1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Hello, everyoneted, and welcome to the program that gets you 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: up to date and in touch with what is going 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: on with your Houston Texans. We are right across the 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: hall from the locker room here in the Hunday Texans 5 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: Radio studio, and it's always fun to visit with John 6 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: McLean from the Houston Chronicle on a Thursday evening. General, 7 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: how are you doing? I'm doing great, Mark, I have 8 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas, nappy holidays to all the listeners. I have 9 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 1: people ask me almost everywhere I'm going how much fun 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: it is to cover the Texans when they're winning, And 11 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: I tell them it's blast so much different, so much 12 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: more fun than when they were oh three and everything 13 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:40,919 Speaker 1: was negative. And I think Bill O'Brien's the strongest traits 14 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: he has as a coach is he's able to keep 15 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: his guy focused no matter if it's a hurricane, if 16 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: it's the owner being ill and then of course dying 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: and we'll all be celebrating Bob mcnay's service on Friday. 18 00:00:54,600 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: If it's injuries, they play hard, they stay focused, and 19 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: that's one reason they rebounded from No. Three start. Now 20 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: also bringing the kind of guys that can do that 21 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: you know, some players can't stay focused. You know, you 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 1: see teams around the league when they're losing, you'll see 23 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: controversial quotes. I thought it's funny one of the Philadelphia 24 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: players say, we all know the Cowboys choke. We're gonna 25 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: go down there and make them choke. And I'm thinking, 26 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: is he know how many Super Bowls that Cowboys have? 27 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: Could you see somebody saying that here? Oh my goodness. 28 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: We ask guys questions all the time, and they have 29 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: been well schooled by Bill O'Brien and the media relations staff. 30 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: They do not say anything controversial. If the Texans beat 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: the Cults and the Jets for eleven consecutive wins, I'm 32 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: gonna write and compare covering two eleven game winning streaks 33 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: the Oilers in nineteen ninety three and then this year 34 00:01:55,080 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: and now. The only similarities was winning teams were totally different. 35 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: And I'd like to be able to write that story 36 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: because I know it'd be very interesting, but it's more 37 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: fun for everybody over here. Yeah, rough starts and winning 38 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: for those two teams you just mentioned, And I want 39 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: the Texans ending to be a whole lot better than 40 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: the Oilers ending when they Yeah, they got that, they 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: got the home field advantage. I mean, they got a 42 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: divisional round game at the Astronome, which is the largest 43 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: crowd they ever had, and it was against Kansas City 44 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: and they had the week to rest and Joe Montana's 45 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: last miracle was right there next door passed Willie Davis 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: to be brought him from behind in the fourth quarter. 47 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: This team has a defense like that one, and they 48 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: have They had Warren Moon, right, Texans have Sean Watson. 49 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: They're similar in their makeups of their roster, but their 50 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: personalities that are totally different. Yeah, controversy not exactly uning 51 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: on this team. Oh yeah, like I did for that one. 52 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: Houston ninety three is the NFL that worked special. They 53 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: ran on that could have been three or four hours 54 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: with all the stories. Yeah, I thought it was really 55 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: well done and it was a lot of fun to watch. 56 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: And I encourage my young employees to watch it here 57 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: at the Houston Texans John because that was before some 58 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: of them were born and they need to know the 59 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: history of this city. That was the most tumultuous season 60 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,399 Speaker 1: I have ever seen, and I'd tell friends of mine 61 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: around the NFL. I covered the most tumultuous season in history, 62 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: and they'll start to argue and I say, okay, look 63 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: what you got. I say, do you have a player 64 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: committing suicide during the season? I said, do you have 65 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: baby Gate? That was a story that transcended football, in 66 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: which all the national talk shows were competing to get 67 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: David Williams left tackle and his wife to come on, 68 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: do you have Buddy Ryan trying to punch Kevin Gilbride exactly? 69 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: Do you have a team Warren Moon getting bench for 70 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: the only time in his career, and then they win 71 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: eleven games in a row with a defense that knocked 72 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: out nine starting quarterbacks and everybody's now, heah, you're right, 73 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: baby gate measure. Baby Gate is such a ripe, not 74 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: only sports talk, for just talk radio topic matter. Oh, 75 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: it was fun being on talk. I was doing talk 76 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: shows then, and you could imagine it was just one controvert, 77 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: nationally generated controversy, not just locally but national. I remember 78 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: Networks right here. HBO was in here doing a thing 79 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: for Inside the NFL, a special on the Oilers. It 80 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: was it was fun because they were winning, but you 81 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: never knew what it was gonna be. And these guys 82 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: are all business. The NFL is more about all business today, 83 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: and what the Texans have accomplished is just mind boggling 84 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: to me, considering where they were winning clothes games, winning 85 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: the sizsive games, and now I think they get their 86 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: toughest tests for the rest of the season, meaning the Colts, 87 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: a desperate Colts team that just blew that six old 88 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: game at Jacksonville, knowing one more defeat, they can think 89 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: about the draft because right now there and I think 90 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: a four way tie for teams trying to get the 91 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: second wildcard from the Ravens, who are seven and five 92 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: but only a half game behind Pittsburgh for the division 93 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: lead in the AFC North. So this is a game 94 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: to Colts and Andrew Luck. You have to win, and 95 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: as you know, Mark is going to be hard to 96 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: beat Andrew Luck two times. All Right, we have a 97 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: lot to cover. I wanted to backtrack a little bit. 98 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 1: You said about the business like nature of this team, 99 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: which is true. Yet these guys are having so much 100 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: fun you can see, and you've been around a lot 101 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: of teams, John. My feeling on this is I'm really 102 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: trying to not take the cheese in that I want 103 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: to enjoy every moment because I don't want this to 104 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: be over even you know, no matter when it ends, 105 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: it's going to end at some point. And this is 106 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,559 Speaker 1: a great group to have together. It's a great group 107 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: to cover. We enjoy the day to day with this group. 