1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Welcome and everybody to a Friday editione Texans All Access, 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: the day before your Texans take the field against the 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine Ers. Your first opportunity to see 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: the team live and in person. A lot of game 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: setting and that will happen on Saturday night. Appreciate you 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: guys being here. I'm your host, John Harris and I 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: am joined right off the top. But my good friend 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty, Drew, Hey, hey, Hey, how are you, buddy? 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: I'm good man. What's going on? You know, it's good 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: to be back home. I've said that a million times. 11 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: I want to make sure I emphasize that it is 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: good to be home, and it's good for the fans 13 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: to have a chance to see this team finally, Yes, 14 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: it is, and they'll be up close and personal tomorrow night. 15 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: Check it out on ktr K. You see thirteen. I'll 16 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: be on the sidelines. You'll be on the sidelines rubbing shoulders. 17 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: It's always fun that time of year, you know. Yeah, 18 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: I like I like you hanging out there with me. 19 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: I mean it's I mean, I like the fact that 20 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: we get to do that down there. It's I'm sure 21 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: feeling lifelong dreams for both of us, maybe not quite 22 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: lifelong dreams. I never thought that I would ever be 23 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: in a side done like that, nor I. But we 24 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: are down there. We enjoy the hell out of it. 25 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: Yea question about that. It's a good, little, good, good 26 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: good time, that's for sure it is. We have got 27 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: plenty of players on the show for you. Shot Charle Henderson, 28 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: Drew talked with him. We'll have him later in the show. 29 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: Jay Prosh, I caught up with him. Bruce Ellington, DPC 30 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: who cut up with him. Sammy Coates is also on 31 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,839 Speaker 1: the show. San Francisco forty nine Ers assistant coach Richard 32 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: high Tower is also on the show. He's a former Texan. 33 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: He's got a pretty interesting story, so he will be 34 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: on the show as well. So we've got plenty of 35 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: player interviews, and I'm sure there are probably a couple 36 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: that I missed. We got all kinds. We got players 37 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: jukebox if you will later in the show. But Drew's 38 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: gonna join us to talk about the game on Saturday 39 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: night and also to look back. Drew's let's look back 40 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: a little bit before we look forward. Yeah, to tomorro 41 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: Night's game. The two practices against the forty nine ers. 42 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: Was there anything as you watch that stood out? I 43 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: mean it could be either side, but I know I 44 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: had some notes on the forty nine ers as well. 45 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: They're they're very interesting team going forward, very interesting. They've 46 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: their high level talent is I mean, they've got a 47 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: ton of upside, high level talent, But I just don't 48 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: know that they've got it all the way throughout the 49 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: roster yet. Yeah, I don't know yet. And he knows 50 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: something that can hide that is quarterback play, Yes, and 51 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: I think they might have that. You know, Jimmy Garoppolo 52 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: is pretty darn impressive. We saw him, um saw him 53 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: do some nice things here last December. But the thing 54 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: that stuck out to me, I was really really impressed 55 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: with Will Fuller, with Braxton Miller, with Bruce Ellington. Those receivers. 56 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: I'm always impressed with you. Andre Hopkins. Yeah, that that 57 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: goes without saying, but those three guys, they really look good. 58 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 1: And maybe that's maybe that's knocking on that secondary and 59 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: that that level of depth and talent that you're you're referencing. 60 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: But I liked what I saw, especially from Fuller because 61 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: he we've always known he can go deep. But I 62 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: don't know that people have realized or recognized that this 63 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: guy is more of a complete receiver than he probably 64 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,119 Speaker 1: should be probably gets credit for. You know, he deserves 65 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: to get credit for being a more complete receiver. And 66 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna really come to the four this year. 67 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: I like what I saw just in one on one 68 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: red zone drills, especially on Thursday, and he looked good. 69 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: He looked really good and go playing in with all 70 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: that is. That's a compliment to Deshaun Watson too. Yeah, 71 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: no doubt. Well he Will had. I thought Will had 72 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: some some very good practices. There were a couple of 73 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: times that he got deep. I was I was talking 74 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: to San Francisco radio station and they were asking me 75 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: specifically about Will last night, and I said, here's the 76 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: thing about Will. There was a there was a route. 77 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: He was on the outside right and they were moving 78 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: right to left on our side, so they were moving 79 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: towards McNee. Anyways, he I think it was Jimmy Warden coverage. 80 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: So it was the second day and the Texas try 81 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: to go deep the second day. A number of times. 82 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: We haven't really seen that. We saw it the first 83 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: couple of days in camp, and then we didn't see 84 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: this much. And I'm sure the defense gotta talking to hey, 85 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: they're gonna go deep, you know, be ready for it. 86 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: They haven't really done that. And then it gets to 87 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: nine ers they did a little bit more. The thing 88 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: about Will, which I find fascinating is, and I've said 89 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: this about about the shot, you cannot throw him, just 90 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: throw it as far as you can. Well he did 91 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: out throw him, overthrow him. But what I thought was 92 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: interesting was I could see the route sort of development, 93 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: so I saw Will out of the corner of my eye. 94 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: So I've immediately like flashed him, like I think this 95 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: is where this is going. He was even with Jimmy Ward. 96 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: Jimmy Ward de corner actually had pretty good leverage on him. 97 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: I thought he did at first, and then all of 98 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: a sudden, as the balls in the air, you see 99 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: Will just pull away from him. I mean, he's like 100 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: a deer. He's he looks like a deer when he runs. 101 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: If he's even, he's gone. Yeah. I mean they say, 102 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: if he's even, he's leaving. And that's what he does. Now. 103 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of And they hooked up a 104 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: number of times last year in a deep ball. It's 105 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: just a matter of getting that in sync because that's 106 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: that's a weapon that not a lot of teams can 107 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: say that they've got. They might have some fast guys, 108 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: but they don't have that kind of weapon like Will Fuller. 