1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: What is going on? Everybody, Welcome into a TGIF edition 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access. Thank god it's Friday. That's right, 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: get out of here for the weekend, to buy weekend 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: to sit back and watch a little football. But I'm 5 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: glad you're here with me because we got plenty to do, 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: plenty to do today. I am your host, John Harris, 7 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: football analysts and silent reporter for your Houston Texans and 8 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: excited to bring you all of the following. Anthony Weaver, 9 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: defensive line coach, stepped in studio. Weave is a good 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: radio friend. I mean he's a good friend, but he's 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: a good radio friend for a long time for me. 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: We start doing radio back in two thousand and seven, 13 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: so we're gonna join the show. Russell Baxter at Backs 14 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: football Guru, fanside of NFL Spin Zone, NFL analyst and 15 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: he has been with us for the last five years 16 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: and he's fantastic. We'll go round in the NFL with him. 17 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: I'll give you my NFL picks as always. We'll do 18 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: our Texans pick up. Now I add a wrinkle to 19 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: that because I give you all my picks against the 20 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: spread as well. Anthony Midgett secondary coach for the Texans 21 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: will join us, and then we've got our players segment tonight, 22 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna get to know Nick Martin. Then we're going 23 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: to have player reporter Kjack TV, which has hit like wild. 24 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: It's gone nuts. Everybody wants a piece of Kjack TV 25 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: so much so that Kyle Brandt of Good Morning Football 26 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: is gonna have a new show called Kyle Brandt Football 27 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: Experience and he is going to feature Kjack TV weekly. 28 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: How about that. That's gonna be awesome. And then we 29 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: usually have the final word on Friday, Friday's Final Word 30 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: with Drew Doherty, but we don't have a game, so 31 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: we don't have a final word. But we do have 32 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: is the game plan. Brian Gaine GM of Your Houston 33 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,839 Speaker 1: Texans is gonna join us. That's gonna be a player's 34 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: segment and that includes Brian. He played in the the NFL, 35 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: so it's a player's segment. Nick Martin, Kjack TV, and 36 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: Brian Gaine in that final segment. So we've got plenty 37 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: for you. But we're gonna start with our hot reads. 38 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: In our Hot Reads on Friday, typically Bill Brian, but 39 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: obe he didn't talk to the press after Monday. He 40 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: didn't need to was on bye week, but the assistant 41 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: coaches did, and one assistant coach that we love talking 42 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: to a special teams coordinator, Brad Seely. So to kick 43 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: off a Friday's show instead of Bill O'Brien, we got 44 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: Brad Seely. Here you go, special teams coordinator Brad Seeley 45 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: joining us on the Hunday Texans radio studio. All right, coach, now, 46 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: we're nine games into the season and some of the 47 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: stuff you work on. Is it the case where you 48 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 1: got to get it to the regular season to see 49 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: how it's really gonna work. Preseason only does so much 50 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: for you. Oh, I think that's exactly right. You know, 51 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: you just don't know for sure how it will be 52 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: in the regular season because in the preseason you're really 53 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: just watching the players. You're evaluating the personnel. In the 54 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: regular season, you're more schemed up, you're trying to do 55 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: more things, take advantage of maybe they're of the opposition, 56 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,839 Speaker 1: where in the preseason you're just playing and you're trying 57 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: to figure out how good your guys are. Coaches, it 58 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: just me I see every play from the sideline. I'll 59 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: watch you guys every time you go off for a 60 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: special team's play, be a punk kickoff, whatever it might be. 61 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: And it just feels like the group that you have 62 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: is tight. The chemistry, the camaraderie is really strong amongst them. 63 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: And if I'm right about that, how does that play 64 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: into how well those units are playing? Well? You know, 65 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: I think that's that's a pretty good observation because, like 66 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: I told our guys the night before the game of 67 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 1: the last game was, you know, I think they're really 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: accountable and responsible. And they're not accountable and responsible to me. 69 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: They're accountable and responsible to each other. And I think 70 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: that goes a long way. And you know, they pick 71 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: each other up with something bad happens, and they you know, 72 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: they celebrate somebody else's doing something good. So yeah, I 73 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: think it's a tight group. They want to do well, 74 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: and uh, we're happy with the chemistry. You mentioned evaluating 75 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: players in the preseason, but here you are in the 76 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: regular season. You have guys like A J. Moore making plays. Buddy, 77 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: how these guys weren't with you in training caps, So 78 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: what is it like to work with players in that situation? Well, 79 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: you know, I think you got to give a lot 80 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: of credit to our personnel department. You know, they found 81 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: some of these guys on other teams, you know, and 82 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: we got a chance to look at them, and they 83 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: got a chance to watch them play in the preseason 84 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: for us other teams, you know, and saw some of 85 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: those skills that we could take advantage of. So obviously 86 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: those guys have done a really nice job for us, 87 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: and happy to have them. And I think they're going 88 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: to be good players for the Texans for a long time. Coach, 89 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: I know every player that plays on special teams, young guys. 90 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: You know, I want our chance on offense. I want 91 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: a chance on defense. But how how important is is 92 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: it for those guys to understand what their role is 93 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: right now and accept it and then excel with that role. Well, 94 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: you know, I think that's probably the hardest thing for 95 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: a young guy because they all think they're going to 96 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: start on offense. They all think they're gonna start on defense, 97 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, that's what they've been watching for 98 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: their whole life. You know, they haven't been watching probably 99 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: the punning game or the kickoff return, so they you know, 100 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: they got to understand what their role is. And and uh, 101 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: I think our guys do, and I think some of 102 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: those guys, you know, it's a natural progression. You start 103 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: when you're young. You play on the kicking game, and 104 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: you show that you you know you can hit and 105 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: you're tough and you're smart, then you're gonna get to 106 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 1: play on offense and defense. When you guys decide whether 107 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: or not to tempt or turn kick it off to 108 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: the one as opposed to just kicking it out of 109 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: the back of the end zone and going for the touchback, 110 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: is that a mutual decision? How do you arrive at 111 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: those kind of calls? Yeah, we talk about that during 112 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 1: the week. Coach Brian and I do about you know, 113 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: we want to kick it to these guys, depending on 114 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: who they have, depending on who we have, depending on 115 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 1: the health of our players, depending on the game situation. 116 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: So I think there's a lot goes into it, not 117 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: just basically you know, we're gonna kick all touchbacks or 118 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: we're gonna try to kick it to these guys. Well, 119 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: you said health, and I got to think that's a 120 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: big part of it, right, because a lot of teams 121 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: just don't even want to go there with tempting the 122 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: return because what all the physical action there and then 123 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: you're putting your players at risk, right, correct. You know, 124 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: just like last week, we had some guys banged up, 125 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: and we had some guys out there that we're playing 126 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: force that either were banged up or hadn't played a 127 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,799 Speaker 1: lot because the guys in front of them. We're playing 128 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: on offense and defense simply because we you know, we 129 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: had a lot of guys that are nicked up. So 130 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: in those situations sometimes we go, hey, the best thing 131 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: to do is kick it out and nobody gets hit. Right. Coach, 132 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: throughout your career, how many times have you ever had 133 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: a quarterback on all four of your special teams, your 134 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: core four special teams, like Joe Webb, this is the 135 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: first first, Yes, he's the first one. Yeah. You know, 136 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: back in the day when we used to laugh, we 137 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: made Tom Brady covered a couple of kicks for us 138 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 1: when he was a rookie, and that was kind of 139 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: the joke of the team because we put him at 140 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: a contained player away from the side of the kick, 141 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: just to get him out there because Bill wanted to 142 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: toughening him up a little bit. So that's probably the 143 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: only other time I've really had a quarterback out there place. 144 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: Matt Castle did it a couple times for us. What 145 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 1: we did that in New England, but any place else, 146 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: you know, never had a guy that did as much 147 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: as this guy does for us. And what does he do? 148 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: What does he do for you? The fact that he 149 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: can be on all four special teams units as he is. Oh, 150 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: it's a fantastic you know, because number one, he's a 151 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: threat to do some stuff. We haven't used him really 152 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: in that regard yet, but you know, you got a 153 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,799 Speaker 1: guy that can throw it. And if you ever obviously 154 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: you know Joe, if you ever seen him with his hands, 155 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: he's got huge hand, you know. And I know we've 156 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: been working him more as a receiver too in the practices. 157 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: So this guy's just got so many things he can do. 158 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: And he's a tough guy, and he's a smart guy. 159 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: And in our locker room, man, the guys love him. 160 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: So's he's what you're looking for when you're talking about 161 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: a good teammate. Bran Seely joining us on Texans Radio. 162 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: What do you think of the kickoff rules? Nine games in? 163 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: You know, I still have some questions if it's good 164 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: or if it's bad. Obviously, I think we've eliminated some 165 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: of the injuries, which is a great thing for players safety. 166 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: I don't know still, I'm not sure who it favors, 167 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: you know, because every game is a little different. You 168 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: get some different variables on returner, the kick, you know, 169 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: the guys that are covering, the guys that are blocking. 170 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: So I'm not sure who it favors yet, you know, 171 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: So every game has been a little bit different. But 172 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: I think it's I think it's a step in the 173 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: right direction because it's always about player safety. But I 174 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: think there's going to be especially as we go along here. 175 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: Now we got some games in the Northeast or we're 176 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: gonna get some weather probably or colder weather and the 177 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: ball won't fly as well. So and I think all 178 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: those teams up there, you'll see more returns because they're 179 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,679 Speaker 1: not kicking the ball out of the end zone. And 180 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: then we'll get a better feel for it by the 181 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: end of the season. Speaking of nine games in Trevor 182 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: Daniel rookie is nine games and what do you thought 183 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 1: about the way that he's punting the football. You know, 184 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: I've been really happy with Trevor. Trevor's a hard working 185 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: young man that has a lot of talent. I don't 186 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: think we've seen all his talent yet because like all rookies, man, 187 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: they're a little bit up and down. You know, they're 188 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: they have great talent level, but you don't always get 189 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: to see it in the games because they're just trying 190 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: to figure it out all out. You know, just like 191 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: last week, I asked, we've ever kicked in Denver? No, 192 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: he ever kicked in altitude? No he ever played in 193 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: cold weather if it got cold. No, I hadn't done 194 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: that either, So you know, it's a new experience for 195 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: these guys. So shoot, and then you got to play 196 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: pro football on top all of those things. So I 197 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: where he's at right now. We're really happy with The 198 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: game against Denver was hanging on the edge of a cliff. 199 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: It felt like the kicking game was a big part 200 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: of it, obviously because it some miskicks and some maid kicks, 201 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: big factors in that game, big factors. Yeah, you know 202 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: that that was one of those games where the kicking game, 203 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: you know, it was gonna help determine though winning or losing, 204 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: you know, so, um yeah, it was. It was exciting. 205 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: It was fun for us, all right, Coach, thanks a lot, 206 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: Good luck the rest of the way, my pleasure, thanks Phils. 207 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 1: Since Bill Bryan's been here twenty fourteen, I gotta say, 208 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: without question, this has been the best special teams units 209 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: we've seen. I think there have been a number of 210 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: reasons for that. Obviously, Brad Stewey and Tracy Smith coming 211 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: in doing a whale of a job with a special 212 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: team just leading them up. The coaching has been great. 213 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: I think the players have accepted their roles. You have 214 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: guys running down with special teams that know what their 215 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: roles are. Joe Webb, A j. Moore, Brandon Scarlett played 216 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: a lot of defense the other day, but I don't 217 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: think he missed the snap of special teams. He was 218 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: out there the entire time. And true Jamerson's running down 219 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: special teams and seeing some time out on the corner. 