh. Dre the 240 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: Packers I thought really looked good and they're not not 241 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: fully healthy. Really, I don't think David Baktiari is back. 242 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: The Buccaneers go get a win in Indianapolis, and really, 243 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: the Cults, I can't figure out they threw the ball 244 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: twenty six times in a Row yesterday. Why I know, 245 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying. And Aaron says, no one can 246 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: run on us, Well, they're not even trying. I know 247 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: you've got the one of the better offensive lines and 248 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 1: arguably the best back in the league right now. And 249 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: I mean Derrek Henry is that guy. But Jonathan he's 250 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: not healthy, so it's Jonathan Taylor. So you got the 251 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: those two and the Cardinals were off this week. Of 252 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: those three dre who would you take one hundred dollars 253 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: to Caesars in Vegas or Caesar's wherever and put one 254 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: hundred dollars down and say, I'm taking one of these 255 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: three teams. I'm taking this one to win. The Cardinals, Bucks, Packers. 256 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: Which one are you putting your c note on to 257 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: go win the NFC? Not the Listener Bowl, but they 258 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: might obviously, but they win a game. But which one 259 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: are you putting money on to go win the NFC? 260 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: I know I know which one I'm going with everybody, 261 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: I'm taking it. Everybody's healthy at this point. When yes 262 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: in in Vegas, yes, yes, account yeah, I'm getting ready 263 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: to do this. Yes, man, it is hard m hm 264 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: to pass up on The Packers are hard to pass. 265 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, the main their main back goes 266 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: out yesterday and all of a sudden, here comes Dylon. 267 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: When when Jones goes out, Aaron Jones goes out, here 268 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: comes Dylan to give him a lift, and not only 269 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: running it, but he's catching touchdown passes for him. H 270 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb has had an emergence where you know, four 271 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: catches for ninety five yards and a touchdown. And then 272 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: the other two big guys on the outside scantling, Valdes 273 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: scantling and uh and the best in the business UH 274 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: in Davante Adams um Man. That's hard to pass up. 275 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: And the defense is starting to play and round itself out. 276 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: So Tampa struggled at times. Yeah, they'd won games, but 277 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: they still have struggled at times to me to win, 278 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: I mean in Indianapolis yesterday they struggled in that one. 279 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: Both teams were eight and three. I think that's right 280 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: now in the Packers, one game more, they're nine three 281 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: with obviously a bye week yet to happen. So man, 282 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: it would it'd be tough for me to asks on 283 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: the Packers. I gotta go Green Bay as well, but 284 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: I might change my mind next week, because you know, 285 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: when Brady gets to the postseason, if everybody's healthy, what 286 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: did he do last year? Beat everybody on the road 287 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: to get to the Super Bowl? Then he played that 288 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: at home. So and the Cardinals, to me, I would 289 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: say their third in this little contest we're having here 290 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: only because they haven't done it before. And you know, 291 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: we haven't seen Murray and hot for a while because 292 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: they've been out. But they've gone two and one without them, 293 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: so good for them. It's really tough to predict these things. 294 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: And that's why they have those big hotels in Las Vegas. 295 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: When I asked you that question, I knew exactly who 296 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: I was thinking. And I don't want to be a 297 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: prisoner at the moment because green Bay hasn't been perfect. 298 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: Nobody has, nobody has. But I'm the same way. I'm 299 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: with you guys. I would pick green Bay. My thought 300 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: is and I then this is what does scare me. 301 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: Though I do think the Bucks Brady. I did not 302 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: want to see the Bucks sort of turn the corner. 303 00:15:57,880 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: I mean, they want to see him beat the Colts, 304 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: but they have a game like that where playoff Lenny 305 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: turns into four four net scoring four touchdowns yesterday, and 306 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, maybe maybe this, maybe this is what 307 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: gets that thing turned around for them, and they can 308 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: be sort of they could be sort of scary. And 309 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: you know what, you know who doesn't and isn't scared 310 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: of playing in the cold and Green Bay in the playoffs. 