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Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome once again from Saggy West Virginia

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Speaker 1: for tonight's addition of Texans All Access Post Practice Training

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Speaker 1: Camp Post Practice number six, day number seven here at

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Speaker 1: the Greenbrier, as we arrived a week ago today, actually,

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Speaker 1: in fact, exactly a week ago. Mark vandermarn John Harris

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Speaker 1: with you. Ye, it was a week ago that we

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Speaker 1: were at the Greenbrier welcoming the team buses as they arrived.

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Speaker 1: You know, it's interesting Wednesday, for some reason, Wednesday has

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Speaker 1: been the day that I've had circle because Wednesday we arrived.

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Speaker 1: Halfway through this Wednesday, which is today, we would be

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Speaker 1: one week from leaving for Kansas City. So it's like Wednesday,

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Speaker 1: Like Wednesday was kind of the key to me was

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Speaker 1: that arrival, departure, and then the week right in between,

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Speaker 1: the day right in between. You know, you'd be a

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Speaker 1: week from being here, from arriving, you'd be a week

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Speaker 1: from departing. I told the vanderwife two weeks, and she said, no,

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Speaker 1: it's longer than two weeks because you won't be home

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Speaker 1: till Friday. Whatever. I know, but it's two weeks for

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Speaker 1: us because but then it's a road trip. Road trips

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Speaker 1: don't count. Yeah, road trips don't count. It doesn't count. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's like twenty four hours or whatever. That's nothing you

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Speaker 1: can easy. I've gotten I've I've gotten that down this

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Speaker 1: my fifth year of doing it. It's like running shoes

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Speaker 1: going there, game shoes going there, jeans go in there,

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Speaker 1: dop kit don't but attacking for a road trip for us.

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Speaker 1: By the way, the team is Mike Parson does an

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Speaker 1: incredible job with all the stuff. Oh and I wanted

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Speaker 1: to to say this because we were talking about a

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Speaker 1: decalcate Mike Florio making a big deal out of no

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Speaker 1: bull heads on the helmets, which has been just a

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Speaker 1: common occurrence on the Bill O'Brian era in the offseason

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Speaker 1: ever since twenty fourteen. So don't overreact, Florio. But also

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Speaker 1: I was told that Mike Parson really appreciates not having

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Speaker 1: to have those on the helmets this time of a

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Speaker 1: year because they get all nicked up, but you need

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Speaker 1: to replace them and you want them to look all

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Speaker 1: shiny and spiffy for game day. So it's really nice

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Speaker 1: for these guys, these equipment guys, not to have to

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Speaker 1: deal with that. Yet I can't imagine the number of

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Speaker 1: things that Mike has to pack. I happened to actually

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Speaker 1: see Mike today over at the Louisbourg Walmart big case

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Speaker 1: or a big shopping cart. He's getting a bunch of stuff,

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Speaker 1: and happen to see him, and I was with my family,

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Speaker 1: so I introduced them and I said, yeah, I said,

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Speaker 1: I told my family, I said, Mike's and Mike's the

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Speaker 1: want in charge and getting everything here. And then he goes, yeah, no,

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Speaker 1: I'm in charge of getting everything back. Yeah, that's tough,

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Speaker 1: because that's tough. And I'll tell you why it's tough.

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Speaker 1: For this year. Here's a little inside the Greenbrier trip

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Speaker 1: for you that they go to Kansas City from here.

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Speaker 1: Last year they went to Carolina, then came back, then

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Speaker 1: they went home, and they had a lot of room

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Speaker 1: to maneuver that way. Now they're taking one plane to

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Speaker 1: back from the Greenbrier with all this stuff you don't

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Speaker 1: need for game day. It's hard to sift through that.

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Speaker 1: And you can't be like, oh, I forgot the shoulder pads.

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Speaker 1: We'll go to Walmart and get some shoulder pads. You

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Speaker 1: just can't do that. No, I mean, you really have

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Speaker 1: to be extremely well organized. I would not be good

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Speaker 1: at that Mike Parson job, No way. I can't imagine

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Speaker 1: what the check off list is for that, for that

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Speaker 1: entire trip and that and that's the other thing. We

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Speaker 1: know about the shoulder pads and the shoes and the

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Speaker 1: jerseys and all that kind of stuff, but there's so

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Speaker 1: many other things that have to get on on the

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Speaker 1: equipment bus that you don't even you don't even think

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Speaker 1: about the little the little equipment cart that's on the

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Speaker 1: sideline with all the little knick knacks for the helmets

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Speaker 1: and all the all the things for the shoulder pads

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Speaker 1: and all those kind of things. That thing is huge.

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Speaker 1: It's massive. And to keep that thing loaded, and of

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Speaker 1: course it's always got to have bags of sunflower seeds,

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Speaker 1: and you gotta have the right seeds. So there's that means,

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Speaker 1: of course they nick nacks on the side of the buck.

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Speaker 1: I don't think it says nick knacks, but there. I

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Speaker 1: used to have to worry about that my team, like, Okay,

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Speaker 1: equipment guy coaching high school football me were the equipment.

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Speaker 1: It was the equipment guy. I did everything. It must

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Speaker 1: have been really great by the time you get to

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Speaker 1: actually coach the game. But then right afterwards you're thinking,

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Speaker 1: I now I get a lot of work to do cleanups.

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Speaker 1: It was that was the that was the most. The

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Speaker 1: And so the equipment part, Mike does such a great

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Speaker 1: many how many pairs of cleats does each guy need?

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Speaker 1: Because they'll wear some when they go out on the

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Speaker 1: so they want to wear a different pair, or they

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Speaker 1: It's fueled, it's you know, it's a turf like we

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Speaker 1: it's it's really his job. I mean, the thing about

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Speaker 1: his job, it's a lot like being an offensive lineman.

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Speaker 1: You're not gonna hear an offensive lineman's name for the

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Speaker 1: most part, when when it's going well, but when things

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Speaker 1: it's it was. And then anticipating weather. That's the other one.

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Speaker 1: I remember talking to Mike about that. Last year. We

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Speaker 1: were going somewhere, I can't remember where it was. We

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Speaker 1: and so where mentioned of it. He had to pack

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Speaker 1: all the rain gear, all of it. We got there

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Speaker 1: and there was no there was no rain. Or if

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Speaker 1: it might be cold kind of borderline is it cold? People?

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Speaker 1: What do we have this year in terms of cold weather?

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Speaker 1: By the way, anything all those Northeast games and oh yeah,

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Speaker 1: that's right. Do you have no idea about Denver in October?

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Speaker 1: I mean that could be anything. It could be. It

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Speaker 1: you could have some snow, you could have a nice day.

