1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Well, hello, good evening. It's Texans All Access here in 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: the Hyunday Texans Radio studio. Mark VanderMeer with you tonight, 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: joined by John Harris, Texans free agents in the building, today, 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Rodeo in the building. How many more days? One, two, three, 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: four more nights of the Houston Livestock Show and rodeo 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: And we've got a lot more nights until the Texans 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: play a football game. But a lot of activity this week, Johnny, 8 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: how's it going. I'm doing well, Mark, I am. I'm 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: glad you're back. I am glad you're bad. A lot 10 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: of radio. You did great job with brand and I 11 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: was on the road and I appreciate everything. Had a 12 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: lot of had a lot of fun talking to people 13 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,279 Speaker 1: taking the calls. Was over at Sports Radio six ten. 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: That was a good time chopping it up with the peeps. 15 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: And I told him, look, I've talked to you anytime 16 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: at your Harris football So you can be up on 17 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: Twitter if you want to do that. But it is 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: good to have you back. There's there's no question the 19 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: homeostasis is in balant. Well, we've got John McClain coming 20 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: up on the show, so he'll balance things out. Greatly 21 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: as we discussed as free agent class and to come 22 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: and go around the league with the general Aaron Colvin 23 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 1: coming up at just a few moments here. As the Texans, 24 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,839 Speaker 1: as I said, introduce their new free agents today, they'll 25 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: continue to sign them as we speak, working on this 26 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. But Brian Gaine did meet with the 27 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: media today and sort of summarize with the Texans have 28 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: been trying to do, have done, and what they'll continue 29 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: to try to do. The most important ingredient is as 30 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: a team, we want to get bigger, longer, and stronger, 31 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: and that's our intent here and how we're going to 32 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: build our business model and the types of players and 33 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: the body types that we want to add to our 34 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: football team. We feel like we accomplish that as well 35 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: in terms of size, length, strength, and athleticism. Each one 36 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: of these players brings that to the Texans. But this 37 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: is only one phase of the player acquisition process and 38 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: we're not done and we'll continue to work to try 39 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: to build a championship roster the city of Houston can 40 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: be proud of. We look forward to the draft. There'll 41 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: be other portions of free agency that will continue to 42 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: look to upgrade the roster, and we're always looking to 43 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: try to make the roster better, either through free agency 44 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: or the draft. As we moved through the winter in spring, 45 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: Texans GM Brian Gaine and Johnny you can say that 46 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: they're certainly accomplishing all those things with what they've gotten 47 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: so far. And I know that they're not done yet, 48 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: but so far your reaction to what they've accomplished, I 49 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: like it. And his thought of bigger, longer, stronger. I 50 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: think when you see these players, you understand, you absolutely 51 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: can see it with and look when Zach Fulton walks 52 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: by Aaron Colvin. Obviously Colvin is not as big, there's 53 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: no question. But when you realize Aaron Colvin's a defensive back, 54 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: and I say defensive back because he could be an 55 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: inside corner, he could be an outside corner. He could 56 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: play either of those. And you can see that up 57 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: at Houston Texans dot Com I breakdown of where he 58 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: actually played outside corner. In the AFC Championship game, he 59 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: got matched up on Chris Hogan on the outside and 60 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: Hogan was a Texans killer, He's been a Texans killer, 61 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: and Colvin locked him up and it was like wow, Okay, 62 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: that's the kind of thing we want to see. But 63 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: the thing when I think a lot of people hear 64 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: that bigger, longer, stronger thing and they're like, well, yeah, 65 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: but can these guys play, well yes, that sort of 66 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: kind of goes with it. Now, one guy that hasn't 67 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: played as much as the others is Sean trelle Henderson 68 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: because he dealt with some physical issues and said that 69 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: he's going to be beyond those. I don't know that 70 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 1: I've met a more I don't know that I've met 71 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: a larger individual. I mean, he's unbelievably impressive and if 72 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: he can can play a tackle position, one of the 73 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: tackle positions, man, you gotta consider that a gift. So 74 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: I don't think, you know, Brian Gaines said it, They're 75 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: not completely done. They're not you know, this is a 76 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: continual process, and I think that's the one thing that 77 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: I've seen most from it gets me frustrated. On Twitter, Mark, 78 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: everybody looks at free agency as this, Well, it's this 79 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: two or three day period. It is done. Free agency 80 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: is all year long. Look at Bruce Sellington. That's a 81 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: great example of somebody they signed during camp and they 82 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: just signed him again and you know, you have a 83 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: lot of players like that who are going to help 84 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: this football team. But these are the splashy ones, the 85 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: first wave, the top fifty guys, as some people coined them, 86 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: and the Texans get their share here. And you mentioned 87 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: Colvin being a great pick, and you look at Sean 88 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: Trell Henderson and what he might be able to bring 89 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: to the table, presuming that he can play consistently. And 90 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: you know, we'll talk to him as well. You'll hear 91 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: him in the next couple of days. But he met 92 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: with the media today as well. But let's start out 93 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: with Colvin and we asked him about playing in the 94 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: AFC South here in the Huntday Texans Radio studio. His 95 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: reaction to staying in the division. Um, yeah, it's a 96 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,799 Speaker 1: little different. I didn't really expect to stay in division 97 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: if I did leave, but it's what happened, and it 98 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: was this is a great opportunity for me. It's probably 99 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: the best opportunity for me. And it's close to home. 100 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: My parents can come down here. It's just a great opportunity. 101 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: Last time that we saw Aaron Colvin, he was chasing 102 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: around our quarterback there at every Bank Stadium and I 103 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: was really mad at you, but then when I saw 104 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: your south to Texans, I was really happy because you 105 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: can do so many things on a foot ball field. 