1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Welcome in everybody, TG I f yes, thank god it's 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Friday right here on Texans All Acts says, I'm your 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: ost John Harris, football analyst, and joined right off the 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: top by the voice of the Texans, the legendary I 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: love saying, legendary, legendary Mark van of Mermark, good afternoon. 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: How you doing. What does that mean? Old I'm hoping 7 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: not all right? Good good legendary NCAA tournament going on? 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: How about Madison Square Garden last night? Then that Gonzaga 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: UCLA game, the late night game on TV anyway, and 10 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to everything that's happening this weekend with 11 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: the Coogs, Longhorns, et cetera. Okay, so let me ask 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: you about this. I am convinced. I am convinced in 13 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: sports where it happens matters, meaning that same game is 14 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: played at I don't know, pick a pick a spot, 15 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: that same game is played down in Orlando. Sorry, Orlando, 16 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: You're just caught in the shrapnel. That game is played 17 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: in Orlando last night. It's a great basketball game. But 18 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: because the game is at MSG, because the game's star 19 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: is from Harlem, he's from the city of New York 20 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: and obviously he gets banged up and then he comes 21 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: back in the game. I am convinced that matters the 22 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: Rose Bowl when Utah Ohio State go at it two 23 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: years ago, the Jackson Smith and JP game, when we 24 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: were in San Francisco sitting at the bar eating watching 25 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: that game. I feel like that game because it was 26 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: at the Rose Bowl. Matter, agree, disagree, totally agree. And 27 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: I think they don't do enough publicity, for lack of 28 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: a better word, showcasing of where the games are at 29 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: that are being played, because sometimes I'm looking at these sites, 30 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: especially in the first round, wait where are they? And 31 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: you have to look hard on the floor to five 32 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: some kind of identification here. I think Madison Square Garden. 33 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: Though it's an unfair advantage, this is quote the world's 34 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: most famous arena. That's a self title for them, but 35 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: in many ways it is. You think about all the 36 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,639 Speaker 1: great games that have taken place there over the years, 37 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: whether it's pro or college. This bothered me about North Carolina. 38 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: I know this is a football show, but when North 39 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: Carolina passed up the n i T this year, they 40 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: declined the ni T bid the invite, I really thought 41 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: Dean Smith would not like this. Because Dean Smith once, 42 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: I mean I think more than once, said goodbye to 43 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: the NCAA Tournament in order to go to the ni 44 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: Back when the n I T was a better tournament, 45 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: the NCAA would take sixteen teams or whatever it was, 46 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: and the n I T took just about everybody, and 47 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: you'd have days of games at Madison Square Garden and 48 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: everyone knew was a tremendous event. Now this is back 49 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 1: in the fifties and stuff like that. He knew the 50 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: value of it. I know it's not the same anymore, 51 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: but you end up at the garden now. They might 52 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: not be that crazy about the matchups they have next 53 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: week at the NT Final four. We won't get into 54 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: that right now, but good luck to North Texas, which 55 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure we'll move the needle in Manhattan. But last 56 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: night that moved the needle in a big way. You 57 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: get an NCAA Tournament game on that floor, it means something, 58 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,679 Speaker 1: and I think the people in the building sends it too. 59 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: And I felt like the crowd understood what they were 60 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: watching and that amped them up. And when they got 61 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: amped up, then I think the players went to a 62 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,239 Speaker 1: different level. Both teams Michigan State and k State responded 63 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: all night. I mean, KSE Date moves on and we'll 64 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: take on FAU And congratulations to fau Man. What a great, 65 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: great story fau is coming from back from behind against Tennessee. 66 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: That was incredible. But I felt like they everybody in 67 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: that building understood what they were witnessing, players, coaches, fans, everybody, 68 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: and it just it allowed both sides to take their 69 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: games to a different level. It was just it was 70 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: absolutely incredible to watch. And then we got the Kuks 71 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: tonight taking on Miami. You got the Longhorns taking on Xavier. 72 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: I think now kase Da Michigan State last night was 73 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: a game in the tournament to date. I think Texas 74 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: and Xavier could play the game of the tournament. I 75 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: think those two are gonna go at it and I 76 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: waste that game. We're at MSG. It's in Kansas City 77 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: and Sprint Center. I'm sure it's great, but I think 78 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: Texas Xavier is gonna be a fun, fun ball game. 79 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: Both those teams can score, and I'm cheering for Rodney Terry. 80 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: Rodney Terry went to Angleton High School and I missed 81 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: playing him by a year because I started on the 82 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: varsity as a freshman, and he graduated right after eighth 83 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: grade year, so I missed playing against Angleton and Rodney Terry. 84 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: But I've always cheered for him with that kind of 85 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: neighborhood connection in some sense, so I want to see 86 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: him do well. I'd love to see Texas play Vah. 87 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: I know there are a lot of people that don't 88 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: want to see that, a lot of people that do 89 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: want to see it, So I'm excited to see that. 90 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: But Mark, the Texans continued today to make moves. Nickis 91 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: Sarrio keeps on rock and now the Dalton Schultz moved 92 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: became official, which could have helped me at about oh, 93 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: I don't know ten o'clock to when I wrote my 94 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: Daily Broom. We'll get into that in a second, but 95 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: Dalton Schultz is official, and we've talked a lot about 96 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: Dalton show. But also becoming official was the signing of 97 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: Steven Simms Junior five ten one seventy six return guy. 98 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: Slot guy a lot of targets when he was a 99 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: rookie at Washington. The last couple of years he played 100 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: for the Pittsburgh Steelers has done a ton in the 101 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: return game. Mark, your gut reaction to Steve Simms Junior 102 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: now being added to the wide receiver and return teams. 