311 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: Brady and the box, as they proved last year, So 312 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: that would that would be. And you know what, your 313 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: defense plays better when Brady's on your team. That's what happens. 314 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: You know, special teams plays better, food taste better. It's Brady. 315 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: He has this effect on people. All right. That that 316 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: is the deal. All Right. Andrea asked you this last week, 317 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna ask you again this week. Cougars Cincinnati. 318 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: This is highly compelling stuff. The nation has caught on 319 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: to the Cougars being, Hey, you know what, they're pretty 320 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: good the University of Houston. What is the shot here 321 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: this weekend? And it's kind of a better sweet thing 322 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: for people who like underdogs in college football because a 323 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: lot of people want to see Cincinnati in this playoff, 324 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 1: but geez, you want to see the Cougars beat them. Thoughts. Yeah, 325 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 1: I've had them, both, the Cougs and the and the Bearcats, 326 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: and I can tell you this from from having seen both. 327 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: The Cougs going on the road to Cincinnati have to 328 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: get off to a great start. And I'm not talking 329 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: about good start. I'm talking about great starting. I'm talking 330 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: about Texas Tech kind of start, but finish it. And 331 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: the difference in that team that we saw in week one, Johnny, 332 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: because I saw you at that game and and where 333 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: they are now is the defense is light years better. 334 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: They have found a running game with Alton mccasko. Whether 335 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: or not he's fully one hundred percent, I hearad he 336 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: got hurt again. He went out in the game I 337 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 1: had two weeks ago against Memphis with a shoulder. Didn't 338 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: play in the second half, and they looked ordinary in 339 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: the second half. Got bumped up against Saturday. Why he 340 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: was playing, I have no idea because it's you, con 341 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: and I was telling my crew that, you know, we're 342 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: texting back and forth. What the hell is McCaskill doing 343 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: in the game when it's Yukon. You can beat Yukon 344 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 1: with your third team guys. But he played, so he's 345 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: not one hundred percent. From what I understand, that is 346 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: a big difference because he's a difference maker on the offense. 347 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: So you've got a defense that's playing light years better. 348 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 1: You've got the offense with McCaskill in it, that can 349 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: certainly get it done against anybody. Now that brings you 350 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: to Cincinnati, who's the most one of the more complete 351 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: teams that I've seen this year. On offense, they're deep. 352 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 1: On defense, they are exceptionally deep, and then on special 353 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: teams they get it done there too. I think they 354 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: blocked the punt the other day for a touchdown. I 355 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 1: blocked the punt and then blocked the field goal for 356 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: a touchdown by Sauce Gardner, one of the better corners. 357 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: They've got the best tandem of corners in the country 358 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: in my opinion, with Kobe Bryant on one side and 359 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: i'm Odd Gardner on the other. It's crazy how good 360 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: they are. We're talking NFL players, two of them at 361 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: tight end. Hard for me to pick against them with 362 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: them being at home. I think that's the only difference 363 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: that the Cougs were hosting this game. I would go 364 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 1: with the Cougs if I were I if a Cincinnati 365 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: hosting the game, I've goed Cincinnati, But by the narrowest 366 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 1: of margins. A couple things, dre and you hit it. 367 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: If McCaskill's banged up, I wouldn't be surprised to see 368 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: number eight Marcus Jones get more on offense for Houston. 369 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: And secondly, he's he's a football player. And I'm telling you, 370 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that it's not a downgrade, but it's 371 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 1: actually a huge compliment because you could put Marcus Jones anywhere. 372 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: You can line him up at quarterback, at wherever you 373 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: want to put it, and he will figure out how 374 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: to make plays in a football game. He's I mean, 375 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: he's so underrated. I don't know where he's projected to 376 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: be drafted, but it's not going to be high enough 377 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: for the value that an NFL team's gonna get from 378 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: Marcus Jones. It's crazy s s Sunny dikes how good 379 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: he is and that he wished he wouldn't have kicked 380 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: to him in that game against SMU at the end, 381 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 1: no doubt. The other thing on that game, Alec Pierce 382 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: wide receiver number twelve, I think is one of the 383 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: sneakiest hot wide receivers in the country. He is, he's 384 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 1: another Pro Johnny. He's an absolute another pro. He's gonna 385 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: run it somewhere around four four yeah, four four four five, 386 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: But he's six three, he's about two hundred and fifteen pounds. 