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Speaker 1: It really depends. I mean, obviously, it just does. You're

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Speaker 1: dealing with a crapshoot situation weather wise. All right, I

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Speaker 1: thought we'd open up with a little bit of that.

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Speaker 1: Actually I didn't. We just did. We just did that.

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Speaker 1: We've done a ton of shows. We're going to continue

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Speaker 1: roll here. And tomorrow will be on at eight am

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Speaker 1: with Texans Training Camp Live. And it was fun. Today

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Speaker 1: we had the Whitney Merciless Diary deep. He did another one,

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Speaker 1: that at some point, but not today. Today we have

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Speaker 1: guess guess what. Nate Washington, former Texans wide receiver awesome

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Speaker 1: saw him yesterday, so I caught up with him today

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Speaker 1: and he's at camp learning about coaching. He played for

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Speaker 1: the Texans in twenty fifteen, just one season in Houston,

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Speaker 1: but I loved having Nate on the team. Former Tennessee

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Speaker 1: Titan and former Pittsburgh Steeler. A couple of rings with

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Speaker 1: the Steelers. This guy knows what he's doing. So a

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Speaker 1: couple of actually a couple of Super Bowl participation participation trophies.

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Speaker 1: Now they lost one to the Packers, they lost one,

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Speaker 1: but he won two. Did he wait? Did he win two.

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Speaker 1: He win, he won two because he got the Old

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Speaker 1: five and the O eight. Jeez, he got the Old five.

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Speaker 1: In ten, he got the Old five. I think he

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Speaker 1: actual championship rings. Yes, I remember him. I want to

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Speaker 1: Sarah remember him talking about that that he was there

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Speaker 1: for both, but he was not there for the loss.

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Speaker 1: If I remember, well that was their problem. Yeah, yeah, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: he was a rookie in OH five. Now he only

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Speaker 1: played in one game. He's a rookie over remember that. Okay,

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Speaker 1: he was a rookie. I remember interviewing him about this

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Speaker 1: twenty ten he was already with Tennessee. So two thousand

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Speaker 1: and eight they win it and then he leaves. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: then he goes to Tennessee as a free agent. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: so he gets a ring for OH five, He gets

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Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen, where that was his last year. And

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Speaker 1: it was interesting when you said that, because when you

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Speaker 1: of Malcolm Butler one on one against Corey Davis and Nate.

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Speaker 1: Now that you have two and eighty characters. Nate was saying, Hey, this, look,

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Speaker 1: this is what the receiver could have done. I offered

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Speaker 1: my services to Titans, but a actually they didn't want it. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: He tweeted that out, saying that he I don't know.

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Speaker 1: I don't know what capacity. Whether it's a consultant or coaching,

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Speaker 1: I don't know. But his point was not to say

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Speaker 1: he just said he offered his services to Titans. He's

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Speaker 1: got a lot to offer. I wouldn't be surprised if

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Speaker 1: he ends up coaching at some point. He sounds like

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Speaker 1: he wants to become a coach, so I wouldn't be

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Speaker 1: surprised to see him coach at some point down the

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Speaker 1: might be. He I think would be a really good coach.

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Speaker 1: I think he would be very, very good, and I

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Speaker 1: think the players would relate to him very well. Wait

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Speaker 1: to wait till you hear what he says about the

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Speaker 1: Texans wide receiver crew and Deshaun Watson and all of it.

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Speaker 1: And that's coming up with the next segment. Also, David Qusenberry,

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Speaker 1: you've heard of him, We have, and I had a

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Speaker 1: be hearing about that before we get to any interviews

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Speaker 1: or anything else. What did you notice about practice today?

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Speaker 1: What stood out to you today about practice? If anything?

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Speaker 1: They were back in the full pads today. They were,

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Speaker 1: And I think it's interesting. We've talked all about injuries

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Speaker 1: and well, last year the injury level was obscene, but

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Speaker 1: I think we saw today and it was as if

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Speaker 1: the offense didn't fare well. I thought the offense had

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Speaker 1: some really good moments today, but I felt like today

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Speaker 1: you could start the impact that DeAndre Hopkins not being there. Now.

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Speaker 1: He'll be there tomorrow, but he's been He's been gone

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Speaker 1: the last two days dealing with the personal matter. He'll

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Speaker 1: come back and so he'll be here on Thursday. So

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Speaker 1: I think not having him what it's doing is it's

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Speaker 1: moving other guys into other parts, and I don't know

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Speaker 1: that that's just not in sync. I think if it

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Speaker 1: DeAndre were out for some period of time, I think

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Speaker 1: those guys would would fall to the roles and they'll

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Speaker 1: be fine. The other aspect of it is Kiki Qt

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Speaker 1: has not been out there for last year. Down. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: so you're down two guys that I have a feeling

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Speaker 1: not on the practice field, we're not getting treatment, you know,

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00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,360
Speaker 1: we're we're playing games, we're hanging out with each other,

426
00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:54,800
Speaker 1: it's it's um, it's camaraderie. You know, we're building that.

427
00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,879
Speaker 1: So it's cool to be out here. It's gonna be

428
00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,800
Speaker 1: a week still before you play that first preseason game.

429
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Speaker 1: Are we in the dog day sort of camp right now?

430
00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,280
Speaker 1: The real grind you know it is. It is a

431
00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,880
Speaker 1: grind for sure right now. But uh, you know, for me,

432
00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,439
Speaker 1: you know, I've I learned to love the grind. You know.

433
00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,240
Speaker 1: It's it's one of those things that you just kind

434
00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,520
Speaker 1: of you kind of embrace it and you go with it.

435
00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,280
Speaker 1: And I think that's the attitude that it helps me

436
00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,760
Speaker 1: out the most. Absolutely, David, thanks all for being with

437
00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,720
Speaker 1: us always always, Johnny, that's a cancer free interview with

438
00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,960
Speaker 1: David Presinberry and that cool. Cancer free just talking football,

439
00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,400
Speaker 1: Isn't that cool? That's so that's so fun to think

440
00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,399
Speaker 1: about it. And I know that's what he is. He

441
00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,239
Speaker 1: has ached for for so long to just to be

442
00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,440
Speaker 1: interviewed by me. Let's just well, yeah, that but just

443
00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:44,120
Speaker 1: to talk about anything but cancer. Let's talk ball, Let's

444
00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,399
Speaker 1: talk about how I fit, Let's talk about what my

445
00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,639
Speaker 1: role is. How am I going to make this fifty

446
00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,880
Speaker 1: three man roster? And I I love that for him

447
00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,240
Speaker 1: because now he's he's just back to being David Cusinberry,

448
00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,680
Speaker 1: a guy fighting for a roster spot. Yeah, putting good

449
00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,800
Speaker 1: stuff on tape, and hopefully it's gonna be here in Houston,

450
00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:05,600
Speaker 1: where he has established himself for a number of reasons.

