1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome to the program that usually gets 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: you inside inn RG Stadium. Right now, we're inside not 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: Lucas Oil Stadium, but the Indiana Conventions Center. I think 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: that's what it's called. Mark Vandermarin, John Harris with you, 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. Great to have you with us with 6 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: John McClain from Gallery Sports dot com Sports Radio six 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: ten dot com. See I did it write general, I'm 8 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: used to the new way of being. How are you doing? 9 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: I'm doing great. How are you all? We're having a 10 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: great week here. We have. We've had a lot of 11 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: great guests and some have not been heard yet on 12 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: Texans Radio, but of course having Tomko, Ryan's on, Nick 13 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: Cassario on that's the most important thing for the Texans. 14 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: And I know you've been getting a lot of great 15 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: stuff as well here. Yeah. I've written columns every day 16 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: for Gallery Sports and all right for Sports Radio six 17 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: ten at the end of the week. But I wrote 18 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: one today that thinks very interesting. I was really doing 19 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: a deep dive into all the Jalen Carter stuff because 20 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: he could go first overall, and so I believe his 21 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: legal problems and I've read everything and it looks like 22 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: he was racing and two people were killed. He was 23 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: racing in according to police and cameras and interviews, they 24 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: were passing cars like crazy, going over a hundred and 25 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: and so he after the crash, he said he wasn't 26 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: anywhere near his mile away. Then they found out he wasn't, 27 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: and he said, well he was mind it. Now they 28 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: know he was even with him. So he's been charged 29 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: with two misdemeanors. But you know he had some baggage anyway. 30 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: Todd McShay talked about it, and so if his stock drops, 31 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: and we've seen athletes stock drops drop usually for hitting 32 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: women or in Kareem Munth's case, kicking a woman on 33 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: the ground, Tyree Hill, punching his pregnant wife, Joe Mixon, 34 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: all kind of players. Frank Clark beating up a woman 35 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: got him kicked out in Michigan. Stay so he'll get drafted. 36 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: He may get drafted in the first round. He may 37 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: be there with the Texans pick. Sean Bindergast said yesterday, 38 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: remember the Bears, Ryan pose came from the Chiefs. The 39 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs will take anybody. Frank Clark hunt, those kind of characters. 40 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: But if he drops below four, the Bears have to 41 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: take will Anderson if they trade to four and Carter 42 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: Anderson are gone the Arizon at three and then they 43 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: just take the other one. Well, if Carter they take 44 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: him off their board, then the Bears have to stick 45 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: at one with Anderson, who is a great guy, great character. 46 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: My column was about the contrasting combines of these two guys, 47 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: and so the Texans could stay at two and have 48 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: their pick of the quarterbacks John at that point. I mean, 49 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: there's so many different ways that they choose. Your owner 50 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: adventure novel that his NFL draft could go. And then 51 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: you throw this Gym and Carter situation into it, and 52 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: we'll see how it impacts the teams. How do you 53 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: think that impacts the Texans as far as trading to one, 54 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: trading back? How do you think it impacts the Texans? 55 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: Right at number two and they get the quarterback they 56 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: want because the Bears they trade with the Colts. The 57 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: Cardinals are going to take Will Anderson at three, and 58 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: then they're taking oh yeah, no, unlikely to Moon. Unlikely? 59 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: Well he does he go that high? Unlikely to go? 60 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: Could with a trade at two? What about twelve? You 61 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: have some options there? Maybe based on somebody who might 62 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: drop and other teams that might want to more than 63 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,839 Speaker 1: the Texans do. But that's a lot of conjecture right now. 64 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: Probably not gonna move either pick, you would think. And 65 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: the Bears may not care, and the Colts may not care. 66 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: They could still make that deal. In a perfect world, 67 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: they would have two quarterbacks close together. And we don't 68 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: know what nicssary on Damika Ryan's think about a quarterback 69 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: who's really small, who's like five ten and a quarter 70 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: and frail and thin, and I maybe they don't care, 71 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: and um, you know, you tell people it's not there 72 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: snot bright Shun's throwing. You can make every throw it's canny, 73 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: stand up to the punishment of a seventeen game season, 74 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: and eventually you opay eighteen nineteen twenty games. Well hopefully 75 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: your offensive line is good enough to protect him at 76 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: that point, but well they better have a bath. Excuse me, John. 77 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: Every year they say they have a new line coach 78 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: and this one's going to do a great job. Now 79 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: they've got fourth in four years, which is is disservice 80 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: to the offense in general and the line in particular. 81 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: Think about Titus Howard. Four coaches and since he got 82 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 1: there in nineteen and uh, what's the guy's named Chris Dreisser, 83 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: Ye from the coach and and he you know, it's funny, 84 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor goes down for the year and all of 85 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: a sudden, he's not a very good line coach. Two 86 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: years ago Jonathan Taylor runs for eighteen hundred yards and 87 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: oh man, he's a great coach. It's funny how that happens. 88 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: But what does he have now to work with? Well, 89 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: he's he's got book in tackles, he's I don't think 90 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: people should give up on Kenyan Grain, that'd be stupid. 91 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: But Damian Pierce, to your point about Jonathan Taylor, they 92 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,559 Speaker 1: need a center, and they need maybe a right guard, 93 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: and they need a backup running back. So up Piers 94 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be replaced by Rex Burke head And 95 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: to me, that's you don't see a backup position that's 96 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: really a priority. But the way Demiko said, he likes 97 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: to run the ball and be physical and set the tongue. 98 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: They have to get a good backup whether I kind 99 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: of think maybe it's going to be in free agency, 100 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: and uh, but that's a priority position. A backup running 101 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: back or even seventy thirty Saim carries Yeah. I mean 102 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: if you go that way, or even just somebody that's 103 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: a true compliment that you're sixty forty fifty fifty. We'll 104 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: see how that pans out. John. As you've been here 105 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: at the combined with your your peers, people that know 106 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: you're from Houston, what's been the overall thought that you 107 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: heard from them about what the Texans have done this offseason? 