108 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: How do you rate the chemistry, the cohesiveness, the camaraderie 109 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 1: of the squad. The more I'm in the dressing room 110 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: and talk to the players, it goes back to Bob McNair. 111 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: Bob always at a policy he did not want bad 112 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: apples in his bushel, so to speak. And that didn't 113 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: mean guys couldn't get busted for smoking pot in college. 114 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: What he didn't want was a pattern of bad behavior. 115 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: And he would say that if everything's going well, everybody's happy. 116 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,919 Speaker 1: But if things go bad, those kind of players are 117 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: the first ones to point fingers and become cancer in 118 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: the locker room. And they didn't want them, and they've 119 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: weeded out a few through the years, but Rick Smith 120 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: and now Brian Gane they know and it's not going 121 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: to change under cow. They know what kind of players 122 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: did Bob there wanted to win with And at a 123 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: time like this, you see those guys, especially the ones 124 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: who suffered through the bad like the two and fourteen season, 125 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: and they're so happy, so excited. I like to watch 126 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: the interactions, how they get around. When I say business 127 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: like that means to me to be determined, motivated, focused, 128 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: not seeing anything controversial, and they are. But they have fun. 129 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: And I like watching a young guy like Justin Reid. 130 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: You know he's getting spoiled. You know, he came from Stanford. 131 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: Now he's one night in a row. And then there's 132 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: guys in here know what it's like to lose, I 133 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: mean fourteen in a row, and so yes, it's fun 134 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: to watch them. It's also fun to watch them on 135 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: Sundays because you know they're kind of playing throwback football. 136 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: Everybody talking about New age offense. There's only a couple 137 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: of teams play the Rams and Chiefs Texans. A lot 138 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: of teams are getting a lot of mileage out of 139 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: good running backs. Lamar Miller having a career year, and 140 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: their throwback football is one of the reasons they're winning. 141 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: It's funny for me personally. It's the longest winning streak 142 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: I've been around, longest team winning streak I've been around 143 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: since I was with the Miami Hurricanes. In the early 144 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: ohs because obviously this team had never won more than 145 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: seven in a row before this. Now it's nine in 146 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: row and counting, and you hope that everything continues for 147 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: this squad. It's funny you bring up Miami. I think 148 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: it was I can't remember which show was on. No, 149 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: it's Mad Radio, which they're talking about this team in 150 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: the seventy two Dolphins, because the seventy two Dolphins didn't 151 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:40,439 Speaker 1: beat a team with a winning record until they got 152 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Then this team has And I go 153 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: back to the strength of schedule, which I mentioned last week, 154 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: which in the AFC their strength of victory. I'm sorry, 155 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: not strength of schedule. Strength of victory is better Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Indianapolis. 156 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: It's only not better than New England of all the 157 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: division leaders. So the teams they beat are better. And 158 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: people say, and I think this test it's Indie and 159 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: the test in Philadelphia would be really good. And I 160 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: don't think, really you should think about a team's overall 161 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: record because teams have changed since early in the season 162 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: like this, what if, yes, what have all the team's done, 163 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: say over the last eight games, have they gotten really good. 164 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: Does a team with a losing record or a five 165 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: hundred record, like I say Denver um, is that team 166 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: better now than it was early? Yeah, it's just won 167 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: three games and the Texans be handed them their last loss. 168 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: So to me, that's a much better measuring stick. And 169 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: the Cults are really good based on that theory because 170 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: they started one and four Dallas and Dallas is another one. 171 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: And the Texans beat Indie and they beat Dallas and 172 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: now a bit of Miami's sick. That's another one. And 173 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: you know what, they host the Patriots and they've four 174 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: and one in their last five games in Miami against 175 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: Brady and Brady has a losing record in Miami. Wow, 176 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: that is amazing. You think he loved the sunshine down there, 177 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: but something about all that sunshine and maybe heat and 178 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: humidity doesn't sit well with them. So of course the 179 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: Texans need them to win. I still believe Mark, when 180 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: all of a sudden done, the Patriots have home have 181 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: the typebreaker over the Texans and Chiefs. I still think 182 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: the road to the Super Bowl is going to go 183 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: through Gillette Stadium because the Chiefs still have the charger 184 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: uffer schedule. Yea Seattle Baltimore Chargers. Only easy was the 185 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: last one against Oakland, and New England asked to play Pittsburgh. 186 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: But what are the odds that the Patriots would lose 187 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: two and the Texans wouldn't lose any and that you know, 188 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: Texans got to play for the division. They're gonna win. 189 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: That got a three game lead, but they're trying to 190 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: get a first round by and then if they went 191 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: out and you let those playoff chips fall where they may, 192 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: you never know where they're gonna finish. But it's gonna 193 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: be hard to be two games better than the Patriots. 