109 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: And the third of that weapon, thread of that weapon 110 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: makes it a lot easier for your other receivers and 111 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: tight ends, and it makes it a lot easier for 112 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: your run games. I mean, you think about and after 113 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: this numerous times. If that weapon is clicking, how how 114 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: are you accounting for it? Like what do you do 115 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: as a defense to account for that? So the one 116 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: other you talked about down on a goal line. The 117 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: one thing that Will does I don't think he gets 118 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: a lot of credit for is his route running ability 119 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: is very very good. Yeah, he ran a nice little 120 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: whip route. And a whip route essentially is you you're 121 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: starting the outside and you dart in like you're gonna 122 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: run inside route, like you're gonna slant hard inside route, 123 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: and then you you whip yourself back to the outside, 124 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: you pivot. Yeah, I think I got you coming back 125 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: the outside and Eddie wide open. Eddie Clark's one of 126 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: the photographers. Yeah, he got a good, good picture of 127 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: Ward just kind of grabbing him. The only thing close 128 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: Henty didn't even get that. The only thing close was 129 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: Will's dreads. I mean he he left him in the dust. 130 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: It was really impressive. And those guys are at a 131 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: disadvantage of defensive backs down in that situation. That still 132 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: Will look really good, and that's he's one of the 133 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: guy stood out. Braxon Miller looked good too. And Ellington 134 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: has always been consistently a guy who can perform. And 135 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: you know he loves and loved going out there and 136 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: doing big things against his former team, the Niners. Yeah, 137 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: no question that that kind of motivation I'm sure was 138 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: definitely there. I thought Drew on Wednesday in particular, I 139 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: thought ninety nine was completely dominant. I watched a lot 140 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: of the defensive line against the forty hours offensive line. 141 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: I do feel like if the forty Hours have an 142 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: achilles heel that could really slow the offense down, it's 143 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: gonna be upfront. Joe Staley's a superstar. He's always been that. 144 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: He's been sure, he's been that team's you know, Dwayne Brown, 145 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: if you will for for so long, this set it 146 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 1: and forget it put him out there and where you go. 147 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: The rest of the pieces I don't think have come together. 148 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: And now they tried to shoehorn Mike mcglinchon right tackle 149 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: and watch just completely took over, Well, completely took you. 150 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: And I've talked about this a few times this whole offseason, 151 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: and I've said that I think he is sort of 152 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: playing catfish right now and staying keeping his cards close 153 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: to the vest. And he said it this week. He's like, 154 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: no matter what I say where I am as far 155 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: as progress, I'm gonna be screwed because if I say 156 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: I'm I'm back and then something happens to me, then 157 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: well blah blah blah. And if I don't say I'm back, 158 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: then people are saying, oh, well he's not back, and 159 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: do it right. I think he's back. I think he's 160 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: he knows he's back, and he can't wait to get 161 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: out there. He just doesn't want to build up expectations 162 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: and have people thinking yeah and saying things. But I 163 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: can't wait to see him out there. I really you're 164 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: not gonna see him. If you see him at all 165 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: tomorrow night, you won't see him much. And I don't 166 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: think you're gonna see him. But once week one comes, 167 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: I can't I can't wait. Man. Yeah, I really think 168 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: this is gonna be awesome. I think from the watchstandpoint, 169 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I may have built up a hype train 170 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. I just was it was what he was 171 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: doing Wednesday was unbelievable, and he took Mike McGlinchey. I 172 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: still think he likes this idea that there's some folks 173 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: out there that's never gonna be I think he kind 174 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: of relishes that, and he's like, Okay, I'm gonna remember that. 175 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: I've got I've got plenty of tweets the show for it, 176 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: plenty of him that would oh, you're talking about what 177 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: it's gonna be hurt by week three? I mean, you know, 178 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: I mean, all right, I got friends aren't even doctors 179 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: or massuses. They didn't say it holiday and expresses, but 180 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: they're saying that, you know. Anyways, So I thought he 181 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: was I thought he was exceptional, especially Wednesday. I didn't 182 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: watch him as much on Thursday, but I watched him 183 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, and it was what he was doing. I mean, 184 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 1: just a number of impact plays that he made. It's 185 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,839 Speaker 1: funny I heard I heard Todd Gurley talking about the 186 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: Rams practice and they said, you know, it's probably good 187 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: that they're ninety nine. Aaron Donald is about there, they said, 188 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: because he recks practice. He just recks it. You just 189 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: can't get anything done with him out. Yeah, but you 190 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: know what he also he may be doing that, but 191 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: he's sharpening up your offensive line. They're figuring out and 192 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: having a compensate and having a blot. I mean, I 193 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: think that's a good thing when you have no exactly. 194 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: And that's my point about ninety nine is he's wrecked 195 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: a few practices, I'm sure for sure, but I think 196 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: in the long run it's gonna pay off for everybody. 197 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: I mean, that's it's got to be paying off for 198 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: Seantrell Henderson. I think so too. I Mean, we've I 199 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: thought Sean Troll has held his own when he's gone 200 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: up against J. J. Good and J. J. Wattas said, 201 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: Henderson has has held his own and done some good things. 202 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: Now JJ's beating him, but I mean that's what happens 203 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 1: when you're a three time NFL DEFENSI player here, You've 204 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: got MVP votes, You're gonna beat guys. So yeah, I'm 205 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: I'm all for having practice records out there, and to 206 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: your to your point about what playing on Saturday, I 207 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised, like, yeah, I'm with you. I don't 208 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 1: think we will see him, yeah, on Saturday. And I 209 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: think taking coach's word from what he said on the Thursday, 210 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: it sounded as if it's gonna be a similar game 211 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: plan in large part because they got the work this 212 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: past weekd against the forty nine ers, they got two days, 213 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: two full days of work, two good two hour practices, 214 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: So that point, those guys got work. Hopkins got his 215 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: work against the kill a Weatherspoon, which I think is 216 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: a heck of a matchup. By the way, twenty three 217 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: for the forty nine ers, I don't know how much 218 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: you'll see him. I think he's on the virgin becoming 219 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 1: the next, the next big thing at corner. He's sixty three, 220 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: he's two hundred pounds, he's long, he's rangy, and yeah, 221 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: Hopkins had the one hand to catch on him, and 222 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: Hop's gonna do that to everybody. But Witherspoon held his 223 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: own the rest of practice. In the game last year, 224 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: Witherspoon was a rookie in the game last year, Hopkins 225 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: is chewing up somebody, I can't remember who it was. 226 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: They moved Witherspoon over and then they gave him a 227 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: little bit of help. But Witherspoon then held his own 228 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: pretty well. Hop's gonna tear up everybody. You're gonna go 229 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: one on one eventually. But that said, Witherspoon is gonna 230 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: be a guy to watch for the forty nine ers. Now, 231 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers, there are some key guys that 232 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: are missing, Solomon Thomas out, Eric Armstead out, other big 233 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: guys inside, they really only have Eric Armstead. That said, 234 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: they still have Ruben Faster. So it's gonna be a 235 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: good test on Saturday night, and you get a chance 236 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: to see what a lot of us saw during the 237 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: week on Wednesday and Thursday minus more than likely the 238 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: Texans stars we'll see. I'd imagine they'll do the same 239 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: thing with the Sean It will be a series series. 