1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: What is up? Everybody? Welcome into a Monday edition of 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I'm 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: your host, football Anils and side reporter John Harris for 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: your Houston Texans, and man, has it been a crazy day. 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: First of all, happy spring break to most everybody out there. 6 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: I don't know everybody, he's I know my kids. They 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: go to two different schools and they're both on spring 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: break this week, and a lot of people are. And 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: if traffic is any indication this morning, all of you 10 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: are on spring breaker. So it seems well, I know 11 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: there's no spring break here in this building, that's for sure. 12 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: With over sixty million dollars in cap room. The legal 13 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: tampering period started this afternoon, and oh boy, the rumors 14 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: have already been flying. We're gonna get into those in 15 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: just a little bit. But later the show, we're gonna 16 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: have Brian Gayneth Combine. This obviously is a big week 17 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: for the first time general manager for the Houston Texans, 18 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: and he is leading a free agent shot. Being spree. 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,319 Speaker 1: Is that the way to put it. I guess if 20 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 1: you got money, I guess you're on a shopping spree. 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: He and Bill O'Brien going out looking for some groceries 22 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: to add to the roster the right way of saying that. 23 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: I guess that's an old thing with the Patriots when 24 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: Bill Parcels was like, look, if I'm gonna cook the dinner, 25 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: I ought to be able to shout for the groceries. Well, 26 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: the Texans are out shopping for groceries to hopefully make 27 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: a fine, fine dinner. So we'll have Brian Gaine from 28 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: the Combine who talked about the Free Superior talked about 29 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: the Combine, what to anticipate coming out of that, and 30 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: why it was important to go to the Senior Bowl 31 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: it cent. So we'll have our conversation with Brian Gain 32 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: from the Combine in our second hour, and then in 33 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: our third hour or third hour. In our second segment, 34 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: and then our last segment of the show, I'll go 35 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: through some of the questions that I have not I've 36 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: gotten a few questions on Twitter, but I feel like 37 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: there's a lot of myth busting that maybe I need 38 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: to do a little bit, and I'm gonna do it 39 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: on radio because I just didn't feel like getting into 40 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: it on Twitter over the weekend. But I'll tell you. 41 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: This here, this, this is the way kind of how 42 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: I assessed this, to be honest with you, over the weekend, 43 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: I I don't know that I had it. I don't 44 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: know that I tweeted once. I don't think I tweeted 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: one time that I can think of. I retweeted a 46 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: couple of things because Mark Van Muers was the Texans 47 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: did the Southland Conference championship game and with John Lopez, 48 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: and so I retweeted that my buddy Doug Leisner is 49 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: coaching over in China. He coached the Guangzhou Long Lions 50 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: and the CBA at the Chinese Basketball Association. So I 51 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: tweeted that. I retweeted deeps at Deep Slant article, which 52 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 1: is fantastic, is so good, keeps you up to date 53 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: where de Sean is, what's going on social media, some 54 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: really good stuff in that. I retweeted that. And then 55 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: on Friday, All Access, I tweeted about all Access. That's it. 56 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: That's that's all that I tweeted. I didn't tweet anything 57 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: else but that, and that's kind of been my EMO lately. 58 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 1: Just I don't know, just kind of gotten in that 59 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: that motive, not really wanted to get into things and 60 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: tweeting things, and there were a lot of things I've 61 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: wanted to tweet, like Tiger, how about this so yesterday 62 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: and watching Tiger get this little tangent and then we'll 63 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: get into things watching Tiger. I'm watching I think from 64 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 1: whole five on seventeen, on that part three, he's down 65 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: two shots. He hits the shot on the green and 66 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: I'm like, all right, I'm out because he's like forty 67 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: five feet away, Like I'm out. I get in a car. 68 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: She was to get a car. I just see all 69 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: these tweets Tiger capital letters. I'm like, oh no, what 70 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: did he do? He nails the putt goes to eighteen 71 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: with a shot that I mean, I'm telling you, And 72 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: I was gonna tweet this how I watched golf, but 73 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: I'll watch Tiger. And I have respect for the guys 74 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: that do golf. But I just sitting now watching golf 75 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: on a Sunday. Man, that's not gonna happen. But I 76 00:03:55,760 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: watched Tiger Tigers in the final twosome, the final do 77 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: I'll watch him either way. So there's some things I 78 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: wanted to tweet, but I didn't. But I somehow, some way, 79 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: and I know why and how my Twitter handle will 80 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: get lumped into all these different discussions. And I sit there, 81 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: I read everything. I see what people are saying. I'm like, 82 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: you know what, people are so off on their thinking 83 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: in certain I mean, they're just having these conversations with 84 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: one another, and I'm I'm included because they're responding and 85 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: replying to a tweet from our Texans account, and the 86 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: Texans account has mentioned me, and so I get mentioned. 87 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: So I'm reading all this and I'm like, my gosh, 88 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: people are just I don't know what they I don't 89 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: know what they think about. I really don't. So I 90 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: figured my last segment I would do a little bit 91 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: of myth busting, if you will, from some of the 92 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: things that I've seen over the last few days as 93 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: it pertains to your Texans. But I figured to start 94 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: off with craziness that has gone on from Friday after 95 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: noon until now, and a lot of it of a 96 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: trade variety, a lot of it happening with the Cleveland Browns. 97 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: The Cleveland Browns just went off the deep end, but 98 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: probably in a good way, to be honest with you. 99 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns traded for Tyrod Taylor. They traded for de 100 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: Marius Randall. They trade did Danny Shelton to the Patriots. 