108 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: One guy has Tomko a question about I can't remember 109 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: in other words, about could the Texans be trusted or 110 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: something like that. And I wanted to turn around, say 111 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: based on firing two coaches back and back, and I 112 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: want to turn around and say, you didn't watch him play, 113 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: didn't you? I said, if you watched him played one 114 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: game and seen that offense, you'd know why love he 115 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: got fired because of his offense, or he'd still be there. 116 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: And everybody likes to move with Demiko. Everybody loves their draft. 117 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 1: Capital thinks they got a chance to take a big step. 118 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 1: But he got to get the quarterback. And I'll say this, 119 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: and I don't know what y'all think. Pep Hamilton did 120 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: a good job as a quarterback coach and an awful 121 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:45,679 Speaker 1: job as a coordinator, and if you know, maybe Bobby 122 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: Slok if he had what would he have done if 123 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: he's here with Davis Mills And I thought it's very 124 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: interesting and I wrote about this today. Demiko is going 125 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: to hire a former head coach, and I've been saying 126 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: it ought to be Gary Kuldbiack since before Demiko was hired. 127 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: As soon as Love he was fired, I said in 128 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: the new Coach and reach out to Kubiak and saying 129 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 1: I've I've written it and talked about it. See if 130 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: he's tired of writing his tractor and fishing and traveling 131 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: to see his three sons, and see if he'd do 132 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: for the Texans what he did in Minnesota, which was 133 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: oversee the offense for coordinator Kevin Stefanski, call the plays. 134 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: He was in the press box on game day. He 135 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: was there if Kevin Needon ended helped Kevin get head 136 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: coaching job, Gary And I don't know if it's going, 137 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: but Gary is the one I would love to see. 138 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: Can you imagine right now fans are so fired up 139 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: what it would be like to have Gary back in 140 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: the building. Does Gary want to be working all those 141 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: late nights at everything or could he have sort of 142 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: a soft schedule. Yeah, he can. You know, he's like 143 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: he was sneaking in the building after his stroke. You know, 144 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: he's like a kid who's snuck out, sneaking back in, 145 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: and he only knows one way to do it. And 146 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: he knows that he knows only one way to do it. 147 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: I think so does Ronda. Ronda is the one. She 148 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: would put her foot down with him. But you know, 149 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: he and Demiko were close. Now, Gary, could he could 150 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: stay home today and do it on his zoom and 151 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: I'd love to see it be Gary Kubiak. I got 152 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: a feeling it'll be some former head coach like Gary 153 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: who was an offensive coordinator to play caller. You think 154 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: this is going to happen. Yes, based on what Demiko 155 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: told us enter a private thing. I asked him, I said, 156 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: did you consider hiring a former head coach because all 157 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: these guys with experience then didn't mean squat fan been 158 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: head coach because on game days when he has things 159 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: that he's never experienced and had to make the decision. 160 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: That's why I loved having Romeo around. And I think 161 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: that Demiko admitted he needs somebody he can rely on 162 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: somebody slow, it can can use as an advisor. And 163 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: maybe he's got somebody in mind, but the one I've 164 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: got in mind until he says no, I would keep 165 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: reaching out John. Obviously the internet will break when Bryce 166 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: young it's measured, sure will. But is there anything else 167 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: that you're looking forward to, whether it's workouts or interviews 168 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: or anything of that magnitude over the rest of the weekend. 169 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: I'm interested to see because Jalen Carter came back for 170 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: damage control. He's going to meet with all the teams. 171 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: He's not going to shy away from anything. I can't 172 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: talk because it's an ongoing investigation. He's gonna tell them 173 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: his version. Now they'll still have to check it out 174 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: and say, well, why aren't we The video showed you 175 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: changing lanes, driving past people one hundred miles an hour. 176 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: Why'd you leave the scene after it's over? And why 177 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 1: did a member of the athletic department have to make 178 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: you come back? Why did you tell all those different 179 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: stories the guy in the back seat that didn't get hurt, 180 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: the girl got hurt bad. He's talking Saturday morning, McClendon, 181 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 1: because it's gonna be a lot of media there to 182 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: talk to him. Now, he's probably gonna say, I can't 183 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: talk about that stuff because it's an ongoing investigation. But 184 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: you know, the police and talk to him, and uh 185 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 1: and the woman who was hurt severely in the back seat, 186 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: and uh. I'm interested in the whole jail and Carter thing. 187 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: I'm interested in anything involving the quarterbacks. You know, if 188 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: Will Levis and Anthony Richardson don't light it up, there's 189 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: something wrong. C J Strout too. If you don't light 190 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: it up here, you should I get rid and don't 191 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: take you off the board. And Diot can look good 192 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: here in the forties, of course there. I'm always interested 193 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: in the forties. I'm always it's amazing to me. They 194 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: run the forty on the NFL network and a guy 195 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: with a handhell posts like fourty three two and everybody 196 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: tweets it immediately and it doesn't mean squat till the 197 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 1: official electronic time comes over, and it's usually slower. But 198 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: I love, you know, the need for speed. I don't 199 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: the other drills. I know we're important, but I love 200 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: the forty. I know y'all love the forty. It's the 201 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: best thing to watch fast guys run live. It's great 202 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: to watch on TV. It's fun. But to see fast 203 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: guys live, you're like dang and big guys who run fastest, 204 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: and that's almost more impressive. As Bill O'Brien was right 205 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 1: about this, it really is the underwear Olympics because, as 206 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,679 Speaker 1: John pointed out John Harris was saying earlier, seeing a 207 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: player in these workout clothes and this workout gear is 208 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: a lot different than seeing him in his college football uniform. 