103 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: We'll see where it goes when they get to the 104 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster and how he fits in. But 105 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: return ability is a strong attribute here special team's ability 106 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: of course for Frank Ross's unit. You know, Frank got 107 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: some national pub as he was at the UH Pro 108 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: Day watching Tank Dell do his thing as a return man. 109 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: So I'm not sure who's going to do it. As 110 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: far as the kickoff returns. You still have Daz on 111 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: this team to help out at punt returns, but we'll 112 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: see if they go in another direction there. There are 113 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: a lot of possibilities. You know. It's kind of like 114 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: two years ago when we came in and they had 115 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: so many different possibilities in the return game heading into 116 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, and it all kind of shook itself out. 117 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: But I like this part of it. It's the hidden yardage. 118 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: It's very important. Maybe Simms fits in in this category, 119 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: Maybe he doesn't make the team. I don't know. It's 120 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: not one of those signings that's gonna really move or 121 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: shine on the marquee the way of Dalton Schultz or 122 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary. But it could be a solid piece as 123 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: far as special teams go, and who knows from there 124 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: because who knows what injuries bring up or whatever. Yeah. Absolutely, 125 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: And the fact that he has played a butcher receiver. 126 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people will point first of 127 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: all to the return game, but he has played receiver. 128 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: He is dynamic. And I've just I've said this over 129 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: and over and seeing Frank at uh prote which I'm 130 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 1: a little disgusted with, well a lot of things because 131 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 1: I checked four different sites. No, not Frank and not 132 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: tanked out and not the University Houston. I check four 133 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: or five sites yesterday or this week when is tried 134 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: it getting all ready to go about two two thirty 135 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: and doing work here And I see Aaron Wilson tweet 136 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: like here it is used to protra I'm like, I 137 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: can't say the work anyways, Frank was out there looking 138 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,239 Speaker 1: at Tank Dell. He would be very interesting with this roster. 139 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: But I think you got up. You got a little 140 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,559 Speaker 1: different version of that with Steven Sims Junior being added 141 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: to the roster. And look for a lot of people 142 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: like man curious it doesn't move the needle maybe like 143 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: Dalton Schultz does. But I think in the end, Steven 144 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: Sims Junior is a guy that can end up making 145 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: the impact on this team, especially given what the team 146 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: has done on special teams the last couple of years, 147 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: especially last year when their number one in the league 148 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: and special team. So he's added to the mix. No, 149 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: Tremont Smith, he moves to the Denver Broncos, So you've 150 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: lost Tremond's return ability, but you do get Steven Sims 151 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: Junior to now be in the mix. And I wouldn't 152 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: be surprised if whoever they drafted running back wide receiver, 153 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,239 Speaker 1: even dB is gonna have some sort of return skills. 154 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: So that's gonna be added to the mix. Now. Those 155 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: moves now show was rumored, so I added that. But 156 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: I did my daily brew to day in checkout Houston 157 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: Texas dot com, and with everything that's been happening, at 158 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: some point on Thursday night, I was like, Man, there's 159 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: so many different things that happened. I need to see 160 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: this like all of it in totality. I gotta see 161 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: it all like together. And so I figured if I 162 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: was feeling that way, there are probably a lot of 163 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: Texans fans feeling that way, and so my daily brew 164 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: basically is just by position group. Here's where the Texans 165 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: stand right now. Here are players they've brought back or 166 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: we're under contract already, some they've resigned. Here, the free 167 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: agents they resigned. Here are some of the waiver claims. E. J. 168 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: Perry at quarterback was a waiver claim. And so I 169 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: broke down each position, and one of the things that 170 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: stood out was like where they are with how many 171 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: players they brought back from last year or we're in 172 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: the building last year, and then the number of players 173 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: that are new to the roster this year. And so 174 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: in doing the math, I think it was forty six. 175 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: Forty six players. Wait a second, I gotta check my 176 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: math on this. Forty nine players were in the building 177 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: last year that are on the roster currently you've got 178 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: that's about And then if you're taken the draft picks, 179 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: and I think there were nineteen total. That doesn't count 180 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: Stephen sim So that's that makes I think twenty. So 181 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 1: it's twenty total new players on this ninety man roster. 182 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: What's about to be a ninety man roster. So if 183 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: you're the math of forty nine in twenty. At sixty nine, 184 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 1: you got twelve draft picks. That's about eighty one. Now 185 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,599 Speaker 1: we know Nick's probably not gonna go with twelve, so 186 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: it's probably gonna beot an eight to ten that's gonna 187 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: end up being somewhere where you got I don't know, 188 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: probably nine to eleven or so undrafted free agents. So 189 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:59,599 Speaker 1: this roster will have just over fifty percent on the 190 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: ninet man roster that were in the building last year. Mark, 191 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 1: when you hear that eight, does that shock you? B 192 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: which position group do you think, with the changes that 193 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: have been made impact the team the most in twenty 194 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: twenty three. Well, I think it could be numerous ones. 195 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: You know, we could debate this about which one is 196 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: going to be impacted, because I don't think they're done 197 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. But what they've done with the 198 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: offensive line, even though it's Shack Mason, really the shining 199 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: star there. If that could mean so much, especially with 200 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: the development of the year one to year two jump 201 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: of Kenyan Green, you could see a real jump there. 202 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: Different quarterback in there. We'll see how that goes. But Johnny, 203 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: you know, I like the secondary. I mean, obviously that's 204 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 1: when you had Jimmy Ward. That makes the whole tide 205 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: rise there the D line. You know, we talked about 206 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 1: Taylor Stalworth who played a minute last year, but that's 207 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: kind of a sneaky hot acquisition last year that's going 208 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: to factor in this year. Plus the new guys of Rankins, Ridgeway, Winovic, 209 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: I mean, there are a lot of places I can 210 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: go with this and tight end, I mean Dalton Schultz. 