1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome to this show. Oh we kick 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: off another week of Texans Radio here from the Hunday 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: Texans Radio Studio at NRG Stadium. Mark Vandermayer, John Harris 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: with you tonight, and we've got some fun stuff to 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: talk about with the draft three weeks from Thursday, with 6 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: the players coming back two weeks from today for the 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: offseason conditioning program. And that's big why because we'll get 8 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: to talk with Evan. You'll be hearing from the players 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: as they get back into the building. Johnny Good, evening, 10 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: Here we go. Draft is coming up soon. Now, you 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: are never done as a draftologist. You are never done 12 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: with draft prep. And I would imagine that Brian Gain 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: and Bill O'Brien feel to save. As much as you do, 14 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: you could probably always do more, right. I think that's 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: the case. I think no matter what, you're always looking 16 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: for some diamond. Can tell you this quick story as 17 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: it pertains to finding diamonds in the rush. So I 18 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: got a buddy of mine who is an agent in town, 19 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: and he's got a pretty good client list. He's got 20 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: Montes Sweat, He's also got trevi On Williams. He's also 21 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: got a couple of guys off the beaten path. Now 22 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: I don't want to give you I don't want to 23 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,279 Speaker 1: give names. But there he was at the pro day, 24 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: at this player's pro day the other day, and he 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 1: videoed him running the forty. And so as you're running 26 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: the forty if you've ever you know, seen a pro 27 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: day the way some teams will do it, they'll they'll 28 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: have they'll set up little bleachers where everybody can kind 29 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: of sit and try and get as close to the 30 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: forties as possible. You can see him, Yeah, so he 31 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: could time it. So they all sit at the forty 32 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: yard line. Well visually, yeah, they just visually just could 33 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: go on. But it's close enough. So anyways, when when 34 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: they don't have that, when it's a little bit of 35 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: a smaller school, they may not have the bleachers so 36 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: that everybody just is at the forty yard line. So 37 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: they all just kind of line up on the forty 38 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: yard line. So that's where my friend was. My friend 39 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: was watching. He was like, right now he was video 40 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: he's videoing is he's going all the way across. Now 41 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: he's not timing him, so he's videoing he's kind of 42 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: going across. And so He let it hang for a 43 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: little bit, and the were a couple of scouts. They 44 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,559 Speaker 1: hadn't stop watching, so he catches him with the video, 45 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: catches it. They look at it, and I saw both scouts. 46 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: I saw both scouts look at the time and then 47 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: hide their stopwatching the time as if they had Oh 48 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: I died. I died laughing. But this ran the video back. 49 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: He ran it through and I was like, hey, running 50 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: back a little bit, like right there, he's hiding a stopwatch. 51 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: He goes, oh, yeah, they were all hiding their stopwatch. 52 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: They weren't talking about it because that was in their 53 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: mind a diamond the rough. And I was like, that's 54 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: the most that's like's like nobody's gonna find there. They noticed. 55 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: This is contrary to say the rookie when Dennis Quaid 56 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: is pitching and the guys are looking at each other's 57 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: radar guns and they're all talking to each other to 58 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: verify the speed. That's that prote That's one of the 59 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: that that's one of the funniest things is when after 60 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: everybody runs, After everybody runs, you'll see the scouts huddle 61 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: up and they'll all kind of discuss like where, you know, 62 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: like what the official time should be. So when David Bassidy, 63 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: our buddy Overred University Houston, when he sent out the 64 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: pro day results, it was kind of an amalgam of 65 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: an amalgamation of all those times. Okay, so you might 66 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: have a different time. That guy might have a different time, 67 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: and so that's why they're trying talking tens and hundreds 68 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: of a second. Yeah, I mean some guys might have Hey, 69 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: I had him at four or five six. This guy 70 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: had him at four to six seven. It's all depending 71 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: on you know, where you see him, cross when you 72 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: need to all that kind of stuff. So that's where 73 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: you try to be an exact, but you try and 74 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: find the one that kind of maybe not the median 75 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: or the average. Would you try and find that one 76 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: number that makes sense. In sub scouts, they may go 77 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: to hit the button and not hit the button, and 78 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: so they they, oh, dang it, I missed it. Hey, 79 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: what'd you get on him? What'd you get on him? 80 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: My buddies, my buddy's client, they weren't asking each other. 81 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: It was like, oh, I tell and everybody that I'm 82 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: not telling him what I got him because he's not 83 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: one of those guys where you're gonna get that consensus time. Yeah. Absolutely, 84 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: So from that perspective, you were always You're always looking 85 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: for diamonds in the rough. But it's so funny when 86 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: a scout finds a diamond in the road. I just 87 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: I laughed so hard because I feel that way too. 88 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: A lot of times when I hear a name of 89 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: somebody that maybe people aren't talking about, and then I 90 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: go find some film on him and I watch, like 91 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: I'll be in my office and eight off knows this. 92 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: I'll be in my office. I'll be just looking around, like, 93 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: WHOA has anybody seen this? What's up with this guy? 94 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: This guy's this guy's my gym. I found this guy. 95 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: He's like my guy. You know, you kind of your 96 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: own office. Absolutely, just kind of latch already. Might steal 97 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: the name and write a story about it. I know 98 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: that that's what could happen. Yeah, it's that definitely can happen. 99 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: So the Harris one hundred Top one hundred, your top 100 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: one hundred prospects in the draft. How many players have 101 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: you had drop out and drop in? Uh, I'm trying 102 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: to think with my last one. I just think my 103 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: last one was like three or four. But as I 104 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: continue to watch games on players that you know I 105 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: knew of and was cognizant of. I'm finding a few 106 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: more that I definitely want to get into the final version. 107 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: My final version is essentially my way of saying, I've 108 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: had time to watch all these guys. Now, this is 109 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: what I've come because some of these guys I just 110 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: didn't even have it. I'll give you an example. Sean 111 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: Bunting from Central Michigan was a guy that I've had 112 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: on my radar screen for a walk because he declared 113 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: he was one of the first ones to declare for 114 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: the draft. He's six one ninety five. He's a corner. 115 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: He's a legit corner. He's from Central Michigan, from Central Michigan, Chippewa. 