1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: What is up, everybody? Welcome to a Friday edition of 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: am your host, John Harris, Football Aniston South, the reporter. 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: So glad to be with you, less than forty eight 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: hours away from Game two in Nashville, Sunday noon kickoff 6 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: right there in Nissan Stadium, Own one Texans, Own one Titans. 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: Somebody's got to get a win now. There is no 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: guarantee of a team getting a win, as we found 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: last week with the Browns and the Steelers. But you 10 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: get the point. Somebody's gonna walk out of there with 11 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 1: a win, somebody's gonna walk out of there with a loss. Now, 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: it has been a while since the Texans have had 13 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: a win. November of twenty seventeen against the Arizona Cardinals. 14 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: I believe that was November nineteenth, twenty seventeen. As I 15 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: noted last week during the broadcast, the Texans have not 16 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: won a Sunday road contest. That's the key at Sunday 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: Road contest since November. Excuse me, December eleven, twenty sixteen. 18 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: If you think about that, twenty sixteen. December eleven, twenty sixteen, 19 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: last regular season road win on a Sunday for this team. Now, 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: they've had one road win since. That was against Cincinnati. 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: That was last year on a Thursday night. In fact, 22 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: it was on this day last year. Shaun Watson turned 23 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: twenty two, got the win thirteen to nine in Cincinnati. 24 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,279 Speaker 1: That really kind of set up the next few weeks 25 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: where de Shan was the talk of the league and 26 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: was absolutely fantastic. So no wins since twenty seventeen November nineteen, 27 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, no road wins since well a year to 28 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: this day, no Sunday road win from December eleven, twenty sixteen. 29 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: My point in all that is this team needs to 30 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: win in the worst way, there's no question. Now we're 31 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: gonna talk about tonight how they go about doing it. 32 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,639 Speaker 1: But we've got a lot, a lot to get to tonight. 33 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: We've got our Deep Plant Interview the week with DBC. 34 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: It is Aaron Colvin The Slick Way, and we'll also 35 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: have a get to know with Drew Doherty this week 36 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: it's Bruce Ellington. We're gonna go men behind the Mike's 37 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: Tonight with Mike Keith, played by play voice of the 38 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans, Mark Vannimure sat down with the long time 39 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: Titans voice Mike Keith. I'll give you my picks to 40 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: all games this weekend against the spread and straight up 41 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: give you my keys to the game offense, defense and 42 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: special teams. And then we are going to have the 43 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: final word with Drew Doherty. This week is Tyrann Matthew 44 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: and we also have play reporter aka k Jack TV. 45 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: So we have got plenty to get to on the show. 46 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: Let's kick it off, as we always do, with some 47 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: hot reads. That's right, Hot reads presented to you by 48 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: Geike Go. Fifteen minutes can save you fifteen percent or 49 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: more on car in shirts. And you know how we 50 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: do it. Right off the bat on Friday, we get 51 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: right to the man that will lead this team to 52 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: Nashville against the Titans. That being Built O'Brien and Mark Vanno. 53 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: You're caught up with him earlier today. Coach, I always 54 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: think the division is kind of like family feud. You 55 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: know their personnel pretty well, So what about this first 56 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: matchup with the Titans, but what they're trying to do 57 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: this year? Yeah, you have that exactly right. It's h 58 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: it's a team that obviously for many reasons that we're 59 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: familiar with, and we're going to do the best job 60 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: we can of putting together a game plan and trying 61 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: to get these guys in the right position to make plays. 62 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: But it's a big it's a big game. I mean, 63 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: it's a it's a division game, and um and the 64 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: division is really what's most important, especially early in the season. 65 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: What does Dion Lewis do for their running game when 66 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: you compliment him with Derek Henry, Yeah, good question. He's 67 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: very good. Uh, Derek's a big back, very physical guy. 68 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: And then when they mix Don in there, you've got 69 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: a little bit more speed, a little bit more quickness 70 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: and uh definitely, uh change the pace. And he's really 71 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: good in the passing game. So it's a Dion's a 72 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: big challenge for our defense. You told us earlier in 73 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: the week, you're preparing for Mario to no matter what, 74 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: because that kind of gets you ready for Gavert if 75 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: that was going to be the case. I think you 76 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: have to prepare for Mariota. I mean, until they actually 77 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: rule him out, you'd better be ready for the starter. 78 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: And you know, a lot of what they do with 79 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: Gabert is pretty similar. You know, so it's not like 80 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: you're having two separate game plans. Gabert's got a different 81 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: skill set and some of the things they do. But 82 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: you know, you have to prepare for Mariota. Very sad 83 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: news about Kevin Johnson, but you have to feel good 84 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: about the versatility you have on the back end to 85 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: be able to absorb something like that. Yeah, it's tough. 86 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, that was a tough decision. I 87 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: think it was in the best interest of Kevin, and 88 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: so moving forward, you know, I think that we do 89 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: have versatility there. We're able to move guys around. We 90 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: brought Cheris right in. You know, he's had a decent week, 91 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: So I think there's some guys back there that can 92 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: really help us. Dean ps you faced him before, you 93 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: coached with him before, and now you're going up against 94 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: him in this environment with that personnel. What was it 95 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: like preparing for what you expect out of their defense? Yeah, 96 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: I worked with Dean. I mean, Dean is an excellent coach, 97 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: very hard work or very smart guy, using their personnel 98 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: basically how he believes they should be used, which is 99 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: really good for them because he knows how to do that. 100 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: He knows how to take his scheme and kind of 101 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: fit it to what he's got, and so it's gonna 102 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: be a big challenge. You know, they have a lot 103 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: of guys that are good defensive players. Darrell Casey inside 104 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: a rackpo off the edge, Morgan will probably play. You've 105 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: got the the corners of Dory Jackson, obviously, Malcolm Butler. 106 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: You know, you've got some real challenging players there, and 107 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: Dean's doing a good job. So we're gonna have to 108 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: really execute and play at a high level. We always 109 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: talk about special teams, and they had a kick return 110 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,799 Speaker 1: for a touchdown last week. You had a pretty productive 111 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,239 Speaker 1: day and kickoff returns as well last week. Special teams 112 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: will be big. You know they they had a kick 113 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: return for a touchdown. Jennings hundred yard return U. Dorry 114 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: Jackson's their punt returners. He's brought it back for touchdowns 115 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: in the past. Very elusive guy, great speed. So special 116 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: teams will be important. Our special teams we believe are 117 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: better and our special teams will be an important part 118 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: of the game, all right back to back, out of 119 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: the road. So final factors and pulling this one out coach, 120 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, Vanny, it always comes down to, you know, 121 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: the ability to take care of the ball, the ability 122 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: to run the football, to execute at a high level 123 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: in the passing game, and then on defense take take 124 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: the ball away and do a good job of stopping 125 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: a run and then you know, play really good situational football. 126 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: That's what it will always be. I think special teams 127 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: will be a big factor in the game. And you know, 128 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: I think our guys have had a good week of 129 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: practice and we'll be ready to go. Thanks a lot, coach, 130 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: good luck, Thanks Benny. There's no question this is a 131 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: very important game for this entire organization. Coach O'Brien's staff. 132 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: The players must win. I don't know if it's a 133 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: must win, but seeing teams going to and bounce back 134 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: from it. But I know the pressure that you feel 135 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: to start the season. OH and one ramps up at 136 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: O and two exponentially go to OH at three. Oh 137 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: my goodness. I remember twenty fifteen we lost to Kansas 138 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: City start the year, went to Carolina, a team that 139 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: would eventually play in Super Bowl that year, and lost. 140 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: Twenty forty seventeen. Had a shot at the end zone, 141 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: a couple of shots at the end zone late in 142 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: that one, down by seven, but couldn't get to win. 143 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 1: So too. Coming back here for Tampa Bay, that was 144 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: as stressful week, oh my goodness, as I've been around that. 145 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: It was just everybody in pins and needles, gotta get 146 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: this one. I don't know if i'd say this is absolute, 147 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: total must win, but I think everybody understands the sense 148 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: of urgency that goes with this one, beyond a shadow 149 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: of a doubt. All right, let's get to our next 150 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: hot read. This one ends up being very very important 151 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: each every Friday, and that is the injury report. Oh yes, 152 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: the injury report. Now the Titans have got some news 153 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: on their side, and we'll get to them in just 154 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: a second. But your Houston, Texas, as far as today goes, 155 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:45,679 Speaker 1: you had everybody essentially limited participants that had been limited participants. Batamose, Clowney, coach, 156 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: QT Covington, edge of four, Fuller Hopkins, They were all 157 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: limited participants in practice. A DMP today was cavan Now, 158 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: he had been practicing on Wednesday and Thursday, but did 159 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: not practice today. That was to be expected. I think 160 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: for Cavon, we're thinking probably week three, week four. All 161 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: those players are questionable. That I just mentioned limited participants 162 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: came on Websters out, so he's the only one ruled 163 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: out at this point. Now here's where it gets a 164 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: little bit dicey for the Titans. On the injury report, 165 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: they had full participants today, guys that have been there, 166 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: Corey Davis, Matt Dickerson, Rashaan Avant, Harold Landry. The limited 167 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: participants Jack Conklin, Marcus Mariota, Derek Morgan, Luke Stocker, the DMPs, 168 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: Dennis Kelly Taylor, Luon Kendrick Lewis. Now what does that mean? 169 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: And here's the big one. Jack Conklin is ruled out. 170 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: I expected that. I had rather a report, a couple 171 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,319 Speaker 1: of reports. Actually, I think he's Travis Haney, and the 172 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: athletic who's the first one that I saw, said to 173 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: expect Conklin around week four this week two, So it 174 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: makes sense that Conklin's not quite ready. He is out. 175 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: He is, and he was a second team All Pro 176 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: as a rookie, good solid second year. Hurt that knee 177 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: in the division playoff round against the Patriots in January, 178 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: so not too surprising he's not back. He's ruled out. 179 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: He's out. Last week's out, this week. Not really surprising there, Mariota, 180 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: Harold Landry, Derek Morgan, Luke Stocker, they're all questionable. Taylor Luan, 181 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: All Pro Pro Bowl left tackle, he is out with 182 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: the concussion. Kendrick Lewis at safety who once was starting 183 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: safety here in twenty fourteen. He is also out. Dennis 184 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: Kelly brother Tim Kelly, Texas tight end coach, he is questionable. 