220 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: So there's some guys that understand what they know their 221 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: role to be. You know, Brian Peterson is going to 222 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: be on special teams. He also saw some time on 223 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: the defense, so and a lot of that is due 224 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: to the injuries they've had at certain positions and at 225 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: Brian playing because Zach is out and hopefully get Zack 226 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: back after the Bible Learn more next Wednesday, when the 227 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: team gets better, the team will get back here. I 228 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 1: think earlier than that. But Wednesday is the first injury reports, 229 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: so we'll see if we can get Zack back for Watchington, 230 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: which would be all kind of just getting Zack back 231 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: at all. It's going to be a good thing because 232 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: we we miss him on a lot of different levels. 233 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:55,719 Speaker 1: I thought Brennan and Brian played pretty well in his 234 00:10:55,800 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: stead the other day. But seeing Brian and Brennan teams, 235 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: and Joe Webb and Aj Moore on special teams and 236 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: Buddy Howell run down making tackles, I mean, these guys 237 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: have done a really nice job. Josh Kies came in 238 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks, has done some good things 239 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,719 Speaker 1: on special teams well, Brad Seely and Tracy Smith have 240 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: really gotten it together. But Trevor Daniel is punting well, 241 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: Kanyee's knocking homes Field goals this extra point, but will 242 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: get beyond that. And I think overall just this group 243 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: has been a much what's the right way of saying it, 244 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: it's a together group. I mean the camaraderie there is 245 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: really really strong, which I find sort of fascinating because 246 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: some of those guys got here after the season started, 247 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: you know, he went to Greenbrier and whole thought was 248 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: your camaraderie's a big deal. And it is, and it 249 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: really has shown in this team. But the fact that's 250 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: on special teams, you got a lot of guys that 251 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: haven't played together a long time, and yet it feels 252 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,199 Speaker 1: like they've been together for years. I think a perfect 253 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: example that is a J Moore And you'll hear from 254 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: Aj actually later in the show on Kjack TV. And 255 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: it's good stuff. Now a note to go along with 256 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: special teams. This news came down late Wednesday or like 257 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: late Wednesday evening, so I'm sure that Mark talked about 258 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: it yesterday. But Tyler Irvin waived DeAndre Carter added claimed 259 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: off waivers from the Philadelphi Eagles. A dynamo. This guy 260 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: is quick. He is lightning quick. Now it looks like 261 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: it might be a like a one for one deal. 262 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: You know, Tyler steps out and DeAndre steps sand becomes 263 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: the punt returner. I would guess I don't know what 264 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: this means for kik QTM punt returns, have no idea, 265 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 1: but DeAndre Carter's going to get a shot on both 266 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: kickoff and punt returns now a kickoff returns. They just 267 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: haven't been given any opportunities at all last In fact, 268 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: last week, I think both sides, I think there were 269 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: eight kickoffs total in eight touchbacks. Now, I guess that's 270 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: that's to be expected given the altitude up in Denver. 271 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: But that move was made on Wednesday evening and we'll 272 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: see how it turns out. But DeAndre Carter now joins 273 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: a wide receiver crew that's got DeAndre Hopkins, Demarius Thomas 274 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: and the ball thrown to him by Deshaun Watson. So 275 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's something there, But I hope we don't 276 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: get into making nicknames. Please don't just know, No, we don't, 277 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 1: just know. We got we got enough. We're good, so 278 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: let's not worry about that. But DeAndre Carter added to 279 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: the fold formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles. So there you go. 280 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: There's your how it reads, brought to you by Geico 281 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes, can say you fifteen percent or more on 282 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 1: car insurance. Now, I got didn't play a lot of 283 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: special teams in his career, but did play a lot 284 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: of D line, a lot of defensive end. It's our 285 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: good friend, defensive line coach Anthony Weaver. He joins us 286 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: next on Texans All Access, this week's first Community Credit 287 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: Union First Glance Keys to the Game, brought to you 288 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: by FECU, the official Credit Union of the Houston Texans. 289 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: And here they are gotta get some rest, gotta get 290 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: some sleep, and come back refreshed and renewed for the 291 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: seven game run. How about that shortest keys ever? Yeah, 292 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: no game this weekend. We don't have any keys, but 293 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: I have to, you know, how those sponsorship things go. 294 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: I've got to at least mention our good friends over 295 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 1: at FCC. You. So, Keys's weekend for the players. Get away, 296 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: get refreshed, get recharged, and come back and get ready 297 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: to go. It's as simple as that. All right, let's 298 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: get back into the show, Texans All Access from the 299 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: Honday Texans Radio studio. I'm your host, John Harris, football 300 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: analyst and sideline reporter. And our next guest was somebody 301 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: that I first met when I first did radio started 302 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: back in two thousand and seven. That was my first 303 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: official radio gig. And my good friend Sean pender Gas 304 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: and I were doing our afternoon show at a radio 305 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: station here in Houston, and we were looking for somebody 306 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: that could a player, a Texas player that could join 307 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: us that we thought would be compelling, would be fun, 308 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: would be good radio, etc. And there's a defensive end 309 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: here for the Texans by the name of Anthony Weaver, 310 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: and Sean having gone to University of Notre Dame and 311 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: We've having gone to Notre Dame, it seemed like it 312 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: made good sense. You know, we knew that we weren't 313 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: gonna get, you know, match shob or Andre Johnson. So 314 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: from that same point, we want somebody that was gonna 315 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: be good fun radio, and Weave was that. He joined 316 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: us for two years. He was absolutely awesome. We loved 317 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: him to death, and it just so happened that a 318 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: couple of years ago he ends up being the defensive 319 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: line coach for the Houston Texans. So when I get 320 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: a chance to do radio with Weave, it's always a 321 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: good time. And Mark and I had a chance to 322 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: spend some time with defensive line coach Anthony. We've so 323 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: six in a row after the ow and three start, 324 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: and we've been asking some of the guys what's different, 325 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: But the resounding answer is consistency. Everything's pretty much the same. 326 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: You're just making the little plays a little bit better 327 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: and that's led to the wins. Yeah. Absolutely, you know 328 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: it's the game of inches. As everybody says. In those 329 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: first three games, we were a couple of plays away 330 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: from winning him. You know, he's just been able to 331 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: finish games and make those plays now throughout the six 332 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: game street have you tested J. J. Watt whether he's 333 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: human or not. I mean, I mean, after two major 334 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: injuries like that, to come back and have nine sacks 335 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: and nine games games and what he's doing, I mean 336 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: it's I know, Coach O'Brian sit the other day, I 337 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: don't know that we're making enough of it, but you 338 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: see it every single day. What's really been the key 339 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: to JJ having that kind of success. I mean, it's 340 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: all the credit to him. I mean, he is the 341 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: most First off, we all know he's special without question, right, 342 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: but he is the most determined and his work ethic 343 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: is off the charts, which I mean when you combine 344 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: that with his talent um, it's it's incredible. The guy 345 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: truly is incredible. He's if you could just make up 346 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: a football player, like if I'm if I'm playing Madden 347 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: and I'm doing creative player I'm making JJ Watt. I mean, 348 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: the guy's unbelievable. Brandon Dunn is having a nice year 349 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: for you, and he doesn't get talked about a lot, 350 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: but the guy's got a great personality and he's making 351 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: great play. So what about Brandon Dunn? What do you 352 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: seeing in him as a player? Brandon's guy that's that's 353 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: continue to get better from from the day I walked 354 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: in here and and he's put in the work. He's 355 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: putting the work into his body. Um he's in there 356 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: getting treatment constantly. He's very no boy, he's very smart, 357 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 1: has a good grasp of the game and things that 358 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: are happening around him. So I'm so happy for Brandon 359 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: just because I've seen the growth. I've seen the growth, 360 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: I've seen the maturity, and for him to have the 361 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: success that he's having now, it's truly all been attributed 362 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 1: to his hard work. You played Dallas. You hold Zekiel 363 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: Elliott under well under his average last week against the Broncos. 364 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: You hold Lindsay in check, you hold them to what's 365 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: seventy something yards in the run game. I'd imagine a 366 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: big key and that is DJ reader. How have you 367 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 1: seen him progress since you've had him. Wade's stud Um, 368 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: he's a studd and he's another guy that's that's that's 369 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: very smart, I think intellectually from a football IQ standpoint, 370 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: he's off the charts. He can pick up a lot 371 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: of information where that's center to quarterback communication, quarterback making, 372 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: mic points, line calls. He picks all that stuff up 373 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: and he's able to utilize it. Some guys here just 374 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: kind of goes in money and out the other. He 375 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: can utilize that, and you know, you take his talent 376 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: now where he's you know, he's he's a tree trunk 377 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: out there. He ain't moving him. He plays with good leverage, 378 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: he plays with good pad level, he tosses guys around, 379 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: you know, our cessing the run game. He's he's definitely 380 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: an unsung hero of our group. But all you know, 381 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: our front seven is awesome. We have we have some 382 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,439 Speaker 1: really good players. The guys that I don't think get 383 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,679 Speaker 1: a lot of credit in the run game is our 384 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: secondary support players. You know, our safety show up in 385 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: the run game. Tie justin Reid Um. You saw Kareem 386 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: Jackson light Philip Lindsay up the last game. Those guys 387 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: when it comes to run defense, and playing good run defense. 388 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: You need good players in the secondary to show once 389 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: that ball gets outside and h and our guys do that. 390 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: Angelo Blackson, he's drafted by the Tennessee Titans, that doesn't 391 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: work out there, and he shows up here last year 392 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,479 Speaker 1: and now he's playing a lot of snaps for you, 393 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: playing well. So what is it about a guy like 394 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: that that sort of resurrects his career and takes it 395 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: to another level. Well, I think the thing about Angelo 396 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: that you love when you saw him coming out of 397 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: Tennessee was that he was big and he can run right. 398 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: And then to me, if you got that, I can 399 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: work with that. Now. To his credit, from the second 400 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,919 Speaker 1: he's walked in here, all he's done his work. I 401 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: mean he's put his he's put his freaking head to 402 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: the grindstone. He just comes to work every day with 403 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 1: the with the mindset of getting better. Um, and that's 404 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 1: why he's earn the reps he's has when he goes 405 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: out there. He's big, he's fast, he's disruptive, and he's smart. 406 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: And I can work with that. You know, they're getting better. Thing, coach, 407 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 1: That's it's not just words, you know, Bill O'Brien says it, 408 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: it's a league of getting better. Everybody's got to get better. 409 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: But some guys just don't have that. Otherwise everybody would 410 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: make it, right, I mean, people get drafted. What is 411 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: it about that, that ethic of wanting to get better 412 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: and then doing what it takes to get better. You know, 413 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,919 Speaker 1: I think a lot of that is obviously that's just 414 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,199 Speaker 1: from within some guys. Some guys do, some guys don't. 415 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: That's just that's just the nature of the league um 416 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 1: in particular positions. I do think that coaches can help 417 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: with that as well, just because you always hear guys 418 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: like say it like, you gotta do this better, you 419 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: gotta do that better. Hey, you gotta play better press coverage, Hey, 420 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 1: you gotta you can't get reach, you can't all right. 421 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: It's like, okay, I realize I can't do that, but 422 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: why why what are you gonna do to to help 423 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: me where that doesn't happen? Are you going to make 424 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: me better? And I think fortunately for me, my playing 425 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: experience is able to help some of these guys, you know, 426 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: fix some of those problems. I was always very meticulous 427 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: my technique probably to a fault, so I think that 428 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: I can. I can help some of these guys clean 429 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: up maybe problems that they had prior to coming here. 430 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: What is the most underrated aspect of being a good 431 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 1: defensive lineman? And I have an answer in mind. I 432 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,719 Speaker 1: want to see if you agree with me. Most underrated 433 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: aspect of being a good defensive line I mean, because 434 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: you Alway's big, he's quick, he's strong. What's the most 435 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: underrated aspect? That's tough? Man, That's tough because to me, 436 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: like if you give me a big athlete with a 437 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: work ethic, we can get something done. If you give 438 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: me a lazy guy that's big and kind of I 439 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: don't necessarily want that guy. And I have eight guys 440 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: in my room right now who are committed to one thing, 441 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 1: and that's just getting better and winning football games. All right? 