1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Hello, Tech sands out and welcome to the program. Mark 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: findermer with you from inside in RG Stadium, the Hunday 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Texans Radio Studio, and tonight we have the General John 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: McLean from the Houston Chronicle as we talk about the 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: team wrapping up Mini camp six weeks from today begetting 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: practice at the Greenbrier. General, how's it going? Market? Couldn't 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: be any better? The offseason program is over, but I've 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: got a bunch of stories coming up in Texas Sports Nation. 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: We will have stories on that site, Texas SportsNation dot 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Com every day. I put one up today about Trevor Daniel. 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: Why in the world would one of the nation's top 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: punters come to the Texans and try to beat out 13 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: probably the next punters going to the Pro Football of Fame. 14 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: And he was really interesting talking about it. What a 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: great story. You know, we haven't done that one, so 16 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: I'm very impressed. He was a good talker, and unlike 17 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: some players, Shane really works closely with him, knowing he 18 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: wants his job and so will has stories on a 19 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: Texas SportsNation dot com every day between now and DeCamp 20 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: no off days. And I've just interviewed Brian Gaine for 21 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: a long time. I'm going to do Bill O'Brien and 22 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,119 Speaker 1: so even though it's offseason, I'm playing, I'm still doing 23 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 1: a lot of work before. I don't even plan on 24 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: taking time off. But I'm really looking forward to going 25 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: back to West Virginia. And it was a fun offseason program. 26 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's terrible about Andre Howe. You know Martinez 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: ranking they're hoping he'll be back with the start of 28 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: the season after his foot surgery, but it was every 29 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: money is so pumped about the season, and really, Lesbie, honest, 30 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: there's one guy that's got everybody feeling that way. I agree, 31 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: there's one guy that's got everyone feeling that way. Let's 32 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: talk about him in just a few moments here. But 33 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: you brought up some other things, and I want to 34 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: start here. We get into this when we get deeper 35 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: to the show usually, but let's start of the offensive line. 36 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: I think the biggest mystery on this team is tackled, 37 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: and it's the biggest question mark both sides. Because I 38 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: feel good about the interior. Once they get their three set, 39 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: once Martin comes back at center and they have full 40 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: ten and they have Kellamette, in all likelihood, those will 41 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: be the three guys in there. They have other options 42 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: as well. But how do you see it, John, I mean, 43 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: you look at an offensive line and how important it 44 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: is to a football team in the continuity. And I 45 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: was listening to Pat Kerwin and Jim Miller and they 46 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: made a great point about how on the old line, 47 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: similar to quarterback, this is the one position group where 48 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: you do not sub out. I mean, you do not 49 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: sub these guys if you can help it. Obviously injury 50 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: whatever that contributes to it. But you want your starting 51 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: five to be in there each and every game, each 52 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: and every snap, all throughout the season, if at all possible. 53 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: And the Texans have not solidified their starting five yet. 54 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: Unlike the defensive line, where they like to have a 55 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: rotation to keep them fresh, they don't do that for 56 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: offensive line because continuity and communication are so important. Remember 57 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: Bill's first year starting five only missed one game by 58 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: Brandon Brooks game. And this one is gonna be a 59 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: lot better because it can't be any worse. And the 60 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: tackles with Chantrell Henderson right side, Julie on Davenport on 61 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: the left, it's really important for them number one to 62 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 1: play and stay healthy because right now Kendall Lamb is 63 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: their swing tackle, and with them expecting Martinis ranking back 64 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: by the start of the season, I don't think it 65 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: would do any good to go out and sign a tackle. 66 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: Maybe some veteran will be coming in here. One thing 67 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: we do know, this roster is going to be constant upheaval. 68 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: As Brian Gaine his first year general manager, he and 69 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien will turn it when they see guys out 70 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: there who are available, but I think they Mike Devlin 71 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: is the first to say we got to put on pads, 72 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: but to this point and he's had them, he thinks 73 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: communication comraderie are really important. He's having over to his 74 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: house cooking barbecue, eating barbecue. They've done some things together. 75 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: I'm sure nobody drank beer. And he thinks it's very 76 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: important for those guys to build a good rapport because 77 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: it's so important in the game. And uh, they're fired 78 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: up about it. But it's like he says, they're not 79 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: gonna know. They'll know so much more about Julian Davenport, 80 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: who's who started two games at left tackle. Then once 81 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: they get to the Greenbrier and start banging on each 82 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 1: other and seeing him going at full speed against Winney, 83 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: Mercilla's Jadavion Clowney, J. J. Watt, Guys like that. It's 84 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: not like there are any veteran Pro Bowl tackles available 85 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: that you can just pluck off the trees that you 86 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: can sign as free agents. Side note here, remember the 87 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: days where there was a June mini free agency period, 88 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: there was that second the June cuts. But now they 89 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: can release those guys earlier, just designate them as June cuts. Right, 90 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: that's why we don't have that, and they already resigned 91 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: with other teams. Yeah, so you don't have that anymore. 92 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: And when you cut him and designate him as a 93 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: June cut, you got to keep their cap figure on 94 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: the books till you actually until June first. And uh 95 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,119 Speaker 1: so that's why there's no second wave. Now there's guys 96 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: out there. There have been tackles out there that have 97 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: signed with other teas, bounced around and and remember Rosston 98 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: Howard came to training camp last year and they looked 99 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: at him and they selected not to sign him. And 100 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: so there are guys out there, but they like who 101 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: they've gotten. They're sticking with them for now. All right, 102 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: Now you've with me on the interior three here with 103 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: Martin Fulton and tell them that they had all likelihood. 