209 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: So you kind of get a look at guys, as 210 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: Johnny would say on the hoof, Right, So there's that 211 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: part of it. If you're in the bowl, that's kind 212 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 1: of a cool thing to watch. You can see some 213 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: of that on TV. But we'll get back to that. 214 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: Did y'all say the story today? But Doug Ferrer on 215 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 1: a touchdown wire? The Omni Hotel is set up over there. Now, 216 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,319 Speaker 1: if I was a guest, i'd be upset about this. 217 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, one of the workout groups has taken over 218 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: the lobby. They've got they're running, they're stretching, they're they're leaping, 219 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: they're doing everything and that they can do at that 220 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: hotel that they're gonna have to do here and there's 221 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: a bunch of players over there. Will Anderson is there, 222 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: and the story had pictures and everything, and I'm thinking, 223 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: what do you able to get coffee in the morning? 224 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: Boom by Will Anderson Junior. Well, there's one eight hundred 225 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: lawyer for that. You'll clean up everybody, all right, John? 226 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: This is related to the combine and kind of sort 227 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: of not, but is because actually one of the guys 228 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 1: are gonna ask you about is actually here at the 229 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: combine meeting with some teams. Let's talk about quarterbacks that 230 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: are not gonna be throwing at the combine because they're veterans. 231 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: Derek Carr, Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers put your crystal ball 232 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: cap on. Where do you think those three end up? 233 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: The New York media and the fans are just doing 234 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: everything to pressure Joe Douglas into trading for Rogers, and 235 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: it's gonna cause them two pigs called killer cap. But 236 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: do you go all in and then Derek Gard You know, 237 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: Derek's been one playoff and lost it, but he's thirty 238 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 1: one year as old. He wouldn't cost as much money. 239 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: He'd be there a few years. And if I'm the Titans, 240 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: Mike Rabels trying to act like they're gonna stick with Tannel, 241 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: but that ship is sailed with him. I think he 242 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: needs to go somewhere else. But he's got a thirty 243 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: nine million cap figure, and if I'm there, might be 244 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: looking for somebody because they can't afford to rebuild with 245 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry twenty nine years old, and he came off 246 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: another great year, didn't play the last game, but they 247 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: need a veteran quarterback and they should be in and 248 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: every NFC South team. If they signed Derek Carr, they're 249 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,719 Speaker 1: gonna be favored to win the division. But him coming here, 250 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: I think it's why does he need to come here? 251 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: Be more? Talk to him at the league meetings, that's 252 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: more more. This one just seems I just think it's 253 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: kind of unbecoming of Him's like pushing a used car 254 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 1: around and letting people get in it and feel it. 255 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: You can't drive it, but you can sit in it. 256 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: And uh. But he's got great options, and good for him. 257 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: People for hittything almost five thousand yards. I think his 258 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: problems this year that wasn't Josh McDaniels all right, So 259 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: if you had to say more likely to happen, Tannehill 260 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: starts open any day or not, which is it for Tennessee. 261 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: Almost they doesn't because if he stays, people are so 262 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: down on him and there's no hope and ticket sales 263 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: and just interest. And I know they don't make the 264 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: decisions like that does Ryan Cawthorne walked the quarterback did 265 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: him for another year. But they have a bad cap situation. 266 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: They need four starting offensive one. Oh yeah, four And 267 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: that's not even question. It's not as well he could 268 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: no four if Raybel said it could be five even well, 269 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: they're they're they're supposedly talking to Taylor of one, trying 270 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: to get him to come back for a year, but 271 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: he doesn't seem like he wants to because physical, physical, physically, 272 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: he's just not there. So how do you do that? 273 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: How do you bring in four or maybe five in 274 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: Tanny Ill? They said last year without that line, he 275 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: was getting killed. So I don't know. But if you don't, 276 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: just like Tomko said yesterday, you have to dominate up 277 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: front on both sides of the ball, no doubt, Lamar Jackson, 278 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: I give you either the Ravens or the field, which 279 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens. They're gonna franchise him this thing. I love it. 280 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: His people are leaking stuff to stephen A Smith, and 281 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: stephen A Smith, he's never asked for guaranteed money. And 282 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: then ESPN, who said before he had came back again 283 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: and said he did know the words. Stephen A is 284 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: full of it and he could have been making so 285 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: much money. But if he's franchised, he'll make what thirty 286 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: seven and they franchise him again, and you know, he's 287 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: won one playoff game and he's been hurt the last 288 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: two years. And if he can get one hundred and 289 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: fifty million guaranteed and stud two hundred and thirty like Watson, 290 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: I think I'd take it. Yeah, well maybe at this 291 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: point because of the injury situation, and only he knows 292 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: how bad it really is and what the likelihood or 293 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: not of him being out there for a full campaign 294 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: would be. If you think about it, He's only played 295 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: two full seasons in his career and they were good ones. 296 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: But it's tough, man, it's tough to evaluate those things. 