194 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: It's gonna be hard to get the overall. I agree, 195 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: although I'm gonna be hard to get the first round by. Yes, 196 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: it is. But I'll tell you this at some point, 197 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: and I hope I'm still alive to see it. The 198 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: Texans are gonna win in Foxboro. If you go back 199 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: to the playoff game, one score game in the fourth 200 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: quarterns Wilder through two interceptions. Three point lost last year, 201 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: seven point lost this year. They're not intimidated to play. 202 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: I don't think at Gillette Stadium when they've lost. Now 203 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: they've lost legitimately, It's not like that playoff game where 204 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: Casey drops a touchdown pass turnover early. This team is 205 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: not intimidated to play there. And if it goes again 206 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 1: and loses, just as it has it recently, it's because 207 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: they've been beaten and not because they've given it away. Right, 208 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: I think they would be so fired up to be 209 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 1: able to go up there. If you're going up there, 210 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: you're right, you're probably going up there for the AFC 211 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: Championship game. Boy, are we eating the cheese right now? John, 212 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: you've written about Coach of the Year. I want to 213 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: see players eating cheese. I'd almost go buy it and 214 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: put it in their lockers if they go along with it. 215 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: I asked Bill on Wednesday, what would you do now 216 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: that you're talking about taking the cheese, which he says 217 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: he never he wished. He never said if you went 218 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: in the locker rooms all players eating cheese, I think 219 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: that'd be one of the funniest things I've ever seen. 220 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: And no, and I like they like to brank me. 221 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: It wouldn't surprise me if they don't do it well. 222 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: The cheese thing, I don't know if it's taking off 223 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: or not. But you know, there are many things this 224 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: season that could have taken off like the slime season 225 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: is sort of taking off the on the bus thing 226 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: because Watson took the bus to Jacksonville. That's kind of over. 227 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: I thought that might be like a sort of slogan 228 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: that they carry, but they're not into that. It's you 229 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: have to let the players sort of come up with 230 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: it on their own and the fans as well. John, 231 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: what about Coach of the Year. You've written about this. 232 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: I think it's a little early, but look, with four 233 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: games to go, you can take your pull right now. 234 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: As to who it might be, I think there are 235 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: a lot of good candidates out there. Maybe Bill O'Brien 236 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: should be one of them. Well, of course he should. 237 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: And I wrote a column this week that because a 238 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: week ago I had seen Mike Floria and Peter King 239 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: have a list of hate and Bill wasn't on there, 240 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: which I possible. Then I saw Sports Illustratia had him 241 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: in the top tier of three and so the Texans 242 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: have improved by five games. Nobody else has come close 243 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: to that. They've had the oh three start overcame that, 244 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: and then I listed things. You know, you lose Chandrelle Henderson, 245 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: you have to make changes up front, you lose your 246 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: second best receiver, your best deep threat, you lose five 247 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: corners in the first seven games, and you have to 248 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: play all safeties in one game, things like that. And 249 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: then Mike Matt Niggie from Chicago's my second choice, and 250 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: then my others. I think Pete Carrol's doing the best 251 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 1: job he's ever done, even when he won Super Bowl, 252 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: because nobody expected anything from the Seahawks and they're gonna 253 00:13:56,400 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: win a wild card. And Anthony Lynn and even though 254 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: the Chargers were nine and seven last season and were 255 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: hot at the end of the year, they have really 256 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: been good over these first twelve games in the end 257 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: of last season. But the reason is because he doesn't 258 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: have home field advantage, and so I think he's done 259 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: a tremendous job. And then my number five, which a 260 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: lot of people have. Number one's Andy Reid. Well, Andy 261 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: was in the playoffs last year, and yes, he's changed 262 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: his offense. It didn't take a genius to play Patrick 263 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: Mahomes because they traded up to get him. And I 264 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: think Andy's done a really good job. But nobody compares 265 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: to the job that Bill O'Brien has done. I mean, 266 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: he just don't back of the Chargers for a moment, 267 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: and Anthony Lynn doing a great job. They beat Pittsburgh 268 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: Sunday night in Pittsburgh. That's the kind of game they 269 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: might lose in previous years. You know, I think they've 270 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: kind of sort of changed their identity that I can 271 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: say kind of well, does that mean that there's a 272 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: kind of game they would have lost or the kind 273 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: of game the Steelers would have won. The Steelers may 274 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: be a sixteen point lead at a home for the 275 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: first time in franchise history. And Pittsburgh has lost three 276 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: games at home. That is shocking. And the Chargers don't 277 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: have a home advantage when they play at home. There's all. 278 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: They don't ever sell it out, and there seems to 279 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: be because I look at the pictures that the media 280 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: sends out everywig more opposing jerseys than any than there 281 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: are the Chargers jerseys. And like they lost at home 282 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: to Denver, Texans won in Denver. Now, of course they've 283 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: got Philip Rivers. That's you don't want to play him 284 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: if you can avoid him. But they're gonna they could 285 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: win that division. They have a game with the Chiefs, 286 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: and then, as we mentioned earlier, the Chiefs have to 287 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: play Baltimore and Chargers at home. They have to go 288 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: to Seattle before they finished in Oakland. And uh, I'm 289 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: still waiting to see if the Chiefs are gonna miss 290 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: cream Hunt because they ran for a hundred and eighty 291 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: yards of the first game without him. Well, that game, 292 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: I was thoroughly rooting for the Charger. It's because, like 293 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: I told J. J. Watt, you know he wanted at times. No, 294 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: you don't you want Pittsburgh to lose that game? No, 295 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: because and you don't want to have to face the 296 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: Chargers wild card weekend. If