442 00:20:55,760 --> 00:21:00,160 Speaker 1: Mine was hands. I see you working with the it's 443 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: a linement jack the hands. You guys, I'm not talking 444 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:08,199 Speaker 1: about your hands. Your hands are different directions. But I 445 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: don't think it's talked enough about. We've and that is 446 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: the ability to use hands, hand placement, where hands are placed. 447 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: And we saw we could see it the green brier 448 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 1: up close, because we would be right there and you 449 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 1: would be working what looked like crazy drills, but they 450 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: all had a purpose in mind. But it was all 451 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: about throwing hands in hand placement all that. How important 452 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: has that become to the success of a defensive linement. 453 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: I think hand hand placement becomes of the utmost importance 454 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: the closer you get to the ball, because the thing 455 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: is when you line, they take your five technique or 456 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 1: your defensive and or something like that. Most of those 457 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: tacklers sit off the line of scrimmage. So now you 458 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: have time and space where you can you can load up. 459 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: You know, you can see that, you can see your target, 460 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: you can throw your hands, you can get good hand placement. 461 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: You don't have that same time in space as a 462 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: nose tackle or as a three technique. So you see 463 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: guys that struggle in the run game. Sometimes they come 464 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:58,199 Speaker 1: out of their stance and the first thing they do 465 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: is they load up right. Yeah, they there's their elbows back. 466 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: And some guys teach that, well, if I'm if we're 467 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 1: in a boxing match, right and you go like this 468 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: and you load up, what am I gonna do? I'm 469 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: gonna jab you in your gin. Yeah, So those guys 470 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: in interior. They gotta be They gotta go quick. They 471 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: gotta get those hands from the ground to the man 472 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: as fast as they can. And hopefully, why those little 473 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: line coaches they are teaching guys to load up. We're 474 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: jabbing them. We're winning with inside hand leverage, inside hand placement. 475 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: We're shedding them, getting off blocks. Um, I feel like 476 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: I'm becoming a better defensive lineman just listening to this. 477 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 1: You will, and I'm really not one. You will. So 478 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 1: hand placement I think is critical on all levels, absolutely, 479 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 1: but even even of more importance when you get closer 480 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: to the football. All right. So I've been around here 481 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 1: since the beginning of the franchise, I've never seen a 482 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: D line group this close. This D line in the 483 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 1: closeness department reminds me of of an offensive line that's 484 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: been around for a long time. You know, like they 485 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: all know each other. They seem to get along well, 486 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: they do the dinners. What about that part of it? Coach? 487 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,160 Speaker 1: I love it. I love it and um and I've 488 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: always tried to build that everywhere I've been. I've been 489 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: around this game a long time on both sides of it. 490 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 1: Now and as a player, it is a very difficult 491 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: game because you're you're dealing with expectations, right, pain and injury, 492 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 1: rehab every day, family struggle, all those things. So the 493 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 1: last thing I want those guys to do here when 494 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: they come here, is I don't want to add any 495 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: more undue stress to their plate. We're gonna come here, 496 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: I'm a teacher. We're gonna learn ball, we're gonna put 497 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: the work in, we're gonna have some fun, all right, 498 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: and then we're gonna let the pieces fall where they may. 499 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: Those guys are truly brought into that we work. I mean, 500 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: we have fun, don't get me wrong. We have fun 501 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: in our meeting rooms. We learn ball. But when it's 502 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,159 Speaker 1: time to work, when we cross those white lines on 503 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:47,120 Speaker 1: the football fields, those boys just go. And I think 504 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 1: when you have that kind of environment, when it's a 505 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 1: healthy working environment, that they want to come to work 506 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: every day, where you're not getting out of bed going 507 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: oh God, I gotta go to coach weaves meeting again 508 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: to day. You know, when you can avoid that, you 509 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,159 Speaker 1: get a lot more done. I don't know whether we 510 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: can ask you about this because I don't even know 511 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: what position he really plays, But do you get to 512 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: Devion Clowney in your room or know or how and 513 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 1: that part of the reason and asking that is how 514 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: difficult does it make it for opposing offenses? Because you 515 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: never know from play to play where he's going to 516 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 1: be and what he can do. Because all the different 517 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: places he can play and what he can do, It's awesome. 518 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: It's awesome, isn't it. It's fun. It's fun when you 519 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: when you can take the number one overall draft pick 520 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: and play him at outside backer, defensive line, inside backer. 521 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's a nightmare for opposing offenses. And 522 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: and it's truly a credit to the kid and just 523 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: his football IQ and his ability to play all those 524 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: multiple spots and execute it. Um. So it's awesome. I 525 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 1: love working with him. He is uh, he is never 526 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: boring to be around. Um. But I love him when 527 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: he has success, man, because I just know how much 528 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: he's gone through, particularly earlier in his career, and to 529 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: see him half the successes is awesome. Will you ever 530 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: bring four Square back? I will not. We will never 531 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: bring four square back? And how many how many games 532 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: do we win that year? Oh? Yeah, that's that. That 533 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: four Square is gone? But you had your own TV Network. 534 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: It was awesome, don't get you wrong. We had a 535 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 1: lot of fun. We had a lot of fun. It 536 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: was a good warm up. I don't think that Luke 537 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 1: would appreciate it. I don't think that falls under the 538 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 1: activation category anymore. Before we were still getting activated by 539 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: playing four square. Yeah, no doubt. Um, I know you 540 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: watched a little bit of college football along the way. 541 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: Your all the monitors have a pretty good season. They 542 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 1: are they are, and uh, it's awesome to be a 543 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: Notre Dame fan right now. I hope we stay in 544 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 1: that number three spots so we don't got to play 545 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: Alabama in that first college playoff game because that might 546 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,919 Speaker 1: be bad shape. But um, yeah, it's it's good to 547 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: see the you know, see the Irish playing well. Oh, 548 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: the Irish are playing very well. But floor State this 549 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: weekend without Ian book, Now, Floord State is not what 550 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: Floor State was, but celebration of twenty fifth anniversary, the 551 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: nineteen and three matchup one versus two and it was 552 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: the very first time the college game. Today, everyone on 553 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: the road, there's a lot that went with that nineteen 554 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 1: ninety three game, and they're gonna celebrate this weekend. But yeah, 555 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: Notre Dame's playing very, very well. There's no question about that. 556 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 1: All Right, we get back. It's our good friend Russell Backs. 557 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: We'll go around the NFL and get his thoughts on 558 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: what he's seen from the Texans, what teams are standing 559 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: out to him would have been some surprises, and we'll 560 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: go round to the league with our buddy at Backs 561 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 1: Football Guru on Twitter Russell Backster. Next right here in 562 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: Texas Access calling out Houston area teachers. You want to 563 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 1: bring a little Texas football to your classroom, that sign 564 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: up for Toros Matrials, presented by Conico Phillips. Toros Matrios 565 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: is a video series designed to help third and fourth 566 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: graders learn how to tackle math in the classroom. Go 567 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: to Houston Texans dot com slash Toros Matrios to learn more. 568 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Texas All Access from the Hunday Texans 569 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 1: Radio studio. Joining us right now my good friend from fanside, 570 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: NFL Spin Zone and heck from Houston Texas All Access 571 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: because you've heard him for the last five years right 572 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: here on Wednesday or Friday. He is one of the 573 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: best analyst you're gonna find. It to our good friend 574 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 1: Russell Baxter at Backs Football Guru on Twitter, Russell, all 575 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 1: you do, my man, I'm doing terrific. Like I would 576 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,360 Speaker 1: just say to you a moment ago. Quite to start 577 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: to a game last night, and obviously quite a finish 578 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: for the Pittsburgh Steeler. Russell, Let's start with Pittsburgh. It's 579 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: a team that early in the season I couldn't figure 580 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: them out, and I know I was probably like a 581 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: lot of people couldn't really figure out what they were doing. 582 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: Was this a team that really could could make some 583 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: noise in the AFC at the end of the year. 584 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,879 Speaker 1: But it feels like since James Connor really kind of 585 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: solidified himself as the guy instead of Levion Bell, it 586 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: feels like the Steelers have really taken off and the 587 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: defense has gotten better and better. How do you assess 588 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh after last night? What they were able to do 589 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:51,239 Speaker 1: to Carolina, a really good NFC team and Pittsburgh just 590 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: dismantled them. What do you think about the Steelers going forward? Yeah, this, dude, 591 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 1: it's funny. The Steelers have had their way with the 592 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: NFC South this year. They have, you know, thirty twenty 593 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: over the Bucks forty one seventeen over the Falcons, and 594 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 1: now the fifty two twenty one score. They get the 595 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: Saints later in the year, which I'm sure a lot 596 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: of people are already looking forward to. It's been a 597 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 1: four weeks of growth. Defensively, they looked a little shell 598 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: shocked at the beginning of the year. You remember Patton 599 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: Holmes won in there and through six touchdown passes in Pittsburgh, 600 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: and then of course the second half of the Ravens 601 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: game after Pittsburgh got its one and only win of 602 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: the first four weeks. Their offense had forty seven total 603 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 1: yards at home in that loss to the Ravens, and 604 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: I almost kind of a low point for the team. 605 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: But they've played excellent complementary football and you what, recall 606 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: the beginning of the year, there are little bumps and 607 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: bruises along their offensive line. I think that unit has 608 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: gotten its act together and at the very least we 609 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: know this. Not only are they the running game is 610 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: clearly over like a buck thirty the last five games. 611 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: Keep an eye on a piece I have coming out 612 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: today just to turnaround for the Steelers on both sides 613 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 1: of the ball. And again, one thing we do know 614 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 1: about the offensive line. Marquis Pancy and David to cash 615 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: Star are very protective of their quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. If 616 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: you saw the fourth quarter of the game last night, Yep, 617 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: they are, and they're very good. Those are two of 618 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: the best interior players you're gonna find. Villeneueva, I think, 619 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: on the outside, is an underrated gutten By the way, 620 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: he's a freak of nature. I stood next to him 621 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: when the Steelers came here for Christmas Day and I 622 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: was like, this guy should be a power forward in basketball. 623 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: I mean, he's that big and tall Russell. They have 624 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 1: gotten great play out of James Connor last night, they 625 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: get they get great play to Ryan Switzer. But so's 626 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: some guys that have stepped up into roles and really 627 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: solidified themselves. So what happens with the Levion Bell situation 628 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 1: in your opinion, because I think everybody at this point 629 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: is sort of guessing in some way, shape or form. 630 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: But you've seen this in a lot of players over 631 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: the years. What do you think happens with lev on 632 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: A Pittsburgh You know, we keep on getting these signs 633 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: and I'll throw this out of your john. I think 634 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 1: this was what one of the things that was unsettling 635 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: for the Steelers at the beginning of the year, be 636 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 1: it his agent, or be it Lady On or be 637 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: it some sort of miscommunication. There seemed as if Lavyon 638 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: Bell was supposed to show up after the preseason and 639 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: training camp just like last year, and then came in, 640 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: started slow and gathered steam. He didn't do that this year, 641 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: and you know, you saw the players come out very, 642 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: very frustrated, and I'm wondering if that didn't set a 643 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: tone in the locker room of just confusion and in 644 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 1: some ways maybe even betrayal, which is probably not fair 645 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 1: because we don't know what was really communicated. I said 646 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: months ago that I thought Lavon Bell was done playing 647 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 1: for the Steelers. I thought he would have been dealt. 