104 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: Jeff Allen, Greg Man's, David Quisenberry, Kyle Fuller, U Chad Slade. 105 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: Those are the four guys competing inside. I don't think 106 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: Jeff Allen'll be back. And so they got depth inside, 107 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: got better depth inside right now than uh they do outside. 108 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: All right, we talked about tight ends, I think a 109 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago on this program. But I look 110 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: at this position group John and I think that they 111 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: have a lot of options there. They have a lot 112 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: more than I thought. I'm not saying they have pro 113 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: bowlers left and right, but with the two guys they drafted, 114 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: Ryan Griffin, Steven Anderson will see how he fits in. 115 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: But I look at Matt Lingle out there making some 116 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: plays and Giovanni Robinson or Jevanni Robinson making some plays. 117 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: They do us some interesting guys to focus on once 118 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: we get to the Greenbrier in six weeks. One thing 119 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: they've learned in the off season program is Jordan Nakan 120 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: is a really good receiver, like they knew he would be, 121 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: and he has impressed him as a blocker. Not to 122 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: put him online, but if they need him to block, 123 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: he's willing and he has the ability to do it. 124 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: And the other thing Jordan Thomas, who played he was 125 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: a six five two or eight pound wide receiver last year. 126 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: You know they want to make an inline blocker out 127 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: of him because he's big, and he's strong and he's physical. 128 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: He caught the ball in the off season program better 129 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: than they thought, and he could help in the receiving game. 130 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: And the thing is about the off season program. You 131 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: know why you can't watch a lineman they can't hit, 132 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: but you can watch tight ends and receivers catch run routes, 133 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: quarterbacks throw, and dbs try to break up plays. And 134 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: that's really, to me, the only thing worth watching. And 135 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Thomas caught the ball very well. And now, of 136 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: course he got to go out and get physical, but 137 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: he's I think down to like two seventy played two 138 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: eighty last year and a guy that size, he's gonna 139 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: be physical. Jordan Nakins to me, bigger than I thought 140 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: when you see him in person. You know, you look 141 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: at the listing six four to six five two fifty, 142 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: all right, I know that doesn't sound small, but just 143 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: his physical presence was a little more than I expected 144 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: once I saw him out there with the guys. He 145 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: was supposed to be six three, two fifty. I bet 146 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: you he's six four and closer to two sixty. You know, 147 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: we don't have accurate weights on these guys. If they 148 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: were accurate, it wouldn't all be zero five, zero five. 149 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: There would be a three two, twenty one, twenty two. 150 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: I like to go back and look what the young 151 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: guys measured at the combine. But I think Ankins is 152 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: going to be heavier than we think he's since he's 153 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: older and he's been around and he played baseball. You know, 154 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: he knew what to do physically before he came in 155 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: here as far as in the weight room and everything. 156 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: And Ryan Griffin, I know you agree with me, and 157 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: I think anybody would did his watch the Texans. Ryan's 158 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: had one fully healthy season. C J for DOORWOODZ was 159 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: healthy for the most part, and Ryan caught fifty passes. 160 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: I want to see what Doorwood's gone retired, what Griffin 161 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: can do if he stays healthy sixteen games he can 162 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: I think that he will definitely be the starter. And 163 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: because he's such a good receiver, and you know he's 164 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: six six he's a great target, he's smart, he's got 165 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: a lot of experience. I'll bet you if Ryan stayed healthy, 166 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: he could catch seventy passes. Well, if you're talking about 167 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: a former sixth round draft choice he was not invited 168 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: to the combine, who could end up to its really 169 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: great things in this offense with Deshaun Watson pulling the trigger. 170 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: We did a talk on Houston Texans dot Com earlier 171 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: got a question from a listener about Kiki Qt and 172 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: the question was worded like, this is the slot receiver 173 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: job his to lose, and we thought, he can't word 174 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: it that way, but he's certainly in contention to play 175 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: a whole lot for this football team. What do you 176 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: make of what you've seen out of him so far? 177 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,599 Speaker 1: When I say other guys of coaches like him, or 178 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: the coaches were impressed by him, and I'm not saying 179 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 1: this about anybody, well, I would say that about this 180 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: about Justin Reid. They loved QT, and they loved him 181 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: before they drafted him. And Wes Welker it's not just 182 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: because he went to Tech, but he went up there, 183 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: worked out, worked him out, talked to people, spent time 184 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: with Qt and then he just basically stood on the table. 185 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: We gotta get this guy. And since he got in 186 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: here the way he explodes off the ball, the way 187 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: he makes sharp cuts and his routes explodes out of 188 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: the route and when he gets the ballmark he catches 189 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: it quick with his hands and he turns it up 190 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: feel almost in one motion. They have not had a 191 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: good consistent slot receiver since Bill O'Brien's been here. I 192 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: can't remember the last time they had one period. You know, 193 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: sometimes receivers like Andre Johnson when move inside, but I'm 194 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: talking about a pure slot receiver, and they are pumped 195 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: about this guy. It wouldn't like I think Justin Reed 196 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: will start and it won't surprise me. You know, Bruce 197 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: Ellington made some big plays and with Will Fuller and 198 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins, Bruce is going to be a third receiver. 