451
00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,119
Speaker 1: But one of the things you talked about was getting

452
00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:09,440
Speaker 1: that playing time at the end of last year and

453
00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:12,480
Speaker 1: how important that was for him, and hopefully that's something

454
00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,360
Speaker 1: that can help propel him forward to get a spot

455
00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,399
Speaker 1: on the fifty three and get the get on the

456
00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,399
Speaker 1: squad on Sundays on the forty six, and see what

457
00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,560
Speaker 1: you can do going forward. And the preseason games are

458
00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,080
Speaker 1: huge for so many people, but he especially wanting to

459
00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,640
Speaker 1: make an impression because it's very tight. I mean, you did,

460
00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,720
Speaker 1: and we're gonna do this tomorrow. I think to our

461
00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,199
Speaker 1: early taking the fifty three man roster a week out

462
00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,600
Speaker 1: of the preseason game. But you had him on the

463
00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,600
Speaker 1: bubble to make this offensive line. And if they keep nine,

464
00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,760
Speaker 1: it's looking If if they keep ten, looks better. But

465
00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:46,040
Speaker 1: he's right there. I mean, if you're talking about Joe Lenardi,

466
00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:49,280
Speaker 1: where he would put him, he would be. If you're

467
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Speaker 1: keeping nine, he's first one out. If you're keeping ten,

468
00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,000
Speaker 1: he's last one in kind of thing exactly the way

469
00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,920
Speaker 1: we see it right now. Anyway, maybe the coaches see

470
00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,720
Speaker 1: it completely differently, especially once they play a few preseason

471
00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,800
Speaker 1: games and they don't have to make the cut. In fact,

472
00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,840
Speaker 1: I was approached today somebody said, hey, with that first cut,

473
00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,040
Speaker 1: blah blah blah. I'm like, there is no first cut.

474
00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,479
Speaker 1: It's one cut after the final preseason game. That's how

475
00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,440
Speaker 1: they do it these days, which is a smart thing

476
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Speaker 1: to do. I always thought that because in that final

477
00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,440
Speaker 1: preseason game, just go ahead and play everybody you want

478
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Speaker 1: to cut, give them a chance, give yourself the chance

479
00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:23,480
Speaker 1: to see them one final time, and don't play anybody

480
00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,440
Speaker 1: that you don't want to risk injury too going into

481
00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,840
Speaker 1: the regular season. I mean, just having those fifteen extra

482
00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,280
Speaker 1: bodies for that final game, and who knows, one guys

483
00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:35,080
Speaker 1: makes a play at at some point in that final

484
00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,919
Speaker 1: game that wow, well maybe we should think about this,

485
00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,640
Speaker 1: or just forces you to think about whether that guy

486
00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,879
Speaker 1: should the practice squad. Getting one of those ten spots

487
00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,440
Speaker 1: in the practice squad. Maybe that's what that last game,

488
00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,919
Speaker 1: that last game can be for those guys. So I

489
00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:50,480
Speaker 1: know it's crazy, and that's one of the things I

490
00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:54,000
Speaker 1: want to talk about with GM Brian Gaine tomorrow is

491
00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:58,560
Speaker 1: just that that procedure going from ninety to fifty three,

492
00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,359
Speaker 1: instead of having the pitch top at seventy five from

493
00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:05,359
Speaker 1: ninety to fifty three, what happens after that when you

494
00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,080
Speaker 1: start looking at players that have been released and you

495
00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,439
Speaker 1: start thinking about waiver claims. Is there anybody that you

496
00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,440
Speaker 1: want to claim that's out there? That is a crazy

497
00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:17,560
Speaker 1: process because thirty seven times thirty two is a lot

498
00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,679
Speaker 1: of dudes that come available all at once. Hey, you know,

499
00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,040
Speaker 1: schedule to appear on Friday. Andre Johnson, I just thought

500
00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,200
Speaker 1: i'd bring that up. He was never on the bubble,

501
00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,200
Speaker 1: never on the bubble. And the first season he wasn't

502
00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,880
Speaker 1: a Texan was twenty fifteen, and that was the first

503
00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,040
Speaker 1: season and the only season that Nate Washington was a Texan.

504
00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,040
Speaker 1: And as we mentioned in the first segment, he's been

505
00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,040
Speaker 1: visiting practice for a couple of days. And I visited

506
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Speaker 1: with Nate after practice that asked him, what are you

507
00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,040
Speaker 1: doing here? Just come to learn the logistics of coaching.

508
00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,800
Speaker 1: You know, spent so many years around the game itself,

509
00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,080
Speaker 1: and you get home and you just find out it's

510
00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,000
Speaker 1: like a family members of your that you haven't seen

511
00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,960
Speaker 1: in a long time. I was missing the game, missing

512
00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,400
Speaker 1: the camaraderie, and just realized that I had a lot

513
00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,160
Speaker 1: to give to the younger guys in the game. So

514
00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,120
Speaker 1: learning understanding logistics of the coaching end of the game

515
00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,200
Speaker 1: under coachural brand, you go visit some other camps as well. Yes,

516
00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,080
Speaker 1: I plan on going to my college at Tiffan University.

517
00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:09,359
Speaker 1: I would be there for a week and I have

518
00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:13,240
Speaker 1: actually has received an offer from Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh.

519
00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:14,959
Speaker 1: I don't know if I've done going to make it

520
00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,520
Speaker 1: there due to schedule requirements, but just getting some of

521
00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,200
Speaker 1: some opportunities from some of the coaches that I was

522
00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,480
Speaker 1: able to play under. Well, you had a great career

523
00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,520
Speaker 1: obviously and Super Bowls and everything else, but what is

524
00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,160
Speaker 1: it like when you're finally done with your playing career.

525
00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,919
Speaker 1: What does that whole transition like. It's excellent us, it

526
00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,600
Speaker 1: can be difficult for a lot of guys. You know,

527
00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,680
Speaker 1: as I stated, this is this game is our everything.

528
00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:42,160
Speaker 1: It's our mother, father, brother, sister, wives. You know, so

529
00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,840
Speaker 1: many things that this game fulfills for us emotionally and

530
00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,320
Speaker 1: physically that leaving the game itself it kind of push

531
00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,399
Speaker 1: you in the kind of shocking stage. You know, you

532
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,480
Speaker 1: you're getting a situation where you're home a lot more.