648 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: That obviously didn't happen as well. I certainly don't think 649 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: they're going to franchise him next year twenty five million. Um. 650 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: You know, if he does come back, I think they'll 651 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: get as much ad of him as they want to 652 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 1: get out of him. And I guess maybe just bite 653 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: the bullet and and let him test free agency, you know, 654 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 1: if he gets signed or whatever, they um, you know, 655 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: whatever a team gets for him. They'll wind up getting 656 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: some sort of compensatory pick back. There's been speculation John 657 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: if if he did sign next year, they'd get a 658 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: third round tick gee. I can't imagine they could find 659 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 1: a running back in the third round. Oh that's right, 660 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: James Connor was a third round. Tick Yeah, James Connor 661 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: is a beast. And the fact he's doing it in 662 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 1: the town in which he beat cancer, in which he 663 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 1: played his college football, I think it's it's such a great, 664 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: great story. I just was levon bell situation. It is 665 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 1: just I mean, it's weird because I'm sitting here in Houston, 666 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: like I'm pins and needles, like is he coming back? 667 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 1: Is he coming? I just want to see what's gonna 668 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: happen with that situation. Well, it's been. It's been one 669 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: of the most um biggest topics of this year. It's 670 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: about the big one of the easily one of the 671 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: five biggest topics of the sea and has been about 672 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: a player who hasn't played. And I'm still trying to 673 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: make out. I don't know about you, but you know 674 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: I was kind of fooled. I saw Levy on Bell 675 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: or only year in those jet skis. Remember yeah, and 676 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: then after I got his one tweet the other day, 677 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: we all got I am now convinced he was on 678 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 1: the ss plub side. Yeah, you're probably right. I started 679 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 1: thinking after you set that upside down tweet, and then 680 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,480 Speaker 1: somebody tweeted out the web address. I was like, you know, 681 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 1: I wonder if Levan's an investor in upside downtex dot com. 682 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: That would be about the only thing that would make 683 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: some sense to this whole thing. Russell back to joining 684 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: us at Backs football Guru on Twitter. Russell will get 685 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: to some of the action on the field this week, 686 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 1: but I want to talk about our Texans here. Oh 687 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 1: and three to start the year, and you and I 688 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: talked about it was a tough game against the Giant, said, 689 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 1: the third loss in a row. I thought, man, where 690 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: is this team going? Six weeks later, we're talking about 691 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: a team six and three right in the mix in 692 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: the AFC leading the AFC South by a game and 693 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,400 Speaker 1: a half over Tennessee. What do you make of what 694 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: you've seen with this wad over the last few weeks 695 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: and what do you think it'll take after a bye 696 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: week to kind of keep it going and maybe stay 697 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: in the mix with the top teams, the Chiefs, the Patriots, 698 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 1: the Steelers, the Chargers over in the AFC. Well, they've 699 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: got to still get better offensive line play. I think 700 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: that's crucial. The defense has come along very very well. 701 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: I remember you'll remember I wrote a piece about three 702 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: or four weeks ago, do the Texans have the best 703 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: defense in the league? And it was funny because obviously 704 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: so some people responded with what about Baltimore? And well, 705 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: I guess my answer right now would be what about Baltimore? Yeah, yeah, exactly, 706 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 1: because they have fallen off, and I don't think the 707 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: Texans really have And yeah, you know, did they get 708 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: a little lucky that McManus missed the field goal last week, 709 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:46,200 Speaker 1: But that was the kind of luck they weren't getting 710 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 1: early in the year. I mean, when you lose a game, 711 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 1: when a safety throw a touchdown passed to a safety 712 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: and you mismanaged the clock at the end of the year, 713 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: So they're doing little things right, which is very indicative 714 00:33:56,920 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 1: of Bill O'Brien, who is a Bill Belichick decite bull 715 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: doing little things right. If you do these little things 716 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: and eliminate mistakes, cut back on the turnover is limited, 717 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:10,439 Speaker 1: the negative plays you're gonna find ways to win, and 718 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,919 Speaker 1: that game against Denver was a find a way to 719 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 1: win game on the road where they could have very, 720 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: very easily stumbled after having that big explosive outing against 721 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:26,879 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. Russell, Sunday night, Philadelphia at four and four 722 00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 1: gets a visit from the Dallas Cowboys. And Philadelphia has 723 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: not played great all year, but they're coming off the 724 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:36,520 Speaker 1: bye week after the trip to London. They got a 725 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: big win against Jacksonville before they came back, and then 726 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:41,919 Speaker 1: how they get a bye week and now they take 727 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: on Dallas. I'm more honestly concerned. But to me, the 728 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:51,240 Speaker 1: story is Dallas. Is there any way that if Dallas 729 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:55,320 Speaker 1: loses this? And it's somewhat embarrassing because the primetime games 730 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: have not gone well for Dallas. Dallas lost us here 731 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 1: on a Sunday night, they got hammered by Tennessee out 732 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: of Monday night, and now on Sunday night they're going 733 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:06,280 Speaker 1: to Philadelphia. If Philadelphia routes them, is there a chance, Russell, 734 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: that Jason Garrett could be gone or do you think 735 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:10,360 Speaker 1: it's going to take place at the end of the 736 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:12,839 Speaker 1: year if the Cowboys don't take an about face and 737 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: beat Philadelphia and Philadelphia, well, I'll go back a year 738 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: ago when Philadelphia went into Dallas on a Sunday night 739 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,919 Speaker 1: and embarrassed the Cowboys in their own stadium. Yeah, good point. 740 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:26,080 Speaker 1: I think it was one of those eye opening games. Hey, 741 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 1: this Philadelphia team might be pretty potent, pretty legit. Remember 742 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: they were coming off a seven and nine seasons, so 743 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 1: we really didn't know what the Eagles were going to 744 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: truly be. I will say this about Philadelphia. We're still 745 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: waiting for them to win two games in a row 746 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: this year, which is kind of bizarre. They they're four 747 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: and four, they were thirteen and three last year, etc. Etc. 748 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,880 Speaker 1: I don't rule out anything with Jerry Jones and irony 749 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:56,440 Speaker 1: of iron Needs. Maybe you will recall how Jason Garrett 750 00:35:56,520 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 1: got his job, and you are kind of alluded to it, 751 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,319 Speaker 1: although it was eight years ago. The Dallas Cowboys were 752 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:07,400 Speaker 1: embarrassed on a Sunday night at Lambeau Fields and that 753 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,000 Speaker 1: was the end of Wade Phillips and Jason Garrett was promoted. 754 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: And strange as it sounds, only Tom Landry has been 755 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:16,560 Speaker 1: head coach of the Dallas Cowboys longer than Jason Garrett. 756 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:19,719 Speaker 1: That's crazy. To think about. Yeah, I mean it's well, 757 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 1: but that also is indicative of how many head coaches 758 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones is on throw the fact that none of them, 759 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,400 Speaker 1: you know, stayed any more than five years, you know, 760 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 1: Jimmy Johnson, Bill Parcels, Jan Daily, you know, on and 761 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: on and on and on. So um. Yeah, I think 762 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: it depends on what they play. I would not rule 763 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:42,680 Speaker 1: anything out, and one way or another, we'll probably hear 764 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: more from Jerry than we will from Jason. Yeah, no doubt. 765 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 1: Russell Baxter joined US at backs football guru. Russell the 766 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:51,279 Speaker 1: team that I look at and I look at their 767 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: schedule down the stretch, and I look at where they 768 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: are right now. They've won five in a row. They 769 00:36:57,200 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 1: just beat Seattle and held on late. Russell had a 770 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:02,920 Speaker 1: chance at the end to potentially tie that game, but couldn't. 771 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 1: I look at the LA Chargers, and I look at 772 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,960 Speaker 1: what they have on the schedule. Now. They visit Pittsburgh 773 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,239 Speaker 1: and they go to Kansas City, so they still have 774 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:14,839 Speaker 1: those two games in front of them, but the rest 775 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:20,120 Speaker 1: of the schedule Oakland, Denver, Arizona, Cincinnati, Baltimore, and Denver. Again, 776 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: I look at that schedule and think man, is there 777 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: a shot for LA to maybe surpass Kansas City? Is 778 00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:29,759 Speaker 1: there a shot for LA, even if it gets in 779 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 1: as a playoff team to make some noise, even if 780 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: it can't catch Kansas City because Kansas City is off 781 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:38,400 Speaker 1: to such a great start. How tricky and how tough 782 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:41,799 Speaker 1: are the Chargers going forward? Or do you foresee something 783 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:44,799 Speaker 1: happening in December where maybe that team melts down unexpectedly? 784 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,560 Speaker 1: What do you think about the Chargers? Well, they were 785 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:51,000 Speaker 1: my preseason Super Bowl pick for the AFC and they 786 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,319 Speaker 1: stumbled out of the gate, which is what has been 787 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: their biggest problem for years. But you know, back and 788 00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:58,400 Speaker 1: look at it, and they're only stumbles were to Kansas 789 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: City in the rams yep. So you know it's not 790 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:03,399 Speaker 1: like they fell to San Francisco and the Giants would. 791 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: All due respect of those teams, they have found ways 792 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:10,040 Speaker 1: to win. You know, last week, Russell Wilson threw a 793 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: touchdown pass and went right through the hands of a receiver, 794 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:16,839 Speaker 1: which is all well and good, But Russell Wilson also 795 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:19,919 Speaker 1: to have picked six in that game, which probably turned 796 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 1: out to be the difference in the game and probably 797 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: shouldn't have been the difference in the game John because 798 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:29,360 Speaker 1: Caleb Sturge has missed numerous kicks and now he's not 799 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 1: kicking anymore. For the Chargers. The Chargers usually play better 800 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,280 Speaker 1: at the end of the year, so it'd be really 801 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:39,280 Speaker 1: wild to see them kind of fall apart down the stretch. 802 00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 1: Remember last year they were nine and three after they 803 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: were and four, So that game with Kansas City late 804 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:49,480 Speaker 1: in the year is huge. And just keep this in mind, 805 00:38:50,239 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: for all of what Kansas City has done, they have 806 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:57,080 Speaker 1: not really separated themselves from the Chargers. They're eight and one, 807 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,720 Speaker 1: the Bolts are six and two. The Chief get Arizona 808 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:03,920 Speaker 1: this week. But then there's that Monday night game in 809 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 1: Mexico City against the Ramps. So um, going to Pittsburgh, 810 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:11,800 Speaker 1: going to Kansas City. Yeah, they're they're tough outings and 811 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:14,359 Speaker 1: so on, but you know, it's not who you play, 812 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:16,320 Speaker 1: it's how you're playing. And you look at the arsenal 813 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: that they have, you know, philib think about this, Philip 814 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:24,959 Speaker 1: Rivers and Melvin Gordon. Is that Patrick Mahomes and Kareem Hunt? 815 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:28,319 Speaker 1: Is that Ben Roethlisberger and James Conner some great one 816 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:30,759 Speaker 1: two punches there and so on, And that's kind of 817 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:34,120 Speaker 1: epitomized some of those teams in the AFC right now, 818 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:36,080 Speaker 1: with the exception to New England. Right now, it's Tom 819 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:41,799 Speaker 1: Brady and Cordarell Patterson. Yeah. I mean they might get 820 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:44,320 Speaker 1: Sony Michelle back maybe, but he's been up at that 821 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:48,040 Speaker 1: but he's filled the bill the last couple of weeks. Yeah. Yeah. 822 00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:52,760 Speaker 1: And that's a typical that's typical New England, very typical 823 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:55,800 Speaker 1: New England. Yeah. Unfortunately, kind of wish those jokers would 824 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:59,760 Speaker 1: would learn something. Last week, Russell New Orleans put forty 825 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:03,200 Speaker 1: five five up on the Rams, and I said, going in, 826 00:40:03,239 --> 00:40:05,400 Speaker 1: I thought the Saints were gonna win that game. I 827 00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:07,440 Speaker 1: thought the Saints coming out of the Vikings game, and 828 00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 1: it was a game that turned on an Adam Feeling fumble. 829 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:13,000 Speaker 1: From that point forward, the Saints were dominant and I 830 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,759 Speaker 1: remember thinking after that game, I think the Saints might 831 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:17,799 Speaker 1: be the best team in the league. What do you 832 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:20,320 Speaker 1: see with New Orleans and where it is right now, 833 00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:23,239 Speaker 1: how it's playing. What do you think about the Saints. Well, 834 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:26,279 Speaker 1: they got the one two punch out of the backfield. 835 00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:28,600 Speaker 1: We're not going to see Dead Bryant this week, but 836 00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:33,440 Speaker 1: obviously they still Michael Thomas and Benjamin Watson, you know, 837 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:36,520 Speaker 1: ageless tight end he bounced around the league. Is in 838 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:39,960 Speaker 1: the second stint with the Saints, but such a quality player. 839 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,399 Speaker 1: I mean he had a big day as well. This 840 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:45,720 Speaker 1: is a tricky spot for the Saints. They've played three 841 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:49,120 Speaker 1: high tech games for lack of a better works on 842 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:51,200 Speaker 1: the last three weeks. Yea, they had a game at 843 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:54,279 Speaker 1: Baltimore in which they scored seventeen points in the fourth 844 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,759 Speaker 1: quarter against the team that had not given up the 845 00:40:56,800 --> 00:41:00,680 Speaker 1: second half touchdown. They went into that revenge game again Minnesota. 846 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:02,640 Speaker 1: They got out, gained a lot, but they made the 847 00:41:02,719 --> 00:41:04,880 Speaker 1: place they had to and they kind of held on 848 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:07,960 Speaker 1: for dear life. Remember they were up big on the Rams, 849 00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 1: the games got tied and then they pulled away at 850 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:14,200 Speaker 1: the end. Cincinnati is I know, no, aj Green Cincinati 851 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:17,120 Speaker 1: might be more than capable of given them quite the 852 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 1: tussle on Sunday. That's cut to me. That's almost like 853 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:22,640 Speaker 1: an upset alert. But I agree with you. The Saints 854 00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:25,120 Speaker 1: are number one against the run, and I think that's 855 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:27,919 Speaker 1: because of what they have upfront with Sheldon Rankins and 856 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:32,279 Speaker 1: Cameron Jordan. They've gotten better play on defense. They're still 857 00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: susceptible in the secondary. Then again, it seems like most 858 00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:42,040 Speaker 1: of the league is. But I think, just like last year, 859 00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:46,040 Speaker 1: that division. Not I know Carolina got smoked last night, 860 00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:50,840 Speaker 1: but that division has had three hot teams in it again, 861 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:54,360 Speaker 1: and don't look now after being one and four, the 862 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:57,960 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons are getting the little healthier on defense. Not 863 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 1: because their frontline players are returned learning from injured reserve. 