387 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 1: He catches everything. And they've got other guys Tyler Scott, 388 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: Michael Young, Trey Tucker in the slot, a huge offensive line, 389 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: and I haven't even talked about Desmond Ritter and Jerome 390 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: Ford for the transfer running back from Alabama, who's somewhere 391 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 1: at the top of the list in the country and 392 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 1: scoring touchdown. I think he's got like seventeen eighteen rushing 393 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: touchdowns and a touchdown catch to go along with it. 394 00:20:55,680 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: They are extremely dangerous for anybody they play, All right, 395 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: talk to me like, I'm five guys other than money, 396 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: Why is USC a better job than Oklahoma? I'm at Oklahoma. 397 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: I have the entire state of Texas at my disposal 398 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 1: because I've proved that, right, I've got remarkable steps right, 399 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: all the money in the world that I need at Oklahoma, 400 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: and I've got a dynamite situation. Why am I going there? Where? Look, 401 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: I might be able to win an easy conference that tradition. No, listen, 402 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: what does all you have? Look? Not even who owns 403 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:44,719 Speaker 1: California right now. Alabama doesn't actually aba whotes California. This 404 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: is the opportunity of a lifetime to go to a 405 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: tradition based school and own one of the great states. 406 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: Bryce young Jay, both coming out of the state of California, 407 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: played in big games this weekend, and both of them 408 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: are right there in the backyard of us. See, he 409 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: couldn't get him all the ton of quarterbacks have left 410 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 1: that stage. I think you're over estimating his ability to 411 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 1: keep those kids in California. Anyway, he got Spencer Rattler 412 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: and Caleb Williams to come from Arizona and from Washington. 413 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: D c want to go to Norman Oklahoma. They weren't 414 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: going for Norman in the corner, which is which is 415 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: all the more reason Johnny that he ought to be 416 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: able to get any quarterback that he wants. After Kyler, 417 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: Murray and Baker Mayford. He could go to California and 418 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,640 Speaker 1: get two or three of them if he wanted to come. Yeah, 419 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 1: that's that's an easy sale for for him at Oklahoma. Hey, 420 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 1: I've just produced two number one picks in back to 421 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 1: back years at the quarterback position. Come play for me. 422 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: You think they're gonna sign up for that absolutely. Well, 423 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: here's my reasoning for the switch. Three letters, S, E C. YEP, 424 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: that's why. That's exactly why you're You don't have to 425 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: deal with California, don't have to deal with that kind 426 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: of heat every Well, then that's what Texas has fall 427 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: for leaving the freak Big But the coaches didn't have 428 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: that decision. That was why are they doing it? Keep 429 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: your conference? Was it going to die? They can't. That 430 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: decision came from way above their pay grade. But I 431 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: have heard it from a very well known coach won 432 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: multiple national championships that left the SEC because it went 433 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: to the Big Ten. It said it's easier to win 434 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: a national championship coming through the Big Ten than it 435 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: is the SEC. It wasn't even he wasn't even in 436 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: the SEC West. He was coming out of the East. 437 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: So when you think you're gonna be in the West 438 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: with Texas and Alabama and so on and so forth, uh, 439 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: not a lot of people are signing enough for that one. 440 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:55,959 Speaker 1: It's Spencer gonna say, ay, all right, guys, thanks, well 441 00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: glad you asked Mark, because Spencer Tillman will win US 442 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: next and give his thoughts about what he saw Sunday 443 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: and of course his alma mater, Oklahoma on the business 444 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 1: end of a decision that rocked the codes football world. 445 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 1: That's next on Texans All Access Fact this Monday edition 446 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access. 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But then you throw, on top of the 465 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: fact the seismic decision for Lincoln Riley to leave Spencer's 466 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: alma mater. This is some fun stuff. Getting a chance 467 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: to talk to Spencer Tillman. After the first couple of 468 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: touchdowns they weren't able to score again. What are your thoughts? 