199 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: But he's been hurt every year he's been in the NFL, 200 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: and so there's gonna be opportunities for Kiki Qt to play, 201 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: and he may not once he gets in that slot, 202 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: he may not come out. He caught a real high 203 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: one yesterday I saw. I've seen him make a lot 204 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: of plays. Very athletic, He's very fast, he's quick, he's shifty, 205 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: he seems to be smart, and he seems to know 206 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: the position, which is a credit to Cliff Kingsbury and 207 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: the coaching staff at Tech. I heard the triple threat 208 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: guys talking about, you know who might make the team 209 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: at wide receiver and they mentioned Chris Thompson, and I 210 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: gotta say, I like Chris Thompson a lot of a 211 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: special teams player, but it's gonna be real tough here 212 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: because assuming you get Sammy coachs playing special teams, which 213 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 1: you will, you know he's gonna be a flyer. He 214 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: could actually return stuff for you as well. I mean 215 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: you talked about his big body and how that can 216 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: come in handy with the new kickoff return roles. I mean, 217 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: I'm looking at four or five guys that all maybe 218 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: six that could get in there before a guy like 219 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: Chris Thompson. It's gonna be very competitive. Injuries will factor in. 220 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: I know some of those that will occur. But man, 221 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: even guys like Vincent Smith, undrafted free agents, super fast 222 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: Deandrew White making plays in the spring. I hesitate to 223 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: say this because when you had Andre Johnson and DeAndre 224 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: Hopkins here, you have to say that that's super depth. 225 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: That you're one in two and it almost doesn't matter 226 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: what you have after that. But top to bottom, this 227 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: is one of the deepest groups I've ever seen here. 228 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: The first four or set Ellington and QT that's four 229 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: and that's fuller and after that it's wide open. Ragston 230 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 1: Miller is gonna have to stay healthy and Sammy Coats 231 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: the two undrafted guys probably shouldn't even mention their names 232 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: because you know when anybody learned about him, yeah, nothing 233 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,719 Speaker 1: to see here. They'll be on the practice squad. And 234 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: let you mentioned White. You know he's he makes catches. 235 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: We put one out of me. So the first day 236 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: he got here last year training camp for you got hurt. Yeah, 237 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: he had a great one hander in the drills yesterday, 238 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: just individual with the with the big dummies around, but 239 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: it was a great catch and we put it on 240 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: social media. I wonder if Bill O'Brien was looking at 241 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: that saying, don't do that. But you know, these teams, 242 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: they know whod Andrew White is. You'd just love to 243 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 1: be able to sneak him through. If he's not gonna 244 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 1: be on your fifty three, well, let's be honest. And Stony. 245 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: All those guys got hurt last year. Boy, the odds 246 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: they're all going to be healthy in the cut might 247 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: not be so hard based on injuries. You hope it's hardy. 248 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: You want it to be where those coaches struggle agonized 249 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: when they're making that cut down in fifty three. You 250 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 1: do not want any cut to be easy. I want 251 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: to do the defense in the next segment. But at 252 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: the running back position here, Troy Maine Pope, we've talked 253 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: a little bit about him. I know they like him. 254 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: You can just tell when coaches like a certain player. 255 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: They do like him a lot, and they've liked him 256 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 1: since the as soon as he got here for the 257 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: rookie minicip No, No, he's the veteran. Yeah, he was 258 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: a rookie from Washington. That's Levoc Holeman. They like him too. 259 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: I kind of thought Terry Swanson from Solito would make 260 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: the best impression. Pope has experience, and they liked that. 261 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: And those guys will get a chance with Deante Foreman 262 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: he might. I'm guessing Deonte will go into camp be 263 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: on pup and then Marry's ready in a week or two, 264 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: they'll activate him and they believe he'll be one hundred 265 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: percent before the start of the sun will be a 266 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: happy day, and they'll give those guys we're talking about 267 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: a chance to prove themselves because they they don't need 268 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: to see. They know what Alfred Blue can do, they 269 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: know what Lamar Miller can do. And there and Bill's 270 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: Bill's gonna play all those backs. You know, he likes 271 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: to play a lot of backs. And I kind of believe, Mark, 272 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: tell me what you think when Foreman's healthy and he 273 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: comes back and plays a few games that based on 274 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: what we saw his improvement last year, it wouldn't surprise 275 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: me if eventually, say over the second half of the season, 276 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: he's not the starter and Miller's coming off the bench. Yeah, 277 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: maybe he gets the first couple of series and then 278 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: you get Miller in the game, or maybe just one series. 279 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: And I think it depends on matchups, the front they're facing. 280 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: How either of those backs would factor into path protection 281 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: against certain fronts they'll have to face. I mean, I 282 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: think there are a whole lot of things that could 283 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: play into that. But I agree with you, John, I 284 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: think that would have happened last year had everyone stayed healthy. 285 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: But we all know what happened last year? All right, 286 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: the General's gonna stick around. I've got some other questions. 287 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: At one point I want to make about training camp 288 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: and what happens a couple of things that happened once 289 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: you get into pads and can happen. Also the defensive 290 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: side of the football. Andre Howe's absence from the secondary, 291 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: what does it all mean? And also, since the General 292 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: is here and a movie expert, I have a complaint 293 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: about the reception of a movie I've seen this week, 294 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: a recent release, So we'll get it too that among 295 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: other things. Here, I'm Texans Radio Mark Vandermer joined by 296 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: John McClain tonight on Texans All Access here in the 297 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: Hunday Texans Radio studio across the hall from the Houston 298 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: Texans locker room at at RG Stadium, and they're packing 299 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: things up already to go to the Green Prior. They're 300 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: not gonna go yet, but they're packing up because it's 301 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: a big long break for the coaches, having up within 302 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: a couple of days, and the players are gonna be 303 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: off and it'll be interesting. John Bill O'Brien saying yesterday 304 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: that he really wants everybody to maintain focus during this period. 