185 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: So Conklin and I'm sorry Conklin and Luan out. So 186 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: they're definitely going backups at both spots, and Dennis Kelly 187 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: will be one of them if he is ready to go. 188 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: He has been sick that has not practiced the last 189 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: couple of days. Depending on the type of sick this 190 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: he's dealing with. Can you get back for Sunday? I 191 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: don't know. And at that point, if he comes back 192 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: for Sunday, is he able to play a full game 193 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: out at tackle? Is he able to play a full game? 194 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: That becomes really interesting because it's gonna be about eighty 195 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: four eighty five degrees on Sunday in Nashville. Yikes. Now, 196 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: Luan started a game at left tackle and Dennis Kelly 197 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 1: started at right, and then when Luan ended up getting hurt. 198 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: They had to move Kevin Pamfield into the game, number 199 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: sixty six, and move things around to make sure that 200 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 1: they were all set. They only had if my math 201 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,239 Speaker 1: is correct, they only had seven. They only had seven 202 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: offensive lineman active because Conklin was already out and Anthony 203 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: Stinty was declared inactive. So they've got some issues on 204 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: the offensive line now with no Conklin and no Luan. 205 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: Mariota questionable, Mike Vrabel said today, head coach of the Titans, said, 206 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: expect Mariota and Gabbert not to share time, but to 207 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: see both of them. That tells me that Mariota is 208 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: not Key's. They're gonna look at him, I would think 209 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: on Saturday and before the game on Sunday, before they 210 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:26,199 Speaker 1: deem him absolutely ready to play, and my gut tells 211 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: me that if he is not. If he is not, 212 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: I don't say perfect, because nobody really is perfect at 213 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: this point after training camp and after game one, but 214 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: if he is shaking in any way, shape or form 215 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: with that elbow, I think they'll shut it down and 216 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: we'll see blank Gabert. This is my hunch. We definitely 217 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: will not see Conklin. We definitely will not see Luan. 218 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: Kelly being questionable makes this really really interesting. They're gonna 219 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: have to be some transactions and Titans make if they 220 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: do not think that Kelly can get back. That's three tackles, 221 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: not to mention one All Pro from his rookie year 222 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 1: and one Pro bowler and Terry Luan one of the 223 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: top one hundred players in the league. So it could 224 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 1: get dicey. Now, before you start cheering from the rooftops 225 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: in some sense, first of all, I don't like doing 226 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: that with guys that are injured. But the other aspect 227 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: of it is we've seen that before, and I'll give 228 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: you a great example of that. It was twenty fifteen 229 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: and it was going into the playoff game against the 230 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs, and I remember reading that Mitch Morris 231 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: was not going to start at center, and I thought, 232 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, we are gonna eat They got some 233 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: guys some six round exact Folton. We're gonna eat. Fulton 234 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: ate our lunch. He destroyed guys up front and we 235 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: didn't get any pressure. Fulton completely took over and I 236 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: remember thinking, man, we gotta take advance in no way. Now, 237 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: it's a different when it's your two tackles going against 238 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: Watt and Clowney and Merciless potentially edge of four, etc. 239 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: But the Texans at that point, and we'll get to 240 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: this a little bit more in keys of the game, 241 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: but they have got to make life miserable on the inside. 242 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: Wait a second, John, and you said the tackles are hurt. Yeah, 243 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: the tackles are hurt, which means they're gonna give all 244 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: kinds of help out to those guys as much as possible, 245 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: which is going to leave the inside vulnerable. So if 246 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna send guards or slide the protection one way, 247 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: guys are gonna have to eat on the inside. That 248 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: means dj Reader, that means Clowney. When he moves inside, 249 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: that means what if he moves inside, that means Merciless 250 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: if he moves inside. Anybody rushing from the inside has 251 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: got to win one on one, no questions asked, no doubt. 252 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: And if they don't, it's gonna force Rome. You have 253 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: to bring some pressure. We'll talk a little bit more 254 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: about that. But the only out for your Texans cave 255 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: On Webster. The outs for tennessee Conklin Luan both starting 256 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: tackles and Kendrick Lewis the safety. So there you go. 257 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: That is the injury report and those are your hot 258 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: reachs presented you by Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you 259 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 1: fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Coming up, we're 260 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: gonna go Deep Slant and get to know Deep Slant 261 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: with Deep to do. This week it's the Slick Way 262 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: Aaron Covid and then we're gonna get to know with 263 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty, Bruce Ellington. Yeah, there's some fun. Bruce gives 264 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: you actually what he and too. 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That's Houston Texans dot com slash Toros Math 274 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: Drills to learn more about Toros Mathdrils presented by Conico Phillips. 275 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: All right, welcome back to Texans, all access. Glad to 276 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: be with you on a rainy, kind of dreary day. 277 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: And I got a feeling it's gonna be that way. 278 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: Not only in Houston. It's been that way down to Galveston. 279 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: Y'all stay safe down there. I've seen some of the 280 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: pictures and videos of the street flooding and things that 281 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: have happened. Man, they have gotten way laid with the rain. 282 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: So you guys, hang in there down at Galveston and 283 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: hopefully everything will be okay. But man, the rain has 284 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: just been plentiful, especially over on the East Coast where 285 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: I've got plenty of family. My wife's entire family is 286 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: in in North Carolina. DJ Reader from North Carolina, Carlos 287 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: Watkins from North Carolina, got a bunch of guys from 288 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: South Carolina, Clowney and j Joe and Bruce Ellington and 289 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: hop and Deshawn's from Georgia, which is sort of where 290 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: Deshawn's from Gainesville, Georgia. Depending on what the path of 291 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: Florence takes, it could dip down into South Carolina and 292 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: get to that northeast edge of Atlanta, and that would 293 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: in fact impact the Georgia areas. So a lot of 294 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: North Carolina and South Carolina representation on this team, and 295 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: so I know, I know the guys are are concerned. 296 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: We'll talk to DJ the other day has said he 297 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: said that his family has gotten out. They got to Atlanta. 298 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: They were in pictures from the road when they had 299 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 1: to evacuate. It's tough times. Obviously, we know about hurricanes 300 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: here in this town, there's no doubt, especially the one 301 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 1: that hit last year. And that's what this one, Hurricane Florence, 302 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: sounds like it's doing. Is it's getting on shore and 303 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 1: then it's sitting in Stalling and that's sit in stall 304 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: is Obviously you would put Houston a lot of peril 305 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: last year with all the rain that just dumped on 306 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: this town, and the same thing it sounds like it's 307 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: happening in the city of excuse me, the state of 308 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:30,479 Speaker 1: North Carolina. The storm itself originally was as big as 309 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,400 Speaker 1: the state of North Carolina, which I just I sort 310 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: of chuckle because if you don't laugh, you'll cry, and 311 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: I don't really want to cry. But I know a 312 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 1: lot of people in North Carolina, a lot of family 313 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: members and it's uh, it's thoughts go out to them. 314 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: I mean from Afar. It's just it's really tough. And 315 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: I know these players are concerned, and now I'm concerned, 316 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: and all my family is concerned, and I know the 317 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: people in Houston are concerned. When they hear it, they 318 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: and it was it was interesting because last year when 319 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: we were in New Orleans and Hurricane Harvey was was 320 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: bearing down on Houston and it was not looking good. 321 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: It was interesting to be in New Orleans to talk 322 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: to the people that were there and how they talk 323 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: to you. And I mean they seemed to be sort 324 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 1: of a sympathetic shoulder that they had. They had been there, 325 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 1: they understood what we were going through and just the 326 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: anticipation of something that was going to be that gruesome 327 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,959 Speaker 1: because they had been through it many many years. And 328 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: obviously in two thousand and five with her kan Katrina 329 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: so talks with everybody there in North Carolina. Y'all stay 330 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 1: safe and hopefully everything we'll we'll turn back around. As 331 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: it has is, we continue to fight to turn it 332 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,199 Speaker 1: back around here in Houston after Harvey last year. All right, 333 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: let's get back to some football and let's do our 334 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: deep slant Interview of the week This week, it's Aaron 335 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 1: Colvin with DPCU joining me today. Aaron Colvin, cornerback for 336 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans in his first season here with the team. 337 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: Welcome eron, I appreciate it. It It feels good to be here. 338 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: I want to talk about your off season because it 339 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 1: was quite a busy one. Not only did you join 340 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: a new team, but you got married. Kind of crazy, right, Yeah, 341 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: life is kind of it was in the world at 342 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: one point of time. But it's been good. It's been 343 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 1: an easy transition. Has there been a tough part about 344 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: moving to a new city or a new team. Is 345 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: it getting around the city, is it getting to know 346 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: your teammates? Is it any of those things? Or are 347 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: you just sort of prepared for it when the time came. 348 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: It was all of the above. M There really wasn't 349 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: just one thing that was that was tough. It was 350 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 1: kind of just a combination of things. Is being in 351 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: a new city, new environment, new teammates, everything which is 352 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: different for me. So that was definitely an adjusting phase 353 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: to it. I know a lot of people have talked 354 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: about what their factors are when they come to Houston. 355 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: You probably have too. But how much was this pass 356 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 1: rush and a factor for you coming here or was 357 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: it just the team as a whole, Like what sort 358 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: of things did you look at when evaluating which team 359 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: you were going to go to? It was really as 360 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: an whole. Um. I don't think that the past rush 361 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 1: can can cover everything. So at some point of time 362 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 1: you need the secondary to be able to cover. You 363 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 1: need your middle linebackers to drop in their hooks and 364 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: be in the right spots, and then you need the 365 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: d line. But I mean, when you have guys like 366 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: we have it, it's definitely not and it definitely looks 367 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: good on paper, so it didn't hurt anything. I was 368 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: doing a little digging in your background and at Oklahoma 369 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: you started off as a safety and then you moved 370 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 1: to corner. Now we've had guys here do the opposite. 371 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: They go from corner to safety, but not really having 372 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: guys go the other way around. I would imagine that's 373 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: a tougher transition to make. Yeah, it was different. So 374 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 1: when I first got there, I was at corner my 375 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: first year and then myself so you were okay, Yeah, 376 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: then I moved to safety and then I went back 377 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: to corner. So I kind of seen all of it 378 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: during one career at OU. But UM, I would say 379 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: that going from safety to corner, it's harder just because 380 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: of the uh like some of the gymnastics you gotta 381 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: go through as far as covering the receiver gymnastics. Yeah, okay, 382 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: and that's what it feels like, and at some point 383 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: you just gotta say it, screw it, I'm just gonna 384 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 1: do my job. I'm gonna lock up this receiver. And 385 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: that's kind of how you get through that. I would 386 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,160 Speaker 1: imagine it helps in your game to have played both 387 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: positions though being in the secondary, you understand what both 388 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: both sides are to do, no question. As a safety, UM, 389 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: you have to be able to see the whole field 390 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 1: and you have to make a lot of checks and 391 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,439 Speaker 1: um make a lot of reads. And at corner you 392 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,199 Speaker 1: just have to man on man and make sure your 393 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: guy doesn't catch the ball. So UM, it's definitely a 394 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: big difference. Even from the slot to outside, everything's just different. 395 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 1: So UM, you have to be able to just adjust. 396 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: That's what the NFL is. You have to be able 397 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: to adjust. You seem like you work really hard your 398 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: work ethic. Where do you think you get that from. Um, 399 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I definitely could credit my family, 400 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: my mother and my father for just instilling that in me. 401 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: They worked hard their whole life. That's all I've ever 402 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: really seen. But um, I've just always felt like I 403 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: had something to prove to myself. At times, I just 404 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: felt like I didn't get the and it's not even recognition. 