469 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: Because it was working early, it did not work for 470 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: the last two and a half quarters. Well, the first drive, 471 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 1: as you pointed out, was an indication of I thought, 472 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: what was going to be part of the whole game, 473 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:01,399 Speaker 1: But you know, credit Jets were making adjustment, and you know, 474 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: the yardist that you gained on the ground became a 475 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: little bit more difficult. I thought, Rex rand hard and well. 476 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: But for the most part, I think the second half 477 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: it was a tale of two halves in that regard. 478 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: Maybe actually maybe not accurately by that definition. It was 479 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 1: more like that first drive, and then after that the 480 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,439 Speaker 1: throw game got going a little bit. Of course, she 481 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: had two touchdowns, and I love reviend Jordan. At the 482 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: point of that little cluster formation very rarely when you 483 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: see a tight end in that position, But that tells 484 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:30,639 Speaker 1: you how talented that guy is. He's going to be 485 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: a special player no matter what happens down the road. 486 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 1: So those are some positive things that I saw, But 487 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: to your point, it was it was disappointing because you're 488 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: supposed to be able to make real time adjustments and 489 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 1: be able to do what we began this year off 490 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: is what was going to be your identity, and now 491 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: we all know that the running game and the imaginations 492 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 1: up front of the offensive line, it's been rejiggered so 493 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: many different times. We get all that, but this is 494 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: what you said you wanted to be and you weren't that, 495 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: and it's just disappointing more than anything else. Spence, along 496 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: those lines, you mentioned the figuration of the offensive line, Titus. 497 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,360 Speaker 1: Let's stay with Titus in particular, moving from left guard 498 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: out to left tackle. And I've had this conversation with 499 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: a few people out there, like it's only three feet 500 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: to the left, but it's like a world of difference 501 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,399 Speaker 1: moving out there to left tackle. I don't know if 502 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 1: you had a chance to just watch him in particular 503 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: and just watch that fit I wouldn't be surprised, and 504 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: I'll watch go back and watch the game today, that 505 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: would be surprised if you felt more comfortable, because that's 506 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 1: what he's done. You know, back at Alabama State, you 507 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: overall thought about just him moving out there. And if 508 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: you dig get a chance to focus on him a 509 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: few plays, what did you think of Titus out at 510 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 1: left tackle? Well, the move was utility, right, I mean, 511 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: obviously he began out there, then came down from you know, 512 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: this new regime, moved him inside and moved him back 513 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: outside out of utility. It was necessity. So I don't 514 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 1: think it's quite like riding the bicycle, because when you 515 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: got you, when you're inside, you got help on either 516 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 1: side of you. And I think there's a security blanket 517 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: mentality that's associated with that. But one way that you 518 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: kind of mitigate that as you run through tight informations 519 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: or have somebody outside of them, whether he was offset 520 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: or on the line, you know, you can do there 521 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: ways that you can mitigate that. But you shouldn't be 522 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: having to cover up for a guy that's playing that 523 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:12,680 Speaker 1: position because usually that tackle has got to be your 524 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: best guy on the line on either side, right, obviously 525 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: the blind side of the quarterback is the one that 526 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: you you rely most heaviest on. But if you're doing 527 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 1: it out of utility, that guy probably and your a 528 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: list guy, and so there's a reason why you move 529 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 1: them down inside Lea stays the theory. I think for 530 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 1: the most part, the two pressures that came from his 531 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: side really weren't the issue. That the sacks came from 532 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: the other side, you know, on Charlie's side. And and 533 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 1: I think that that group right there is the one 534 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: that struggle on the on the screen. That comes to 535 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: mind immediately. You know, you you time in on that 536 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: screen has to be perfect, man, And when you're doing 537 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: I think there was just doing too much on those screens. 