you happen to be in 297 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: wild card weekend, you'd rather face the Ravens or whoever 298 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: that sixth team is. You don't you want to be 299 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: that third team or the second or first team. You 300 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: don't want to be the fourth division winner and have 301 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: to deal with San Diego or the loser of the 302 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: AFC West. Like you said, if the Chargers win the West, 303 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: then it's the Chiefs as that top wild card team. Noope, 304 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: don't want to see them either, So that'd be good. 305 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: I'd like to see them at an Arrowhead in the 306 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: AFC Championship game if you can arrange that, but that's 307 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: really taking the chip. You'd rather see him in the 308 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: Arrowhead or Gilt, Oh, the Texans, I would rather see here. 309 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: I'd rather go to Arrowhead. Give me Andy Reid an 310 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: Arrowhead and trip, shorter trip and an easier New England. No, 311 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: are you no? In an AFC Championship game now, I'd 312 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: love to if you can tell me I'm gonna win 313 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: one of those. I'd rather win in New England because 314 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: I wanted to see the look on their faces and 315 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: the look on my face too when the Texans win 316 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: that game. But we're dreaming a little bit right now, 317 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: and i'd love to see that dream come true. Early 318 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: in the season when I told you you had to 319 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: pull for Jacksonville against New England and you said you 320 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 1: just couldn't pull for Jacksonville. Yeah, and in Jacksonville one. 321 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: Aren't you glad now Jacksonville Yeah? But that was I mean, 322 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: they were two and all at the time, and I 323 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: was thinking, my gosh, they're going places. But they resurrected 324 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: themselves last week, not really, but just for one game 325 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: over the Colts, and I just can't believe it still 326 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: that they were able to get that done and we're 327 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: talking about coach of the Year candidates. You might be 328 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: able to throw frank Reich in there until last week, 329 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: because how do you not have your team ready for 330 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: that one to win at Jacksonville when you absolutely cannot 331 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: lose it to set up the divisional showdown this week? 332 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: But now the division is gone for the Colts. Even 333 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: with a win this week at all likelihood they would 334 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: have I'm not saying they would have gotten it, of course, 335 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: but if they had beaten Jacksonville, then the Texans they're 336 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: a game out and some good things might have been 337 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: able to happen for them in the final three games. 338 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 1: Frank Reich, in that aim at Jacksonville, went for it 339 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: on fourth down three times and failed all three times, 340 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: once when he took three points off the board? Is 341 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: he too aggressive? And it wasn't that so much. It 342 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: was the play calls. They had an end to a 343 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: round to tight end Eric Ebron snuff, he was stuffed. 344 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: They had a shovel pass on two yard line stuff. 345 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: We've seen that before, and that's not a good call. 346 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: Instead of letting Andrew Luck make the play, let him 347 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: roll out throw whatever. And it was just dumb and 348 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: so it was the play calls and right makes the 349 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 1: calls and they'd go back. He could ahead of tie 350 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: a week ago, he'd have been in the last playoff 351 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: spot with that tie instead of a loss. And so 352 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: he's made a lot of controversial seasons that have backfired. Yeah, 353 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: he has I support him, especially since he didn't make 354 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: it with the fourth and fourth call on the first 355 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: meeting between these two teams. What are you really expecting 356 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: here on Sunday, John, Because we did see the Colts 357 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: get blanked by the Jags, and you just can't read 358 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: too much to that, but it did happen. So what 359 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: do you think on Sunday? What kind of Andrew Luck 360 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: performance are we going to get? If you go back 361 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: to the other Jacksonville game, which was like three weeks ago, 362 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 1: they had to win in the end by three, and 363 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: then the game two weeks ago, I can't remember who 364 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: they played. I think they had to win in the 365 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: end US Dolphins. Luck got the ball and brought them 366 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 1: from behind, and so they've had to win close games, 367 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: as they did when they beat the Texans. Now, I 368 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: do not expect to shoot out between Watson and Luck 369 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: like we saw in the fourth game because that's not 370 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: what the Texans are doing now. In since the Buffalo 371 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: game when Watson got beat up so bad with his 372 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: injuries he suffered against Dallas, the Texans are averaging thirty 373 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 1: four carries and one hundred and seventy two yards and 374 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: it's been working. So they're not all of a sudden 375 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: gonna get away from pounding the ball. And so the 376 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: good thing about running the ball like that is it 377 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: keeps Andrew over on the bench, and you want Andrew 378 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: lut chain to the bench if you can get him there. 379 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: And so that's the idea, and then you better you know, 380 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: what was the twenty eighth to ten? Is that what 381 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: he came back from and Lucas Oil Stadium, So you 382 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: better get that lead and you better hold the ball. 383 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: What about the out the form and getting activated, what's 384 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: your reaction, Well, my opinion, because they went up almost 385 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: day short of the deadline, I think and I believe this, 386 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: and Natrell Jammerson, I don't know if they're you know, 387 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: he helped him, He made a couple of plays in 388 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: a game and helped him win. I felt bad for him, 389 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 1: but I think form will be inactive. I think he's 390 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: an insurance policy because number one, counting Buddy Howe, who's 391 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: a good special teams player, you're not going to keep 392 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 1: four backs active on game day, especially when two of 393 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: them don't play special teams and Alfred Blue does. So 394 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: I think it was very smart to put him on 395 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: the roster because the way they're running the ball. At 396 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: some point point, if Miller or Blue get