211 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: What does he do tight end as a small position 212 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: group anyway, as far as total number three or four guys, 213 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: you add a guy like Dalton Schultz who's the top 214 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: of the heap, I mean, that elevates everything, right, So 215 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: you know what happens when you draft your quarterback? How's 216 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: he going to elevate the quarterback room? So there are 217 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: a lot of places you can go when I'm curious 218 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: about though, it's funny when you put it that way, 219 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: that you have forty nine knew or forty nine guys 220 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: who are in the building last year who are still 221 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: in the building on this ninety man roster, and then 222 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna add twenty new players through free agency and 223 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: about twelve to the draft. Maybe not so many, but 224 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: undrafted free agents included in that and whatever other free 225 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: agents you pick up along the way. I still think 226 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: it's a pretty large number of what was here last year. 227 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: And look, we're used to this. Twenty one twenty two 228 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: we had pretty big you know. Twenty one was a 229 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: mass of overhaul. Twenty two you still did a lot 230 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: of work, new additions. They brought in a lot of 231 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: new faces. They made a lot of changes there this year, 232 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: a lot of changes and a lot higher quality changes 233 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: compared to two years ago. What they were doing. We 234 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 1: all understood what they needed to do and why they 235 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: did it two years ago. Right now they're ramping up. 236 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: Some of these guys are gonna be around, They're gonna 237 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: get contract extensions. Some of these guys are I don't 238 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: want to call them placeholders for the draft choices, as 239 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: they flourish as they mature. But we talked about this 240 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,559 Speaker 1: the other day. It's gonna be fun to watch who's 241 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: who in those categories, and I just think it's exciting. 242 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 1: I'm eagerly anticipating watching this all developed. But my reaction is, man, 243 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: it's a lot of guys still around. But when you 244 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: get to the fifty three, how many new players are 245 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 1: going to be on that fifty three. That's the key 246 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,079 Speaker 1: thing here, and I think it's gonna be about half. Yeah, 247 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: I think you're right. I think it actually might be. Yeah, 248 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: it might be a little bit more of new additions. 249 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: And my gut tells me that twenty going into twenty 250 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: four there may not be as many changes or additions 251 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:11,199 Speaker 1: through free agency, waiver claims, etc. But whatever free agents 252 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: that are added, they might have in even bigger splashed 253 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: than this. I think the group that is I think 254 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: the group that is most impacted is the defensive line, 255 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: especially the interior defensive line. I just remember last year 256 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: when when MALIEK Collins went out, and even before Malik 257 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 1: went down, that group was struggling. That defensive line was 258 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: not stopping the run. And so on Monday you'll have 259 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 1: my position breakdown of the D line. And if you 260 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 1: haven't read those, you should have been because I told 261 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: you about Jimmy Ward. That was one of the free 262 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: agents that told you that that might be a possibility. 263 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 1: I also told you about Devin Singletary. My running backs won. 264 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: So this one because free agencies pretty much I don't 265 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: say over, but it's we're down the path fall into 266 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 1: that trap. No, I know it's not over, but I'm 267 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: just time you say that they signed somebody else. I know, 268 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: but I'm the one that tells everybody it's not over. 269 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: It never stops. But the big crux of free agents. 270 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,839 Speaker 1: So I didn't really do that with this. But when 271 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: I got to the section called recently signed to a 272 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: contract for twenty twenty three Hassan, Ridgeway, Shutter, and Rankins, 273 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: I wrote the exact same thing about them. Ridgeway, the 274 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: former Texas longhorners, thick, quick, and stout. Those attributes should 275 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: truly help this run defense to big way. After years 276 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: of seeing opponents not moving inch against the Texans front, 277 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: it was galling to see this run defense torn to 278 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: shreds for the past three seasons. In particular, Ridgeway was 279 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: brought to Houston to stop that bleeding. Rankins, the twelfth 280 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: overall pick of the twenty sixty NFL Draft is thick, 281 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: quick and stout. Those attributes. You truly you get the point. 282 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: It's the exact same thing. And I made a point 283 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: to say, yeah, I didn't just copy paste. I know 284 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: what it did. The whole point is those two Ridgeway 285 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: and Rankings have come to Houston, maybe not to get 286 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: back the defense of eleven or get back the defense 287 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: of twenty sixteen, but to keep us from the run 288 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: defense of twenty one and twenty two that hopefully the 289 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: bleeding will stop in this run defense. You know, they 290 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: can draft some real studs here, and I'm hoping they do, 291 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: and I think they will. I think obviously not everybody 292 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: works out out, But my point here is everybody's so 293 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: focused on the quarterback. They're going to draft some impact players. 294 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: They might not be impact players right away, but when 295 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: you look at your daily brew on Houston Texans dot com, 296 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: this is a pretty good idea of what the team's 297 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: going to be. It really is, you know, and obviously 298 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: quarterback is the biggest position in the world and all that, 299 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: but this gives you a good idea of what the 300 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three Houston Texans could look like. And then 301 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: you sprinkle in it's more than sprinkle You insert key 302 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: players at different positions that are rookies. But the issue 303 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: is they're rookies and it's hard to count on rookies. 304 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: Seventeen games, we know the story. That's why it's really impressive. 305 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: Important what Nikos Sario and Demiko Ryans have done here, 306 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: bringing and guys who can play. You talked about that 307 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: D line, we talked about Shul Singletary. All these guys 308 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: can really make this team a whole lot better this season, 309 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: and I don't know how it translates into wins. You know, 310 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: it's funny. I'm not ready to go there yet, but 311 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: I will now because it's talk radio. What we said 312 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: last year that the team could be better, but the 313 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: record might not be because they'll play closer games, which 314 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: is exactly what happened. In fact, the record was worse, 315 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: but they played closer games. They were more competitive as 316 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: a team. This year's team, I expect the record to 317 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: be a lot better. Now, what's a lot mean? Double it? 318 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: Double the win total more than that. I don't know 319 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: how to gauge it just yet. I really have to do. 320 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: I do have to see how they handle the quarterback 321 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: situation and who they get in the draft before we 322 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: start making predictions, and who everybody else gets as well. 323 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: But I'm optimistic beyond that, really about a market improvement 324 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: in wind total. Here, Johnny, I'm gonna go ahead and 325 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: say it's sixteen and one, baby, put it down Josteine 326 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: in one put it in Penn right now. It's happening 327 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: before that would be That would be really nice. Mark, 328 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Now when we get back, this is the 329 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: Friday show I promised you a couple of weeks ago. 330 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: We had a great time talking with Paul Allen, the 331 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: play by play voice the Minnesota Vikings. Great stuff with 332 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: Paul Allen. Next right here in Texans All Access. What's up, everybody? 