240 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:17,839 Speaker 1: Yeah if that between between Watson Garoppolo, those two guys 241 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: played a combined fourteen snaps in that first preseason. Yeah, 242 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: Jimmy got nine, Deshan got five. So you're not gonna 243 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: see you're not You might say a little bit more 244 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: of Garoppolo this time around. Based on what Shanahan said, Yeah, 245 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: but I'm with you. It sounds like it's just like 246 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: last week because the Texans practiced against the nine Ers 247 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: this week. Now, I think next week at Los Angeles 248 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: that changes. You're gonna see more from them. But I'm 249 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: I think it's one and done, probably for for Watson 250 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: on Saturday night, all right, Yeah, one series and done. Yeah, 251 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: I agree. I agree with you. I'm with you on 252 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:54,559 Speaker 1: the Rams thing. That's kind of the way I've been 253 00:11:54,559 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 1: thinking is these guys will rest Tyran, Jay, Joe, Yeah, Hopkins, Kenny, Watt, McKenny, 254 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: those guys, the same guys that's that's Sat Thursday against 255 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. I think will rest Saturday. But then I 256 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: think they'll use next week as sort of a game 257 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: week primer to kind of get everybody okay, here's kind 258 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: of a full game week, to get us ready for Saturday, 259 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: get us ready for that game, and then I think 260 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: you might see them for you know, handful of plays 261 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: in that game, get them out, and then you get 262 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: them ready for Week one against the Patriots. I gotta 263 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: think that when you look around the league and you 264 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: see some of the injuries starting to pile up. You 265 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: see what's happened to New England already losing Isaiah Win 266 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: which is a huge blow for them. Sony Michelle their 267 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: other first round pick, where that both of them came 268 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: from Georgia. The running back, he's been banged up. I 269 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: don't know if he'll be ready to go for Week 270 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: one against the Texans. So their first round picks are 271 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: both banged up and I don't believe they'll play in 272 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 1: Week one. They don't have Edelman, they already don't have him, 273 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: Mandola and Brandon Cooks. I wouldn't watch the first half 274 00:12:55,760 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: against the Eagles. And as great as Tom Brady is, 275 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to say predictable, that's not the right 276 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: way of saying it. But when things get rough, he 277 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: goes to his guys. His guys Edelman, Hogan, James White 278 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: done like it was those guys. Of the twenty six 279 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: throws he had, two of them were throwaways, so like 280 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: twenty fourth throws, I think the other if I did 281 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: my math right, they accounted for seventeen targets those three guys. 282 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: But John in week one, don't forget you got who 283 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: I think is the greatest tight end ever. You're right 284 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: about that. He'll get the other sets. He'll be out there, 285 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: he'll get the other seventh target. And I love our defense, 286 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: but who guards that guy? I mean, and I'll say 287 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: that about thirty one other teams? Who guards does nobody? 288 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: That guy just gotta throw bodies at him? Here? You 289 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: know who? You know who cover hand him? That tannem is, 290 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: Oh my good? You know who covers Gronkowski on that Sunday? 291 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: J J. Watt, Whitney Merciless and Jevian Clowney. Their pass 292 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: rush with some Cunny him mixed in their pass rush 293 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: can force the Patriots to use Gronkowski to block and 294 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: keep Brady up. Yeah. Yeah, that's the hope. That's the hope, 295 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: because he gives you guys to play in the edge 296 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: and they're going and he's going on on routes. He'll 297 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: get his though, he will, there's no there's no question. 298 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: You just gotta try to minimize. You got a touchdown 299 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: last year? Hogan had how many touchdowns last year? Cook's 300 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: had one? Everybody seem to have one last year. That's 301 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: week one. That down the road a little bit, we 302 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: can talk about that a little bit more. Drew, you 303 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: got your five things article up at Houston Texans dot 304 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: com for Saturday night. Give us one quick one that 305 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: you'll be looking for on Saturday. Tight ends, my friend, 306 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: because that competition is locked up, locked up, meaning it's 307 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: it's tight. Yeah, it's not very much. It's not determined, 308 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: but it's tight. And you know, Jorde Nakins stole the 309 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: show last week, but all these other guys have flashed 310 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: as well. What you say, what you say? Jordan Nakens 311 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: stole a show, steal a show? Yeah, that's right, he 312 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: stole the show. Wouldn't you say? Appreciate you, brother? Hey. 313 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: On another note, have you heard that story about the 314 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: time when Britney Spears was shopping at Kohl's And there 315 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: you have it? You know, that's like the bell that 316 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: ends class. Drew appreciated brother, Ay time coming up next, 317 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: it's a menagerie of sound. Yes, Bill O'Brien, Richard high Tower, 318 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: Aaron Colvin, Sammy Coates, Bruce Sellington, Shot Charlee Henderson all 319 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: in the next segment. Can I fit it in? Oh yeah, 320 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: we'll do that next right here in Texas Access. There's 321 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: nothing I like better than a Friday night to do 322 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: with Texans All Access from the Hounday Texans Radio Studio. 323 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: I am your host, John Harris, glad to be with 324 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: you in this segment. We have got so much sound. 325 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: We have so many different individuals to hear from. In 326 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: this segment, we're gonna start with that coach of your 327 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: Houston Texans, Bill O'Brian, as he sat down with Mark 328 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: vandermir to preview the game on Saturday night against the 329 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: nine Ers. Mark, coach, you've got a lot of good 330 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: work done in the practices with the forty nine ers. 331 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: What are you looking for in the game that maybe 332 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: you couldn't do in the practices? You know. I think 333 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: the big thing is, we got a bunch of reps 334 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: for you know, our starters, uh, you know, guys, guys 335 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: like for instance, JJ ran a bunch of reps um. 336 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: You know, some other guys offensively, you know. So I 337 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: think this game will give some other guys some some 338 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: real good opportunities to go out there and show us 339 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: what they can do. We ran one hundred and thirty 340 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: plays on offense and defense. You know, we ran sixty uh, 341 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, sixty five and sixty five both both ways. 342 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: Their offense against our defense, our offense against their defense. 343 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: So I feel like a lot of guys got reps 344 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: that probably won't get as many, and so that allows 345 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: other guys, younger players, other guys that are battling for 346 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: roster spots to be able to go out there against 347 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: good competition and see what happens. I know, you want 348 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: to run the football and you don't want to show 349 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: it too much at the same time, how hard is 350 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: that to be creative while running the football or is 351 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: that all about just mono a mono up front bludgeoning people. Yeah. 352 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 1: I think the big thing is training camp is laying 353 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: the foundation of good fundamentals in a running game. You know, uh, 354 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: you know offensive lineman, good hand placement, good footwork, you know, 355 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: hitting their targets so to speak, you know, double teams, 356 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 1: backside blockings. I don't think you need to be in 357 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 1: a big scheme fest here in the training camp area. 358 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: I think you need to. I think it's important to 359 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,439 Speaker 1: really come off, come out of training camp with a 360 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: good fundamental understanding because again, you know you're you're not 361 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: able to do that in the spring. So that's why 362 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: you're seeing when you watch the San Francisco practices, you 363 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: probably saw a lot of runs because you know we're 364 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: behind in a running game, and I think it's getting better. Though. 