hurt, then 397 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: they got a fresh Deontep Foreman right there. But I 398 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: would not miss with the success that they've had these 399 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: last six games with Miller and Blue, and the offensive 400 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: line has improved dramatically and run blocking. Yeah, it's a 401 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: good point you make, and a lot of the fans 402 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: don't understand that they had to make a decision on 403 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: him this week. Otherwise it's I R. So this is 404 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 1: your best shot. Obviously you had to put him on 405 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 1: the fifty three if you're going to play him at 406 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: some point this year. Yeah, it's so funny to me, 407 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: you'd think he was Jim Brown. The longer he's been out, 408 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: people are acting like he's going to step in there 409 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: and start rushing for two hundred yards. And and you'd 410 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: like to see the Texans at some with the game 411 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: left secure whatever they want to secure, know what the 412 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: fate is, and give him some carries. Rest Miller and 413 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: get him out there and give him five to ten 414 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: carries and see how it reacts. Because they're all you 415 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: always won't wonder. You worry like Cavan Webster, the corner 416 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: who he came back from Achilles. He played, he got hurt, 417 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: he's out. You have to worry about injuries to guys 418 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: that have been out a long time, not being in 419 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: football shape. The only way you get in football shape 420 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 1: as you played a game and you get hit and 421 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: hit people. You can't do it in practice, especially this 422 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 1: time of year. They gotta worry about that. They gotta 423 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: worry about, you know, is it fumbling going to be 424 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: an issue? And is he gonna catch as well as 425 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: he did when he had a few chances last year? 426 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 1: And the way to do that is be in a 427 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,640 Speaker 1: position where you can activate him and give him quite 428 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: a few carries. John, the Texans fans are Jaguar fans. Tonight, 429 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: the Jaguars taking on the Titans in Nashville. How do 430 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 1: you see this one's shaking out? Do you know if 431 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: the Titans win, they will have swept the Jaguars two 432 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: seasons in a row. Wow. They beat him twice last 433 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: year when Jacksonville was ten and six and won the division. 434 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: The way Jacksonville played last year, it's kind of like 435 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: the Texans in eleven. They lost their last three regular 436 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: season games when they were just cruising and kicking some 437 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: serious But and so I believe Tennessee will win. But 438 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: if Jacksonville can beat Indie at home, they might be 439 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: able to muster up that same kind of defense. Cody 440 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: Kessler didn't do anything except not turn them all over, 441 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: and he threw for a one hundred and fifty yards. 442 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: And I don't think he can go into Nashville and 443 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: have that kind of performance no matter how good the 444 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: defense is and beat the Titans. And the Titans are 445 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: desperate too. They're just like to call it Sunday. They 446 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: know they have to win to stay in that wildcard race. 447 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: It's a last house on the left game for them 448 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: for sure. All Right, Ravens at the Chiefs this weekend 449 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: in Baltimore is the number one scoring defense in the NFL. 450 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,479 Speaker 1: The Chiefs don't have bunch of defense, but they got 451 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: a whole lot of offense. You know, Kareem Hunt. I 452 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 1: think people are making too big a deal about Kareem 453 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: Hunt being out. It's a big loss for them, but 454 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: it's not like they're lacking in firepower. Still, they got 455 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 1: a lot of weapons. John, what do you think of 456 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: this one? It's not like they're a dominant running team 457 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: like the Texans on and because that would then it 458 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: would be catastrophe. But they throw the ball so well, 459 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: and it's hard to believe. Patrick Mahomes has got a 460 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: good chance to make break Peyton Manning's record for touchdown passes. 461 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: But Baltimore's defense has played well. Lamar Jackson's three zo 462 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: and the starter he had to come out last week 463 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: replaced by RG three and then he went back in. 464 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 1: But he's all about running. He's not a passer. He's inaccurate, 465 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,719 Speaker 1: and so nobody's been able to contain him yet and 466 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: maybe the Chiefs won't either. But boy, the Texans need 467 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: for the Ravens to win this game. That would be awesome. 468 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 1: Win against the Colts and have the Ravens win at 469 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: Arrowhead and we'll see what happens from there. All right, 470 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: other things I want to look at here. The Cowboys 471 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: are hosting the Eagles and the Eagles just beat Washington 472 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: with Mark Sanchez having to fill in for the injured 473 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy. What do you think here as these two 474 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: teams square off, Cowboys are second points loud, Texans a third. 475 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: As you mentioned, the Ravens are first at this time 476 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: of year and the weather has not been real ad yet. 477 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: Defense and running games or what you win with a 478 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: lot of the times, Texans have it. Cowboys have it. 479 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: They're getting the ball to Ezekiel Elliott in both halves 480 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: after when they lost, they were giving it to him, 481 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: touching it five or six times and a half. And 482 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 1: finally Scott Lenahan the offensive coordinator and Jason Garrett figured 483 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,679 Speaker 1: out we got to get the ball to him in 484 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: both halves and they have. Their defense has been great, 485 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: and so I think the Cowboys will win and sweep 486 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 1: the Eagles. That basically gives them a two game lead, 487 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: give him a three game lead because they head to head, 488 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: so you could just forget about the Eagles, And I 489 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: think it would be interesting if when the Texans go 490 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: to Philadelphia, the Eagles have nothing to play for. What 491 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 1: do you think if you're Todd Balls and we'll be 492 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: talking about the Jets at this point, I'm looking for somebody. Well, 493 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 1: it's a great defensive coordinator, but Todd Balls is there 494 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: coaching the Jets, and the back cover of the tabloids 495 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: in New York have Mike McCarthy or whoever else, and 496 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: you know you're dead man walking in that job. He 497 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: knows it, and he is a really good defensive coordinator, 498 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: and that's what he's gonna be. Maybe Todd Bowls will 499 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: get another chance as a head coach, because so many 500 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: head coaches are better when they get the second chance. 