116 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: I called our buddy Marcott into my office and I 117 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: was I pointed the screen and went I pointed him, 118 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: and they've got another corner by the name Xavier Crawford, 119 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: who was a little bit smaller but ran into four 120 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: He ran into four three range too. I know. I 121 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 1: looked at Marcott, I said, you got these guys, what 122 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: are you doing? When that, of course was a video 123 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: guy we have who went there and when I was 124 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: there in the nineties. He was at Marcott was actually 125 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: born after I left, So that's really making me feel good. Yeah, 126 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: don't feel bad. I turned forty seven yesterday, so happy birthday, Johnny. 127 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: So uh yeah, so we're old. Yeah. That that said, 128 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: I'm watching. I knew about Bunting and I made a 129 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: note I definitely wanted to watch him, but I just 130 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: hadn't had a chance to. And then I said, Okay, 131 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: I gotta just I've gotta I'm I'm looking at my 132 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: list of things. I'm like, I gotta get Bunting. I 133 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: gotta watch him. I saw the ram pretty well at 134 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: the Combine. His pro day was solid. I was like, Okay, 135 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: I definitely got to watch him, and I watched three 136 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: games of him went whoa O man, So he should 137 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: have been in a hundred all all along. He's probably 138 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: gonna end up when I put it in my final 139 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: version together, he's probably gonna be somewhere between fifty and sixty. 140 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: So he's first three round. He's a definite player. He's 141 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: a definite player. It's just a guy. He comes here 142 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: late second round. I would love it. I would love it. 143 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: In fact, the Draft Network put this out the other day, 144 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: and I thought this was really interesting. They put out 145 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: they they kind of said option A, option B, and 146 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: it was really it was really interesting because I looked 147 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: at option A and one of each individual team. It 148 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: was for the Texans. Yeah, yeah, they've done it. They're 149 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: doing it for each team. So they're talking about the 150 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: forty nine ers a little while ago to say which 151 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: forty nine ers three round mock draft is better A 152 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: Nick Bosa, Kelvin Harman, Sean Bunting, be Nick Bosa, Chauncey Gardner, 153 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: Johnson Teraty And so they're trying to show the differences. 154 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: And so they did want on the Texans um and 155 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: I wish I could find it. And I looked at 156 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: both of them. I went, man, there are a couple 157 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: things I love with A, and then one thing I 158 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: hate with A. But then, oh well I really love 159 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: B and A had Andre Dillard and Sean Bunting, And 160 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: I was like, just for those two players, you'd do it. 161 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: I would. I would absolutely do it. I would absolutely 162 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: do it. I just don't think it's gonna end up. 163 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna happen. Is Dillard there when 164 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: they pick? I don't think so I really don't think so. 165 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: I want him to be, but I just move up 166 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: three or four spots. And we talked about that on 167 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: Friday a bit. I don't know. I don't think so. 168 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: So here here's what they proposed. Which Texans three round 169 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: mock draft is better. Ay offensive tackle Andre Dillard, safety 170 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: Taylor Rap, cornerback Sean Bunting, offensive lineman Connor McGovern. Now, 171 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: McGovern I would tell you he's a center, so that 172 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: I don't the mcgoverny one and Rap I don't. I 173 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: don't care for that too much, but do it. And 174 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: Bunting I love both of them. Be. Offensive tackle Jonah 175 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: Williams may event should have to move the guard, tight 176 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: end Jay Sternberger. Here we go cornerback Rock your Sin 177 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: and offensive tackle Bobby Evans. And again it's the same 178 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: sort of thing. I like Williams. I like Rock your Sin. 179 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 1: Now I think Bobby Evans in the third round is 180 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: pushing a little bit. Safety and a tight end going 181 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: and then the same option. And those are huge needs 182 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: to be at this point, I know, I don't I 183 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: don't see it. I think, all right, let's talk need 184 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: for a moment here in general, because one of the 185 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: things going around. The topics going around right now is 186 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: the NFL calendar. And every year we get to the 187 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: offseason and we start thinking and talking about the calendar 188 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: and how it's laid out. And John harbas One who 189 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: wants to see the draft a little bit earlier, and 190 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: the draft used to be a little bit earlier. Then 191 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: I moved later. Then I moved earlier than later, but 192 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: not as early as it was. And now it's in 193 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: late April again, so he wants it at least a 194 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: couple of weeks earlier. Right Remember the year now, we 195 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: always talk about twenty eleven when the draft was before 196 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: the free agency period because of the lockout, right, and 197 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: how awesome that was for fans because you had this 198 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: two three day frenzy right before training camp and that's 199 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: when the Texans got jot at the Joseph and Daniel Manning. 200 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: I loved that. From a frenzy media standpoint, that was great. 201 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: But I don't think it's the best thing in the 202 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: world for your football team. And I know this. I 203 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: don't even have to look. I don't have to ask anybody. 204 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: The Union's not gonna like it. The Union would not 205 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 1: like free agency after the draft because you draft and 206 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: then you feel like, well, we already drafted so and so, 207 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: do you really need to go all in on this 208 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: particular player. Right. Let's say that the Raiders even they 209 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: signed Trent Brown, right, the Texans were going after Trent Brown, 210 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: the Patriots themselves. Let's say you have a left tackle 211 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: that you got in the draft that you really love. 212 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: Now you're definitely not parking a lot of money into 213 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: that other sheet, right, no doubt. So that's gonna hurt 214 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: free agency. It's gonna hurt the players that are in 215 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: the league. So the Union's gonna say no, no no, no, no, 216 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: keep free agency before the draft. And I think the 217 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: team feels that way as well, the organizations, right, I would. 