305 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: You got to think that for any NFL head coach, 306 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: the next six weeks are very Yeah, it's a relaxation time. 307 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: You're with your family, but you're kind of stressed out 308 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: about how your players are treating the time. Are they 309 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: making the most of this opportunity to stay healthy, stay fit, 310 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: and be ready for camp? In other words, don't go 311 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: on the mama or grandma and let him cook you 312 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: three fattening meals, five fattening meals a day and sit 313 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: around on your butt. You know. The thing is the 314 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: programs only two months. Players had three months to travel 315 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: and go do whatever they wanted before that. Yeah, before 316 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: the program begin on April sixteenth. So at this time, 317 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: no one going into training camp. They better be in shape. 318 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: You know, nothing nothing like getting in Bill O'Brien's dog 319 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: house by being out of shape. And it's really your 320 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: own doghouse career wise, you create it if you're not. 321 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: And I think players today get the message a whole 322 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: lot better than they used to because a lot of 323 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: them used to. They didn't start working out till June, 324 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: and they used training camp to get in shape. When 325 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: they would do two days told them about six hours. Yeah, 326 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: I mean you were telling me that. In the days 327 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: of the Oilers, when they did the six week of 328 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,479 Speaker 1: training camp routine, it was more than that because there 329 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: were six preseason games, so camp was like eight weeks. 330 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: I just kid, so you'd be going to camp. Yeah. 331 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: July first, nineteen seventy seven, I was at Nacodochus. They 332 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: trained there one year, and I'm back looking for a 333 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: TV to watch Major League Baseball All Star Game and 334 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: I find a black and white. The dorm was a dump, 335 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 1: and I find a black and white TV off the 336 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: kitchen and I go back and I sit on a chair. 337 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: Guy comes in and sits down next to him. He 338 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: blindaded guy. And it was first camp i'd been to. 339 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,959 Speaker 1: I stuck my hand out, I said John mcclaim from 340 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: the Chronicle, and he goes, wait and wait, and I 341 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: watched a little All Star game until he got up 342 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: and left. Wait Phillips, Yeah, I was only TV. I 343 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: could fine, So I watched the All Star Game. Now, 344 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: they don't report un till like three weeks or month 345 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: after the All Star Game. Wade Phillips at the time 346 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: of recent University of Houston graduates. Yeah, and there you go. 347 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 1: I mean, was he a grand assistant when he started 348 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: with the Olders of the seventies. Maybe he was a 349 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: full time coach. He'd been a full time coach at 350 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: You of h and maybe somewhere else. It's interesting because 351 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: at the Robert Brazil Roast we're doing at the Improval 352 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: on June twenty fifth, Wade cannot be there. He did 353 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: a video and the reason is his birthday's on the 354 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: twenty first, and every year he and Laurie go to 355 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: Vegas for his birthday and he does not give up 356 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: that trip for anybody, including one of his former players 357 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: who's going to be in the Hall of Fame. It's 358 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: June twenty first or July twenty first July, of course. Yes. 359 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: The wife that I would be next week. This is 360 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: two or three years ago. Well, this is right after 361 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: the Broncos won the Super Bowl. The wife and I 362 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: ran into the Phillips couple at the Golden Nugget, did 363 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: you Yeah, that was fun and we ended up sitting 364 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 1: together for a couple of hours. It was a fantastic time. 365 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 1: Fantastic people. Wait, he was just having dinner that night. 366 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: I have no comment on any other recreational for the 367 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: shows for the show. Actually I do that sometimes. Anyway, 368 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 1: Job acclaint is with us. I mentioned some things about 369 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: training camp. Okay, in pads, we're talking about running backs. 370 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: Are you with me here? That the running backs can 371 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: look however they look right now, especially these undrafted guys, 372 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 1: and they're getting their feet wet in the NFL. But 373 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: when you get into pads, there could be one of 374 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: these guys could be a Lavon Coleman or a Terry Swans, 375 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, hey, in pads, it's a 376 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: different story. This dude is a player. Some guys rise 377 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: to the occasion. It's kind of like a lights go 378 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: on phenomena when they get into pad. Certain guys just pop. 379 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: And I would love to go into a time machine 380 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: and go back to two thousand and nine training camp 381 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,719 Speaker 1: and see what Arian Foster looked like, because I remember, 382 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: you know, we're just sifting through everybody at that point, 383 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: right what did Foster look like? Slayton was going into 384 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: his second year was not a good year because he 385 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: had the neck injury, But what did they have to 386 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: offer at the running back position? In two thousand and nine? 387 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: Arian was just an undrafted guy and he ultimately got 388 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: cut and put on the practice squad. I would just 389 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: love to see some of those practices. And you know, 390 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,719 Speaker 1: the footage might exist somewhere. It's probably in this building someplace. Well, 391 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: I'm guessing he didn't make that strong of an impression 392 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: on him if he got cut and then they drafted, 393 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: and even though he had those two good games at 394 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 1: the end of his rookie year, they're still spent a 395 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: second round pick on Ben take the next year. You 396 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: want to stand that though, that that I think he 397 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: was only played two games. Yeah, only played two games. 398 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: You couldn't rely on that to be you know who 399 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: knew that he was gonna bust out for two hundred 400 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: and thirty two yards in the opener against the Colts. 401 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: What was the guy's name? Last year? It turned out 402 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: to be an August All Star, the rookie from pronounce Yeah, 403 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: what was it? Daria gumb Wally? Was he was? He 404 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: at All Star? Watched him every day picking up the blitz, 405 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: charging down the field. Coach mister August him up and 406 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: didn't he make? Uh? Did he make the practice squad? Initially? 