501 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick, Pete Carrollby and two of them, and Bowls 502 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: started off ten and six. Him and mcagnen. Boy, what 503 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: a combination. But Ryan Fitzpatrick was the quarterback. But they 504 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: haven't been able to come close to that. And I 505 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: think they have a six game losing street. But Darnold's 506 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: been hurt. You know, they've had to play Josh McCown. 507 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 1: He's like fifty eight, and Darnel, I think is going 508 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: to come back. I think when the Texans play, they'll 509 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: see Sam Darnel, which means they will have played Mayfield, 510 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, and Sam Darneld. Of the first rounders they 511 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: would have missed Josh Rosen and Lamar Jackson. How about that. 512 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: You're gonna see Darneld a week from Saturday, and remember 513 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 1: it's a Saturday game next week in three o'clock, three 514 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: twenty five. I believe, all right, I'll get you that 515 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,920 Speaker 1: confirmed time. The Texas hosting the Cults on Sunday. We've 516 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 1: talked a lot about that, of course, But let me 517 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: ask you about this league wide, the kickoff job and 518 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: the league asking for ideas from the fans. I mean, 519 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: you know they're gonna do what they're gonna do, but 520 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: are we going to see the end of the kickoff 521 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: at some point in our near future? Now they're talking 522 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 1: about messing with punts too. Well, they talked about fourth 523 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: and fifteen that after a touchdown, it's fourth and fifteen, 524 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 1: so you punt or you can just go for I 525 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: hate that idea, by the way. I don't think that 526 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 1: if you if you're trying to come back into a game, 527 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: or if I'm leading a game and a team scores 528 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 1: a touchdown on me, now you're gonna give them their 529 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: offense the baff in a fourth and fifteen situation. No, 530 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 1: thank you, that's just terrible to me. It's great if 531 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: you're the team that's coming from behind. But I don't 532 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: think it's enough of an advantage when you've done all 533 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: the work you need to do to build a lead. 534 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: It's taken away a lot of the excitement with guy 535 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: like Devin Aster have as many touchdowns under the current rule. 536 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: Probably not, and it's but it's cut back on injuries, 537 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: and that's what they're trying to do. And maybe they 538 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: need to drop kick the ball again or something. But 539 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:11,159 Speaker 1: everything's up, all the ratings are up, everybody's happy. I 540 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: wouldn't mess with anything from the way it is now. 541 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 1: I know you'd like to change the overtime rule back. 542 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: Yes I would was, but right now things are going well. 543 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 1: I would not tinker with success. Are you surprised? Excuse me? 544 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 1: And I think it is just essential that they have 545 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 1: a guy because all these calls that are missed is 546 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 1: watching on TV, and when you have a blatant false start, 547 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: and you wonder, how could the officials miss it when 548 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: everybody can see it. You push the button, you tell 549 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: the ref left tackle, false start, throw the flag and 550 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: he throws it. I don't like that. I don't like 551 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: the eye in the skuy. I'll go with you on this. 552 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: Don't you want to correct? I do, but I want 553 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 1: the coach to be able to challenge that on call 554 00:28:56,280 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: or a call. I don't care, and I let with Belichick. 555 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: Let the coaches challenge anything. I just don't want the 556 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: Wizard of Oz to press up change. It does not 557 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: change the length of the game. Coaches have the same challenges, 558 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: but they can challenge everything. Cleveland lost the game because 559 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: another egregious false start that didn't get in Rivers to 560 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass and they beat them. How about that, John, 561 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: What do you have going out of the chronicle. Aaron 562 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: Wilson has a story on Friday on Andrew Luck. I 563 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: had one on how the Texans defense has shut down 564 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: every running back they've played. Nobody's gained even ninety yards, 565 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: much less a hundred. And then Aaron's got a story 566 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: for Sunday looking back at that Indianapolis game and how 567 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: it kickstarted the nine game winning straight. Thank you, John, 568 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: Thank you Mark and the Hyunday Texans Radio Studio. I'm 569 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermayer joined by my good Fred Patty Smith. How's 570 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: it going, Patty? It is going great? Mark, Thank you 571 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: for having me. From the Harris ketty Houston Sports Authority. 572 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: There we are, that's where you are. It just rolls 573 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: off your It does brap, It rolls right off the top. 574 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: You know you've you've done some great things. Really, I 575 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: mean the Houston Sports Awards last year, the Hall of 576 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: Fame and this week. And I'm a little jelly because 577 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: other people got the exclusive early announcement, but I get 578 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: to talk to you about it in greater depth. Here 579 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame inductees that are going in and 580 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: it's all related to anniversary from twenty nineteen, you go 581 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: back forty years, fifty years. Explain all that to me. Yeah, Well, 582 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: we announced about a month ago the theme for this 583 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: year's Sports Awards show, which is basically celebrating a lifetime 584 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: of sports in Houston, one decade at a time. We 585 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: are celebrating anniversaries from ten years. And I think I 586 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: told you this last month when we spoke. You know, 587 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: it is the ten year anniversary of Brian Cushing's Rookie 588 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: of the Year, ten year anniversary of Andre Johnson's best year. Ye, 589 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: so from ten you go to twenty years to thirty, 590 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: to forty, to fifty, to sixty to seventy. We have 591 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 1: found an anniversary for each of those events, this kind 592 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: of you know, and for our Hall of Famers that 593 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: we just announced this week, it's the fortieth anniversary of 594 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: the Love You Blue oil or era from seventy eight 595 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 1: to seventy nine. Oh my goshty forty years. So wouldn't 596 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: it be great to have the Texans fresh off an 597 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: appearance in the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl forty 598 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: years after that, Yeah, four days after that happens, we 599 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: do this and celebrate all of that. So that's the 600 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: plan for sure. But so Dan Pastorini is our Hall 601 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: of Fame inductee number one, coming from that forty year anniversary. 