106 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: So the question becomes, are you an inside guy? You're 107 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: an outside guy? And I know you'll say, well, the 108 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: coaches will determine that, but what would you rather do? 109 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: I'm an outside guy at heart, but honestly speaking, I 110 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: am the best nickel in the NFL. But at the 111 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: end of the day, no matter where I'll play, I'm 112 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: gonna make plays. And I don't want to sound cliche 113 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,799 Speaker 1: or give you guys a boring answer, but I truthfully 114 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: feel like no matter where you put me, I will 115 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: be a top guy in that position, no matter what year, 116 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: what team, it doesn't matter. But my whole goal is 117 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: just the health these guys flourished. I'm trying to be 118 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: a leader, get guys like Kevin Johnson to ball out. 119 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of his game. Kareem Jonathan Joseph 120 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: one of the great cornerbacks that's been in this league. 121 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: And that's just my whole job is just to help 122 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: elevate other guys. What are some of the subtleties and 123 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: playing that nickel corner that's slot corner if you will, 124 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: because you don't have the sideline as much as the 125 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: outside guys. As an expert defense, it's a lot of space. 126 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: You got to play a space game inside and it's 127 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: a lot quicker, so things happen faster. If you play 128 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: a good quarterback and receiver that's in the inside, they 129 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: have a great connection, so they can tear you up 130 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: if you're not on your game outside, you got the 131 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: sideline to you advantage. You got time because it takes 132 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: a little longer for the ball to get out there. 133 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: So there's definitely different qualities. But if you're a guy 134 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: that can strap your man up, it doesn't matter where 135 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: you play inside or outside. And I feel like that's 136 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:35,239 Speaker 1: me last year watching you guys, it was a complete 137 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: one eighty from which the Jaguars were before you guys played. 138 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: And I hate the words swagger, but that's what you 139 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: guys played with. You guys walked on the field and 140 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: you were the baddest dudes on the block. How much 141 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: of that a rubbed off on you and how much 142 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: be do you think you can have that rub off 143 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: on this team going forward? I think it rubbed off 144 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: on all of us from the day the first day 145 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: we stepped in that building. We wanted to create an identity. 146 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: That was something that we struggled with my first three 147 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: years there. So that fourth year we had the right 148 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: pieces in place. Of course, because you do have to 149 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: have talent, but at the end of the day, if 150 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: you have a brotherhood, if you have guys that are 151 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: bought into what you're trying to do as a team, 152 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: it works. It always works. It can't really lose. So 153 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: I know that this team knows what it looks like. 154 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: I mean, this team has well since I've been in 155 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:28,119 Speaker 1: the AFC. South has always ran this division and it'll 156 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: happen again this year. So I'm excited to see that. 157 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: I'm excited to be a part of that. And after 158 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: talking to the guys, that's a lot of great guys 159 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: in that locker room, So to see what I can do, 160 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: how I can bring that swagger, how I can bring 161 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: that confidence, because every time I step on the field, 162 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: I don't think I'm gonna lose. How to make your 163 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: feel too, Jonathan Joseph resigned with the team. It's great 164 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: man to be able to get some of that knowledge 165 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: from him. He's been doing it for a long time 166 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: and he's still playing at a high level. I believe 167 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: so to be able to get knowledge from him and 168 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: to add it to my game because I heard he's 169 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: a big film room gun, it's definitely going. Yeah, there's 170 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: no question about that. Shaw Watson only played for a 171 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: half against you guys last year. It was a tough 172 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: outing for the Texas, but a great outing for you 173 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: guys here in that first game. But what was the 174 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: overall thought of Jaguar's locker room, your thoughts about what 175 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: Deshaun could do and what his offense was able to 176 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: do after that? To speak on how we felt in Jacksonville. 177 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: We were all huge fans of him. We all could 178 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: sense what kind of player he was going to be, 179 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: and I think he showed that while he was on 180 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: that field. I've been a fan of Deshaun since his 181 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: Clemson days. It's just something about his or something about 182 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: his confidence and his calmness that attracts me to like 183 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: his game, and I think personally he's going to be 184 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: a top three quarterback very very soon. Aaron, thanks a 185 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: lot for joining us. Congratulations you guys with having me. 186 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Colvin, we caught up with him here on the 187 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: Hyunday Texans Radio studio and Johnny I look at him 188 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: and he is versatile. He can do it both you 189 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: said it. He could play outside. Inside, they have Jonathan 190 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: Joseph Still. You know, all the reports are out there 191 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: that you know j Joe and Colvin and Kareem Jackson 192 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,119 Speaker 1: and who knows what else they add in that secondary. 193 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: But at cornerback, if health is going to be consistent, 194 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: if it's going to be there for at least the 195 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 1: top four guys at the corner position, you got to 196 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: feel really good about what you have right now. Yeah, 197 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question. And again keep in 198 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: mind there's this little thing called the draft in April, 199 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: but you don't have a first or second round pick. 200 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: Let me tell you at the combine this year, when 201 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: they did the defensive backs always go the last day, 202 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: there were two groups of defensive backs. They split them 203 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: up corners and safeties, and there were still about forty 204 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: five corners. It was unbelieved. I've never seen it before. 205 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: You're seeing more corners with proability because guys that are 206 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: now six one and ninety that can't catch you cold 207 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: and play receiver. They got a spot for you over 208 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: at defensive back. They got a spot for you over 209 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: at corner. So this is a really deep corner draft. 