533
00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,120
Speaker 1: You know, you have a lot more free time, and

534
00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,720
Speaker 1: a lot of guys don't understand that those are things

535
00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,840
Speaker 1: that we weren't used to. So the transition and this

536
00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,159
Speaker 1: so has been good for me. You know. Family has

537
00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,920
Speaker 1: been good, just spending some time with them, my girls,

538
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,159
Speaker 1: and my two girls have been growing up, and me

539
00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:08,800
Speaker 1: and my wife is just doing some good things in

540
00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,919
Speaker 1: the community. So we just continue to build our family

541
00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:14,080
Speaker 1: and trying to continue to grow Nate Washington with us.

542
00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,439
Speaker 1: So you see a lot of young players here. What

543
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,439
Speaker 1: is the most important thing they need to focus Some

544
00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:20,560
Speaker 1: of these guys who are young and maybe undrafted, trying

545
00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,520
Speaker 1: to make the squad. This is a grind, you know.

546
00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,000
Speaker 1: I think a lot of the guys was just so

547
00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:26,680
Speaker 1: used to playing football that you get to this stage

548
00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,320
Speaker 1: and you don't understand the things that come along with

549
00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,399
Speaker 1: it off the field, you know, taking care of your body,

550
00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,359
Speaker 1: making sure you're handling business, making sure you're being accountable

551
00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,240
Speaker 1: off the field, and all those things that come along

552
00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,320
Speaker 1: with it. So a lot of the guys are understanding

553
00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:39,639
Speaker 1: that it's bigger than the game. You know, a lot

554
00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,320
Speaker 1: of these guys dreamed of this as a young kid,

555
00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,400
Speaker 1: you know, and at that stage it's just football for them.

556
00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,600
Speaker 1: But to get on this level, you know, you understand

557
00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,919
Speaker 1: the business end of it. You understand what's required of

558
00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,080
Speaker 1: you from an organization as you're representing them and just

559
00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,120
Speaker 1: trying to give them at VISal those type of things,

560
00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,119
Speaker 1: you know, taking your taking care of your body away

561
00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,919
Speaker 1: from the training staff and making sure you're doing everything

562
00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,280
Speaker 1: you can't away from the building to build yourself as

563
00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,760
Speaker 1: a professional. Obviously the team is different from when you played,

564
00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,440
Speaker 1: But what do you think of this year's version of

565
00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,760
Speaker 1: the Houston Texans. I like what they have, you know.

566
00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,920
Speaker 1: Obviously they've added some additional pieces to their defense and

567
00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,000
Speaker 1: Tyrone Matthews, and they have some key guys in JJ

568
00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,800
Speaker 1: and Merciless coming back, so I think I think it'd

569
00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:20,639
Speaker 1: be a good year for them. You know, I'm excited

570
00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:22,440
Speaker 1: about to see the evolution of the young guys in

571
00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,119
Speaker 1: the receivering courts, as in Will Fuller, and you know,

572
00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:28,720
Speaker 1: just to see Bruce Allenson come along. DeAndre is obviously

573
00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,719
Speaker 1: gonna be himself, you know, and continue to make some

574
00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:34,040
Speaker 1: spectacular plays, but to see a Desaunt Watson in a

575
00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,640
Speaker 1: year or two definitely be outstanding. I think he's grown

576
00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,240
Speaker 1: and he definitely understands the game. He's not a typical

577
00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,560
Speaker 1: year two guys. So this team has definitely all the

578
00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,919
Speaker 1: things that they need to make sure they make an

579
00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,760
Speaker 1: impact this season and possibly do something in the playoffs.

580
00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,600
Speaker 1: When you see what Tennessee did last year, when you

581
00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,680
Speaker 1: see what Jacksonville did last year, and I know you

582
00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,960
Speaker 1: obviously spend time with the Titans. So what do you

583
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,040
Speaker 1: think of the division overall? I think the AFC A South,

584
00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,359
Speaker 1: excuse me, has definitely changed. This has been an in

585
00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,640
Speaker 1: the previous years, you know that was kind of side

586
00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,520
Speaker 1: eye bought a lot of other teams along the NFL.

587
00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:07,720
Speaker 1: But now that you step into this AFC soft you

588
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:09,560
Speaker 1: have to respect every team minute, you know. I think

589
00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,240
Speaker 1: even with Andrew Luck coming back, the possibility of him

590
00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:13,600
Speaker 1: coming back this year, this is going to be a

591
00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:16,880
Speaker 1: tough division and the hard fought game every single game

592
00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:18,640
Speaker 1: that they played each other. You know, I think it's

593
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,320
Speaker 1: pretty much wide open. Anybody can come out at the top,

594
00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:23,560
Speaker 1: and everybody has a great team. Everybody has a great

595
00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,280
Speaker 1: leader of coaching staff. I see a lot of big

596
00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,440
Speaker 1: things coming from this division this year. One more for

597
00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,159
Speaker 1: your Nate when you see the Texans training at the

598
00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,920
Speaker 1: Greenbrier or your little retroactively envious that they get to

599
00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,679
Speaker 1: come up here. Yeah, yeah, well, you know, they come

600
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,200
Speaker 1: away and I was actually talking to my wife about this.

601
00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,120
Speaker 1: To get a chance to get away from the city

602
00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:42,520
Speaker 1: gives you an opportunity to come focus on what's more

603
00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:44,480
Speaker 1: important at this time football. You know, they're in the

604
00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:49,200
Speaker 1: location where it's not too many distractions around, remote location

605
00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,439
Speaker 1: where everybody has to spend time with each other, get

606
00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,879
Speaker 1: to know your teammates, get to know the opposition and

607
00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,280
Speaker 1: what's going on and what's required of you. So you

608
00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:58,200
Speaker 1: come up here, you're able to focus on a game.

609
00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,679
Speaker 1: So I guess I could. I guess I said, I'm

610
00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,760
Speaker 1: a hoodle jealous that they have that opportunity to come

611
00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,640
Speaker 1: here and bind and become one and get some time

612
00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:07,720
Speaker 1: together to understand what each other is going to be

613
00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,040
Speaker 1: able to do for the team. One more, Actually, I

614
00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,080
Speaker 1: know I lied when I said one more. Last one.

615
00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:13,760
Speaker 1: But you were part of a season in which the

616
00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:15,800
Speaker 1: start was so rocky, but the Texas were able to

617
00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,720
Speaker 1: rebound and finish seven and two and make the postseason.