218 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: I would love to see. I don't mind free agency 219 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: where it is, like I think the legal tampering period, 220 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: they may just need to get rid of that because well, 221 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: then you're gonna you know what, but you know what's 222 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: gonna happen. It's gonna get earlier and earlier in early 223 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 1: I guess, right, I guess isn't illegal or illegal or 224 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: whatever tampering is happening. Legal tampering is oead of what's 225 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: what's the not a paradox. Is not a paradox? But 226 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: is it an oxymoron? Sense? Yeah, that's right, legal tampering, 227 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: league tampering. I don't I don't mind. I don't mind 228 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: free agency where it is. I sort of like it. 229 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: But you're never gonna move the draft in front of it. No, 230 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: there's no way. You're right. I think the Players Association 231 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: would not allow any way to kill tampering. I would 232 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: love for the draft to move up two weeks. Two weeks, 233 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: all right, I'd love to. I'd love for free agency 234 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: to move up a week. But a week after the 235 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 1: combine is fine. Yeah, but let's keep let's go early 236 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: March like we used to used to be March first, basically, Yeah, 237 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 1: what's the what's wrong with that? Let's go and you 238 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: know what, I know that everything's delayed now the start 239 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: of the offseason, conditioning period. What you can do the 240 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: nine weeks. There was a lot of talk about that 241 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: over the weekend. Bill Belichick wants more time with the players. Obviously, 242 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien wants more time with the players. They all 243 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: want more time with the players. Their coaches, of course, 244 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: they want more time with the players. The unions thinking no, 245 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: we don't want more time where we're required to be there. 246 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: And you could call some elements of this voluntary, but 247 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: it's also voluntary to pull the ripcord on your parachute 248 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: when you jump out of the airplane. That's military as well. 249 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: It's just it's gonna behoove you to be there, right 250 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: So I can understand why the coaches want it. I 251 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: also understand that the players don't want to be there 252 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: all the time. Although I would say this, Johnny, a 253 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 1: lot of the players now don't make the best use 254 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: of their time necessarily, and I think a lot of 255 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: them would rather be together. But the thing is, do 256 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: you really want to be together all the time? You know? 257 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: Do you need a bit of a break. We all 258 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 1: get that, maybe a couple of days a week, but 259 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: then they got to be in town at they're out 260 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: of town. I don't know if there's a great way 261 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 1: to set this all up. Well, you know what might 262 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: you know what might what might be pretty helpful, And 263 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: I think OBEs kind of floated this this idea to 264 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: a degree out there. Maybe one of the things that 265 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: they could do if they moved the draft up. Let's 266 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: say they moved the draft up a couple of weeks, right, 267 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: Because the one thing I think about is you and 268 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: I both think about this is the void in the 269 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: sports calendar. If you move the draft up a couple 270 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: of weeks, put it the week after the Masters, so 271 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: you go Final four and you go Masters, and then 272 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: the next weekend is the draft, so you go bing 273 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: bang balk. Now in those two weeks that you would 274 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: have had between when the draft, you know, now we've 275 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: moved the draft up. Yeah, and where the draft was. 276 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: Maybe what you could do is have now that you've 277 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 1: had all these players drafted. I know you're gonna have 278 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: rookie mini camps and all that, but I know Ob 279 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: has talked about football school. Like a football school like 280 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: use a week and say you've got them from seven 281 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: am to four in the afternoon, and you don't do 282 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: anything on the field. You don't do anything conditioning wise. 283 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: It is just meetings and how have you. You know, 284 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: you divide up your meetings, you go through your playbook, 285 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: you do all that kind of stuff. You spend a 286 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: full money through Friday, you get a full week and 287 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: it's just football school, and it's learning it for rookies. 288 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: One day it might be learning where everything is. You know, 289 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: I know they do that through rookie mini caamp Like 290 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 1: I get all that, but I think your rookie minim 291 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: becomes more effective if guys know what that will know 292 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: what the heck they're doing, or think your tas are 293 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: more effective if you know what you're doing. I think 294 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: just a week, and I know people will say, well, 295 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: wait a second, it's just a week. I when I 296 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: went to get my masters, that's what we did. We 297 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: spent an entire week on one class. My first year, 298 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: we did auditing. We did auditing in one week. And 299 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: you think about it, we went from we went from 300 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: nine I'm sorry eight to five when you did Yeah, 301 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: you're fully immersed for an entire but I forgetting everything 302 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: by next Tuesday. But if you think about a forty 303 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: hour class or a class for a semester, it's the 304 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: same amount of hours. You're just doing it in a 305 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: concentrated time, so you can get some things done in 306 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: a week. Give the coaches, give them individual meetings, give 307 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: them this, but given parameters, no earlier than seven, no 308 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: later than four, and you're just hammered through the playbook. 309 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: You're hammered through the playbook nothing physical, nothing on the field, 310 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: none in the weight room stuff. I mean, if they 311 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: want to, that's fine, But just have that one week 312 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: where it's just football school and you're come to learn 313 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: for one full week your entire program. And I think 314 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: that would that would help, That would start to help 315 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: move the draft earlier. Give them that football week and 316 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: then the following week then you can go to rookie 317 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: mini camp, then start your tas after that. But I 318 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: think that would be very, very helpful. All Right, we're 319 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: gonna talk about not calendar setup, but what about training camp. 320 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: It was announced last week at the NFL meetings training 321 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: camp will definitely be here in Houston forth. The Texans 322 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: Johnny's got a step. When these five players play together, 323 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: it's good, but they don't get to do it enough. 324 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: Who are They will tell you it's Texans Radio hanging 325 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: out MAJNDE Texans Radio Studio. Mark Vandermayer, John Harris with you. Okay, 326 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: let's get into this. We mentioned a little bit about 327 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: the NFL calendar, how some coaches wanted some things changed 328 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: and adjusted and whatever. Training camps, training camp late July, 329 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: it starts and it always starts two weeks before your 330 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: preseason game. We don't have the preseason schedule yet. That's 331 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: about a week or two out. I got a lot 332 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: of questions on when is the schedule coming out. I 333 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: was just at the NFL meetings last week in Phoenix, 334 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: and let me tell you something, they don't even know. 335 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: They know that it requires a lot of work and 336 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: it'll be before the draft. And there was actually some talk, ooh, 337 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: should I let this out of the bag. There was 338 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: actually some talk, I'm just gonna go ahead and get 339 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: it's about do we I don't think they're gonna do this, 340 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: And they didn't say they were going to do this, 341 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: but they talked about the possibility of holding off on 342 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: the schedule announcement until after the draft, not this year, 343 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: but in coming years and having that big day, because 344 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: I think that's what everybody wants, right, They want the 345 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: big announcement, that schedule release in fourteen days, you know, 346 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: so you're gonna have countdown to schedule release. So you haven't. 347 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: But there's here's my thought. First of all, there's no 348 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 1: way you're going to prevent it from being leaked out. 349 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: There's no way it's coming out. The clubs need it too, 350 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: They need to book hotels. Yeah, that's the toughest part. 351 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: I can't even imagine what Doug West has gone through 352 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: over the years. Oh my gosh, trying to get us hotels. 