405 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: I just felt like I didn't get the credit I deserved. 406 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: And that's just me from being a little kid. So 407 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: it kind of just carried over to where I'm at 408 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: right now. I heard your dad used to take the heat. 409 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: Your dad owns owned a sheet metal company, right, and 410 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: they used to take you in there and make you work. 411 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: I never really work. He used to help out. Yeah, 412 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 1: he just wanted me to see it. He never really 413 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 1: wanted me to do what he did. He didn't want 414 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: me to have tom as he would say, struggle. So 415 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: I used to just always see it in him. And 416 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: my mother did a great job of never you know, 417 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: making me work, but they always kept me around it. 418 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: So at a young age, me, my brother and my 419 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: sister kind of just seeing the blue collar work, and 420 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,719 Speaker 1: you decided that you wanted to pursue football, that that 421 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: was not really the life that you were wanting to have. 422 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: I don't even think I decided that. I think that 423 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: that was just destiny. Since I was a little kid, 424 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 1: I just felt like this was my vision and this 425 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: is where I was supposed to be. And fortunately I 426 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: got that opportunity and I felt like I made the 427 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: most of it. I want to talk to you about 428 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen, when you were entering the draft the Senior Bowl. 429 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,679 Speaker 1: You tore your ACL in practice and then you had 430 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: a setback really heading into the draft. Was that probably 431 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: the toughest thing that you had to go through as 432 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: a player was working your way back from that after 433 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: everything you do to get to the point where you're 434 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: getting ready for the draft and getting ready to come 435 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: into the NFL, and then to have an injury like 436 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,679 Speaker 1: that so close to it. Definitely on the football field, 437 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 1: I mean, going first round was a dream of mine. 438 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: It was something that I really wanted to accomplish, and 439 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: I wanted to walk into the green room and to 440 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: see my mom crying and see my family just happy 441 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: for me. But it didn't happen, and it was God's plan. 442 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: So I'm fully okay with that now, but at the 443 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 1: time it was really difficult to just not being able 444 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: to go out there and compete. During the draft process, 445 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 1: you don't really know where guys see you at, so 446 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 1: it's a lot of guessing and I couldn't go out 447 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 1: there and prove myself. I couldn't go out there and 448 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: run the forty. I couldn't show them how good my 449 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: footwork was. So it was kind of just a leap 450 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: of faith that I had to take in. Fortunately, I 451 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 1: got drafted and I still got that opportunity, so it 452 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: all worked out. At the end of it, I was 453 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: just gonna say it all worked out. You had four 454 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,199 Speaker 1: seasons with the Jags and then here you are with 455 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: the Texans and you're staying in the same division. So 456 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: Sunday the Titans, the first AFC self matchup of twenty eighteen. 457 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: You get to face a team that you've got quite 458 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: a bit of familiarity with. Right, I've seen these guys 459 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: for four years now, so there's really nothing new. These 460 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: guys are still the same and a lot of aspects, 461 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: a lot of the same players. So we know that 462 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: they have coaching coaching staff change, but a lot of 463 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: their philosophies in the way that they play are still 464 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: the same and Mariota is still the same, still same, 465 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariota. Were you born in Nashville? I was okay. 466 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:20,959 Speaker 1: So do you have a lot of family that are 467 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 1: still there that are going to be out of the 468 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: game or did you move to Oklahoma pretty soon after that? No, 469 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: I do. I moved out. I moved to Oklahoma when 470 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 1: I was about ten years old, nine to ten years old, 471 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 1: and all of my family is still there and from 472 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: my mom's side, so still in Oklahoma or Nashville. In Nashville, 473 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: So they're gonna come out and see you got a 474 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: big cheering section in Nashville. Yeah, that's a big game 475 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: for me. That's that's the hometown game for me. It 476 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: feels like, all right, we'll be cheering you on as well. 477 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: Thanks so much, Aaron Colvin appreciation. I remember my first 478 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl and I went to was in twenty fourteen. 479 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: That was Jimmy Garoppolo at that Senior Bowl is also 480 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 1: a D ninety nine. Aaron Donald put on an absolute 481 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: show at that Senior Bowl. But I remember the very 482 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: first Hey and in back in twenty fourteen, the very 483 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: first practice of the day they would hold at Farah 484 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: High School. They don't do it anymore because they've switched 485 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: the schedule around. But they had a practice at farareholl 486 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: High School and Aaron Colvin was on the South squad 487 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: and he was locking dudes up. He looked good. I 488 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: remember writing down my notes. Man Colvin looks outstanding. Looked 489 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 1: over a little while later and he's on a bench. 490 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: He got hurt. I'm like, oh no, and he hurt 491 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: his knee. And that's in large part what made him 492 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: a fourth rounder, unfortunately, because he had ended up getting 493 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,719 Speaker 1: hurt at the Senior Bowl and has carved out a 494 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 1: really nice career for himself, bouncing back from the injury 495 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: and then taking money to come here to Houston and 496 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: being a vital, vital piece of the Texans secondary going forward. 497 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: Speaking of the secondary, guy that burned the Patriots secondary 498 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: last week was Bruce Ellington. He stepped into the dojo 499 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: of one Drew Dorty. So let's get to know Bruce Ellington. 500 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: With Drew Dorty, it's time to get to know Bruce 501 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: Ellington's brought to you by IW Marks. Let's start with 502 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: the rock. I loved that celebration. I touchdown celebration last 503 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: year in New England. Would you come up with that? Man? 504 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: Uh QP. Actually, the guy I played with at the Niners, 505 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: he was talking about it, and during before the game, 506 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: it just came up and I told D four, I'm like, man, 507 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: if I get in the end zone, man, I'm gonna 508 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 1: do the people's elbow and do the rock. And I 509 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: told him when you come, you gotta come and count one, 510 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: two or three and say it's over. So he came 511 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 1: up right before the game. That's a good teammate coming 512 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: in and doing that talking about Seawan Watson. D four. Okay, 513 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: So let's say you're a wrestler, who which teammate is 514 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:36,400 Speaker 1: gonna be your tag team partner? If you clown? Of course, 515 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 1: how come? Look how the biggest strong he is. It 516 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 1: won't take it long. I let him do the work 517 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: and I go in and pam. I like it. Like 518 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: South Carolina guys, So what would y'alls connection? Where? What 519 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: would yalls name be? That's tough, Palmetto pounders, South Carolina crew, 520 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: South Carolina boy, South Carolina boys. I like it. Would 521 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: you have a manager? No, I just gonna be you 522 00:26:58,840 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: wouldn't have you one to want to have a man 523 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: like throw chalk dust and mister to think about it. 524 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: I could be your manager if you want, you know, 525 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: I think about it. I'll get him in pockets full 526 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 1: of chalk dust like for the eyes. That's me. I'll 527 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: get some onions and yeah, yeah, onions are get rubbing 528 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 1: rubber on it totally. Let's do it. Well, we'll get 529 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: with the w W. One song for the rest of 530 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: your life that you can listen to, oh man, one song, 531 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: only song you can listen to? What is it? One song? Wow, 532 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:33,439 Speaker 1: that's hard. If you give me one artist, it'd be 533 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,959 Speaker 1: Little Wayne. I don't have one song. Little Wayne's my 534 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: favorite artist. Okay, you go like six or seven, favorite 535 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: many of them. He just got so many of them. Music. 536 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: The guy's prolific. I mean he just every just keep going. Yeah, 537 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: I know Wayne's gonna stop, but I'm glad he keeps 538 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: going because it gets me good for the game, get 539 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: me ready for the game. Little Wayne's a huge sports fan. 540 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 1: Yeah huge, Yes, he's always watching and I'm being a 541 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 1: fan of his. You can't even met him. I haven't. 542 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: I've been around him a couple of times. But everybody 543 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: a chance to beat him. But everybody, what do you 544 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: mean you're around them uni of the you know, the 545 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: area was in it just so much here. But little Wayne, 546 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 1: if you're watching, Bruce, hey, you guys man, you guys 547 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 1: would be yeah, you guys be a good good buddy 548 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:16,399 Speaker 1: ye Iverson and Allen Iverson because it's a good one. 549 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: Would Iverson b or would it be? Uh, little Wayne? 550 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: You have one celebrity best friend who's gonna be low 551 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: Wayne Wayne. But Iverson is a close second. Yeah, he's 552 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: very close. It's cool. Yeah, I got only just promos 553 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: the vive right here on one. That's a good one. 554 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: You know. So you're a big big yeah, you know, 555 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,239 Speaker 1: Alan Iverson was a hell of football. I know, I know. 556 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: He said his first with me, my first level basketball, 557 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 1: yeah him his first love football. He played the NB. Yeah, 558 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: it's similar a little bit. You were not the biggest guys, right, 559 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: but you're big enough though, I mean you're you don't 560 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: you don't make in the NFL for small Yeah. Yeah, 561 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 1: we got a lot of hut. So this guy played 562 00:28:55,520 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 1: college basketball for a few years too, So you, Bruce Man, 563 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: there's little question that is one of the most fun 564 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: guys on this entire roster number twelve. Bruce Ellington. All right, 565 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: let's go behind the mics with our next segment. It's 566 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: called the Men behind the Mics. Sometimes do it on Wednesday. 567 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: Sometimes we're doing on Friday. You know, when it comes 568 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: to play by play guys, Uh, they can be what's 569 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: the right word I'm looking for here. Uh, they can 570 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: be a little finicky. They'd like to do things in 571 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 1: a particular way. No, I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Play by 572 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: play guys are great. I actually love them. We'd love 573 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: Mark vander Meer here or big fans of Mike Keith. 574 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: Of course, when the Texans are not playing the Titans 575 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: and those two sat down to talk about the Titans 576 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 1: and the Texans in week two? How that were you next? 577 00:29:43,400 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: Right here in Texans All Access, we are less than 578 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: forty eight hours away from a titanic matchup with Tennessee 579 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: and Nashville. That's right, Tennessee Titans v. Houston Texans Sunday 580 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,479 Speaker 1: kickoff as at noon. We'll have that for you right 581 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 1: here on our flagship sports Radio six ten. Your call 582 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: with Mark vander Meer, Andre Ware and myself your host 583 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: this evening, John Harris Balanos and sideline reporter looking forward 584 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 1: to getting up to Nashville and getting this one rolling. 585 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: I'm not really sure what we're gonna get weather wise 586 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: up there, but so be it. Play the games. A 587 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: gotta get a road win. It's been a long time 588 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: since a road win. It's been a long time, even 589 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: longer time since a Sunday road win, dating all the 590 00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: way back to the twenty sixteenth season, and we sting win. 591 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: Gotta have a win. This team hasn't felt good about 592 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: itself since November nineteenth of twenty seventeen. From that standpoint, 593 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: they've played hard in games. They've been closing games, They've 594 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: been some close ones, and they really have been some 595 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: tough ones over that stretch as well. I think of 596 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 1: that Jackson one and then the Pittsburgh one. Those were 597 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: tough ones. Those are tough ones to survive at that 598 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: point of the season when seemingly all was lost. But 599 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, a new season took on the chin last 600 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 1: week twenty seven to twenty. But so did the Tennessee Tight. 