210 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: So I think, and I've said this before, I think 211 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: of the draft picks in that third round, I think 212 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: two of them have got to be significant impact players 213 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: for this team. And I think you can find those 214 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: players in the third round, especially at corner. There's no 215 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: question at corner that there are players. Well, there's Dante 216 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 1: Jackson LSU, Kevin Toller from LSU, who you gave in 217 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: the Vandermark, which I thought was pretty good, by the 218 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: way dot Com, it was pretty solid. This is a 219 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 1: very deep corner draft with guys that do a lot 220 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: of different things slot guys, outside guys, slot slash outside guys, 221 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: which might be what Colvin is. There are a lot 222 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: of different guys in this draft that I think are 223 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: gonna come in here at corner and compete for time 224 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: with the guys with Colvin, with j Joe, with Kevin Johnson. 225 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: And that's good. That's what needs to happen. That's how 226 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: you build a championship team. All right. So they did 227 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: not get Nate Soldier, Yeah, we all know this. He 228 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: went for huge money to the New York Giants. And 229 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:00,959 Speaker 1: this is I think I like to play at the 230 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: off season called if they're playing this weekend. So, Johnny, 231 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: if they're playing this weekend, Julian Davidports your left tackle, 232 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: right Johan Trell Henderson says he's more comfortable than right 233 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 1: Derek Newton's not ready. I assume now on this weekend, 234 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: you know, the final weekend of the rodeo, if they're 235 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 1: playing a football game. You know what I'm saying. This 236 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: is hypothetical. Of course it would be Davidported left tackle 237 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: in all likelihood, I would imagine. So I would imagine 238 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 1: that's the way you would go. Most there's some other 239 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: scheme or playing up there up their sleeves like oh yeah, 240 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: Jeff Allen, we're gonna mold him all off season long, 241 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: or something like that. Maybe, so I wouldn't. I don't. 242 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: I don't anticipate that happening. But look, if Julian ends 243 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: up being your left tackle, maybe your groom Jeff to 244 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: be the right tackle. Uh. You know, Look, Sean Trew 245 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: Henderson's gonna get in this competition. There's no doubt. If 246 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: he's healthy. That's a talented dude. There's no question he 247 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: is big, long, strong and talented. It's the matter of 248 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: him staying healthy long enough to be able to kind 249 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: of you know, as Bill Brian tells us all the time, 250 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 1: you gotta be able to practice because guys that are 251 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: good at their craft are there every day. They end 252 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: up getting better and better. So I'm definitely not writing 253 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: Sean trow Henderson out of this, but yeah, play tomorrow. 254 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: I would imagine it's Julian and Davidport. So that to 255 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: me is, you know, again, a spot in the draft. 256 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: They're gonna look, they're gonna have to look at tackle 257 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: and in the first couple of rounds it's probably not great. 258 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: But for the third round on, there are some guys 259 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: that you could see. And with guys in the third 260 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: round on, there's always this yeah butt scenario. It's like, yeah, 261 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: that guy's a really good player, but there's there's this 262 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: one thing that maybe you don't like about him. But look, 263 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: if you got a guy like Julione, you got Juliana 264 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: in the fourth round, that guy could end up being 265 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: a player for you. But what did we say, He's 266 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,199 Speaker 1: got to get stronger, right, you know, he's got to 267 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 1: get stronger. When you talk about some of the first 268 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: round guys, you don't have a yet a lot of 269 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: yeah butts in the fourth round, third, fourth round, it's like, yeah, 270 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: but well, look, the Texans are gonna draft I think, 271 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: not just one lineman, maybe two. They've already signed three. 272 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 1: They're not done in free agency, as Brian Gaine talked about, 273 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 1: so they may bring in some more and they're gonna 274 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: draft some guys. So this is gonna be a completely 275 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,079 Speaker 1: rebuilt line for twenty seventeen. I think that's gonna be 276 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: a good thing. Johnny, thanks a lot you got Mark, 277 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: Thank you. All right. Coming up on the show, John 278 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: McClain from the Houston Chronicle, let's talk Texans free agents 279 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: and then some here on Texans All Access. You want 280 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: to check out a lot of stuff about today's free 281 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: agent press conferences, go to Houston Texans dot com. You 282 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: want to hear from the general John mcclaim from the 283 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 1: Houston Chronicle. We'll do that right now here on Texans 284 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: All Access. General. How's it going? Couldn't be better? Mark? 285 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: Are you doing very well with free agency underway and 286 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: the initial wave it appears to be sort of winding 287 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: down a little bit here for the Houston Texans. But 288 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: let's get right to in fact, before we get to that, 289 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 1: let's get to some of the news of the day 290 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: Hot reads presented by Geico Fifteen minutes can save you 291 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Right. First of all, 292 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: the CJ Fedorowitz News Reserve Retired list. Your take on 293 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: CJ's situation. John, We've been talking about for weeks. They 294 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: needed tied in because he had said he was thinking 295 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: seriously about retirement when he was honored at his high 296 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: school in Illinois. He told the newspaper in February that 297 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: he might retire. He planned to report for the offseason program, 298 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: but five concussions in two years and he had to 299 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: He signed a new contract last year and there was 300 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: some adjustments made, but he made enough to take care 301 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: of himself and his career didn't ban out. Of course, 302 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: had one good year and got the concussions, and I'm 303 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: thinking he's very wise to retire. Yeah, that puts them 304 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: in desperate need. Really, I hate to use that word, 305 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: but indefinite heat of another tight end and we'll see 306 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: how they pursue this free that the Texans want. It's 307 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: not a receiver, you know, if he catches. That's great. 