407 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: I can't remember, I believe, but I had a hard 408 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: time typing his name much less saying it. But there 409 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: are guys that Randy Cross is the one that dubbed 410 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,919 Speaker 1: him August All Stars, and they're on every team and 411 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: then something happens after that where they don't just keep 412 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: headed in the same direction and it and it never 413 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 1: works out. But um think about running backs until they 414 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: go against the forty nine ers and those two joint 415 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: practices after they get back here for the last party camp. 416 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: Not really gonna know because none of the defensive players 417 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: are obliterating them. All right, So Goodule was released on 418 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: October sixth from the Texans. YEP, that's it. And he's 419 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 1: a free agent right now, so we wish him the 420 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: very best of like actually, the Buccaneers picked him up 421 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: on their practice squad, they released him, and then the 422 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: Redskins picked him up and he was waived by that. 423 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: It wasn't a kicker's name, Kaimi. Oh you want to 424 00:21:55,680 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: you want his full name? Yeah, Kaimi Fairbaron. Who's been 425 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,959 Speaker 1: How do I know you're right? You just don't. You're 426 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: gonna have to take my word for it. I actually 427 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna pull it up right now, but we 428 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 1: interviewed him a few weeks ago. I said his name, 429 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:13,400 Speaker 1: and he said, I'm impressed. He said, I'm impressed. So 430 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: that was good enough for me. You asked him to 431 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: say it, I did originally so I could sound it 432 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: out off the recording I had, so he can do it. Yeah, 433 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: he could say his own name. Uh, couldn't spell her name. 434 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 1: There was a player one time, and he was a 435 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: rookie linebacker and I'm not gonna say his name, and 436 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: there'll be obvious reasons. He was a high draft choice 437 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,360 Speaker 1: and we're interviewing him with training camp. Media's around him. 438 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: Somebody's asking about his family kids. Yeah, I got a daughter. 439 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: What's her name? He's said it, and so I said, 440 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: how do you spell it? He did about it and 441 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: it wasn't that hard, and he did about the first 442 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: three letters, and one of the reporters spelled the rest. 443 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 1: He goes, yeah, that's close. Good enough. It never reminds 444 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 1: me of Antonio Cramardi trying to name all his children. Yes, 445 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,360 Speaker 1: that was I near about five of them that were 446 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: within six months of three years old. Okay, other things. 447 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,919 Speaker 1: Let's go to the defense here, John no Andre Howe. So, 448 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: and in a recent program, I pointed out to you 449 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: that if they're in Nickel. You could have Andre Howe 450 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 1: and another name you know might not be Andre Howe, 451 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 1: but there could be two names that you really know 452 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: well that would be sitting because of the signings that 453 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,479 Speaker 1: they had with Colvin coming in and with Tyrn Matthew 454 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: coming in, and the drafting of Justin Reid. Well, now 455 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 1: you take how out of the out of the equation. 456 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 1: But do you see Justin Reid's starting? We got another 457 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: question like that. I wrote that yesterday he is going 458 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: to be starting. I think he could chance he would 459 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: have started anyway that he would have beaten out Andre 460 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: how We're talking about a guy six to one, two five, 461 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 1: two ten. He ran a four fours at the combine. 462 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: He's smart as can be from Stanford. He's physical, he 463 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: can cover. Now he needs help, of course to learn 464 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: all this, but he has the ability to cover wide receiver, 465 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: right slot receiver, tied in. He did this in college 466 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 1: running back. Say it's a really good fast running back. 467 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: That's one reason they love him. And some teams had 468 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: a late first round grade on him. I don't know 469 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: if the team didn't have a second round grade on him, 470 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: and that's why that wasn't their top need. You know, 471 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: left tackle was but they jumped all over him and 472 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: turns out, you know, it was a great move. But 473 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: you could have say, you're three eating out. This is 474 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:25,360 Speaker 1: if they're healthy. Of course, you could have Kevin Johnson, 475 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: Jonathan Joseph, Aaron Colvin, Tyrn, Matthew, Justin Reid, Kareem Jackson. 476 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: That's six pretty good backs in a dime. Yeah, that 477 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: is pretty good. Kareem saying he's spending time at safety. Yep, 478 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: So does that stick? Did they wait and see? Well? 479 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: Injuries are gonna tell that tale. Yeah. Corey Moore hadn't 480 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: been able to practice, of course because he's mcl he 481 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 1: ord at the end of last year. But he's gonna 482 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: be back in camp and he has experience. He is 483 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: the only safety started a game for this team last year. 484 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: Three Yeah, because Nonre Holl's not a factor. So Corey 485 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: Moore is the guy. Yeah, but you feel pretty good 486 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,959 Speaker 1: about Honey Badger coming over and being a guy who 487 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: can make an impact right away. I was listening to 488 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 1: a national show today talking about all these things Honey 489 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: Badger's doing here, and I'm like, I know he's not. 490 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: That's what he did in Arizona yeah, you need to 491 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: pay attention. He's not. They're keeping him at safety. They 492 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 1: don't need him to cover slot. They got Aaron Colevin, 493 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: one of the best slot receivers in the NFL. Kareem 494 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: could cover slot. In fact, he got three guys who've 495 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: covered slot receivers extensively in the NFL. I don't think 496 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: that's the issue. I think the issues is Kevin Johnson's 497 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 1: got to stay healthy and play well. You know, you 498 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,160 Speaker 1: know what you got in Jonathan Joseph, but Kevin. This 499 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: is a They showed what they think of Kevin by 500 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 1: picking up that option, paying him nine something million. He's 501 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: got to stay healthy and play the way he did 502 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: earlier in his career. The pass rush, We're not going 503 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: to know until we get Watton Clowney back as well. 504 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: But Whitney Mercer looks physically terrific. He's back to being 505 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 1: Whitney merciless. He says he has been wanting to hit 506 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: somebody for weeks probably, and Brennan Scarlett he's working on 507 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: his game. You know, he is outside linebacker. Clowney can 508 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 1: play outside linebacker, of course, he can play defensive and 509 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,479 Speaker 1: he can play just about anything. So It's gonna be 510 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: really interesting, but it's still a wait and see there, 511 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 1: with Clowney and Watt having now participated in the offseason program, 512 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: at least the way it's laid out for guys who 513 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: are fully healthy, O'Brien said on Sports Radio six ten Friday, 514 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: Clowney promised him he'd be ready to go to train him. Okay, 515 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: key is, where's Romeo o'cranell gonna play him? He's gonna 516 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: put him back an ind like two years ago, leave 517 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: him a linebacker all the time in the base defense, 518 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 1: and then let him drop down in passing situations. It's 519 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: just where he lines up Initially. The emergence last year, 520 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: according to the coaches of Brandon Dunn, who played really 521 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: well because of injuries he was pressed into dude, he 522 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 1: played not just better than he'd ever played, which was 523 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: not much, but he played well. And reader can play end, 524 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: even though DJ looks like a nose tackle. So Christian 525 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 1: Cunnington's back, and he was playing better before he got hurt. 526 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 1: So that's four defensive linemen for three positions, and I'm 527 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 1: wondering if that would precipitate Clowney's starting off an outside linebacker. 528 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: Instead of end because then you'd have to put two 529 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 1: of them on the bench. I like the linebacker situation 530 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: inside with Cunningham with yeah it excuse me if they ask, 531 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: if you ask somebody right now, what's the least your worries, 532 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: they wouldn't The coaches wouldn't answer. But I'll tell you 533 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: what they think. The inside linebackers. McKinney keeps getting better, 534 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: cunning him, They're so happy with him and Dylan Cole 535 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: Colon Cunningham have looked like second year players should look. 536 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: They make the most improvement after their rookie year, and 537 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 1: those guys have fit right in with that. That not 538 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: just saying, but that's the way it is, and they 539 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 1: have showed that's they have. They're really happy with inside linebackers. 540 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: All right, A couple of it's on special teams here. 541 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 1: What are you seeing so far? I mean, Brad Seeley's 542 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: got to work with those kickoff rules. We talked about 543 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: that a bit last week. Fairbaron, we just mentioned him. 544 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: I see him trying a lot of long kicks in practice. 545 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 1: They didn't bring in another kicker for competition. I thought 546 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 1: that was a possibility in the off season. They did 547 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: not do it. You can tell they're trying to make 548 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:22,640 Speaker 1: it as competitive as possible for Kyimi under these circumstances. 549 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: And I just think it's one of those things where 550 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: we're not going to know until we see preseason games 551 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: and probably even regular season. They're not gonna disclose anything. 552 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: Brad Seli, it's his eighth team, it's his thirtieth year. 553 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: His greatest success with the Patriots, he won three rings. 554 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: Then he went with Eric Mangini to Cleveland. Bad move, 555 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: and so Bill finally gets him. And and if he 556 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: can't do it, nobody can do it. Right. You know, 557 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: they fired Bob Levzevsky, Langashevsky and Larry Izoh. So he 558 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 1: bringing Seely, who's an a proven special teams coordinator and 559 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: he's been that every all thirty years. Used to coach 560 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: position too. But I think he said it's such a 561 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: challenge when you have a new rule like this. He said, 562 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: some teams will get out faster than others. You want 563 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: to be one of those teams that knows how to 564 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: capitalize on it. So we're not talking about we're talking 565 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: about coverage. We're talking about returns and punch coverage. If 566 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: it's Shane Leckler, he's got to do a better job 567 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: of not out kicking the coverage. He's coming off another 568 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: really good season. And then fair baron you know he uh, 569 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: he missed too many extra points and but he's always 570 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: kicked off well. So and John snap, John Weeks is 571 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: the greatest snapper in NFL history because there's no worry there. 572 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: So yes, if I'm on the committee, he's first ballot, 573 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: and and so I think, Um, the key is the 574 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: coverage and the returns, and that's where brad see is 575 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: going to turn his money. Okay, I'll kicked my coverage, 576 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: so I know what that. I'll kicked my coverage too. 577 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: There we go. See we're taking care of business here tonight. 578 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: Next up, the size of the football. How much does 579 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: it matter in a movie that people are complaining about? 580 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 1: And I can't see why the general stays with us. 581 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: On Texans Radio, we are cruising along on a Thursday 582 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: evening with the General John McLean here from the Hunday 583 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: Texans Radio studio. Mark Vandermer with you on Texans All Access. 584 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: And John Andrew lucked through a football this week in 585 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: front of people, and it was a smaller football than 586 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: we usually see in the National Football League, which is 587 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: a weird thing to say and maybe a weird thing 588 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,239 Speaker 1: to do. And he says he's more comfortable throwing this 589 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: thing for now, and Mike Florio made a big deal 590 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: about it. He took a lot of heat because he's 591 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 1: an accused cults hater. Hey, I am too, but I 592 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: get it in a way. It's kind of weird, Like, 593 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: so you can throw that, you can't throw a regular 594 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: NFL football, Like, what's the diff really, he's not throwing 595 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: deep balls. I don't know. Am I making too much 596 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: of this? What do you make of all of it? 597 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: So high school football that's lighter, Yeah, should have just deflated. 598 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: No one would have known. And if that's what the 599 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: doctors tell him to do, do it gradually, because you know, 600 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: it's just like JJ Watt. JJ's not gonna go from 601 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: zero to sixty in the first game. He's got to 602 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: play himself back to the football condition he was in 603 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: for so long. And it's just like luck in a game. 604 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: He has to be able to make every throw and 605 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: with stand a hit, and until you see him get 606 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: banged on his shoulder and you see him throw those 607 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: deep outs in the deep balling rope. Everything he's done before, 608 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: people are gonna be worried about it. And just tossing 609 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: the ball to Frank Reich. It's kind of like they're 610 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 1: on the beach with a volleyball. But that's what it takes. 