601 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: Speaking of Titans, it's time for our men. Behind the 602 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: Mike's segment, Mark Vandimir each and every week sits down 603 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 1: at the play by play voice on the other side. 604 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: This week it's his long time Titans counterpart, Mike Keith. 605 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 1: Mike has a going It's very good to be with you. Mark. 606 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: I'm glad it is Titans Texans week. Me too. This 607 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: is really important for both teams divisional game. We know 608 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 1: the story. Now tell me about Sunday a little bit 609 00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 1: as a team and as a broadcaster as well, because 610 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: that had to be really weird, all bizarre to have 611 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: two significant weather delays. It really was for the obvious 612 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: reasons that the game took longer to complete than the 613 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: two Monday night games combined. From the start of the 614 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: Monday Night game the first one to the end of 615 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: the second one was faster than what the Titans and 616 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 1: the Dolphins played on Sunday, so that was strange. The 617 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: other part two that was very odd is during the 618 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 1: first delay, the majority of time in stadium, we had 619 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: bright sunshine, so you were and the crowd was very 620 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:36,479 Speaker 1: confused as well as to why are we doing this. 621 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: Turns out there was actually a lightning strike within a 622 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: mile of the stadium, so I think the officials did 623 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: absolutely the right thing. But as you know, having been 624 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: through things like that in a variety of sports. Sometimes 625 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: it's not easy to explain to everybody what's happening, and 626 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: you don't know the full story until everything's over. For us, 627 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 1: for everything to be over took or ever. Yeah, it 628 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: seemed like it because we are following along from Afar, 629 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:07,320 Speaker 1: and it certainly seemed like the situation to lose a 630 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: game like that, a day like that, that had to 631 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: be tough on the team. And also in the course 632 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: of the action, you lost to Lanny Walker for the season. 633 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 1: We think it may be the most significant non quarterback 634 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: loss that we've had in terms of an injury at 635 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: any point since we've been here. For what he meant 636 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: to this overall ball club, you know, as a pass catcher, 637 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: as a blocker. You know, many people think maybe the 638 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: best overall tight end in football, even at age thirty four. 639 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: Certainly a reliable guy in the locker room, one of 640 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: the team captains, one of the players that is really 641 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: a big help to the young guys on this football team, 642 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 1: regardless of position. It's a major blow and we can't 643 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: replace him, there's just no way. So this team will 644 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 1: fundamentally have to shift what they do in a lot 645 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: of front ways as it will take multiple players to 646 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: replace Delaney Walker's influence on and off the field. Mike Keith, 647 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:09,840 Speaker 1: Voice of the Titans with US, Mike, what about the 648 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: running game. We see Dan Lewis getting more yards than 649 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. How do you think that shakes out as 650 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: the season progresses here? No, it's funny. If Walker is 651 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: not called for a questionable hold, then Henry has a 652 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: sixty two yard touchdown run and the Titans end up 653 00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: with two backs who have eighty eight and seventy five yards, 654 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:33,319 Speaker 1: and then everybody says, oh, we see exactly how it's 655 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: gonna work. I think in that scenario that's what they 656 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: hope to be. I hope. I think they hope to 657 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,480 Speaker 1: be that kind of balanced. Some games, it will probably 658 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 1: swing Lewis's way, particularly if the Titans are behind. If 659 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: the Titans are in front, you're gonna try to go 660 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 1: to Derrick Henry to run out the clock because he's 661 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: two hundred and forty seven pounds. So I think it 662 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: will vary game to game. The hope would be that 663 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,759 Speaker 1: will be one A and one B because they are 664 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: different backs, but due to the fact that Lewis can 665 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 1: run inside, which is unusual for a back his size, 666 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: they can run the same place with both back Mike 667 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 1: Keith voices of Titans joining us on Texans Radio. Okay, 668 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,840 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariota has the elbow injury in the game, but 669 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 1: he practiced as the week got going. What are you 670 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 1: seeing from him throughout the preseason and what do you 671 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 1: expect here in twenty eighteen. He's really looked good in 672 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: this offense, and he looked good in the offense on 673 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: Sunday until he fell on the elbow and or hurt 674 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 1: himself in that way and couldn't grip the ball properly. 675 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: The two interceptions came after that, But I think he's 676 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: very comfortable in what they're doing. I think Matt Lafleur 677 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:47,799 Speaker 1: has a very good plan. I think teams that are 678 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:52,359 Speaker 1: facing the Titans early are probably in better position than 679 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: teams that will face the Titans late, because I think 680 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 1: this offense still has a lot of growing up to do, 681 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,120 Speaker 1: and I think Marcus has some growing to do in 682 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 1: the offense. But a lot of what they do in 683 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 1: this offense really agrees with him, and he really runs 684 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,799 Speaker 1: with a lot of confidence. You've seen quarterbacks. I've seen 685 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: quarterbacks over the years if they don't have a great 686 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: belief in what they're doing, they just it shows. You 687 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: can see it. You can see it in their body language. 688 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:23,200 Speaker 1: He likes what they're doing. He's enjoying it. And in 689 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 1: the preseason what we saw from him is he executed 690 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:30,000 Speaker 1: it faster. He was much more decisive. So I think 691 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:32,359 Speaker 1: you're going to continue to see that out of him 692 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 1: as we go forward. But it's going to be a 693 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:37,279 Speaker 1: growth process for this offense. You ask about the run 694 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:41,280 Speaker 1: game and the running backs and now losing Delaney Walker, 695 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: this offense is going to have to grow and they're 696 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:48,160 Speaker 1: probably going to have to survive that growth for a while. Now, 697 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 1: what about the pass catchers here now that Walker is out, 698 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,839 Speaker 1: Because you have Matthews and Corey Davis, Dan Lewis can 699 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: catch the ball well out of the backfield. You still 700 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: have some weapons there, for sure, you do. And you 701 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:01,240 Speaker 1: got Johnny Smith at the tight end position. Luke Stocker 702 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 1: caught two for thirty seven at Miami. The guys out 703 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 1: of the backfield. Henry is a good pass catcher as well. 704 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: Although he doesn't catch a lot of passes, he certainly 705 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:14,480 Speaker 1: has that ability. And then and then the wide receivers 706 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:17,880 Speaker 1: I think Corey Davis is coming into his own. Matthews 707 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:20,799 Speaker 1: is starting to get healthy after missing four months. He's 708 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: only been back practicing for three weeks now, but he's 709 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: starting to get there. Taj Sharp missed all of last year. 710 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: He's starting to round back into form. I mean, you 711 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,719 Speaker 1: can hear the theme here, you know, you really can 712 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 1: mark it's it's it's a lot of pieces having to 713 00:37:37,239 --> 00:37:40,440 Speaker 1: be fit into places and kind of get used to 714 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 1: rolls because this team just hasn't had that much stability offensively, 715 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 1: either due to all the changes or the injuries or 716 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:51,560 Speaker 1: guys coming back from injury. Mike Keiths, voice of the Titans, 717 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:53,919 Speaker 1: joining us on Texans Radio. Okay, what are you seeing 718 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,800 Speaker 1: out of this defense now? The Dean pas is running 719 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,640 Speaker 1: the show on that side of the football. Really excited 720 00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:03,759 Speaker 1: about defense from the standpoint that everybody of note returned. 721 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: And then they added Malcolm Butler, they drafted Rashaun Evans, 722 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:11,120 Speaker 1: they drafted Harold Landry, really felt good about the depth, 723 00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:15,320 Speaker 1: felt like there were five corners that could play. Jonathan 724 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:18,000 Speaker 1: Cyprian was really playing good football at the end of 725 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:21,120 Speaker 1: the year and the Cyprians lost for the year. Cornerback 726 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:24,960 Speaker 1: Tky Smith is lost for the year. They're in a 727 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:28,799 Speaker 1: position too where Evans gets hurt the third day of 728 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: practice in July. Landry gets hurt very late in the preseason, 729 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 1: so and the Derek Morgan has to have a procedure 730 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:42,040 Speaker 1: on a problem that he has, so all of a sudden, 731 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:45,960 Speaker 1: all this depth that you had is not there, and 732 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,359 Speaker 1: the Titans are having to kind of fight through some 733 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 1: of that. But at the same time their veteran I 734 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:56,520 Speaker 1: think they execute Peas's system very well. And the big 735 00:38:56,560 --> 00:39:00,640 Speaker 1: part that's different from the offense is what Dean pas 736 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:04,040 Speaker 1: is doing Mark is not vastly different than what Dick 737 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:07,359 Speaker 1: lebou was doing, So there are wrinkles that you have 738 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,360 Speaker 1: to learn, but all of the pieces are back in 739 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 1: a more consistent way, and they're kind of just building 740 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: on what they did in the past. So I think 741 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:19,400 Speaker 1: this has a chance to be a really good defense. 742 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:21,320 Speaker 1: And they did some very good things in Miami. The 743 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:25,359 Speaker 1: Dolphins were just two of ten on third downs, yet 744 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:27,919 Speaker 1: they gave up a seventy five yard touchdown pass, which 745 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: is obviously not good. The Dolphins only drove the football 746 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: one time for a touchdown, and I think that's going 747 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,440 Speaker 1: to be a story of this defense throughout twenty eighteen. 748 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: Is it's going to be hard to drive the football 749 00:39:40,520 --> 00:39:43,680 Speaker 1: against this defense. Mike Rabel as a head coach, we've 750 00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:46,880 Speaker 1: seen him here of course linebackers coach, then defensive coordinator. 751 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:48,799 Speaker 1: What's he like as a head coach? What's it like 752 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:51,120 Speaker 1: to be around him in that environment? It's been good. 753 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: I've been very surprised with his ability to be the 754 00:39:55,200 --> 00:40:00,760 Speaker 1: overall head coach. He is not slanted completely with the defense. 755 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 1: You know, he's not calling his own defense. He does 756 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,879 Speaker 1: tend to wander that way during practice occasionally, particularly where 757 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:11,600 Speaker 1: the pass rushers are, but he has a big overview 758 00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:15,359 Speaker 1: of the offense, runs a lot of things in terms 759 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:19,319 Speaker 1: of special teams, has a lot of involvement in a 760 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:23,759 Speaker 1: lot of different areas. He's been much more organized than 761 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:27,400 Speaker 1: most first time coaches that I've ever been around. The 762 00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:31,960 Speaker 1: guys really understand what he wants. He's assembled a good staff. 763 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,120 Speaker 1: I think he's made for this, And I mean, I 764 00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:37,239 Speaker 1: don't think you're going to judge it off a preseason 765 00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:39,680 Speaker 1: or one game, but I think over the long term, 766 00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:42,160 Speaker 1: people are going to see him and realize he was 767 00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:44,759 Speaker 1: a pretty good choice for the Tennessee Titans. He's very 768 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:48,520 Speaker 1: natural as the front guy. Was it strange to go 769 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:50,400 Speaker 1: through that, You go through a postseason in which you 770 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,360 Speaker 1: win a playoff game in traumatic fashion, and then you 771 00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 1: have the coaching change that whole transition. What was that like, 772 00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:59,640 Speaker 1: Mike different? You know, it was I guess the first time, 773 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:05,480 Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken, since the San Francisco forty nine 774 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:09,399 Speaker 1: ers did it that you let a coach go with 775 00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:12,120 Speaker 1: a you know, after winning a playoff game. It doesn't 776 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:15,040 Speaker 1: happen much in the NFL. It was not as unexpected 777 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:19,719 Speaker 1: internally because there was a discussion about the philosophy in 778 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:23,480 Speaker 1: particular of the offense, and the offense had taken such 779 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,640 Speaker 1: a step backward last year, and I think there was 780 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 1: just a disagreement over what you were going to do. 781 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 1: And so as they went through and hired the new coach, 782 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:37,279 Speaker 1: the offense and moving the offense forward was a big 783 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,880 Speaker 1: part of it, and they ended up hiring as the 784 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:45,960 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Matt Lafleur, who was a candidate for one 785 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:48,759 Speaker 1: of the three guys interviewed to be head coach. So 786 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:51,600 Speaker 1: I think they felt like they got two of their choices. 