308 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: They've got to have some big, tough guy who looks 309 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: like for Doorwoods, you know, CJ was what six five 310 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: two sixty five. They need a guy who's a blocker first, 311 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: and he has pretty good hands to catch. They've got 312 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: Ryan Griffin, Steven Anderson their receivers. Jimmy Graham, he wasn't 313 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: that tight end. Texans were not interested in him. The 314 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: problem with the college guys, or most of them are 315 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: the college programs now because they run the spread that 316 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: you don't see the traditional tight ends much, right, So 317 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: what you want is a tight end who is at 318 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: least a willing blocker, someone who's willing to put his 319 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: head in there and try to stop people and not 320 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: just run on pass routes. So when they're scouting them, 321 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: whether the pro scouts for somebody in free agency, lord's 322 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: a college guy, but you you know, you got to 323 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: get somebody so you don't have to keep bringing in 324 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: these offensive linemen as as tight ends. In my vandermock 325 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: draft that's on Houston Texans dot com, I have the 326 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: Texans taking Ian Thomas from Indiana. Copied mind from last 327 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: week you stole it? Did? I really? Who stole it. 328 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: I did not steal it. I came up with it 329 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: on my own, but we did great minds sometimes happened. 330 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: I did not pull it George Harrison and read yours 331 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: and accidentally repeat it. George Harrison, my sweet lord, based 332 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: on he's so fine. He admitted it, but I'm not 333 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: admitting this because I didn't read yours and I hate 334 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: this head didn't read yours, but I didn't. But he 335 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: would be a good fit that kind of guy, because 336 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: he's a big blocker type who shows some promise as 337 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: a project in a pass catching fashion. That what I'm 338 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: looking for on those mock drafts. Aaron Wilson, I's fourth 339 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: one will be up tonight or in the morning. So 340 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: what you do a whole Texans? No, just the three picks. 341 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: And each week I've had a tackle going first, and 342 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: then I've had a corner second, and then I've had 343 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: a tight end or a safety third. And this one 344 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: you have them taking Chuck woma a Coora four No, okay, 345 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: and they're not gonna take him because I can't pronounce it, okay. 346 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: So um, first one was JaMarcus Jones, then Brian O'Neill. 347 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: Then he had a great combine, he won't be there, um, 348 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: I can't remember. And then I had Colton Miller and 349 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: I don't think he'll be there after his combine. And 350 00:16:54,880 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: then this one, Oh Orlando Brown. I have him following 351 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: at a third round this week in the Texans getting 352 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: you think he falls after running a little bit better 353 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: at his pro day a five point six five. I 354 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: think he's a camer five point eight, five to five, 355 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: six to five. He lost five pounds. That's like throwing 356 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: a deck chair off the Titanic. He goes from three 357 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: sixty five to whatever, and he's sixs eight. These guys 358 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: get breakfast, they lose five pounds exactly, and so the 359 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: strength thing would really worry me. And of course the feat. 360 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: I don't see him playing left tackle in the NFL. 361 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,360 Speaker 1: I think you'll end up at guard. You know, when 362 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: guys get into him. He's a maler. He's like his dad. 363 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: He's Zeus Brown. But I don't see him playing left 364 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: tackle in the NFL. Those speed rushers are just whizz 365 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: around him. Boy, if your father's name is Zeus, that's 366 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: a lot to live up to, all right. Other homegrown 367 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 1: news for the Texans, Jonathan Joseph two year deal, reported 368 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: the John What do you make of Jjoe coming back? 369 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 1: They wanted Jjoe back all along. We've talked about that 370 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: on here. I've written it. He's just a matter of 371 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: what kind of deal he was gonna get. He said 372 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: that he came down to the Texans and Raiders. I 373 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: know that the Packers were interested. John Gruden really wanted him, 374 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: and Jjo said it wasn't about money, it was about 375 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: the fit. They love. Houston didn't want to pick his 376 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 1: kids up out of school and make a move. I 377 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: think he drives his kids to school when he's not 378 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: in football because he has no parents there at that school, 379 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: and they do a lot of Jjoe's spotting and so people. 380 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: He started sixteen games last year. And if you had 381 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: Aaron Colvin, there will be another corner maybe free agency 382 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,239 Speaker 1: for sure. In the draft, probably a third round. So 383 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 1: they're gonna throw all those guys in there and see 384 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: how the chips. How they fall is that it cards fall, 385 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: chips fall, cards stacked whatever, and see and they've got versatility. 386 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: You know, Kareem can play slot, he could play outside. 387 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,360 Speaker 1: He also could play safety. Aaron Colvin and I'll tell 388 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: you a great story about him in a minute. He 389 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: was a slot corner because he had Boye and Ramsey outside. 390 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: He may end up starting outside for the Texans. And 391 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,920 Speaker 1: then you leave Kareem inside. You leave Kareem inside, and 392 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: then you got Kevin Johnson, j Joe, and you're gonna 393 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: have trust and decup who's the largest because he move 394 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 1: to safety though, well just he looks like a safety, 395 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: so everybody talks about him as a safety. But you 396 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: know how the players make their biggest improvement between the 397 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: first and second season. So we'll see if he does that. 398 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: If he does, it would be a real boost to 399 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: the secondary. All right, we'll see what happens with Colvin. 400 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to some of the other guys 401 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: that the Texans have signed. And I know that you've 402 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: talked a bunch about this and written a bunch about it, 403 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: but Zach Fulton canceled and I want to pronounce the 404 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: one from New Orleans? All right, you want to do it? Uh, Saneo, yep, Calamette, 405 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: Very good, Saneo, Calamette. That is good, John, Thank you. 406 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 1: I still need the Jay Fair baron, which is came 407 00:19:55,760 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 1: Intwa mecki Iki Fair Baron. Now we're not gonna but 408 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: it's close. Yes, I was talking about Samoan type names. 409 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: That is the most impressive things I've ever heard an 410 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: announcer say, is how in the world you learned whole 411 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: It's tough during the game, because you know, I got 412 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: so intense and everything. I don't think I said it 413 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: during a regular season game. I said it through the preseason. 414 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 1: But I hope to keep saying it because he's probably 415 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: gonna have some competition when training camp starts, you would think, 416 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: or maybe when OTA start. All right, so Sinio call 417 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 1: what do you make of that signing? We'll get the 418 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: Fulton in a moment, much easier to pronounce it. Okay, Callamente. 