538 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 1: You got jet motion, you got you got your back 539 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: quarterback turning his back to the formation. If you're trying 540 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: to sell that, and yet you're hoping that you get 541 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: no penetration with this current machination on the line, I 542 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: think that's a bit much. I think you need to 543 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: get rid of the ball as soon as you possibly can. 544 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: I understand the kid mem but the play action, I 545 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: understand what it's all about. But if the fundamentals that 546 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: make that play action work aren't working. You're really putting 547 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: your quarterback in the bad spot. Turning is back to 548 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: the coverage in the front. So that's the only thing 549 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: I would question a little bit. I take a little 550 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: bit more. I can be off of that stuff and 551 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: just go out there and realize this is what we're 552 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: dealing with. As far as the front it's concerned Spencer. 553 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: We have the Justin Reid situation yesterday. We had a 554 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,959 Speaker 1: few other guys this year who were deactivated. And this 555 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: happens around the league, this happens in sports. What is 556 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: the reaction in the locker room you think when these 557 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: kinds of things happen. I know we're not in the 558 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: meeting rooms with the Texans, We're not in the locker room, 559 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: but I'm just talking about in general. And you've been 560 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: a player and been part of these types of things before. 561 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 1: What can you share with us about this? Well? Mark 562 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: is a great question, And I love what I do 563 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: because you know, every week, and having spent a decade 564 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: in the National Football League as a player, and then 565 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: every week I'm in the minds of coaches and income 566 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: players to a large degree, and so I know what 567 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: they're thinking. Particularly younger players as well. Let me tell 568 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: you something. When you have leadership, and I know the 569 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: Texans have kind of change things the whey they you know, 570 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: elect their captains. It's on a week week basis. But 571 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 1: that's predictable too, because you got about three quarters of 572 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: your squad there with one year one year contracts, so 573 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: that that sense of competition, context and urgency, it's something 574 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: that can serve you well. However, it does reach a 575 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: point of an inflection where it starts to do the opposite, 576 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: because if you're dealing with a leader, a guy that's 577 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: an impact guy, your mind starts to race. You cannot 578 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: not play the inside game. Right when you start thinking, 579 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: moll okay, here's the guy. That contract is coming up, 580 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 1: and maybe this is a prey loop. Your mind starts 581 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: to race, and that part of it you cannot stop. Now, 582 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: you can try to limit how much you let it go, 583 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: but you can't stop that. So you gotta Davis gotta 584 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: have his finger on the pulse of that. So you 585 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: gotta be careful about that. I'm just being transparent with you. 586 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: And to the degree that you can control that part 587 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 1: of it, you can lead stave off what maybe an 588 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: inevitability for a couple of more weeks. So that's the 589 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: thing that I would say about that. It's tough, it's difficult, 590 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: and you never want a leader a guy that would 591 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: probably be a captain if you were electing them on 592 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 1: a your basis like they used to do. But that's 593 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: not the case. And it's a tough spot to be in, 594 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: that's for sure, because we live in a world of 595 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: images and impressions and what it looks like. It's not 596 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: something that's conducive to continuity in the lack of room, Spencer, 597 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna open the floor. I'll give you one sentence. 598 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: You take it where you want. Oklahoma head coach Lincoln 599 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: Riley has arrived in LA to be the new coach 600 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 1: at USC. Your thoughts, brilliant move, absolutely brilliant move. And 601 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 1: I will say this guy's and I'm not please the listeners. Don't. 602 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: Don't think I'm trying to veil something here. I'm just 603 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: being as clear as I know how to be. Okay, 604 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: big picture, Oklahoma's going to the SEC. I said five 605 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: weeks ago when I had Oklahoma State. I said, Oklahoma 606 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: State is a more fitting team for the SEC right 607 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: now than Oklahoma. What you saw in Bedlam this year 608 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: was a prelude to what will happen to Oklahoma when 609 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: it moves to the SEC. Nobody's going to argue that 610 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: the financial windsall associated with that move wasn't good. It 611 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: was the right thing to do if you're looking at 612 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: a purely economical However, we know, especially for an Oklahoma 613 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: that the currency of the game is traditioned back doing 614 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: the forties and fifties. When they built this thing, it 615 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: was because they were playing with twenty seven, twenty eight 616 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 1: thirty year old guys who were in the war, who 617 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: had come back. Everybody didn't have that advantage. Oklahoma got 618 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: its dominance. It's not a recruiting hotbed. You better know 619 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 1: who you are before you start thinking you're bold enough 620 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: to go in the SEC. I set in that seat 621 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: for almost twenty years at CBS. I can tell you 622 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: it for good or that it is a religion to them. 623 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: It's it's daunting. As Oklahoma fans think they are with 624 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: respect of their image about the game, it can't compare 625 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: to what it is down in the SEC. Leak and 626 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: Riding understood that, and so now he's going to be 627 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: a big fish and a PA that is yet to grow, 628 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 1: and it's to match. The next version that we see 629 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: at the PAC twelve is gonna be much better. It's 630 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: gonna dwarf what the Big twelve currently is now and 631 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: we'll be in the future in terms of Gravitas will 632 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: still have to deal with the time issues being on 633 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: the West coast, but he still will have so much 634 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: growth opportunity. Graham Harrold's there and look for him to 635 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: stick around. And by the way, as a topper, I've 636 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: got USC and Cal in the makeup game this week. 637 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: That's gonna be a sidebar the game. We're gonna be 638 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: particling aroundly once till the time his destination of course USC. 639 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: So it's fun. I thought the move was brilliant. So 640 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: you think the invasion of Texas recruiting wise from the 641 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: SEC ramps up even more obviously with the Longhorns and 642 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: Sooners joining the conference, because we know the Suitors get 643 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 1: so many players from Texas, so it's gonna be harder 644 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: than ever. Is that part of the deal. Well, I 645 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: mean that's going to be the case no matter what anyway, 646 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: But you know, I think that both of them did 647 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: themselves a disservice. Listen, guys, you cannot stretch the cerbic 648 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 1: of reality and not pay a price for it. At 649 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: some point, I think that you have a distorted sense 650 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: of self. And I'm talking Oklahoma and Texas in this regard. 651 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:08,759 Speaker 1: Texas still hadn't figured out what his problem is right now. 652 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: When players start decommitting, you need to understand what your 653 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,760 Speaker 1: issues are, and they don't understand what they are. Oklahoma's 654 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:19,280 Speaker 1: full of hubrists right now. The Greeks colored excessive pride. 655 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: When you have a distorted view of who you are, 656 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:24,359 Speaker 1: you make decisions like they made. And that's the difficult truth. 657 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 1: And I'm sitting here as sooner guy. I believe Crimson red, 658 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 1: but I paid to four the artist. Through that institution, 659 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: I can say what I want to say about it, 660 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 1: And is an objective you from somebody that sits in 661 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: this seat. And Oklahoma's got issues in that regard? All right, Spencer, 662 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: let me see if I can throw a few names 663 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: and see if there's any of them that stick. Matt Campbell, 664 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: Iowa State, Mark Stoops, Kentucky, Mike Leach Mississippi State. I'm 665 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: throwing a few out there. I'm trying to think if 666 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: there's anybody else I've missed? Who would you if you 667 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: had to walk in and Joe Stick called you and said, Spencer, 668 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: I need a guy. Give me a guy. Guy? Which guy? Yeah? 669 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 1: Which guy you're asking? So just tell me what your 670 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:15,359 Speaker 1: conversation is gonna be. Which guy would you champion? I'm 671 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: gonna give you some homework. I know, John, you probably 672 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: already know this. I'm gonna give some people some homework. 