353 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's I mean, I know it sounds hey 354 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: where I know, we get all excited, like, hey where 355 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: we staying when we go to such and such. We 356 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: love it for that that don't really care unless they 357 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: want to meet the team at the hotel and they 358 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: got the buses and I get that, but here's the problem. 359 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,160 Speaker 1: You are booking so many rooms in the hotel. It's 360 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: not just that, it's all the banquet room space they need, 361 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: not that they're having a banquet, but they need to 362 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: set up a dining hall, they need to set a breakdown, 363 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: meeting rooms, a big meeting room. They need all of that. 364 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: So they use a large amount of space and rooms 365 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: and these hotels get booked. You know, you've booked a wedding, 366 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: many of you, some of you have booked a couple 367 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: of them. If you know what I'm saying, where you 368 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: need a lot of rooms and you need a year 369 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: and a half to do this at a lot of hotels, 370 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: well they get nine months, seven months, five months in 371 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: some cases less preseason games, so it's difficult to find hotels. 372 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: And they got to get the schedule as soon as 373 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 1: they possibly can. And believe me, there are a lot 374 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 1: of moving parts here this building right here, NRG Stadium, 375 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: for instance, the Rolling Stones, right they just announced that 376 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: they're postponing the big tour. Did you hear this. Oh yeah, 377 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: Mick Jagger is going in for medical treatment and they're 378 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: postponing the tour. So they were gonna have a concert 379 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 1: here draft week and it was affecting some stuff about 380 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: the draft party. But it won't affect the draft party 381 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: after all, and that was a big factor. Now, if 382 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: you have a concert in your stadium, whatever, it's unavailable. 383 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,360 Speaker 1: So they got to take all that into consideration. Anyway, 384 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: it is what it is. Schedule will be out in 385 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks. A couple of weeks, I would 386 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: say by three weeks from today. The schedule is definitely out. 387 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: That's Draft week. I think it's coming out in two 388 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: and a half weeks. They did not tell me this. 389 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 1: This is my guest. That's usually one it's been. I mean, 390 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: we try, we listen, we know all the opponents, we 391 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: know where we're going we just don't win, and that 392 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: obviously becomes facing about the when Johnny. I know we 393 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: know all the opponents right now, but if you know 394 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: Monday night football, you'll get kids a city October. You know, 395 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: those things are exciting when you see them on paper 396 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: like that. I was actually thinking about this the other 397 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,360 Speaker 1: day over the weekend. I was I was thinking about 398 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: as I was driving. I don't know why it hit me. 399 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: It was like Monday Night game in Kansas City Week two. 400 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:12,239 Speaker 1: I don't know why it hit me. I was like, 401 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: whoa Holmes Watson, that's got to be a game you 402 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: want to put on prime time. I also guarantee you 403 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: that game in Kansas City's gonna be prime time. I 404 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: would say, based on the fact that you had the 405 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: Titans and the Texans on Monday Night Football last year, 406 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: any AFC South game is fair game for prime time. 407 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: I will virtually guarantee that one of the Texans Colts 408 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: games will be in primetime somewhere. Yeah, absolutely virtual guarantee. 409 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: Yes that, I mean, Watson Mahomes is a definite primetime game. Well, 410 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: if you think about this, I don't know, am I 411 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: right on this in twenty fourteen, just thinking since it 412 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,360 Speaker 1: will be gotten a bit well. Twenty thirteen, right, twenty 413 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: thirteen Sunday night game at home? Okay, I think all 414 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,719 Speaker 1: at home game. Twenty thirteen was Sunday Night, twenty fourteen 415 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: was Thursday Night, twenty five teen was Thursday Night, twenty 416 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: sixteen was Sunday Night. Twenty seventeen, the twenty seventeen twenty 417 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 1: eighteen were the only ones that we played that were 418 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: during the day. Those were day Those were day games, 419 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: day games. They were both day games. But twenty nineteen, 420 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, yeah, Sunday night. That was the comeback Brockos Wilder. 421 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: That was the comeback to Fedorwitz, which I still haven't 422 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: try to figure out how he won that game. Um, 423 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: but uh yes, absolutely, you could pick any of the 424 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: AFC South matchups and night. I got a feeling they 425 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: can be prime time but Chiefs Texans, depending on where 426 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 1: they put it in the schedule with everything else. But 427 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: I would think Mahomes Watson, Yeah, come on, now, that's 428 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:44,360 Speaker 1: gonna be prime time. What about a West Chargers out there. No, 429 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 1: they won't put that building on a prime time stage. 430 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: They put it on Saturday night. Remember they hit it 431 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: on Saturday night the day before we played the Eagles, 432 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: but that was a Saturday night game, so they put that. 433 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: It wasn't that the Titans. Where the Titans playing that 434 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: night somewhere? Uh, the Titans played the Redskins, Tights, Redskins, 435 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: and then it was Ravens Chargers in that big game later. 436 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: That's right, that was a huge game. But you're right 437 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: they won't put that. They won't put it on a 438 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: primetime now if it's late in year kind of similar 439 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: to that in New Orleans. Possibly, Yeah, I would think 440 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: so at the Dome primetime. Heck, yeah, I would think so. 441 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,719 Speaker 1: I could see that being a Monday night game. I 442 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: could see Chiefs Texans being Sunday night. I could see 443 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: a Colts Texans game being a Sunday night. I can 444 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:35,479 Speaker 1: see Saints Texans for some reason, Monday night hits Patriots. Now, 445 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: Patriots will get the full allotment, So you wonder where 446 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna be. Yeah, right, they'll play the Chiefs again 447 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: because they both finished first and they played the Browns. 