101 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: They ended up trading for Jarvis Landry. That is going 102 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: to be a team that when we saw him in 103 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: October of twenty seventeen, right before the bye week, and 104 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: it was thirty three to three before I mean, and 105 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: then it was cruise control for the rest of the game. 106 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: That is going to be a different looking squad. The 107 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: wide receivers of Texans face that day were Ricardo Lewis, 108 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: Sammy Coates I think was the other receiver, and then 109 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: the third receiver I don't even remember who was. The 110 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: three receivers that the Texans will see when they face 111 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns are gonna be Josh Gordon, Jarvis Landry, 112 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: and Corey Coleman. Overnight, it changed Duke Johnson. The backfield, 113 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: They've got two top picks. They've got Tyrod Taylor to 114 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: play quarterback. And look, Tyrod's not the answer in the future, 115 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: but to get that team on track and where it 116 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: needs to go, I feel that's the right It's it's 117 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: you give up a third round pick for a guy 118 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: that's won a lot of games, let his team to 119 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Last year in the AFC, Tyrod's gonna be 120 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: a nice bridge to Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Baker, Mayfield, whomever. 121 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: And maybe, somehow, some way, the Browns end up with 122 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: a quarterback and Sae Kwon Barkley, and then that offense 123 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: is changed for good. Maybe, and I saw this floating around, 124 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: Maybe the Browns end up looking at Bradley Chubb from 125 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: etsy State that first round pick. We've seen teams Houston 126 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: Texans in two thousand and six that have taken its 127 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: state lineman defensive lineman at the top of the draft 128 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: when nobody thought it was possible. It's a faded company, 129 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: Reggie Bush, Mary Williams and turned out. Look, it turned 130 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: out very well. Now the Browns do have Miles Garrett, 131 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: do you have Jamie Collins on defense? Bradley che will 132 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: a good in that defense, but they need a quarterback 133 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: and they need somebody to tote the rock behind a 134 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: pretty good offensive line. That offense is gonna look remarkably different. 135 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: And then defensively, they're gonna take the Marrish Randall put 136 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: on free safety. So now you got the Marrish Randall 137 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:32,559 Speaker 1: with you real peppers in the safety position. That place 138 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: is starting a round in the shape. They just need 139 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: the one key piece, Like the Texans got a quarterback 140 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: and they get that piece. Cleveland is gonna be a 141 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: factor because I don't think the North, to be honest 142 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: with you, is all that good. There's some news out 143 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: of Cincinnati. Now this could start to change things a 144 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: little bit, but I don't think Baltimore is all that great. 145 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: I don't think Cincinnati's that great. Cleveland starting in the 146 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: right direction with John Dorsey. Lonzo Highsmith went up there 147 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: from the Greenman Packers used to work with Dorsey. So 148 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: those guys working together, doing some good things up in Cleveland. 149 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: Hugh Jackson still the coach, and we'll see how long 150 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: that goes. But Hughes got a shot with Tyrod Taylor 151 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: and these guys. Now, we all thought that the Browns 152 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: are gonna go for a J mccaren either way, but 153 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: Texas are gonna face the Browns. So it was interesting 154 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: to see what the Browns we're doing all weekend long. 155 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: Then the Richard Sherman news came out of Seattle, and 156 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: immediately the forty nine ers pounced. Now the forty nine 157 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: ers had some inherent advantages. Richard Sherman played his college, 158 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: bought Stanford. He was doing his own deal. He was 159 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: negotiating his own deal. The forty nine Ers had more 160 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: money to spend, I think than anybody that was pursuing him. 161 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,239 Speaker 1: That's where Richard Sherman wanted to be. Stay in California 162 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: Standard Division against the Seahawks. That seemed like something that 163 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: he wanted. He signs a three year deal negotiated by himself, 164 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 1: his agent, himself, and he stays as a forty nine 165 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: Ers the West Coast placed to me seemingly of San Francisco. 166 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: So there was some early talk Saturday morning that the 167 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: Texans were in the mix, at least showing interest in 168 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 1: Richard Sherman. They were not able to do that. People 169 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: ask me about Sherman. I said, yes, I'd kicked the 170 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: tires absolutely. She was talking about a guy at thirty 171 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: years old coming off an Achilles surgery, and then he 172 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: had his second surgery, So maybe a blessing in disguise, 173 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: we'll see. I still think Richard's gonna be able to play, 174 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: and I think he's gonna play well. And if he 175 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: wasn't gonna go to the Titans to Colts, I was 176 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: following them, going to the forty nine Ers just completely fine. 177 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: So he goes out there and Texas are not playing 178 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: a NFC West this year, thank god, because the Rams 179 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: are gonna be a juggernaut. The Rams are gonna be 180 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: tough to beat as long as everybody stays healthy. The 181 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers, that's gonna be a will of battle 182 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: between San Francisco and LA going forward. The Seahawks, that's 183 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough one. They have gotten rid of 184 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: Michael Bennett went to the Eagles, Richard Sherman they released. 185 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: He goes to the forty nine Ers. Earl Thomas is 186 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: still there, but there's a lot of noise around Earl 187 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 1: Thomas not wanting to be there and that maybe he's 188 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: up for a trade. But the Seahawks clearing house, so 189 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: to speak, they do have their two linebackers. I still 190 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: think they're very athletic upfront, even without Michael Bennett. So 191 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: I think the defense will be fine. They do need 192 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: to find a secondary because the secondary is I don't 193 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: think there's a name back there that you would go, oh, 194 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: oh yeah him, No, you wouldn't recognize that. And that 195 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: led to today and the biggest move of the day 196 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: is the Cincinnati Bengals now the Bengals, and this is 197 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: one of the things that we've talked about a lot 198 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: because of Texans without Dwayne Brown, five left tackles played 199 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,599 Speaker 1: there last year. Desperately need a left tackle now. I 200 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: don't know if the Texans were in on this at all, 201 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: if there was any discussion whatsoever, but the Buffalo Bills 202 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: traded left tackle Cordy Glenn, who when he was coming 203 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: out of Georgia, I thought, and he'll he'll go to guard. 