333 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 1: Welcome back to a Friday initiation to Texans All Access. 334 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: It's March ten. I mean, wait a second, it's not 335 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: March tenth, but on March tenth, I'd put together a 336 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: show for Friday. I was doing two to six with 337 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: Ron show hugely, and I put together this show because 338 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: I knew I wasn't gonna be able to record it 339 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,119 Speaker 1: because I was on the air two to six, and 340 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,360 Speaker 1: so I put together show. There was a whole lot 341 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: happening on that Friday. Free agency was going to happen 342 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: over the weekend, So when that happens, I recorded the 343 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: show sometimes and so I had this show ready to go. 344 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: Paul Allen, great stuff. We had just a blast with him. 345 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: And then about four fifteen or four thirty. That day, 346 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: the Panthers decided to wreck my Friday party and they 347 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: traded for the number one pick, and so we scrapped 348 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: the show. And basically I didn't throw it away, but 349 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: I just put it off to the side and figured 350 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,360 Speaker 1: I'd save it for a day like today where things 351 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: have sort of slowed down during free agency and we 352 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: can finally get to that discussion with one of the 353 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: most gregarious, outgoing and great play by play man in 354 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:29,120 Speaker 1: the league, Paul Allen. We had a blast talking with 355 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: the man. And note the word swivel. Yeah, listen for it. Paul. 356 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 1: Great to see you. What's going on? Brother? We m 357 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: you must have been shy a guest or something man 358 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:40,719 Speaker 1: to have me over here. We're not. I don't think 359 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 1: we play each other next year. And with Demiko and 360 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: everything going on with your squad, I mean you are 361 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: absolutely thick and bountiful with talkers. Yeah, but Paul, everybody 362 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: wants to talk with you, all right, you're the guy. 363 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,360 Speaker 1: You're the guy went viral with your booth cam and 364 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: the game at Buffalo, especially with the give it to us, 365 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: give it to us to the officials. I love that 366 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: very crazy. It's a command to the officials. You've been 367 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 1: through a lot of games. I mean people have heard 368 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: you and you've been covering the vikings for a long time. 369 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: But that game in Buffalo it felt different. And maybe 370 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: it was because we could see it. Yeah, I mean, 371 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: we know what goes on at a radio broadcast, but 372 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: for people to see that and to see you going 373 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 1: through those emotions and everybody around you. We're just talking 374 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: to Gabe who was up there, who I thought made 375 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: the whole video. When you think back to that game 376 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: and you think back to that just entire event and 377 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: then the video takes off, I mean, what was that 378 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: light kind of as you were seeing the thousands and 379 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: almost millions of views for that particular moment. Yeah, it 380 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: um Well, that game was surreal in its own right 381 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: because of the back and forth nature of it. But 382 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 1: don't forget with a team in your division. You know, 383 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: we were down thirty three zip to Indianapolis at halftime 384 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: and we came back and beat them for the biggest 385 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: comeback in the history of the NFL. So that there 386 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: was a camera in there for that, you know, and 387 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 1: I think as you guys can understand specifically, Mark, is 388 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,239 Speaker 1: if that if there's a camera in there. You know, 389 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: they're they're using it for Vikings dot Com to to 390 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: get a touchdown called blah blah blah. But you when 391 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: you're calling the game, you forget it's in there. So 392 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 1: you know, for me at Buffalo with um, you know 393 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: what I think the Pat McAfee show and then Barstool 394 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: Sports and all that, they just it got really hot 395 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: on a Wednesday after that Buffalo game and um. But 396 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: what was really getting to me a little bit is 397 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 1: I had in the booth to the left of us 398 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: at Buffalo, it was the Bills general manager and the 399 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: people around him. So I mean, I'm standing up. You know, 400 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: we're not making eye contact than we are, and you know, 401 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: before the game, I tried to like do a little 402 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: fist bump through the through the glass, just on the 403 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: glass to the I don't know, personnel guy or whatever. 404 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: It wasn't their GM, and he just shunned me. And 405 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 1: I was like, are you Gabe who you just reference 406 00:20:56,200 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: Henderson Vikings dot Com. He's my road statistician. Um It's 407 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: I was like, are you kidding me with this? I 408 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: mean it's like, okay, I guess it's on, So let's 409 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 1: play the game. So I was a little wound up 410 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: in the first place because of that. Now after the game, 411 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: when um, you know, everything started started to really get big, 412 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: and I guess some people would say go viral. I 413 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,199 Speaker 1: was very uncomfortable with it, and I sat in a 414 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 1: grocery store parking lot kind of like looking at my phone, 415 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 1: almost hoping it would stop, and and it just it 416 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: was just way too much attention that was coming my 417 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: way and the team was doing really well. So I 418 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: initially was like, you know, I hope I'm not pulling 419 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: pulling attention from the team, but it was just something 420 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: that was going, granted the right way up, you know, 421 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: at least the social media goes and it just wouldn't stop. 422 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 1: And I'd never experienced anything like that in twenty some 423 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: odd years of calling Vikings games, so you know it. 424 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: So then I go to bed that night that Wednesday, 425 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: and I was uncomfortable, you know, and being a Christian 426 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: there there, I just knew that the following was growing 427 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: and the you know, for what, for whatever the reason, 428 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: God has my star rising thirty years into a career, 429 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: you know, which at this stage, at this age, you know, 430 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: you're just trying to hold on man, and you're just 431 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: trying to come up with new stuff left and right. 