365 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: What about getting pressure in the backfield you did early 366 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: on last week against Kansas City? What do you think 367 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: of that department against the Niners and practice and what 368 00:17:58,520 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: you're looking for in the game. I really like the 369 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: way our defense practice the last two days. I mean, 370 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: I thought that our first and second units really battled hard. 371 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: And San Francisco has got a real good offense, good scheme, 372 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: great coach, great quarterback. So I thought our defense really 373 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: showed up and did some nice things, and I just, 374 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 1: you know, you know, I want to see that continue 375 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: on Saturday. I want us to be smart, physical, run 376 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: to the football, take good pursued angles, and you know, 377 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: just play, play with good communication, play together. What's the 378 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,400 Speaker 1: next step in special teams for you here? I think 379 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: our special teams units are getting better now. The proof 380 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: will being the pudding when the games start, obviously, But 381 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: but if we can continue to understand the scheme that 382 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: in all four phases that Brad is teaching, and then 383 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: continue to go out on the practice field and give 384 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: the effort that we're giving, and then the effort that 385 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: we gave against Kansas City and you know the effort 386 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: that we need to give against San Francisco. If we 387 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: can give great quality effort and keep getting better at 388 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: the understanding of the schemes, I think we're gonna be 389 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 1: in good shape. It is preseason, but it's the first 390 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 1: time it has buildings. It's Christmas. So here you go 391 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: with a healthier team for sure, And what's it going 392 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: to be like to be in the building. We're excited. 393 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I think we've we've got to get back 394 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: to understand. You know, what was it two years ago? 395 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: We were almost I think we only lost one game 396 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: at home. You know this, I've said it, You've heard 397 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 1: me say it's it's a broken record. But we have 398 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:18,719 Speaker 1: the best fans in the league. Football's king in Houston. Uh. 399 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: You know, we need we need to win at home, 400 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: and we need to make it very difficult on our 401 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: opponents to to to play here. You know, our fans 402 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: need to be into the game, and we need to 403 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: get our fans into the game by playing well. And 404 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: so preseason game, preseason number two. We realize it's not 405 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: the AFC Championship game, but we also know it's our 406 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: first uh, first time at home in twenty and eighteen 407 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: and we're really excited about it. Market a chance catch 408 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: up with another coach on Thursday, this one being Richard 409 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: high Tower. Wait a second, the name sounds familiar, right, Well, yeah, 410 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: he used to be with the Texans and now he 411 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: is with the forty nine ers. He is the forty 412 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: nine ers Special Teams coordinator. Here's Mark with Richard high Tower. 413 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: What is it like to come back here for you? Oh, 414 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: it's an awesome feeling to come back to Houston. First 415 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: of all, from Houston, so I got a chance to 416 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: see my grandmother when I got here. It was ninety 417 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,199 Speaker 1: six years old and still has her mind. And my 418 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 1: mom and a lot of family, and then working for 419 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: the Texas Organization and naires were great to me when 420 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: I were when I was here, and just good to 421 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: see all the familiar faces like Greg and all the 422 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: guys is working in the building and weaving these guys, 423 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: so it's been awesome. Like Greg would be Greg Grissom, 424 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 1: who was senior vice president of corporate Development. So you 425 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,360 Speaker 1: were an intern on the business operation side. What kind 426 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: of things were you doing back then, Richard? Back then 427 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: I was doing field days and organizing game management with 428 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: all the tents outside and back then it was bud 429 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: Wiser Plaza and we're just trying to keep our fans 430 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: happy and and just trying to do what we're doing sales. 431 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: What was your dream back then? Was your goal to 432 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: be a coach? Oh? My goal was to be around 433 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: football because I knew I missed it. And Greg Grisson, 434 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: the Jamie Ruster John Vieln gave me an opportunity as 435 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 1: an intern and it kind of just grew from there 436 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: and just respun just being around those guys, learning the 437 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 1: business side of it because I'm majoring in business as well. 438 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 1: So how did you cross over into the football side 439 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: of things here? Well, Charlie gave me a chance originally, 440 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: But when Coop came Kyle Shanahan, who's our head coach here, 441 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: he was actually the receiver coach, and he asked if 442 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: I could come over and you know, do some quality 443 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: control work. So that's how I kind of got over. 444 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: Quality control is a great entry point into rising into 445 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 1: coaching ranks, but that's a real grind. What kind of 446 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:35,400 Speaker 1: things do you do in quality control? Well, you break 447 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: down film, you get to see the all the league, 448 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: You do whatever is necessary somebody needs coffee, you go 449 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: get them coffee, You make copies, you do whatever you 450 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: can do. No job is too big, no job is 451 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: too small. And I still try to keep that that 452 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: same mentality today. What was the biggest break from there 453 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: as your rose in the coaching ranks, Richard? I would 454 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: say just getting a chance to learn under Joe Marciano 455 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: and learning from him and really learning special teams, and 456 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 1: then from there it just kind of just kind of grew. 457 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: You know. I've just been blessed and just really lucky 458 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: to be around great people who gave me a chance. 459 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm just fortunate for the people I got 460 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 1: a chance to work with and learn from. What do 461 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: you think of the crew you have now with the 462 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: forty nine ers, the players you're working with this year. Yeah, 463 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: these guys have been awesome. John and Kyle have done 464 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: a great job of changing the culture and getting guys 465 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: in the program that we love to work with. And 466 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: these guys are bright eyed, bushy till every day. And 467 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,919 Speaker 1: I just feel blessed to have an opportunity to coaching. 468 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: So you're back in Houston, what's you're gonna be like 469 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: on Saturday night at n RG stadium on the other sideline. 