204 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: I don't think he's gonna stay at tackle, but he 205 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: did up to stay at tackle up doing a pretty 206 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: solid job for the Buffalo Bills. Look, he's not he's 207 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: not Dwayne Brown. He's not he's not an eighth soldier. 208 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: He's a good football player, and he's guys played a 209 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: lot of left tackle. And that's important because this is 210 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: not a draft, this is really not a free agency period. 211 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: That's got a lot of bona fide insert at left 212 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: tackle and leave them there for sixteen games type of players. 213 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: So the Bills make a deal with the Bengals. The 214 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: Bengals get Corty Glenn, the Bills move up to twelve 215 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: and the Bengals down to twenty one. The Bills had 216 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: twenty one to twenty two in the first round. Now 217 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: they've got number twelve, They've got twelve and twenty two, 218 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: and without Tyrod Taylor, the Bills need a quarterback. Are 219 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: they in the Kirk Cousins sweep steaks? Probably not. Are 220 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: they in the case Keenom sweepstakes? Potentially, but I would 221 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: say probably not. They're gonna be looking for a young quarterback. 222 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: And so at twelve and twenty two, now there's a 223 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: little bit more ammunition to move up. And I've said, along, 224 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: if you're moving up in this draft, get the spot 225 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: number three. The Colts are willing. I think they're willing 226 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: to deal. Now you might want to go to two 227 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: to be sure, but you want your guy at quarterback, 228 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 1: you gotta get. You gotta get the two or three. 229 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: And I got a feeling that Chris Ballard with the Colts, 230 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: he's ready to start spinning, spinning for picks because they 231 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: need players there Pearl plural. So Cordy Glenn goes to 232 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: the Bengals. Texans will not face the Bengals this year, 233 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: but we'll face the Bills. The Bills are gonna look 234 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 1: remarkably different from what they look like. No, Tyrod Taylor 235 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: probably playing a young guy, may take a step back 236 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: this year, but they're doing it with the future in mind. 237 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: And then you have your Texans and we'll handle some 238 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: of those rumors. I'll talk about some of those in 239 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: the next segment. Names that I've just seen it again, 240 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: these are rumors, but we heard from John McClane. He 241 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: tweeted about a particular left tackle. There have been a 242 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: few different tweets that I've seen from people saying the 243 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: Texans are in the mix for Malcolm Butler. That would 244 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: be interesting. And those are the ones people up stood along. Man, 245 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: you get Solder and you get Butler. What things change. 246 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: But there's one of the name that I thought was 247 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: very intriguing to me, and I will explain next. In 248 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: addition to hearing from GM Brian Gaine in Houston, Texans, 249 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: right here in Texas ox free agent Frenzy Monday. Like 250 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: I said, tomorrow two free agent Frenzy Tuesday. I don't know. 251 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: Friends is probably the right word because it is unbelievable. Look, 252 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: the NCAA tournament brackets were put out on Sunday, and 253 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: when I turn on radio and I look on TV. 254 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: You want to hear people discussing free agency trades. That's 255 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: what I hear people talking about. The NFL has again 256 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: commandeered the focus back onto them instead of where it 257 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: really always is in March on the NCAA tournament. Now 258 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: that'll pick back up on Thursday. But then again, Thursday, 259 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: the NFL is gonna be hot and heavy with signings. 260 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: They can be official on Wednesday. That's definitely something to 261 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: keep in a Mindor we're gonna hear from Brian Gain 262 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: here in just a second. But I know, probably like me, 263 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: you guys were scouring your social media option of choice, 264 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: your social media option, I should say, looking for any 265 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: bit of rumors you can get your hands on, and 266 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: then you start thinking about, man, what does that mean? Okay, 267 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: if this is true, then what does that all mean? Look, 268 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: nothing can happen officially until Wednesday at three o'clock Central. 269 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: We've seen a lot of trades. Those trades could all 270 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: fall through tonight. We've seen Marcus Peters going to the 271 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: LA RAM. It could all fall through tonight. Nothing is 272 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: official in any of those deals. Now. I don't think 273 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: they're going to but those It's always a possibility. Alex 274 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: Smith at some point could be thinking about it going 275 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: you know what, I don't want to go to Washington. 276 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: That trade could blow up in everybody's face. So all 277 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: these trades that you've heard about, nothing becomes official until Wednesday. 278 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: Something to keep in mind. But either way, as it 279 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: pertains to the Texans, Monday was an interesting day. John 280 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: McClean earlier today, and John I would I would say, 281 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: is the one person that I will follow for pretty 282 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: much anything. Everything that matters. Has This tweet from John 283 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: mcclaney said, Texans are making a strong run at left 284 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: tackle Nate Solder. They're desperate for a new left tackle. 285 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: They started five left tackles last season. So saw that 286 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: and I thought that was like, okay, good what we 287 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: what we I think wanted, what we expected. The Texans 288 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: are definitely after that. Now Here is a monkey ranch 289 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: that gets thrown into this. The Browns are waiting on 290 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: Joe Thomas, and Joe Thomas could be a focal point 291 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: because if Joe Thomas says no, no, I'm done, I'm 292 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: gonna stick with this podcast and do some analysis from 293 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: the TV stations. The Browns have got a lot of 294 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: money to spend. They may throw it at in eight Solder, 295 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: But like I said a few weeks back, there are 296 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: inherent advantages here with Houston. Number one, because Solder is 297 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: going to know the terminology. He knows Bill, he knows 298 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: some of the Patriots, some of the coaches have been 299 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: with the Patriots prior to so he has some experience 300 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: with that, especially Bill O'Brien. Number two, his son has 301 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: dealt with cancer, and there's no better place in the 302 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: world than to be right here in Houston. To have 303 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: the greatest care for a young cancer patient right here 304 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: now could mean totally nothing. Nate Solder could go back 305 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: to New England. But to me, those advantages far away. 306 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: Anything that Cleveland can throw at mean money. Cleveland throw money. 