297 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: Tougher team to predict Cults or Titans at this stage general, 298 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: because we were just talking about the Titans and all 299 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: the uncertainty there. Colts don't exactly have a certain You know, 300 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: anytime you get a new coach, you get questions on 301 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: but what are they gonna do? You know their Matt 302 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: Ryan's gonna they're talking about where did I see Matt 303 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: Ryan talking about him going to? Was it the Raiders 304 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: or West Coast to He'd have to be a backup, 305 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: and he's such a great guy. I'd want him as 306 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: a backup if he understood his role working with a 307 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: young guy, because he is one of the best people 308 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 1: to ever come down to bike and h But I 309 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: would say them because a new Rabel. You know, we 310 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: know Rabel's a heck of the coach. They have issues 311 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: on offense, but they still get a good defense. They're 312 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: trying to get Joey's Jeffrey Simmons resigned, and uh, he's 313 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: gonna you know he's that'll cost a lot of money. Yeah, 314 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 1: that's gonna cost you a lot, a lot of it, 315 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: and he's worth it. Jaguars apparently going to franchise Evan 316 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: Ingram and keep the tight end there in Jacksonville. You're 317 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: shaking your head. Tight ends again, franchise of course, it's cheap, 318 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 1: just like sae Quon Barkley. You know he's a lot 319 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: cheaper to franchise than Daniel Jones. Do you all buy 320 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,959 Speaker 1: that Jones is looking for forty five million a year? 321 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: I buy that he's looking for it, because doesn't everybody 322 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 1: want Realistically, what's he thinking about? That's I mean, here's 323 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: the thing general, and I think about this each and 324 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: every year, especially you know, the cap going back up 325 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 1: after COVID and all that, especially when it comes to 326 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: quarterback numbers. I remember I got to ask this on 327 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 1: radio station with Tom about, Hey, do you think Dak 328 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: Prescott's worth third five million? Immediately my reaction was like, hell, no, 329 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: I don't care how good he is, but wait a second, 330 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: where's everybody else in relation to that number? And that's 331 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: the thing is where in relation to everybody else? As 332 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,479 Speaker 1: a number of forty five million? I don't think it's 333 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: forty five the most expensive camp figure this year and 334 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 1: for the next three years. To Shaun Watson. That's why 335 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: they're working to where hedo his deal, so he's gonna 336 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: end up getting it's already guaranteed he'll end up getting 337 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: bigger money now so he can redo it lower because 338 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: they got camp issues too. Fifty six and fifty six man. Yeah, 339 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 1: it's something like that. Yeah, fift it's in the fifties. 340 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: And that's just that's obscene. These quarterback That's what I'm saying. 341 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: The quarterback numbers are so obscene. But we kind of 342 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: need to get used to it in some sense because 343 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: it's only gonna get bigger from here. It's only gonna 344 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: get bigger from here. We're just talking here, but Texan 345 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: situation at quarterback drafting. Somebody, you signed somebody in free agency, 346 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: and I'm wondering what kind of player it's going to be. Well, 347 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: they keep they've talked to Miko and Nick said they 348 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: need quarterbacks. So are they saying that Mills is gonna 349 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: be gone? Mills is not gonna be a three. You know, 350 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: the three is a developmental guy, but the rookie be 351 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: a developmental guy. So I would hate see him give 352 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: up on Mills. He showed too much at the end 353 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 1: of that rookie year. He didn't have good coaches last 354 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: year and have him is two. And then some free 355 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 1: agent put on the practice squad. Somebody said, well if 356 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 1: they because if they draft somebody to be three, they're 357 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: gonna have to carry three all year because you can't 358 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: expose them to Wait, I think this is just me 359 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: talking because I have not heard. I've not been in 360 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: the meetings, believe it or not. But they have to 361 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: have another option other than Davis. I mean David. You 362 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 1: might be right about Davis, and I'm all about Davis improving, 363 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: and I think that club is in his bag, as 364 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: Johnny would say, the improvement club. But you're facing the 365 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 1: prospect of maybe having him start opening day if he's 366 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: the backup. Right, if the rookie's not ready, what about 367 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariotta type type of players, somebody who's out there 368 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 1: is not a high level free agent, but it could 369 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: possibly spots start while a rookie develops. That kind start 370 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: mills the first game with better coaching than if the 371 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: rookie's not ready, So what And if they don't win, 372 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: you get an iron draft toys for next year. Oh boy, 373 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: I don't expect you guys actually expect over rookies starting 374 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: three fourths of the year that they're gonna do anything. No, 375 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: but john Well, like last year, twins? Like last year, 376 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: you have six wins? I did that last year, Yeah, 377 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: last idiot? Well, I thought similar numbers, right, I thought 378 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: you said twelve. I always say twelve. That's a given, 379 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: just right it in twelve. No, I always used to 380 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: this year. I always used to say nine and seven, 381 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 1: and I was right a lot. So there we did. 382 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: We had that ninety seven run for a little three years, 383 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: a little while, that's for sure. I think this I 384 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: people are down on mills. But I'd like to see 385 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: him spend a year with Dry Johnson and Bobby Slowick 386 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: and see if he showed any improved and as a backup, 387 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 1: and if he has to start first three games, and 388 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: let's be honest, other than Anthony Richardson, Stroud and Young, 389 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: they're gonna be starting early. A lot of people have 390 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: the rumors out there about Garoppolo if they did something 391 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 1: like that. Well they both have had Garoppolo and Damiko 392 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: brock was he was asked about him yesterday. But Jimmy 393 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: Z's gonna cost money. You can't invest money in a 394 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: court in a quarterback. How much money can really command 395 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: on the open market. With all those teams needing quarterbacks, 396 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: he's going to get overpaid the entire NFC. South Carolina, Washington. 397 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: I think Washington would be a good place to go 398 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: for him or Derek Grk because they got a running game, 399 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: they got a defense, and they can't really believe in 400 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: sam Al after one game. But whoever signs Garoppolo has 401 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: to have a really good second option. I mean that's 402 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: there because he gets her general the fourth and fifteen thing, 403 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: I know the rules committee met this week or the 404 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: competition committee talked about different situations or before the league meetings, right, 405 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: and so this is the league meetings question. But what 406 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: do you think happens here? You think they get that 407 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 1: adopted for the twenty three season perhaps? Or is it 408 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: too early for which rule for the fourth and fifteen 409 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: thing instead of the other? Um? That is so radical? 