470 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 1: I know that you've been back before, but this is 471 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: really special. Yeah, be special. You know, see yall guys 472 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: that you know on the sideline, and you know, hopefully 473 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: we get out of it healthy and that's the main 474 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: thing in preseason, get out of it, get out of 475 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: a healthy and play some good football. So what would 476 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: be your message to young people who are trying to 477 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: reach their dreams because you came from where you were 478 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: corporate development and turn into a coach in the NFL. Yeah, 479 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: I would say. The one thing that stuck with me 480 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: that my dad gave me God rest his soul, was 481 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: if you have a goal, you have to stick to it, 482 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: and you just remember quitters never win and winners never quit. 483 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: So you just got to keep pushing and whatever you can, 484 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,479 Speaker 1: whatever you put your mind to, you can do it 485 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 1: as long as you have great people along the way 486 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: that can help you and you're willing to learn. Our 487 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: menagerie of sound continues as dpcity caught up with the 488 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: slick Way Aeron Colvin earlier this week, joining me today, 489 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Colvin after what we say is a super long, 490 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: super hot, sweaty practice out of here against the forty 491 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: nine ers. How did you feel that you did? I 492 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: know you guys got one more day coming, but how 493 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: was it for you? Overall? It felt good. It felt 494 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,199 Speaker 1: good to go out here and try to work your 495 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: technique against another team. And this is a really good 496 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: football team. So anytime we can perform against a team 497 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: like this, it's just good for our organization. I saw 498 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,159 Speaker 1: you over on that side of the field have a 499 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 1: nice pass break up against markis goodwin. Former Olympian track star. 500 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:00,719 Speaker 1: How much does it help you to go against receivers 501 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: that have completely different skill sets? I mean, they're all 502 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: pretty diverse as a group, right. It's amazing because at 503 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you want to be able 504 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,959 Speaker 1: to test your what you know and what you can 505 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: do against other guys. And when you go against an 506 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: Olympic track start like that, it's always good for you 507 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: to work your technique in and for you just to 508 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: trust yourself and that's all you have to do against 509 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: a guy like that. I know you talked a lot 510 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: in the offseason about playing outside versus playing in the slot, 511 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 1: and everyone talks about the slot corner just being one 512 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: of the more important positions now on defense, How do 513 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: you think that your game is evolved? I mean, what 514 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: are some of the different things that you have to 515 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: do with one versus the other. I'll tell people a 516 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: lot that playing the inside and outside are two totally 517 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 1: completely different positions. I mean, when you're in the inside, 518 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: the game is a lot faster. You have to be 519 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: in the run fit. You're almost like a linebacker at 520 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 1: times depending on the defense. And then on the outside, 521 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 1: it's just one on one. It's one on one football. 522 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: The ball is coming out a little bit further. Guys 523 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 1: are a little bit faster out there. So I mean, 524 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: if you're a lockdown corner, you can play anywhere, all right. 525 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: So what any goals for you heading out to this 526 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: stretch of preseason game. I know you're gonna get a 527 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: lot of working with the forty nine ers, then you 528 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: get to play them, then you head out to LA 529 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: the things that you want to work on this preseason. 530 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: I just want to get my hands on my bass, um, 531 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,199 Speaker 1: I want to be more vocal m. I want to 532 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:13,360 Speaker 1: bring guys along with me, help this defense to play 533 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: as one and to play with energy. Man. I feel 534 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: like that's my job. And at the same time, like 535 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: I said, at first, Um, I just want to get interceptions. 536 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: I want to get the ball back to the seawan 537 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: and de hopping allowed them to do what they do best. 538 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,199 Speaker 1: It's a little chippy out there today. You brought up 539 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 1: d hot, But how was it for you going against 540 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: receivers dps and receivers. A lot of chatter going on 541 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: a lot of times, right, man, I think it was 542 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: a little bit too nice on our side. I heard 543 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 1: about hop and what happened, and I like that. That's 544 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 1: just the competitive spirit that he has. But I don't 545 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: I don't think it was chippy enough on our side. Okay, Okay, 546 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: I want to ask you something else that you're an 547 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: expert on heat. Jacksonville versus Houston, which which camp is hotter? 548 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: Oh that's a tough one. Y'all might hate me, or 549 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: y'all might think I'm lying, but I think Jacksonville really 550 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's hotter than this. Jacksonville was the worst thing I 551 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: ever been through, or it prepared you for this is 552 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: one of the other Yeah, man, man, whichever way you 553 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: want to put it. Either way, both of them are hot. Listen, 554 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: there are many people that could speak to this except 555 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: for maybe me and Aaron Colvin. He's right, Jacksonville is 556 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: steem me. Now, what you do get in Jacksonville is 557 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: you get you get a little bit of ocean relief, 558 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: if you will, because a little bit closer to the 559 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: ocean than Houston is. But that said, they're both pretty 560 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: darn hot, man, They're both hot. I've gone through plenty 561 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 1: of practices in both locations. They're both hot. So yeah, 562 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: just uh, Jacksonville could take that one. But yeah, either way, 563 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: whichever way you want to slice at Houston and Jacksonville. Listen, 564 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: they're both on the same latitude line if you look 565 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 1: at them. So what should that tell you? They're hot, 566 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: they're humid. It's Florida and Texas, man, just the way 567 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 1: it is. All right, let's go to a guy who 568 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: played his college ball in the state of Florida. That 569 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: is Sean Trelle Henderson and Drew Dohorty caught up with 570 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 1: him after practice yesterday. All right, thanks a lot of guys, 571 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: we got right tackle Shuntrell Henderson with me another week 572 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: in the books. Had a good week of practice against 573 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. What's the goal when you're playing 574 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: preseason game number two? The goal is to just go 575 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: out there and sq whatever our assignments is, whatever we 576 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: gotta for this week as far as game plans, and 577 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,640 Speaker 1: just go out there and try to do it better 578 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 1: than we did it in practice. How was practice this weekends, 579 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: forty Knights? What'd you grow in? What'd you learn about yourself? 580 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:23,679 Speaker 1: What'd you get better at? This whole week was just about, 581 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,399 Speaker 1: like it is every day assignment technique, you know what 582 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 1: I'm saying, effort and you know, I think we came 583 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: out here in practice pretty good as a team. Both days. 584 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: You saw the best of the best in West Virginia 585 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: and you have over the last week in J. J. 586 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 1: Watt and Clowney Merciless, those guys, the Forrest Buckler, those 587 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: guys pretty talented to our thing. Yeah yeah, those guys 588 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: are pretty talented. More big, strong guys than the you know, 589 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: quick strong all that means together, like like, you know, 590 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,160 Speaker 1: our guys got you know what I'm saying, so, but yeah, 591 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: those guys are athletes. Also kind of a nice change 592 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 1: up then for you working on and against guys like that, right, Yeah, yeah, yeah, 593 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: most most definitely, most definitely, how has this offensive line 594 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: gotten better? In your eyes? Man? We can We're coming 595 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: along as a group. Man, We're just coming out here 596 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: every day working hard, everybody getting better technique wise, and 597 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: just moving as fast as we can, you know what 598 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: I'm saying, So we can just all keep getting better 599 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: as a group. How encouraged were you by what you 600 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:17,199 Speaker 1: guys did that first preseason game out there offensively as 601 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: a whole. I mean, I knew we were gonna go 602 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,199 Speaker 1: out there performed because you know, we're doing in practice. 