307 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: There's no doubt. Now the Texans aren't going a short 308 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: change in contract either, because they've got sixty plus a 309 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: million dollars. It's just the Browns. I have one hundred 310 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: and ten now after Tyrode. I think it's down a 311 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: little bit after some of their deals. It's down a 312 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: little bit. But Nate's Solder in the crosshairs for the Texans. 313 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 1: According to the General John McClane. Now this came from 314 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport. At least this was the first that I 315 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: saw with Ian Rappaport. He said that the Texans are 316 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 1: the favorites to sign former Chiefs offensive lineman Zach Fulton 317 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: to a multi year deal worth worth more than seven 318 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: million dollars per year. Now, Rappaport said something that kind 319 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: of got and got under my not under my skin, 320 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: but it got me thinking because I saw a bunch 321 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: of people react this, and I'll explain this in a second. 322 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: He said he should play center for them. Other teams 323 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: are in the mix, but Houston's a likely landing spot. Now, 324 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,959 Speaker 1: I think what happens with Fulton as he ends up 325 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: going to guard, Nick Martin stays at center, if if 326 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: that indeed goes down, But if you start thinking about 327 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: an offensive line with Soldier left tackle, left guard, Fulton, center, 328 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,959 Speaker 1: Nick Martin, right guard, Jeff Allen, right tackle Julie On Davenport. 329 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: If Davenport's made that year, one year to jump, if 330 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: Jeff Allen can stay at right guard, stay healthy, be 331 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 1: in condition, and Fulton comes along and gives them what 332 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 1: they think they get out out of him and why 333 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: they would sign him for seven million per for an 334 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 1: interior offensive linement and then soldiers got under two three 335 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: years left end. You have made astronomical movement in your 336 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: offensive line. Yes, that's a lot of money because you're 337 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: gonna have to You're gonna have to pay eleven twelve 338 00:18:55,560 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: million per plus for Nate Solder for Zach Fulton and 339 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: sounds like seven million per But then again, you've got 340 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: to do this. You've made the investment into Sean, now 341 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: make the investment to protect him. It's like having a 342 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,199 Speaker 1: million dollars beach house and you have no insurance and 343 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: you're like, I hope there's no hurricane. No, that's not 344 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: the way you do it. You get additional insurance, you 345 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: get insurance, AUDI insurance, and going out and getting guys 346 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: like Solder and Fulton will definitely could definitely satisfy that. 347 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: So a couple of rumors that are out there. Then 348 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: this one from Mike Giardi. It was on top of 349 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: John McClane's tweet. John said, Texas are looking at top corners. 350 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: I expect him to spend a lot to improve aline 351 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: secondary any more talent and speed at defensive back. Now 352 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: we've known that for a while. John was just concluding 353 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: his tweets with that one to let everybody know, hey, 354 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: look this all makes sense what they're doing. Mike Girardi, 355 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: who is He covers the Patriots for NBC Sports Boston 356 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 1: and his been up there for a long time. Not 357 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: the quarterback I faced when he's at Harvard, but his 358 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: reporter of the same name, said source tells me Texans 359 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 1: have reached out to Malcolm Butler. That's one I know 360 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: a lot of people were very interested in, Hey, will 361 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: they look at Malcolm Butler? What's the interest in Malcolm Butler? 362 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: So those are three names from pretty reliable sources saying 363 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: the Texans are hot on the trail of two key 364 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: offensive lineman and Malcolm Butler, a guy who had been 365 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl corner and ran into some troubles this 366 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 1: year with the Patriots. But again, there were a number 367 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: there were a number of things going on with him. 368 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler thought he was going to New Orleans. He 369 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: thought he's traded in New Orleans and they had to 370 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: go back to New England. Long story that happened back 371 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: last offseason. Who knows what happened in all of that, 372 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: But the Texans aren't the only ones. It sounds like 373 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: the Saints and Colts both looking for corner help. The 374 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 1: Saints do have Marshawn Lattimore, so I would think the 375 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: Saints are not as desperate. But I know they like 376 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler. They liked him last year. I think they 377 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: would have liked to have had him in the playoff 378 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: run this year against the Vikings, also down to stretch 379 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: the NFC South, I think they would have liked to 380 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: have had Malcolm Butler. But they're in the mix. The 381 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: culture in a mix, and the culture got some money 382 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: to spend, and the Texans are in a mix for 383 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler. So those are the names at this point 384 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: that have been connect the dots to the Houston Texans. Now. 385 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: The man having to pull the trigger, making the calls, 386 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: having the discussions, working the phones is first year GM 387 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: Brian Gaine. He sat down with us to Combine. We 388 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: talked about this the Senior Bowl, what's going on there 389 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 1: at to Combine and of course the draft that'll follow 390 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: in late April. Mark take it away. Jutting is right 391 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: now at the NFL Scouting Combine as general manager. Brian Game. Brian, 392 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: how's it going. We haven't visited with you formally, since 393 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: the introductory press conference, so just take us back to 394 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: how things are going overall adjusting, and so since the 395 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: press conference, naturally the Senior Bowl took place when we 396 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: coached in it, which was a great advantage and opportunity 397 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: for our coaches and scouts to descend on mobile and 398 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: gain great access and information to the players. Number two 399 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: was evaluate our roster, you know, start diving into evaluating, 400 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 1: you know, what we have, what we need offensively, defensively, 401 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: and especially fourth down on special teams. And then number 402 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: three was getting ready for our free agency meetings and 403 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:29,199 Speaker 1: our draft meetings. So it's been a whirlwind of a 404 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: month in terms of our preparation, but it was an 405 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: organized plan and doing it with the coaches as well, 406 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: so it's been a partnership between our scouts and coaches 407 