410 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: Aren't they using that in XL? Yeah? They are marked 411 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: and it's exciting. There's a lot of things in XFL 412 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: that are exciting that the NL. I love it when 413 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: they're talking to the replay guy or the officials talking 414 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: to the official on the field. Um, I just don't 415 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: see it this year. I just don't. Okay, maybe next year. 416 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: But that's such a radical thing for the NFL to 417 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: do the push from behind rule. They don't do rattle change. 418 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 1: I love it. If you don't like it, stop it. Yeah, 419 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,479 Speaker 1: if you looked at the Eagles those round level cameras 420 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: that show them a lot of times they were they 421 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: were just getting leverage. Sure they didn't. At one point 422 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: this year they were having big linemen right next to 423 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: her and they were pushing him from mine. Then they 424 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 1: went to running backs and stuff, but Herst being able 425 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: to get low in their lineman getting low. I think 426 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: there's a strategy to that. I would love to see 427 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: him keep it. I saw one Eagles offensive player I 428 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 1: can't remember who was it said, why y'all want to 429 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 1: take that off? Y'all just jealous at our quarterback squad 430 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: six hundred pounds. I don't know. Maybe I like that. 431 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe we should start looking at that. Okay, what 432 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: is Anthony richardson squad? Maybe we need to know this now, general, 433 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: what do you have going on in your various platforms. 434 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: I've written a column bout Jalen Carter and Will Anderson. 435 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: Now Carter's legal issues could impact the Texans in the 436 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: first round of the draft, and I'm writing one a 437 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: separate story on the NFLPA survey of all players, in 438 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: which the Texans were ranked great and after all the 439 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: negativity around this franchise in such a turmoil. I'm happy 440 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 1: to write that because it's not a it's it's it's 441 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: based on what the players told the union, and the 442 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: worst grade they got in eight categories was a B. 443 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: They got a bunch of B pluses and hays. I 444 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,239 Speaker 1: couldn't have done that report card. But it's a good thing. 445 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: They got liberal people doing the grating, and I think 446 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: that's great for the organization. And I'll have a column 447 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: on the Texans in the combine on the six ten. 448 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: I'm right about b John Robinson and out. In another era, 449 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: he'd be in top three or four pick and uh. 450 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: And then I'm gonna do camp wrap up and all that. 451 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: But and Sean Pendergas and I do our you told 452 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: me a podcast twice a week. Thank you guys for 453 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: having me as always, and I look forward to talking 454 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: to you next week or y'all going to league meetings. Yes, 455 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: we'll be there. I'm Texans Radio. We'll be there, General, 456 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: we'll have you on. I'll tell you where you won't be. 457 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: Where's that you won't be in Las Vegas for the 458 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: first round of the playoffs where I'm going to cover 459 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: the University of Houston from season Palace right about the 460 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 1: atmosphere and all ease. When I grow up, When I 461 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,879 Speaker 1: grow up, I want to be just like, just like, 462 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: just like people come say, hey, Matress mcneeds a presence 463 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: on the West Coast, presence in New England. It's funny, 464 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: but you know, I'm happy. I'm living life, living a dream. 465 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: As I said in spring training, I was a seventy 466 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,919 Speaker 1: one year old rookie and you deserve all the night. 467 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: Thank you guys very much. Joy the rest of the week, 468 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 1: appreciate general. There's John McClain from Sports Radio six ten 469 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: dot com and Gallery Sports dot Com right coming up. 470 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: He's got an edge. Paul Kaharski used to cover the 471 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,120 Speaker 1: AFC South for ESPN. Now he's got his own thing 472 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: going on and he does not pull any punches. Let's 473 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: hear what he has to say about the division and beyond. 474 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: And also Deep City visiting with Ian Rappaport and Tom 475 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: Pellicero from NFL Network at the same time, dueling interview 476 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: with dep It's good stuff. You'll want to hear it. 477 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: It's Texans Radio moving right along here tonight on Xin's 478 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: Radio from the NFL Scouting com by Mark Vandermaer and 479 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: John Harris with you. And let's get into it with 480 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: a man who, as I said, pulls no punches, used 481 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 1: to cover the AFC South four ESPN and now does 482 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: his own thing at Paul Kaharsky dot com. Let's get 483 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:21,199 Speaker 1: into it with Paul Koharsky based in Nashville. Paul Koharsky 484 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: old friend of the program. Should I say, Look, I 485 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: had Paul out on sports Radio six ten back in 486 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: the day and Paul Koharsky dot com going strong, Paul, 487 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:31,879 Speaker 1: Great to have you with us, Hey, great to be here. 488 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 1: All right, So let's talk Titans first. How shocking or 489 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:40,479 Speaker 1: surprising was what went down this season? Seven game losing 490 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: streak on the way out, all the injuries, quarterback situation, 491 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: Malik Willis, all of it, and then obviously GM departure. Well, 492 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 1: the injury thing just got to ridiculous levels and snowballed 493 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: to a ridiculous degree. They had overcome a tremendous amount 494 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: used I think ninety three players the year ryor I 495 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: think at eighty seven this year. At a certain point, 496 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: you're just getting stretched out so thin, and then you 497 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: lose your quarterback for five games, losing those seven straight 498 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 1: downhill and they just kind of got out of it 499 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: and they could never get back in offensive line was 500 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 1: absolutely horrific, poor poor planning by John Robinson with a 501 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: third tackle. You had to have some doubt about Taylor 502 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 1: Lawan coming into the season who had a shaky knee, 503 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,400 Speaker 1: bad ACL surgery two years ago. Then when he goes down, 504 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: the best you have is Dennis Daily. They're gonna pay 505 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: a sixth round pick next year to Carolina for Dennis Daly, 506 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: who was absolutely horrific at left tackle. Offensive line was horrible. 507 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: Tannehill got hurt. Malik Willis was horrible, so bad that 508 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 1: they went and got a practice squad guy from Detroit 509 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: who started two games down the stretch. It was a 510 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 1: better option than Josh Dobbs. A defense did the best 511 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: it could, but it got hurt too, and they just 512 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: couldn't figure it out. And I think that's really big 513 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: on the personnel front because Mike Rabel, as you guys know, 514 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: is a hell of a coach and even he couldn't 515 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,640 Speaker 1: fix it. Yeah, there were a lot of things last 516 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: year that just went completely south for the Titans, and 517 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: yet there I don't know what Josh Dobbs fumble non 518 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: fumble away from potentially winning that game against Jacksonville and 519 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:25,439 Speaker 1: go to the playoffs. I think that's what's remarkable. They 520 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 1: would have gotten to the playoffs and gotten destroyed right whoever. 