602 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 1: If you go to fifty years, it's the fiftieth anniversary 603 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: of George Foreman winning gold Olympic gold. Yeah, how about that. 604 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 1: You know a lot of people forget about that that 605 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: George was a great Olympian and then joined the pro ranks. 606 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: And we all remember Rumbull in the jungle and everything, 607 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 1: and the grill of course, and the millennials it's the grill. 608 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: But you know, interesting grill jokes. What's the over under 609 00:31:56,120 --> 00:32:00,920 Speaker 1: on grill jokes? That night? Four four I'll fork, But 610 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 1: you know, we went to each of these guys and 611 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the next two in a minute, but 612 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: we went to each of these guys house and or 613 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: Police of Business and kind of took a little you know, 614 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: we took a party bus and the camera crew and 615 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: our selection committee, John McLean, our chairman, and Bill Orrell 616 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: and and notified them that they were selected to be 617 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: inductees and surprised him with it. And so the reactions, 618 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: we're pretty cool. Dan got pretty emotional being, you know, 619 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: representing all those guys. I mean, you've got guys like 620 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: you know, Elvin Bethet, Robert Brazil who just went into 621 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:37,000 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame, Curly Culp, Earl Campbell who courses 622 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: already in our Hall of Fame from last year. But 623 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: those guys are Hall of famers and Dan's not. Dan 624 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: never will be. But what he meant to Houston, as 625 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: John McLean has said a million times, if Earl Campbell 626 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: was the heart of the Houston Oilers, Dan pastor, and 627 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: he was the soul. So for him to be selected 628 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 1: and go into this Hall of Fame at the world 629 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: to him. But my whole point to all that was 630 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: George Foreman growing up here in Houston in the fifth Award. 631 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: The comment he said, we walked up and handed him, 632 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: you know, his little certificate and did the little dog 633 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: and pony show. And he says, you know, I grew 634 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 1: up here in the fifth ward and never thought I 635 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: was going to him mount to anything. He really didn't. 636 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: And he said, so for him to be inducted into 637 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: the Houston Sports Hall of Fame means more to him 638 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 1: than any other honor he's ever received. Oh my god, 639 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: and the irony of it. When I asked him his 640 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 1: greatest moment, he pointed to fifty years ago winning Olympic gold, 641 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: so kind of all came full circle. Yeah, very cool. Yeah, 642 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: and that was pretty fresh off his childhood right there, 643 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: winning Olympic gold. So that's tremendous. All right, let's go deeper. Then, 644 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: what's up? Sixty years? You go back sixty years and 645 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:47,719 Speaker 1: A J. Foyt Supertechs made his Indianapolis five hundred debut, 646 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: and of course he went on to win four the 647 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: first ever to do that. And he's won twenty four 648 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: hours of Laman's Daytona, the only one to win all 649 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: those races. I mean, a storied career, the greatest arguably 650 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: race card driver of all time, born and raised here 651 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: in Houston. So yeah, he's our sixtieth anniversary. I remember 652 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: when I moved here in two thousand and two and 653 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: I found out that aj Foyd was from here. I 654 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:11,800 Speaker 1: was surprised. I didn't know where he was from. I 655 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 1: didn't know the whole history of that side of it. 656 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: But everybody knows aj Foyd, you know. So that's great. 657 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 1: I'm glad he's going in. He was in that Jim 658 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:23,520 Speaker 1: Nance thirty eight, Legends Super Bowl thirty eight beginning that 659 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: week back in two thousand and three, two thousand and four, 660 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: so I'm glad to hear that. All Right, who's next? 661 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 1: And then you were back seventy years and you go 662 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 1: back to Jackie Burke junior. Jackie of course, you know, 663 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:42,840 Speaker 1: started champions Golf, club Masters, winner, Ryder Cup coach, you know, 664 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 1: captain of many Ryder Cups. But he won his first 665 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: professional tournament back in nineteen forty eight. Going, so that 666 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: goes back seventy years. All that is tremendous. He's ninety 667 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: five years old, he'll turn ninety six in January, and 668 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:59,399 Speaker 1: he will be there on stage in February. So Jackie Burke, 669 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 1: AJ Wait, George Foreman, Dan Pastorini. Those are the four inductees. 670 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:05,239 Speaker 1: Those are the four inductors. You'll have all the other 671 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: sports Awards winners as well that night. Yeah. Absolutely. In fact, 672 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: nominations are closing on Friday of this week, and of 673 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: course our selection committees made up of members of the media. 674 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 1: You know, nominees come in online through fans as well. 675 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: But yeah, so we have our our normal ten categories 676 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: Athlete of the Year, College Athlete, Event Moment, Lifetime Achievement, 677 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: which we did announce already with you that that'll be 678 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: George and Barbara Bush. We announced that before the passing 679 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:38,319 Speaker 1: of President Bush. So we will remember them, honor them, 680 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,879 Speaker 1: and present them with our Lifetime Achievement Award as well. 681 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: When does the year end? Is it a calendar year? 682 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: I know you've talked about this before, but refresh our 683 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 1: memory on that one. Yes, it's a calendar year. So 684 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, it gets a little tricky for like our 685 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,280 Speaker 1: high school and our college athlete of the Year because 686 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: you could have a senior in high school last year 687 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,919 Speaker 1: that maybe played a spring sport that is now in college, right, 688 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:03,040 Speaker 1: but they are being judged on their merits for what 689 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 