618
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,239
Speaker 1: What was that whole experience like when you started out

619
00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,720
Speaker 1: as difficult as you did and then rebound. It was

620
00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,440
Speaker 1: a tough, tough situation. You know, we dealt with some

621
00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:30,200
Speaker 1: injuries under the center, we dealt some interchanging guys. You know,

622
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,760
Speaker 1: it was it was a difficult situation, but as you know,

623
00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,840
Speaker 1: coach O'Brien is a next guy up mentality. You know,

624
00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:37,720
Speaker 1: it doesn't always work like that on the field, but

625
00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,200
Speaker 1: those things are required from you. It doesn't matter who

626
00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:41,920
Speaker 1: you are on the team, doesn't matter how much are

627
00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,120
Speaker 1: being paid, you're you're required to do a job, you know,

628
00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:46,280
Speaker 1: so we just stuck with it. It was one of

629
00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,400
Speaker 1: those seasons where, you know, it was easy to be

630
00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,960
Speaker 1: under a different organization and the different staff and just

631
00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:54,719
Speaker 1: throw in the season. But with coach O'Brien at the him,

632
00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,440
Speaker 1: those things weren't going to happen. And we knew every

633
00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,440
Speaker 1: single game we had we were going to go out

634
00:28:58,480 --> 00:28:59,960
Speaker 1: and give our all and that's all we can control.

635
00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,080
Speaker 1: You know, what happened at the end of the season's

636
00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,160
Speaker 1: going to happen. But you know, at a certain point

637
00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,000
Speaker 1: of the season we had to realize, you know, we

638
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,040
Speaker 1: don't care who's on the field. We don't care, you know,

639
00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:10,120
Speaker 1: if another guy is hurt, you know, we have to

640
00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,280
Speaker 1: go out here and perform because we're expected to him.

641
00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,160
Speaker 1: We were able to pull off a playoff season and

642
00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,520
Speaker 1: try to get some things going. Nate, It's so great

643
00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:18,360
Speaker 1: to catch up with you. Terrific to see you. Thanks

644
00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:20,800
Speaker 1: so much, Thank you for having me. Thank you, Johnny.

645
00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,600
Speaker 1: I always enjoyed visiting with Nate Washington and Cecil Shorts,

646
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,400
Speaker 1: who was here that year. And Cecil is now a

647
00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,160
Speaker 1: Texans ambassador, so we'll be hearing plenty from him. Deep

648
00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,720
Speaker 1: did a podcast with him. But Nate is somebody I've

649
00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:34,280
Speaker 1: always liked. He was also part of a painful memory

650
00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,960
Speaker 1: for me. It was the two thousand and eight opener

651
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,440
Speaker 1: at Pittsburgh. Gosh, and the Texans were really man handled

652
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,560
Speaker 1: in the first half of that game, and the Steelers

653
00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,040
Speaker 1: had the ball coming out of the locker room second half,

654
00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:48,520
Speaker 1: first drive, and I thought, okay, now you can make

655
00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:52,880
Speaker 1: some hay here, and they went double tight ends Washington

656
00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:54,880
Speaker 1: the only receiver. They had Hines Ward on the team

657
00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:58,360
Speaker 1: back then, Washington the only receiver, and they proceeded to

658
00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,320
Speaker 1: just pound the ball. I think they hand it off

659
00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:04,040
Speaker 1: every single play and drove down the field for another score.

660
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,920
Speaker 1: And I was very demoralized after that. So Nate Washington

661
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:09,760
Speaker 1: was on that team and eventually ended up as a

662
00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:11,880
Speaker 1: Titan like we said, and it's been fun to visit

663
00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:13,680
Speaker 1: with him. How about him going to Tiffin. He's also

664
00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,280
Speaker 1: going to Tiffin to visit with their coaching staff and

665
00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:18,280
Speaker 1: see how they do business. Yeah, I mean, I think

666
00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:21,760
Speaker 1: it's it's an interesting kind of point in life for

667
00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:23,440
Speaker 1: Nate trying to decide, Hey, I want to go be

668
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,800
Speaker 1: a coach. And the thing about the thing about Nate

669
00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,600
Speaker 1: naked coach in the NFL. He coaching college. Where are

670
00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,040
Speaker 1: you coaching high school? He's going to have an impact.

671
00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,600
Speaker 1: He has so much knowledge to share. I always got

672
00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,440
Speaker 1: the impression that Nate loved playing ball in large part

673
00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,680
Speaker 1: because he got a chance to be in the locker

674
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,720
Speaker 1: room of players and share and listen to play. He

675
00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:50,239
Speaker 1: to me, he to me understood the teammate process more

676
00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:53,320
Speaker 1: than anybody. Like he understood the words good teammate, He

677
00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,920
Speaker 1: got it. Like he listened to guys. He shared his

678
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,240
Speaker 1: advice with guys. He was not one of those that

679
00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:02,280
Speaker 1: stayed the owner said nothing. He was willing to share

680
00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,840
Speaker 1: his knowledge and talk to guys on team help rookies.

681
00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:06,920
Speaker 1: I think he would be a fantastic coach if that's

682
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:08,800
Speaker 1: what he decides to go. What would you do if

683
00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,600
Speaker 1: you were Nate Washington, would you go college? Would you go?

684
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,520
Speaker 1: I mean, Tiffin, You're not in a D one situation.

685
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:17,000
Speaker 1: You're in a very I don't want to say manageable,

686
00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:18,600
Speaker 1: because what do I know. I mean, that could be

687
00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,560
Speaker 1: a lot harder. You're talking about you having to do

688
00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,600
Speaker 1: laundry earlier. It could, it could. It's just it's different.

689
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,840
Speaker 1: It's interesting. I always said, for the longest time, I

690
00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:28,520
Speaker 1: wanted to be in college. I wanted to be in

691
00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,440
Speaker 1: college Football's where I wanted to go. But ever since

692
00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,920
Speaker 1: being with the Texans and seeing the way NFL teams

693
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,440
Speaker 1: run and thinking about what and look their challenges everywhere.

694
00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,160
Speaker 1: But NFL coaches don't have to worry about recruiting. I

695
00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:43,400
Speaker 1: really don't. It pertains a free agent process. They you know,

696
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,800
Speaker 1: they're just not out there having to call this guy

697
00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,720
Speaker 1: or that guy. If they have knowledge, they can share it.

698
00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:51,040
Speaker 1: But they're coaching ball. They're just coaching football. They're not

699
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,080
Speaker 1: dealing with a lums and they're not dealing with guys

700
00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,760
Speaker 1: that can do things. They're shady and recruiting. I think

701
00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:59,280
Speaker 1: people were left I would go back to the NFL. Plus,

702
00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,400
Speaker 1: he has NFL Shay, so I think that would help

703
00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,840
Speaker 1: him at the NFL level. But going back to the NFL,

704
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:07,440
Speaker 1: I think would be the best thing for him to

705
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,920
Speaker 1: help NFL receivers. And maybe he starts off like Wes Welker.