521 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: But there's no doubt, but there was an opportunity with 522 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: all that going on to get there. We could have 523 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: everything on right. We hadn't won five games. That said 524 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: two things. Two former Texans, I'll ask you about number one, 525 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: what's Ben Jones future at center for this team and 526 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: Tim Kelly taking over as offensive coordinator? Your thoughts, Ben Jones, 527 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: you know, play better and better as he got older, 528 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: really glue guy on that team. But two concussions over 529 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: the course of six weeks really scary for a guy 530 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: who's thirty two or thirty three. He's super close with Rabel, 531 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: But I just think even if he comes back for 532 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: the last year of his contract, now, you've got to 533 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: have a tremendous backup plan for him because if he 534 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 1: suffers another concussion, you've got to think that's the end 535 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: or that puts him on the shelf for an incredibly 536 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: long time. I think he's a smart enough guy to 537 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: retire knowing that Aaron Brewer there left guard last year's 538 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: undersized guy, would make sense to kick him inside, have 539 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: him play center and get a bigger guard who was 540 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: your other one? Sorry, Kelly, We're gonna talk to during 541 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: during this combine for the first time. He was passing 542 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: game coordinator last year, which to most of us meant 543 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator in waiting who helped out with the tight 544 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: ends when we saw practice. No very little about him 545 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 1: outside of what he did when he was down in Houston, 546 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: and that Mike Rabel liked him as an offensive coordinator 547 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: candidate when Art Smith got the Atlantic Jaw, but couldn't 548 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 1: get him that year, so he got him the next 549 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: year and put him on the runway. No very you know, 550 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 1: never has never spoken the first time you guys actually 551 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: get a chance to talk with him. Yeah, Zak Cunningham 552 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: another one for you, outplayed by an undrafted rookie name 553 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: of Dylan Cole was worthless, played six games, had an 554 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: elbow injury that cut him. Get some cap relief, but 555 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: taken dead money for a guy that shouldn't have signed. 556 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: Paul Koharsky joining us on combine radio robe. Paul Koharsky 557 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: dot Com, Paul, Who's got the power in Tennessee. We 558 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: get this question from our listeners sometimes. Did Rabel want 559 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: Robinson out? Was he instrumental in the hiring of Rand Carton? 560 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: How does it all go down as far as the 561 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: structure and power with the organization football wise? I think 562 00:30:56,680 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: Rabel was okay with the Robinson move, probably surprised by 563 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: the timing. It was a surprising move by Amy Adam 564 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 1: Strunk at the time. She made it after the loss 565 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia where A. J. Brown hurt them. The A J. 566 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: Brown trade seemed like the final straw. Robinson was very 567 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: good when he was very good, but his last stretch, 568 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:24,479 Speaker 1: I mean he's made some moves. They drafted Isaiah Wilson 569 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: in the first round. They should be at a point 570 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:30,719 Speaker 1: where they're making a fifth round, a fifth year option 571 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: decision on him. He played four snaps for them. They 572 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: chased right tackle with Dylan Raidens in the second round, 573 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: who's also a bust, and now Nicholas petite Frere finally 574 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: played and he may be the only offensive lineman in 575 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:47,360 Speaker 1: place next year from this last year. So they spent 576 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: a first, a second, and a third to get right 577 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: tackle sealed up. After they let Jack Conklin walk, which 578 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: you could argue was a bad move. I was all 579 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,959 Speaker 1: right with it. He was hurt and expensive and they 580 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,120 Speaker 1: were gonna pay Lauan on the other side, so I 581 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 1: can understand not paying both tackles. But Vic Beasley they 582 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: paid who came in and they got a half season 583 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: out of him. Just a lot of moves that that fizzled. 584 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: Des Fitzpatrick. They waited till the fourth round to draft 585 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: the guy. He played a handful of games, did nothing. 586 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 1: He's with the Steelers already now. They drafted a third 587 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: round running back, Darrenton Evans, didn't do anything. Just too 588 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: many high missus. Caleb Farley, first round cornerback, came in 589 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: off of two back surgeries from Virginia Tech, was playing 590 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: only special teams last year and popped a disc again 591 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: and had another back. So just too much risk and 592 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: not enough early round reward. So that cust Robinson his job. 593 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: And roster construction is the big thing. They're not saying 594 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: who has final say on the roster. So it's this 595 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: consensus where the two of them have to make it 596 00:32:56,600 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: work together. They both report to Amy Adams Runk. That's good, 597 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: you guys know, as long as things are working and 598 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: then when things go south later on one of them 599 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: Curry's favor with her more than the other and it 600 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: goes south, and usually the more recent guy is her favorite. 601 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: So if if things don't work in the long term, 602 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 1: she'll probably side with Carthon. But Mike Rabel is one 603 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 1: of the eight eight eight best coaches in the league 604 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: in MYSTA, it's good. He's phenomenal. Paul. What happens at quarterback? 605 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: We saw Malique Willis twice. We didn't see Ryan Tannehill. 606 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 1: What kind of contractually? Where are we sitting with Ryan's 607 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: what's the situation for Tennessee quarterback? Heading it out? I 608 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: don't think Malik Willis is in the mix at all 609 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:41,080 Speaker 1: as a starting option this year, and I wouldn't be 610 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 1: surprised if he didn't make it out of camp. Depends 611 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: on what this new offensive regime and Tim Kelly and 612 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: Charles London the new quarterback coach passing um. But I 613 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 1: think Tannehill will wind up extended. He's got a thirty 614 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 1: six point six cap number. I think they stretch him 615 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: out a little bit here, get the number down, get 616 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: some relief, try to reset things around him, rebuilding the 617 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: offensive line and the wide receiving corps, which wouldn't have 618 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: needed to be rebuilt nearly as much if they just 619 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: did the right thing with AJ Brown the way San 620 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: Francisco managed to do with Debot, the way Seattle managed 621 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 1: to do with Metcalf, and the way Washington managed to 622 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,240 Speaker 1: do with McLaurin, but Robinson couldn't do with AJ Brown. 