432 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,479 Speaker 1: So I was really uncomfortable with, like, you know, this 433 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: needs to be done, and this needs to be done, 434 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: and this needs and let's go out and do this 435 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: and capitalize on what's happening right now. So, you know, 436 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: I apologize to somebody to whom I didn't speak the 437 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: right way. Went to bed, woke up at four in 438 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: the morning and opened up my computer and Lebron James 439 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: had tweeted me, and it was it was very He wrote, Wow, 440 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: Paul Allen is a national treasure. And the fact he 441 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 1: wrote my name out, I mean, it's still it's still 442 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: gives me chills. Like he could have written same. I know, right, Um, 443 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 1: great job boy, that was fun or that guy sucks. 444 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: He could have written anything in the world. He wrote 445 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: my name, you know. So then the Halloween continue to grow. 446 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: So now that we're months removed from it, you know, 447 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: with a lot of work that I do with churches 448 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: and and a lot of Christian based speaking, well now 449 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: I can completely understand, at least from a biblical standpoint, 450 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: what took place there with this following growing, because I mean, 451 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: I'm just doing a lot more speaking and a lot 452 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: more ministering. But I didn't get it at that moment. 453 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: You know, I went, I not buy and and it 454 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: was just another life lesson that I needed to learn. 455 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: A long answer, man, but no answer I've ever given. 456 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: I think I was telling Gabe this. You're working for 457 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: the team as we do. You know, Oh, your homers, 458 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: your homers, you're all this and that. I'm like, yeah, 459 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 1: you know what, especially the way we've had it for 460 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: the last three years, it's not been great. So you 461 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 1: know what, when you do get it, and when you 462 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: do have a moment like that, they come around so infrequently. 463 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: You just dive into the moment and let it happen. 464 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: And that's the way I felt, kind of watching everybody 465 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: react and that like, that's our team on the road. 466 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: We're all in this together, and you see on a 467 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: bashed joy come from you guys, and to hear from 468 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,199 Speaker 1: your voice it was just, you know, for for a 469 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: team that's not winning and not experiencing me, to see 470 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 1: you guys have that was like, well that was cool. Well, 471 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: what whether you're on the sideline or mark is boxing. Uh, 472 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:22,440 Speaker 1: you know, you you get into a mode where you 473 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: can't care what people think because you know that you've 474 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: been put in that position because you're you're qualified to 475 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: be in that position. And you know, both Mark and 476 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: I have done it for so long. Do you still 477 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: do a radio show? I do Texans radio shows? Okay? Right, 478 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: well if you are on one right now, by the way, 479 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: so okay, we'll see. Like you know, Mark and I've 480 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: talked about that in the past, where doing the balance 481 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: of a radio show and being like, you know what, 482 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: on that final play in our playoff game, it's preferred 483 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 1: you don't check down to t J. Hawkinson a well 484 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 1: in advance of the sticks. Just go ahead and chuck 485 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: it up to JJ or theealing and see what happens 486 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: where you got to handle that too. You gotta handle 487 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: that side of it. Then you get the positive of 488 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: it where you don't remember the cameras in there and 489 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: those moments are so fleeting, you know, even if you 490 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: win thirteen games those games we had last year, man, 491 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: I mean like again, coming back from thirty three zip 492 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 1: against Indianapolis, we had a game against the Giants in 493 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: the regular season on Christmas Eve that came down to 494 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 1: the final kick, you know, but but with a lot 495 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: of the attention that I was getting with that Buffalo game. 496 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 1: It bugged me for a minute that and I understand, 497 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: you know, the dot coms are in the dot com 498 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 1: clicking business, but like Barstool Sports and a lot of 499 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: these entities, and I think Mark's going to really appreciate 500 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: this is just a year and change before that. Week 501 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: two of the twenty twenty one I blew the first 502 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: game winning call of my career and I've called four 503 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: hundred some odd games. We're at Arizona, terrible angle, as 504 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: you know, deep corner, it's all the way on the 505 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,719 Speaker 1: other side, big deal. I've done it before, and you know, 506 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: Joseph's kick is good. No, we missed it right well, 507 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: I mean Barstool had my face with a ill knows 508 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: on it flying back home, and that's okay, that's part 509 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: of the game, you know. But a lot of the 510 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 1: same entities that were like, this guy's a clown, this 511 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: guy's the worst we've ever heard. How does this homer 512 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: have a job? Now you're a National Treasure You're in 513 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: change later, I'm National Treasure guy and they're calling for interviews. 514 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: So I struggled with that, you know, because it was 515 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: just it it just it was talking out of both 516 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: sides of your mouth. But that's okay. I get the game. 517 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: This is like group therapy for me right now. This 518 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 1: is awesome. Pa. In that Buffalo game, you know when 519 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: when Josh Allen fumbles at the goal line, Eric Kendricks 520 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: falls on it. Okay, well I go nuts and and 521 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 1: I'm like, and the Vikings are gonna win the game, 522 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: all right? Well there were still fifty seconds left and 523 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: Buffalo went down to Tide and it went over time. 524 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: Well that ate at me a little bit after the game. 525 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: Would wouldn't they eat it? You? Just a little bit? 526 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: It would? And I've had stuff like that where I 527 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 1: declare victory and I'm thinking it's safe or is it 528 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: a minute and a half left? It's rock and roll time, baby, 529 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: and you're sweating it out, like you better win this 530 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: because Opening Day of Texans history, there's a sack late 531 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:04,919 Speaker 1: in the game against the Cowboys. It's nineteen to ten, 532 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: and I say something like it's not over, but they're 533 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 1: gonna win this game. And everybody the booth looked at 534 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: me because