706
00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,880
Speaker 1: Look what West is doing. One of the great receivers

707
00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:14,960
Speaker 1: of all time. Now he's helping Tim Kelly coach at

708
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,040
Speaker 1: tight ends just so he can get an understanding different

709
00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,640
Speaker 1: positions on the field because he knows receiver. Yeah, he

710
00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:21,840
Speaker 1: knows receivers. Now he's helping Tim with the tight ends.

711
00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:23,560
Speaker 1: And I think that's gonna end up making It's a

712
00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:25,800
Speaker 1: really good coach. It's such a great point. You have

713
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:27,880
Speaker 1: a football life done on Wes Welker and here he

714
00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,720
Speaker 1: is just learning the ropes in the coaching profession. And

715
00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,440
Speaker 1: Nate was actually talking to him for a while yesterday.

716
00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,280
Speaker 1: All right, coming out Brian Gaine reloaded, let's talk about

717
00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:41,120
Speaker 1: defensive backs. Plenty of good information on Jonathan Joseph, on

718
00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:43,800
Speaker 1: Tyran Matthew on all of them coming out on Texans

719
00:32:43,920 --> 00:33:01,800
Speaker 1: All Access, Texans All Access year at the Greenbriar, Mark Vandormarn,

720
00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:03,920
Speaker 1: John Harris with you, and we'd like to do a

721
00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:07,200
Speaker 1: little Brian Gaine reloaded in the evening because many of

722
00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,720
Speaker 1: you miss this in the morning. So here's Brian Gaine

723
00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:13,400
Speaker 1: talking about defensive backs that we started out talking about.

724
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:17,400
Speaker 1: The veteran Jonathan Joseph. Yeah, Jonathan's had a very good

725
00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,400
Speaker 1: off season for us. He's a good leader, his body

726
00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,560
Speaker 1: is right, He's benefited from all the changes that we

727
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:25,240
Speaker 1: had in our off season program. He trained well this spring.

728
00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,400
Speaker 1: In the summer, he was ready to go when he

729
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,120
Speaker 1: showed up the camp said he actually had a salad.

730
00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:32,720
Speaker 1: So that's a good thing for the first time, which

731
00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:34,920
Speaker 1: is fascinating think about. But then again, as a kid

732
00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,160
Speaker 1: hasn't eaten us out as eighteen, I can understand that

733
00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:40,160
Speaker 1: the guy that we've talked a lot about, Brian is

734
00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,040
Speaker 1: Kevin Johnson. A tough year last year, banged up a

735
00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,120
Speaker 1: little bit early, kind of banged up throughout the year.

736
00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:47,880
Speaker 1: But his first year, rookie year, he battled and I

737
00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:49,160
Speaker 1: thought he had a good rookie year, and then he

738
00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,120
Speaker 1: looked like he's on the Virgin sixteen and then he

739
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,200
Speaker 1: heard his foot and then last year had a tough year.

740
00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:56,880
Speaker 1: What have you seen with Kevin going forward to feel

741
00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:58,840
Speaker 1: confident about what he can give you in his fourth

742
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:02,000
Speaker 1: year here things Number one, his body is right, and

743
00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,360
Speaker 1: number two, you can learn from the ups and downs,

744
00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:07,600
Speaker 1: you know where there was a lot of ups here

745
00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,239
Speaker 1: and or early part of Kevin's career. Maybe perhaps last

746
00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:12,960
Speaker 1: year it wasn't the year that he wanted. But he's

747
00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,800
Speaker 1: had a very good off season with us from strength

748
00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:19,360
Speaker 1: development and body comp development. He's learning everything he possibly

749
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,120
Speaker 1: can with Jonathan Joseph. Jonathan Joseph is a great mentor

750
00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,960
Speaker 1: for the corner group. He's a great veteran leader and

751
00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:28,040
Speaker 1: shows these guys some of the subtle subtleties and the

752
00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,719
Speaker 1: nuances of playing the position. So he's getting great tutelage there.

753
00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:33,960
Speaker 1: Coach Midget's done a great job with him with this

754
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,759
Speaker 1: offseason and having them ready to go. Kevin's also got

755
00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:39,880
Speaker 1: his body weight up as well this offseason, so he

756
00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:43,440
Speaker 1: worked tremendously hard on that. But I do think that

757
00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:45,800
Speaker 1: there's something to learn from the ups and downs of

758
00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,279
Speaker 1: playing the game and playing the position, where hey, look,

759
00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,000
Speaker 1: these are the things I learned from all the positives,

760
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:53,160
Speaker 1: and perhaps if I didn't do these things well last year,

761
00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:55,640
Speaker 1: I can. I can improve and develop in those areas,

762
00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,600
Speaker 1: and I think Kevin has done a good job of

763
00:34:57,719 --> 00:35:00,839
Speaker 1: trying to learn from those experiences. Bran of the expectations

764
00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:03,480
Speaker 1: for Aaron Colvid and how's he fitting in so far? So,

765
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:07,400
Speaker 1: Aaron plays the nickel position for us in sub package defenses.

766
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:09,480
Speaker 1: He has the ability to play outside and we know

767
00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:12,439
Speaker 1: that that's a luxury for sure, but he's well versed

768
00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:15,279
Speaker 1: in experience that playing that role. Item number two is

769
00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,920
Speaker 1: he offers a height, weight speed we like at that position.

770
00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,520
Speaker 1: He's borderline six foot, he's one hundred and ninety pounds.

771
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,040
Speaker 1: He was a four to four four guy coming out,

772
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,759
Speaker 1: so we liked the idea that he offers the body

773
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:28,880
Speaker 1: type in there. And the other thing too, is he

774
00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:32,600
Speaker 1: played in the division, you know, very very knowledgeable about

775
00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,239
Speaker 1: the opponents that we're going to have to play, you know,

776
00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,719
Speaker 1: the three teams twice a year. Brian. The rise of

777
00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:42,120
Speaker 1: the inside corner slot corner. When you think back to

778
00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,960
Speaker 1: when you first started in scouting, that really was not

779
00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:48,080
Speaker 1: I mean teams played nickel, but the slot corner, that

780
00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:50,280
Speaker 1: was really not something we talked about. Nowadays, it feels

781
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,640
Speaker 1: like that's almost a part of your starting eleven defenses,

782
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:54,400
Speaker 1: to have a slot corner like that. How has that

783
00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:56,759
Speaker 1: really changed? As you've looked at that position over the

784
00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,359
Speaker 1: years you've been in the game, would I would couch

785
00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,480
Speaker 1: my response this way. It's really affected sub package defense

786
00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,759
Speaker 1: as a whole, not just the nickel position, whereas you

787
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:08,879
Speaker 1: need a rotational group at outside linebacker because you think

788
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,239
Speaker 1: about third down and you think about fourth quarter pass rush.