787 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:54,160 Speaker 1: They've got what they feel like is a very natural 788 00:41:54,239 --> 00:41:57,279 Speaker 1: head coach, and Mike Rabel and a guy who many 789 00:41:57,320 --> 00:41:59,719 Speaker 1: people think will be a head coach in short order. 790 00:41:59,719 --> 00:42:02,520 Speaker 1: In that Matt Laflour, Mike, what's the vibe on the 791 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:05,799 Speaker 1: Houston Texans as the Titans head into this game? What 792 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:08,759 Speaker 1: are you thinking? I think everybody takes it totally seriously. 793 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:12,760 Speaker 1: You know, from the standpoint of what the preseason projections 794 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 1: are of the Texans based on what we saw in 795 00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:21,400 Speaker 1: the game down there last October first, where the Texans 796 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:25,319 Speaker 1: put up fifty seven on the Titans. And that's all 797 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:27,640 Speaker 1: that needs to be said. What happened with the Texans 798 00:42:27,719 --> 00:42:30,719 Speaker 1: last year, what happened with the Texans last week. It 799 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:34,720 Speaker 1: doesn't make any difference. People know that that Texans team, 800 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:38,560 Speaker 1: the one from October first, is the same one quarterback 801 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:42,520 Speaker 1: by Deshaun Watson, and the Houston Texans scored fifty seven 802 00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:46,320 Speaker 1: points in that game. They won an NFL game fifty 803 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 1: seven to fourteen. So to say that the Texans have 804 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:53,719 Speaker 1: the Titans total attention and respect would be an understatement. 805 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:56,160 Speaker 1: Outstanding stuff. Mike, thanks a lot for joining us. We'll 806 00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:58,239 Speaker 1: look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Thank you. Mark 807 00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:00,919 Speaker 1: appreciate you having me on. I'm a big fan of Mike. 808 00:43:01,080 --> 00:43:04,680 Speaker 1: There's no doubt here. I really like Mike Keith a lot. 809 00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:06,680 Speaker 1: I like to I'd love to play by play man 810 00:43:06,719 --> 00:43:09,319 Speaker 1: in this division. Don't know what's gonna happen up with 811 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:13,799 Speaker 1: Indianapolis as Bob Blamey was retired, forced to step away, 812 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:15,560 Speaker 1: whatever you want to look at it. But Matt Taylor's 813 00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:17,800 Speaker 1: a guy I know and have gotten over the years 814 00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:21,480 Speaker 1: of covering the Texans, so he's fantastic. I've known Frank 815 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:23,279 Speaker 1: Franngie down jacksonvill for a while. I've got to know 816 00:43:23,320 --> 00:43:25,120 Speaker 1: Mike Keith and doing all the games that we have, 817 00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:26,799 Speaker 1: So I think it's a I think it's a really 818 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:28,919 Speaker 1: good division for a play by play man, and glad 819 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:32,239 Speaker 1: that Mike spans a few minutes to that end. He is. 820 00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:35,200 Speaker 1: If you think that Mark and Iron homers for the Texans, 821 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:38,600 Speaker 1: oh my goodness, Mike Keith is a big time homer. 822 00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:41,640 Speaker 1: But that's okay, that's quite okay. That's the team you 823 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:43,480 Speaker 1: call games, but that's the team you live and die with. 824 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:45,920 Speaker 1: That's a team you travel with each and every Sunday. 825 00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,920 Speaker 1: It's a team when you roll with. It's fine be 826 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:51,000 Speaker 1: a homer. I got no problems with that, and Mike 827 00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:53,120 Speaker 1: is definitely well that's cool. All right. Coming up next, 828 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:57,040 Speaker 1: We've got sixteen games this week minus one on Thursday. 829 00:43:57,040 --> 00:43:59,160 Speaker 1: That makes fifteen. I would pick all of them straight 830 00:43:59,200 --> 00:45:11,720 Speaker 1: up against the spreading texts acess. Let's get this second 831 00:45:11,719 --> 00:45:14,680 Speaker 1: hour go in of Texans All Access from the Monday 832 00:45:14,719 --> 00:45:18,520 Speaker 1: Texans Radio studio on this wet Friday evening no matter 833 00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:21,120 Speaker 1: where you are, hopefully the rain has stopped wherever you 834 00:45:21,160 --> 00:45:23,680 Speaker 1: are and you can well get a few hours with 835 00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:26,480 Speaker 1: the family, hang out, watch a movie, listen to Texans 836 00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:28,279 Speaker 1: All Access. Whatever you want to do. We got you 837 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:30,520 Speaker 1: covered right here on the show. I am glad to 838 00:45:30,520 --> 00:45:32,680 Speaker 1: be with you and be your host. John Harris, football 839 00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:36,439 Speaker 1: antist and sideline reporter. You've missed plenty. In the first hour, 840 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:38,800 Speaker 1: we did our men behind the Mike segment with Mike Keith, 841 00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:41,279 Speaker 1: play by play voice of the Tennessee Titans. We had 842 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Colvin on the show in our deep silen interview. 843 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:47,239 Speaker 1: We also got to know Bruce Ellington as well. We 844 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:49,759 Speaker 1: heard from coach O'Brien in the first segment as he 845 00:45:49,840 --> 00:45:52,200 Speaker 1: talked about the keys to victory and I will give 846 00:45:52,239 --> 00:45:54,200 Speaker 1: you my keys to the game, Mike Keys to the game, 847 00:45:54,840 --> 00:45:58,720 Speaker 1: in just a little bit. But we've got to start 848 00:45:58,719 --> 00:46:00,959 Speaker 1: off the second hour as we each and every week. 849 00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:05,360 Speaker 1: There are fifteen games in the league, fourteen on Sunday, 850 00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:09,280 Speaker 1: one on Monday, and I pick all of them against 851 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:11,920 Speaker 1: the spread and straight up. Now, if you go a second, 852 00:46:11,960 --> 00:46:15,399 Speaker 1: a's game laying l I do this as just kind 853 00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:18,480 Speaker 1: of a It's just a fun way of talking about 854 00:46:18,520 --> 00:46:21,640 Speaker 1: the NFL. We could go around the NFL and talk 855 00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:23,759 Speaker 1: about some of the stories that are happening, but I'd 856 00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:26,480 Speaker 1: like to do it in the context of the games 857 00:46:26,520 --> 00:46:29,839 Speaker 1: that we're going to see. So let's do it. Let's 858 00:46:29,880 --> 00:46:32,839 Speaker 1: go around the NFL, let's make these picks, and let's 859 00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:37,520 Speaker 1: do it with my music. There it is, Okay, that's 860 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:41,640 Speaker 1: a signal to get ready. Now let's start in New Orleans. 861 00:46:42,320 --> 00:46:46,280 Speaker 1: The Saints are a nine and a half point favorite. 862 00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:51,080 Speaker 1: That is one week after giving up forty eight to 863 00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:56,040 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Who are they playing the Cleveland Browns. 864 00:46:56,840 --> 00:46:59,120 Speaker 1: It seems like a big number. I feel like I'm 865 00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:03,600 Speaker 1: getting baited taking the Browns on this. They could not 866 00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:07,319 Speaker 1: capitalize on the turnovers. The defense did exactly what Greg 867 00:47:07,360 --> 00:47:11,719 Speaker 1: Williams defenses due. They turned over Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers, 868 00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:14,480 Speaker 1: I believe five times. I think it was five times. 869 00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:21,120 Speaker 1: They were outstanding. Defense was offense, could not capitalize, had 870 00:47:21,160 --> 00:47:23,839 Speaker 1: a few opportunity at the end, could knock get home. 871 00:47:24,200 --> 00:47:27,960 Speaker 1: Cleveland walks away with a tie. As Little Holtz used 872 00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:31,239 Speaker 1: to say, the tie is like kissing your sister. I 873 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:32,640 Speaker 1: don't know if that was kind of like what it 874 00:47:32,680 --> 00:47:35,240 Speaker 1: was with Pittsburgh. But either way, they did not lose. 875 00:47:35,800 --> 00:47:37,880 Speaker 1: But now they're going to New Orleans. I think New 876 00:47:37,960 --> 00:47:40,960 Speaker 1: Orleans is gonna win this by ten or more. I 877 00:47:41,040 --> 00:47:42,920 Speaker 1: think New Orleans gets back on the hump. I think 878 00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:46,120 Speaker 1: the defense rights itself against the Browns. I think the 879 00:47:46,120 --> 00:47:49,360 Speaker 1: Browns offensively are gonna struggle a little bit. Offensive line 880 00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:51,920 Speaker 1: is not really where it needs to be. They're starting 881 00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:54,720 Speaker 1: an undrafted freeze and rookie left tackle Desmond Harrison. Although 882 00:47:54,880 --> 00:47:57,840 Speaker 1: I thought even though PF didn't love him, thought he 883 00:47:58,120 --> 00:48:01,360 Speaker 1: quitted himself pretty well in that game against the Steelers. 884 00:48:01,400 --> 00:48:03,640 Speaker 1: They give up some stuff, very similar to Martinez Rankin 885 00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:05,600 Speaker 1: and Julie on Davenport. They give up some stuff, but 886 00:48:05,680 --> 00:48:09,120 Speaker 1: overall I thought played pretty well, Cleveland will play better 887 00:48:09,160 --> 00:48:11,719 Speaker 1: offensively as the year goes on. It will not happen 888 00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:13,560 Speaker 1: in New Orleans, where the Saints have got to get 889 00:48:13,600 --> 00:48:16,360 Speaker 1: back on the horse. New Orleans gets this one and 890 00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:20,200 Speaker 1: they cover that nine and a half. Speaking of Pittsburgh, 891 00:48:20,360 --> 00:48:22,960 Speaker 1: the team that tied Cleveland last week, Pittsburgh gets a 892 00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:28,160 Speaker 1: visit from Kansas City. The Chiefs dominated the Chargers, yet 893 00:48:28,600 --> 00:48:32,560 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh is a four and a half point favorite at home. 894 00:48:33,200 --> 00:48:36,680 Speaker 1: I don't like this at all for Pittsburgh, really don't. 895 00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:39,680 Speaker 1: I could see Pittsburgh winning, but I got a feeling 896 00:48:39,960 --> 00:48:44,040 Speaker 1: if Pittsburgh wins, it's a one, two or three point win, 897 00:48:44,920 --> 00:48:47,000 Speaker 1: which is less than four and a half. So I'm 898 00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:50,719 Speaker 1: gonna take Kansas City to cover the number to get 899 00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:54,120 Speaker 1: inside that four and a half even if Pittsburgh wins. 900 00:48:54,680 --> 00:48:59,120 Speaker 1: I just don't feel good about Pittsburgh at all at all. 901 00:49:00,239 --> 00:49:03,240 Speaker 1: But Kansas City goes on the road twice. That's tough. 902 00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:07,360 Speaker 1: So I'm giving Pittsburgh to w But I then Kansas 903 00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:10,759 Speaker 1: City is gonna play this one tight, tight, tight, tight. 904 00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:16,120 Speaker 1: As Tucca One said, Kansas City gets the cover. Pittsburgh 905 00:49:16,320 --> 00:49:20,360 Speaker 1: gets to win AFC East battle, and who would have 906 00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:22,839 Speaker 1: thought that these teams would both be one and hoh. 907 00:49:23,200 --> 00:49:29,920 Speaker 1: After Week one, the Dolphins travel to the Meadowlands MetLife 908 00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:32,879 Speaker 1: Stadium to take on the New York Jets. And how 909 00:49:32,920 --> 00:49:38,840 Speaker 1: excited are Jets fans about Sam Darnold? Sam the Savior 910 00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:42,080 Speaker 1: they call him, and he was good against the Lions. 911 00:49:42,680 --> 00:49:46,440 Speaker 1: But that defense ratted it up. The special teams made plays, 912 00:49:46,880 --> 00:49:49,200 Speaker 1: they did a little bit everything. It was a It 913 00:49:49,239 --> 00:49:52,440 Speaker 1: was truly complimentary football on Monday night, as the Jets 914 00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:57,200 Speaker 1: destroyed the Detroit Lions on the road on a Monday night. 915 00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:01,160 Speaker 1: I think Miami goes in there and gets inside the 916 00:50:01,200 --> 00:50:03,040 Speaker 1: three and half. The Jets haven't been favored in how 917 00:50:03,080 --> 00:50:05,760 Speaker 1: long the Jets are favored by three and a half. 918 00:50:05,960 --> 00:50:08,480 Speaker 1: I think Miami can get inside that three and a half, 919 00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:12,040 Speaker 1: but the Jets will eventually win this game. This has 920 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:16,080 Speaker 1: the feel of seventeen sixteen. The Dolphins will play a 921 00:50:16,120 --> 00:50:18,680 Speaker 1: little bit better defensively. The Jets are very good. I 922 00:50:18,719 --> 00:50:21,879 Speaker 1: think defensively, I think the Dolphins get inside the number, 923 00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:25,480 Speaker 1: but the Jets win twenty one nineteen seventeen sixteen. Let's 924 00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:28,560 Speaker 1: give the Jets the w but Miami the cover in 925 00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:32,640 Speaker 1: this one. Then the Chargers the LA Chargers. I gotta 926 00:50:32,680 --> 00:50:34,480 Speaker 1: say that out loud, just so that I remember to 927 00:50:34,520 --> 00:50:39,840 Speaker 1: do it. Take on the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo. Josh Allen, 928 00:50:40,040 --> 00:50:43,440 Speaker 1: the rookie selected by Buffalo in the first round in 929 00:50:43,560 --> 00:50:50,719 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, we'll get his first start against the LA Chargers. Now, 930 00:50:51,120 --> 00:50:54,720 Speaker 1: I seem to remember last year when a Bill's rookie 931 00:50:54,800 --> 00:50:59,640 Speaker 1: quarterback got his first start against the LA Chargers five 932 00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:03,240 Speaker 1: inceptions in the first half. Later, Nathan Peterman got pulled 933 00:51:03,239 --> 00:51:08,200 Speaker 1: for Tarrod Taylor. Josh Allen could very easily throw five 934 00:51:08,239 --> 00:51:11,920 Speaker 1: interceptions in the first half the Chargers. I say only 935 00:51:12,560 --> 00:51:15,680 Speaker 1: considering that Buffalo got beat forty seven to three last weekend. 936 00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:19,640 Speaker 1: Buffalo is only a seven and a half point dog, 937 00:51:19,719 --> 00:51:21,560 Speaker 1: so the Chargers are favored by seven and a half. 938 00:51:21,880 --> 00:51:24,440 Speaker 1: You can put that number fourteen. I don't think it's 939 00:51:24,600 --> 00:51:28,080 Speaker 1: enough Chargers to win and cover. Yes, they gotta go 940 00:51:28,120 --> 00:51:30,719 Speaker 1: to Buffalo. Yes, it's a body clock game. They're gonna 941 00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:34,520 Speaker 1: play at nine o'clock Eastern, at nine o'clock very time. 942 00:51:34,520 --> 00:51:38,439 Speaker 1: As they play a new and eastern game. That right, no, no, no, 943 00:51:38,320 --> 00:51:42,080 Speaker 1: No ten ten eleven twelve, one ten o'clock East, ten 944 00:51:42,120 --> 00:51:45,160 Speaker 1: o'clock body clock game, but either way it throws them off. 945 00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:49,680 Speaker 1: No question. Going to Buffalo, I still think the Chargers 946 00:51:49,920 --> 00:51:51,960 Speaker 1: will make amends, go to one on one on the 947 00:51:52,040 --> 00:51:54,920 Speaker 1: year and hammer Buffalo. They'll win that by three touchdowns. 948 00:51:55,960 --> 00:51:59,040 Speaker 1: I know that sounds bold, but yeah, three touchlos. I 949 00:51:59,080 --> 00:52:01,719 Speaker 1: feel good about that. Indianapolis owned one on a year 950 00:52:02,400 --> 00:52:06,200 Speaker 1: first road game. Indianapolis lost last week to Cincinnati up 951 00:52:06,200 --> 00:52:10,120 Speaker 1: there in Lucas Oil. The Washington Redskins looked very good. 952 00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:15,920 Speaker 1: I they throttled the Cardinals. No Darius guys, but Adrian 953 00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:19,520 Speaker 1: Peterson performed well for them. Alex Smith did his thing. 954 00:52:19,600 --> 00:52:22,680 Speaker 1: But the defense, oh my goodness, to defense. Now the 955 00:52:22,760 --> 00:52:28,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals offensively other than David Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald. I 956 00:52:28,200 --> 00:52:31,359 Speaker 1: don't know what scares you, especially Sam Bradford. Now the 957 00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:34,840 Speaker 1: Colts go to the Nation's Capital take on Washington. The 958 00:52:34,840 --> 00:52:37,359 Speaker 1: Redskins are favored by five and a half. I think 959 00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:40,759 Speaker 1: they will do seven or more. So give Washington to 960 00:52:40,760 --> 00:52:43,480 Speaker 1: win and the cover over the Colts. The Texans go 961 00:52:43,560 --> 00:52:46,680 Speaker 1: to Tennessee. This one has moved. My line that I 962 00:52:47,600 --> 00:52:51,920 Speaker 1: looked out on Friday, had Tennessee. This one says Tennessee 963 00:52:52,040 --> 00:52:57,200 Speaker 1: favored by a half point basically pick them. Now, with 964 00:52:57,320 --> 00:52:59,800 Speaker 1: the news about Mariota, with the news about Conklin and Luan, 965 00:53:00,080 --> 00:53:02,319 Speaker 1: the Texans are now favored by about two or three. 966 00:53:02,680 --> 00:53:05,040 Speaker 1: So that's just for you enterprising sorts. I still would 967 00:53:05,080 --> 00:53:07,439 Speaker 1: take the Texans either way, and to pick them, yes, 968 00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:10,800 Speaker 1: so I'm gonna go. You know, it wouldn't matter if Tessa, 969 00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:12,880 Speaker 1: you were favored by twenty eight. I couldn't pick against 970 00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:15,160 Speaker 1: the Texans. You know that. Next well, let's go down 971 00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:19,879 Speaker 1: to Tampa Bay with a huge win. Fitzmagic was all 972 00:53:19,880 --> 00:53:22,880 Speaker 1: over the play. Fitz Magic down in New Orleans. We 973 00:53:22,920 --> 00:53:25,560 Speaker 1: should have known. I mean, in a place where voodoo 974 00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:30,080 Speaker 1: can happen in New Orleans, Fitzmagic worked his voodoo against 975 00:53:30,080 --> 00:53:33,480 Speaker 1: the New Orleans Saints and lit them up forty eight points. 