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: going through our free agency meetings. We just completed our 408 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,719 Speaker 1: pre combined February meetings which lasted two weeks, and here 409 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: we are an Indie. Was it an advantage Brian that 410 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: you had been in the building for three years prior 411 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: to know the roster as you did, or did you 412 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: want to take a completely clear look at it. How 413 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: much of an advantage was that that you knew at 414 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 1: least some of the players in the building, great advantage. Certainly, 415 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 1: the evaluated part was helping help me to be down 416 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: the road already as related to what we had. As 417 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: I stated earlier, it took me about two weeks just 418 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 1: to watch all the film to get through all of 419 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: our players. The one thing that maybe perhaps I did 420 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 1: have to catch up on is where we are contractually 421 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: with players, where our cap and cash situation is, so 422 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: that we can put projections and models together for our 423 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: off season plan and our off season blueprint. So how 424 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: important is all this combined stuff as a part of 425 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: the process when you evaluate the traftable players critically important 426 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: from the from the physical performance standpoint, the fall grade 427 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: is critical to what you give the players for what 428 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: they're doing in PATS. That's the most important thing. This 429 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: has an impact on their their final grade. But you 430 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: got to make sure you're grading them for what they 431 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: are on the field and what they do and between 432 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 1: September and December. The most important phase for me here 433 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: is getting to know these players, is knowing them from 434 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 1: a personal standpoint to know exactly what we're getting when 435 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: they come in the building. So from the personal character standpoint, 436 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,400 Speaker 1: From the football character standpoint, how they communicate, how they 437 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: relate with the coaches, how much football do they know? 438 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: How much you know? How well do they learn? So 439 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: all these things are critical. And then lastly, like we 440 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: want to know number one, how competitive they are and 441 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,160 Speaker 1: do they respond to competition because they're here with their 442 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,160 Speaker 1: peers and some of the top peers in the country. 443 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: And lastly, do they want to find out? Do they 444 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: do they have passion for the game? What are the thing? Sorry, Brian, 445 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 1: One of the things that you said in your press 446 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: conference has stayed with me is you talked about players. 447 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:33,959 Speaker 1: You said, what are you doing first down? What are 448 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: you on third down? What are you doing fourth down? 449 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: From the time that you've started scouting till now, how 450 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: has the analysis of that changed in that the game 451 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: seems more specialized. We talk about nickel corners now and 452 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: nickel and diamond, all these different personnel groupings. How has 453 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 1: it changed from when you started scouting until now, if 454 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: it is at all, And how does it affect what 455 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: guys do on first down, throw down, fourth down. I 456 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: think what's evolved since I first started scouting is the 457 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: the involvement of subpackage defense subpackage offense, specialty players, role 458 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: players as it relates to nickel offense, nickel defense, dime offense, 459 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: dime defense where multi receiver sets, multi backsets, multi tight 460 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: end sets, and maybe less of what the traditional standard 461 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: personnel groupings were. That has an effect on defense. So 462 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: if you're playing subpackage offense forty to fifty percent of 463 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: the time, the defense is going to reflect that as 464 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: well subpackage defense. So your player acquisition plan and process 465 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: may have to evolve and adapt to the trends in 466 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,439 Speaker 1: the league. So therefore, you may need more pass rushers, 467 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: you may need more coverage players so when they go 468 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: sub offense that you can match that on defense. Percentage wise, 469 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: if you're playing a lot of nickel and dime, if 470 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: you're playing at forty to forty five percent of the time, 471 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: then that means you're nickel and subpackage defenders and offensive 472 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: players around the field from almost fifty percent of the 473 00:25:56,359 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: snaps Brian came with us at the scouting combines. Obviously 474 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: you don't know who you're going to draft, but how 475 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: does that affect whatever you think of the draft class 476 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: in its entirety, How does that affect free agency and 477 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: how you approach that or is there no effect at all, 478 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: You just have to go for free agency or whatever 479 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: you think of that class if you will. Yeah, So 480 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: free agency is a needs driven market. It's it's it's 481 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 1: more or less when when you need something, you may 482 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: go down that road if the opportunity presents itself. Where 483 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 1: As the draft, theoretically you're hoping you're always drafting best available. 484 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: So free agency may be like, hey, I need A, 485 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: I need B, I need C. So let's see what's 486 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,199 Speaker 1: available to us in free agency and then decide if 487 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: you pursue it. But number two, it has to make 488 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: fiscal sense. It has to make economic sense for us 489 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: to do it as well, so that we're never mortgaging 490 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: the future. That careful balance of knowing what's available on 491 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: free agency and matching it to the draft. Once you 492 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: complete your free agency meetings in January in February, and 493 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: once you complete your draft meetings in February, you then 494 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 1: have a better understanding before free agency starts in the 495 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: middle of March, to know where the draft may be 496 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: heavy or light, where there may be opportunities to satisfy 497 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: that need that perhaps you don't have to pursue it. 498 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: In free agency because I see that opportunity and rounds 499 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: four and five to add that specific player. Maybe we 500 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: don't have to do this business in free agency because 501 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: I see this opportunity in the second third round with 502 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: the cluster of players that we have here. And that's 503 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: how you meshed the blueprint together. Brian, your year in Buffalo, 504 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: we missed you while you're away. By the way, we 505 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,199 Speaker 1: didn't miss you. It was a pretty interesting year that 506 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: you guys had in Buffalo, but you had the opportunity 507 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: to get to see some of the college players already. 