419 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 1: He was. He backed up several positions. He started seventeen 420 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: games the last two years. I was reading in the 421 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 1: New Orleans Times Pecune on their website as well as 422 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: ESPN coverage by Mike Tripplett. Been doing it forever, and 423 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: they didn't want to lose it. Mickey Louima has tried 424 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: to get him to come back, but Andreas Andrea's Pete 425 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: is back from an injury and they couldn't guarantee him 426 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: a starting job. And you know, if you want to 427 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: be a starter, where are you gonna go. You're gonna 428 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: go where they're the best worst offense, excuse me, worst 429 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: offensive line in the league. So he's coming here with 430 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: the idea of playing guard. He can also play tackle, 431 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: and they said he can play centers like Zach. Fulton 432 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: can play center guard. You know, Brian likes versatility and competition, 433 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: so let's see how that works out. So you have 434 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: the two guards. You have Fulton, you have Kellybte that 435 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: could get interesting, along with anybody else they bring out. Well, 436 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,479 Speaker 1: the thing about Fulton, a friend of mine was at 437 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: the University of Tennessee for the last four years. I'm 438 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: not sorry, last four when he was there for four years. 439 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: As soon as he saw the deal about the Texans 440 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: getting him, he sends me a text he said, I 441 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: was with Fulton for four years. Great guy, hard worker, 442 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: great team leader, Gonna be really good in the locker room. 443 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: So you know that if that was pretty good for me. 444 00:21:53,880 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: But let's see Pro Football Focus. Pro Football Focus at 445 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: him as the eighth best blocking center last year, twelveth 446 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 1: best center. As a guard, had he might think twenty 447 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: second guard, which is better because there's so many more 448 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: guards and adding better and pass protection there too, So 449 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: for people want to get past protection for Deshaun Watson, 450 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: Fulton seems like that's his specialty and the fact he's 451 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: got he's both. But we already know that the guy's 452 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: going to play center is Nick Martin. So Fulton is 453 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 1: coming here to play guard just like Calumette. No chance 454 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: they moved Martin to guard. No, Martin is the center, 455 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: not the guard. Okay, And you brilliantly brought up that 456 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: since there are so many more guards, that ranking of 457 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: twenty second is actually not that bad. That's like top 458 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: ten on either side or good. I've got so many 459 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: now it depends on how much you trust Pro Football Focus, 460 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:56,679 Speaker 1: And here it is exactly. He started twenty four games 461 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: the last two years at center and guard. Last he's 462 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: in Pro Football Focus at him as the fourteenth best center, 463 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: eighth and past protection twenty second guard, fourteenth in past protection, 464 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: and he's played four times against the Texans. He started 465 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 1: three games against the Texans, and when Mitch Morris, their center, 466 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 1: was got hurt early didn't play again. He moved over 467 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: and played really really well. And when you're ready, I 468 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 1: got some really good pro football focused stuff on Aaron Covin. Okay, well, 469 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: let's go back to Aaron Colevin. What do you got 470 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: an Aaron Colvin? Because I know you've written about him 471 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: and you mentioned that he could start at corner outside 472 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: you keep Kareem inside. He's versatile, he can do both 473 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 1: for you. And it's funny. I always talk about this 474 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: that teams tend to sign players that they've seen in 475 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: their division because you see them on tape an awful lot. 476 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 1: You're looking at not only that team twice a year, 477 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: you're looking at the other teams you're playing in the division, 478 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: and you're looking at the tape of them playing those guys, 479 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: so you just feel so familiar with those players. Clearly, 480 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: the Texans felt familiar with Colvin, and Brian Gaine felt 481 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: familiar because Jacksonville play Buffalo in the postseason, probably had 482 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: a little familiarity that way as well. What do you 483 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: got to Colvid? Okay, First of all, at the Combine 484 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: one night, I was sitting down in front of my 485 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: hotel soaking up the nice weather. Two guys from the 486 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: Jaguars came by, I know one real well, and we 487 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: started talking about their players in the season. And I 488 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: brought up Colvin. I didn't know Texans were gonna go 489 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: after him, and says he's not going to be available. 490 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,439 Speaker 1: He's he's too valuable to playing. Great great guy, just 491 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: the kind of guy who want the locker room. They 492 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: raved about him. They said you got no prayer, so 493 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: I didn't think anything else about it. Now here's the deal. 494 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: According to Pro Football Focused, Colvin, who is fourth round 495 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: picked from Oklahoma, came in the league twenty fourteen on 496 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: seven hundred twenty eight snaps in which he's in past coverage. 497 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: He has never a lot of touchdown pass seven hundred 498 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: and twenty eight. It's pretty good streak during that time. 499 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 1: Number two Tremaine Johnson two hundred and eighty three two 500 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty three compared to seven twenty eight. Last season, 501 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: when he was playing a slot which is almost full 502 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: time played, he allowed the sixth fewest yards per snap. 503 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: He also allowed zero point seven five yards on four 504 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: and forty nine slaps covering a slot receiver, which was third. 505 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: We'll have a quiz on this later, folks, by the way, 506 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: and he gave up a reception every ten snaps, which 507 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 1: was twenty second of all cornerbacks. That's impressive. It is, 508 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: it's extremely impressive. Taking that with what my buddy said 509 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: from the Jaguars makes me think Colvin is a really 510 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: good signing. You would call him the Bell Cow signing 511 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: of this little class so far. I mean that could 512 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: change with Tyrn, Matthew or or somebody else, because you know, 513 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: the Texans got a lot of needs, which is one 514 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: reason they wouldn't make Nate's older that has paid offensive 515 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: lineman ever at fifteen and a half a year. But 516 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: but he's kind of kid, say he's under rated. People 517 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: just don't know about him because look where he played. 