673 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: Here's I would do an outlier move? Okay, I would 674 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: you know if you look at what Kirby hook at 675 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: Texas Tech, he went and got a high school coach, 676 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: right us. You know this recruiting strategy there. But there's 677 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:37,399 Speaker 1: a guy at Kentucky Westland and who left HBU, who 678 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 1: was at Texas Tech and coach Patrick Mahomes for three years, 679 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: and he took the quarterback Zeppi with him to Western 680 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: Kentucky and he's thrown for almost five thousand yards. I 681 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 1: bet you know who I'm talking about. I know you're 682 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,040 Speaker 1: talking about. I need the name Escapes for me. I 683 00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 1: can't remember that. But yeah, Za just say Zach, let 684 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:55,879 Speaker 1: them let them go, but ther Frans go figure out 685 00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 1: who it is. But go look at what he did 686 00:35:57,719 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 1: with Zeppi this year and then think about him him 687 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: as an offensive coordinator. You may want to go get 688 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 1: a front model guy to be your head coach, but 689 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 1: as far as an offensive mind, he would be the 690 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:07,440 Speaker 1: guy that I would elevate it. And it would be 691 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,400 Speaker 1: consistent with the history at Oklahoma because when you got 692 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,640 Speaker 1: Bob Steps, Bob Steukes was a white hot defensive mind. Well, 693 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,719 Speaker 1: that Evans flow has gone and passed right. Well, you 694 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: went to an offensive submont with Lincoln Riley and that 695 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:22,120 Speaker 1: that worked. But both of what they have in common 696 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,240 Speaker 1: iss they've never been head coaches before, and so whereas 697 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: Bob's was eighteen twenty years nearly at Oklahoma seven, you 698 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:30,840 Speaker 1: get with Lincoln Riley, I think the next guy is 699 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 1: going to be a similar situation. Never been a head coach, 700 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: but could be an offensive coordinator. I think he's ready now, 701 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,040 Speaker 1: So I think I would do that. That would be 702 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:40,360 Speaker 1: the outlier move, and I'd go get me a face. 703 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:43,360 Speaker 1: I wouldn't even put it out there that Bob Stukes 704 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't be something that jokeersiy On would approach. Again, as 705 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,120 Speaker 1: long as you can get an offensive mind that could 706 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 1: make it happen. I think you could do an interim 707 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,120 Speaker 1: two year deal with Bob and he would He would 708 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: probably look at that and say that sounds interesting. I 709 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 1: think he would do that, But for the most part, 710 00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,839 Speaker 1: I don't know if anybody's going to take it right now, 711 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 1: but that's what I would do. I would find that 712 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:05,239 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator at Western Kentucky and then to him from there, 713 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:10,440 Speaker 1: and that name I was searching for, Zach Kittley, graduated 714 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:13,320 Speaker 1: of Texas Tech, did a couple of stints as a 715 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 1: student assistant, graduate assistant. Then I saw him when you 716 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:18,960 Speaker 1: was at HBU. I covered a game. I think it 717 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 1: was the last game of the twenty eighteen season, maybe 718 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,879 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, twenty nineteen season, and Zach was there. Well, 719 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: when he went to Western Kentucky, he took everybody. He 720 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: took Jared Stearns wide receiver, a couple other receivers, and 721 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:35,960 Speaker 1: he took Bailey Zappy, quarterback who was setting all kinds 722 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,040 Speaker 1: of records at HBU. And they said all kinds of 723 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:42,239 Speaker 1: records at Western Kentucky. So how about a little Brent 724 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:46,279 Speaker 1: Venables head coach, Zach Hitley offensive coordinator. Oklahoma would have 725 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 1: a pretty solid duo if that's the way they chose 726 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 1: to go. So we'll find out what Oklahoma does in 727 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: due time. But interesting stuff from Spencer Tillman. All right, 728 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,200 Speaker 1: we get back. Let's take a run around the NFL. 729 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 1: Take a look at a few scores and games that 730 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:03,719 Speaker 1: took place yesterday right here on Texans All Access. It's 731 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:06,360 Speaker 1: good on everybody. One final segment of this edition of 732 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:09,440 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. I am your host, John Harris Football, 733 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:12,279 Speaker 1: you know, southeline reporter and a former teacher, and I'm 734 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: calling all of my fellow teachers out there. If you 735 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: want to bring a little Texas football shared classroom, then 736 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,760 Speaker 1: I've got your answer. It's Toros Mathtros presented by Knigo Phillips. 737 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:25,040 Speaker 1: Toros Matris, the video series design to help third and 738 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: fourth grade is learn how to tackle math in the classroom. 739 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:33,759 Speaker 1: Goody Houston, Texans dot Com slash Toros Math Drills. You 740 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:35,840 Speaker 1: got to have those drills now. I know at this 741 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: time of year, teachers they need a break. It's long. 742 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:42,440 Speaker 1: I mean they're just you know the head Thanksgiving break. 