789
00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,600
Speaker 1: We're seeing a spike over the last series of years

790
00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:17,720
Speaker 1: in what we would call nickel offense and nickel defense

791
00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:21,799
Speaker 1: where that substitution player maybe on the field. It could

792
00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,120
Speaker 1: be forty to as high as fifty percent of the

793
00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:27,800
Speaker 1: snaps in one game. So that role is critically important

794
00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:30,600
Speaker 1: middle of the field coverage, and that player has to

795
00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:32,880
Speaker 1: be a smart, instinctive guy because a lot of us

796
00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,959
Speaker 1: to do with communication. Where's your help. If you're playing

797
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:39,120
Speaker 1: a perimeter corner, your eyes are always leaned right in

798
00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:41,080
Speaker 1: front of you, and then inside when you're playing that

799
00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:46,560
Speaker 1: nickel spot, you're communicating with inside linebackers, perimeter corners, defensive

800
00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,759
Speaker 1: back at the safeties, and on the back end. So

801
00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:51,320
Speaker 1: it requires a lot of communication, a lot of instincts,

802
00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,359
Speaker 1: and a lot of smarts. So it's not an easy

803
00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,839
Speaker 1: position to play, and we like that he's well versed

804
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:57,680
Speaker 1: in the role because that's what he did in Jacksonville,

805
00:36:57,719 --> 00:36:59,680
Speaker 1: and we like obviously what he's done in the AFC

806
00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:03,160
Speaker 1: set because of the teams that we play. But it's

807
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,200
Speaker 1: a position that you have to have some instincts and

808
00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:08,400
Speaker 1: smarts to excel at. Tyrne Matthew, how's he doing as

809
00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:11,479
Speaker 1: a Texan? Tyron's been off to a very good start

810
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,960
Speaker 1: with US so far, has had a very good offseason.

811
00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:18,279
Speaker 1: More importantly health, if I stand corrected, I believe this

812
00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:20,320
Speaker 1: might be his first full off season maybe since he

813
00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,200
Speaker 1: was a rookie where he's had a full off season

814
00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:26,439
Speaker 1: to go into training camp into the preseason. So we're

815
00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:28,560
Speaker 1: hoping for a bounce back year because I know he

816
00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:31,600
Speaker 1: dealt with some some injury issues in the past. But

817
00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,200
Speaker 1: we're very optimistic that is going to be impactful player

818
00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:37,520
Speaker 1: for us on our defense. He provides versatility, position flex

819
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:39,840
Speaker 1: He can play from depth, he can play a back end,

820
00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:42,480
Speaker 1: he can play traditional safety, he can come down play

821
00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:44,520
Speaker 1: the nickel, he can play in the dime package role.

822
00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:48,239
Speaker 1: It's a pretty good blitzer, a very smart, instinctive and

823
00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:50,640
Speaker 1: savvy player. A guy that we've see for a long

824
00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,800
Speaker 1: time here. Brian Transition is safety is Kareem Jackson. What

825
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,839
Speaker 1: can you tell us about that transition for Kareem, how

826
00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,080
Speaker 1: difficult that is and how he's doing with it? Very

827
00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,479
Speaker 1: unique skill set or Kareem much What I said about

828
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:06,440
Speaker 1: Tehran is he's an instinctive guy. Plays with a good

829
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:11,440
Speaker 1: sense and awareness. Understands route concepts and route combinations, very

830
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,800
Speaker 1: good feel for zones. Now, making the transition from corner

831
00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:18,719
Speaker 1: to safety is easier said than done because a lot

832
00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:20,640
Speaker 1: of it is angles. You know, when you're playing on

833
00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,080
Speaker 1: the perimeter and you're playing corner, there's really just a

834
00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:24,920
Speaker 1: few angles you have to have a fuel for when

835
00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:28,080
Speaker 1: you're moving back to safety, the run support angles, the

836
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,440
Speaker 1: run support fits, or a whole lot different. Where is

837
00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:32,440
Speaker 1: your help? Is it to the left to the right,

838
00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:35,560
Speaker 1: but your vision is straight ahead, it's to the left

839
00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:38,319
Speaker 1: to the right, it's behind you. So it's an all

840
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:41,200
Speaker 1: encompassing position as it relates to having vision on the field.

841
00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,040
Speaker 1: And I think each day he's come out here, he

842
00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:45,000
Speaker 1: showed he's been able to improve and get better at

843
00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:48,280
Speaker 1: those things. What about Justin Raid the rookie. Brian excited

844
00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,160
Speaker 1: about Justin When I think about the draft, he offered

845
00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:55,640
Speaker 1: the heightweight, speed critical factors and the minimum standards and

846
00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:58,799
Speaker 1: the prototypical measurable as we look for item number one,

847
00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:01,319
Speaker 1: number two. He's not a one whole guy. He has

848
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,800
Speaker 1: the ability to play in coverage. He has the ability

849
00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:05,400
Speaker 1: to play man. He has ability to be a run

850
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:08,200
Speaker 1: support player. He also has the ability to play in

851
00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:11,120
Speaker 1: roles and jobs and substitution defense. So when he's called

852
00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:14,320
Speaker 1: upon to play a hybrid down roll, he can do that.

853
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:15,960
Speaker 1: If you can need him on the back end, he

854
00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,480
Speaker 1: can do that. And he also is a pretty good

855
00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:20,759
Speaker 1: run supporter. We're excited also about what he can be

856
00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:23,719
Speaker 1: on fourth down because he offers a speed presence to

857
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:25,880
Speaker 1: get down the field and be an impactful guy as

858
00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:29,919
Speaker 1: it relates to disrupting on coverage units. And I would

859
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Speaker 1: I would like to just say this, guys, I just

860
00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:33,759
Speaker 1: want to mention that you know, we miss Andre Howe,

861
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Speaker 1: and you know, although he's not here, he's progressing well

862
00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,200
Speaker 1: and uh, we're wishing him the best. We fully support him,

863
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:43,239
Speaker 1: great teammate, The guys miss him. We're all rallying around him,

864
00:39:43,239 --> 00:39:45,759
Speaker 1: and we're fully supporting him here in his recovery. Yeah,

865
00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:48,759
Speaker 1: we definitely miss Dre Howe as well. Another Stanford guy

866
00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:52,240
Speaker 1: if you will that we talk about the corner position.