1: they did in high school their senior year. So it's 690 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:08,560 Speaker 1: calendar year January to December. So for the most part 691 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:11,240 Speaker 1: we're looking at it makes a little tricky for someone 692 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: like the Rockets saying where they've got half their season 693 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 1: was at the beginning last year and going you know 694 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 1: through the playoffs and everything. You almost have to look 695 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: more last season. Uh for the Rockets and things like 696 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 1: that about Texans, like playoffs they don't count for twenty nineteen. Well, 697 00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: you guys are in a pretty good position though, because 698 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: it's front and center as all the voting and everything 699 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 1: is kind of going on. Everybody's thinking Texans right now. 700 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 1: And look what you know, Bill O'Brien's doing Coach of 701 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 1: the Year. And that's all you're hearing nationwide is Bill 702 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:43,399 Speaker 1: O'Brien Coach of the Year. So, um, you know that 703 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:47,840 Speaker 1: that could bode very well. I'm not gonna take the cheese, 704 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna drink the kool ai now. I'm just 705 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: gonna do my job. I don't I don't pick them. 706 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 1: I just I just celebrate it. The one thing that 707 00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:57,320 Speaker 1: we do have available for everyone, um, for sports awards 708 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 1: is that golden ticket. Remember that last year. 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They're not gonna last, 720 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: but go ahead and log on and get your tickets. 721 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us, Patty. Thanks Mark. There. 722 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,439 Speaker 1: She is Patti Smith of the Harris County Houston Sports 723 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: Authority and by the way of the Vandermeer's View podcast, 724 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:49,879 Speaker 1: Patty tells the story her most memorable career moment. Her 725 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: and George H. W. Bush add an Astros game. You 726 00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:55,480 Speaker 1: just have to hear it. Go check it out of 727 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:58,320 Speaker 1: the podcast, Vandermeer's View on Houston Texans dot com or 728 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: wherever fine podcasts are available. Before we get to Houston 729 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: Methodist Minutes and learn What's wrong with your diet? Calling 730 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:07,200 Speaker 1: all Houston area teachers if you want to bring Texans 731 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,400 Speaker 1: football into your classroom, then sign up for Toro's math Rills. 732 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,359 Speaker 1: Presented by Konigo Phillips. Toro's math Rills is a video 733 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:15,920 Speaker 1: series designed to help third and fourth graders how to 734 00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:18,920 Speaker 1: tackle math in the classroom. Do they do pre K 735 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 1: or K or wherever level my kid is at right now? 736 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:25,600 Speaker 1: My youngest vander kid too. Anyway, go to Houston Texans 737 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:29,200 Speaker 1: dot com slash Toro's math Rills to learn more about this. Now, 738 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:34,360 Speaker 1: let's learn from Houston Methodist Minutes and wellness dietician Kristen Kaiser. Kristen, 739 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: how's it going well here? Kristen? What about breakfast? Let's 740 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:40,640 Speaker 1: start with the first meal of the day. It's important 741 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: to get a big breakfast, most important meal of the day. 742 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:45,720 Speaker 1: How important is it and what should I stay away 743 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 1: from during breakfast as opposed to gravitate toured Yeah, buxist 744 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: definitely is important, especially in the athlete world. Focusing blexist 745 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,759 Speaker 1: on something that has some same brains in it. Some 746 00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 1: good cartohydrates, whether that's me when we hear about cheerios, 747 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:05,279 Speaker 1: A wheat bread fruit is great at breakfast. It's a 748 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:08,480 Speaker 1: quickly digest carbohydrate. So if it's going to be a 749 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:13,960 Speaker 1: workout followed shortly afterwards and having a baniana, So those 750 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:17,239 Speaker 1: are some of our carbohydrate sources, and then breakfast to 751 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 1: wanting to have some protein. You want to avoid drive 752 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:24,759 Speaker 1: through breakfast. I think that's fairly obvious, but it can 753 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:28,440 Speaker 1: be attempting because we have such a fact. My styles 754 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 1: at him is going to swing through and pick up 755 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:34,279 Speaker 1: something quick. But one of the issues there, besides it 756 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:38,320 Speaker 1: being high fat, high calorie, is those refined carbohydrates. We 757 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:42,800 Speaker 1: digest them quickly and then we're less feeling hungry again, 758 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,720 Speaker 1: maybe glucose issues. If it's a white carbohydrate with fine 759 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:50,320 Speaker 1: breads works people, and so I would definitely recommend setting 760 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: away from those sorts of refine carbohydrates a breakfast. Give 761 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:58,440 Speaker 1: me a quick idea of how I should balance protein 762 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:02,640 Speaker 1: versus carbs, versus is veggies versus whatever. The rest of 763 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:05,160 Speaker 1: the day. Give me an idea of the balance here, Kristen, 764 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:10,839 Speaker 1: So remember protein builds muscles, carbohydrates, fuels, muscles, and so 765 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:14,160 Speaker 1: often we'll use the plate method where if it's you 766 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:17,160 Speaker 1: have you worked out an athlete who's in season, half 767 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: their plate once your dinner plate can be carbohydrates, a 768 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:24,000 Speaker 1: quarter of their plate being protein, and then a quarter 769 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:27,640 Speaker 1: of their plate being fedgies. If you're out of season, 770 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:33,000 Speaker 1: it's weekend, you're not training. Half the plate fruits and vegetables. 771 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:35,480 Speaker 1: The much higher on the fruits and veggies there and 772 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:38,200 Speaker 1: then a quarter of the plate still protein and then 773 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:42,800 Speaker 1: a quarter of the plate carbohydrates or starches. That sounds great, 774 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,319 Speaker 1: very workable. Kristin, thank you so much for the time. 775 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:49,680 Speaker 1: We appreciate it certainly. Pleasure Wellness dietician Kristen Kaiser on 776 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:53,440 Speaker 1: Houston Methodist minutes. Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine provides 777 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:56,480 Speaker 1: expert care advanced technology to help athletes at all levels 778 00:40:56,480 --> 00:41:01,320 Speaker 1: return to peak performance. Visit Houston Methodist org slash game 779 00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:04,680 Speaker 1: on for more information about their customized treatment plans. The 780 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:09,200 Speaker 1: official healthcare provider of the Houston Texans, Houston Methodist Leading Medicine. Well, 781 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,680 Speaker 1: that's going to do it for our program this evening. 782 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: John Harris has Texans all access tomorrow night. I'll be 783 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:16,759 Speaker 1: on the show as well, of course, as we look 784 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:20,280 Speaker 1: forward to Game Day Kids' Day presented by Texas Children's 785 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:23,440 Speaker 1: Hospital at NRG Stadium Sunday at noon with the Colts. 786 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:25,719 Speaker 1: Have a great night everyone, and go Texans.