743 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: You know it got exams in some cases, and so 744 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 1: on a Monday night they want to watch some Monday 745 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:50,880 Speaker 1: night football. Who doesn't want to watch Seahawks in the 746 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,920 Speaker 1: Washington football team tonight? Well, I know when my teachers 747 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:55,880 Speaker 1: are at home, and everybody else for that matter, on 748 00:38:55,920 --> 00:39:00,120 Speaker 1: a Monday night, they're celebrating with the Miller Light. The 749 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,959 Speaker 1: Light has been a true Texas original since being first 750 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:07,680 Speaker 1: brewed in Texas. That's right, in Texas, first brewed since 751 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:11,320 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy five. The original Light Beer is celebrating twenty 752 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: seasons of the Houston Texans. Check out the limit edition 753 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:18,959 Speaker 1: sixteen ounce commemorative cans at your nearest beer store. 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And with 762 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:48,640 Speaker 1: that being said, let's go around the league as quickly 763 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 1: as we can. This is kind of like a little 764 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:54,520 Speaker 1: two minute drill of what happened yesterday in the n 765 00:39:55,200 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: f L. I like saying that n FL man, The 766 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 1: Bengals got all over the Steelers yesterday forty one to ten, 767 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:07,560 Speaker 1: and it really wasn't even the Joe Burrow to Jamar 768 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:09,839 Speaker 1: Chase shows Joe mix of twenty. It carries one hundred 769 00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:12,200 Speaker 1: and sixty five yards to tutties. The Bengals go to 770 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: seven and four the forty one ten win. The Texans 771 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:20,399 Speaker 1: next opponent's Dinneapolis Colts. They lost at home. The fall 772 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:23,919 Speaker 1: to six and six to the defending champs, the Tampa 773 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:29,520 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers. Leonard Fournette had four tutties, one hundred yards rushing, 774 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:32,839 Speaker 1: three touchdowns, rushing, one receiving, Gronkt one hundred twenty three 775 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:36,000 Speaker 1: yards receiving, and the Bucks win thirty eight thirty one 776 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:41,040 Speaker 1: in Lucas Oil. The Dolphins continue and win their fourth 777 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: straight that started with the win over US, then the Ravens, 778 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:47,200 Speaker 1: then the Jets, and yesterday's victim, the Panthers to a 779 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:49,640 Speaker 1: tongue of violoa. Don't look now, but maybe it's turning around. 780 00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 1: Two hundred and thirty yards passing on twenty seven to 781 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:56,920 Speaker 1: thirty one with a tutty. Miles Gascon had two touchdowns rushing. 782 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:00,280 Speaker 1: The Star though is Jaalen Waddle nine catches hundred thirty 783 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: seven yards, one touchdown. The Dolphins put up thirty three 784 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:05,720 Speaker 1: and oh by the way, Jaalen Phillips on the defensive 785 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:11,880 Speaker 1: side was outstanding. Patriots hammered the Titans thirty six to thirteen. 786 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:16,000 Speaker 1: The Titans deed a bye in the worst way. Ryan 787 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:19,400 Speaker 1: Tannehill only ninety three yards passing, Matt Jones three hundred 788 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:22,319 Speaker 1: ten yards and two tutties. The Patriots are on a roll. 789 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:28,520 Speaker 1: The gy Man beat the Eagles somehow thirteen seven. Falcons 790 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:33,359 Speaker 1: went into Jacksonville and beat up the Jags twenty one fourteen. 791 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:36,960 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan threw a touchdown, but it was Cordell Patterson 792 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:40,879 Speaker 1: who had one hundred and eight yards rushing and two touchdowns. 793 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:45,200 Speaker 1: What a day for him. The Broncos Patrick Surtan the 794 00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:48,880 Speaker 1: Star a pick six and another pick. Denver wins twenty 795 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:53,440 Speaker 1: eight to thirteen. Nothing real sexy for anybody there other 796 00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:57,279 Speaker 1: than that Broncos defense getting it done. Packers beat the 797 00:41:57,400 --> 00:42:00,279 Speaker 1: Rams in Green Bay thirty six to twenty eight. A 798 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:03,799 Speaker 1: Rod three hundred and seven yards passing to touchdown, Davante 799 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:08,480 Speaker 1: one hundred four yards receiving, and the Rams are struggling. 800 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:11,480 Speaker 1: The forty nine ers beat the Vikings. Don't look now, 801 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:15,080 Speaker 1: but the forty nine ers are hot. Elijah Mitchell one 802 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,960 Speaker 1: hundred thirty three yards rushing and I'm going to rout 803 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:19,640 Speaker 1: the day that we didn't end up with him. The 804 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:22,040 Speaker 1: Ravens beat the Browns sixteen to ten in one of 805 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:25,239 Speaker 1: the ugliest games you've ever seen. Mark Jackson through three 806 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:27,759 Speaker 1: to three interceptions on five passes in the second quarter, 807 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:31,080 Speaker 1: yet one the game sixteen to ten. And that is 808 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:34,600 Speaker 1: your race around the NFL. A big thanks to Spencer, 809 00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:37,600 Speaker 1: to Andre, to Mark, to all of you for listening. 810 00:42:37,640 --> 00:42:39,000 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. We'll see next time and it's 811 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:39,800 Speaker 1: always go Texans.