603 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: Our whole thing is just getting better and better every day, 604 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 1: that's all. It's a cool seeing guys on the forty 605 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: nine ers that you've crossed passed with over the years 606 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: in the NFL, over your years in college. Oh yeah, Man, 607 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 1: wherever you go, whether you play, you're gonna see somebody 608 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: you know. Man. It's just it's just a part of 609 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: the game. You know, guys get traded or guys get 610 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: picked up free agents, anything like that. You know somebody 611 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: from back in high school, you know what I'm saying. 612 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: To recruiting, all that, all that stuff is real crazy. 613 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: So you always gonna see somebody you know wherever you go, 614 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: whoever you're playing. Wild hell, life goes full circle sometimes. 615 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: It's it most definitely, and we will finish this segment 616 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: off with Bruce Ellington. One year ago. Bruce is going 617 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: into his first home preseason game against the New England 618 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: Pays a little bit more comfortable this year. Buddy's facing 619 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: in former team, the San Francis forty Niners, and dpciter 620 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: caught up with him yesterday. Bruce Ellington joining us here today, 621 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: Bruce yesterday. DeAndre Hopkins a little bit of a skirmish 622 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: at the beginning, but you're like the exact opposite. I 623 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: see you out there with the forty nine ers. You're 624 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: all like hugging and embracing and having fun. Like, what's 625 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: it like facing your former team out here for these 626 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: last two days? Oh man, it's great just to see 627 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: the guys that I played with, and you know, we 628 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: went against each other at practice. It's only a couple 629 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: of guys that still there when I first got there. 630 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: It's probably like three people. But but I was there 631 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: when everybody started coming in, so I knew the guys. 632 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: I practiced with them for about a month or so, 633 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: so I knew him pretty well. And just always good 634 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: just to come out meet good people, see good people 635 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: and just have fun and you were out there for 636 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. When the Texans practiced in twenty sixteen, 637 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: you were with the nine ers. Yeah, I was out 638 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 1: there then, So it's crazy now on the opposite side, 639 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: So are your teammates saying, like, why are we practicing 640 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: in Houston not in Santa Clara? Right, it's way better. 641 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: I saw all them under the tent in the fan. 642 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: It's so hot out here, but you know, we used 643 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 1: to it, so we just out here having fun. It's 644 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: been nice to be back in Houston for these last 645 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: few days of camp and sort of get the games underway. 646 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: How's camp going for you? Week three is usually a grind, 647 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: It's a tough week. But how are you feeling so far? Oh? Man, 648 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: I'm feeling great. This is probably the best offseason I 649 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: had as far as health while just being healthy, just 650 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: staying on top of my health and just coming out 651 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 1: here and doing what I love. God give me a 652 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: great opportunity to come out here and play football. So 653 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: I'm coming out here and get everything I got every day. 654 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: I still remember the first day you showed up in 655 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: camp last year at the Greenbriar. Does that seem crazy? 656 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: In one year? How much has changed. Like you weren't 657 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: sure about your career this time last year. Now, how 658 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: things have come full sir? Right, It was a little crazy, 659 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: but like I said, man, God is a blessing. I 660 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: won't stop. I'm not gonna stop no matter what obstacles 661 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: I get. I'm gonna keep going. And just like I said, 662 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: stay preyed up and just keep going. Right. This whole offseason, 663 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: you've had to Shaun Watson, so we've gotten a lot 664 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:49,239 Speaker 1: of reps with them. I've seen your chemistry as far 665 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: as the dancing and the micd up. How do you 666 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: feel the chemistry is coming along on the field. I 667 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: think it's coming along because I finally got a full 668 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: offseason with him. Last year I came in it was 669 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: probably like the second preseason game, so we did get 670 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: the work on anything like this offseason. We had time 671 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: to go to La run a couple of routes. Um. 672 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 1: He told me what I want, what he see. I 673 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: told him what I see, and we're just good just 674 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: to come out here and just put it all together. 675 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,719 Speaker 1: We talk about the competition level of these wide receivers 676 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: all the time. Braxton Millers come along, obviously, you know 677 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: what you've gotten DeAndre Hopkins and Wolf full Or. What 678 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: do you think about the talent level in your group 679 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: and how competitive it's been so far. It's very competitive. 680 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 1: We got a lot of guys that can do different things, 681 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: and um, I think it's a plus to have so 682 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 1: many weapons that we have. Um, you know, hop number 683 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 1: one receiver in the league and Will's fast receiving the league. 684 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 1: So with those those guys taking it deep, me and 685 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: QT and Braxton, we can just play in the middle 686 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: and get open. All jobs is easy. You guys are 687 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: the most entertaining, though, I gotta say, how about special 688 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: teams being back there to return return kicks? How how 689 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: do you how much are you enjoying that so far? 690 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: I love returning punts man, It's it's it's great just 691 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,959 Speaker 1: to go out there and once you break them. Man, 692 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 1: just to hit a crowd and see your team on 693 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 1: the sideline running down there with you. So I'm loving 694 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: doing that. Um. When whatever I can help at, whether 695 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: it's return kick return, kick off kick returning, wherever they 696 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 1: try to pick me, I'm gonna go ahead and do it. 697 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: Give any advice to the forty nine ers that we're 698 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: out here for these last two days, of practice. Definitely 699 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: not giving them any advice for the not for the 700 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: heating whereat, I'm not giving them anything. I talked. I 701 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: talked to them about the Saturday at the Saturday. We're good. 702 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: I told you I was gonna do it, and I 703 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: did it. Bill O'Brien, Richard high Tower, Shatra Henderson, Aaron Covin, 704 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: Bruce Ellington, all in the same segment. Got it done. 705 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: Coming up, The President of your Houston Texans, Jamie Roots, 706 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: stops by with Mark vanderm right here at Texas All Access, 707 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: one final segment of Texans All Access on this wonderful 708 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: Friday evening. Hope you all are doing well. I'm your host, 709 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: John Harris, glad to have been with you. It's time 710 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: to hear from the President the state of the Union 711 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: of the Texans, if you will. Jamie Roots sat down 712 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: with Mark Vanimair and talked about a number of different aspects, 713 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: the state of football again this weekend, obviously preseason game 714 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: number one, and all that is going on here at 715 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,719 Speaker 1: Energy Stadium, what the fans can expect, what's new at 716 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: Energy Stadium. Oh Man, I had a chance to sample 717 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: the grub a little bit and listen. I never get 718 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:47,240 Speaker 1: a chance to do all that down on the sidelines. 719 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: I don't get food until well after the game. The 720 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:53,160 Speaker 1: food you guys get in the stands, Oh my goodness. 