864 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:04,600 Speaker 1: Some of their younger players are learning how to play 865 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:08,959 Speaker 1: dan Quinn's defense. But also think about think about Matt 866 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:12,960 Speaker 1: Ryan last year, John twenty touchdown passes all of last season, 867 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,680 Speaker 1: nineteen already this year. That was a team I said 868 00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:18,320 Speaker 1: earlier in the show, Russell, that is the team to 869 00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:20,000 Speaker 1: keep an eye on right now. I just feel like 870 00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:24,239 Speaker 1: Sarkeesian's kind of found his groove, Ryan Wish Sarkaesian. I 871 00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:26,320 Speaker 1: think Atlanta getting a little bit healthier on the defensive 872 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 1: side of the ball too. The experience, like you said, 873 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,760 Speaker 1: with some younger guys is now growing. I think Atlanta 874 00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:35,680 Speaker 1: is definitely a team to watch at backs Football Guru fanside, 875 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:37,759 Speaker 1: NFL spin Zone, go check him out. The man is 876 00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:40,719 Speaker 1: absolute best. Russell. You are awesome, my friend, Thank you 877 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:42,799 Speaker 1: so much for your time. Enjoy your time off this week. 878 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:45,560 Speaker 1: What great information there from Russell Baxter. Let's use that 879 00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:48,000 Speaker 1: in our Texans pick um coming up next right here 880 00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:50,400 Speaker 1: in Texans Access. Welcome back to our second hour of 881 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:54,080 Speaker 1: the program Technans All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. 882 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:56,520 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris, glad to be with you. 883 00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:59,080 Speaker 1: In a reminder, Texans fans, you could play Texans Pick 884 00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:02,120 Speaker 1: Them presented by Train for a chance to win great 885 00:43:02,120 --> 00:43:05,759 Speaker 1: weekly prizes like autographed items, Texans tickets, or even a 886 00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:10,040 Speaker 1: cruise man some about those cruises. Download the Texans mobile 887 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:13,560 Speaker 1: app to play. Now. Why do I tell you that, Well, 888 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:15,640 Speaker 1: it is time for me to do my old Texas 889 00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:17,600 Speaker 1: pick them the way that I do. It's called Texans 890 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:20,160 Speaker 1: All Access Pick Them and I picked games straight up 891 00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:22,480 Speaker 1: and against the spread. Been doing this for I don't 892 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:25,080 Speaker 1: know about three or four years, and well finally the 893 00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:28,760 Speaker 1: Texans Pick Them presented by Train, got on the same train. 894 00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:31,560 Speaker 1: If you will with me to pick all the games 895 00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:33,160 Speaker 1: straight up and against the spread. And I think the 896 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:36,680 Speaker 1: Texans pick Them is just a straight up winner pick them. 897 00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:40,040 Speaker 1: I pick games against the spread and straight up. I 898 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:41,600 Speaker 1: just think it's a good way to talk about the 899 00:43:41,600 --> 00:43:43,960 Speaker 1: games that we've got coming up this weekend. And yes, 900 00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:47,040 Speaker 1: there are no Texans games this weekend. I'm well aware 901 00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:50,120 Speaker 1: of that. It's gonna be really weird. It's always weird 902 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:52,720 Speaker 1: when the Texans aren't playing on Sunday. Even the Thursday 903 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 1: night game we played against Miami that's Sunday, was like, man, 904 00:43:55,560 --> 00:43:57,280 Speaker 1: I feel like I should be doing so much, should 905 00:43:57,280 --> 00:43:59,520 Speaker 1: be doing Oh yeah, no, I don't have anything can 906 00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:02,440 Speaker 1: do sitting here and watch games. So that's what we're 907 00:44:02,440 --> 00:44:04,680 Speaker 1: gonna do. We're gonna do that. We're gonna pick these games. 908 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:08,400 Speaker 1: Their teams on buys, obviously the Texans being one of those. 909 00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,719 Speaker 1: But we got to crank through. Now I'm one to know, 910 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:13,880 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm honest with you. I'm actually two no, 911 00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:15,919 Speaker 1: depending on how you look at it, but I picked 912 00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:18,000 Speaker 1: the Steelers to cover. There were only a three and 913 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:21,240 Speaker 1: a half point favorite over Carolina. Really need to Carolina 914 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:23,080 Speaker 1: to win that game. To be honest with you need 915 00:44:23,239 --> 00:44:26,120 Speaker 1: NFC teams to be the AFC teams. That's what we need. 916 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:29,600 Speaker 1: And that didn't happen on Thursday night. That did not 917 00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:33,480 Speaker 1: happen last night. The Steelers were awesome. The Panthers came 918 00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:36,719 Speaker 1: right down to score a touchdown. Drive Boom took it 919 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,400 Speaker 1: on a Christian McCaffrey early reception for a touchdown. The 920 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:40,840 Speaker 1: Panthers went back to that later on, but it was 921 00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:45,360 Speaker 1: too late because Juju Smith Schuster first play from scrimmage. 922 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:48,280 Speaker 1: Then the Panthers gets the ball back pick six Vince Williams. 923 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:51,440 Speaker 1: It's fourteen seven before they blank. Panthers are stopped at 924 00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:53,720 Speaker 1: the punt steels go right back down. It scores twenty 925 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:57,760 Speaker 1: one seven before you even could blink. And it got 926 00:44:57,960 --> 00:45:02,600 Speaker 1: uglier from that as the Steelers put a fifty burger 927 00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:07,560 Speaker 1: on the Panthers in Pittsburgh last night, and man, is 928 00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:10,399 Speaker 1: that offense explosive. This is exactly what we didn't want 929 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:13,000 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh to be. Oh, by the way, I love you 930 00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:15,560 Speaker 1: on Bell's not there yet either. Fifty two twenty one. 931 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:18,840 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh gets winned, so definitely covered the three and a half, 932 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,960 Speaker 1: which that's what I picked. So I'm too old because 933 00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:23,600 Speaker 1: I got the win for Pittsburgh and I got the 934 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:27,279 Speaker 1: cover from Pittsburgh. So that's where we start with that one. 935 00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:29,160 Speaker 1: L Aready got that one, so then doesn't really count. 936 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:33,280 Speaker 1: Let's start with Sunday's games. My music, Oh I almost 937 00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:37,440 Speaker 1: forgot my music, maestro, please there, it is all right. 938 00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:42,360 Speaker 1: Let's get going here with Atlanta going to Cleveland. Cleveland 939 00:45:42,440 --> 00:45:44,520 Speaker 1: at home is a four and a half point underdog 940 00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:47,560 Speaker 1: last week against Kansas City. Hung in there for a while, 941 00:45:47,600 --> 00:45:50,040 Speaker 1: but Kansas City just outlasted him in the fourth quarter. 942 00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:54,560 Speaker 1: Atlanta is catching its stride. I took Atlanta to win 943 00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:57,440 Speaker 1: this game and to cover on the road. Yes, I 944 00:45:57,520 --> 00:45:59,800 Speaker 1: know Cleveland has played better, and I know they played 945 00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:01,799 Speaker 1: pretty well at home, and they've been in a lot 946 00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:05,880 Speaker 1: of games. But Atlanta, I think it's finding its stride. 947 00:46:06,200 --> 00:46:08,840 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley with Julio Jones and Julio just got in 948 00:46:08,920 --> 00:46:11,600 Speaker 1: the end zone last Sunday, Matt Ryan. They're feeling and 949 00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:13,680 Speaker 1: they're getting some defensive players back. It looks like Dion 950 00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:16,120 Speaker 1: Jones maybe back to this one. I think Atlanta is 951 00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:17,840 Speaker 1: a team to keep an eye on the NFC. I 952 00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:19,680 Speaker 1: note four and four. It doesn't look like it right now, 953 00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:22,279 Speaker 1: but they go to Cleveland and win, and win decisively. 954 00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:25,280 Speaker 1: At five and four. It's tough because in that division 955 00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:28,040 Speaker 1: they've got some room to make up, but they can 956 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:30,040 Speaker 1: maybe go get a wild card. So Atlanta gets a 957 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:31,719 Speaker 1: little bit of a run here, like I think they can. 958 00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:33,520 Speaker 1: They might be right there in a wildcard mix. And 959 00:46:33,560 --> 00:46:35,279 Speaker 1: they are a team I would not want to play 960 00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:38,120 Speaker 1: in wild Card weekend. No, would not want any part 961 00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:40,040 Speaker 1: of Atlanta. Atlanta is gonna win this one and cover 962 00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:43,000 Speaker 1: that four and a half. Washington goes down to Tampa Bay. 963 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,879 Speaker 1: A good scouting opportunity for you Texas fans and check 964 00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:48,840 Speaker 1: out the Redskins. They will be without three offensive linemen, 965 00:46:49,120 --> 00:46:52,640 Speaker 1: three starters and two very good ones and this one, 966 00:46:53,719 --> 00:46:56,640 Speaker 1: and as such, Washington's a two and a half point 967 00:46:56,719 --> 00:47:00,919 Speaker 1: underdog at Tampa Bay. I don't love Tampa Bay at all. 968 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:03,080 Speaker 1: You never know what you're gonna get with Tampa Bay. 969 00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:05,040 Speaker 1: I mean, Tampa Bay is like a box of chocolates 970 00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:06,880 Speaker 1: as far as Gump one said. But I'm gonna go 971 00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:10,080 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay to win this one. I think Washington's banged up. 972 00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:12,960 Speaker 1: I think upfront it's gonna be a struggle. I think 973 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:17,080 Speaker 1: Gerald McCoy playing back in playing for Tampa Bay. I 974 00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:18,839 Speaker 1: still think Washington's gonna move the bottom, but I think 975 00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:20,799 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay is gonna end up getting this win. Give 976 00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:23,399 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay to win and to cover at home over 977 00:47:23,640 --> 00:47:26,680 Speaker 1: the Redskins. Arizona goes to Kansas City, and this is 978 00:47:26,680 --> 00:47:28,520 Speaker 1: the biggest spread I think I've seen all year. I 979 00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:30,880 Speaker 1: think there might have been one other, maybe the Bills 980 00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:33,080 Speaker 1: and the Patriots might have been a little bit larger. 981 00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:36,040 Speaker 1: But the Kansas City Chiefs are favored by sixteen and 982 00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:39,759 Speaker 1: a half against Arizona. Now, I don't think this is 983 00:47:39,800 --> 00:47:41,680 Speaker 1: like a forty two to three game. I don't think 984 00:47:41,719 --> 00:47:44,800 Speaker 1: it's like forty nine to ten. This has the field 985 00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:47,799 Speaker 1: of me of being three touchdowns forty two twenty one 986 00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:52,160 Speaker 1: of thirty seven thirteen something like that. So let's go 987 00:47:52,360 --> 00:47:55,680 Speaker 1: Kansas City to beat up Arizona. I think Arizona will 988 00:47:55,719 --> 00:47:58,560 Speaker 1: score maybe early. Think Kansas City will hit the boosters. 989 00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:00,640 Speaker 1: I think Kansas City wins that by seventeen or more. 990 00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:03,000 Speaker 1: That gets in the cover and the win right there 991 00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:07,840 Speaker 1: at Arrowhead. Then Detroit goes to Chicago. Chicago is favored 992 00:48:07,840 --> 00:48:10,840 Speaker 1: by almost a touchdown, and that's the key, not a touchdown, 993 00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:14,240 Speaker 1: almost a touchdown Touchdow extra point six and a half. 994 00:48:14,520 --> 00:48:17,879 Speaker 1: I think that's key because seven would be a bit 995 00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:20,000 Speaker 1: too much all honesty, I think six and a half 996 00:48:20,120 --> 00:48:22,520 Speaker 1: is too much. Let's get the Bears a close win. 997 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:25,920 Speaker 1: Let's get the Lions a cover. The Lions get inside 998 00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:28,400 Speaker 1: the number, but the Bears are gonna get a nail 999 00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:31,200 Speaker 1: blighter at the end. I think a Robbie Goldfield goal 1000 00:48:31,200 --> 00:48:33,759 Speaker 1: will get the Chicago Bears a win, but Detroit ends 1001 00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:37,319 Speaker 1: up getting the cover. New Orleans travels to Cincinnati's where 1002 00:48:37,320 --> 00:48:40,160 Speaker 1: it knows where. We need New Orleans to thump Cincinnati 1003 00:48:40,280 --> 00:48:43,319 Speaker 1: pretty good, and that's what I'm going with. Cincinnati's a 1004 00:48:43,320 --> 00:48:46,800 Speaker 1: five and a half point underdog at home. The Saints 1005 00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:49,640 Speaker 1: coming off a big weekend and beating the Rams at home, 1006 00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:51,719 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna continue to ride the momentum. Let's 1007 00:48:51,719 --> 00:48:54,160 Speaker 1: take the New Orleans Saints to cover that five and 1008 00:48:54,200 --> 00:48:57,279 Speaker 1: a half win by a touchdown or more at Cincinnati. 1009 00:48:57,640 --> 00:49:00,640 Speaker 1: The New England Patriots go to Tennessee. Now we need 1010 00:49:00,680 --> 00:49:03,399 Speaker 1: AFC powers to win, but like New England, I don't 1011 00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:05,520 Speaker 1: think they're either way. I'll be honest with you either way. 1012 00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:08,000 Speaker 1: The Texans don't losing this because if the Patriots get upset, 1013 00:49:08,080 --> 00:49:11,680 Speaker 1: that's seven and three for them. Wouldn't mind that? If 1014 00:49:11,719 --> 00:49:15,920 Speaker 1: Tennessee then loses and the Patriots win, well, then Tennessee's 1015 00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:19,680 Speaker 1: four and five and really, if the Texans then beat 1016 00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:23,879 Speaker 1: Tennessee at home, that's gonna be six losses on the year, 1017 00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:26,799 Speaker 1: and that's what I really like to see. So New 1018 00:49:26,840 --> 00:49:29,759 Speaker 1: England is a six and a half point favorite at Tennessee. 1019 00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:32,439 Speaker 1: Tennessee showed a little bit, but it's a shorter week, 1020 00:49:33,120 --> 00:49:36,840 Speaker 1: less time to prepare Mike Rabel facing his former coaching team. 1021 00:49:36,920 --> 00:49:38,919 Speaker 1: I don't like that formula for the Titans. I'm gonna 1022 00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:40,680 Speaker 1: get the Patriots a win. They'll cover that six and 1023 00:49:40,719 --> 00:49:43,600 Speaker 1: a half and beat Tennessee Titans in Nashville. Buffalo goes 1024 00:49:43,640 --> 00:49:46,520 Speaker 1: to New York Jets. I don't know what to think 1025 00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:48,799 Speaker 1: of Buffalo. I do not know. I know Josh Allen 1026 00:49:48,840 --> 00:49:50,440 Speaker 1: has been taking some snaps. I don't know if he's 1027 00:49:50,440 --> 00:49:52,640 Speaker 1: gonna end up playing. Jets are favorite at home by 1028 00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:54,640 Speaker 1: six and a half. I don't like either team in 1029 00:49:54,680 --> 00:49:56,480 Speaker 1: this game, but I think the Jets have ability to 1030 00:49:56,520 --> 00:49:58,160 Speaker 1: bounce back a little bit more and the Bills do. 1031 00:49:58,320 --> 00:50:00,279 Speaker 1: So let's give the Jets to win and the cover. 1032 00:50:00,440 --> 00:50:02,719 Speaker 1: They won't win by months. This feels like seven to ten. Well, 1033 00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:04,200 Speaker 1: that's enough to cover the six and a half. So 1034 00:50:04,320 --> 00:50:06,319 Speaker 1: give the Jets to win and to cover at home 1035 00:50:06,440 --> 00:50:10,239 Speaker 1: against the Bills and then an AFC South matchup. Jacksonville 1036 00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:13,200 Speaker 1: goes to Indie and who'd have thought this At the 1037 00:50:13,200 --> 00:50:16,000 Speaker 1: beginning of the year, Indianapolis favored at home by two 1038 00:50:16,040 --> 00:50:18,640 Speaker 1: and a half, So essentially with three and five records 1039 00:50:19,600 --> 00:50:22,760 Speaker 1: where they are right now, Vegas looks at them and says, 1040 00:50:22,920 --> 00:50:27,520 Speaker 1: you know what, even teams Jacksonville may be slightly ahead 1041 00:50:27,800 --> 00:50:31,680 Speaker 1: last year, Jacksonville Sacke cober Set ten times. I don't 1042 00:50:31,719 --> 00:50:34,920 Speaker 1: think that happens. But I do think Jacksonville rallies and 1043 00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:37,960 Speaker 1: gets to win. I do think that will happen on 1044 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,799 Speaker 1: the road. Fournette should probably play in this one coming 1045 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:42,440 Speaker 1: off the bye week. That's been I think the plan 1046 00:50:42,560 --> 00:50:46,520 Speaker 1: all along. So he's healthy, he's fresh, healthy, healthy, error, 1047 00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:49,719 Speaker 1: I guess, But I think Jacksonville beats up the Indianapolis 1048 00:50:49,760 --> 00:50:53,000 Speaker 1: Colts and stops the win streak right there at two. 1049 00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:56,520 Speaker 1: After those two teams coming off the bye, the Chargers 1050 00:50:56,800 --> 00:50:59,560 Speaker 1: the LA Chargers go to Oakland, and the Chargers are 1051 00:50:59,560 --> 00:51:01,400 Speaker 1: favorite ten and a half. I don't even know if 1052 00:51:01,400 --> 00:51:04,239 Speaker 1: that's enough points. I don't know if that's enough points. 