518 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: You know, it's like, you know, you're George Harrison between 519 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: Leonard and Leonard and McCartney. That's the second George Harrison 520 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: reference of this program. John, This is a new record. 521 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: And he's dead too. By the way, folks, if you 522 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: needed me to tell you that, yes, you're young Sean 523 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: Trelle Henderson, and I believe that is the correct pronunciation 524 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: of his Nason thank you. At Miami. He was one 525 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,239 Speaker 1: of the top linemen in the country. I once took 526 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 1: him in a vandermock. By the way, did you really 527 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: but John Harris said maybe he should hold off on that. 528 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: But here he is at a Houston, Texans so he 529 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: had some off to fill issues, mainly smoking pot, in 530 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,239 Speaker 1: which he's discussed and then um, since then, it's been 531 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: legalized a lot more places. Yeah, And then he started 532 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 1: twenty seven games. Then he had he was diagnosed with 533 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: Crohn's disease. He had to have two surgeries to reattach 534 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: his intestine. I don't know what they got reattached to. 535 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: So he's smoking pot for the pain. And then he 536 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: gets buzzed by the league and he gets suspended four games. 537 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: Then he gets suspended ten and his agent went public, 538 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: you know, asking for mercy from Roger Goodell because of 539 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 1: these operations that he'd had, and you know, medical marijuana 540 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: is legal in a lot of places, but they went 541 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: in suspended him anyway, and when he came back, he's 542 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: been a backup. But he wants a chance to compete 543 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 1: for a starting job because he had those twenty seven 544 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: starts early in his career. So it's a great opportunity 545 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: for him. If he reaches the centives, he can make 546 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 1: four million in one year plus sign that one year deal. 547 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: If he plays well, he can sign a multi year deal. 548 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: All right, we'll see how the great opportunity for him, 549 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: and I think it was. And Brian Gange got to 550 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 1: see him in practice, got to watch him in meetings, 551 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: knows everything you can know about Henderson from being there 552 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: with the Bills and watching his contributions to a team 553 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: that went to the playoffs for the first time since 554 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: ninety nine. How serious do you think it out with Solder? 555 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: Or was the Giants money just too big for anyone 556 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: else to get into one? I'm told y'all were very serious, 557 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: the Giants, the Texans, and the Browns. The Browns had 558 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: more money, but Joe Thomas was holding it up. And 559 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: let's see Today's Thursday Tuesday Night when it got up 560 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:22,880 Speaker 1: to making him the highest average fifteen and a half 561 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 1: million a year in six what was I can't remember 562 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:29,199 Speaker 1: how much guaranteed it was, but y'all said, we're not 563 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: devoting all that money to one position when we need 564 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: other positions, so we got to spread it around. John 565 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: McClain from the Houston Chronicle, he stays with us. Let's 566 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 1: talk more Texans and go around the league next on 567 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: Texans Radio. Great having you listening tonight here on Texans 568 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: All access. John McClain from the Houston Chronicles stays with us, 569 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: So John, let's talk about the contract situations that are 570 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: going to develop as the rest of the offseason progresses here. 571 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 1: Jenevion Clowney going into his fifth year, and I don't 572 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: know who else they're gonna be working on, but there 573 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: are other players. Mckitty's another one. He'll be going into 574 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: year four, but he is a second round draft choice, 575 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: so he doesn't get that fifth year option. I think 576 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: both of them will sign new deals. I'm not sure 577 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 1: which one first. They're not related other than it's the 578 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: two top defensive players. Not sure because we haven't seen 579 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: Brian Gaine when he's running the show, so we really 580 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: don't know what his mo is gonna be. Will he 581 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 1: get it done early, will it be late, will it 582 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: be right going into camp before camp, right before the 583 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: start of the season or early? And will they have 584 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: the same philosophy In the Rick Smith era, they said 585 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: no signing players once the season starts. I like that mark, 586 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: and I think most teams are doing that now because 587 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: it's a distraction for a player because we're constantly be 588 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 1: asking him about it every day in the media. They 589 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: want players focusing on the game and the upcoming opponent. 590 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 1: So I think that's probably a philosophy Brian will continue, 591 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: but I think they'll get these deals done. One of 592 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: the reasons you got so much money is, if you 593 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: think about it, remember the first year of Jajay's and 594 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: Chris Souls and Rick Smith had the biggest cap hit 595 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 1: the first year. Well, when you got the money this year, 596 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: that's when you take the biggest hit because next year 597 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: you won't have as much cap money because you got 598 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: a one in two twos. Right, So I think that 599 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: those extensions, you got to be prepared for them to 600 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: eat up a big portion of the salary cap and 601 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: they may sign some more too. All right, let's go 602 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: around the league a little bit, John, not a surprise 603 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 1: that Case Keenam ends up in Denver and somebody we 604 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 1: know still works in that organization and knows Keenam very well. 605 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 1: But your thoughts on the way the whole quarterback situation 606 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: played out. I'm really happy for Case and think he 607 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: never made more than two million dollars last season. Now 608 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: he's getting eighteen this year, eighteen next year. It's a 609 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: two year deal, which tells me they're going to use 610 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: their top pick on a quarterback. John always going to 611 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 1: all the days for the quarterbacks, and I'm I'm so 612 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: happy for Case and Kimberly Keenham because you know they've 613 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: worked really hard and Kubiak it's very smart availway to 614 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: rely on Gary when it comes to a quarterback. Gary. 615 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: Gary was a scout last year and now I think 616 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: he's got some high flute and title in personnel. He'll 617 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: still live here, but uh and go there when necessary. 