448 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: Now they're also starting off on Sunday night. That was 449 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: one of the things that came out of the owner's 450 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: meetings is that the Thursday Night game is not the 451 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champ this year. It's gonna be Packers Bears 452 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: because right, and then Sunday Night is gonna be the Patriots, 453 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 1: but you don't know who the Patriots are gonna play 454 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: a lot of rumors about the Browns, the Patriots and 455 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: Browns Sunday Night Football to kick off the season. So 456 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: Vegas had the Browns at nine wins. I saw this, Texas, 457 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: This is the easiest under in the history of unders. Yeah, 458 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: but did you know that shot up a gas gamble 459 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: cast on you? Right now? I am going under on 460 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 1: this all the way somewhere Hell is freezing over. I'm 461 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: pushing all the chips to the center of the table. 462 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: Browns not nine wins. I tend to agree. That's tough. 463 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: That's a tougher division than you think. The Bengals are 464 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: still going to give you a game, Okay. The Steelers 465 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: are the Steelers. Yeah, and the Ravens are pretty darn good. Yeah. 466 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: And when the Browns had a chance to beat the 467 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: Ravens late, they couldn't do it. Now everything's different year 468 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 1: to year. I get it. I think the Ravens and 469 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: obviously Texas will see the Ravens the Ravens will go 470 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: as Lamar throws. If Lamar's throwing accuracy improves, he continues 471 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: to improve, he gets more comfortable in that position, then 472 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens are gonna be a really tough out. 473 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: But they've lost Terrell Sugs, they lost Theory Smith got 474 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: defensive questions, yeah now, and they lost Eric Wetta on 475 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: the back end, so they've they've lost C. J. Mosley, 476 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: so defensively, they may not be what they've been in 477 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: the past, although they still got holdovers that guys you 478 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 1: haven't heard of. But I remember seeing them in Monday 479 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: Night and a Wanna Sour I'm forty eight and Matt Judon. 480 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 1: They've still got some players that maybe not a lot 481 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: of people know, but they're still gonna be They're still 482 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: gonna be pretty salty. At some point, Texans will be 483 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: at the Ravens primetime or no, no, I don't think 484 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: that's primetime. I don't know. Although Lamar Jackson to Shaun Watson, 485 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: I could see that being a later season game that 486 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: gets flexed. They kind of check out Lamar. But that 487 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: gave me one of those late season Saturday games. I 488 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 1: could see that, you know, primetime but not like the 489 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: Texas play the Jets in an afternoon game. I get 490 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,640 Speaker 1: the Jets. I know I could see that game with 491 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: you know, getting Lamar Jackson and Shaun Watson. They rematch 492 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 1: from twenty sixteen, which was one heck of a game. 493 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: I mean that game at twenty sixteen, those two, Wow. 494 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 1: They would add it that night. And I think Lamar 495 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: statistically was the winner in that game. I think he 496 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: came out of there with more of the hype, if 497 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: you will, because he ended win the highest of trophy 498 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: that year. But Sean ended up getting the win and 499 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: it was a big win for that team, going to 500 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 1: win a championship that year. All right, so Camp, We'll 501 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: be at home. Yes, no Greenbriar. How do you feel 502 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: about that? Mixed feelings, Johnny to be. I'm gonna be 503 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: totally honest with you. Yea. I love being at home, 504 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: want to be with the family. Now. I did bring 505 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: my family up for a bit the Greenbriar. I loved 506 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: the Greenbriar. Let's just be clear, though. We didn't stay 507 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: on the property of the Green Briar, which is outstanding, 508 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: but we were staying at different houses VRBO type stuff, 509 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: and it was great. I rented a bike borrowed it 510 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: didn't pay anything, Thank you. Really nice guy loaded me 511 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 1: his bike. I gotta say Jeff Campbell. He's the statistician 512 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: for the Mountaineer Radio Network and he really helped us 513 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: out with a lot of things. And he helped me 514 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: out with a bike. He got me a bike from 515 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: a friend of his, and I was mister Green Bay 516 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: packer right into training camp every day. It was good there. 517 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: It's just something about it. The weather was great. Obviously. 518 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 1: I loved being up there when we were up there. 519 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: Now for the football team, for those who aren't clear, 520 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: they have to bring so much gear up there to 521 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: hold two weeks of practice that it's kind of not 522 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: worth it in a way. I mean it's you know, 523 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: you're talking semi trucks full of They don't have a 524 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: full weight room up there. They have some weights, but 525 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: it's not like I got a few barbells over there. 526 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: Knock yourselves out, guys, I mean no, this is an 527 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:35,640 Speaker 1: NFL team. You have to have a complete routine, workout, 528 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: routine and all the equipment necessary the training room. You 529 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 1: bring so much gear up there for that, all the 530 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: uniform stuff. Yeah, you're paying for rooms at the Greenbrier. 531 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: They've practiced in that facility. We've talked about it many times, 532 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: and I know you feel the same way, or do you. 533 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: We'll find that out next and also get into Johnny staff. 534 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 1: When these five players play together, the Texans are really successful, 535 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: but they haven't done it enough. What needs to happen? 536 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,719 Speaker 1: What is the record with the Fab five? I'll just 537 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: coin it that right now. It's Texans All Access, Texans 538 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 1: all Access. Okay, we were talking about no training camp 539 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: at the Greenbrier. We'll get it to Johnny's stat about 540 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: these five players who play together and the record that 541 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: the Texans have when they play. I'll explain in just 542 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: a few moments here. But Johnny, what do you think 543 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: of no training camp at the Greenbriar? I mentioned how 544 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 1: I felt, and I know you feel similarly. I mean, 545 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: I think there are a couple of things. I mean, 546 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: being up there, we had that great perch that we 547 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: could watch practice from. You those bleachers that would be 548 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: behind it, you could you had the greatest view in 549 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 1: the world from but you could also actually sitting. Yeah, 550 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: and yeah, I mean it was it was sitting. Is 551 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: huge that that I'll miss my kids. When I told 552 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: them that we weren't going back, they were distraught. They 553 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: loved it because this last year we stayed and VRBO 554 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,239 Speaker 1: that was overlooking the mountains, we saw bears. I mean, 555 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 1: we just saw wild I mean it was such a 556 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 1: cool experience. And also the players too. I was thinking 557 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: about this the other day because it was a little 558 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,880 Speaker 1: bit hot here and obviously it's gotten cold, but it 559 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: was hot, and I remember, for some reason it hit 560 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 1: me like, oh Man, training camps back in Houston, these 561 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:12,360 Speaker 1: players are not gonna want to do one interview after practice. 