1053 00:51:04,239 --> 00:51:06,440 Speaker 1: I think the Chargers are that good. I think the 1054 00:51:06,520 --> 00:51:09,440 Speaker 1: Raiders are that bad. I think Rivers puts up. Rivers 1055 00:51:09,480 --> 00:51:12,000 Speaker 1: in the Chargers offense could possibly put up a fifty 1056 00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:14,080 Speaker 1: burger this week and that will cover the ten and 1057 00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:17,000 Speaker 1: a half. Ten and a half points spread on the 1058 00:51:17,080 --> 00:51:19,400 Speaker 1: road man shows you how bad the Raiders are. So 1059 00:51:19,440 --> 00:51:20,960 Speaker 1: let's go with the Chargers to win and cover that 1060 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:25,160 Speaker 1: one over one and seven. Oakland Miami and brock Oswilder 1061 00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:27,080 Speaker 1: go to green Bay. Last time brock was there, threw 1062 00:51:27,080 --> 00:51:30,000 Speaker 1: a couple of touchdowns in the snow. It won't matter 1063 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:32,239 Speaker 1: about this week. Green Bay going back home. It's a 1064 00:51:32,320 --> 00:51:35,759 Speaker 1: desperate team. This is not an r lax team. As 1065 00:51:35,800 --> 00:51:38,520 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers said, They've got they've got to pick it up. 1066 00:51:38,560 --> 00:51:41,120 Speaker 1: They've got to have this one, and the Packers are 1067 00:51:41,120 --> 00:51:43,319 Speaker 1: favored by nine and a half at home. I think 1068 00:51:43,320 --> 00:51:45,640 Speaker 1: the Packers get on track with this one. They won't 1069 00:51:45,640 --> 00:51:47,279 Speaker 1: turn the ball over. If they didn't turn the ball 1070 00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:48,520 Speaker 1: over the other night in New England. Who knows what 1071 00:51:48,520 --> 00:51:51,120 Speaker 1: could have happened, but they did. They won't. They'll win 1072 00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:52,759 Speaker 1: this one, and they win it by more than nine 1073 00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:54,160 Speaker 1: and a half. So get the Packers to win in 1074 00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:57,000 Speaker 1: the cover. Seattle goes to La Rams. Last time these 1075 00:51:57,000 --> 00:52:00,239 Speaker 1: two teams played. It was game of the year kind 1076 00:52:00,239 --> 00:52:04,200 Speaker 1: of thing. It was an unbelievable contest between Seattle in 1077 00:52:04,360 --> 00:52:08,080 Speaker 1: LA and in the fourth quarter, late fourth and short, 1078 00:52:09,239 --> 00:52:11,279 Speaker 1: Sean McVey decided to go for it. Jared Goff got 1079 00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:13,360 Speaker 1: the quarterback sneak in. The Rams left Seattle with a 1080 00:52:13,400 --> 00:52:17,320 Speaker 1: two point win. But the Rams always struggle with Seattle 1081 00:52:17,480 --> 00:52:19,400 Speaker 1: and vice versa. Even when the Seahawks are going well, 1082 00:52:19,400 --> 00:52:21,000 Speaker 1: they struggle with the Rams. The Rams are going well, 1083 00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:24,520 Speaker 1: they struggled with Seattle. So I don't love nine and 1084 00:52:24,560 --> 00:52:27,359 Speaker 1: a half at all, But I'm gonna roll the dice 1085 00:52:27,400 --> 00:52:30,480 Speaker 1: on this one. Playing at home, coming off the loss 1086 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:34,560 Speaker 1: to New Orleans, I think the Rams will be focused. 1087 00:52:34,560 --> 00:52:36,640 Speaker 1: I think that gets them back on track. I think 1088 00:52:36,640 --> 00:52:38,640 Speaker 1: they get this win by more than nine and a half. 1089 00:52:38,840 --> 00:52:41,200 Speaker 1: I don't feel great about this one. If I had 1090 00:52:41,239 --> 00:52:42,799 Speaker 1: to pull one off the word, I probably pull this one. 1091 00:52:43,360 --> 00:52:45,879 Speaker 1: But I just feel like the Rams might come back 1092 00:52:45,920 --> 00:52:49,200 Speaker 1: with a vengeance against the Seattle Seahawks. And the Seahawks 1093 00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:50,759 Speaker 1: lost last week did the Chargers and now have to 1094 00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:52,359 Speaker 1: go in the road to LA. Let's give it La 1095 00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:54,520 Speaker 1: the win and the cover over that nine a half 1096 00:52:54,520 --> 00:52:58,359 Speaker 1: point spread. Then Dallas takes on the Eagles. Boy, this 1097 00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:02,520 Speaker 1: is gonna be interesting. Dallas at three and five, Philly's 1098 00:53:02,520 --> 00:53:04,880 Speaker 1: a six and a half point favorite. I think Dallas 1099 00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:08,759 Speaker 1: is right on the edge, right on the brink of 1100 00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:12,239 Speaker 1: just implosion. They lose this one. Dallas goes to three 1101 00:53:12,239 --> 00:53:14,600 Speaker 1: and six, they will have lost to the Texans on 1102 00:53:14,640 --> 00:53:17,400 Speaker 1: the road. They will have lost to the Titans badly 1103 00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:20,400 Speaker 1: on a Monday night at home. They then will have 1104 00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:26,279 Speaker 1: lost to r Will Philadelphia on a Sunday night. I'm 1105 00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:29,200 Speaker 1: sticking with the Eagles at home. They're gonna get the win. 1106 00:53:29,239 --> 00:53:31,640 Speaker 1: They're coming off a bye after going to London. Let's 1107 00:53:31,640 --> 00:53:34,880 Speaker 1: get Philadelphia the win and the cover and watch the 1108 00:53:34,920 --> 00:53:38,640 Speaker 1: implosion up in Dallas. And then you got the Giants 1109 00:53:38,680 --> 00:53:40,919 Speaker 1: and the Niners. And I should I shouldn't say that there. 1110 00:53:41,120 --> 00:53:43,040 Speaker 1: I have some people out there that I like. And 1111 00:53:43,160 --> 00:53:45,040 Speaker 1: listen to my man d he's a big Cowboys fan. 1112 00:53:45,040 --> 00:53:47,399 Speaker 1: I don't like it for them, but you know it's 1113 00:53:47,400 --> 00:53:49,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. So there you go, and the Giants in 1114 00:53:49,160 --> 00:53:53,040 Speaker 1: San Francisco on Monday night. I'm the surface, but it's 1115 00:53:53,160 --> 00:53:55,080 Speaker 1: Nick mollins Man. Get a chance to see what he 1116 00:53:55,080 --> 00:53:57,120 Speaker 1: can do in a second start and I'm going with him, 1117 00:53:57,239 --> 00:53:59,359 Speaker 1: going with the Niners to beat the Giants forty Niners 1118 00:53:59,360 --> 00:54:01,200 Speaker 1: of favorite by two and a half on Monday Night. 1119 00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:03,239 Speaker 1: I'm going with the Niners in this one, Boas can 1120 00:54:03,280 --> 00:54:06,080 Speaker 1: be tough for the Giants. That is a tough, tough turnaround. 1121 00:54:06,239 --> 00:54:09,040 Speaker 1: Play that game Monday night on the West Coast, fly 1122 00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:11,840 Speaker 1: back to the East coast of the following weeks. That 1123 00:54:12,040 --> 00:54:14,480 Speaker 1: is not not easy for the New York Giants. So 1124 00:54:14,480 --> 00:54:16,959 Speaker 1: I'm getta Niners a win and the cover. I'm riding 1125 00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:19,640 Speaker 1: Nick Mullin's chain. Maybe, Yeah, we're gonna do that all right. 1126 00:54:19,640 --> 00:54:24,319 Speaker 1: Coming up next, sorry, secondary coach Anthony Midget, We're gonna 1127 00:54:24,320 --> 00:54:26,160 Speaker 1: talk to Midge about what's going on with that group 1128 00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:28,320 Speaker 1: back there suffering some injuries. How do you keep it 1129 00:54:28,320 --> 00:54:30,359 Speaker 1: all together? A lot of things to talk to with 1130 00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:33,719 Speaker 1: Anti Midget. Next on Texas Access, it's time for our 1131 00:54:33,800 --> 00:54:36,640 Speaker 1: Choose Fun Moment of the Week, as brought to you 1132 00:54:36,680 --> 00:54:40,600 Speaker 1: by Carnival, the official cruise line of the Houston Texans. 1133 00:54:40,719 --> 00:54:45,680 Speaker 1: Choose Fun, and I chose this second down and eight 1134 00:54:46,040 --> 00:54:48,080 Speaker 1: takes the snap sets up the screen to book or 1135 00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:50,120 Speaker 1: left side. He's got a little room, but he's chopped 1136 00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:52,920 Speaker 1: out of he fumbles the football, the Texans falling on 1137 00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:54,880 Speaker 1: if they've got it at the twenty yard line, the 1138 00:54:55,040 --> 00:54:58,759 Speaker 1: turnover and just in read the rookie makes another big 1139 00:54:58,800 --> 00:55:02,160 Speaker 1: play with the recovery. Yes he does. That's our Choose 1140 00:55:02,200 --> 00:55:03,840 Speaker 1: Fund moment of the week is brought to buy Carnival. 1141 00:55:03,880 --> 00:55:05,920 Speaker 1: Don't forget to answer for your chance to win a cruise. 1142 00:55:06,239 --> 00:55:09,920 Speaker 1: Every week if the Texans catch a touchdown that was 1143 00:55:09,960 --> 00:55:12,200 Speaker 1: a turnover. When they catch a touchdown and they did 1144 00:55:12,200 --> 00:55:15,799 Speaker 1: three plays later and they're doing it, you can go 1145 00:55:15,840 --> 00:55:19,160 Speaker 1: on a cruise. How about that? And every week people 1146 00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:21,480 Speaker 1: are going on cruises. They're going on cruises because the 1147 00:55:21,480 --> 00:55:24,560 Speaker 1: Texans keep catching touchdowns. So thank you to Sean, Thank 1148 00:55:24,600 --> 00:55:27,760 Speaker 1: you hop thank you Wide Receivers. Carnival the official cruise 1149 00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:31,560 Speaker 1: line of the Houston Texans. Choose Fun Now. I chose 1150 00:55:31,680 --> 00:55:38,000 Speaker 1: that because we've got an interview with secondary coach Anthony Midgett. Now. 1151 00:55:38,200 --> 00:55:40,680 Speaker 1: Midge has been around here since Bill O'Brien got here 1152 00:55:40,680 --> 00:55:43,440 Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen. Coach with Bill at Penn State for 1153 00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:45,719 Speaker 1: a couple of years, then he moved with him down here. 1154 00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:47,719 Speaker 1: He's coaching the safeties the last few years and then 1155 00:55:47,760 --> 00:55:51,360 Speaker 1: took over as a secondary coach heading into twenty eighteen, 1156 00:55:51,760 --> 00:55:55,279 Speaker 1: plays college ball at Virginia Tech's from the state of Florida, 1157 00:55:55,360 --> 00:55:58,160 Speaker 1: and was part of a team at Virginia Tech that 1158 00:55:58,480 --> 00:56:01,360 Speaker 1: many remember. If you, if you're in my demographic and 1159 00:56:01,480 --> 00:56:04,000 Speaker 1: you have college football in your blood as I do, 1160 00:56:04,040 --> 00:56:07,240 Speaker 1: you remember that ninety nine Virginia Tech team, and Anthony 1161 00:56:07,360 --> 00:56:08,880 Speaker 1: was a senior on that team. A team then went 1162 00:56:08,920 --> 00:56:10,399 Speaker 1: the all the way of the Sugar Bowl, playing National 1163 00:56:10,440 --> 00:56:13,680 Speaker 1: Championship against Florida State. Had a twenty twenty eight lead 1164 00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:17,319 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter and couldn't hold on as florid 1165 00:56:17,360 --> 00:56:21,000 Speaker 1: State ended up winning national championship that year, but Virginia 1166 00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:23,800 Speaker 1: Tech gave it as as great a run as you 1167 00:56:23,840 --> 00:56:26,359 Speaker 1: possibly could have. An Anthony Midget was a key part 1168 00:56:26,360 --> 00:56:29,800 Speaker 1: of that. I'll tell you this quick story about about 1169 00:56:29,840 --> 00:56:34,279 Speaker 1: Midge that I noticed in the Miami game playing on 1170 00:56:34,280 --> 00:56:37,239 Speaker 1: my Thursday night, you know, coming home after that Jacksonville game. 1171 00:56:37,320 --> 00:56:39,440 Speaker 1: As we looked at the schedule way back in April, 1172 00:56:39,480 --> 00:56:42,280 Speaker 1: that was the swing. I was worried about playing Jacksonville 1173 00:56:42,280 --> 00:56:44,120 Speaker 1: and jackson how physical that game was going to be, 1174 00:56:44,440 --> 00:56:49,040 Speaker 1: and then having to play Miami on five days after that. 1175 00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:51,439 Speaker 1: Little did we know that our quarterback would be riding 1176 00:56:51,480 --> 00:56:53,880 Speaker 1: a bus to and from Jacksonville, that we'd be banged up. 1177 00:56:53,880 --> 00:56:56,200 Speaker 1: And then early in that game, Jonathan Joseph got banged 1178 00:56:56,239 --> 00:56:58,879 Speaker 1: up when he got I think it was friendly fire. 1179 00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:00,480 Speaker 1: I think JD was going to make a tackle and 1180 00:57:00,520 --> 00:57:03,719 Speaker 1: he kind of swung around and he clipped Jjoe near 1181 00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:06,279 Speaker 1: the pile and JJO had to go out of the game. 1182 00:57:06,320 --> 00:57:10,080 Speaker 1: And I'll never forget this image. Anthony Midgett was walking 1183 00:57:10,160 --> 00:57:14,399 Speaker 1: out with Natrell Jamerson and he brought the guys over 1184 00:57:14,440 --> 00:57:16,600 Speaker 1: and it was the five guys standing around. I'll never forget. 1185 00:57:16,640 --> 00:57:19,160 Speaker 1: It was five safeties. Natrell Jamerson who played safety of 1186 00:57:19,160 --> 00:57:22,320 Speaker 1: Wisconsin last year, you had Kareem who had moved the safety. 1187 00:57:22,480 --> 00:57:26,240 Speaker 1: This year, he had Tirings playing safety, Justin Reader's playing safety, 1188 00:57:26,320 --> 00:57:30,960 Speaker 1: and then the other corner whom I'm missing in that mix. 1189 00:57:31,160 --> 00:57:34,120 Speaker 1: It was no Mike Tyson. So you've got Tyson and 1190 00:57:34,240 --> 00:57:35,800 Speaker 1: Jamerson in the game. And they weren't even on the 1191 00:57:35,880 --> 00:57:39,320 Speaker 1: roster back in. They weren't even on the roster the 1192 00:57:39,360 --> 00:57:43,600 Speaker 1: fourth preseason game, sitting out watching they were They were 1193 00:57:43,600 --> 00:57:46,520 Speaker 1: brought in later on and here's Midge bringing them together. 1194 00:57:46,560 --> 00:57:48,439 Speaker 1: It's those five guys, and they pretty much have those 1195 00:57:48,520 --> 00:57:50,720 Speaker 1: five guys to go with for the rest of the 1196 00:57:50,760 --> 00:57:54,680 Speaker 1: game because Johnson's playing all in special teams and that's 1197 00:57:54,920 --> 00:57:57,200 Speaker 1: that They've got those guys to go with, and Midge 1198 00:57:57,200 --> 00:58:00,280 Speaker 1: brings them all together, and I just, I don't know, 1199 00:58:00,320 --> 00:58:02,400 Speaker 1: there's something. When they broke that huddle after talking to him, 1200 00:58:02,440 --> 00:58:04,320 Speaker 1: I felt pretty good about what that group was going 1201 00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:07,560 Speaker 1: to do and had a really really nice night. And 1202 00:58:07,720 --> 00:58:10,560 Speaker 1: I'll never forget that Midge bringing them together and just 1203 00:58:10,600 --> 00:58:12,440 Speaker 1: getting everybody on the same page. And I just think 1204 00:58:12,480 --> 00:58:15,920 Speaker 1: it's his calm demeanor and his influence on his secondary 1205 00:58:16,320 --> 00:58:18,840 Speaker 1: combined with the experience that's already there, it has really 1206 00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:21,600 Speaker 1: bolstered that group going forward. And I think it's a 1207 00:58:21,600 --> 00:58:23,600 Speaker 1: great locker room, it's a great meeting room. And a 1208 00:58:23,680 --> 00:58:26,360 Speaker 1: leader of that is Anthony Midgett. All right, defensive backs 1209 00:58:26,360 --> 00:58:30,680 Speaker 1: coach Anthony Midgett joining us on Texans Radio. So I 1210 00:58:30,800 --> 00:58:33,200 Speaker 1: asked this to John Perry, and I guess I'll ask 1211 00:58:33,240 --> 00:58:35,240 Speaker 1: you as well. When you don't have the same guys 1212 00:58:35,280 --> 00:58:37,040 Speaker 1: out there every week, it's a little tougher, right, You 1213 00:58:37,120 --> 00:58:39,520 Speaker 1: gotta mix and match and come up with the best alignment, 1214 00:58:39,560 --> 00:58:42,160 Speaker 1: So how do you go through that? Coach just during 1215 00:58:42,160 --> 00:58:44,760 Speaker 1: the week, just make sure the guys are lockdown, attention 1216 00:58:44,800 --> 00:58:47,840 Speaker 1: and detail focused in practice. And the one thing I 1217 00:58:47,920 --> 00:58:49,520 Speaker 1: think we've done a good job here is setting the 1218 00:58:49,640 --> 00:58:52,120 Speaker 1: expectation in the standard that when you're not playing, you're 1219 00:58:52,120 --> 00:58:54,439 Speaker 1: ready to go when your opportunity and your numbers called, 1220 00:58:54,440 --> 00:58:56,560 Speaker 1: and when you're in the game, you're starting, you expect 1221 00:58:56,600 --> 00:58:59,360 Speaker 1: you to perform like that. So when guys get the opportunity, 1222 00:58:59,360 --> 00:59:00,800 Speaker 1: it's opportunity for them to go out of the show 1223 00:59:00,800 --> 00:59:03,640 Speaker 1: that they can play. Coach during the Thursday night games, 1224 00:59:03,880 --> 00:59:05,960 Speaker 1: when when Jjo goes down, there was a moment I 1225 00:59:05,960 --> 00:59:08,040 Speaker 1: was standing in the silence and I saw you pull 1226 00:59:08,120 --> 00:59:10,680 Speaker 1: the defensive backs in and I looked around. At one 1227 00:59:10,720 --> 00:59:13,800 Speaker 1: point I was like safety, safety, safety, safety, safety safety. 1228 00:59:13,960 --> 00:59:16,000 Speaker 1: I was like, you had five safeties sitting around here, 1229 00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:17,640 Speaker 1: and you know, a couple of them got to play corner. 1230 00:59:17,880 --> 00:59:20,240 Speaker 1: How tough is that transition been for some guys that 1231 00:59:20,760 --> 00:59:22,840 Speaker 1: have played safety but now they got to play corner. 1232 00:59:22,880 --> 00:59:25,200 Speaker 1: Now Kareem's played corner before, but he's going back out 1233 00:59:25,200 --> 00:59:27,560 Speaker 1: there after playing safety. How tough is that transition been? 1234 00:59:27,760 --> 00:59:29,680 Speaker 1: When you look out there and you see literally all 1235 00:59:29,680 --> 00:59:31,760 Speaker 1: those safeties out there having to come together and play together. 1236 00:59:31,840 --> 00:59:34,760 Speaker 1: You know, we talk about having versatility, and that's one 1237 00:59:34,800 --> 00:59:36,880 Speaker 1: of the things that benefit when you do go through 1238 00:59:36,920 --> 00:59:39,520 Speaker 1: some injuries like this. You know you're able to you know, 1239 00:59:39,600 --> 00:59:41,680 Speaker 1: get through games when you have that, and you know, 1240 00:59:42,160 --> 00:59:44,520 Speaker 1: it's a testament. You know, Kareem as a guy that's 1241 00:59:44,840 --> 00:59:46,560 Speaker 1: been playing safety for us, and we need to go 1242 00:59:46,640 --> 00:59:49,040 Speaker 1: back to corner. He does it. You know, So those 1243 00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:50,600 Speaker 1: guys have been doing a good job. And you're right. 1244 00:59:50,640 --> 00:59:52,480 Speaker 1: In the Dolphins game, we basically played you know, the 1245 00:59:52,520 --> 00:59:54,440 Speaker 1: game with you know, all safeties out there, and the 1246 00:59:54,480 --> 00:59:56,840 Speaker 1: guys played at a high level and nobody you know, 1247 00:59:56,920 --> 00:59:58,960 Speaker 1: complained about anything. We just went out there and did 1248 00:59:59,040 --> 01:00:02,040 Speaker 1: whatever we need to do to victory. Justin reed, how's 1249 01:00:02,040 --> 01:00:04,120 Speaker 1: he doing as a rookie. He's making a lot of plays. 1250 01:00:04,120 --> 01:00:06,040 Speaker 1: I'm saying his name a lot. I know that. Well, 1251 01:00:06,080 --> 01:00:08,080 Speaker 1: he's been doing good. I mean, he's been fitting in 1252 01:00:08,080 --> 01:00:10,240 Speaker 1: the ring game, he's been getting his hands on some balls, 1253 01:00:10,240 --> 01:00:13,400 Speaker 1: had opportunity, you know, get a fumble, recovering Denver. So 1254 01:00:13,440 --> 01:00:15,440 Speaker 1: he's been playing really well and he's been a guy 1255 01:00:15,480 --> 01:00:17,959 Speaker 1: that you know, we've been acting to step up because 1256 01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:19,840 Speaker 1: we had the injuries, and he's been playing more for 1257 01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:22,560 Speaker 1: us and starting and playing at a high level where 1258 01:00:22,400 --> 01:00:24,800 Speaker 1: you're happy to you know, having alongside you got a 1259 01:00:24,800 --> 01:00:27,000 Speaker 1: guy in Tyren Matthew, that's he's been around the block 1260 01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:29,840 Speaker 1: a few times. How much has he added to the mix, 1261 01:00:29,960 --> 01:00:31,520 Speaker 1: not only on the field but off the field. It's 1262 01:00:31,520 --> 01:00:33,840 Speaker 1: been great. Ties like the true leader in that room. 1263 01:00:33,880 --> 01:00:36,240 Speaker 1: You know, the guys gravitate to him. He's just got 1264 01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:40,320 Speaker 1: to affect him. Personality, just everything about the guy's just unbelievable. 1265 01:00:40,320 --> 01:00:42,840 Speaker 1: On game day, he's a little pit bull man. I 1266 01:00:42,920 --> 01:00:45,440 Speaker 1: mean he's tough. You know, he comes out in a 1267 01:00:45,560 --> 01:00:48,280 Speaker 1: bad mood. He plays that way, and the guy's just 1268 01:00:48,360 --> 01:00:50,160 Speaker 1: you know, feed off of it. And he's been great, 1269 01:00:50,240 --> 01:00:52,800 Speaker 1: just on and off the field. Well, Kareem's name has 1270 01:00:52,800 --> 01:00:55,000 Speaker 1: already come up in this conversation, but he seems to 1271 01:00:55,040 --> 01:00:57,080 Speaker 1: be having a season of his life this year, no 1272 01:00:57,120 --> 01:00:59,640 Speaker 1: matter where he's playing, is making big hits and just 1273 01:00:59,720 --> 01:01:01,479 Speaker 1: the lying his age. I know you have an older 1274 01:01:01,480 --> 01:01:03,600 Speaker 1: guy and j Joe on the team, but Kareem's really 1275 01:01:03,600 --> 01:01:06,080 Speaker 1: playing well for you. It's been unbelievable. I mean what 1276 01:01:06,120 --> 01:01:08,480 Speaker 1: he's done, you know, the transition we acting, you know, 1277 01:01:08,640 --> 01:01:11,240 Speaker 1: to move to him safety in the offseason, and he 1278 01:01:11,320 --> 01:01:13,920 Speaker 1: bought into it, and he just got better in OTAs 1279 01:01:13,920 --> 01:01:17,240 Speaker 1: and the continue and spring in training camp, and then 1280 01:01:17,400 --> 01:01:20,760 Speaker 1: coming into the season, he just started. I didn't expect 1281 01:01:20,760 --> 01:01:22,600 Speaker 1: it to happen this fast, but starting with the New 1282 01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:25,280 Speaker 1: England game, getting his hands, getting creating a couple of 1283 01:01:25,320 --> 01:01:28,080 Speaker 1: turnovers and you know, being physical at the position, and 1284 01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:30,200 Speaker 1: he's just taken off and he's playing the best that 1285 01:01:30,240 --> 01:01:33,200 Speaker 1: he's played since we've been here. Coach, this may kind 1286 01:01:33,200 --> 01:01:35,320 Speaker 1: of go out saying, but it'll allow you to kind 1287 01:01:35,360 --> 01:01:39,680 Speaker 1: of expand upon the point. But with Tie, with Kareem, 1288 01:01:39,720 --> 01:01:42,440 Speaker 1: with Just in particular, it feels like you've got guys 1289 01:01:42,440 --> 01:01:45,320 Speaker 1: that not only them, but those three really stand out 1290 01:01:45,360 --> 01:01:47,880 Speaker 1: as far as tackling goes. You think about secondary now 1291 01:01:47,880 --> 01:01:49,240 Speaker 1: in the NFL, man, you gotta be able to cover, 1292 01:01:49,360 --> 01:01:51,439 Speaker 1: but those guys have proven that you better be able 1293 01:01:51,440 --> 01:01:54,200 Speaker 1: to tackle too. Yeah, and that's the thing we've faced someone. 