721 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: Sometime I had to just go up there and sit 722 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: for a little bit and just have some of your 723 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,480 Speaker 1: food because it's fantastic. So Jamie Roots talked with Mark 724 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 1: Vandimirr that and everything else Houston Texans. Mark, take it away, 725 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 1: Johnny us right now in the Hunday Texans Radio studios. 726 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:09,359 Speaker 1: Jamie Roots, the president of your Texans and Lone Star 727 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 1: Sports and Entertainment. How's it going, Jamie. I'm good, Mark. 728 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 1: How are you doing well? I mean this year, this 729 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: time of year is so exciting, everything happening all at once. 730 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: And we had the preseason opener last week, but the 731 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:23,040 Speaker 1: preseason home opener is this week, and I know a 732 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:26,359 Speaker 1: whole lot of extra work goes into that. Yeah, there's 733 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: it's great introduction for us. It's a chance for us 734 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: to welcome our fans back. Starts with training camp for us. 735 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,439 Speaker 1: So we had I don't know, roughly five thousand people 736 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: a day that have come out and engaged with the team, 737 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 1: got close to the team, got autographs, etc. But then 738 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:41,959 Speaker 1: you know, we come to NRG Stadium, it's the best 739 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: experience in the National Football League, maybe in all of sports. 740 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: Starts with the tailgating and our fans creates such a 741 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: wonderful atmosphere. We've got thirty five thousand people two and 742 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,920 Speaker 1: a half hours prior to kickoff and then come into 743 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,880 Speaker 1: the stadium. Certainly the energy and the rituals and standing, 744 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,840 Speaker 1: you know, shoulder to shoulder with your fellow Texan and 745 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 1: cheering for your team. But the experience that the fans 746 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 1: have from a food and beverage perspective, the people that 747 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:06,399 Speaker 1: they interact with, all those things are really important and 748 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:08,719 Speaker 1: we don't have that many opportunities to do it. So 749 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 1: everyone we do has to be our very best game 750 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:14,840 Speaker 1: every time. That's what our fans deserve. It's the state 751 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 1: of football game. So tell us about this, how this 752 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 1: came into being, and why it's so important. Well, when 753 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: we talk about the team, we've got our three imperatives. 754 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:27,520 Speaker 1: When championships, create memorable experiences, and do great things for Houston. 755 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 1: Under that aubrella of doing great things for Houston is 756 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:32,960 Speaker 1: the game of football. Growing the great game of football 757 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 1: at all levels. You know, we're at the NFL level, 758 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,360 Speaker 1: You've got flag football, you got peewee football, and you 759 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 1: got high school college. We want to be intertwined because 760 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,320 Speaker 1: we're all part of the football family. The experience is consistent. 761 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 1: We love the game of football here in Houston, and 762 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 1: so to the extent that we can grow the game, 763 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:53,279 Speaker 1: whether that's hosting the Bowl game or hoaxing the kickoff game, 764 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:55,479 Speaker 1: or the Battle of the Piney Woods, or the work 765 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: we do with youth football, the interaction we have with 766 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: collegiate programs and high school programs. We're we want to 767 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 1: be part of football at all levels to make the 768 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: game as impactful as it can possibly be for the players, 769 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 1: for the coaches, and especially for the fans. All Right, 770 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: So something that that the fans are seeing this weekend 771 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:14,719 Speaker 1: on social media and they'll see it in the stadium. 772 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:17,799 Speaker 1: Kenny Chesney video The Boys of Fall. I know this 773 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: song really touched you and this is this is your 774 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:24,239 Speaker 1: idea and it's just grown into something really special. Well 775 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: it is the last couple of years leading into the season. 776 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:29,840 Speaker 1: I've I listened to that song and watch the video 777 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 1: and the connection I mean it talks about the football 778 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: connectedness and It's always been very emotional for me because 779 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,960 Speaker 1: I love this game and the beginning of the season 780 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,640 Speaker 1: is such a special time and all of what it 781 00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: means in our lives. I mean, it's more than just 782 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,399 Speaker 1: the game that's played on the gridiron. It is it's 783 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 1: a way of life. And so, uh, you know, had 784 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 1: an opportunity for our folks to visit with Kenny Chesney. Say, hey, 785 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,480 Speaker 1: would you mind if we created a video that's celebrated 786 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: our connection from the Houston Texans all the way down 787 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:01,680 Speaker 1: to youth football and pretend really high school football, which 788 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 1: you know, Friday night Lights is such a special part 789 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:09,920 Speaker 1: of our community. If we put two visuals your wonderful 790 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:13,960 Speaker 1: song to celebrate the beginning of football. And he said, absolutely, 791 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: how to look at it? So this is great. Just 792 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: make sure they know that's Kenny Chesney. Certainly. I don't 793 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,640 Speaker 1: think anybody will mistake him. We had the good fortune 794 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: of hosting Kenny a few times here at NRG Stadium. 795 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: It's such a great entertainer and so it's a privilege 796 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:29,000 Speaker 1: to be associated with him. Yeah, the song existed. You 797 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: did not write the song, No, we didn't, but the 798 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: words are magic. I mean, they really they talk about 799 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: the important place that football has in our culture, the 800 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,759 Speaker 1: impact that the game of football can have on young 801 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: men as they're developing, learning leadership and teamwork and overcoming adversity. 802 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 1: And while he doesn't use those words, I mean, for me, 803 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: it really resonates as you're listening to it, and the 804 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,839 Speaker 1: visuals that you and Tyler and our whole broadcasting team 805 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,200 Speaker 1: put into it or just magic. And I can't wait 806 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: for our fans to see it. While we're on the 807 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:03,160 Speaker 1: subject football, it's not just the Texans, like you say, 808 00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 1: goes all the way down to the lower youth levels, 809 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:08,360 Speaker 1: not lower, but youth levels. Sure, also flag football. The 810 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 1: Texans are huge into flag football. I understand you're quite 811 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 1: a flag football coach. I try I run the vander offense. Well, 812 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: you know, it just does bring families together at that 813 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 1: level and play. Whether you're playing flag football, you're putting 814 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: the pads on. It's all about the game of football. 815 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,320 Speaker 1: I learned football playing in the front yard, in the backyard, 816 00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 1: in any yard. I could get into, you know, with 817 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:30,439 Speaker 1: my friends, and you'd pretend, you know, I'm Fred Bullitnikoff 818 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:33,200 Speaker 1: and you make the big diving catch and just that 819 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 1: you know, you have the heroes that you're looking up 820 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: to and you're trying to replicate what they do on 821 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 1: the field and you're in your backyard. For kids today, 822 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 1: it's much more organized sports is and so flag football 823 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 1: is a great entry point. We've got a super partnership 824 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:49,239 Speaker 1: with the YMCA throughout the city and we're helping them 825 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:52,480 Speaker 1: to promote their flag football leagues because you know, whether 826 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: you have to put pads on or not, you're learning 827 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: the game, and particularly at the young levels, it's all 828 00:38:57,640 --> 00:39:00,200 Speaker 1: the skill positions that are that are on the what 829 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:01,600 Speaker 1: all the kids want to do. When I want to 830 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: be a wide receiver, you maybe wanted to be a quarterback, 831 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:05,759 Speaker 1: somebody else wants to be a running back. All those 832 00:39:05,840 --> 00:39:10,120 Speaker 1: great skill positions that we talk about and celebrate those players. 