562 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: They will be dreamed. That said, there's something about just 563 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: being here. There's something about just when we have that 564 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: first training camp practice and the sun is just the 565 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 1: sun is just coming up over the stadium and you 566 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: and I are starting radio and it's our perch, our home. 567 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: I think that that's when that's when it will really 568 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: kick in, like all right, we're back home. This is cool, 569 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: this is like this is our spot. Because we've only 570 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: done a couple of those radio training camp radio shows 571 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: over the last couple of years, and I missed that. 572 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:47,199 Speaker 1: I missed that part in particular about training camp, and 573 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: I love doing the radio I mean, but we had 574 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: such a great view where we were and the weather 575 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: was so great. I mean, it was how could you 576 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: how could you not love it? But like you said, 577 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: we had to pack for ourselves. We packed our stuff. 578 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: You know. Oh look our guys in our department, you know, 579 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: SuDS and Jay and Mark. I mean, those guys have 580 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 1: to pack all the gear and make sure they got 581 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: the right gear and trying to figure out like what 582 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,120 Speaker 1: they could what they could edit, and where they could 583 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: edit and all that kind of stuff. They just walk 584 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,160 Speaker 1: right up to their spot and they do it here, 585 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 1: and the work becomes much more efficient, much more effective. 586 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: We just get to sweat a little bit more and 587 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: the fans get to see it. I think that's important too, 588 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: to create even more more buzz about this team. We 589 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: could create it from the green bar. But when you 590 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: haven't seen it as a fan, you're you know, you're 591 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: chopping at the bit to see it. But when you 592 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: watch preseason game and only see the guys for you know, 593 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: a quarter, if that right, You get four or five 594 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: thousand people here whatever. This is a lot of people 595 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 1: to jam into the Houston Methodist Training Center. But what 596 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: you're getting is word of mouth from them to their friends, 597 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: and social media is sharing and that that contributes factor. 598 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: And then you do get hey, I saw this running 599 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 1: back who had a really nice run, and who's he? 600 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: You know? And then you get a lot of questions 601 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: like that. Yeah, And I'll tell you what else I 602 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: missed about it not being here was I swear at 603 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: the first four or five days of camp, I'd lose 604 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: like five pounds. Oh that was great, just standing there 605 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 1: lose weight, like, man, I'm getting than here doing a 606 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: radio show. This is also worked out. But that that's 607 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: part of it. That's part of it. Because there's also 608 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: there's also the other side of it, which is walked out. 609 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: As you walked back over the bridge and you opened 610 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: the door back into the building, you get that rush 611 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: of a scene. You're like, yeah, then you better put 612 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: something on as you're gonna die of pneumonia. That could happen, 613 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: and we ate well in West Virginia. That was the thing. 614 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: I mean, people don't know there's some good there's some 615 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: good eating there. Yep. I'm not gonna I'm not gonna 616 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 1: complain about that. Well, we promised this. Let's get it 617 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: to this. Now. These five players when they played together. 618 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 1: What is the record? Here are the players you came 619 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: up with this, Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkins, Will Fuller, Jadevion Clowney, 620 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: J J. Watt, those five guys. What's the record when 621 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: they all take the field at the same time with 622 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: the Texans seven games seven that's it. That's it. Shaw 623 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,239 Speaker 1: Watson got here in twenty seventeen. So that gives you 624 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: thirty two games, thirty three if you had to playoff game, 625 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: thirty three games. They've only played together all together seven times, 626 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: as you called them, the Fab five, six and one. 627 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: Six and one is the record when those five play together. 628 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: Dominating wins at times, yeah, I mean the win over 629 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: Tennessee in twenty seventeen, they were all on the field. 630 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously defense wasn't on the field much that day, 631 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: but the only win of the Miami Dolphins when did 632 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: I have football, yep, that was all that was all 633 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: of them. I mean, there's there's just a short stretch 634 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: where they're all together on the field. And I mean, 635 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 1: like you said, two the most dominating wins they've had 636 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: the Miami game here, the Tennessee game here one in 637 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: seventeen one and eighteen. Those happened with those five guys 638 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: on the field. I really felt like that Thursday night 639 00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: game against Miami when when Will catches the deep pass 640 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: and then DeAndre gets the fifty yard or I remember 641 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: thinking down on the sidelines, you're not going to stop us. 642 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 1: You will not stop us. We're about ready to go 643 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: and overdrive. You can forget it, and then Will goes 644 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: down and of course we ended up getting de marious. 645 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: It just changed things for what we wanted to do. 646 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: We missed deep balls at that point. I think the 647 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: only real deep ball we hit was the one to 648 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: DeAndre against the Jets. But when those five guys on 649 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: the field together seven times in thirty three games, which 650 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 1: is depressing to think about. But when they're on the 651 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 1: field together six and one and the only loss is that, 652 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: and I still Mark, I don't know about you. I 653 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: can't explain the Giants loss. When I look at the 654 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: Texas season. They ended eleven to five, they lost to 655 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: the Patriots, won the Super Bowl, they lost to the Titans, 656 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: finished nine and seven and fought for a playoff berth 657 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: They lost to the Colts, ended up wildcard. Obviously beat 658 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: US got the division around the playoffs and lost the Eagles, 659 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 1: who got to Division around the playoffs, and then that 660 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: fifth loss the New York SI the Giants on a 661 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 1: day when Eli Manning looked like he was, you know, 662 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: ready to play for the next eight years. That might 663 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: have been the most disappointing part of that whole day. Now, 664 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: the most disappointing partt was going on three, but just 665 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: seeing Eli Manning go off way he did. What is 666 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,959 Speaker 1: going on like this? I'm watching it. I remember watching 667 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:29,959 Speaker 1: it back on tape and I'm seeing, you know, it's 668 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 1: one of those losses where you see things happened during 669 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: that game and you're like, what is that? Yeah, and 670 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: it was there were just things happening. I mean run 671 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 1: defense wise, where I was watching it, going we never 672 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: do that? Why are we doing that? And it was 673 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 1: a day that JJ had three sacks too. I mean 674 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: he saved a touchdown one time where he reached around 675 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: and stripped Eli. They got the ball back, but he 676 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: saved a touchdown and ended up being a field goal. 677 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: So that's right. I remember that moment too. It's right here. 678 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: It's the one laws when they've all been in the 679 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: field together. The previous week they lost to Tennessee, but 680 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 1: Clowney didn't play. Week one, they lost to the Patriots, 681 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: but Will Fuller didn't play. And then obviously we'll get 682 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: hurt in Week eight. But you know, they get on 683 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: that run that stretched. You know, last year it was 684 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: such a short amount of time that they were all 685 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: together on the field at seven to thirty three. I 686 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 1: think the big factor here for the offense is, you 687 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 1: know everyone talks about approving the offensive line. Yeah, yeah, yeah, QT, Fuller, Hopkins. 