867
00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:55,040
Speaker 1: Sometimes he's a guy we we forget about. I don't

868
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:56,840
Speaker 1: know why we just do. But Johnson, about Mossy, you

869
00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:58,960
Speaker 1: watch him out here. He seemingly made plays and you

870
00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:01,319
Speaker 1: mentioned special teams, something that he has done very well

871
00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:03,279
Speaker 1: throughout his career. But last year with the Patriots he

872
00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:05,160
Speaker 1: did get some time at outside corner. What have you

873
00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:07,200
Speaker 1: seen with him and why was he a value acquisition

874
00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:09,920
Speaker 1: for you? Brian sure so, contributing player at the defensive

875
00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:12,719
Speaker 1: back position, at the corner position, great body type. This

876
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:15,680
Speaker 1: guy's six foot six foot one, two hundred five two

877
00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:19,360
Speaker 1: hundred and ten pounds four four speed perimeter corner. But

878
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:21,839
Speaker 1: at the fourth down Valio obviously is key for us

879
00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:24,360
Speaker 1: and what he can offer. But he offers the dimensions

880
00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:25,799
Speaker 1: that we like, and when we have to match up

881
00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,839
Speaker 1: against bigger receivers, we have somebody who provides a little

882
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,040
Speaker 1: more of a bigger physical presence at the corner spot.

883
00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:34,040
Speaker 1: But one thing I know for sure, he's gonna greatly

884
00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:36,279
Speaker 1: upgrade and help and impact us on fourth down. At

885
00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:39,279
Speaker 1: Brad Seeley's group, and we're optimistic that you can carve

886
00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:41,279
Speaker 1: out a role under defense when and if we need

887
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,400
Speaker 1: him to participate, What can you tell us about the

888
00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:46,080
Speaker 1: rest of the guys. You activated Kelly, So that was

889
00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:47,480
Speaker 1: a good thing to see. I know he missed a

890
00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:48,960
Speaker 1: little bit of time, but at least he's here now

891
00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:50,719
Speaker 1: doing some stuff for you and some of the other

892
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,800
Speaker 1: young players like d Virgin. Yeah, so we drafted Jermine

893
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:56,839
Speaker 1: Kelly in the seventh round at a snout of San

894
00:40:56,920 --> 00:41:00,839
Speaker 1: Jose State. We're excited about his promise and potential. You've

895
00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:02,600
Speaker 1: heard me say this before, I'll say it again about

896
00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:05,480
Speaker 1: him height, weight, speed, six foot two, two hundred and

897
00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:08,320
Speaker 1: five pounds four four nine coming out has the ability

898
00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:10,520
Speaker 1: to be an impactful player on special teams because of

899
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:13,760
Speaker 1: those things. So young, developmental player. You know, there's promise,

900
00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:18,160
Speaker 1: there's some potential, but we're excited about his upside. De

901
00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:20,319
Speaker 1: Virgin has been a competitive guy for us out here,

902
00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:21,880
Speaker 1: has made a few players on the ball, so we

903
00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:25,320
Speaker 1: continue to evaluate him. We're excited about his progress. But

904
00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:27,440
Speaker 1: it's a very competitive group on the back end now.

905
00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:30,080
Speaker 1: So it all goes back to fourth Town. You heard

906
00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:33,720
Speaker 1: me mentioned this in the previous interviews. Is the impact

907
00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:37,120
Speaker 1: of the fourth, fifth, sixth corner on special teams will

908
00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:39,760
Speaker 1: very much influence who makes the roster and who doesn't.

909
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:42,200
Speaker 1: One guy, Brianan we haven't talked about and moved back

910
00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:44,360
Speaker 1: to safety a little bit is Corey Moore. And I

911
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:46,360
Speaker 1: remember twenty fifteen when he came here as a tryout

912
00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:48,560
Speaker 1: player and now he's been on this fifty three man

913
00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:52,720
Speaker 1: roster ever since, and throughout his time, he's made some plays.

914
00:41:52,719 --> 00:41:54,960
Speaker 1: Watching himunt in training camp, it feels like he's around

915
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:57,440
Speaker 1: the football. He's sort of a ball magnet. It feels

916
00:41:57,440 --> 00:41:59,160
Speaker 1: like he's improving each and every day. What he thoughts

917
00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:01,520
Speaker 1: about Corey Moore, Yeah, so, first and foremost, he's healthy.

918
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Speaker 1: You know, Corey had to get healthy this offseason. He

919
00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:07,640
Speaker 1: done with an injury and now he's back. You missed

920
00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:09,640
Speaker 1: some time in the off season program, so he's had

921
00:42:09,640 --> 00:42:12,080
Speaker 1: some catching up to do in that regard. Here's what

922
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Speaker 1: I can tell you about Corey, and some people may

923
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Speaker 1: not know. He's a great teammate, a guy loves football.

924
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:21,439
Speaker 1: He's passionate, he's prepared, he works hard. We'll play any

925
00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:25,000
Speaker 1: role you ask him to do. Unselfish players, So we're

926
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Speaker 1: excited about evaluating him here in training camp. The safety

927
00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:30,160
Speaker 1: position now has changed from last year. There's a lot

928
00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:32,960
Speaker 1: of competition here again, we'll go back to fourth down,

929
00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:37,000
Speaker 1: so with Tyron here, with Read here, with Kareem now

930
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Speaker 1: at safety, there's a lot of competition in spots one, two, three,

931
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Speaker 1: four and even five. So we're excited about that that

932
00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:45,920
Speaker 1: the competition is just going to bring out the best

933
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:48,360
Speaker 1: and everybody. But but Corey's had a good camp so

934
00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:51,359
Speaker 1: far and the number one thing is he's healthy. Brian,

935
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Speaker 1: thanks so much for joining us tomorrow Live backers and

936
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Speaker 1: fourth down special teams. Thanks a lot. There's Brian Gaine,

937
00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:58,919
Speaker 1: I'm Texans All Access. We have him out of the morning.

938
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Speaker 1: We'll have him on tomorrow at nine am. In fact,

939
00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:03,200
Speaker 1: tomorrow we go on at eight am as we do

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Speaker 1: every morning the first couple of weeks of training camp.

941
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Speaker 1: Where you are at the Greenbriar, want to thank all

942
00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:12,279
Speaker 1: of you for listening. Also tomorrow we'll have Alfred Blue

943
00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:14,319
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944
00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:17,560
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946
00:43:20,200 --> 00:43:23,520
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947
00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:26,960
Speaker 1: your videos and information on the Texans for the twenty

948
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Speaker 1: eighteen season and beyond and forever. Okay, thank you Johnny,

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Speaker 1: thank you everyone to have a great evening and go Texans.

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