508 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: How has that helped in the evaluation of these college 509 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: players that you talked about it that you started into 510 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: your raft draft meetings in February exponentially, it helped exponentially. 511 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: I felt like I had a good grasp of a 512 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: draft walking back into our building here in Houston. And 513 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: that was a major role that I had as the 514 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,439 Speaker 1: VP of personnel that the Bills was to see all 515 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 1: the top players in the country last year. And I 516 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: was able to do that by November or December and 517 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: equally see all the top free agents. So the role 518 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: that it had there has positioned me to at least 519 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: walk back into the Texans building to be ten steps 520 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 1: down the road based on what's available in the market, 521 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: be of the draft and be a free agency. How's 522 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: the transition going for you your family getting back into 523 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 1: the Houston area. It's a unique circumstance just having moved 524 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: nine months ago and now coming back, but the family 525 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: won't come until the school year ends of Buffalo. I 526 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: do want to state though, like the experience in Buffalo 527 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 1: in Orchard Park was a special experience a lot because 528 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: of the season, but the people of Buffalo are a 529 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: special fan base and special people. But we're excited to 530 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: come back to Houston. We loved living here for the 531 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 1: three years that we were here. A little unique circumstance 532 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: because the family can't come just right now, but we're 533 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: looking forward to reinserting ourselves into the community. And one 534 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:38,480 Speaker 1: more for you, Brian, what do you think of the 535 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: evolution of the combine and all this growth. Well, I 536 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: try to keep my focus on players. Yeah, and the 537 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: evaluated part of it. I know there's there's there's a 538 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: big part of this that's that's important for the league 539 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: and the growth of our sport and the popularity popularity 540 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: of our sport. Hopefully it's a reflection of how popular 541 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: it is in our culture today. But just try to 542 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: keep my focus on the players and the rat a 543 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: portion of it. There's a lot of work to get 544 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: done here six or seventies. And it's not just the 545 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: evaluating part. It's the interviews, it's the medical it's all 546 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: encompassing evaluation. All right, Brian, thanks a lot for joining us. 547 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: Good luck. I appreciate you. That was a great opportunity 548 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: for marking myself to catch up with the first year GM. 549 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: Brian Gaine. I say first year as GM. He's been 550 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: here for three years, so he knew this roster and 551 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: that I would imagine that was, as he said, extremely important. 552 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: But the flip side of it is that the player 553 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: you saw in twenty sixteen might not have been the 554 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 1: same player at the end of twenty seventeen. So Brian 555 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: had to go study and he has definitely done that. 556 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: He talked about his free agent board, getting that all 557 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: ready to go, and they are. They're hot and heavy 558 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:46,840 Speaker 1: after it. The Texans with some money to span supposed 559 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: to Phil and no first second round pick, making noise 560 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: this free agent offseason. Now, there are plenty of myths 561 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: that were out there this weekend. A lot of things 562 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: I saw end up on my Twitter handle. I'm gonna 563 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: try and aunt there's some questions and shoot down. I 564 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: don't to shoot down some myths, but I'm gonna play 565 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: MythBuster next right here in Texans Access one, final segment 566 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access on this free agent frenzy Monday. 567 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: A lot of things happening, starting to sort of tone 568 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: down a little bit. But then again, these deals can 569 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: come together in a short amount of time. They can 570 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 1: come together overnight, they can come together over the spin 571 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: of a couple of days. But keep in mind, nothing 572 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: is official until Wednesday. Nothing becomes official until Wednesday. And 573 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: that obviously was lost on a number of people. And 574 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get into this in a little bit, just 575 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: rifling through my twitter feed at Jay Harris Football. You're 576 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 1: gonna follow me great, if not not gonna lose an sleep, 577 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: But you know, the more of the merrier you come 578 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: on and talk some football with me. I will read everything. 579 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 1: I don't always get a chance to respond everything because 580 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 1: that sometimes sometimes I look at some of the tweets 581 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: I get and go Okay, to explain this, it's gonna 582 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: take a little bit of time, and that's sort of 583 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: got me to this segment. And let's just say it's 584 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: mythbusting with the side of question answering. How about that. 585 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: We'll call it that because there's some things that people 586 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: are throwing out there on Twitter, and I don't know 587 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: that it's no. Look, it's not like John McLean's hundreds 588 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 1: of thousands of followers and he's throwing something out there 589 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: willy nilly. I mean, some people are throwing it out 590 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: to their twenty five followers. But that said, the fact 591 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: that it's out there makes me think, what really, So 592 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: let's let's go with Let's start with John who put 593 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: in all caps in response I think to the offensive 594 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: line video, which, by the way, somebody said, why even 595 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: put that up? There's nothing in that videos that Nick 596 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: Morton is the cornerstone. What else did you want me 597 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: to say after this past year? I mean, honestly, so, 598 00:31:56,920 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: John says in all caps draft deasm Harrison, I will 599 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: take a hard pass. First of all, he left Texas, 600 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: was asked to leave. I've heard two different heard two 601 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: different sides of that. He went to the Senior Bowl's 602 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: still dealing with injury. He was two seventy nine, he 603 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: went to the Combine. He's two ninety two now, he's athletic, 604 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 1: and I watched him at the Combine too. Don't feel 605 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: that's one of the things that I have an opportunity 606 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,480 Speaker 1: to do when I'm THEIRS. I watch guys and watch 607 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 1: how they react to things. I watch how they react 608 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: to being coached, and those things say there would be 609 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 1: other guys a little higher on my list. If the 610 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: Texans are gonna draft an offensive tackle, Desmond Harrison would 611 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 1: end up being a project. Is he going to maintain 612 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: the weight was behind his leaving Texas. I'm not all that. 613 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: I'm not on the hell bent on Desmond Harrison. This 614 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: from Yama in response to that same video, he said, 615 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: trade for someone, please. Now here's the thing, as I said, 616 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 1: nothing becomes official, but when your team is coming off 617 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: four and twelve year and then I have first second 618 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 1: round pick, and I don't even know that that would 619 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: be the formula, to be honest with you, because I've 620 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: seen even last year, coming off of AFC South Championship, 621 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: all got all the way through the visual playoff round. 