611 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 1: That's what it takes. I just hope for the Luck 612 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: family's sake that Andrew is able to come back and 613 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: be as great as he was before the injury. I 614 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 1: mean that Week four games supposed to be a get 615 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: well game, although it's never a get well game with 616 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 1: the Colts. No matter who plays a quarterback, you start 617 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: melts part after winning two games with the coach with 618 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: the Texans Killer to Kobe, Yeah, it's terrible. The cults 619 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: are just the baffling mystery. I'd rather see Bres or 620 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: Luck Texans luck. I'd rather see Luck unable to throw 621 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: an NFL football starting a quarterback in Week four. I 622 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: don't wish bad I don't wish bad things on him. 623 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: It's just in a football way. I've been very clear 624 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: on this. I shed no tears for the Colts a 625 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: sign of respect for Andrew. Yeah, he's a one. Let 626 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: him start in the fifth game. He's a wonderful guy 627 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: and he did say once to me that he listened 628 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 1: to me when he was young. So that was something, 629 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: all right, that made me feel a little bit ancient 630 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,960 Speaker 1: old a little bit. Okay, a couple of other things here, 631 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: right back to the quarterback situation with Watson, our own 632 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: guy coming back from injury, the Texans quarterback. He'll be 633 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 1: ready to go in cap John no knee brace this 634 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: week is see him throwing seven on sevens. What's your 635 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: observation here on Watson this week? Well, didn't he get 636 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 1: rid of the brace two weeks ago and he was 637 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: wearing a sleeve on his knee, so he took the 638 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: sleeve off. He looks like he's ready to go. I 639 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: don't think they'll have him out there the first day 640 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: doing everything full speed. It'll be a gradual process. He'll 641 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: be out with eleven on eleven, which he never was 642 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 1: in offseason program. He could have been. It's been over 643 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 1: eight months as the surgery and that he could have been, 644 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 1: but they didn't want somebody to trip and fall and 645 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 1: roll into his knee. And so I'm guessing that we 646 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 1: first preseason game we might not even see him. Oh, 647 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 1: let the backups play, let him do the practice or 648 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 1: you didn't see that. Put him in the second game, 649 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: let him go into scrimmage, and then of course, y'all 650 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 1: and play him in the third the most and hold 651 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: him out of the last game. What good would it 652 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: be a show to have him play in the first 653 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: game against Kansas City. I don't know. I just want 654 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: to see him play. But you're right, you're right. I 655 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,919 Speaker 1: told him out. I mean, he's no veteran. It's it's 656 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:13,160 Speaker 1: not like he doesn't need some reps just to get 657 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: back into it. And he's only in year two. But 658 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,720 Speaker 1: we saw how brilliant he was in year one practices. 659 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:23,319 Speaker 1: You know how O'Brien loves joint practices quarterbacks. Put him 660 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 1: out there in those joint practices. Let him run around, 661 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:28,080 Speaker 1: play him in a second and third game. Look at 662 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: last year, he didn't need a lot of reps. Now 663 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: he really didn't. You're right, I mean he well, he 664 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: did get a ton of reps in training camp. We 665 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: both saw he did for that, yes, But when he 666 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:42,479 Speaker 1: had to actually play, you know, he was ready to go. Yeah, 667 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,040 Speaker 1: he was. We all saw it together, all right. A 668 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 1: couple of other things. I have some other football questions, 669 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: but I wanted to bring this up before the close 670 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: of business. I saw the movie Solo, by the way, 671 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:54,359 Speaker 1: and you didn't like it though, right I thought the 672 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: casting was terrible. What I watched him, and there was 673 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:00,839 Speaker 1: not one thing he said or did that would make 674 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 1: me think he was going to become Harrison Ford, the wise, cracking, outgoing, animative, 675 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: demonstrative Han Solo. But I think it's an impossible task too. Well, 676 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: they could have got some money with personality, and it 677 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:16,400 Speaker 1: wasn't his fault as a director's fault. Ron Howard, I 678 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:20,719 Speaker 1: was so thought. So I thought instead of trying to 679 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: play Harrison Ford, he tried to play what he thought 680 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:25,360 Speaker 1: Han Solo was. And that's how the part Han Solo 681 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:29,359 Speaker 1: was Harrison Ford. Harrison Harrison Ford was Han Solo. So 682 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: he should have been to young on Solo where we 683 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 1: would learn about him. I also wanted to know stood 684 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,719 Speaker 1: jumping right in. I wanted to seem younger, how he 685 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:40,000 Speaker 1: developed his personality. He didn't have a personality, so it 686 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 1: didn't matter. I agree they went right to the Millennium 687 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: Falcon deal instead of like going young Han Solo as 688 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 1: a kid. They could have got Han Solo teenager, you know, 689 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: probably would have been better. The two directors they fired 690 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,399 Speaker 1: supposedly wanted to do more of that, but they were 691 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:58,280 Speaker 1: too worried about it. So they bring in Ron Howard, 692 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:01,800 Speaker 1: spend four more mouths shooting call two hundred and fifty 693 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: million to make that they'll make the money back, but 694 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,360 Speaker 1: I know they've been disappointed. But another thing that bothered me. 695 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 1: I brought it up. So he's lost his girlfriend, the 696 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:15,720 Speaker 1: Mother of Dragons. Yeah, by the way, I was thinking, 697 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:17,440 Speaker 1: who is that who? Because she's not a blonde in 698 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: this movie. Oh my gosh, Now I know who. So 699 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 1: he loses her in three years later in the whole 700 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:26,879 Speaker 1: universe just happens to bump it. Well, it's Star Wars, John, 701 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:28,400 Speaker 1: I mean, how do you end up on different planets 702 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 1: to bump into her? But here's the thing. Critics forever 703 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:37,440 Speaker 1: have reviewed Star Wars movies too harshly. It's freaking Star Wars. 704 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: You know. I saw one critic. Well, it's becoming too 705 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: much like the Marvel comic thing. It is the Marvel 706 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 1: comic thing. It's comic book stuff. It's not real science fiction. 