1294 01:01:54,320 --> 01:01:55,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at the backs that we have 1295 01:01:55,960 --> 01:01:59,280 Speaker 1: played this year, like we've placed tough guys zee you know, 1296 01:01:59,360 --> 01:02:01,680 Speaker 1: say Quon and you know those are tough guys, and 1297 01:02:01,760 --> 01:02:04,280 Speaker 1: you know, tackling but our guys take pride and set 1298 01:02:04,320 --> 01:02:06,440 Speaker 1: the tone. And I always tell the guys when we 1299 01:02:06,480 --> 01:02:08,480 Speaker 1: watch take, you don't want to be that guy putting 1300 01:02:08,520 --> 01:02:11,040 Speaker 1: bad stuff on tape because when teams see that, they 1301 01:02:11,080 --> 01:02:13,040 Speaker 1: try to attack it. But when you set the tone 1302 01:02:13,080 --> 01:02:15,520 Speaker 1: and showed him that you're willing to tackling, you know, 1303 01:02:15,560 --> 01:02:17,520 Speaker 1: And we take pride and putting good stuff on tape 1304 01:02:17,520 --> 01:02:19,440 Speaker 1: and showing that we're, you know, willing to tackle. And 1305 01:02:19,600 --> 01:02:22,040 Speaker 1: Jack leads the way I mean the guy, I mean, 1306 01:02:22,520 --> 01:02:24,360 Speaker 1: he is a force back there when it comes to 1307 01:02:24,360 --> 01:02:26,280 Speaker 1: tackle him and fitting in the Ryan game and all that. 1308 01:02:26,440 --> 01:02:29,760 Speaker 1: When he hits Lindsay the other day, what's the feeling 1309 01:02:29,800 --> 01:02:31,600 Speaker 1: like on the sideline? Like it does that kind of 1310 01:02:31,680 --> 01:02:33,640 Speaker 1: charge up the sideline? I know what to me, but 1311 01:02:33,800 --> 01:02:35,640 Speaker 1: it does it charge up the sidelines? Guy? I saw 1312 01:02:35,760 --> 01:02:38,440 Speaker 1: offensive coaches coming over and celebrating it does. And it 1313 01:02:38,480 --> 01:02:41,000 Speaker 1: was crazy because I was looking at it um on 1314 01:02:41,440 --> 01:02:43,160 Speaker 1: tape the other day and you look at a guy 1315 01:02:43,240 --> 01:02:46,480 Speaker 1: like Um, who was it? Uh, it's one of the 1316 01:02:46,760 --> 01:02:48,760 Speaker 1: tight ends. I think it was. I think it was 1317 01:02:48,800 --> 01:02:50,520 Speaker 1: Griff just sitting on the bench and you can just 1318 01:02:50,600 --> 01:02:53,200 Speaker 1: see him just rise up just and the guys just 1319 01:02:53,320 --> 01:02:55,920 Speaker 1: feel that energy and it's just give you a little 1320 01:02:55,920 --> 01:02:58,800 Speaker 1: you know, that little juice that in Kajak just like 1321 01:02:58,920 --> 01:03:00,920 Speaker 1: that's what he does. He makes those type plays and 1322 01:03:00,960 --> 01:03:03,480 Speaker 1: it gets the whole defense, you know, amped up. So 1323 01:03:03,520 --> 01:03:06,560 Speaker 1: it's really good for us. Sharise Wright wasn't here with 1324 01:03:06,600 --> 01:03:08,560 Speaker 1: you in cap but he's making plays for him made 1325 01:03:08,600 --> 01:03:10,080 Speaker 1: a big play the other day in the end zone. 1326 01:03:10,560 --> 01:03:13,200 Speaker 1: So how's he doing overall? How hard is it for 1327 01:03:13,240 --> 01:03:15,080 Speaker 1: a player to come in and absorb what you need 1328 01:03:15,120 --> 01:03:17,360 Speaker 1: to teach him? You know, it's tough because they haven't 1329 01:03:17,400 --> 01:03:19,640 Speaker 1: been with us from a technique standpoint, you know, in 1330 01:03:19,720 --> 01:03:21,720 Speaker 1: the scheme standpoint in the off season. But when you 1331 01:03:21,840 --> 01:03:23,600 Speaker 1: got guys it's been in the NFL, and you get 1332 01:03:23,600 --> 01:03:26,320 Speaker 1: good guys in the room that are willing to learn 1333 01:03:26,320 --> 01:03:31,000 Speaker 1: and the coachable which sight Shariss, it makes the transition 1334 01:03:31,080 --> 01:03:32,840 Speaker 1: that much easier. And he made a big play on 1335 01:03:32,880 --> 01:03:35,160 Speaker 1: the PBu on the end zone, you know, and that 1336 01:03:35,240 --> 01:03:37,360 Speaker 1: was a big play for us. And he's been playing 1337 01:03:37,400 --> 01:03:39,560 Speaker 1: big for us. You know, he's tough, you know, he's 1338 01:03:39,560 --> 01:03:41,840 Speaker 1: been banged up and he just keeps going out there 1339 01:03:41,840 --> 01:03:43,720 Speaker 1: and making plays for us, and it's been good for 1340 01:03:43,800 --> 01:03:45,400 Speaker 1: us to help us out. How good is it for 1341 01:03:45,440 --> 01:03:48,240 Speaker 1: you as a coach to have Jonathan Joseph in your room? 1342 01:03:48,360 --> 01:03:50,160 Speaker 1: I mean it's good. I mean if you watch him 1343 01:03:50,200 --> 01:03:52,120 Speaker 1: at the Denver game on the sideline, he was a 1344 01:03:52,160 --> 01:03:55,040 Speaker 1: basically extension. He was coaching from the sideline. He wasn't 1345 01:03:55,040 --> 01:03:57,520 Speaker 1: the guy just sitting there watching the game. He was 1346 01:03:57,600 --> 01:03:59,760 Speaker 1: locked into it. He's into it and that's the way 1347 01:03:59,760 --> 01:04:01,880 Speaker 1: he is when he's out on the field. So it's 1348 01:04:01,880 --> 01:04:04,360 Speaker 1: a coach on the field guys that's a common presence 1349 01:04:04,640 --> 01:04:06,720 Speaker 1: and can take the meeting room to the field and 1350 01:04:06,760 --> 01:04:09,919 Speaker 1: alert guys and key situations what we're gonna get. And 1351 01:04:10,200 --> 01:04:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, he's a smart Guy's the reason why he's 1352 01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:14,280 Speaker 1: been playing many many years in the league. Did you 1353 01:04:14,680 --> 01:04:17,040 Speaker 1: have any when you heard that you were gonna get 1354 01:04:17,040 --> 01:04:19,280 Speaker 1: a Mike Tyson in your room? Did you kind of 1355 01:04:19,280 --> 01:04:22,000 Speaker 1: step back and go, WHOA, what's going on? But you did? 1356 01:04:22,080 --> 01:04:24,120 Speaker 1: You got Mike Tyson. Now, in contrast with some of 1357 01:04:24,120 --> 01:04:25,760 Speaker 1: the guys we talked about, he doesn't have a lot 1358 01:04:25,760 --> 01:04:27,240 Speaker 1: of experience in NFL, but he's playing a lot of 1359 01:04:27,240 --> 01:04:29,160 Speaker 1: snaps for you, we can tell us about Mike Tyson 1360 01:04:29,200 --> 01:04:31,200 Speaker 1: the football player, not the boxer. You know, he was 1361 01:04:31,680 --> 01:04:33,520 Speaker 1: forced to step up with some of the injuries, and 1362 01:04:33,520 --> 01:04:35,080 Speaker 1: we put a lot on his plate for a guy 1363 01:04:35,080 --> 01:04:36,760 Speaker 1: to go from not really playing in the league to 1364 01:04:36,920 --> 01:04:39,480 Speaker 1: actually starting and playing big minutes for us. So but 1365 01:04:39,600 --> 01:04:42,920 Speaker 1: Tie has done a great job. Kjack, Jjoe all in 1366 01:04:43,040 --> 01:04:45,200 Speaker 1: coach and Land you know, meet with those guys extra 1367 01:04:45,560 --> 01:04:48,040 Speaker 1: that come in, you know, throughout this process. That's another 1368 01:04:48,080 --> 01:04:50,560 Speaker 1: thing behind the scenes that we put an extra time 1369 01:04:50,560 --> 01:04:52,480 Speaker 1: and extra work to get these guys ready to go, 1370 01:04:52,800 --> 01:04:54,600 Speaker 1: and then it's up to him to go out and execute. 1371 01:04:54,600 --> 01:04:56,320 Speaker 1: And they've been doing a good job of that. How 1372 01:04:56,360 --> 01:04:58,680 Speaker 1: are you enjoying us being the head coach now? If 1373 01:04:58,720 --> 01:05:01,440 Speaker 1: your position group, I'm as been good, especially when you 1374 01:05:01,480 --> 01:05:03,560 Speaker 1: got guys that you enjoy coming to work and being 1375 01:05:03,560 --> 01:05:05,520 Speaker 1: around that. We've done a good job of putting good 1376 01:05:05,520 --> 01:05:08,280 Speaker 1: guys in the room, and the guys enjoyed being around 1377 01:05:08,280 --> 01:05:09,880 Speaker 1: each other. We have fun in the meeting room, and 1378 01:05:09,880 --> 01:05:12,120 Speaker 1: then we go in the football field and the practice 1379 01:05:12,320 --> 01:05:14,560 Speaker 1: guys go out there and pete so it can compete. 1380 01:05:14,560 --> 01:05:17,320 Speaker 1: So it's been good from that standpoint, and then having 1381 01:05:17,400 --> 01:05:20,920 Speaker 1: veteran guys like Kja, Jjoe and Tiring just make it 1382 01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:23,960 Speaker 1: that much more enjoyable. I always asks, just because just 1383 01:05:24,320 --> 01:05:26,320 Speaker 1: the coaching view can be different whether you're up in 1384 01:05:26,360 --> 01:05:28,840 Speaker 1: the box or you're down on the sideline. You're on 1385 01:05:28,840 --> 01:05:30,960 Speaker 1: the sideline, how does that help? But how's that changed 1386 01:05:31,040 --> 01:05:32,800 Speaker 1: for you this year? After being in the box for 1387 01:05:32,840 --> 01:05:34,920 Speaker 1: a while, I must changed, you know, from you know, 1388 01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:36,800 Speaker 1: being in the press box in it from the you know, 1389 01:05:36,960 --> 01:05:39,000 Speaker 1: big point of view. Now have coaching landing up there 1390 01:05:39,040 --> 01:05:40,920 Speaker 1: talking to him and he's doing that for me, but 1391 01:05:41,360 --> 01:05:43,760 Speaker 1: you know, being on the sideline, being able to interact 1392 01:05:43,800 --> 01:05:45,960 Speaker 1: with the guys and making sure that those tough to 1393 01:05:46,040 --> 01:05:49,360 Speaker 1: me it's mainly in those tough moments, just keeping common 1394 01:05:49,400 --> 01:05:51,960 Speaker 1: presence on the sideline to make sure that we can 1395 01:05:52,200 --> 01:05:54,120 Speaker 1: get through those rough moments that happen in the game 1396 01:05:54,160 --> 01:05:56,360 Speaker 1: with things don't go your way. But the guys have 1397 01:05:56,480 --> 01:05:58,840 Speaker 1: been great with the attention to detail with the sideline 1398 01:05:58,880 --> 01:06:01,360 Speaker 1: adjustments that we're doing. So it's been pretty good. Good 1399 01:06:01,360 --> 01:06:03,480 Speaker 1: stuff there from Anthony Midget and from all of our 1400 01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:06,760 Speaker 1: assistant coaches. Really appreciate them. Starting on Tuesday, we had 1401 01:06:06,800 --> 01:06:09,960 Speaker 1: Mike Devlin. On Wednesday we had John Perry and Danny Barrett, 1402 01:06:09,960 --> 01:06:12,360 Speaker 1: and it tonight we've had Brad Sealey, Anthony Weaver and 1403 01:06:12,360 --> 01:06:14,800 Speaker 1: of course the one you just heard their Anthony Midget 1404 01:06:14,840 --> 01:06:17,080 Speaker 1: All right, it's time for our players segment. In our 1405 01:06:17,120 --> 01:06:19,120 Speaker 1: final segment, that means we're gonna get to know, and 1406 01:06:19,160 --> 01:06:21,080 Speaker 1: this week we're gonna get to know Nick Martin. We've 1407 01:06:21,120 --> 01:06:26,360 Speaker 1: also got the hottest show on television, Kjack TV Player Reporter. Now, 1408 01:06:26,360 --> 01:06:27,959 Speaker 1: we typically have the final word of with Drew Dirty, 1409 01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:30,400 Speaker 1: but this week, no game, No final word Drew Dorty. 1410 01:06:30,400 --> 01:06:32,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna give it to Brian Gaine, general manager and 1411 01:06:33,200 --> 01:06:35,600 Speaker 1: the game plant next right here on Texas All Access. 1412 01:06:36,040 --> 01:06:39,520 Speaker 1: What final segment of Texas All Access on this Friday evening. 1413 01:06:39,640 --> 01:06:43,320 Speaker 1: It's been kind of a dreary, dark cold, I don't 1414 01:06:43,320 --> 01:06:45,240 Speaker 1: know colds in the fifties. It's not too bad. But 1415 01:06:45,760 --> 01:06:49,240 Speaker 1: hopefully you have enjoyed the show. We have brought you 1416 01:06:49,360 --> 01:06:53,400 Speaker 1: plenty of voices tonight. Anthony Weaver, Russell Baxter, Anthony Midgett, 1417 01:06:54,080 --> 01:06:57,400 Speaker 1: Brad Sealey, my goodness, and we've got more. This now 1418 01:06:57,640 --> 01:07:01,400 Speaker 1: is our players segment. We always save this for the players. 1419 01:07:01,520 --> 01:07:04,680 Speaker 1: We have one caveat, so to speak, with this one. 1420 01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:06,680 Speaker 1: We still have get to know and we're gonna get 1421 01:07:06,720 --> 01:07:09,200 Speaker 1: to know Nick Martin. We still have Kjack TV Player 1422 01:07:09,280 --> 01:07:12,160 Speaker 1: reporter A sponsored by Arctic. We have that, well, we 1423 01:07:12,160 --> 01:07:13,720 Speaker 1: don't have because we don't have a game. We don't 1424 01:07:13,720 --> 01:07:15,400 Speaker 1: have the final word Drew Dorty. So we decided to 1425 01:07:15,480 --> 01:07:19,840 Speaker 1: replace it with the game plan Brian Gaine. So let's 1426 01:07:19,840 --> 01:07:21,760 Speaker 1: do it in that order. Let's get to know Nick 1427 01:07:21,800 --> 01:07:23,880 Speaker 1: Martin's signed to get to know Nick Martin, the new 1428 01:07:23,920 --> 01:07:26,760 Speaker 1: and improved Nick Martin, the bigger Nick Martin. So ill 1429 01:07:26,760 --> 01:07:30,600 Speaker 1: brought to you by iw Mark. Nick. Um, you ever 1430 01:07:30,680 --> 01:07:33,920 Speaker 1: thought about making your own clothing? I have not. That's 1431 01:07:33,920 --> 01:07:35,760 Speaker 1: not really I'm not a big clothes guy. You're not, 1432 01:07:36,040 --> 01:07:39,000 Speaker 1: nay not. I was the youngest kid. How a lot 1433 01:07:39,000 --> 01:07:42,280 Speaker 1: of handdown's growing up? Really untill still do with me? Honest? Well, 1434 01:07:42,320 --> 01:07:44,240 Speaker 1: we know about your other brother that's in the NFL, 1435 01:07:44,280 --> 01:07:46,360 Speaker 1: but tell us more about your owner siblings. Tell us 1436 01:07:46,600 --> 01:07:49,280 Speaker 1: I'm the youngest of three. Okay, my oldest brother, Josh Martin, 1437 01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:51,840 Speaker 1: he's four years older than me. He played at the 1438 01:07:51,960 --> 01:07:54,480 Speaker 1: Universe of Indianapolis D two school and now he does 1439 01:07:54,560 --> 01:07:56,960 Speaker 1: a real estate up in Indianapolis. Okay, So you were 1440 01:07:56,960 --> 01:07:59,520 Speaker 1: getting to hand me downs? So how one out where 1441 01:07:59,560 --> 01:08:02,280 Speaker 1: he's clothed? They're pretty worn out. I actually got my 1442 01:08:02,320 --> 01:08:06,320 Speaker 1: first suit my rookie year. Yeah, yeah, my own suit, 1443 01:08:06,520 --> 01:08:08,280 Speaker 1: and you know, all through high school even in the 1444 01:08:08,320 --> 01:08:09,720 Speaker 1: college at my own game down. So what do you 1445 01:08:09,720 --> 01:08:11,320 Speaker 1: think about that when you get your first suit, gets 1446 01:08:11,320 --> 01:08:13,200 Speaker 1: you first all that stuff? How fun was it? How 1447 01:08:13,240 --> 01:08:15,400 Speaker 1: fun was that? How it was like whatever it was, 1448 01:08:15,440 --> 01:08:18,400 Speaker 1: it was nice. It actually fit me perfectly, So it 1449 01:08:18,439 --> 01:08:21,439 Speaker 1: wasn't just kind of pants were all big or tight 1450 01:08:21,560 --> 01:08:25,639 Speaker 1: or saying with the shirt just fit well. Two older brothers, 1451 01:08:25,720 --> 01:08:28,000 Speaker 1: you're close in age three of you. A lot of 1452 01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:31,120 Speaker 1: wrestling growing up, Yeah, a lot of wrestling growing up. 1453 01:08:31,120 --> 01:08:32,679 Speaker 1: I was. I got beat up a lot, to be honest, 1454 01:08:32,720 --> 01:08:35,880 Speaker 1: I was. My other bus are also big. Yeah, I 1455 01:08:35,960 --> 01:08:37,960 Speaker 1: just had to help hold my own. Yeah, that makes 1456 01:08:37,960 --> 01:08:39,960 Speaker 1: you grow up quickly. Mean, it really does. In a 1457 01:08:39,960 --> 01:08:41,679 Speaker 1: lot of ways. It's great for you. Yeah, it makes 1458 01:08:41,720 --> 01:08:45,120 Speaker 1: you handle adversity, handle pain, just kind of grind through. 1459 01:08:45,160 --> 01:08:46,800 Speaker 1: So to be honest, whist the worst pain you ever 1460 01:08:46,800 --> 01:08:49,800 Speaker 1: went through with your brothers? The worst pain? I hit 1461 01:08:49,840 --> 01:08:52,599 Speaker 1: my head on corn coffee table. I was bleeding first 1462 01:08:52,600 --> 01:08:55,400 Speaker 1: solid half hours out of my head one time. How 1463 01:08:55,479 --> 01:08:58,639 Speaker 1: that happened? We're just wrestling and I just got tossed 1464 01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:01,439 Speaker 1: and slipped back of my head on the beach munch. Yeah, 1465 01:09:01,439 --> 01:09:05,200 Speaker 1: it's got sound screen up totally proper. Skincare very important. 1466 01:09:05,439 --> 01:09:08,439 Speaker 1: What's your favorite beach activity? Do you like? Uh, stand 1467 01:09:08,479 --> 01:09:10,840 Speaker 1: up paddle boarding? Do you like the hike? Surfing? What? 1468 01:09:11,000 --> 01:09:14,240 Speaker 1: What do you like doing? I like sand volleyball, can jam, yeah, 1469 01:09:14,360 --> 01:09:16,640 Speaker 1: corn all you can throw on the sand, stuff like that. 1470 01:09:16,680 --> 01:09:18,840 Speaker 1: It's more of the sports stuff. Yeah. Now when you're 1471 01:09:18,840 --> 01:09:21,240 Speaker 1: playing the softball, are you doing like top gun? You know, 1472 01:09:21,280 --> 01:09:23,240 Speaker 1: like the volleyball scene a top gun. Oh yeah, I 1473 01:09:23,280 --> 01:09:26,320 Speaker 1: break out my jorts. Yeah, no shirt obviously oil up 1474 01:09:26,400 --> 01:09:29,240 Speaker 1: if I'm playing boys. Yeah, it's good. It's good. Good, 1475 01:09:29,800 --> 01:09:33,640 Speaker 1: good path to follow there. Okay, last thing is a 1476 01:09:33,640 --> 01:09:36,840 Speaker 1: hot dog a sandwich? No? You make it a sandwich 1477 01:09:36,840 --> 01:09:39,840 Speaker 1: through how you just cut a few up and then 1478 01:09:39,840 --> 01:09:41,880 Speaker 1: put on bread instead of a bar. Oh okay, I 1479 01:09:41,920 --> 01:09:45,439 Speaker 1: got yourn so then yeah that's a sandwich. No original 1480 01:09:45,439 --> 01:09:48,719 Speaker 1: hot dogs. Not saying Nick, It's been good. It's awesome 1481 01:09:49,160 --> 01:09:53,519 Speaker 1: asking the tough questions of you. I appreciated guy. I 1482 01:09:53,520 --> 01:09:56,240 Speaker 1: can imagine that was one of the craziest houses on 1483 01:09:56,280 --> 01:09:59,760 Speaker 1: the block with those three Martin boys beating the you know, 1484 01:09:59,840 --> 01:10:02,080 Speaker 1: what out of each other? All right, it's time for 1485 01:10:02,640 --> 01:10:07,759 Speaker 1: player reporter. Kjack TV has taken off like wild fire. 1486 01:10:08,360 --> 01:10:11,000 Speaker 1: Player reporters brought to you by Arctic Deficial Coolers and Tumblers. 1487 01:10:11,040 --> 01:10:15,519 Speaker 1: Other Houston Texans visit rtic Coolers dot com artic coolers overbuilt, 1488 01:10:15,720 --> 01:10:20,639 Speaker 1: not overpriced. Today's topic, who would you let date your sister? 1489 01:10:20,920 --> 01:10:24,280 Speaker 1: Kareem take it away? Ready to go? Now? We good? 1490 01:10:24,400 --> 01:10:27,360 Speaker 1: Were good? See who you have special guests? You gotta 1491 01:10:27,400 --> 01:10:31,880 Speaker 1: be able to adapt. That's mine. DFO want to sit 1492 01:10:31,960 --> 01:10:34,599 Speaker 1: on the floor. We're gonna sit on the floor. Keja 1493 01:10:34,680 --> 01:10:38,000 Speaker 1: TV were back into place to be. We're sitting on 1494 01:10:38,040 --> 01:10:45,160 Speaker 1: the floor. Would you guys quarterback hop quarterback? My quarterback 1495 01:10:46,080 --> 01:10:49,439 Speaker 1: KJT TV quarterback defo, what's up? Man? You're good? How 1496 01:10:49,439 --> 01:10:52,639 Speaker 1: are you feeling? Man? Appreciate you joining us? Man? It's 1497 01:10:52,680 --> 01:10:55,400 Speaker 1: one of the all time favorite questions on kisat TV. 1498 01:10:55,520 --> 01:10:57,599 Speaker 1: So if we had to bring us some bad which 1499 01:10:57,640 --> 01:11:02,240 Speaker 1: teammate would you let date your sister? Man? What type 1500 01:11:02,240 --> 01:11:06,800 Speaker 1: of question to that? Man? I got an older sister too, 1501 01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:09,559 Speaker 1: Come on, dog? What about two BP sisters? Married? Man? 1502 01:11:09,560 --> 01:11:13,879 Speaker 1: I'm good, she wasn't married. I gotta pick one guy here? 1503 01:11:14,080 --> 01:11:15,800 Speaker 1: Good people in here? All right, we'll pick one guy 1504 01:11:15,800 --> 01:11:22,920 Speaker 1: that can date your sister. Scar jj dj me Man, 1505 01:11:22,960 --> 01:11:26,479 Speaker 1: I won't let nobody to date my sister. Who you 1506 01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:28,240 Speaker 1: trying to tell me? It? Ain't nobody in his locker 1507 01:11:28,280 --> 01:11:33,719 Speaker 1: room worthy enough to date your sister. Nobody can date muscles? 1508 01:11:33,800 --> 01:11:37,920 Speaker 1: All right? Like man? Nobody while you asking question? So 1509 01:11:38,040 --> 01:11:41,160 Speaker 1: you're selfish? No, I ain't silvish. You don't want nobody. 1510 01:11:41,160 --> 01:11:43,320 Speaker 1: You don't think nobody in here worthy enough to date 1511 01:11:43,360 --> 01:11:46,400 Speaker 1: your sister? Nobody? Think about all the guys, all the 1512 01:11:46,439 --> 01:11:50,160 Speaker 1: great guys. We gotta hit nobody. Nobody can put your 1513 01:11:50,200 --> 01:11:53,160 Speaker 1: hand out, Nobody in here can date your sister. To 1514 01:11:53,200 --> 01:11:56,479 Speaker 1: be mad nobody, Man, I don't think I'm letting nobody 1515 01:11:56,520 --> 01:12:01,200 Speaker 1: in here touch my sister. Right? What's up? What's up 1516 01:12:01,240 --> 01:12:10,080 Speaker 1: with y'all? Man? Who would you let us? Man? Justin Reid? Stanford? Guy? 1517 01:12:10,160 --> 01:12:17,320 Speaker 1: Just huh? Why not? Scarlett? Justin Reid? You got a sister. 1518 01:12:17,600 --> 01:12:20,639 Speaker 1: I got a sister, all right? She old or younger? 1519 01:12:22,640 --> 01:12:25,720 Speaker 1: If she was older, which teammate would you let dater? 1520 01:12:27,400 --> 01:12:29,880 Speaker 1: Not one of them? None of them? That seems to 1521 01:12:29,920 --> 01:12:33,960 Speaker 1: be the popular answer for today. Who can't date her? 1522 01:12:34,800 --> 01:12:36,400 Speaker 1: If you had to pick one guy and he'll just 1523 01:12:36,439 --> 01:12:38,639 Speaker 1: be like, there's no way I'm let him date my sister. 1524 01:12:38,680 --> 01:12:44,040 Speaker 1: Who would it be? Gotta be done? Us new who 1525 01:12:44,080 --> 01:12:45,960 Speaker 1: can't date your sister? And they would probably be mad. 1526 01:12:47,080 --> 01:12:49,160 Speaker 1: That's a good one, I asked, a good one. Who 1527 01:12:49,400 --> 01:12:53,479 Speaker 1: can't date your sister? That's a great house. That's a 1528 01:12:53,520 --> 01:13:01,519 Speaker 1: great house. Who can't date your sister? Cloudy man, you 1529 01:13:01,640 --> 01:13:09,040 Speaker 1: crazy man, Jade gonna see this man probably clowning. Clowning 1530 01:13:09,080 --> 01:13:12,479 Speaker 1: wins again. Somebody else said there earlier, what is it 1531 01:13:12,520 --> 01:13:15,760 Speaker 1: about clowning that he can't date your sister? Clowny? Well man, 1532 01:13:16,040 --> 01:13:20,320 Speaker 1: he yeah, different dude, all right, all right, well we're 1533 01:13:20,360 --> 01:13:22,200 Speaker 1: gonna let that. We're gonna stop right there. We won't 1534 01:13:22,200 --> 01:13:24,800 Speaker 1: even know no more. Kat TV man. We're moving up 1535 01:13:24,840 --> 01:13:26,759 Speaker 1: in the world. Man, shout out artist Man. I couldn't 1536 01:13:26,760 --> 01:13:30,599 Speaker 1: do it without y'all. Man, we out man, I love everybody. 1537 01:13:30,640 --> 01:13:35,080 Speaker 1: We out Now. I would advise you to go to 1538 01:13:35,080 --> 01:13:37,120 Speaker 1: the website Houston Texas dot com and go check out 1539 01:13:37,160 --> 01:13:42,160 Speaker 1: the video because the the video, the audio is great, 1540 01:13:42,160 --> 01:13:44,680 Speaker 1: but the video just adds to it. You gotta you 1541 01:13:44,720 --> 01:13:46,640 Speaker 1: gotta see it because you'll see some of the reactions 1542 01:13:46,800 --> 01:13:49,640 Speaker 1: and the way that Kjack TV started. DeShawn was in 1543 01:13:49,680 --> 01:13:52,439 Speaker 1: the locker room on Monday and he was stretching down 1544 01:13:52,439 --> 01:13:56,720 Speaker 1: on the floor and as Kareem went down interview him, 1545 01:13:56,840 --> 01:13:59,080 Speaker 1: they were saying, no, DeShawn, stand up you're doing because 1546 01:13:59,120 --> 01:14:00,760 Speaker 1: no, no no, no, no no, no, I got this. I'll just 1547 01:14:00,760 --> 01:14:02,439 Speaker 1: do this down here. Man. We got a debt. That's 1548 01:14:02,439 --> 01:14:05,320 Speaker 1: what you hear. That's what your creem saying at the beginning, 1549 01:14:05,320 --> 01:14:07,400 Speaker 1: and right at the very end, he's handing out Kjack 1550 01:14:07,479 --> 01:14:10,200 Speaker 1: TV T shirts. Has guys in the locker rooms started 1551 01:14:10,200 --> 01:14:12,120 Speaker 1: getting some. It's a hot item. I got one on 1552 01:14:12,160 --> 01:14:13,720 Speaker 1: my bag. I probably could scout that for a few 1553 01:14:13,760 --> 01:14:16,080 Speaker 1: hundred bucks at this point, but I knew everybody locker 1554 01:14:16,120 --> 01:14:19,000 Speaker 1: room wanted him. Kjack TV is certainly hot, as you'll 1555 01:14:19,040 --> 01:14:21,519 Speaker 1: see it on the Andrew Brant Football Experience on NFL 1556 01:14:21,640 --> 01:14:25,080 Speaker 1: Network every single week going forward. Sounds good stuff. All right, 1557 01:14:25,120 --> 01:14:29,200 Speaker 1: it's time four the Gain Plan with Brian Gaine, general manager. 