618 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: But um, they traded Trevor Simeon to Minnesota. They got 619 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: Paxton Lynch Osweiler's contracts up. Would you like to see 620 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: brought back? Here's veteran back up. I don't think that's 621 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 1: going to happen, and so uh Lynch, I guess, And 622 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: then Lynch will be there unless what if they draft 623 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: a quarterback. They've got Keenham one the new guy too. 624 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: Did he keep Paxton Lynches three? I guess you do, 625 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,959 Speaker 1: hoping that maybe he could trade him some day if 626 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: he gets to play something preseason and looks good. But 627 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: I'm really happy for Kubiak and Keenom because they wanted 628 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 1: to be reunited and they are. And no surprise kirk 629 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: Cousins going to Minnesota only the all guaranteed contract. I'll guarantee. 630 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:15,479 Speaker 1: Owners are like, oh my god, Ziggy Wolf, what are 631 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 1: you guys doing? Now? You got Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers 632 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: wanting extensions? What if they say, okay, if kirk Cousins 633 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: is worth that that, how about I get a three year, 634 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: eighty four million extension. It's fully guaranteed. But once you 635 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: do it, those dominos start to fall. Kias do players 636 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: have what it takes to not accept it because they'll 637 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: just franchise you. I'm not sure. Like a lot of 638 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: media is portraying this that all of a sudden, it's 639 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: gonna put a lot of pressure on teams to give 640 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: guaranteed contracts. Sam Bradford going to Arizona, Your thoughts? Twenty 641 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: million dollars for one year. Tom Condon's his agent. Somebody 642 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 1: said Connin should be arrested when he crosses the board. 643 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: He's made Bradford so much money. Remember he got fifty 644 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: million guaranteed the last number one overall pick before the 645 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:14,959 Speaker 1: last collective barding agreement dropped that figure, just only twenty 646 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: million guaranteed. I saw a thing the other day about 647 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: how much money Bradford's made compared to his injuries and 648 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: his contribution, More power to him. I don't know who 649 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: they want a young quarterback, but it looks like the 650 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 1: only one that might be left is Lamar Jackson. Wow, 651 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 1: well we'll see how that goes. Teddy Bridgewater situation good 652 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 1: for him for a guy that hadn't played two years. 653 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: Cannard mcguires his agent from Houston. It was a terrific 654 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: deal to go to the Jets. And if he gets 655 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:48,880 Speaker 1: a chance to play, he's got Josh McCown there, who 656 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,959 Speaker 1: I thinks about to turn fifty coming off a good season. 657 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: There's a guy I'd love to see his back up here, 658 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 1: but he still wants a chance to start. And really 659 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 1: he'll be competing with Bridgewater, and everybody expects him to 660 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: draft one in the first round. And h if Bridgewater 661 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,879 Speaker 1: would look good and the rookie would look good, would 662 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,759 Speaker 1: they keep a forty year old backup? Is three? Right? 663 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: Maybe they cut him and he could come here, but 664 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: uh yeah, but you're gonna have to have your situation here. 665 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:20,399 Speaker 1: And you know, the guy that comes here has got 666 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: to know he's not competing for a job. You know, 667 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,720 Speaker 1: he's mentoring. He's ready to go in a moment's notice. 668 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: He's gonna have to be almost like a coach. And 669 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 1: I've said this before, it I'll say it again. Matt 670 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: Moore in Miami's thirty three and has been in this 671 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: role since he was with Carolina before Miami seems to 672 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: me to be the ideal guy since the one I 673 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: wanted fitz he stayed in Tampa. That's right, Fitzpatrick stays 674 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 1: in Tampa to back up Jamis Winston. All right. Tom 675 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: Savage going to New Orleans to be the backup to 676 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: Drew Brees. They've seen plenty of Savage in practice over 677 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: the year's preseason games. They know Savage pretty well. I 678 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 1: think it's a great deal for Tom, who everybody here 679 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:01,720 Speaker 1: likes him. He handled his situation four years with class. 680 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 1: He's gonna go over there. He's going to play the 681 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,920 Speaker 1: better offensive line team that reached the second round of 682 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: the playoffs. And Drew Brees has never hurt, never, except 683 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: at one time in San Diego, but since he arrived 684 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:17,879 Speaker 1: in New Orleans he's been incredibly durable. But I think 685 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: that's a good situation for Tom. Sean Payton's a good 686 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:24,359 Speaker 1: offensive coach, good quarterback coach. Plus he's not too far 687 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: from Houston in case he wanted to keep his house here. 688 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,280 Speaker 1: What is give me one or two of the bigger 689 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,880 Speaker 1: surprises to you this free agency period? Is it Soldier's 690 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 1: money with the New York Child. I thought he would 691 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,440 Speaker 1: be the highest paid offensive lineman in history. Probably the 692 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: wide receivers getting so much money. Here's Sammy Watkins twenty 693 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: four playing with his third team in what five years? 694 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 1: That's very telling some of these players that teams couldn't 695 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,120 Speaker 1: wait to get rid of Miami. Miami looks like it's 696 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:59,440 Speaker 1: doing a total Cleveland rebuild, and they cut in Dominicans, 697 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: Sue and everybody lessening that's bombed at the Texans didn't 698 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,759 Speaker 1: pay a lot of money for somebody. There are so 699 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: many examples of teams that do that and it backfires. 700 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 1: Sue got sixty million guaranteed. What did he do for 701 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 1: the Dolphins? You know? Did he helped their pass rush? 702 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 1: He averaged five a year. And so one player, unless 703 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: that player can get the quarterback or is a quarterback, 704 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 1: or catch his balls from the quarterback, is not worth 705 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 1: that kind of money. You need more than one Jarvis 706 00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:32,279 Speaker 1: Landry I was told to combine. Something happened between him 707 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 1: and Adam Case and he was out of there. Wow, 708 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:37,320 Speaker 1: they didn't know what it was. And so it looks 709 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 1: like they're just totally starting over and they may want 710 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:43,360 Speaker 1: to draft, try to draft a quarterback like Baker Mayfield. 711 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,320 Speaker 1: Even though Ryan Tannehill's coming back healthy in the division, 712 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,239 Speaker 1: John Jacksonville surprised people. They still had a few bucks 713 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:52,720 Speaker 1: to spend. Andrew Norwell, they got him when they couldn't 714 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,800 Speaker 1: keep Aaron Colvin. They signed DJ Hayden from you of 715 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:58,840 Speaker 1: h and Oakland. He had Dj for for a number 716 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 1: one pick, did not live up to that in Oakland. 