622 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: I got a playoff win. People were freaking out when 623 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: other teams were doing things now. The Texas didn't have 624 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: a ton of money to spend last off season, and 625 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,320 Speaker 1: so they were just fingers crossed that well maybe Tony 626 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: Romo and of course Tony Romo with the CBS Sports 627 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: and then it was like it's kind of crickets at 628 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:38,760 Speaker 1: that point, and people were freaking out and some of 629 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: it came to fruition. I don't know that what they 630 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: did or didn't do in the off season last year, 631 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 1: they got a four and twelfth season. I think if 632 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: guys would have stayed healthy, I think this definitely was 633 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 1: a double a double digit win team. That said, people 634 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 1: just want to know their teams doing something, which blows 635 00:33:56,440 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 1: my mind because whatever you see in the media US 636 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:08,439 Speaker 1: talking about it, sources say rumors are that's all they are. 637 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: They're just rumors, that's it. But it doesn't mean if 638 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: it's quiet, it doesn't mean that working like crazy in 639 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 1: private are Brian Gain, Bill O'Brien, the personnel staff, the 640 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 1: coaching staff to find players. I just always it amazes me. 641 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: Trade for someone, please, I don't know. I don't know 642 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: that I can I can go with that. This from 643 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:40,240 Speaker 1: Twitter handle is at Leo Anders. He says, I'm watching 644 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: the rams of Browns making all kinds of moves to 645 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: better their teams, nothing but crickets from the Texans camp. Pathetic. 646 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:47,800 Speaker 1: All right, let me let me handle this. This is 647 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,879 Speaker 1: kind of one that really really got me a little bit. 648 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 1: As I just said, they may be working the phones, 649 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: and I guarantee they are. I guarantee they're here. They're 650 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 1: talking to free agents. They're in that legal tampering period, 651 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:03,439 Speaker 1: which is sort of an oxy moron, but either way, 652 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:08,439 Speaker 1: they're doing those things. Well, make a trade. Okay, First 653 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,399 Speaker 1: of all, what are you what are you gonna trade? 654 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:13,399 Speaker 1: You don't have a first or second round pick. You've 655 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 1: got eight picks, So if you're gonna give up a 656 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:20,319 Speaker 1: couple of picks to go get a player, then you 657 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 1: better damn well sure know that the player you're trading 658 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:29,360 Speaker 1: for is the perfect fit for your team, the Browns. 659 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 1: What are the Browns have to lose by making a deal? 660 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: Or two or three Browns are own sixteen, They should 661 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 1: be throwing stuff up against the wall and scene if 662 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: it sticks. The Texans were not gonna trade for Marcus Peters. 663 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:44,319 Speaker 1: They were not gonna trade for a key to leap. 664 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,760 Speaker 1: They were not gonna do it deal with it people. 665 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:50,839 Speaker 1: They were not going to trade for those guys. They 666 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 1: just weren't to Leape said he was going two places, 667 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:56,799 Speaker 1: and it was well known throughout the league of Marcus 668 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,960 Speaker 1: Peters wanted to go to California. Last I look Houston 669 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:03,720 Speaker 1: in Texas. They weren't getting either one of those guys. 670 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:08,400 Speaker 1: They had their sights set. As we've found out to 671 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:11,840 Speaker 1: talk to Malcolm Butler. Now, is Malcolm in the class 672 00:36:12,239 --> 00:36:18,160 Speaker 1: with Marcus Peters And to keep Talib who knows. I 673 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:21,320 Speaker 1: don't think he's of that caliber, but he's pretty darn't close. 674 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: And if he's not the headache those two are, but 675 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,759 Speaker 1: I mean, who knows. That's what they've got to find out. 676 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 1: That's what they have to find out. And with Malcolm Butler, 677 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: they're bringing in a guy if they do that knows 678 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: this system can step right in. He doesn't have to 679 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:39,760 Speaker 1: learn everything from Jump. He doesn't have this past history 680 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:42,359 Speaker 1: and he isn't a guy that said I don't want 681 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 1: to go to Houston, or I want to go to 682 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:47,799 Speaker 1: another place like Marcus Peters said, like a keep Tolib said, 683 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 1: I'm going to Belichick or I'm going to Wade Phillips 684 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:53,320 Speaker 1: that was it. He turned down to trade to San Francisco. 685 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 1: And everybody's going to San Francisco. So this whole thing 686 00:36:55,960 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 1: about trade for someone, why weren't theying on those corners 687 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 1: they need accordant. Look, it's not as simple as I 688 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:07,359 Speaker 1: drive a four truck. My four truck has gone into 689 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,400 Speaker 1: the shop. I'm gonna go over to Enterprise and rent 690 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: a four truck. It's not that simple. Well what does 691 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: Enterprise have? Well, maybe Enterprise has jacked up the rates 692 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,280 Speaker 1: on the four trucks. Maybe they don't have any four trucks. 693 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: Maybe the only one they have is a Ford truck 694 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 1: with a broken door. Or maybe that Ford truck only 695 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: has a California license plate, can only run in California. 696 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:35,840 Speaker 1: It isn't that simple. These things are complex. Team chemistry 697 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 1: is way more complex than people give it credit. Why 698 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:42,839 Speaker 1: now do you think the Texas go to the Greenbrier? 699 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,840 Speaker 1: And a big part of that is for team chemistry. 