they're all oiler people, right it's the first one, 535 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: and they're like, you gotta be familiar with Houston, my 536 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: friend and the back We'll try being a Minnesota sports fan, 537 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: where we haven't won a championship since ninety one. The 538 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: Astros roll out when the schedule, when the schedule comes out, man, 539 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: they're like favored to win the World Series, you know. 540 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: So it's a long standing piece of a piece of 541 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: a turmoil for us. And along those lines, all of 542 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: US Houstonians say thank you because the end of the 543 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: Vikings Cults game, it was the Vikings have had the 544 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: greatest comeback in NFL history, and all of usden Houston 545 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 1: were like, that was very much. If there was a 546 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: microphone in in the big boxbox at US Bank Stadium, 547 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: you know, not like upfront where we call the games, 548 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,679 Speaker 1: if they had had hidden microphones and heard me and 549 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,479 Speaker 1: some other people talking about that first half when we 550 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: were down thirty three zero. See Curly, they'll they'll they'll 551 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: have to drop the up bombs and they would. I mean, 552 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: we were really negative. It was that bad flip the 553 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:13,959 Speaker 1: album man, and um, I mean we came back and 554 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: beat one of your division rivals after being down thirty 555 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 1: three zip. It was unbelievable. So I know a lot 556 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: of moments in your career, because I follow everybody and 557 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: I do think and I'm not just saying this because 558 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 1: you're here. I've said it before on the year that 559 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 1: you're a great example of a total success as the 560 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 1: voice of a team, because I remember it was at 561 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: zero three when the Cardinals had that and you your 562 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: call was at Nathan Pool. Yeah, your call was account Yeah, 563 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: it was No, it was beautiful. I just thought that 564 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: is a wonderful call because you're feeling the emotions of 565 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: the fans and everyone knows what happened, and it's it's 566 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: beautiful and it's negativity because it was a loss. But 567 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: I thought it was a great call. Well, that's sweet 568 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: of you, man. And you know I started in two 569 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: thousand and two, so um, I think I just completed 570 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: the same year with me. Yeah, yeah, twenty one, twenty 571 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: one years and this is this is my first play 572 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: by play job at any level. Wow. I auditioned for 573 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: this job and I lost it to Leehack Saw Hamilton, 574 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: and then the one that Red mccomes bought brought in 575 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: to do the job, Terry Stembridge from down San Antonio Way, 576 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: wasn't very good and um, and so therefore I started 577 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: no two. After they bumped him out in two thousand, 578 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: I went to the Metrodome and would find a spot 579 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: in the baseball press box and I called like seven 580 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: games into a tape re quarter. So you know, it's 581 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: it's I'm just very blessed that that God has put 582 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 1: me in this position. Not only the kay Fan is 583 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: my first radio job ever. I auditioned to become a 584 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: racetrack announcer having never done it in San Francisco in 585 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: ninety three, and then we talked about this and No. Two. 586 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: You know, it's just abundantly clear to me with where 587 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: my life has gone with Christianity, why God has built 588 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: this following for me and gifted me with eloquent speaking skills, 589 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: you know, so so I can share the gospel, minister 590 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: to people and just do stuff like that. Paul, let's 591 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: get on the field with the vikings. I was actually 592 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: telling Mark, I was watching the voyage, what Marks like, 593 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: I didn't know a Billy Graham crusade was breakout. This 594 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: will this will resonate with a lot of listeners on 595 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 1: both sides of the cloth, if you know what I mean. Paul, Yeah, 596 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: But on the field, I was watching the voyage to 597 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: the day that the Vikings Entertainment Network does it was fantastic. 598 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 1: And as I'm watching, I'm like, man, they've got a 599 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: roster filled with alpha's and filled with dudes. And so 600 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: I'll ask you this, how frustrating was the loss of 601 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: the Giants? Knowing all that that you have this roster 602 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: that does have Pro Bowlers and all pros, and you 603 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: have arguably the greatest receiver, one of the top five 604 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: players in the league, and you lose it home to 605 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 1: the Giants. How how frustrating was that? And where does 606 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: this team go in twenty twenty three? I mean, it 607 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: was absolute, unadulter rated shock because we won every single 608 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: one of those close games, beginning back in Week three 609 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,959 Speaker 1: against the Lions, where we should have been swept by 610 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 1: the Lions, and you know, the Lions could be favored 611 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: to win our division next year. We're losing to him 612 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: at home, and then Cousins finds kJ Osborne very late, 613 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: we walk off winners. We have that Buffalo game, the 614 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: Indianapolis game. We just every single almost every one of 615 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: our wins came right down to the wire. So A 616 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: I was surprised that we didn't win. B I began 617 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: to circle the metaphorical wagons for the radio show the 618 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: next day, because Cousins, for my taste, had the best 619 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: season he's ever had of his career, as cold blooded 620 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 1: as can be. Left hash right boundary right hash left boundary, 621 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: dimes JJ MVP type guy, you know, But I knew 622 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 1: he was going to get hammered. Minnesota's a habit state. 623 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: And you know, when you, I guess, have the audacity 624 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 1: to take a three year guaranteed deal like he did 625 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:55,959 Speaker 1: in eighteen, first one in the history of the NFL, 626 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: Kirk knows to whom much has given, much is expected. 