707 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:47,240 Speaker 1: You know what real science fiction is. It's the fiftieth 708 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:49,759 Speaker 1: anniversary of two thousand and one of Space Odyssey. That's 709 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: real science fiction. And I'm not saying it's more entertaining necessarily, 710 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:55,480 Speaker 1: because Star Wars is highly entertaining and I love it. 711 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,160 Speaker 1: But I don't evaluate these movies too harshly. Just shoot 712 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:01,760 Speaker 1: some people up, give me some clever lines from the characters, 713 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:04,720 Speaker 1: give me Chewbacca with a couple of her and I'm happy. 714 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:07,360 Speaker 1: That's what I want out of Star Wars. Woody Harrelson's 715 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,400 Speaker 1: rug bothered me too well. Woody Harrelson, by the way, 716 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:12,919 Speaker 1: I think he's pulled like a Kevin Bacon right now. 717 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,080 Speaker 1: Remember Kevin Bacon went at that stage of his career 718 00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 1: where he realized, I'm not getting leading roles anymore. I 719 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 1: will play the supporting guy like he did in a 720 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 1: few Good Man and that the hero came up and 721 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: yeah and kind of thing. Yeah it didn't work, yeah, yeah. 722 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 1: And then you have what's your name is Dandy Dandy 723 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:33,480 Speaker 1: Newton from West World Cheese in the movie as well. Anyway, 724 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,040 Speaker 1: I'm ten Star Wars movies. I saw one guy put 725 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 1: a fifth, I'd put it near the bottom. Oh, I 726 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,279 Speaker 1: think see. I think people were way too harsh on 727 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 1: The Phantom Menace with the except for that jar Jar 728 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:45,440 Speaker 1: big character. That was awful. I think people just they 729 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: expect more than these movies really are. The Empire Strikes 730 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,160 Speaker 1: Back is a pretty decent movie. The Return of the Jedi, 731 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: the third one in the whole you know, the whole 732 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: chronology of the making of the series. That's not that 733 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 1: good a movie. Really. The first one's the best one 734 00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: still Episode four or a New Hope. The way they 735 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: shot it, you know what I was thinking, though, they're 736 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 1: probably getting ready to do a reboot of that. They're 737 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: probably gonna reboot that movie at some point, just redo it. 738 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. New actor. They're making one about Landau 739 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:15,200 Speaker 1: with the guy oh they are, Yeah, that played Lando 740 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: in this one. I liked him. I thought he was good. 741 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:20,319 Speaker 1: He is so talented, and he hosted a Saturday Night 742 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:21,759 Speaker 1: Live and I think he was in every sketch. He 743 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:24,400 Speaker 1: was amazing. He's he's really great. I don't know. We 744 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,360 Speaker 1: are so far behind. This thing came out six weeks ago? 745 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:29,719 Speaker 1: Did it really as you just see it? I just 746 00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: saw it because I don't see the movie, although I'll 747 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 1: see The Incredibles too this weekend, maybe with the fam 748 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:39,200 Speaker 1: Giz Incredibles too. It's it's dynamite those Pixar I'll tell 749 00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 1: you what, No, I know you don't see these Pixar movies. 750 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 1: Do you don't have kids. Let me tell you something. 751 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:48,200 Speaker 1: These Pixar movies are way better than ninety five percent 752 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: of non animated movies that come out. The character development, 753 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:55,880 Speaker 1: the clever lines the movie. Because they can control so much, 754 00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:58,560 Speaker 1: they made good movies. I saw this ranking all the 755 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 1: Pixar movies. Well the bottom of the list was still 756 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:04,320 Speaker 1: a hell of a movie, whatever it was, you know, 757 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 1: as I don't know one of those, you know, ones 758 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:08,600 Speaker 1: that wasn't as successful as the rest. I love all 759 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,520 Speaker 1: the Cars movies. I love them all. They're just great. 760 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,439 Speaker 1: I stop finding Nemo. You did see great movie, right 761 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:19,080 Speaker 1: my last one? Great acting Albert Brooks Ellen degenerous, great movie. Okay, 762 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,319 Speaker 1: that's enough of that anyway, General, what are you up 763 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,680 Speaker 1: going out on the Chronicle? Well, I wanted to point 764 00:39:23,719 --> 00:39:26,839 Speaker 1: out we're doing something for Texas Sports Nation and we're 765 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,760 Speaker 1: doing it next week on the twenty first at seven 766 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:33,040 Speaker 1: pm at the Chronicle, and I'm very excited about it 767 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:37,239 Speaker 1: because Brian T. Smith and Jerome Solomon are two columnists 768 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 1: and myself we will be meeting with readers, and we 769 00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:45,920 Speaker 1: take listeners as well, and they have to sign up 770 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,200 Speaker 1: for it. It doesn't cost anything to come over. It's 771 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:51,279 Speaker 1: gonna we're gonna talk. We're gonna talk sports for three 772 00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:54,520 Speaker 1: hours June twenty first, seven pm at the Chronicle and 773 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,680 Speaker 1: the week can find out about it to rs VP 774 00:39:56,920 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: to it as you go to Houston Chronicle dot com, 775 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:06,439 Speaker 1: slash meet, t xs N meet t XSN plus. I've 776 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:09,440 Speaker 1: tweeted it a bunch. I'll be tweeting it many times, 777 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:12,360 Speaker 1: and we'll have ads in the Chronicle telling you about 778 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:13,840 Speaker 1: where to go. We hope you get a lot of 779 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:15,799 Speaker 1: people out there so I can still read about sports 780 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:18,160 Speaker 1: in my Houston Chronicle, my regular edition. Read about it 781 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,279 Speaker 1: in the Houston Chronicle today. I had a column on 782 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:23,880 Speaker 1: Shaun Watson today on Texas Sports Nation. I have a 783 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:27,399 Speaker 1: thing on Trevor Daniel and why he would come here 784 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 1: and try to beat out one of the greatest punters 785 00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:31,920 Speaker 1: in NFL history. Good story, General, Thanks so much for 786 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:34,360 Speaker 1: your time. Oh when I got Brian Gaine coming Sunday 787 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:37,120 Speaker 1: and Bill O'Brien next week. Very good, Thank you very much. 788 00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: Mark all right. John McClain from the Houston Chronicle always 789 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,319 Speaker 1: a pleasure to have him on the program. Hey go 790 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 1: check out Houston Texans dot com for all the articles 791 00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:48,879 Speaker 1: and videos on your Houston Texans. And tomorrow night I'll 792 00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:51,279 Speaker 1: be doing the show with John Harris and we'll have 793 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: a Texans guest or two. We'll have a good time 794 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,880 Speaker 1: getting you ready for the weekend. And at that time, 795 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:58,920 Speaker 1: it'll be less than six weeks to the first practice 796 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:01,319 Speaker 1: at the Green Price. Thanks for listening, everyone, have a 797 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:02,880 Speaker 1: great night and go Texans.