1558 01:14:29,240 --> 01:14:31,439 Speaker 1: If your Houston Texans joining us right now the Huntday 1559 01:14:31,479 --> 01:14:35,680 Speaker 1: Texans Radio Studio general manager Brian Gaine. Brian, congratulations on 1560 01:14:35,720 --> 01:14:37,640 Speaker 1: the victory and here we are at the buy. A 1561 01:14:37,680 --> 01:14:41,160 Speaker 1: lot of progress obviously, and a lot of momentum. Sure, 1562 01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:43,960 Speaker 1: after nine weeks of play where we're six and three, 1563 01:14:44,320 --> 01:14:48,040 Speaker 1: six wins, three losses, we have six in a row. Obviously, 1564 01:14:48,120 --> 01:14:50,479 Speaker 1: looking forward, looking ahead to the buy, the health of 1565 01:14:50,520 --> 01:14:53,960 Speaker 1: the team is critically important, but not too far off. 1566 01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:56,120 Speaker 1: Our next big game as ahead of us, and that's 1567 01:14:56,160 --> 01:14:59,519 Speaker 1: with versus the Washington Redskins, So right now that would 1568 01:14:59,600 --> 01:15:01,800 Speaker 1: would be set up as two teams who are leading 1569 01:15:01,800 --> 01:15:04,120 Speaker 1: their division. What a what a tough game on the 1570 01:15:04,200 --> 01:15:07,320 Speaker 1: road here going into Washington, not an easy place to play. 1571 01:15:07,680 --> 01:15:09,320 Speaker 1: Proud of our guys the way they fought and the 1572 01:15:09,360 --> 01:15:13,639 Speaker 1: coaches because Denver certainly wasn't either. Looking down the road, 1573 01:15:13,920 --> 01:15:16,400 Speaker 1: you know, obviously the Redskins is coming around the corner. 1574 01:15:16,439 --> 01:15:19,639 Speaker 1: But thereafter we have a few games at home, So 1575 01:15:19,760 --> 01:15:22,160 Speaker 1: if we can find a way to win in Washington, 1576 01:15:22,760 --> 01:15:24,560 Speaker 1: you know we'd be coming back to I believe a 1577 01:15:25,120 --> 01:15:30,120 Speaker 1: three game homestad and nothing. We can't look too far ahead, obviously, 1578 01:15:30,160 --> 01:15:32,000 Speaker 1: but the health of the team is critically important here 1579 01:15:32,040 --> 01:15:34,760 Speaker 1: Over the buy, you'll probably always be able to tell 1580 01:15:34,800 --> 01:15:37,600 Speaker 1: the story and maybe never have another transaction like the 1581 01:15:37,640 --> 01:15:39,559 Speaker 1: one you had last week where you trade for a 1582 01:15:39,600 --> 01:15:42,200 Speaker 1: guy in five days later he's facing his former team 1583 01:15:42,240 --> 01:15:45,120 Speaker 1: and they have a gigantic banner of him outside the 1584 01:15:45,120 --> 01:15:47,879 Speaker 1: stadium congratulating him on his career, and all the pregame 1585 01:15:47,920 --> 01:15:49,840 Speaker 1: stuff as well. That had to be almost surreal to 1586 01:15:49,880 --> 01:15:52,800 Speaker 1: see that unfold. Sure, you know, you spend nine years 1587 01:15:52,840 --> 01:15:55,240 Speaker 1: in an organization, in a place, it becomes your life, 1588 01:15:55,240 --> 01:15:57,040 Speaker 1: it be you become a part of the community. So 1589 01:15:57,080 --> 01:16:00,560 Speaker 1: I could certainly understand how they wanted to honor de 1590 01:16:00,680 --> 01:16:03,120 Speaker 1: Marius in regards to what he did for the organization. 1591 01:16:03,760 --> 01:16:05,760 Speaker 1: I think you won a Super Bowl and obviously played 1592 01:16:05,760 --> 01:16:08,640 Speaker 1: at a high level for them. But I'm proud of 1593 01:16:08,680 --> 01:16:11,240 Speaker 1: Demerius because the way he handled the week leading up 1594 01:16:11,240 --> 01:16:14,080 Speaker 1: to the game. Just a little backstory. You know, he 1595 01:16:14,160 --> 01:16:16,400 Speaker 1: arrives here on a Tuesday, you know the game is 1596 01:16:16,400 --> 01:16:18,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday. He has to go through the process of 1597 01:16:19,400 --> 01:16:21,920 Speaker 1: learning the game plan, going out there and executing the 1598 01:16:21,920 --> 01:16:24,599 Speaker 1: game plan on a very short week. And what I've 1599 01:16:24,640 --> 01:16:27,320 Speaker 1: discovered ultimately is very smart player. And we knew that 1600 01:16:27,360 --> 01:16:30,519 Speaker 1: coming into this that Demerius would be a quick learner, 1601 01:16:31,040 --> 01:16:35,080 Speaker 1: very smart, great football mind, very cerebral. Went out there 1602 01:16:35,080 --> 01:16:37,600 Speaker 1: and started very fast, certainly was impactful. You felt his 1603 01:16:37,720 --> 01:16:39,760 Speaker 1: impact on the first drive or the first quarter of 1604 01:16:39,760 --> 01:16:42,280 Speaker 1: the game, made some big plays for us, so we're 1605 01:16:42,320 --> 01:16:44,559 Speaker 1: happy to have him. When you watch that game unfold, 1606 01:16:44,640 --> 01:16:46,559 Speaker 1: special teams was such a big part of it, and 1607 01:16:46,600 --> 01:16:49,960 Speaker 1: to see guys like AJ Moore making plays and Buddy Howell. 1608 01:16:49,960 --> 01:16:52,679 Speaker 1: We've talked about that before, Brian, but as the season 1609 01:16:52,760 --> 01:16:55,880 Speaker 1: goes on, those plays get larger and larger to force 1610 01:16:55,960 --> 01:16:59,479 Speaker 1: long fields and create positive situations for the Texans. What 1611 01:16:59,640 --> 01:17:01,360 Speaker 1: makes me think back to the plan in the off 1612 01:17:01,400 --> 01:17:03,320 Speaker 1: season when we talked about how we can improve our 1613 01:17:03,360 --> 01:17:06,280 Speaker 1: offense defense, but the third phase of that, which was 1614 01:17:06,320 --> 01:17:08,880 Speaker 1: equally as important, was trying to upgrade and improve our 1615 01:17:08,920 --> 01:17:11,960 Speaker 1: special teams units. We had the opportunity opportunity to do 1616 01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:15,120 Speaker 1: that through the draft, through free agency, through the waiver 1617 01:17:15,280 --> 01:17:19,040 Speaker 1: claim process, through the fifty three man cut down process, 1618 01:17:19,720 --> 01:17:21,800 Speaker 1: and we put emphasis on height, weight, speed as it 1619 01:17:21,920 --> 01:17:24,640 Speaker 1: related to the positional groups that we would target for 1620 01:17:24,960 --> 01:17:29,479 Speaker 1: special teams play. Coach Saley obviously in his assistant coach Smith, 1621 01:17:29,520 --> 01:17:31,960 Speaker 1: have done a great job here improving our special team 1622 01:17:32,040 --> 01:17:34,599 Speaker 1: So I think the combination of both of those things 1623 01:17:34,439 --> 01:17:39,240 Speaker 1: has seen improve special teams play. Field position is critically important. Obviously, 1624 01:17:39,240 --> 01:17:41,599 Speaker 1: put a large emphasis on that we want fueld position 1625 01:17:41,640 --> 01:17:44,880 Speaker 1: advantage because of our defense, and we believe our defense 1626 01:17:45,000 --> 01:17:46,880 Speaker 1: is hard to move the ball on on a long field. 1627 01:17:46,960 --> 01:17:49,679 Speaker 1: So that excites us about their improvement and we're gonna 1628 01:17:49,680 --> 01:17:51,240 Speaker 1: have to go out and do that again versus Washington 1629 01:17:51,320 --> 01:17:55,000 Speaker 1: get a victory. Trevor Daniel in the off season, well, preseason, 1630 01:17:55,080 --> 01:17:57,240 Speaker 1: you make the decision to go with him and not 1631 01:17:57,400 --> 01:18:00,879 Speaker 1: Shane Leckler. Shane's a really good putter, obviously, but Daniel's 1632 01:18:00,880 --> 01:18:02,799 Speaker 1: doing a really good job where you as a rookie 1633 01:18:02,800 --> 01:18:04,559 Speaker 1: in particular, and you see a lot of rookie punters 1634 01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:07,000 Speaker 1: around the league, but he's made some big kicks for you. Yes, 1635 01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:08,880 Speaker 1: and he had a great game here this past week 1636 01:18:09,800 --> 01:18:13,000 Speaker 1: on the road in a difficult environment and obviously kicked 1637 01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:15,320 Speaker 1: for distance, he kicked for hang time. I think when 1638 01:18:15,360 --> 01:18:17,840 Speaker 1: impressed me the most was his ability to direct directional 1639 01:18:18,600 --> 01:18:20,880 Speaker 1: to kick it in direction. So we put into the 1640 01:18:20,920 --> 01:18:23,840 Speaker 1: corners and combined with the coverage the attack of the 1641 01:18:23,880 --> 01:18:26,639 Speaker 1: coverage as well. We felt like we limited their return 1642 01:18:26,720 --> 01:18:29,439 Speaker 1: game and forced some some long fields for Denver's offense 1643 01:18:29,439 --> 01:18:32,080 Speaker 1: to have to face. It's a weird place to play 1644 01:18:32,080 --> 01:18:34,240 Speaker 1: with the altitude and everything, and I think the kickers 1645 01:18:34,320 --> 01:18:36,960 Speaker 1: like it because the all time longest NFL field goal 1646 01:18:37,120 --> 01:18:39,679 Speaker 1: was kicked there. Yet you had the sixty two yard 1647 01:18:39,720 --> 01:18:41,640 Speaker 1: or missed. Kaimie missed an extra point, you had the 1648 01:18:41,680 --> 01:18:44,200 Speaker 1: miss at the end. There were some interesting moments and 1649 01:18:44,200 --> 01:18:46,360 Speaker 1: the kicking came, no doubt, yes there were, but for 1650 01:18:46,600 --> 01:18:48,679 Speaker 1: Kimi to go out there at least make that kick 1651 01:18:48,800 --> 01:18:51,240 Speaker 1: at the end of the first half and that circumstance 1652 01:18:51,240 --> 01:18:54,320 Speaker 1: and situation, we're proud of him for doing that. Kicked off. 1653 01:18:54,360 --> 01:18:56,880 Speaker 1: He kicked off well throughout the game, so when the 1654 01:18:56,880 --> 01:18:58,880 Speaker 1: bell rang and we needed him to make that kick 1655 01:18:58,920 --> 01:19:00,439 Speaker 1: there at the end of the second if you did it, 1656 01:19:00,680 --> 01:19:02,880 Speaker 1: more proud of them. Yeah. The fourth quarter kick was 1657 01:19:02,920 --> 01:19:05,040 Speaker 1: a pressure kick and a lot of wind as well. 1658 01:19:05,040 --> 01:19:07,120 Speaker 1: I mean that thing was being pushed a little bit correct, 1659 01:19:07,160 --> 01:19:08,760 Speaker 1: and those are some of the elements you do with 1660 01:19:08,760 --> 01:19:10,600 Speaker 1: when you go out to Denver, there's a degree of 1661 01:19:11,360 --> 01:19:14,120 Speaker 1: uncertainty and you look at you know, from quarter to 1662 01:19:14,200 --> 01:19:17,479 Speaker 1: quarter it can change out there. But relatively speaking, we 1663 01:19:17,520 --> 01:19:19,439 Speaker 1: felt like it was amountable day as it related to 1664 01:19:19,439 --> 01:19:21,960 Speaker 1: the elements. The wind did pick up during the game, 1665 01:19:22,880 --> 01:19:24,720 Speaker 1: but the one thing about the way we kicked the ball, 1666 01:19:24,760 --> 01:19:26,960 Speaker 1: I think that the combination of the coverage and the 1667 01:19:27,000 --> 01:19:29,200 Speaker 1: attack of the plan of the coverage that coach Cely 1668 01:19:29,240 --> 01:19:32,240 Speaker 1: and coach Smith deploy out there. I think that that 1669 01:19:32,360 --> 01:19:34,479 Speaker 1: equally has to be credited. Bright When you see a 1670 01:19:34,479 --> 01:19:36,880 Speaker 1: player like Kareem Jackson, who's been around for a while, 1671 01:19:36,880 --> 01:19:39,639 Speaker 1: he's drafted in two ten, and he's having his best 1672 01:19:39,640 --> 01:19:42,600 Speaker 1: season ever. He's very impactful out there. What do you 1673 01:19:42,680 --> 01:19:45,360 Speaker 1: make of that? Why do some guys get better when 1674 01:19:45,439 --> 01:19:47,000 Speaker 1: it's at a time when a lot of guys wouldn't 1675 01:19:47,000 --> 01:19:48,720 Speaker 1: even be in the league anymore. You know, there's a 1676 01:19:48,800 --> 01:19:51,120 Speaker 1: term that we often use in scouting, you know, we 1677 01:19:51,240 --> 01:19:54,320 Speaker 1: call instincts. We refer to player's instincts in terms of 1678 01:19:54,360 --> 01:19:58,200 Speaker 1: their read and recognition skills, their ability to quickly diagnose 1679 01:19:58,240 --> 01:20:00,800 Speaker 1: and trigger on plays. Well, Kareem has that at a 1680 01:20:00,880 --> 01:20:04,280 Speaker 1: high level, naturally, a very experienced player, nine years in 1681 01:20:04,280 --> 01:20:07,960 Speaker 1: the league, very very smart football player, and I think 1682 01:20:08,000 --> 01:20:11,280 Speaker 1: that lends a lot to the level of versatility he has. 1683 01:20:11,360 --> 01:20:14,240 Speaker 1: You can't not be a smart player and play on 1684 01:20:14,280 --> 01:20:17,479 Speaker 1: the perimeter, play nickel, play safety, play in the box, 1685 01:20:17,520 --> 01:20:21,280 Speaker 1: play man, play zone. So his instincts and his smarts 1686 01:20:21,520 --> 01:20:24,760 Speaker 1: are exponential and he should be credit for that. We 1687 01:20:24,840 --> 01:20:26,960 Speaker 1: talked about Jordan Thomas a little bit last week, but 1688 01:20:26,960 --> 01:20:29,800 Speaker 1: he makes another touchdown reception for you, and it's just 1689 01:20:29,840 --> 01:20:32,599 Speaker 1: so unusual to see a guy that big have hands 1690 01:20:32,720 --> 01:20:34,880 Speaker 1: like that. The catch he made in the end zone 1691 01:20:34,960 --> 01:20:37,280 Speaker 1: yesterday was one where a lot of guys would not 1692 01:20:37,280 --> 01:20:39,600 Speaker 1: be able to make that, especially at his size. You 1693 01:20:39,600 --> 01:20:42,320 Speaker 1: knows as an outlier. You just don't find too many 1694 01:20:42,320 --> 01:20:44,240 Speaker 1: college receivers that look like him, and that's where he 1695 01:20:44,280 --> 01:20:47,200 Speaker 1: played in the Mississippi State. Who's playing college and college 1696 01:20:47,520 --> 01:20:50,760 Speaker 1: playing college receiver. But for us, it's the catch radius. 1697 01:20:50,560 --> 01:20:53,160 Speaker 1: It's it's the sizeable target in the middle of the 1698 01:20:53,200 --> 01:20:56,200 Speaker 1: field or down the field where it gives the quarterback 1699 01:20:56,200 --> 01:20:58,880 Speaker 1: a degree of I wouldn't say error, but it gives 1700 01:20:58,880 --> 01:21:00,840 Speaker 1: you a large area where it large swath where you 1701 01:21:00,840 --> 01:21:02,840 Speaker 1: can throw the football and locate the football and he 1702 01:21:02,880 --> 01:21:06,000 Speaker 1: can high point the ball, which gives us an advantage 1703 01:21:06,000 --> 01:21:08,320 Speaker 1: over some some defensive backs in the league. This is 1704 01:21:08,400 --> 01:21:09,880 Speaker 1: the time of year where you want to see all 1705 01:21:09,880 --> 01:21:13,720 Speaker 1: that offseason nutritional work, everything the foundation you laid in 1706 01:21:13,760 --> 01:21:15,800 Speaker 1: the off season really come through. Because you have seven 1707 01:21:15,840 --> 01:21:17,880 Speaker 1: games left and you have the bye week this week, 1708 01:21:17,920 --> 01:21:20,160 Speaker 1: So how do you want to see the players spend, 1709 01:21:20,200 --> 01:21:22,640 Speaker 1: the buy and the coaching staff and everybody in the organization. 1710 01:21:22,920 --> 01:21:25,200 Speaker 1: So first and foremost we've put an emphasis on the 1711 01:21:25,240 --> 01:21:27,519 Speaker 1: following is that we had one game in twenty four days. 1712 01:21:28,000 --> 01:21:29,439 Speaker 1: If we could find a way to get through this 1713 01:21:29,520 --> 01:21:32,400 Speaker 1: game healthy here the Denver game, we'd be looking down 1714 01:21:32,400 --> 01:21:34,840 Speaker 1: the pike of having two weeks off here to get 1715 01:21:34,840 --> 01:21:38,040 Speaker 1: our guys bodies right and equally get players back who 1716 01:21:38,080 --> 01:21:40,639 Speaker 1: maybe had missed some time here due to injury. So 1717 01:21:40,760 --> 01:21:43,160 Speaker 1: we feel like we've achieved those goals. There's a lot 1718 01:21:43,160 --> 01:21:47,040 Speaker 1: of education as it relates to recovery and wellness of 1719 01:21:47,120 --> 01:21:53,120 Speaker 1: the players in terms of the rest, rehabilitation, nutrition, hydration, flexibility, mobility, 1720 01:21:53,560 --> 01:21:55,800 Speaker 1: and we're excited that we're going to get some reinforcements 1721 01:21:55,800 --> 01:21:57,920 Speaker 1: back here the second half of the season, guys coming 1722 01:21:57,960 --> 01:22:01,200 Speaker 1: back from games missed potentially down the road, guys coming 1723 01:22:01,240 --> 01:22:04,320 Speaker 1: back from ir potentially, guys down the road coming back 1724 01:22:04,320 --> 01:22:08,000 Speaker 1: from the pup list. So we're excited about those opportunities 1725 01:22:08,040 --> 01:22:10,320 Speaker 1: here because we feel like we have some in house 1726 01:22:10,360 --> 01:22:13,040 Speaker 1: contingency plans here that can really help us make a 1727 01:22:13,040 --> 01:22:15,240 Speaker 1: push in the second half of the season. When people 1728 01:22:15,320 --> 01:22:17,920 Speaker 1: ask you to pinpoint what's the difference. What's the big 1729 01:22:17,960 --> 01:22:20,880 Speaker 1: difference between O and three start and winning six in 1730 01:22:20,880 --> 01:22:22,519 Speaker 1: a row? At six and three where you are right now, 1731 01:22:22,560 --> 01:22:23,920 Speaker 1: what do you think that is? I think it's one 1732 01:22:23,960 --> 01:22:26,720 Speaker 1: game at a time. You know, you evaluate why you're succeeding, 1733 01:22:26,760 --> 01:22:29,240 Speaker 1: You evaluate perhaps why why you have failed. But each 1734 01:22:29,240 --> 01:22:31,760 Speaker 1: one of those games were one score games. Each one 1735 01:22:31,800 --> 01:22:33,720 Speaker 1: of those games that we lost came down to the 1736 01:22:33,760 --> 01:22:36,599 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. I think we started finding more ways to 1737 01:22:36,600 --> 01:22:39,800 Speaker 1: win than to fail. As it related to that, I 1738 01:22:39,840 --> 01:22:42,000 Speaker 1: also think we were learning from some of the mistakes 1739 01:22:42,720 --> 01:22:45,640 Speaker 1: and we began to capitalize on some of the opportunities 1740 01:22:45,680 --> 01:22:48,880 Speaker 1: that we were getting. We were creating turnovers, not creating 1741 01:22:50,280 --> 01:22:53,920 Speaker 1: giving away turnovers. We started running the ball better on offense, 1742 01:22:54,840 --> 01:22:59,160 Speaker 1: started playing more complementary defensive efforts where the rush and 1743 01:22:59,200 --> 01:23:02,320 Speaker 1: the coverage were really meshing well together. So I think 1744 01:23:02,360 --> 01:23:04,360 Speaker 1: the improvement of the team you can see that in 1745 01:23:04,400 --> 01:23:08,679 Speaker 1: our statistics week to week, where categorically we've improved weekly 1746 01:23:08,680 --> 01:23:12,439 Speaker 1: in a lot of miscellaneous statistical categories. But now in 1747 01:23:12,479 --> 01:23:14,599 Speaker 1: the second half of the season, like the most important 1748 01:23:14,600 --> 01:23:17,559 Speaker 1: thing here at to buy is to get the reinforcements back, 1749 01:23:17,720 --> 01:23:20,200 Speaker 1: to get our team healthy. We feel like we're very 1750 01:23:20,200 --> 01:23:22,679 Speaker 1: close to that in terms of getting of some guys 1751 01:23:22,680 --> 01:23:26,120 Speaker 1: back off of the injured lists, back off ir and 1752 01:23:26,240 --> 01:23:28,800 Speaker 1: back off the pup list. So we're excited about these 1753 01:23:28,840 --> 01:23:30,960 Speaker 1: next seven weeks. Well, it's the first time in a 1754 01:23:31,040 --> 01:23:34,120 Speaker 1: history of the franchise you've gotten three games without turning 1755 01:23:34,120 --> 01:23:36,720 Speaker 1: the ball over. So that's remarkable right there. It's been 1756 01:23:36,720 --> 01:23:38,640 Speaker 1: a point of emphasis, and I gotta give credit to 1757 01:23:38,680 --> 01:23:40,800 Speaker 1: the coaches where it's been a coaching point. It's been 1758 01:23:40,920 --> 01:23:43,840 Speaker 1: a teaching point, a point of emphasis in practice. So 1759 01:23:43,920 --> 01:23:46,200 Speaker 1: we work on it. We teach it, we educate it, 1760 01:23:46,240 --> 01:23:48,920 Speaker 1: we follow up with it, and equally working on taking 1761 01:23:48,920 --> 01:23:51,240 Speaker 1: the ball away. So these are points of emphasis in 1762 01:23:51,360 --> 01:23:53,439 Speaker 1: terms of our daily plan. You know, the six days 1763 01:23:53,479 --> 01:23:56,519 Speaker 1: prior to game day that we're working on protecting the football, 1764 01:23:56,640 --> 01:23:59,200 Speaker 1: trying to take it away. But the most important thing 1765 01:23:59,240 --> 01:24:01,040 Speaker 1: when you do take it way is what do you 1766 01:24:01,080 --> 01:24:03,400 Speaker 1: do with it? So you know yesterday was a great 1767 01:24:03,439 --> 01:24:05,479 Speaker 1: example of that where we got to turn over deep 1768 01:24:05,520 --> 01:24:09,839 Speaker 1: in Denver's territory. We turned that into a touchdown. Certainly 1769 01:24:09,880 --> 01:24:12,160 Speaker 1: did Brian. I know it's not the same kind of 1770 01:24:12,200 --> 01:24:14,040 Speaker 1: break for you as it is for the players, But 1771 01:24:14,080 --> 01:24:16,320 Speaker 1: how will you spend the buy most of the time 1772 01:24:16,640 --> 01:24:19,200 Speaker 1: at this time of the year for buys for personnel people, 1773 01:24:19,240 --> 01:24:21,599 Speaker 1: you'll you'll spend it scouting players. So it's a good 1774 01:24:21,600 --> 01:24:24,040 Speaker 1: opportunity to get out and have an extended week or 1775 01:24:24,080 --> 01:24:28,080 Speaker 1: extended time to scout college players. Number Two, you're evaluating 1776 01:24:28,080 --> 01:24:30,840 Speaker 1: your own team heavily, trying to get some in depth 1777 01:24:30,880 --> 01:24:34,240 Speaker 1: analysis on what our scouts think about our roster at 1778 01:24:34,280 --> 01:24:38,360 Speaker 1: the moment, who's progressing, who's improving, improving, and equally will 1779 01:24:38,360 --> 01:24:40,000 Speaker 1: do that with the coaches as well. So there's a 1780 01:24:40,040 --> 01:24:43,120 Speaker 1: lot of self analysis of evaluating our own players, our 1781 01:24:43,160 --> 01:24:46,519 Speaker 1: own roster as we look down down down the pike 1782 01:24:46,600 --> 01:24:48,799 Speaker 1: here and scouting. You know, we start our December meetings 1783 01:24:49,240 --> 01:24:51,519 Speaker 1: as it relates to the scouting season right around the corner, 1784 01:24:51,520 --> 01:24:54,320 Speaker 1: so that's three or four weeks away. We start preparing 1785 01:24:54,320 --> 01:24:57,240 Speaker 1: for the All Star Games as they start in December 1786 01:24:57,320 --> 01:25:00,080 Speaker 1: and January, and equally the college bowl season. So some 1787 01:25:00,120 --> 01:25:02,519 Speaker 1: of these things we're getting ready for right now as 1788 01:25:02,520 --> 01:25:05,879 Speaker 1: we speak. We start our free agency meetings in January, 1789 01:25:06,040 --> 01:25:08,200 Speaker 1: so our scouts are working hard right now. We'll start 1790 01:25:08,200 --> 01:25:11,439 Speaker 1: we'll begin that process of focusing on our free agent 1791 01:25:11,479 --> 01:25:13,960 Speaker 1: targets here through the months of November and December, so 1792 01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:15,720 Speaker 1: a lot of work going on during the bye week. 1793 01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:17,760 Speaker 1: There is folks on this show in the books really 1794 01:25:17,800 --> 01:25:20,320 Speaker 1: appreciate you being here. We will see you on Monday 1795 01:25:20,360 --> 01:25:23,920 Speaker 1: for Texans Monday eight am, our flagships forty six ten 1796 01:25:23,960 --> 01:26:08,439 Speaker 1: see then everybody is always go Texans