833 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:12,600 Speaker 1: That's what you're doing when you're playing flag and it 834 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: does get you exposed to the game. You start to 835 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:17,840 Speaker 1: learn the rules and hopefully you develop a passion for it. 836 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 1: Jamie Roots joining us, President of the Houston Texans. Now 837 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 1: we'll get back into the text and stuff in just 838 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,160 Speaker 1: a moment. But in a couple of weeks, college football 839 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 1: season starts and you have the advocate of Texas kickoff 840 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:29,960 Speaker 1: coming up here at n RG. How's that going. It's 841 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:31,719 Speaker 1: going great. I mean, it's a wonderful way for us 842 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 1: to start college football right here at NRG Stadium. We've 843 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 1: had some very memorable games and you look back to 844 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 1: Wisconsin and LSU. Last year, unfortunately we had LSU and 845 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:43,400 Speaker 1: be not well. Unfortunate we weren't able to play the 846 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,840 Speaker 1: game in Houston. We moved it to New Orleans, but 847 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,279 Speaker 1: still had LSU and BYU with fifty thousand plus in 848 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,319 Speaker 1: the stadium. And so this year we come back with 849 00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:54,640 Speaker 1: Old Miss and Texas Tech and just a great way 850 00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:59,680 Speaker 1: to start start college football here in Texas and particularly 851 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:03,200 Speaker 1: in Houston. All right. Now with NRG Stadium, there's a 852 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:06,320 Speaker 1: lot of changes, and every year you seem to improve 853 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:07,920 Speaker 1: this or that or the other thing, and a lot 854 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,520 Speaker 1: of improvements this year in the champions Club and different 855 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 1: aspects of food improvements. I mean, there's a lot of 856 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:16,640 Speaker 1: different stuff going on, well, a lot of things for 857 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:18,920 Speaker 1: the fans to see, and so in Houston, Texas dot 858 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,919 Speaker 1: Com certainly we had an introduction of all of these 859 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,360 Speaker 1: new items. So the media picked up a number of 860 00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:26,920 Speaker 1: different notes. So for fans, lucky enough to have an 861 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:28,799 Speaker 1: opportunity to come out and see us play the forty 862 00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:30,920 Speaker 1: nine ers. I encourage you to come early check it 863 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:33,080 Speaker 1: all out. I mean, I'll just give you one tidbit. 864 00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:36,880 Speaker 1: We've got Ronnie Killen, who is the barbecue yeah, champion 865 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:40,799 Speaker 1: of the world. I mean, just amazing. He's doing a 866 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:47,400 Speaker 1: two pound beef ribs spectacular, like a brisket on a bone, 867 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 1: and he just pulled it and need it. It's so good. Yeah. Well, 868 00:40:50,719 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 1: and there's so many things that I could talk about, 869 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:54,680 Speaker 1: but I just encourage fans come out early. Whether it's 870 00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:56,239 Speaker 1: you're coming out for the forty nine ers, you get 871 00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:58,759 Speaker 1: out for the regular season opener. Just come out early, 872 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,360 Speaker 1: take a walk around. It's got a new feel to it. 873 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,839 Speaker 1: And we try to do that every year because every 874 00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:07,440 Speaker 1: every season's a new season. Our fans. You know, they've 875 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:11,239 Speaker 1: blessed us with sellouts and an amazing wait list, but 876 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:14,440 Speaker 1: we know we've got to earn their their trust and 877 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 1: their loyalty every year. So every year we do try 878 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:20,840 Speaker 1: to make the experience even better for them. Hey, there's 879 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:23,840 Speaker 1: a soccer of football game coming up as well. In 880 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:25,359 Speaker 1: the midst of all this. I don't know where it's 881 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:28,200 Speaker 1: going to fit in, but my gosh, it will well, yeah, 882 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,120 Speaker 1: we've got it on the seventh of September. It's actually 883 00:41:31,719 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 1: two top twenty teams in the world. You have Mexico 884 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:38,560 Speaker 1: and Uruguay to World Cup competitors. So if you're interested 885 00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:40,279 Speaker 1: in the World Cup coming to the United States in 886 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:42,600 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, this is about as close as you 887 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:43,960 Speaker 1: can get to. And it's gonna be right here in 888 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:46,640 Speaker 1: Houston at NRG Stadium. And you know, I talked about 889 00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:49,520 Speaker 1: doing great things for Houston. We've been after soccer since 890 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:52,399 Speaker 1: two thousand and three. We've hosted the Mexican national team 891 00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:54,840 Speaker 1: probably seventeen times. Some of the greatest players in the 892 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:57,400 Speaker 1: world have come through here, and now Houston does have 893 00:41:57,440 --> 00:41:59,920 Speaker 1: a shot to be a host of World Cup in 894 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:02,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six when it comes to the United States. 895 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:04,799 Speaker 1: We've done the same thing on the college football level, 896 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:08,960 Speaker 1: resurrecting the Bowl Game fifteen sixteen years ago, the Battle 897 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:11,600 Speaker 1: of the Pawnee Woods, the Advocare Texas Kickoff. All these 898 00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:15,200 Speaker 1: things positioned Houston as a marquee college football market. So 899 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:19,720 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four, we will host the College Football 900 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:23,520 Speaker 1: Championship right here in Houston. So, and when I look 901 00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:25,719 Speaker 1: back at twenty seventeen, of course it was a year 902 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:27,600 Speaker 1: that we had the Super Bowl. Then you had the 903 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:32,280 Speaker 1: Texans and the Rodeo, the Tenants, so basically tenant associated 904 00:42:32,320 --> 00:42:36,239 Speaker 1: events at NRG Stadium. The collective economic impact was over 905 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:41,320 Speaker 1: one billion dollars with a B and over one million 906 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:45,760 Speaker 1: out of town visitors coming into our community enjoying Houston, 907 00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:47,879 Speaker 1: going back hopefully and telling their friends what a great 908 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:50,440 Speaker 1: city it is. So when we talk about doing great 909 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:53,719 Speaker 1: things for Houston, we purposely didn't say do good things 910 00:42:53,719 --> 00:42:56,520 Speaker 1: for Houston. We said do great things for Houston, things 911 00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:59,839 Speaker 1: that are transformational. Because since the Houston Texans have been here, 912 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:02,760 Speaker 1: we're blessed with lots of teammates here in the community 913 00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:05,520 Speaker 1: to help us to be our very best, great fan base, 914 00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:08,719 Speaker 1: great sports town. We've taken all those things and we've 915 00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:12,440 Speaker 1: really we've helped to transform Houston into the next great 916 00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:16,200 Speaker 1: global city. There is a president of Texans, Jamie Roots, 917 00:43:16,920 --> 00:43:19,560 Speaker 1: as he said, looking to turn Houston into a global city. 918 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:22,640 Speaker 1: We are certainly there in this town, There's no question 919 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:26,080 Speaker 1: about that. I think we proved that certainly throughout the 920 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:28,080 Speaker 1: super Bowl week when it was here a couple of 921 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:31,280 Speaker 1: years ago, which was absolutely a fantastic event. So hopefully 922 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:33,640 Speaker 1: the super Bowl will be on our docket, even though 923 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,400 Speaker 1: it's in Atlanta. Maybe it'll be on a docket for 924 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:37,320 Speaker 1: the Houston Texas. Boy, that would be kind of nice. 925 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:42,239 Speaker 1: The journey at home at least begins on Saturday. Can't wait. 926 00:43:42,280 --> 00:43:44,600 Speaker 1: Gotta think well, me Andrew Doherty, gotta think. Mark gott 927 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:47,120 Speaker 1: to thank all the players and coaches that were interview 928 00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 1: subjects on the show today, Bill O'Brien, Richard high Tower, 929 00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:56,400 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers, Aaron Colvin, Sean Charles Henderson, Bruce Ellington. 930 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:59,000 Speaker 1: We got them all in, had a great show. Appreciate 931 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:01,880 Speaker 1: you guys listening. We will see you on Saturday night, 932 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:04,560 Speaker 1: seven o'clock KTRK. If you're not gonna make it into 933 00:44:04,600 --> 00:44:07,279 Speaker 1: the stadium. If you are here early, celebrate and have 934 00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:09,040 Speaker 1: a good time. And hopefully the Texans will get win 935 00:44:09,120 --> 00:44:11,960 Speaker 1: number two of the preseason on Saturday night. We'll see that. Everybody. 936 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:13,000 Speaker 1: Let's always go Texans.