623 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:28,240 Speaker 1: Get those two positions reset and get yourself in position 624 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: for another quarterback in a year or two makes the 625 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,800 Speaker 1: most sense to me. The other thing you could do 626 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: from eleven is sell a lot to get up and 627 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: get one of these guys this year. But then he'd 628 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: be coming into a team where you just sold all 629 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: your resources and you can't get the offensive line and 630 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 1: the receivers, and God, come in and get the crap 631 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: beat out. Paul Kaharsky dot com. Paul Koharsky joining us 632 00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:55,439 Speaker 1: on Combine Radio Row. You've always covered the AFC South 633 00:34:55,600 --> 00:35:00,080 Speaker 1: at large, so your thoughts on the Texans situation, what 634 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,360 Speaker 1: they might do, what they should do in your opinion, 635 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 1: my hope is Damiko Ryans, who I covered when I 636 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,799 Speaker 1: covered the whole division, as a player who we all 637 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:14,319 Speaker 1: know brings a juice and a smart energetic, enthusiastic guy. 638 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: My hope for Texans fans is that he can bring 639 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 1: that kind of structure that they seem to be lacking 640 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 1: and that they get their quarterback here. I'm not a 641 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 1: big believer. I mean Stroud would be my guy. That 642 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: last game from Stroud was great. I think Young is 643 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:36,840 Speaker 1: probably too small. I don't know how you back on 644 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:39,719 Speaker 1: the other two guys. I'm not taking an inaccurate quarterback. 645 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: I understand that Josh Allen transformed himself. Josh Allen is 646 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 1: a huge exception. If you're inaccurate coming out of college, 647 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:51,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna be inaccurate nine out of ten times, ninety 648 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 1: eight out of a hundred times, you're gonna be inaccurate. 649 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 1: You are what you are as a thrower coming out 650 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,680 Speaker 1: of college. You can make slight revisions and you'll get 651 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:03,439 Speaker 1: lightly better, but you're not making a huge jump in accuracy. Well, 652 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:05,840 Speaker 1: levis they get into this Jay Cutler scenario. Oh, he 653 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: look how he's suffered in college. That's gonna make him 654 00:36:08,239 --> 00:36:11,360 Speaker 1: good because he's experienced the thing. No thanks for me. 655 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 1: I'll take a hard pass and a guy that lost 656 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: the Vanderbilt Give me. Give me a guy who did 657 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 1: it at the at the highest level over that, so 658 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 1: I think Stroud's the best young maybe the second best, 659 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,640 Speaker 1: but with some deficiencies. This Richardson talk, I mean a 660 00:36:29,719 --> 00:36:33,759 Speaker 1: guy drew fifty four percent two years ago, barely throwing it. 661 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:36,680 Speaker 1: I mean, if you want to build your offense around 662 00:36:36,719 --> 00:36:38,879 Speaker 1: that and have your quarterback run like crazy, that's great. 663 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: Then he'll end up hurt like like we see in Baltimore, 664 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:45,719 Speaker 1: and then then you set yourself up for failures. So 665 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 1: find the right quarterback, build it, build it from there. 666 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: There's room in the division obviously. I mean, I think 667 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's ascending, but they're not fantastic. I think Tennessee is 668 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,800 Speaker 1: always going to be in the mix because of Rabel, 669 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:00,439 Speaker 1: you know, and and the Colts have this same question 670 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:02,359 Speaker 1: with the new coach. All right, there's our friend Paul 671 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 1: Koharski from Paul Koharsky dot com and formerly AFC South 672 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 1: Beat writer for ESPN. Next up, Tom Pellaco from NFL 673 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:15,879 Speaker 1: Network and Ian Rappaport from NFL Network visit with dpcdu. 674 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,400 Speaker 1: She talks to both men at the same time about 675 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:20,719 Speaker 1: their thoughts on the Houston Texans. You're going to want 676 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:22,960 Speaker 1: to check this out. It's coming up here on Texans 677 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: Radio back with a final segment, and it's a good one. 678 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,800 Speaker 1: Here at Combine Radio row as we have many heavy 679 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:34,440 Speaker 1: hitters in the media making their way around the podiums 680 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 1: and into the bowl here at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, 681 00:37:38,239 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 1: and a couple of them for NFL Network, Ian Rappaport 682 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,359 Speaker 1: and Tom Pellaco They break stories all the time. They've 683 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 1: got opinions on things as well, and Dpcitu caught up 684 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:49,839 Speaker 1: with both of them. They were in a big hurry 685 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:51,560 Speaker 1: to get back on TV, so she caught up with 686 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,560 Speaker 1: both these guys at the same time. I've got double 687 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: duty here with Ian Rapport, Tom Pellaceo, and we're talking 688 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 1: about the Texans. So let's start with Jabika, Ryan's head 689 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:01,640 Speaker 1: coach hire. What have you guys been hearing around the 690 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 1: league about what it's like for him to come back 691 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:06,439 Speaker 1: former player now as head coach. What are your thoughts 692 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,800 Speaker 1: on what he can do for this organization? Almost I 693 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: think tomko is one of the most universally liked and 694 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: respected guys, just based upon the feedback I've heard going 695 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,320 Speaker 1: back to people who knew in Houston, You've worked with 696 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:18,799 Speaker 1: him at the forty ninears. Everybody is happy for him 697 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,839 Speaker 1: getting the opportunity. He's a really talented young coach, which 698 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,800 Speaker 1: is part of the criteria they were looking for, was 699 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:25,840 Speaker 1: a young coach to grow with a young team. And 700 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:29,640 Speaker 1: it is pretty amazing that, you know, after everything that's happened, 701 00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 1: there's been a lot over the last two three years 702 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:33,920 Speaker 1: here that suddenly it seems to have flipped. You got 703 00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:36,200 Speaker 1: the head coach, now get the quarterback, and you roll 704 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:38,959 Speaker 1: from there. Yeah. I mean to me, you know, there's 705 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:41,520 Speaker 1: a couple interesting things about Demiko. One is, ever since 706 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 1: he's been a player, everyone's known he's going to be 707 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,279 Speaker 1: a head coach. I mean, he's one of the more 708 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 1: obvious coaching candidates since forever it was a coach on 709 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:51,120 Speaker 1: the field, he was coaching locker room, and now he's 710 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: actually a coach, And to me, it's perfect. It did 711 00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:57,960 Speaker 1: sound really the whole time like it wasn't just that 712 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: the Texans wanted him of the I think the clear favorite. 