976 00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:38,000 Speaker 1: Mike Evans, Deshaan Jackson Howard at tight end. I mean 977 00:53:38,040 --> 00:53:41,319 Speaker 1: they went crazy. Can they do it again against the 978 00:53:41,360 --> 00:53:46,319 Speaker 1: defending champs? I don't think they can't, But they're going 979 00:53:46,360 --> 00:53:50,359 Speaker 1: down to the heat humidity of Tampa. In Philadelphia, I 980 00:53:50,400 --> 00:53:53,200 Speaker 1: wasn't totally impressed with On Thursday night against the Falcons, 981 00:53:53,320 --> 00:53:55,480 Speaker 1: that was a game the Falcons, if they did anything 982 00:53:55,480 --> 00:53:59,560 Speaker 1: in the red zone easily win that game. Easily win 983 00:53:59,640 --> 00:54:03,320 Speaker 1: that game, but did not. I think Philadelphia plays better, 984 00:54:04,200 --> 00:54:08,240 Speaker 1: but Tampa with Fitzy, I don't think Tampa Bay wins 985 00:54:08,239 --> 00:54:11,200 Speaker 1: this game. Philly's favored by three and a half, but 986 00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:14,040 Speaker 1: I do feel like fitz he's keeping it close. This 987 00:54:14,120 --> 00:54:17,680 Speaker 1: feels like three or under. So I'm taking Philly to win, 988 00:54:18,520 --> 00:54:21,440 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay to get the cover with a three as 989 00:54:21,440 --> 00:54:24,200 Speaker 1: a three and a half point underdog at home. Wow, 990 00:54:24,320 --> 00:54:28,480 Speaker 1: Minnesota fresh off of win against Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo lost. Wow. 991 00:54:28,560 --> 00:54:31,719 Speaker 1: Imagine that Minnesota one and oh. Going to Green Bay. 992 00:54:32,800 --> 00:54:35,440 Speaker 1: The Packers are one and oh, but it was bleak. 993 00:54:36,080 --> 00:54:38,160 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers had gone out of the game. They're down 994 00:54:38,200 --> 00:54:41,120 Speaker 1: twenty to nothing. Rogers comes back after the half leads 995 00:54:41,200 --> 00:54:44,600 Speaker 1: Under the twenty four to twenty three scintillating win. One 996 00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:48,000 Speaker 1: you'll remember forever if you're a Packers fan or just 997 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:52,680 Speaker 1: watching Sunday Night football. Last week, Rogers outstanding. This essentially 998 00:54:52,760 --> 00:54:55,600 Speaker 1: is a pick him in Green Bay. At that point, 999 00:54:55,640 --> 00:54:58,680 Speaker 1: I'm going Vikings. I'm going Vikings to get the cover 1000 00:54:58,880 --> 00:55:01,279 Speaker 1: and the Vikings to get the out right win. I 1001 00:55:01,320 --> 00:55:05,000 Speaker 1: think the Vikings, overall, top to bottom more talent. I 1002 00:55:05,080 --> 00:55:08,040 Speaker 1: think they can harass Rogers. I don't know if that 1003 00:55:08,080 --> 00:55:10,719 Speaker 1: produces turnovers, but that's really the only way you're gonna 1004 00:55:10,760 --> 00:55:15,600 Speaker 1: do it. I don't know the Packers defensively yet yet. 1005 00:55:15,640 --> 00:55:17,560 Speaker 1: I think under Mike Petton they're gonna get Really, they're 1006 00:55:17,560 --> 00:55:20,239 Speaker 1: gonna be good. They're gonna be good. I don't think 1007 00:55:20,239 --> 00:55:23,399 Speaker 1: they're quite there yet. I don't think Minnesota's great offensively though, 1008 00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:26,040 Speaker 1: so I think it's a close game. I think Minnesota's 1009 00:55:26,040 --> 00:55:29,520 Speaker 1: gonna get the win in green Bay at Lambo. Give 1010 00:55:29,640 --> 00:55:32,080 Speaker 1: Minnesota two and oh green Bay falls to one and 1011 00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:34,359 Speaker 1: one after that one, so Minnesota to winn to cover 1012 00:55:34,640 --> 00:55:39,040 Speaker 1: in Lambo. Carolina goes to Atlanta, always a tough place 1013 00:55:39,080 --> 00:55:41,959 Speaker 1: to play for Carolina, even in good years when Cam 1014 00:55:42,080 --> 00:55:45,040 Speaker 1: is rolling, they go to Atlanta, they could struggle in 1015 00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:49,520 Speaker 1: Atlanta is favored by five and a half now, and 1016 00:55:49,719 --> 00:55:54,200 Speaker 1: landa lost Dion Jones, that would be the equivalent of 1017 00:55:54,239 --> 00:55:58,680 Speaker 1: the Texans losing Zach Cunningham. That's a pretty big blow 1018 00:55:59,160 --> 00:56:03,920 Speaker 1: for Atlanta. I don't know if that is entirely the difference, 1019 00:56:05,200 --> 00:56:10,279 Speaker 1: but Carolina defensively will be good. Offensively, who knows. I 1020 00:56:10,360 --> 00:56:13,839 Speaker 1: think Atlanta, knowing it needs to win bouncing back after 1021 00:56:13,880 --> 00:56:16,359 Speaker 1: that third day at loss, they had essentially the mini buy, 1022 00:56:17,080 --> 00:56:19,160 Speaker 1: so they've had more time to prepare. I'm gonna go 1023 00:56:19,160 --> 00:56:21,160 Speaker 1: with Atlanta in this one. I don't think it's a 1024 00:56:21,280 --> 00:56:24,080 Speaker 1: huge blowout, but I do think it's somewhere from six 1025 00:56:24,120 --> 00:56:26,759 Speaker 1: to ten. And Atlanta gets to win, so they're gonna 1026 00:56:26,760 --> 00:56:28,680 Speaker 1: get the cover of that five and a half. Detroit 1027 00:56:29,040 --> 00:56:33,399 Speaker 1: goes to San Francisco, both teams oh and one. I'm 1028 00:56:33,440 --> 00:56:36,000 Speaker 1: not saying that San Francisco felt great about what it 1029 00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:38,680 Speaker 1: did in Minnesota, but it sure felt the whole heck 1030 00:56:38,719 --> 00:56:41,520 Speaker 1: of a lot better the Matt Patrician alliance felt after 1031 00:56:41,600 --> 00:56:44,720 Speaker 1: Monday night. Now after Monday night, Detroit's got to travel 1032 00:56:44,840 --> 00:56:47,719 Speaker 1: out to San Francisco. Forget it. We can talk about 1033 00:56:47,760 --> 00:56:49,480 Speaker 1: Keissa game and all that for this one. That to 1034 00:56:49,560 --> 00:56:52,560 Speaker 1: me is the most salient point. They got a team 1035 00:56:52,680 --> 00:56:56,120 Speaker 1: right now at disarray after that loss. I mean, it 1036 00:56:56,160 --> 00:56:58,960 Speaker 1: was brutal. Don't know if they want to believe in 1037 00:56:59,080 --> 00:57:02,640 Speaker 1: Patricia and all that kind of nonsense, And they gotta 1038 00:57:02,640 --> 00:57:04,440 Speaker 1: go on the road on a short week out to 1039 00:57:04,480 --> 00:57:07,520 Speaker 1: San Francisco. Forget it. San Francisco is favored by five 1040 00:57:07,520 --> 00:57:09,600 Speaker 1: and a half. They will cover that I think cover 1041 00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:12,440 Speaker 1: it pretty easily. I do think Detroit will fight early. 1042 00:57:12,719 --> 00:57:14,200 Speaker 1: I think they'll run out of gas in the second 1043 00:57:14,200 --> 00:57:17,600 Speaker 1: half of Jimmy g gets it done. The Cardinals the 1044 00:57:17,640 --> 00:57:20,920 Speaker 1: on one Cardinals go to La to take on the Rams. 1045 00:57:21,240 --> 00:57:23,160 Speaker 1: The Rams are favored by twelve and a half, and 1046 00:57:23,200 --> 00:57:26,560 Speaker 1: that's nowhere close to what this could actually be. Yes, 1047 00:57:26,600 --> 00:57:28,200 Speaker 1: the Rams played up Monday night, but it was just 1048 00:57:28,360 --> 00:57:32,800 Speaker 1: up the coast up to Oakland. Short flight came on back, 1049 00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:36,640 Speaker 1: destroyed the Raiders and got that win. I do think 1050 00:57:36,680 --> 00:57:39,880 Speaker 1: the Rams are just a just a titch, just a 1051 00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:45,080 Speaker 1: little small tinge of overratedness with them. But Arizona's not 1052 00:57:45,160 --> 00:57:46,800 Speaker 1: very good and I think the Rams will win out 1053 00:57:46,800 --> 00:57:48,840 Speaker 1: by two touchdowns. So I'm giving the Rams the victory 1054 00:57:48,920 --> 00:57:51,320 Speaker 1: and the cover. Speaking to the the Raiders, the Raiders go 1055 00:57:51,360 --> 00:57:56,280 Speaker 1: to Denver. Denver three case keen of turnovers, yet still 1056 00:57:56,320 --> 00:58:01,120 Speaker 1: beat the Seahawks in Denver last week, so Denver gets 1057 00:58:01,120 --> 00:58:04,800 Speaker 1: a second home game. They're favored by five and a half. 1058 00:58:05,600 --> 00:58:07,760 Speaker 1: Now you would think with everything going on in Oakland. 1059 00:58:08,120 --> 00:58:10,080 Speaker 1: Trust me, I don't think Oakland it's all that good. 1060 00:58:10,240 --> 00:58:15,800 Speaker 1: I really don't, but I feel like after that, not 1061 00:58:15,880 --> 00:58:19,600 Speaker 1: the backle but it was not It's not great. Derek 1062 00:58:19,640 --> 00:58:24,200 Speaker 1: Carr in the second half looked miserable. I think Oakland 1063 00:58:24,200 --> 00:58:27,840 Speaker 1: can rebound this week, but I don't think Oakland wins it. 1064 00:58:28,840 --> 00:58:33,200 Speaker 1: They've lost Khalil Mack. They've lost too many big time 1065 00:58:33,280 --> 00:58:36,560 Speaker 1: players over the last couple of years. And they've lost 1066 00:58:36,680 --> 00:58:41,800 Speaker 1: Derek carrs mojo from twenty sixteen, seemingly before he got hurt, 1067 00:58:42,200 --> 00:58:45,680 Speaker 1: and that I think is the biggest problem. But Oakland's 1068 00:58:45,680 --> 00:58:48,440 Speaker 1: gonna go to Denver in battle and I think not well, 1069 00:58:48,640 --> 00:58:51,480 Speaker 1: they won't get to win, but they'll get inside that 1070 00:58:51,480 --> 00:58:53,680 Speaker 1: five and a half number. Give Denver to win, give 1071 00:58:53,720 --> 00:58:57,400 Speaker 1: Oakland the cover. The game of the weekend is in Jacksonville. 1072 00:58:57,640 --> 00:59:00,960 Speaker 1: Who'd have thought that a couple of years ago. The 1073 00:59:01,000 --> 00:59:04,960 Speaker 1: defending AFC champs, New England Patriots one and up beat 1074 00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:09,360 Speaker 1: the Texans obviously take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Patriots 1075 00:59:09,400 --> 00:59:12,240 Speaker 1: are favored by one and a half. Now. I made 1076 00:59:12,240 --> 00:59:15,800 Speaker 1: this pick with the hopes that it does happen that 1077 00:59:16,080 --> 00:59:20,120 Speaker 1: Jacksonville will will not only cover the one and a half, 1078 00:59:20,160 --> 00:59:23,880 Speaker 1: they'll win out right. But Leonard Fournette has been banged up. 1079 00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:27,240 Speaker 1: It's not a practice yesterday, limited in practice today. I 1080 00:59:27,280 --> 00:59:30,760 Speaker 1: believe if that doesn't last report I saw. If Fournette 1081 00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:34,320 Speaker 1: is out, it's gonna be tough for Jacksonville. But it 1082 00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:37,800 Speaker 1: is gonna be packed. It is gonna be true Duval County. 1083 00:59:37,800 --> 00:59:40,600 Speaker 1: In that stadium, they are going to create all kinds 1084 00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:43,800 Speaker 1: of health for New England. It's gonna be a rough 1085 00:59:43,960 --> 00:59:49,640 Speaker 1: place for them to play. But but I think New 1086 00:59:49,680 --> 00:59:52,160 Speaker 1: England will just do what they did in the Texans 1087 00:59:52,200 --> 00:59:55,400 Speaker 1: and Dink and Duncan, Dink and Duncan grunk and Dink 1088 00:59:55,480 --> 00:59:58,400 Speaker 1: and Duncan grunk. They'll use Hogan a little bit more 1089 00:59:58,440 --> 01:00:01,120 Speaker 1: this week. But I'm gonna give Jacksonville to win it 1090 01:00:01,160 --> 01:00:02,520 Speaker 1: to cover just because I want it to go the 1091 01:00:02,560 --> 01:00:04,240 Speaker 1: other way. I want to be wrong about this one. 1092 01:00:04,680 --> 01:00:07,680 Speaker 1: I want to be wrong on Sunday night, see a 1093 01:00:07,720 --> 01:00:09,120 Speaker 1: little bit of this, hopefully on the plane on the 1094 01:00:09,160 --> 01:00:11,760 Speaker 1: way home. The Giants go to Dallas, both teams owing one. 1095 01:00:12,040 --> 01:00:15,560 Speaker 1: The talk in Dallas is they're not happy with Dak 1096 01:00:15,560 --> 01:00:20,200 Speaker 1: Prescott of the passing game, but Dallas is favored by 1097 01:00:20,240 --> 01:00:23,439 Speaker 1: two and a half. I feel like the Giants having 1098 01:00:23,440 --> 01:00:25,880 Speaker 1: to make two trips back to back to Texas. How 1099 01:00:25,920 --> 01:00:29,200 Speaker 1: about that they come to Dallas, go back home, believe 1100 01:00:29,240 --> 01:00:31,120 Speaker 1: they're going home, and then coming back to Houston the 1101 01:00:31,120 --> 01:00:34,880 Speaker 1: following week. I think that's tough for the Giants. They 1102 01:00:34,920 --> 01:00:37,120 Speaker 1: had an opportunity to win that game against Jacksonville last week, 1103 01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:39,880 Speaker 1: didn't pull it off. I think Sae Kwon Barkley plays well, 1104 01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:42,720 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna give Dallas to w That's another one 1105 01:00:42,720 --> 01:00:44,280 Speaker 1: where I don't want it to happen. I sort of 1106 01:00:44,280 --> 01:00:46,560 Speaker 1: want the Giants to win. Coming here a little bit 1107 01:00:46,600 --> 01:00:48,400 Speaker 1: fat and happy, if you will. They come in oh 1108 01:00:48,440 --> 01:00:50,960 Speaker 1: and two, they come at desperate. That's a little scary. 1109 01:00:51,480 --> 01:00:53,920 Speaker 1: They come in one and one. Maybe I should flip that. 1110 01:00:54,160 --> 01:00:57,040 Speaker 1: Let's go Giants to win that one outright and get 1111 01:00:57,080 --> 01:00:59,640 Speaker 1: to cover there. They're a dog by two and a half. 1112 01:01:00,080 --> 01:01:02,480 Speaker 1: The Giants are that good either, but we'll roll with it. 1113 01:01:02,480 --> 01:01:06,200 Speaker 1: I'm Monday Night, Seattle goes to Chicago. This feels like 1114 01:01:06,240 --> 01:01:09,080 Speaker 1: a bounce back game for Seattle, but Bears let one go. 1115 01:01:09,400 --> 01:01:12,720 Speaker 1: I think the Bears very easily could have the Packers 1116 01:01:12,720 --> 01:01:15,200 Speaker 1: beat them twice. Chicago is three and a point favor 1117 01:01:15,280 --> 01:01:18,480 Speaker 1: I think Seattle bounces back on Monday Night. Trubisky struggles. 1118 01:01:18,560 --> 01:01:22,120 Speaker 1: I think Seattle gets an upset win and obviously a cover. 1119 01:01:22,280 --> 01:01:24,360 Speaker 1: So there you go. All right, we get back. I'll 1120 01:01:24,360 --> 01:01:28,040 Speaker 1: give you my first Community Credit Union first glance Keys 1121 01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:30,960 Speaker 1: to the Game. Offense, Defense, Special Team's next right here, 1122 01:01:31,200 --> 01:02:50,360 Speaker 1: All Texans, All access m It's time to start diving 1123 01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:54,040 Speaker 1: into this matchup with the Tennessee Tite. Not quite extra nosed, 1124 01:02:54,400 --> 01:02:57,240 Speaker 1: but my keys to the game. This week's first glance 1125 01:02:57,760 --> 01:03:00,400 Speaker 1: Keys to the Game brought to you by my first 1126 01:03:00,440 --> 01:03:03,840 Speaker 1: Community Credit Union. First Community Credit Union, the official credit 1127 01:03:03,920 --> 01:03:07,280 Speaker 1: union of the Houston Texans. Welcome back to the show, everybody. 1128 01:03:07,360 --> 01:03:11,440 Speaker 1: My name is John Harris, football analyst and sideline reporter 1129 01:03:11,560 --> 01:03:14,360 Speaker 1: for your Houston Texans, and this is the Keys to 1130 01:03:14,360 --> 01:03:16,800 Speaker 1: the Game. I mean, look, everybody does Keys to the Game, 1131 01:03:16,880 --> 01:03:18,760 Speaker 1: but it's something I've been doing for a very very 1132 01:03:18,760 --> 01:03:22,160 Speaker 1: long time. I did a series for a college football 1133 01:03:22,160 --> 01:03:25,000 Speaker 1: news for a long time, picking games, and they're doing 1134 01:03:25,040 --> 01:03:27,440 Speaker 1: three different keys to the game, and I've just carried 1135 01:03:27,480 --> 01:03:30,320 Speaker 1: that forward with me at some point, and I treat 1136 01:03:30,360 --> 01:03:33,600 Speaker 1: each game as much as I possibly can, as I 1137 01:03:33,640 --> 01:03:37,560 Speaker 1: would a as I would if I were coaching that game, 1138 01:03:37,800 --> 01:03:41,160 Speaker 1: Try and watch watch the game tape from the week before, 1139 01:03:42,080 --> 01:03:43,840 Speaker 1: and of course The good thing about game tape is 1140 01:03:43,880 --> 01:03:45,760 Speaker 1: the fact that you don't see the delays in the 1141 01:03:45,800 --> 01:03:48,880 Speaker 1: Tennessee game. It just runs right home through, so it's 1142 01:03:48,960 --> 01:03:51,240 Speaker 1: kind of nice. So there's only one game to really 1143 01:03:51,280 --> 01:03:53,880 Speaker 1: look at with Tennessee. So going back and looking at 1144 01:03:53,880 --> 01:03:56,720 Speaker 1: what they did against Miami, obviously knowing what the Texans did, 1145 01:03:56,960 --> 01:04:01,280 Speaker 1: and watched both the condensed copy couple of times, watch 1146 01:04:01,360 --> 01:04:04,760 Speaker 1: the all twenty two and get a feel for where 1147 01:04:04,800 --> 01:04:07,920 Speaker 1: this team is after week one, actually where both teams 1148 01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:10,600 Speaker 1: are week one. So let's go to the offensive side 1149 01:04:10,600 --> 01:04:13,680 Speaker 1: of the ball and go through the Houston Texans. Keis 1150 01:04:13,800 --> 01:04:16,840 Speaker 1: the game on the offensive side of the ball now 1151 01:04:17,120 --> 01:04:20,320 Speaker 1: number one, first and foremost, and this will be for 1152 01:04:20,360 --> 01:04:22,920 Speaker 1: the defense too, but just keeping everybody healthy. I think 1153 01:04:22,920 --> 01:04:25,320 Speaker 1: it's pretty clear when you look at both teams and 1154 01:04:25,360 --> 01:04:28,440 Speaker 1: you consider last year's injury situation for the Texans, and 1155 01:04:28,520 --> 01:04:31,960 Speaker 1: you start to consider the situation for the Tennessee Titans. 1156 01:04:32,560 --> 01:04:37,040 Speaker 1: Already out of this one. For the Titans, Jonathan Cyprian 1157 01:04:37,200 --> 01:04:40,880 Speaker 1: safety Kendrick Lewis safety Cyprian was back in training camp, 1158 01:04:40,920 --> 01:04:44,160 Speaker 1: but you get the point. Cyprian, last year starter, Kendrick Lewis, 1159 01:04:44,200 --> 01:04:46,760 Speaker 1: came over this year with Mike Vrabel both starting tackles, 1160 01:04:46,800 --> 01:04:49,600 Speaker 1: Taylor Luan and Jack Conklin both out of this one. 1161 01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:52,960 Speaker 1: Backup tackled Dennis Kelly could potentially be out of this one. 1162 01:04:53,000 --> 01:04:56,080 Speaker 1: Brother Tim Kelly, Titans coach for your Texans. So a 1163 01:04:56,160 --> 01:04:58,920 Speaker 1: health We'll just put that one up there. Keep everybody 1164 01:04:58,960 --> 01:05:02,000 Speaker 1: healthy as much as possib in the Texans. The reason 1165 01:05:02,080 --> 01:05:04,480 Speaker 1: I bring that up, which leads me to my next key. 1166 01:05:05,040 --> 01:05:08,400 Speaker 1: Last week they lost Seantrel Henderson, and in watching Big 1167 01:05:08,440 --> 01:05:12,280 Speaker 1: Treill the few snaps he was in the game, there 1168 01:05:12,280 --> 01:05:13,880 Speaker 1: are some things that he was going to be able 1169 01:05:13,960 --> 01:05:17,280 Speaker 1: to provide in the run game that you're not gonna 1170 01:05:17,280 --> 01:05:21,160 Speaker 1: get from either Julian or Martinez, only because Big Treill 1171 01:05:21,560 --> 01:05:27,080 Speaker 1: is Big Traill. He's six seven, six eight three forty five. 1172 01:05:27,560 --> 01:05:31,880 Speaker 1: You're not gonna get that from Martinez and Julione. Those 1173 01:05:31,920 --> 01:05:35,200 Speaker 1: guys are you know, Julian's three fifteen three twenty tops 1174 01:05:35,600 --> 01:05:38,880 Speaker 1: and Martinez. When you see Martinez walking around, you're like 1175 01:05:39,960 --> 01:05:42,800 Speaker 1: defensive van. Maybe you don't think he's a he's an 1176 01:05:42,840 --> 01:05:45,880 Speaker 1: offensive tackle. The he's three hundred and five pounds plus. 1177 01:05:45,920 --> 01:05:48,640 Speaker 1: So I hope that Martinez can keep the weight on 1178 01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:53,640 Speaker 1: this year. That said, those two guys at tackle. I 1179 01:05:53,680 --> 01:05:57,000 Speaker 1: can guarantee you that if Derek Morgan plays Brian and 1180 01:05:57,120 --> 01:05:59,680 Speaker 1: Rackbo plays now, Rackbo can do a lot in for 1181 01:05:59,720 --> 01:06:02,360 Speaker 1: a thing. He's a lot like to me Whitney merciless. 