717 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,440 Speaker 1: But now he's there and he'll replace Colvin as the 718 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 1: third corner between Ramsey and boy Ye. So you have 719 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,760 Speaker 1: a chance to look good there. And I still think, 720 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:14,319 Speaker 1: you know, they lost one of their guards of team 721 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:19,800 Speaker 1: members name it's hard Omanah or whatever, and uh. And 722 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: I still think they need to tackle because they Kim 723 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,880 Speaker 1: Robinson was forced into to the left side after he 724 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: played on the right. But they're getting everything right over there. 725 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 1: That's not good for the Texans. What is good for 726 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:36,279 Speaker 1: the Texans? Even though he looked like a Hall of 727 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: fame quarterback last season. Is that Blake Bortles is still there. Yeah, 728 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:42,879 Speaker 1: we'll have plenty of discussion about him throughout the rest 729 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: of the off season. Tennessee gets Malcolm Butler your thoughts 730 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:50,680 Speaker 1: on that, and they get Dion Lewis, Gerald, manager John Robinson, 731 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: and of course Mike vrabel Uh. They dip into that 732 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: pool in Foxborough, and Butler was in demand. They signed 733 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: Logan Ryan last year. You know, he didn't play as 734 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 1: well as they wanted, but I don't remember him being 735 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:06,920 Speaker 1: all that special with the Patriots. And now you have 736 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: their other corner, Dorry Jackson, last year's number one pick. 737 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:13,880 Speaker 1: So that's their first three corners. And then they got 738 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,280 Speaker 1: rid of to Marc o'murray, so he got Derreck Henry 739 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 1: sixty three almost two fifty. Then they go sign Dion Lewis, 740 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:25,640 Speaker 1: who is smaller, quicker, faster, a good receiver. He is 741 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:30,800 Speaker 1: a really nice change of place pace from Derek lou Henry. 742 00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:33,719 Speaker 1: And I think that those were two good signings. There 743 00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:36,960 Speaker 1: are two more that the Texans are gonna have to 744 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:41,399 Speaker 1: deal with. The division is getting better, it's getting more competitive, 745 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:44,759 Speaker 1: and if Andrew Luck comes back, one hundred percent it's 746 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:46,840 Speaker 1: got a chance. I'm not saying it's gonna be the best, 747 00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:48,520 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna say it's got a chance to be 748 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:50,600 Speaker 1: one of the best. But the Colts are not getting 749 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: rave reviews for what they're doing or not doing. Chris 750 00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 1: Ballard is the general managers whose second year he got 751 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:02,680 Speaker 1: a lot of positive pub as a longtime scout personnel director. 752 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:05,959 Speaker 1: And he's not going out there and blowing money. He's 753 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,600 Speaker 1: making some deals. Last year, they signed so many free 754 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:13,759 Speaker 1: agents after the initial wave, I think they signed like 755 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:17,800 Speaker 1: twelve and they went four and twelve. Now, their injury 756 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:22,120 Speaker 1: was almost as debilitating as the Texans, and that had 757 00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:24,400 Speaker 1: a lot to do with it, beginning with Luck. But 758 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: everything with them hinges on Andrew Luck coming back, and 759 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: I don't think it matters who else is there. They 760 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 1: don't have proven receivers beyond t Y Hilton, and they 761 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:38,600 Speaker 1: got Jack Goyle at tight end. But if Luck's back, 762 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:41,640 Speaker 1: he's gonna make them look a whole lot better. If 763 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:46,319 Speaker 1: I was a general manager, I think, and if I'm 764 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:48,840 Speaker 1: at a third pick, instead of taking a pass rusher 765 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:53,000 Speaker 1: like Bradley Chubb, I would take Quenton Nelson and Notre 766 00:39:53,040 --> 00:39:57,000 Speaker 1: Dame guard because you want to keep people from penetrating 767 00:39:57,320 --> 00:39:59,680 Speaker 1: up the middle and eating luck. All right, So how 768 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:03,000 Speaker 1: would you review the Texans situation so far? Because I 769 00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: know we're not done yet at all here in Houston, 770 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:07,520 Speaker 1: but you know you have the initial Like I said, 771 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:10,000 Speaker 1: the wave at the top of the wave played out. 772 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:13,080 Speaker 1: I really like the COVID pick. Everybody does that knows 773 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:16,799 Speaker 1: anything about Jacksonville in the NFL, and I gave the 774 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: reasons earlier. Fulton, I don't know. I'm assuming he'll be 775 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:25,960 Speaker 1: an improvement over Sue Philo and Alan. Not sure about Calumette, 776 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:31,160 Speaker 1: don't have anything to go by. And Henderson remember I 777 00:40:31,239 --> 00:40:33,880 Speaker 1: remember when he started early in his career and the 778 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:37,719 Speaker 1: reviews are good, so you know he's a project. He 779 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:40,840 Speaker 1: could come in here play well, get another contract, or 780 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:43,440 Speaker 1: come in here and not even make the team the 781 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,840 Speaker 1: offensive lineman and they're gonna sign another offensive lineman to tackle. 782 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:49,440 Speaker 1: But the guy, I'm really fired up to see what 783 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: the coaches say about him. As Julia and Davenport ye, 784 00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:56,920 Speaker 1: last season, he made steady progress and then the last 785 00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:59,800 Speaker 1: two games it was like a light went off and 786 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,720 Speaker 1: started playing better and he could end up playing left tackle. 787 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,520 Speaker 1: And then they bring in the right tackle because, as 788 00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:08,800 Speaker 1: John Harris pointed out, that's what he did it. But 789 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:12,360 Speaker 1: now and he looks and feels so much more comfortable 790 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:15,400 Speaker 1: on the left side. He could be the guy instead 791 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:18,640 Speaker 1: of somebody they signed her draft and then you you 792 00:41:18,760 --> 00:41:24,120 Speaker 1: have competition at right tackle with Henderson. With a first 793 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,279 Speaker 1: pick in the third round, that's a high third round pick. 794 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:30,080 Speaker 1: There are gonna be offensive tackles available. It's not a 795 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:33,279 Speaker 1: good draft for the first round tackles. It is a 796 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:35,680 Speaker 1: good draft as far as depth, and that's good for 797 00:41:35,719 --> 00:41:37,239 Speaker 1: the Texans. John, what do you have going out of 798 00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:41,440 Speaker 1: the Chronicle. Aaron Wilson has a really in depth story 799 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:45,320 Speaker 1: on Sunday on Brian Gaine. Talk to people about Brian 800 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 1: is Uh, this is the first thing Brian is getting 801 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:52,120 Speaker 1: a lot of attention over. And we've got our mock draft. 802 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:55,160 Speaker 1: I'm amazed at how many hits those mock drafts get 803 00:41:55,760 --> 00:42:00,200 Speaker 1: and um and uh, let's see and then we've out 804 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,760 Speaker 1: the news conference. I'm writing for Friday about Aaron Covin, 805 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:08,040 Speaker 1: Brian T. Smith is writing about Brian Gaine, and Aaron 806 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:11,080 Speaker 1: Wilson is writing about the three offensive linemen. Thank you 807 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,879 Speaker 1: for asking John, Thanks all for joining us. My pleasure, Mark, 808 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:15,920 Speaker 1: that's gonna do it for the show tonight. Thank you 809 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:18,839 Speaker 1: for listening. Galt at Night is next. We'll be back 810 00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:21,800 Speaker 1: tomorrow with more Texans free agent talk and then some 811 00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 1: on Texans Radio. Have a great night in Go Texans.