627 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 1: But the fan base, you know, they still lay on 628 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 1: that money and the guarantee and everything, and you know, 629 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,479 Speaker 1: Kirk can't get over the hump and stuff like that. 630 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: So I began to circle the wagons on that. But 631 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: I think what really bugged me was during the course 632 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: of the season, a lot of the national interviews that 633 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 1: I would do because we were winning a lot of games, 634 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,959 Speaker 1: is we were like the NFL's favorite frauds. You know, 635 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 1: it's Hey, I saw that Monday night game against Philly 636 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: and you got killed. Hey, I saw that mid afternoon 637 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: game with Nanson Romo against Dallas, you got murdered. You 638 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: guys are frauds, and they weren't. I knew they weren't. 639 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: Now the defense was problematic. So therefore the fact that 640 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 1: they lost the way they did in a game they 641 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: always won. The quarterback checked down on fourth and thirteen 642 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: and wasn't even close to it. It just was. It 643 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: was a very it was a very inauspicious way to 644 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 1: say goodbye. That's tough. Paul Allen, voice of the Minnesota 645 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: Vikings with US Chicago's got the number one pick, Paul, 646 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:58,240 Speaker 1: you know them, well, you're in their division. What do 647 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: you think they will do and what do you think 648 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: they should do with that pick? With the with the will, 649 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 1: I believe they will keep the pick and they will 650 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: take one of those defensive guys everybody's talking about here 651 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis and the one from Georgia. Um, I guess 652 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: is a really, really potential high end player. What I 653 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 1: feel they should do is I feel they should draft 654 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: a quarterback with the first overall pick and not buy 655 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: into the terrorism that this is not a year with 656 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 1: a Burrow or a Mahomes or whomever. You would get 657 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: Mahomes win tenth. But you know what I mean and 658 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: that number one and it's simply, it's simply I just 659 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: need to see Justin Fields show me that he has 660 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: a swivel. Okay, it's he doesn't. He's lost his swivel. 661 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: And what I mean is I use that on my 662 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 1: radio show a lot. He's never looking around. It's it's 663 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: one read type stuff, maybe one and a half and 664 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 1: then he runs. Now, I saw the same thing with 665 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts young in his career. But he found his 666 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 1: swivel and he also found a J. Brown which helped 667 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: a lot. But it helped give him is to look 668 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: around the field. Yes, a J. Brown certainly helped a lot. 669 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 1: Now we get back. Paul is going to give his 670 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: thoughts on this quarterback class. Does Minnesota who ironically something 671 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: just hit me. I'll discuss that next with Minnesota his 672 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 1: quarterback and Paul Allen with Mark and I right here 673 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:19,880 Speaker 1: at Texans All Access. We're gonna finel segment in this 674 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: edition of Texans All Access to tgif edition. Appreciate you 675 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: guys being here with me. John Harris Show's Football on 676 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: a Sideline Reporter. Now on my mock draft, most recently 677 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: put out at football Taker dot Com. I had worked 678 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,879 Speaker 1: a trade for the Minnesota Vikings. There's been a lot 679 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:40,880 Speaker 1: of noise out there about the Minnesota Vikings look at 680 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 1: a lot of quarterbacks. Yes, they have Kirk Cousins. But 681 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:45,160 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of noise that they were interested 682 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:47,360 Speaker 1: in Mark Jackson and that they might be interested in 683 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:50,399 Speaker 1: drafting a rookie, and so not even thinking of this 684 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 1: what you're about to hear, I made a trade with 685 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings, moving from twenty three at the fourteen 686 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: within ling of Patriots, and their aim was to go 687 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 1: get who Paul Allen says right here. I never put 688 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 1: it together. I didn't put it together, but then m 689 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: D the last segment. I thought, wait a second, I 690 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: forgot about this. This is who Paul Allen thinks he's 691 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 1: the best quarterback in this draft. This Will Levis from Kentucky. 692 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,759 Speaker 1: He's my favorite of all these. I'm not big film 693 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: watching guy, but you know I will watch a fair 694 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 1: amount of highlights and some all twenty two into the 695 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 1: combine shows Levis has a swivel. Richardson does not. I 696 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: have not put time into Bryce Young, I don't watch 697 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: much college football and Strouds in the middle. This Levis kid, ma'am. 698 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 1: Whoever gets Will Levis, I'm just predicting right now. Hopefully 699 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 1: with the gift of discernment, they are going to land 700 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:49,720 Speaker 1: a big time quarterback who can move just enough, big 701 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 1: time arm but most importantly, his head's on a swivel 702 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: with with sketchy receivers at Kentucky. So Will Levis is 703 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 1: one of my three favorite guys in this draft. All right, 704 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,839 Speaker 1: you and I have to talk about that. But that's 705 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:05,719 Speaker 1: like him, No, I probably I watched a ton of him. Unfortunately, 706 00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:11,280 Speaker 1: I just with with him. I just worry about his consistency, 707 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,839 Speaker 1: his accuracy. There are times where he is just completely inaccurate. 708 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: But there's something there with him. Those Yeah, there were 709 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: a few of them. I mean, there's some of them. 710 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:22,640 Speaker 1: I chuck up too. Okay, he's playing with he had 711 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 1: two true freshmen playing wide receiver and so there's always 712 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 1: a learning curve with that. So, um, you know, we'll 713 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 1: see because we're sitting at too and we need a quarterback, 714 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:32,360 Speaker 1: so we'll see what the Texans end up doing. You 715 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:35,080 Speaker 1: mentioned the Lions earlier, and I told Mark before the season, 716 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: I said, watch out for the Lions. I got a field. 717 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,640 Speaker 1: He admits it's because loves No. It was even before that. 718 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 1: It was even before that, Paul I just felt like 719 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:47,879 Speaker 1: they were stockpiling talent that eventually ten enough enough stockpiling 720 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,359 Speaker 1: of talent, it's gonna make you a good it's gonna 721 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: make you an athletic roster and competitive. If you put 722 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 1: that together and it meshes, then it could become a 723 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:57,040 Speaker 1: great team. And it felt like maybe that's where they 724 00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: were going. Hey, how much do you use the word fear? 725 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: How much do you feel levis at one or JO 726 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: and you know more about it than me. Again, I 727 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,880 Speaker 1: don't watch, but but you don't have to watch the 728 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 1: games live. No, you can play catchup and watch the 729 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:13,160 Speaker 1: all twenty JWO and and absolutely that you know, I'm 730 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: obsessed with this word swivel. All of a sudden, that 731 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: swivel bit coming out of college matters. Oh No, there's 732 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: no doubt. There's no doubt. I think the one other 733 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 1: thing that I want to see the quarterback is he's 734 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:26,040 Speaker 1: got to have complete and total command of what is 735 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:28,280 Speaker 1: going on. And I find that with Bryce Young because 736 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:30,640 Speaker 1: Bryce can get up to the line of scrimmage and 737 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 1: he can see things that are happening, and he can 738 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: he did against Lsu. I've told us to mark and 739 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:36,799 Speaker 1: get up to the line. He saw a guy just 740 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,320 Speaker 1: start to He's like, got up the line, change of protection, 741 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:41,839 Speaker 1: slid it that way, was able to buy himself time 742 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:43,879 Speaker 1: in a pocket and then make