1182 01:06:02,800 --> 01:06:06,000 Speaker 1: He can present a lot of different issues because of 1183 01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:09,320 Speaker 1: his strength, his ability to transition from speed to power, 1184 01:06:09,920 --> 01:06:12,880 Speaker 1: his tool kit for getting to the quarterback. But I 1185 01:06:12,880 --> 01:06:16,680 Speaker 1: can guarantee you after the New England Patriots game, the 1186 01:06:16,720 --> 01:06:19,840 Speaker 1: one thing that a Rackbo and Morgan definitely will want 1187 01:06:19,880 --> 01:06:22,960 Speaker 1: to do is bull rush. Those two they have got 1188 01:06:23,040 --> 01:06:27,680 Speaker 1: to anchor against the bull rush. They're gonna see it, 1189 01:06:27,800 --> 01:06:31,120 Speaker 1: especially Julian Martinez held up against the bull rush. I 1190 01:06:31,160 --> 01:06:35,760 Speaker 1: feel like a little bit better now. The Martinez did 1191 01:06:35,840 --> 01:06:38,680 Speaker 1: have a couple of hiccups, one in particular where Dietrich 1192 01:06:38,720 --> 01:06:41,200 Speaker 1: wises through hands and it looked like Martinez didn't even 1193 01:06:41,440 --> 01:06:44,880 Speaker 1: get even touch him. But he got better and better 1194 01:06:44,920 --> 01:06:47,600 Speaker 1: throughout the game. I like to look. I think Martinez 1195 01:06:47,560 --> 01:06:50,000 Speaker 1: is gonna be fine, but they're gonna see bull rushes, 1196 01:06:50,080 --> 01:06:53,440 Speaker 1: especially Julione, and he's gonna have to anchor against that. 1197 01:06:54,600 --> 01:06:57,200 Speaker 1: Which leads me to the next key. How do you 1198 01:06:57,280 --> 01:07:00,600 Speaker 1: help them? Do you help them. Do you slide protection 1199 01:07:01,280 --> 01:07:04,640 Speaker 1: one way or the other based on personnel. If Harold 1200 01:07:04,680 --> 01:07:06,960 Speaker 1: Landry is in the game, do you want you definitely 1201 01:07:07,040 --> 01:07:09,080 Speaker 1: want to give a chip from running back saw Tyler 1202 01:07:09,120 --> 01:07:11,560 Speaker 1: Irvant chip a number of different times when he was 1203 01:07:11,600 --> 01:07:14,120 Speaker 1: in the game. Lamar Miller will come over and help. 1204 01:07:14,160 --> 01:07:16,240 Speaker 1: There's no question chip before he gets in a route. 1205 01:07:16,280 --> 01:07:20,200 Speaker 1: Alfred Blew the same thing. Those guys are I would say, 1206 01:07:20,280 --> 01:07:24,480 Speaker 1: decent pass protectors for what they're asked to do, they do. 1207 01:07:24,640 --> 01:07:26,560 Speaker 1: They'll do a decent job. Now Tyler's not a great 1208 01:07:26,560 --> 01:07:29,160 Speaker 1: pass protector, but he'll chip, He'll throw his body around, 1209 01:07:29,160 --> 01:07:32,400 Speaker 1: There's no question about that. So how do you help 1210 01:07:32,440 --> 01:07:35,320 Speaker 1: the tackles. Do you help with a little bit more 1211 01:07:35,320 --> 01:07:37,920 Speaker 1: of the interior guys but sliding your protection or are 1212 01:07:37,920 --> 01:07:41,600 Speaker 1: you just gonna use chips, tight ends outside guys to help? 1213 01:07:42,160 --> 01:07:43,640 Speaker 1: How do you do that? But you are gonna have 1214 01:07:43,680 --> 01:07:46,760 Speaker 1: to give the tackles a little bit of help, and 1215 01:07:46,840 --> 01:07:48,840 Speaker 1: it may be on a rack Poe because he's probably 1216 01:07:48,880 --> 01:07:52,680 Speaker 1: the most dangerous guy. So expect to give them some 1217 01:07:52,800 --> 01:07:55,320 Speaker 1: help with some chips from running backs, some double teams 1218 01:07:55,320 --> 01:07:57,680 Speaker 1: from the tight ends, and some of those things. And 1219 01:07:57,680 --> 01:07:59,840 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna end up helping them a little bit. 1220 01:08:00,680 --> 01:08:02,200 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to be on their own on an 1221 01:08:02,200 --> 01:08:04,840 Speaker 1: island at some point, don't get me wrong, and they 1222 01:08:04,880 --> 01:08:09,120 Speaker 1: handled that in New England for the most part. But 1223 01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:11,400 Speaker 1: they're gonna need some help against these guys. They've seen 1224 01:08:11,440 --> 01:08:13,919 Speaker 1: film and they know that there's some things that these 1225 01:08:13,920 --> 01:08:17,080 Speaker 1: guys are not in one start with Ranking, not even 1226 01:08:17,120 --> 01:08:18,280 Speaker 1: a start. This will be his first start in the 1227 01:08:18,360 --> 01:08:21,280 Speaker 1: NFL and Sunday, but his first game action for Ranking, 1228 01:08:21,400 --> 01:08:23,799 Speaker 1: and only the third start or fourth start for Julian 1229 01:08:23,880 --> 01:08:26,280 Speaker 1: on the other side. So you start to see it 1230 01:08:26,280 --> 01:08:28,600 Speaker 1: in that in that film what they want to do. 1231 01:08:28,640 --> 01:08:30,800 Speaker 1: And I can imagine Racpo is seeing I can I 1232 01:08:30,800 --> 01:08:33,439 Speaker 1: can bull rush these guys. He's gonna try He's gonna 1233 01:08:33,439 --> 01:08:36,439 Speaker 1: try that up front. He's gonna try that up front. 1234 01:08:36,479 --> 01:08:38,160 Speaker 1: So those two are gonna have to anchor against that, 1235 01:08:38,800 --> 01:08:43,439 Speaker 1: no doubt. The biggest thing offensively to me though, is 1236 01:08:45,080 --> 01:08:48,960 Speaker 1: just letting it all, letting it all hang out. This 1237 01:08:49,040 --> 01:08:52,000 Speaker 1: is not a do or die must win situation, as 1238 01:08:52,040 --> 01:08:55,000 Speaker 1: I mentioned earlier in the broadcast, as we talked about 1239 01:08:55,000 --> 01:08:58,439 Speaker 1: it in the first segment, it's not quite do or 1240 01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:04,479 Speaker 1: die must win, but I do think that there's a 1241 01:09:04,520 --> 01:09:08,800 Speaker 1: sense of urgency to get a w in Tennessee because 1242 01:09:09,040 --> 01:09:12,680 Speaker 1: this team hasn't won it so long. They've got to 1243 01:09:12,720 --> 01:09:14,799 Speaker 1: have that feeling again. They've got to get that feeling. 1244 01:09:16,080 --> 01:09:20,080 Speaker 1: And to that end, the sense of urgency creates tightness, 1245 01:09:20,680 --> 01:09:24,200 Speaker 1: and you don't want that. This offense, I feel like 1246 01:09:24,560 --> 01:09:28,360 Speaker 1: is best served when it's just free flowing and letting 1247 01:09:28,400 --> 01:09:31,599 Speaker 1: it go. The best drive they had the other day 1248 01:09:32,000 --> 01:09:35,439 Speaker 1: makes a run and pass and up tempo, and it 1249 01:09:35,479 --> 01:09:38,640 Speaker 1: was beautiful to watch the sean three for three on 1250 01:09:38,680 --> 01:09:42,000 Speaker 1: the drive run game ran for thirty seven and took 1251 01:09:42,080 --> 01:09:44,360 Speaker 1: chunks of yards and stuck at in the end zone 1252 01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:47,960 Speaker 1: like they've been doing it all year. That way, that's 1253 01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:50,639 Speaker 1: the kind of drive and a kind of team I 1254 01:09:50,680 --> 01:09:56,240 Speaker 1: think they want this to be now. Add in Will Fuller. 1255 01:09:57,600 --> 01:10:01,400 Speaker 1: Will has had big games against Tennessee as a rookie. 1256 01:10:01,560 --> 01:10:07,160 Speaker 1: In twenty sixteen the big game here, had touchdown catch, 1257 01:10:07,160 --> 01:10:11,559 Speaker 1: had the punt return. Last year here he had the 1258 01:10:11,840 --> 01:10:15,240 Speaker 1: two touchdown catches. It was his first game back, and 1259 01:10:15,439 --> 01:10:21,599 Speaker 1: man was he impactful. Huge impact. Now, if my math 1260 01:10:21,760 --> 01:10:26,880 Speaker 1: is correct, he has not played at Tennessee. Maybe that 1261 01:10:27,280 --> 01:10:30,000 Speaker 1: the closing game in sixteen and I can't remember who 1262 01:10:30,040 --> 01:10:33,160 Speaker 1: all played that day because it was it was well, 1263 01:10:33,200 --> 01:10:36,240 Speaker 1: you know that game. That game was there was a 1264 01:10:36,360 --> 01:10:40,400 Speaker 1: nightmare on a lot of different levels. So I don't 1265 01:10:40,400 --> 01:10:42,479 Speaker 1: remember him playing all that much in that game in sixteen. 1266 01:10:42,479 --> 01:10:44,719 Speaker 1: Definitely did not play in twenty seventeen. So the Titans 1267 01:10:44,720 --> 01:10:47,080 Speaker 1: have not seen him much in Nashville, and I don't 1268 01:10:47,080 --> 01:10:49,519 Speaker 1: know how much they're gonna see him on Sunday, but 1269 01:10:49,640 --> 01:10:52,880 Speaker 1: it's gonna be enough to scare them to at least 1270 01:10:53,240 --> 01:10:57,320 Speaker 1: back those safeties up byrd and Viccaro. If it's it's 1271 01:10:57,320 --> 01:11:00,960 Speaker 1: worth half a step to just and go with Will 1272 01:11:01,000 --> 01:11:04,479 Speaker 1: full within the first few plays the game, send him 1273 01:11:04,720 --> 01:11:07,160 Speaker 1: deep and launch and just get the safeties to back 1274 01:11:07,200 --> 01:11:11,960 Speaker 1: off just a little bit. It's worth it. Buyard's a ballhawk, 1275 01:11:12,360 --> 01:11:14,240 Speaker 1: Acaro's a heavy hitter in the middle. All of a 1276 01:11:14,320 --> 01:11:17,040 Speaker 1: car did have interception last week. Their ballhawks in the 1277 01:11:17,040 --> 01:11:18,599 Speaker 1: middle of the field. You got to back them off 1278 01:11:18,640 --> 01:11:21,040 Speaker 1: a little bit. You can't let them play within twelve 1279 01:11:21,080 --> 01:11:22,960 Speaker 1: to fifteen yards in the line of scrimmage and let 1280 01:11:22,960 --> 01:11:25,360 Speaker 1: them get comfortable. If you blow and go with Will 1281 01:11:25,400 --> 01:11:27,559 Speaker 1: on a deep post route like you did against Seattle, 1282 01:11:27,840 --> 01:11:30,320 Speaker 1: will you hit it or not You're just sending a 1283 01:11:30,320 --> 01:11:33,479 Speaker 1: shot across the bow to get them rolling and get 1284 01:11:33,520 --> 01:11:36,639 Speaker 1: them back and then you can start doing some stuff underneath. 1285 01:11:36,800 --> 01:11:40,760 Speaker 1: But will plays a huge role in that keeping the 1286 01:11:40,800 --> 01:11:43,040 Speaker 1: young tight ends involved. Jordan Thomas had a big catch 1287 01:11:43,040 --> 01:11:45,240 Speaker 1: the other day. Jordan Nakins had a couple of catches. 1288 01:11:45,400 --> 01:11:47,120 Speaker 1: Like to see him get more involved in the red zone. 1289 01:11:47,240 --> 01:11:50,439 Speaker 1: That's where you need Jordan Nakins in particular to take 1290 01:11:50,479 --> 01:11:52,639 Speaker 1: his game to a different level. But to me, one 1291 01:11:52,720 --> 01:11:56,839 Speaker 1: massive key is Ryan Griffin. They targeted Griff five times. 1292 01:11:57,080 --> 01:11:59,280 Speaker 1: The Sean loves throwing a bottle Griff. We've seen that. 1293 01:11:59,320 --> 01:12:01,519 Speaker 1: We saw it in New Englan last year. He likes 1294 01:12:01,520 --> 01:12:03,840 Speaker 1: throwing a ball to Griff. Now he'll take what the 1295 01:12:03,880 --> 01:12:06,080 Speaker 1: defense gives him, but he likes throwing a ball to Griff. 1296 01:12:07,000 --> 01:12:09,160 Speaker 1: I'm totally fine with that. Like, Griff can have a 1297 01:12:09,200 --> 01:12:11,000 Speaker 1: big one. He's gonna get Vaccaro and he can beat 1298 01:12:11,080 --> 01:12:14,559 Speaker 1: Vacaro and coverage, No doubt he can beat him in coverage. 1299 01:12:14,560 --> 01:12:16,040 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to decide how they want to cover 1300 01:12:16,120 --> 01:12:17,800 Speaker 1: Griff because I think he's gonna have a big ball game. 1301 01:12:18,520 --> 01:12:19,960 Speaker 1: Looking forward to seeing what he can do. All right, 1302 01:12:20,000 --> 01:12:22,479 Speaker 1: let's flip it over to the other side. Let's talk 1303 01:12:22,520 --> 01:12:25,200 Speaker 1: about the defense. What are the keys of the game 1304 01:12:25,280 --> 01:12:29,960 Speaker 1: for this Houston Texas defense against the Tennessee Titans. Now, 1305 01:12:30,040 --> 01:12:32,080 Speaker 1: health obviously put that up on a shelf that's just 1306 01:12:32,120 --> 01:12:34,599 Speaker 1: always gonna be there. I'm gonna start off with number 1307 01:12:34,600 --> 01:12:40,799 Speaker 1: one tackling. This is a really good tackling team across 1308 01:12:40,840 --> 01:12:42,759 Speaker 1: the board. I think it's a really good tackling team. 1309 01:12:44,120 --> 01:12:46,880 Speaker 1: But once you start getting into weeks two, three, four, 1310 01:12:47,680 --> 01:12:49,360 Speaker 1: that's when you start to see a little bit of 1311 01:12:49,400 --> 01:12:53,280 Speaker 1: an erosion of tackling and you start seeing some mis tackles. 1312 01:12:53,880 --> 01:12:57,479 Speaker 1: And these two running backs in particular, in Derrick Henry 1313 01:12:57,680 --> 01:13:04,000 Speaker 1: Big and Dion Lewis quick present different tackling issues. Henry's 1314 01:13:04,040 --> 01:13:06,920 Speaker 1: just a massive beast, so tackling him is like, oh 1315 01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:09,599 Speaker 1: my God. And then Dan Lewis can make you miss 1316 01:13:09,600 --> 01:13:11,439 Speaker 1: in space. I'm a little bit more worried about tackling 1317 01:13:11,520 --> 01:13:16,920 Speaker 1: Lewis because that becomes a space game. But tackling is 1318 01:13:16,920 --> 01:13:19,160 Speaker 1: going to be at a premium. I thought Kareem Jackson 1319 01:13:19,200 --> 01:13:22,080 Speaker 1: and Tyrann Matthew Justin retackled very well the safety spot. 1320 01:13:22,680 --> 01:13:25,320 Speaker 1: I thought the front and linebackers tackle pretty well, I 1321 01:13:25,360 --> 01:13:28,160 Speaker 1: thought Kevin struggled. Obviously we're not gonna see Kevin, but 1322 01:13:28,640 --> 01:13:31,439 Speaker 1: out in space, those tackles have got to be made, 1323 01:13:32,560 --> 01:13:36,040 Speaker 1: gotta be made, so we'll start there now. The big 1324 01:13:36,040 --> 01:13:41,200 Speaker 1: news of today the fact that both starting tackles for 1325 01:13:41,240 --> 01:13:44,040 Speaker 1: Tennessee will not play in this one. Left tackle Taylor 1326 01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:49,200 Speaker 1: Louan out concussion. Right tackle Jack Conklin out still coming 1327 01:13:49,240 --> 01:13:52,559 Speaker 1: backs to rehabbing from that knee injury suffered an ANFC 1328 01:13:52,640 --> 01:13:56,439 Speaker 1: Division playoff round last year. Dennis Kelly the backup, the 1329 01:13:56,560 --> 01:14:01,439 Speaker 1: third tackle. He's been out the last two days illness. Now, 1330 01:14:02,120 --> 01:14:05,400 Speaker 1: the initial thought is, Hull, you gotta tack those tackles. Yes, 1331 01:14:06,720 --> 01:14:11,599 Speaker 1: but more importantly because they know they know they got 1332 01:14:11,600 --> 01:14:14,280 Speaker 1: way clowne merciless and we got these backup tackles. We've 1333 01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:19,559 Speaker 1: got to help them. We've got to help them. Where 1334 01:14:19,600 --> 01:14:23,720 Speaker 1: are the deficiencies now, because they're gonna have to overreact 1335 01:14:23,760 --> 01:14:26,680 Speaker 1: to giving them help. So there are a couple of 1336 01:14:26,680 --> 01:14:29,040 Speaker 1: ways they can do that. Number One, short quick passing game. 1337 01:14:29,320 --> 01:14:31,920 Speaker 1: That's fine. If you know that and they go to that, 1338 01:14:32,160 --> 01:14:36,200 Speaker 1: then start jumping routes Jjoe Kareem Tyrant, start jumping routes. 1339 01:14:36,560 --> 01:14:39,519 Speaker 1: Taking some chances and they'll throw you one. Mariota threw 1340 01:14:39,520 --> 01:14:42,080 Speaker 1: them a few last year. Matt Castle threw one as well. 1341 01:14:44,400 --> 01:14:47,400 Speaker 1: But where are the deficiencies? If they slide protection to 1342 01:14:47,439 --> 01:14:49,920 Speaker 1: help with somebody, they got to exploit the other side. 1343 01:14:49,960 --> 01:14:52,519 Speaker 1: If they split the protection and maybe a guard is 1344 01:14:52,560 --> 01:14:55,200 Speaker 1: uncovered and he jumps out there, then the guys on 1345 01:14:55,200 --> 01:14:57,040 Speaker 1: the inside have got to win. There's gonna be a 1346 01:14:57,080 --> 01:15:00,519 Speaker 1: deficiency because they've got to help those tackles find it 1347 01:15:00,600 --> 01:15:03,320 Speaker 1: early and exploit it. But if they go one on 1348 01:15:03,320 --> 01:15:06,200 Speaker 1: one with two backup tackles against Connie Watt Merciless and 1349 01:15:06,280 --> 01:15:10,240 Speaker 1: they don't eat, then we got trouble. And I don't 1350 01:15:10,240 --> 01:15:13,800 Speaker 1: think that's gonna be the case. I don't think that's 1351 01:15:13,800 --> 01:15:17,080 Speaker 1: gonna be the case. I think if those backup tackles 1352 01:15:17,080 --> 01:15:19,599 Speaker 1: and they put him in a drop back situation, those 1353 01:15:19,640 --> 01:15:23,639 Speaker 1: guys are going to have a field day and they 1354 01:15:23,680 --> 01:15:27,760 Speaker 1: need to. They absolutely have to make Tennessee pay for 1355 01:15:27,840 --> 01:15:31,960 Speaker 1: the void of tackle. Now. Even if Kelly does play 1356 01:15:33,200 --> 01:15:36,719 Speaker 1: coming off illness for two straight days of missing practice, 1357 01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:39,200 Speaker 1: who knows what kind of shape he's gonna be in, 1358 01:15:39,200 --> 01:15:43,559 Speaker 1: and that could be trouble for them too. Next key, 1359 01:15:45,040 --> 01:15:48,400 Speaker 1: I don't know how it gets done. I really don't. 1360 01:15:49,479 --> 01:15:53,439 Speaker 1: But somehow, some way, some shape, some form, fifty one 1361 01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:56,720 Speaker 1: has to be on the field a lot, if not 1362 01:15:56,840 --> 01:16:02,760 Speaker 1: every play. Dylan Cole is a special player and I 1363 01:16:02,800 --> 01:16:04,960 Speaker 1: saw it last year. We all saw it last year 1364 01:16:04,960 --> 01:16:06,719 Speaker 1: and obviously came to the forefront of this game because 1365 01:16:06,720 --> 01:16:09,200 Speaker 1: he had to pick six. But one of the reasons 1366 01:16:09,200 --> 01:16:14,200 Speaker 1: that he had to pick six is his intelligence. And 1367 01:16:14,280 --> 01:16:16,639 Speaker 1: obviously take it to the house shows his athletic ability, 1368 01:16:16,760 --> 01:16:19,200 Speaker 1: but to catch, to run all that, that's his athletic ability. 1369 01:16:19,360 --> 01:16:22,640 Speaker 1: But knowing where to be playing, his technique, the intelligence, 1370 01:16:22,840 --> 01:16:25,960 Speaker 1: knowing what Castle was gonna do. Dylan Cole needs to 1371 01:16:25,960 --> 01:16:28,360 Speaker 1: be on the field. If there's anybody that can match 1372 01:16:28,439 --> 01:16:31,000 Speaker 1: up with Dion Lewis in the passing game, it's fifty one. 1373 01:16:32,240 --> 01:16:35,240 Speaker 1: Somehow he's got to be on the field. I don't 1374 01:16:35,240 --> 01:16:38,639 Speaker 1: know if you play all three linebackers together, but Dylan 1375 01:16:38,720 --> 01:16:40,800 Speaker 1: Cole needs to be on the field. I am a 1376 01:16:40,880 --> 01:16:42,840 Speaker 1: charter member of the Dylan Cole Fan Club. I have 1377 01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:45,640 Speaker 1: been for a while and I'm a big fan of 1378 01:16:45,680 --> 01:16:49,759 Speaker 1: his because when he goes on the field, bleep gets done. 1379 01:16:51,479 --> 01:16:56,000 Speaker 1: Dylan Cole needs to be on the field now, there's 1380 01:16:56,000 --> 01:17:00,160 Speaker 1: no Delaney Walker, so that means John HU Smith it's 1381 01:17:00,200 --> 01:17:04,360 Speaker 1: gonna get the majority of the tight end opportunities. He's 1382 01:17:04,400 --> 01:17:07,360 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough matchup, but he's not quite the 1383 01:17:07,439 --> 01:17:10,519 Speaker 1: Landy Walker. That's some good news. But how do you 1384 01:17:10,520 --> 01:17:12,200 Speaker 1: cover John H. Smith? What are you gonna do with him? 1385 01:17:12,520 --> 01:17:14,479 Speaker 1: You can, I think you can do with either Kareem Jackson. 1386 01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:15,640 Speaker 1: You can do a tyre math, you can do with 1387 01:17:15,680 --> 01:17:17,679 Speaker 1: Just Read. There's no ways you can cover Johnny Smith. 1388 01:17:17,960 --> 01:17:19,400 Speaker 1: The guy that does worry me a little bit is 1389 01:17:19,439 --> 01:17:22,519 Speaker 1: Corey Davis. Now, Corey didn't have a huge ball game 1390 01:17:22,640 --> 01:17:26,799 Speaker 1: last week against the Dolphins, but he's not back healthy. 1391 01:17:27,080 --> 01:17:29,479 Speaker 1: Even though he's on the injury report, he is back 1392 01:17:29,560 --> 01:17:32,400 Speaker 1: relatively healthy, and I think he can be a problem. 1393 01:17:32,479 --> 01:17:34,760 Speaker 1: He's big, fast, drop, I mean, he is everything you 1394 01:17:34,760 --> 01:17:37,760 Speaker 1: want in wide receiver, and he really clicked for him 1395 01:17:37,800 --> 01:17:40,960 Speaker 1: against the Patriots. So the Texans may have to give 1396 01:17:41,000 --> 01:17:44,759 Speaker 1: help to their corners when Davis is out out wide. 1397 01:17:44,760 --> 01:17:46,280 Speaker 1: They may have to give some help, sort of like 1398 01:17:46,360 --> 01:17:48,400 Speaker 1: teams do when they face Hopkins. They put somebody on 1399 01:17:48,479 --> 01:17:50,960 Speaker 1: him and then give some bracket coverage or overtop coverage 1400 01:17:50,960 --> 01:17:53,760 Speaker 1: somewhere in that range, so they're gonna have to I 1401 01:17:53,840 --> 01:17:57,439 Speaker 1: think at some point do that with Corey Davis. Taiwan 1402 01:17:57,560 --> 01:18:01,160 Speaker 1: Taylor can be a problem guy. A lot different things 1403 01:18:01,160 --> 01:18:05,519 Speaker 1: they can do with him, speed sweeps, jet sweeps, smoke screens, 1404 01:18:05,520 --> 01:18:07,080 Speaker 1: just give him the ball out space, let him work 1405 01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:10,080 Speaker 1: to slot, those kind of things. But those things all 1406 01:18:10,120 --> 01:18:14,000 Speaker 1: go out the window. If those tackles force issues up 1407 01:18:14,040 --> 01:18:18,680 Speaker 1: front and protection, we start doing that, you got an 1408 01:18:18,720 --> 01:18:22,560 Speaker 1: opportunity on the special team side of Dorry Jackson is 1409 01:18:22,600 --> 01:18:26,400 Speaker 1: a very explosive returner. He must be kept in check. 