688 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: Get me those three on the line at the same 689 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: time and let's just dance. Let's see what happens. You're 690 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: gonna score a lot of points. You're gonna move the football. 691 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: They're gonna be really tough to stop. I don't care, 692 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to say I don't care 693 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: who's playing on the offensive line, but opposing defensive coordinators 694 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 1: are really gonna have a lot to think about if 695 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 1: you have QT, Hopkins and Fuller. Look just look at 696 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: it this way, Hopkins. We know hop could do anything here. 697 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: Hop can be a catching run guy. He can catch 698 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 1: all your intermediate passes. He can even be a guy 699 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: that goes deep, obviously because there's ball skills. But we 700 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 1: saw him go deep against the Jets. We've seen Will 701 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:08,879 Speaker 1: transform himself into that complete receiver. But we know that 702 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:12,359 Speaker 1: Will's got the ultimate weapon, that being his speed deep 703 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,239 Speaker 1: down the field. And then you got Qt that can 704 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 1: catch anything and do everything like he did in Indianapolis 705 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: both times against Annapolis Colts where you know he had 706 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 1: that big catch against the Dallas Cowboys as well, he 707 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,880 Speaker 1: made big catches for first downs, But he gives you 708 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: all that slot opportunity. They cover every inch of the field, 709 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: just those three guys. They cover every inch of the 710 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,320 Speaker 1: field and are dangerous in every area on the field. 711 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: There's not one of those situations where you go, well, yeah, 712 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:40,879 Speaker 1: they're gonna catch a lot of stuff underneath, but they're 713 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: not gonna be this deep. We can beat you deep, 714 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: we can beat you short, we can beat you in 715 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 1: intermediate areas. We can run combo routes together. You can 716 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 1: combo up two of them on one side and then 717 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: let Fuller work on the other side. You can combo 718 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 1: up Fuller and Qt let Hopkins work. I think everything 719 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 1: is at your disposal one all three are on the field. 720 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: I just can't wait to see that. I wanted to 721 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: get into this a little bit the depth chart as 722 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:04,760 Speaker 1: we see it right now, let's just say everybody's healthy. 723 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:08,480 Speaker 1: For sake of argument, everybody's healthy. How do you feel 724 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 1: right now? Pre draft? With obviously Watson as your quarterback, 725 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: and you have the tight ends with Thomas Aikins, Griffin 726 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: Fells who you just picked up in free agency. You 727 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:21,400 Speaker 1: have the running backs. You have Lamar Miller. You have 728 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 1: Deante Foreman, who you hope for much better things from 729 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 1: health and otherwise in twenty nineteen. No Alfred Blue now 730 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: he just signed with the Jaguars. And you have Hopkins, 731 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:34,959 Speaker 1: you have Fuller, You have Qt at receiver. You feel 732 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 1: good about that. On defense you have done it nose 733 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 1: tackle because you resigned him. You have Reader and what 734 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:45,799 Speaker 1: at end? You have merciless Clowney Cunningham, McKinney. Inside linebackers, 735 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:49,680 Speaker 1: you have Joseph Now at the other corner spot, you 736 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: could say, oh, do you have Rookie or do you 737 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 1: have you know, do you have robe or are you 738 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: doing something else there? I'm not so sure. Colvin in 739 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 1: the slot read and to Sean Gibson at safety, you know, 740 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:03,719 Speaker 1: it looks like a pretty good football. Now let's go 741 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:05,680 Speaker 1: old line. Everyone's saying, well, what about the old line mark? 742 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:09,239 Speaker 1: If you play today, it's a split between Khalil and Davenports. 743 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:11,880 Speaker 1: Somebody's gonna get that starting job. If Khalil is healthy, 744 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: I think he wins it, but maybe not Kellivate at 745 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: left guard, Nick Martin center, Zach Fulton right guard. The 746 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 1: possibility of Rankin beating out one of those guys. Maybe 747 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: Kellamente at left guard and then at right tackle if 748 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 1: he's healthy. And I said everybody's healthy. This is my 749 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:31,320 Speaker 1: little disclaimer here, my caveat not really caveat Sean trelle 750 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: Henderson at right tackle. It's a pretty good looking football team. 751 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,239 Speaker 1: It's a better football team than what you left with 752 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: when you exited with in twenty eighteen, because the guys 753 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 1: are healthy, those receivers are healthy. The line got better 754 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 1: with the players who have a little bit more experience now, 755 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: especially if Davenport's playing. But there's no guarantee on that, 756 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 1: and this is pre draft, so I think everyone, a 757 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: lot of people out there, a lot of the noise 758 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,400 Speaker 1: is centered around did you improve the team enough. I 759 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:02,080 Speaker 1: think they've finitally improved the team. Like Bill O'Briant said 760 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,759 Speaker 1: last week, they're better. Is it enough? We won't know 761 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:06,680 Speaker 1: for a while, but there's more help on the way 762 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,279 Speaker 1: in the draft, and clearly you helped yourself last year 763 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 1: with the draft and the players you drafted last year. 764 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 1: I have to get even better for this year. Not 765 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 1: to raign on the parade. Oh, here it comes, But 766 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: the Colts got way better. I've got their depth chart right. 767 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: But to your point, they got They added Devin Funcious, 768 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:29,000 Speaker 1: That added Funcious, act Oyle's back healthy. They added Justin Houston. 769 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 1: Oh that now that can go one of two ways. 770 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:36,080 Speaker 1: That can be an absolute disaster. Why would it be 771 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:37,839 Speaker 1: a disaster? Why That's what I'm saying. I don't think 772 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna be, but it could be. I think worst 773 00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:41,840 Speaker 1: cases if you didn't live. One of those other guys 774 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,400 Speaker 1: in there that was playing last year, if he's injured, 775 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:46,680 Speaker 1: Kimico Touret will be one of those guys. I mean, 776 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,840 Speaker 1: Justin Houston was a smart signing. Mallard knows him. He 777 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,359 Speaker 1: spent time with him in Kansas City, so he knew 778 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: he knew Justin Houston. He knew him pretty well. So 779 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,239 Speaker 1: that was that can lull you to sleep sometimes a 780 00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:59,920 Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, Yeah, I meant to Bill Parcels and 781 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 1: Adrian Murrell. Did I have to go with that far back? 782 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,360 Speaker 1: That's a good one. Last year that the Colts had 783 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,319 Speaker 1: an all time draft, I mean, those those top three 784 00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:11,200 Speaker 1: picks of Quinn Nelson, Darius Leonard, Braydon Smith knocked it 785 00:38:11,239 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 1: out of the park, knocked it completely out of the park. 786 00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:15,520 Speaker 1: Now will they be able to do that again? I mean, 787 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:18,320 Speaker 1: who's to say? The flip side of that is the 788 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: Texans did not have a first or second round pick 789 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: last year. They've got a first and two seconds, so 790 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: they've got an opportunity. And this is my question to you, 791 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: because I've thought about this pretty much ad nausea, because 792 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: we talked about this last year, and I remember my 793 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:37,359 Speaker 1: answer was one I remember Drew asking me we don't 794 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,759 Speaker 1: have a pick until sixty eight in the third round. 