713 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,359 Speaker 1: He wanted the Texans just as much, if not more. 714 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:07,359 Speaker 1: And so there's a lot going on. There's a lot 715 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,520 Speaker 1: of talk. It was a lot of conjecture, but I 716 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:11,840 Speaker 1: think at the end of the day, Demiko wanted to 717 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:14,319 Speaker 1: be in Houston, and Houston wanted him. It's perfect higher, 718 00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:16,440 Speaker 1: all right. So now the Texans have the number two 719 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:18,200 Speaker 1: overall pick. What do you think they're gonna do with 720 00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:21,040 Speaker 1: that pick? I'm gonna start with you, im. I think 721 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:24,120 Speaker 1: they are going to find the two best players in 722 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: the draft and take one of them. Now, such a no, no, no, 723 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,440 Speaker 1: I would say at the podium, you can give an 724 00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 1: actual answer, nicka cereo. Can't turn that card in. One 725 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:36,960 Speaker 1: of these two best players, turn in one name. I 726 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 1: think they take the best quarterback that they can, and 727 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: I think they should. Now it's going to be interesting 728 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,160 Speaker 1: to me. Is you know Nick has always moved around 729 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 1: in the draft. Do they move around this time? Do 730 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:49,359 Speaker 1: they move back? Do they move up? Like? Might they 731 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:51,359 Speaker 1: go from two to one just to get the guy 732 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:56,319 Speaker 1: they wanted? Like possible? And one of the more It's 733 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,360 Speaker 1: not unique because I think there's plenty of other gms 734 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:00,800 Speaker 1: a thing like this. But I think Nick's brain is 735 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:03,480 Speaker 1: really extremely open to every option. So if that is 736 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:05,719 Speaker 1: the best option, I could see him go from two 737 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:07,719 Speaker 1: to one. I could see him going back a little bit. 738 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:09,960 Speaker 1: If the right value isn't there. I mean, there's going 739 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:13,120 Speaker 1: to be a fascinating thing to watch him during the draft. Tom, 740 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:15,440 Speaker 1: do you have a favorite player at number two? I 741 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:17,400 Speaker 1: think it depends apart on what happens to number one 742 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:19,880 Speaker 1: and the Bear every other team, no, I'll give you 743 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,359 Speaker 1: something there. The Bears, like every other team that does 744 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: not necessarily have an urgent quarterback need, is going to 745 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:28,640 Speaker 1: be open to trading the pick. Everybody would love to 746 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:30,319 Speaker 1: pick up extra picks still move back a few slots 747 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 1: get a really good football player. However, that requires somebody 748 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:35,960 Speaker 1: to want to pay to move up to number one, 749 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,719 Speaker 1: which means the Bears have to convince somebody that the 750 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:40,879 Speaker 1: Texans are going to take the guy that they want, 751 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:43,320 Speaker 1: whoever that might be, most likely one of the quarterbacks. 752 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:45,319 Speaker 1: Bryce Young's gonna be one of the really interesting guys 753 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:47,040 Speaker 1: to watch this week, even though he's not doing anything 754 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:49,920 Speaker 1: on the field. The size is something that everybody's talking about, 755 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:51,839 Speaker 1: not just the hype, but the fact that he played 756 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:54,040 Speaker 1: at like one hundred eighty six pounds last year. Does 757 00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 1: that project to the NFL. It's gonna be one of 758 00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: the driving storylines over the next couple of months. All Right, 759 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,759 Speaker 1: this entire draft class. What we're stands out to you, 760 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:04,880 Speaker 1: any particular position groups or any particular players. What separates 761 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three from like the other years of draft class. 762 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:10,400 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of really good players. I 763 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:13,520 Speaker 1: don't know if there's a single transcendent player that everybody's 764 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: going to be, you know, trying to get up and take. 765 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 1: And so if you're a team that's drafting in the 766 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,799 Speaker 1: top ten, whether you're looking at Will Anderson or you're 767 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:24,279 Speaker 1: looking at Tyree Wilson or Jalen Carter or one of 768 00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:27,319 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks, how much can you move within that top ten? 769 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:28,879 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be one of the defining things 770 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:31,600 Speaker 1: you talk to scouts. There are certainly some position groups 771 00:41:31,640 --> 00:41:33,480 Speaker 1: that are that are gonna be stronger than others. It's 772 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:35,480 Speaker 1: a better quarterback draft than it was a year ago, 773 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:37,920 Speaker 1: but there's still not a single clean prospect. That's kind 774 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:39,480 Speaker 1: of the intrigue that we're going to be following over 775 00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:41,880 Speaker 1: these next couple of months. Yeah, just quickly for me 776 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 1: and then Tom and I got to do our real jobs. Bye. Tim. 777 00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:48,399 Speaker 1: Nice telling you to me. It's like the quarterbacks are back, 778 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:50,160 Speaker 1: you know, last year it was a different quarterback year, 779 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:52,960 Speaker 1: only one taken in the first round, taking pretty late. 780 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:54,680 Speaker 1: This is not gonna be like that. I mean, we 781 00:41:54,719 --> 00:41:56,640 Speaker 1: could get three quarterbacks taking the top ten and I 782 00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:59,920 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised at all. That's fun. The intrigue of 783 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:03,520 Speaker 1: who's trading where is going to be really fun. I'm 784 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 1: excited for April already, all excited. Thanks so much, Thank you. 785 00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:11,240 Speaker 1: There's DP City with Tom Pellicero and Ian Rappaport friends 786 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: on the program. Are they really I don't know, but 787 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:15,480 Speaker 1: it was good to have them on. Check Out the 788 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:18,719 Speaker 1: videos on Houston Texans dot com and the Texans app 789 00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:21,560 Speaker 1: and all the social media platforms. It's good stuff from 790 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 1: deep from Drew Doherty. We've got a Texans three sixty 791 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:27,960 Speaker 1: from here on Saturday night at eleven pm. You're not 792 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:30,800 Speaker 1: gonna want to miss that. It's loaded with Damiko, Ryan's content, 793 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:34,520 Speaker 1: Nikkisserio all the other stuff here from the Combine. I've 794 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:37,160 Speaker 1: got a radio road tour on Twitter. I tweeted it 795 00:42:37,239 --> 00:42:39,600 Speaker 1: out yesterday, so you might want to scroll back and 796 00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:41,479 Speaker 1: take a look at that if you're interested in seeing 797 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:44,239 Speaker 1: all the different tables and setups and national shows and 798 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:47,360 Speaker 1: regional shows here at Radio Row. It's fun stuff on 799 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:50,399 Speaker 1: my Twitter account at Texans Voice. We'll have another show 800 00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:53,560 Speaker 1: here tomorrow. We're gonna have Daniel Jeremiah on the air 801 00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:56,719 Speaker 1: among other guests as well, so you're gonna want to 802 00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,920 Speaker 1: check that out. Have a great night, everyone, Go Texans. 803 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:00,200 Speaker 1: Its