700 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:50,840 Speaker 1: If you're wondering why Marcus Peters has gone off to 701 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: LA are gonna be off to LA on Wednesday when 702 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:57,400 Speaker 1: the new league year starts, think about that. Think about 703 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:01,080 Speaker 1: how delicate a balance that is between having a guy 704 00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:03,279 Speaker 1: that can make some plays and tearing up the locker 705 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:06,239 Speaker 1: room or dividing the locker room, and he may not 706 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 1: even know he's doing it. But either way, how my 707 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: soapbox about that? Rob says, word is their plan to 708 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:15,799 Speaker 1: make a huge push from Malcolm Butler on Monday, and 709 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:17,720 Speaker 1: it sounds like they're in the mix with the Colts 710 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:20,799 Speaker 1: and the Saints. So when I first saw that, I 711 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 1: was like, well, you know that to be true, I 712 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:25,240 Speaker 1: need to get with Rob a little bit. Rob seems 713 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 1: to know some stuff. And then Leo says, yeah, I 714 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: heard that too long with the choiring Graham, he's a 715 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:33,200 Speaker 1: little old, but the man still has it. I would 716 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:38,400 Speaker 1: imagine that Jimmy Graham is going to be awfully expensive. 717 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 1: The Saints have shown interest, he has shown interest in 718 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:45,440 Speaker 1: the Saints. I would imagine that maybe the Texans made 719 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:49,320 Speaker 1: a call to see what he's looking at. But I 720 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:52,319 Speaker 1: would imagine that making a run at Jimmy Graham is 721 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 1: not conducive to what the Texans needs are at this point. 722 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 1: And yes, I know people will tell me this and 723 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:03,759 Speaker 1: I get it. What about CJ? What about Ryan? They 724 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 1: both had concussion issues. I get it, I understand, But 725 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:10,400 Speaker 1: to me, your priorities are at number one offensive line, 726 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,399 Speaker 1: number two secondary. When you satisfy those and you still 727 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:15,800 Speaker 1: got some money to go shop and go shop for 728 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,919 Speaker 1: a tight end at that point. But until then, I 729 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:22,319 Speaker 1: think that you've got to satisfy the offensive line. But 730 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 1: having a tight end that can catch and that guy 731 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:30,800 Speaker 1: can he can act as a slot receiver. I get 732 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: your thought process, but if your offensive line doesn't protect 733 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:39,719 Speaker 1: your quarterback, you're not throwing the ball anywhere. And this 734 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 1: offensive line has got to get better. Now, after you 735 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:49,879 Speaker 1: have made a play for Zach foldon Nate Solder, you're 736 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:53,000 Speaker 1: infl look you can. There was a question I got 737 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 1: over the weekend about Eric Ebron with the Detroit Lions. 738 00:39:56,920 --> 00:40:00,840 Speaker 1: I don't think Ebron would be as expensive is Jimmy Graham. 739 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:03,680 Speaker 1: I think Graham's gonna with a few Pro bowls under 740 00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:08,319 Speaker 1: his belt, he's gonna be more expensive. So if you're 741 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:10,640 Speaker 1: in on Zach Fulton and you're in on Nate Solder, 742 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,920 Speaker 1: and you're in on Butler, maybe you could look at Ibron. 743 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,440 Speaker 1: But I Brown ain't gonna block anybody, and Graham's definitely 744 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:19,680 Speaker 1: not gonna block anybody. You need somebody in that tight 745 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:24,359 Speaker 1: end position. That can block, knock somebody back off the ball. 746 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:28,239 Speaker 1: That's what CJ could do. And I've seen Griff around 747 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:30,080 Speaker 1: the building a number of times. So my hope is 748 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:33,040 Speaker 1: that Griff's gonna be able to come back. And again, 749 00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:37,000 Speaker 1: I've said it before, halfway through the season, when you 750 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:40,240 Speaker 1: didn't know you were gonna have there, Well, I shouldn't 751 00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:41,759 Speaker 1: say it that way because you didn't know that CJ 752 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:43,680 Speaker 1: was struggling with the concussions. But when he got the 753 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: final one, I put him an IR for the year. 754 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,560 Speaker 1: That's when I started worrying about next year. And I've 755 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:52,239 Speaker 1: worried about it with Ryan because of his concussions as well. 756 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:53,960 Speaker 1: But he had the one near the end of the 757 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: year and NAT was gonna set him set him back 758 00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:59,080 Speaker 1: for some significant number of weeks, so at that point 759 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:01,040 Speaker 1: they put him on IR. I agree with you, the 760 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:05,480 Speaker 1: tight end position could be problematic. It could be problematic, 761 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:07,120 Speaker 1: but doesn't mean you're gonna throw a bunch of money 762 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:09,000 Speaker 1: at Jimmy Graham and get a guy that yeah, well 763 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:12,359 Speaker 1: you get Well, look you've got receiving options. You've got 764 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:15,360 Speaker 1: plenty of receiving options. What you don't have is somebody 765 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:17,520 Speaker 1: that can sit there right next to a tackle and 766 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: combo block with a tackle or zone block and knock 767 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:23,840 Speaker 1: a defensive end backwards. And that's what you hope you 768 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 1: could get CJ Back to do. And you certainly don't 769 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,719 Speaker 1: want to pay a Jimmy Graham price tag to be 770 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:30,759 Speaker 1: able to put a guy next to a tackle and 771 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:34,680 Speaker 1: block somebody. Rob Housler, Arizona Cardinals. He was a guy 772 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:37,600 Speaker 1: just like that. He would catch a pass every blue moon, 773 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:39,839 Speaker 1: but man, he was gonna beat you up in the run. 774 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,200 Speaker 1: That's a guy would love to have. Love to have 775 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 1: Jimmy Graham, I get it. Would I love to have 776 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:49,479 Speaker 1: Jimmy Graham. Yes, if my offensive line was set, if 777 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:53,000 Speaker 1: my secondary was set, and I got sixty plus million, yeah, 778 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:56,280 Speaker 1: heck yeah, go after Jimmy Graham and turn his offense 779 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:59,400 Speaker 1: up and get it lit, get it turned. But you don't. 780 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:01,799 Speaker 1: You have whole in your offensive line and in your 781 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:05,359 Speaker 1: secondary that you must fix this year. Get that taken 782 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:07,640 Speaker 1: care of, and Jimmy Grahamer Eric ye Bruner still out 783 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:09,719 Speaker 1: there all right, then go for it. But until then 784 00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:11,920 Speaker 1: and those holes are filled, I'll feel much better if 785 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 1: they attack those areas offensive line, secondary, And look, there's 786 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,359 Speaker 1: some tight ends in this draft that you can find 787 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:20,359 Speaker 1: obviously cheap. They give you some athleticism. Keep in mind 788 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:23,279 Speaker 1: Jimmy Graham was a third round pick. Say Texas will 789 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,360 Speaker 1: do in the third round, but start filling some holes. 790 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:28,000 Speaker 1: Maybe there's an opportunity to do that in the third round. 791 00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:30,680 Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for listening to I'll have 792 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:33,680 Speaker 1: more for you tomorrow. Who knows what will happen overnight 793 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:35,839 Speaker 1: that we'll be talking about tomorrow, but it's free agent 794 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:40,000 Speaker 1: frenzy week culminating on Wednesday. We'll have plenty for you 795 00:42:40,120 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 1: then as well. We'll see tomorrow. Everybody, thanks for listening, 796 00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:43,800 Speaker 1: and it's always go Texans.