795 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,320 Speaker 1: We talked about this, you only got three through seven. 796 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 1: How many of these players do you need to have 797 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:49,719 Speaker 1: become starters in twenty eighteen. I said, it's gonna be 798 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 1: a successful draft if you get one starter in twenty 799 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 1: eighteen out of this, Well you did. We got Justin Reid, 800 00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 1: Jordan Thomas started a lot at tight end, and you 801 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 1: got controls all the way up and down the roster 802 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:06,080 Speaker 1: from that particular that top draft drafted is a top 803 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:08,880 Speaker 1: starter for you. So you've got three picks in the 804 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:11,919 Speaker 1: top fifty five, you've got four in the top eighty six. 805 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 1: How many starters do you need to have? Four? I 806 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:20,879 Speaker 1: need to you too, here's what I need. I want 807 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:25,040 Speaker 1: a tackle who could start, doesn't necessarily need to start 808 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 1: opening day, but I need them to be able to 809 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 1: slide in there at some point. Okay, And I need 810 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,960 Speaker 1: a corner. I think I need a corner who starts, 811 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:35,200 Speaker 1: I think, and that's the way I think it'll it'll go. 812 00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:36,960 Speaker 1: I think they'll maybe it's the same thing that I 813 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 1: need a guy who can slide in there if like 814 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: Robie starts but he turns out to be a guy 815 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 1: just to hold the spot until the rookie, really amazing 816 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,880 Speaker 1: rookie is ready. I don't know, obviously the rookie that 817 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: they draft a tackle. Maybe it's two of them. Maybe 818 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,239 Speaker 1: they draft a couple of rookies. Who who's to say? 819 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:52,960 Speaker 1: I mean, the Colts drafted a guard and a tackle, 820 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 1: and look, there's there's nothing precluding the Texans from drafting 821 00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 1: an interior alignment that they think is better than what 822 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:03,680 Speaker 1: they have now. I think that one of the keys 823 00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:07,440 Speaker 1: to the offensive line this year ends up being Martinez Ranking. 824 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 1: Martinez Ranking, I think has got to start for you 825 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:13,120 Speaker 1: at one of your five spots. And I think he's 826 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: got to turn into a pretty good football player. I 827 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:19,560 Speaker 1: think last year, and I know people will say he's terrible. 828 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:22,640 Speaker 1: Who's this He's listen. He was banged up all throughout 829 00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:24,279 Speaker 1: rookie mini caamp. He was coming off an injury at 830 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: Miss to be stay at the end of the year. 831 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:28,319 Speaker 1: He was banged up throughout our rookie minicamp, which led 832 00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:32,200 Speaker 1: and bled into training camp. So he didn't put pads 833 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:35,799 Speaker 1: back on until Wednesday or Thursday of the week before 834 00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:39,480 Speaker 1: the Rams game. Yeah, and then jumped out and finally 835 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:42,839 Speaker 1: hit somebody. But we that Rams game. It was playing 836 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:45,759 Speaker 1: in the Cowboy game the preseason. I want to say 837 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:47,360 Speaker 1: he did. I want to say they gave him some 838 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:48,799 Speaker 1: reps in that. I think they gave him some reps 839 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 1: in that. But that's all the reps that he had. 840 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,680 Speaker 1: And he's playing against New England. Yeah, thrust into the 841 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:57,320 Speaker 1: starting lot or in the first unit after Seantrelle Henderson 842 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,400 Speaker 1: goes down. They have to rearrange the deck chairs, right. 843 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:02,400 Speaker 1: So I think grankin, as I've said, full off season, 844 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:07,000 Speaker 1: let him have the opportunity to you know, training camp, 845 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,200 Speaker 1: to go through all that work, whether it's going to 846 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: be a guard or tackle for him. I think the 847 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:14,640 Speaker 1: plan all along was guard, but I think the necessity 848 00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:18,960 Speaker 1: became tackle very quickly with Shan Trull going down. But 849 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,600 Speaker 1: but you're right, and that is obviously the caveat Can 850 00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:24,480 Speaker 1: Sean Charles stay healthy, if Sean Truck can stay healthy, 851 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:26,560 Speaker 1: the things we saw at the Greenbrier, the things we 852 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:29,759 Speaker 1: saw in preseason, Man, he we got an opportunity to 853 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:31,640 Speaker 1: run the ball with that big fellow. I mean, he 854 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: is a big athletic dude. We just got to be 855 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:37,960 Speaker 1: able to keep him on the field because we do. 856 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:40,120 Speaker 1: I think he's got a really good opportunity or right tackle, 857 00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:42,759 Speaker 1: and then if you can find the right rookie to 858 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:45,600 Speaker 1: go with you at left tackle, or Khalil or Davenport 859 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:48,759 Speaker 1: become that guy at left tackle to where you could 860 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 1: take a rookie and then that rookie doesn't have to 861 00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:54,759 Speaker 1: play right away. Then man, you're then you're moving, You're 862 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:58,160 Speaker 1: moving in a positive direction. But I just think putting 863 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:02,399 Speaker 1: putting draft appital into the tackle position is not something 864 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:05,279 Speaker 1: to Texans. They weren't afforded that much last year because 865 00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:07,400 Speaker 1: they have a first or second and I think that 866 00:42:07,560 --> 00:42:10,239 Speaker 1: Rankin was actually picked to be a guard down the road. 867 00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:13,680 Speaker 1: They drafted Julian in seventeen and then before that they 868 00:42:13,719 --> 00:42:17,399 Speaker 1: didn't draft the tackle. Twenty thirteen was the last time 869 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:19,240 Speaker 1: they had done that. And who were the two tackles 870 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:24,120 Speaker 1: taking twenty thirteen combined NFL games between those two guys, 871 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:29,759 Speaker 1: Brennan Williams and David Quisenberry combined games. I still say quasis, 872 00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:32,520 Speaker 1: You don't. It's unfair to different kind of label on question. 873 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,080 Speaker 1: I know, I know Brennan Williams psychologically you might have 874 00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:37,640 Speaker 1: been able to tell more. I don't know. Yeah, that 875 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:40,400 Speaker 1: was He had a lot of talent too though, I 876 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:43,479 Speaker 1: mean both those guys have talent. All right, that's gonna 877 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:45,359 Speaker 1: do it for the show. Yep. We covered a lot 878 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:47,160 Speaker 1: more to talk about, a lot more to talk about. 879 00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:50,200 Speaker 1: We have all week, we have all year. Really, when 880 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:54,040 Speaker 1: does this season start? Not suited up? That's the answer 881 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:56,160 Speaker 1: to R and Idp's got the show. I'll be out 882 00:42:56,200 --> 00:42:58,000 Speaker 1: with Drew. We'll have some fun I think Johnny will 883 00:42:58,000 --> 00:42:59,960 Speaker 1: be out as well. And don't forget to check out 884 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:02,439 Speaker 1: Houston Texans dot com for all the videos, stories, really 885 00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:05,000 Speaker 1: cool stuff on your Houston Texans. Uff a great night 886 00:43:05,239 --> 00:43:06,240 Speaker 1: and go Texans.