1410 01:18:27,120 --> 01:18:30,400 Speaker 1: Must be kept in check. You can't give him a 1411 01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:32,240 Speaker 1: twenty five or thirty yard return at leads to a 1412 01:18:32,240 --> 01:18:34,679 Speaker 1: field goal right off the bat like last year. That 1413 01:18:34,720 --> 01:18:37,559 Speaker 1: can't happen. And on the flip side, RBS gotta keep 1414 01:18:37,560 --> 01:18:40,560 Speaker 1: doing it in both punt game and return game, and 1415 01:18:40,640 --> 01:18:43,680 Speaker 1: the kickoff return game. Tyler Irvan's gotta continue what he 1416 01:18:43,680 --> 01:18:46,559 Speaker 1: did every time he touched the ball. He gotta be 1417 01:18:46,600 --> 01:18:48,920 Speaker 1: on a twenty five yard line on six returns. The 1418 01:18:49,040 --> 01:18:51,559 Speaker 1: Texans average starting fuel position was at the thirty one 1419 01:18:51,600 --> 01:18:54,439 Speaker 1: point six yard line. That's a great place to start 1420 01:18:55,120 --> 01:18:57,000 Speaker 1: two three first downs and you're all of a sudden 1421 01:18:57,000 --> 01:19:00,759 Speaker 1: in Kymi fair bands field goal range at a minimum 1422 01:19:00,840 --> 01:19:04,280 Speaker 1: that helps with Tyler Irvian. So there you go. Those 1423 01:19:04,280 --> 01:19:07,519 Speaker 1: are your first community create union, first glance keys to 1424 01:19:07,600 --> 01:19:10,679 Speaker 1: the game. Coming up next, we're gonna close it down 1425 01:19:10,960 --> 01:19:13,559 Speaker 1: the final word Withdrew Doherty this week Tyrn Matthew. We've 1426 01:19:13,600 --> 01:19:21,600 Speaker 1: also got player reporter rock you by Arctic. It's KJAC TV. Concerts. Yeah, concerts, 1427 01:19:21,800 --> 01:19:24,360 Speaker 1: that's what we're talking about. We're talking about concerts next. Right, 1428 01:19:24,360 --> 01:20:28,519 Speaker 1: you are in Texas All Access one final segment of 1429 01:20:28,560 --> 01:20:32,559 Speaker 1: Texas All Access from the Honday Texans Radio studio on 1430 01:20:32,640 --> 01:20:35,240 Speaker 1: this Friday evening. So glad to have been with you 1431 01:20:35,320 --> 01:20:38,479 Speaker 1: this evening. I am John Harris, your host, football analyston 1432 01:20:38,520 --> 01:20:42,639 Speaker 1: sideline reporter, and geeked about going to Nashville. Should get 1433 01:20:42,640 --> 01:20:45,360 Speaker 1: good weather up in Nashville. Apparently I have seen the 1434 01:20:45,720 --> 01:20:50,400 Speaker 1: weather report change a little bit. It was it was 1435 01:20:50,400 --> 01:20:53,080 Speaker 1: gonna be sunny, and it was sunny, showing sun all week. 1436 01:20:53,120 --> 01:20:54,800 Speaker 1: On Sunday at the beginning of the week, I was 1437 01:20:54,800 --> 01:20:59,479 Speaker 1: showing ninety high of ninety I'm like, oh man, it's brutal. 1438 01:21:00,240 --> 01:21:03,439 Speaker 1: And then it dropped. It dropped, it dropped. It was 1439 01:21:03,479 --> 01:21:05,960 Speaker 1: showing eighty three yesterday and then late yesterday showed rain, 1440 01:21:06,479 --> 01:21:08,120 Speaker 1: and when I got it this morning, it was showing 1441 01:21:08,200 --> 01:21:12,800 Speaker 1: eighty three but completely sunny. So it would appear we're 1442 01:21:12,800 --> 01:21:16,880 Speaker 1: gonna get good weather. Maybe a little steamy, but that's okay. 1443 01:21:17,000 --> 01:21:20,720 Speaker 1: It's football outside. I would say it's the way it 1444 01:21:20,760 --> 01:21:24,640 Speaker 1: should be, but I would I'd be remiss if I 1445 01:21:24,640 --> 01:21:27,120 Speaker 1: didn't tell you how much I love playing in doors. 1446 01:21:28,160 --> 01:21:29,960 Speaker 1: He don't have to worry about weather. They don't have 1447 01:21:30,000 --> 01:21:31,880 Speaker 1: to worry about being sunny or cold. I was actually 1448 01:21:31,960 --> 01:21:34,920 Speaker 1: cold last week in Foxboro. To start the game, I 1449 01:21:35,040 --> 01:21:38,960 Speaker 1: was cold. I have never ever, and I played my 1450 01:21:38,960 --> 01:21:42,280 Speaker 1: college football up in New England, I have never ever 1451 01:21:42,760 --> 01:21:46,880 Speaker 1: been cold for an opening game ever. Of course, I'll 1452 01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:48,720 Speaker 1: played my high school ball here. I mean the first 1453 01:21:48,760 --> 01:21:50,680 Speaker 1: game my senior year. It was ninety five degrees one 1454 01:21:50,760 --> 01:21:54,840 Speaker 1: hundred percent humidity, and I lost twelve pounds during the game. 1455 01:21:55,920 --> 01:21:59,640 Speaker 1: It was ridiculous. So it was a little weird to 1456 01:21:59,640 --> 01:22:01,600 Speaker 1: have that wind and be cold. My hands are a 1457 01:22:01,600 --> 01:22:03,640 Speaker 1: little cold. Once the game got going, it was it 1458 01:22:03,720 --> 01:22:06,719 Speaker 1: was actually was great. But it'll be a little different 1459 01:22:06,760 --> 01:22:09,400 Speaker 1: this week. Don't know if Hurricane Florence will play a 1460 01:22:09,520 --> 01:22:12,720 Speaker 1: role bringing rain to Nashville. But what I've read is 1461 01:22:12,760 --> 01:22:17,240 Speaker 1: that if it does, it's more Monday or Tuesday sort 1462 01:22:17,240 --> 01:22:19,479 Speaker 1: of thing. So I know there's some people going up there. 1463 01:22:19,479 --> 01:22:21,439 Speaker 1: I know my boys at North Shore Rotary are gonna 1464 01:22:21,439 --> 01:22:23,519 Speaker 1: be up there, and Matt Davis and his guys, and 1465 01:22:23,560 --> 01:22:25,240 Speaker 1: they've got some good seats on the nash on the 1466 01:22:25,240 --> 01:22:28,719 Speaker 1: Tennessee side, on our side of that nice sun stadium 1467 01:22:28,800 --> 01:22:32,439 Speaker 1: at and in Nashville. So looking forward to seeing them 1468 01:22:32,560 --> 01:22:34,439 Speaker 1: and hopefully they enjoyed the trip. And if you're going 1469 01:22:34,479 --> 01:22:36,720 Speaker 1: to enjoy the trip, other traveling Texas will have a 1470 01:22:36,720 --> 01:22:39,120 Speaker 1: photo at some point. So you guys traveled very well 1471 01:22:39,160 --> 01:22:41,160 Speaker 1: to New England. That was really cool. That was very 1472 01:22:41,240 --> 01:22:43,880 Speaker 1: very cool to see, and that really impressed the New 1473 01:22:43,880 --> 01:22:46,599 Speaker 1: England people. I mean that was that was really cool. 1474 01:22:46,720 --> 01:22:48,920 Speaker 1: So there you go. All right, let's get into this. 1475 01:22:49,040 --> 01:22:51,880 Speaker 1: It's the Final Word with Drew Dorty. Each every week 1476 01:22:51,880 --> 01:22:53,800 Speaker 1: we give Drew the final Word, and this week it 1477 01:22:54,160 --> 01:22:57,240 Speaker 1: is with the Honeymatcher Tyrann Matthew, Drew, Thanks as much 1478 01:22:57,240 --> 01:22:59,960 Speaker 1: fellas we got safety Tyrant Matthew with us and Tyrant 1479 01:23:00,080 --> 01:23:02,759 Speaker 1: big week ahead to division rival. You got the Titans. 1480 01:23:02,800 --> 01:23:05,120 Speaker 1: Let's start at the quarterback spot. You've seen him before. 1481 01:23:05,240 --> 01:23:07,679 Speaker 1: Last year you and the Cardinals beat him twelve seven 1482 01:23:07,840 --> 01:23:10,200 Speaker 1: three tackles. You guys sacked him three times, picked him 1483 01:23:10,240 --> 01:23:12,920 Speaker 1: off twice. What do you see from Marcus Mariota. That's 1484 01:23:12,920 --> 01:23:16,560 Speaker 1: a challenge. Well, I mean he's a he's an NFL quarterback. Obviously, 1485 01:23:16,960 --> 01:23:18,920 Speaker 1: you know he goes through his phases. You know when 1486 01:23:18,920 --> 01:23:21,439 Speaker 1: you drop certain guys in coverage. But I think he's 1487 01:23:21,479 --> 01:23:23,439 Speaker 1: a guy that can, you know, not only use his arm, 1488 01:23:23,479 --> 01:23:25,519 Speaker 1: but he can use his legs and extend plays. So 1489 01:23:26,120 --> 01:23:29,040 Speaker 1: they draw a lot of different plays up designed for 1490 01:23:29,200 --> 01:23:31,120 Speaker 1: pitch and catch a lot of their plays as well. 1491 01:23:31,479 --> 01:23:33,760 Speaker 1: It's for him to get out in space, so they 1492 01:23:33,880 --> 01:23:35,479 Speaker 1: like to get him on to move to throw the ball. 1493 01:23:35,560 --> 01:23:38,479 Speaker 1: So we just got to be solid, will contain solid 1494 01:23:38,479 --> 01:23:41,000 Speaker 1: without rushes, and then it covers. We just gotta plaster. 1495 01:23:41,200 --> 01:23:43,000 Speaker 1: You talk about those plays that they dropped for him 1496 01:23:43,000 --> 01:23:44,320 Speaker 1: to get him out of the pocket. How much more 1497 01:23:44,360 --> 01:23:46,360 Speaker 1: of a challenge does that present for you guys at 1498 01:23:46,360 --> 01:23:48,719 Speaker 1: the back of the defense. Well, it extends the play, 1499 01:23:48,880 --> 01:23:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, it adds more seconds to the play. And 1500 01:23:51,000 --> 01:23:54,360 Speaker 1: obviously the wide receivers they get creative with their routes. 1501 01:23:54,520 --> 01:23:57,479 Speaker 1: So obviously that they're trying to get open, they're scrambling around, 1502 01:23:57,479 --> 01:24:00,479 Speaker 1: so we gotta gotta keep a mindset that not only 1503 01:24:00,479 --> 01:24:03,200 Speaker 1: when he's scrambling because he wants to run, but there's 1504 01:24:03,200 --> 01:24:05,080 Speaker 1: plenty of times that he throws the ball as well, 1505 01:24:05,160 --> 01:24:07,200 Speaker 1: So he just got to be conscious of it. And 1506 01:24:07,240 --> 01:24:09,439 Speaker 1: it also gives you guys an opportunity to make some 1507 01:24:09,479 --> 01:24:12,320 Speaker 1: plays from time to time. Done it, Yeah, absolutely, So 1508 01:24:13,080 --> 01:24:15,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna be fun, you know. Like I said, it's 1509 01:24:15,200 --> 01:24:17,479 Speaker 1: always a challenge when you play against a guy that 1510 01:24:17,520 --> 01:24:20,439 Speaker 1: can run and can throw. So as long as we're sharp, 1511 01:24:20,520 --> 01:24:22,880 Speaker 1: but I'll contain up front and then on the back end, 1512 01:24:23,280 --> 01:24:25,720 Speaker 1: as long as we can plastics ol Man, we'll have 1513 01:24:25,760 --> 01:24:28,240 Speaker 1: a shot. He's an interesting group of weapons that he 1514 01:24:28,280 --> 01:24:31,640 Speaker 1: can throw too, doesn't he. Yeah, Yeah, absolutely, um, And 1515 01:24:31,800 --> 01:24:33,559 Speaker 1: it's kind of up and down right now. With Delaney 1516 01:24:33,600 --> 01:24:36,320 Speaker 1: Walker being out, we know that that was his number 1517 01:24:36,320 --> 01:24:39,200 Speaker 1: one target. But they got the back Dion Lewis from 1518 01:24:39,200 --> 01:24:41,280 Speaker 1: New England who was really good out of the back field, 1519 01:24:41,680 --> 01:24:43,360 Speaker 1: and they got a core of young guys that can 1520 01:24:43,439 --> 01:24:46,120 Speaker 1: really stretch the field for him. So I think last week, 1521 01:24:46,600 --> 01:24:48,800 Speaker 1: I don't think the game went quite as they plan. 1522 01:24:49,200 --> 01:24:51,160 Speaker 1: So I know this week with them being home, you 1523 01:24:51,200 --> 01:24:53,639 Speaker 1: know they're gonna come out and try to wild crowd. 1524 01:24:53,720 --> 01:24:56,439 Speaker 1: So he's got to be sharp. All right, You touched leather, 1525 01:24:56,479 --> 01:24:59,320 Speaker 1: as you said after the game last week twice. How 1526 01:24:59,360 --> 01:25:01,439 Speaker 1: do you touch leather again and get into the end zone? 1527 01:25:01,479 --> 01:25:04,040 Speaker 1: This stuff? You know, I'm you know they threw a 1528 01:25:04,080 --> 01:25:06,240 Speaker 1: couple of picks last week. If you watch them on tape, 1529 01:25:06,479 --> 01:25:08,680 Speaker 1: you know I'll have a chance. A lot of us 1530 01:25:08,680 --> 01:25:10,880 Speaker 1: in a secondary have a chance to make a play 1531 01:25:10,920 --> 01:25:14,080 Speaker 1: on the ball this time around. Hopefully, if my teammates 1532 01:25:14,320 --> 01:25:15,960 Speaker 1: make a play, you know I can get a block, 1533 01:25:16,040 --> 01:25:17,800 Speaker 1: and you know, if I get my hands on the ball, 1534 01:25:17,840 --> 01:25:19,439 Speaker 1: then you know, everybody get the block and so we 1535 01:25:19,520 --> 01:25:21,479 Speaker 1: get some points. I like it. This is radio, but 1536 01:25:21,720 --> 01:25:23,599 Speaker 1: for those of you listening, He said all this with 1537 01:25:23,760 --> 01:25:26,559 Speaker 1: a nice smile on his face to Tyre Matthew. Last question, 1538 01:25:26,640 --> 01:25:29,120 Speaker 1: what's it been like after one full game of playing 1539 01:25:29,840 --> 01:25:32,280 Speaker 1: behind this front seven? This is a different group. You 1540 01:25:32,280 --> 01:25:34,080 Speaker 1: had a really good group in Arizona over the years 1541 01:25:34,120 --> 01:25:36,759 Speaker 1: as well, But what's it like playing with this group? 1542 01:25:36,960 --> 01:25:39,920 Speaker 1: It's exciting, man, you know, every every time, you know, 1543 01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:42,680 Speaker 1: every player should say, we know we got an opportunity 1544 01:25:42,720 --> 01:25:45,639 Speaker 1: to really make a play, whether it be those guys 1545 01:25:45,640 --> 01:25:48,120 Speaker 1: in the front spilling the run to us or those 1546 01:25:48,160 --> 01:25:51,320 Speaker 1: guys getting pressured and forcing the errand throw. So I'm 1547 01:25:51,320 --> 01:25:53,479 Speaker 1: excited about it, and you know I can't wait to 1548 01:25:53,280 --> 01:25:55,040 Speaker 1: get to get to the rest of these fifteen games. 1549 01:25:55,240 --> 01:25:57,479 Speaker 1: Neither can we. Tyron Matthew, thanks so much for the time. 1550 01:25:57,520 --> 01:25:59,680 Speaker 1: Hope you touch leather this weekend and many many more 1551 01:25:59,720 --> 01:26:03,240 Speaker 1: times throughout this season. Appreciate it, Drew, thank you. I 1552 01:26:03,280 --> 01:26:06,639 Speaker 1: love this segment and it is brought to you by Arctic, 1553 01:26:06,760 --> 01:26:11,120 Speaker 1: the official coolers tumblers of the Houston Texans. Visit rtic 1554 01:26:11,280 --> 01:26:15,800 Speaker 1: coolers dot com. Arctic Coolers overbuilt, not overpriced. It is 1555 01:26:15,880 --> 01:26:19,639 Speaker 1: time for Player Reporter. This week, Kjack TV dives deep 1556 01:26:19,680 --> 01:26:25,880 Speaker 1: into concerts here with George Truly number fifty five numb Okay, 1557 01:26:26,000 --> 01:26:30,080 Speaker 1: but Naga McKinney, how you doing be, mat tell us 1558 01:26:30,160 --> 01:26:32,360 Speaker 1: one concert that you want to go to right now? 1559 01:26:33,360 --> 01:26:37,280 Speaker 1: Any artist? Oh, Ja Cole, get the KLD tool for show. Okay, okay, 1560 01:26:37,320 --> 01:26:40,160 Speaker 1: that's I'm sure that was good. I've not been to 1561 01:26:40,240 --> 01:26:42,920 Speaker 1: a Drake concert, so I'll be one concert I don't 1562 01:26:42,960 --> 01:26:45,599 Speaker 1: want to see. I heard he's doing some some big 1563 01:26:45,600 --> 01:26:47,679 Speaker 1: stuff right now. He got some got a nice concert 1564 01:26:47,800 --> 01:26:49,599 Speaker 1: right now, him and me goals. They should be coming 1565 01:26:49,600 --> 01:26:51,200 Speaker 1: here soon. You're gonna take it out. Yeah, I'm gonna 1566 01:26:51,200 --> 01:26:54,400 Speaker 1: have to. I want to see the Beyoncet concert right now, Houston. 1567 01:26:55,080 --> 01:26:57,120 Speaker 1: I wonder I want to see Beyonest, that's the big 1568 01:26:57,160 --> 01:26:59,200 Speaker 1: time choice, big choice, big choice. I'm sure all the 1569 01:26:59,240 --> 01:27:03,360 Speaker 1: fans are definitely of that woman, probably Rihanna, Rihanna, that's 1570 01:27:03,400 --> 01:27:05,360 Speaker 1: a good one. What's your favorite Drake song right now? 1571 01:27:05,520 --> 01:27:08,920 Speaker 1: David Drake? Right now? I mean I'm moving too the 1572 01:27:08,960 --> 01:27:12,559 Speaker 1: old Drake. Honest, I thought you were gonna hit hit 1573 01:27:12,640 --> 01:27:15,439 Speaker 1: me with the Kiki Challenge. No, no, look at that 1574 01:27:15,560 --> 01:27:17,320 Speaker 1: in you. I ain't got none of that. That ain't 1575 01:27:17,320 --> 01:27:19,439 Speaker 1: your favorite song right now. It's not my favorite song. 1576 01:27:19,880 --> 01:27:23,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let y'all keep that. I saw you doing 1577 01:27:23,200 --> 01:27:25,600 Speaker 1: that dance. Take care of Drake, you know, all right? 1578 01:27:26,479 --> 01:27:29,320 Speaker 1: Any artist I want to go see that that draking mego, 1579 01:27:29,560 --> 01:27:31,960 Speaker 1: Draking me goos. That's that's the hot one right now. 1580 01:27:32,280 --> 01:27:33,960 Speaker 1: I want it should be. They should be coming here 1581 01:27:34,000 --> 01:27:37,439 Speaker 1: soon hopefully, so yeah, I'm gonna be there. We are 1582 01:27:37,439 --> 01:27:41,200 Speaker 1: gonna be there. What was the first concert you've been to. 1583 01:27:41,680 --> 01:27:45,080 Speaker 1: My first concert was Snoop Dogg in Portland, Oregon with 1584 01:27:45,400 --> 01:27:48,160 Speaker 1: my parents. Yeah. Yeah, my parents took me, so it 1585 01:27:48,200 --> 01:27:50,080 Speaker 1: was in a little standard section. What was your first 1586 01:27:50,080 --> 01:27:52,360 Speaker 1: concert you ever been to? No, I've never been to 1587 01:27:52,360 --> 01:27:57,200 Speaker 1: one black, never been to blood. Was that even a concert? No, 1588 01:27:57,240 --> 01:28:01,559 Speaker 1: it wasn't a concert. Okay, okay, first certain uh, well 1589 01:28:01,680 --> 01:28:03,599 Speaker 1: from washing DC and it was a go go band. 1590 01:28:03,640 --> 01:28:05,800 Speaker 1: I think it was called CCP probably you guys probably 1591 01:28:05,800 --> 01:28:08,120 Speaker 1: never heard of on it. So yeah, yeah, I've definitely 1592 01:28:08,160 --> 01:28:10,560 Speaker 1: never heard of that one. Wasn't good? It was great, amazing. 1593 01:28:10,880 --> 01:28:14,080 Speaker 1: Are they still doing concerts now? They're still doing concerts? Okay, well, 1594 01:28:14,080 --> 01:28:15,760 Speaker 1: we may have to check that one out. Well, what 1595 01:28:15,840 --> 01:28:17,920 Speaker 1: was the first concert that you ever went to, ever 1596 01:28:18,040 --> 01:28:22,880 Speaker 1: went to? That's a good question, brouh and a while back. Actually, 1597 01:28:22,960 --> 01:28:25,639 Speaker 1: Jay Coole, matter of fact, it was a born Cinema. 1598 01:28:26,520 --> 01:28:28,280 Speaker 1: That's dope. I like Jay Coole. Jay Coole got some 1599 01:28:28,280 --> 01:28:31,599 Speaker 1: great music, far Bro. It might have been Red Hot 1600 01:28:31,640 --> 01:28:34,840 Speaker 1: Chili Peppers. It might have been one the first one 1601 01:28:35,080 --> 01:28:37,519 Speaker 1: man behind the scene shaking his head like he's like 1602 01:28:37,680 --> 01:28:40,240 Speaker 1: red Hot Chili Peppers his stuff. Man, that's you? Oh 1603 01:28:40,360 --> 01:28:42,840 Speaker 1: my guy, what I'm talking about. Give me one red 1604 01:28:42,840 --> 01:28:45,519 Speaker 1: hot chili pepper song we got can't stop? Let me 1605 01:28:45,560 --> 01:28:48,120 Speaker 1: hear a little you know, can't stop addicted to the shin? 1606 01:28:48,280 --> 01:28:50,479 Speaker 1: Did you know what I'm something you feel? I don't 1607 01:28:50,520 --> 01:28:53,120 Speaker 1: because I don't know any red hot chili pepper songs. 1608 01:28:53,240 --> 01:28:55,960 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. That's all we got for you today, my guy. 1609 01:28:56,120 --> 01:28:59,040 Speaker 1: I appreciate you, man. You know what. I'm gonna have 1610 01:28:59,120 --> 01:29:00,840 Speaker 1: you on again, man, and it's gonna be a long, 1611 01:29:01,000 --> 01:29:03,040 Speaker 1: a long, long good season. May might have you on 1612 01:29:03,080 --> 01:29:06,200 Speaker 1: the game, my Goscar Man, Kate, Dad TV Man. We 1613 01:29:06,280 --> 01:29:15,320 Speaker 1: out and there it is and the Friday Show put 1614 01:29:15,360 --> 01:29:17,800 Speaker 1: in the books. A lot of people to thank for 1615 01:29:17,840 --> 01:29:23,320 Speaker 1: this one. Bill O'Brien, Mark Vandermere, Dpcito, Aaron Colvin, Drew Doherty, 1616 01:29:23,400 --> 01:29:28,000 Speaker 1: Bruce Ellington, Mike Keith of the Tennessee Titans, Tyrann Matthew 1617 01:29:28,360 --> 01:29:32,439 Speaker 1: and of course Kareem Jackson with Player Reporter Big One 1618 01:29:32,720 --> 01:29:37,840 Speaker 1: on Sunday. No doubt is it must win potentially, but 1619 01:29:37,920 --> 01:29:39,280 Speaker 1: this team has got to get a win in the 1620 01:29:39,280 --> 01:29:42,320 Speaker 1: worst way, no question. We will see you that. Everybody 1621 01:29:42,479 --> 01:29:45,760 Speaker 1: want you to keep it right here for the Fantasy 1622 01:29:46,120 --> 01:29:49,479 Speaker 1: Four with Kyle King, Josh Beard, Joe George and my 1623 01:29:49,600 --> 01:29:53,160 Speaker 1: Man b mac Brian McDonald. They give you all the 1624 01:29:53,200 --> 01:29:56,360 Speaker 1: fantasy info you need. Coming up next right here on 1625 01:29:56,400 --> 01:29:59,480 Speaker 1: our flagship sports Radio six ten, looking forward to Nashville, 1626 01:29:59,600 --> 01:30:02,080 Speaker 1: looking four to w Hopefully we'll see you there, but 1627 01:30:02,160 --> 01:30:04,120 Speaker 1: either way, check us out of Sports Radio six ten. 1628 01:30:04,200 --> 01:30:07,040 Speaker 1: Kickoff is at twelve, pregame show at nine, and then 1629 01:30:07,040 --> 01:30:09,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna get rolling with the Titans and hopefully come 1630 01:30:09,439 --> 01:30:11,439 Speaker 1: back for the first time in a while. Well they 1631 01:30:11,680 --> 01:30:14,080 Speaker 1: w see that, everybody. Let's always go Texans.