a throw. I think 743 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:48,240 Speaker 1: will that's my comparison for Levis. My comp was actually 744 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: the combination of the Tennessee Titans quarterbacks of Ryan Tannehill 745 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 1: and lake Willis real because he's got thick body like 746 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:58,359 Speaker 1: Lake Willis. He can run when he needs to um, 747 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:01,839 Speaker 1: but he sometimes makes decisions like Malik. But yeah, he's 748 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,400 Speaker 1: got some composure about him and some leadership skills. I 749 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: like that he's kind of like Ryan Taniel. So that's 750 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 1: kind of my compass the Tennessee Titans quarterback room. I 751 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,200 Speaker 1: don't well, that's no good. I don't think that he 752 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 1: ends up in your division. I think he could end 753 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,520 Speaker 1: up an artivision. Yeah, whether it's the Cults or whether 754 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:17,400 Speaker 1: it's us, I think you could end up there. So 755 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,239 Speaker 1: let's go back to the Lions. How much aid you 756 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:23,759 Speaker 1: fear them? And if Rogers leaves, how much do you 757 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: fear the Packers? Well, you know, I told everybody who 758 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: would listen into the season that we were going to 759 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:33,200 Speaker 1: win the division. And you know, even though you know, 760 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: branded as Barney the Purple Dinosaurs sometimes for home errific calls. 761 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:41,080 Speaker 1: That's fine, that's how God wired me. It's I said it, 762 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: you know, And I don't make big predictions like that frequently. 763 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 1: Like I actually thought the Vikings were going to go 764 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl this year. I said it into 765 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:52,239 Speaker 1: the season simply because there was a different spirit in 766 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:57,680 Speaker 1: our building, a spirit of happiness, forgiveness, open mindedness, and 767 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:01,959 Speaker 1: that was palpable ball all season. Um So Green Bay 768 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: losing with Aaron losing bailout guy Davante Adams. I knew 769 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 1: we would I knew we would beat him week one 770 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:10,719 Speaker 1: because of the adjustment that would take place, But I 771 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:13,759 Speaker 1: just felt people were short changing that omission and they 772 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 1: eventually worked through it. Kind of uh, but you know, 773 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:19,680 Speaker 1: obviously not enough to make the playoffs. Now. The Lions, 774 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:23,719 Speaker 1: their offensive line coach, Hank Fraley m is a very 775 00:39:23,719 --> 00:39:25,720 Speaker 1: good friend of mine. He used to coach with the Vikings. 776 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:29,080 Speaker 1: Their center Frank Ragnow's from Channess in Minnesota. I've known 777 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 1: him since he played high school football. The heck you 778 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: letting get the Arkansas Well, the Vikings wanted him. They 779 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:36,640 Speaker 1: and they got snipe man. They didn't think he was 780 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,400 Speaker 1: going there. Oh you mean down to Arkansas, down Arkansas. Yes, 781 00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:41,960 Speaker 1: I guess it's because he wanted to be seen nationally 782 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:46,000 Speaker 1: in a big conference, you know. But anyway, um, you know, 783 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:47,520 Speaker 1: so I was talking to them a little bit into 784 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:50,600 Speaker 1: the season and um, and you know, they were telling 785 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,799 Speaker 1: me things about Dan Campbell that you wouldn't know by 786 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 1: just watching Hard Knocks or bite kneecap guy. It's like 787 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:00,920 Speaker 1: when Kevin O'Connell became the head coach of our team. 788 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:05,040 Speaker 1: You know, I subsequently learned things about Sean McVeigh that 789 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:10,200 Speaker 1: I didn't know, and specifically how he handled conflict and 790 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 1: man during the pandemic. You know, because when the pandemic hit, 791 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,560 Speaker 1: we're all getting the bioreference UM trailer in the parking 792 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: lot and we're testing all the time. You know. I 793 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:24,800 Speaker 1: said to some people that the last type of coach 794 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:30,040 Speaker 1: teams need in this era are people like Bill Parcels, 795 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,799 Speaker 1: Frank Cush what he hayes. First of all, they don't 796 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,879 Speaker 1: want to be yelled at. Secondly, their minds are spinning, man, 797 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,000 Speaker 1: they can't leave their places. You know, Mondays and Tuesdays 798 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,880 Speaker 1: are very important to them. Now they can't do what 799 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:44,160 Speaker 1: they normally do to break their routine. And you know 800 00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 1: so subsequently when I learned a lot about Dan Campbell 801 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:51,760 Speaker 1: and how he handles man, but most importantly learned about 802 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:55,719 Speaker 1: the mental transformation Jared goff has gone through. He was 803 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:58,880 Speaker 1: embarrassed when he was traded for Matthew and and it 804 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:02,680 Speaker 1: was embarrassing. His wife is a model or something big 805 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:05,080 Speaker 1: in the Los Angeles area. Well, I don't you know, 806 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,200 Speaker 1: I'm getting the feelings she didn't want to go. So 807 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:09,479 Speaker 1: he didn't want to be. It's my belief he didn't 808 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:11,719 Speaker 1: want to be in Detroit when it got there and 809 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:15,080 Speaker 1: may have acted like it. Well, then they beat us 810 00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:17,840 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. It was their first win in 811 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:20,520 Speaker 1: a year and the first time their home fans had 812 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:24,480 Speaker 1: seen a win in two years. That galvanized so much 813 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:28,720 Speaker 1: with Goff amand Ross Saint Brown and the right players 814 00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:33,160 Speaker 1: for the team. So Jared is enamored with playing with 815 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:35,880 Speaker 1: the Lions, and you could see it with that team 816 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:39,200 Speaker 1: last year. Absolutely no doubt. I think the Lions are 817 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:42,440 Speaker 1: gonna be incredibly scary. Thank god, we don't play him 818 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:44,960 Speaker 1: this year. They're playing in twenty twenty four in Houston, 819 00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:47,720 Speaker 1: but man, I do not want to face those guys 820 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:50,800 Speaker 1: this year. They're gonna be very very good. Interesting to 821 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,920 Speaker 1: see what the Vikings will do. But I didn't put 822 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:55,560 Speaker 1: that Will Levis thing. I actually mocked Will Levis to 823 00:41:55,640 --> 00:41:58,440 Speaker 1: the Vikings after that trade, and I didn't put it 824 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:01,640 Speaker 1: together about what Paul had said, even though we had 825 00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:04,040 Speaker 1: talked to him about a month ago. So it was, 826 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:06,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, just interesting. Do you want to check 827 00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:09,479 Speaker 1: out by mock draft in case you're wondering, Bryce Young, 828 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:13,600 Speaker 1: Jalen Hyatt, John Michael Schmidtz. Those are the three picks 829 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:15,120 Speaker 1: I had for the Texans. Go read what I have 830 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,240 Speaker 1: to say about a Football Taker dot Com and everything 831 00:42:17,239 --> 00:42:19,479 Speaker 1: that I've got at Houston Texas dot com as well. 832 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:22,279 Speaker 1: A big thanks to everybody at Sports Radio six Tim 833 00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:25,080 Speaker 1: for having us here. Check out the Odyssey app for Mark, 834 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:27,399 Speaker 1: for Paul Allen, for all of you for listening. We'll 835 00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:30,880 Speaker 1: see you on Monday. It's owners meetings, Baby, Mark will 836 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:32,480 Speaker 1: be there. I'll be at Baylor a pro day. We'll 837 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:34,480 Speaker 1: see you next week everybody, and as always, go Texans